Anyone got an Accuracy international aw in AB?

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I'm tempted to buy an accuracy international aw308. I used one a little in the police in the uk. And as a machine I loved it. But before I consider dropping a lot of money on one I was wondering if someone had one locally that would let me put a few rounds down range to make sure I'm not remembering it with rose tinted glasses.
At the time I got to play with one in the uk it was unlike anything else.

Beer tokens or other reward of your choice would obviously be forthcoming.
Cheers!
 
Hop on a WestJet and fly one hour west, I'll let you put a few mags through my AW. And yes they are awesome rifles:D

Do you have a line on one? You may have a job finding one right now as AI is changing its lineup for 2014. New modes/versions are coming out at shot show later this month.

AI posted this on the hide:

Accuracy International had had our best year ever in both the USA and rest of the world.
I am looking forward to 2014 and will be announcing all details of our 2014 models on January 14, the first day of the Shot Show.
I can tell you that we will have upgraded versions of our AW and AX rifles as well as legacy and AX AICS kits. The new products are exciting for us and I am sure they will be for you. The rifles are in production and will be available in Q1 of 2014. The AICS will be in production in Q1 and available at the start of Q2.
All existing rifles, with the exception of AX50, will be discontinued so now is the time to buy anything remaining from those of our distributors who still have them. The price is the best you will see.
On January 14 we will have new brochures at the Show and you will be able to flick through it on our website as well as downloading a PDF version. We will have a temporary web site until we finalize our new sites in both the USA and UK.
Have a great Christmas and New Year.
Tom Irwin
Accuracy International

All modes past and present will continue to be supported with parts and service of course.

Pics of my AW.



 
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J996 said:
Hop on a WestJet and fly one hour west, I'll let you put a few mags through my AW. And yes they are awesome rifles:D

Do you have a line on one? You may have a job finding one right now as AI is changing its lineup for 2014. New modes/versions are coming out at shot show later this month.

AI posted this on the hide:

Accuracy International had had our best year ever in both the USA and rest of the world.
I am looking forward to 2014 and will be announcing all details of our 2014 models on January 14, the first day of the Shot Show.
I can tell you that we will have upgraded versions of our AW and AX rifles as well as legacy and AX AICS kits. The new products are exciting for us and I am sure they will be for you. The rifles are in production and will be available in Q1 of 2014. The AICS will be in production in Q1 and available at the start of Q2.
All existing rifles, with the exception of AX50, will be discontinued so now is the time to buy anything remaining from those of our distributors who still have them. The price is the best you will see.
On January 14 we will have new brochures at the Show and you will be able to flick through it on our website as well as downloading a PDF version. We will have a temporary web site until we finalize our new sites in both the USA and UK.
Have a great Christmas and New Year.
Tom Irwin
Accuracy International

All modes past and present will continue to be supported with parts and service of course.

Pics of my AW.



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I heard about the new range being released soon, and that's motivated me to get on and look for one. I like the aw much more than the ax.

I might have a lead on one locally. But if not want to sell me yours? Lol. Yours is exactly what I'd want. Folding stock, mono pod rear and s&b pm II scope.

I may well be out in bc a couple of times in the spring. If I haven't found one by then I may take up your offer.

Anything you don't like about them?
 
All good mate, my offer will still stand in the spring if you are still looking then. I can't sell you the rifle haha, it will not be going anywhere ever.

It is very hard to think of anything I don't like about it. The only thing I could ##### about is its weight but then it was never meant to be light and with the biathlon sling it becomes a non issue when I am walking in the mountains with it.

To me the AIAW has all the features I like and wanted in a rifle of this type.

