Gear Review: MDT HS3 Chassis System

By Nick Leghorn

Accuracy is everything in my world. A gun isn’t good if it can’t hit the target. One of the ways to improve the accuracy of your rifle is to change the chassis, since the usual stock that comes with most bolt action rifles is terrible in every way. For a good chassis, you would normally expect to pay a ton of money — Dual Strike demands north of $2,000 for their chassis system. But MDT is a company constantly improving their chassis for the budget minded shooter, and the latest incarnation is the HS3.

The last chassis I reviewed from MDT was their LSS chassis, and I thought it was just about perfect. The sleek and sexy lines definitely did it for me aesthetically speaking, but I could see where people might want something more. The forend was a little short, so the rifle’s stance becomes a touch small and unstable. The stock adapter doesn’t have the hole for a locking plate, so stocks like the Magpul PRS were right out. And the all metal construction means that it can get a little warm in the Texas heat. The HS3 fixes all of those minor imperfections, and does it with …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns