Gooddaytoya!
40 Cal
There is a strong metal piece let into the end of my stock that the breech hook latches into. What's it called?
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What do you call this part?
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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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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 -
....................................................................................................................................................here V................................................................and here V
