LRI's ELEMENT Rifle Stock.

LRI · Jun 27, 2018

15 or so years ago I was introduced to one of the most brilliant folk I've ever been fortunate enough to meet. A friendship was fostered and the catalyst was a joint venture on a rifle stock.

That effort came to fruition about a month ago. LRI is very happy to finally debut the ELEMENT rifle stock. 100% carbon fiber contstruction. ELEMENT is THE LIGHTEST full size rifle stock available today.

Specifications:

Stock weight: .9lbs
Stock weight fitted with hardware: 1.9-2.0lbs
100% CoCured carbon fiber construction
NO BEDDING, stock uses a patented compressive showline receiver register (patents (2) are on file and current)
NO Core material. Stock is laid up as a homogeneous part. No left or right side. No dividing seam
250*F autoclave cure temperature. Yes you CAN cerakote these with oven cure and its GUARANTEED not to delaminate, swell, or split in half at 150*F! We cap the warranty at 200*F.
No pillars!
All associative hardware is billet machined from 7075 AL and 4140 chromoly
Paintable and can be Ceracoted
Assembly ready from the box. You tighten two screws and go to work. No fitting, no fussing.
Comes with: DBM compatible with ARC, AI, Alpha, Acurate Mag, and Magpul magazines using the typical AI release tab format. Ambidextrous flush cup mounts in fron/rear, Alloy buttplate adapter, recoil pad, and action screws.
DBM features a dual release type lever for magazine retention. Push a button or hit the hook.

Current configurations:

Remington M700 SA (and most clones) with a recoil lug thickness not exceeding .250"
American Rifle Company Mausingfield SA's.

*Barrel channel is one size fits all up to a 1.250" cylinder.
*Adjustable comb version in development. Status to follow.
*Available in LH on special order basis.
*Other variations are being developed. Status to follow.

Price: $2,500.00

In stock. Available for immediate delivery

(Shown with original Proof of Concept Prototype from 2012)

ELEMENT rifle stock
Titanium M700 SA
Proof Research Sendero contour 6.5mm barrel at 26"
Jewel trigger
OEM bolt
OEM fire control
Packaging

All up weight: 6.6lbs with raw components.

Stock below is clear coated in Cerakote and has not been color sanded yet. (Trial assembly for photo purposes)

Xander3Zero · Jun 27, 2018

Congrats on your new venture! Gotta say that's a beautiful looking stock. That first picture showing the inletting looks amazing. Very interesting that pillars and bedding is not required with this construction. Also liking the design of the DBM and mag release.

Glad you will be supporting lefties. Unfortunately, I will most likely not be one of those lefties, $2500 is just too much for a stock to me. Not to mention for a stock without LOP and cheek adjustment, and that can't be ordered with a specific barrel channel.

I guess that is just the price you pay if you are looking for a truly lightweight stock. Regardless, it is an impressive looking piece and I will be curious to hear some reviews.

LRI · Jun 27, 2018

I get it on the price point. I do. We toiled over this some. Here's my rational. Prior to about 2008-2009, if someone told me there would be a $1,000 dollar rifle barrel, I'd of laughed till I puked. In 2005 a marquee rifle scope was $2,500.00 -Now, it's almost a door prize when compared to what the big boys are running.

For the lightest stock that is truly assembly ready and requires ZERO fit work, it seems rational/justified. I penciled it out and its about $300-$400 more than going with the more conventional format stuff. The difference here is the lag time is zero. These are in stock. I hope to run out of em obviously, but we have the production capacity to scale with demand.

Thanks for the kind words and your input. It's been a tremendous amount of work and the folks who truly deserve the credit are the types who'd be the last to ask for it. Super smart guys made this happen and the world is a better place because of them.

FZJ80 · Jun 27, 2018

Outstanding! While I personally can not afford the expense, I’m familiar with development cost and by the looks & spec it’s entirely justified. Congrats to you and the team who deserve the credit.

black max · Jun 27, 2018

Congratulations Chad! I'm sure there were a lot of long hours put into the design and to figuring out how to manufacture them. Maybe if I start saving now I'll be able to afford an adjustable version when you get around to it, lol. Beautiful stock, I'm sure the demand will be high.

