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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1878992" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>My Xylo is here and it is fantastic. It oozes quality. I'm going to compare it to my MPA.</p><p></p><p>The MPA has a "Lug Lock" which uses a little barrel and an inclined plane to press the recoil lug backward in to the (Remington 700) inlet. That is if you have a thicker than standard recoil lug. It won't tighten on a 0.1875" lug. The Xylo has a beefy wedge to do the same thing. I don't know if it works on thick lugs but it locks like a vault on my Xylo's standard lug.</p><p></p><p>The MPA has an "Arca" rail under the forearm but the bottom is kind of radiused so my Skye Pod will barely clamp on and I do not trust it to remain clamped if it is handled and used normally. Rough use would RIP it off in a second. The Xylo has an Area419 Arcalock type rail. The first thing I installed was an Area419 Arcalock barrier stop wedge. It fit the rail perfectly and the Arcalock feature should keep it from moving on the rail. Next I put on my Skye Pod and it's Arca clamp also fit perfectly (unfortunately it does not have the lock feature). I could hang my full weight off of that bipod and it wouldn't do a thing. Much, much, much better Arca on the Xylo.</p><p></p><p>The MPA has a butt with an adjustable comb and LOP, nothing wrong with it. The Xylo has tool-less adjustment that seem just as solid as the MPA.</p><p></p><p>The grip on the MPA is vertical and nice but it limits the placement of your thumb. The Xylo has a really nice wood grip. At first feel, it's not quite right for me, the fleshy part of my palm between my thumb and index finger has some pressure on it. Luckily it is an interchangeable wood piece and I can relieve that part of the grip with files and sandpaper. It's going to take a while to really feel the grip and get it shaped perfectly but I will get there.</p><p></p><p>The Xylo chassis is heavier than my MPA but with a 338 RUM, I won't be too concerned unless it gets over 20 lbs.</p><p></p><p>The Xylo is 7075 aluminum to the MPA's 6061 and the Xylo is hard anodized to the MPA's Cerakote. A win for the Xylo on both counts.</p><p></p><p>I haven't handled lots of chassis but the Xylo is absolutley the nicest I have handled.</p><p></p><p>I have been waiting a long time since I pre-ordered it but the upside is that it was an absolute bargain.</p><p></p><p>This thing is going to be really nice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1878992, member: 113501"] My Xylo is here and it is fantastic. It oozes quality. I'm going to compare it to my MPA. The MPA has a "Lug Lock" which uses a little barrel and an inclined plane to press the recoil lug backward in to the (Remington 700) inlet. That is if you have a thicker than standard recoil lug. It won't tighten on a 0.1875" lug. The Xylo has a beefy wedge to do the same thing. I don't know if it works on thick lugs but it locks like a vault on my Xylo's standard lug. The MPA has an "Arca" rail under the forearm but the bottom is kind of radiused so my Skye Pod will barely clamp on and I do not trust it to remain clamped if it is handled and used normally. Rough use would RIP it off in a second. The Xylo has an Area419 Arcalock type rail. The first thing I installed was an Area419 Arcalock barrier stop wedge. It fit the rail perfectly and the Arcalock feature should keep it from moving on the rail. Next I put on my Skye Pod and it's Arca clamp also fit perfectly (unfortunately it does not have the lock feature). I could hang my full weight off of that bipod and it wouldn't do a thing. Much, much, much better Arca on the Xylo. The MPA has a butt with an adjustable comb and LOP, nothing wrong with it. The Xylo has tool-less adjustment that seem just as solid as the MPA. The grip on the MPA is vertical and nice but it limits the placement of your thumb. The Xylo has a really nice wood grip. At first feel, it's not quite right for me, the fleshy part of my palm between my thumb and index finger has some pressure on it. Luckily it is an interchangeable wood piece and I can relieve that part of the grip with files and sandpaper. It's going to take a while to really feel the grip and get it shaped perfectly but I will get there. The Xylo chassis is heavier than my MPA but with a 338 RUM, I won't be too concerned unless it gets over 20 lbs. The Xylo is 7075 aluminum to the MPA's 6061 and the Xylo is hard anodized to the MPA's Cerakote. A win for the Xylo on both counts. I haven't handled lots of chassis but the Xylo is absolutley the nicest I have handled. I have been waiting a long time since I pre-ordered it but the upside is that it was an absolute bargain. This thing is going to be really nice. [/QUOTE]
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