Accuracy International Picture Thread

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M8541Reaper said:
So right now I’m 2 for 3 on broken baseplates 😂 that’s it for broken.

Those were due to mag changes at a match over concrete.

That’s it for broken. I did fuck up and not clean my trigger in 4k+ rounds and it failed on me, but that is on my stupidity and not the rifle.

Even if I have yet to break anything critical, the point remains…it is smart to be self-reliant and keep a parts kit at the ready. Just my opinion…which is worth less than what anyone has paid for it.
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The best asterik to append is, "With proper use, care and maintenance..."

I did see one rifle that the lever on the bolt broke from a bad weld. But I will say, I've yet to hear, read about, see or otherwise gain any information on a bad round catastrophically damaging an AI to the point where it couldn't fire anymore... except one photo I came across with a blown AW50 barrel...

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It's impressive, really... British Military AW50 in Iraq circa '05-'06 from what my notes say.
 
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HKSniper11B said:
The best asterik to append is, "With proper use, care and maintenance..."

I did see one rifle that the lever on the bolt broke from a bad weld. But I will say, I've yet to hear, read about, see or otherwise gain any information on a bad round catastrophically damaging an AI to the point where it couldn't fire anymore... except one photo I came across with a blown AW50 barrel...

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It's impressive, really...
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I think thats an AW50. Man I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that event lol.
 
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HKSniper11B said:
The best asterik to append is, "With proper use, care and maintenance..."

I did see one rifle that the lever on the bolt broke from a bad weld. But I will say, I've yet to hear, read about, see or otherwise gain any information on a bad round catastrophically damaging an AI to the point where it couldn't fire anymore... except one photo I came across with a blown AW50 barrel...

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It's impressive, really...
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That’s awesome 😂
 
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Defender3 said:
You forgot:

#GoBePoorSomewhereElse
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True true…but I stopped supporting that #Movement because too many people go into debt for their hobby and I cannot support the whole staying poor mindset…which is the mindset of those who go into debt for hobbies.

Whoa sorry I blacked out there for a minute.

Yea stupid poors being poor. Put this shit on your STAR card. #HeroCard
 
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#19,405
BEJ762 said:
If you want to do what the Brit’s do with their AI, use some rolls of Scarpa fabric tape. Then spray paint as needed. Lots of pics online showing this.

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I wonder if Scarpa Scapa tape is basically gaffer tape…guess there’s only one way to find out. Buy some!

I want to try this stuff. Gear Aid Camo Form. More like that physical therapy type tape that basically only sticks to itself and is stretchy. I think.

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Camo Form Reusable Fabric Wrap

Camouflage guns and equipment repeatedly without damaging it using Camo Form reusable, self-adhering wrap.
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I always hated that Gear Aid tape, dudes would wrap their rifles and while it served a purpose, (concealment and covering the metal surfaces in extreme temperatures), there would be a residue that seeped through the fabric after a few days of use and feel like the sticker residue after you tried to rub it off with your fingers, and get dirty and ball up.

I believe it was the great Samual Sachs who once said "Max out all your credit cards on luxury items; after all, future you will be rich enough to pay it all off."
 
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Kopfjager1 said:
I always hated that Gear Aid tape, dudes would wrap their rifles and while it served a purpose, (concealment and covering the metal surfaces in extreme temperatures), there would be a residue that seeped through the fabric after a few days of use and feel like the sticker residue after you tried to rub it off with your fingers, and get dirty and ball up.

I believe it was the great Samual Sachs who once said "Max out all your credit cards on luxury items; after all, future you will be rich enough to pay it all off."
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Ah well, you saved me some grief. Def not trying to be cheap, just trying to avoid residue. I’ve already got a couple rolls of expensive gaffer tape.

I guess with today’s adhesives, if you need more stickiness than a Post-It Note, one probably will get some minor residue issues of left one for an extended period. Maybe Scarpa Scapa tape is different.
 
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Scapa / sniper tape is different. Many make imitations. But nothing like the original / the one made for purpose.

It doesn’t leave any residue if removed. Adhesive doesn’t bleed through….in moderate climates anyway. I’ve only tested -5 to 30 deg. I haven’t been out to the sandpit (so can’t confirm about extreme temps)

The self adhesive vet tape is shit.

For the sake of £10 try it. Or try it on stuff that isn’t your rifle. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
 
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TheOE800 said:
On a prefit barrel like AI where they’re using blanks produced here and chambering them here (still WinTac?) there’s no reason to go factory on a short school barrel. If you wanted an English proofed barrel that’s a different story, but that’s not what AINA is selling.
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How does one get an English-proofed AI barrel in the U.S.?

-Stan
 
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FUNCTIONAL said:
What brand tape you go with? My Google fu isn't turning up much I trust except maybe a Amazon buy.

@carbonbased any supplier you use? Patterns in finding are very limited.
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The stuff I have is a discontinued 3M product and:
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I got mine from the local pro photo store.

