SAS Mystery Rifle? The HK417 L2A1 SACTARASS with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

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In this episode of #WITW, we take a close look at the UK Special Forces’ mysterious 'battle rifle' - the HK417. Or as it was designated in service: the L2A1 "SACTARASS" (yes, that acronym really stands for Semi Automatic Counter Terrorist Assault Rifle and Sniper System). 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - HK417 00:56 - SACTARASS? 02:35 - Battle Rifle or Assault Rifle? 05:00 - Special Forces Adoption & Service History 06:41 - Damage & Configuration Details 09:29 - Barrel Lengths, Optics & Versatility 10:37 - Details & Ambidextrous Features 16:55 - The Mystery of the L2A1 Name 20:15 - Is This the World’s Largest Assault Rifle? 20:30 - Outro Link to the Airsoft Forum Jonathan mentioned: https://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/threads/vfc-hk417-aeg-technical-review.67483/ and the Google Doc they made: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19EZn2DgiSSANZsLn4gtlVTp4V9gO-Yv_RZc2uJPndm0/edit?tab=t.0 Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.