I suppose the $100 tripod could collapse any moment from the alleged bank vault sitting on top of it as well. What was I even thinking buying AI’s again.
Haha
I’m serious though. Those first gen bar clamps were dropping like flies just fyi. I run the next gen on my AI’s. Have spurh on both of them one being a ZCO 527 and the other a NF ATACR 735.
The NF mount cracked and was replaced. The bar on that one was the second gen which is the same as the mount you bought from px. Replacement has been good. But keep an eye on it. Especially with a tank of a scope if the Gen III is as heavy as earlier models
I won’t crowd this thread with spuhr posts but research it if you want. The thicker mounts aren’t as bad. But the flat bars had major issues. My NF mount has the same 4 screw clamp as that fde one you bought. My ZCO is a 5 screw clamp which hasn’t had issues
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Rifle Scopes - Well I cracked a Spuhr mount…!!
Asked a question a while back on spuhr mounts cracking. Just generally curious how big of an issue it was. While mounting my 4th spuhr mount today I got to find out for myself…. This SP-4002 appears to have the beefed up cross bar for mounting to the picatinny rail but I actually felt it crack...
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Well, it’s just current barrel availability, plus I want it threaded 5/8-24 so it becomes harder to do that the lighter the contour. The barrels I’ve found in stock are either a #5 or a m24.
Anyway, can anyone compare a #5 contour to either the 2018 contour AI barrel or the lighter AI contour? Man, I wish barrel manufacturers just posted a pic of their contours or something.
Is it just me or were these around $750 a few months ago? It's like the Ai stuff is going into orbit!
$1,000 for a new AiSa bolt.
$1,000 for a new AiSa bolt.
Same with Sako, a trg bipod is now 780 Euros. Magazine in 338 is 270 Euros...i know because i bought both last week. Got a good discount, still paid almost 1000 Euros for both. Thats just insane.
The Sako TRG bipod has always been expensive but I remember when it was in the $400 range then shot up to $500ish and stayed there for years.
Which says a lot coming from an Ultimatum owner
Oh mate, what’s worse is that the Deadline 2 is noticeably smoother and lighter than all 3 of the AIs I’ve owned. My current AT is the best of the lot though.
Here go
Spuhr is over rated. Prove me wrong
Price Cracked mounting plates Causes some scopes to lock up the magnification ring. Rare reports of cracked ring top halves. Buy a set of NightForce. More durable and almost as many Mount options for rails red dots etc. and cheaper.
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I think your talking about the 6518 contour. Has a really short breech length and then a quick taper down to like .900" diameter and it's .900" at the muzzle correct?
That contour would be lighter than a M40 contour.
Not sure what/who's #5 contour you are talking about.
A Remington varmint contour vs the AW contour as in the pic below... weight wise about a wash.
I've got multiple AI "2018" barrels and M24s. I can do a SxS bit of measuring for you if need. Weight will be an apples to oranges unfortunately because my only M24 tube off of a rifle right at the moment is 3" longer than my AI barrel that is also sitting off a rifle.
rough number.... a piece of material .900" in diameter x 1" long will weigh approx. .183#. Take 3" off and your looking at about a .5# of weight on the barrel + or - depending if your taking the length off or adding the length to the barrel.
Not to speak for RR33, but I was an RSO behind one a couple weeks ago and it was a significant backblast.
Nothing is "wrong" with it. I run them on most all of my short actions. But in my opinion, my Gen 2 Fat Bastard on my 300 Norma reduces recoil more than the sidewinder, and does so with less backblast.
I would wholeheartedly agree with that statement. The Fat Bastard on my Norma has been the ticket.
Area 419 300 piece 308 based cartridge tray.
I would think someone who chambers barrels can fix it. Will it ever be right, probably not, however I would think after smoothing that out you would never notice a difference had you not known about the damage beforehand. This might sound caveman, but to be honest you could probably do it yourself with some patience and a little time..
If it was any other rifle I’d be right there with you, but not this one.
I looked at the photos I received prior to the trade and believe it possibly occurred in shipping. However the box does not appear damaged. At this time I don’t believe anything nefarious has happened on the other party’s end.
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I'm going to be the odd ball out here i believe but I'd take a fine hand file to it and just knock down any proud protrusion. That's a non critical part of the barrel and the bolt face should be inside that outer part and not touching it.
If it was mine I'd contact the seller and see if I can get some cash if you are really upset about it (I wouldn't blame you if it was undisclosed) but in the end I'd do it myself like I said above. Just go slow and only knock off the proud parts and smooth it out.
If it was mine I'd contact the seller and see if I can get some cash if you are really upset about it (I wouldn't blame you if it was undisclosed) but in the end I'd do it myself like I said above. Just go slow and only knock off the proud parts and smooth it out.
Yea..sucks it looks like shipping did it. I have a guy about 30 miles from me that i have chamber a lot of barrels that i would take it to.
I always use a hard plastic cap on the end so this cant happen.
Hope it works out for you and you aren't screwed.
I’m back baby. Been through it the last couple years. Sold the ASR kit and now I’m back with an AXSR. Bought this second or 3rd hand girl here on the hide but she suits me. Oddly I prefer the paint on this to the paint on the ASR. That federal brown was shiny. This DE is flat. I like the flat.
I need to find a few things:
- 20 inch barrel (300NM or 6.5CM preferred)
- 22 inch barrel (6CM, 6.5CM, 7PRC or 300NM)
- bipod. Thinking of going TBAC but sold out everywhere it seems. Don’t like accutac, I’m still an old school Harris fan so may end up there for now till I can get a TBAC.
-Mlok forend
- short forend. I want to be able to run a 16 inch or 14.5 barrel. Need a shorter forend for that. If anyone has a lead on that or the Mlok forend I’d sure appreciate it.
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I need to find a few things:
- 20 inch barrel (300NM or 6.5CM preferred)
- 22 inch barrel (6CM, 6.5CM, 7PRC or 300NM)
- bipod. Thinking of going TBAC but sold out everywhere it seems. Don’t like accutac, I’m still an old school Harris fan so may end up there for now till I can get a TBAC.
-Mlok forend
- short forend. I want to be able to run a 16 inch or 14.5 barrel. Need a shorter forend for that. If anyone has a lead on that or the Mlok forend I’d sure appreciate it.
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I've got 2 atlas cals I'd like to offload if that interests you. Oddly enough I always end up back on a harris.
I really miss the older, blockier Spuhr mounts.
In particular, the really long ones which held on to the scopes further from the knobs.
I also miss the classic form factor of the Arctic Warfare Super Magnum.
But that’s just me…
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