On this week's #SundayGunday, we’re taking a look at a unique chassis system from MDT, the HNT26. Designed for hunters looking for the ultimate lightweight setup, the HNT26 is just as perfect for packing on the miles as it is for making a precision shot at last light.
So why devote a whole video to what is generally just one component of a firearm? Well, frankly, because this chassis is just that cool. To start, the HNT26 comes in two models, fixed and folding. Yes, you heard that right, the HNT26 we have on hand here today can be folded up for easier stowage in a truck or shortened case. Personally, I prefer to hike with it folded out, but some may like keeping it tucked up in the backcountry as well. Whether folding or not, that buttstock boasts a fully adjustable comb, to get the perfect cheek weld behind your optic. Not ones to forget about shooter comfort, that carbon fiber stock is not hollow, but is foam filled to dampen vibration and felt recoil. On the exterior, it wears a rubberized buttpad, QD ports on the right and left, as well as a traditional sling swivel stud mount on the bottom, which is fully removable. Length of pull can be adjusted by adding or removing included shims between the stock and the buttpad.
Moving forward, the grip is carbon fiber, and fills the hand nicely. If you’re running a folding model, the button to collapse the buttstock sits just overtop the grip. The trigger is nicely oversized, for easier use in the field, with a skeletonized bottom. The chassis itself, where your action sits, is magnesium alloy for the utmost in strength, rigidity, and lightness. It is fed from an AICS-pattern magazine, which can be purchased separately from MDT.
Out front the carbon-fiber fore-end attaches via three Torx screws. Interestingly enough, rather than simply being a U-shape to grip, in which the barrel floats, the for-end is enclosed on the end with an M-Lok slot on top. This would be great for mounting an IR laser—predator hunters take note. Besides this, the fore-end also boasts M-Lok slots on the sides and bottom, a QD port on each side, and a sling swivel stud on the bottom which is again, fully removable. The cherry on top? The chassis can be ordered either with a smooth-bottom fore-end, or with a made-in ARCA rail on the bottom. The choice does not affect M-Lok mounting options.
The HNT26 is currently available for short and long action Remington 700s, Savages, Tikka T3Xs, and short-action Howas and Weatherby Vanguards, as well as Remington 700-based medium actions. One caveat to note, the 2026 Savage Model 110s are currently not compatible, though a fix is being pursued. The chassis is available in Black Carbon Fiber or Cobalt Green. Weight ranges from 26 ounces for the standard, non-Arca fixed model short action, to 29.2 ounces for our long-action, Arca rail, folding buttstock model, with minimal shimming.
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