If I were you, look at BH Photo to ensure you get the good stuff. But it sounds like the Scapa stuff is better for our needs.
 
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carbonbased said:
I wonder if Scarpa Scapa tape is basically gaffer tape…guess there’s only one way to find out. Buy some!

I want to try this stuff. Gear Aid Camo Form. More like that physical therapy type tape that basically only sticks to itself and is stretchy. I think.

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Camo Form Reusable Fabric Wrap

Camouflage guns and equipment repeatedly without damaging it using Camo Form reusable, self-adhering wrap.
www.gearaid.com
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I've used the camo tape and had it on my optics for years, no problem removing and no residue.

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MOUNTIC said:
If anyone is on the fence.. Last chance to snag an AXSR at below the 2019 Pricing. Elite Sand 300NM.

SOLD - Sold. New in Box Accuracy International AXSR Elite Sand 300NM "Discontinued Color Pricing"

One last 300NM here in the now discontinued Elite Sand Color. Pricing reflects the discontinued color. This is the very last AXSR that you will be able to get for this kind of deal. All rifles moving forward are at the new 2024 price of $11,169. $Sold delivered to your FFL. This is a...
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everyone needs to ignore what I said about debt earlier. This is a hell of a snag.

…and it’s in the best cool kid color.

#DoIt
 
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HKSniper11B said:
I decided to ask a respected peer with military service experience with the AW, asking what he thought of the need for spare parts: "Nope, and my AI AW has about 35,000 rounds on it."

I could maybe see keeping a spare firing pin around, just for good measure. But after all I've seen of how AIs are built, and the tighter tolerances that exist today verses yester year, I am impressed with the robustness and capability of any of these rifles, and cannot see the need to stock up on spare parts unless its from the user's abuse.

For the record, when I asked the Irish Military Snipers about their AI96 Arctic Warfares, they confirmed that their rifles were all original... every last part, right down to the barrel, bolt and firing pin, all from 1993. That's 31 years of use and abuse; that's 31 years of fieldcraft on these rifles as well.

All photos are from the 2024 International Sniper Competition, and showcase real world military use of the AW [Original Content].

Conclusion being, if military snipers can run their AWs in 7.62/.308 with original stainless steel 1:12 4R barrels without a single destructive failure since 1993, I'm pretty the rest of us who are running our rifles on any given Sunday for recreational or competition use are going to be just fine, right down to the original firing pin.

Enjoy the photos... they're the best high resolution and detailed photos I have of AWs in current military use.

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Oh this is very cool to see. I was out on the range when they were training working with another team for final preparation.
Saw the Irish with those guns and they were very neat to see. Though behind equipment wise, they made it work.
 
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carbonbased said:
I wonder if Scarpa Scapa tape is basically gaffer tape…guess there’s only one way to find out. Buy some!

I want to try this stuff. Gear Aid Camo Form. More like that physical therapy type tape that basically only sticks to itself and is stretchy. I think.

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Camo Form Reusable Fabric Wrap

Camouflage guns and equipment repeatedly without damaging it using Camo Form reusable, self-adhering wrap.
www.gearaid.com
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Thanks for the heads up on my misspelling. Fixed my original post.

I have some of this tape. It is thinner than gaffer tape. Gaffer tape has a sticky film to the outside at times, imo, but this tape does not.

Regarding the gear aid tape, it is as you describe. You need to wrap it around itself. Good for covering optics or barrels, not good for stocks.
 
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carbonbased said:
So others don’t run out and buy duct tape, that tape is called gaff or gaffer tape, not duct tape. Sometimes I’ve heard it called grip tape. I think actual permanent-ish duct tape would be a nightmare to remove.

Gaff tape is made for film and photo industry needs. It’s removable, fairly tough, cloth-texture tape and tends to be high quality. Gaffers use it to tape down electrical cables, affix temporary lighting solutions, and do ad-hoc Brazilians on hairy starlets.

Terms:
Gaffers are the dudes that set up the lighting/electrical on film sets. Grips are the guys who carry and set up most everything, like a roadie.
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I installed my new Tactical Scooby Doo Pez dispenser in FDE last week. Super pumped to get into the field today.View attachment 8467421
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I got a 3d printed chicken nugget and sauce holder I should take a pic of
 
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Huskydriver said:
0 suppressors due to budget cuts or what
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Not the same philosophy. They are mainly here as observers. Most of their colleagues are in the streets dressed up as civilians. They would only engage as a last resort and in this case a suppressor isn't needed. People would surely notice the supersonic crack and the VIPs being extracted.
 
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Gurgen23 said:
Not the same philosophy. They are mainly here as observers. Most of their colleagues are in the streets dressed up as civilians. They would only engage as a last resort and in this case a suppressor isn't needed. People would surely notice the supersonic crack and the VIPs being extracted.
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I can't think of a single reason why I wouldn't want a can on.....
 
