How Accurate is Cadex CDX Lite ???

TJW said:
We are not the US. They are die hard made in the US buyers just like we like stuff built in Canada. Buying an MPA chassis and the dozen different barricade stop, wedges etc. is not my cup of tea. You end up getting too wrapped up in the gear rather than shooting.....
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All the MPA trinkets are not my cup of tea either. You can be a lot more effective with the use of a good bag. The chassis itself is well thought out though, and is very well suited to PRS/NRL shooting - it was designed with that in mind after all.

With my JAE with the ARCA rail, which creates a wide stabile base to place on a bag, you can be very stabile, precise and quick. For example, I shot the PRS barricade skills stage at the 2018 Quiet Riot match in 63 seconds with 7/8, I pulled one shot off to the right of the plate. Just used my rifle and a Wiebad mini fortune cookie bag. No need for any gizmos.

My rifle doesn't have any fancy trinkets hanging off of it, and I only bring a rear bag, a Wiebad mini fortune cookie, and depending on the match, my RRS tripod. You can be very effective with minimal gear - just look at Matt Brosseau or David Preston run a PRS stage.

The MPA also has a nice flat forend that makes for very stabile positions. The Cadex doesn't have that, it's more of a tube.

The Cadex, although probably a decent mass produced rifle, was not designed for PRS/NRL type shooting. Can you use it for such, and be fairly effective with it? Of course. But it's not optimized for it, never was intended to be optimized for that type of shooting, and it shows. Nothing necessarily wrong with using one for PRS type shooting, there is just better options out there.
 
Before I start I would like to say that I'm a staff shooter for Cadex but I will try to comment with facts and facts only!

Yes I agree that the "step" in front of the magwell is kind of awkward on bags but when you put a simple 55$ Arca rail (yes they are Arca compatible) the step will come flush with it and it will give you a nice wide forehand that will track like a charm on bags.




The step can be used with a barricade stop the same way you would use the MPA(XLR barricade stop). Another advantage of the AR style forehand is that your barrel will be protected from any outside contact that could mess with the vibration...



Lots of comments that the rifle is not well balance, on this picture it's sitting on the top of the peg of the tank trap, as you can see it's perfectly straight, dont know how much more balance you need it to be...


Here is my load development on my 6.5x47L shooting 123 scenar



To finish I will say that there is 2 main reasons why you don't see more Cadex in US PRS.
First; they don't sponsor US events (They sponsor 3 Canadian competitions)
Second; US shooter buy American made stuff, an habit we should probably learn from them...
 
Weird that Cadex doesnt sponsor one of the largest PRS type shooting comps in Canada.

I guess that is just another time Quebec tries to screw the West...

Canadians love to support Canada - Lots of MDT Chassis and PGWs on the line. Shooters support those that support them.
 
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Ryan.M.Anderson said:
Weird that Cadex doesnt sponsor one of the largest PRS type shooting comps in Canada.
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They just gave this away at the Meaford Long Range Steel Challenge couple of weeks ago.

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Ryan.M.Anderson said:
I guess that is just another time Quebec tries to screw the West...
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what an ignorant comment, and thats coming from me...lol... Cadex has been nothing but top notch from my dealings with them.
 
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Arrowhead said:
Oh c'mon don't turn this into politics, as a fellow shooter you are supposed to be better then that... ;)
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It went beyond politics when my emails didn't even get a thanks but no thanks...

We did digress though.

To answer the OP - I am sure the CADEX is plenty accurate - it is a $4,000+ gun so it should be.
 
DILLIGAF said:
They just gave this away at the Meaford Long Range Steel Challenge couple of weeks ago.

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what an ignorant comment, and thats coming from me...lol... Cadex has been nothing but top notch from my dealings with them.
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How is that ignorant? Hear of Trans Mountain or Energy East? You are moving to Alberta soon, you will see soon enough.

Edited: I said one of the largest. Meaford is the largest at nearly 130 though.
 
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Ryan.M.Anderson said:
Weird that Cadex doesnt sponsor one of the largest PRS type shooting comps in Canada.

I guess that is just another time Quebec tries to screw the West...

Canadians love to support Canada - Lots of MDT Chassis and PGWs on the line. Shooters support those that support them.
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I will most definitely agree with this comment. While the cadex customer support on my end when I had issues with my chassis was fairly good I sold that chassis shortly after learning that cadex wasn't willing to support any matches out west. Just my opinion but as there are many other companies that will support all Canadian matches and those companies will receive my support.
 
Ryan.M.Anderson said:
It went beyond politics when my emails didn't even get a thanks but no thanks...

We did digress though.

To answer the OP - I am sure the CADEX is plenty accurate - it is a $4,000+ gun so it should be.
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Please take note that I'm am not replying or authorized to reply on Cadex behalf, these are my own word...

I don't know anything about your discussion with Cadex (probably spoke with Patrice) but you have to understand something, a sponsor just doesn't give out money or free stuff like that, It's a trade, they give you stuff in exchange for exposure (publicity). If they are sending you a 1500$ chassis, are they getting that amount back in exposure? For my part I haven't even seen or eared or your matchs. How many shooters? Where are the pictures? YouTube video? Do you have any idea how much it would cost to send 3 reps with the booth, rifles and ammo (With Cadex you can shoot the rifles not just look at them, 308-338LM-.50 suppress) from Qc to AB? It would take a freaking huge amount of money for a small group of shooter with no internet coverage...
 
