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British Sniping Rifles since 1970 - L42A1, L96A1 and L115A3 (Paperback)
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British Sniping Rifles since 1970 - L42A1, L96A1 and L115A3 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R483
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In response to the challenge of the Soviet Dragunov self-loading
rifle, the British Army adopted the 7.62mm L42A1 bolt-action
sniping rifle in 1970. The L42A1 was deployed in Dhofar and
Northern Ireland, but arguably saw its finest hour during the
Falklands War in 1982. The harsh conditions of the South Atlantic
laid bare the L42A1's inadequacies and a new company, Accuracy
International, won the contract to replace the L42A1 and the PM
Rifle, a world-beating revolutionary design, was adopted in 1985 as
the L96A1. Progressively upgraded, the L96A1 went on to serve as
the British Army's primary sniper system, being deployed in
Northern Ireland, the First Gulf War, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The L115A3, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, joined the L96A1 in the
front line in 2008 and since 2012 has been Britain's standard issue
sniping rifle. Featuring full-colour artwork and close-up
photographs, this absorbing study assesses the development, combat
use, impact and legacy of these three iconic British sniping
weapons.
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