Laugh all you like, this rifle saved my uncle's life, and he went on to have a long, successful career in the Iraqi military. Edit: Half of the replies are just people calling me an idiot because they didn't get the joke. If you're about to call me an idiot, read it again, slowly and carefully.

@Narcan885

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for nothing

@11jerans

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, this comment is fucking hilarious

@highjumpstudios2384

3 жыл бұрын

Fear not. I laugh, endlessly

@ianfinrir8724

3 жыл бұрын

They got us in the first half, not gonna lie

@blaiseailey3563

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

We Brits are a fair minded people. The A1 was designed to give the enemy a sporting chance.

@BunnyUK

5 жыл бұрын

Penhull Wolf Britons

@Will831100

5 жыл бұрын

@@BunnyUK Nah. I'm a Brit. You'll hear that from others too.

@proonguice8386

5 жыл бұрын

Thats funny 👍🏻

@Mogmogs

5 жыл бұрын

like a gent.

@gaz3602

5 жыл бұрын

@@BunnyUK as a brit we never call ourselves britons

A fun anecdote: one time, during his trip to England, Mikhail Kalashnikov actually met with the gun's designers who showed it to him and asked him what he thought of it. He could only shake his head and, after explaining that he made the AK47 on the principle that even a complete idiot could operate it, took one more look at this thing and said "Going by this you must have very clever soldiers." Ouch.

@blinthepannkek6173

Жыл бұрын

Emotional damage

@shayamaddex996

Жыл бұрын

Kalashnikov sees an AR-15: "Nice rifle" Kalashnikov sees an SA-80: "Is pizdec"

@Philush97

Жыл бұрын

​​@@shayamaddex996 *chuynia

@Joseph-mw2rl

Жыл бұрын

Actually he said: What the cyka blyat

@adiamond563

Жыл бұрын

@@shayamaddex996 what about the g36

I think it's a rule that every military must, at some point in time, adopt a terrible standard issue weapon and force its soldiers to use it for an unacceptably long period of time.

@stuglife5514

2 жыл бұрын

So this is the British equivalent to the M-14 basically. Nice

@stuglife5514

2 жыл бұрын

@Quo Hium I was over exaggerating to an extent

@visassess8607

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's scary. You're expected to go into combat and your main fighting tool doesn't even work.

@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01

2 жыл бұрын

@@visassess8607 the sa80 works just fine

@mythgreatbritain

2 жыл бұрын

Like the M16

I hear a Scottish man running full speed at me with a sledgehammer

@AC-ly4ho

4 жыл бұрын

wait hol up slej has a L85A2 not A1

@excoto2298

4 жыл бұрын

Skyfracture shut up

@wolfsquad1532

4 жыл бұрын

They all look the same really

@gripen777

4 жыл бұрын

i thought i heard a british man running full speed at me with an emp nade

@user-yz1xt5cq8i

4 жыл бұрын

EXCOTO why? What did he do. He just corrected a common error.

I've heard the L85A1 called the Civil Servant because it doesn't work and it can't be fired.

@thenoobcannon9830

7 жыл бұрын

you sir! made my day.

@RJM1011

7 жыл бұрын

LOL !

@robertallen9472

7 жыл бұрын

Chuck Nugget ayy... the entire social services team in the UK...

@RJM1011

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Allen I'll drink to that for New Year ! Thank you. :)

@robertallen9472

7 жыл бұрын

Richard Maunder np mate, I've been stuck with them for the past two years trying to get back to living with my mum, hope you haven't had the same BS

In STALKER the lore is that the British army has adopted the G36 meaning the L85 found its way into the hands of the people of the zone. If you equip it, even in near perfect condition, it jams every 10 shots lol

@battlesheep2552

10 ай бұрын

Still made a pretty good midgame DMR

@yourmanjimbo1302

10 ай бұрын

@@battlesheep2552 but at that point you can get the LR-300 which is way better

@themonolithian

10 ай бұрын

I love the L85

@plantelo

Ай бұрын

You made me check on STALKER:SOC and it turns out it was on sale on Steam and now I have bought it. Hope you're happy >:(

@yourmanjimbo1302

Ай бұрын

@@plantelo I’m a big stalker fan (did a video on it a while back) so yes I’m happy

It's like someone tried a make an AUG out of sheet metal in their basement.

@JoeTheNarrator

2 жыл бұрын

tbh everything except the bolt , gas block and barrel were some form of sheet metal

@LeleiTheTigress

Ай бұрын

I mean, that's just standard British procedure, the Sten was pretty much an MP28/Launchester made out of sheet metal

makes sense the L85 can only be used with your right hand Thatcher hated the left.

@apexinstinct

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@p.atrick.

3 жыл бұрын

@@Slingr_ Margaret thatcher lmao

@jedsimpkin6688

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@laurenbastin8849

3 жыл бұрын

HellsAiden yeah not that Thatcher (though probably also that Thatcher too he’s a massive Maggie fanboy)

@Destroyer2150

3 жыл бұрын

No wonder people hated that bitch...

This rifle is the UK government in the form of a firearm.

@willbrown3694

4 жыл бұрын

This is so accurate I am ashamed.

@terminator1199

4 жыл бұрын

Jams all the time and can't do jack shit.

@foxy30087077

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@samanvithveeravelli7512

4 жыл бұрын

Lol Lol

@dylanhaugen3739

4 жыл бұрын

I don't even wanna know what the U.S. government would be, one of those handmade guns that blows up in your face half the time and hurts you more than anyone else?

the bolt retaining pin, by pure coincidence, is the perfect size to be released using the aglet on a shoelace

@ericmcconnaughey2782

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what The Question would say about that.

@ianfinrir8724

Жыл бұрын

@@ericmcconnaughey2782 He told us that aglets were sinister, and we refused to listen!

@moekitsune

3 ай бұрын

A-G-L-E-T, don't forget it!

This is actually terrifying. You're expected to go into combat and your main weapon is unreliable.

@ke6ziu

Жыл бұрын

We had the same problem when the M-16 was first fielded... with the majority of the problems corrected, it became a fairly good rifle. I carried an M16A2 for several years (When I became an NCO, I stayed with my A2; I had that choice, plus I knew the guys in the armoury...), and refused the M4! First, it's too short, and, the stock is useless for close combat! If I get close enough to go to bayonets, I want a rifle with a buttstock that will fracture jaws, and skulls... can't exactly do that with an M4 collapsible stock!

@hulmad

Жыл бұрын

@@ke6ziu what do you think of this new Spear thing? New and proprietary ammunition seems like an extraordinarily bad call.

@hulmad

Жыл бұрын

@@ke6ziu if that's what you're looking for carry a fuckin warhammer. Not like a fantasy one. It's 2022 a long enough titanium framing hammer would do 🤷‍♂️

@ke6ziu

Жыл бұрын

@@hulmad, wtf are you on about?

@hulmad

Жыл бұрын

@@ke6ziu you said you want a heavy butt stock for smashing. Why not carry something built for the purpose of smashing. Plus you have a hammer 🤣

I know a guy who tried to shoot himself with one in Deepcut Barracks years ago, the weapon didn't fire and he had to spend the rest of night on guard duty knowing his rifle didn't work and he couldn't report the fault...

@morgs456

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao savage.

@obama8934

3 жыл бұрын

That would honestly suck

@robertlavington1433

3 жыл бұрын

Deepcut, what a shithole of a place. Can anyone remember that fat prick of provo sergeant?

@cockpiss9260

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO, fucking deid! Unlike that sentry.

@andytheyiddoyidforlife7686

3 жыл бұрын

Hence we all know SCUM NCO's and their killing squads executed recruits at Pirbright and Deepcut!!! They covered it up as we wouldnt send our kids to fight for them otherwise! Betrayed by our own! Facts matter!

