John Greene A.I. .223

BELOWaverageIQ

Picked up my new stock on Saturday from John Greene.
happy as a pig in st1t and went out to play on Sunday morning.
Apologies for the bad pics as all I had was the phone camera.
I love the feel of the A.I. stocks, I have a second stage 1 stock that John is putting on a .308 FTR build at the moment.

The gun was built by John and I have it quite a while, It was extreemly accurate prior to the new stock was fitted but the A.I. puts it into a different league.
The spec is as follows.

Remington 700 action in .223 ( trigger replaced ).
bolt polished etc with tactical handle.
Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 ( although my leopold is shown is a few of the earlier photographs as I put the N.F. on Sunday afternoon)
Nightforce one piece mount on picatinny rail.
Accuracy International stage 2 stock.
20'' Shelin barrell with 1 in 11 twist.
Harris bipod
JZ Compact mod / SS muzzlebreak.












And on the way home spotted these little ladies. (how good is your eyesight ? left of centre of picture), three of them ran across the road and I had to brake like hell to avoid them

Vegeta

Oh man that is a good looking piece of kit

I see by the spent brass you gave her a good ol' test anyway

What ammo are you feeding her?

Grizzly 45

Lovely stuff!!:D And nice to see a folder with prominent pistol grip ,even on a bolt action,no problems there for some reason.:D:D:D
BTW those are great pics for a camera phone!:eek:

dwighet

Very nice mate....

BELOWaverageIQ

Vegeta wrote: »

Oh man that is a good looking piece of kit

I see by the spent brass you gave her a good ol' test anyway

What ammo are you feeding her?

It just loves Hornady 40gr V max for total accuraccy but for just plinking I feed it Americian eagle 55gr boat tails

dwighet

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

It just loves Hornady 40gr V max for total accuraccy but for just plinking I feed it Americian eagle 55gr boat tails

Those little 40 grainers are rockets...very flat shooters

BELOWaverageIQ

dwighet wrote: »

Those little 40 grainers are rockets...very flat shooters

Yea, the foxies like them

greenpeter

Another beauty, i'm getting into this pimp my rifle lark, but dont think i could do much with a tikka t3 lite in 223:o????
Do you need to change your license when you make these Modifications to a rifle?

poulo6.5

lovely looking rig you have there, just the kind of thing i'd like in 308. 3 questions for you,what kind of groups are you getting, is it heavy and how long is the barrel

happy shooting

Jonty

Is there any reason in particular you went with a 1:11 twist?

EDIT- beauty BTW!!

BELOWaverageIQ

The barrell is 20" long and John had it in stock at the time is about the only reasion I went for it. I will replace it in time for a 1in9 or even a 1in8.
I am getting touching groups at 100m and inch at 200 ( prior to putting the AI stock on ), I'll see what it makes at 300 on Friday as ill probably head to Tullamore.
Yea the rifle is quite heavy but that doesn't particularly bother me to be honest.

There are no proffing houses for alterations in Ireland and as far as I am aware once you don't alter the action or calibre you should be fine with regards to liscence., this is not ideal as some alterations may be open to question from the Gardai.

ianoo

thats a mighty fine rifle you have there ,
i'm working towards something similar myself just need the stock ,the barrell and the sight :D:Dand i'll be sorted

best of luck with her ....

ian

kay 9

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

Picked up my new stock on Saturday from John Greene.
happy as a pig in st1t and went out to play on Sunday morning.
Apologies for the bad pics as all I had was the phone camera.
I love the feel of the A.I. stocks, I have a second stage 1 stock that John is putting on a .308 FTR build at the moment.

The gun was built by John and I have it quite a while, It was extreemly accurate prior to the new stock was fitted but the A.I. puts it into a different league.
The spec is as follows.

Remington 700 action in .223 ( trigger replaced ).
bolt polished etc with tactical handle.
Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 ( although my leopold is shown is a few of the earlier photographs as I put the N.F. on Sunday afternoon)
Nightforce one piece mount on picatinny rail.
Accuracy International stage 2 stock.
20'' Shelin barrell with 1 in 11 twist.
Harris bipod
JZ Compact mod / SS muzzlebreak.












