AIA brothers
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Went and had a closer look at the "charger bridge" and saw thats where one of the mounting holes for the scope mount is located. Wish someone would build a No5 Mk1 in .308. Maybe I'm gonna have to use one of my 7.62 mm barrels and a No4 receiver to make my "scout rifle". Got a Ruger but its just not Lee Enfield fast
The AIA in 7.62x39 seems to have a lot more "meat" than a No5. Maybe the AIA could be re-chambered for .308?
For what it's worth, I'd like to have a No5 in 7.62x39! A nice, handy rifle with a mild load. (So far, the closest is a CZ 858, but that's a different story)
Geoff
ENFIELD1911
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B2
How do you tell the year of manufacturing from the serial number?
How do you tell the year of manufacturing from the serial number?
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- Pile of Bones, SK
How many PM's are you guys getting about your spare mags? 
Ah...I see you are right. Kind of sad to see that.
I've had 3 different AIA's, while fine rifles indeed they aren't historic or war arms so couldn't hold my interest for long when more interesting stuff beckoned...
I bought matty86suk's in 7.62X39 (post #5) and it is a nice rifle. Came with two mags and someone on this site tried to BS me out of a mag, like that is going to happen. Bought a AIA cheek piece for it out of Australia..they guy has around 10 more. IIRC there are only 59 of this model in Canada.
Put my own scope on it and it is very accurate at 300 yards using Ruski surplus ammo.
I missed a B2 about two months ago (sold for $750.00) but recently found out one of my best friends has one...he was keeping it a secret as he knew I would constantly bug him to sell it. He also has the No4 but with a heavier barrel (only around 10 of these made it to Canada) and I know it is a tack driver. He has never fired the B2 but that is going to change very very soon.
The B2 I would think will be good to at least 1,000 yards. I have corresponded with a couple of people, both in Australia, one who has one and the other helped design the gun. The B2 owner thinks the mini gun barrel on the B2 with proper maintenance will last 10,000 rounds or more.
Was give some Hornady Match .308 to try in the B2 so am looking forward to that. Had coffee with my friend tonight and he said when/if he finds something he wants and if short of cash he will sell me the B2. It is going to cost me a arm and a leg however will be worth it. The guy in Australia who owns one told me he would consider selling it to me but I think the end result would be around 2 grand with importing costs.
Put my own scope on it and it is very accurate at 300 yards using Ruski surplus ammo.
I missed a B2 about two months ago (sold for $750.00) but recently found out one of my best friends has one...he was keeping it a secret as he knew I would constantly bug him to sell it. He also has the No4 but with a heavier barrel (only around 10 of these made it to Canada) and I know it is a tack driver. He has never fired the B2 but that is going to change very very soon.
The B2 I would think will be good to at least 1,000 yards. I have corresponded with a couple of people, both in Australia, one who has one and the other helped design the gun. The B2 owner thinks the mini gun barrel on the B2 with proper maintenance will last 10,000 rounds or more.
Was give some Hornady Match .308 to try in the B2 so am looking forward to that. Had coffee with my friend tonight and he said when/if he finds something he wants and if short of cash he will sell me the B2. It is going to cost me a arm and a leg however will be worth it. The guy in Australia who owns one told me he would consider selling it to me but I think the end result would be around 2 grand with importing costs.
I corresponded with the owner of the 303british.com website who had managed to make contact with AIA. ALl of the Marstar rifles (.308) came from a single shipment circa 2006 with the possible exception of the B3s (minigun barrels) that showed up later. AIA isn't very big and are focussed on the Aussie domestic market exclusively now.
The 7.62x39 models sold by Wolverine (and listed by them as a one-time shipment) were supposedly acquired from Europe instead of via AIA (I notice that Wolverine did not appear to sell any new rifles in .308 while Marstar never sold AIA rifles in 7.62x39)
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Apparently my mistake.
IIRC the owner of 303british wrote a pretty scathing review on the AIA rifles yet had never shot one...little puzzling IMO.
I have the pdf manuals. If anyone wants them pm me with your email address.
Deltasilver
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Whoever did the evaluation report on the rifle as a replacement for the Canadian Rangers wasn't all that complimentary either.
Take the M10-A1 as an example; the fit and finish isn't all that great. Too much like a bottom end Savage.
Not sure why the bolt is set up the way it is? When the bolt pushes the rimmed part of the cartridge clear of the magazine lips, the cartridge takes a second to settle to where it can be reliably fed into the chamber. If you push the bolt forward before the cartridge settles down it gets wedged into the receiver. No mad minutes with this rifle.
Those corners are sharp. AIA was cutting corners by not cutting corners…
The screw holes were made off center so the screw heads don’t sit square. Not the end of the world but again, fit and finish.
This rifle eats brass and nickel steel cases ok but lacquered stuff sticks bad. I actually broke the extractor trying to eject a Czech casing. No replacements are available so off to the machine shop we go. Not the best pictures but you can see the marks from the tool used to cut the chamber and the poor attempt to clean up the reamer marks. Fluting would have been nice.
And just for funnies, the serial is written on the inside of the hand guard in black jiffy marker. In this rifle, the original number was lined out not once but twice. LOL?
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