23 for Royal lol signed for fifth five but only did think 18 months 😂😂🤓

Fantastic weapon and even when empty you could club some bastard to death with it.

I was told they gave them the nickname manstoppers in Ireland because they would just shoot the fuckers through the brick wall instead of shooting them through the window

Fired an SLR in Army Cadets. Great experience!

What a rifle indeed. Heavy, but reliable, accurate, and could turn a brick wall into Swiss cheese 🇬🇧

@@teddy1066 That's why the RN had a bunch with gubbins and barrel sleeve to fire .22 on the indoor range before letting people loose with the full-power variety outside.

I had a mate joined the Paras. I remember on leave he showed me this stealth technique. Not a sound. I was a dead man! Did you learn similar tactics as Marines?

Nice one mate. I was in 158 troop in 81. Takes ya back doesn’t it! I miss those days .....

@@mkdy218 certainly does mate

I tried to describe the large pack to a platoon when I was training Army recruits. They thought I was having a giraffe. Why did you wear white shirts?

1986 if I remember right?

Do you know a Kev,same surname? Printer

I don’t remember a Kev Painter.

Working with an old boy was said his troop were the last to have the SLR? McNaught?

The main problems with the new in take is there feet a life in crap sports shoes has done nothing but provide a complete set of foot problems add that to a very piss poor mental state of self important little me and that is the new standard and the military is so political correctness driven as to be a complete bloody joke

@SuperVHSchannel Utter nonsense. Standards have been falling across the board in HM Forces for 30+ years. It's got everything to do with our weak, soft society which sees children molly coddled and spending far too much time glued to a Playstation, as opposed to playing outside in groups- which was how children learnt to mix, communicate and fit in with their peers. I saw a decline in standards with my own eyes- declining fitness levels, lack of mental resilience, an inability to subjugate themselves for the greater good- the Individual Cult- Me, myself and I etc. Pastor Flaps is absolutely correct in his observations. Nor are the falling standards the fault of 80's personnel. An Army is only as good as the society it recruits from- our society is weak, decadent, hedonistic, lacking in discipline- and it is producing individuals, who for the most part, lack vigour. If you don't believe that there has been a decline in recruit standards, just watch one of the 1980's BBC documentaries on the Royal Marines, and compare it with the much more recent series from 2-3 years ago which was on Channel 5. The latter series showed recruits fidgeting, smirking and generally behaving like twats during a room inspection. One 30 year old recruit broke wind loudly- totally disrespectful towards the inspecting NCO. He earned himself 50 press-ups for behaving like a cock end. This behaviour is symptomatic of the lack of discipline which is so prevalent in British society now. The forces have been 'polishing shit' for quite a few years now. There are people serving today, who wouldn't have made it through Basic Training back in the 70's and 80's.

Today's youth are brainwashed in wokeness. I could write a book about it. But it would be banned.

@SuperVHSchannel Their standards should be better, since humans are still evolving. That's why world records such as the three minute mile keep getting broken.

@@davman115 As a general rule, they are piss weak these days most young lads- products of a soft society. Generation 'W' (anker)

I remember the one with the vw beetle channel crossing

Had one go through my bottom lip on my 17th birthday whilst doing live firing CQB lane on Dartmoor . Medic stitched it up, sat under a dry stone wall in the pissing rain, using what felt like a mooring line for HMS Ark Royal !!! No anaesphetic ! 292 Troop 1985

Saw a SLR gunshot wound from a ND. Lad pulled through (god knows how) because his intestines were spilling out like sausages.

Was that Andy T at the top of the 30 foot wall ?? . if so he was my troop PTi for 554 tp

Rubbish. It was the rifle that suited, for its time. It was heavy and inadequate. The sighting system was basic, to put it politely. As much as the SA8O has had its problems, it is a damn sight more easy to hit targets with than the SLR, for the average 18 years old squaddie, and that's what counts. A hit with 5.56, with 4xmag Susat sight is a hit. A miss with a 7.62 with iron sights is a miss, although it works better on parade, I'll agree.

Reliable, accurate, and penetrative. It was heavy granted, but muzzle climb wasn’t an issue given it was semi-automatic in the British Army.

Best “ever”???

1984

reminds me first time I shot are 12g I was p5 left a bruise for weeks

Hands up all of you who were hit under the eye by the rear sight of the SLR on first firering

Broke my glasses

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Was the red and yellow card actually a thing. I've never seen it, only heard of it from other people who have heard other people talking about it. Isn't it bollocks?

@@sharkwolf7788 it’s a myth

Definitely harder in those days. Heavier clothing, older kit. But the standard remained, it has just adapted with the times

@@sharkwolf7788 they are stowed in the winners enclosure.

@@lennoxpeters7792 thought so. But its one of those things people want to believe just so they can be outraged

cloblers the whole course was bloody murder thank god i only broke my arm on the 30 miler i carryed on got my beret then went to the medics.

That series is a crock of shite, channel 4 had dumbed it down massively for recruitment purposes as there’s been a shortfall of men in recent years due to various reasons There is a new one I believe on bbc1

There is always a USMC gunny at CTCRM after he has passed the Commando course on loan. They enjoyed it.

Your obviously very young, the sound of the SLR cocking leavers and breech blocks clicking brought back memories at the unload pit a few lads had ND’s 🤣

@@purtlemoirrey1161 Best place to have an ND, one lad in another platoon put it straight through the range wardens heel and didn't get charged as the range warden stepped in front of the firing line, good times lol!

Would have done himself a massive favour if he's given himself a number 2 before pitching up. There was no way they were going to let Joe civvie pass the final commando test with no trg.

🤓 Always one