The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
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.
"Life' is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” —Mark Twain
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.
Keeping my bad Karma intact since 1952
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.
"Life' is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” —Mark Twain
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.
"Life' is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
“Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” —Mark Twain
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