@jumrobe if you have been on here long enough or if you stay long enough you'll recognize the cycles most of us go through. The phrase that is probably written on this forum "buy once, cry once" needs serious consideration.
Buy the MDT ACC Elite without question. If you don't like it you can get most of your money back if not all if you buy used.
The 19" forearm it has is reason enough to buy it over every other chassis - especially compared to the Bravo or anything with a forearm just as short.
If you buy the acc elite, and get a 1.2" straight barrel 26" long the chances you will need additional weight on the rifle to balance it properly will decrease significantly. So, you may end up only buying the chassis, barrel, action, etc. and not need a ton of accessories that double the base price of a chassis - the Bravo being an example.
I am not just repeating what I have read and/or seen. I am speaking from ownership and experience. I have had an MPA BA Comp, MDT XRS, KRG Bravo, Grayboe RIdgeback, Grayboe Renegade, Foundation Centurion (still have), and now I have an MDT ACC Elite.
Everything out there will work, but nothing is built better for competition than the elite (some may be equal). If I didn't have an elite I would buy the Aero Solus Chassis with the 17" forearm. Guys will argue why they like XYZ with experience and theory, but you can't argue against physics. Longer forearm and fat barrel = weight further towards muzzle = stable rifle on and off a bipod.
Spend the money up front. 1 or 2 years from now if you try to compete you won't notice the extra $400 (even $1K) or so dollars spent, but you sure as hell will notice if the rifle isn't stable and doesn't balance.
