Tactical Stocks

[Hrsmn51]

I just mounted a Tikka T3 223 in a KRG Bravo. Aluminum frame with a polymer skin. Price was decent $450 delivered. I like the feel versus the all aluminum chassis. Not as nice as the McM or a Graebo but no need to purchase bottom metal and it comes with adjustable cheek. No rounds fired yet will have to warm up a little. Montana "Winter"!!!!
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[Papa Charlie]

I am shooting the XLR Evolution https://xlrindustries.com/collections/chassis. I really love the quality of these chassis's. Made from a solid billet of aluminum. When I had my barrel installed by Benchmark they looked at bedding the action. They found that the chassis was very well made and didn't require bedding. XLR offers several different chassis and variation on butt stocks. I can't say enough about their customer service either. They are exceptional. Well worth the look.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

No offense to anyone but I don't even like aluminum bedding blocks, let alone a full aluminum chassis (although I haven't tried a full chassis so...). I've never been able to acquire the same level of accuracy in a rifle with an aluminum bedding block/internal skeleton as I have with just normal composite, carbon fiber, or wood material on the inletting. All having the same quality full action bedding job applied. I've been able to make stocks with bedding blocks accurate enough I suppose, but whenever I swapped to a stock without an aluminum block and/or skeleton, my level of accuracy went up. I believe it is due to the stock being TOO rigid at the action where all of the recoil forces are delivered. Might be different for others. That's just my personal experience.

 

[LA50SHOOTER]

Barnard has a decent Bedding Block System for their actions. - Some of the others I don't believe are as good. - I believe that a good part of it boils down to the precision of both the receiver dimensions, the block and the type of stock & a good bedding job being used.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Barnard has a decent Bedding Block System for their actions. - Some of the others I don't believe are as good. - I believe that a good part of it boils down to the precision of both the receiver dimensions, the block and the type of stock & a good bedding job being used.

I agree, but my thoughts are that a stock needs to have a certain amount of vibration dampening properties to absorb the shock and harmonic vibrations delivered to it during firing. Too soft and flimsy and accuracy will diminish, too rigid and I believe it will have the same effect.

Although I reall like, and currently own, full carbon fiber stocks for the weight savings and durability they provide, I think they are a little too rigid for optimum vibration dampening levels as well.