The L85 - The biggest piece of crap

Many people know that the M16 got off to a bad start, it was deemed a piece of junk out of the box, (some called it the Mattel 16, because of its plastic design) but some bad decisions on implementing the rifle and its cartridge were mostly to blame, and nowadays, the M16/M4 are weapons soldiers can work with and it is accurate and deadly. But it has had that stigma ever since. But I have heard of another with a far, far worse track record. (read Part 2)

The L85 - The biggest piece of crap (3)

Well, maybe it's not that bad, but the British L85 bullpup assault rifle requires babying it, otherwise you'll dent the reciever and it will not function well. The plastic parts get brittle and break. It works well enough, but there seems to be plenty of fuss time. It does have the benefit of a built in holo-sight, and soldiers seem to make very accurate shots with it. But it has gone through many modifications to get it better, and the British turned down an offer to go to the H&K G36. So remember, and you can look this up, but overall, the L85 is probably the biggest piece of crap, though the newer A2 version seems to be holding its own.