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Tag: ProjectL118A1

Project – L118A1 : The beginning of the Counter-Terrorism Sniper Rifle

Posted on September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 by Switch

The L118A1 is like a fluorescent condom. Everybody knows what it is, what it should look like and who owns one. But there are so few images of it in use that it just captures your imagination. As for me, I couldn’t pass the opportunity to both build another Accuracy International rifle clone and make this weird comparison !

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Project – L2/L118/L115 : L17A1 stand-in

Posted on July 7, 2022August 19, 2025 by Switch

L96A1, L118s, L115A2, L2A1, and more, all share a common accessory : the Schmidt & Bender 3-12×50 PMII scope, designated as L17A1.

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Project – L2/L118 : Accuracy International QD scope mount

Posted on March 4, 2021August 24, 2025 by Switch

Being entangled in building both the L2A1 and the L118A1, there is one obligatory common part : the AI QD mount. This simple accessory holds quite a legacy within the small world of UKSF rifles.

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Foreword

After years of posting my nitpicking on cloning real rifles and reenacting specific regiments on multiple social media platforms, it was time that I regroup it all in one place.

You'll find here everything I posted about on my Instagram : clone projects, kits, in the wild spotting and books I've read.

As a bonus, there will be a few complete guides on specific familly of rifles.
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Recent posts

  • ITW – 2025 : Arc’teryx Assault Pack and Brigantes Deuter Guide 35+
  • ITW – 2006/7 : Surefire M73 handguard
  • Project – L118A1 : The beginning of the Counter-Terrorism Sniper Rifle
  • ITW – 20xx : B.E. Meyers and the flash hiders of the L119A1
  • ITW – 201x : The London Bridge Trading 6094B plate carrier

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