No.4Mk1(T) and L96 Accuracy International (Guns and Ammo Review)

[Badger]

Martin Pegler talks about British sniper rifles on Guns and Ammo ...

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[MJ1]

Interesting but why did it take so long for old Bod to recognize this fact? Just joking not a bad film.

..MJ..

[m4carbine]

I am a bit disappointed that Plegler called the L96A1 an AW.
The L96A1 is a PM, Precision marksman rifle. The AW is the Arctic warfare rifle.

They are very different, there are only a half a dozen parts in common, sights, stock screws, butt pad, the scope will transfer and the Mags are interchangeable. Also how old is that interview...Bipods are a new thing???

[Peter Laidler]

There's been a bit of a discussion regarding the L96 and the AW series on a thread recently M4. How about giving us a breakdown of all the interchangeable parts etc etc. I know it's not exactly Lee Enfield and all that but the L96 is a good runner up and worth a place in any Lee Enfield collection. Agreed?

On the same subject, I understand that Brian at BDL has the complete EMER/parts list/user handbook for the L96 if anyone is thinking of getting one in the future

[bigduke6]

There's been a bit of a discussion regarding the L96 and the AW series on a thread recently M4. How about giving us a breakdown of all the interchangeable parts etc etc. I know it's not exactly Lee Enfield and all that but the L96 is a good runner up and worth a place in any Lee Enfield collection. Agreed?

I had a reply back from AI, regarding the L96 and AW, never got the full detail on the difference, but for anyone looking for a L96, I hope the following does not upset them too much,


Dear Geoff

Thank you for your email. The L96 was the PM model that ceased production in the 1990’s when the AW series was created. There are only a very few PM rifles in civilian hands as most went to the British army or the British Police so it would be very difficult to source one. The British military have scrapped the L96’s recently and would not allow them to be sold to the civilian market. The AW rifle is a different rifle – it is more modern (see photos attached).

We thank you for your compliments and are glad you enjoyed your AE rifle.


Best regards

Accuracy International Ltd

[breakeyp]

Peter is quite right, Brian has an outstandng set of books on the L96 series. I got mine at Knob Creek and have been very happy with them.

[TonyE]

Mr.Pegler is not my favourite "expert" by a long way. The book being pushed in the film is about OK, but his subsequent books, particularly the one on sniping in WWI, are full of mistakes, not something one expects from someone who was senior curator of firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum! It smacks very much of the "can you give me 50,000 words by Wednesday" type of publishing.

Regards
TonyE

[jmoore]

...The book being pushed in the film is about OK...

You rate it that highly?

[TonyE]

You rate it that highly?

I was trying to be charitable!

Cheers
TonyE

[Simon]

May I be so bold as to enquire what you consider to be good titles on the subject of Sniping?

Cheers,

Simon.

I was trying to be charitable!

Cheers
TonyE