I think it depends on the cartridge, and potentially even other factors like neck tension. You can see the vertical spread of the shots on the left is much larger, and that is simply due to the less consistent muzzle velocity. Now I do my trading and abunch of cash for my own new AXMC in 338 Lapua a week before a mile shoot, right out of the gate its miss firing and piercing primers just like my buddys gun did, they wont warranty it cause I shot brand new reloads in it instead of some government issue ammo that no one is ever going to shoot. Earlier this year, I started planning what I might shoot in the Nightforce ELR Steel Challenge rifle match that is held each year up in Wyoming. A-Tip. I have a somewhat related question for you: Does firing pin sized make a difference on 338 LM, 300NM, 300PRC, etc? Two things. I use 5fps/10 degrees (F). Just seems like the new nice and tight firing pin works 10 times better. lower than my app. I know I certainly don’t want to win that way. A Data-Driven Approach To Precision Rifles, Optics & Gear. A few years back you got into a conversation about eye protection and spoke about a couple of different amplified in ear solutions that ranged all the way from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars for the ones that the Olympic shooters use. Do you think the BARRETT MRAD, with say a 6.5 PRC or hot 6 mm barrel, would be a good PRS rifle? I obviously enjoy learning about this stuff too, and probably would even if I didn’t compete. I wouldn’t have been able to do that if the rifle wasn’t capable of performing at the highest level. With the ammo I used and atmospherics at the Wyoming match, that would allow me to dial all the way out to 2900 yards! That proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that this rifle is capable of performing at the absolute highest levels. But, I will say I was very happy with this 300 Norma load that I ended up bringing to the match, especially when the wind started howling. Wow, Danny. I never want to share something a friend in the industry told me but didn’t want me to publish. 2-3 years ago, I invested in a set of custom, in-ear, hearing protection. I think you’re right, if you use high-quality gear it should hopefully take that to near zero. As an electrical engineer, I fully enjoy you rigorous approach to ELR shooting. Good quesiton, Nathan. However, I’ve been running a TriggerTech Diamond in all my rifles for a couple of years and it’s still my personal preference. Only need one scope and mount, and that Nightforce is a great one! You never have to send the action off to a gunsmith to custom chamber a barrel for that rifle. This Imp.version is just Idling . The AI AXSR is the commercial version of the rifle they developed for the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) contract for USSOCOM. I fired those the same day at the range, and they both just had different muzzle velocities. Thanks, Wade. Your email address will not be published. I have had problems here. If I were in your shoes and trying to decide between those rifles, I know that I’d go with the AXSR. Mark Gordon is a maniac when it comes to the details and repeatable processes. I do have one question. Wow! However, AI told me you can purchase the alternate handguard with the M-LOK interface as a replacement, but there isn’t currently a way to order an AXSR rifle that comes that way from the factory. I would love to see your opinion on this mount Your PRB is the best on line review I follow. AI actions are also made to such strict standards that you can buy a new, pre-chambered barrel off the shelf, and just spin it onto your rifle and go. That program provided an exhaustive list of specifications and tests the rifle must endure to be considered for the contract. I did anneal with an Annealing Made Perfect machine, full-length resize with Redding dies, and expand the neck using the same K & M mandrel between firings. I’d guess the recoil would feel slightly heavier than a 6.5 Creedmoor that had a total weight of 11-12 pounds. Every kit ships with: three barrels, five magazines and bolts for each caliber, a cleaning kit (including full length and sectional rods) and a Fix-it Sticks™ torque kit for all adjustments, sling, and soft carry case. Hope that’s helpful! The AI trigger is also a two-stage trigger, and I personally prefer single-stage triggers, like the TriggerTech Diamond. Congrats on all your accomplishments and the fabulous way you research and present or wright these articles in a way that even some of us old school boys can soak up your info, even though my soaker upper is a little rusty, haha. I will only perform a step in my loading process if I think it adds measurable value, and as you can see in this article … I do expand necks with a mandrel for consistent neck tension. I know small firing pins can be important for short action to avoid pierced primers, especially for the cartridges used in PRS, but I am not sure how important firing pin size is for long action cartridges as mentioned above (300NM, etc). In fact, I shared his quote directly in this post, but I’ll provide the excerpt here: Even more recently, a friend in the industry reached out to me after reading my articles on this research to let me know it aligned with some extremely in-depth research they’ve conducted. If you’ve never felt how solid a rifle with an