PieFedWe begged the British to stop. We begged them.
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Maybe it’s just me but I always thought the L85 is pretty cool.
The idea was pretty cool. The execution, not so much. Unreliable at best, unfortunately, which is the last thing you want in a firearm, especially a personal defence variant.
I thought the A2 was pretty reliable.
As long as you don’t try and use it in a dusty/sandy/muddy environment. Which is to say, everywhere the UK military has been in the last thirty years.
Edit: The weapon platform got better in later revisions, but never shed the reputation, and that means the servicemen don’t trust it, which is awful from a morale viewpoint. The sooner it’s completely replaced the better for myriad reasons.
If you enjoy spending 90% of your time clearing jams
Legitimately, how does one actually hold the bottom one without scorching your fingers?
Dual wielding.
🧤
You hold the handle with your non trigger hand I guess.
This is like watching wolves evolve into lap dogs speedrun
Is the P90 the bullpup crab?
Tom(m)y gun
Shrinkflation.
Perfect symbol for the British Empire