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Peter,
The truth is, that many lads opt for the sharpshooter on ops due to rifle still letting them down.
If put into context, one lad recently told me on SFSG, that he used his Glock more then his...

Brian,
That is clearly the point of this thread. It shows the SA80 to be an "incompetent" weapon on all counts as far as an operational weapons system is based.
The HK416 or revised M16 would have...

You will NEVER see a Regiment guy with an SA80, and in that I don't mean attached Arms.

You can fit the best sight in the world to that weapon system, and it won't change a thing. Thats what they are currently doing, most of the sights cost more than the gun!!

In answer to that it is at the pinnacle of ANY graph and one of the worst mistake Royal Ordnance have EVER made.
It should have been held off until is was ready, instead of withdrawing the BEST...

As Peter and others will know the Pullpup in the lates 50's drove this rifle into service when the SLR should have remained in service until everything was ironed out, and possibly into the late 90's...

Rhymes with rollocks! People will always say the SA80 is better regardless, but someone will have to convince me its better than anybody elses weapons systems "out there" as the last speaker...