Hello Gentlemen,
It's time to give a little more detail about our new X-Ray chassis. This is something that has been in the works for awhile now and hopefully will be ready to ship after SHOT. It is not intended as a replacement for the Whiskey-3, we're keeping that as our flagship chassis. This is an option for those looking for a lighter or more simple chassis. We're very excited about it and we think it will be a great option for that segment of the long range community.
The goal for this was simple, unprecedented value. Chassis can easily creep above $1k, especially the higher end ones like the Whiskey-3, and though you get a lot of value out of a high end chassis, $1k is still $1k. We took the backbone from the Whiskey-3 and mated it with a polymer forend and polymer buttstock. We kept the most important features of the Whiskey-3 like the tool-less adjustable cheekpiece, changeable grip size, and adjustable LOP. To make things a little more simple we went with a spacer system on the LOP but we were able to keep buttpad height adjustment.
Here's some basic info:
-Actions: Rem700SA first and T3 in SA calibers following shortly
-Fixed only
-3.1 lbs
-$549 intro price
-Comes with new cheekpiece design (not overmolded version)
-Takes AICS mags without additional floorplate
-Adjustable cheek, LOP (spacers), buttpad height, grip size
-Takes many of the W3 accessories and will have some of its own
-Planned availability is soon after SHOT
-Will be offered in other colors besides black, special runs at first, then maybe full time
Compared to the Whiskey-3:
-Uses same bedding system (backbone), trigger guard
-Polymer forend vs aluminum of W3C (less mounting options than W3C but less heat transfer)
-Buttstock is polymer and lacks the quick adjust LOP of the W3
-Lighter than W3C by 1.3lbs
-less costly than W3C fixed by $390 (intro price)
-Colored options besides black
-no provisions for side rail/sling mounts like W3C but does accept the Spigot Mount
Modularity: The X-Ray can take the Whiskey-3 buttstocks and vice versa, also the Whiskey-3 can take the X-ray forend and vice versa so it's a completely modular system. We will in the future offer the sub-components separately. (Forends, backbone, and all the buttstocks)
*Update on inlets: Unfortunately we were not able to put the Savage action in either side or bottom bolt release in the X-ray, nor were we able to fit the Howa. Sorry guys.
Below is a sneak peek, it is a rendering so don't read too much into it (i.e. the specific color). We will be updating this post with more info and better pics as the days go by. In the coming weeks and months you'll be seeing some reviews from respected reviewers, some saw it quite awhile ago as a prototype even.
Thank you and post below with questions or comments,
Justin
Pre-production versions at SHOT with some added accessories:
It's time to give a little more detail about our new X-Ray chassis. This is something that has been in the works for awhile now and hopefully will be ready to ship after SHOT. It is not intended as a replacement for the Whiskey-3, we're keeping that as our flagship chassis. This is an option for those looking for a lighter or more simple chassis. We're very excited about it and we think it will be a great option for that segment of the long range community.
The goal for this was simple, unprecedented value. Chassis can easily creep above $1k, especially the higher end ones like the Whiskey-3, and though you get a lot of value out of a high end chassis, $1k is still $1k. We took the backbone from the Whiskey-3 and mated it with a polymer forend and polymer buttstock. We kept the most important features of the Whiskey-3 like the tool-less adjustable cheekpiece, changeable grip size, and adjustable LOP. To make things a little more simple we went with a spacer system on the LOP but we were able to keep buttpad height adjustment.
Here's some basic info:
-Actions: Rem700SA first and T3 in SA calibers following shortly
-Fixed only
-3.1 lbs
-$549 intro price
-Comes with new cheekpiece design (not overmolded version)
-Takes AICS mags without additional floorplate
-Adjustable cheek, LOP (spacers), buttpad height, grip size
-Takes many of the W3 accessories and will have some of its own
-Planned availability is soon after SHOT
-Will be offered in other colors besides black, special runs at first, then maybe full time
Compared to the Whiskey-3:
-Uses same bedding system (backbone), trigger guard
-Polymer forend vs aluminum of W3C (less mounting options than W3C but less heat transfer)
-Buttstock is polymer and lacks the quick adjust LOP of the W3
-Lighter than W3C by 1.3lbs
-less costly than W3C fixed by $390 (intro price)
-Colored options besides black
-no provisions for side rail/sling mounts like W3C but does accept the Spigot Mount
Modularity: The X-Ray can take the Whiskey-3 buttstocks and vice versa, also the Whiskey-3 can take the X-ray forend and vice versa so it's a completely modular system. We will in the future offer the sub-components separately. (Forends, backbone, and all the buttstocks)
*Update on inlets: Unfortunately we were not able to put the Savage action in either side or bottom bolt release in the X-ray, nor were we able to fit the Howa. Sorry guys.
Below is a sneak peek, it is a rendering so don't read too much into it (i.e. the specific color). We will be updating this post with more info and better pics as the days go by. In the coming weeks and months you'll be seeing some reviews from respected reviewers, some saw it quite awhile ago as a prototype even.
Thank you and post below with questions or comments,
Justin
Pre-production versions at SHOT with some added accessories:
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