The reason why we made this gun is actually because we would immediately drop it for an akm then watch clueless insurgents pick up the weapon and try to use it in a firefight

@xxspringz564

4 жыл бұрын

Big brain plays

@ericheng9790

4 жыл бұрын

Ima do what’s called a pro Royal Marine move

@deeznoots6241

4 жыл бұрын

The Afghanis would probably prefer to keep their century old lever action and bolt action rifles

@bruensal7182

4 жыл бұрын

@Noddiga norpan nigga he did a fucking joke

@forwarddiscipline

4 жыл бұрын

@@bruensal7182 are you black? Also, did you not see that dude was also making a joke? Are you joking? Wtf?

**touches this gun** **immediately washes hands**

I fired these on ranges with the cadets. Initially i assumed we'd been given special 'training guns' that jammed all the time so you could practice releasing the jam. As i recall the ones i fired jammed every 10 to 20 rounds. Partly for that reason I didn't join the services. I figured that if the government think this is an acceptable bit of kit, and they're that unconcerned about the lives of the troops, what else would they take the mickey with. Armed force with guns that don't work took the biscuit. It was more important imo fir them to admit that they'd made a mistake than save face. The consensus we had was that they should have gone with the m16.

@mikegrove4571

2 жыл бұрын

Stoppages were caused by poor maintenance, once the rifle was cleaned and oiled, stoppages were rare, regular lubrication was a must, especially when providing close support (Must admit, I much preferred my GPMG for fire power but the LA85A1 for weight)

@karlbassett8485

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikegrove4571 The cadet version was single shot only, and had to be manually cocked after every shot. And unlike the old #8 rifle the bolt wasn't in a nice easy to reach place for easy cocking. It was way to the rear, and needed a lot of force, so a early teen cadet would obviously struggle. And you had to pull it back swiftly until it hit the stop and let it loose to fly forward. If you slowly struggle to pull it back, reached the stop and then sort of let it go it would jam. I was a range instructor and would have to go from cadet to cadet unjamming these things virtually non stop.

@Snugggg

2 жыл бұрын

Same experience with the minimi. Thought it was a special “training gun” we were given. Nope, they all jammed.

@JoeTheNarrator

2 жыл бұрын

oh i was straight up trained on a funtional one when i was in the cadets

@Falaksno1fan

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTheNarrator my rifle in the cadets has never jammed ive shot over 145 rounds

In it's early days the L85 was known by some as the 'civil servant' because it didn't work and couldn't be fired.

@starcorpvncj

2 жыл бұрын

Good one. Same the world over.

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

I mean ofc it didn't work in the early days in the early days it was made in a factory that was falling apart and nobody knew how to clean it correctly. They did a test in Oman where they got the dustiest firing range they could find, plowed around to kick up more dust and fly helicopters around to simulate brownouts and you know what happened? It performed better than the m16s they had

@Ranamon9132

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zlonk7 Jesus dude. How many fucking times do you wanna reply and say basically the same thing? Nearly every comment thread youre saying the same thing.

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ranamon9132 im covid positive so I'm sitting at home and have nothing better to do

@sEaNoYeAh

2 жыл бұрын

Ironic given the British civil service is world famous for actually being good all things considered.

How to disassemble the SA-80: Fire it on full auto, and then just pick up all the pieces that fell off it.

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

I mean if you got one that wasn't manufactured in a factory with old ass machinery and an inexperienced workforce ( like most sa 80s made after the 80s and before the 2000s) this isn't really feasible

@homijbhabha8860

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zlonk7 I am pretty sure every ordinance factory owned by the MOD is shit, their lunch breaks are probably 3 hours.

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

@@homijbhabha8860 the specific one I'm talking about was an Enfield factory that was going to be closed in a year bu somebody decided to make ALL of the SA80 A1s for cost efficiency or something but from all i heard the ones built with working machines were more reliable than M16s in hot dry dusty conditions and functioned quite well. Also they were accurate as hell like the A1 models

@stevenrfg0456

2 жыл бұрын

I mean ur not wrong I did cadets for 3 years nd ma old mate zac he was a corporal nd he was teachin us how to fire it properly I can’t remember so we will say that but he fired 6 or 7 rounds nd the front sling point fell of nd the hand guard cracked down the middle

@RUTGERMORTENSEN

2 жыл бұрын

I can relate

As I was a kid, I looked at the picture and admired the British soldier holding that cool gun. How wrong I was.

@Dreyno

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. He was British.

@ArcticVXR1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dreyno bla bla bla

@airplanemaniacgaming7877

Жыл бұрын

@@ArcticVXR1 careful, he might try to send the IRA after you for that!

@geedee1264

Жыл бұрын

they loved this weapon too cuz it kept jamming on the brits

@captainjames4649

Жыл бұрын

@@geedee1264 the british army had FALs during the troubles

My dad was in the last generation to use the L1A1. After he left he had to do reservist training and during the range day they were handed these as the new rifle. No one there had used one before and the range officer didnt know how it worked or disassembled. When fired he said it was a total joke and everyone asked for their FALs back.

@mickyj-tw4fq

10 ай бұрын

Totaly agree, I was royal anglian back in the eighties and carried the slr, Fired the 80 once, hated it, weak and definitely not squadie proof, way too much plastic, and I hated the bull pup design.

"You are, without a doubt, the worst rifle I've ever heard of." "Ah, but you have heard of me!"

@drftr7735

5 жыл бұрын

Treblaine nice little pirates of the Caribbean nod there m8

@franksworld9922

5 жыл бұрын

@@drftr7735 indeed

@Canni666

5 жыл бұрын

Just like me in school 😂

@Treblaine

5 жыл бұрын

@TJ Murphy kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWmfqaWwepWbicY.html

@Christopher-po8pt

5 жыл бұрын

haha worst ever, though that belonged to the Chauchat?

"Now, taking the rifle apart is fairly simple: You just shake it hard enough, really."

@Fred_the_1996

5 жыл бұрын

100,000 subscribers with no Videos Just drink tea near it and it will melt...

@AndyG2276

5 жыл бұрын

100,000 subscribers with no Videos I was gonna say, it was 50/50 just loading a magazine resulted in the thing falling apart. I swear inclement weather could result in a jamb. I bloody hated these things.

@kostelskibuk9444

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂👍

@Grimmwoldds

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fred_the_1996 Melts in proximity to tea? I think that's the American export model.

@Fred_the_1996

5 жыл бұрын

@@Grimmwoldds Maybe it's the russian version, there it's cold...

Points to note, we would not use a "cartridge" to remove the firing pin retaining pin, we use the combination tool that was also used for daily cleaning

@Fishfire140

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who was saying "no you don't!" Lol

@leinadj12ify

2 жыл бұрын

We were told never to use ammunition as tools full stop - the combi tool was pretty good for all usual tasks

@mathewjones5520

2 жыл бұрын

@@leinadj12ify well that goes without saying....or so i thought

@nellyprice

2 жыл бұрын

Bootlace trick looked fancy too. But yup spare combi tool in a pocket

@firestarteronyoutube5542

Жыл бұрын

@@leinadj12ify *is we still use it (in cadet force) and its very handy for everything

Ian is very gracious in his presentation. Trying to complement where he can but by the end you can almost hear how how badly he wants to give a big sign and conclude by saying “it’s all junk”. Gotta Love forgotten weapons and the knowledge Ian brings to every breakdown. Thank you for your content and Keep up the good work!

