{"id":277,"date":"2025-04-10T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=277"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:24:29","slug":"project-l2a1-sactarass-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"Project &#8211; L2A1 : SACTARASS 12&#8243;"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wp-block-superb-addons-table-of-contents\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">\r\n            <nav class=\"superbaddons-tableofcontents superbaddons-tableofcontents-alignment-left\"  aria-labelledby=\"superb-toc-title-1\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"superb-toc-title-1\" class=\"superbaddons-tableofcontents-title\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:40px;\">Table of Contents<\/span>\r\n                                <div class=\"superbaddons-tableofcontents-table\">\r\n                            <ol style=\"list-style-type:decimal\" >\r\n                            <li style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:28px;\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#special-boat-service-2012\">Special Boat Service &#8211; 2012<\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/li>\r\n                            <li style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:28px;\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#the-uksf-icon\">The UKSF icon<\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ol>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/nav>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">The SACTARASS L2A1 is the closest thing to a lego set within the UKSF armories. Issued in three barrel lenghs and two handguard sizes, the combinations are endless. It&#8217;s also both an airsofter and reenactor&#8217;s dream in case of all the different setups seen over the years. While not the most photographed, at least on public media, the shortest L2A1 is an amazing piece of eye candy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Boat Service &#8211; 2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">When I got into reenacting, the most prominent photos sets were of both TF Black and TF Knight showcasing their iconic mix of British issued gear matched with the Paraclete armor and L119A1 rifles. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HK416.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HK416.png 276w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HK416-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">But part of what cimented my obsession for the UKSF kit might well be the photos from the early 2012 Taliban attack in Kabul. This triggered a response from various special forces group, NATO and Afghan aligned. Among them was the Special Boat Service with their Afghan mentorees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">After a massive firefight spanning various floors of an in construction building that assaulters had to climb out, a bunch of outlines appeared on the rooftop. One of them carried a mysterious HK figure rifle : a 12 inch HK417.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">As better photos came out, one thing became clear to me. I just love that damn big gun.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Being an early addict to GBBRs, it were an unfortunate bunch of years before I could satisfy this itch. Based on the infamously bad VFC second generation HK417 gbb, I went to work and outfitted it as my favorite rifle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessories thrown in :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aimpoint magnifier twist mount*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aimpoint COMP M4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LA-5B ATPIAL*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magpul AFG-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surefire X300*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B&amp;T Rotex III*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right-850x354.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-right.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">All the 12&#8243; HK417 sport a cut down front sight to allow the attachment of a suppressor. The VFC didn&#8217;t came with one out of the box, so I just cut mine in what is an easy and lazy modification.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left-1024x360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left-850x299.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SBS-assaulter-12-left.png 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\"><em>The L2A1, as all HK417s, is bundled with two stock pads : a concave and a convex one. The VFC only comes with the latter, so I got a genuine HK concave pad as I very much prefer this one against the shoulder.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kabul-hk417.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kabul-hk417.jpg 883w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kabul-hk417-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kabul-hk417-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kabul-hk417-850x597.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The UKSF icon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Next to that cherished SBS, there&#8217;s also a more classical look to the 12&#8243; L2A1 photographed in all of the UKSF regiments hands for a decade now. It&#8217;s fully part of that iconic UKSF battle rifle look, right next to the G3KA4.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessories thrown in :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trijicon ACOG TA01 ECOS* with piggyback Trijicon RMR*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larue ACOG mount*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LA-5B ATPIAL*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magpul AFG-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surefire M620V*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surefire SF762 suppressor*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=347\">Surefire FH762-213S flash hider*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right-1024x333.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right-850x276.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-right.png 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\"><em>While not attached here, there&#8217;s enough space at the front of the 6&#8242; clock rail to mount a Harris bipod.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left-1024x386.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left-850x320.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2A1-SAS-12-assault-left.png 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The space between the ACOG and LA5 allows for the attachment of a thermal sight.<\/em> <em>For the most recent kit, that would be the ARILLS (Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight).<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17626379_902130736596219_8955688408238874452_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17626379_902130736596219_8955688408238874452_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17626379_902130736596219_8955688408238874452_n-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17626379_902130736596219_8955688408238874452_n-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17626379_902130736596219_8955688408238874452_n-850x319.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-29.png 718w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-29-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26.png 600w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-26-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG-1024x668.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG-850x555.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/12-assaulter-possible-SFSG.png 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/417-12-assaulter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/417-12-assaulter.jpg 356w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/417-12-assaulter-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" 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As such there&#8217;s an insidious little thing that keeps me attracted to the short L2A1, dubbed the Assaulter. A real super heavy hitting assault rifle sized of a beast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,49],"tags":[51,50],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assaultrifles","category-projects","category-projectl2a1assault","tag-clone","tag-projectl2a1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":722,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions\/722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}