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    Liemke LUCHS-1 35mm Thermal Clip-On

    How repeatable is the zero shift? Are units available for LE demo?
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    Accuracy International AT-X

    Per MHSA the other day, the AT-XC LE model is for agency purchase only, OR purchase by individual officer if they have letterhead stating the rifle is for duty use. So ultimately not *impossible* to buy, just highly difficult (I suppose you could offer to fund some random snipers to get a new...
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    Help becoming a supporter?

    Doesn't seem to work on my device, even if I switch to desktop mode. It lets me add to cart, but then doesn't show any icon for checkout or to continue processing the order - just the $20 monthly item in the cart and the rest of the window remains blank.
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    SOLD AI AE MkI

    Forgive me for a dumb question, but are you saying you'd consider selling minus the scope?
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    Accuracy International AT-XC

    For shits and grins I just put my Wheeler gauge onto my AT-X, opening the bolt from a decocked position. The gauge was placed on the inner bottom side of the knob. Multiple samples ran approximately 7.25-7.5 lbs to open. For comparison, my rifle has only had about 1k rounds through it.
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    Accuracy International AT-XC

    That video BigSky just posted is pretty thorough. Looks like the bolt lift is only about half a pound lighter, at roughly 8.5 lb versus 9 lb on the legacy AT-X. Cock on close being much smoother has distinct advantages, as well as the slight weight savings. The only thing tempting me right now...
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    Accuracy International AT-XC

    I'm still waiting to see some direct first-hand reports on the XC bolt lift. Most people at SHOT didn't realize that the required safety rules of a deactivated rifle meant that AI had to remove the firing pin assembly, and by doing so there's no longer any resistance on opening and closing. The...
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    SOLD AI ATX and accessories

    If the rifle sells sans accessories, I'll take the NV rail!
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    AI LE question

    I have no numbers to quote, but anecdotally from what I've seen in LE sniper competitions, there are probably fewer non-AI rifles of all manufacturers combined than there are AIs. My wild guess would be that they have somewhere between 30-40% of the market in the US. This past year I recall...
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    AI LE question

    FWIW, vanishingly few agencies are using AICS'd 700s. If an agency is using AIs, they're going to be AXs or AT-LEs. And AIs make up a significantly large percentage of LE sniper rifles. The USSS is just weird in their own special way..
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    FBI Sniper Rifles

    This is pretty much exactly what I've figured, based on current state of the art, use purposes, and legal/operational considerations. There's tremendous value in trying new things...but risking lives in the process isn't worth it, and the juice has to be worth the squeezing.
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    FBI Sniper Rifles

    As of late, I've had several people at work suggest we should swap platforms to 6.5 Creedmoor or 6mm ARC "because the FBI snipers are switching over to it". Has anyone else heard this claim anywhere? I see vanishingly little value to swapping away from .308 for duty use, and yet the Need New...
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    WTB Accuracy International Arctic Warfare AW

    I'd point out that conceivably he could order a 26" barrel and then track down an older style MB to mount onto it, then just order an action wrench and swap barrels out to exactly what he wants.
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    Accuracy International AT purchase...fixed or folding stock?

    There's also length to consider. Being able to fold it down makes it easier to put into gun safes, cases, trunks, etc. Particularly if you're running a longer barrel. Having spent a decade plus wishing my AI had a folder, it's a total no-brainer.
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    Accuracy International AT-X

    The catch was, they only had a single bolt assembly in the US. And since SHOT rules require you mutilate guns to make em safe, they opted to leave it out rather than circumcise it. The downside of course being that everyone wants to see the bolt lift...and that's the one thing impossible to try...
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