Parker Hale L81A1

The Parker Hale L81A1 is a shorter version of the Parker Hale M82 rifle 7.62x51 mm (.308) rifle, adopted a cadet training rifle by the British Army and some other Commonwealth countries.

The rifle is used as a sniper with a magazine and fed with a single action bolt. It is accurate up to ranges of convert|600|yd|abbr=on in the field and convert|1000|yd|abbr=on on a range with windage flags.

Variant

The rifle in question is the L81A2, which is used by cadets in the Combined Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Corps, ATC, ACF. It uses the same ammunition but is not magazine fed, the magazine is replaced by a non-removable loading tray. The rifle is issued with dioptre target rifle sights and is used in competitions such as The Ashburton staged annually in July by the NRA.