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Is the L85A2 a good gun?
The L85A2 achieved a 95\% success rate, above the declared operational requirement of 90\%, and its nearest rival of popular choice achieved only 47\%. But, the determination of some to insist “the L85 is rubbish” is not to be contradicted by actual facts or experience.
Is the SA80 bad?
The designers built it for right-handed shooters — a major oversight that left-handed troops with an awkward and clumsy gun to fire. More ominously, the SA80 frequently jammed in the dust and grit of the Middle East, a malfunction that could render a soldier’s weapon useless at the worst possible moment.
Is the L85A2 an assault rifle?
Currently the L85A2 is the standard service rifle of the British Forces. The L85A2 is a gas operated, selective fire rifle with bullpup layout….Assault rifle.
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Barrel length | 518 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 900 m/s |
| Cyclic rate of fire | 650 rpm |
| Practical rate of fire | 40 – 100 rpm |
Is the L85A2 a bullpup rifle?
The L85A2 is a gas operated, selective-fire bullpup assault rifle that is chambered to fire 5.56×45 mm NATO ammunition. It loads from 30-round STANAG magazines, and is able to achieve a fire rate of up to 705 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s.
Is the L85A1 the best rifle ever made?
If you said “the best rifle ever made”, you’d be out of luck, because today we’re talking about the L85A1, and how a weapon that seemed to have everything going for it ended up being possibly the worst modern infantry rifle developed by a major party.
What is the difference between the L85A1 and L85A2?
Currently the L85A2 is the standard service rifle of the British Forces. The L85A2 is a vast improvement over the L85A1 which by all reports might have been described with the terms you want to apply to the A2 variant.
What is the l85a1/2 Individual Weapon (IW)?
Sometimes known as the SA80, the L85A1/2 individual weapon (IW) has had a somewhat protracted and troublesome service career, mainly due to the transition from development to mass production. It was 1988 before the type was finally accepted for service.
What went wrong with the Enfield L85?
As a result, the first few thousand L85s were produced in a furious rush, using the worn-out, obsolete machinery at Enfield and – because there wasn’t a workforce available – bringing in untrained, inexperienced staff to operate the lines. This led to two serious problems with the new rifle.