Macv276
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Precisely. I was issued the A2 and, despite all HK did to it, the thing was still unreliable (although not as bad as the A1) and there is no sign of it getting replaced any time soon.
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L85 as anti-user-friendly as it is, is a very accurate Assualt rifle and like @Jedi_Master reckons, I'd wager it's nailed more bad guys than your typical US Marines rifle.
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Nothing wrong with the SA80.
Sure it’s the heaviest current service rifle at present.
Sure it swings of your back and cracks you in your knee when you bend down due to the issue sling.
Sure it will not fire when you get mud behind the trigger, but hey, it is what it is and I can tell you from experience you can draw a smiley face at 200m with it and give it a rough clean of carbon and it’s good for 180 rounds on deliberate fire.
They ain’t pretty but they’re there for a reason Gov got them on the cheap and they were upgraded by Germans.
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Sure it’s the heaviest current service rifle at present.
Sure it swings of your back and cracks you in your knee when you bend down due to the issue sling.
Sure it will not fire when you get mud behind the trigger, but hey, it is what it is and I can tell you from experience you can draw a smiley face at 200m with it and give it a rough clean of carbon and it’s good for 180 rounds on deliberate fire.
They ain’t pretty but they’re there for a reason Gov got them on the cheap and they were upgraded by Germans.
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A2 - polishing a turd
A3 - rolling it in glitter
and its still a chopped up ar-18 in fancy dress
A3 - rolling it in glitter
and its still a chopped up ar-18 in fancy dress
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mmmm, the A3!
Trigger was modified very early on to have a wedge on the back to cut through mud and more importantly snow
HK were UK owned at the time
I present you the even Uglier (but great airsoft gun)
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Neither but at least the rifle is not a tan (shite colour) wellington boot
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Is that a Seamaster I spy?mmmm, the A3!
Trigger was modified very early on to have a wedge on the back to cut through mud and more importantly snow
HK were UK owned at the time
I present you the even Uglier (but great airsoft gun)
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Given a choice. L85a2
maybe I got lucky but my issue a2 never let me down. Now the A1 on the other hand. First time I fired it I had a double feed. Hates the hell out of it all the time I used it.
but comparing the a1 and a2 is like comparing your grans battered fiat pinto with a Ferrari.
maybe I got lucky but my issue a2 never let me down. Now the A1 on the other hand. First time I fired it I had a double feed. Hates the hell out of it all the time I used it.
but comparing the a1 and a2 is like comparing your grans battered fiat pinto with a Ferrari.
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