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Huskydriver said:
I can't think of a single reason why I wouldn't want a can on.....
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Well, if you plan on surrendering anyway it just gives you a heavier gun to lug around until it is time to hand it over.

There are Germans in the Olympics right now. Maybe one has a funny mustache and the French are getting all weak in the knees about the chance to surrender again.
 
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MK20 said:
Well, if you plan on surrendering anyway it just gives you a heavier gun to lug around until it is time to hand it over.

There are Germans in the Olympics right now. Maybe one has a funny mustache and the French are getting all weak in the knees about the chance to surrender again.
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Offf good point... As an a real American...surrender just isn't anywhere in my mind lol
 
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Huskydriver said:
I can't think of a single reason why I wouldn't want a can on.....
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That's the american way of thinking. If you don't see a reason why you wouldn't want it then you want to have it even though you don't get any measurable benefit from having it. 😜

Jokes aside, I can see one reason why you wouldn't want one : cold bore shots. Chambers are empty when shooting cold bore and they are full of hot gas for the subsequent shots. While this can be debatable some believe that the velocity difference from cold bore to hot bore is greater when shooting suppressed.

I too love shooting with a can which is greatly encouraged in France but I have never seen "cops" using them, only military personnel.
 
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Gurgen23 said:
That's the american way of thinking. If you don't see a reason why you wouldn't want it then you want to have it even though you don't get any measurable benefit from having it. 😜

Jokes aside, I can see one reason why you wouldn't want one : cold bore shots. Chambers are empty when shooting cold bore and they are full of hot gas for the subsequent shots. While this can be debatable some believe that the velocity difference from cold bore to hot bore is greater when shooting suppressed.

I too love shooting with a can which is greatly encouraged in France but I have never seen "cops" using them, only military personnel.
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Of course. This is why we shot the British when they tried to take the cannons away from a bunch of farmers. They didn't need cannons, until the Brits tried to take them. Then they shot them because it's what Americans do when someone tries to steal their guns.

Thanks again for your country's help in that little affair, by the way. Most convenient, I must say.
 
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Gurgen23 said:
That's the american way of thinking. If you don't see a reason why you wouldn't want it then you want to have it even though you don't get any measurable benefit from having it. 😜

Jokes aside, I can see one reason why you wouldn't want one : cold bore shots. Chambers are empty when shooting cold bore and they are full of hot gas for the subsequent shots. While this can be debatable some believe that the velocity difference from cold bore to hot bore is greater when shooting suppressed.

I too love shooting with a can which is greatly encouraged in France but I have never seen "cops" using them, only military personnel.
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Uh yea gonna have to call bs on the cold bore shot with a properly made can argument...
 
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MK20 said:
Well, if you plan on surrendering anyway it just gives you a heavier gun to lug around until it is time to hand it over.

There are Germans in the Olympics right now. Maybe one has a funny mustache and the French are getting all weak in the knees about the chance to surrender again.
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For the surrendering part you might know that France didn't really surrender. French were pissed off at the politicians for their lack of well everything. Prime minister at the time was forced to resign and General Petain who was pretty well liked became prime Minister and formed his government. It was pretty much a coup supported by a big portion of the people.
A lot of french had the same issues the germans had at the time and saw Hitler single handedly restore german economy and got the country back on its feet. They were more hostile towards french politians than they were towards the germans...
 
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MK20 said:
Of course. This is why we shot the British when they tried to take the cannons away from a bunch of farmers. They didn't need cannons, until the Brits tried to take them. Then they shot them because it's what Americans do when someone tries to steal their guns.

Thanks again for your country's help in that little affair, by the way. Most convenient, I must say.
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Same happened to Napoleon during the war against the Prussians. He almost got kicked out by french farmers because he needed their canons for support on the frontline. Well, they said no. :ROFLMAO:

But you can have the canon at home and just take a knife to a fist fight. Lighter to carry I guess :ROFLMAO:
 
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Gurgen23 said:
For the surrendering part you might know that France didn't really surrender. French were pissed off at the politicians for their lack of well everything. Prime minister at the time was forced to resign and General Petain who was pretty well liked became prime Minister and formed his government. It was pretty much a coup supported by a big portion of the people.
A lot of french had the same issues the germans had at the time and saw Hitler single handedly restore german economy and got the country back on its feet. They were more hostile towards french politians than they were towards the germans...
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Vichy apologist in 2024, nice.
 
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Gurgen23 said:
For the surrendering part you might know that France didn't really surrender. French were pissed off at the politicians for their lack of well everything. Prime minister at the time was forced to resign and General Petain who was pretty well liked became prime Minister and formed his government. It was pretty much a coup supported by a big portion of the people.
A lot of french had the same issues the germans had at the time and saw Hitler single handedly restore german economy and got the country back on its feet. They were more hostile towards french politians than they were towards the germans...
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WTF. . .

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