Im looking for something light for a R700 243 with sporter barrel. It's a varmint/deer rifle so it doesn't need to be super tacticool. Aside from the MDT LSS is there anything else out there that's light? I almost pulled the trigger on the LSS but I'm concerned about the forend for hunting. It doesn't seem like it would be great for offhand shots.
Lightweight R700 chassis options
- Thread starter redneckbmxer24
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Not cheap but the Manners MCS-SL is one of the lightest options out there.
ETA: sorry I did not read properly-the MCS is not a chassis so please ignore
ETA: sorry I did not read properly-the MCS is not a chassis so please ignore
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HS Precision Pro 2000. I have one and it's extremely light. Only $300+ but you can find them used for $250+
Manners EH1 with mini chassis for my 18" Rem700 308 is my favorite hunting rig. Can't leave home without it, even with the 2 pound G2DMR
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I was really hoping for something around the price of the MDT LSS, this is a beater rifle that wears a $300 weaver tactical so there's other places I'd like to spend the money before dropping $900 on a manners or something.
The rifle is a dicks special ADL SS 243 that doesn't shoot well in the factory Tupperware. I bought a Boyd's for it and it shoots great but the grip doesn't fit me. I've had terrible luck getting B&C medalists lately as every one has had a crooked bedding block, I don't care for HSP's sporter stocks, and everything else is more than the barreled action and scope cost. I think the simpleist solution without spending a grand is to sell this rifle and buy a Vanguard S2 that will shoot in the factory Tupperware.
The rifle is a dicks special ADL SS 243 that doesn't shoot well in the factory Tupperware. I bought a Boyd's for it and it shoots great but the grip doesn't fit me. I've had terrible luck getting B&C medalists lately as every one has had a crooked bedding block, I don't care for HSP's sporter stocks, and everything else is more than the barreled action and scope cost. I think the simpleist solution without spending a grand is to sell this rifle and buy a Vanguard S2 that will shoot in the factory Tupperware.
I know it's not a chassis but you can find LTR, P, and Sendero/Varmint take off stocks cheap and they shoot well.
