7.62mm Rifle L8: The Last Gasp of the Service Lee Enfield

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The L8(T) Enfield was a British attempt to convert existing No. 4 Lee Enfields to 7.62 NATO for sniper roles, primarily for territorial troops. Despite modifications like a new barrel and magazine, the rifle suffered from significant accuracy issues, achieving only around 2.5 MOA due to harmonics problems with the full-length stock and barrel bands interacting with the 7.62 NATO round. This led to its failure, with the British Army eventually adopting the L42A1, which featured a shortened forend based on civilian modifications.

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