Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing What is the function of the recoil lug in a bolt-action rifle?

Or more correctly what functions dose the recoil lug have on accuracy?

Planning on adding a little bedding to an old birch stock Savage 110 in 7MM rem. And have not found the reasoning behind the gap or space the bedding should have around the recoil lug.

Thanks in advance!

Kevin