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Introducing the AI Obsession Chassis
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16" ss Bart 2.7lbs, Harris, 520sb in a spuhr. Obviously not the lightest mount or scope
Look guy "knife hand engaged"....it was the lightest bipod I have on hand..... Not what I normally run lol
Where are you in life you need to rent-to-own a MAGPUL bipod?But damn, it's a real option...
I'll take who are the same people who use layaway at Walmart for house hold items and have multiple payday loans for 500 Alex
That’s weird cause I’ve got a 24” CF proof and a double pull with a ZCO 527 and I’m under. You got a pic of the setup? Are you using the stock grip panels etc?
Double pull lightweight Ckyepod might do the trick, I used it at the Leupold NRL and between that and the Hawkins lightweight tactical rings my NRL rig was 10.3 lbs instead of 12.3 lbs with a standard triple pull and ARC rings.
Thanks man. Makes me happy. If you made this work then I shouldn’t have a problem with mine when I get my proof in. Won’t be able to run my can. But that’s no biggy.
Not right now it's ripped back apart for finishing the cerakote but it looked like this without the full bridge tho...I should have it back together next week and will reweigh it with everything...... But without the Harris @reubenski
Damn sweet looking rig. You should be able to get that under 16. Obviously no bridge, no bag rider, I also use Sam’s cheek piece so that might save a couple ounces.Not right now it's ripped back apart for finishing the cerakote but it looked like this without the full bridge tho...I should have it back together next week and will reweigh it with everything...... But without the Harris @reubenski
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There's just no doubt that AO + thumbhole skins is as good as a rifle can look here in 2022.
Goddamn Im torn. I have an AX308 here, an AO forend and grip conversion ordered, and also have an ATAICS that I could swap the buttstocks on if I wanted to.
I keep jumping back and forwards between the AX buttstock and the thumbhole, its doing my head in.
If I do swap ill be left with an ATLE-AICS - which might be cool in itself. I dunno
I keep jumping back and forwards between the AX buttstock and the thumbhole, its doing my head in.
If I do swap ill be left with an ATLE-AICS - which might be cool in itself. I dunno
Eventually the Vision AI buttstock will be offered as a full kit which includes a Vision hinge. But right now the version that has been made (and tested by @BLKWLFK9 ) swaps the Vision buttstock onto the AI hinge. It will be a more economical option for those that already have an AT folder or AX buttstock.
The only downside of swapping the Vision buttstock onto an AT hinge is it will still fold to the non-bolt side. Unfortunately the AI hinge from the AT/AX generation isn’t ambidextrous. The Vision hinge is symmetrical top to bottom so it can fold whichever direction you prefer.
Realized I failed to post my completed rifles in this thread.
Been crazy busy so have only made it to the range with the black one. Stellar. I’ll get the Sage one out in the next couple weeks.
Been crazy busy so have only made it to the range with the black one. Stellar. I’ll get the Sage one out in the next couple weeks.
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Anyone happen to know where I can snag an AI folding mechanism to convert a fixed AT to this chassis and the AO/Vision butt-stock? AI has the AX buttstock kit but I’d rather do the AO one.
Is this a standard double pull or the lightweight? How’s she balance?
I’m considering this exact setup and hoping to swing the NV hood and stay under 16 for Hunter matches.
That’s the standard and if you look close there’s a gen 3 little B muzzle device on the scale. Balance is absolutely ridiculous. Super ass heavy. No way to get it to balance properly cause the AX rear is so heavy. I’ve got more dedicated NRLH rigs in an XLR mg and manner LRH. This was just a fun project more out of curiosity than anything.
It’ll be damn near impossible to only get a hinge. You’d have to buy a folding buttstock from an AT (and from a LH AT if you want the hinge to fold to the right).
Christian has a full AI folding buttstock in work, with a Vision hinge, but I don’t know what a realistic timeline is.
That’s what I was worried about. I’ll probably just plan to run a different gun for those, my setup now is in Open light.
After upgrading to a Vision chassis on an AX308, is there any value on the resale market for the factory parts? I can’t find any classified listings of the chassis body
No, I’m looking at upgrading the AX308 I just purchased. Didn’t know if it was worth the time to sell the old chassis
I didnt bond my AO, but bedded it with the washers and release agent, like youd bed any action in a stock normally.
Those washers are 100% necessary... Whether you decide to bond or not I suppose is on you. If you need new ones, Mile High has them in stock normally.
Regardless of whether or not you bond it, the brass washers are needed. They define the height of the action relative to the magazine. If you don’t use the washers the magazine will sit 0.030” too high relative to the bolt face.
I tell people if they think they don’t want to bond it, it’s free to try first. Assemble it and torque everything down, and go shoot it. But don’t forget to bang it around a bit and give the barrel some impacts to see if your zero shifts. I tested mine unbonded, and shot one of the best groups of my life at 100, but when I hit the barrel with a mallet it didn’t hold zero.
Hi Samb300, pretty much what I figured, must be a bitch if you ever wanted to clean the Devcon from the Vision though, compared to the AI?
Surprised it didn't maintain zero better on the washes alone, obviously you gave it the same tap after bonding and the zero remained sweet?
Thanks for the advice, my AX shipped today, so just looking to get my ducks in a row!
Pete
Thanks J-Ham, I'm in Australia bemoaning the price of mark-up on the Vision gear over here. They don't miss you (not a dig at Vision, more our exchange rate and taxes). Have the washes, well sandwiched still where they belong, but it would just be easier here to surface plate some washes if in need, to the correct thickness.
Thanku
Pete
I’ve found the easiest way to remove the Devcon is with a heat gun, or to heat the whole chassis in an oven set to 250F. That’s how I de-bond the action from the chassis, I just throw it in my oven for an hour at 250F and the action peels right off.
I gave it more than a tap with the mallet haha. Once it’s bonded I’ve never had an issue losing zero. My rifle fell off a prop about 3 feet onto the barrel and I didn’t lose zero, so I’d call that good.
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