I asked this in another thread and didn't get a response so here goes again.

Do the CZs in 416, 458 etc, have a barrel mounted recoil lug or do they only use the receiver lug?

I know they have a barrel lug on the 416Rigby

The 458 win has a barrel lug allso.

cz's don't have a barrel lug worth talking about. they have a stock stiffener and a tie-down point. If you cut a dovetail and slid it into the dovetail on the barrel, and tigged it in, you would have a true recoil lug.

why do i feel this way, when you can obviously see a lug on the barrel? the profile and function of that lump (rather than lug) is NOT to provide a 90degree RIGID recoil point, but to be a place for a sliding screw to mount to keep the barrel from lifting, but, in a worst case, it WILL slide around, not providing so much recoil holding as a solid lug.

jeffe

Thanks! I am also assuming that the receiver lug is the typical Mauser lug-ett. Just seems that if you are making a receiver large enough for a 416 Rigby you would make the lug longer while you're at it.

Thanks again.