I have a Sako action, model L691. The recoil lug is NOT permanently attached to the action or is it between the action and the barrel. It is a seperate piece that has a hole in the middle that the action fits into.
I just received my McMillan stock and I plan to glass bed the action. My question is do I glass bed the recoil lug so it is bonded to the stock. I see no reason to remove the lug.
Has anyone else dealt with this problem??

I have never dome one but if I did I would do the following:

Firstly, I would glue the recoil lug to the bottom of the action, but only in a couple of small spots and making sure the recoil lug was pushed up hard against the stud. I would then get everything lined up and would use a quick setting car type filler to position the barrel in the forend tip.

Once I was happy all was lined up I would then put some epoxy in the stock under the recoil lug area and around the sides and then put the barreled action in. Once cured I would break it apart and then clean off the top of the lug and the bit of glue on the action and then bed as normal. So in short, I would have the lug epoxied into the stock.

On the other hand if a rebarrel in the future was a distinct possibility I might not glue it in as if I rebarreled I would have a Rem 700 style lug fitted.

I have done a Ruger 375 which is essentially the same system except the plate extends down the forend and I glued its plated in and it all worked.

Mike

I have done a number of them. When I do one I put release agent on the action parts and bed the lug(glue it) into the stock with the bedding compound. When it comes apart it is about as tight as you want it.

Jim

I've only done one of these, and I epoxied the lug to the action. I milled the sides with a slight draft for easy release, roughed up the receiver contact area and the lug, and used JB Weld to glue them together. I used a machinists square to square up the lug to action; held lug on with stock screw with washers while glue set up.

I bedded the action in normal fashion afterwards, and it worked fine. Customer was very happy, as the gun is very accurate, and the actions are really smooth and a pleasure to use. Wish I could afford one! Good luck with your project! Joe

I have a Sako 591 action, and it was bedded the same way Jim Kobe explained it. When I first bought my 591 action in-the-white from Jerry'/Simmons, I was appalled at the ill-fitting aluminum recoil lug. I had my smith make a new stainless lug that fit with tighter tolerances and had him bed it into the stock. This method works very well.