BangBangBlatBlat · Jun 27, 2018

I am personally a fan of the red bottom metal.

sgtsmmiii · Jun 27, 2018

BangBangBlatBlat said:
I am personally a fan of the red bottom metal.

Dang - you're right. That does look "sporty"!

nexusfire · Jun 28, 2018

Are you able to do A build-up Palm swell?

verdugo60 · Jun 28, 2018

If I had the scratch this would be perfect for my ideal hunting/LR tactical field gun. Especially if one could manage a barloc or switchlug for fast barrel changes.
OR just have multiple barreled actions in different calibers, swap into this stock when you want to shed a few pounds over the chassis. Hoping there is lots of demand so price can come down.

XLR308 · Jun 28, 2018

Congratulations on the most impressive carbon fiber stock I have ever seen.

And regarding the cerakote it would almost be a crime in my eyes to cover up the carbon weave. ?

mirage98 · Jun 28, 2018

verdugo60 said:
If I had the scratch this would be perfect for my ideal hunting/LR tactical field gun. Especially if one could manage a barloc or switchlug for fast barrel changes.
OR just have multiple barreled actions in different calibers, swap into this stock when you want to shed a few pounds over the chassis. Hoping there is lots of demand so price can come down.

You and I are thinking same way. Sent a question yesterday if a Barloc could be used without issue. Would love a Mausingfield with barloc on this stock!

steve123 · Jun 28, 2018

NO BEDDING, stock uses a patented compressive showline receiver register (patents (2) are on file and current)

Could you go into some detail about this please, because it sounds gimmicky?

Movistar · Jun 28, 2018

Wow! That is impressive work! Love the red bottom metal as well.

Xander3Zero · Jun 28, 2018

steve123 said:
NO BEDDING, stock uses a patented compressive showline receiver register (patents (2) are on file and current)

Could you into some detail about this please, because it sounds gimmicky?

I would be curious to hear more about this as well. I believe Foundation stocks also state that no pillars or bedding is required due to their construction as well.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the purpose of pillars in a composite/polymer/wood stock is to have a rigid support between the receiver and the bottom metal that won't compress easily under torqued screws, and that won't contract/expand with changing ambient conditions. The purpose of bedding is to provide a perfect fitment between the receiver body and the stock and eliminate any receiver stress that would be induced by high/low contact areas. I.e. a perfect mate or mold of the receiver.

I can see how a superior construction (or chassis/aluminum bedding block) would negate the need for pillars, but I would still think bedding would be used to provide a perfect "bed" for the receiver to sit on within the stock. Obviously bedding isn't required in any stock with pillars, it is just used to provide exact and repeatable fitment of the receiver to the stock. I would assume that bedding would still be used with this stock to provide that same fitment.

Skunkworx · Jun 28, 2018

It sounds like when the action screws are torqued down, the action bedding area of the stock distorts and tightens it’s grip around the receiver ...for lack of better terms like a soft shell taco. Is that accurate?

BangBangBlatBlat · Jun 28, 2018

Skunkworx said:
It sounds like when the action screws are torqued down, the action bedding area of the stock distorts and tightens it’s grip around the receiver ...for lack of better terms like a soft shell taco. Is that accurate?

My gunsmith friend of mine told me that it pinches the flexes and pinches the receiver. I think it might be similar to the IMB on a KMW Sentinel.

Xander3Zero · Jun 28, 2018

Skunkworx said:
It sounds like when the action screws are torqued down, the action bedding area of the stock distorts and tightens it’s grip around the receiver ...for lack of better terms like a soft shell taco. Is that accurate?

Okay I see what you are saying. That's a really neat concept. Would love to hear more details about something like this and how it holds up over time.

jonthomps · Jun 28, 2018

$2500 is a lot but you’re also getting a lot. The engineering of this stock is simply amazing. The weight is equally amazing. If you want cutting edge you have to pay to play. If I was in the market for a new build I’d buy one in a second!

