Thread: SSRNZ 10 inch 308

MDT have put out a new light weight chassis MDT LSS Chassis system for Remington 700 I guess you could screw off the buffer tube if you wanted to break it down to stow. I'm not sure how legal it would be with a 10" tube though...

Your still stuck with the 700 and something mm length so why not have as long a barrel as possible and bull pup it?

nah it creates a whole raft of issues bullpuping it.
looked at it before and its a pain in the ass

Originally Posted by ebf

Righto Gimp, here's the info:

Q: What weight did they end up ? Complete rifle, minus optics and supressor ?

A: Not quite finished yet but almost. So far with only a short barrel to go they weigh 2lb 11oz. Bout a month away till I have five finished.

Q: So that is for the stock/chassis and action ? You still expecting the full rifle to come in at around 4.5 lbs ?

A: Yep that's for the whole rifle minus trigger and barrel, no chassis on my design. With a shorter barrel they should come in at around 4lb.

Scott's email - ssrnz@xtra.co.nz

None of that makes any sense to me.. or I must be missing something
A full rifle is 4.5lb.. but thats no trigger or barrel.. so its 1/2 a rifle???
and if you go shorter barrel the 4.5lb becomes 4 lb.. but 4.5lb was with no barrel???

How is it light weight when a factory syn stock and action is the same weight?

I watch with interest.....

Originally Posted by Spanners

None of that makes any sense to me.. or I must be missing something
A full rifle is 4.5lb.. but thats no trigger or barrel.. so its 1/2 a rifle???
and if you go shorter barrel the 4.5lb becomes 4 lb.. but 4.5lb was with no barrel???

How is it light weight when a factory syn stock and action is the same weight?

Yeah.. you're missing something I think. To my reading, the comment "Yep that's for the whole rifle minus trigger and barrel, no chassis on my design." is in reply to the first half of that question, which was confirming what he included in the 2lb 11oz in the first question.

So, Everything less trigger and barrel - 2lb 11oz.
Entire bare rifle, 4-4.5lb, depending on barrel length.

Prob makes more sense.. thats what 14hrs sleep since Sunday does ..

Got to play with the latest incarnation this afternoon.

I really WANT/NEED/MUST HAVE one of these if only he starts making them for cac-handers

The trigger assembly is almost done, finished rifle is coming in even lighter than Scott initially thought.

Trigger design is a thing of beauty, hinges off the bottom, very sweet.

Barrel change is a 30 second tool-less operation

Locking lug design shares a lot of genetics with my Omark, yet another reason I like it...

He is also making some "stubby" cans for the light carbine, reckon firing a hot 308 load without a can on one of these will be a memorable experience, haha.

wheres the pictures?

Originally Posted by Bill999

wheres the pictures?

Probably better for a lot of bank accounts if there are none.

Anyone using these rifles, and if so what are your experiences

Originally Posted by gimp

Short barrels are where it's at, but any of those chassis systems are Heavy. I'd rather have something like this

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I like this - what is it (yeah I know one of the things is a pig)?

Originally Posted by Shamus

I like this - what is it (yeah I know one of the things is a pig)?

An 11" .223 belonging to some dude on the internet

I had that rifle of Scott's when it had a 20" barrel. Managed to shoot a single hole 10 shot group at 100m. I sold it back to him and he cut the barrel down. Gutted I didn't cut it down myself. Awesome rifles and very accurate.
Would love one but my pockets aren't deep enough

As has been said , short rifle barrels are very hard to ears/cans etc , the ONLY way I see them being in anyway useful is with cans on , I would not dream of shooting one with out a can .

That said , I would look at the twist rate If building such a short barreled rifle , the pictured rem700 , is in 223 I think amd he runs a 1-7 twist , and uses heavy 223 bullets , ie 80gr etc .


Later Chris