AICS 17HMR Anglo/German/Shed in Dorset project

FGYT

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Got my Licence a couple months back and first Slot filled was for a 17HMR
Original plan was cheapish second hand CZ
some months before i had found and bought a set of second hand Accuracy International Stock skins on here
found a few builds dropping various Rimfires into Airsoft AI rifles


Skins by a CZ455
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I decided to Make a Chassis my self as it looked easier in a lot of ways than adapting an airsoft chassis


Quickly found that although i could buy AI spares for the Butt pad cheek piece and folding hinge they are ridiculously expensive (Hinge was £300 = $455)
So back to airsoft as i can buy parts fine a new set of bits from China ARES who make the AI approved Airsoft version and is accurate so is interchangeable etc

here are the Airsoft parts all delivered under £100 (could make the box section as well but its cheap to get with the rest and no real difference in the end )

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AI being a british company back in the 80's and being a design engineer myself was easye nough to understand how they though so the AI chassis is based on basic 1" and 1.25" 10swg wall aluminium Tube easy enough to get lengths on eBay
1st assy (no hinge etc yet)

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then measured up and put into CAD


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Airsoft parts arrived


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Still hadnt HAd my Fire arm licence approved then so kept adding to the CAD and changing a few things.
By now i had Decided ot get an Anschultz 1517 and the shorter 14" barrel
this made the Rifle fall under the Min over all length of 600mm with the folded stock so I extended the Chassis fwds of the barrel now all legal again and looks fine with the Reflex Moderator

would bb fine with a Fixed stock or a min barrel length of 15" for the folder




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Finally got my Ticket in Feb abd bought my Anny


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Shot it std for a while as i didn't have time to finish the in letting yet


Also Modified the 4rnd mag to take 5 rounds :bthumb::AR15firin


a Quick vid on the std rifle (including how I modded the mag for 5 rnds )







Finally last week got the Whole package together (well will retinker as and when )


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Packed
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and fitted with my DIY Night vision with Wireless Video Goggles


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Finally i tried to do a over view Vid but the wind was to bad and drowned out hte Talking so i chopped it to a slide and clip show till i can do it again


and found 5 other Vids of other AI airsoft builds for a playlist







and it works Superbly with a magpul Gen4 sling etc

very stable and well balanced as a bit extra weight helps here




thanks for looking
 
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Out of intestinal what stock did you buy and where from


well as per the thread

the AICS skins I bought second hand on here in the For sale forum last year (you can buy them new from various retailers as an AI spare )

or you could buy the Airsoft skins with the other parts its the older style they all fit

the Air soft parts i bought direct from ARES China who make the Approved by AI version ARES Airsoft - Home
ARES AW-338 Sniper Rifle (CNC Version, OD)

the Alu box section i bought as a 1m length of Ebay

or you could buy a AIrsoft AI AW for all the bits and got from there

as this build does

CZ455 Varmint into AICS airsoft stock - Long Range Hunting Online Magazine
 
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