Pre-order placed. I am glad that I did not submit to the T81 temptation, as I really don't care for Chinese service weapons - too many sharp edges combined with crappy salt-blued finishes. Hopefully this thing will scratch the 7.62x39mm "itch" that my Russian AKMS is no longer allowed to satisfy. Presumably it will at least be machined to Western standards, which puts it miles ahead of the Chinese offering.
At $1500 this could be stiff competition for the CZ 858 and WR762. The M10X is a much more modern and modular design right out of the box, so should get the nod from those looking for a modernized Kalashnikov with Western DNA. This of ccourse assumes that the new rifle is not a POS and is actually ready for prime time. We shall see...
Time to dust off all those old AK mags that I have squirrelled away from the AK days!