Editing SA80 (section)

{{Short description|Current British assault rifle, bullpup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox weapon
| name               = SA80
| image              = SA80 A2 (L85A2) 5.56mm Rifle MOD 45162150.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = L85A2 with ELCAN LDS and 2009 upgrade suite
| origin             = [[United Kingdom]]
| type               = [[Bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] (L85)<br />[[Light machine gun]] (L86 LSW)<br />[[Carbine]] (L22)
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
| is_UK              = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1985–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = See ''[[#Conflicts|Conflicts]]''
<!-- Production history -->| design_date        = 1970s–1980s
| manufacturer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Royal Small Arms Factory]]
* [[Royal Ordnance]]
}}
| production_date    = 1985–1994
| number             = Approx. 350,000 (L85, L86)<br />Approx. 21,700 (L98)
| variants           = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label         = L85A2
| weight             = <!-- {{convert|3.82|kg|lk=on}} (L85A2 empty)<br />--> {{convert|4.98|kg}} (L85A2 with SUSAT sight and loaded 30-round magazine)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf |title=British Army Vehicles and Equipment |publisher=MoD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119164824/http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/285986_ARMY_VEHICLESEQUIPMENT_V12.PDF_web.pdf |archive-date=2010-11-19}}</ref><!--<br />{{convert|6.58|kg}} (L86A2 LSW with SUSAT sight and loaded magazine)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/><br />{{convert|3.52|kg}} (L22A2) -->
| length             = {{convert|785|mm|in}} (L85A2)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/> <!-- & L98A2)<br />{{convert|900|mm|1}} (L86A2 LSW)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/><br />{{convert|565|mm|1}} (L22A2) -->
| part_length        = {{convert|518|mm|1}} (L85A2)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/> <!-- & L98A2)<br />{{convert|646|mm|1}} (L86A2 LSW)<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/><br />{{convert|285|mm|1}} (L22A2) -->
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge          = [[5.56×45mm NATO]]
| action             = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]
| rate               = 610–775 rpm<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/>
| velocity           = {{convert| 930|-|940|m/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/> <!-- (L85,<ref name=AC718072004/> L98<ref name=AC71807C/>)<br />950-970m/s<ref name=MoD_Army_PDF/> (L86<ref name=AC718072004/>)<br />780m/s (L22<ref name=AC718072004/>) -->
| range              = {{convert|400|m}}<ref>{{cite web |title=SMALL ARMS AND SUPPORT WEAPONS |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/small-arms-and-support-weapons/#tabs_b3f165d4-72df-43e1-8f03-b1bb655b256c |website=army.mod.uk |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>
| feed               = 30-round detachable STANAG magazine,<br />30-round detachable polymer Magpul EMAG, 60-round casket magazine<br />20-round detachable magazine (carbine)
| sights             = Telescopic [[SUSAT]], [[Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight|ACOG]] and [[ELCAN]] LDS scopes, aperture [[iron sight]]s
| unit_cost          = £1,300 (2015){{Sfn|Grant|2016|p=73}}
}}

The '''SA80''' (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of [[5.56×45mm NATO]] service weapons used by the [[British Army]].{{Sfn|Grant|2016|p=4}} The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue [[service rifle]] of the [[British Armed Forces]] since 1987, replacing the [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle]]. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production of the A1 variant starting in 1985 and ending in 1994. The A2 variant came to be as the result of a significant upgrade in the early 2000s by [[Heckler & Koch]] and remains in service as of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small arms and support weapons {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/equipment/small-arms-and-support-weapons |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=www.army.mod.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> The A3 variant was first issued in 2018 with several new improvements.

The remainder of the SA80 family consists of the L86 Light Support Weapon, the short-barrelled L22 Carbine and the L98 Cadet rifle.

The SA80 was the last in a long line of British weapons (including the [[Lee–Enfield]] family) to come from the [[Royal Small Arms Factory]], the national arms development and production facility at [[Enfield Lock]], before its weapons factory was closed down in 1988.