@Caffeine_Addict_2020

Жыл бұрын

Compliment

british soldiers in battlefield like: "hey mate do you have another trigger? mine dropped somewhere" "here last one. you got spare barrel?" "nope. i'll saw it half for ya"

@peanutbutter5402

3 жыл бұрын

"Hey mate, got an upper receiver?mine blew up" "No. Throw the gun,its more accurate and reliable"

@misterthegeoff9767

3 жыл бұрын

and this is why the British army still practices bayonet drill :)

@charliefoxmusic8744

3 жыл бұрын

That's Very untrue, have you Never seen the M16 and M4? They probably jam more than the L85. I've used the L98A2 in my cadet force for multiple years and it's never ever broke on my watch nor jammed, and my brother that's been deployed to Afghan twice has never had it jam or brake. So why don't you stop saying shit you don't understand. Edit: The L98A2 is basically the A1 without a modification. It's the Cadet GP rifle, not the L85A2...

@peanutbutter5402

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliefoxmusic8744 dude, the A2 is a good rifle. But the A1 is shit

@Schimml0rd

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliefoxmusic8744 did u realize this video is about a1? 😅

I find it ironic that many bad guns in real life are usually the best in games.

@mrkennerz

4 жыл бұрын

You're almost definitely thinking of the A2.... I've never seen the A1 in a video game

@justintimeboi31

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrkennerz yeah, you're right. I thought the one from Battlefield 3 was an A1

@ABRAXAS829

4 жыл бұрын

well to be fair, in the game(s) world, they are probably are made better with better quality manufacturing and flaws mitigated.

@user-mj4pp9hi3p

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrkennerz you could see this rifles in S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. And yes, they are shitty there. That is a main reason why they even added them, it was the most crappy NATO rifle in game.

@MG-og6ql

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-mj4pp9hi3p I don't agree with you as it's the only NATO side AR which can change its caliber from 5.56*45 into 5.45*39, which means you can carry less ammo as salvage them from other human or zombie corpses.

I was there when it came into service. Problems I had: 1. Loosing mags and getting charged for it. We used to have Sgts follow running solders on the range to pick up their magazines. 2. Plastic melting when you apply insect repellent. 3. Burnt wrists when the hot cartridges got deflected down your sleeve. 4. If you put the gas plug in rotated 180 degrees, you could never get it out ever again. 5. after a few mags you burnt your hand on the front sling mount...which is pretty much exactly where you had to put your had when holding the weapon. 6. Every so often the cocking handle fell out. 7. Spring not strong enough to load the cartridge properly so you had to 'forward assist' when loading. The very best thing about it was the scope. You could take an untrained soldier and they could hit a target at 300m first time firing the weapon. As far as we were concerned you could throw the shit away and replace it with anything you liked, as long as it came with the SUSAT. The weird sling worked brilliantly as well.

Watching you take the SA80 apart was a trip down memory lane for sure to when I was once a serving infantry soldier (23 years ago!). I remember the LSW variant being even worse for stoppages!

But it does 47 damage

@llamalord3055

5 жыл бұрын

Next to get acog oof?

@WhosYourPoPo

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great gun... in all the shooting games!

@benbutler8201

4 жыл бұрын

But that's the L85A2, the shotgun is better anyway

@vega8698

4 жыл бұрын

@Dodo The Donkey you're taking the piss

@mcstriker

4 жыл бұрын

The best weapon is easily Sledge's hammer.

L85A1 - "Oh Lord! Everyone hates me!" M16 - "First time?"

@noddytiddlywinks6873

4 жыл бұрын

errrr yes we HATE it

@thehumanmechanismmk2545

4 жыл бұрын

MightyElosan By NO means did “everyone” hate the M-16. Thoughts on it were mixed at worst, but then it became loved once the a1 and cleaning kits were issued.

@drmaulana2600

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehumanmechanismmk2545 same as L85 when the A2 version is came out

@ConstantineJoseph

4 жыл бұрын

The M16A1 was fantastic. Full auto Cadillac of a rifle. Ex singaporean military here, the M16 although had some jams but were easily remedied and had a high accuracy and high rate of fire

@dwizzleusa4202

4 жыл бұрын

Not everyone hate the m16. Soldiers were led to believe that it didn't need clean or oil. They use to clean gun with kerosene to take off oil crazy. After the gun started to get oil and they changed gun powder no problems great gun m16.

Having done my Finnish Military service with an RK62 and later watching this channel occasionally I've realized I was lead to a false sense of reliability of assault rifles. Not all are equal and the AK and it's inspirations are quite exceptional rifles.

@BlatentlyFakeName

Жыл бұрын

But very unaccurate. Can't have everything :D

@foxy126pl6

Жыл бұрын

@@BlatentlyFakeName not as bad as people think. About 10% less accurate than the us M4 rifle. Which is still really accepable, and you will be able to hit human sized tagets at up to 300 meters

@ralk7048

Жыл бұрын

@@BlatentlyFakeName Think a former US soldier on a game gun review actually claimed that he felt the real-life AK system is accurate out to 400m and the perception of its inaccuracy isn't really that prominent. And that he's had to use one he found while on a mission and had no problems with it. He even specifically trained himself since he was young in using the AK system because he expected it to be the one firearm system that is ubiquitous to conflicts around the world.

@bigtrillmiles

Жыл бұрын

I recently left the military and during my service I used the AK in it's multiple variant forms. During some joint missions with NATO and US forces we would get together in organized environments and just go about our firearms. There is a great deal of respect and appreciation towards what I'd say is the most iconic firearm in human history. Just the reliability alone is massively attractive but coupled with the power and accuracy it's a dream to handle although there is a general misconception that the AK is not capable of reliably engaging at range that might just be due to how popular culture shows the gun. Cheers!

@jasoncarswell7458

Жыл бұрын

Ehhhhhh.... watch DownRangeTV's dust test videos. You're still carrying some old assumptions.

I know British soldiers who who served while the FN-FAL was the standard weapon and they were NOT pleased with the L85A1 when it arrived. Although not officially sanctioned, soldiers were buying larger capacity magazines for the FN-FAL and I'm informed that a few people in UK special forces undertook the 'Rhodesian Modification' which made the British 'SLR' full auto. Objectively, I don't know how many soldiers could make practical use of the (much) longer effective range of the SLR but they all told me that it gave them confidence in being to stand off and shoot, especially against an enemy toting a similarly long-range weapon.

The gun is so bad the SAS was like “Nope we ain’t using it”

@boimeme.

4 жыл бұрын

SAS looks at this gun: _pukes_ SAS looking at the MP5: _smiles_

@rufus501st9

4 жыл бұрын

Venomade Cocktail *DEUTSCHE QUALITÄT*

@boimeme.

4 жыл бұрын

@@rufus501st9 *JA*

@jameshibberd5134

4 жыл бұрын

@@boimeme. pretty sure special forces can pick their weapon of choice. No wonder they wanted to do the hk slap

@boimeme.

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameshibberd5134 Afcorse.I mean they used it in that opertaion that involved a embasy (i forgot name of operation, i think maybe "operation Nimrod")

What genius did it take to make a bullpup 5. 56 that was HEAVIER than the 7.62 battle rifle it replaced?

@stephen7571

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously an inept person who has no concept of sensibility, or perhaps he didn’t care because he would not be lumbered with it.

@bobbyjohnson7069

4 жыл бұрын

The same idiots that ignored the fact that the British empire was made with functional firearms and hard men! When you forget your culture is a GUN culture ( like the US and Canada) you create garbage like the L85a1/2 Funny that the UK special forces use M4 variants ( M4a1, C-8, HK416) as well as the British Police forces

@deadlyviper_

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyjohnson7069 SAS actually use the L119A1/A2, still technically an M4 variant as it's based off the AR-15

@WYLad2024

4 жыл бұрын

@@deadlyviper_ SAS don't use British guns, it's because if they are KIA or captured the UK government can have operational deniability.

