Tang: To bed or not to bed?

antiwhackos · July 1, 2010, 10:39 AM

Years ago I always included the tang in a bedding job. Those rifles all had rear action screws into the tang. Today I see a lot of chatter about free floating the tang. Is a free floated tang only beneficial when there is no screw into the tang? al

PetahW · July 1, 2010, 06:13 PM

I've always found it beneficial to fully bed the rear/upper tangs of rifles I'm stocking/bedding - but at the same time also clearancing the rear edge/side of the tang from the stock/inletting.

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Ifishsum · July 2, 2010, 02:55 AM

Savage rifles definitely seem to like a free-floated tang and they don't have a tang screw, so I guess it makes sense to me. Every rifle can have it's quirks though.

antiwhackos · July 2, 2010, 10:32 AM

Thank both of you for your responses.

July 1, 2010, 10:39 AM	#1
antiwhackos Member Join Date: July 31, 2007 Location: Ocean Springs, MS Posts: 15	Tang: To bed or not to bed? Years ago I always included the tang in a bedding job. Those rifles all had rear action screws into the tang. Today I see a lot of chatter about free floating the tang. Is a free floated tang only beneficial when there is no screw into the tang? al

July 1, 2010, 06:13 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	I've always found it beneficial to fully bed the rear/upper tangs of rifles I'm stocking/bedding - but at the same time also clearancing the rear edge/side of the tang from the stock/inletting. .

July 2, 2010, 02:55 AM	#3
Ifishsum Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,033	Savage rifles definitely seem to like a free-floated tang and they don't have a tang screw, so I guess it makes sense to me. Every rifle can have it's quirks though.

July 2, 2010, 10:32 AM	#4
antiwhackos Member Join Date: July 31, 2007 Location: Ocean Springs, MS Posts: 15	Thank both of you for your responses.