C8 For British Forces?

Doesn`t say much for the SA80, Clumpsy looking in my opinion. I don`t like the right hand side cocking handle, it should be on the left.
 
The British Army got the M16 issued before the US Army. The cocking handle isn't perfect on the SA80. Apart from the used tin tray construction I liked the SA80 better than the SLR.
 
Somewhere around 2002-2005 the MOD bought a large quantity of C8 carbines, specifically for the SBS and SAS special ops teams. It wasn't just the rifles themselves, they bought grenade launchers, all sorts of IR lasers, night vision sights, I think there might have been a maintenance contract in there too...they bought the works. But then, at $18,000USD per rifle, you better believe they got some extras!

They selected the C8 after testing great number of rifles from many countries, but I think it was the accuracy and reliability that impressed them.
 
..... Never mind...... 40sec.... I get it.

..... Forget my original comment ....
I thought the L129a1 is the MoD version of the LMT 308 MWS......
 
British SAS and SBS only use the Bull pup when, "trying to blend in as line infantry". I don't want to get arguing over the RFB again as in another thread but if the SAS want it(C8 AR) ,then so do I!:agree:
 
I had the privledge of firing the SA-80(avec scope) in Bosnia and it was a POS. Bits that would tear skin and heavy. Everyone liked my C7A1 so much better (they liked their scope though). Then in Kosovo I was part of a firepower demo and I had a C8. I thought that they were going to burn out the barrel. Troops from 15 different countries were lined up to shoot it! I tried out the new and inproved SA-80 or L-85 and, although they had made significant improvements, they were mostly just fixing the #### that should never have been wrong in the first place. It was still heavy and prone to breakage and failure. A breeze to field strip and clean (thankfully as it was a daily req). Now with the C8 FTHB I don't even see why we need the C7. Maybe the C7 combat target rifle varient as a Section Sharpshooter but the C8 H-Bar is super accurate, light and tres usable. IMHO.
 
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