Stock vs Chassis for Field Shooting

[hereinaz]

Y'all, this is so dizzying it even makes me a little angry. I want to get down to one rifle I shoot really well. I have tikkas and factory stocks. They shoot better than me. sub MOA. I have a VX3 as my main scope. I don't have hours to dig through all of these options and I don't need the "best" thing. I'm also left handed, so my options are a lot less on stocks. Is it possible to narrow this down to 3-5 choices to work through. I don't know what a "mini chassis" even is. A chassis inside a traditional type of stock- a chassis-stock hybrid? The Mule of stocks? I don't need my gun to be lighter, I'd like to be more accurate- better fit to action and easier fit to me.

Mini chassis is an aluminum chassis inside a fiberglass or composite stock. See Manners.

 

[General RE LEE]

Y'all, this is so dizzying it even makes me a little angry. I want to get down to one rifle I shoot really well. I have tikkas and factory stocks. They shoot better than me. sub MOA. I have a VX3 as my main scope. I don't have hours to dig through all of these options and I don't need the "best" thing. I'm also left handed, so my options are a lot less on stocks. Is it possible to narrow this down to 3-5 choices to work through. I don't know what a "mini chassis" even is. A chassis inside a traditional type of stock- a chassis-stock hybrid? The Mule of stocks? I don't need my gun to be lighter, I'd like to be more accurate- better fit to action and easier fit to me.

Contrary to what many will say, I think the Tikka factory stock is just fine. It’s light and typically the barreled action and stock together produce excellent groups.

If you feel the itch to try something, I would just get a vertical grip to try cause the Tikka T3x stocks are modular.

I’ve gone full circle trying chassis and find myself coming back to the factory stocks. Especially cause my primary use is hunting and range practice.

 

[littlebigtine]

Contrary to what many will say, I think the Tikka factory stock is just fine. It’s light and typically the barreled action and stock together produce excellent groups.

If you feel the itch to try something, I would just get a vertical grip to try cause the Tikka T3x stocks are modular.

I’ve gone full circle trying chassis and find myself coming back to the factory stocks. Especially cause my primary use is hunting and range practice.


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I disagree. The difference in felt recoil going from a tikka stock to a xlr mag 4.0 amazed me. I could stay centered and spot impact much easier in all positions with the chassis. The $1400 upgrade imo is completely worth it.

 

[bojangles808]

I disagree. The difference in felt recoil going from a tikka stock to a xlr mag 4.0 amazed me. I could stay centered and spot impact much easier in all positions with the chassis. The $1400 upgrade imo is completely worth it.

What cartridge?

 

[littlebigtine]

What cartridge?

6.5 prc and 7 rem mag, suppressed

 

[bojangles808]

6.5 prc and 7 rem mag, suppressed

interesting. with the smoke ultralight buttstock or the tr2 buttstock? with the tr2 it has the squishier buttpad and the ability to raise the pad in line or above bore and that i think has tangible benefits.

 

[Castle Rock]

I have found that the plastic Tikka stock is easier for me to shoot accurately than a rigid chassis when shooting off a bipod on hard ground, the slightly flexible forend definitely reduces bipod bounce and it is much more forgiving

 

[littlebigtine]

interesting. with the smoke ultralight buttstock or the tr2 buttstock? with the tr2 it has the squishier buttpad and the ability to raise the pad in line or above bore and that i think has tangible benefits.

Smoke carbon stock