And on the way home spotted these little ladies. (how good is your eyesight ? left of centre of picture), three of them ran across the road and I had to brake like hell to avoid them

I see the deer alright, curious if anyone can see a mouse botom left though:D or is my eyes :rolleyes: Congrats on the new girl btw.. ATB. Kay 9

ianoo

kay 9 wrote: »

I see the deer alright, curious if anyone can see a mouse botom left though:D or is my eyes :rolleyes: Congrats on the new girl btw.. ATB. Kay 9

yeah there beside that ant ....

ian..

jap gt

kay 9 wrote: »

I see the deer alright, curious if anyone can see a mouse botom left though:D or is my eyes :rolleyes: Congrats on the new girl btw.. ATB. Kay 9

see that two, still not certain it is a mouse though

jwshooter

lovely looking rifle , but only accurate rifles are interesting .

post 200yd group

thelurcher

Very nice rifle - are the folding stocks OK legally in this country?

What's the hinge mechanism in the AI like - does it lock absolutely solid - how does it stand up over time.

BELOWaverageIQ

jwshooter wrote: »

lovely looking rifle , but only accurate rifles are interesting .

post 200yd group

yesssss Sir, will do
probably going to midlands at the weekend

Hezz700

Well you may ware.

jwshooter

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

yesssss Sir, will do
probably going to midlands at the weekend

shoot well, look forward to a full report.

Grizzly 45

thelurcher wrote: »

Very nice rifle - are the folding stocks OK legally in this country?

What's the hinge mechanism in the AI like - does it lock absolutely solid - how does it stand up over time.

If it is AI and built for a target rifle.Would say it locks up like a bank vault.

ivanthehunter

jap gt wrote: »

see that two, still not certain it is a mouse though

I'm just wondering whats the best type of ear protection to wear while driving:D;)

All joking aside! nI was in with John Greene yesterday and boy oh boy does he have some gear!

i was man handling a .223 semi auto- lovely gun but TBH its way to heavy for my extended fores;)

doyle61

love the rifle. now i know why you were excited when i saw you down there:D. wouldnt mind getting sorted out with one of them next year........cant wait to see the face on herself if/when i turn up with onw:P

BELOWaverageIQ

doyle61 wrote: »

love the rifle. now i know why you were excited when i saw you down there:D. wouldnt mind getting sorted out with one of them next year........cant wait to see the face on herself if/when i turn up with onw:P

ahhhhh she'll be grand, do what I do , my missus thinks these things are about €300..................… and that's for a good one :-)

dwighet

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

ahhhhh she'll be grand, do what I do , my missus thinks these things are about €300..................… and that's for a good one :-)

thats wat I do too....In all fairness it doesnt work but if the Mrs is good she`ll play along with it;)

jwshooter

dwighet wrote: »

thats wat I do too....In all fairness it doesnt work but if the Mrs is good she`ll play along with it;)

to a point.

dwighet

jwshooter wrote: »

to a point.

aye..took me 35 yrs to find a gooden...

BELOWaverageIQ

A couple of 'Three shot' groups I shot earlier today with Hornady 40gr Vmax (factory loads), it wasn't ideal with a slight grosswind on open mountainside.
First shot is 100metres



second shot is 210 metres

poulo6.5

very tidy, i'm impressed, i'll have to get my tika out and distroy some paper.

i picked up some sako 55g game head and some federal 55g acutip today in thurles stakelums rod and gun , nice lad and very helpfull. they have moved into a big new store. i'll go there again

It wasn't me!

Nice one, that's a hell of a shooter. I reckon some shooting this weekend is in order for me.

vixdname

Thats a beautiful rifle, i got my AI stock last week,it a stage 1.5 with the adjustable cheek piece in olive green.
Have to say that once the AI stock is fitted to a Remmy 700 it improves the accuracy a great deal !!!
Best of luck with the rifle fellow Accuracy International Fan !!!

kakashka

Nice tidy job,Best of luck to you

riflehunter77

Sorry coming in late on this only got our broadband back yesterday, that is one fine rifle BAIQ enjoy and safe shooting.

