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Just been looking through the pricing on the AI rifle, furniture and options.

The AICS AX is about £400 more than the AICS AT.

Fair enough.

However,

The .308 only short action AX is £2k more than the short action .308 AT.

Anybody know why?

I dont mean the long action AXMC either in .300 and .338 which you can then put a .308 barrel on (gets complicated)

Doesn't make any sense unless the rifle itself is different.

Is it?

If it is different then the chassis looks pretty modular as well from the trigger group back and forward so I wonder if you could fit the floating RAS and skeleton stock to an AT and save a bit of cash?

An ATX for say £3500

The Tikka AT chassis is now in the price list as well which is very tempting.

The actions on the AT and the AX are exactly the same. The only difference is the stocks!

Thanks for replying.

I don't get it then.

I think that the AI action would be overkill for me but really like the AX stock.

I suppose I should try a remi 700.

How can an action be too good for you?

Grahamcs wrote:I think that the AI action would be overkill for me

I don't know I give up

I have shot a variety of rifles through my club, including AIs, SAKO TRGs, and a variety of upgraded Remmy 700s, my advice would be to go straight for the AI or TRG rather than trying to upgrade something else. I have seen people spend thousands upgrading a remington 700, but the rifles were always out shot by an AI or TRG, quiet often out shot by a scoped Swing as well. If you have the cash, and are happy that the AI meets your requirements I really dont think you will regret it.

I agree.

Me too!

An AI or TRG always sell well down the line too and hold their value.

I bought a TRG after playing around with other stuff. Feel like I wasted my money now, on everything prior to the TRG. Pay once, cry once. The next buy is going to be another TRG but a 42 this time