Finally someone who sees logic and not bias.

@Sheridan2LT

3 жыл бұрын

It's incredible how many 'Muricans still think that the British army just kept using the L85A1 after all its failures, like if the US Army still used the M16A1 60 years later

@connorbates9806

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t take any other weapon to battle. Served me well if you take care of it. it will take care of you

@yukito8148

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyy matsimus here

@adrianfrift7571

3 жыл бұрын

Even the cadet rifle is amazing, the l98a2 is god like

@Thwack992

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianfrift7571 It's literally just the same rifle but without the ability to fire full auto.

“The civil servant” because “it never works and couldn’t be fired”, god I love the army

@Narinjas

3 жыл бұрын

That cought me off guard 😹

@GCJT1949

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Not every civil servant works for Dept. of the Army personnel and finance! Geoff Who had the Navy fix his Army pay, never had another pay problem in 9 years.

@Surv1ve_Thrive

3 жыл бұрын

@@GCJT1949 Geoff you seem to be on every video talking about yourself in the third person.

@GCJT1949

3 жыл бұрын

@@Surv1ve_Thrive It goes back to the Cleveland FreeNet in the 1980s. My fan base expects it. Geoff Who is a retired computer professional.

@Surv1ve_Thrive

3 жыл бұрын

@@GCJT1949 yeh. Geoff, can you ask Geoff : Do you know anything about the SA80?

American: tries to use Imperial measurements to annoy the British The Brits who use both that and metric on the daily basis: *laughter*

@fastfreddy19641

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we really are a mixed up lot. 😉

@All_Hail_Chael

3 жыл бұрын

We Brits literally invented imperial measurements, its right there in the name

@fastfreddy19641

3 жыл бұрын

@@All_Hail_Chael sort of. They developed from the Roman measurements which worked in tens then got changed over centuries until we syandedised them Remember SI units have been used in Briton since the end of the 1800s. We make a motorway in Km and Te then when it's built we sign it up in miles

@cantfindmykeys8104

3 жыл бұрын

You show a soldier with the rifle in left shoulder if he fired it he would smash his teeth out and probably break his jaw it can only be fired from the right shoulder!

@fastfreddy19641

3 жыл бұрын

@@cantfindmykeys8104 not if the charging handle was. Not connected to the action. 👍

Fun fact. British 5.56 screams "U WOT M8" as it's fired down range.

@hamburgercheeseburger7959

3 жыл бұрын

wagwan piftin' wha's your bbm pin innit

@zh2266

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewolverine3059 roadman wish they have access to 5.56

@aidan-mx2fy

2 жыл бұрын

nah, that's the flashbang.

@shadowedge7354

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewolverine3059 pov ur a taliban and u just hear 6 high pitched WAGWAN coming from troops on the opposite ridgeline

@pieppy6058

2 жыл бұрын

tring to get my amercan guys to use the l86 in videogames is just "imperialism" and usually ends with a Makarov being shoved up my arse

“British fought in Argentina in the 80s...”? Argentina fought in Britain, mate.

@philldavies7940

3 жыл бұрын

@John Smith Falklands have never been Argentinian soil, except for that short term squat in 1982. other than that, not a day. indeed, the Falkands were British before even Argentina existed.

@andrewrichards912

3 жыл бұрын

@John Smith oh no they are not

@Copperfish24

3 жыл бұрын

@alphonso391 Google the term Britain. You'll find the Falklands are not in Britain. They are a British territory but not in Britain. Hence the Argentines did not fight in Britain. Only football hooligans fight in Britain. If the Argies did land in Britain the whole thing could have been settled over a friendly pint in the pub.

@ripsaw570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Copperfish24 they still invaded a British Island full British people

@TheTallGuy1992

2 жыл бұрын

@@Copperfish24 historically Britain sold the Falklands to Argentina when it was a empty island... only for Argentina to give it back as a empty Island, hell the French have more right over the Island given they had a colony on it along side the British for a while.

Tactical chunder is where you choose to vomit to enable you to keep on drinking.

@derekmcmanus8615

3 жыл бұрын

This...☝️

@andidubya3840

3 жыл бұрын

Thank heavens someone pointed that out, I cannot imagine that the average American has ever been so committed to drinking that it would be normal to vomit mid session to allow further ingestion of alcohol. Although the comparison between UK ales served warm vs Ice cold lager is worth a technicolour yawn

@Sarge084

3 жыл бұрын

Chunder is a Strine word (Google Strine!) and is short for "watch under" the phrase used as a warning prior to vomiting.

@paulefc1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@andidubya3840 been drinking I. England for 30 years and still never had a “warm ale” although I must admit I believe it’s the traditional cask ales that are served warmer (around 10c which is cellar temperature)

@catinthehat906

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sarge084 Exactly- it's AUSTRALIAN slang that has been re-exported to Blighty.

I've never seen someone look so happy and proud to learn about tactical chunder

@zihongezrali6053

3 жыл бұрын

I've only got the "can't be fired" part when reading this comment.

@ahel4523

3 жыл бұрын

Is the tactical chunder that vomiting without breaking stride?

@richardhaselwood9478

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahel4523 It's to help you keep going on a heavy night out.

@PEZ1985

3 жыл бұрын

Someone teach him about Freckles... I have a mate that disgusted a bunch of Delta lads with the rules of Freckles. 🤣

@JRRossi101

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahel4523 Well my good friend it can be, but then again it can also be over a wall, into a bin, sink plant pot or other bucket like paraphernalia. It's more important that you recognise you've binged & peaked to early or will do and you need to clear out your system, so that you can then binge some more!

"Heres my British mate" *How his British mate sounds to British people : G'day mate, Help Sheila out me Yute and toss a shrimp on the barbie ya legend

@jollyrodgergaming3579

3 жыл бұрын

Sat here in britain like whaaaat???

@Torashin1

3 жыл бұрын

@@jollyrodgergaming3579 he’s saying he sounds Australian, not British

@lewislaws6770

3 жыл бұрын

also his american beret

@georgebrown1850

3 жыл бұрын

sounds like a kiwi

@edmundscycles1

3 жыл бұрын

If he was with the Royal Welsh it would be " oh butt

"Fought in Argentina..." - That's a touchy subject. Technically we fought on British soil...

@sim.frischh9781

3 жыл бұрын

And Argentina claims it was argentina soil, yes XD But i for my part (Austrian) consider the choice of the people there as the legit answer. They wanted to stay as part of the Empire.

@mwnciboo

3 жыл бұрын

@@sim.frischh9781reading between the lines on your comment, is that veiled support for *Anschluss* - or do you genuinely believe in self determination?

@sim.frischh9781

3 жыл бұрын

@@mwnciboo I´m for self determination and the chance for people to choose themself. They might make subideal decissions, but at least they are THEIR decissions.

@ifyouvote.5005

3 жыл бұрын

And Argentina I'd so close to limey bill.

@Doochos

3 жыл бұрын

@@ifyouvote.5005 geographical proximity is irrelevant

"They resorted to picking up ammo from the enemy and using that." Given that the Argentine Army was using exactly the same rifle as the British (FN FAL), it wasn't much of a problem.