- Flat bottom enclosed receiver.
- 60 degree bolt throw, 3 lug bolt with replaceable bolt head.
- 3 position bolt mounted safety
- Double stack 10 round mags
- Very nice crisp trigger
- Cocked firing pin indication on rear of bolt shroud.
- I can change my own barrels and calibers in 10-15 min.
- The barrel threads are a full 1.5" long (most rifles are 1")
- Bonded action utilizing four action screws ( two rear, two front)
- Bomb proof folding stock
- Fully adjustable stock (length of pull, cheekpiece, butt pad angle)
- Built like an absolute tank.
- Accuracy sub 1/2 moa with match ammo, it shoots 3/4 moa with M80 GI ball

Good luck in your hunt for an AIAW, you will not be disappointed. The only gripe some people have is they don't like the thumbhole stock panels but both AI and Viperskins offer pistol grip skins.
 
Forget the rest , and buy a AWF 308 , while you can , I have a few bolt guns , rem700 , SSG , Parker Hale M85 , Sako TRG-22 , Surgeons , Badger M2008s , etc , and the rifle that get used ALL the time is my AWF308 with std 26 inche barrel .


 
J996 said:
All good mate, my offer will still stand in the spring if you are still looking then. I can't sell you the rifle haha, it will not be going anywhere ever.

It is very hard to think of anything I don't like about it. The only thing I could ##### about is its weight but then it was never meant to be light and with the biathlon sling it becomes a non issue when I am walking in the mountains with it.

To me the AIAW has all the features I like and wanted in a rifle of this type.

- Flat bottom enclosed receiver.
- 60 degree bolt throw, 3 lug bolt with replaceable bolt head.
- 3 position bolt mounted safety
- Double stack 10 round mags
- Very nice crisp trigger
- Cocked firing pin indication on rear of bolt shroud.
- I can change my own barrels and calibers in 10-15 min.
- The barrel threads are a full 1.5" long (most rifles are 1")
- Bonded action utilizing four action screws ( two rear, two front)
- Bomb proof folding stock
- Fully adjustable stock (length of pull, cheekpiece, butt pad angle)
- Built like an absolute tank.
- Accuracy sub 1/2 moa with match ammo, it shoots 3/4 moa with M80 GI ball

Good luck in your hunt for an AIAW, you will not be disappointed. The only gripe some people have is they don't like the thumbhole stock panels but both AI and Viperskins offer pistol grip skins.
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How much did you pay for your set up? Because that's basically exactly what I'm looking for.
 
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How much did you pay for your set up? Because that's basically exactly what I'm looking for.
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The following info is from my rifle build sheet (brand new rifle). It should give you an idea of what a used one is worth with various options.

AW 308 26" plain threaded bbl (base model rifle) $5747.50

OPTIONS:

Folding stock $422.75

Tactical muzzle brake $57.00

Bipod AI design Parker Hale $284.05

Now the extras that are not necessary. It is nice to have the full target butt that is adjustable in every dimension known to man but it is certainly not necessary. Are the pic rail and butt spike options worth that much? In my opinion no, If I had specd the rifle myself I would have gone with the standard dovetail mount. The extras are nice but here is where it gets expensive:

Picatinny rail $256.50

Butt spike $356.25

Quick adjust buttpad $384.75

Quick adjust cheekpiece $308.75


The S&B PMII/LP 3-12X50 P4LF DBL 1cm was around $3500 with AI 28 moa scope mount.
 
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The rail ( pitcan ) , spike & the QA features , are not worth it , and totally not needed , have those on a AX , not by choice , ITs just what was available at the time ,
 
I don't have the quick adjust butt and cheekpiece, and have never really felt the desire to have them after about 2,000 rounds over about 15 months, so maybe they are not worth it.

The picatinny rail I really like. I use the AI one piece mounts with two different S&B PMII scopes (4-16x50 and 12-50x56) and I like the set-up. If you want to use somebody's else's rings, picatinny is going to be almost a necessity. If you dream about a folding rear sight, you will need to go dovetail, as it is not made for the pic rail set up. The rotating disc irons come for both.

