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ATX 26" 6BR 108gr ELDM. Refined, heavy bastard. Ran in the new HardyNZ barrel today with 200 rounds, season finale this weekend.
AXSR 26" 300PRC 210gr VLD Hunter. Sleek, 'light' and glorious. This is the first rifle to leave the safe most of the time.
The NZ army recently annouced they'll be purchasing the Barret MRAD, interesting that they don't seem to care about having commonality with the Aussies anymore.In this article I break down every bit of kit that will be issued with the Australian Defence Force AXSR issue.
Includes pictures.
The Australian Defence Force Accuracy International AXSR: Long Range Sniper Capability
With the Land Forces 22 conference now over and the announcement of winners of the LAND 159 Lethality System Program Tranche 1 now done and dusted, it is time to turn our focus to the finer details…precisionrifleguy.com
Wasn't that a few years back now?The NZ army recently annouced they'll be purchasing the Barret MRAD, interesting that they don't seem to care about having commonality with the Aussies anymore.
Probably, the past three years have all kinda rolled into one....Wasn't that a few years back now?
@Fred @ Bison Tactical drilled his AT-X I believe, he might offer that service.I forgot where I read this existed, but I figured I'd ask before dusting off the hand drill...
Which company was it that offers the RRS ARC hole service for the AXSR RRS forend? AKA Which company is drilling holes in the bottom of the AXSR forend for the ARC system?
...or was I hallucinating again?
Ah ok. Thanks@Fred @ Bison Tactical drilled his AT-X I believe, he might offer that service.
Matt at sawtoothI forgot where I read this existed, but I figured I'd ask before dusting off the hand drill...
Which company was it that offers the RRS ARC hole service for the AXSR RRS forend? AKA Which company is drilling holes in the bottom of the AXSR forend for the ARC system?
...or was I hallucinating again?
I am better than all of you now. Sold my AI and now am rocking the Savage View attachment 7987379
April 1st comes early...I am better than all of you now. Sold my AI and now am rocking the Savage View attachment 7987379
No my AI is legit sold. Received payment yesterday.April 1st comes early...
No my AI is legit sold. Received payment yesterday.
However. I am buying an ATX to replace it on Friday
I know you are but what am I
Yea I just grew up with it since I was a kid hunting. Never got around to making the switch. Though it gets the impacts done at so that’s all that matters. What about you, your AO chassis making you shoot better?Moa scope? Surely you jest sir.....
Yea I just grew up with it since I was a kid hunting. Never got around to making the switch. Though it gets the impacts done at so that’s all that matters. What about you, your AO chassis making you shoot better?
Elite (Sand) Savage Master Race?I am better than all of you now. Sold my AI and now am rocking the Savage View attachment 7987379
That Spuhr may be worth more than the entire rifle. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that combo before!I am better than all of you now. Sold my AI and now am rocking the Savage View attachment 7987379
Is this the actual rifle? Or just representative of what you're getting?Me too. Hopefully the new owner will post some photos of it periodically lol
The ATX is not elite sand. It is actually black multi cam.
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All it needs now is a Vortex Razor.No. It's the real thing. Buying Fritz's ATX.
You poor. This is such blasphemy. I can’t even.Looking to trade coyote anodized tangent for a 4.5-27 razor lmao
I can odd if you can't even lmao this a joke tho. Keeping the mf tangent lolYou poor. This is such blasphemy. I can’t even.
Why? (I have a 4.5-27 lol….)
You could go all out and rock a Valdada. Or CounterSniper.I can odd if you can't even lmao this a joke tho. Keeping the mf tangent lol
That thing is sweeeeet!No. It's the real thing. Buying Fritz's ATX.
Do you or anyone else that uses the thumb rest miss the fact that you no longer have the retention feature for the butt stock when folded?Yup, $50 on an AI is a drop in the ocean as said already.
The thumbrest is awesome. It’s functional as the thumb is at readiness to lever/ cycle the bolt. It also seems to be a natural position for me and clearly many others.
I can’t reconcile why AI didn’t make provision for them on the new models…
I also enjoy the retro thumbhole stocks so I’ve the best of both worlds.
I did not miss the retention feature on my AX. But I only folded the buttstock to clean the barrel.Do you or anyone else that uses the thumb rest miss the fact that you no longer have the retention feature for the butt stock when folded?
So I shot my Ax with its AI 26” bartlein barrel today.
Only had access to FGMM 130 gr bergers, and some 140 gr match.
Rifle didn’t want to seem to shoot much better than an inch with these two loads…..
is the hornady match that much better of a loading?
I was expecting 1/2 moa, not barely 1 moa.
What’s your guys experiences with the fgmm loadings?
I ordered a couple of boxes of the FGMM with the 130 grain Bergers. Should be here next week. I have shot the Berger made cartridge with the 130 several times with great (<0.5 MOA) success. Hornady 140 ELDM is my go to as it always shoots great.So I shot my Ax with its AI 26” bartlein barrel today.
Only had access to FGMM 130 gr bergers, and some 140 gr match.
Rifle didn’t want to seem to shoot much better than an inch with these two loads…..
is the hornady match that much better of a loading?
I was expecting 1/2 moa, not barely 1 moa.
What’s your guys experiences with the fgmm loadings?
That is gorgeous who did the pain job?Me too. Hopefully the new owner will post some photos of it periodically lol
The ATX is not elite sand. It is actually black multi cam.
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I wasn’t supposed to?Were you using an 800m zero when you shot it?
I am unsure of his name. I do know it's the guy he uses for all his cerakote work that's local to him in Denver.That is gorgeous who did the pain job?
That’s hardcore right there! Keeping it real..Me too. Hopefully the new owner will post some photos of it periodically lol
The ATX is not elite sand. It is actually black multi cam.
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Do you or anyone else that uses the thumb rest miss the fact that you no longer have the retention feature for the butt stock when folded?
You cut your hair off too?Me too. Hopefully the new owner will post some photos of it periodically lol
The ATX is not elite sand. It is actually black multi cam.
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No sir, it's still long af and permedYou cut your hair off too?
No sir, it's still long af and permed
Got the long hair with the mf Jesus sandals, peak AI shooter right there
As the young folks (me) say, you have all the drip
Got the long hair with the mf Jesus sandals, peak AI shooter right there
As the young folks (me) say, you have all the drip
At least he's not wearing socks with those sandals!
And they still beat these:
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Have only fired 200 rounds through it so far (fire forming virgin lapua) but, it did put out a 10 shot 0.45 MOA group at 100m with 108gr ELDM and zero load development... It was 'prefit' by APRS (a reputable gunsmith) down here in Australia based off one of their shop AI AT's.How you finding the Hardy barrel?
I'm guessing you didn't have to send your rifle from Aus to NZ to get it fitted? They just did it as a prefit?
As others have stated, I also only fold mine for cleaning. That being said, in my experience the AI folding mechanism is so tight that I'd say the retention 'feature' is pretty unnecessary anyway.Do you or anyone else that uses the thumb rest miss the fact that you no longer have the retention feature for the butt stock when folded?