KRG Bravo Chassis

[checkmate101]

Posted the pic in the Tikka thread but have a question about the bravo chassis so i figured I would ask that in this thread.

The cheek riser, when positioned for my correct scope/eye positioning, contacts the bold shroud. I can put it down a couple milimeters which solves the bolt contact issue but isn't exactly where i want it. I am being ultra picky here and it really isn't that bad - just wondering if anyone has taken a dremel to that portion of the cheek riser (it is where the cut out is on the front of the cheek riser but the shelf that remains is actually what the bolt shroud contacts)?

I can take some better pics if the description isn't enough.

 

[EN2722]

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Posted the pic in the Tikka thread but have a question about the bravo chassis so i figured I would ask that in this thread.

The cheek riser, when positioned for my correct scope/eye positioning, contacts the bold shroud. I can put it down a couple milimeters which solves the bolt contact issue but isn't exactly where i want it. I am being ultra picky here and it really isn't that bad - just wondering if anyone has taken a dremel to that portion of the cheek riser (it is where the cut out is on the front of the cheek riser but the shelf that remains is actually what the bolt shroud contacts)?

I can take some better pics if the description isn't enough.

I’m pretty sure @ThreeBravo had to do the same thing on his Howa KRG Bravo set up.

 

[ThreeBravo]

I’m pretty sure @ThreeBravo had to do the same thing on his Howa KRG Bravo set up.

I had the same issue where the bolt made contact with the cheek riser if it was too high in my bravo with a howa 1500 action. The pic above is the end result after taking an orbital sander to it then a little hand sanding to smooth it out. Definitely worth it as I now have zero contact when I run the bolt.

 

[checkmate101]

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I had the same issue where the bolt made contact with the cheek riser if it was too high in my bravo with a howa 1500 action. The pic above is the end result after taking an orbital sander to it then a little hand sanding to smooth it out. Definitely worth it as I now have zero contact when I run the bolt.

That is probably a better solution. I was thinking about just dremeling a recess in the portion that is already notched out for the bolt to ride above. Just having put it together i haven't had much time to really think about how I might want it to come out. May just play with things a bit more before removing any material.

another thought I had was just adding a piece of foam or weibad cheek cover to it which may resolve all the problems without removing anything from the cheek riser at all.

Thanks for the responses

 

[bassmaster07]

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Posted the pic in the Tikka thread but have a question about the bravo chassis so i figured I would ask that in this thread.

The cheek riser, when positioned for my correct scope/eye positioning, contacts the bold shroud. I can put it down a couple milimeters which solves the bolt contact issue but isn't exactly where i want it. I am being ultra picky here and it really isn't that bad - just wondering if anyone has taken a dremel to that portion of the cheek riser (it is where the cut out is on the front of the cheek riser but the shelf that remains is actually what the bolt shroud contacts)?

I can take some better pics if the description isn't enough.

rubber washer on the stems, tape on the stems, or whiteness mark. That way you just pull it up and off.

 

[joffe]

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Posted the pic in the Tikka thread but have a question about the bravo chassis so i figured I would ask that in this thread.

The cheek riser, when positioned for my correct scope/eye positioning, contacts the bold shroud. I can put it down a couple milimeters which solves the bolt contact issue but isn't exactly where i want it. I am being ultra picky here and it really isn't that bad - just wondering if anyone has taken a dremel to that portion of the cheek riser (it is where the cut out is on the front of the cheek riser but the shelf that remains is actually what the bolt shroud contacts)?

I can take some better pics if the description isn't enough.

Don't know when you bought your Bravo, but more recent examples should include a spare cheekpiece that mitigates the issue.

From left to right is my home-file-job on the original piece, the 2018-era "long action/Tikka" piece from KRG, and the rightmost one is the Tikka mitigation piece they send currently.

 

[SonicBurlap]

You have to remove the butt plate and dick around holding the the two threaded clips in place while you align and thread in the supplied screws in to place. Your fingers will be of little help in that small channel.

A pair of long tweezers came in real handy for holding the flat backer nuts in place when I attached my rail to the buttstock. After I figured it out it was a piece of cake.

 

[saunders45]

Those of you with Tikka's... I'm about to buy a CTR in 6.5, and wanna know if you guys prefer the Bravo with the AICS or CTR mag pattern?

 

[bassmaster07]

Those of you with Tikka's... I'm about to buy a CTR in 6.5, and wanna know if you guys prefer the Bravo with the AICS or CTR mag pattern?

