Michael McGuire,
You have never heard me say that, I believe in minute of angle accuracy in any gun including my double rifles..Your sounding more like Donald Trump than anybody else I can think of....

That said, I have never noticed a extra recoil lug had a down side of any kind, and its never effected accuracy on my rifles. However I have seen more than a few stocks split out while hunters were on Safari, both high dollar custom rifles and factory rifles..Ive seen enough to always have a steel glass bedding kit and some tape and wire for just such an occasion..

Safaris are costly and I assume most folks prefer to use their own gun and a split stock can create a lot of grief in the bush. but to each his own..

I call nonsense on that too.A second recoil lug will probably give better accuracy,IMO.I made a 5 shot one hole group with open sights at 100yds with my Ruger Lott.That is with the front of the barrel screwed down.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
Michael McGuire,
You have never heard me say that, I believe in minute of angle accuracy in any gun including my double rifles..Your sounding more like Donald Trump than anybody else I can think of....

That said, I have never noticed a extra recoil lug had a down side of any kind, and its never effected accuracy on my rifles. However I have seen more than a few stocks split out while hunters were on Safari, both high dollar custom rifles and factory rifles..Ive seen enough to always have a steel glass bedding kit and some tape and wire for just such an occasion..

Safaris are costly and I assume most folks prefer to use their own gun and a split stock can create a lot of grief in the bush. but to each his own..

Ray,

That was not me. If you are going to "quote" then for fucks sake learn how to use the quote system

Michael,
You cleary stated "Now before Ray or similar chime in" etc. etc. and I just replied! Go back and read your own posts for fucks sake!

As to what causes cracks in walnut, it has been said that the quality of the walnut is what causes that..

I agree,nothing replaces "good walnut", but the actual cause of splitting beyond wood quality is mostly inletting, poor cure and layout.

Metal over a period of time can pound a gap in the recoil lug areas, this is caused by a number of things, soft wood, not dry wood, not cured wood, or as I said improper layout of the stock. End grain walnut is very hard indeed and recoil lugs are against end grain.. Over a period of time the end grain may shrink for whatever reason, and any amout of shrink can sure be problematic as that gives the recoil lug a running start at the wood, creating a gap that will grow larger as the pounding continues, thereby creating a even larger gap. That recoil creates a bowed out magazine as the recoil shoulder is now split or in that process. Eventually the tang and rear of the magazine splits also...This problem has been best prevented by the use of a second barrel lug and proper inletting and a glass shoreup sure doesn't hurt a thing.

The same applies to all calibers, but the smaller caliber below the .375 H&H can normally be handled simply with good wood, properly cured and laid out, without additional practices that are required by the big bores.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
Michael,
You cleary stated "Now before Ray or similar chime in" etc. etc. and I just replied! Go back and read your own posts for fucks sake!

Yes I said that but that is not what you quoted!!!!

Fucking try again

Is this funny or what?

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Originally posted by RIP:
Is this funny or what?

Pass the

Pass the popcorn!

wow.. the posts of arrogant and braying jackasses ... or, one in particular.

I have a Brno ZKK602, originally 458Win, rechambered to Lott. No barrel lug, no problems so far. In fact, it doesn't even have crossbolts. Just proper bedding.