@stevetheduck1425

3 жыл бұрын

And continues a tradition as old as guns... :)

@stanislavczebinski994

2 жыл бұрын

Both countries used FN FAL, but the British had the semi-only variant. Full-Auto FALs are not very useful for the average soldier - especially in open terrain like the Falklands. First round on target, 19 rounds somewhere up in the air. Followed by a nose-in rock-back reload - if you still had a full mag available that is...

@quadg5296

2 жыл бұрын

The L1A1 SLR is a FAL done in imperial measurements, not metric. It also has other slight differences. why it was never called a FAL in British service. FN FAL parts and SLR parts are not all interchangeable. The brits needed to load the ammo into different magazines. the FAL mags not being compatible.

@TraTranc

2 жыл бұрын

@@quadg5296 but they still could us the same ammo, pal. Also remember that back in the day, 7.62x51mm ammunition was issued in ready magazines only for as much as the individual soldier could carry; additional ammo was supplied in 10-rds stripper clips, which is why the FN FAL and the L1A1 SLR both have stripper clip guides.

@pbsmg

2 жыл бұрын

@@TraTranc The L1A1 does not have stripper clip guides. The stripper clips are used with a speed loader to load the magazines.

Here is a short guide to the L85 rifles as far as I understand them: L85A1: The prototype that was put into service way too early without enough trials and development time to iron out the bug. Not to be relied on if you have other options. L85A2: A bug-fixed version of the A1 which remedied most of the weapons deficiencies. Essentially what the A1 should have been - a good, reliable weapon. L85A3: A modernised version of the A2, essentially a lower budget alternative to replacing the rifle in the short term. I think the A3 version will probably be the last iteration on this weapon and looking at how other militaries are moving on to more powerful ammunition, there will probably be a search for the next generation of infantry weapon once other NATO member nations agree what the next generation standardised round will be.

Having used both the A1 and A2 versions I can say they're worlds apart and the rifle which has always been accurate is also now reliable and with the rail system and acog is a great rifle

@Farweasel

2 жыл бұрын

Not going to overshare with detail, but one of my kids is rated as marksman ....... & rates the newest versions highly. (Thinks the earlier versions would be better employed as inefficient shovels 'though).

@jonathanr5238

2 жыл бұрын

@Nehemiah Scudder Nope.

@ianbrown8171

2 жыл бұрын

Correct the A2 was a massive improvement over the A1

@innerlight7018

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Greetings from Germany, home of H&K 😉

@Stazzych

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, having used all of the versions... its still heavy as shit and refuses to work unless you spend 10hrs cleaning per round fired.

This man doesn’t know we have a messed up measurement system halfway between imperial and metric

@4skintim962

3 жыл бұрын

Still better than imperial though lol

@_tertle3892

3 жыл бұрын

Ben O’Neill yeah I prefer meters to feet/yard

@stalkinghorse883

3 жыл бұрын

The metric system is for countries that don't have a flag on the moon.

@_tertle3892

3 жыл бұрын

Stalking Horse funny how nasa uses/ used metric

@AlexSDU

3 жыл бұрын

And some people still prefer using archaic measurement method like using stones. Seriously, a bloody stone. Why not using boulder as well then?

Stereotypical British soldier: Australian accent You were so off even an officer would navigate there better

@deathstrack

3 жыл бұрын

Damn

@ianmills9266

3 жыл бұрын

That's harsh

@_rc03

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes

@OrDuneStudios

3 жыл бұрын

That wasnt even close to Australian. That accent was an american after spending 2 years with Marine Rotation Darwin.

@jamesbutson7051

3 жыл бұрын

nah thats a new zealander accent useing mate a little too much

I haven't used the L85A3 but I found the A2 to be nothing but reliable and easy to use. I never once had a stoppage with my weapon and it was very easy to manoeuvre with.

@Angrycont

11 ай бұрын

It’s looks quite fiddly to disassemble though, what can you say about that. Especially when you compare it to the disassembly of the AK 74 or M16. Also how does it do when it’s covered in muck?

@steamedtato7691

11 ай бұрын

@@Angrycontonce you learn the disassemble process it’s easy. The only annoying part is putting the spring into the bolt (coming from a cadet)

@steamedtato7691

10 ай бұрын

@@eggonator3046 I respect the rm so that's fair haha

@GTplaysOF

6 ай бұрын

Yeah that true

i nearly spat out my tea when he said "fought in Argentina". and the worst thing is i'm not joking, i'm actually drinking a cuppa right now

@oliverforde1115

2 жыл бұрын

not the spilling of a holy liquid my god.

"We fought a whole war of independence to be wrong about what we think is right"....finally the first American that understands it

@nikik5567

3 жыл бұрын

But the British taught us the imperial system.

@Ni999

3 жыл бұрын

@Allen Jinu Pints in pubs and miles on road signs say that you're trolling.

@nikik5567

3 жыл бұрын

Allen Jinu so ur upset that we kept something to remember u by? Well that’s ungrateful. If my kids kept something of mine as a remembrance of our time I’d be happy, not shitting on them about it.

@nikik5567

3 жыл бұрын

@Allen Jinu what does a system of measurement have to do with money?

@Ni999

3 жыл бұрын

@Allen Jinu Same here. Have a cookie.

A proper night out isn't complete without one of the boys doing a tactical in a bin.

@philbuglass4857

3 жыл бұрын

Talking on the big white telephone...

Yooo an American who actually researched British slang and culture before he made the video. I haven't heard someone say taccy chunder since back in school but it was always funny when Ur mate passed out, threw up and was suddenly back to 100% work rate again 😂

Most offensive bit about that British impression was the beret 😭😭😭

The tactical chunder is a great strat Tactical wank is also handily employed in certain different situations

@swissarmyknight4306

3 жыл бұрын

In the US we call that a combat jack.

@Familyman0838

3 жыл бұрын

A tactical wank is basically a make safe unload followed by a reload to ease springs lol 😆

@enochpowelghost

3 жыл бұрын

I once mistaken my viagra pills for a sleeping pill all i got was 40 wanks!

@slightlysober8824

2 жыл бұрын

‘Handily’…? Smirk :)

@hastiebar

2 жыл бұрын

Tactical dump on the hoof.!

Britain didn't fight in Argentina in the 80s. The Falkland islands never have and never will be Argentinian.

@Euan_Miller43

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@iainansell5930

3 жыл бұрын

@Joe Ç sas did conduct missions in argentina, based from chile...

@wrightypegz8997

3 жыл бұрын

And it was the L1A1 SLR not the FN FAL

@para_magnus2200

3 жыл бұрын

WrightyPegz same thing. L1A1 was just a licensed copy of the FAL with no full auto

@randyzwieg8467

3 жыл бұрын

If I were living in the Falklands I wouldn't want them to be Argentine either.

I still remember my first tactical chunder. It was after playing a game of cricket against Teddington when I was 17. I got a hat trick (3 wickets in a row when bowling) and was subject to downing my first pitcher of Fullers honey dew. Suffice to say, being my younger self, I was not well endowed to deal with the effects of said alcohol. My captain then gave me advice, which I aptly followed, to expel the contents of my stomach on the side of the clubhouse/pavillion.

