Low cost chassis options

[HMRamateur]

Why tf are you wanting to break the stock down and remove the action screw? And why are you upset with having to recheck your zero if you did? I recheck my zero every trip. It takes 2-5 shots. Better to know your zero is correct and the misses are happening because you can't shoot a magnum worth a shit. If you're going twice a year you better be confirming your zero because it's going to move with the seasons, even 0.1 or 0.2 mil. Which is less than you'll miss by at a mile with no skill.

 

[carbonbased]

Why tf are you wanting to break the stock down and remove the action screw?

He want to ninja out his building/house in his neighborhood.

Check his other thread:

Question about the KRG Bravo

I’m considering getting a KRG Bravo for a Howa 1500 barreled action, but have a question. It looks like the Bravo is in two halves and that the trigger guard is connected to the front half and the action screw goes though that and the rear half is just held on by one screw, is that correct? If...

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[9245]

He want to ninja out his building/house in his neighborhood.

Check his other thread:

Question about the KRG Bravo

I’m considering getting a KRG Bravo for a Howa 1500 barreled action, but have a question. It looks like the Bravo is in two halves and that the trigger guard is connected to the front half and the action screw goes though that and the rear half is just held on by one screw, is that correct? If...

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You have an issue with discretion?

 

[carbonbased]

You have an issue with discretion?

No. I don’t flaunt my stuff. But I’m not sneaking it out, either.

In your other thread say:

Ditto for antigun Karens or Homey D. Clown who might observe me loading up/unloading from a range trip and either try to start shit or know which house to break in to. For context I live in an area that seems to be about half and half of each, pearl clutchers on one side and wannabe thugs on the other.

Sounds like you live in an urban environment, do not have a garage, and must park on the street? How large is the storage area of your car?

 

[hlee]

Dude, the “but muh rights” crowd be damned, a long range precision bolt action is a luxury item. If you need to wait to get paid in order to scrape the bottom tier of this category, you’re not ready to wade into this particular pool. Sort the rest of your life out. Marry your fiancé. Buy a house. Start a retirement account. Then, when you can buy pretty much what you want when you want, go buy that long range gun.

If you absolutely need to scratch that itch, and only have access to 100 yards locally, 22lr is your baby.

 

[carbonbased]

Wait, the OP started that Savage thread??? And the thread? And this damn thread?

I think you’re half-autistic. You’re neither relentlessly upbeat, friendly, nor machine-like. (There’s nothing wrong with autistic people, btw.)

The hallmark of what I’m calling autism on this forum has always been a combo of:

1. OP has what seems to be a straightforward problem
2. But OP actually has a masked anal question
3. Markedly and weirdly friendly replies by OP to caustic comments
4. OP seems to love debate more than actually figuring out solution to his problem (or in discovering if the problem matters IRL)
5. OP’s intense desire to hear their opinion coming out of someone else’s mouth
6. More friendly OP replies that disregard other’s evidence or expert’s opinions that contradict OP’s original belief
7. OP seems to a lack of humor, banter, etc. He has a machine-like AI coldness about him.
8. OP never (really) changes their opinion, or does so only after pages and pages of exhaustive debate
9. OP often flies off onto tangential discussions (also anal)
10. OP seems confused by hostility
11. OP must have last word

It’s almost like these types of guys have read a cheat sheet on how to get along with others. “Be relentlessly upbeat”, “Ask for clarification” etc this cheat sheet says.

But the poor fellows don’t understand the basic ground rules for how two normal adults interact when one asks for help and, crucially, how to accept the help given.

And then they get confused as to why they are constantly met with such hostility.

I have some empathy for you. But realize, if you are not an engineer or, especially in this context, a machinist, DO NOT engage in a debate as how you are right in their field of expertise.

Unless you like people making fun of you.

You might ask questions around the edges to gauge their actual level of knowledge or to potentially remind them of some crucial thing they forgot, but yeah. Go easy.

The overpowering need to debate in the face of superior knowledge, expertise, schooling etc combined with weird “upbeatness” is a dead giveaway to (what I’m coining) Autistic Forum Behavior.

