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UK Royal Marine unit ditches the SA80 for Colt C8
Jane's Defence Weekly ^
| 3rd March 2016
| Tim Ripley
Posted on 03/09/2016 3:12:47 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman
Bullpups look cool but apparently aren’t as efficient to operate.
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03/09/2016 3:18:30 PM PST
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skeeter
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03/09/2016 3:21:07 PM PST
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DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
To: skeeter
There's also an existing wide, wide world of M4 accessories that will work with the C8. Probably available at more competitive prices than similar pieces that are tailored for the SA80.
It looks like a sensible choice to me. By all means, keep those nuclear deterrent assets nice and secure.
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03/09/2016 3:24:11 PM PST
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Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: the scotsman
You can always count on the Brits to get it right ... after they’ve tried everything else.
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03/09/2016 3:27:30 PM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: the scotsman
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03/09/2016 3:29:56 PM PST
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Rinnwald
To: the scotsman
The Brits really don’t have an army anymore, so why should they bother to kit up the few soldiers that they have. Buy the best and tell the defence industries to start selling carbon credits.
To: Charles Martel
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03/09/2016 3:32:18 PM PST
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Bidimus1
To: Rinnwald
“Stop! Or I’ll say ‘stop’ again!”
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03/09/2016 3:32:52 PM PST
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ctdonath2
(History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. - Ike)
To: the scotsman
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03/09/2016 3:34:41 PM PST
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ctdonath2
(History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. - Ike)
To: the scotsman
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03/09/2016 3:34:51 PM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: centurion316
Please tell me you are joking.
To: ctdonath2
To: centurion316
Yes, our armed forces aren’t the sixe of WW1/2 or the Cold War, but neither are we Andorra.
To: the scotsman
I thought Colt went out of business.
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03/09/2016 3:43:34 PM PST
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LowOiL
(Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.)
To: LowOiL
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03/09/2016 3:48:29 PM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: skeeter
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03/09/2016 3:55:50 PM PST
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Reverend Wright
(Illegal immigrants: Arrest, Intern, Deport)
To: the scotsman
The Royal Marines and SAS have used M16/M4 rifles since the Falkland's War (on and off). They call them “ArmaLites” after the originator. The SA80 has been plagued by problems ever since the British military shelved the 7.62 NATO L1A1 rifle (aka SLR — self-loading rifle). The SA80 (aka L85A1) was so unreliable in the First Gulf War that L1A1 rifles were reissued from war reserve stocks. H&K was brought aboard to cure the L85A1 problems and this resulted in the L85A2 that is now standard. For some reason, the Brits have a fixation with bullpup rifles. First was the EM-1 and EM-2, then the L64, and then the successor L85. The first three never saw service, but the L85 did and it has not gotten a sterling reputation.
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03/09/2016 4:01:25 PM PST
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MasterGunner01
( To err is human, to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: Reverend Wright
Here it would be known as a scary black assault weapon capable of firing 30 bullets per second factory.
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03/09/2016 4:04:35 PM PST
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skeeter
To: Reverend Wright
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03/09/2016 4:06:31 PM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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