Accuracy International Picture Thread

[Defender3]

Oh yeah, it blows real hard. I don't leave home without mine anymore.

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FWIW - I ordered some CPAP filters and adapters so I could filter the air flow; I didn't want to blow dust or sand into my barrel when I was shooting prone off the ground. The filter is already visibly darkening from the dust it's been catching from the Quantico ranges. I originally ordered one of these small air pumps, but it didn't put out enough air flow to cool a big barrel and suppressor, so I added more power. I cobbled together the adapters (because of the filter) and added a cut down case to fit the chamber. All credit to the person (I think in this thread) I stole this from.

Obligatory AI pic for the thread that was probably posted earlier:

 

[CollarChoke]

re: 308 boat anchors at distance ... I ran the 4 day K&M course with a 20" .308 on the AXSR slinging 175SMK pushing around 2550fps ... it got out to a 1000 just fine even when the AB numbers showed I was tickling through transsonic. I was the only 308 guy in the class and Shannon was like "I'll sell you this massive pile of 175SMK bullets we got laying around at a discount" which I happily took him up on.

Wind calls were definitely way more squirrely beyond 800 yards compared to what the 6mm pillow princesses had to deal with but no problem keeping up at all in Tennessee atmospherics at least, even through the PRS stage work.

Whenever I start feeling some kind of way about having thousands of rounds worth of 308 components in my reloading room and my 6-something barrels start looking too appealing, I like watching Robert Brantley running his 308 like a boss in these videos:

As an added advantage, shooting a bunch of 308 makes my 6ARC feel like a rimfire laser beam.

 

[JayjayUK]

I just got back from shooting the IPRF World Championships at Cameo, Colorado... what an amazing match!

I manged to get videos of a few stages and thankfully 2 of them were my better stages of the match before I lost zero...



No triggercam footage as wanted to concentrate more on shooting than content..

Also shot a mates 6.5mm Creed AT-X at a rock 1625m away... 1st round impact.

We then managed a 5th Round impact with my .308 straight after. 26mils and 5mil of wind

 

[wizardpc]

Who's gonna tell him.....

 

[FUNCTIONAL]

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Who's gonna tell him.....

Gunna be honest...I don't follow this one?

Did meet an mrad owner last weekend who wished he hit a AI instead.

 

[Nik H]

Gunna be honest...I don't follow this one?

Did meet an mrad owner last weekend who wished he hit a AI instead.

I think I have said this previously..MRADs suck elephant dick

 

[diggler1833]

Gunna be honest...I don't follow this one?

Did meet an mrad owner last weekend who wished he hit a AI instead.

I think he was pointing out the fact that the particular MRAD owner / meme generator of the one you quoted didn't know that you can do the same with an AI.

****

And now for the potentially unpopular opinion of the day: After having my buddies MRAD for 4 months to do load development with, I am happy to own an AI instead too. However (gulp) his bolt is just as smooth as my AT-X ...clunky AF...but just as easy to operate. I could never get over the plastic sleeve inside the upper receiver though. Then I shot back-to-back-to-back sub half-minute groups with his in 300NM with a load I put together.

I'll take an AI any day of the week if someone else is buying, but I can't hate on the MRAD based upon my personal sample of one unit.

 

[Huskydriver]

I think he was pointing out the fact that the particular MRAD owner / meme generator of the one you quoted didn't know that you can do the same with an AI.

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And now for the potentially unpopular opinion of the day: After having my buddies MRAD for 4 months to do load development with, I am happy to own an AI instead too. However (gulp) his bolt is just as smooth as my AT-X ...clunky AF...but just as easy to operate. I could never get over the plastic sleeve inside the upper receiver though. Then I shot back-to-back-to-back sub half-minute groups with his in 300NM with a load I put together.

I'll take an AI any day of the week if someone else is buying, but I can't hate on the MRAD based upon my personal sample of one unit.

This is where it starts lol....

 

[diggler1833]

This is where it starts lol....

Nah I'm good. I'll be spending my money on other things not made by Barrett .

 

[FUNCTIONAL]

@diggler1833 I played with an mrad before they got popular and enjoyed it. Still chose an AI when I had to put my money on something but I didn't hate it. Plastic sleeve seemed odd to me too, was smooth but I could tell it was sliding in a plastic tube. At this rate though I should have bought an mrad over my trg.

 

[TheOE800]

@diggler1833 I played with an mrad before they got popular and enjoyed it. Still chose an AI when I had to put my money on something but I didn't hate it. Plastic sleeve seemed odd to me too, was smooth but I could tell it was sliding in a plastic tube. At this rate though I should have bought an mrad over my trg.

Sold my AXSA, bought a TRG, sold my TRG, bought an MRAD, gonna sell the MRAD (perfectly capable system mind you), gonna buy an AI again.

 

[Huskydriver]

Nah I'm good. I'll be spending my money on other things not made by Barrett .

I was talking about cross dressing

 

[FUNCTIONAL]

Sold my AXSA, bought a TRG, sold my TRG, bought an MRAD, gonna sell the MRAD (perfectly capable system mind you), gonna buy an AI again.