#AFBisRealBros

Plus, I just don’t get the vibe that you are actually dirt poor. I get the vibe that you are extremely, extremely cheap, and read a LOT A LOT A LOT of forums all of the time. Perhaps you’ve never even shot a gun?

On a different topic, I mean, just think about it…is everyone else just stupid and mean…or are you the common denominator?

However, I’ve been wrong before.

 

[HMRamateur]

He want to ninja out his building/house in his neighborhood.

Check his other thread:

Question about the KRG Bravo

I’m considering getting a KRG Bravo for a Howa 1500 barreled action, but have a question. It looks like the Bravo is in two halves and that the trigger guard is connected to the front half and the action screw goes though that and the rear half is just held on by one screw, is that correct? If...

www.snipershide.com

Oh man... trying to save money by buying smaller gun cases, therefore justifying taking the rifle apart every time in place of a folder. I sure hope he's broke if he's trying to save money like that.

OP if you didn't sound so difficult to be around I'd just offer to let you shoot mine twice a year for the price of ammo since you can't afford it. But instead here we are...

 

[9245]

No. I don’t flaunt my stuff. But I’m not sneaking it out, either.

In your other thread say:

Sounds like you live in an urban environment, do not have a garage, and must park on the street? How large is the storage area of your car?

Correct, so moving obvious rifle cases in and out presents obvious security issues.

There is zero (concealed) storage space in the vehicle. It is a wheelchair van for transporting my fiancé, there is a drivers seat and a rear bench, the rest is just open floor, the area behind the rear bench is minimal and open to view from outside.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

I wasn’t aware the unbolting the barreled action made the components invisible. You’re playing mental gymnastics over thinking some really dumb shit.

Tint your windows and don’t just leave shit laying in the vehicle if you’re that worried about it.

Better yet buy stuff that’s actually worth owning and insure it.

 

[Evintos]

Correct, so moving obvious rifle cases in and out presents obvious security issues.

There is zero (concealed) storage space in the vehicle. It is a wheelchair van for transporting my fiancé, there is a drivers seat and a rear bench, the rest is just open floor, the area behind the rear bench is minimal and open to view from outside.

Eh.. It's probably less of an issue than you're probably imagining. Most people don't give a shit about what others are doing in a city (speaking from experience having lived in two different major cities, one with a population over 2 million and one over 7 million) and if you're leaving your firearm in the van for a long enough period where it could get stolen, then you're just being negligent.

If your neighborhood is really bad enough, then you're better off saving money and moving to a better neighborhood. That would have daily benefits by improving your quality of life compared to having a firearm that spends most of its life in a closet.

Wheelchair + big heavy bag = easy excuse, "It's a bag of stuff to help my fiance to get by."

Buy an electric piano/keyboard case

 

[FuhQ]

Wait, the OP started that Savage thread??? And the thread? And this damn thread?

I think you’re half-autistic. You’re neither relentlessly upbeat, friendly, nor machine-like. (There’s nothing wrong with autistic people, btw.)

Plus, I just don’t get the vibe that you are actually dirt poor. I get the vibe that you are extremely, extremely cheap, and read a LOT A LOT A LOT of forums all of the time. Perhaps you’ve never even shot a gun?

On a different topic, I mean, just think about it…is everyone else just stupid and mean…or are you the common denominator?

However, I’ve been wrong before.

If he goes to Aero's website RIGHT NOW, he can buy a Solus Bravo rifle in 6.5CM with the discount code: SAVESOLUS for $1065 before tax... That's cheaper than just the barreled action is showing for online right now. So, not only do you get a barreled action, and a KRG Bravo stock, but also a basic TriggerTech Field trigger, so you have a complete gun, ready to slap an optic on it, and go to the range.

He could literally buy the Solus Bravo for $1,065 + the Arken EP5 5-25x56 for like $450 + $150 for a good set of ARC rings, and have a hell of a decent beginner shooter for under $1,750.

 

[FuhQ]

Hey OP... Just buy this and buy the nice rifle and don't worry about having to break it all down each time... Your neighbors won't suspect shit...

The case is 45.25" internal length. A 22" Solus rifle with non-folding chassis is roughly 42" long, so you got plenty of room to fit it in there without having to break anything down.

