Originally Posted by
Hawk98
In my 5 years as an air cadet, we only ever used the 5.56 L98A2, which is essentially an L85A2 but semi-automatic only. Having said that, the rifles were always kept behind the razor wire at the local TA barracks. Never came across a .22 variant.
Hawk
I believe (out of that kind of thing for a while) that they brought in a kit that converted a standard L85 to a 22, to replace the 98 straight pulls - something about being able to use the same rifle on indoor ranges and not having to keep the old Number 8 22's going. Might be wrong though!