L85 rifle new manufacture receivers?

[bigduke6]

Did H&K simply take over the Nottingham factory or did they take they take the business back to Germany?

I was always under the impression they did take over, there was some tree huggers, greenies, veggies who were trying to get them out of Nottingham due to the nature of there business.......... some kind of movement if you google it, maybe this lot need to read the paper and watch the news at times and see that the terrorist is on our doorstep and sticks and stones won't stop them.

[tankhunter]

No, but hurling Pork Chops at them Might!...........

[mrclark303]

Feel free to throw pork chops in my direction Mike, just don't throw the apple sauce..

[tankhunter]

Feel free to throw pork chops in my direction Mike, just don't throw the apple sauce..

Oh! Mr.Clark. You are a caution!.....

[Frederick303]

A quick question on the L85A2: Why if the bugs were worked out does the UK issue the L119A1 or other AR based rifles to the SAS, SBS and other special folks?

Not doubting the L85 has been fixed , just wondering why it seem that every special forces group seem to have the need to issue something besides the regular kit.

For example the 75th Ranger regiment in the US issues the Glock 19, which is not a standard issue pistol. They do it because it is smaller than the M9, (why not the sig228/9/M11 then?)

In any case I am wondering why that might be n the UK case?

Also is the SUIT sight still the day optic of issue or has something better come along?

[Peter Laidler]

Why do special forces want and use different weapons? Everyone else in the Field Army has been asking the same question since pontius was a pilot

The SUIT sight is now obsolete.

Thread 51. H&K closed the place down because their last work, the final tranche of L85's had dried up. To keep the old Pattern Room there would have meant the MoD Police staying on site costing zillions. So they closed it down and sold-up.

[pbsmg]

Regarding L85A2 Sights. The SUSAT Sight is being replaced by a version of the Elcan Spectre. ACOG Sights were used in Afghanistan.

[Peter Laidler]

The SA80 ACOG sights........ Thereby hangs another tale....... It's called cutting off your nose to spite your face..........

[Vincent]

The SA80 ACOG sights........ Thereby hangs another tale....... It's called cutting off your nose to spite your face..........

How’s that, Peter?

[Peter Laidler]

All to do with bloody minded intransigence, and letting an amateur loose in the procurement world and........ Not for public consumption I'm afraid