Savior Equipment Guitar-Shaped Rifle Case

 

[9245]

Wait, the OP started that Savage thread??? And the thread? And this damn thread?

I think you’re half-autistic. You’re neither relentlessly upbeat, friendly, nor machine-like. (There’s nothing wrong with autistic people, btw.)

Plus, I just don’t get the vibe that you are actually dirt poor. I get the vibe that you are extremely, extremely cheap, and read a LOT A LOT A LOT of forums all of the time. Perhaps you’ve never even shot a gun?

On a different topic, I mean, just think about it…is everyone else just stupid and mean…or are you the common denominator?

However, I’ve been wrong before.

I just want to gather all the information possible before making an expensive (to me) purchase. I do multiple threads for the simple reason that I like to divide substantially different questions in to different discussions rather than one long muddled mess of a thread where half the questions are never addressed because it gets derailed or hyper focussed on something else. Also for the simple reason that as I learn more I get new questions.

I’m a researcher in the sense that I tend to research any given topic that interests me to death, over analyze, and take pleasure in the minutia. And yes, I also enjoy writing. I was the guy who in college that would take the 5 point extra credit assignment that was to simply write a paragraph or two on a given topic and instead turn in a 5 page, 1,500+ word research paper, complete with citations, which I would bang out in one night over an hour or two. And I was already getting a perfect A and had absolutely no need for the minimal 5 points of extra credit. I did it because I enjoyed doing it. I also never studied, and was genuinely surprised when I walked in to class and discovered that it was midterm or finals day then just sat down and casually got 100% without even trying. Why, because I enjoyed learning, payed attention and absorbed the material, and that involved and still involves asking questions and wading deep in to minutia even if it was not directly applicable. FYI I completed a 4 year degree in 3 years with a perfect 4.0 and picked up a few 2 year degrees in the process. I miss school.

Only when I have learned all possible information, and shopped extensively do I make a purchase decision because by that time I understand what I am looking at and am aware of the cheapest possible way to get what I want while making minimal sacrifice to what I desire.

I suppose in that way I am kindof cold and AI like as you put it.

You are incorrect though that I am not a shooter, I am, I have been since I was 8 and was even a pistol instructor for awhile, years ago, and I spent much of my late teens and 20s collecting and shooting milsurp stuff then refocussed to tactical style shooting, briefly played with the idea of cowboy action shooting (I would like to revisit that), and now that I am older, heavier, achier, and with slowly aging eyes, I am interested in long range shooting vs running and gunning squinting through iron sights and red dots. Unfortunately, I am entirely new to that aspect and am in my research stage before dipping my toes in. I also dabble in some light gunsmithing and restoration work. Plus I can reload. My ammo budget is limited, as are my opportunities to visit the range, but you are incorrect to assume that I do not shoot.

And yes, I am that broke, I don’t make a whole lot and my fiancé can’t work (Cerebral Palsy) and she has medical costs. Shooting is expensive for me but it is my escape from an otherwise very frustrating life of working to just pay the bills and never really being able to enjoy myself, so I make allowances for it, but I do have my limits. It is frustrating though when some here seem to bizarrely take issue with that and react with hostility to simple questions and that I dare try and stay within a reasonable budget.

Now that you know a little more about me maybe you can lay off some of the assumptions?

 

[9245]

Hey OP... Just buy this and buy the nice rifle and don't worry about having to break it all down each time... Your neighbors won't suspect shit...

The case is 45.25" internal length. A 22" Solus rifle with non-folding chassis is roughly 42" long, so you got plenty of room to fit it in there without having to break anything down.

Savior Equipment Guitar-Shaped Rifle Case

I actually like that, thanks. Might just pick one up someday. My concern is that guitars tend to be expensive stealable items too, but certainly less so than guns, however given the length that’s probably about the best bet for a non folder.

 

[FuhQ]

I actually like that, thanks. Might just pick one up someday. My concern is that guitars tend to be expensive stealable items too, but certainly less so than guns, however given the length that’s probably about the best bet for a non folder.

Might not keep the ghetto trash out of your shit, but it will definitely pacify the peeping gossip Karens from harassing you.

