Tag: 7.62x51mm Sharpshooter Rifle

POTD: L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle

Posted September 12, 2020 in AR Patterned, Photo Of The Day, Rifles by Eric B with No Comments

Nothing to do? Take a cup of coffee and enjoy the pictures and story of the United Kingdom’s L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle. According to Wikipedia, over 3,000 units of the L129A1 had been supplied to UK forces by 2014. In the competition, the Lewis Machine and Tool [Read More…]

British Army Set to Drop Light Machine Guns

Posted March 21, 2018 in Daily News, Defense by Matthew Moss with 132 Comments

The British Army is set to move away from its use of the FN Para Minimi or L110A2/A3 at the fire team level. During a seminar at the 2018 Future Soldier Technology conference, held in London 12th-14th March, the CO of the British Army’s Infantry Trials and [Read More…]