Alright, I put the chassis to use this weekend @ Mountain Rifle Challenge, shot a little over 4 boxes of ammo through it in many positions including standing, sitting/prone/leaning/rested on tires and barbed wire, off a cliff, supported and unsupported. Ranges 25yds out to 680yds cross canyon, most all challenges for time. Some thoughts:
1) was able to source metal MDT mags and they worked sweet
2) feel pretty lucky that I was able to switch from old stock to new chassis, torque it down, and have no zero shift - bang on first shot, confirmed throughout the day
3) I scored quite well on the stage that included standing unsupported and seating unsupported, and I think it had to do with how light it is - almost 1.5lb lighter than my previous set up, made hand holding quite nice. I also just carried it in hand for almost 12 hours and it never felt heavy.
4) I am not a precision shooter by any means, but I can honestly say I felt no less ergonomic, stable or positionally challenged than I have with the previous carbon stock (which I really felt comfy with). Shots I used to make I still made, and shots I always struggle with (550+) I still struggled with. A few times I felt more stable with the pistol grip almost acting like an additional stabilizer on the ground/pack/etc.
5) the full length arca is so easy to use, I'm using an arca to spartan adapter but to be able to slide that thing from forward bipod to center tripod quick and easy was handy.
6) feels really well made. Survived sand, cactus, rock, tree, wire, etc and never felt flimsy or compromised.
7) could spot shots with 6mm Creedmoor as well as I could before
8) looks badass (to me at least)
I handled someone's Tikka/Rokstok Lite set up and it probably felt more ergonomically comfy, but still heavier. I really like this thing and am very excited to get more practice with it. One man's opinion, it's worth it.
