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TFB Behind the Gun #233: Keeping Britain's Guns Alive in America

On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Evan Murdoch, founder of Murdoch & Co, the only company building a true-to-spec, stamped-receiver semi-auto version of Britain's SA80 service rifle here in the United States. Today we'll dig into how a personal quest to own an SA80 turned into a company, why real Ministry of Defence parts are capping the EM-85's Collector Series at just 100 rifles, and what it takes to fix a design with a notorious early service reputation.

TFB Behind the Gun #233: Keeping Britain's Guns Alive in America

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On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Evan Murdoch, founder of Murdoch & Co, the only company building a true-to-spec, stamped-receiver semi-auto version of Britain's SA80...

Today we'll dig into how a personal quest to own an SA80 turned into a company, why real Ministry of Defence parts are capping the EM-85's Collector Series at just 100 rifles, and what it takes to fix a...

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On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Evan Murdoch, founder of Murdoch & Co, the only company building a true-to-spec, stamped-receiver semi-auto version of Britain's SA80 service rifle here in the United States. Today we'll dig into how a personal quest to own an SA80 turned into a company, why real Ministry of Defence parts are capping the EM-85's Collector Series at just 100 rifles, and what it takes to fix a design with a notorious early service reputation.

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