RemAge conversion & recoil lug ??

[Baddog0302]

When converting a Rem 700. to a swap Bbl. RemAge system, it an aftermarket recoil lug required or necessary ??, the reason I ask, When I have the Bbl. broken loose I can have the Rem. recoil lug "pinned" to the receiver, or wait till I settle on what Bbl./bbls. I want and order the nut & .250" recoil lug and have it pinned .
Thank you

 

[ttfreestyle]

Get a quality lug and have it pinned, it makes swapping barrels much easier. Good luck

 

[jonbearman]

You can use the stock one but aftermarket ones are flatter. You can buy an alignment tool for cheap at midway or brownells.

 

[Iowa Fox]

Buy a barrel, lug, and nut at the same time from the same people the barrel comes from. No need to pin the receiver, just buy the correct action wrench.

 

[Preacher]

It's a big PITA to change a barrel out of the stock unless the lug has been pinned.
If it was bedded a unpinned lug will be tough to be put back where it belongs...

 

[Iowa Fox]

Good point Preacher.

 

[skeetlee]

Pin it !!!!!

 

[Zero333]

You can dremel a recess for the pin that comes on Savage recoil lugs and it self aligns. Savage actions already have a cutout for the recoil lug pin.

Heard of people doing this to Remington actions when swapping to a rem-age barrel setup.

I use Holland Recoil lugs.
http://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...ecoil-lugs/recoil-lugs-prod6911.aspx?psize=96

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Why not buy the tool to align the lug like its supposed to be done? I havent pinned a lug in a loong time.

 

[stork]

Get a quality lug and have it pinned, it makes swapping barrels much easier. Good luck

+1
I picked up a lug & Criteron 260 bbl from Jim at Northland. Before I installed it I checked the lug thickness at 5 or 6 points. I was impressed! It didn't vary by .0001 anywhere.
Al

 

[Ggmac]

Pin it if u plan on swapping barrels at the range /match if you don't plan on changing in the field buy the tool dusty was referring to from midway .

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Unless its glued in i would use the tool every time. If its glued in you wont have a lug anyway but if you are going that far im guessing you wouldnt be looking at a barrel nut anyway

 

[LRPV]

Is there anything wrong with pinning the lug Dusty? I guess I mean is there a reason not to other than the cost and trouble to do it? Will that tool get the lug in the same place every time? Just trying to learn.

 

[Preacher]

The alignment tool may vary .001 unless it fits the lug perfect and they rarely do..
That alone will cause you problems..
Just good insurance with pinning it.....

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Pinning is always better for alignment. Its just an added cost i dont feel is needed. A switch barrel rifle always ends up being a rifle you shoot with one barrel with some barrels over there somewhere anyway