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    NZ L2A1

    Evening all,

    Here's some pictures of my rare as hens teeth in the UKicon, old spec deactivated ex NZicon L2A1, I also refurbished her at the weekend and she's come up a treat!

    Pictured alongside her old spec deactivated Singapore contract sister..

    Cheers, John.
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    Very nice John and an excellent Job, maybe I'm just getting old (was a year older Saturday gone) but there is something about semi auto rifle, SMG or LMG etc with wood furniture....... I,ve a few bits heading my way to give a modern semi auto a more mature look.......

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    Hi Geoff and a very happy birthday to you mate, hope you had a few Ales!

    Cheers, I do enjoy working on guns, always satisfying and it's great to get out of the office and into the workshop.

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    Very nice MC303 my b-inlaw carried one for his tour of SVN after ditching his F-1 which in his opinion said was a POS.

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    Cheers Cinders, I have a soft spot for the L2 and still hanker after building a live example one day.

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    Nice looking LARs, the walnut is about perfect and the one with the small sight is almost spot on for the one I carried for a while...except I used a hose clamp to keep the bi-pod up.
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    Cheers Jim, the butt on the ex NZ was in particularly poor shape and required the full works, steaming, very careful flatting, followed by colour and raw linseed oilicon treatments.

    I would assume the butts are coachwood on these Lithgowicon made L2's?

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    Very nice looking rifles, keep your eyes open for the recoil reducer (for the Singapore contract rifle), one may pop up at some stage, if I see one I'll let you know

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    Cheers Kev,

    The NZicon contract L2A1 is the only example I have ever seen in the UKicon, there must be others I guess, but its one very rare rifle here. I would appreciate any leads on a recoil reducer, I did have another L2 a while ago with one fitted (Malay contract I think), but I made the mistake of selling it on, a rather interesting device.

    I don't think the reducer is a UK controlled part, as its a muzzle brake, can anyone clarify that?, The Flash Eliminator is a controlled part, for some stupid reason.

    I would guess that's why the example that was fitted to my Malay contract L1A1 (SAS display build) was cut off to make a desk ornament and not simply unscrewed.

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