verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message accuracy international ltd. type limited company founded 1978 founder malcolm cooper sarah cooper martin kay dave walls dave caig headquarters portsmouth hampshire united kingdom key people dave walls tom irwin products anti materiel rifles sniper rifles owner dave walls tom irwin paul bagshaw website http accuracyinternational.com accuracy international rifles ai arctic warfare ai aw police ai aw magnum ai aw50 .50 bmg ai as50 semi auto .50 bmg australian aw50f swedish psg 90 accuracy international is a specialist british firearms manufacturer based in portsmouth hampshire england and best known for producing the accuracy international arctic warfare series of precision sniper rifles . the company was established in 1978 by british olympic shooting gold medallist malcolm cooper mbe 1947 2001 sarah cooper martin kay and the designers of the weapons dave walls and dave caig . all were highly skilled international or national target shooters . accuracy international s high accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world . accuracy international went into liquidation in 2005 and was bought by a british consortium including the original design team of dave walls and dave caig . contents 1 management 2 production 3 distribution 4 see also 5 references 6 external links management edit the company is currently 2014 equally owned by two directors dave walls and tom irwin along with paul bagshaw . dave caig remains in the business as a consultant . 1 production edit the accuracy international rifle system has gained success due in part to the design considerations put into the overall rifle . the rifles are hand built . the awsm arctic warfare super magnum set the world record for the longest confirmed combat kill . the rifle stock design is designed for good ergonomics . the comfort in holding the rifle and the reduced recoil aids accuracy . the barrel is interchangeable with other calibres ; this can be done in the field in about 15 minutes . with the barrel clamped in a barrel vice the barrel is removed from the action and another one screwed into the action and tightened in place with a torque wrench . newer versions of accuracy international rifles including the ax at accuracy tactical and axmc ax multi calibre feature a switch barrel system that allow the user to change out the barrel with only the use of a 4mm hex wrench allowing field barrel changes in under a minute . the inherent accuracy of the rifle is due to the action being bolted with four screws and permanently bonded with epoxy material to an aluminium receiver to which all major rifle components are in turn attached . as it keeps the action from moving away from zero determined by the alignment of the scope to the rifle bore rather than the alignment of the action to the stock the accuracy of the rifle is very high . adding a folding stock handle this sniper rifle can be used for both halo insertions and walking deployments of sniper forces . due to the success of the chassis system in accuracy international manufactured rifles accuracy international has developed the aics accuracy international chassis system for several popular varieties of barreled rifle actions including the savage m10 and remington 700 short and long actions both of which have long histories and good reputations for accuracy and precision in stock out of the box form . accuracy international introduced their new as50 .50 bmg calibre semi automatic rifle at the 2005 shot show in las vegas and their new ax series at the 2010 shot show in las vegas . the uk government announced in march 2008 the award of an 11 million contract to produce rifles for the british army . 2 distribution edit accuracy international s distribution in united states is managed by the american division of ai accuracy international usa . there are only two distributors of accuracy international in the united states eurooptic and mile high shooting . see also edit accuracy international arctic warfare accuracy international awm accuracy international as50 accuracy international aw50 references edit no place for second best . accuracy international . retrieved 2013 06 03 . meade geoff 2008 03 07 . british rifle can hit target a mile away . sky news . retrieved 2013 06 03 . external links edit official website accuracy international usa the as50 at modern firearms retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title accuracy international & oldid 737986033 categories manufacturing companies established in 1978firearm manufacturers of the united kingdomcompanies based in portsmouthextant firearms manufacturers in the united kingdomhidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olfran aisbahasa indonesiaitalianobahasa melayunederlands polskisloven inasvenska edit links this page was last modified on 6 september 2016 at 06 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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