I view the Accurate Shooter forum(s) as a cross-section of people rooted in competition shooting and the demands of competition. To me, that means relatively long strings of fire against time and environmental factors. The rifle as a system, its load and supporting devices needs to be reliably consistent and accurate in order to allow the trigger puller to interact with external factors to achieve desired results.
For some (a lot) people involved in competition shooting sports, shooting for 'fun' is an enjoyable pastime and a way to reconnect with the fun that got them into competition in the first place. There are many flavors of shooting for fun and I won't try to define those here but, most competitors I know who are shooting for fun also want thier fun rifles to perform at a very high level. I know I am not alone in that.
For the most part, I want my fun rifles to be lighter, suppressed and require nothing more than a bipod, shooting mat and a squeeze bag. I enjoy wood stocks and laminate stocks and wanted to try chassis systems.
When using wood or laminate stocks I always pillar and glass bed the actions to the stocks and am often rewarded with good groups from relatively inexpensive equipment like Remington actions, Criterion barrels and Jard triggers. In this case a good group is the ability to shoot a .2 or .3 5-shot group reasonably consistently at 100. At 1000, .6 or better on a consistent basis keeps it fun.
Lately I have put together some projects using two chassis that I acquired pretty inexpensively. One is a trued Remington 700 based action 6.5X47L in a Cadex chassis and the other is a stock Tikka T3X based 6mm Dasher in a KRG Whiskey 3 chassis. Both have Bartlein barrels. I am using a ThunderBeast suppressor that has produced accurate and repeatable groups in the past.
Neither of these 'fun' rifles are any fun at all. They look interesting but the fun stops there. Both shoot on average in the .6s at 100. Yes they will both shoot a .2 or a .3 every now and then but they will also shoot a .9. I know if I've made a bad shot and that is not what is happening here. For load development I go through the full routine, using a rear bag, F-Class front bipod, good components and all the care I would use in brass prep, sorting and quality control for competition.
Is diminished precision or repeatability what you would expect from a chassis? I know some bed the recoil lug in a chassis but I am thinking that I am going to want to sell the chassis at some point and don't imagine most folks will want one that has been modified--I wouldn't.
What are your thoughts on chassis based rifles and accuracy?
Thank you,
Henryrifle
For some (a lot) people involved in competition shooting sports, shooting for 'fun' is an enjoyable pastime and a way to reconnect with the fun that got them into competition in the first place. There are many flavors of shooting for fun and I won't try to define those here but, most competitors I know who are shooting for fun also want thier fun rifles to perform at a very high level. I know I am not alone in that.
For the most part, I want my fun rifles to be lighter, suppressed and require nothing more than a bipod, shooting mat and a squeeze bag. I enjoy wood stocks and laminate stocks and wanted to try chassis systems.
When using wood or laminate stocks I always pillar and glass bed the actions to the stocks and am often rewarded with good groups from relatively inexpensive equipment like Remington actions, Criterion barrels and Jard triggers. In this case a good group is the ability to shoot a .2 or .3 5-shot group reasonably consistently at 100. At 1000, .6 or better on a consistent basis keeps it fun.
Lately I have put together some projects using two chassis that I acquired pretty inexpensively. One is a trued Remington 700 based action 6.5X47L in a Cadex chassis and the other is a stock Tikka T3X based 6mm Dasher in a KRG Whiskey 3 chassis. Both have Bartlein barrels. I am using a ThunderBeast suppressor that has produced accurate and repeatable groups in the past.
Neither of these 'fun' rifles are any fun at all. They look interesting but the fun stops there. Both shoot on average in the .6s at 100. Yes they will both shoot a .2 or a .3 every now and then but they will also shoot a .9. I know if I've made a bad shot and that is not what is happening here. For load development I go through the full routine, using a rear bag, F-Class front bipod, good components and all the care I would use in brass prep, sorting and quality control for competition.
Is diminished precision or repeatability what you would expect from a chassis? I know some bed the recoil lug in a chassis but I am thinking that I am going to want to sell the chassis at some point and don't imagine most folks will want one that has been modified--I wouldn't.
What are your thoughts on chassis based rifles and accuracy?
Thank you,
Henryrifle