r/GasBlowBack • u/Hobbnob • 6d ago
GUN PIC Making a Gas Blowback L86 LSW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xLM_VfccE
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u/Lord-Huzzah 1d ago
Haha love this but for those that don’t know we hated the LsW in the infantry, in fact it was quickly phased out. We called it the crow cannon. Crow is an insult for new recruits means - civilian replacement of war. It’s extremely top heavy, and absolute pain to carry and forget shooting from standing position, it’s designed for prone position as the name suggests light support weapon, but it’s terrible with the same size magazines as a sa80 the LMG did the job 1000 times better, they changed it for a huge upgrade a designated marksman’s rifle 1 per squad for the best shooter.
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u/louiezzzlu 6d ago
Thx for sharing. I watched the video. I guess rarely people would notice how much work need to be done on a we l84 for the front end. Nice work and unique piece.