AIA 7.62x39 Enfield

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#1 Post by **meles meles** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:33 am

I have recently acquired an AIA Lee Enfield in 7.62x39 and so thought it might be useful to create a thread to collate information on this particular rifle. Thus far I've only fired around 100 rounds of Russian surplus ammo through mine but the results look promising - it seems to group to about 6 inches at 300 yards with the occasional flier. Anyone else out there own one, and have any comments to make?

#2 Post by **dodgyrog** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:45 am

Try using cast boolits if you are only going back to 300yds. Cheaper and just as accurate.

#3 Post by **Sandgroper** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:46 pm

AIA appears to have gone belly up. They were a good idea poorly executed IMO, which stopped me from getting one.

Someone at the club I'm with has one (same model as yours), I believe he had to get it rebarrelled to shoot decent groups.

If yours is a shooter - then well done you.

#4 Post by **Sim G** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:09 pm

Sandgroper wrote: They were a good idea poorly executed IMO, which stopped me from getting one.

Absolutely agree!

#5 Post by **dromia** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:13 pm

Yep they were real pigs in a poke.

I was going to get one of the No5 wannabes in 7.62 x 39 as that is a great cast boolit calibre but when I'd seen that it was pot luck as to whether the barrels would shoot or not I passed. If I came across one of known shooting pedigree then I'd spring for it.

Alpha1 has one that seemed to shoot quiet well, one of the few good shooters I'd come across.

#6 Post by **Individual** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:23 pm

you might be interested in this....

AIA M10A1 Upgrade

#7 Post by **Sandgroper** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:00 pm

Individual wrote:you might be interested in this....

AIA M10A1 Upgrade

I'd buy that one!

#8 Post by **meles meles** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:15 pm

We're very familiar with the TVG AIA: Paul Green is the official Armourer to the Sett !

#9 Post by **kennyc** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:41 pm

nice, I particularly like what he did with a K31

#10 Post by **meles meles** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:59 pm

You'll be amazed at what he can do to the trigger of Mosin Nagant M1891...

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