Having used the SLR for many years, I found it heavy, large and when you are yomping with a 88 and full CEMO the full mags of 7.62 and the SLR it is just a real pain (no sling and caring handle removed) However the 7.62 round went through walls and when hit the enemy stayed down. With a SUIT sight it was reasonably effective and accurate. Having used the early SA80 I found the gains were not great and the disadvantages of the new inferior weapon dangerous and preferred my SLR or even a AK ! I and others preferred the ability of hitting the enemy at a longer range and the ability to keep them down once hit and would sacrifice other kit in-order to carry more rounds (usually as link so could be broken down or used on the GMPG) PS: Interesting KZread vlog on how the US Military shafted NATO out of adopting the FN (SLR)

@Mk1Male

Жыл бұрын

The L1A1 was a fearsome weapon to both the enemy and the user. The recoil was so different to the SA80 but the damage, range and accuracy were frightening when it was dialled in correctly. Still, time doesn't stand still and we had to adopt to the -US- ....I mean NATO standard.

US Marine Colonel quoted during the Korean War. 'We were happy when we finally moved onto a position on the coast and had the British on our flank: Because we knew they'd both be there in the morning.'

The British didn't fight in Argentina: they fought to liberate British invaded territory!

@scottmurray5600

3 жыл бұрын

100% correct

@tommyfred6180

3 жыл бұрын

well said mate

@Snipergoat1

3 жыл бұрын

The only way the British ever think anything is not their territory is if you punch them hard enough. Argentine failed to do so. There is always tomorrow though.

@harrywhite9030

3 жыл бұрын

@ASCALON I've never felt very patriotic as a Brit but you comment made me want to hang the union jack on my wall.

@DanA-fk6tl

3 жыл бұрын

@@Snipergoat1 Possession is nine tenths of law. If you can take it and hold it, it's yours! :)

The L85A1 was garage, I lost count how many magazines I dropped mid way through firing. The A2 was a great gun, with a terrible trigger! Didn't get chance to try the A3.

@v2micca

2 жыл бұрын

Despite constant reassurance that some great innovation in bullpup design was right around the corner, I have yet to fire a bullpup where the trigger pull wasn't absolute trash.

@flukeylizard4765

2 жыл бұрын

#compoundred

The British army had to change all their marksmanship parameters after introducing the first version of this rifle because it was so much more accurate.

@minuteman4199

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say it's more accurate, but it is easier to shoot, so the average soldier will be more effective with it. In my service I've used the FAL, M16 and I have a bit of experience with the L85. I would say that the FAL is likely more accurate, especially at longer ranges, BUT it takes so much more training and practice to become good with it that the average soldier will do much better with the 5.56 rifles (especially with optical sights) with much less training and practice.

@markkeeler9995

2 жыл бұрын

My shooting with the FAL SLR was woeful. As soon as we changed to the SA80 my shooting improved by about 50%. It was hard to miss at 100 yards. Nobody was failing the APWT (annual personal weapons test) so they had to half the size of the targets.

I've shot the A3s a good bit and they're not trash

@MrRedeyedJedi

3 жыл бұрын

I fired the original and they were high maintainence, jammed lots and ugly.

@maxpowerii7368

3 жыл бұрын

They are good 5.56 military rifles but it is 2020 and no one can really deny the dominance of the AR platform rifles. Time to pack the L85 in, it was a good return on the initial investment (after the re-engineering job by HK) but these days every unit than can get its hands on a C8 is getting one. Even Royal Marines have moved entirely to it.

@MrRedeyedJedi

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxpowerii7368 AR platform are armilite rifles and thus a civilian varient of the colt m16 and m4 military rifles. AR platforms are not millitary.

@MrRedeyedJedi

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxpowerii7368 although, I do agree that there are better models of rifle the UK millitary could be using instead of the sa80 a3

@maxpowerii7368

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRedeyedJedi AR platform is the term used to colloquially describe the entire family of rifles including military M16/M4 rifles.

3:30 “the British fought in Argentina in the 80s” Hold on there sonny jim!

@ElZilchoYo

3 жыл бұрын

He means argentina fought in Britain in the 80s

@LazyCookPete

3 жыл бұрын

Two Argies shivering in a trench on Mt Tumbledown talking nervously about the approaching British troops. One Argie says, "No amigo, it's the Gurkhas that carry those weird scary knives, the Scots Guards carry broken bottles and razors!" 😫

@LazyCookPete

3 жыл бұрын

I'll hazard a guess! 😆🍻

@iii-ei5cv

3 жыл бұрын

you have to admit it was basically a home match for Argentina, and they were wrecked by a country on the other side of the ocean. It isn't that Americans think Britain invaded Argentina, it's more that most of us simply don't have a clear understanding of what happened, and we don't quite get that Argentina was dumb enough to blatantly invade and try to take something they had zero right to.

@NigelLeech

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris George I think your second point certainly stands but Argentina has never owned the Falklands and their claim is based on the fact that Argentina inherited Spanish claims in the region when Spain allowed Argentina independence. Spain however never held possession of the Falklands. The daft thing is that Britain was actually gearing up to give the Falklands to Argentina (as the rest of the Empire was disposed of) but Galtieri got greedy and thought if he 'took' the islands he'd look better at home and Britain wouldn't protect them as they were going to give them away anyway. He didn't count on Thatcher being down in the polls and needing a boost in an upcoming election. Nothing wins the votes like winning a war....

8:50 you quoted 2004 as an example of bayonets being used by the brits in modern combat, but my teacher who was a captain in the royal Anglian around 12 years ago said he ordered his men to fix bayonets before heading into battle twice in Afghanistan in around 2010-2011

As a Brit I thoroughly enjoyed this. Hopefully you bring the term Tactical Chunder into the US mainstream 😂

6:12 The British come up with some of the best acronyms and nicknames. My favorite is their unofficial term for urban warfare: FISH & CHIPS, which stands for "Fighting In Someone's House & Causing Havoc In People's Streets." (Their official term for urban warfare is FIBUA, which stands for "Fighting In Built-Up Areas.")

@razor1uk610

3 жыл бұрын

@ボイス ..well if you ordered a British takeaway (a joke in itself lol, ) it would most likely have gotten moldey before it got off the container ship, let alone by the time it reached you ;¬P Stale ?? we do not like crutons as much as the French do..

@gammonsandwich1756

3 жыл бұрын

@ボイス Please stop dealing in steryotypes or we will be forced to respond in kind.

@grahamo22

3 жыл бұрын

Re Acronyms - the new Bowman tactical radio network was so unreliable it was known as “better off with map and a NOKIA’

@cockbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Before NI we did FIBUA training (fighting in built up areas) however quickly discovered that we much preferred FIBAR (fighting in bars and restaurants)

@cockbeard

3 жыл бұрын

@@grahamo22 haha, which double sucked as we were issued Bosch mobiles at the time

I was immediately impressed when you said "tactical chunder". Never heard an American say it.

