KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle
The KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle (KAL1 GPIR) was an Australian bullpup rifle designed in the 1970s for jungle warfare following complaints about the weight and length of the L1A1 SLR rifles then in service with the Australian Army. The design never entered service however, with the bullpup configured, optically sighted 5.56 mm F-88 Austeyr selected instead in 1989.
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KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle
The KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle (KAL1 GPIR) was an Australian bullpup rifle designed in the 1970s for jungle warfare following complaints about the weight and length of the L1A1 SLR rifles then in service with the Australian Army. The design never entered service however, with the bullpup configured, optically sighted 5.56 mm F-88 Austeyr selected instead in 1989.
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Gas-operated, tilting breechblock
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Same as L1A1 SLR
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The KAL1 General Purpose Infan ...... teyr selected instead in 1989.
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