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Originally Posted by LewisM
Narp, the AusSteyr would have a MALF or FTF, or the thermo-moulded plastic will warp and twist something critical (oh hang on, we sold all those affected ones to NZ).
Bring back the BBDS - aka the SLR / FN-FAL  Dealing with chicken hordes from afar for generations When you need to reach out and touch someone, rather than dropping a few hundred yards in front of them  |
SLR would actually be quite useful in Afghanistan. The enemy likes to engage at maximum Kalashnikov range (400m or so). The Steyr will not drop someone at this range, but the SLR will. The 5.56 was selected due to the belief that most conflicts would be short range. This was the case in Iraq, but not Afghanistan.