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We have a Walther red dot (actually a red cross) on our now. It's a superb combination, ideal for fast target acquisition and more than accurate enough for sett defence. We can get off 10 shots in just over 20 seconds in the standing unsupported position and the group size is about 4 inches at 25 mards

I am using cast loads in mine they are accurate enough but they don't feed through the magazine very well don't think they are pointy enough. I shoot it using soup can boolits off the bench supported and single load. I can not remember the last time I fired jacketed ammo in it must be a while. I like to take my time now a days it certainly shoots tighter groups than 4 inches at 25 yards a lot tighter. I would like a better scope for it. Its a fun gun.

Oh indeedy, they can be very accurate when supported, but we are happy with a 4 inch group from the standing unsupported position...

What type of ammo are you using mines a bit finicky feeding wise I don't think I could shoot ten rounds through it rapid fire with the original magazine. I bought a five round mag and it works much better than the original In fact I don't use the original one any more now I come to think of it. I will have to give it a outing with jacketed and see how it performs. Have to be outside though I will get into bother if I start shooting jacketed rounds on the 25 yard indoor range. Me thinks Adam would have some thing to say about that.

We just use standard milsurp - http://www.ammo-zone.co.uk/(S(muryorkm0 ... ~31~Page~0

I would love one of these (the 16" Fluted variant)! I thought they'd have been available for around £300 (based on a bit 'O the Google) but nobody seems to be selling. Are they just not very prolific or does nobody want to sell because they're actually better than their reputation?

I don't think there are many of them about. I don't think they don't make them any more.

They are quite rare, and people are beginning to realise their initial reputation was ill deserved. We're told it stemmed from the fact that they were exported from the Antipodes with their king screw not fully tightened so they wouldn't swell and split on their passage through the Tropics. However, on arrival in temperate climes, nobody bothered to check the screw and bedding...

Just put a deposit on an AIA 7.62x39 M10A , one previous owner who's in his 70's.
his sons bought it for him about 5 years ago, only fired about 50 times.
So my FAC is away for a variation, then its mine, all mine.

Have been looking into sub-loading with lead gas checked boolits for the clubs 50mtr outdoor range.

Where did you find it Paul?

I've had a few M10s and M10As through my hands over the years, some of them are excellent shooters and some aren't they seem to be a pig in a poke.

I've always fancied an M10A but would only buy one that I had seen shoot.

Evidently they tried to flog them to the Canadians who had this to say about they and could explain their varied ability to shoot. Extract courtesy of Steve Redgwell's site.

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.