XLR Carbon Chassis, any good?

[bkillion28]

Does anyone know if a xlr carbon is good or not? Will be used for hunting, a friend of mine let me shoot his gun that had a pistol grip never shot one before and looking to go that way but I think his setup is to heavy and the xlr seems to cut a little off, also not sure if maybe someone else is making something similar, any help is appreciated.

 

[FEENIX]

Sorry I do not have the Carbon and hopefully other will chime in soon. I looked at the carbon and the rest of the XLR models on my last full custom but I want to keep it clean and simple so I went with the Element and I really like it. I did not have any problem transitioning to pistol grip stocks.

I am not sure what your target weight is or what you mean by cut a liitle off but my set above as seen is 13.6 lbs without the can, mag, and bipod.

For current price and weight comparison,

Element: $442 (31 oz)
TacLite buttstock: $200 (23 oz)
Folding adapter: $115 (4.5 oz)
Total: $757 (58.5 oz or 3.67 lbs)

Carbon: $900 (27 oz), it's 4 oz lighter at a premium price difference of $442 for the stock.

Mine did not need bedding but my gunsmith recommended it ($50).

Good luck on your build and happy safe hunting/shooting.

 

[sable tireur]

Does anyone know if a xlr carbon is good or not?

That's simply asking for an opinion with no basis in fact. If you do a search for chassis and XLR you'll find a couple of in-depth threads covering several of the systems. The XLR brand gets good marks from nearly everyone including their excellent customer service.

None of the chassis are going to fall in the ultralight category because of the material used in construction. If you need lightweight, go all carbon fiber or start a work out program which will build strength and endurance. In the long run most of us have found that a slightly heavier rifle was easier to shoot accurately so we have been forced to gain the endurance through exercise.

Regards.

 

[bkillion28]

Want to stay under 15 lbs my bud didn't even have the heaviest barrel he could get and his weighed 15, which isn't terrible by any means just wanted something lighter than that but, 4 oz isn't a big difference, and your setup does look very nice

 

[FEENIX]

Want to stay under 15 lbs my bud didn't even have the heaviest barrel he could get and his weighed 15, which isn't terrible by any means just wanted something lighter than that but, 4 oz isn't a big difference, and your setup does look very nice

Thanks! You shouldn't have any problem meeting your 15 lbs goal without going all carbon components. My barrel is a 27" Lilja SS with HV contour.

Cheers!

 

[Iron Worker]

I have a xlr carbon chassis ,it mounted to my Rem 700 SA in 6mm Creedmore. Turned a 1/2"inch grouping rifle into a 1/4" inch rifle. Its under 15lbs. Thumbs up

 

[bkillion28]

Looks nice

 

[Barrelnut]

I have a xlr carbon chassis ,it mounted to my Rem 700 SA in 6mm Creedmore. Turned a 1/2"inch grouping rifle into a 1/4" inch rifle. Its under 15lbs. Thumbs up

nice setup

 

[Iron Worker]

If I had it to do it over I would've ordered it with 15" forearm. Maybe the heavier Butstock to rifle the bags better.

 

[bkillion28]

I ordered one a week or 2 ago but had to send it back cause they sent me a left handed one, but it worked out better for me since they are changing over to mlock only bad part is their machine for the element is broke

 

[aebhunter]

If you need lightweight, go all carbon fiber or start a work out program which will build strength and endurance. In the long run most of us have found that a slightly heavier rifle was easier to shoot accurately so we have been forced to gain the endurance through exercise.

That is one of the better answers I have seen on weight. I get a kick out of people obsessing over ounces on a singular component (scopes come to mind) and are willing to pay hundreds or even thousands to gain what I see would be a negligible benefit when shooting long range. Just my opinion.