Long overdue range report on my AIAE MK2.
At least for now I’ll spare the rifle pics as it looks like any other 20” green AE 1.5 with a PR in badger rings. I did swap out the factory flat base for a 20 MOA USO base.
It took me a while to get the components to work up a load as well as I had to get a chrono but I think I have everything dialed in. I used the G7 BC in FTE to get my drop chart and so far it seems to be on the money.
The load ended up being LC brass, SMK 175 BTHP, 45 gr var with an ogive of 2.1355 and I used BR2 primers. 2681 FPS was the average of 20 rounds fired in 2 5 round strings and one 10 round string.
I received the rifle on a trade with 160 rounds on it. When I started this session the round count was at 360 and I have yet to clean it beyond pulling a bore snake with some CLP through it.
I’m not one big on posting group pics but I’m so pleased with this rifle I thought it necessary especially since AI rifles come up so often as a topic here. Bottom line is these things shoot. The following groups are not fantastic but I’m rather pleased with them considering the rifle hasn’t been cleaned and the ammo was cranked out in a 500 round batch on a progressive reloader.
BTW not sre I'm measuring the groups correctly just measuring center to center on the hols furthest apart with a caliper.
All shots fired from prone off a bipod with rear Triad bean bag at 200 yards.
This was pure luck IMO. Smallest aiming point used (1" SNC) that I obviously did not hit lol.
To me this was the string that mattered most as it was fired with a time limit of 1 min for 10 rounds.
Now that I have the rig dialed in I'm excited to try the dot drill at 200,300,500 and 600 yds.
A.S.
At least for now I’ll spare the rifle pics as it looks like any other 20” green AE 1.5 with a PR in badger rings. I did swap out the factory flat base for a 20 MOA USO base.
It took me a while to get the components to work up a load as well as I had to get a chrono but I think I have everything dialed in. I used the G7 BC in FTE to get my drop chart and so far it seems to be on the money.
The load ended up being LC brass, SMK 175 BTHP, 45 gr var with an ogive of 2.1355 and I used BR2 primers. 2681 FPS was the average of 20 rounds fired in 2 5 round strings and one 10 round string.
I received the rifle on a trade with 160 rounds on it. When I started this session the round count was at 360 and I have yet to clean it beyond pulling a bore snake with some CLP through it.
I’m not one big on posting group pics but I’m so pleased with this rifle I thought it necessary especially since AI rifles come up so often as a topic here. Bottom line is these things shoot. The following groups are not fantastic but I’m rather pleased with them considering the rifle hasn’t been cleaned and the ammo was cranked out in a 500 round batch on a progressive reloader.
BTW not sre I'm measuring the groups correctly just measuring center to center on the hols furthest apart with a caliper.
All shots fired from prone off a bipod with rear Triad bean bag at 200 yards.
This was pure luck IMO. Smallest aiming point used (1" SNC) that I obviously did not hit lol.
To me this was the string that mattered most as it was fired with a time limit of 1 min for 10 rounds.
Now that I have the rig dialed in I'm excited to try the dot drill at 200,300,500 and 600 yds.
A.S.
