Rifle stock or chassis?

[scubasigguy]

Okay, I am new to high quality bolt action rifles, so hopefully I don't get blasted for this question. Does a professionally bedded stock offer any advantage over an AI (or other brand) chassis?

Thanks in advance.

BTW, I did do a search here and didn't find the topic.

 

[b6graham]

Weight

 

[Ring]

and you would need to add a DBM to the stock..

 

[kansas]

You will need DBM if you are running it in competitions. Top loading is fine for target work.
I went with a AI chassis but would have been just as pleased with a manners with their mini chassis but they are still a chassis.

 

[scubasigguy]

and you would need to add a DBM to the stock..

Okay, that makes sense. I have read the specs on weight either so I didn't realize that the, re was that much of a difference.

On a side note, I spent a lot of time in Medina growing up. I am from Cleveland, and have family that still live in Medina.

 

[scubasigguy]

Thanks for enlightening me.

 

[LawnMM]

Get a chassis. You can swap actions in and out and you haven't married one action to one 'stock' and you save yourself an extra 300+ to buy and inlet for bottom metal

 

[Rob01]

Get a Manners stock with the mini chassis. Best of both worlds. A standard stock feel with the ability to drop in your barreled action and go as well as having a DBM.

 

[JC Steel]

I would go with an XLR element chassis or a manners stock with a mini chassis