Tackleberrywho

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

The barrell is 20" long and John had it in stock at the time is about the only reasion I went for it. I will replace it in time for a 1in9 or even a 1in8.
I am getting touching groups at 100m and inch at 200 ( prior to putting the AI stock on ), I'll see what it makes at 300 on Friday as ill probably head to Tullamore.
Yea the rifle is quite heavy but that doesn't particularly bother me to be honest.

There are no proffing houses for alterations in Ireland and as far as I am aware once you don't alter the action or calibre you should be fine with regards to liscence., this is not ideal as some alterations may be open to question from the Gardai.

How much for the AI stock?
I have an rem 700 VS SFII .223
One Q?
Can the adjustable cheek piece be fired off the left shoulder?
ie: Is the cheek adjustment ambi dexterous?
The Tikka T3 shoct is ambi dexterous Via unscrewing the adjusting knob and putting it on the other side.

BELOWaverageIQ

Hi Tackleberry,
The stage 1.5 is about €650-€700 and the stage 2 is about another 300.
The stock is designed for military use rebust and totally ambidextrous (I am left handed)

tommyboy26

love the rifle it looks great. been considering buyin the AI stock for a .308.... did you buy the stock in ireland or from abroad. did the stock improve accuracy by much?


tommy

It wasn't me!

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

Hi Tackleberry,
The stage 1.5 is about €650-€700 and the stage 2 is about another 300.
The stock is designed for military use rebust and totally ambidextrous (I am left handed)

Is the stock available inletted for a left-handed action?

Tackleberrywho

vixdname wrote: »

Thats a beautiful rifle, i got my AI stock last week,it a stage 1.5 with the adjustable cheek piece in olive green.
Have to say that once the AI stock is fitted to a Remmy 700 it improves the accuracy a great deal !!!
Best of luck with the rifle fellow Accuracy International Fan !!!

where you buy and how much, especially olive green.
I've a Remmy SF II .223
Love to push the envelope and see what it can do:D
PM me for exact pricing etc

BELOWaverageIQ

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Is the stock available inletted for a left-handed action?

Yes, check out www.sportingservices.co.uk

It wasn't me!

Ah cock, they even have one on offer, in a long action... Wang.

BELOWaverageIQ

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Ah cock, they even have one on offer, in a long action... Wang.

Ha ha ..... Credit union time ??

Tackleberrywho

Vegeta wrote: »

Oh man that is a good looking piece of kit

I see by the spent brass you gave her a good ol' test anyway

What ammo are you feeding her?

Speaking of Brass
I went into Athlone this evening to purchase .223 Hornady 55grn V-max Moly
And he had none!

Does anybody know where I can get Hornady .223 55gn Moly coated??

Tikkat3

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Speaking of Brass
I went into Athlone this evening to purchase .223 Hornady 55grn V-max Moly
And he had none!

Does anybody know where I can get Hornady .223 55gn Moly coated??

Last batch I purchased was from Mid west sporting supplies in New Market on Fergus in County Clare. Might be worth a try.

Tackleberrywho

Tikkat3 wrote: »

Last batch I purchased was from Mid west sporting supplies in New Market on Fergus in County Clare. Might be worth a try.

Cheers all for the help!!!!
Both for stocks and ammo, the Power of the net!!!!!!:D

Tackleberrywho

vixdname wrote: »

Thats a beautiful rifle, i got my AI stock last week,it a stage 1.5 with the adjustable cheek piece in olive green.
Have to say that once the AI stock is fitted to a Remmy 700 it improves the accuracy a great deal !!!
Best of luck with the rifle fellow Accuracy International Fan !!!

How much did you pay, and will it take a Harris bi-pod or does one have to use an AI bipod?
I see one on sporting services for £600stg
Credit union might be needed!