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Recoil Lug or pillars or both?
I have been looking into getting a manners stock for my Tikka T3 Lite .270. I contacted Manners and I was told that I don't need to use the pillars as the KRG (Steel?) Lug is sufficient. In another forum I read where a guy stated the stock recoil lug (Aluminum?) is insufficient for anything larger than a .308.
Is it okay to use both the pillars and the lug to ensure good fitment or should I stick with just the KRG Steel Lug?
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4 Replies
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You need some sort of a “lug” to transfer the recoil energy from the action to the stock.
The pillars are more of a solid and consistent connection between the action and the stock. I don't think you want to rely on the pillars to transfer the recoil energy. That's the lugs job.
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Is it counter productive to have both pillars and the lug then or should I stick with a glass bedded stock with the lug and that's it?
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The main reason for pillars is a solid connection between the mounting retainer, ( screw ), and the stock. For example, if you have a wood stock and really tighten the screws that hold the action into the stock, it's very likely that you will crush the wood. Also, over time, temperature, and humidity, the holding force between the wood and steel varies and may effect shot placement or precision.
I would go off of Manners recommendation and skip the pillars. But if you wanted to leave nothing to chance you could bed the action, with pillars, and a steel recoil lug. Then you should be good to go.
To answer your question, going with both pillars and lug would not be counter productive.
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I might be overthinking this but I guess as long as I stick to torque recommendations I really cant crush the composite. I could also place a small washer between the screw head and the stock. As far as I know temperature and humidity won't effect composite and the holding force between the composite and steel won't effect shot placement or precision.
Like I stated above I'm probably overthinking this but it just seem to me that bedding the action and having it secured by pillars and a lug would seem to be the strongest way to keep everything solid as long as it's not counterproductive. I don't want to leave anything to chance after spending this much money!
Thanks!
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