@deadlyviper_

4 жыл бұрын

@@WYLad2024 If you're talking about what I just said, it's literally on their website Edit: that weapon is also manufactured in canada

There is a very interesting book about this rifle published by Osprey Publishing, available in the "Weapon" Series. Worth buying, actually the fact that it was a troublesome rifle makes its history rather more interesting! You will learn that there was nothing inherently wrong with its design, the rifle was simply shoddily made and every part was poorly finished. HK came to the rescue and eventually turned the SA-80 into a good rifle, at a huge financial cost. But read the book, you'll enjoy every page as much as this video. 😀

@ThePaulv12

9 ай бұрын

I did the maths, it was only 460 pounds ea to fix 200,000 of the effing things.

@christopherdean1326

Ай бұрын

There was one thing I heard of that was an inherent problem. The original trigger was heavy enough that, if the rifle was dropped on its butt, the weight of the trigger would overcome the spring and release the sear, firing the weapon.

H&K being owned by royal ordinance back in the day makes so much sense. Adds clarity to why they “hired” HK to rework the guns.

H&K: what's wrong with the A1? British army: *yes*

@justaregularguy4435

4 жыл бұрын

SCP 096

@dimwitsixtytwelve

4 жыл бұрын

SCP 049

@s.ballert

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@prizm3268

4 жыл бұрын

SCP 682

@ttvsleetz8926

4 жыл бұрын

SCP 999

Damn video games fooled me into thinking this gun was good

@theinstitute1324

4 жыл бұрын

They do that with a lot of guns, really. Lesion's SMG? Ian has a vid on that too, the CS/LS2. Also not great.

@os8mm178

4 жыл бұрын

A2 that you’re thinking of

@laurenbastin8849

4 жыл бұрын

yeah it’s a different, improved model designed to better than the A1 - he literally talks about it in the video

@danielmcfarland-lawson6477

3 жыл бұрын

In the mobile game Natural Born Soldier, the L85 is a an absolute BEAST

@theinstitute1324

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurenbastin8849 Keyword is improved. But there are still many problems with the gun inherent to the design: It still doesn't do great in extreme temperatures, it still has a lot of places for dirt and dust ingress, it still has a horrid trigger for a bullpup, and it has ZERO capability to be swapped to a left-handed configuration - which almost every single modern Bullpup rifle has with VERY few exceptions since a bullpup held in the wrong hand can throw casings right at your body or down your shirt. The L85 may be a formidable rifle now, but it is not the quality, well thought-out and designed AUG or Tavor. I'd say the L85 in nigh any iteration is just about as good as the QBZ with higher quality materials.

A wonderful upload and thank you for going to the effort of making all of these. I thoroughly enjoy watching these as I have fired several in the forces myself….

MoD: "So, what parts of this rifle CAN we keep?" H&K: "Uhhh...well, the flash hider, I guess?"

Y’know in the Movie ‘28 Days Later’ L85A1 was quite prominent and it made me say “Wow, it actually makes more sense that the British Army would be overrun while using these”. Funny enough, there was a scene that it ended up jamming on one of the soldiers.

@danmorris8594

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking about that movie while watching this too

@iakkubczechino2825

3 жыл бұрын

@@danmorris8594 me too

@danmorris8594

3 жыл бұрын

@@iakkubczechino2825 their battle rifles might suck but they did/do have the best woodland camouflage

@ogfloatzel4025

3 жыл бұрын

@@danmorris8594 I would hope so. It doesn't have the best chances in a head on fight

@sleepyrasta14820

3 жыл бұрын

28 days later is a good movie

I can just imagine a British soldier meeting eye to eye with an insurgent with a clear advantage just to have the gun jam on the first round and get shot with a 10 year old uncleaned AKM. Edit: I structured my sentence wrong. I meant the AKM was not cleaned for 10 years not that it was 10 years old. Sorry for the mistake boys hope this clears it up.

@Solid_Gravy

5 жыл бұрын

Your discord sucks ass

@connor6461

5 жыл бұрын

We have bayonets ya fucking W E E B and we use them

@beefedupkronks4371

5 жыл бұрын

@@connor6461 which one moves faster, bayonet or bullet?

@timwilliamson1967

5 жыл бұрын

Which is why basic training with the L85A2 includes forward assist after making ready.

@GenMaj_Knight

5 жыл бұрын

@@beefedupkronks4371 To be fair, OP did say the Brit would have a "clear advantage."

3 months into my Parachute Regiment basic training 1985 we switched from the SLR (FAL) 7.62 to SA80A1with SUSAT optics, the SLR was night and day the daddy.

As a former army dude. It always cracked me up seeing this in a British soldiers hands overseas. No disrespect

I know an ex BAF guy who was issued an L85 in Desert Storm. His first engagement with it he goes to fire and the firing pin snaps. He goes back to the vehicle, swaps the firing pin, returns to the unit. Shoulders rifle, pulls the trigger and the firing pin snapped again.

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you make guns in a factory that is basically falling apart with old ass machinery seasonal workers and the workers who aren't inexperienced know they're gonna lose their job because the factory is shutting down.

@BigboiiTone

2 жыл бұрын

Yea and my uncle was special forces in East Timor

@swagdog3943

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, did you hear about the recruitment of captain America to the u.s marines as well

@Zlonk7

2 жыл бұрын

@@swagdog3943 i mean this could've honestly happened with the first batch of l85s which were made in such poor conditions it is literally unbelievable. The first models had parts falling off and the gun rating like a can filled with paperclips. Later models were much much better and worked properly, even doing better than the M16 in some cases

@MrHowardMoon

2 жыл бұрын

My father was in Desert Storm and he jumped over a ditch and his magazine fell out. The L85A1 was awful, but the A2 fixed the issues and according to sources in the military, the A3 is really good.

Once referred to as the Civil Servant, it doesn’t work and you can’t fire it.

@ToHellOrUtopia

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooooo

@eval_is_evil

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahahah brilliant

@callumlittle5171

4 жыл бұрын

I find it easy to use

@deaconsyxx322

4 жыл бұрын

Funny because it’s true!

@thatdumbass8962

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of American cops

I used this weapon for 18 years in the Navy and we never had any problems with it. in fact the RN kept using the A1 for a decade after Army units went over to the A2. In fairness this was probably because we operated them in an essentially clean environment and didn't cover them in sand and mud. In fact rhe only notable problem I can remember is that the issue insect repellent caused the plastic furniture to melt. 😂

I used to shoot the L98 cadet version of this a lot as a cadet in the UK. The nostalgia is real with this video.

@mark4lev

Жыл бұрын

We had a guy from the mod come out with some infantry to demo the cadet version as we were one of the first to fire it. The guy said with a totally straight face…..‘ unfortunately a different company was contracted to build the single shot cadet version, so it’s not built to the same standard as the army sa80!!!.’ (No I’m not). Takes some special skills to construct a lower quality sa80.

In Air Cadets, we were told “There is 1 difference between the A1 and the A2. The A2 works.”

@richieb7692

5 жыл бұрын

When we used them in cadets, no one ever got through a 10 round mag, without at least one jam or misfire. They were bloody horrible to use.

@theroboticpotato

4 жыл бұрын

We use the a1 to give other countries a chance against us

@thebritishpanda6545

4 жыл бұрын

@@theroboticpotato because they know they are doomed if we dont 🤣

@callumhiggins8755

4 жыл бұрын

RichieB76 l98s are better

@Josh-se2sj

4 жыл бұрын

@RichieB76 that'd be down to poor use (usually from poor cocking action), as you fire the GP single shot variant in cadets, not the actual L98A1

If you look carefully inside the various bits, you see the makers marks of Lego, Duplo & Early Learning Centre.

@grahamb5930

4 жыл бұрын

You missed Palitoy......

@iapetusmccool

4 жыл бұрын

If it was made by/from Lego, it would probably be more robust.

@emperorfaiz

4 жыл бұрын

Even Lego Duplo is far more reliable and it's made for toddlers.

