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[AussieTrooper (Ben)]

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.

[beren]

Is the new Thales Lithgow F90 in service now with the army ? Read that it had
interchangeable barrels {16-20inch}, would the longer barrel help with the effective range of the 5.56 nato round ?

[AussieTrooper (Ben)]

Originally Posted by beren

Is the new Thales Lithgow F90 in service now with the army ? Read that it had
interchangeable barrels {16-20inch}, would the longer barrel help with the effective range of the 5.56 nato round ?

Once you go past 16 inches, a longer barrel only very marginally affects the range. Too small to be noticeable. It does make the muzzle flash and noise level smaller though.
I believe there is a 7.62 version of the Steyr available. Haven't seen one though.