Hello everyone, have some questions that I'm hoping y'all can help me with.
I just picked up a new, old stock AI AE Mk III in 308. Pretty excited to find one in unfired condition. It came with the factory FDE thumbhole skins and a 24" unthreaded barrel.
I sent the rifle off to Mile High yesterday to get the barrel chopped down to 20" and threaded so I can run my can on it. I have a bunch of factory match .308 sitting around so right now the plan is to shoot through all of that this winter and then possibly change the barrel out for a 6.5 or .260 for the summer. I'm a bit confused on some things though and hoping you guys have the answers:
1. I've seen 8541's video on changing the barrel on the Mk II using just a barrel vice and the Adam's action wrench. Looked simple enough. However, when I called Mile High, they informed me that because the AE is a rifle and not a Chasis, it's bonded and I can't do this myself. I thought I had done my research and only the AW was bonded and the AE was serviceable just like in John's video? Guess I'm really confused by this … is the Mk III bonded and the Mk II not?
2. I wanted to pick up a second set of full skins, possibly in Green to a) have a spare set and keep the originals nice and b) be able to change the color when I'm feeling like it (I can hear you laughing from here). But I am so confused on the skins and what version mine have. I understand that they're not made anymore so my only hope will be finding someone on here who is running aftermarket ones and willing to sell their originals, but I figured it's worth a shot. But I don't even know what to ask for in the ad. As far as I can tell, the Mk II has the full-body skins that roughly look like the old AICS stocks. The Mk II (my rifle) has the updated skins that look more like the AT. It's got the 2-piece setup where the front half is different than the rear half and you could buy the pistol grip or thumbhole version at one time. But I assume AT skins don't fit the AE Mk III? Mine also has the HK sling hooks instead of the flush cups like the AT. So… if I was to create a WTB ad for a set of full green thumbhole skins, front and back, what exactly do I ask for? Is there a model number? Common name that this stock goes by?
Thank you!
I just picked up a new, old stock AI AE Mk III in 308. Pretty excited to find one in unfired condition. It came with the factory FDE thumbhole skins and a 24" unthreaded barrel.
I sent the rifle off to Mile High yesterday to get the barrel chopped down to 20" and threaded so I can run my can on it. I have a bunch of factory match .308 sitting around so right now the plan is to shoot through all of that this winter and then possibly change the barrel out for a 6.5 or .260 for the summer. I'm a bit confused on some things though and hoping you guys have the answers:
1. I've seen 8541's video on changing the barrel on the Mk II using just a barrel vice and the Adam's action wrench. Looked simple enough. However, when I called Mile High, they informed me that because the AE is a rifle and not a Chasis, it's bonded and I can't do this myself. I thought I had done my research and only the AW was bonded and the AE was serviceable just like in John's video? Guess I'm really confused by this … is the Mk III bonded and the Mk II not?
2. I wanted to pick up a second set of full skins, possibly in Green to a) have a spare set and keep the originals nice and b) be able to change the color when I'm feeling like it (I can hear you laughing from here). But I am so confused on the skins and what version mine have. I understand that they're not made anymore so my only hope will be finding someone on here who is running aftermarket ones and willing to sell their originals, but I figured it's worth a shot. But I don't even know what to ask for in the ad. As far as I can tell, the Mk II has the full-body skins that roughly look like the old AICS stocks. The Mk II (my rifle) has the updated skins that look more like the AT. It's got the 2-piece setup where the front half is different than the rear half and you could buy the pistol grip or thumbhole version at one time. But I assume AT skins don't fit the AE Mk III? Mine also has the HK sling hooks instead of the flush cups like the AT. So… if I was to create a WTB ad for a set of full green thumbhole skins, front and back, what exactly do I ask for? Is there a model number? Common name that this stock goes by?
Thank you!