I at least learned from the first time I sold an AI for another gun.... this time I kept my AT. Only time it will go is after I'm dead.

Trg A1 is so far a let down though. Hard as hell to get better than 1moa. Found all my action screws finger tight this week and went to go torque them to their ridiculous 133inlb limit and stretched/cracked one screw at only 80inlb. Thankful I was able to get it out buy wtf? $5k rifle that a fucking savage would put to shame.

 

[diggler1833]

I was talking about cross dressing

Tried that once. Tripped over my dick and skinned my knee real bad.

Never again.

 

[hafejd30]

This is where it starts lol....

@BurtG should be along any second with the pic of a box of cracked MRAD receivers

 

[TanktheFrank]

 

[BurtG]

Nah I'm good. I'll be spending my money on other things not made by Barrett .

Owned by an Australian company now

 

[BurtG]

@BurtG should be along any second with the pic of a box of cracked MRAD receivers

 

[TheBigCountry]

I was talking about cross dressing

What you do in your free time please keep to yourself

I’m sure @Krob95 agrees

 

[Huskydriver]

What you do in your free time please keep to yourself

I’m sure @Krob95 agrees

I was implying those who start down that path sell there ai and start cross dressing....

Dont you both still have an ai?

 

[Nik H]

Sold my AXSA, bought a TRG, sold my TRG, bought an MRAD, gonna sell the MRAD (perfectly capable system mind you), gonna buy an AI again.

There is always Desert Tech after you sell this AI

 

[diggler1833]

Desert Techs are for guys who can tie the cherry stem into a knot with their tongue...in front of other guys.

 

[Nik H]

Desert Techs are for guys who can tie the cherry stem into a knot with their tongue...in front of other guys.

Is that @BurtG 's secret?

 

[BurtG]

Meh they are nice. Accurate AF. Easy to shoot. Superior barrel retention system. Easy to shoot off hand. Can shoot .223-300nm. There’s room in the safe for both


Who am I kidding safes got full years ago

 

[Krob95]

I was implying those who start down that path sell there ai and start cross dressing....

Dont you both still have an ai?

I have AI AW magazines. But other than that, no. Please don’t remind me.

 

[Defender3]

I was asked what data card I was using in one of my pictures; it's homegrown. I usually staple up three LaRue 4 position targets for my zeroing and load testing, and use the data card to capture the conditions, velocities and position of each shot, which I then transpose to a spreadsheet and my range data book. Overkill, but it works for me.

The sheet attempts to capture the data I value by identifying the target (top, middle or bottom) then the individual target from the 4-position grid (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right), as well as the barrel round count, speeds and then plots. I'll add a handwritten note if I'm shooting suppressed, or if I change loads. I have it in Word so it can be modified and in a PDF. If anyone wants the files, shoot me a note and we'll figure it out.

 

[TheBigCountry]

I was implying those who start down that path sell there ai and start cross dressing....

Dont you both still have an ai?

Nope. I’m now in the Poors club. I shoot empty beer cans in the backyard with a Crossman pellet gun for fun

 

[JayjayUK]

Last one I have from the World Champs... I was so focused on the stage can you spot what I forgot??

 

[wizardpc]

I did briefly consider an MRAD, until I saw that (at the time) the only way you could get a spare barrel was to buy an entire "conversion kit" from Barrett for like $2500

 

[carbonbased]

Nope. I’m now in the Poors club. I shoot empty beer cans dirt in the backyard with a Crossman pellet gun for fun

FIFY. Aren’t you too poor for beer?

 

[Dr. Strangeglove]

I've always loved the MRAD, I remember when I was a kid seeing it for the first time on Guns & Ammo magazine I thought it was the coolest thing ever, but I've messed with a few and found the length of pull too long and the stock generally less comfortable than an AI. Maybe one day, but definitely a lower priority.

 

[TheBigCountry]

FIFY. Aren’t you too poor for beer?

Not when you collect cans off the side of the road to purchase it

And my OF is on sale now for 5.99 a month so if you subscribe I can get a nice 6 pack for the weekend

 

[TheOE800]

There is always Desert Tech after you sell this AI

Gross.

I did briefly consider an MRAD, until I saw that (at the time) the only way you could get a spare barrel was to buy an entire "conversion kit" from Barrett for like $2500

Steel is less and they sell the extensions now. I have a custom 6.5CM barrel, actually.

I've always loved the MRAD, I remember when I was a kid seeing it for the first time on Guns & Ammo magazine I thought it was the coolest thing ever, but I've messed with a few and found the length of pull too long and the stock generally less comfortable than an AI. Maybe one day, but definitely a lower priority.

The LOP is definitely an issue.

 

[M8541Reaper]

I'm not arguing that things can't progress.... You will get a 16+rd aics pattern mags when md start doing 15+ round stages on the reg .... I'm not scorning the mfg they are filling an obvious demand.