arca-rail can be locked into a nice tripod, you are missing out! Honestly, I use either H4350 or H1000 for 90% of the loads I run in my rifles from 6mm to 338 caliber. Hush Hush I suppose, or you would have shared, but that doesn’t mean I can’t take a guess right? Hey, George. I called Scott at Accuracy International after the match and shared the issues with him. So I guess it was a “custom” trigger that I was beta testing! I’m around guns so often and find myself shooting for 6-8 hours straight several days a year … and these are amazing. I just think it’s great that there is a product on the market we can say that about. Glad you found this interesting. I always thought the conventional wisdom was to strive for the lighter side .001-.0015 neck tension at least for calibers similar to my 6.5X47 to get low ES which seems to work for me. If you made me pick what my favorite rifle was to shoot, it’d be my 6mm’s. A pair of classics from the vault, an original AW 308, and an AX 338 Gen 1. I ran the analysis on the left with a 12 fps SD and the simulation on the right with a 7 fps SD. When everything is working, they are really sweet rifles! That is just one example that shows they’re truly an industry leader because that is absolutely the way of the future. I feel you, buddy! It’s exactly what I run on my custom 300 Norma Mag. Those 5 shots are tough to differentiate in the photo of the target below, but it’s the cluster right in the center (may need to zoom in). Equipment failures are failures, period. I ended up having to buy a new firing pin assembly and a bushing job. However, statistics and probability are insanely applicable when it comes to rifles and long-range shooting in particular. © Copyright 2020 PrecisionRifleBlog.com, All Rights Reserved. Trijicon Ventus: Measuring Range AND WIND! I might be able to write a book in reply to that question! Time to see what a short fat round will do in that caliber. Page 326 has the general info for that cartridge. 1 Long Picatinny Rail with a QD Socket 5. I know our industry sure is full of those! Faster shots will hit high, and bullets that leave the muzzle with slower velocities will hit lower. The average muzzle velocity of the 84.5 gr. I could buy any scope I’d like, and I think that one is the best one on the market … at least for my use. It’d be hard to argue that isn’t a better design! Glad you found it interesting. 230 gr. No soreness in the ears at all, even if you wear them for 12 hours a day for 5 days in a row. The high school I graduated from was literally named Sands High School! Now, some guys were using 338 and 375 caliber rifles with better ballistics than my 300 Norma, although few of those guys ended up placing well overall. As you extend the distance and time of flight, it just magnifies any issues that you might have been able to get away with at shorter distances. So lower the price AI, so I can have a chance at one of these masterpieces, ….lol…..Thx. Now I put the weapon in the box and lock it. 236 shooters registered for the 2020 Wyoming ELR match, and it sold out in less than a week. Even if they were beating me, I hate it for them. The government’s solicitation for this new rifle laid out several strict features and specifications of what will become the ASR. Scott asked me what I’d like the rifle chambered in, and while I had considered trying another cartridge, now that Lapua makes 300 Norma Mag brass, I was compelled to stay on that horse and see what kind of improvement I might get going from Norma to Lapua brass. Thank you! That is great to know that there is such a proficient and experienced crew so nearby to me. His barrel still wont stay tight either. I know that can be frustrating for those on a budget, but it’s just a different product than what other people offer. Honestly, with the thumb shelves on most chassis and stocks, it’s simply more comfortable, in my opinion. Wow! Clearly, this rifle had been put through the paces! Initially, there is a collector’s Deployment Kit that will cost $19,544 and be sold in a limited edition. Iain Harrison explains, “Remington’s first priority with the 700 was ease of manufacture, with accuracy being a fortunate byproduct — with more than 5-million rifles in circulation, this isn’t a dig at Big Green, which has a hugely successful lineup often used as a base for accurized custom builds.”. For example, the safety on most Rem 700 clones is part of the trigger and works by blocking the sear, and the full load of the cocked firing pin must be maintained by the trigger when the safety is engaged. So while I started off with 0.100” of jump and that is what I ended up sticking with, you’ll notice I did test a few other jumps. A-Tip typically aren’t known for printing tiny groups. It helps make that trigger what it is, and is why they’ve attracted such a big following in such a quick time. I appreciate you sharing how much these articles helped. I bought all those scopes out of pocket, so it’s not that I’m sponsored or getting free gear or something. I recently had a nice discussion with the guys at Noreen Firearms and AI actually came up in the discussions. The guy who chambers most of their barrels is the same guy I picked to chamber some of my top-shelf, high-end, full-custom rifle builds. In fact, at the Wyoming ELR match, they had a tie-breaker stage where each competitor fired one 3-shot