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There is a also a sad story to tell about the UK's SA80 family of rifles - this link is from 2002 but does into the politics in some depth: https://www.theguar
by arethuza 8y ago
There is a also a sad story to tell about the UK's SA80 family of rifles - this link is from 2002 but does into the politics in some depth:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/10/military.jamesmeek https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/10/military.jamesmee...
NB As far as I understand it, later models were a lot better - but did seem to take an awfully long time and a lot of money to get things right.
Forgotten Weapon has a video on it, calling the L85A1 the "Perhaps the Worst Modern Military Rifle":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCRop6CRwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCRop6CRwY
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoIf you really want to get some perspective watch Ian's videos on some 1930s and 40s semi-auto rifles. The SA80s ergonomics and build quality are what you'd expect from a decades older design.
- arethuza 8y agoI'm only mildly interested in guns, but I find his videos absolutely fascinating.
- Balgair 8y agoGun-Jesus, Florida-man edition is a great channel. Some of his better videos on some strange weapons here: Khyber Pass scrap gun : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5S_qmBL_KM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5S_qmBL_KM Spanish Sunglasses Gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHmFUT9tEdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHmFUT9tEdg Elephant Gun : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYlDgwo52tI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYlDgwo52tI The worst handgun ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9bULArrKs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9bULArrKs4 Rocket gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3IiWjdbUZg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3IiWjdbUZg
- huffmsa 8y agoIt was "so bad the Germans had trouble getting it to work" is the anecdote I usually hear. Which is a mixed bag, Nazis small arms were pretty bad, but the Germans have been making pretty good firearms since 1950.