BREN Machine Gun .303 Brit.

At a military shooting range

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• BREN
• Full
• Auto
• .303
• Brit.

[Cezarion88]

Yes, iron sights are placed on the left side.

[DRAC250]

that was true with the l85a1, but today the standard rifle is the a2 variant, which is much hardier, more accurate and more reliable. A team from the British Army put 60,000 rounds through an l85a2 without a single stoppage that required an armourer to fix. The a2 has been in service since about 2002, although it didn't fully replace the a1 until about 2005. Jamaica has bought about 35,000 a1 rifles from the UK for its defence forces.

[ssgator04]

how much is bren machine gun ?

[BradBrassman]

@Hicks055 I think that's basically what a British G.P.M.G. is?

[GMDLGTUK]

@SamEEE12

The Taden was a project to develop the Bren into a belt feld weapon using the with .280 British intermediate round. Had it not been for a desire to standardize on the 7.62 round in NATO, it would probably have seen use alongside the EM-2 bullpup assult rifle in the 1950s

[Xiolablu3]

@Hicks055 The US belt fed M249 is being partialy replaced by a mag fed gun soon (I forget the name). Belts take a long time to reload and are tough to carry.

[Bilbo107]

She's a beaut. My Deac just started shufflin around in the loft when it heard your live one sounding off. I'm still with .303 but only in my SMLE. Keep enjoying that Bren. Regards from the UK

[Larwenful]

@Hicks055 Magazines do have several advantages over belts. They don't get caught in brush and they don't rattle (good for a night patrol). The feed mechanism is simpler (=lighter). Most importantly magazines keep dirt and grit off the rounds which is a major cause of stoppages. The magazine being on top allows it to hold more rounds as the last few rounds essentially drop into the chamber.

[Panzervagon]

@DRAC250 Wait wait wait wait wait wait hold up. Jamaica has defense forces?

[kl1567]

old is gold

[TaZ101SAGA]

@Hicks055 The magazine's position wasn't really a con, it never got in the way and reloads are very easy and can be done in a second.

[vygotsky17]

@DWANER986 Over 15 years ago when the FCA still trained with the .303 Bren we used to fire it at an army range in Tipperary. No longer used by the defence forces. Pity though.