(7 September 2012, 16:54)Barneyboy Wrote: (7 September 2012, 15:49)NorthernRaider Wrote: Barney we did not want to give up 7.62 when we had the SLR but the bloody yanks insisted on all NATO members standardising on 5.56 then they found out in Iraq and Afghanistan its a crap round, So whilst the yanks rummaged around refitting M14s we got our GPMGs out of store and fast ordered loads of other kit that would do 7.62 or bigger like 338 Lapua Magnum etc. We should have kept the SLR L1A1 its superior to the L85A2
yeah thats wot they said on the radio 5.56 cant match up to the incoming rounds
Yarp the bad guys started shooting back with the 7.62 x 39 soviet round