SA80

Rifle L85A1

Technical Specifications

Type Bullpup assault rifle (L85) · Light support weapon (L86 LSW) · Carbine (L22)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Designed 1970s–1980s
Produced 1985–1994
In service 1985–present
Wars See Conflicts
Used by See Users
No. built Approx. 350,000 (L85, L86) · Approx. 21,700 (L98)
Variants See Variants
Weight 4.98 kg (L85A2 with SUSAT sight and loaded 30-round magazine)
Length 785 mm (L85A2)
Barrel length 518 mm (L85A2)
Cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed 30-round detachable STANAG magazine, · 30-round detachable polymer Magpul EMAG, 60-round casket magazine · 20-round detachable magazine (carbine)
Sights Telescopic SUSAT, ACOG and ELCAN LDS scopes, aperture iron sights
Muzzle velocity 930 -
Rate of fire 610–775 rpm
Range 400 m

Data from SA80 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA.

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