927 mm (36 in) (stock collapsed) 990 mm (39 in) (stock extended)
Barrel length
16 in (406 mm) (L129A1)
18 in (457 mm) (L129A2)
Cartridge
7.62×51mm NATO (L129A1)
6.5mm Creedmoor (L129A2)
Action
Gas impingement, rotating bolt
Effective firing range
800 m (875 yd)
Maximum firing range
1,000 m (1,094 yd)
Feed system
20-round detachable SR-25 pattern magazine
Sights
TA648-308 6×48 ACOG
The L129A1, also known as the L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle, is a 7.62×51mm NATO designated marksman rifle manufactured by Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) for the British Armed Forces.
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The L129A1, also known as the L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle, is a 7.62×51mm NATO designated marksman rifle manufactured by Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT)...
Colt Canada". "Taking Back The Infantry Half-km: Britain's L129A1". 8 June 2010. "L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle". www.army.mod.uk. "701577419 - Army Special...
an L129A1 sharpshooter rifle. Earlier fireteam organizations had one private per fireteam carrying either an L86A2 light support weapon or an L129A1 depending...
also used by the Royal Marines. Some soldiers are equipped with the 7.62mm L129A1 sharpshooter rifle, which in 2018 formally replaced the L86A2 Light Support...
other cases the rifle is a larger caliber rifle design, such as the British L129A1, Soviet SVD, or US rifles based on the M14, AR-10, or HK417. Whether a modified...
November 2022. "L129A1 sharpshooter rifle". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014. "L129A1 (SSW) Rifle"....
include the L115A3, produced by Accuracy International. More recently the L129A1 has come into service as the designated marksman rifle. Other weapons include...
following the introduction of the L110A1. It was replaced in this role by the L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle. The L86 was withdrawn from service in 2019. The length...
cannot be met by the normal acquisition cycle. Examples of this include; L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle - procured when British Army operations in Afghanistan...
soldiers and international students. Equipment includes: L85A2 Steyr M9 L86 L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle, a semi-automatic designated marksman's rifle also in...
battle". Facebook. "L129A1 sharpshooter rifle". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014. "L129A1 (SSW) Rifle"....
rifle. SIG716 DMR Gen2 replacing SG 550. [citation needed] United Kingdom L129A1 ; a 7.62 NATO, 16 in (410 mm) barrel variant of the SR-25 developed by Lewis...
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