@colonelfustercluck486

2 жыл бұрын

For Beginners: When a Tactical Chunder is required, first you need to do a Manual Over-Ride (fingers down throat).... Tactical Chunder then happens.....

as a brit I have to say this was bloody hilarious ! well done Sir :)

I´m Austrian and served with the Steyr AUG A1, our beloved StG77. Personally i never shot another assault rifle so i can´t compare, but i found the trigger ok. As said, never shot anything else, i only hear from others that bullpups are infamous for spongy triggers. The Steyr is fantastic, it is rugged and reliable, easy to maintain and handle while being nice short even though it has a full rifle length barrel.

@gasler8556

11 ай бұрын

Most of the time, assault rifles called stg are always good tbh

2:48 sounds more Australian than British lmao

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

You sir are correct. I deserve a refund from my accent coach

@vetren23

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taskandpurpose No you deserve a kicking you f*cking tosspot. Great video, much love.

@RockSolitude

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds more CANADIAN than Australian

@GCJT1949

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taskandpurpose Just explain you have Welsh ancestors. Geoff Whose sainted Great Grand Mother was genetically English, not Irish...the family suspects many things.

@OdinBain

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the Beret definitely isn’t British style

I've fallen off my seat on the floor laughing. I'm British and that was the worst British accent I've ever heard. If however you crossed an Australian with a South African and squashed his testicles in a vice you are bang on the money. To be fair it's not as bad as Keanu Reeves British accent in Bram Stokers 'Dracula'. 10/10 for comedy though.

@AbuHajarAlBugatti

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion needed a ovie to watch today and hate the degenerate new movies from todays World

@smcp5044

3 жыл бұрын

What exactly constitutes a "British" accent? There are quite a few on the island. In other words, there's no such thing.

@jamespeters2859

3 жыл бұрын

@@smcp5044 Err agreed, but NO ONE of the millions whom live on our merry island soundz like his impersonation, and that’s a fact bruv.

@scottmurray5600

3 жыл бұрын

@@smcp5044 Wrong mate. A Brit would be able to distinguish accents from around the four nations easily, however they would ALL be British. Och, what would I know, I've only lived here for 50 years, there's still loads to know. TRY DORIC(Aberdeen). WOW.

@smcp5044

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottmurray5600 missing the point totally, there is no thing as a single British accent. Like I said, there's quite a few. Well done you've lived on the island 3 years more than me, medal in the post. 🤦🏻‍♂️

L85A2 has been a wonderful tool for putting a round exactly where you want it. A3 continues that along with the free-floating barrel and meaningful improvements in sights and other details. If a user still hates the A2/A3 then it means one of two things. Most likely, they are left-handed. Less likely, but very very annoying, they have been issued with a bad one. Yes, as with any high volume product there are variations including a few bad ones that are not as accurate (possibly variations in barrel mounting details). If you get a really good one then the confidence with which one can put a round exactly where it is required is stunning. If they can work out what makes a really good L85 and develop an ambidextrous evolution then this ugly pup may have a very long future.

@jimf671

2 жыл бұрын

@Will he heck as like Fairly ambidextrous but not left-handed. Worked with left-handed guys and right-handed guys who are left-eye dominant! Right-hand corners always an issue too!

@daxpwnsyouall

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah HK redesigned all the functionality so it COULD be used by a lefty but was only essentially dressing the problem in a nice skirt and not actually fixing it.

@_e_6456

Жыл бұрын

Ehhh I just don't like the reloading and how it doesn't feel natural. Also the whole feel of the gun is strange to me.

@thespartenkid

Жыл бұрын

It absolutely puzzles me why UK didn't just go with FN AUG\Aus-Steyr

@JostVanWair

8 ай бұрын

​@@thespartenkidHome built gun. Offers jobs

Was always a relief to find your mag still in after rapid roping onto a ship we were boarding the A2 was a great improvement

'when the British fought in Argentina in the 80's...' I'm sure that statement didn't raise any eyebrows.

@marklloyd4087

3 жыл бұрын

Only British soldiers boots on ground would have been the S.A.S mate.

@bigtony4829

3 жыл бұрын

@Phil Mills That mission was cancelled when the troops were on the plane ready for a suicide mission ....Thank god

@paulritchie5868

3 жыл бұрын

We didn’t fight in Argentina but if you would really like us to..we will send a battalion,that will be enough.

@youraveragescotsman7119

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulritchie5868 Considering that Argentina's military is in such a state that Cuba could successfully kick their asses, you're probably not wrong.

@1IbramGaunt

3 жыл бұрын

Suppose it depends on whether you count the Falklands as having briefly BECOME Argentine territory during their occupation of them, if so then guess our guys DID fight on Argentine soil in that sense; of course since I'm a British patriot I don't recognise them ever having a legitimate historical claim to the islands prior to that time nor have I any intention of doing so, Rule Britannia haha; but I'm talking about actually during that brief time in 1982, after the governor surrendered and before the taskforce arrived, do we count it as having been Argentine then? Their flag was flying there after all

The only triggering thing is that the Union Jack is upside down

@elliotvernon5648

3 жыл бұрын

Only a jack if it’s mounted on a ship.... otherwise it’s the union flag. Common misconception.

@l3enzo746

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotvernon5648 lol , no it isn't , the origins of "Jack" are disputed and unknown for certain , that it came from being flown from a Jack staff is only one possibility .

@TheDopoh

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotvernon5648 Either is valid. It's a common misconception that is only when mounted on a ship.

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

I actually feel bad for not noticing that especially because I know I would be pissed if I saw the US flag upside down. I didn't notice, sorry about that everyone! and thanks for catching the mistake so it doesnt happen again

@billycaspersghost7528

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taskandpurpose To be fair if you flew the Stars n Stripes upside down it would be obvious. Only a very small minority of British people would know the right way to fly a Union flag.

We were just transitioning to the SA80 when I left the Army - my immediate concern was the huge number of parts, many of them small and intricate, which had to be removed to simply strip the weapon for field cleaning and maintenance - not a big advantage! If you ever see pictures/videos of the SAS or SBS, who tend to pick their own weapons, you'll never see one of these, which seems to underline just how popular it is!

Cons: It can only be fired right handed, you can’t change the ejection port to the other side. Even though you fire it right handed it has to be cocked with the left hand reaching over the top of the rifle. And if you’re remf you don’t get an optic sight or fore-grip, just some shitty iron sight.

@wulfherecyning1282

2 жыл бұрын

The reaching over to cock was an intentional design, meant to force you to tilt the weapon and therefore look into the chamber (thereby being more aware of whether a round is chambered). Of course, it was bollocks and just makes life painful.

As an Australian, I am deeply saddened that we are not your favourite ally, though I understand why.

@blckwtr2880

3 жыл бұрын

Wait ... how ? 22 hours ago ?

@jaydenbaker9885

3 жыл бұрын

How did you comment 22 hours ago

@Kkakdugii

3 жыл бұрын

@@blckwtr2880 Found the vid in a playlist, dunno how it was there before being uploaded.

@Kkakdugii

3 жыл бұрын

@rrobertt13 Found the vid in a playlist, dunno how it was there before being uploaded.

