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  1. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Yep, fired M1, M1 Carbine, M14, M16, M4 in the rifles. M60 in the LMG's. M21 is still used tmk
  2. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Bench testing is the only way to reliably get consistent results. If a 'bog standard' AK74 beat a 'bog standard' M16A3 at 300m, I'd be very surprised.
  3. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    I agree, but looks are what sells something in the first place. Did you get your girlfriend by looks or some other means?
  4. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Reliability. The trials on the A2 revealed it was the most reliable 5.56 rifle tested. Ex Narine from memory. Just type' L85A2 trials' into google. As I said, it has inherited reliablity views from the problems with the A1. The A2 is reliable and believe me, if it wasn't with the way things...
  5. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    It can. However, the design doesn't lend itself to accuracy. Having fired many firearms including 47's, 74's, M4's, M16's etc I know which are more accurate
  6. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Full auto is a 'nice to have' but on a rifle firing 7.62 x 51, it's useful in a few circumstances. It's the reason why you have support weapons (of the time such as gpmg). Argies still want the islands though ;) Having fired both I'd disagree. Workmanship on the Indian 7.62 SMLE's was...
  7. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    The primary difference is on the selector switch which only had safe and s/auto. No full auto fire on the L1A1 SLR (apart from a very, very few models). The firing pin is also different. It's in two parts for reliability ie breaks less. The flash eliminator was designed for the energa...
  8. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    That has to be a wah ie do you really need me to explain the difference?
  9. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Okay, in comparison to other rifles; not just bullpups: Steyr AUG. Ask Australian and NZ troops who've used it on Ops, unlike the Austrians. In general they dislike it, from outright hate to a grudging 'it's okay' M4, nice but too light, if you understand what I mean. Once it's had all of...
  10. Scalieback

    Small arms and Light Weapons

    Thanks Boris, do you have a source for this info as LWRC don't seem to mention large military orders on their website.
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