Review of the Thales EF88 (F90)
Updated: January 9th, 2013
Jenzen-Jones had an opportunity to shoot Thales’ new EF88 (F90) rifle at Lithgow arms factory. I love the two-tone color combination of the olive green stock with tan metal finish.
As superficial as it is, I am a sucker for a nicely finished gun.
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I wonder what those square holes on each side of the rifle are for?
In regards to the colour of the barrel and receiver - it's actually browner than it appears in these images.
The holes in the plastic body are too aid cooling.
The grenade launcher sights will most likely be a Docter red dot mounted on a qudrant device for selecting range. (The same set up on the existing F88/M203 GLA).