Viewpoint - British Army Contract for L96A1 Sniper Rifle (by Gil Boyd B.E.M)

[Lee Enfield]

It doesn't end there Gil. There were future troubles that plagued the L96's early life with, among other things, structural problems. That'll come next.

But I have a feeling in my bones, a sort of off the cuff hearsay that Canada and Australia had already had some tacit input. QMSI Hxxxxx (SASC), who'd been to Canada and Australia had agreed that the M series P-H models were at the end of the line - as were P-H

Canada adopted the m86/87 as the c3a1 to replace the 1200tx/m82/c3 in about 1988...well after the adoption of the AI L96

Of course some of that was because they cheated by "upgrading" the c3 by replacing merely the action and the scope.

Part of the "upgrade" was to reuse the originam c3 bolt, barrel and stock...unless they were worn out of course.

Why they wouldn't have "upgraded" to the m85 action i'm not sure...