Well done, Nev. When Dave wrote, "I've only ever seen our American cousins do this sort of thing before...", I was about ask if if he'd really never seen the Queen's Colour Squadron of the RAF Regiment in action but you beat me to it.
Do you think he has something against "the crabs"?
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I was about ask if if he'd really never seen the Queen's Colour Squadron of the RAF Regiment in action but you beat me to it.
Honestly.. no, I haven't.
Agree the SLR/FN looked more like a rifle than these SA80's. What little drill I did as a kid was done with a Lee Enfield .303.. a tidy looking weapon but one which weighed similar to a giant Red Wood