Chassis Stocks

[Robinhood]

The Choate isn't a chassis stock, it's a polymer stock with an aluminum V-block for bedding (not angle-iron). They're big, bulky and heavy which is great for Andre the Giant types, but most average size folks often refer to Choate stocks "Choate Anchors" for good reason.

The V-Block doesn't offer any benefit over a properly pillar and glass bedded stock so don't let the absense of one deter you from other brands/models. Unfortunately with the chassis craze that's hit the market in the last 10 years finding high quality laminate or synthetic stocks for a Savage just keeps getting harder and harder. Savage's insistence on continually changing things doesn't help matters either.

The one thing is that a feller who isn't confident in pillar install and bedding can bolt her up. They aren't that bad for beginner F/class either.

[Fuj']

And chassis stocks can be reconfigured to fit operator in most circumstances.
Hell, I butcher mine all the time.....LOL It's a shame MDT no longer offers
the HS3, my favorite. One thing I've noticed over a few short years is, chassis
stocks gravitating away from AR-15 type stocks.

As was mentioned though, Have a look at the MDT Oryx. It's also priced at
what I believe is an absolute bargain.

[J.Baker]

My general dislike of chassis stocks has always had to do with the fact that most of them are solid aluminum. As primarily a hunter that poses two issues for me. First, metal gets COLD! Synthetic materials are bad enough when the temps start approaching zero, metal is even worse. Second, metal is noisy. Every twig, branch, etc. that scrapes against it is going to make more noise than on a quality foam filled composite or wood stock.

The other big dislike I have, and this is just MY opinion mind you, is that many of them have odd designs where the ergo's are all but useless for anything but shooting from prone off a bipod (MDT LSS for example).

That said, I am glad to see some of the chassis makers shifting away from the solid aluminum construction and starting to offer some more "traditional" shape and ergo's. My favorite is probably the KRG Bravo, and I see they finally came out with it in LH for the Rem 700 so might have to snag one to upgrade my ARC Nucleus 6x47 Lapua build to replace the Greyboe stock that's currently on it.

[Txhillbilly]

That said, I am glad to see some of the chassis makers shifting away from the solid aluminum construction and starting to offer some more "traditional" shape and ergo's. My favorite is probably the KRG Bravo, and I see they finally came out with it in LH for the Rem 700 so might have to snag one to upgrade my ARC Nucleus 6x47 Lapua build to replace the Greyboe stock that's currently on it.

Then you can have one like mine! Did you ever get your Nucleus to fire reliably? I'm still running the original spring in mine,and have never had a single issue with it.

[J.Baker]

Then you can have one like mine! Did you ever get your Nucleus to fire reliably? I'm still running the original spring in mine,and have never had a single issue with it.

Yes I did, but it required going to the 25# firing pin spring and as a result the bolt lift is between that of a factory Savage action and a T&T'd one. As such it's not a "one finger" process to cycle the action after firing. A real pisser considering the only two reasons I paid the money to buy one was because 1) I wanted the lighter/smoother bolt lift, and 2) controlled round feed. The whole ordeal just left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth which is probably why I haven't put buy maybe 50-60 rounds through it at this point. Haven't even finished load development for it yet, but it isn't doing too bad with my initial starting load.

[Txhillbilly]

Well that really bites! It's weird that some Nucleus owner's had a lot of issues with the firing pin spring,while other's haven't ever had a single issue.
I did have a dud CCI 450 primer last week when I went shooting,that's the first one for me. It wasn't the firing pin,the primer has a very big dent in it.

KRG hasn't listed a LH Bravo on their site yet,are you sure they are going to sell them. I know I was lucky that Justin allowed me to get my Bravo with the LH Whiskey 3 backbone a couple years ago. I just cut out the slot on the outer shell.