Hey guys.
This is info for those that have thought about doing this or are going to but haven't gotten there yet. I modified my AIA M10 A1 basically because the rifle isn't set up very well for scoping (atleast it doesn't work for me). The AIA M10 A1 is the Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine but improved and is slightly different from the original model enough to cause some problems, hence I'm posting this.
I didn't want to modify the original stock and "bubba" it so that it worked for me as it was a nice grain and of course resale value. I bought a Ramline synthetic stock for the No.4 Enfield (as no one has made any No.5 specific stocks). I next bought some low profile weaver "grand slam" scope rings to drop my 3-9x50 Tapco scope. Next came the Tac Pro cheek piece.
I will try and keep this short.
To start, the fore stock - In the next 4 pics, you can see the obvious issues I faced.
So without typing alot, you can see just from the pics of what needed to be modified, so alot of grinding with my trusty jobmate hand grinder!
First - the bottom where the magazine housing piece went -
Second/Third - The screw at the rear that holded the rear of the forestock tight to the metal - not too bad, also the plastic is easily melted, so I actually implanted a nut into the stock so you don't even know it's there. I used a machine screw from a computer that is meant to hold the CPU fan down to the CPU. I then blued it to darken it so it wasn't shiny by heating it red-hot and dropping it into bluing solution - worked great.
Since the grinding itself was kind of messy, easy enough to take a torch and "touch" the grinded spots to smooth them out some.
Also, the inside of the stock wasn't quite wide enough for the new AIA body, so a bit of work there (shown in next pic only).
Fourth - the butt stock was the easiest - the original LE didn't have a round end, so just needed to take out the hump that was there. Also - FYI - the bolt is not a flat-head - takes a 12mm socket.
Anyone who buys the Jobmate crap - I don't suggest doing it, but since I got this as a gift, I'll point out a problem with these rotary tools. As you can see in the pics, the larger hole was where the button was to press in to lock the tool allowing you to tighten it. Unfortunately since it was cheap, the pin would just fold and allow the tool to rotate. Easily fixable, just pull the tool apart, take out that button and spring, drill through the plastic housing and the second bit of the metal shaft with the same size diameter as the attachments - you can just use them to lock the tool and you can get a much better tightening this way.
Also, great to just use a metal grinding bit for the large stuff.
In all, not a bad project - more tedious than anything especially with the stock, but in the end it turned out to be a good thing. For the finishing touches, I installed the scope - but had to grind the weaver mount just a bit for fitting and then installed the Tac Pro cheek piece as per instructions. I blued the bolts that hold in the cheek piece by heating to red-hot and dropping into the bluing solution, the heating to red-hot and dropping them into used car oil - came out nice and dark so they weren't shiny!! Great to have a cheap round for both hunting, sporting, and hunting. This summer I plan on tinkering with this round a bit to see how far I can push it out of this sweet rifle! Enjoy! I will!!!
This is info for those that have thought about doing this or are going to but haven't gotten there yet. I modified my AIA M10 A1 basically because the rifle isn't set up very well for scoping (atleast it doesn't work for me). The AIA M10 A1 is the Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine but improved and is slightly different from the original model enough to cause some problems, hence I'm posting this.
I didn't want to modify the original stock and "bubba" it so that it worked for me as it was a nice grain and of course resale value. I bought a Ramline synthetic stock for the No.4 Enfield (as no one has made any No.5 specific stocks). I next bought some low profile weaver "grand slam" scope rings to drop my 3-9x50 Tapco scope. Next came the Tac Pro cheek piece.
I will try and keep this short.
To start, the fore stock - In the next 4 pics, you can see the obvious issues I faced.
So without typing alot, you can see just from the pics of what needed to be modified, so alot of grinding with my trusty jobmate hand grinder!
First - the bottom where the magazine housing piece went -
Second/Third - The screw at the rear that holded the rear of the forestock tight to the metal - not too bad, also the plastic is easily melted, so I actually implanted a nut into the stock so you don't even know it's there. I used a machine screw from a computer that is meant to hold the CPU fan down to the CPU. I then blued it to darken it so it wasn't shiny by heating it red-hot and dropping it into bluing solution - worked great.
Since the grinding itself was kind of messy, easy enough to take a torch and "touch" the grinded spots to smooth them out some.
Also, the inside of the stock wasn't quite wide enough for the new AIA body, so a bit of work there (shown in next pic only).
Fourth - the butt stock was the easiest - the original LE didn't have a round end, so just needed to take out the hump that was there. Also - FYI - the bolt is not a flat-head - takes a 12mm socket.
Anyone who buys the Jobmate crap - I don't suggest doing it, but since I got this as a gift, I'll point out a problem with these rotary tools. As you can see in the pics, the larger hole was where the button was to press in to lock the tool allowing you to tighten it. Unfortunately since it was cheap, the pin would just fold and allow the tool to rotate. Easily fixable, just pull the tool apart, take out that button and spring, drill through the plastic housing and the second bit of the metal shaft with the same size diameter as the attachments - you can just use them to lock the tool and you can get a much better tightening this way.
Also, great to just use a metal grinding bit for the large stuff.
In all, not a bad project - more tedious than anything especially with the stock, but in the end it turned out to be a good thing. For the finishing touches, I installed the scope - but had to grind the weaver mount just a bit for fitting and then installed the Tac Pro cheek piece as per instructions. I blued the bolts that hold in the cheek piece by heating to red-hot and dropping into the bluing solution, the heating to red-hot and dropping them into used car oil - came out nice and dark so they weren't shiny!! Great to have a cheap round for both hunting, sporting, and hunting. This summer I plan on tinkering with this round a bit to see how far I can push it out of this sweet rifle! Enjoy! I will!!!
, I think you've created a serious piece of awesome right there....
