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There is a strong metal piece let into the end of my stock that the breech hook latches into. What's it called?
It is called a ‘tang’, and not to be confused the orange drink the astronauts used to drink.
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You correctly 'latched on' to the name for this kind of arm - it's called a 'hook breech'. :)

Found in all kinds of muskets, rifles and even handguns, it's a time-saving method of using retaining pins and tenons usually two, sometimes three, depending on the length of the barrel, without recourse to undoing the tank screw - commonly called a 'nail'.

Here is my hook-breech Pritchett rifle, showing the locations of the tenon pins and the close-fit barrel and tang -

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