Originally Posted by AIRBORNEJOCK

I doubt there will be bodies coming through the system when the army is taking barrells of cadet rifles as there is no production capacity to make more.I would say itll be the adaptor.

Er, bodies are coming through the system plentiful and shiny new as are barrels. Lots and lots to be fitted here soon as the F/Es get ripped off and the old ones get put back on

The barrels for the L85 are different to the L98 (Cadet) jobbies so I can't see what's going on there. It will be quite simples to bang a Picatinny rail instead of a STANNAG during production but we'll wait and see what the grown ups decide to do.

Originally Posted by CC_TA

Er, bodies are coming through the system plentiful and shiny new as are barrels. Lots and lots to be fitted here soon as the F/Es get ripped off and the old ones get put back on

The barrels for the L85 are different to the L98 (Cadet) jobbies so I can't see what's going on there. It will be quite simples to bang a Picatinny rail instead of a STANNAG during production but we'll wait and see what the grown ups decide to do.

Why then last month after speaking to 2 egg heads from the MOD who feal to procurement on a post tour debrief was i told that?Iwas asking when were getting a new rifle the date was meant to be 2020 but will be 2018 because of the reason above.
the barrell of the rifles is the same its the flash eliminator or lack of thats different.

Originally Posted by AIRBORNEJOCK

Why then last month after speaking to 2 egg heads from the MOD who feal to procurement on a post tour debrief was i told that?Iwas asking when were getting a new rifle the date was meant to be 2020 but will be 2018 because of the reason above.
the barrell of the rifles is the same its the flash eliminator or lack of thats different.

Wrong! They be different.

Originally Posted by CC_TA

Wrong! They be different.

Isn't the L98A2 barrel the same?

Originally Posted by AIRBORNEJOCK

.as for the left handed SA80 i thought some had been made but never seen.

Yes there was, but someone accidently left them on a bus full of QAs

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

Isn't the L98A2 barrel the same?

Different part number; 966 9787 - L85, 967 4829 - L98. However that could be the A1 barrel - I take it the L98A2 came about with feckin orf of the cockknocking handle extention and the addition of gas Fuck it I'll have a look in the morning.

I could be wrong - I normally be, apologies if I are!

Originally Posted by CC_TA

Different part number; 966 9787 - L85, 967 4829 - L98. However that could be the A1 barrel - I take it the L98A2 came about with feckin orf of the cockknocking handle extention and the addition of gas Fuck it I'll have a look in the morning.

I could be wrong - I normally be, apologies if I are!

My understanding is that L98A2 came about with the alteration of the trigger group on a batch of L85A2s. L98A1s being scrapped or flogged off as usual.

I think the rifling is different on the cadet version, but thats trying to remember back 20 odd years ago to the ..................ATC

Originally Posted by DesktopCommando

I think the rifling is different on the cadet version, but thats trying to remember back 20 odd years ago to the ..................ATC

No reason for it to be. Probably a cadet myth. :/

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

No reason for it to be. Probably a cadet myth. :/

Sounds like a bit to much work to have diffrent rifling i cant see the logic in it.