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Accuracy International .243

  • 22-04-2010 6:38pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41


    Interested in purchasing an AI .243 rifle. Any ideas as to cost of the rifle and a decent sight? How much should I expect to pay for the ammunition?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    camo wrote: »
    Interested in purchasing an AI .243 rifle. Any ideas as to cost of the rifle and a decent sight? How much should I expect to pay for the ammunition?

    Go to Anglo for a loan!

    Try also looking at Unique alpine if you are in the market for top quality factory rifle.

    However I would be nervous about the fact you do not know the price of Ammo.
    If you worry about that you can't afford THAT rifle.

    These savage FTR seem to be the best starter FTR for accuracy-money ratio.
    Accuracy International is Major Shillin's

    Saying that I'd love one lol Only coz they come in green :D I like Green


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭dwighet


    Go to Anglo for a loan!

    Try also looking at Unique alpine if you are in the market for top quality factory rifle.

    However I would be nervous about the fact you do not know the price of Ammo.
    If you worry about that you can't afford THAT rifle.

    These savage FTR seem to be the best starter FTR for accuracy-money ratio.
    Accuracy International is Major Shillin's

    Saying that I'd love one lol Only coz they come in green :D I like Green

    They also come in Black and Tan;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    dwighet wrote: »
    They also come in Black and Tan;)

    I know that , and I like the double entendre:D
    As I said I like green, I could never fire a Unique Alpine unless it was a lefty, AI is the only one that can be fired Ambi AFAIK but I am sure some smart ar*e on here will tell me to put me back in my box !!

    I bought a remington VTR just because it was green and looked chunky ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    Go to Anglo for a loan!

    No point. Anglo don't do loans. A loan is something that has to be repaid, doesn't happen in that place.;)
    P.:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Yeah, AI are big money. Very big money as I recall. What a lot of lads do is put a Remington 700 in an AI stock. With sufficient work, that will shoot very well indeed. It's not the real thing, but it doesn't cost the same either. Ammo for a .243 is probably going to be €30-40 a box of 20 depending on what you're getting. Could be a wee bit more, could be less. Decent scopes, well, the world's your oyster there. There are decent scopes for about €500 on up, but if you're buying an AI or equivalent quality rifle, you need to think about sticking serious glass on it, so think abouty €1000 as a minimum.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭maglite


    AI .243 24"/26" with Picatinny Rail, Adjustable Cheek Piece, Adjustable Butt Pad, Bipod and 10 round mag. €3,650 + import charges from UK
    Glass about €1000.
    Rings 50+
    Ammo about €35 for 20

    Then safe, alarm, range costs etc. You sound like you are starting out... IMO get a .22 for a year or 2 learn how to shoot and move up. It will also help with the cost and licences. But if you have the money and exp enjoy, I'd be envious


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭murph226


    Paul O Halloran in Drangan has got AI's in before.

    Heres a site with pricelist!

    http://www.sportingservices.co.uk/accuracy.asp


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭SpringerF


    AI's are very very good................:-)

    Schmidt and Bender PM11 all the way

    or

    http://www.usoptics.com/product.php?partnumber=SN3-2500

    Have a nice day


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭fish slapped


    :D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Jonty


    SpringerF wrote: »
    AI's are very very good................:-)

    Schmidt and Bender PM11 all the way

    or

    http://www.usoptics.com/product.php?partnumber=SN3-2500

    Have a nice day


    can u get us optics here


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭chickenfarmer


    murph226 wrote: »
    Paul O Halloran in Drangan has got AI's in before.

    He has a 2nd hand one at the moment but its in .308


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,777 ✭✭✭meathstevie


    For which quality factory ammo would be a good bit cheaper than for a .243 as well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    For which quality factory ammo would be a good bit cheaper than for a .243 as well.

    Look up the Spec for 110 Grain Hornady TAP in .308. Very similar trajectory to .243 but with more punch :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 703 ✭✭✭BELOWaverageIQ


    Look up the Spec for 110 Grain Hornady TAP in .308. Very similar trajectory to .243 but with more punch :D

    Hi Tackleberrywho, do you know where I can lay my hands on the 110 tap ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    if i getting another custom done ,it would be a 243. sako action fluted barrel mcmillan A5 .not a hunting rifle more a long range vermin gun .


