Oryx Chassis Vs. SCSA TSP-X Chassis

[SlickColt]

Hi all, Im due to start my first 308 build for 75% target shooting and occasional hunting. I will likely be getting a Howa 308 with a 20” Barrel. Does anyone have opinions for or against the Oryx Vs. TSP-X Chassis? Any insider info would be great as all I can find is advertising for both.

[Shootermick]

Can’t help you, but I’m interested in any replies. I’m considering the same set up. There’s a Howa 20” in 308 in an Oryx chassis that I’ve been eyeing off. Probably would just use it to hit some gongs, but I don’t see any reason why I couldn’t point it out the ute window for a bit of roo shooting as well.

[SCJ429]

I don't own a Howa or either of those chassis but if I was in your position I would consider a secondhand Tikka Tac A1. Saw one going for just over $2,000. Sounds like good value to me.

[in2anity]

I don't own a Howa or either of those chassis but if I was in your position I would consider a secondhand Tikka Tac A1. Saw one going for just over $2,000. Sounds like good value to me.

There are brand new 308 Howas kicking around for under $500, and the Oryx isn’t far over $500, new. Fairly different price bracket to the Tac A1... just sayin

[SCJ429]

What would you rather own?

I am betting you would have a better package with the Tikka.

[in2anity]

Ha. Apples and Oranges. Budget is truly the deciding factor for some. Luckily for us, not so much. Although I am building a custom on a Howa action as we speak - there are certainly a lot worse actions out there.

[SCJ429]

Who is selling a new Howa for under $500. The cheapest I can find is a barrelled action for $545.

I do agree with you that it is comparing apples with oranges.

[SCJ429]

$399 for a barrelled action, I have paid more for scope rings.

I see that they are selling a Howa in the Oryx chassis for $1150. Cheap as chips.

[in2anity]

It’s the cheapest I’ve seen in a long while. It’ll destroy the resale market while stocks last. They sell the chassis for $549. Pair it with that $399 ba, and you’re out of jail for under a grand.

Still, you get what you pay for. The Oryx feels cheap and nasty to me. And the paintwork is very very thin - I think it’d age fast. Personally I’d rather a crappy synthetic stock to bubba myself (without any guilt) or go the whole hog and invest in a quality chassis... to each to their own though.

I don’t see what the big deal is about chassis anyway - people will continue to shoot good and bad irrespective of chassis. Give me a rifle with a euro or Monte Carlo style comb and a sling and I bet I can shoot a field positional group as good as i could with any chassis rifle...

[sungazer]

I purchased a Howa 6.5C as a barreld action a year or so ago for $450 I also bought a few other calibres and then bought a MDT chassis and fitted it out. A few weeks ago I shot it at a club shoot and was the second highest score by just one point beating quite a few other very expensive rifles. With Howa I think you get a bit more than you pay for. Finish is not quite there but accuracy certainly is.

[Shootermick]

I just saw that an Oryx for a Mauser M18 was due to hit the shelves in October. I reckon one of them in 6.5x55 might go alright too.

[SCJ429]

What are they priced at, I cannot believe the $399 price for the Howa. As noted before, used Howa prices must have taken a hammering.