Re: Should my Action "wobble" in my AICS?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AZPrecision</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How is the relationship between the AI(AW/AE) rifles and their stocks?
I thought I heard somewhere they are put permanently together. "Bonded", is the term I think AI uses. Is this true?
How does the inletting on the AE/AW stocks compare to an AICS?
Do you think AI would drop in Remington barreled actions, or do you think they'd bed them? The AICS directions may not say to bed, but theyd have a harder time selling a $1000 stock if they admitted it still needs gunsmith fitting.
Just some things I considered.
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the ai's are flat bottom bonded to a flat top chassis. the aics don't NEED gunsmith fitting. like mike said, in his experience (which i really appreciate someone putting some numbers to back up their opinion), the accuracy did improve with bedding. in reality for a tactical type rifle, the results he was getting before bedding was better than most people can shoot. hell, i have a hard time holding 1/2" and sure can't shoot 1/4" groups but i still win matches now and then (last weekend sure as hell wasn't even close to one of those wins
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from a builder's standpoint where you have an accuracy guarantee on turn-key rifles, i can see bedding it. for the rest of the guys that buy aics asking if they are indeed "drop-in", i'd say they sure are for a factory remington. they are exactly what they are advertised to be.
edit: when i rebarrel my .284 in a couple months, maybe i'll bed the chassis and see first hand if it increases the accuracy to a point that makes up for my bad wind calls.