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As strange as it sounds as a Brit living abroad I wanted Brexit to happen and with no chance of getting to the UK for the celebration I wanted to do it my way - so no Big Ben but 800m gongs and their dulcet tones being rang by a bit of England’s finest kit. ...... and it is English, says so on the tin :)
As for a little bit of trade a couple of mates got together in the New Year and ordered 2 338 AXMC s, barrel change kits, 2 308 AX rifles, spares barrels and other accessories. Got to love England and Accuracy International., people will appreciate top quality kit no matter where.
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My AW is old school so a different chassis- sorry no help.
Again old school idea is to mark with a pencil the bolt heads and a witness mark on the chassis and torque back to the same position ( not necessarily the same torque though ). More an issue is that the action is bonded to the chassis.
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With the skins off does the chassis look like this? ( older AI AW). Not my rifle but it’s the same.
If it does I can take the skins off my rifle and do some pics.
https://images.app.goo.gl/9aCzKKWA4VgbQNhn9
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Which screws ? on which model rifle? - a picture may help.
AFAIK my AW and AXMC screws are all metric.
If it’s an AX / AXMC then threre is an Allen key under the cheek piece that can remove many of the Allen bolts in the rifle ( not all).
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Basically any picatinny to stud adapter - cheapo Caldwell would do the job or expensive ADM QD mount. The Caldwell from what I remember sits decently in the saddle of the Harris bipod.
https://www.amazon.com/Adaptor-picitinny-Compatible-OEM-Replacement/dp/B004MCLGV4
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Following on from what snakeman said, please can both parties take a deep breath and use pms to resolve this issue if possible and delete inappropriate comments.
For-sales, are really a transaction between two adults and for the most part FAC owners.
I will refer this to other admin also.
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Lee, I was on the trijicon website having just bought a SRO red dot and noticed this on some YouTube feeds. I hope to get a butchers at it at the IWA if they are there. If it is that good it will be copied by everyone. I wonder how they have managed LIDAR and Doppler at that price point - don’t know if it is 3D wind reading or not.
The future anyway will be talking about work flow and how something like this will talk to the ballistic calc in the scope ( Steiner mx7i). The turrets will be there like the sport mode in a dsg gearbox.
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Early days yet, but here’s the future - wind reading capabilities by LIDAR. The specs are not too impressive yet - 5k ranging and out to 500m wind reading but give it a few years with more competition specs should get more impressive and prices go down ( still not bad for $8k).
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I Would consider splitting scope and tripod. Also I would consider a px on a high end scope ( S&B pm2 etc).
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Have a look at UKTactical. Myself and shooting partner use the WAS belt system - very versatile. Features an inner Velcro belt, Cobra belt clasp, and any variety of mag pouches, first aid kit, dump pouch, pouch for laser and or notepad.
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Catch and Gazzar, the Alien is a very interesting and very well made pistol but I think it is very niche specific - and I am not really sure what niche - for IPSC it would probably not qualify for production as only 500 pieces sold to date, it’s also hammer fired and not striker fired or da/sa all of which preclude it from Production class. Limited class? I guess and Open but then it has to make major Power factor to be competitive- possible with 9mm but in very specific designs.
I have shot it but only about 20 rounds, it is a quality piece as it should be with a £4K price tag. The fixed sight rail is excellent for RMR type optics and the trigger is good but no better than the Theta trigger on my p10c in terms of smoothness or reset.
Gazzar - it works on the same principle as a HK p7. Gas retarded blowback - only with the Alien the gas piston and cylinder are above the barrel so allowing a very low bore axis which in part translates into reduced muzzle flip. However recoil is recoil and your wrist end up absorbing it. A couple of downsides to the system are heating and over heating you have hot expending gasses within the pistol frame / piston cylinder ( this was also an issue with its predecessor the HK p7). TMJ bullets need to be used - no open lead based bullets again due to the gas system.
I still like the design but want to see where it is in about 5 years. I think the company did the designed the CZ Scorpion S3 and sold the design to CZ . At the moment it’s hard to see it competing with the CZ Shadow 2, which is a more versatile platform for about £1k.
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The thing which surprised me most was the price. The prices seemed very much in line with US prices. This was very refreshing.