@Kkakdugii

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaydenbaker9885 Found the vid in a playlist, dunno how it was there before being uploaded.

Chunder is an old naval term for "watch under", shouted out before youre going to puke over the side of the boat.

@Axemantitan

3 жыл бұрын

It was also used in Men At Work's "Land Down Under."

@Briazano

3 жыл бұрын

As far as I know the term "Chunder" is an Australian term that originated on sailing ships taking prisoners to Australia... When seasick prisoners were up chucking between decks they tried to warn people below by shouting "What out under!!" But often there wasn't enough time to warn people so the phrase naturally got abbreviated to "CHUNDER!!!" followed by the OBLIGATORY soundtrack of the Technicolor Yawn...... "BWAAAAHHHHURG!"

@lesflynn4455

3 жыл бұрын

Never knew that, and I'm Aussie as. Good shit.

@eduardotrillaud696

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I know, I did too come here from Men at work's Down under.

metric or imperial measurements, I work in construction in the uk (i'm a carpenter) and absolutely everybody is using both systems everyday it just depends which measurement falls more easily on the tape measure, the vast majority of tapes have both systems marked on them

@margaretbell5028

3 жыл бұрын

All new born babies are measured in lbs and everyone's height is in feet and inches, after that it is just random variations depending on age or job. We are always amused by the American use of British thermal units, how preRevolutionary.

"You are in no way a offensive, stereotypical portrayal of a British soldier" - well, not with that Australian accent, he isn't.

I joined the British army as a bright-eyed 18 year old in 1989, I went into the Royal Artillery doing my basic training in Woolwich London, we were trained on the SLR as the SA80 was being prioritized to the Infantry regiments. I was posted to Germany (Dortmund) and it wasn't until mid to late 1990 that we first got our grubby paws on the SA80. First impressions, MEH! We did a six month tour of Belfast, Northern Ireland with it and thankfully I never had to use it in anger, the pesky perishing paramilitaries seemed determined to target us with IED's instead of taking us on in any kind of firefight. By the time I left in 1996, it hadn't been updated yet, I would love to check out the A3 but given our gun laws that will never happen, I am glad that it has been sorted out as our lads and lasses deserve the best.

@GCJT1949

3 жыл бұрын

Go elect better politicians. Geoff Who is trying to do just that in the US of A!

@edwardcullen1739

3 жыл бұрын

Bro went through basic turn of the Millennium, A1 throughout. Told me it went, from clean to maximum gas after 2 mags... Which was FANTASTIC, because when he went his regiment and got an A2, he was shit-hot on all his drills, which never got chance to practice anymore, because the A2 was THAT good 🤣

@tonyb1223

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardcullen1739 couldnt have been clean then 😉😁 I first used the L85A1 back in 1989 in NI, it was more than happy to have several magazines worth of ammo fired through it without having to change the gas setting, the gas plug was dirty but it only took a few minutes to clean it. The A1 wasnt bad, it gets a bad rep because it should have never have been issued in its original form without the long list of issues not being corrected (the magazine release catch had a housing on the ones I used since 89), but there was also the magazine issue (meant to be disposable, RG mags), and in cold temps the plastics became brittle, yet I still had more issues with the L1A1 in reliability. Got to say its a damned accurate rifle though, iron or optical sights.

@centrica1234

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris George make one from an AR18 and an airsoft donor. post the results. youre welcome

@centrica1234

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris George I was kidding :) I said AR18 as that's the base system for L85. I reckon though there must be a metal chassis you could use with some reel work and some metal epoxy. If youre in CA I'll even help

The one thing we can be sure about a *Chihuahua rifle* is it would be suprisingly loud for its size.

@Horseshoecrabwarrior

3 жыл бұрын

.308 AR pistol with no brace, no front furniture, 10 round mags, and a ridiculous muzzle brake.

@chrisdoe2659

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe an Obrez?

@lanemaness6616

3 жыл бұрын

.50 cal with a nail duck taped on it

@communism_is_wrong7167

3 жыл бұрын

So like the original AK 74Us with no muzzle breaks?

@TripleBarrel06

3 жыл бұрын

A BB gun with a speaker system and a rotor built in.

I loved the L85 A2, good balance when in the shoulder because all the weight is between your shoulder and trigger instead of being front heavy

@con_boy

Жыл бұрын

I always found the magazine made a weird monopod on the floor. Don't know if it was just a happy coincidence with my physical shape and size but it was mega comfy. I never told anyone because I was sure it would be some criminal act in my fire drills to shoot that way, but I did do it, ( no one could tell with my elbows being all over ), and it seemed to work.

@russellfox4541

Жыл бұрын

@@con_boy I agree with the magazine monopod. All the rifles come with a pop out bipod on the front rail now so maybe it was causing issues. Also, the new magazines are plastic, so maybe won't hold up to the abuse

@gopr3117

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. I only got the chance to fire an M16 once and the balance felt terrible in comparison

Great video, you really made an effort to reflect the squaddie experience with this weapon. Bravo Zulu, Cappy 👍

My brother was in iraq, and he said the Brits were some of the baddest dudes he'd ever seen. I can't remember what branch of service he said they were, but he said you always knew they'd be right next to you when bullets started flying.

@adamtyler8695

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah I'm sure that's true. But I think he was only with one, I'm probably totally wrong but I wanna say it was the british marines. They weren't with them very long but they did na couple operations together I think. I honestly probably should've asked him before I went and said anything, so I didn't disrespect anyone.

@bum-edwhu66

3 жыл бұрын

@ASCALON apart from the RAF regiment :)

@mufc20timesbitches36

3 жыл бұрын

1991 or 2003?

@adamtyler8695

3 жыл бұрын

@@mufc20timesbitches36 2003

@unbearifiedbear1885

3 жыл бұрын

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇭🇲🇳🇿

"Other countries use Bullpups like China or the Aussies" Sad Austrian Noises

@robbiepemberton

3 жыл бұрын

And the French. Don't forget the Jamaicans either

@lesflynn4455

3 жыл бұрын

At least the Aussies realise left handed people exist.

@eduardotrillaud696

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the bri'ish probably took inspiration for the austrian rifle... The argentinians used at Falklands... Wait, what? Didn't they use the FAL? Yes, regular infantry. But Marine Commandos used Steyr AUGs. Pretty badass for a lil' south american country, ain't it?

@aaronleverton4221

3 жыл бұрын

@@eduardotrillaud696 The British probably took inspiration from the British. It's called the EM2, from 1950, and there are a heap of videos about it and the SA-80's development began in the mid-70s. So, in short, no.

I used to use the SLR in the Marines, and apart from concussing all your mates when jumping into or out of a helicopter or landing craft, it was fine. And it could be fired auto. Although, if we did that it wouldn't stop firing until the magazine was empty, and apart from killing any birds in the area, would have been pointless.

@rogerlawrence233

2 жыл бұрын

@Uther Petersen good times. 45 & 3 cdo bgde

A1 was my service rifle for 10 years . loved that thing , never skipped a beat from -35 degC in the bulkans to + 50deg in kenya . during the gulf war the working parts could not fully engage due to sand and dust so a forward assist drill was inserted into rifle drill and became instinctive. issue solved in a nano second . FWIW these SA80s once zeroed were incredibly accurate and repeatable . they are also exceptionally tough . great vid and brought back many happy memories .

