Compass Call,
Quite agree - was on the March and Shoot team that did the Jebel Akhdar climb/ falling plate competition while SOAF were still carrying the FN. Our team was 2 blokes down for the shoot, but because the 7.62 knocked over anything it hit we still beat most of the army teams using the 5.56.
However, if you compare the Steyr to the L85, it's a better battlefield weapon all round IMHO. My latest SAF journal shows pics of the Omani team doing what Mike Jenvey says - beating all the other Service Rifle teams.
Oh, and those Omani suede DMS were like carpet slippers for comfort when compared to the Brit boots...
That looney CO of yours CarPete - was that around the time the Lynx ended up on the hangar roof at Hildesheim with the crew suffering horrific burn injuries?