group through a Shot Marker electronic target at 950 yards, and it would precisely measure the extreme spread of the group. The simple fact is that sometimes some people will do incredibly stupid things, intentionally or otherwise. Both guns have never miss fired or cratered a primer since with same loads. When they are picking components, they choose whatever they believe is the absolute best. Tony. Since they fixed the play in the firing pin there is no more signs of pressure, the 30-338 Lapua was running at 2980 fps with 85 gr. What the Kestrel called for at all distances from 600 yards to over 2000 yards was within 1 click (0.1 mils) of my actual impacts in the field! The .308 Winchester which already had a respectably low SD of 7 fps saw no improvement for the higher neck tension.”, So basically, Bryan found heavier neck tension was better in most cases, and at the very worse it was as good as light neck tension. I reached out to Scott Seigmund, the VP of Accuracy International North America, and asked him about it directly. At my range, we have a large 5 ft. tall x 6 ft. wide target at 1622 yards that we use for truing. Honestly, before they posted the results I felt like I shot pretty well given the conditions, but sustained winds of 20-30 mph can be very humbling … so I was hoping that I might finished in the top 15, but I was a little surprised to see 4th. I think AIs are phenomenal guns, but I think your failure to fire experience with the AI trigger is not an isolated incident. I have been shooting a 6mm TCU in a 24” barrel lately and it’s running 2850 fps with a 95 gr. Honestly, as I was reading all those other sources an... Tim Silvers: Cal, I appreciate the time you put into this. That’s what the rifles that were trying to get the ASR contract were basically all designed to do, like the MRAD or the AI AXSR. Why didn’t you try to back down your load to match the speed that was giving you the lower sd numbers? If the bolt and barrel have to be paired on the MRAD, that means when you go to replace a barrel you have to send the rifle off to a gunsmith. Finally, I loved the overall performance! So if I needed to be able to dial beyond 2900 yards, I could add another 20 MOA to the mount for a total of 80 MOA (including the 20 MOA in the AXSR rail) and then change to a 1000-yard zero and be able to stretch beyond 3000 yards before I had to start holding any of my elevation adjustment. Finally, the 300 Norma Mag has 22% more case capacity than the older 308 Norma Mag, so it provides higher muzzle velocities and improved external ballistics. Bryan shares the full details in his book, but I’ll just share his conclusion here: “The 223 Remington saw its SD improve from 9 fps to 6 fps for the higher neck tension. I’m just an average shooter 100 to 400 yards that shoots for the enjoyment of bettering myself keep up the great work. Thank you very much for your suggestions. I haven’t heard of those problems, but as I said, this was the first time I’ve ever spent significant time behind a complete AI rifle. . When I gave this feedback to the guys at Accuracy International, they educated me on their keyslot interface. I’ve never seen or heard of something that low over such a large sample size. They informed me that they were recommending all new customers purchase ASR-mounts, or have their cans converted a… Was shooting a 30-338 Lapua but I think the 300 Norma is a better way to go, same or better performance less hassle and the 300 Norma fit in the AI mags. But don’t feel bad about your MDT build! Accuracy International ASR Rifle Kit .308/.300NM/.338NM 28918. If calling from the U.S., you probably won’t have to dial the "0" right before the "23". The .243 Winchester saw an even more dramatic improvement in MV, going from 13 fps to 7 fps! With the AI, you can just buy one off the shelf. I look forward to your next post. He killed it. At the end of that range session, my muzzle velocity had increased to an average of 2937 fps. It’s enough recoil to make you lose your sight picture for a second, but if you keep a good body position the rifle should settle back on target and as long as the target is 600-700 yards or more, I’m always able to watch my bullet splash so I can spot my own shots. Thank you, Scott, for your willingness to share that with the rest of us! I have two 300 Normas now when I finally got the velocities to even out I got the ES down to 4 fps , and 5 in one hole, I went home and loaded some more and tried it at 9 hundred yds to see if it was a shotgun and had one shot out of 7 that raised the ES to 6 , and the group was a little over 2 inchs. This was actually the first product in the history of AI where they went outside the company for engineering support on a major solicitation. It turns out the real load with the 230 gr. Unlike ES, these metrics take all shots in the group into consideration and should allow you to have more confidence in the results. So at this point Im just going to watch the shoot but the guys gave me so much crap so I went and quick zeroed it and it hit about 2 min. While the AI AXSR rifle sells for $8,975, I doubt anyone would be disappointed with the investment in one of these rifles. They certainly aren’t the cheapest. I haven’t personally used that mount, but I do know they’ve tested them and found them to be repeatable. Practice, practice, practice. Thanks! Jorge