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AICS Triplets!

ZeeZee Posts: 28,403 Senior Member
edited March 23 in General Firearms #1
I’ve had a mind to do this awhile, finally got it done. 

Finished up my “Texas Battery”. With these three rifles, I can do most all my normal hunting in Texas. 
(Left to Right)
-20” .243 Winchester
105gr A-Max 
AICS Stock
Krieger Barrel (8T)
Surefire Brake/Suppressor
KRG Bolt Knob
MARS Rail
Leupold Mk 4 Rings
Leupold MK4 4.5-14
NV Compatible
ARCA Rail
PEQ-15
Timney Hunter Trigger (1lb)
MagPul Mag

-18” .223 Remington
60gr Hornady V-Max
60gr Hornady FBHP
62gr Speer GD
(All w/same zero!)
AICS Stock
Factory Barrel cut (9T)
Surefire Brake/Suppressor
KRG Bolt Knob
EGS Base
Vortex Rings
Vortex Diamondback Tactical 4-16x
NV Compatible 
ARCA Rail
IR Light
Timney 2-Stage (1lb)
MagPul Mag

-16” .308 Winchester
168gr ELD-Match 
110gr V-Max
AICS Stock
Krieger Barrel (8T)
Surefire Brake/Suppressor
KRG Bolt Knob
SPUHR Mount
Pulsar XP-50 Pro Thermal Scope
ARCA Rail
Timney Hunter Trigger (1.5lb)
MagPul Mag

Love these guns. Been using them for years in various forms. Finally got them all on the same sheet of music. From varmints to big game. Day or night……they rock. 
In a perfect world, I’ll rebarrel the .223 to a Krieger or Lilja barrel……but it’s sub MOA as is. So, no hurry. 

Some Forum Members have used a couple of these to take deer/pigs/varmints.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,410 Senior Member
    #2
    I need a BIG DROOL emoji...

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,403 Senior Member
    #3
    It’s old news as todays chassis go, but I still have a soft spot for the AICS. 
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 12,758 Senior Member
    #4
    You have it all covered
    Color me envious 
    Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,410 Senior Member
    #5
    Zee said:
    It’s old news as todays chassis go, but I still have a soft spot for the AICS. 
    I was JUST looking at their new stuff…. DAMN!!! ❤️❤️❤️

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,403 Senior Member
    #6
    Got the .223 sighted in this afternoon. 

    They may all three get used this weekend at some point. 
    Forum members coming down for a hunt. 
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,847 Senior Member
    #7
    In hindsight, I wish we would have taken some shots prior to hunting, none of my crew really got the hang of the .243, maybe too much of a departure from our more traditional hunting rifles stocks, controls, and trigger. We were more familiar with the .308 AR and I think that translated easier.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,403 Senior Member
    edited March 23 #8
    CHIRO1989 said:
    In hindsight, I wish we would have taken some shots prior to hunting, none of my crew really got the hang of the .243, maybe too much of a departure from our more traditional hunting rifles stocks, controls, and trigger. We were more familiar with the .308 AR and I think that translated easier.
    It was a whirlwind trip. I should have slowed down and let y’all practice some. The .308 is a more forgiving cartridge, sure. And the LR308 may have been more norm for your boys. 
    That .243 Win is probably my favorite of the 3. Lots of game has been taken with that rifle. My boys first whitetail/Axis/Pig weee with that gun. And I’ve culled any number of deer and pigs with it. It just suites me well. 
    The trigger is pretty light. That may have been an issue for your boys. It’ll sneak up on you.  I say it’s a pound. It’s probably less. 
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • BigslugBigslug Posts: 9,860 Senior Member
    #9
    Ummm. . .long action magnum to round out the set? B)

    I'm kinda welded to the .30 caliber platform (especially with the cast practice bullets), but I've always like the .243.  Given modern projectiles for hunting, I can totally grok your attachment.
    WWJMBD?

    "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
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  • bullsi1911bullsi1911 Posts: 12,428 Senior Member
    #10
    Very nice!  Wish I would be able to make it down this weekend
    To make something simple is a thousand times more difficult than to make something complex.
    -Mikhail Kalashnikov
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  • JKPJKP Posts: 2,771 Senior Member
    #11
    Dang nice group of rifles there!
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  • Ernie BishopErnie Bishop Posts: 8,609 Senior Member
    #12
    That is a sweet picture!
    Happy for you-So functional for your uses.
    Ernie

    "The Un-Tactical"
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  • bullsi1911bullsi1911 Posts: 12,428 Senior Member
    #13
    The Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
    To make something simple is a thousand times more difficult than to make something complex.
    -Mikhail Kalashnikov
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  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Posts: 8,305 Senior Member
    #14
    Moe, Larry, and Curly
    It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.
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  • Ernie BishopErnie Bishop Posts: 8,609 Senior Member
    #15
    This is going to get fun...
    Ernie

    "The Un-Tactical"
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  • breamfisherbreamfisher Posts: 14,104 Senior Member
    #16
    In my day, rifles had wooden stocks that you could use in multiple positions. Those fancy fiberglass stocks are only good for prone.

    You ruined the rifles, son!
    Meh.
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  • Ernie BishopErnie Bishop Posts: 8,609 Senior Member
    #17
    This is going to get fun...
    breamfisher said:
    In my day, rifles had wooden stocks that you could use in multiple positions. Those fancy fiberglass stocks are only good for prone.

    You ruined the rifles, son!

    TRUTH!
    It is literally impossible to shoot any of these fancy fiberglass stocks in anything but the prone position.
    Plus, the action screws are always loosening up.
    Ernie

    "The Un-Tactical"
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  • Jeeper44magJeeper44mag Posts: 123 Member
    #18
    bullsi1911 said:
    Very nice!  Wish I would be able to make it down this weekend
    THIS!!!!  ^^^^  Those are some FINE rifles!.  Love that .243!

    Luis
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  • Jeeper44magJeeper44mag Posts: 123 Member
    #19
    I've got a Ruger M77 with a heavy "varmint" barrel that has a Timney trigger tuned down to the 8-12 oz range.   My wife calls it the "giggle trigger" rifle, because it's so light, she giggles every time she shoots it.   "(Bang) HeHeHeHe!"

    Luis
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  • centermass556centermass556 Posts: 3,618 Senior Member
    #20
    https://tenor.com/blhOD.gif


    Is that the .308 you spun a 125gr round fast enough to come apart?
    "To have really lived, you must have almost died. To those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
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