Storming that flat in Paris.

Or 129 innocent Parisian revellers? In one sitting.

Pretty sure its terrorists [baddies]who do that rather than the police[goodies]

I’ve fired both .303 and the old SLR. I remember having to use a berret on my sore shoulder after repeated use. In fact I can clearly remember the impression of the berret badge on my skin even after all these years. Ouch.

I’d love to know where they got the arms from- smuggled from Balkans? Traded/sold by a black market dealer?

From their drug dealing mates? The old soviet block is the original source, where the arms have traveled since is more complicated.

Pretty sure its terrorists [baddies]who do that rather than the police[goodies]

That was my point JY.
The police/authorities/intelligence sometimes cock up.
Terrorists don’t care, as long as many people die.

Isn’t underworld Brussels and Antwerp a traditional arms bazaar

They still have the issue that the bad guys are generally firing superior power rifles in the form of the 7.62 round. Part of the reason the army had to adopt heavier calibre weapons in the sharpshooter so as they can return fire at suitable distances.

Sniper rifles have always been >5.56 so it’s not a case of “had to adopt”

5.56 is a standard round for a host of reasons,

The 303 is bolt action and they generally had brass butt plates, the SLR was gas operated and had a rubber butt plate so the two would be worlds apart in recoil.

SLR’s had plastic butt plates that were interchangeable, not rubber. The main difference is in having a recoil mechanism to move against a spring. That’s why the old lmg had a lesser recoil than the SLR

Either way you don’t want to be on the receiving end

Sniper rifles have always been >5.56 so it’s not a case of “had to adopt”

Sniper rifles aren’t routinely carried as a section weapon, they are generally a specialist weapons deployed as needed. The Sharpshooter is really there to replace the L86 for it’s long range ability and sections will often now have a minimi for the higher rate enemy supression if needed.

From the “Translated account of the incident from the Boss of the team that stormed the flat”:

But it is a problem to work on people wearing explosive vests.

It asks what problems?

We are forced to stay away because it is not actually necessary that we make fart.

I love Google Translate. 🙂