finishing 1st with his AI ASR that was also chambered in 300 Norma Mag just seems to put an exclamation mark on that point! Detailed as always. It’s pretty ideal from my perspective. Accuracy International recently announced the launch of two new rifle models: the AX MKIII and the AX 50 ELR. Again, thanks! I started by testing 3 dramatically different bullet jumps: 0.030” into the lands, 0.050” off the lands, and 0.100” off the lands. I would have preferred 1:8.5. I still love the PRS/NRL style matches shooting mid-sized 6mm cartridges out to 1000 yards or really quickly off barricades, but ELR is simply a different kind of challenge. Another thing I loved was how quick and easy it was to remove the barrel. Some guys think its fun to mess with your equipment or target. I might even consider splitting some of the R&D cost with them to help get that product to market. Thanks for sharing your experience, too. Overall, I don’t see any downside to AI’s QuickLoc Barrel Clamp System, and it sure makes it convenient to remove and install a barrel without having to drag out a barrel vise and specialized tools. Honestly, as I was reading all those other sources an... Tim Silvers: Cal, I appreciate the time you put into this. Cal has an engineering background, unique data-driven approach, and the ability to present technical information in an unbiased and straight-forward fashion. Call me old-fashioned, but I still personally prefer a crisp, single-stage in that 10-14 ounce range. In contrast, the safety on the AI is part of the bolt, and when engaged it mechanically blocks firing pin and is delinked from the trigger. Very interesting, Joseph. It was only $16 and it made all the difference in the world. Thanks, Danny. The Trifecta mounts use a ratcheting system that cams three blades around the muzzle device and lock into place. For more info, check out. This is a welcomed modern touch, and I was glad to see AI embrace it. Now that I’ve been using TriggerTech’s for a couple of years, I couldn’t even tell you if I had lighter fluid anymore! I’d say the fastest way to do that is to start with high-quality brass – and Lapua is the gold-standard to which everyone else is striving to equal. Looking back, I probably should have sprayed carb cleaner or lighter fluid down into the trigger, and it may have immediately fixed the issue. I did notice that Jorge’s AXSR rifle had a handguard with M-LOK, so he seems to be with me on this one. PS. However, there wasn’t anything to index my thumb on with the AI AXSR chassis. KeySlot Forend 3. Very pleased with the round only shooting 26.6 gr. Only 1.7 mils of travel were “below” my 100-yard zero, which allowed me to dial up to 35.9 mils of elevation adjustment. The software already had all the data needed to do the calculations, so it was just a matter of programming the formulas and displaying the results. Nice to know someone famous. They pretty much have an uncompromising approach to every component and even the people/companies involved with making different parts, which leads to a steep price point. Interestingly, my muzzle velocity with once-fired brass ended up being slightly higher at 2968 fps and was slightly less consistent. of Hodgdon H1000. It spills off either side, meaning if the wind is 21-24 mph you’d hit, but if it was 20 or 25 mph you’d likely miss. I hope to do it one day if I get time! The test was done using the same lot of 338 Lapua 300 grain Scenar ammunition and over 2500 shots collected. A Data-Driven Approach To Precision Rifles, Optics & Gear. I’d say for the typical 1.5-2.0 MOA targets in traditional PRS/NRL matches, probably not … unless you are one of the guys who are competitive in the top 10% of the sport, and at that point, you tend to have to obsess lots of things because the difference between 1st and 7th place is often so thin. marks , primers look good pockets still tight on all barrels. Accuracy International is perhaps the most noted manufacturer of bolt-action sniper rifles in the Western world. I measured the distance to the lands using Mark Gordon’s super-precise and repeatable method. Just curious. So I would have preferred the handguard be configured for M-LOK. Cal Zant is the shooter/author behind PrecisionRifleBlog.com. rem 700 .300 win mag stage 2 ax stock chassis. I'm with you. It depends on how small the targets are. I’d suspect the trigger issue cost me 3-6 points total – but not 9. Brass is soooo important when it comes to consistent ammo for extended long-range work. I used to cinch a top 5 finish in a flagship, national-level ELR match, but it wasn't all rosey! Wade was on to this bullet jump thing a long time ago and has done a lot of testing in this area. I can honestly say that I really enjoyed using the AI AXSR and may even end up buying one of my own to use at next year’s match. Hey Cal, I also recently picked up an AXSR in 300 Norma. I’m certainly not claiming that. My custom 300 Norma rifle that I built on a Surgeon XL only has 5 round single-stack magazines, which means in past matches I’ve had to do mag changes while on the clock. I also believe most people over-estimate the effect of group size at extreme long range. I believe the stats that are most meaningful for making these kinds of decisions are mean radius or CEP, but the differences were so slight that I believe they’re “in the noise” based on the 7-shot sample