Crap. Like, closed temporarily because of too much backlog? Or winding down and closing shop?
Stupid non-AI thread question but... It needs input from the 'pinky out' group of the 'Hide.
Would you go for a NIB Zeiss LRP S5 for $2,600??? It is the annual holiday for optics sales. G3 Razor again through EV for $2,400, or ATACR for $2,700ish... Or the Zeiss from EO.
I have zero knowledge of the Zeiss.
I am kind of wanting more magnification than 25x though, because it is probably going to find a home on a target rifle and not a tactical one.
Would you go for a NIB Zeiss LRP S5 for $2,600??? It is the annual holiday for optics sales. G3 Razor again through EV for $2,400, or ATACR for $2,700ish... Or the Zeiss from EO.
I have zero knowledge of the Zeiss.
I am kind of wanting more magnification than 25x though, because it is probably going to find a home on a target rifle and not a tactical one.
Razor or 7-35 atacr would get my vote
NF or the Vortex. Oddly enough most people prefer the S3 to the S5. I haven't had that much time behind either to say, but the eye box on the S5 was much tighter then the S3.
Well, I have the ATACR 7-35 and the G3 Razor already. I like both, but am not married to either.
Guess I'll just stick with something along those lines again.
Maybe an Arken
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Guess I'll just stick with something along those lines again.
Maybe an Arken
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We have renamed the Arken the TEMU ATACR.Well, I have the ATACR 7-35 and the G3 Razor already. I like both, but am not married to either.
Guess I'll just stick with something along those lines again.
Maybe an Arken
Was waiting to see who suggested the Leupold 
Your assessment of the Pinky Out crowd is accurate but that only applies to guys with ZCO or TT on their AIs.
Us blue collar AI owners love our NF cause it’s LARPs way harder “caUSe teh NaVy sEELs use only NF”
The more you know
Bravo 2 out
Your assessment of the Pinky Out crowd is accurate but that only applies to guys with ZCO or TT on their AIs.
Us blue collar AI owners love our NF cause it’s LARPs way harder “caUSe teh NaVy sEELs use only NF”
The more you know
Bravo 2 out
Another good day with a new Bartlein/WinTac barrel. This time with the 24". I want to see how the barrel settles after a deep clean and more rounds through her; only 70 rounds got fired today before shooter fatigue set in, and I didn't want to waste the ammo. The cold bore shot was impressive as hell though. I also still need to test out Hornady A-Max 168gr and Federal Berger 185gr. So I'll keep sharing...
And a glamor shot. The 24" AT308 gets the Leupold MK5HD 7-35x56mm with Tremor3 reticle. My 20" has the 5-25x56mm. Both are the revised models with dual erector springs, and both got the nipple twister test without a single hiccup.
I'll work on getting 300 yard groupings next. And for those interested, I'll do some scope tracking as well. Thank you again @Frank Green for the excellent barrels!
And a glamor shot. The 24" AT308 gets the Leupold MK5HD 7-35x56mm with Tremor3 reticle. My 20" has the 5-25x56mm. Both are the revised models with dual erector springs, and both got the nipple twister test without a single hiccup.
I'll work on getting 300 yard groupings next. And for those interested, I'll do some scope tracking as well. Thank you again @Frank Green for the excellent barrels!
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Pretty impressive shootin’ there pardner must be the labradar effect lol j/k
Just curious - is this some kind of allergy / bug off spray?
No. That's the emulsified molybdenum disulfide compound I use to condition my brand new barrels. This is the only lubricant product I use when cleaning my barrels, and I only wet-patch, so that it can continuously bake into the barrel and molecularly bond to the steel as it reacts to both high heat and the trace elements of sulfur from firing rounds. It is a highly viscous nanoparticle version of molybdenum, not a grease.
I always do 1/2 the M24 SWS break-in process as per FM 3.22-10 (2017), for the purpose of slowly building up heat to bake the molybdenum disulfide into the barrel.
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When I can't use Jeany's, I will use Shooter's Choice FP10 as it is also molybdenum based. The bolt gets a Lucas gun lube grease.
That is a good shootin' barrel man!
Hello gentlemen, first-time poster here. I'm interested in picking up an AXSR in 300 PRC but have a few questions I was hoping one of you might be able to answer. My plan would be to have a 280 Ackley barrel spun up, and I am trying to figure out what bolt I would need to use. Would the .308 bolt work, or will I run into issues given the LA cartridge? Would that concern be assuaged by proper barrel chambering? Would I need to modify specific magazines? Would it instead require a different bolt face on the 300 PRC bolt? Any input is appreciated.
Getting the hang of a new barrel and seeing what the 245's will do on an empty range.
Hard to say. Lots of things circled in there. Could be a bolt release, could be an action. Who’s to say, really?
My ole’ sitting rifle. It’s an AT-MC-AO-GTAC edition, the year they put small firing pins in 2014 models (long rifles inc.) It’s been awhile since I posted a pic in the thread. I only log in to SH to see this thread so I thought I’d pay my tax.
I was watching the 15 wild turkeys in my backyard with it.
Anyone else rocking a modified AT in here?
#ATXisgay
I was watching the 15 wild turkeys in my backyard with it.
Anyone else rocking a modified AT in here?
#ATXisgay
There’s a few of us around. I think I’ve posted this same pic like 5 times but whatever.
That edition has so many letters it needs its own flag...
