Evan Murdoch, founder of Murdoch and Co, joined the latest TFB Behind the Gun podcast. His firm is the only United States maker of a stamped-receiver semi-automatic rifle that matches the original British SA80 specifications.

A personal search for an SA80 rifle prompted him to launch the company. Genuine Ministry of Defence parts restrict the EM-85 Collector Series to 100 rifles. The episode also examined the work required to correct the design’s well-known early service problems.