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    Posted: April 25 2022 at 8:13am
Thinking about buying this AIA M10 rifle in .308




does anyone have experience with this rifle?
Is it a good shooter?

please share your experience.

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Be advised.
This is NOT a Lee Enfield, Its a Vietnamese (IIRC) clone of it with almost zero interchangeable parts.
It just looks like a no4.
They are actually prohibited in the U.S. because of the nation of origin.
Here's a detailed test review on them.
Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Originally posted by Shamu Shamu wrote:

Be advised.
This is NOT a Lee Enfield, Its a Vietnamese (IIRC) clone of it with almost zero interchangeable parts.
It just looks like a no4.
They are actually prohibited in the U.S. because of the nation of origin.
Here's a detailed test review on them.

How can you be so sure it is an Vietnamese clone?
i know the controversy that not all AIA M10 were build in Australia but some were cloned in Vietnam and sold as.

but please tell me how you can see the difference.
besides that, i dont live in the US. so i do not have those weird prohibition laws.


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You have a very impressive Enfield collection. I'm not sure this would compliment it. It was an interesting idea and I almost bought one when they first came out but they were $$$$. I could and did buy a nice full wood No4 and No5 for the same price at the same Gun Show. But, as always, if you like it, buy it! 
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My point is that we do so our knowledge is limited.
I believe the wood was sourced from N. Vietnam, all of it, & that's why there was a ban.
I know of no way to tell which was which, like I said we can't get them so any knowledge we have is second hand.
The other point was that ALL of them, no matter where made are dimensionaly different from legitimate Lee Enfield rifles. Because of that almost no parts or accessories are available that will fit them. Here's a review from elsewhere.

I'm not trying to put it down, but you did ask for information & that's what this is, I'm sorry if its not what you wanted to hear.

"Excerpt from a Canadian government document concerning the military's Small Arms Replacement Project II (SARP 2):

13. A company based in Australia, Australian International Arms (AIA), markets a M10 No.4 Mk IV Modern Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle in 7.62mm NATO calibre. This rifle is a replica of the Lee Enfield but in appearance only. The cost of this rifle, less ancillaries is approximately $800.00 (Cdn). The CF technical authority for small arms, DSSPM 5, on 24 Jul 08 conducted an initial examination of the AIA rifle because in appearance it closely resembles the current Lee Enfield. The technical authority concluded that the rifle would not meet the Canadian Ranger’s requirement without significant modification and re-engineering because it is cheaply made.

14. The Australian International Arms M10 No 4 Mk IV SMLE Rifle fires a 7.62 x 51mm NATO cartridge and at first glance appears to meet the CF requirement as a replacement for the Canadian Ranger Rifle. The rifle is assembled from parts manufactured from throughout South-East Asia in locations such as as Viet Nam, Thailand (teak stocks) and Indonesia.    The barrel is hammer-forged in Australia. The general assessment is that the rifle is accurate and attractively priced, but it was clearly designed for the civilian recreational shooting market and it is not a military product. Many parts of the rifle are cheaply made and would likely fail under testing."
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well, now you are giving information that i can use.
Thank you.


I just don't need and really don't want any US or Canadian law lesson.

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Contact Marstar.ca
They were a distributor of those FrankenEnfields at one time and should have all the information you desire...
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Originally posted by jhonelver jhonelver wrote:

well, now you are giving information that i can use.
Thank you.


I just don't need and really don't want any US or Canadian law lesson.

jhonelver: When you ask for information about a rifle on this site, expect answers that include any and all information pertinent to that rifle and take from it what you can, leaving the rest alone. It is a much more adult way of conducting oneself...
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Originally posted by Goosic Goosic wrote:

Originally posted by jhonelver jhonelver wrote:

well, now you are giving information that i can use.
Thank you.


I just don't need and really don't want any US or Canadian law lesson.

jhonelver: When you ask for information about a rifle on this site, expect answers that include any and all information pertinent to that rifle and take from it what you can, leaving the rest alone. It is a much more adult way of conducting oneself...

You are right, my apologies.
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