My mistake, I guess I haven't looked at that side of an AXSR. From your picture it looked like you took a 7 axis Dremel to the action of an AXMC
You know it wouldn’t be the weirdest shit we’ve seen here!My mistake, I guess I haven't looked at that side of an AXSR. From your picture it looked like you took a 7 axis Dremel to the action of an AXMC
I think people are confused a bit because you used the iPhone portrait setting, which did some freaky shit.
It does…
as always it takes an American to make anything from the UK great! @samb300 we’ll never forget!
@Part Timer and whomever else doesn't have machined in barrel flats…do you guys use the lowly strap wrench or something to change barrels? I 
barrel flats.
Pardon if I’ve missed the flats in the pics.
barrel flats.Pardon if I’ve missed the flats in the pics.
Just use my hands
No, we're talking about pulling an AI barrel, not your own Sir...
Hmmmm yeah I get it. That’s not enough torque for me, I guess. I agree with @bohem ’s adviceJust use my hands
Barrel flats, any one use them?
I was thinking that would be such a fast way to switch out barrels. Does anyone use that method for fast barrel change? Im thinking 30 to 40 torque. I was also think it could be done right at range just brace rifle with legs and spin off.
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10” Cresent wrench Is what I use, and I snap it tight as I hold it between the legs. But if hand tight works for you, I’m not arguing. Just didn’t consider people forgoing machined-in flats, which kinda boxes you into hand tight or futzing with a strap wrench.
Since we are doing og vision chassis tonight, Pinky's out, 16" 3 o hate
Gives more context to the hooplah behind even basic digital imagery being called into question as evidence in court.
The processing algorithms are just so way above our levels of comprehension.
I think you're confusing two different AI barrel systems, maybe? You referenced a pic of an AXSR and asked about barrel flats and strap wrenches, etc. "Hand-tight" is what is SPECIFIED in the manual for the AXMC, AXSR, and other platforms that use the Quick-Loc barrel system. Hand-tight sets the headspace properly, and the lock mechanism, properly torqued to approx. 50 in.lbs provides the force to keep it locked firmly in place with no need for additional torque on the barrel. The flats are handy in case one ever got stuck and wouldn't come off by hand, but I have changed quite a few around and never run into that. It seems to me that torquing one of these barrels significantly more than hand-tight could potentially damage the receiver threads since the threads are split longitudinally (to make the clamp) and not designed to take that much torque with the clamp loosened for barrel changing. The i.d. of the receiver threads is relaxed (larger) with the clamp loosened, and the threads don't go 360 deg around the tenon of the barrel - there is a gap in the threads at the bottom.Hmmmm yeah I get it. That’s not enough torque for me, I guess. I agree with @bohem ’s advice
Barrel flats, any one use them?
I was thinking that would be such a fast way to switch out barrels. Does anyone use that method for fast barrel change? Im thinking 30 to 40 torque. I was also think it could be done right at range just brace rifle with legs and spin off.
10” Cresent wrench Is what I use, and I snap it tight as I hold it between the legs. But if hand tight works for you, I’m not arguing. Just didn’t consider people forgoing machined-in flats, which kinda boxes you into hand tight or futzing with a strap wrench.
You would be correct, however, on the earlier, non Quick-Loc designs, which definitely need substantially more torque than hand-tight because they don't have the clamping mechanism.
Hmmmm I was talking about all barrel changes across shouldered barrel brands, including my ‘23 AT with the quick change system.
Maybe I’m effing up my AI? But with a 10” Cresent wrench, rifle standing on end between my legs, I can’t be putting any more than 50 ft/lbs into it (if that).
I thought that’s what people were doing around here…I could dig for links but
There’s that semi-famous vid of that forum member changing his AI barrel in the field with a big ass wrench, but not sure if that was a quick change AI.
So you might be right? I guess I gotta go digging now.
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That was on a 97’ AW.Hmmmm I was talking about all barrel changes across shouldered barrel brands, including my ‘23 AT with the quick change system.
Maybe I’m effing up my AI? But with a 10” Cresent wrench, rifle standing on end between my legs, I can’t be putting any more than 50 ft/lbs into it (if that).
I thought that’s what people were doing around here…I could dig for links but shrug
There’s that semi-famous vid of that forum member changing his AI barrel in the field with a big ass wrench, but not sure if that was a quick change AI.
So you might be right? I guess I gotta go digging now.
Most of us go more than hand tight as well. But when I do I’m basically hand tightening it with the wrench on the flats. Just more than you can get it by hand without the wrench
I and several others do 55 in lbs on the quickloc screw as well. Sometimes the bonding would get in where the clamp is which causes issues tightening as well
Mmm, I don’t think so with the Quick-Locs. The video you mention is Jake Bynum from Rifles Only, with a non Quick- Loc action. They are supposed to be torqued to a specific (higher) value, and the point of his video was that “whatever”that specific value is, isn’t that important. Just good and TIGHT (whack the big wrench with a big hammer, no torque wrench for him). But those rifles are supposed to have their barrels on tight because they lack the retention mechanism of the Quick-Loc. I don’t have an AT, just AXMC and AXSR. What does your manual say?Hmmmm I was talking about all barrel changes across shouldered barrel brands, including my ‘23 AT with the quick change system.
Maybe I’m effing up my AI? But with a 10” Cresent wrench, rifle standing on end between my legs, I can’t be putting any more than 50 ft/lbs into it (if that).
I thought that’s what people were doing around here…I could dig for links but shrug
There’s that semi-famous vid of that forum member changing his AI barrel in the field with a big ass wrench, but not sure if that was a quick change AI.
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