Very nice
It is good to see them active with donations to worthy causes.
I wish they would get their swag available again
It is good to see them active with donations to worthy causes.
I wish they would get their swag available again
Very nice
It is good to see them active with donations to worthy causes.
I wish they would get their swag available again
I did ask about SWAG. They said it was a 3rd party who actually ran the operation. Unfortunately she contracted cancer and passed and the capability hasn't been renewed.
Been that way for a long time. That could have been remedied in a month.
That is my only beef with AI....sometimes they need to understand how much swag is worth to us....don't think they understand that
Wow, feeling a little attacked right now, but OK.
@Defender3, You don’t seem like a kryptek kind of guy, I’ll be happy to take it off your hands
Nice man. I have a 14 AX Bolt I’ve been thinking of sending them. Primers looks good now?I’m feeling really happy after my morning shoot, I’ve been chasing my tail a little bit getting comfortable with an A.I.
I picked up an AIAT on a trade and shot it a couple times and couldn’t get comfortable. I had some issues loading for it with the large firing pin, I had bad primer flow and a couple pierced primers. I didn’t have a lot of money into the setup so I was willing to throw some money at the problem.
I sent the bolt out to Long Rifles Inc (LRI) to get bushed down (amazing process and fast turn around), my buddy @dirthead1 and I took a torch to it and installed the AX Buttstock. I got a new optic mounted on it and I’m to the point now where this might be my favorite rifle...
I’ve been calling it Frankenstein. I’m excited how it turned out and can’t wait to run it thru the paces this summer, shooting season is in full swing in the Arizona Mountains. Took it out to 1K this morning.
Specs:
2014 AIAT with AX Buttstock
Tangent Theta Gen 3XR
Spuhr 4006
Area 419 Hellfire
Long Rifles Inc bushed bolt
Atlas CAL and Atlas Spigot
@samb300 Thumbrest kit
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I’m feeling really happy after my morning shoot, I’ve been chasing my tail a little bit getting comfortable with an A.I.
I picked up an AIAT on a trade and shot it a couple times and couldn’t get comfortable. I had some issues loading for it with the large firing pin, I had bad primer flow and a couple pierced primers. I didn’t have a lot of money into the setup so I was willing to throw some money at the problem.
I sent the bolt out to Long Rifles Inc (LRI) to get bushed down (amazing process and fast turn around), my buddy @dirthead1 and I took a torch to it and installed the AX Buttstock. I got a new optic mounted on it and I’m to the point now where this might be my favorite rifle...
I’ve been calling it Frankenstein. I’m excited how it turned out and can’t wait to run it thru the paces this summer, shooting season is in full swing in the Arizona Mountains. Took it out to 1K this morning.
Specs:
2014 AIAT with AX Buttstock
Tangent Theta Gen 3XR
Spuhr 4006
Area 419 Hellfire
Long Rifles Inc bushed bolt
Atlas CAL and Atlas Spigot
@samb300 Thumbrest kit
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Nice man. I have a 14 AX Bolt I’ve been thinking of sending them. Primers looks good now?
Yup. Think it’s a value guide rail.Nice, is that a piece of steel/nylon conveyor rail?
That was my biggest concern I guess what headspace but I’ve recently read on their page it was .001-.0005 change. So not too bad. What was the lead time like?I wish I would’ve sent mine to LRI sooner, it came back perfect and my headspace was barely effected, about a thousandth.
Here is some of this morning brass. Mild 6.5 CM load
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I was quoted 5-10 day turnaround, I think it took 7 days. Less than 2 weeks including shipping both ways.That was my biggest concern I guess what headspace but I’ve recently read on their page it was .001-.0005 change. So not too bad. What was the lead time like?
Awesome. Thanks man I’ll give him a call sooner or later lolI was quoted 5-10 day turnaround, I think it took 7 days. Less than 2 weeks including shipping both ways.
I’m really happy I did it, call them early in the morning around 7am CST and Chad will answer the phone and relive any headspace concerns you may have. I talked to him at length about it, they’ve got the process pretty well licked.
Can anyone with an AT that has the factory low picatinny action rail get a measurement for me? Might be hard to do with the scope on, so maybe someone has a scopeless rifle sitting in the safe.
On the AX with the tall rail, I’m measuring approx 0.673” rail height from the OD of a heavy palma barrel (1.25” shank). I know the low rail is shorter but I don’t know by how much.
Thanks!
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I wish I would’ve sent mine to LRI sooner, it came back perfect and my headspace was barely effected, about a thousandth.
Here is some of this morning brass. Mild 6.5 CM load
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I’m a huge fan of the Berger 130 Hybrid as well. Great job on the improvements in the match, I found it amazing how much better my ranking was if I would slow down, focus on the hit 1 at a time and not the clock.I'll be sending my bolt in, as soon as our shooting season is over. I'm just getting my feet wet in PRS. On the plus side, my first match I was....56th out of 58, our last club shoot, I scored 4th place out of 20 some guys! Big thanks to my fellow Hide buddy Night Assassin for all his help. He told me to get a 6.5 barrel....and I should have listened sooner. She loves 130gr Berger AR Hybrids. I'm trying out Hornady 140's for my next match.
I haven't gotten a chance to shoot it yet. I have all the components, just need to load up some fireforming loads and (hopefully) head out this weekend. Plan is H4895 and 105 Hybrids. I've never been a speed chaser, and with a 24" barrel I'm hoping for 2900 fps with once-fired brass.Sam how do you like the BRA in the AIAX? I'm looking at doing a BRX right now, am ordering the barrel tonight.
Any thoughts from the hive (besides I suck ) ?
ETA - I also had a shooting buddy who has an AX shoot a 3-shot string and he sucked too.
Worked all the way down to 37 grains. Still craters. Randomly pierced primers. Craters with factory loads too. Smh
I've seen one that looks like that somewhere....I had the opportunity to sneak away for a couple hours before vacation and the 16-3/4” barrel did not disappoint.
I have not had to tweak BCs or the AB custom curves much with the Kestrel 5700 Elite. This barrel and the 168gr’s I had to go from a G1 of 0.434 to 0.480. I thought it was odd, but everything lined up from 200-700yards and I was tagging 10-12” plates all the way.
Over the 30 rounds chrono’ed velocity was 2510fps, SD 10-12fps, ES 30-36.
There was one shot before this to figure out what the offset was after switching from 6.5CM to .308. This is the next 3 shots.
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I was kinda rushed today so forgot to snag a pic on the line. This will have to do.
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I've seen one that looks like that somewhere....
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Mine shoots extremely well with M118LR bulk stuff to the point that I don't even want to load for it so long as I can buy that stuff for .80 per round.
I’ll have to give it a try. I was able to pick up the 168gr FGMM for $0.825/round.
I really like it. Super maneuverable and handy.
Handy is a definite. After running it for 200 rounds and swapping back to the 6.5 creed barrel that's 24" it feels like a Kentucky long rifle compared to the shorty. I'm tempted to buy another 6.5 barrel and cut it back but not sure if it will defeat the purpose or not.
Handy is a definite. After running it for 200 rounds and swapping back to the 6.5 creed barrel that's 24" it feels like a Kentucky long rifle compared to the shorty. I'm tempted to buy another 6.5 barrel and cut it back but not sure if it will defeat the purpose or not.