@LonelySpaceDetective

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure if they tried, LEGO could probably make a decent rifle.

@old_seadog

4 жыл бұрын

@@LonelySpaceDetective It would probably be much more reliable.

I trained on these when they first came out. I'm so glad I never had to use it in combat. If you look at the magazine release at 10:42 you can see that this one has a modified release. The bump behind the release pivot makes it harder to accidently release the mag. Direct pressure would push on the bump behind the pivot. It took a deliberate press on the ridged forward part of the release to drop the mag.

I find it incredibly hard to believe this passed military trials.

@JurijFedorov

2 жыл бұрын

I did. Spectacularly even. The "bribe the top commander" trials that is.

@Treblaine

9 ай бұрын

The rifle was made to be adopted, it was not allowed to fail the trials, it had to be adopted for a "pump and dump" scheme to increase the perceived value of Enfield.

@AndrewGivens

3 ай бұрын

I've *heard* that the very first examples were not as poor as the first full production batch was. Whether or not that's actually true?

The STALKER series explicitly emphasizes its fragility, lack of durability, unreliability, and lack of precision both after the first shot (due to recoil) and once it heats up. So even videogames picked up on its rep.

@LonelySpaceDetective

3 жыл бұрын

Well, some of them anyway, as the comments sections points out how this *isn't* the case in another popular game.

@HeartTribe

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@Overqualification

3 жыл бұрын

@@LonelySpaceDetective another *Modern* game

@baskapat5239

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention it weights 5kg, I would rather pick AN94 or HK G36.

@whoami1449

3 жыл бұрын

Only reason i would ever picked this up in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is the scope. The moment i found any scope for any other weapon i toss it away.

US - We've designed a mass-produced rifle sure to drive our infantry crazy UK - Hold my pint

@tygerb1982

4 жыл бұрын

There is a time for tea, there is also a time for a pint!

@laurenbastin8849

4 жыл бұрын

yeah we drink pints more than tea

@peanutbutter5402

4 жыл бұрын

US: HOLY SHIT! M16 JAMMED! UK:BLOODY HELL! L85A1 JUST BLEW UP! soviet union: *laughs in AKM*

@laurenbastin8849

3 жыл бұрын

Jeffro 2000 correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the AKs appeal in its simplicity and easily manufacturable nature rather than its actual quality as a weapon

@peanutbutter5402

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeffro 2000 i have worked with an AR. In my experience as a soldier, reliability of a weapon outdoes anything else. ARs are fancy, and relatively unreliable.they have a relatively high probability to jam in full auto fire even in their M4A1 configuration. The AK really quiet deserves its fame

I was in the armored core in the 1990s and took part in a modification program with the REME to add a cover for the mag release, so this modification was prior to the HK program.

The A1 was absolutely shocking. I struggle to remember a time I emptied a single mag without a stoppage, usually an ejected case being launched back into the breach. When H&K made the A2 however it was a fantastic weapon!

Here's the story: The British Government want to sell off the state-run weapons factory: RSAF (Royal Small Arms Factory) Enfield. But RSAF has no orders on the books. It's not doing any business. No private companies are interested. Conveniently, the British government decide Her Majesty's Armed Forces need a new rifle. RSAF has an excellent design for a bullpup assault rifle. This design has been around - in various versions - since the Enfield EM-2 of the late 1940's/early 50's. Every time it looked like being adopted, the army chose a different calibre. The EM-2 was .280 - but NATO decided to go with 7.62mm. Then they updated the design (as the L64) in 4.85mm - but NATO decided to go with 5.56mm. When the government expressed interest in a new rifle, the government contract cost of an M16 was around $300. RSAF announced that they could supply their new rifle for $150, by constructing it from inexpensive stamped metal parts. No other manufacturer could compete with that. RSAF got the contract. Suddenly, with it's production lines busy and big orders on the books, RSAF is attractive to buyers. It is bought by BAe. (Of course it is... as the British government's 'preferred provider', BAe pretty much gets whatever it wants in the UK.) But BAe has zero interest in keeping RSAF going. It announces that RSAF will complete the contract, then BAe will close the factory and sell off the land. Meanwhile, there are problems with the rifles. The thing is - the original design was never meant to be manufactured from stamped metal parts. It was intended to be a fully-machined weapon. The components do not fit properly. They are too flimsy and easily broken. Nobody at RSAF cares. They know that as soon as the last rifle rolls off the line, they're out of a job anyway. The rifles are bodged together as best as possible and shipped off for evaluation. BAe collects the money for the SA80 contract. That's payday number one. The British army conducts 'trials' on their new rifle - they call it the L85. Good News, everyone - they announce the rifle performs superbly! The L85 is issued. BAe closes RSAF and sells off the assets. That's payday number two. Then they develop the land, and sell it off. Payday number three. Meanwhile, reports are coming in of problems with the rifle. Troops in the field are experiencing catastrophic failures and stoppages. Foreign militaries who conduct trials on the SA80/L85 find very different results from the British Army tests. In fact, overseas trials are so bad that there is zero foreign interest in the gun. In the UK, any force which has independent control over their own budget chooses to buy the C7/C8 rifle instead: that's the Canadian-built version of the M16. That includes the SAS, SBS, Para Pathfinders, and (until they recently lost their independent purchasing ability) the Military Police and Royal Marines. Basically anybody who gets a choice - chooses to AVOID the L85. Eventually, problems with the rifle cannot be ignored any longer. The weapons are withdrawn from service, shipped off to Heckler & Koch in Germany, and heavily rebuilt. At the time, Heckler & Koch was owned by: BAe. That's payday number four from this deal. The rebuilt weapons are reissued - with a name change - as the L85A2. They undergo trials with the British military. Good News, everyone! The new, new rifles perform superbly! The cost of the original weapons - the withdrawal from service - and the rebuild program - mean that the final cost of each "$150 rifle" was actually around $2,000. In all fairness, the rebuilt weapons have performed well. They're (now) reliable, and are have class-leading accuracy. They still have some drawbacks. The L85A2 is notably heavier than it's competitors, does not offer ambidextrous controls, and because of it's ejection action, can only be fired from the right shoulder. Which means, if you're in cover, you can't just lean your left eye & shoulder out to fire - you have to expose your entire chest & head. Also - no matter how good you think the rifle is - it's a design dead-end. The production line is closed, the machinery sold off. The L85 will come to the end of it's useable life, and be replaced with something else. There won't be an "A3". Hope that helps! Source(s): Here's what the British Army "rumour service" has to say: www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/SA-80

@titytitmk2738

7 жыл бұрын

>There won't be an "A3" Erm...what? The L85A3 was announced in 2015 and will be in service within the next 3-5 years.

@Turgz

7 жыл бұрын

Titytit Mk2 You do know that the A3's plans is to simply lengthen the service life of existing SA80 rifles?

@RobertDecker417

7 жыл бұрын

Titytit Mk2 The A2 is one of the most reliable rifles in the world

@manchurianatlarge

7 жыл бұрын

lol in other words, the physical embodiment of peak-military industrial complex. I imagine we'll look fondly back at the F-35 Lightning in a similar fashion in 30 years' time.

@tbrasc0

7 жыл бұрын

That's very interesting. Was their any truth to rumour that many of the components were also manufactured from recycled materials? Which may explain some of the fragility.

“It just works.” - Todd Howard’s comment on L85

@MausOfTheHouse

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet little lies

@katkrasher

4 жыл бұрын

Jojo?!?!

@roboactive

4 жыл бұрын

It works just as well as Fallout 76.

@remington-7008

4 жыл бұрын

sounds like somthing mitten squad would say

@nathanrandomized3593

4 жыл бұрын

LoL

Yes, its truly astonishing that if you go to a factory, tell them to build a rifle, and tell all the workers that theyre getting laid off after the order is fulfilled, you dont get a quality final product.