We adopted the Elcan not the ACOG, ACOG was a U.O.R. for afgan

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for setting the record straight much apprecaited! I had read an article that the FIST program was going to ACOG but must have misread it. Does everyone like the Elcan optics there?

@keithwodzinski6669

3 жыл бұрын

Only the infantry currently have the elcan. Support elements get the SUSAT or the old carry handle style iron sights 🤮

@capt.raptor4650

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithwodzinski6669 oh god not SUSAT

@ap_pt9221

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Ç royals and infantry will use iron sights in the jungle because of engagement distances

@cordellej

3 жыл бұрын

we adopted both the ACOG and the ELCAN . the ACOG was wildly issued in both my tours. the SUSAT came first then the ACOG was adopted then the ELCAN was adopted

"They don't like it up 'em" as Corp Jones from Dads Army said about the cold steel of the bayonet

@Skiamakhos

3 жыл бұрын

Bit of trivia about that - Jones refers to the people who didn't like 'em up 'em as "Fuzzy-wuzzies" which was soldier slang for the nomadic Beja people of Southern Sudan and Northern Eritrea. They fought the Brits during the Mahdist War of 1881-99. The Beja fought mostly with spears and swords, the Brits with Lee-Metford and later Lee-Enfield .303 rifles, and hollowpoint bullets developed by the armoury at Dum-Dum in India (hence "dum-dum bullets" - later outlawed as a battlefield munition by the Hague Convention of 1899) and of course the Lee-Enfield long bayonets which were really short swords. According to Kipling's poem about them the "Fuzzy-Wuzzies" "broke the square". British troops in an open battlefield situation from before the time of Waterloo fought in formation, and the Square was a way to cover all round, previously with muskets using 2-rank volley fire (one rank reloads while the other presents & fires - see "Zulu" movie for that in action). Breaking the square means the Beja over-ran the British formation with sheer weight of numbers, falling upon them with sword and spear, and the fighting would have been hand to hand with bayonet & rifle butt. Jones often advocates for the use of bayonets, coming out with this catch-phrase - he admits to being 70 years old in one episode, putting him above the upper limit for the home guard but the truth is that he had to have been over 90 to have fought in the Mahdist war - and the images of the Beja's reactions to his bayonet "up them" had stuck with him for 42+ years like it was yesterday.

Having trained on the L98 / SA80 I am territorially oblidged to defend its reputation but you had me in absolute stitches with your British accent. Jolly good old chap, crack on!

Hang on! Hang on! One very important point. The British never fought in Argentina in the 1980s!!

Bayonet training was and is incredibly important! As the Scots have demonstrated in 2004-2007, the sight of a motivated, determined and frenzied infantryman charging right at you with a flashing bayonet on the end of the rifle can and will cause unexpected pants colouring. EDIT: It was brought to my attention that the Bayonet Charges of 2004 and 2011 were performed by Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, from South England. The first time done by Sgt. Brian Wood in battle of Danny Boy in assistance of Argylls (which were initially reported as being those charging) who had been ambushed (Awarded the MC), and the second one by Cpl. Sean Jones in Afghanistan (Awarded the MC as well). EDIT EDIT: It SHOULD be noted, that the Scots (Scots Guards to be precise) did indeed perform a Bayonet Charge during the 1982 Falklands War.

@JA-lr5ix

3 жыл бұрын

Granted, that is when you’re charging a bunch of poor farmers with AK’s. Charging into a Russian infantry squad will probably just get them excited and remind them of wrestling comrade bear and comrade babushka when they were 4.

@blakedavis2447

3 жыл бұрын

People have been scared of angry Scott’s with sharp objects since they built Hadrian’s wall

@Mr_Makina

3 жыл бұрын

Aye, we're good at stabbing human objects, thats why we were the stabbing capital at one point for a good decade or two

@TheErmerm999

3 жыл бұрын

I have had the honour of buying one of these mental hospitals escapees we call war hero’s a pint once in the past. A true hero

@majungasaurusaaaa

3 жыл бұрын

@@JA-lr5ix You're romantizing the russians. Their conscripts based on their performance in the chechen wars would be no braver than insurgents (and probably far less fanatical in conviction).

This ones for my mates across the pond ! Cheerio ! What's your thoughts on the bullpup yay or nay?

@blckwtr2880

3 жыл бұрын

I am still confused how you could turn that piece of trash into something useful

@echo8474

3 жыл бұрын

Nay. No bullpups.

@ayomrwhiteigotdrip6235

3 жыл бұрын

nay even sas and 45 royal marine commandos use the c8

@sturmtruppen2353

3 жыл бұрын

I think that the idea of a bullpup being more accurate is strange because almost always a bullpup is less effective at range but it doesn’t matter all that much

@literallylysander3444

3 жыл бұрын

Bullpups are weird ngl, but I dont think they'll ever enter service as a main US battle rifle. Personally, I dont mind them, but I'm not sure it'll be used as much as the M4

A tactical chunder is what you do halfway through a night out when you’re feeling too unwell after a few beers. So you can carry on drinking.

The UK armed forces used not the Belgian FAL,but a clone named the L1A1 SLR,chambered in 7.62x39mm NATO,it was in conflicts since the '70s until '85,it has a decent history...

Somewhere, a angry Scottish man by the name of Sledge is watching

@Podzall

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyyyyyy

@LOWERCASEJOKE

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao I just told ash and the boys and they laughed so hard.

@para_magnus2200

3 жыл бұрын

Hey I’m an angry Scotsman

@GCJT1949

3 жыл бұрын

@@para_magnus2200 Well...Geoff Who notes that is a redundant statement.

@icee1826

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the angry Brit oldie who hates electronics and is named after a prime minister

Should of got original human to do the British part

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

ah thats a great idea! I'll have to see if he'd want to do a bit sometime

@mynamemyers5914

3 жыл бұрын

@@Taskandpurpose he'll probably do a reaction to the video, see the British part and think "I can do that betta" then see the comments and laugh his ass off

@Chris09978

3 жыл бұрын

He’s part of the Royal Marines so his equipment might be different than the standard british army

@BDOG.777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris09978 nah, the RM and British Army were given the same weapon systems but I think they're changing now

@MrConna6

3 жыл бұрын

@@BDOG.777 pretty sure sbs are transitioning to that new m4/ar15 looking rifle

When I was serving, I was using the A2, and it was pretty solid. No major issues with it apart from it being a little high maintenance, which I'm told is quite common in modern rifles. A3 looks great.

I actually liked the Long Silly Weapon on my Iraqi tour.

@Tank-Dempsey

3 жыл бұрын

used to call it the crow cannon lol

Don't mean to be picky, but the British never fought in Argentina, they fought in the Falkland Islands, which are some distance away from Argentina, and contrary to people's misconceptions, have never actually been owned by, or part of Argentina.

