Assault rifle used by the British Army. Stands for Small Arms for the 1980's. It was produced in the 1980's and is most likely to be taken out of service in 2015. The guns in the SA80 rang are the L85A1, the L86A1 LSW and the L98A1 CGP. They have a round velocity of 900m/s and they use the NATO standard 5.56mm calibre and are fed by a magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds but is filled with 28 to stop jamming. The rifles are made of plastic and are made mass production, hence so many people complain they are "cheap and plasticky", maybe because they are from the 80's. Despite all this it is a good overall weapon.
by pro-nun-see-A-shun July 7, 2003