Thread: New Defence Force rifles need firing pins replaced

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

I once talked to a guy who was ex British army, must've left around the time they were changing from SLR to L85. He had his doubts about the power of the 5.56 round.

His verdict:"I don't like this idea of shooting people gently"

nobody in thier right mind would claim the 5.56 is BETTER than the 7.62 (.223 Vs .308) and the SLR is a proven preformer....you could say same thing of the .303 brit the preceded it too. 100rounds of .223 is easy to carry as its small and light....... the other two,not so much.