Accuracy International Picture Thread

Is that a Leupold on that ATX?
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Your post had a joke in it? lol

@DKN83 ‘s post seems to imply AT-X rifles are for old folks. I don’t think he was even referencing your joke per se, but responding to just the image of a AT-X.

Yours? No idea.

“The X we have at home” phrase usually seems to mean that here is the inferior version that we have access to. The unattainable original thing is much better.

If your joke is: the “inferior” thing you have is only different than the original thing mainly by color (for example, mint green vs. FDE, or folder vs. non-folder)…

well, uh, ha…ha?

Edit: Or is this a Leupold scope joke? That’s a little funny.
Thanks for the essay
 
Crazy question.. if I was to buy a chassis say, AXSR/A Is it feasible to build a rifle from that point on? I'm just curious.
So, you’d buy a take-off AXSA chassis…and then what? Where would you get an AI action cheap enough where it would make financial sense?

Or are you mixing things up with the AI rem700 chassis? Obviously you can only put a rem700 compatible action in there (not an AI) and built out a rifle, just like you would with any Rem700 compatible chassis like a KRG W3.
 
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Crazy question.. if I was to buy a chassis say, AXSR/A Is it feasible to build a rifle from that point on? I'm just curious.
If you have the cash, buy the AXSR. If you don’t have THAT much cash, buy the ATX.

But don’t buy an AX/SR/ATX chassis and put a 700 footprint in it. It isn’t worth the time and money you’ll waste building out something that’s only a few hundo less than an ATX. I wasted my time with that and other rifles…when I should have just went full AI years ago. Best firearm decision I ever made was getting the AXSR.
 
Crazy question.. if I was to buy a chassis say, AXSR/A Is it feasible to build a rifle from that point on? I'm just curious.
Others here have the $9895 - $11,169 (EuroOptic) for an AXSR or the $4250 - $5250 for an AT-X; not including tax. Not everyone has that kind of disposable income. The others have correctly stated if your goal is a real AI rifle, then buy a real AI rifle. If the goal is something to build up to as you can afford in the end, unfortunately, AI does not support such a piecemeal approach and wants you to go all in, money-wise (eBay does have AI action-specific chassis that are hard to sell because people tend to go for the Remington clone AI chassis options instead).

The factory AI's have a flat bottom square receiver action with a specific interface that only works with an AI action-specific chassis they are mated to; they will not work with other actions. If your goal is a non-AI action, like a Remington footprint or a non-Remington footprint like a Surgeon 1581XL, then yes, your approach is 'feasible' (AXSR go for about $1500-$1700 used on eBay or the PX, if you can find, with retail from $2000-$2760). On the low end with an AXSR chassis and a Remington 700 barreled action swapped in, you are at about $2700-$3300, all in, not counting scope. If you get any aftermarket action like a Defiance, Terminus, BigHorn, Curtis, ARC, Origin, etc., you are, like the others said, up at the price of an AT-X even with pre-fit barrels that need no gunsmith.

So given this info and what the others said, if you are ok with a base Remington 700 in an AXSR chassis, you will save a grand on the rifle set-up alone. For one more grand, you get an interchangeable barrel system on the AT-X (seen for $3250 as a base auction price on GB by MileHighShooting over the holidays, but in red color, though), but I presume that is not the 'look' you are after. If you are on a budget and are going for the 'look,' then, yes, the AXSR chassis option is feasible given these considerations. Cheers!
 
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I'm so damn proud of you guys..... Life keeping me way busy and I come back to people cracking Leupold jokes for me and shit like this.
.. keep driving on gbpse committee
For those who almost lost their eyesight after all those Remingtons, Leupolds and new era AI.

This is for you😄

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These consistently sell for more than they ever retailed for. No amount of communication to AI ever seems to convince them of the amount of money they are losing by not continuing to offer a legacy version.


$5100 for a non folder AE Mk2? When did AE prices go crazy?

I bought one of my AE Mk3 folders new from Mile High for about $4250 and the other one used from the PX here for about $3600. Sold them both for $3500 or so when I upgraded to ATs, but that was quite a few years ago now.

Soon after the AT was released (at a much lower price than the AW) I remember watching quite a few AEs selling in the PX in the high $2k range, and at least one without a barrel in the low $2k range...
 
$5100 for a non folder AE Mk2? When did AE prices go crazy?

I bought one of my AE Mk3 folders new from Mile High for about $4250 and the other one used from the PX here for about $3600. Sold them both for $3500 or so when I upgraded to ATs, but that was quite a few years ago now.

Soon after the AT was released (at a much lower price than the AW) I remember watching quite a few AEs selling in the PX in the high $2k range, and at least one without a barrel in the low $2k range...
Includes the scope and what not. Still seems high though
 
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Includes the scope and what not.
Seller writes:

“Vortex Viper 6-24x50 scope. The scope has some light handling marks. The scope has an EBR-1 MOA reticle. The reticle can be illuminated but the battery is dead and we do not have one to test.”
Looks like the Gen I pst. That shit is vintage, boys (with warfighter scope bite). W/out the scope that gun is worth $1500 $50 tops.
 
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If you have the cash, buy the AXSR. If you don’t have THAT much cash, buy the ATX.

