MDT Oryx Chassis

[Lowlight]

Okay, so today I recorded a podcast with MDT and Howa and they let me know about the Oryx Chassis

Oryx Chassis Website

This chassis system will come in at $399 and hits a lot of marks for the money.

 

[bgavin]

Looks nice.

Did they give a weight? I`m looking for a chassis for a Remington and a friend for a tikka.

I`m on a crappy cell are the panels tan or silver?

 

[spife7980]

Nice that it is coming in something other than rem700 to start with as well.

 

[bgavin]

Nice that it is coming in something other than rem700 to start with as well.

??

 

[HoustonB77]

Now that looks like it might work for my hunting rig project!

 

[Lowlight]

It's tan I believe and no I am not sure of the weight

 

[308pirate]

KRG has serious competition.

 

[JCARL]

Looks like a Howa action....?

 

[Lowlight]

MDT has a relationship with Howa,

But it’s available for other actions.

 

[Tx_Aggie]

Looks great. I bet they sell a ton of these.

 

[S12A]

looks like good value!

 

[308pirate]

Looks like a Howa action....?

It is

 

[adamjma]

I wondered if the HS3 was going to get the update treatment like the LSS and lo and behold. Looks like they made one heck of a better mousetrap at that price point.

 

[MDT_Josh]

Looks nice.

Did they give a weight? I`m looking for a chassis for a Remington and a friend for a tikka.

I`m on a crappy cell are the panels tan or silver?

It's tan I believe and no I am not sure of the weight

The side panels will all be green and the base is solid black. Rough weight (as it will change from inlet to inlet) is 4.0-4.5lbs for the base, trigger guard, buttstock and grip!

 

[bgavin]

??

Thanks!

 

[spife7980]

The side panels will all be green and the base is solid black.

So since the images so far are silver its going to look basically like this?

Side note- Im available if anyone needs some artistic design work done

 

[HoustonB77]

So since the images so far are silver its going to look basically like this?
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Side note- Im available if anyone needs some artistic design work done

Do you charge by the hour?

 

[MDT_Josh]

Super close @spife7980 !

 

[spife7980]

Do you charge by the hour?

You cant afford me, fortunately these days there are some affordable chassis systems you can

 

[308pirate]

@MDT_Josh did you guys design out the need to mill out the rear of the bottom of the Howa action to accept AICS magazines on this chassis and the new competition chassis?

 

[SwiftScope]

they are going to sell so many of these. great looking chassis.

 

[MDT_Josh]

@MDT_Josh did you guys design out the need to mill out the rear of the bottom of the Howa action to accept AICS magazines on this chassis and the new competition chassis?

This chassis will still require modification to properly use AICS pattern metal magazines, but our ACC directly accepts them without modification.

 

[Kickin45]

There are very few chassis that I like the look of. This one looks really really good. I wonder if it will come in a foldable stock?

 

[m6z]

Nice to see you covering a wide range of actions.

What mags will the Howa mini action take?

 

[Bayhawk21]

Are there provisions for a sling and does the front have a way to mount a pic rail for a bipod?

 

[MDT_Josh]

There are very few chassis that I like the look of. This one looks really really good. I wonder if it will come in a foldable stock?

Good to hear @Kickin45 ! I don't think there'll be a folding stock anytime soon as the whole "backbone" is one piece.

Nice to see you covering a wide range of actions.

What mags will the Howa mini action take?

Yeah, the inlet list is constantly growing! The magazines are yet to be announced

Are there provisions for a sling and does the front have a way to mount a pic rail for a bipod?

There is a full range of m-lok slots on the underside of the forend where you could mount an m-lok sling swivel stud or m-lok QD sling mount. You could also mount an m-lok picatinny rail for a bipod under there too!

 

[scatterbrains]

Awesome I will own one for my Ruger American

 

[308pirate]

This chassis will still require modification to properly use AICS pattern metal magazines

That's disappointing, since it can be designed around.

 

[hoop12]

When are these releasing?

 

[bgavin]

Will the tikka inlet use the tikka mags?

 

[Bayhawk21]

@MDT_Josh Thank you for the responses. I hope you'll entertain a couple more questions.

- Do you know of any plans to create replacement side panels to add functionality or alter ergos?
- Do you know why this is branded independently from the other MDT chassis?

 

[Kickin45]

Will this have any love for the popular Bergara HMR actions?

 

[MDT_Josh]

That's disappointing, since it can be designed around.

I agree, but we're working on it and the ACC was a big first step It's easy enough to modify the legacy design we have too if you want to run metal mags!