Arrowhead said:
Please take note that I'm am not replying or authorized to reply on Cadex behalf, these are my own word...

I don't know anything about your discussion with Cadex (probably spoke with Patrice) but you have to understand something, a sponsor just doesn't give out money or free stuff like that, It's a trade, they give you stuff in exchange for exposure (publicity). If they are sending you a 1500$ chassis, are they getting that amount back in exposure? For my part I haven't even seen or eared or your matchs. How many shooters? Where are the pictures? YouTube video? Do you have any idea how much it would cost to send 3 reps with the booth, rifles and ammo (With Cadex you can shoot the rifles not just look at them, 308-338LM-.50 suppress) from Qc to AB? It would take a freaking huge amount of money for a small group of shooter with no internet coverage...
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I am only a competitor in the SAPRL matches and while you say you have never heard of the SAPRL matches I have seen multiple pictures posted by Cadex both on Facebook and Instagram that were pictures taken by the photographer of the SAPRL matches. I understand the cost affiliated with having some guys come out and bringing some toys to play with but as a Canadian company that I will honestly say makes a pretty good product I would hope to see some support out west. It's not asking about donating huge dollar prizes to me even though many sponsors step up with awesome donations throughout the season, it's about another Canadian company showing support for precision shooting sports in the west not just the east as it seems to be a hugely growing sport in all of Canada. I have attended all of the SAPRL matches and they are usually 50-60 competitors and while that may not be a huge number to some with the growth of the sport in Alberta I can see the 2 day matches with 100+ shooters happening in the near future. At the end of the day the internet coverage thing is always nice if you are sponsoring and I understand that part, but for a Canadian company to say that they support the Canadian shooting sports and then flat out say "no thanks" to us in the West makes for the word of mouth in the Canadian shooting community to be more powerful I believe. That is my opinion, which may be worth nothing to some but I will continue to make sure others know how I feel about it.
 
I do not work for Cadex, but I will throw it out there that they did donate a rifle the past 2 years to the Got Your Six charity match. Last year was a 338 I think topped with a Steiner, this year was a 308.....
 
Arrowhead said:
Please take note that I'm am not replying or authorized to reply on Cadex behalf, these are my own word...

I don't know anything about your discussion with Cadex (probably spoke with Patrice) but you have to understand something, a sponsor just doesn't give out money or free stuff like that, It's a trade, they give you stuff in exchange for exposure (publicity). If they are sending you a 1500$ chassis, are they getting that amount back in exposure? For my part I haven't even seen or eared or your matchs. How many shooters? Where are the pictures? YouTube video? Do you have any idea how much it would cost to send 3 reps with the booth, rifles and ammo (With Cadex you can shoot the rifles not just look at them, 308-338LM-.50 suppress) from Qc to AB? It would take a freaking huge amount of money for a small group of shooter with no internet coverage...
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I ask for a lot of sponsorships, I get a lot of yes responses and a lot of no responses as well. I understand the value proposition that is required for such things. Our ~ 2 dozen other sponsors seem to think it is worth it.

It is quite fine by me if Cadex chooses not to sponsor us. I use products from people who don't as they are also a good product. The difference is that those other companies responded to my inquiries even if they were turning the SAPRL down.
 
You know what Arrowhead, I'll give you credit because you did prove me wrong. I am pleased to see Cadex trying to follow current trends in the precision rifle world, but for $1848.95 I would expect all the above listed features to be included in the chassis. Regardless, there is definitely a market out there for Cadex and there are people that buy them, but maybe us Western match shooters just don't get them? I guess we'll have to see how team Cadex performs at Meaford in 5 weeks :D
 
They put up a .50 last year and a scoped .338 this year for Meaford.

Kudu said:
You know what Arrowhead, I'll give you credit because you did prove me wrong. I am pleased to see Cadex trying to follow current trends in the precision rifle world, but for $1848.95 I would expect all the above listed features to be included in the chassis. Regardless, there is definitely a market out there for Cadex and there are people that buy them, but maybe us Western match shooters just don't get them? I guess we'll have to see how team Cadex performs at Meaford in 5 weeks :D
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What's with all of the butt-hurt over Cadex sponsorship of PRS-style matches in Western Canada doing in a thread specifically querying the accuracy of Cadex rifĺes? More than a bit off-topic, not to mention misplaced given that Cadex has donated scoped rifles 2 years in a row to the "Got Your 6" PTSD Awareness charity fundraising shoot held in AB. That is pretty far West the last time I checked. Just because someone's pet shoot didn't attract Cadex corporate sponsorship is no reason to derail the thread...

For the OP, these 5-round groups were fired from 100m with my Cadex .308 Guardian Lite three weeks ago at the Genessee Range just outside of Edmonton, using 168gr factory Federal Gold Medal Match ammo. The target squares are 1". As you can see, the Cadex rifles are plenty accurate - typically moreso than the firer....


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