One of my 457's sits in an Accurate Rifle Systems chassis. It's my benchrest long range gun. Didn't see much change in groups just adding the chassis, just more comfortable to shoot. Lilja barrel is what made the difference in groups.

 

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I've tried my 457 in a couple of chassises. A KRG Bravo and an Oryx. I'm also running a Lilja barrel. The barrel made the difference I was looking for. The chassis just made it more comfortable. What I liked the most was the pistol grip. I just cut my stock to a more comfortable LOP, added a cheek riser and molded a pistol grip onto the stock using JB Weld putty. It's fine now. I run a bipod on the front and with that it balances just forward of the magwell.

As for PRS or NRL type shooting, the real advantage with a chassis would be all of the weight you can add. I shot a Rim-X that weighed out at 26lbs this weekend and the added stability due to the weight is what really made a difference. Not more accurate, but getting on target and shooting straight was faster with the much heavier rifle.

 

Grey Birch makes a good chassis, all aluminum, built in M-Lok and Arca rail.

 

Interesting that some are seeing no improvement in accuracy with a chassis. I did not expect that. I thought that a chassis would have made the same improvement as bedding the action. This thread may have saved me a bunch of money.

 

I had the factory chassis and another in Varmint wood and seen no differences in accuracy. Both shot excellent groups but I just preferred the wood as it gets cold up here along the lake.

 

I think a chassis is a very good idea, depending on your intended use and goals.

As stated, it removes the need to bed a stock. It adds rigidity and full adjustment. Adding accessories like weights, rails, bipods and more is typically quite easy.

In my opinion, one of the more compelling options is the OEM VPC chassis from HBI. HBI Chassis

At $295, it is a bargain.

Here's mine for now, still not complete.

CZ 457 VPC Clone Build Thread

Updated 08 October 2023 I have decided I want a rifle for bench and long-range shooting. I love my 455, but it will see few modifications to keep it eligible for base class and similar shooting. In looking at present, and past, 457 offerings I became infatuated with the VPC rifles. Sadly, as...

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Interesting that some are seeing no improvement in accuracy with a chassis. I did not expect that. I thought that a chassis would have made the same improvement as bedding the action. This thread may have saved me a bunch of money.

I should have mentioned that I did pillar bed my stock. Doing that made it more consistent and much less sensitive to action screw torque.

 

I don't have a chassis for the 457 but have one for my 10/22 and will echo what everyone else is saying. It won't improve your accuracy inherently (at least not significantly) unless you're coming from very flimsy or worn out stock. There are a lot of great features about some chassis that make it much more comfortable to shoot but also there are a lot of features and upgrades you can help to improve your shooting form. Consistent cheek weld, grip, trigger finger position, etc all have an impact on your precision. A chassis can definitely help with all those things.

 

Just put together a 457 in a MTD XRS with a Lilja barrel. My very first range outing with it had me shooting sub MOA. I really can't comment on if the chassis made a difference with accuracy but it absolutely improved the rifles ergonomics, which probably helped me the shooter perform better.

 

If only the chassis manufactures make them in left hand version and not the PDC.

 

I've got a MTR in a MDT XRS chassis and find it very comfortable. The only downside is that it's going to take a lot of weight (~5+ lbs) added to the front of it to get it to balance neutrally on a barricade bag. If I were shopping for another one, the XLR Element 4.0 with the TR-2 buttstock looks nice.

 

If only the chassis manufactures make them in left hand version and not the PDC.

Do you mind telling me what you don't like about the PDC, I've a lefty Varmint on the way and was half thinking about getting a PDC.

 

The PDC doesn't look as well built as a MDT/MPA but it will do the job regardless. One of the feller at the club uses one with his CZ but I also know it balances very poorly that he had to tack on a lot of weight up front to do so. I think that is ridiculous but that is just my opinion though. I have varmint stock with Victor Titan cheek riser screwed into the stock and Salmon River Solution picatinny/Arca combo rail. Works great if I only I can get constant jams to clear up.

 

I really like the HBI chassis

 

The HBI was in the running but I went with the rigidalloy

 

For those recommending the HBI - did you buy yours directly from HBI? Is that the same chassis that used to be offered in the factory VPC configuration?

 

Yes and yes

Here is my build thread

CZ 457 VPC Clone Build Thread

Updated 08 October 2023 I have decided I want a rifle for bench and long-range shooting. I love my 455, but it will see few modifications to keep it eligible for base class and similar shooting. In looking at present, and past, 457 offerings I became infatuated with the VPC rifles. Sadly, as...

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And @Boilerjack22

My CZ 457 VPC Clones

I just finished my second set of CZ 457 VPC clones, when the second set HB Industries aluminum chassis arrived this morning. All of these rifles started their lives as CZ 457 Varmint At-Ones, but for some strange reason, I never felt the Boyd stock and the barreled actions were a good...

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I like the KRG Bravo chassis.
Regards
JCS

 

I’m very pleased with my MTD. XRS, so much so that I bought one for my 360 build.

 

Based on the recommendations from another friend and the praises here, I just received the HB Industries chassis. Very pleased with the quality!
I'm building out this rifle for my 7yo son to use - I'll finish out the chassis with a custom length carbon buttstock from Smoke Composites. Hoping to get it to balance at around 10-11 pounds so he can use it for NRL22. 🤞

To further answer OP's question, if you're switching from a quality stock to a quality chassis, I'm not convinced the chassis itself will shrink your groups. I think the tighter groups associated with a chassis tend to be more closely related to the ability to get proper fit in a chassis, where a stock can sometimes be somewhat limiting due to lack of adjustment capabilities (LOP, cheek weld, etc.).

 

Do you mind telling me what you don't like about the PDC, I've a lefty Varmint on the way and was half thinking about getting a PDC.

The PDC doesn't look as well built as a MDT/MPA but it will do the job regardless. One of the feller at the club uses one with his CZ but I also know it balances very poorly that he had to tack on a lot of weight up front to do so. I think that is ridiculous but that is just my opinion though. I have varmint stock with Victor Titan cheek riser screwed into the stock and Salmon River Solution picatinny/Arca combo rail. Works great if I only I can get constant jams to clear up.

My experience with him was terrible communication and responsiveness, and a failure to provide the folding stock I ordered. He substituted an "upgrade" tool-less model which I didn't want because of the added half pound of weight (which speaks to the balance issue mentioned).

On my THIRD email about it I finally received a response promising to swap it, but he never followed through.

I ended up selling it because I got mad every time I opened the safe and saw it there.

 

Just finished this one for my son (7)…
HBI chassis
Custom length Smoke Composites carbon fiber stock for an 11.5” LOP.

Still looking for the perfect grip for his little handles. He prefers something a little more vertical than the one currently on here, but most vertical grips are too big for his hands. Open to suggestions if anyone has any.

 

Have tried a lot of different grips and by far my favorite is the Ergo TDX-0 Tactical Deluxe grips.

 

You could look at some of the skeleton grips. I personally bought a grip and modified it to my hand.

BTW, I have the HBI chassis as well and I really like it.

 

CZ made a model they called “457 Chassis”. It uses the MDT ACC Premier chassis and a 24” match chambered barrel. I looked on Gunbroker and there are some available. Here’s what they look like: