What’s going on, channel fans and family, and welcome back to Slav Guns. At SHOT Show 2025 I stopped by the Accurate-Mag booth again. Most of you know them for magazines that just keep feeding, and they’ve been growing into complete precision rifles. This time, though, the star wasn’t a rifle. It was a chassis, and it’s aimed at the shooter who wants to get into the chassis game without spending a thousand bucks to do it.
Quick note: this is a SHOT Show 2025 booth walkthrough (filmed in January 2025) with Wilson from Accurate-Mag. It’s a first look at the booth, not a range test. If you want the full rifle this chassis was shown on, read my Accurate Mag AM725 A1 article.
TL;DR
- What it is: the Accurate-Mag Sport-Tact Ultra Lite, a one-piece chassis built as an affordable first chassis or a lightweight hunting setup.
- The features: 9-inch integrated ARCA rail, five M-LOK slots on each side and the bottom, a built-in barricade stop, thumb shelves on both sides, and AICS magazines.
- Rear end: takes AR-15 style pistol grips and buttstocks, so you pick your own.
- Weight: Wilson put the chassis at about 21 ounces. The demo rifle with a short carbon barrel and the 725 action was about 7 pounds.
- Fits: Remington 700 short action at launch, with more platforms in the works.
Why a chassis, and why this one
There’s been a big move toward chassis rifles, and not just for the gun-game crowd. A lot of hunters want one too, because a chassis lets you run tripods, bipods, and all the modern accessories. The problem has always been cost. Unless you have around $1,000 to spend, you usually weren’t looking at a chassis at all.
Wilson called the Ultra Lite their option for someone just getting into chassis rifles who wants an easier, more cost-effective entry point. It’s also for hunters who want something very light. Think hog and coyote hunters who carry the rifle a long way but still want to set it on a tripod.
What you get on the Ultra Lite
- 9-inch ARCA rail built right into the forend. That’s one less accessory to buy, since you don’t need a separate ARCA rail.
- M-LOK slots, five on each side and five on the bottom, for a sling mount, extra round holders, or weights.
- Integrated barricade stop on the bottom. That’s great in PRS, and it works on branches out in the field too.
- AICS-pattern magazines. No separate bottom metal needed.
- AR-15 pistol grips and buttstocks. The rifle at the booth wore a Magpul PRS Lite stock, which is adjustable and keeps the package light.
- Thumb shelves on both sides.
- A channel in the forend with room to add weight. Even with the barrel on the demo rifle, there was plenty of space.
I’m a big fan of the thumb shelf, and not just for precision shooters. It helps you drive the gun, and for me it’s also a mental check. If you watch my videos, you’ll see me put my thumb on the shelf before I shoot. That’s me getting set and ready.
Light enough to hunt, room to grow into PRS
This is the angle I like most. It’s a light chassis, but it’s still a good starting point for a PRS build. You can hang weights off the M-LOK, run a heavier buttstock, or put a long steel barrel on it for competition. Wilson said some of their friends who teach PRS and long-range classes are looking at them for rental rifles, because it’s an efficient platform that doesn’t break the bank when you need four or five guns set up.
I honestly think it would be hard to outgrow. It’s light enough for the hunting crowd, and it can get as heavy as you want for a competition rifle.
Why it costs less than their other chassis
I asked the obvious question: what are you giving up? Wilson’s answer was that you get most, if not all, of the function of their other chassis. Because it’s one piece, they skip a lot of the machining that goes into the interface rails for attaching separate forends and stocks. That’s a lot of machine time they don’t have to spend, and the savings get passed on.
And be honest. We love buying modularity, but how often do we actually swap forends? Wilson said they don’t see many people come back for a different stock or forend later. Most of the changes people make are accessories on the M-LOK, and the parts PRS shooters really argue about are the pistol grip and the buttstock. On this chassis both are up to you.
Budget math: the first PRS rifle angle
Getting into PRS and other gun games is a big investment, and new shooters change their minds a lot. At the show, Wilson quoted $399 retail for the Ultra Lite (that was January 2025, so check Accurate-Mag for current pricing). At that price, if you try it and decide you want something different, you’re not out thousands on a chassis you don’t love.
On camera we talked through a rough build. Add an AR-style buttstock and a pistol grip, and even if you go higher-end on the stock you’re still in the range I spent on my first PRS rifle setup. The integrated ARCA rail and no need for bottom metal save you a couple more purchases.
Bring an old rifle back to life
This might be the best use for it. Wilson said a lot of buyers have told them they had a Remington 700 SPS sitting in the safe for years because they hated the old plastic stock. The Ultra Lite gave them an upgrade for a rifle they already owned and got it back out shooting.
With a 700, the barrel usually isn’t the problem. It’s the stock and the lack of a detachable magazine. If you’ve been around 700s a while, you know the bottom metal story: buy a new stock and you still need to spend more on bottom metal to run detachable mags. The Ultra Lite takes AICS mags without that extra step. We called out the Bergara B-14 as a perfect example. Drop it in this chassis and you’ve got a seriously nice rifle. It’s much easier to justify this upgrade than a chassis that costs twice what the rifle did.
Those cutouts aren’t just for looks
The skeletonized design looks premium. I figured the scallops were just style, but Wilson said they pull weight out while keeping it rigid and durable. They also add some texture so your hands don’t slide around.
What actions it fits
At the show it was available for Remington 700 short actions, which also covers a lot of custom actions on the market. Wilson said they were looking at Savage, long-action versions for Remington and Savage, and maybe even a Ruger 10/22 version. I’d love that 10/22 one. A precision rimfire build shouldn’t need a chassis that costs more than the rifle. Since then, Accurate-Mag’s 2026 catalog lists Savage Axis short action, Ruger 10/22, and Ruger American short action versions on the way. Check the Sport-Tact Ultra Lite page for what’s out now.
Bottom line
The Sport-Tact Ultra Lite is a smart way into chassis rifles. You get a one-piece chassis with a built-in ARCA rail, M-LOK, a barricade stop, thumb shelves, and AICS mags at a price that doesn’t punish you for experimenting. It’s light enough for the hunter who walks all day, and it has room to grow into a PRS rifle. Keep in mind this was a booth first look, not a range test. The rest of the gear I use is in my Amazon picks.
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