Chambered in .22 LR, this bolt action target rifle from Savage Arms will replace the L98A2 which is a rim fire variant of the SA80 for Army cadets. The bolt has been removed on the rifle in the photo. It will take the name of No. 9.
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Erm…The L98A2 Cadet GP Rifle, to give it is full Sunday name, is a variation in the SA80 system that is 5.56mm like the L85A2 but unlike it it doesn’t have the automatic option.
This is replacing the No8 .22 cadet rifle which is what the army cadets use as a stage between air rifles and the L98A2…
BTW, by Army Cadets I’m referring to members of a military sponsored youth organisation, the Army Cadet Force although members of the CCF, Combined Cadet Force will also be getting the No.9.
ACF age range is 12-18years of age.
It’s a bit cheeky of Savage Arms to call it the new training rifle of the U.K., should be British, Army when it’s for cadet forces
I was going to say! The L98A2 is certainly not rimfire. Funny that they would call this Rifle, No.9:we don’t use that nomenclature any more, & there is already a Rifle, No.9 (two in fact).
You know the cadet world, because it makes no sense it makes sense, I’m sure I read a back brief that said something alongside the line of as it will no doubt be referred to as the No.9 that’s what we’ll call it….
Number 9, number 9, number 9…
Stay away from the brown acid….
Any idea if this will be for sale to the general public at some point?
Yes! In April, contact Edgar Brothers in the UK for details
yo savage american market like …now !
(Olympic style?) air rifles to this doesn’t had much to the training, just some sound and a little recoil. They should have had a heavy trigger and look-alike l85 sights.
I wouldn’t call them Olympic style air rifles, BSA Scorpion, what this rifle will do is allow them to apply the “marksmanship principles” and practice the basics of shooting.
The .22″ gives more opportunities to fire an ‘actual’ weapon.
What L85A2 sight would you have as a lookalike? SUSAT, Iron, ACOG or LDS?
They progress onto the Iron Sight When they move onto the Cadt GP
Iron sights.
The hoplophobia is really a gov agencies thing.
Not related but SAVAGE bring back the the chief, the new PC logo stinks!
I agree, the new logo is horrible and does nothing for the history of the maker.
Wow, I thought this was a different company. Agreed, bring back the old logo.
yep got to agree bring back the chief
About damn time, so sick of cadets asking for No8s to shoot when we’ve got none serviceable and can’t magic up parts from the 50s or whenever they made the cursed things. Can’t knock the quality of the things though I must admit, the No4 parts on there have a quality you rarely see these days.
Seeing them in the racks with the stripper clip guide still present just makes me sad for what they should have been.