British Military Rifles - L64/65

L64/65

During the 1970s, Enfield engineers designed an assault rifle to replace the L1A1 in the Bullpup configuration but chambered in the .190 calibre (4.85 mm). This rifle actually had better range and ballistics than the 5.56x45mm NATO although it retained the same cartridge but necked-down for the then new calibre. Like the previous EM-2, It was a bullpup and also cancelled due to NATO standardization. However the L64 was later chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO as the XL70 and is the main rifle that formed the basis of the SA80.