By comparison I was in the market for a gucci 2011 STI pistol for myself ( from a different company) in the US they set you back about $3k or so but by the time they get to Europe $5k or there about. Seemed like a lot of gouging going on somewhere so I decided to stick with European made products.
Anyway it was nice way to end the year with a bit of range fun. Hope the New Year starts off the same way.
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Hosted a company offering Diamond back rifles from the USA on my range today. A bit cold but plenty of fun. Diamond back offer a lot of bang for your buck, from basic m4 clones to AR 10 platforms in 308 win and 6.5 creed and a bit more gucci stuff in 224 Valkyrie. These are of course semi - auto in CZ. Pics before I mounted some Eotech,s on them.
6.5 creed below - decent brake, good trigger, mlock forend , stainless barrel..... I think for less than £1500
are the food was good..... better than a KFC’s bucket anyway
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One possible consideration is if you want a mag feeder or not. It is possible to have 6br feed from a mag but they don’t generally work well with over 5 in a mag ( AICS mag mods) and factory offerings like a Blaser lrs2 have a less than optimal twist rate for target pills.
A more “general purpose “ rifle like a Tikka T3 Tac A1 in 6.5 Creed would get you into a platform for around £1700 that could be later customised when you have a better idea of your specific needs and wants. It is a perfectly good platform for CSR, PRL, Mc Queens etc out of the box but could be sold with not much loss if your interest take you down a very equipment specific route ( like f class).
I would avoid semi-custom or custom at the start. You tend to get less return for your money if you wish to sell it.
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Hi Lee,
from top of mag lips to bottom of mag latch (bump) on the mag is 42mm.
From top of back of mag body to mag latch (bump) is 32mm.
Actual mag catch on rifle is 41.23mm
and best guess bottom of AW bolt body to top of mag latch 39mm
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Lee, I don’t know they answer to mag catch length, I can measure AW mags if it helps? but it may not be the only issue - AICS (AFAIK) are double stack single feed. AW are double stack double feed.
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Yes..... but more importantly:
Jezza: crap at playing Santa.
Boris: nails it: Love Actually ( was that Lammy’s bint?)
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I’ll play, if that was EDC from 1972, I’ll have the Speedy. The squeeze of hand winding it each day would still be worth the juice ( esp 1969 moon watch).
........my todays EDC ( really, I’ve just put it on the night table) Cz P10c with Docter red dot, kydex IWB holster, kydex OWB mag pouch and mag, Huawei 2 smart watch, OTF Hogue knife and iPhone not in picture. It all feels like plastic crap..... no soul.
.......EDC in 10 years time : watch ANON and be very afraid.
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Matt, the world has gone bonkers.......sort of off topic but just the Jewish thing..... wonder what Harriet Bradley thinks of JCB ( especially as Boris just did a plastic wall with one).
Complaint lodged with OECD about JCB allegedly not preventing abuse of its machinery in Palestinian occupied territories
Chirst on a bike..... if I were CEO of JCB I would not be supplying any JCBs for foreign aid projects or anything in the Gaza Strip. Never mind all the good stuff you can do with a JCB....... withdrawing all heavy plant from Palestine sounds like the only way to stop Mrs Miggins tea and hash shop from getting a facelift.
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Del, I hope so..........there would be a majority here to bin the EU but the politicians are too bent ( fingers in EU gravy train.... google Babis and Storks Nest fund for an example of our PMs sticky fingers) to have a referendum.
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I hope Boris gets a majority ( a substantial one) and a reasonable form of Brexit is delivered. Anything else would be a betrayal of the referendum. This is not particularly good for me as a Brit living in Europe but for me principles come before my personal gain or comfort.
Corbyn, a total terrorist supporting bawbag, beggars belief how anyone could vote for that.....for example:
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Hi Andy,
yes you should or at least the opportunity to have one and CCW it if you choose. I watched the bridge incident on live tv - great respect for the British public and police.
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My EDC, sort of on the same principle ( cz p10c with Surefire x200). Someone somewhere will add a picatinny rail to a Narwhal........just to be WOKE
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Hi Del, yes the black one belongs to Thomas, both are in 338lm. Range is Bzenec.