#l86

[orcacharm]

L86 Surprise!: 1991-

Daughter of L4 Sonar

Mother of L106 Pooka, L112 Sooke, L120 Altair, and L125 Element

Sister of L55 Nugget

Probable sister of L61 Astral

Possible sister of L27 Ophelia

Aunt of L82 Kasatka, L96 Bernardo, L103 Lapis, L109 Takoda, and L118 Jade

Possible aunt of L62 Cetus, L68 Elwha, L80 Odessa and L93 Nerka

Great-aunt of L116 Finn and L123 Lazuli

(Brian Goldberg - June 28, 2014)

[all-action-all-picture]

Weapons File from Battle Action Force No. 598, dated 18 October 1986. The SA80 or Enfield Endeavour as it is called here. Introduced in the British Armed Forces in 1985, but upgraded by Heckler & Koch in the 2000's, it's probably more commonly referred to as the L85 family of guns with the most recent variant being the L85 A3.

It replaced the SLR (Self-Loading Rifle), otherwise known as the L1A1, the FAL (if you're a Call of Duty player) or "that gun with the wooden bits you got with Action Man".

The Light Support Weapon, the L86, shown above had also been given the commercial name of the Enfield Engager.

The L86 family are a "bullpup" design  where the trigger grip is located in front of the breech and magazine instead of behind them, reducing the overall length of the gun. In the case of the SA80, and some other bullpups, this made firing them left-handed (or with a dominant left eye) 'difficult' as the ejection port is next to the face and the bullet cases exited to the right. This could result in quite a mouthful. Some bullpups are ambidextrous so not sure why the L85 was set up like this other than tradition. The FAMAS, for example, was the first bullpup in military service in the 1970's but could be converted to either left or right handed use.

The L85 is going to be replaced soon. I don't think a final decision has been made however some parts of the UK Armed Forces are going to be issued with the non-bullpup Knight's Stoner 1 (KS-1, below).

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September 8, 2021: K and L Pods- Carmanah

L125 Element and L83 Moonlight

L91 Muncher and K12 Sequim

L122 Magic

K20 Spock, L125 Element, L86 Surprise!, and K27 Deadhead

L91 Muncher, K16 Opus,  L122 Magic, and K35 Sonata

K37 Rainshadow and L91 Muncher

L110 Midnight

L109 Takoda

L105 Fluke and K33 Tika

L87 Onyx

L82 Kasatka

K44 Ripple, L125 Element, and K20 Spock

L72 Racer

K44 Ripple

K43 Saturna

K38 Comet and L106 Pooka

K35 Sonata and K44 Ripple

K37 Rainshadow and K42 Kelp

K35 Sonata, K16 Opus, and L91 Muncher

K27 Deadhead, K36 Yoda, and K12 Sequim

K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo and K43 Saturna

K26 Lobo, K42 Kelp, K36 Yoda, K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo

K12 Sequim

Carmanah Rocks

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #66 - Sept 8, 2021

[your-raifu-is-shit]

[gun-gallery]

Enfield L86A2 - 5.56x45mm

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January 20, 2022: J and L Pod- Haro Strait

J44 Moby

L83 Moonlight and L110 Midnight

L86 Surprise and L125 Element

J22 Oreo

L105 Fluke

L87 Onyx

L83 Moonlight, J22 Oreo, and J38 Cookie

J36 Alki

J57 Phoenix

L109 Takoda and J22 Oreo

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #4 - Jan 20, 2022

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December 27, 2021: L Pod- Victoria waterfront

L83 Moonlight

L125 Element and L86 Surprise!

L125 Element

L118 Jade and L86 Surprise!

L115 Mystic, L123 Lazuli, L103 Lapis, L125 Element, and L86 Surprise

L115 Mystic

L105 Fluke

L106 Pooka and L87 Onyx

L91 Muncher, L122 Magic, and L115 Mystic

L87 Onyx

L82 Kasatka

L72 Racer

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #94 - Dec 27, 2021

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October 29, 2021: J, K, L Pods- Race Rocks

L109 Takoda, L118 Jade, L55 Nugget, L86 Surprise!, L106 Pooka, and L87 Onyx

L125 Element and L118 Jade

K27 Deadhead

L109 Takoda, L118 Jade, L55 Nugget, and L86 Surprise!

L105 Fluke

K44 Ripple and K20 Spock

K35 Sonata

K34 Cali, K27 Deadhead, K44 Ripple

K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali

K20 Spock, K44 Ripple, and K38 Comet

K16 Opus

J47 Notch and L87 Onyx

J42 Echo

J38 Cookie

J37 Hy’Shqa, J49 T’ilem I’nges, J41 Eclipse, and J58 Crescent

J36 Alki

J31 Tsuchi, J39 Mako, J56 Tofino, and J27 Blackberry

J26 Mike

J19 Shachi, J39 Mako, and J51 Nova

Mark Malleson and Fin

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #85 - Oct 29, 2021