The rubber feet that grab nothing, and the floppy ass tilt on the Harris are definitely two of my biggest complaints with it.
SFPs started in 2015
This really should go in its own thread. We all have our preferences based on how we shoot. You’ll get people recommending cyke, atlas, TBAC, elite iron, Accutac and others. Then people who will say go with a tripod. Its going to depend on your intended uses
If you narrow down to two popular models. The Atlas Cal and TBAC I’ll just share my quick preference after using both for a while
The feet rotate on the TBAC. This may or may not bother you. My Atlas doesn’t have as much slop in the legs when extended. Again based on loading the bipod may or may not matter to you. It didn’t bother me
I primarily use mine for crop damage. Shooting deer in farm fields. Bipod spends lots of time in stuff like wet dirt in corn fields and what not. My biggest gripe on the TBAC is the inner portion of the leg extends out when you extend the bipod. Where the atlas it’s the outer portion.
The atlas can be deployed in 4” of mud and it won’t matter. Do that with the TBAC and it will suck dirt inside the leg when you close it after or just drop the height down in the field. Several times it would get gritty in the leg and I’d spring it out several times to clean the dry dirt out of it
Each time I had the TBAC in mud I’d wipe it off before collapsing the leg. But if your still hunting when you do that with mud on it you won’t think of it or want to remove from the gun to do so
I don’t hate the Harris, but I bought like 20 years ago when it was your choice of Harris or some sort of Bass Pro level bullshit.
There’s better options, I’m willing to explore them.
The feet on the Harris roll forward if you try to load it at all. The rifle just rolls away from you. That’s my biggest complaint with it. But the tilt adjustment (assuming you do the Pod-Loc mod) is among the best I’ve used. With a Pod-Loc, the Harris is probably better on the tilt consistency than most others. But the little thumb wheel that comes on a stock Harris to adjust tilt tension is next to useless.
LOL...TBAC...useless....ATLAS...funny
You should up your game with all of those fancy thermals
If you only shoot off dirt spiked feet are awesome. If you shoot off the hood of your truck or your wood deck, get rubber feet.
Harris still works. Honestly it’s fine for everything but movers and crazy match barricades.
Ckye pod is pretty sweet but heavy and 2x more $ than it should be
I have all 3 but mostly prefer atlas
Harris still works. Honestly it’s fine for everything but movers and crazy match barricades.
Ckye pod is pretty sweet but heavy and 2x more $ than it should be
I have all 3 but mostly prefer atlas
LRA has the 2nd nicest cant after the EI, IMHO. But I haven’t used the Accutac, just Harris, EI, Cal GenII, SCAL, and LRA lite tactical f-class.
Definitely take a hard look at the accutac. Very sturdy and about the only locking mechanism that actually locks your rifle down so it doesn't cant when you don't want it to. The elite iron also locks down well but apparently it's kind of bendy. 
I think he said he shoots blanks.... whatever that means
What is the trick to finding AW magazines?
Do they hit the market and get instantly gobbled up?
Does AI only make them once per year or some other type of schedule?
What is the pattern of life for these things?
I have in stock alerts setup at most of the normal places.
Thank you in advance.
-Stan
Do they hit the market and get instantly gobbled up?
Does AI only make them once per year or some other type of schedule?
What is the pattern of life for these things?
I have in stock alerts setup at most of the normal places.
Thank you in advance.
-Stan
Uhhhhh......
Accuracy International AT-X/AX Magazines
Accuracy International Rifle Magazines for sale for the AT-X and AX rifles. A.I. Magazines, Doublestack, .308, in multiple colors, and more from Mile High Shooting.
www.milehighshooting.com Options in stock now.....
Uhhhhh......
Accuracy International AT-X/AX Magazines
Accuracy International Rifle Magazines for sale for the AT-X and AX rifles. A.I. Magazines, Doublestack, .308, in multiple colors, and more from Mile High Shooting.
Options in stock now.....
Those are not aw mags.....
They are only making ax style rifles now home skillet... allegedly draw your own conclusions
My AI knowledge has failed.
I wonder if one could grind the lip off AX mags?
The AW fit my ATX so they must close
I’m thinking you’ll see more AW mags. Several aftermarket actions use them now. Or at least I hope
Mil/LE also still available to purchase AT. I can’t imagine they won’t make them
Buy the AW mags with the lip (ax/atx), take dremel with cutoff wheel and put a slit down the center of the "lip". Now take a flat face hammer (jewlers hammer) and beat it flat. I have a few mags I've done this to and they have been running for years.
I was able to pick up 3 in the last month, just checked the places I got them and they are out of stock. It was short action precision and triad tactical so maybe not on your list.
Just a little...I aspire to be as skilled as you when I grow up
I trust you won't have dilusions of grandure thinking a remmy700 is an awm when you get there
? LOL!I trust you won't have dilusions of grandure thinking a remmy700 is an awm when you get there
I am pretty level-headed.
@BurtG should have a YouTube channel focusing on durability. If something can make it 6 months with him, it is a winner.
Watch the px to. See them from time to time in there
Maybe try a WTB in the PX also. I bet a lot of people have 1 of 2 in a parts bin unused. Might have bought them to try with a AW cut custom but went back to AICS mags.
Just be wary of those Nigerian prince ads. WTB ads are scammer magnets here
I have some new AW mags if anyone has atx mags and wants to trade
That seems like a lot of work and destruction
I'll snap a few pics when I get home of the finished product. It takes me longer to find where I put my damn dremel tool than it does to mod a few mags. As for destruction you are only putting the slit in the lip. The carbon disk is just the right thickness that when you hammer the flaps flush it's the perfect gap.
GM308M2 is all I shoot in my 24" factory AX308 barrel. Last time in Chrono'd it was 2668fps.
Shooting out of my 24" barreled AT and using my bud's Labradar, I measured an MV of 2656 with an SD of 10.9 (20 rounds consecutive).
Expensive dryfire or not , it’s growing on me
Reloads not factory..
I got 185 jugs to go 2730. No pressure signs. Didn’t get to try it out to 1k yards yet. I’m sure it’ll have no problem goin that distance.
26” AI barrel
Berger 185 JUGS #30418
Peterson .308 srp brass
46.2 gr CFE 223
cci 450 primers
coal 2.945 (just under mag length).
Garmin Xero
Very nice. Do you have a similar formula for 175 grain SMKs
40.7 imr 4064 with a 175smk at 2.820 coal in lapua brass (41.7 in winchester) is my M118LR load. Does 2700 out of a 24" and 2560 out of a 19". Gupical groups out of the 19" and honestly any gun I've put them through with this load. (The black x one is truthfully not part of the group)
So maybe 2,800 fps out of a 26" barrel??
Possible, might be a bit ambitious but I'd say 2775ish.
Might be able to pick up my TRG before the weekend and might be able to tell you for sure.
I don’t. Was going too, but the bc on the jugs looks better on paper then that of the 175 smk. So went with the jugs instead. Though, I did snag a box of 169 smk. Which has the same bc as the 175 smk. Should be able to get the 169’s close to 2800. 26” barrel 1:10 and reloads really gets the 185’s going though. Some use MR 2000 to get it in the 2700 plus range with a 20” barrel.
I can't blame you for going with the jugs
