Mdt tac21 for prs shooting

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Just looking for opinions on the tac21 chassis system for use in prs shooting,
Draw backs I can see so far is it's kinda heavy, that being said what options are there for slinging this rifle?
What are some useful accessories being used on this system in prs matches?
I'm new to all this style of shooting and appreciate your feedback
 
I have a rail with flush cup mount for slings

Flush mounts on my stock.

I added a CTS stock and 1/2" riser to the gun for fast lop changes.

My gun is balanced at the front of the magwell at 17lbs

I think it's a ok chassis for PRS. ( have not shot a match yet ) but have shot off/around/threw many field items and barracades
I might switch to the HS3 later in the year
 
If I liked chassis, it is one of the chassis I would look at for the following reasons:

1) The high location of the buffer tube allows for collapsible stocks to be used without having to use a ridiculously high cheek riser.

2) The front of the magwell is nearly perfect for use as a barricade stop. The first thing I would do is throw it in my mill and square off the front of it so that it isn't on an angle.

3) More barricade stops can be added to that handguard on the bottom and on the sides.

4) The bottom of the handguard is very close to the barrel. It would be pretty simple to make a spigot for supporting the barrel when shooting through small openings.

The only disadvantage I see is that scopes with large objectives need to be mounted really high to clear the handguard. An F-Open shooter I know had me mill his handguard so that the scope could be mounted lower.
 
I'd stick an MFT Battlelink stock on it and put a big chunk of steel in that rear compartment. If more weight was needed to balance the rifle, plates could be bolted to the GPS mounting location.

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The Battlelink has QD sling mounts built-in.
 
You can buy the for end with the rail cut out to allow for lower rings/ larger objective. I find one of the biggest advantage to the tac is the recoil management.

My next build will be ether on a tac or a LSS XL because of the Mag well set up. These work great for barricades. This is the only thing I do not like about the HS3.
 
No mention of that on the site...

That was my thought when you said you were building with the HS3. It doesn't look like it has the mag support to deal with ramming the mag into a barricade very well. That long slope on the front of the LSS may look nice aesthetically, but it's not going to work very well as a barricade stop. The buffer tube looks very low on it as well, relative to the scope... The TAC-21 is better suited IMO.

Does MDT do any kind of customization? Maybe you could get a modified lower with a proper barricade stop on the front of it.
 
Something like this:

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With the front of it wider and rounded like the Manners one. One of the things I tend to do when practicing with my Quad .22LR trainer is to put my thumb behind the mag and press it into the barricade. You can't do that with an AICS mag, but it leads me to believe that there would be some advantages to having "ears" on the barricade stop that would allow you to press it against the barricade with your thumb. It would also make the barricade stop wider...

The spike is for shooting through small openings. You could either rest it on the top of the opening to support the barrel, or poke it into the side of the barricade so that the barrel isn't resting on it.

I'd give the barricade stop teeth like this one:

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I'm iffy about having a smooth barricade stop. I think it will slip when you turn the rifle to track a mover, for example. Rainy day on slippery wood... for sure it would!

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This would be the top view of the magwell with the barricade stop I have in mind.
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That would be bottom metal made for barricade shooting. I'd like bottom metal like that for my A5...
 

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Would a flat front barricade stop or rounded front be better? I'm thinking the rounded might be nice as forward pressure doesn't tend to want to align the rifle perpendicular to the barricade. I don't have any experience with this though, so I'm just thinking.
 
Rounded. You're often not shooting with the rifle perpendicular to the barricade. A rounded one will work better for angles. It will also be smoother for tracking a mover. The movers at many PRS matches aren't like the ones we shoot here, where the mover only goes for 6 meters. Some of these mechanical movers are going back and forth across the full width of the range. Their tracks are 80 yards long or more sometimes. You have to shift your body position a couple times while you track them over their movement range.
 
That bottom one would be perfect!! With my down time I should send my out for a upgrade !
 
Ryan_mcle said:
They still have them on clearance.

I picked one up so I can run a larger objective in the future.

http://mdttac.ca/tac21-chassis-modified-fore-ends-blk.html

Ryan
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When those are gone that is it. No more.

I am personal friends with the owners and I got this straight from them.

I think they should till offer the milled fore end.But I am biased as I was the one who originally request the milled down fore end to clear my S&B's 56mm objective....... ;)
 
kombayotch said:
That was my thought when you said you were building with the HS3. It doesn't look like it has the mag support to deal with ramming the mag into a barricade very well.
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With all the mounting points on the underside of the HS3, would it not work well to mount some kinda block just in front of the mag to achieve a solid support for barricades? Looking at the mounting points it may be too far forward to balance well. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Cal.
 
Maybe, would have to look at it. Still think the TAC-21 gives more mounting options and as noted earlier, the higher position of the buffer tube has advantages.
 
kombayotch said:
Maybe, would have to look at it. Still think the TAC-21 gives more mounting options and as noted earlier, the higher position of the buffer tube has advantages.
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True true. I appreciate your input on this and all things you post on. Your experience and knowledge is not only a great help to the community, but a mortal enemy to my bank account.

Respect,
Cal.
 
I will say the recoil management on the HS3 is still very good with a brake on it. I am working on a barricade stop for the HS3. But I plan to modify the mounting points with a thread pitch that is the same as a try pod mount. This way I can run a quick detach on the bottom as well.I will post it up as soon as I have it done.
 
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