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Chassis vs stock for 6.5 prc pack gun?
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<blockquote data-quote="brcfo_outdoors" data-source="post: 1907598" data-attributes="member: 113623"><p>I like chassis for precision rifle shooting but personally prefer more traditional stocks for hunting.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, because I don't like detachable magazines on my hunting rifles. I dropped and almost lost an $80 AI magazine once and have had others come loose or barely get caught in time. This is also just one more way for brush and dust to get into the gun, and where I hunt everything gets thrashed and dirty. Chassis are typically less closed systems which also doesn't prevent debris from entering. As far as I know, most chassis use a DBM (which is kind of the point) other than the Outdoorsman's or something more hybrid style like the GRS Warg. As others have mentioned, metal and even hard plastic get cold. Traditional stocks are less pokey if you sling the gun for a scout/glass. When hunting I am either hiking or sitting with a tripod, I have never once shot anything from a bipod. To me, a chassis or rifle stock with a more vertical grip is better suited for prone or tripod. I like a little more traditional stock to facilitate that chance of a standing/free hand, but also tripod.</p><p></p><p>Folding stocks are good for storage, but a hinge mechanism is just adding weight to your system and is something else that can get obstructed with rocks and debris.</p><p></p><p>I think carbon fiber stocks have a lot going for them, so I would opt for the Mesa or an AG composites. Stocky's used to partner with AG, but now make their own clone/copy NextGen UltraLite stocks. Fairly reasonably priced, and don't have the lead times of a custom stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brcfo_outdoors, post: 1907598, member: 113623"] I like chassis for precision rifle shooting but personally prefer more traditional stocks for hunting. Firstly, because I don't like detachable magazines on my hunting rifles. I dropped and almost lost an $80 AI magazine once and have had others come loose or barely get caught in time. This is also just one more way for brush and dust to get into the gun, and where I hunt everything gets thrashed and dirty. Chassis are typically less closed systems which also doesn't prevent debris from entering. As far as I know, most chassis use a DBM (which is kind of the point) other than the Outdoorsman's or something more hybrid style like the GRS Warg. As others have mentioned, metal and even hard plastic get cold. Traditional stocks are less pokey if you sling the gun for a scout/glass. When hunting I am either hiking or sitting with a tripod, I have never once shot anything from a bipod. To me, a chassis or rifle stock with a more vertical grip is better suited for prone or tripod. I like a little more traditional stock to facilitate that chance of a standing/free hand, but also tripod. Folding stocks are good for storage, but a hinge mechanism is just adding weight to your system and is something else that can get obstructed with rocks and debris. I think carbon fiber stocks have a lot going for them, so I would opt for the Mesa or an AG composites. Stocky's used to partner with AG, but now make their own clone/copy NextGen UltraLite stocks. Fairly reasonably priced, and don't have the lead times of a custom stock. [/QUOTE]
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