{"id":28254,"date":"2025-11-19T06:53:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/aly-kaufman-akb-23-better-than-the-sa80-l85\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T06:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:53:37","slug":"aly-kaufman-akb-23-better-than-the-sa80-l85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/aly-kaufman-akb-23-better-than-the-sa80-l85\/","title":{"rendered":"Aly &#038; Kaufman AKB-23: Better Than the SA80 \/ L85"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46wfJRmGK7A?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Penguin Brutality t-shirt available from Varusteleka:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/varusteleka.com\/en\/products\/forgotten-weapons-penguin-brutality-t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/varusteleka.com\/en\/products\/forgotten-weapons-penguin-brutality-t-shirt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Aly &#038; Kaufman AKB-23 is a set of parts that allows one to use a Brownells BRN-180 upper to create an SA80 \/ L85 lookalike. It&#8217;s a very clever adaptation, based on the fact that the original British L85A1 was essentially copied from the AR-180 design. By creating a new bullpup lower for Brownells&#8217; modernized AR-180 (the BRN-180), the basic mechanics of the SA80 are used, but in a form that is well tested and reliable.<\/p>\n<p>The parts include, of course, the new lower (which is legally a firearm, and required FFL transfer). The lower is milled aluminum, and uses standard AR fire control parts. 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