(Photo by Mark Fingar)
March 06, 2024
By Tom Beckstrand
Rifle stocks in various forms have been around for centuries. The chassis concept has really only been available for a couple of decades. A stock or a chassis is essential to shoot a rifle, but they have such different characteristics that it pays to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each.
Chassis don’t compete against the low-cost, injection-molded polymer stocks that come with many bolt-action rifles. For shooting a rifle out to a couple hundred yards, low-cost options are the most prevalent and do everything required to make shots on predators or big game at those distances. Where there is debate between equipping a rifle with a stock or chassis...