Integrally Suppressed L96A1 with Jonathan Ferguson
Royal Armouries
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15m
From Green Meanie, to ‘three men in a shed’, to gamers running wild with the ‘AWP’ –Accuracy International and their L96A1 created the modern template for sniper rifles to this day.
Less well-known, as Jonathan shows in this week’s episode, is the integrally suppressed variant.
Books mentioned:
Steve Houghton, 2021, 'The Green Meanie L96A1'. Swift and Bold Publishing.
Dave Walls, 2023. 'It Started in the Shed'. New Generation Publishing.
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