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

[Peter Laidler]

Further useful bit of info about the L42 replacement trials that we've discussed above. Learned today that ALL of the rifles on the trial passed the specified accuracy test. But I suppose that they would otherwise there'd be no point in submitting one if it didn't. I say ALL passed, that is except one, the SSG but this was due to a fault on the one particular rifle. But the trials team Armourer (Taff XXXXX) was not permitted to fix faults. However, the SSG on trial was a used one and the wrong rifle was submitted. Fault was really a simple admin error that was replaced and all was well.

There was NO suitable grat pattern for the S&B scope and it was Peter Sarony who had the accepted crosswire and post made up by S&B, at his own expense apparently, and put forwards for the trial together with the modified drums that we all know today