Cutting Down A Remington Tang

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Lynn

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Is it alright to shorten up the tang on a Remington 700? With regards to bedding and clamping would it cause any problems? How close to the rear action hole is a safe bet?
Lynn

Edit: My intent is to mill one flat/square right behind the rear action hole
 
In the Ironworking industry I know that the engineering standard is to have room, outside the threaded hole for half the diameter. Thats a 1/4" -28 threaded hole in the tang, so if your were to cut the tang off somewhat, and you were using the hole, I would leave at minimum, 1/8" behind the hole.

Paul

Doing a quick measurement on a 40X I have here, I have approx. 3/8" behind the hole... So cutting approx. 1/4" off should not be a problem. Remember the hole is as large as the major diameter of the threads, so if you do this and you are setting up in the mill, go 1/4" behind the center of the hole.
 
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