I recently purchased a krg Bravo chassis to go on my Tikka tx3 varmint in .223. I was looking for a rifle I could practice with that would be inexpensive to fire and have a very long barrel life.
I chose the Tikka because it had a nice action with a trigger that was good and easy to make better , and a good reputation. Also it was the only quality gun I could find at a decent price.223 with a long barrel.
I also chose the krg for the same reasons a good reputation and a high-quality to dollar ratio.
There's a lot of reviews on a krg Bravo so let me get to what I liked and disliked. And some info I didn't know about before I purchased the chassis.
Likes...
It feels Rock Solid. I could not feel any Flex at all
Fit and finish are very nice.
Butt pad is very cushy.
There's a metal recoil block.
Uses AICS magazines.
Easy to access mag release.
While the hand grip is large it feels great in your hand.
While I primarily shoot right handed I do practice whith my left hand / weak hand ,you have plenty of room for Bolt to clear your thumb ( also has a very nice thumb rest).
There's plenty of room for a large profile Barrel, it looks like you could even put an M24 profile and have room to spare.
Since it is a semi chassis, you can remove the foregrip and mount weights on the underside of the chassis ,there's plenty of room for this I was able to put approximately a pound and a half on the underside of the chassis without any interference problems using balance weights for car wheels. And when you place the foregrip back on you cannot even see them.
While it's a very nice chassis there still are some issues
They use PROPRIETARY picatinny rail peace for the bag Rider and their spicket mount. You are supplied a plastic picatinny rail but I would never use it. I've only been able to find a aluminum version on krg website.
When mounting the picatinny rail piece on the rear portion of the stock you have to use supplied nuts they are almost impossible to manipulate to align them with the mounting hole.
If you want to remove cover peace under the stock for the cutout you have to buy their cover.
If you want to remove the bolt at least on my gun you must remove the cheek piece the clear the bolt.
I said before the butt pad is very comfortable but that being said you can only adjust length of pull there is no left right or up down adjustment unless you buy their adjustable butt pad. Which cost almost as much as the chassis itself. It would have been nice if they supplied a bit more adjustable mounting options.
I chose the Tikka because it had a nice action with a trigger that was good and easy to make better , and a good reputation. Also it was the only quality gun I could find at a decent price.223 with a long barrel.
I also chose the krg for the same reasons a good reputation and a high-quality to dollar ratio.
There's a lot of reviews on a krg Bravo so let me get to what I liked and disliked. And some info I didn't know about before I purchased the chassis.
Likes...
It feels Rock Solid. I could not feel any Flex at all
Fit and finish are very nice.
Butt pad is very cushy.
There's a metal recoil block.
Uses AICS magazines.
Easy to access mag release.
While the hand grip is large it feels great in your hand.
While I primarily shoot right handed I do practice whith my left hand / weak hand ,you have plenty of room for Bolt to clear your thumb ( also has a very nice thumb rest).
There's plenty of room for a large profile Barrel, it looks like you could even put an M24 profile and have room to spare.
Since it is a semi chassis, you can remove the foregrip and mount weights on the underside of the chassis ,there's plenty of room for this I was able to put approximately a pound and a half on the underside of the chassis without any interference problems using balance weights for car wheels. And when you place the foregrip back on you cannot even see them.
While it's a very nice chassis there still are some issues
They use PROPRIETARY picatinny rail peace for the bag Rider and their spicket mount. You are supplied a plastic picatinny rail but I would never use it. I've only been able to find a aluminum version on krg website.
When mounting the picatinny rail piece on the rear portion of the stock you have to use supplied nuts they are almost impossible to manipulate to align them with the mounting hole.
If you want to remove cover peace under the stock for the cutout you have to buy their cover.
If you want to remove the bolt at least on my gun you must remove the cheek piece the clear the bolt.
I said before the butt pad is very comfortable but that being said you can only adjust length of pull there is no left right or up down adjustment unless you buy their adjustable butt pad. Which cost almost as much as the chassis itself. It would have been nice if they supplied a bit more adjustable mounting options.
