Not "Classic" but at least "British"
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:42 am
- L1A1 SLR.
- Sterling Mk. 4.
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Not "Classic" but at least "British"
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Re: Not "Classic" but at least "British"
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:39 pm
Ah, the SLR - fond memories. I much prefer the wood furniture though.
Never played with the Sterling, all we got to play with was the F1.
Never played with the Sterling, all we got to play with was the F1.
Re: Not "Classic" but at least "British"
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:48 am
I'm with Woftam - I loved my SLR, Plastic stock (Long) and wooden forend.
I also remember it being taken away and replaced with that crappy little bit of scrap iron, the L85A1 which was about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike
I am not sure about the exact figures but I do remember visiting the depot in York (Strensall) and chatting to the armourer who said that about 80% of the original issued L85A1's had to be returned to workshops because of faults he couldn't sort out. Quite a lot were for gas plug removal as the plug had been turned the wrong way and the spring pin was stiuck in the gas port It wasn't much bloody use in a falling plate competition either 
I also remember it being taken away and replaced with that crappy little bit of scrap iron, the L85A1 which was about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike
I am not sure about the exact figures but I do remember visiting the depot in York (Strensall) and chatting to the armourer who said that about 80% of the original issued L85A1's had to be returned to workshops because of faults he couldn't sort out. Quite a lot were for gas plug removal as the plug had been turned the wrong way and the spring pin was stiuck in the gas port
It wasn't much bloody use in a falling plate competition either