I like the SA80

[mrclark303]

With trying to keep within the tangent, Regarding Davids posts on Pat Walkers adverts, I was doing a search and found something related to them, it involved a lad who had a 7.92 mm rifle on his ticket, I suppose back then it didnt raise too many eyebrows but the Said "rifle" was in fact a MG42....... I cant find the page were I read about it, but he come to renew his ticket and the routine security check the MG42 stood out...... All his stuff was seized etc, but his dad was a top Judge..... The Firearms dept was trying to get the MG42 working on full chatter, but little known to them the owner had never shot it as he couldnt get it working from day one.... In the end the Cheif Constable took caution regarding the Judges letters etc, so his stuff was returned, the owner being the kind of bloke he was sent a letter to the Firearms dept thanking them for the return of all his firearms and a big thanks for getting his 7.92mm rifle working again.........

That's hilarious Geoff, I would pay good money to see the FEO's face hit the floor when an MG42 buzz saw was produced from the cabinet!

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[David TS]

I just found this - apologies if it has been posted before:

British Enfield SA80 Part 2: XL60 series Armament Research Services

[bigduke6]

That's hilarious Geoff, I would pay good money to see the FEO's face hit the floor when an MG42 buzz saw was produced from the cabinet!

When I read it John I was in stitches.......of course this was the early 80's........... it really has brought some memories back reading the adverts in David's posts, the 86 date was something else as I was counting the days until I was 17........ ready to start driving, get the bike test done and to get my Shotgun Cert.....