Simon Roberts Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Where the hell have they gone! surely you cant just lose these fully automatic weapons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Roberts Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Oops! can some one move! i posted in wrong forum Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 what missing SA80's are u telling me the army have misplaced another firearm like that pistol left in morisons. what is the world coming to cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Roberts Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 what missing SA80's are u telling me the army have misplaced another firearm like that pistol left in morisons.what is the world coming to cheers flash 200 in 9 years!! quite scary. they only know where a quarter of em are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Well the last one went missing on templeton airfield, ill bet that theres more than a few there, judging by the ease with which i can pick up live ammo No prises for guessing where ive been spending my spare time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Thing is with the SA's first time you go to rob a bank and it too hot/to cold/ a bit dusty and the thing jams, they will all end up in chucked in the canal anyway It's OK Devilshdave - I know they are all sorted now. I spoke to a 'user' a couple of weeks ago and he couldn't praise them enough and he thinks the scope is one of the best available Just what I need for the old boar shooting trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I spoke to a 'user' a couple of weeks ago and he couldn't praise them enough and he thinks the scope is one of the best available Well having now used them myself, i can vouch for the A1 being a load of green plastic cack but the A2 is definately a lot better. With regards the scope.... the less said the better. In my experience the picture isnt all that clear and the tripod sighting element is IMO too big and is all to easy to obscure somthing with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) Is the SA80 the army's version of the Logun S16? Oh and if you want one leave £300 in an unmarked envelope behind the Kings Head ........ You ain't seen me right Edited April 11, 2006 by SNAKEBITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 The difference is you can't take out geese and hares with 90 yard headshots with an SA80, and we all know you can do that easily with with a .22 airgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) Lets face it, they look **** which is possibly most important in their effect as a battle field weapon. You want something thats mean looking. Edited April 11, 2006 by il cacciatore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 The difference is you can't take out geese and hares with 90 yard headshots with an SA80, and we all know you can do that easily with with a .22 airgun Yeah I used to do that all the time when I was a lad. You see you modern airgunners have it easy, we used to have to walk 50 miles to get our rabbits and then walk 50 miles back home again. Bare footed. If we didn't shoot anything we used to go hungry, none of this welfare rubbish, you don't know when you have it so good. Home made pellets, not like ............... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 The difference is you can't take out geese and hares with 90 yard headshots with an SA80, and we all know you can do that easily with with a .22 airgun Yeah I used to do that all the time when I was a lad. You see you modern airgunners have it easy, we used to have to walk 50 miles to get our rabbits and then walk 50 miles back home again. Bare footed. If we didn't shoot anything we used to go hungry, none of this welfare rubbish, you don't know when you have it so good. Home made pellets, not like ............... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz etc etc. Rollocks Snakebite, you had it easy. A catty made from a piece of bedspring and three lacky bands - and you daren't come home until you had enough 'meat' to make a Lancashire hotpot. But there again - all yous southerners are softies Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I heard it was 26 actually SA80s LOST or stolen in 9 years which wernt recovered. I don't think this is a bad number. Obviously zero is a better number but when you take into account the excersises that the troops carry out it must be hard to keep track of all the guns all the time. I am sure many more legally owned guns are stolen each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) 200 equates to one in 2250 which is 200 to many but over the last 20 years how does that equate to all civilian owned fire arms? Or on average one in every 45000 per year! That would be the same as an FLO area such as North Yorkshire not having to deal with a single missing weapon or just one in a year. Where has the figure of 200 been conjured? Too many people are too quick to jump on the bandwagon and criticise the army. My guys have been shooting in competition last week and between 10 of them they had 1 stoppage in just a shade over 12000 rounds with the A2 which cant be bad in any ones estimation. Hitting target after target at 600m with them!! Dave Edited April 11, 2006 by Devilishdave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 dead eyed you were spoilt,you had bed springs ? we didnt even have beds.we didnt even have spring,winter all year down here.and you had a home ? we had to build ours when we got our first jobs at six months old.you had it easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) follow the army pick up a free gun. Edited April 12, 2006 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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