Is it worth putting a chassis on a HUNTING rifle?

[DGY]

Ok... the same thing was said tho? So how is that wrong? The maths says that the aluminum will heat faster than the wood...

If you don't like a chassis.... it's ok to just say so!
R.

But the aluminum will draw the heat from your hand faster than your hand can warm it up hence me saying if you can’t cover the entire piece of metal in your and the exposed part will draw heat faster than you can warm it up real simple and a fact!

 

[DGY]

Buying a rifle that doesn't "feel" right is silly, Buying one that doesn't fit, would be fact... Fit can be measured. They aren't the same.
The aluminum... the longer you hold on to it, will actually get warmer... as it pulls the heat from your hand. That's why your hand feels cold. The wood will do the same... it just takes longer. That's why in the contect of a chassis, or a stock, the argument doesn't make much sense.
The being right thing has nothing to do with me. Nor should it.
There are all sorts of rifles in the safe. Some have wood, glass, fibre, plastic, and aluminum. All do things differently than the other. None of those things have anything to do with feelings. Not a single one.

R.

That is probably why people buying custom shotguns are being measured and the gun is made to a certain point and then all the refinement of proper fit is done by feel, how the gun feel when you shoulder it, how the grip feels how the palm swell feels you can take all the measurements in the world but if it ain’t feel right it won’t shoot right period! I have really big hands and long arms and I like slander stocks rather than a fuller one. Even if the logic you have would be big hands equals fuller stocks!!

 

[Rman]

Exactly! Same with the aluminum chassis that will draw heat from your hand at a faster rate than wood. Wood actually has some insulation that can be measured in R-values that is why after the wood is warmed up by your hand it is warmer in your hand than aluminum will ever be! But what the fvck do I know.

Well... While wood does have some R value... so does aluminum. Most everything does. The wood isn't any warmer after it is "heated" up by your hand... certainly not warmer than the aluminum will ever be. What it will be is the same temperature... To clarify... the aluminum will "heat" faster than the wood. This means it will also cool faster once the heat is removed. The wood will take longer to "heat", and then take longer to cool down when the heat is removed. Again, in the context of a rifle handle... this would matter very little, if at all.

Quite certain you know quite a lot about many different things.

R.

 

[Rman]

But the aluminum will draw the heat from your hand faster than your hand can warm it up hence me saying if you can’t cover the entire piece of metal in your and the exposed part will draw heat faster than you can warm it up real simple and a fact!

It may or may not be faster than one could warm it up. For some, yes, others no. That really is the issue at hand... pun intended. And neither simple, nor fact. It certainly isn't, or could/should be, a valid reason to choose one material over the other, or to preclude the right tool for the job.

R.

 

[Rman]

That is probably why people buying custom shotguns are being measured and the gun is made to a certain point and then all the refinement of proper fit is done by feel, how the gun feel when you shoulder it, how the grip feels how the palm swell feels you can take all the measurements in the world but if it ain’t feel right it won’t shoot right period! I have really big hands and long arms and I like slander stocks rather than a fuller one. Even if the logic you have would be big hands equals fuller stocks!!

It is exactly why they are being measured. It ensures the fit. The fit doesn't happen without the measure... and neither does the feel. If the fit isn't right, it won't shoot right. You don't get a jacket to fit by feeling it. It fits because of measure. That's why there are sizes. The logic is... it has to do with measure... not feel. Everyone feels thing differently. What fits you, may not fit anyone else. Don't confuse preference and opinion with measure and fact.
Choosing a chassis over a traditional wood stock, or the opposite, surely has very very little to do with what material is used? And even less to do with how that material feels?

How long is a piece of string?

R.

 

[elKrusto]

I lick a lot of door knobs, bus windows, shopping cart handles, but I wouldn't lick a rifle. That is gross....
I do like that PR Cook chassis. Too bad it only comes in ugly brown color. I guess my feelings are governing my decision.
Lots of good comments in this post to consider.

 

[gorby]

Well it might be more perceptions than anything else, but a wooden stock at 20 below sure feels warmer than a plastic or aluminum stock. Sitting in my freighter canoe in the fall is definitely warmer than sitting in an aluminum boat, axe handles the same, wooden axe handle are definitely warmer then a plastic handle. I don’t really care what you think but that is my finding over 30 years of living in the North and spending over 80 days a year in the bush. Wood is good, wood is better. I never had a wooden stock break, twist, rot or any of the down side that people say about wooden stock, same with blued steel, take care for your gear and you won’t have any problems most of the time, #### can happen and will happen but there is way to help it not happen!

I dunno the science, but my personal experience reflects yours. I shoot all winter with wood, plastic and metal. The wood seems to warm up quicker than anything else, especially metal.

Sure you can wear gloves, but walking through the woods in the fall with bare hands and a wood stock is really nice.