{"id":55953,"date":"2020-07-17T02:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=55953"},"modified":"2020-07-16T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T12:59:05","slug":"l96a1-the-green-meanie-the-first-modern-sniper-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/07\/17\/l96a1-the-green-meanie-the-first-modern-sniper-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"L96A1: The Green Meanie &#8211; the First Modern Sniper Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0IvoKwvEbs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Feb 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=e0IvoKwvEbs&#038;redir_token=Nz_xbIFUhA2hQx24IWvS2zke_a98MTU4NTYxMTA5MEAxNTg1NTI0Njkw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Accuracy International Precision Marksman rifle was the winner of the British MoD&#8217;s competition to replace the L42A1 as the standard British sniper rifle, and was accordingly adopted as the L96A1. It was the vanguard of the modern sniper rifle, with a highly modular chassis design, and it revolutionized British sniping performance. Thanks to Steve Houghton, was have access today to one of a tiny number of original L96A1 rifles in private hands. If you are interested in learning more, I highly recommend checking out Steve&#8217;s newly released book, <em>The British Sniper: A Century of Evolution<\/em>. It can be found at: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=e0IvoKwvEbs&#038;redir_token=Nz_xbIFUhA2hQx24IWvS2zke_a98MTU4NTYxMTA5MEAxNTg1NTI0Njkw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swiftandboldpublishing.co.uk%2Fthe-book%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.swiftandboldpublishing.co&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-58842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot_2020-07-17-L96A1-The-Green-Meanie-\u2013-the-First-Modern-Sniper-Rifle.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 16 Feb 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; The Accuracy International Precision Marksman rifle was the winner of the British MoD&#8217;s competition to replace the L42A1 as the standard British sniper rifle, and was accordingly adopted as the L96A1. 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