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The standard-issue rifle, the SA80 A2, has been dogged by problems, particularly when salt water and sand interfere with its mechanism. It has been upgraded but the complaints persist.
Generally if you want the benefit's of having high tolerances you should expect the problems that come with that. If not you should invest in lower tolerance rifles. Ak's are a wonderful weapon for this reason, they'll take all the dust dirt sludge and mal-care you can heap on it and still fire. But it wont perform as effectively as a tighter built rifle.

As for the other topics quite sad the state of affairs you have for your veterans over there. I would have expected alot more from the UK healthcare system for them. But psychiatric care from civilians for battle field born illnesses wont work period.

Not suprising they closed down the clinic though over there. The UK government is afterall paying rent for it's military bases..