 

[MDT_Josh]

When are these releasing?

They're already available for pre-order and the first shipments are heading out the doors soon!

 

[MDT_Josh]

Will the tikka inlet use the tikka mags?

The Tikka SA inlet will accept any standard AICS magazine, with the exception of the MagPul PMag. If there is a LA variant, then it will use the 3.560" pattern magazines.

 

[bgavin]

The Tikka SA inlet will accept any standard AICS magazine, with the exception of the MagPul PMag. If there is a LA variant, then it will use the 3.560" pattern magazines.

Thanks.
Ordering one.

 

[MDT_Josh]

@MDT_Josh Thank you for the responses. I hope you'll entertain a couple more questions.

- Do you know of any plans to create replacement side panels to add functionality or alter ergos?
- Do you know why this is branded independently from the other MDT chassis?

No worries and I am happy to answer them. It's been hard to keep quiet about this chassis for so long!

- There are no plans currently for any interchangeable side panels, but this project just started, so who knows what crazy stuff is coming!

- To be honest, it's not really something I know too much about. On the design end of things, this project started in a different direction, but marketing and sales helped push it to where it is now Our team works hard to put out the best products to help everyone Shoot Better, but for more information, you could always contact our support team!

 

[MDT_Josh]

Will this have any love for the popular Bergara HMR actions?

If I'm not mistaken, they just drop straight into the R700 SA footprint? Maybe contact the Oryx support team on this one [email protected]

 

[SwiftScope]

If I'm not mistaken, they just drop straight into the R700 SA footprint? Maybe contact the Oryx support team on this one [email protected]

this is correct, Bergara has a 100% R700 footprint and is applicable with all aftermarket components

 

[Magnetic]

Will any rimfire models will be offered in the future?

 

[JGR1953]

Good to hear @Kickin45 ! I don't think there'll be a folding stock anytime soon as the whole "backbone" is one piece.



Yeah, the inlet list is constantly growing! The magazines are yet to be announced



There is a full range of m-lok slots on the underside of the forend where you could mount an m-lok sling swivel stud or m-lok QD sling mount. You could also mount an m-lok picatinny rail for a bipod under there too!

Any pictures of the underside of the fore grip ?

 

[MDT_Josh]

Will any rimfire models will be offered in the future?

No plans as of yet, as far as I know.

 

[MDT_Josh]

Any pictures of the underside of the fore grip ?

Underside of the forend. I should also note that the round in the background is inert and used as a dummy round.

 

[Bayhawk21]

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Underside of the forend. I should also note that the round in the background is inert and used as a dummy round.

Have you tried any of the mdt arca rails on there?

 

[JGR1953]

Have you tried any of the mdt arca rails on there?

That's what I was curious about also......

 

[Rover31]

@MDT_Josh
Could you tell me length of pull?
Building a rifle for my daughter and this chassis could be an option...
Thanks

 

[MDT_Josh]

Have you tried any of the mdt arca rails on there?

That's what I was curious about also......

The 3.3" M-Lok Arca/RRS adapter will fit almost anywhere along the forend, but it was never designed with the arca/RRS dovetail in mind. There is a slight slant in the forend ~6" back from the forend that makes free-hand shooting more comfortable, but will interfere with longer accessoires (7"+ Arca/RRS adapters).

 

[MDT_Josh]

@MDT_Josh
Could you tell me length of pull?
Building a rifle for my daughter and this chassis could be an option...
Thanks

LOP on this chassis is inlet dependent, but will be in the 12.5"-13" range without any spacers installed.

 

[David in NC]

I'm wanting something for my Ruger American Ranch .300 Blackout with detachable AR mags. I've emailed back and forth with Anthony and am awaiting the "LSS-XL Gen 2 Ruger American AR" (well...that and some MONEY since I'm ordering another chassis for another project on Black Friday) but to be clear this one will not fit the RARR with detachable mag(?)

 

[MDT_Josh]

I'm wanting something for my Ruger American Ranch .300 Blackout with detachable AR mags. I've emailed back and forth with Anthony and am awaiting the "LSS-XL Gen 2 Ruger American AR" (well...that and some MONEY since I'm ordering another chassis for another project on Black Friday) but to be clear this one will not fit the RARR with detachable mag(?)

Glad to hear your interest! The Ruger American that is for pre-order on the Oryx Chassis Website is designed for AICS pattern mags. The XL Gen2 variant for the AR mags is brand new for us and if there is enough demand, there may be an inlet for the Oryx too?