British Sniping Rifles since 1970
l42a1, l96a1 and l115a3
$54.17
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2022
Summary
From L42A1 to L115A3: A History of British Sniping Rifles Since 1970
In 1970, facing the challenge of the Soviet Dragunov, the British Army adopted the 7.62mm L42A1 bolt-action sniping rifle. The L42A1 saw action in Dhofar and Northern Ireland, but its defining moment came during the Falklands War in 1982.
The harsh conditions of the South Atlantic exposed the L42A1’s limitations, leading to a contract won by Accuracy International. Their revolutionary PM Rifle was adopted i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472842350 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472842359 |
| Series: | Weapon |
| Author: | Steve Houghton, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 180mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
This book is an excellent production of Britain’s three sniper weapons, explaining in layman’s terms how the development and production of each was achieved without going into lengthy description or introducing wordy scientific prose which would confuse the reader. * Army Rumour Service *
About The Author
Steve Houghton
Steve Houghton, a former soldier in The Royal Green Jackets, has been an avid collector of British sniping weapons and all associated equipment for the last twenty years. He is the author of The British Sniper, A Century of Evolution. This is Steve’s first book for Osprey.
Johnny Shumate began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University, and now works as a freelance illustrator. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction, as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers.
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