Thread: Chassis for hunting, why are they not more common in nz?

Originally Posted by dannyb

not only that a pistol grip digging into your spine when slung gets old pretty quick when walking

Side sling Mount solves that easily enough and also points bolt away from back.

Originally Posted by mikee

And they are cold to hang on to.

This is what I found with the AR and even the BLR to an extent.

The chassis are as rigid as a rigid thing, which is really good for positioned shots at range when the target is not about to sod off and you have a reasonable chunk of time to prepare. Snap shooting, or tight bush they just don't seem to have the same feel and speed as a more traditional stock. Plastic, wood and composites generally are a lot more tactile as well I think.

Yanks have a fascination with tacticool looks as well.

I prefer a hunting stock due to all the reasons mentioned above. I do think a 7mm saum in a MDT HNT26 chassis would be an interesting do it all rifle. I saw one chambered in 260 rem weighing only 3kg with suppressor, scope and backlanz bipod fitted. With the stock being able to fold, I thought it would make a great backpack rifle. It does cost a small fortune though. You can buy a two bergara takedowns for the cost of the chassis alone with some to spare!

Why has no one mentioned the fact that most chasis designs appear to be mud/moisture/gravel traps?

As with most things, if it aint broke dont fix it

I’m amazed! Consistent thoughts here for sure

Not one pro-chassis person in here.
Maybe it’s closet chassis owners only and don’t want to stick their heads up?

I've got 2 And have used them for hunting for 10 or 15 years or maybe more.
Not for bushstalking but good on tops and farms.
Heavy easy to shoot accurately and nothing much to move and change poi.
Put butynol roofing on it to cover the cold bits.
Even a kimber gets heavy when you put a nightforce and suppressor on it.

now Im REALLY pleased I didnt make a joke about "closet owners"

I really like shooting chassis and I hunt with them on occasion where the area is easy to access. I also find them a good way to add weight and shorten length of pull to my rifles when getting my young fella behind them.

The main pro for me is the option for a more vertical pistol grip. I just don’t get along with small slim line stocks and sporter pistol grips have never aided me even when snap shooting. I have never understood the attitude of sporter stocks making rifles “easy to shoulder”, “easy to point and shoot” etc. It makes sense to me to follow the ergonomics of assault rifles when looking to make hunting rifles better to shoulder.

With that said I think the likes of high tec tac hunter stock designs have nailed it in their design.

The tacticool ‘murica’ element of it all is cringe worthy I’ll give you that.

Real men use them. @Brian

and look he is leaking red stuff too...... tough hua in shorts out in the snow....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

and look he is leaking red stuff too...... tough hua in shorts out in the snow....

He reckons anyone under 70 is soft, got something to do with carrying machine guns and ammo belts in the Army.

I hunted with a rem 7 in an mdt lss, the lightest chassis rig you could get at at the time . Accuracy was ok but not that great with the magpul colapsible stock .but I switched quickly to carbon as soon as ken henderson had his stock available for the rem7.

Since I have fitted a more ergonomic stock on the chassis but it makes it too heavy to carry around.

The one thing that could be a game changer would be a rifle like the SIG cross (with a lighter barrel than the original one). That makes for a reasonably light rig.

One of the annoying thing is the metalic noise that resonates every time you bang it against a hard surface, a back pack buckle or anything similar or when you manipulate the bolt or remove the safety.

The Americans seems to like their gadgets and seems to have to justify their acquisition and their use one way or the another.

I see that now you are meant to have an Arca rail on your rifle on top of all the picatinny cheese grating rails so that you can attach a big carbon fibre tripod to execute a standing shot at long distance …more shit to carry!