Britain’s L42A1: The Ultimate Sniper Rifle?

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Britain’s L42A1: The Ultimate Sniper Rifle?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/britains-l42a1-the-ultimate-sniper-rifle/.

 

[Talyn]

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The L42A1: A Sniper Rifle To Remember

The L42A1 is a 7.62x51 mm NATO sniper rifle developed from the World War II-vintage .303 No.4 (T). The original Lee-Enfield (bottom) in .303 caliber served as the standard British army sniper rifle until 1970. The L42A1 (top) was converted from standard rifles by rebarreling the actions for...

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[USMC6094]

It was the ultimate development of the No4 Mk1 T, the later Parker Hale, and Accuracy International rifles leave it flat, but for its time, it was one of the best.

Remember, it's a contemporary of the M40, the Vietnam Era M40.

 

[Talyn]

It was the ultimate development of the No4 Mk1 T, the later Parker Hale, and Accuracy International rifles leave it flat, but for its time, it was one of the best.

Remember, it's a contemporary of the M40, the Vietnam Era M40.

That article's title is hilarious.

I'll bet the M40 was more accurate.