Just bought L85!!

Firepower! · November 2, 2009, 05:12 AM

I am excited that I just bought L85. I will post pictures soon.

I have been after this weapon for a while now.

p99guy · November 2, 2009, 09:55 AM

Congrats on getting one! The only ones here in the U.S. are "Post May 1986 Dealer Samples"....and darn few of those.

gyvel · November 5, 2009, 05:19 AM

WOW! I thought I was doing good by finding an L1A1. Congrats!

Willie Lowman · November 7, 2009, 11:21 AM

Come on, Firepower!

Pics or it didn't happen!

Firepower! · November 7, 2009, 12:18 PM

Thanks P99guy and gyel!

Here you go Willie...I was waiting for better time of the day to take pictures but since you insisted:

Total cost was about: US$12,500

Silvanus · November 7, 2009, 02:36 PM

Wow, nice find! I wonder where that rifle came from... Is it the H&K modified version or an early model?

p99guy · November 7, 2009, 06:01 PM

it looks like it has the updates

shooter_from_show-me · November 7, 2009, 06:20 PM

What's it chambered in 5.56 NATO?

M4Sherman · November 7, 2009, 08:24 PM

I wish we had one in the US. and yes 5.56 and it supposedly shoots like a lazer

B. Lahey · November 7, 2009, 08:36 PM

Nice, I've always wanted one of those.

There is supposedly a project in the works to make semi-autos for the US market. Unfortunately, it's a Charles Daly import/build deal, so who knows if they will be worth a damn. Sounds like something that will take a few revisions to get right anyway, so it will probably be at least a decade before we have a functional semi-auto L85ish rifle, if it happens at all.

Firepower! · November 7, 2009, 08:39 PM

Yes it has the updates. It is L85 A2. It is chambered in 5.56.

Willie Lowman · November 8, 2009, 11:39 AM

Very nice. Have you had a chance to fire it yet?

Firepower! · November 8, 2009, 01:22 PM

Just a test fire magazine. Did not go to my private range where I fire automatic weapons.

Piper Cub · November 8, 2009, 03:13 PM

Very impressive Fire power. You are living up to your handle.

Drummer101 · November 8, 2009, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Just a test fire magazine. Did not go to my private range where I fire automatic weapons.

I just saw you location

It is a nice rifle

p99guy · November 8, 2009, 04:39 PM

I wonder what the story on your rifle is...as in how did it find its self not in British Military ownership. ( every gun has a story, they just arent good at telling us lol)

Firepower! · November 8, 2009, 09:13 PM

Thanks Piper C.

Well guns tend not to tell stories. It probably made its way to tribal area through Afghanistan or part of the aid package to equip the tribals against extremists. I really dont know.

I wanted one for a while and paid heavily for the gun and the automatic license for it and for its registeration.

Firepower! · November 10, 2009, 12:13 AM

Last night I could not sleep so I decided to strip down my 85a2 and clean it. Let me tell you how much I appreciated my AKs and M4s after this. Very complicated weapon. You have to do everything carefully or the job get longer and longer. What surprised me is that VERY little information on field stripping was available on net. I found one British Army PDF file which was apparantly a scanned copy from somewhere else. It was very general and lacking information for serious folks.

What are you experiences specially regarding the trigger assembly? And do you have any detailed manuals on this baby?

Thanks.

DRice.72 · November 10, 2009, 07:39 AM

Beautiful! Congrats!

B. Lahey · November 10, 2009, 11:38 PM

Small Arms Review to the rescue. The field-stripping and maintenance guide starts on page 9 of this PDF:

http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/sa80.pdf

Firepower! · November 11, 2009, 12:00 AM

This is the one I have. I was looking for something more elaborate. Thanks.

p99guy · November 11, 2009, 03:39 AM

I would buy a copy of Collector Grade Publications, "The Last Enfield" it is the complete story of your rifle.

B. Lahey · November 15, 2009, 05:57 AM

Here's a field-manual for sale. It's in spanish.

https://secure.longmountain.com/prod...552de8121f43fb

Here's the book p99 mentioned:

https://secure.longmountain.com/prod...4292569f949179

One manual was marked RESTRICTED at least as late as '96. Spoilsports.

More random info:

http://www.project-x.org.uk/sa80.html

Firepower! · November 15, 2009, 10:47 AM

Thank you for the help.

B. Lahey · November 18, 2009, 05:24 AM

Another manual for sale. This one's even in english.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SA80-LSW-Operati...item5882705ec9

Looks like a copy of the RESTRICTED one, without the cover page...

November 2, 2009, 05:12 AM	#1
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Just bought L85!! I am excited that I just bought L85. I will post pictures soon. I have been after this weapon for a while now.

