Lee Enfields – new made variations

There have been few rifles more attention getting than the recent Lee Enfield based  rifles from AIA in Australia. Concrete information has at times been hard to find, this is picture and information profile from their web site in March 2010.

They show up (2020) in the used rifle for sale columns.

A quick summary of the differences between these and Lee Enfields is; caliber 7.62 NATO, a heavier and simplified receiver, teak wood work, hard chrome alloy barrels reputedly from a US military rotary gun. Owners report good accuracy and are happy with their rifles, although buyers report they can be difficult to locate in a retail outlet. The makers, located in Queensland, Australia, if they respond to emails, can steer buyers to stores that have them for sale.

Overall a slightly pricey rifle whose quality and buyer satisfaction is rated high.

They have sometimes been available, 2011, at Lawrence Ordnance, Sydney, and Marstar, Canada.

AIA – http://www.australianinternationalarms.com.au/

M10-A1 – 508mm barrel, Jungle Carbine style. 7.62mm M43 Russian rimless, 10-rd. mag. Flash hider, adjustable foresight elevation & windage, dual rear aperture 100, 300m. Provision for Picatinny rail to fit ‘scope.

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No.4 & No.4(T) – 7.62 NATO, 10-rd. Parkerized finish on standard model. Adjustable frontsight, elevation & windage, dual rear aperture at 200, 400m. Provision for steel Picatinny rail to fit telescopic sight.

 

 

No.4 Mk 4 SL – 7.62mm NATO. 22-in. barrel rather than 25.2-in. normal. B1 metal on T05A or T06 action body. Shorter overall in barrel & fore-wood. Adjustable foresight for elevation, windage, dual rear aperture at 200 & 400m. Rifle club model, QMRC Commemorative. Provision for Picatinny steel rail to fit tele- scopic sight.

M10-B1 – 7.62 NATO. 560mm barrel, medium weight, sporter configuration, 10-rd, magazine. Adjustable foresight for elevation, windage, dual rear aperture for 200 & 400 metres. Picatinny steel rail to mount telescope.

M10-B2 – ‘The top of the line model’, 7.62 NATO, 640mm heavy barrel a la L42A1. Steel blue-black finish, teak hardwood stock with chamfered edges, hand oiled. Adjustable foresight, elevation & windage. 10-rd. box magazine like US M14. ‘L’ aperture for 200 & 400 metres. Comes with Picatinny steel rail for ‘scope sight. Option military butt & cheekrest like L42.

 

Features: 4-groove hard chrome chordal rifling, hard chrome chamber, recessed muzzle crown. Accessories: Rifles come with spare magazine, steel Picatinny rail (both numbered to rifle), trigger guard sling swivel, front sight adjusting tool, &c. Options: US Pattern sniper sling (in buffalo hide), cheekpiece, Monte Carlo stock.

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AIA Dealers

Lawrence Ordnance; http://www.lawranceordnance.com/  ……… Sydney based, AIA enfield dealer, plus C&R militaria and parts, Australia.

Gander Mountain; http://www.gandermountain.com/……. Have sold AIA’s in the past, USA.

MarStar Canada;  http://www.marstar.ca/index.shtm  …….. Dealer for AIA Enfields, Canada.

Wolverine Supplies; http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/……. Dealer for AIA Enfields, Canada.

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Armalon; http://www.armalon.com/public/products/item/6/ ….. Very nice new made Re-makers of No4 enfields in .223 and .30 ;UK

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The IOF .315 Sporting Rifle is a civilian version of the British military Lee-Enfield rifle, chambered in the 8x50mmR Mannlicher cartridge rather than the .303 British military cartridge due to Indian gun control laws. The .315 Sporting Rifle is made by the Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.,^[1] which manufactured Lee-Enfield rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces. It has a box-type magazine which holds 5 rounds. The rifle uses a 8 mm cartridge based on the 8x50mmR Mannlicher but loaded with hunting-type bullets rather than military ones.