The EMAG is also provided with an easily detachable cover to offer protection against dust and sand. EMAG is over 40% lighter than the other existing magazines issued for the SA80 A2 rifle. In September 2010, Level Peaks Associates was awarded a £13m ($21m) contract to deliver more than a million Magpul EMAGs to the UK Ministry of Defence. The EMAG was introduced in 2010 as an urgent operational requirement to replace the steel STANAG 4179 magazine. The L85A2 is fed by three types of 30-round magazines, including a plastic Magpul EMAG (Export Magazine) and two types of standard metal magazines. The UGL will allow the forces to fire effective fragmenting munitions up to a range of 350m. The under-barrel grenade launcher weighs about 1.49kg. The SA80 A2 can also be mounted with AG-36 40mm Underslung Grenade Launcher (UGL) and EO Tech Holographic sight. L85A2 is fitted with a heavier and longer barrel for achieving greater muzzle velocity than the SA80 rifle base model. The flash suppressor on the barrel acts as a base for mounting grenades and a blank-firing adaptor or a bayonet. The fire-control lever allows the operator to select semi-automatic fire or fully automatic fire. The rotation of the bolt is ensured by a cam pin. The rifle features a revolving cylindrical bolt integrating locking splines, an extractor and casing ejector. The SA80 A2 can effectively engage targets within a 400m range. It has a cyclic rate of fire of 610 to 775 rounds per minute. The muzzle velocity of the rifle is 940m/s. The weight of the rifle with loaded magazine and optical sight is 4.98kg. SA80 A2 has an overall length of 785mm and barrel length of 518mm. The gas is fed into a short-stroke gas piston system on the barrel through a three-position adjustable gas regulator. The rifle’s automation is provided by combusted powder gases. The selective fire gas-operated design of L85A2 incorporates a bullpup layout with magazine and firing mechanism behind the trigger group. SA80 A2 L85 assualt rifle design and features

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