Bender · Jun 28, 2018

No gimmicks. LRI doesn’t do gimmicks..... lol. It is silly expensive, but absolutely amazing engineering.

dworrel · Jun 30, 2018

Could I get one in LH for a Mausingfield in time for an August sheep hunt?

LRI · Jul 2, 2018

dworrel said:
Could I get one in LH for a Mausingfield in time for an August sheep hunt?

If you have a LH Mausingfield you'll have it. I promise.

No shit.

LRI · Jul 2, 2018

Xander3Zero said:
I would be curious to hear more about this as well. I believe Foundation stocks also state that no pillars or bedding is required due to their construction as well.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the purpose of pillars in a composite/polymer/wood stock is to have a rigid support between the receiver and the bottom metal that won't compress easily under torqued screws, and that won't contract/expand with changing ambient conditions. The purpose of bedding is to provide a perfect fitment between the receiver body and the stock and eliminate any receiver stress that would be induced by high/low contact areas. I.e. a perfect mate or mold of the receiver.

I can see how a superior construction (or chassis/aluminum bedding block) would negate the need for pillars, but I would still think bedding would be used to provide a perfect "bed" for the receiver to sit on within the stock. Obviously bedding isn't required in any stock with pillars, it is just used to provide exact and repeatable fitment of the receiver to the stock. I would assume that bedding would still be used with this stock to provide that same fitment.

Nope. This is the rare circumstance where bedding is not going to do a thing for you. The stock is designed to distort under load. Its a calculated amount. This, believe it or not, is very possible and its used in other forms of manufacturing all the time. The patents involved here cover this very thing. One has to understand that for decades, bedding has been a fix. A fix because manufacturing inclusions existed and this was the solution. Things do progress and the ELEMENT is the current example of this. Aerospace, Nuclear, and Medical manufacturing is the cutting edge in today's world. This stock comes from that lineage of education and expectation. I'm but a small, small piece to this puzzle. The time/money invested to bring this piece to market is because the gun industry simply lacks the capital return that other industry enjoys. This thing was funded out of pocket by a few guys and they rolled a big dice to make it happen.

I was as skeptical as anyone at the start. This was vetted however over half a decade ago. I have the first article/concept proof piece sitting on my surface plate. The system works.

Thank you all for the interest. Were extemely proud to have been a part of this.

C.

LRI · Jul 2, 2018

Xander3Zero said:
Okay I see what you are saying. That's a really neat concept. Would love to hear more details about something like this and how it holds up over time.

It holds up the same way an airplane wing does or a chassis on an F1 car. The guy in the background here has done both. Drive a truck over it, yes it will break. Normal use and abuse, it'll tolerate it all day. It's been tested to failure and the level one has to go to is so absurd it might encompass 1 out of 10,000 sold. Were still working on getting 100 of these in circulation so it'll be awhile, lol.

EDIT: Just to clarify, "here" doesn't mean in my shop. Another company makes these.

C.

brianf · Jul 2, 2018

Congrats,
Finally someone thinking outside the box, and not just making the newest bestest old technology.
Great job

jonthomps · Oct 18, 2018

Bump. Any in-the-field, user feedback on this sexy beast?

jbell · Oct 18, 2018

Chad that’s killer!! With the weight of your example build you just kicked Q’s Fix squarely in the nuts! Plus as we all know yours will actually shoot...

Chronorev · Oct 26, 2018

jonthomps said:
Bump. Any in-the-field, user feedback on this sexy beast?

My company makes the stock - we've received positive feedback. Accuracy meeting or exceeding known, top shelf bedded rifles in a given scenario. The return to zero quality of receiver registration has been objectively perfect during destination travel hunts, sharp atmospheric shift, etc. -

I registered to post this.

Kyle

Bender · Oct 26, 2018

Chronorev said:
My company makes the stock - we've received positive feedback. Accuracy meeting or exceeding known, top shelf bedded rifles in a given scenario. The return to zero quality of receiver registration has been objectively perfect during destination travel hunts, sharp atmospheric shift, etc. -

I registered to post this.

Kyle

It’s a work of art! Thanks to you and Chad for pushing this sport forward.

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