"So an AUG, L85A1, and FAMAS walk into a bar..."

@TheMrDemonized

3 жыл бұрын

Into a BAR

@themeddite2935

3 жыл бұрын

The AUG accidentally goes full auto, the L85A1 falls apart, and the FAMAS shoots all its ammo

@maxim6088

3 жыл бұрын

@@themeddite2935 and the FAMAS surrenders

@mr.bobcyndaquil4214

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxim6088 only because he knew someone from GIGN would come by with his big iron and liberate him

@georgeaustoc9063

3 жыл бұрын

And I hope they kill the L85

There's also the matter of the British Army standard issue bug repellant actually melting all the plastic on it....that was an interesting thing to hear about haha

@joeh651

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, can verify! I think it was more the potency of the bug rep more than anything else…

@mattheweast4392

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that certain camouflage paints could have the same effect. I sure that aiming the weapon only to notice that the cheek guard is melting inspired nothing but confidence in Her Majesty's troops.

@Chungus581

2 жыл бұрын

And the Blowpipe being so bad the Mujahideen didn’t even use the ones they were given after every single one missed. Then in the Falklands over 200 were fired by both sides only for 2 planes to actually be taken down.

@HRHMANSOUR

2 жыл бұрын

If you used the issued repellent then you didn't deserve to have working equipment you lowlife

@BashingBambi

2 жыл бұрын

The issue mosquito repellent actually ate through the magazine housing on my AR15

I never had a stoppage with the A2 variant, oh and your dust cover is open!!!

I heard someone said:” fooking laser sights”

@arandomguy8619

4 жыл бұрын

*sledgehammer noises*

@AndyWGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Sniperboi9000 *EMP Was thrown*

@xLaze

4 жыл бұрын

Unmaned drones

@subliminalmindfuck454

4 жыл бұрын

xLaze GPS Satellites

@arandomguy8619

4 жыл бұрын

@@subliminalmindfuck454 fooking laser sights

Meanwhile, at the HK headquarters, and engineer looks an L85 in a table: walks around the table: "nein" strips a piece of the rifle keeps walking around: "nein" strips another piece does another round and stops: "NEIN, NEIN, NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN, NEIN,NEIN, NEIN, NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN,NEIN," only the receiver is left edit: i already explained but some people truly felt attacked over this gun's initial quality so ill explain the joke, is a reference to inglourious bastards when hitler yells nein (no in german) a lot, so please knock it off (btw thanks for all the likes)

@ToxicSkull0

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf is this comment

@jameshibberd5134

4 жыл бұрын

The reason we made the A1 so bad is because we knew hk would step in and help us, which means... S L A P T I M E

@necrobynerton7384

4 жыл бұрын

I laff

@therubicon

4 жыл бұрын

Das ist richtig!!

@jameshibberd5134

4 жыл бұрын

@@emprahsfinest7092 yeah germany really took a turn for the better.

"Welcome to your yearly rifle test. Before we start are there any questions?" "Yeah. What's the point?"

I guess I was lucky with mine. It had the mag release shroud and was reliable. They did feel cheap and rattled a lot, especially if you had a lighter and some smokes in the pistol grip! The best way to use them was dirty. Once they had a mag through them and a bit of carbon in the works they worked fine. The only jams I ever had were a couple of stovepipes which were easily dealt with by pulling the case out and a quick forward assist. No, it wasn't the correct drill but it was far quicker than the whole mag off, check the chamber palaver which wasn't ever necessary (for me at least). The good news was that a Muppet could shoot one of these, especially with the SUSAT. They were super accurate to 300 and pretty decent to 500 as long as it wasn't too windy. Overall though, the best part of this weapon was the sling, whoever designed that was dead on.

This guy could talk about paper and I would still be captivated

@bodiee2532

5 жыл бұрын

Declan Steele I mean, even paper fires better than this piece of junk

@makotoyuki2199

5 жыл бұрын

Declan Steele I bet he could talk about a printer and it’s still sound epic

@harbl99

4 жыл бұрын

He does book reviews, so...

@xxspringz564

4 жыл бұрын

Lol same

The awkward moment when the CHEAP airsoft replicas are more reliable than the real gun...

@datalt7873

5 жыл бұрын

Because clearly an airsoft gun functions like a real firearm.

@233kosta

5 жыл бұрын

@@datalt7873 That's just it! It doesn't, it somehow functions better :P It's _not supposed to be_ more reliable or durable!

@datalt7873

5 жыл бұрын

@@233kosta So something that has plastic internals and a plastic shell that shoots plastic bb's at a very low velocity is a lot more reliable? Why arn't all firearms like that!

@233kosta

5 жыл бұрын

@@datalt7873 Actually they're mostly made of pot metal which is much worse than most polymers. They are also built to a cost. Aggressively so. The primary design goal is to look the part. Function and reliability are typically a "nice to have".

@datalt7873

5 жыл бұрын

@@233kosta Well you said "Cheap airsoft" so we are comparing some Springer that can be purchased at a Walmart for about $15, sometimes coming with attachments like a painted red dot, and comparing that to a real firearm. Pretty sure a cheap Springer is less reliable for a soldier to use in combat/dress than an actual firearm.

As an engineer I was asked to comment on it in the early 1980s, I found 27 flaws from a cutaway drawing, later Hundgunner magazine wrote about 32 flaws having tried some, of course we were ignored! You missed the melting plastic and pop-open upper barrel sleave, burned hands. etc.

M16/m4 jams with ice. Ak jams with mud. This thing just jams

i have fond memories of disassembling a sa80a1 on exercise and pulled the rear cross pin out to far and launched the guide rods into a river

@CFMLEAP

4 жыл бұрын

I was doing a weapons familiarisation course and I managed to do that. The rod flew across the room and hit my mate in the head.

@LtBdoesStuff

4 жыл бұрын

apply safety, remove the magazine, cock the rifle and engage the holding open catch. Take rifle and shake it until obstruction clear. put the magasine back on, release the bolt, forward assist, take off the safety and carry on firing. simple

@Zebsterr

4 жыл бұрын

I shit you not, I was waiting for the host to do it when he started pulling it apart. Sadly he knows his shit and there was no entertainment :(

@blakesheppard4313

4 жыл бұрын

One exercise my mate forgets to put his hand over the but and nearly takes some girls eye out she had stitches for like 6 or 7 weeks

@KumaBean

4 жыл бұрын

🤣👌

"So whats your favourite gun?" "The ones that go pew pew" "So everything but the SA80?"

@saiksthefox3544

3 жыл бұрын

Or the War Machine. That thing haunts me in my bo2 zombies experience.

@epauletshark3793

3 жыл бұрын

What about the guns that go "bang!" "Thunk" and "BOOM!"

@whiteeagle9769

3 жыл бұрын

@@saiksthefox3544 Only good when you toss it into the pack a punch

@saiksthefox3544

3 жыл бұрын

@@whiteeagle9769 This is true

@j4ff4c3ks1

3 жыл бұрын

And the Breda 30

Never had a stoppage with an A1, but had plenty of bits fall off them and one which had a burr on the receiver slot which sliced your index finder when you cocked it. One could not hit a barn door as the rear iron sight had 3 mm play in it.

@alanrooney2887

2 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree on accuracy. I never failed to hit less than 72/80 on an APWT using the L85A1 with iron sights. Funnily like you I never had a stoppage either :). The original cleaning was to lather it in ouil, then it was a dry clean, but I found the best way was to oil all the parts and then use a dry rag/cloth to take the oil off an leave a thin coating instead. The really funny part was the 'idea' that parts were interchangeable....lol, but the tolerances were so large, if you got a gas plug at the big end of tolerance and the foresight block hole was at the low end, the plug would just not go in :)

Genuine story - 4 weapons were considered to replace the A1. M16, C7, AUG and G36. In trials the M16 came out in last place, AUG was rejected by the military top brass as looking too foreign (you couldn't make it up!). G36 and C7 were best and it all came down to price. Eventually, the money was never made available as it was deemed more important to save face and fix the rifle. C7 / C8 have now snuck in and are becoming more common with specialist units.

