The SLR, or ‘SelfLoading Rifle’, saw the British Army adopt a selfloading battle rifle with a new 7.62mm calibre. The SLR, a licensed version of the Belgian FN FAL, was a rifle that would be used by armies around the world. Long, reliable, and possessing a twentyround box magazine, this rifle was well liked by those who carried it. From the streets of Northern Ireland through The Troubles, to the liberation of Stanley during the Falklands War, this rifle was a workhorse throughout the Cold War, thoroughly battletested and remaining largely unchanged from its adoption by the British Army in the 1950s, to its phasing out in the late1980s.

In this episode we look at the impact of this rifle on the British Army, its workings, and how it performed during combat.

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