P3T3R Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Now I ordered this rifle at the end of October and after a long wait I got an e-mail last Thursday letting me know that it was now ready and luckily I was able to pick it up Friday morning before work. It would have been ready nearly a week earlier but the proof house managed to try and proof a 6.5 barrel as a .243 and it had to be sent back and proofed again.Now lets get on to the bit you all want to see. IMG_0216 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Just a tease lets peel the top off. IMG_0217 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0220 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0219 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0221 by peteabbotson, on Flickr As you can see it is an Accuracy International AE MKIII with a folding stock chambered in 6.5x47 with a 26” fluted barrel and threaded muzzle break to take a MAE moderator. Here are some of the goodies that I got to go with it, Tab Gear biathlon sling that it is very comfy for carrying such a beast, Atlas bipod which is almost the standard now for AI’s and AICS’s, an Accushot BT08QK and Adaptor, a Spuhr mount more on that later, some factory ammo and an expensive scope. IMG_0218 by peteabbotson, on Flickr In the white box is the new PMII 3-20x50 LP MTC LT (more abbreviations than a modern car lol) Just a word of warning, I ordered the Spuhr SP-4801 which has 13 MIL/44.4MOA and is the lowest at 30mm/1.18” and the scope and covers clear the barrel, BUT where the bottom of the turret on the 3-20 protrudes below the bottom of the tube it actually made contact on the mount, ONLY though when the side clamp is done up. When the side clamp was removed there was a small but enough amount of clearance. WARNING this next step may void your warranty, I actually filed the centre of the side clamp so that it was level the rest of the mount and was then able to successfully mount the scope. It may be made out of aluminum but it is the hardest aluminum I have ever worked with. Sorry I didn’t get any photos I was to interested in getting the scope mounted. I would reccomend this mount for a double turn 3-12 or 4-16 PMII but for the 3-20 or 5-25 I would us the higher model. IMG_0222 by peteabbotson, on Flickr At this point I had not modified the mount it was fresh out of the box, also that isn't a scratch it just rubs off. Here is a picture of the scope mounted, torqued and leveled. IMG_0248 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0246 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0249 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Unfortunately I had to work over the weekend but fast forward to Monday and I can finally get to the range to zero and stretch her legs, I started at 25m and within 5 shot I was in the red would have been 4 if I dialed the windage the correct way. Then the best group of the day was the first group shot at 92m/100yards. IMG_0251 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Shot 4 was just off the paper to the right, but I had a large white roll of paper on the target board incase that happend. TgtGfx3 by peteabbotson, on Flickr So then I decided to put the moderator on and the POI shifted down by 2” so I re-zeroed with the mod on as this is how I will mostly use it! TgtGfx by peteabbotson, on Flickr The group on the left is without the mod and the group on the right is with the moderator on and no adjustment made to the scope, then the shot in the centre is with the scope zeroed for the mod. TgtGfx1 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Just another target I was zeroing by trying to shoot my bullet hole on the bottom group first two to het close and then I was on. And not to bad of a 5 shot group at the top. All these groups were shot with Lapua 123gr Scenar factory ammo so not bad I then moved back to 250m and shot 2 3 shot groups which are one just over MOA and the other just under 250m 1 by peteabbotson, on Flickr 250m 2 by peteabbotson, on Flickr As others have said these are amazing rifles and well worth the hefty price tag, there is nothing to add that has not been said about these rifles before, they are silky smooth and so precise, it is just a joy to use. I will update you all once I have had the time to do some proper load development, although I need to get some more factory ammo as I am going to Lydd on Sunday and will try to take her out to 1100m. Just like to say a big thank you to Tom at Sporting Services for looking after me, I have a bottle sitting here for him that I forgot to take when I collected the rifle, sorry Tom will drop it off when I collect some more ammo. Thats about it for the range report here are some more photos that were all taken on an iPhone 4 and have not yet been edited. IMG_0250 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0247 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Some views of the 250m range IMG_0244 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0241 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0240 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0242 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0243 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0239 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0238 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0237 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0235 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0234 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0233 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0231 by peteabbotson, on Flickr I have saved the best 2 for last! IMG_0236 by peteabbotson, on Flickr IMG_0232 by peteabbotson, on Flickr Thanks for reading Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 very nice that buddy id be like a little girl at xmas if that was mine,hope you have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 nice one!! you are clearly and deservedly very chuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellraiser Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Hi that is a rig of a life time best of luck with it looking forward to seening more groups with it it is a cal that i will get soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungle_re Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 some great pics there give a really good (read green ) view of your rig. Good health to enjoy her. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Warrior Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Porn on a bipod! (You can use that if you like ;0)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very nice mate, enjoy and have lots of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Great pics! Good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper811 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Superb. I may have to bring my birthday present forward a bit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateo Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very very nice! Tom (& Sporting Services) are a delight to buy from. Incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. I would recommend them 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpd Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very nice, I think Tom may have let me fondle your scope when I was dropping some work off last week, so I apologise for any drool marks. Look forward to seeing some load development results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG RANGE CAPT Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Great pics. Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter79 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very similar set up to mine, looks great, mine is in .308. The Spuhr mounts are solid bits of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnery Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 nice one enjoy great rifles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan534 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 AI porn. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrelsniffer Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Very very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Thats Sooooo nice, enjoy BR Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Excellent piece of equipment, I have 2 months to go before I open my box of goodies from Sporting Services glad you think the wait was worth it in the end. Did you paint the moderator or did it come that colour.? Enjoy the rifle which I am sure you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian 1 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 How do you like the S&B 3-20 x 50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crosshair Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Wow! That is an awesome rig and about as trendy as it gets Very very jealous- look forward to more picture-heavy write ups, I could read them all day long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 ye as said very nice shooter, bet you realy feel like a child on christmas day again, dont blame you i would be the same, enjoy pal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsburyshot Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Enjoy They make excellent Mc Queen tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillo Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was shooting at Kingsbury today and I'm sure I saw that rifle in the line up????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I know that you will enjoy your rifle If you need any loading advice just give ne a shout Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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