XLR carbon
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The Carbon chassis is awesome. Love mine. Very versatile. What are looking for though? Why are you drawn to the Carbon?
I have one with a 24" medium Palma barrel in it and the balance is perfect and not excessively heavy at 13# 6 oz.
By putting a straight contour bull barrel in it it will end up front heavy but you can add the weight kit to the buffer tube to balance it out but both of those options kind of negate the purpose of a lighter chassis.
The Carbon is an excellent chassis, no doubt, but if your primary goal is lean & light then you should really take a look at the XLR Element 3.0 in magnesium. I think it’s easily the most versatile chassis on the planet. It’s pretty unbeatable for hunting or packing scenarios. I’ve seen some configurations combined with light weight titanium actions & carbon fiber barrels that are absolutely stupid light. Yet, in about 5 minutes you could also drop in another rifle configuration w/ a heavy bull barrel into it, even add weights to the chassis if desired, and be ready to go for an NRL/PRS type competition. I also think apples to apples the Element 3.0 magnesium might actually come out a little less cost. Just my $.02 for what it’s worth.
Agreed, I have an Element 3.0 aluminum and it's incredibly lightweight and cheaper than the magnesium. I had an XLR carbon and it was fine, but I like the Element 3.0 quite a bit better.
It's lighter, and I didn't care for the fully enclosed fore end of the carbon chassis. I also like the carbon fiber butt stock and grip, but those options weren't available when I bought my carbon chassis. Nothing wrong with the carbon chassis at all, I simply prefer the Element 3.0 for my needs.
The Element 3.0 would just be the way I would go if I was really trying to stay light...especially if you did it in magnesium. The aluminum not quite as light, but it’s also a little less cost. The Element will also allow you to use a lower ring height as it doesn’t have a handguard for the scope bell to clear. No bad options really. Do whatever you prefer. Get one of each if you like.
The XLR carbon was my first venture into shooting a chassis rifle and had always thought that mounting a scope as low as possible was the way to go.
Wrong again, due to the carbon hand guard you have to mount your optics higher and it is much more comfortable to shoot as a result with the buttstock properly adjusted and the recoil pad lower into the shoulder pocket.
That was my finding atleast for my height and build.
I have an XLR carbon non folding. It is a good chassis. The only thing I don't like is there are alot of screws holding everything together. It is definitely not tool less adjustment. I have had a few come loose. I check them all regularly now . Other than that it's been great.
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