Of all the things you don't want to misplace, an SA80 automatic rifle is up there. Unfortunately, that's what one marine did during a training excercise. The weapon, which can fire at a speed of 940 metres per second, remains unaccounted for.
The Royal Marines has lost a deadly assault rifle at a national park during a training exercise.
A major security alert is in place after elite soldiers noticed an SA80 automatic rifle was unaccounted for during drills at Dartmoor.Navy sources insist the weapon was not loaded.A source told The Sun: ‘Losing your weapon is one of the worst things a marine or a soldier can do. ‘The worst case scenario is this gun falls into criminal hands. It could be found by a rambler or even by kids on a wilderness walk.’Navy sources insist the weapon was not loaded