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

this is a good point it was my mistake! A lot goes into making these videos and occasionally I miss things

@plymouth5714

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you count the SAS teams who were inserted into mainland Argentina to observe and report on the airforce bases to give early warning of air strikes. I don't think they got into any fire fights though.

@WlLKO

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong! The sas raided mainland Argentina en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mikado

@Mulberry2000

3 жыл бұрын

oh shut up.

@Mulberry2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@WlLKO Not a good source. The brits did not mount on the argentine mainland, but who cares anyway. www.eliteukforces.info/articles/sas-versus-exocets.php

I was an apprentice at the establishment that made these weapons back in the early eighties. We had many overseas visitors including US Rangers and everyone commented on how accurate the rifle was. I always knew it as the SA80 L1A1 back then.

@philldavies7940

2 жыл бұрын

I recall it being called the SA80, sometimes the L85, while the LSW (the slightly heavier version) being the L86. I think L1A1 was the SLR.

A tactical chunder is where you force yourself to throw up in order to keep on drinking/partying. For anyone who's not British

I fired this gun as a left hander and trust me when I say I ate nearly all the ejected brass.

"Cheeky L85 Brits Bullpup Goes From Rubbish to Ace" At this point the L85 is practically German though.

@justryan6480

3 жыл бұрын

When the A2 came out HK was British owned.

@riesenfliegefly7139

3 жыл бұрын

@@justryan6480 True for the A2, but not A3 :D

@justryan6480

3 жыл бұрын

@@riesenfliegefly7139 Haha ye thats true

@Sheridan2LT

3 жыл бұрын

Even better **coughs in G36**

@ye_clapped_6974

3 жыл бұрын

2LT Sheridan just isn’t tho

I was in the Royal Marines in the 70’s our standard issue rifle was the fn fal, we were told during training that the reason we did not have full auto on these rifles was “ because you will just get overexcited like the bloody yanks and run out of ammo in seconds” !

@HowlinWilf13

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, except it was the L1A1 SLR.

@TheRst2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowlinWilf13 how can one forget

@conormcmenemie5126

2 жыл бұрын

The AK47 overcame this problem by having the 'full auto' selector as the middle setting, with single shot in the forward setting. The logic was that the excited rookie would push the setting full on when confronted by attrition - but this would only fire single rounds. One had to slow down and think before finding the full auto mode. . . . . . Arkady K was foremost a good listener!

@woerkntwerk5245

2 жыл бұрын

My instructor "There are two setting on the L85 labelled A and R, R is for Repetition and A is for American"

@davidcoulthard8531

2 жыл бұрын

I was next to you when you were told that. 🤣

LMFAO, that outro video of the marines flopping out the boat into mud was quite the popular meme a few years ago..

i loved the SA80 when i was in the army cadets, incredibly accurate for its size and manoeuvrable for drills. shame the yellow cap that’s fitted to the barrel for blank fire drills completely negates that and ruins the balance

@JB-yb6ks

2 жыл бұрын

I broke a window in cadets when stripping with the spring 😂

@litewind1793

2 жыл бұрын

@@JB-yb6ks haha my mate in basic training hit himself in the forehead with it was dead funny

@litewind1793

2 жыл бұрын

You mean BFA blank firing attachment?

@albertnewton8296

Жыл бұрын

@@JB-yb6ks That's why you put your palm over the end

@trolleriffic

10 ай бұрын

Did you have the L98 with the cocking handle on the side? That was the version we had in our school armoury along with a few ancient Bren guns that rattled so much they sounded like they were about to fall apart.

Great analysis! I've never held one but they look cool. My army buddy's trained with the British in wainwright Alberta and I believe his exact quote was "the brits are hard bastards "

Herr Ernst Mauch from H&K redesigned the SA80-family rifle and LSW to A2 configuration. I'll attest that every bit of Herr Mauch's vast design experience went into correcting the original faults, and he was visibly proud of what he achieved: the A2 rifle is/ was a fantastic bit of kit.

"The civil servant" Im dead XD

2:58 Oohhhh, that attempt at a British accent that sounds nearer to Taika Waititi doing a high pitched New Zealand accent, despite said place being about the farthest place from Britain that one could achieve whilst still being on Earth.

We still training to bayonet charges. And the last charge was Iraq. They ran out of ammo and charged the enemy stabbing and fighting though the enemy position

@Archris17

3 жыл бұрын

Because everyone has a plan until some 20-odd, tough-as-nails, working-class lads are pelting at you, yelling and brandishing knives on sticks!

@mathewwilson5295

3 жыл бұрын

rrrrrrr bayonet training, where all the NCO's beast you to the point of breaking and then give you an overly sharp blade on a rifle and tell you to let lose on a sand bag

@martinogle4509

3 жыл бұрын

@@mathewwilson5295 Thank good I was in the Artillery, none of that shit for me. Beastings yes, bayonet drill...nah.

@pitmatix1457

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinogle4509 That's the problem with artillery, the bayonets would be huge and scary but damn hard to stab anything with.

@steeljawX

3 жыл бұрын

@@pitmatix1457 When not in combat, artillery bayonets also have the distinguished name of "snowplow". This throws of the enemy just as much as "tank" did back in the day.

I've put a lot of rounds through this weapon, I've had very few problems with it reliability wise. The build quality of the early ones was suspect, probably because the factory was being closed down. The first magazines were M16 mags. I still have one. BTW, it was never called the A1. That only started when the improved model was called the A2.

Brilliant video mate, very funny

@Taskandpurpose

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks cheers broseph !

I used the A2 rifle in training, but deployed with a C8. Moving to the C8 felt so much lighter and easier to fire even with IR, acog, dot site and suppressor attachments. I prefer having both hands closer to the body like you can with C8/M4. My left hand always felt too far away on the A2 even with a mounted vertical grip. Although i didnt hate the A2, it felt unnecessarily heavy and would reliably jam after one mag on full auto.....mate

@crumpetcommandos779

2 жыл бұрын

C8 were you with the pathfinders?? I think I heard some marines are using them now as well

A couple inaccuracies. The L85 bullpup design concept-not calibre--came from the EM-2 bullpup rifle that was briefly adoptes by the British Army in 1951. The EM-2 was designed to fire the .280 British, a true general purpose cartridge. The L85 was specifically desigd to be rechambered to the 5.56mm NATO cartridge if their superior 4.85mm cartridge wasn't adopted by NATO due to US pressure. This was smart by the UK as they knew from experience what happened in the 1950s and their EM-2 Bullpup and its associated .280 cartridge. The US effectively forced NATO to adopt a less then optimal cartridge in the form of the 7.62mm NATO, which ia what happened with the 5.56mm NATO if today. Now it has come full circle and the US is close to adopting a 6.8mm cartridge...kinda like an improved variant of the original .270 British that later becam the .280 British.

The Royal Marines are starting to replace it with a version of the Colt Canada C8. And lbs aren't dead here! And what do you mean we fought IN ARGENTINA???

@b-beale1931

3 жыл бұрын

Some of the SF branches did

@KageMinowara

3 жыл бұрын

I wish all the nations would just go back to using their old pre-Metric systems of measurement for everyday things. And if you're planning to be a scientist or something then you learn metric. Everyone just being forced to use the same system is boring and takes away everyone's cultural uniqueness.

