Re: SAC: Just another black rifle?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jeffvn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">MArk
Nice looking rig - how many of the chassis have you personally tested? Where does this one stand as far as comfort to shoot and stability?
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Sorry to drive the thread sideways... but is that a 30BA on the front? How effective is it as a break without the can attached? I've been looking at the 338BA, but am a bit hesitant since I would often use it as a break without the can attached.
Jeffvn </div></div>
Jeff,
This is the second or third Whiskey 3 that I have personally shot and played around with. There are a lot of nice features that I like on the chassis. As everybody knows, nothing is perfect and everything has some kind of compromise. I like the McRee Precision chassis because its solid, has all kinds of adjustment, and I would not feel bad if it feel off a cliff and got all dinged up. However, it is not that sexy.
With that being said, I am really starting to like the Whiskey 3 Gen 3 folder. Cosmetically it looks great, It has all kinds of adjustment and unlike the McRee, the Whiskey 3 can be adjusted on the fly. The down side of the ability to adjust with out tooling is the aft end of the stock has slight movement in the LOP adjustment. Again, this is because you can work 2 throw levers and adjust on the fly...everything is a compromise.
Justin at KRG has really put a lot of though into this chassis and its evident just by thoroughly looking over the chassis. The forend has just about any kind of attachment points you could want as well and it looks like there are 2 slots milled lengthwise to help support and guide a Harris Bipod.
For shootability, a good quality bipod up front and a bag in the rear, you can drive this rifle just fine. I'm a fan of the Manners T4 rear end, I think its stable and easy to move around with a bag. Any chassis with a more narrow and "tall" rear end is going to be slightly less stable in a bag, but I did not find any problem with this. I also did some shooting in my rest and with a standard "double ear" type rear bag, it wedges its self in the bag nicely.
With the 30BA brake, it is pretty efficient and works really well. Shorter barrels obviously have a big fireball and concussion, but almost no recoil. I shoot mainly with a suppressor on and it is a great mounting system. It is similar to the DTA (18 TPI)but has a 24 TPI external thread with an angled shoulder to help center its self. So if you were going to run a brake alone, I would do the 338BA.
Here are some numbers that we have collected over time on chassis/stock weigh in.
KRG Whiskey 3, Gen 3 Rem 700, Short, Right, Gen 3, no mag, Folder...4.924 lbs.
KRG Whiskey 3, Gen 3 Badger m2008, short, no mag, Gen 3 folder...4.982 lbs.
Accuracy International AX, Rem 700, Short, Right, folding, no mag...5.464 lbs.
McRee Precision, Short, Rem 700, folding stock, no mag...5.348 lbs.
TRG chassis, no action, trigger or night vision rail...3.780 lbs.
MCS-T mini chassis, 2 cups, 1 stud, no magazine...3.814 lbs.
Mark
