New Model 700 Short Action Chassis from Best Damn Gun
The Best Damn Gun company announced that it was now offering a new chassis for the Remington Model 700 action. The new chassis is designed for the short action and follows on the heels of the long action version that was introduced at the 2017 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
The chassis, like the original, is a basic chassis that the gunsmith or home builder can use as a base to build a bolt gun. It is not designed to be a nearly complete chassis that is commonly found. Rather, it is a basic platform that the builder can then add a stock, pistol grip and other parts to.
The nice thing about this chassis is that it is designed to be compatible with mil-spec sized AR parts. This allows you to bolt any AR type pistol grip to it. To add a stock, simply screw in a buffer tube and slide on your preferred stock. Up front, you can attach any AR handguard that has an internal diameter that is wide enough to clear the barrel you select.
The chassis is designed to work with any Model 700 triggers. For ammunition feeding, the short action chassis is compatible with AICS .223 and AICS .308 magazines. The chassis is made of 6061 aluminum and is unfinished. The suggested retail price is $545.
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Neat! how does the barrel attach to the chassis? are those holes on the front trunion for set screws?
I was interested until I saw that they have a pile of specific models for various kinds of handguards. It should have a threaded collar like a regular AR upper, even if it has to be LR-308-sized for clearance of the barrel. The big thing with AR fans is that you can swap parts out when you want something else, this defeats the whole purpose of making a gun AR-compatible.