So I'll have to admit I had no idea there had been an update to the KRG bravo until I just received one I ordered today and noticed it was different. Not sure if this is old news but I couldn't find much info when I googled to find out when the update happened.
I ordered a KRG Bravo on Monday, and it delivered today when I pulled it out I noticed it was slightly different than a previous KRG Bravo I had a few years ago.(I no longer have that one to do a direct comparison). The main difference is some molded in brass threaded inserts in the forend which is a welcome improvement. I remember being annoyed at having to take the forend off and attach the KRG Arca rail with a bunch of nuts on the original version. Now you can just bolt it on using the provided button head cap screws and the threaded inserts which is much better. There are also M-LOK attachments the full length of the forend which I don't think the original version had. The one part I don't like about the new version is the slightly raised portion just below the action with three threaded inserts. I would rather have this area flat and flush to the rest of the stock. Not sure what accessory is supposed to mount there.
I also ordered a minimalist spigot mount with it since my main complaint from my first one several years ago is that I couldn't get the bipod far enough forward. I do like the minimalist spigot but unfortunately you do have to remove the forend/hand guard to mount it. At first I thought it was longer than it needed to be but when I put a sling swivel stud in the front threaded hole and mounted a Haris bipod with a pod lock I noticed it positioned the bipod just far enough forward for the pod lock to clear the front of the stock which is necessary since the spigot mount is recessed/higher than the rest of the stock. I think this is a well thought out and intentional dimension that I wouldn't have thought of before mounting the bipod.
Thoughts on room for improvement:
-A way to mount the spigot mount without having to remove the forend/hand guard
-Incorporate a thumb rest molded into the back portion of the stock.
-It's a little heavier than I expected. It's 3 lbs 3 oz naked(Rem 700 SA version), 3 lbs 11 oz once you add the Arca and minimalist spigot.
-PS. I think one of the spigot mount options is almost necessary with this stock to get the bipod far enough forward. There isn't enough room to rest it on a bag on a barricade with a bipod mounted without using a spigot mount.
Here are a few pictures of it including some with it next to a Manners T4A and TCS for perspective/scale
I ordered a KRG Bravo on Monday, and it delivered today when I pulled it out I noticed it was slightly different than a previous KRG Bravo I had a few years ago.(I no longer have that one to do a direct comparison). The main difference is some molded in brass threaded inserts in the forend which is a welcome improvement. I remember being annoyed at having to take the forend off and attach the KRG Arca rail with a bunch of nuts on the original version. Now you can just bolt it on using the provided button head cap screws and the threaded inserts which is much better. There are also M-LOK attachments the full length of the forend which I don't think the original version had. The one part I don't like about the new version is the slightly raised portion just below the action with three threaded inserts. I would rather have this area flat and flush to the rest of the stock. Not sure what accessory is supposed to mount there.
I also ordered a minimalist spigot mount with it since my main complaint from my first one several years ago is that I couldn't get the bipod far enough forward. I do like the minimalist spigot but unfortunately you do have to remove the forend/hand guard to mount it. At first I thought it was longer than it needed to be but when I put a sling swivel stud in the front threaded hole and mounted a Haris bipod with a pod lock I noticed it positioned the bipod just far enough forward for the pod lock to clear the front of the stock which is necessary since the spigot mount is recessed/higher than the rest of the stock. I think this is a well thought out and intentional dimension that I wouldn't have thought of before mounting the bipod.
Thoughts on room for improvement:
-A way to mount the spigot mount without having to remove the forend/hand guard
-Incorporate a thumb rest molded into the back portion of the stock.
-It's a little heavier than I expected. It's 3 lbs 3 oz naked(Rem 700 SA version), 3 lbs 11 oz once you add the Arca and minimalist spigot.
-PS. I think one of the spigot mount options is almost necessary with this stock to get the bipod far enough forward. There isn't enough room to rest it on a bag on a barricade with a bipod mounted without using a spigot mount.
Here are a few pictures of it including some with it next to a Manners T4A and TCS for perspective/scale