 

[Evintos]

And yes, I am that broke, I don’t make a whole lot and my fiancé can’t work (Cerebral Palsy) and she has medical costs. Shooting is expensive for me but it is my escape from an otherwise very frustrating life of working to just pay the bills and never really being able to enjoy myself, so I make allowances for it, but I do have my limits. It is frustrating though when some here seem to bizarrely take issue with that and react with hostility to simple questions and that I dare try and stay within a reasonable budget.

Now that you know a little more about me maybe you can lay off some of the assumptions?

Escape won't help ease the load off your shoulder, sucks but it's true. Buying a rifle you can barely afford or use will only add to your burden. You buy a rifle, you feel good, fondle it for 1-2 weeks, maybe take it out to the range once, then into a closet it goes, sitting there largely forgotten until many months later when maybe you can afford to go again. Meanwhile the bills are still there, every day life costs continue to increase, sudden life events now add onto the bills and if you find yourself strained enough, the thoughts will weigh on your mind, "where do I find the money to pay for some of these bills?" "what if I hadn't bought that rifle?", "how much can I get for it if I sell it now?". You'll sell it and take a loss and then realize the temporary joy you received was not worth what you initially paid. The money is really better off getting you some more breathing room when it comes to bill payments. You're on the edge of falling prey to a type of materialism that you can't afford.

but I get it...

You're probably thinking, "I'm good a guy, I deserve nice things, I deserve to have some fun sometimes, I've been responsible and I can make this work" and you see the cool stuff and try your best on figuring out how to obtain something similar things, BUT, the budget is not reasonable for the requirements you're desiring. Right now you're probably at the stage where you think you can still make it work despite being told otherwise, but research more and you will ultimately come to a conclusion that while many here are harsh in tone, the truth is spoken and your planned course of action is foolish.

So...

While you're still in research mode, I strongly suggest you consider precision rimfire. 22lr can be shot even in indoor ranges so no need to drive 5 hours away just to get some trigger time. You might be thinking to yourself, dinky little .22lr is for children but get a Tikka T1x, CZ 457 .22lr, Bergara BMR, Springfield Armory 2020 Rimfire, Ruger Precision Rimfire, or something else, slap an Arken optic on it (total $1000 for rifle + scope), buy around $500 worth (about 1500-3000rds) of match .22lr ammo (Lapua, Eley, SK, etc) sign up for a NRL22 club match (base class) in your area and go have a blast. Don't worry about your score or other peoples' scores. You're not there to compete, you're just there to enjoy the challenge that the match directors set up. When you finish you first match, you'll realize how fun and challenging it was AND affordable.

Good luck.

 

[fdkay]

My wife on a 300winmag. Connected at 1,070 on her second shot. View attachment 8491138

It doesn't appear your wife is confined to a wheelchair and have an upper arm disability.

 

[moosemeat]

My wife on a 300winmag. Connected at 1,070 on her second shot. View attachment 8491138

Your wife doesn't appear to be in a wheel chair with limited support hand use shooting a Howa sporter barrel in a krg bravo...

 

[hlee]

I had a whole bunch of stuff started here, but instead of that, I’m inviting the OP to another thread…

Calling all poors, what is the most poorish shooting sports thing you've ever done?

Let me be the first to say that I am a poor. And poors do shit that makes them even poorer by not following the well established rule of "buy once, cry once." So what project/modification/rabbit hole have you personally chased that embodies the poors ethos? Some of my examples: I poored (pun...

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[XP1K]

Your wife doesn't appear to be in a wheel chair with limited support hand use shooting a Howa sporter barrel in a krg bravo...

This is true. But is is in a bravo.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

Remington barrels are typically quite serviceable, sub-moa was the norm for the heavier barrels and .75 moa was common. Apparently, the new owners have made considerable strides in quality control etc... BUT I can not confirm that either.

I can confirm, having handled rifles made by the new owners. They are as nicely finished as the rifles made in the 1970’s, which in their day were very nice, especially considering the money. I am seriously hoping they shoot as well as the fit and finish.

Maybe I am a snob, but at my age, if I’m going to purchase a rifle, it has to be a custom. That said, if money is really tight, a lot can be said for purchasing a barreled action, inexpensive chassis, and go to it.