Could the Leader Dynamics T2 Mk5 Have Become Australia’s New Service Rifle?
The Australian Automatic Arms SAC and the Leader Dynamics T2 Mk5 rifle have always fascinated me. The SAC is the short carbine version of the SAR, which in turn is a civilian variant of the Leader Dynamics T2 rifle. I first came across the SAR during a visit to the Lithgow Small Arms Museum some years ago. When I learnt that it was Australian designed and built, it immediately made me ask the question: Why was this rifle never put into service? It looked fantastic. It seemed like a major leap forward from the L1A1 SLR, and unlike so many rifles appearing around the world at the