size. As with all new products sometimes it takes a while to work out the kinks. Glad you found this interesting, and glad you got your AI shooting. One new addition on the AXSR chassis over previous models is a full-length arca-rail on the bottom of the handguard and forward of the magazine. I wonder if it was, or could have been, caused, or coupled with, the seasoning of the barrel? For that load and distance, the 20 and 25 mph wind holds would be 4.8 mils and 5.9 mils. Here is what my final load details were that I used for the Wyoming match: I do feel like this load with the 230 gr. One group of 25 rifles had a standard CIP 338 Lapua chamber while the second group of rifles had chambers with a large increase in freebore. Honestly, I’ve shot out a couple of 300 Norma barrels on my custom rifle that were chambered by one of the most respected gunsmiths in the country, but I’ve never seen groups like that. Just a couple of general comments. But, I will say a couple of the people I respect most in the precision, long-range rifle world intentionally chamber their person rifles that are shooting magnum cartridges to have more than 0.100″ of bullet jump. It’s not that AI is making money hand-over-fist on these. Cal is a life-long learner, and loves to help others get into this sport he's so passionate about. I like my stuff to last a long time so I try not to run them hot, I used to be a speed freak many years ago but Gordy Gridders beat it into my head that you dont need to run anything over 3000 fps. . And when I say “all the way out,” I really mean it! But I’m not trying to get Benchrest size groups either. barrel runs 215s at 3092 with 85.7 gr. (Learn more about the effect of group size on hit probability here: How much does group size matter?). And that proved true once again here! I invested all that time because I strongly believe that understanding just a few basics can help us gain actionable insight, make better decisions, and put more rounds on target. I did a larger sample size so I could have higher confidence in the results. It’s probably more of a personal preference thing. I was averaging around 0.7 MOA groups during my original load development, but long, boattail bullets like the 230 gr. © Copyright 2020 PrecisionRifleBlog.com, All Rights Reserved. Even the person that chambers their barrels is a careful decision based on who they think is the best in the industry. Jorge Ortiz took 1st place this year and he was also shooting an AI AXSR rifle chambered in 300 Norma Mag. Others are just dangerous pricks. of H1000. Blog Post - Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/8541tactical Donate! Your "quick... Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The 300 Norma Mag has become very popular after the USSOCOM adoption, so companies like Lapua started making brass for it. I had to go to a professional audiologist to get fitted like someone would for high-end hearing aids, but the fit is perfect. I hated the factory trigger and got the new match trigger ,love it. Over the next 100 rounds, my average muzzle velocity climbed to 2945 fps and seemed to settle in there. I understand that! While a 0.7 MOA group size doesn’t sound impressive, that was over a 7-shot group. Thanks for your thoughts! Again, a very impressive showing. Great write up ad always! I’ve blown up at least one or two Timney triggers early on when I was getting into this too. I do agree with your points on the price of the gear. In the end, a great shooter will almost always be recognized if he persists. I simply had to change the Axial Form Factor from 1.00 to 1.06 to get the ballistic engine to line up with my actual impacts all the way out. A bit to my surprise, Richardson replied, “The 4-ounce pull weight minimum on the Diamond allows for the shooter to run the bolt very quickly without worrying about the firing pin following the bolt body. I have a strict commitment to full disclosure with my readers, so as I was using the rifle I kept a running list of all the things I didn’t like or had issues with. I realize that brass is expensive, but if low variation in muzzle velocity is important … that’s the direction I’m going to head every time. The full-length arca-rail was first introduced on the Masterpiece Arms BA Competition Chassis, but the flexibility an integral rail provides in the field has caused it to be adopted by virtually every manufacturer offering a chassis built for serious long-range use. Second was an observation that many shooters don’t properly respect what neck tension can have on the consistency of powder burn and resulting velocity variations. Uniquely, the ‘AW’ system and the PM / L96 before it, are ongoing developments of a completely fresh approach to the sniper’s rifle. While I have owned custom rifles in Accuracy International chassis, I’d never spent much time behind one of their complete rifles. We literally measured wind gusts at 50 and even 60 mph at the match, which means dust and sand got in the tiniest places. On one stage, in particular, I remember during my stage prep writing down wind brackets of 20 and 25 mph, meaning I didn’t expect to need to hold for winds below 20 mph or above 25 mph (and it was a full-value wind from 9:00). The data was analyzed by David O’Reilly, our operations manager and statistical expert. groups. 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