InstallIng anew RecoIl lug While I’m into the barrel channel,
I will discuss the merits of replacing the factory recoil lug with a competi- tion style recoil lug. The Savage factory recoil lug is stamped out with the lug- to-receiver retaining notch also stamped beneath the periphery of the barrel hole within the lug. This type of lug lends little to overall precision as it is sand- wiched between the receiver and the barrel lock nut. A close look at Brownells gunsmithing catalog shows six competi- tion style recoil lugs for the Model 700 Remington and Savage rifles. Holland’s Recoil Lug, made for the Remington/ Savage rifles, is the one I chose. This double-disk ground lug is 0.250" thick as compared with the Savage factory lug at 0.185" in thickness. This will not reduce the barrel-to-receiver thread purchase as the barrel lock nut or barrel shoulder is moved forward to compensate for the thicker recoil lug. The new barrel lug is a good replacement for those seeking the ultimate in receiver face precision. We need to be sure the recoil lug mortise in the stock is large enough for
the new recoil lug, if used. Either way, there should be ample space for either style lug used. The recoil lug must be precisely
bedded in place with bedding mate- rial surrounding it. The fully stabilized recoil lug is actually held in place as an action wrench is used to separate the barrel from the action! This is partly the result of the alignment lug on the recoil lug that fits into the notch at the lower, front edge of the receiver ring. Here I made and fitted a lug that precisely fit the receiver ring slot as an integral part of the recoil lug. Of course, the barrel is held in a
padded barrel vise or whatever means of holding the barrel is used to remove it from the action. Then, as the barrel is removed from the action the recoil lug is essentially free-floating in its precisely bedded pocket. There it remains in place as the barrel is removed or replaced. adjustIng BaRRel/caRtRIdge Headspace
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headspace — quite clever, to say the least. But I simplified things here in the switch-barrel process to make changing barrels faster and easier with perfect cartridge headspace. The Savage barrel lock nut is 0.875"
in length with 11 internal threads over the back two thirds of this length. The remaining tapered portion of the lock nut is not threaded and serves to cover the otherwise exposed threads of the in- stalled barrel. The unthreaded front part
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