In the 1950s, many Bren guns were re-barrelled to accept the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and modified to feed from the magazine for the L1 (Commonwealth version of the FN FAL) rifle as the L4 light machine gun. It was replaced in the British Army as the section LMG by the L7 general-purpose machine gun (GPMG), a belt-fed weapon.

Mar 10, 2021 · When the British military transitioned form the .303 British cartridge to 7.62mm NATO in the 1950s, it replaced the Enfield rifles with the new L1A1 SLR (the FAL) but retained the Bren gun as a support weapon. The Bren was updated to use 7.62mm, in a process more complicated than most people would think.

While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry light machine gun (LMG) in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including …

The L4A4 is a variant of the old .303in Bren Gun, re-chambered and re-barrelled for the Nato 7.62 mm round. Because this is a rimless round the familiar curved shape of the magazine is changed to a straight one, and the feed difficulties which could …

Sep 14, 2022 · L4A4 - Bren Mark 3 conversion models to 7.62mm NATO chambering; chromium-lined barrels.

Aug 1, 2017 · The L4A1 is nothing more than a modified World War 2-era Bren Gun, .303 Series chambered to fire the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm cartridge. The success of the original Bren series in the worldwide conflict solidified the Bren as …

Oct 29, 2014 · The L4A4 variant of the Bren featured a wooden grip and stock as well as a tall rear sight that could be folded down to keep it from being damaged in the field.

Bren's wartime bloodline proved solid and translated well to L4A1. As several earlier models were slightly different, the L4A4 became the final model and standard for the series. The weapon system comes with a replacement chrome barrel, and the carry handle is inherited from the original Bren design.

The Bren is an air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed LMG, with a 30 round box magazine or 100 round drum, automatic or single shot, firing a 215 gr bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2440 fps with an effective range of 600 yards.

Apr 12, 2014 · After 1956 the British Army chambered the Bren in 7.62x51mm NATO and, as the L4A4, continued to use them through the Falklands and 1991 Gulf War until the design, more than 50-years old, was ...