@PonzooonTheGreat

3 жыл бұрын

@Брандон Кeллeр the ideological subversion is very strong here :(

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When I was in training, a tough old sergeant of artillery told me that the main reason for the switch from 7.62mm to 5.56mm was because there was a study showing that for each seriously injured soldier, three more were required to assist them, which meant that a small, fast round that didn’t kill outright, actually neutralised combatants more quickly.

@PaddyInf

3 жыл бұрын

Your Sergeant was wrong. This is one of those military urban myths that has been around forever but has no grounding in actual truth.

@dannythomson5239

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds lovely, shame its bollocks mate.

@alexmonroe613

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannythomson5239 talk to the SAS on that one.... if you don't know any just look at their weapons

@Farweasel

2 жыл бұрын

That idea far pre-dates the change in ammunition. My old dad, now sadly gone, fought throughout the second half of WW2 and ascribed that mindset to Japanese tactical thinking.

@saltaiaw

2 жыл бұрын

That would only work if the enemy was set on rescuing and treating it's soldiers, most likely it was a weight and logistics/money issue.

Also doesn't come in a left handed version because... left hand is one of the devil 😂

@Ulrichtroll

3 жыл бұрын

There are no left handed people in the UK 🇬🇧 >:)

@dylancavill1921

3 жыл бұрын

"Welcome to the British army. Now we don't like any of that 'comfort and ergonomic' bollocks so you will shoot the way we tell you to shoot and you'll bloody well like it!"

@dylancavill1921

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephanswanepoel2448 the handle is on the right side of the weapon so if you were to peak the right corner there may be an issue but your face should be on the cheek weld to get a good sight picture even when peeking so you'd have to be monumentally stupid to get you teeth staved in bu the charging handle

@jabezhane

3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting cos when i went to learn a violin I told the instructor I was left handed. He just shrugged and said "have you ever played a violin left handed?" Never discussed again and I never worried about left/right on an object. I just use stuff (except a pen) right handed. As many UK recruits will never have fired a battle rifle or any firearms before I doubt it makes a difference in the long run. All in the training.

@wozgetley5722

2 жыл бұрын

Im right handed but shoot left i remember in cadets we used the SA80 on a range and learned how to strip & clean it but the Srg told me i had to learn to shoot right and deal with it 😂😂

My SA80 always worked n didn’t see my mates having any problems either (service 1990-2014)

Never shot the L85, but I'm not surprised at how much it's improved. Unless it's a REALLY bad design, every weapons system undergoes growing pains. Heck, our own M16 platform went from Viet Nam pariah to what is arguably the 2nd most popular platform in the world behind the AK. Props to the Brits for sticking with it.

The L85 can trace its history back to the EM2 in the late 40’s early 50’s with the .280 cartridge

@davegc16

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately politicians got involved

@KP-viking88

3 жыл бұрын

@@davegc16 You mean a certain WInston Churchill. The EM2 was adopted by the army, then the shermans had a hissy fit and Churchill intervened and the EM2 was officially unadopted.

@davegc16

3 жыл бұрын

@@KP-viking88 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJeNzJSMoLiupqg.html

@KP-viking88

3 жыл бұрын

@@davegc16 Watched the link months ago thanks

@Cous1nJack

3 жыл бұрын

The l85 can’t trace anything back it’s an object

I used the A1 for 6 years. Never had one stoppage. It was very accurate using the SUSAT sight. As long as you looked after it I can say it was very effective

@garyduffy4661

3 жыл бұрын

Had stoppages for the whole time the A1 was in service, didn't help that we had shit ammo at the time as well, which just compounded the problem. The only way to mitigate against it was to lather the thing in extra oil which then created other issues. As soon as HK re-designed it and changed the centre of gravity of the working parts (as I was led to believe). the performance improved immensely and I can't say I had a single stoppage when firing the newer variant. Had a PWRR friend who did some of the desert testing out in Jordan using both variants for comparison and it went from about 95% throughput on the A1 to 99.999% on the A2.

Great video only things the photo you put of the a3 is still the a2 variation and acog were used in conjunction with the susat on the a2 but are both being phased out by elcan which is now standard on the a3 but is also still used on the a2 and for training susats are still kicking about

Good to see Dick Van Dyke in uniform! Loved how accurate the SA80 was when it first came out but lots of difficulties with it in G.W.1, glad it was improved upon.

the Britich version of the FAL was called the SLR, and for many British soldiers was and still preferred weapon to older veteran soldiers, when compared to the SA80, as it had a higher reliability and more accurate... the A2 was a much better version than the A1... but then a weapon is only as good as the person operating it...

@jimmyd1337

3 жыл бұрын

It was only semi automatic though afaik, I have been told by arrmed forces members who serverd then and they said the SLR was drropped for an arg FAL because of the fulll auto capability

@shaneedwards596

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyd1337 from what I know it was semi auto and full auto, this is from a veteran para who used it during the 70s and 80s with a 20 round mag also the SLR was otherwise identical to the FN version in everyway, just was adopted under the designation of SLR by the British armed forces

@jimmyd1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaneedwards596 I was told this by an ex army fire arms trainer so i dont know tbh. I am aware they are otherwise identical

@jarink1

3 жыл бұрын

Like the US M14, the SLR as originally designed was capable of being used selective fire but most of them had the parts removed because of control and accuracy problems. Also like the M14, there was a special LMG/automatic rifle version (L2A1) with a heavier barrel and fixed bipod.

@jimmyd1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@jarink1 So i was told pretty much correctly then, quick google search also backs up my claims that the SLR was only semi automatic (mostly)

We've only had the metric system for 60 years, most people still use imperial measurement. We like to take our time with these things

@o00nemesis00o

3 жыл бұрын

"Go the country kilometre", "give them a centimetre and they'll take a kilometre", "drinka 0.57 litresa milka day" I think I'd want to shoot myself.

@jonathanjacques5384

3 жыл бұрын

tacfoley maybe he ment 60 metric years

I trained with the SA80A1 (L85A1) for 2 and a half years in the early 2000s with the Army, and never had any problems with it. My instructing sergeants always maintained that if if was properly & rigorously cleaned, then it would be efficient. Cleaned, oiled, & loved, I put through thousands of rounds with barely any stoppages - that's not entirely true, but never a stoppage that couldn't be cleared in a few seconds. Glad to hear about all the changes to this rifle though, to take away the doubts about it. I called my rifle "Adolphus" after the marksman in the movie "Baron Munchausen" - the finest shot in the world. It was a good rifle, sometimes being the most comfortable pillow I've ever had on long exercises... Bayonet training... All the instructing sergeants made us shout, "YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME!!! YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME!!!" with each thrust... Dark British Army humour...

@LoneStoat

3 жыл бұрын

... and I remember it making a polite "PAK PAK PAK" sound, like David Niven tapping on a young starlet's bedroom door...

For those who aren't aware a tactical chunder is throwing up when out drinking so you don't feel as awful anymore. Yeah we might have a drinking problem