The New Zealand Army adopted the rifle in October 2011. Designated the LMT308SP and CQB 5.56SP, the models are a straight pull action rifle, and not semi-automatic due to UK laws. There are also UK commercial variants of the L129A1 and the CQB MRP Defender. Finally, the designation on the receiver is "LM308MWS" instead of "L129A1." It uses detachable fixed sights instead of folding sights. Its muzzle device is a standard M16A2 flash suppressor. The LM308MWS standard US commercial model differs slightly from the UK issued L129A1 in barrel length and twist rate. The ACOG is mounted to a Picatinny rail to which is fitted a Trijicon RM01 1 x Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR) for Close Quarters Battle use. It can fire standard 7.62 mm ball ammunition, but the official issue rounds are 155-grain L42A1-A3 sniper and L59A1 "High Performance" ball ammunition. The standard optic for the L129A1 is the TA648-308 6×48 Trijicon ACOG. LMT's rifle was chosen, earning it the L129A1 designation and entered service April 2010 in Afghanistan. Other rifles submitted included the FN Herstal SCAR-H, Heckler & Koch HK417 and Sabre Defence XR-10. The LM308MWS was submitted for the British Ministry of Defence's Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) for immediate deployment of a semiautomatic 7.62 NATO caliber sharpshooter rifle in Afghanistan. As of December 2014, over 3,000 units have been supplied to UK forces. In 2009, Lewis Machine & Tool Co was contracted to supply the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) with 440 LM308MWS 7.62×51mm rifles under the official service designation as the L129A1. Wikimedia Commons has media related to L129A1. In February 2012, the British Transport Police began to use AR-pattern short-barreled rifles produced by LMT. 308 Modular Weapon System LM308MWS, which uses the 7.62×51mm NATO round. Its top rail position matches M4 and E3-type weapons for optical and sight compatibility. The MRP upper receiver has a quick-change barrel system.
Lewis Machine and Tool Company created the Monolithic Rail Platform (MRP), a one-piece, Picatinny-topped AR-15-pattern upper receiver made from a forged aluminum block. The company also produces a redesigned bolt carrier intended to improve the performance of the rifle's direct-impingement gas operation. Lewis Machine and Tool Company produces a patented AR-15-pattern bolt design featuring a redesigned extractor intended to improve the extraction of cartridges under adverse conditions. LMT products are used by the military forces of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Estonia, and the United States. LMT manufactures weapon systems including the M4 carbine and the M203 grenade launcher. Lewis Machine and Tool Company ( LMT) is an American armaments company founded by Karl Lewis, in 1980.
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