The FN FAL rifle is often called “The Right Arm of the Free World” — and for good reason. From the early days of the Cold War ...
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The bullpup-style SA80 service rifle has caused the British Army no small number of headaches—but it is unclear what other weapon it might choose instead.
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite some talk of replacing the weapon, the British military plans to keep the SA80 until at least the 2020s — whether or not the lads like it. The SA80 is the ...
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When a Century-Old Rifle Faced Its Own Extinction

After the British adopted the FAL as the L1A1 rifle, there was still an interest in converting stocks of existing No4 Enfield rifles to the new 7.62x51mm cartridge for reserve and training use. A ...
Adopted in 1985 as Britain’s new bullpup service rifle to replace the L1A1 FAL and Sterling SMG, the L85A1 (the “A1” here simply denotes the first British iteration) promised a compact, modern small ...