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To: mombyprofession

The predecessor to the SA 80 was the EM2 or rifle no.9 MK1 or “Janson rifle” which fired a .280 round but never entered service because the US wouldn’t standardize on that weak of a round.


28 posted on 01/02/2010 8:38:14 PM PST by mombyprofession
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To: mombyprofession

556nato is smaller than .280.


31 posted on 01/02/2010 8:48:17 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Veni, Vidi, Vicki: "I came, I saw, and I'm like, Omigod!")
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