No.4 Mk. IV SMLE -

[Saigon1965]

Want a brand new clone? In 7.62x51 -

http://www.marstar.ca/dynamic/category.jsp?catid=74821

http://world.guns.ru/civil/austr/aia-m10-e.html

[Father Ted]

No thanks

[Capybara]

Chinese? For $700.00, you could get a pretty nice real Enfield, not sure why the Canadians would rather have a weird clone for that money? For $299.00, I would buy one as a shooter in a heartbeat.

[DennisCA]

No thanks

Totally agree!

Isn't that why the Ishapore 2A1 rifle was created?

[Quiet]

Australian International Arms (AIA) Enfield clones are all new production and not made from surplus parts.

They are also banned for importation into the USA by the US State Department, due to some of the firearm parts being made in in Vietnam, which is a no-go firearm import/export country.

Several hundred AIA M10-A series were imported into the USA prior to the importation ban. They show up every now and then on auction sites or on the shelves of Gander Mountain stores (Gander Mountain was the importer for the AIA rifles), priced in the $600-800 range depending on condition & accessories.

The AIA M10-A series is chambered in 7.62x39mm and uses standard AK magazines.
The AIA M10-B series is chambered in 7.62x51mm and uses M14 magazines.

[Syntax Error]

I'm going to go against the flow and say I kinda like these repro guns chambered for more affordable calibers. I wonder if anyone will ever make a decent Mauser K98k clone chambered for something like .308?

[DennisCA]

I'm going to go against the flow and say I kinda like these repro guns chambered for more affordable calibers. I wonder if anyone will ever make a decent Mauser K98k clone chambered for something like .308?

It's all ready been done - I believe it's called a Israeli Mauser

[knucklehead0202]

If they were a lot cheaper it'd be pretty cool. Imagine what a handy little hunting rifle the one in 7.62x39 would be. To stuff the first person about to say "that's not a good hunting round", it's better ballistically than 30-30, which has killed an absolute crap-ton of critters in this country. Interesting idea but I don't see a market for them here at those prices.

[VegasND]

These Australian No. 4 Rifles in 7.62x51 have interested me for a long time. I even looked into the possibility of bringing one back if I found my way to Canada.

Alas, it looks like there's no way to legally get one into the USA without a change in the law.

If you're going to visit the Marstar web page be sure to check out other imports denied to those of us who live in the 'land of the free'

[smle-man]

Ask the folks on this forum their opinion of the Vietnamese #4s:

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/index.php

Some have had good luck with them, some not so much.

[Swagman00]

Looks like the demand for rifles in the "Lesser free" countries is doing well.

I'll stick to my AK kits for half that.

[Beetle Bailey]

Armalon make an Enfield that takes m1 carbine mags and is chambered in 30 carbine.

http://www.armalon.com/public/products/item/8/

[eighteenninetytwo]

Yeah but if I got that then I'd have to get an M1 carbine also.....oh yeah. Great ideA..

[Saigon1965]

I see them time to time on GB -

That ban might go away soon - VN wants to ramp up for future conflict -

Australian International Arms (AIA) Enfield clones are all new production and not made from surplus parts.

They are also banned for importation into the USA by the US State Department, due to some of the firearm parts being made in in Vietnam, which is a no-go firearm import/export country.

Several hundred AIA M10-A series were imported into the USA prior to the importation ban. They show up every now and then on auction sites or on the shelves of Gander Mountain stores (Gander Mountain was the importer for the AIA rifles), priced in the $600-800 range depending on condition & accessories.

The AIA M10-A series is chambered in 7.62x39mm and uses standard AK magazines.
The AIA M10-B series is chambered in 7.62x51mm and uses M14 magazines.

Take a trip....

These Australian No. 4 Rifles in 7.62x51 have interested me for a long time. I even looked into the possibility of bringing one back if I found my way to Canada.

Alas, it looks like there's no way to legally get one into the USA without a change in the law.

If you're going to visit the Marstar web page be sure to check out other imports denied to those of us who live in the 'land of the free'

Everyone should have a Carbine - If not two!

Yeah but if I got that then I'd have to get an M1 carbine also.....oh yeah. Great ideA..

[eighteenninetytwo]

Probable reason these are popular in Canada is that is the 60s and 70s Canadian arsenals made DCRA rifles which were No4 rifles in 7.62mm NATO. They made about 2000 and they were extremely accurate and widely used for service rifle competition. To get a real DCRA No.4 now costs a hefty sum so I can see these filling a market niche.