Gunsmithing Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

[Petey]

I'm getting ready to help a buddy bed his Savage rifle tomorrow. He has it in a McMillan A5 stock and I'm wondering how many people remove stock material (if so, how much?) from behind the recoil lug before bedding on synthetic stocks?

I'm thinking around 1/8" behind the lug is a good void to have to give the Devcon a little thickness there.

Thoughts?

 

[Keith Johns]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

I do.

I don't like epoxy being too thin in any area.

Plus the filler Mcmillan uses on their standard fill stocks isn't as strong as epoxy and is far more compressible.
I feel better having a thick wall of epoxy between the lug and that filler.


On some stocks, like their EDGE stock, they will suggest that people use more bedding behind then lug to strengthen it. They caution against large magnums in EDGE stocks, and if you MUST have a Magnum in an EDGE, they bed it differently to avoid cracking and strengthen it.

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

Rarley do I remove stock material from the rear of a lug but, when I do it's at least .0625"

 

[Rprecision]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

I never have, in front I have mainly becuse of thicker recoil lugs.

Most of my stocks have a aluminum bedding block to start with

 

[flyboy10]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wnroscoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rarley do I remove stock material from the rear of a lug but, when I do it's at least .0625" </div></div>
If you don't remove material from the back part of the recoil lug inlet on the stock, do you not put bedding material between the the back of the recoil lug and the stock? (when finished, the lug will rest against the original stock material)

 

[RADcustom]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyboy10</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wnroscoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rarley do I remove stock material from the rear of a lug but, when I do it's at least .0625" </div></div>
If you don't remove material from the back part of the recoil lug inlet on the stock, do you not put bedding material between the the back of the recoil lug and the stock? (when finished, the lug will rest against the original stock material) </div></div>

Why do you feel this is a problem? Ultimately anything you put between the lug and the stock will rest against the original stock material. If you feel the material is that inferior, why use that stock?

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyboy10</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wnroscoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rarley do I remove stock material from the rear of a lug but, when I do it's at least .0625" </div></div>
If you don't remove material from the back part of the recoil lug inlet on the stock, do you not put bedding material between the the back of the recoil lug and the stock? (when finished, the lug will rest against the original stock material) </div></div>

When I bed a stock bedding compound goes into the lug recess and all air pockets are worked out. Yes, a small amount of bedding will stay in the lug recess rear of the recoil lug but, only enough to insure a "0" clearence fit. I rarley mill out this area unless it's to repair someones elses attempt at bedding.

 

[Petey]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

Thanks for the help everyone; it's great to be able to post a question on this site and have top-shelf gunsmiths chime in with their thoughts. Now the waiting begins to see how the job turned out...

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Inlet behind recoil lug before bedding???

I routinely mill the pocket back about .125". Even with aluminum bedding blocks.