The butt-spike is essential in my view. If you are used to shooting without one, of course you won't miss it, but if you get used to using it... so awesome!! I have learned to use a "hard" cheekweld with that thing, and you can just dial your crosshairs right on to the target. No dipsey-doodles up and down. Your elevation is totally solid and you can just focus on breaking the shot clean without pulling anything in any direction. I've been having fantastic success with this approach lately. I'll post some groups later when I get home.

Keep in mind, if you order a new one, you can only get one like this with the "new" (2013-onward) stocksides:
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This is my rifle here, shown with the 4-16x50:
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I have to concur on the ground spike, it does work well for a solid rear support and fine elevation adjustments. The Quick adjust feature works well if the rifle gets used by multiple shooters who like different lengths of pull.


 
My biggest reason for not just going crazy and buying one with every option going is I left work in August to goto school.
So I've not got an endless budget. I should of bought one years ago while working. So I may have to do some consolidation of other toys to get exactly what I want.
 
I have heard a lot of the rifles with the spikes , end up damaged , & get removed , this is from the UK AWSM 338LM rifles , as to the rail , I still donot agree as its a zero rail , ( has no cant ) , as most will mount a S&B PMII , and need a cant of some degree to cneter the Elevation on the scope , you will still be wedded to using a AI one piece mount with the reqd amount of forward can , 18, 28, 45 etc , so in effect for me rendering the rail in-effective ,

IF the rail had say some cant , ie 45 moa for the magnum , and say 20-28 moa for the 308 , yeap , could see some sense in It , then you are right you can use with standard rings .

To me the single best extra feature is the folding stock , so get that if at all possible , makes cleaning , removing the bolt & storage super quick and easy , and means no re-adjustment needed to check piece etc .
Also , If you shoot on ranges under control of RCO , or in matches , and they ask for bolt to be removed when you have finished stage etc , again , very handy .

Also , travel , storage , I find with the stock folded , the rifle , can be put car W-E , & takes little room , rather than the more normal N-S orientation , have a very small car , so this feature is NICE .

I am not totally against butt spikes , BUT if they are too heavy , or not solid enough to last , then forget it , or too dear .
I like the old one on the AW50 , that looks real solid
 
I can see how a magnum (especialy the 338 lap mag) could damage the ground spike when shooting. The .308 rifles however do not kick at all and should handle it just fine. AI states in the manual that the ground spike is for observation only (sitting in an OP) and not for shooting with. I only use the larger tube section on mine and do not use the smaller center spike to shoot with.
 
You couldn't make anything any more robust than the AI factory buttspike. It's welded right into the aluminum frame.

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Some aftermarket buttspike, that could be a problem, sure. But the factory one, there is no way you could possibily bend it or anything like that, anymore than you can bend the receiver or the aluminim block.

For the few extra hundred, it is well worth getting. It is a feature that ships on all the military contract rifles (U.K., Germany, Australia, etc.). There is no reason not to get it. The rifles are far too heavy to carry around anywhere for any length of time (hunting, etc.) or shoot from an unsupported position anyway.

On the issue of the pic rail, the dovetail is just as "0 MOA" as the rail. The tilt obviously is in the mount/rings. The difference is, while Sphur and a few other companies (other than AI) make mounts for the AI dovetail, there are a limitless array of products that can work with a picatinny rail. This has never been a big issue for me, as I'm partial to the AI one-piece mounts, but there are a couple of guys at my range that don't use them.

Keep in mind that for the "big Benders" (5-25x56 and 12-50x56) you cannot use the 18 or 28 MOA mounts, pic or dovetail regardless. You have to use the 45 MOA mount in AI products - and some people like more options.

More pictures of my green machines:
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ChrisF308 said:
Forget the rest , and buy a AWF 308 , while you can , I have a few bolt guns , rem700 , SSG , Parker Hale M85 , Sako TRG-22 , Surgeons , Badger M2008s , etc , and the rifle that get used ALL the time is my AWF308 with std 26 inche barrel .


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What's the thing resting against your terrapin range finder? A ballistics computer?
 
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