Accuracy International AICS

If you have a suppressor, you should consider the folder.

I don't own one, but have handled a few aics and ax chassis' and they seem to be nice. I was shopping for a chassis a while back and took a hard look at them, mccree and xlr. I doubt you could go wrong with any of the known quality brands. FWIW, I went xlr because it gave me that starwars look at a good price.

I have several of each. About the only thing really useful is with the long action 2.0 you do not have to remove the cheek piece to remove the bolt, simply fold it. With short action 2.0's the bolt is removable without messing with the cheek piece. I run suppressors on all of them and don't really find the folders that useful for me but I have some. When folded the OAL is a bit shorter but the rifle is now so thick that is does fit my cases or drag bags well.

From experience the 1.5 will do 99% of what the 2.0 does. If you don't mind spending more get the 2.0 over the 1.5 as you don't have to fold it.

^ 16" .223? Nice rifle!

I have three AI rifles (all folders) and a Remington 700 in an AICS 1.5. Last year I sold a Remington 700 in an AICS 1.5 LA and a SA AICS 2.0 stock that I decided not to use. I specifically ordered the AI rifles with folding stocks based on my experience with the two Remingtons in the AICS 1.5 stocks and the folding AICS stock. The folding stock is a very worthwhile upgrade and they are rock solid when extended. As dubbleA pointed out, they make it easier to remove the bolt on the LA but they also make cleaning the rifle much easier. If you use a Dewey style cleaning rod and bore guide, you'll need to remove the butt pad which is a royal PITA. With the folding stock, you can remove the bolt and clean the rifle more easily. A bore snake would negate the cleaning benefit though. Bottom line, I wouldn't buy a fixed stock AICS 1.5 or fixed stock AI rifle again.

Accuracy International now offers a trigger group that is adjustable for front/rear movement and as soon as Mile High has them in stock I plan on buying three for my AIs. My only complaint about the older AI and AICS stocks is the lack of adjustment of the position of the web of the hand relative to the trigger. Other than that they are excellent stocks.

Since we're showing pictures ...

I have an AIAX, friends have several other models. ALL of them are folders. Not so much for transport as for cleaning without removing the comb. They are extremely well built, task oriented chassis'.

The sound of a bore snake going through a bore is worse than nails on a chalkboard. IMHO, the brush is not good for the bore and you're pulling contaminants through it with every pass (carbon, solvents, copper).

It would be a good idea to go ahead and get a good one-piece coated rod, jag and a bore guide. If I were going to midway to order my shopping list would look something like:
Possum Hollow Guide
Dewey Rod
Parker Hale Jag (sized smaller than actual bore)
Cotton Patches

Add some quality chem's for carbon & copper and you'll be good to go.

On the bore snake? I have a few; one in .223 and a few in pistol calibers. The ones I've seen have a brush permanently woven into the 'snake'. Pulling the brush through with every pass is not a good idea IMHO. The biggest problem I have with the is they are contaminated after the first pass through the bore. When I'm cleaning with a rod, I'll wipe the rod after each pass to remove any carbon, solvents so I'm not reintroducing them to the bore.