If you have AICS mags go that direction or do what you want.

 

[DMP]

I went with AICS. I have a Rem also. Now one mag fits both.

 

[saunders45]

If you have AICS mags go that direction or do what you want.

I should have specified that I don't have any AICS mags yet, but the idea of sharing mags in the future for rifle #2 (or 5, lol) is intriguing.

 

[Heavyopp]

I went CTR for my T3 tactical in .223 — your buying a ctr, stands to reason your gonna have a CTR mag or 2 — why not get the one that fits now

 

[Hennig]

Tossing up whether I like the enclosed forend on the Bravo or not - some times I look at it when I like it, other times I think it looks a bit odd.

 

[SonicBurlap]

Tossing up whether I like the enclosed forend on the Bravo or not - some times I look at it when I like it, other times I think it looks a bit odd.

Really depends on whether your scope with attachments is short enough, whether it will accomodate your barrel contour, whether you intend to add a T-slot weight to the forend, or not, and whether you intend to shoot where it gets extremely hot, or cold, or in temperate climate. For me my scope length exceeded the space to the incorporated pic rail at its front end, I also intended to utilize a T-slot weight, and where I live can get both extremely hot in the summer, and extremely cold in the winter, so an aluminum forend, or complete aluminum chassis was not my first choice and I stuck with the regular Bravo forend , added the spigot mount with L2 MOE pic rail for the bipod, NVMC, T-slot weight, QD plate, and an ARCA rail, and heavy barricade stop on an ARCA clamp instead. Personal choice! For me going without the enclosed forend offered more options. It also saved me from having to have it cerakoted to blend in with the rest of my Bravo.

 

[RFutch]

You guys that are using the t slot weight, can you still use mlok attachments on the bottom of the forend? Like an Arca rail?

 

[Jibles]

Updated photo of the wonderful Bergara/KRG Bravo combo with my new scope.

 

[seanh]

Personally the enclosed aluminum enclosed forend was perfect for me. The plastic forend that the Bravo comes with is too flexible and not reliable. I think it needs to be redesigned with a better material or adding material to stiffen it up.

 

[SonicBurlap]

You guys that are using the t slot weight, can you still use mlok attachments on the bottom of the forend? Like an Arca rail?

I'm using the KRG T-slot weight and the ARCA rail on mine as I described in my previous post.

 

[SonicBurlap]

Personally the enclosed aluminum enclosed forend was perfect for me. The plastic forend that the Bravo comes with is too flexible and not reliable. I think it needs to be redesigned with a better material or adding material to stiffen it up.

No flex on my regular Bravo, with the aluminum backbone, the T-slot weight, and the ARCA rail, and spigot mount even He-Man the Librarian would not be able to get flex out of that forend. Just the aluminum and steel of the ARCA rail, T-slot weight, and spigot mount without the aluminum backbone adds up to 19.8 oz., the enclosed forend is only 17.6 oz. , in my opinion it would flex more. In any case please no material re-design the Bravo is perfect for my purposes.

 

[seanh]

Take off the rail take off your weight and tell me about the flex that thing has

 

[SonicBurlap]

If you have flex in yours maybe you need something different, as I said my set up has no flex, period. For my purposes the enclosed forend's incorporated front pic rail was a hindrance to my scope and attachments, and it did not allow for the added weight to achieve the balance I desired, the regular forend did not have these problems. Glad you like your set up for your purposes though. I don't need to take anything off I deem necessary, my gun, not yours, savvy?

 

[Hennig]

I have both, neither flex.

 

[bikejunky]

I recently purchased a bravo for my tikka and am consider getting the spigot for it. For those that have the KRG minimalist spigot, could you post up a picture of how I think mounts/interfaces with the stock?

TIA

Bikejunky

 

[Hennig]

Got a new Bravo for my 223.. purely because I wanted to try some new colors. I have the new-ish Sunflower Cerakote a whirl. It’s loud, but I think I like it

 

[Flightmurse]

I apologize for not digging through 28 pages for this, but I am only getting about 1 rotation on my front action screw. This seems really shallow for me, so I need to get a longer screw?

 

[SonicBurlap]

Got a new Bravo for my 223.. purely because I wanted to try some new colors. I have the new-ish Sunflower Cerakote a whirl. It’s loud, but I think I like it

I'd call it The Hornet!

 

[CerebralDistortion]

I'd call it The Hornet!

