The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle, is the British version of the Belgian FN FAL rifle, and was produced in the UK, under licence, to meet the need for the army to have a rifle capable of firing the new NATO 7.62 ammunition. Introduced in the mid to late 1950s, and designed to be semi-automatic only, the SLR proved popular in service. Of conventional design its 7.62mm round proved accurate and powerful. During the Falklands War some SLRs had a Bren gun magazine fitted to increase capacity to 30 rounds,

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Why the Australian SAS Refused to Use U.S. Weapons in Vietnam — And Why It Worked In the equipment room at Nuidat in 1967, an American special forces adviser watched with confusion as an Australian SAS trooper inspected his weapon before a patrol. The rifle was a L1A1 self-loading rifle, a 7.62 mm battle rifle that the United States had abandoned three years earlier in favor of the M16. The American couldn't help himself. You know, we've got crates of M16s you guys can use, he offered. Lighter,