I was set up to have him do one, and he did mention that he is not planning on doing any more after this due to overall reliability issues.Chances are bugholes won't do an ATXC 223 bolt, Greg mentioned a while back once the last couple of AX/AT 223 bolts are gone he's probably going to stop offering them because too much fiddling is needed to make them run. If he's going to hang up the AT/AX 223 bolts I doubt he'll go through the effort to design a 223 bolt for the ATXC.
AI should have theirs out by the end of the year... They never said what year though.
I would also like to see this since I have been out of AI rifles for a few years.
(IIRC)...
Would you mind pointing us to which post out of the 524 posts describes the changes? I spent some time looking through them but couldn't find any description,
AI does not care about the shooting community. Flex Culture is huge in the gun community and AI will continue to sell as people want validation that they're doing it right.
Maybe, maybe not. What percentage of guys do you think are on here to validate what they can/could afford. When it comes to trucks, bikes and gears, guys are insecure as shit.If this was not a self validation post, though…
I just find it dumb as fuck when people run their mouth about products they don’t own; never experienced; never has intentions or means to own/experience due to high price point of entry. There are a lot of products i find over my budget or in my means but don’t convince me a value. I don’t waste time on them because i either can’t afford them or don’t think they present a value to me; none of those which suggests i should go pick up fights on the internet to feel better about myself.
Yes, I agree that it's super annoying to see guys talk about things that they don't own. Yes, the whole self validation thing is real. I had, have and will continue to buy AI products to support them, as I do not wish them to be where Sako and Steyr are with the M10 and the SSG M1.
After being in the motorcycle business for decades I learned that having supports from the manufacturer is key if you want to use and "lightly" abuse your gears. I would own Trumphs and Ducatis but would not push them as hard as I do on my Gixxers and Yamahas. Now, the Ducatis and the AI are both sexy as hell but I'm not one of those guy who only go to the range once every few months. Me and my family are member at a private range with steels out to 1k so we shoot on a weekly basis. Having a bunch of good rifles with a bunch of good glass where we can get spares/replacements is the only way that works for us. I do wish that AI direction to their US civilian market will be different in the future. At the end of the day, I'm a customer and not just much a fan.
Difficulty in getting replacement parts is not the same as “fragile to shoot”.
I bought 2 of them when euro had them in stock. One sent for wsm conversion and the other as a SFP spare to my LFP 2014 AT’s