I'd call it Sting...

 

[SonicBurlap]

I'd call it Sting...

Nope, never liked his music! LOL

 

[Hennig]

I'd call it The Hornet!

My wife assumed it was a bumblebee themed scheme

 

[sam4886]

I apologize for not digging through 28 pages for this, but I am only getting about 1 rotation on my front action screw. This seems really shallow for me, so I need to get a longer screw?

And it's right after 1 turn? That's not right. I would give KRG a call, they helped me out when my action screws weren't working right. I couldn't get my front screw tight even though it was bottomed out, but I'm pretty sure I had some bedding compound in the hole left over from the pillars I did in the last stock.

 

[CerebralDistortion]

Nope, never liked his music! LOL

The reference is not to the singer in The Police, it's a reference to a certain sword in a certain book.
Too bad you've missed it. It's quite good.

 

[spife7980]

The reference is not to the singer in The Police, it's a reference to a certain sword in a certain book.
Too bad you've missed it. It's quite good.

But sting glows blue

 

[3ngineer]

I just picked up a Bravo for Rem 700 SA from the PX here. Excited to build it up! I need to pick an action next. So many options..

 

[CerebralDistortion]

But sting glows blue

I'm sure a couple of LEDs will fix that...

 

[Hennig]

But sting glows blue

I got that covered too

 

[SonicBurlap]

I got that covered too

Like potato chips, you can't just have one; they're addictive! That goes for all the KRG chassis and accessories by the way. LOL

 

[Hennig]

Sorry for spamming up this thread with painted Bravos, but I just did another one that came out pretty mint.

 

[atomic41]

Sorry for spamming up this thread with painted Bravos, but I just did another one that came out pretty mint.

Wow! You do great work!

 

[SonicBurlap]

Sorry for spamming up this thread with painted Bravos, but I just did another one that came out pretty mint.

This is your best one yet! Not that the others weren't great as well, but this one is perfection.

 

[SPEARONZ]

My Krg Bravo in the wild...

This may have come up in another thread but does anyone have a solution for running 3 rnd mags with the tikka aics chassis?

Ideally I am after a factory option so I don't have to modify my steel AI mags.

Looks like Ruger make one in the aics pattern but has anyone tested if they seat / feed properly?

 

[jbell]

Which would make it worse!?

I want a cheek piece which I can shift to the side, because of my bowling ball head, not a wider cheek piece.

Me too!

 

[SPEARONZ]

Thanks that's good news, I don't mind doing a bit of modification to the feed lips.

I was worried the floor plate might hit the bottom of the mag well and stop it from seating properly.

A three rnd polymer mag will be much nicer to carry in the mountains especially if it sits close to flush with the bottom of the mag well.

 

[nrspence]

Why not use AICS five round mags. They work great in my krg bravo tikka chassis,

 

[lash]

Why not use AICS five round mags. They work great in my krg bravo tikka chassis,

Probably a state hunting restriction.

 

[bikejunky]

my experience a couple months ago was a tikka t3x in a bravo would not strip the last round from metal Ruger mags. The mags didn’t seem to seat high enough.

Worked fine with AI and MDT.

I hope your experience is better.

Bikejunky

My Krg Bravo in the wild...

This may have come up in another thread but does anyone have a solution for running 3 rnd mags with the tikka aics chassis?

Ideally I am after a factory option so I don't have to modify my steel AI mags.

Looks like Ruger make one in the aics pattern but has anyone tested if they seat / feed properly?

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[SPEARONZ]

I currently use the 5rnd AI mags and do rate them highly. For hunting I often carry my rifle under the mag well (that's just how this set up balances nicley) and I would prefer a mag that sits more flush. It's a little thing but after hours of climbing and sweating these things start to nag me.

 

[gnochi]

My Krg Bravo in the wild...

This may have come up in another thread but does anyone have a solution for running 3 rnd mags with the tikka aics chassis?

Ideally I am after a factory option so I don't have to modify my steel AI mags.

Looks like Ruger make one in the aics pattern but has anyone tested if they seat / feed properly?

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I know that @LongRifles Inc. is/was working on flush-fit mags but I’m not sure where that project landed.

 

[Millron]

Hawkins precision has released 3 rd flush fit mags. Not cheap but they r very nice and work great with their bottom aics compatible BM. Not sure about fitment on other but im sure it can be made to work

 

[Hennig]

Here we go again!

 

[Hennig]

And another