I think of how many people were upset because we went from the M-14 to the M-16 compounded by early teething problems when the M-16 was fielded in Vietnam. Can you imagine going from the SLR (L1A1) to the SA-80 (L85A1), had to be lots of unhappy campers.
Factor in the UK ability to make even a decent design suck via budget building, (eg. Aussie AUGs are pretty crappy compared to Austrian AUGs despite have a Steyr contract facility). I honestly think the SA-80 (EM2) design has merit and if manufactured to a higher standard (and not just a retrofit by HK) could have been as viable as the AUG or the FAMAS.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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