KRG Echo - Sporterish version of bravo for tikkas

I really wanted to like the Echo. Lightweight, very adjustable, and actually shot very well, but the “what if’s” got me.
 
gman82001 said:
Could you expand on the what ifs?
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I had a sendero profile barrel which had very little clearance to the forend of the stock. Loading the bipod hard, the stock would touch the barrel, which may or may not affect accuracy. It bothered me enough to sell it and use a different stock.
 
Packmansion said:
I am curious why this is? It looks like the echo is just a bravo with different bottom metal...
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It is not. The Bravo has an aluminum backbone/chassis that runs the entire length of the stock from back of action to the forend. The Echo has a chassis that is just the length of the action- the forend is plastic. In a normal weight barrel- the concern of the friend flexing is overblown I believe. In a thick barrel it is potentially an issue.

But overall the Echo is just “meh” to me and most that have shot it that I’m around. They didn’t take a Bravo and lighten it, they made a new stock with a quasi Bravo look to it. The grip and the backend is fine, but the forend is “meh”. They made the forend thinner and more flexible, and it does not sit nearly as well on any kind of rests. It also recoils (reticle movement) noticeably out of proportion to its weight.

It’s not a 30oz stock, it’s 2.7lbs- only a bit more than .25 lbs less than a Bravo. For the weight it is just not a great trade off. The Bravo is the best field chassis made in my view, the Echo doesn’t really fit in anywhere to me.
 
Formidilosus said:
It is not. The Bravo has an aluminum backbone/chassis that runs the entire length of the stock from back of action to the forend. The Echo has a chassis that is just the length of the action- the forend is plastic. In a normal weight barrel- the concern of the friend flexing is overblown I believe. In a thick barrel it is potentially an issue.

But overall the Echo is just “meh” to me and most that have shot it that I’m around. They didn’t take a Bravo and lighten it, they made a new stock with a quasi Bravo look to it. The grip and the backend is fine, but the forend is “meh”. They made the forend thinner and more flexible, and it does not sit nearly as well on any kind of rests. It also recoils (reticle movement) noticeably out of proportion to its weight.

It’s not a 30oz stock, it’s 2.7lbs- only a bit more than .25 lbs less than a Bravo. For the weight it is just not a great trade off. The Bravo is the best field chassis made in my view, the Echo doesn’t really fit in anywhere to me.
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That is a bummer.
 
Formidilosus said:
It is not. The Bravo has an aluminum backbone/chassis that runs the entire length of the stock from back of action to the forend. The Echo has a chassis that is just the length of the action- the forend is plastic. In a normal weight barrel- the concern of the friend flexing is overblown I believe. In a thick barrel it is potentially an issue.

But overall the Echo is just “meh” to me and most that have shot it that I’m around. They didn’t take a Bravo and lighten it, they made a new stock with a quasi Bravo look to it. The grip and the backend is fine, but the forend is “meh”. They made the forend thinner and more flexible, and it does not sit nearly as well on any kind of rests. It also recoils (reticle movement) noticeably out of proportion to its weight.

It’s not a 30oz stock, it’s 2.7lbs- only a bit more than .25 lbs less than a Bravo. For the weight it is just not a great trade off. The Bravo is the best field chassis made in my view, the Echo doesn’t really fit in anywhere to me.
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Hey form do you know if the r700 bravo would work for a Barrett Fieldcraft action?
 
I put this one together in 6.5 Creed and couldn’t be happier with it. Did clearance the barrel channel a bit more for the CTR contour, added a full length SRS ARCA/Pic rail, and bolted on the polymer KRG adjustable butt pad. Added some weight and stiffness for sure. Wanted something a little trimmer than a Bravo but maintained that look and used factory Tikka mags. Thing hammers. I don’t notice that much difference in “feel” from a Bravo. Got Tikka Bravos rigged up in .308 and 6.5 Creed as well.
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PC356 said:
I put this one together in 6.5 Creed and couldn’t be happier with it. Did clearance the barrel channel a bit more for the CTR contour, added a full length SRS ARCA/Pic rail, and bolted on the polymer KRG adjustable butt pad. Added some weight and stiffness for sure. Wanted something a little trimmer than a Bravo but maintained that look and used factory Tikka mags. Thing hammers. I don’t notice that much difference in “feel” from a Bravo. Got Tikka Bravos rigged up in .308 and 6.5 Creed as well.
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Very sexy. Love the short barrel on that. Glad to hear the echo is not all bad.
 
Just got my hands on one for $200!!! For that price I am content. The biggest cons to the krg echo design are that they changed the forend so that none of the Bravo mods are compatible. As a result there is no full length arca rail option. In addition there is no mlok option for aftermarket options so they basically just gave everyone the middle finger lol. A chassis without a full length arca rail option is like a 3 legged dog. The only arca option is this stubby overpriced nonsense that fits their proprietary footprint. My factory tikka stock somehow has 3 ful length arca rail options that are all very reasonably priced. I feel like if they just kept the original bravo design with tikka magazines this would be a no brainer. For now I will make it work but I feel silly spending over $70 after tax and shipping on a 3.6" arca rail... so to buy the right attachments youre really working your way right back up to a krg bravo pricing and the weight savings are almost none, so im not sure what this design really accomplishes... All that being said for $200s used its not terrinle but it will never be the chassis I wish it could have been. I feel like they were 90% of the way there and then someone on the committee grabbed the steering wheel and they went fling into the ditch. I think they can recover if they released a full length rail for it we will just have to see.
 
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