But don’t buy an AX/SR/ATX chassis and put a 700 footprint in it. It isn’t worth the time and money you’ll waste building out something that’s only a few hundo less than an ATX. I wasted my time with that and other rifles…when I should have just went full AI years ago. Best firearm decision I ever made was getting the AXSR.
This makes sense unless you want to shoot something like 6BR…. AXSR won’t do that. I know this because I have an AXSR, but had to buy a second gun to shoot the gamer calibers I wanted to shoot 😂
 
This makes sense unless you want to shoot something like 6BR…. AXSR won’t do that. I know this because I have an AXSR, but had to buy a second gun to shoot the gamer calibers I wanted to shoot 😂
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Excuse me ma’am, but 6.5CM is a gamer caliber and it runs just fine.
Respectfully,
-A 308 Shooter

Haha ok ok, we’ll let that slide. But this offense has been noted and will count against your AI Thread Credit Score.
 
Seller writes:

“Vortex Viper 6-24x50 scope. The scope has some light handling marks. The scope has an EBR-1 MOA reticle. The reticle can be illuminated but the battery is dead and we do not have one to test.”
Looks like the Gen I pst. That shit is vintage, boys (with warfighter scope bite). W/out the scope that gun is worth $1500 $50 tops.
I had the same vortex viper pst. One thing I liked about it is the weight

Held the box down nicely as I sent it back and forth to vortex for warranty repair
 
Thats perfect! So who's making the barrels for AI now? I've heard bartlein is making the oem barrels but if you go on mile high I see they offer what they call a factory barrel and then specifically a bartlein. Is it just marketing? I've also heard Lothar walther thrown around.
The US models are Bartlein on factory guns. Can get Bartlein and proof from mile high. Or have one spun up by several smiths. I have Manzella making a 260 barrel for my ATX right now

The one on my AT above is Lother Walther
 
The US models are Bartlein on factory guns. Can get Bartlein and proof from mile high. Or have one spun up by several smiths. I have Manzella making a 260 barrel for my ATX right now

The one on my AT above is Lother Walther
So which guns are considered US models? I thought everything was from the UK. Are you saying that just the rifles sold for the US market are bartlein barrels with everything else being from the UK?
 
I get the sads everytime I see these pics and remember I sold my AT. 😭

Tell me about it. I sold 2 AT folders, along with complete sets of thumbhole and pistol grip skins in every available color for both of them...

I replaced them with 2x AX's which I like, but there's just something appealing about the classic AI thumbhole look.

I should have kept the ATs, lol
 
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So which guns are considered US models? I thought everything was from the UK. Are you saying that just the rifles sold for the US market are bartlein barrels with everything else being from the UK?
I remember reading the UK models for the most part get LW barrels. The models shipped here are shipped without barrels. Wintac spins up the barrels for the rifles here. Out of Bartlein blanks. That may have changed but that’s what I recall

These guys may be able to confirm that better than my memory can

@Frank Green
@Scott Seigmund
 
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I remember reading the UK models for the most part get LW barrels. The models shipped here are shipped without barrels. Wintac spins up the barrels for the rifles here. Out of Bartlein blanks. That may have changed but that’s what I recall

These guys may be able to confirm that better than my memory can

@Frank Green
@Scott Seigmund
I had thought it was a LW barrel for the advertised for say a AT in 20, 24 and 26" 308 barrels. Anything outside that was a bartlein/etc. If I remember right all of the factory 308 barrels I've had were LW.
 
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I had thought it was a LW barrel for the advertised for say a AT in 20, 24 and 26" 308 barrels. Anything outside that was a bartlein/etc. If I remember right all of the factory 308 barrels I've had were LW.
My AT308 20” bought new came with an LW barrel.
Extra 6.5cm barrel purchased through MileHigh is a Bartlein.
 
I remember reading the UK models for the most part get LW barrels. The models shipped here are shipped without barrels. Wintac spins up the barrels for the rifles here. Out of Bartlein blanks. That may have changed but that’s what I recall

These guys may be able to confirm that better than my memory can

@Frank Green
@Scott Seigmund
I think there's a lot more US manufacturing going on for the US models. It's probably easier to manage import regulations that way. Chassis machined at Wintac, triggers supplied from XSTP, blanks machined at Wintac. Actions from England and maybe some other small parts. Then assembled by either Wintac or AINA. For all other countries I think most everything comes from England with LW blanks and I'd guess XSTP triggers in the AT-X.
 
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I had thought it was a LW barrel for the advertised for say a AT in 20, 24 and 26" 308 barrels. Anything outside that was a bartlein/etc. If I remember right all of the factory 308 barrels I've had were LW.

Supports what I had understood
Here’s where I got that info. May be just the ATX in 6.5 now that I looked again. Came across it looking at options for my ATX

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My bad

 
Here’s where I got that info. May be just the ATX in 6.5 now that I looked again. Came across it looking at options for my ATX

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My bad

My comment wasnt really directed AT you but just on the topic in general...I've always seen conflicting things and honestly I dont truly know myself.

His comment on the ATX is interesting. Thought I had a pic of my factory AX 308 barrel but I dont...I could have sworn it was a LW barrel. I have a factory 308 from another AX but its painted, I'll have to break out the acetone and see what I can find later.
 
My comment wasnt really directed AT you but just on the topic in general...I've always seen conflicting things and honestly I dont truly know myself.

His comment on the ATX is interesting. Thought I had a pic of my factory AX 308 barrel but I dont...I could have sworn it was a LW barrel. I have a factory 308 from another AX but its painted, I'll have to break out the acetone and see what I can find later.
I tagged the guys who would know and maybe they’d share that info but I don’t know

Wait for a reply before you strip your rifle 😁

The 308 AT’s for sale I see here have LW barrels I believe. So you’re likely correct. Looks like the proof marks on them for the LW
 
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