L85A1

L85A1, British Armed Forces' designation for the SA80, a selective fire, bullpup configured, gas-operated, rotating bolt assault rifle made by the British. The design of a new bullpup configured service rifle project started even before the fall of the Third Reich, after many decades of development, countless prototype models made, numerous field tests performed and several different chambering calibre munitions types proposed, in addition to three different groups of designing personal team changed, the rifle design was finally finished during the 1980s. L85A1 immediately replaced the British L1A1 (FN Fal variant) and set as the new standard service rifle for the various British Armed Forces including the Royal Marines, Royal Army Infantry and RAF Regiments. L85A1 was also enlisted to service by a couple of Commonwealth member states. As the NATO member nations agreed on 1976 to the standardization of all NATO military forces munitions to the American 5.56x45mm M193 Cartridge, the SA80 project made the final change to the chambering calibration. L85A1 is capable of firing the 5.56mm munition up to rate of 775 rounds per minute cyclic, at the nozzle velocity of 940m/s, and covering an effective firing range of 600 metres (With SUSAT). The rifle feeds on a 30 round NATO STANAG magazine, which replaced its unreliable original magazines.