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 160 ✭✭SpringerF


    jwshooter wrote: »
    if i getting another custom done ,it would be a 243. sako action fluted barrel mcmillan A5 .not a hunting rifle more a long range vermin gun .

    http://sakocollectors.lefora.com/2009/12/03/new-sako-actions-for-sale/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    Hi Tackleberrywho, do you know where I can lay my hands on the 110 tap ?

    None in the country yet I was told by James McBride 5 mins ago. Shipment due end of may of Hornady to G&B the main importers Galway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 camo


    I know how to shoot. No interest in .22 . Looking for .243 to shoot deer. Don't really wan't to go to much heavier. Like the feel of the AI. Does sound pretty pricey but am not surprised.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    camo wrote: »
    I know how to shoot. No interest in .22 . Looking for .243 to shoot deer. Don't really wan't to go to much heavier. Like the feel of the AI. Does sound pretty pricey but am not surprised.

    Go for it if you've got the cash and want it. You're going to get a hell of a lot of rifle. The .243 won't kick at all in a rifle of that weight either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 camo


    How much would I be looking at for a Remington 700 with an AI stock?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭murph226


    what rifles have you previously owned?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭ormondprop


    if you only want it to shoot deer it wouldn't be a great rifle for the job you can't get a .243 AE only an AW and they way aboult 14lbs exc scope, bipod, moderator or whatever else you'll have on it, personally i wouldn't like to be lugging it around the place all day

    better off buying a remy, tikka or howa rifle and sticking an ai chassis on it
    http://www.webshop.roedale.de/index.php?cat=c70_RCS.html
    still makes for a very heavy stalking rifle


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    camo wrote: »
    I know how to shoot. No interest in .22 . Looking for .243 to shoot deer. Don't really wan't to go to much heavier. Like the feel of the AI. Does sound pretty pricey but am not surprised.

    You want a stalking rifle. AI weigh a tonne. You have to be able to fire rifle from shoulder stalking.

    You either want 2 Rifles (Target & Stalking)or a Varmint which is more or less a compromise on weight and accuracy IMHO

    As was mentioned previously try a Varmint .243 in a McMillian stock


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 camo


    murph226 wrote: »
    what rifles have you previously owned?

    None. Have quite a bit of experience shooting but have never owned a rifle. Been meaning to buy a decent rifle for a few years now. Am interested in taking up deer hunting.

    Know very little about what's out there so I appreciate the advice guys.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    camo wrote: »
    None. Have quite a bit of experience shooting but have never owned a rifle. Been meaning to buy a decent rifle for a few years now. Am interested in taking up deer hunting.

    Know very little about what's out there so I appreciate the advice guys.

    It'd be worth talking to your Superintendent about a deer rifle as a first application, just to set his mind at ease. However, it's definitely worth reconsidering, in my view. The AI is going to be stupidly heavy for what you want to do. If you want it, it's going to make your stalking a lot of work. Much better to get a lightweight sporter type rifle for deer. For the money you were looking at for the AI, the sky's the limit in terms of sporting rifles. Remember that shaving off a pound here and a pound there makes a big difference when you're carrying the rifle all day, and that AI starts off heavy and ends up very heavy by the time you kit it out fully. Since most use a bipod and a moderator, that's an extra couple of pounds right there. You'd probably end up with about sixteen or seventeen pounds of rifle, which is a hefty thing to cart around the hills, and going to be awkward if you've to drag a deer back the same way. Get something light and accurate, which fits you. Don't be afraid to step up the calibre either in case you get an opportunity to do some shooting abroad. A .308 is a better choice for a deer rifle unless you intend to shoot a lot of foxes with it, in my opinion, and not a big kicker either. For the least hassle, best weight and accuracy, I'd recommend a Sako Finnlight in .308. Decent synthetic stock, stainless barrel and action, and built like a Sako, so no worries on quality there. I personally like variable magnification scopes, and for the .308, I'd use a 2.5-10x, given the option. This allows you the low magnification if you went abroad for driven boar or anything like that, while you can stick it at 6x or 8x for stalking here and probably never feel like you've run out of capability. Stick a moderator and bipod on that if you like them and you've got a great package, spend the leftovers from the AI budget on decent clothing and boots and an excellent pair of binoculars.


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