Worth it?

[Friendly Mint Bee]

MPA LE (edited) BA chassis with a Kelbly Atlas (not tactical) action and an MPA barrel with ~1500 rounds through it, for $1450.

This is my first dive into the precision rifle/custom action game, hoping to get a little more serious with some casual PRS competitions.

 

[oldrifleman]

Kelby makes great action, that said the atlas has a pinned lug and top rail. Not deal breakers but there are reasons to go integral. As I said in other thread you should plan for a barrel and it does not appear to accept pre-fits. Is it a repeater (they make them both ways).

 

[nocoolname]

Kelbly has measurements for prefits for the regular atlas on their site.

The sum of parts are worth the price IMO. Depending on caliber you may need a new barrel. With that, you're then less than $500 away from an MPA production gun that has a better chassis and action. How much do you want to spend?

 

[Friendly Mint Bee]

Kelbly has measurements for prefits for the regular atlas on their site.

The sum of parts are worth the price IMO. Depending on caliber you may need a new barrel. With that, you're then less than $500 away from an MPA production gun that has a better chassis and action. How much do you want to spend?

Thanks for clarifying the prefit barrel subject. My goal was to purchase an action that I can purchase and replace barrels relatively easily. A floating/replaceable bolt face may be an option I should consider as well (maybe?)..

This is a good call out, and part of my debate. I've never owned a chassis, so this is a bit new and I don't know what works for me. I may have been wrong in my original post. I believe it is an MPA BA chassis. Not sure how much that changes anything.

Barrel has ~1250 rounds through it, not 1500, FWIW. And has an EC tuner brake.

I have a tendency to dive head first into new hobbies and blow a bunch of money on stuff I later realize wasn't needed. Trying to avoid that here. But if the consensus is that the extra $500 is worth it, I don't have any heartburn with it. I think $2000 is about where I am comfortable.

 

[Friendly Mint Bee]

I have a Bergara HMR as well. Maybe it's better to purchase a nice chassis and drop the barreled action in that for now and upgrade the action later?