Tika T3 Hunter Bedding Question

[jeff gates]

I purchased a new T3 Hunter. It has a recoil lug the fits into a slot milled into the bottem of the action and down into a recess in the stock, much like Rem 700. Except, the lug fits so loose that it falls out of the action and stock when you take the rifle apart.It appears this is by design.Has anyone had any experience bedding this type of recoil lug, I have never seen this set up before. Since these rifle have a reputation of being accurate for a factory hunting rifle I am curious has to the theroy behind the "floating" recoil lug.

 

[Jackson~in~GA]

I can't imagine a lug that is loose as being a good thing accuracy wise. I have no experience with that action, but I have heard a good bit about it. Anyway you could post some pics of it.

 

[PPP MMM]

Jeff

I purchased a new T3 Hunter. It has a recoil lug the fits into a slot milled into the bottem of the action and down into a recess in the stock, much like Rem 700. Except, the lug fits so loose that it falls out of the action and stock when you take the rifle apart.It appears this is by design.Has anyone had any experience bedding this type of recoil lug, I have never seen this set up before. Since these rifle have a reputation of being accurate for a factory hunting rifle I am curious has to the theroy behind the "floating" recoil lug.

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A manufacturing cost. The simpliest way to glassbed the recoil lug is to enlarge the reccess at the sides, the front and the rear at the middle part by 4-5mm+ and leave 1- 2mm of its original wood in every corner about 1/2 way down so the lug sits in its original position. Mix Devcon alum. putty and apply it to the hole and wipe some on the lug as well. Use releasing agent on the action and using screws tighten the action to the stock and use the same tension as you normally would. If you don't want the lug to contact the bottom of the groove of your action you can use a bit of putty to smear over the top of the lug. Cover that top part of the lug with releasing agent prior applying the putty, but leave the rest of the lug free of the releasing agent to be an integral part of the stock. Don't use too much of the putty so it doesn't overrun the hole and doesn't get under the action. The action must sit on the wood. If you decide to glassbed the entire action later you can do so working around the lug using the normal conventional glassbedding process.

Shoot well
Peter

 

[Riflemeister]

I've found the Tika's to be one of the most accurate production rifles available. The recoil lug looks a little marginal on close inspection, but seems to do the job quite nicely. What I do is on assembly with the guard screws not quite snugged up, I hold the rifle vertically and tap the butt on the workbench to insure the lug is fully seated. I then tighten the guard screws with the gun remaining in the vertical position. They all shoot very well.

Be sure you have a problem before you fix it.