Props to xlr industries for an excellent chassis

dirteemax said:
I had an XLR. Nothing at all good to say about them. Pain in the ass that you have to pull to front hand guard off just to take the action and barrel out of the chassis. The aluminum threads strip really easy, mine was half stripped were the butt stock threads in by the time you pull it apart twice. The anodizing suck it marks very easily. I see someone talked about how no bedding is required? What’s taking up all the space between the recoil lug and the chassis? You have a quarter inch in front and behind the recoil lug and on both sides. Pretty hard on action screws if you are running this chassis without bedding it. Having to cut your rail off so that it fits also sucks, and if you shoot pron you run in to trouble because you cant even mount the scop far enough forward. Poor design all around, hard to find an aliminium chassis that is not better then the XLR
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haha wow... did Kyle from XLR ##### your wife or something?

never noticed any of the issues you had.. cutting my scope rail didnt suck.. i could still mount my scope properly, but thats because i was using a proper mount, didnt need to bed the action and didnt notice any stress at all, it improved the guns accuracy as well.. and i shot it predominantly prone. I think its an excellent design all round, and i guess my opinion is kind of backed up because most of the new chassis systems that are coming out are the same basic design.. AIAX, Roedale, Strike30 and Strike33, FN Ballista etc etc etc

but of course all of these companies dont know anything and they all suck
 
dirteemax said:
I would like to know what exactly is holding your action from moving forward or reward in the chassis other then the action screws if no bedding was done??
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so bedding provides an even surface for the action to mate against, its not some magical gripping surface that stops the action from sliding forward or rearward.
And the action screws plus the recoil lug stop it from moving, just like on all other stocks, what i did notice with the XLR is that the rear action tang is also captive ( unlike other stocks ), adding another point of horizontal resistance.

Your rail gripe is potentially valid.. but not many other shooters complain about it.. XLR makes it very clear that it needs to be done, and its a very minor inconvenience when you factor in the value of the stock and the features/capabilities it brings... which again, not many shooters complain about.

So yeah, if you're happy to spend more money on lesser chassis, be our guest
 
I Agree on some of both points, first off Kyle is a great guy to deal with and he will ship his stocks across the line with out a problem, secondly I think the stocks should be bedded I have personally owned two of these stocks as well and have sold them both I found they didn't fit that great and were a pain to adjust so I went back to McMillan but that's just my opinion and to each there own what works for on person my not work for then next.
 
Thought you had nothing good to say about them but you have 2?? ;)

Nothing comes perfect for everyone, I expect some fitting or customization of some type on pretty much anything I receive of this nature.

dirteemax said:
Oh good, thanks for clearing that up. Now I know everything about bedding and how it works........... So back to my original question of what is stopping your action from moving forwards or rewards??? Both of my XLR chassis have a good 1/8 inch of clearance between the recoil lug and the chassis. What exactly is taking up the space on your chassis?? On mine the recoil lug touches nothing unless you put a generous amount of bedding compound in to take up the abundance of room.

So what does your XLR use?

Who makes a lesser chassis then the XLR? What other chassis have you used? Have you handled the Cadex chassis? You’re going to tell me that it’s a lesser chassis?

I don't feel there are any chassis manufactured that is lesser then the XLR

Usually you get what you pay for, some how I guess you bought a $700 chassis and got something better then a $2,000 chassis. Magic I guess
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dirteemax said:
Oh good, thanks for clearing that up. Now I know everything about bedding and how it works........... So back to my original question of what is stopping your action from moving forwards or rewards??? Both of my XLR chassis have a good 1/8 inch of clearance between the recoil lug and the chassis. What exactly is taking up the space on your chassis?? On mine the recoil lug touches nothing unless you put a generous amount of bedding compound in to take up the abundance of room.

So what does your XLR use?

Who makes a lesser chassis then the XLR? What other chassis have you used? Have you handled the Cadex chassis? You’re going to tell me that it’s a lesser chassis?
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My XLR fits the recoil lug perfectly.. so no issue

As for lesser chassis.. McRee ? MDT? AICS?

These chassis use a simple V block bedding system, where the MDT is inlet for the action type. Those 3 other chassis systems are all in the same sort of price group ( depending on extras you go with ) , and the XLR offers as many features as the others ( more in some cases ) and costs less than all of them, if im not mistaken..

Yes handled a few.. Owned an MDT, handled AI and McRee and a Cadex, its not a lesser chassis, but its not exactly a high value chassis, its high cost.. at $2500 USD.. its very pretty though.

sucks youve had a bad experience with the XLR.. mines been more than perfect
 
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Kelly Timoffee said:
Ummmmmmmmmmm, we get it now, you don't like them.

Let's move on, or do you want to be like the fellow shopper at CT and tell us which battery charger we want too?
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He's giving his honest opinion of what's wrong with the stock and I can appreciate that. Most who own one think the stock is all that because it looks tacticool housing their sps and are lost as to the limitations and flaws mentioned.
 
Totally understood, just don't say it like a 12 year old "they sucks" , still wondering if the two were bought at the same time though. ;).

I don't own one, I ordered one and waiting arrival, mostly due to what was available to me on this side of the border for my rifle.I will modify what I need to achieve my purposes.

Guess it is just me, I just don't like hearing "it sucks" or "they suck" during a debate or when trying to explain something.Hopefully it works out for me.

derrick1978 said:
He's giving his honest opinion of what's wrong with the stock and I can appreciate that. Most who own one think the stock is all that because it looks tacticool housing their sps and are lost as to the limitations and flaws mentioned.
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Just pulled the action off mine to adjust my timney and notice that there is room to the sides of the recoil lug but tere is no gap between the recoil lug and action block
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
Totally understood, just don't say it like a 12 year old "they sucks" , still wondering if the two were bought at the same time though. ;).

I don't own one, I ordered one and waiting arrival, mostly due to what was available to me on this side of the border for my rifle.I will modify what I need to achieve my purposes.

Guess it is just me, I just don't like hearing "it sucks" or "they suck" during a debate or when trying to explain something.Hopefully it works out for me.
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I doubt you'll have any issues

as per my recoil lug, it fits perfectly because its a Tikka and they dont really have the option of oversize lugs etc etc like Remingtons or Savages etc.. so my recoil lug fits very snug..
So if the Remington inlet models have extra space to accomodate an oversized recoil lug, and you know this, yet dont bed the lug recess to get the proper fit... well theres only 1 person to blame for it having excess space.. thats how i see it anyway.. i dont see it as a design flaw
 
How bout some pics since I made it to te range
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Even got the fiancé out the to the range to shoot a bit. She's quite good

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Bedding the lug to me is just as standard as cleaning the rifle when you bring it home.Just something you do.

With this chassis system I won't have to mess with floating as well as having many adjustments available for fit.I will be adding a Mystic Precision Bi-pod which IMO will be very easy to install with the rail provided for the pod on this chassis system.So from the logistic side of it everything seems like it will work well.

HOWEVER, I won't be doing another Savage in the near future as it is handicapped greatly with way fewer options than 700's.But I had to try.

Moser - I am curious as to your scopes objective size, ring height and clearance to the shroud.I will be using a 60mm objective and think that there will be some changes needed.


Fenix.NZ said:
I doubt you'll have any issues

as per my recoil lug, it fits perfectly because its a Tikka and they dont really have the option of oversize lugs etc etc like Remingtons or Savages etc.. so my recoil lug fits very snug..
So if the Remington inlet models have extra space to accomodate an oversized recoil lug, and you know this, yet dont bed the lug recess to get the proper fit... well theres only 1 person to blame for it having excess space.. thats how i see it anyway.. i dont see it as a design flaw
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