Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS - SA80

>interesting thing to note is that the 30 round Bren magazines were
prone to
>malfunction when loaded fully. It over-stressed the magazine spring. It
was
>customary to carry magazines loaded with 28 rounds instead of thirty.

This is in fact still true, the SA80's 30 round magazine is loaded with
28 
rounds to stop two rounds pooping into the chamber (or this was at least
the 
case with the cadet issue version).

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