AIA M10 No.4 Mk.4 Disassembled pics now included.

[10x]

Stevo, I wonder how long it will be before the M10 is reviewed in a major gun magazine with the text of the article and the information bearing a remarkable resemblence to your excellent report.

Either that or they slag it because it doesn't look like an 03 springfield, or a Winchester model 70, or a mauser.

Now I feel the urge to get one...

 

[horkz]

Hmm, well, if people start getting moa to submoa with this I may be on the list too. Yes many problems can be traced to PEBRAG.
Problem Exists Between Rifle and Ground.

 

[Stevo]

Update:
I installed the cheek piece yesterday. No screws were included with the rifle but I traded for some genuine T brass screws. The cheek piece fits nicely near the wrist of the stock. Due to the fact the butt widens rear of the wrist, it does not fit flush at the rear. There's aprx. a 4-5mm gap at the rear edge between the channel in the cheek piece and the top of the but.

Considerable shaping of the CP will be required to fit it flush to the stock. Due to the large portion of the CP that is in contact with the butt, it mounts solidly with the two screws, and no fitting. I may fit it flush at a later date.

With the CP installed and low rings on my 3200 2-7x32, the cheek weld is perfect, with an available range of cheek positions to fit higher mounted or larger lensed scopes.

 

[Stevo]

Here's a couple pics I took today. Trying to figure out where to put a bipod stud. Due to the position of the hollowed areas of the foreend, I may end up going with a machine screw stud with backing plate, instead of a wood screw stud.

1. Barrel overall. Unstepped, appears to be constant diameter (as measured by eyeball).


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2. Handguard. One piece with SMLE style fingers holding rear on.


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3. Bits and pieces. Note the Savage-type barrel nut and the overall beefy, squareness of the receiver. Hinge type bands were simple to remove. Hex head on the bolt through the rear of the fore end.


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[tiriaq]

Bipod stud suggestion: The Uncle Mike's swivel set for a Ruger 10/22 uses a front stud that is clamped in place by the band screw. I suspect that one of these studs could be similarly mounted using a band screw on one of these rifles. This would avoid drilling a hole in the forend.

 

[gunasauras]

Bipod stud suggestion: The Uncle Mike's swivel set for a Ruger 10/22 uses a front stud that is clamped in place by the band screw. I suspect that one of these studs could be similarly mounted using a band screw on one of these rifles. This would avoid drilling a hole in the forend.

But then, it likely won't support a bipod properly. The bipod needs stock to rest on. That would put it too far away from the stock....

 

[tiriaq]

On a Harris swivel bipod, from the centre of the pegs that engage the swivel stud to the top edge of the base, at maximum clamping adjustment is .6". If necessary, additional strips of padding could be applied to the base, to increase this distance. Should be no trouble at all.

 

[Stevo]

Bipod stud suggestion: The Uncle Mike's swivel set for a Ruger 10/22 uses a front stud that is clamped in place by the band screw. I suspect that one of these studs could be similarly mounted using a band screw on one of these rifles. This would avoid drilling a hole in the forend.

Thanks for the suggestion, tiriaq. I do believe I can build a piece to fit in there without having to buy one.

An oval steel or aluminim piece with two holes, one for the band and one for the bipod should work.

 

[ollie]

That rifle would be a lot more useful if you chopped the wood back They used to do it do enfields all the time!

Seriously, though, nice rifle steve, and thanks for the informative article!

 

[Stevo]

That rifle would be a lot more useful if you chopped the wood back They used to do it do enfields all the time!

Seriously, though, nice rifle steve, and thanks for the informative article!

Conveniently, they offer a factory-bubba'd version for traditionalists like you, ollie! Glad you enjoyed the review. It's the very first, completely brand new firearm I've ever owned.

Damn thing's heavy enough, maybe I should have gone for the shorter wood version. Nah, I'm a style whore.

Going to shoot it again today. I've added the cheekpiece and some lower rings since the last outing. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Thamok]

Don't forget when you put it back together that you will have to 'snug' up the King Sling Screw after the first few shots, it will tighten everything up and settle things down.

Let us know how she shoots.