New budget chassis from MDT
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MDT came out with this new brand, Oryx, recently. Multiple inlets available, can free float a 1.25" barrel and changeable grip; looks pretty too.
A Howa barreled action and a Oryx chassis, perhaps?A complete bolt action rifle chassis system for under 400 bucks. Includes chassis, buttstock and grip.
https://oryxchassis.com/
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Always great to have options that looks pretty nice.
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Not a fan of that buttstock but other than that looks pretty solid, especially for a budget build
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@bull81 said in New budget chassis from MDT:
Not a fan of that buttstock but other than that looks pretty solid, especially for a budget build
Yeah, not very bag-friendly in the rear. And the cheek pad looks really wide. But I guess I am asking for too much at that price point.
It is not as tacticool, which I suspect was MDT's goal, but I think I would try the KRG Bravo first. Especially if you are using a bag. And both are around $400.
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My thoughts exactly.
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@flyinphill
Yea the bravo looks more bag friendly and is considerably lighter, I been thinking about trying one out on a hunting rifle set up
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I'm not a fan of the looks of this chassis either. But I can say the adjustable AR grip looks interesting. With the ability to adjust finger position on the trigger by sliding the grip for or aft.
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@7david7 it's not shown on this model, but it's on the site listed as an option for the competition chassis. Sorry.
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Got my hands on 1 yesterday.
The cheek rest is not very wide, I think the picture above creates an optical illusion making it look so.
I prefer a sloped Butt stock but this holds a bag pretty well. Kinda reminds me of the DT's.
Weight empty was ~4.5 lb.s.
With 20" HB Howa .223 barreled action, base, rings, Athlon Argos 6-24 BTR, 2.5" m-lok rail and Atlas bipod....~13 lbs.
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To compare to the Bravo. The Bravo is stated to weigh 2.9 pounds out of the box, which I take to mean 2 pds 12 oz.
In my case, I added REM700 SA action (no mods) and No 5 Sendero barrel (as comes with SPS TAC AAC-SD rifle - no mods). And steel base and steel mk4 rings and L&S mk4 6.5-20x tmr scope and NV mount (that weighs 8.1 oz) and atlas bipod.
I just weighed this critter and it came to 12 pds 8 oz. Removing the 2 piece NV mount and moving the bipod back the the chassis, the weight would be right at 12 pounds. So still not a light gun, but the No. 5 barrel is not a light barrel. Not a heavy one either, just in between.
The gun would not go outside without a suppressor. Right now I'm supporting 4 active bolt guns and only have 3 x 30 call suppressors, and this one happens to be suppressor-less today. That would add about another 12 oz.
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@7david7 said in New budget chassis from MDT:
@7david7 it's not shown on this model, but it's on the site listed as an option for the competition chassis. Sorry.
I don't follow the context of this post. What is an option for the competition model? And where do you find a listing of a competition model? I can;t find but one model in the web.
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@flyinphill said in New budget chassis from MDT:
@7david7 said in New budget chassis from MDT:
@7david7 it's not shown on this model, but it's on the site listed as an option for the competition chassis. Sorry.
I don't follow the context of this post. What is an option for the competition model? And where do you find a listing of a competition model? I can;t find but one model in the web.
As far as I can gather, ORYX has but one chassis at present, I believe the reference above refers to MDT the mother of ORYX. There you will find the ACC (Adjustable Core Competition)
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First day out with the Oryx chassis. Shot both prone and off bench.
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@mamalukino
Come on fella you can’t do that, you can’t just say hey I shot it and not tell us anything else.
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I really like it.
No zero shift from stock to chassis, excellent cheek weld, rode rear bag really well. The grip is real comfortable and the stock has a thumb shelf machined in.
Action/barrel sits perfectly centered; I added a magpul m-lok for the Atlas.
Recoil felt more linear than the stock it was in.
I shot it with 2 different mags, a .308 AICS (used like a Bob sled for single shot) and a .223 Accurate mag (AICS). These required a slight mod to fit the Howa. Not sure if required for the other footprints.
The MDT .223 mags are BO, these should fit without modification.