November 2, 2009, 09:55 AM	#2
p99guy Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Haslet,Texas(DFW area) Posts: 1,506	Congrats on getting one! The only ones here in the U.S. are "Post May 1986 Dealer Samples"....and darn few of those. __________________ Lighten up Francis!.....;Actor Warren Oats, in the movie "Stripes"

November 7, 2009, 11:21 AM	#4
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Come on, Firepower! Pics or it didn't happen! __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

November 7, 2009, 06:01 PM	#7
p99guy Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Haslet,Texas(DFW area) Posts: 1,506	it looks like it has the updates __________________ Lighten up Francis!.....;Actor Warren Oats, in the movie "Stripes"

November 7, 2009, 06:20 PM	#8
shooter_from_show-me Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 231	What's it chambered in 5.56 NATO? __________________ When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. ~ Thomas Jefferson NRA Life Member

November 5, 2009, 05:19 AM	#3
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	WOW! I thought I was doing good by finding an L1A1. Congrats!

November 7, 2009, 12:18 PM	#5
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Thanks P99guy and gyel! Here you go Willie...I was waiting for better time of the day to take pictures but since you insisted: Total cost was about: US$12,500

November 7, 2009, 02:36 PM	#6
Silvanus Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2005 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 1,324	Wow, nice find! I wonder where that rifle came from... Is it the H&K modified version or an early model?

November 7, 2009, 08:24 PM	#9
M4Sherman Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 408	I wish we had one in the US. and yes 5.56 and it supposedly shoots like a lazer

November 7, 2009, 08:36 PM	#10
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Nice, I've always wanted one of those. There is supposedly a project in the works to make semi-autos for the US market. Unfortunately, it's a Charles Daly import/build deal, so who knows if they will be worth a damn. Sounds like something that will take a few revisions to get right anyway, so it will probably be at least a decade before we have a functional semi-auto L85ish rifle, if it happens at all. __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell

November 7, 2009, 08:39 PM	#11
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Yes it has the updates. It is L85 A2. It is chambered in 5.56.

November 8, 2009, 11:39 AM	#12
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Very nice. Have you had a chance to fire it yet? __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

November 8, 2009, 01:22 PM	#13
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Just a test fire magazine. Did not go to my private range where I fire automatic weapons.

November 8, 2009, 03:13 PM	#14
Piper Cub Junior member Join Date: February 5, 2009 Location: TEXAS Posts: 491	Very impressive Fire power. You are living up to your handle.

November 8, 2009, 04:39 PM	#16
p99guy Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Haslet,Texas(DFW area) Posts: 1,506	I wonder what the story on your rifle is...as in how did it find its self not in British Military ownership. ( every gun has a story, they just arent good at telling us lol) __________________ Lighten up Francis!.....;Actor Warren Oats, in the movie "Stripes"

November 8, 2009, 09:13 PM	#17
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Thanks Piper C. Well guns tend not to tell stories. It probably made its way to tribal area through Afghanistan or part of the aid package to equip the tribals against extremists. I really dont know. I wanted one for a while and paid heavily for the gun and the automatic license for it and for its registeration.

November 10, 2009, 12:13 AM	#18
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Manuals required. Last night I could not sleep so I decided to strip down my 85a2 and clean it. Let me tell you how much I appreciated my AKs and M4s after this. Very complicated weapon. You have to do everything carefully or the job get longer and longer. What surprised me is that VERY little information on field stripping was available on net. I found one British Army PDF file which was apparantly a scanned copy from somewhere else. It was very general and lacking information for serious folks. What are you experiences specially regarding the trigger assembly? And do you have any detailed manuals on this baby? Thanks.

November 10, 2009, 07:39 AM	#19
DRice.72 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2009 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 451	Beautiful! Congrats! __________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin Light is faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright unitl you hear them speak! They should have stopped with "Congress shall make no Law...

November 10, 2009, 11:38 PM	#20
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Small Arms Review to the rescue. The field-stripping and maintenance guide starts on page 9 of this PDF: http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/sa80.pdf __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell

November 11, 2009, 12:00 AM	#21
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	This is the one I have. I was looking for something more elaborate. Thanks.

November 11, 2009, 03:39 AM	#22
p99guy Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Haslet,Texas(DFW area) Posts: 1,506	I would buy a copy of Collector Grade Publications, "The Last Enfield" it is the complete story of your rifle. __________________ Lighten up Francis!.....;Actor Warren Oats, in the movie "Stripes"

November 15, 2009, 05:57 AM	#23
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Here's a field-manual for sale. It's in spanish. https://secure.longmountain.com/prod...552de8121f43fb Here's the book p99 mentioned: https://secure.longmountain.com/prod...4292569f949179 One manual was marked RESTRICTED at least as late as '96. Spoilsports. More random info: http://www.project-x.org.uk/sa80.html __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell

November 15, 2009, 10:47 AM	#24
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Thank you for the help.

November 18, 2009, 05:24 AM	#25
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Another manual for sale. This one's even in english. http://cgi.ebay.com/SA80-LSW-Operati...item5882705ec9 Looks like a copy of the RESTRICTED one, without the cover page... __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell