{"id":491,"date":"2022-05-07T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=491"},"modified":"2025-08-16T10:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:57:23","slug":"project-l2a1-sactarass-20%e2%80%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":"Project \u2013 L2A1 : SACTARASS 20\u2033"},"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=\"#the-sniper-system-in-sactarass\">The Sniper System in SACTARASS<\/a>\r\n                                                        <\/li>\r\n                    <\/ol>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/nav>\r\n        <\/div>\r\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. <span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">The modularity is reflected in its very own name : Semi Automatic Counter Terrorism Assault Rifle and Sniper System. Issued in three barrel lenghs and two handguard sizes, the combinations are endless.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">By far the least photographed on publicly available media, the 20&#8243; L2A1 is one huge stick to carry around. Yet, since it only required a barrel extention to get the correct lengh, I couldn&#8217;t see any drawbacks on building my own extra long L2A1.<\/span>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sniper System in SACTARASS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Let&#8217;s face it, the 16&#8243; L2A1 is already one hell of a long beast. Suppressor attached, it&#8217;s nearly on par in lengh with the unsuppressed L115A3. The 20&#8243; goes way beyond that. As a joke, I used to say that you have to photograph it from the International Space Station to get the whole picture sight. Holding and shouldering it feels more like a 19th century soldier hauling his Pattern 1851 Enfield rifle than a modern operator.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image.png 964w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-850x421.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The 20&#8243; L2A1 wouldn&#8217;t fit in this photo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">Otherwise, there isn&#8217;t much to say about it as it&#8217;s usually kitted in the same way as the 16&#8243; variant. The only difference that could filter through photos has been the sporadic appearances of the AN\/PVS-22 night sight. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-superb-addons-text-align-justify\">I kept the side mounted canted RMR sight as it&#8217;s a credible use, and the Kryptek sprayed L2A1 seems to show worn paint on it&#8217;s usual emplacement.<\/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>Schmidt &amp; Bender L17A1 stand-in*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accuracy International L118A1 QD scope mount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trijicon RMR on canted picatinny mount*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LA-5B ATPIAL*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harris bipod*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/?p=347\">Surefire FH762-213S flash hider*<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surefire FA762 suppressor*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right-1024x270.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right-1024x270.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right-768x203.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right-850x224.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-right.png 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Considering the lengh of the night sights usually associated with the 20&#8243; variant the laser designator gets bumped to either of the 3 or 9 o&#8217;clock rails.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left-1024x290.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left-1024x290.png 1024w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left-850x241.png 850w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l2a1-20-inch-left.png 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I had to climb on a ladder just to take these photos. There, I said it.<\/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=\"592\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/560fb3c5bae7361572645228c7a621c0.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/560fb3c5bae7361572645228c7a621c0.png 592w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/560fb3c5bae7361572645228c7a621c0-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/560fb3c5bae7361572645228c7a621c0-300x405.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-inch-ranger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-inch-ranger.jpg 588w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-inch-ranger-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20-inch-ranger-300x418.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The AN\/PVS22 night sight is a long standing UKSF accessory considering it first got use on the SR25.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/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=\"1080\" height=\"1977\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-559x1024.jpg 559w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-768x1406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-839x1536.jpg 839w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-300x549.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-20181224-234949-1-850x1556.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/182409106-488668289219905-1029032131596424536-n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/182409106-488668289219905-1029032131596424536-n.jpg 824w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/182409106-488668289219905-1029032131596424536-n-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/182409106-488668289219905-1029032131596424536-n-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Due to it sporting a Schmidt &amp; Bender 5-20&#215;50 Ultra short scope, this may be one of the most recent photo showcasing the 20&#8243; L2A1.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/110218215-277406313563541-561091877323678483-n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/110218215-277406313563541-561091877323678483-n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/110218215-277406313563541-561091877323678483-n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/110218215-277406313563541-561091877323678483-n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Don&#8217;t let the magnificent Kryptek paintjob distract you from the S&amp;B Ultrashort scope on a specific AI QD mount to match its reduced lengh.<\/em> <em>The side rail paintjob is worn out in places where accessories were attached opening the suggestion of a canted RMR to the rear and the laser designator to the front.<\/em> <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/taranis.blog\/2018\/09\/05\/l119a2-paint-jobs\/\">Credit to the Taranis blog<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 16&#8243; L2A1 was just the first part in a diabolical plan of mine : to complete the holy L2A1 trinity. It&#8217;s starts with building one the longest airsoft rifle I&#8217;ve ever owned and seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,27,8],"tags":[51,50],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","category-projectl2a1","category-snipersystems","tag-clone","tag-projectl2a1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491","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=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekitchat.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}