Pretty sure I made 0 assumptions or comments as to your abilities home skillet nor did I make any comparisons to my own

I am merely providing free commentary on a sat night to something I find comical about the competitive shooting world. It's not the first time and won't be the last

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I’ll say it…it’s a crutch for people who have zero weapon handling skills. …but it is an equipment adaptation to MDs trying to get people to do reloads as part of the stage design.

Reload or die a loser.

“Losers whine about reloads and needing extended magazines. Winners go home and reload with the Prom Queen.” -J. Mason

 

[Nik H]

Gross.

Steel is less and they sell the extensions now. I have a custom 6.5CM barrel, actually.

The LOP is definitely an issue.

It is a hot fucking mess

 

[TheOE800]

It is a hot fucking mess

Those special friends of yours are big guys. Gorilla arms and such.

 

[JR1200W3]

I’ll say it…it’s a crutch for people who have zero weapon handling skills. …but it is an equipment adaptation to MDs trying to get people to do reloads as part of the stage design.

Reload or die a loser.

“Losers whine about reloads and needing extended magazines. Winners go home and reload with the Prom Queen.” -J. Mason

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Damn yo! Bunny's a killa!

I was under the impression you got your first AI last year and usually shoot less than 50% of the match points. But you go girl.

 

[xxflyingturtlexx]

Last one I have from the World Champs... I was so focused on the stage can you spot what I forgot??

I like seeing people shoot more than the gay mrad jaw jacking

 

[HKSniper11B]

Last one I have from the World Champs... I was so focused on the stage can you spot what I forgot??

Lol ears in the wind.

 

[JayjayUK]

Lol ears in the wind.

The first shot certainly made me jump a little

 

[hic28]

 

[stanley_white]

I was under the impression you got your first AI last year and usually shoot less than 50% of the match points.

I feel seen.



-Stan

 

[M8541Reaper]

Damn yo! Bunny's a killa!

I was under the impression you got your first AI last year and usually shoot less than 50% of the match points. But you go girl.

Oh I never claimed to be a good competitor (#MidPackTac and #SometimesMaybeGoodSometimesMaybeShit are applicable hashtags) but I do believe that competing is important. However I do claim to have jokes, unlike those who take hobbies or internet posts too seriously. I think I’ve had it maybe a year and a half now.

Out of curiosity, how long do I have to own a tool before I’m allowed to talk about manipulation ability? How how up the rankings do I need to be before I can start to say that extended magazines are gay but understand why they’ve become a thing?

I shall and will. I am excited for the day that I live up to your expectations though dad.

#LoveNotMagChanges
#TakeJokesLikeAManNotAGolfer
#MoreThanHalfTheMatchPointsThough
#IApologizeForTheLameHashtagsItsTooEarlyToReadSuchSilliness
#ObligatoryHashtag
#Boop

 

[J-Ham]

Damn yo! Bunny's a killa!

I was under the impression you got your first AI last year and usually shoot less than 50% of the match points. But you go girl.

 

[BurtG]

That would be a badass statement if 308's did win matches.

Hey now there’s someone in this thread who got second at a match. With factory fgmm 175s. That’s got to count for something



Obligatory pic thread pic

#usedtobemediocrenowjustsuck

 

[FUNCTIONAL]

Oh I never claimed to be a good competitor (#MidPackTac and #SometimesMaybeGoodSometimesMaybeShit are applicable hashtags) but I do believe that competing is important. However I do claim to have jokes, unlike those who take hobbies or internet posts too seriously. I think I’ve had it maybe a year and a half now.

Out of curiosity, how long do I have to own a tool before I’m allowed to talk about manipulation ability? How how up the rankings do I need to be before I can start to say that extended magazines are gay but understand why they’ve become a thing?

I shall and will. I am excited for the day that I live up to your expectations though dad.

#LoveNotMagChanges
#TakeJokesLikeAManNotAGolfer
#MoreThanHalfTheMatchPointsThough
#IApologizeForTheLameHashtagsItsTooEarlyToReadSuchSilliness
#ObligatoryHashtag
#Boop

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As a guy who has all those credentials after competing 8+ years....extendo mags are still...super gay. I understand them.... but like anything after the h1 hummer you are just compensating.

 

[BurtG]

 

[Kopfjager1]

Oh I never claimed to be a good competitor (#MidPackTac and #SometimesMaybeGoodSometimesMaybeShit are applicable hashtags) but I do believe that competing is important. However I do claim to have jokes, unlike those who take hobbies or internet posts too seriously. I think I’ve had it maybe a year and a half now.

Out of curiosity, how long do I have to own a tool before I’m allowed to talk about manipulation ability? How how up the rankings do I need to be before I can start to say that extended magazines are gay but understand why they’ve become a thing?

I have a question, though. First, how dare you.

But on a serious note, why not have both the competency to conduct a mag change and an extended mag?

 

[reximus]

Been a minute... Are we still posting AI pictures here?

 

[M8541Reaper]

I have a question, though. First, how dare you.

But on a serious note, why not have both the competency to conduct a mag change and an extended mag?