Unfortunately with the action/chassis/trigger design from AI, it makes it really difficult to do this while retaining the bonded interface and the factory AI buttstock interface. I looked at this problem for a long time, and I won't say it's impossible, but I wasn't happy with what I could come up with.
Yes, there was a post/picture recently that showed a user that had gotten an AR grip tang bolted onto an AX-AICS R700 chassis. I went do that path some time ago, and came to the conclusion that a solution would have to be bolt-on in an area with very limited real estate, in addition to either permanently modifying or designing/manufacturing a custom new set of grip panels. Neither of which were solutions that I thought were worth the investment.
I think it might have been easier to get to work on the AX-AICS chassis compared to the factory AT/AX because of the R700 trigger. The AI trigger being bolted "upward" into the action is what eats up so much space. Also, room is limited with the size of the tube that joins the buttstock and the action, as well as the size of the folding hinge itself.
Yes, I've seen them. I looked over the ASR at SHOT Show last month.
The setup I have now is from a debonded factory AX, so I used that buttstock. I don't know if they've gone up in price though. EuroOptic is about $100 cheaper than Mile High, but that's because Mile High has the installation price built in. If you tell them you're doing it yourself, they'll discount the price.
Those are interesting for sure. I’ll wait to see how they preform across a couple different peoples barrels, and how the impact signature is on steel compared to jacketed bullets. I think @BLKWLFK9 has some in hand, I’m sure he’ll let everyone know how they work for him. I also only have a 7.25 twist barrel, but that shouldn’t be a big deal in Summer weather.If A-Tips are in the budget:
Alpha. Definitely saw some pressure signs and lower velocity than expected. My AX gets ejector "shine" on pretty much all brass, including mild 6.5x47L Lapua brass, so I'm not concerned about that. I didn't get any swipes. But I did get cratering and primer flow at 34.5gr Varget and up. Primers weren't flattened though.
I'm at about 600' elevation, and my summer DA is usually around 2000', so I don't know how well that will work.
Shoot the 95s!
No issues on my end with clickers or extracting, even up to 35.0gr Varget. I'd like to be at 2900fps with 110s, but running the numbers there's almost zero wind difference out to 1000yds at 2850fps.
Life, jobs, family, etc have moved me towards as minimal of brass processing as possible. Just can't bring myself to neck turn anymore, especially because I like large lots of brass and don't want to be "that guy" chicken pecking for one piece of brass in the weeds after a stage is over. If Peterson brass was even close to Lapua I'd go that route for 6x47L if that was what I wanted to try. But right now at least I'm pretty confident I can make 6GT work, even if it's not with laser speeds.
That would be unfortunate, as the 6GT was touted as being perfect for Varget. It’s between Dasher and 6/6.5x47L, which both do great with Varget, so I’m confused as to why the GT wouldn’t work.
I honestly have no idea how close a Badger 2013 is to a factory AI action. I would need lots of dimensions, and even then to get a one-off chassis made in the production run would likely be an expensive detour.
Thanks for the kind words! I wish I had my own shop to work on projects like this, it would've saved me a lot of money on prototyping. And probably been a lot faster, too!
As others have said, a used fixed AT + AX buttstock would be your cheapest way into a full build with the Obsession Chassis.
The action is designed to be re-bonded to the chassis, same as AWs, ATs, and AXs come from the factory, so it will not be removable.
A major design flaw that you may or may not have noticed is that the bolt handle and ejection port are on the wrong side. Other than that, it looks pretty good.