@jbloun911

Жыл бұрын

Colt Canada is just making American ARs north of the border to save on labor costs. Rifle patents, engineering and specs are not from the maple leaf people. Colt is an American company.

L85A1 rarity: legendarily bad rate of fire: 630 (-620 if in desert environment) caliber: 5.56 NATO damage: 92 million pounds perks: looks cool

@MrBlack75922

3 жыл бұрын

Is it better than mosin bolt??

@plaguedoctor4411

3 жыл бұрын

It looks gross man wdym

@alanwatts8239

3 жыл бұрын

@@musikalniyfanboichik AR 15 looks just as much of a toy as the L8 then.

@Michael-bg3cu

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanwatts8239 not even bro

@brianj.841

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanwatts8239 I believe the early plastic parts were made by Mattel, same as barbie dolls. Not sure about later models.

09:40 "When HK redesigned the gun they replaced the [charging handle] with one that's kinda comma shaped. And the reason was, when it's fully cycled backwards, it acts as a shell deflector." There's a famous exchange between a visiting US general, asking a British soldier about his L85A2, and getting a loud and unpolitical "It's a POS, Sir!". The general, seeking some middle ground between the soldiers in front and the British brass behind him, racks the charging handle and remarks that, yes: that charging handle does cut into the hand a bit. "Don't worry about that, Sir!" the soldier replies, "That'll break off soon!"

@cowgoesmoo2

6 жыл бұрын

LOL

@yahsservant7509

6 жыл бұрын

chuckles to self

@carbon1255

6 жыл бұрын

British soldiers may not have good equipment but their wit is razor sharp.

@samkovisto3062

6 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious. I cant even be mad at you about the coffee that sprayed out of my nose all over my phone screen

@nejlaakyuz4025

5 жыл бұрын

Carbon 12 British mainly fought using courage and wits, rifles are planes are just there to complement.

This is no Forgotten Weapon; it is universally remembered and hated by all who used it.

@yuio823

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the British soldiers should switch to the Taiwan-US co-produced WOLF A1 "hunting purpose" rifles that fire the M855 ammo, at least according to many public tests the WOLF A1 rifles are pretty good either in terms of reliability or shooting accuracy

Ian the first thing I spotted was the front sling loop is on the wrong side of the rifle, second the magazine release catch was sorted out by putting on a shroud but the most annoying thing with the L85A1 was after stripping and assembling a few times was it rattled a lot and there was nothing you could do about it as it rattled when on patrol and trying to stop it was tiring on your hands and arms. On the upside I was a member of the first British Army battalion to use it on operations. The A2 which you also mentioned was heavier than the A1 by a couple of pounds. Apart from that another great video. Quick question have you done a video on the L1A1 and on the range with it? Many thanks from a British Army veteran. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

I was once part of a rifle evaluation team for the Philippine Army. One of the weapons we evaluated was this L85a1 as a possible rifle for our Scout Ranger Regiment, which specialises in jungle warfare, or for our special forces. A Ranger team took it into the jungle warfare training centre in Tanay, well east of Manila in the rugged Sierra Madre mountains. They came back after three days into what was meant to be a month long patrol. The rifle had literally fallen apart. Needless to say, we stayed with the M 16 and ordered Steyr AUGs as supplementary rifles.

@mambojambo7306

5 жыл бұрын

Ya wana. Get the l85a2 my man its well better can handle all sorts of weather and terrain made by hechlor and koch

@reimuhakurei2123

5 жыл бұрын

thats because peenoise are really stronk rifle broke xd

@philippinecircularflag2023

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah 😎

@finnthehuman6214

5 жыл бұрын

@@reimuhakurei2123 stfu weeb trash.

@spencerkimllido7327

5 жыл бұрын

@@finnthehuman6214 no u

I remember going through basic and having to take this apart, watching the bolt fly out the back if you didn’t put your thumb over it was brilliant, saw it hit my mate and bounce of his helmet

@danny1229c

4 жыл бұрын

The spring rods yes mate been a long time but if i remember you could stop it if you took it apart cocked ? Its still kinda nice in a sentimental way seeing the old girl again tho

@ieeeshan

4 жыл бұрын

@@danny1229c the rear retaining pin has 2 degrees of 'out'. all the way out (2 clicks) and your springs ping out and across the room. one click out and it'll hold your springs in while letting you remove the TMH. course it's easier to just pop your thumb over the back.

@robertwoodliff2536

3 жыл бұрын

@@danny1229c old girl....., with a bit of an STD?

@danny1229c

3 жыл бұрын

@@ieeeshan easier said than done when most of them were so stiff you had to bang them out with a multitool

@CL-vz6ch

3 жыл бұрын

You were meant to cup the end as you pulled the pin out. Or you could pull it quickly and catch the recoil rod assy as it popped up into the air.

I used these in the cadets and basic training with the RAF. I didn’t really think they were overly bad and they always hold a special place in my heart but now that I remember, we only ever were allowed to fire them in semi auto and not at too quick of a pace. I assumed it was for safety…. It was so they would jam wasn’t it…

@DD-gz6zj

Жыл бұрын

You haven’t been in a combat situation, these weapons were the ultimate gamble of dead mans click.

@Uajd-hb1qs

Жыл бұрын

@@DD-gz6zj Not a nice feeling for these things now

Ah the joys. I had 3 broken firing pins in the same year on range days, a stoppage that is almost impossible to clear when there's no drill for it and you're getting screamed at by some burly sergeant. Even he couldn't pull the bolt back and the armourer had to come to the range as there eas a live round stuck in the chamber. The A2 was a lot better but I was relieved when I went to Northern Ireland and we carried HK53's in our support vehicles instead.

@airplanemaniacgaming7877

Жыл бұрын

Live rounds stuck in the chamber? I mean, it beats getting a squib.

No mention that the cheap grade plastic would react with the standard issue insect repellent and melt!

@dansaunders1655

4 жыл бұрын

"Sir, my gun's melted" is the most phenomenally pathetic excuse I ever had the privilege of hearing.

@MB-fe6ly

3 жыл бұрын

Modernwarfare Dickson I’ve shot the a2, and have never had that problem in any position

@breewaldenwomanizerforlife9341

3 жыл бұрын

@@dansaunders1655 what

@dansaunders1655

3 жыл бұрын

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@Earthstar_Review

3 жыл бұрын

DEET is a disturbing substance.

Now I know why I've never seen Captain Price carry one...

@mrkennerz

4 жыл бұрын

Well kid... Not only is he a fictional character, he's also depicitng an SAS Captain.... British special forces do not use British Army standard issue kit or weaponry

@louisbeerreviews8964

4 жыл бұрын

Your Dad no the sas used a American rifle not British

@jackmoules159

4 жыл бұрын

SAS Go To Weapon Is MP5

@Phoenix-ps3zw

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrkennerz r/woooosh

@eyyze9897

4 жыл бұрын

SAS uses foreign weapons such as H&K MP5, G3 so on from Germany, Austria, Belgium. Mainly Western European country’s is its variety.

I was involved in the original jungle trials of this weapon. The insect repellent melted the grip stock and butt. The Sultan of Brunei came to the range and did a days shoot with it he never hit the target. They had a Gurkha put the bullet holes onto the target and then showed him what a good shot he was. It jammed all the time and the magazine release kept getting caught and releasing the magazines. Knowing all of this the army bought it hilarious, the Sultan of Brunei did not buy it. it was like watching Del boy try and sell a second hand car to a muppet it was so funny.

