Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Hashtag
Thisisapicturethreadyoumuppets View attachment 8447426
Its very close, but there is probably 3-4 mm of gap between the sunshade/scope cap and the forend rail. If I change mounts on that rifle, I would like to get a 1.7" 20 moa mount to give it some additional room. The current mount is a 1.5" 20 moa.Is it just optic illusion, or is the optic touching the forend bridge ?
Hey all,
I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for custom made barrels for the post-2014 AI AXMC? I have a long action currently with a 6.5CM barrel, but was looking at the possibility of a 6.5 x 47 or 25 x 47 Lapua barrel if those are possible.
Thanks.
View attachment 8448504
Lots of great smiths out there. Fritz at Black Canyon has made AI barrels for my AT and MC. I would highly recommend his work.Hey all,
I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for custom made barrels for the post-2014 AI AXMC? I have a long action currently with a 6.5CM barrel, but was looking at the possibility of a 6.5 x 47 or 25 x 47 Lapua barrel if those are possible.
Thanks.
View attachment 8448504
@Nik H where are your to go places for blanks?Lots of great smiths out there. Fritz at Black Canyon has made AI barrels for my AT and MC. I would highly recommend his work.
The hardest part is getting a blank. The 1.35" shank is tough to find. I have a new 308 barrel being done by Dave Tooley for my MC and he said 6 months to get the blank.
No place in particular. I buy them whenever I see them as long as they are Kreiger, PROOF SS or Bartlein Heavy contour in the right twist.@Nik H where are your to go places for blanks?
Not sure. But Frank rotates the factory one 180° because it’s more comfy to him.Does AI make a straight buttstock pad as opposed to the curved one?
So do I. If i cant find anything i will resort to shaving it straightNot sure. But Frank rotates the factory one 180° because it’s more comfy to him.
Competent gunsmiths grind/buff oversize pads to fit wood stocks, so I’ll bet they could also grind down an AI one to your specs.
Finally able to knock the rust off. Rust is thick. $75 barrel should be a hammer with someone that can shoot behind it.
View attachment 8449798View attachment 8449799
What’s that side rail for ?
What’s the side rail for ?
Freaking Lollipop Guild killing me with Discourage
That side rail has sling mount; i did not use a bag rider today. Had a sotek one that i was not too found off. With a schmedium heavy and short atlas i made it work.What’s the side rail for ?
Where’s your bag rider? Where’s your sling mount ?
Something (brass shaving, etc) stuck in the lugs of the locking ring?What would make a bolt “sticky”. Seems like it started after it got left out in snow /sleet at a match.
Have cleaned and recleabed. Tried oil grease hornady one shot etc. Doesn’t look like the bolt stop is mushroomed.
Bought a second atx used. One serial number away from being consecutive. Much much much smoother. First one has a pile of rounds through it so don’t think it’s about being broken in.
Thoughts ?
Have you swapped the sticky bolt into the second rifle to confirm it's the bolt itself, and not the action or locking ring of the first rifle?What would make a bolt “sticky”. Seems like it started after it got left out in snow /sleet at a match.
Have cleaned and recleabed. Tried oil grease hornady one shot etc. Doesn’t look like the bolt stop is mushroomed.
Bought a second atx used. One serial number away from being consecutive. Much much much smoother. First one has a pile of rounds through it so don’t think it’s about being broken in.
Thoughts ?
What does sticky mean? Is it dragging when you cycle it?What would make a bolt “sticky”. Seems like it started after it got left out in snow /sleet at a match.
Have cleaned and recleabed. Tried oil grease hornady one shot etc. Doesn’t look like the bolt stop is mushroomed.
Bought a second atx used. One serial number away from being consecutive. Much much much smoother. First one has a pile of rounds through it so don’t think it’s about being broken in.
Thoughts ?
Yes feels “gummy” sliding it back and forth.
I’ve been cleaning with gun scrubber before trying various oils or dry Maybe I need to use something different
Try acetone. Might have some paint residue in there.Yes feels “gummy” sliding it back and forth.
I’ve been cleaning with gun scrubber before trying various oils or dry Maybe I need to use something different
Probably something else@BurtG just got off the phone. AI sez to not store your Bazooka or Hubba Bubba in your chamber
View attachment 8450383
View attachment 8450384
View attachment 8450385
Chiclets are ok, however.
View attachment 8450393
I have had this happenYes feels “gummy” sliding it back and forth.
I’ve been cleaning with gun scrubber before trying various oils or dry Maybe I need to use something different
That sounds super European; no i don’t do thatAm I the only one who wet patches molybdenum in his barrel & firing chamber so he doesn't have to carbon scrub?
I hope so. Man the moly fad ended like 15 years ago. I didn’t know you could even buy it anymore.Am I the only one who wet patches molybdenum in his barrel & firing chamber so he doesn't have to carbon scrub?
I'm quite the fan of it, as someone who uses it in his sports cars as well. I don't see it as a fad. And I've had positive results with it.I hope so. Man the moly fad ended like 15 years ago. I didn’t know you could even buy it anymore.
I'm quite the fan of it, as someone who uses it in his sports cars as well. I don't see it as a fad. And I've had positive results with it.
Oil analysis and science says otherwise. If it's stupid and it works, then it's not stupid.It's freaking retarded..... Hard stop huskydriver actual out
I would bet the carbon build up somewhere is what causes it. Moisture causes that blue/green crap to build especially when shooting suppressed in high humidity and temp swings.I would say the new to me one is like KY or Wet
And the ok’d o s is like no lube no fore play no nothing
I guess AI didn’t develop the AI that bombproof
Burt managed to break it
I think that deserves an award right there
I think ol' Burt has won enough "awards" on this site from the administration already...
Oil analysis and science says otherwise. If it's stupid and it works, then it's not stupid.
That rifle fell off the back of a truck
Check your PMsI think ol' Burt has won enough "awards" on this site from the administration already...
any vendors with July 4th deals on barrels, my proof 6cm is at the end of the road
Did you shave down the reptilia diving board to fit the GII razor objective bell?Hey all,
I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for custom made barrels for the post-2014 AI AXMC? I have a long action currently with a 6.5CM barrel, but was looking at the possibility of a 6.5 x 47 or 25 x 47 Lapua barrel if those are possible.
Thanks.
View attachment 8448504
Who is pvaPVA is doing one rn. Not as good as their bf sale was, but the ospreys Ive had are pretty nice barrels.
Patriot Valley Arms, I believe?Who is pva