got some rare free time this evening, so i fashioned up a coplanar rail for the short bridge to run my clip-ons. took some points off the endsquickly free hand. may actually clamp it and clean it up more in the morning before i paint. may not.
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Accuracy International AT-X
- Thread starter Peter Laurvick
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Has anyone else had trouble feeding GT rounds without HRD kits? It will pick up some rounds (seems like the odd numbers - 1, 3, etc.) but skips over others. Does the same thing with 3 different brand new AX mags.
I feel like the mags sit a little low when secured in the chassis, but the cases have good engagement with the feed lips. If I move the cases forward, as if there was a spacer, it feeds fine.
Just looking to see whether guys have had better luck with or without the kits (or maybe if there is another issue at play). I thought it might have been the bad mag issue, but given that the feed lips seem like they’re OK, I’m not sure that it is.
I feel like the mags sit a little low when secured in the chassis, but the cases have good engagement with the feed lips. If I move the cases forward, as if there was a spacer, it feeds fine.
Just looking to see whether guys have had better luck with or without the kits (or maybe if there is another issue at play). I thought it might have been the bad mag issue, but given that the feed lips seem like they’re OK, I’m not sure that it is.
Are there magnum bolt faces available for this rifle? And if not, any plans in the future for a magnum bolt face?
Think @trophyhunter does it now ?
www.snipershide.com
Accuracy International: SA bolt with mag face
@trophyhunter Did you know proof is selling 6.5 prc barrels for the AX? It’s on their website https://proofresearch.com/barrels/accuracy-international-pre-fit/ AWM uses the same M27 tennon as the AX/ AT/ AW's. So, it may be for that rifle and not actual short action ones....
www.snipershide.com
IIRC There are AI manufactured parts for 6,5 PRC bolts that exist. But only as proof of concept/demo. No publically available SKU.
AI is still launching ATX (eg AICS is due soon?), so they aren't making any kinds of promises on additiona/future SKUs.
Sounds like I would have to get the bolt face modified, thankfully there appears to be a few people that do it.
I've gotten a wild hair recently, and contemplating adding an AT-X to my collection, but in 7 SAUM...
I've gotten a wild hair recently, and contemplating adding an AT-X to my collection, but in 7 SAUM...
You mean Me can do it, Greg has mentioned he don’t want to take this on.
338-300WSM is my next wild hair idea, 300wsm is tits out of my AX
Finally found some more info, you're spot on. Ends up the only difference is the notch for the safety. Going to be ordering a few of these shortly. Appreciate the help!
Few pages back this was talked about some. I’m running 6gt with no mag kits and it works most of the time but get a few bolt ride overs myself. I shimmed the mag catch up and that help a bunch but still miss a round here and there. AI says there is no need to shim the mag catch though. If your having issues send them your mags and they will fix them.
Messed around with it a little bit more today and found that I can get it to feed reliably by moving the rounds forward in the mag so the case shoulder touches the rib. Also talked to Krob about it and he said the same thing has been working for him.
I ordered some HRD mag kits to try, but I think the GT cases are going to be too long to work with the spacer/rib spacing.
Going to run it like this for a regional match next weekend and figure out where to go from there. I may still send the mags into AI to have them looked at, but if the issue persists I may have to look at shimming as well.
Will update as I mess around with it more.
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No, no they don’t. They may work in the AICS chassis but not for the AI rifle.
AW mag feeds like crap
AX mag runs great
AICS mags run great too
Can run GAP spuhr (SP-4011) with the full forend without top rail, clears it by 2mm with 56mm ATACR
Bolt lift acceptable, hype overated
Rear pad thing is crusty but i kinda like it
My 2c
Makes sense. My first guess was that you probably had huge hands and wanted it out further.
Has anyone 3D printed blocks that follow the shape of the Sawtooth or AI weights yet? I want the wide footprint/thumb area without the weight.
I’m sure you already know, but Sawtooth does make aluminum ones. Not sure how much weight you’d save with 3D vs. those, but I’d venture to
guess you probably wouldn’t tell a difference.
Id venture to say, he'd save a lot of money!
The aluminum ones aren’t spendy, plus, your money is going to one of the best guys in the industry who listens to what we want and provides high quality products
Some ATX love from a recent Ridgeline Defense course.
Well done AI
The longggggggggg wait finally over, picked mine up today
Got my dark earth rifle this week. Have not gotten to shoot it yet, just a lot of dry fire. Is it normal for the trigger shoe to have some side to side wiggle to it?
Adjust the trigger to where you want it then clamp it in place using the torque specs in the manual. It shouldn’t move.
Yea the trigger shoe clamp is tight so much so that when I tried to loosen it to move it I decided to leave it where it was in fear of stripping it. Trigger feels great. The wiggle I am referring to is left to right not front to back. Was just wandering if that is normal?
I swear, every time I see a ZCO on it I want to sell my NF for one.
Just ordered an alpha 6gt reamer to cut this 28" heavy comp 7.5 tw hawkhill barrel. Going with the long freebore to run 109-112gr bullets.
22GT hammered this weekend. Fed and performed flawlessly, any misses were solely on me. Love this thing more and more every time I shoot it.
28” Brux, 6.5” twist, running Berger 85.5s right at 3100.
28” Brux, 6.5” twist, running Berger 85.5s right at 3100.
How heavy is that thing? Looks thick with all the weights, barrel/supressor.
Ohh she thiccc for sure. Around 27lbs. as pictured, and there’s still space for more… not sure that I’ll go any heavier since I have the balance where I like it and moving the weights forward would make it really front heavy.
Not to mention, the recoil is already non-existent so I think I’m to the point of diminishing returns anyway.
The width of the fore end with the weights/Sidebite was important for me as I did not want to increase the HOB while using a plate. Probably a marginal improvement but it’s exceptionally stable and easy to control recoil configured like this.
It’s hilarious/awesome watching trace with this setup between the flatness of the GT and the weight.
How well are the AW mags feeding for everyone. With 6 or 6.5cm?
