Australian Arms M10 "Enfield Mk5 Jungle Carbine" wannabee in 7.62x39

**nfafan** · April 10th, 2009, 04:39 PM

FYI;

Robinson Twp Gander Mtn has one of these, very nice gun; dark gray phosphate, takes AK mags.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=125249232

Nice idea, but wish it were a .22LR, but I'm sure it was on the drawing boards back when 7.62x39 was cheap...

Looks like a creative way to recycle old Enfield actions, but $700.00 is a bit rich for yet another 7.62 plinker. Gotta admit it - if this were an SMLE, I'd have money down on one..

**Shawn.L** · April 10th, 2009, 04:43 PM

weird..... and cool

yeah, if it AND x39 where cheaper it would be tempting

**nfafan** · April 11th, 2009, 01:46 AM

Did some more digging in the hopes of finding a new-ish SMLE at the end of the rainbow, found this instead;

http://www.australianinternationalarms.com.au/

Looks like these are ALL NEW PARTS, and not re-habbed Enfields as I first thought.

Guess if you just have to have a NEW Enfield...

I'm probably going to e-mail them and remind them that .22LR would be nice, and so would an SMLE. Just leave off the bayo-lugs and it's importable!!

**Travis Bickle** · April 12th, 2009, 10:36 AM

It's a neat looking carbine, but I'd never spend $700. on one even if AK ammo was cheap.

**Sandcut** · August 1st, 2009, 11:28 PM

I just ran into one of these things up at the Gander Mountain in Dickson City this evening.

I think I'm truly in love!

18" bbl. 20 round mag. 7.62x39.

Maybe it's just because I'm a walking anachronism but I'm seriously jazzed about this rifle.

Only thing I can say negative about this rifle is that the peep sights could have been a tad bigger. (But then again, I don't like peep sights) That and it was $700 more than I have at the moment.

I think it'd make a wonderfully short rifle for hunting deer and bear in heavy brush. No real difference between this and a Ruger Mini-14 except that I could hunt w/ the M10 in PA since it's a bolt action.