@zeramoke

6 ай бұрын

Why was it green lit with such poor trails?

@neildraycott5272

6 ай бұрын

Because I beleive it was designed by a British company Lee Enfeild if I am right and the government did not want to buy an american weapon at the time. Nowadays the MOD is more than happy to buy from american for example the ajax is being built by general motors and is a cock of sh1t piece of kit.Politics at the end of the day buy cheap and equip troops with it no one will know.@@zeramoke

40 years and still a work in progress dear god

When these were introduced I went from being a qualified marksman on the FN FAL to being unable to hit barn door in one easy move. Why? Because I was left handed and left eye dominant .... sign!

@davidbanan.

2 жыл бұрын

... Yeah, great move england

@atinofspam3433

2 жыл бұрын

Of all the faults, i cant understand why its right handed only. Surely they could literally just mirror some of the parts to make a left handed version? The AUG and Famas are both ambi bullpups. The desertech MDR is an albi bullpup. Being a bullpup is not an excuse for not making it ambidextrous. The only real solution the british army have at the moment is the Combat Shotgun and L129a1 and the L119a1 and L119a2 are all ambidextrous so if you are trained as a marksman or a marine u can use an ambi gun. Still its a stupid problem to have

@leinadj12ify

2 жыл бұрын

@@atinofspam3433 Enfield did make left handed prototypes but MoD didn't buy them. They thought it easier and cheaper just to make lefties shoot righty

@HRHMANSOUR

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe it's because you were a shit shot and then made up a cock and bull story about being left dominant. The only thing dominant was the dominant lack of influence from a father figure in your life after you father left you at a young age.

@kw9849

2 жыл бұрын

@@atinofspam3433 The intention was to make a certain number of left-handed rifles and distribute them as required. But then they just didn't to save money.

Ah, the civil servant. It is unusable, and you cant fire it

@pedromiguel748

3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping Ian would make that joke... I've heard it somewhere else that Brits used to call the SA80 like that, because it was unreliable, never worked and you couldn't fire it... Cracks me up every time.

@johnevans388

3 жыл бұрын

@@pedromiguel748 The joke actually is - Ah, like a civil servant. It's unusable, and you cant fire it.'

@somnius2519

3 жыл бұрын

That joke's more effective than the gun itself will ever be.

@lunchpin403

3 жыл бұрын

The joke is "doesn't work and you can't fire it" not unusable

@dragzgaming

3 жыл бұрын

the joke is... none of you have probably ever fired it and taking the word of a American that also never fired it lol i fired it in cadets and all the brits loved it back then

I signed up 1976 so my 1st weapon was the SLR kinda liked it .Did fire the .303 and that was slow but accurate .The SLR was too long for close quarter battle ,but if your enemy thought to hide behind even a 2ft wall shucks .At first I wasn't impressed with the cocking lever being on the right ! But you get used to it ......on the SA80 .....:rarely fired it in automatic .Check out Op Grapple 1 .We were there before the Cheshires or the Wessex ,nuffin written about our exploits .I did find myself in Sarejevo ,and came across the French Foreign Legion guarding the Airport . This weapon saved my Life ,no stoppages but I guess in desert conditions ......a different story.

I mean we didn't call it the civil servant for nothing. It doesn't work and can't be fired.

I remember phase one training. Me "I'm left handed" the instructor "ha not anymore" "You would normally do this with the tip of a cartridge" no, no you wouldn't.

@martincarr1284

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. That's what your cleaning tool was for. You'd normally.do this with a round my arse what about cleaning after firing a fuck.load of blanks through it

@jonathaniwachiw-toothill29

4 жыл бұрын

Cleaning tool or bootlace

@jackp492

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I havnt joined, I don't think my squad mates want a kack handed lefty trying to cover them with this

@georgejennery9264

4 жыл бұрын

I’m left-handed as well, and once I went shooting and I was not thinking so I shot (with left hand shooting) and a hot shell went down my shirt😂 I’ve still got a massive burn mark 😂

@endjfcar

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgejennery9264 That.... ouch

I swear this thing seems like they designed the aesthetics first and then just built around it

@Sheridan2LT

4 жыл бұрын

O gee oh my, it's not a pretty looking gun-- go fuck yurself aye

@SalveSandWonk

4 жыл бұрын

That definition also fits the Tvor bullpup.

@sleepypotato7183

4 жыл бұрын

It’s obvious the designer is a high noble that has top reputation and good background with zero practical experience :/ it’s definitely politics.

@billythepigeon7345

4 жыл бұрын

But it's fugly.

@benhaver9737

4 жыл бұрын

If that’s the case they failed on both points. I think the things ugly as sin

Bullpup rifles have always looked like some sci-fi movie larp for modern militaries to me. I remember even as a child, I had GI Joe toys with miniature Steyr AUGs and I didn’t believe they actually existed in real life.

It would have been nice to see the A2 with it, and have a visual on some of the internal changes.

Instead of shouting "STOPPAGE" if the weapon jammed or "MAGAZINE" whenever you ran out of ammo. ...... Us Brits used to shout ""WEAPON FELL APART" as this weapon disintegrated like a 1000 year old viking broadsword pulled out of peat bog as we simply ran into a new position and get onto our belt buckles

Why do I hear a brit yelling "FOOKING LAZER SIGHTS!"?

@aye5264

4 жыл бұрын

Foooking lazer sight needs a fookin charge again!!!!!!!!!!! Bastard

@strynezh1649

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I see you’re a man of good taste

@gregbaranszky545

4 жыл бұрын

*Focking lasa soyts*

@ZacharySkan

3 жыл бұрын

GPS satellites. Unmanned drones. *fokin layzer sightes*

@pearson935

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sadly lost..

I used it 1991 to 1995. We hated it. It was a dust and grit magnet. So many jams, even after cleaning. On the range, on exercise. Always jamming. I thank god I never had to use it operationally.

I _think_ this is the model my RAF CCF friends use in marching; well, it's a cadet model with the full-auto disabled, a cover over the scope, and I can't remember if they put cement down the barrel or not. Anyway, one of those friends asked if the school armory had live ammo, and the answer was yes.

I think it's very telling that every time I see pics of SAS men, they're carrying M16/M4 based weapons.

@billbuck3590

7 жыл бұрын

HK416's i think mainly, that and ak's

@LimaOscar88

7 жыл бұрын

Anon Nymous Canadian Diemaco built examples, because the Canadians can build a better AR than the Americans who designed it.

@davem2369

7 жыл бұрын

There were some UK built 416s trialled but the decision was made to stay with the L119A1s, aka Candian made Diemacos. The move towards the L119A2s with monolithic uppers is currently underway

@billbuck3590

7 жыл бұрын

***** TBH he's right, they also built better stuff under licence in wwII.

@billbuck3590

7 жыл бұрын

You realise the SAS are resonantly secretive right? I think the main reason for it was because of the distinctive AK sound when fighting without the support structure of the rest of the army backing you up. they used them to sound like the dudes they were fighting and to not mark them out as dudes that needed to get shot. I'm fairly sure it's a similar reason as to why they wear headscarf and non-nato looking gear.

5:56 At HK headquarters Oberndorf/Baden-Württemberg: [head engineer] *Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein!* Alles raus! Alles neu!

@MrGreghome

5 жыл бұрын

Das was ein befel!

@chedsalvia6270

5 жыл бұрын

germans ultimately saved england

@Ironforce7701

5 жыл бұрын

Grüße von Oberndorf

@mrijk1946

5 жыл бұрын

FEGELEIN has du das gemacht bring mir die fegelein !

@whw710

5 жыл бұрын

the timestamp is 5:56 the irony