Exclusive hands-on with the new British Army AR-15: The KS-1 (L403A1), with Jonathan Ferguson

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  • @ZOMBchief
    @ZOMBchief 6 місяців тому +1270

    "Alright lads, remember stealth is paramount."
    SQUEAK! SQUEAK! SQUEAK! SQUEAK!
    😂😂

    • @soul0360
      @soul0360 6 місяців тому +29

      Lubrication?

    • @jeremymackevincaylor5041
      @jeremymackevincaylor5041 6 місяців тому +27

      Battle rattle

    • @jamesabbot-cole6814
      @jamesabbot-cole6814 6 місяців тому +43

      Topper screwing on the arrow heads in Hot Shots part Deux

    • @Ghost_Of_SAS
      @Ghost_Of_SAS 6 місяців тому +4

      You beat me to it 🤣

    • @YouTubeStoleMyName759
      @YouTubeStoleMyName759 6 місяців тому +30

      @@soul0360 Some thoughts (I am experienced, but not an expert :) ) :
      Suppressors get very hot; put any oil around it and you are going to get smoke, and quite possibly a massive heat sink that might go bang during firing.
      It's unlikely that you are going to be removing this thing anytime when stealth is an issue; you've either fired, or are firing.
      Sups also tend to get very tight after putting a few rounds through them, anyway. The carbon build up means that you're going to struggle to get the thing off in a hurry even if you want to. want

  • @vforvodka4794
    @vforvodka4794 5 місяців тому +137

    This weapon system is actually insane. Shot it for the first time 2 months ago and it is such a smooth rifle. light, accurate and really comfortable to move with.

  • @octaviussludberry9016
    @octaviussludberry9016 6 місяців тому +237

    As a curator myself, I approve of the consistency of wearing the gloves for handling a museum object, even if it's brand new.

    • @vrapbrap
      @vrapbrap 5 місяців тому +17

      Don't want them finger smudges on shiny new stuff either.

    • @chrisrabs2510
      @chrisrabs2510 5 місяців тому +4

      lol thanks for answering my question

    • @airportableffr1
      @airportableffr1 4 місяці тому +4

      SOP for handling collections,; oils and moisture on hands can do nasty things.

    • @BennettEberle
      @BennettEberle 2 місяці тому

      Can't let those deadly rifle-cooties infect you.

    • @ThewarengineMetatron
      @ThewarengineMetatron 7 днів тому

      Even though this thing is made to use in the harsh conditions on earth? Be dropped in sea water buried in mud and after a quick cleaning work perfectly

  • @TheArmourersBench
    @TheArmourersBench 6 місяців тому +784

    Thanks for the shout out Jonathan! Great overview and great to see inside the L403A1!

    • @trapmouth
      @trapmouth 6 місяців тому +12

      I enjoy your channel, thanks.

    • @TheArmourersBench
      @TheArmourersBench 6 місяців тому +16

      @@trapmouth aww thank you, that's really kind!

    • @Matt-md5yt
      @Matt-md5yt 6 місяців тому +4

      Pretty cool rifle

    • @scrappydoo7887
      @scrappydoo7887 6 місяців тому +4

      Great to see you here. Love your channel 👍👍

    • @keithmoore5306
      @keithmoore5306 6 місяців тому +3

      they really need to revamp the designation system!! maybe just start over at number 1?

  • @tehw000000t
    @tehw000000t 6 місяців тому +1945

    "I made a brand new rifle"
    "Brand new? or AR-15 again?"
    "AR-15 again :("

    • @epichawks
      @epichawks 6 місяців тому +153

      Last time the british tried something different it didn’t work out too well

    • @julesbower762
      @julesbower762 6 місяців тому +50

      like it or not
      best in the world
      period
      to even have a brain, that can entertain any other concept, makes that person less than a true human

    • @thrust_vectoring_spitfire
      @thrust_vectoring_spitfire 6 місяців тому +8

      as it should be

    • @jonathanlewis453
      @jonathanlewis453 6 місяців тому +14

      "If you're hitting the bull, Laddie, don't fiddle with the sights."

    • @Devin7Eleven
      @Devin7Eleven 6 місяців тому +7

      @@julesbower762I would take my Tavor x95 or an Aug over an AR

  • @shermansquires3979
    @shermansquires3979 5 місяців тому +146

    It is amazing that Eugene Stoner's design is still relevant today, decades later.

    • @gunswiththedutchman
      @gunswiththedutchman 4 місяці тому +13

      John Moses Browning, hallowed be his name, died 98 years ago in 1926. He's still got more designs in production than anyone else.

    • @Gixer750pilot
      @Gixer750pilot 2 місяці тому +1

      Like kalaskinovs designs. It just evolved

    • @somelineman1392
      @somelineman1392 2 місяці тому +1

      It’s simply an amazing design

  • @peternicol3439
    @peternicol3439 6 місяців тому +2104

    Jonathan has a new emotional support AR-15. 🧸

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 6 місяців тому +37

      I blame cod for poor Jonathan needing all of these emotional support weapons, first we had the STG-44 and then the M16A2

    • @l.yvonnemurray6521
      @l.yvonnemurray6521 6 місяців тому +20

      Emotional support, yeah, that's why I need one.

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 6 місяців тому +21

      @@l.yvonnemurray6521 doesn’t cuddling a 10k gun make you feel better?

    • @peternicol3439
      @peternicol3439 6 місяців тому +11

      How long till Dave shows him a cursed version of this in some game.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 6 місяців тому +7

      When is the next CoD coming out? Cos that'll be when some swine puts a pink My Little Pony skin on it and festoons it with nonsense.

  • @javiersp15
    @javiersp15 6 місяців тому +697

    I love how, This is Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, loves every single variation of the AR-15.

    • @matthewgallagher8491
      @matthewgallagher8491 6 місяців тому +14

      That has to make for wearing two or more name badges

    • @jackzed2020
      @jackzed2020 6 місяців тому +20

      I mean, I don't blame Jonathan Ferguson, the KoF&AatRAMitUKwhacotoiwfth. I think it is impressive how smart some minor changes are and still keeping something developed to death functional

    • @jackzed2020
      @jackzed2020 6 місяців тому +5

      ​@@matthewgallagher8491I kinda want to make two now. One fully written and one with a ridiculous long abbreviation

    • @matthewgallagher8491
      @matthewgallagher8491 6 місяців тому +3

      @@jackzed2020 That would be great to see

    • @danielmarshall4587
      @danielmarshall4587 6 місяців тому +13

      Forgotten weapons has "Gun Jesus" We Brit now have Mr Jonathan Ferguson, The Keeper of Firearms & Artillery..... praise be.

  • @TheTaffy2499
    @TheTaffy2499 5 місяців тому +17

    I can listen to Jonathan for hours.
    Jonathan and Ian are my favourite people to learn from.

    • @SvenElven
      @SvenElven 4 місяці тому

      They are a bit more high-brow than, say, Herrera or GarandThumb, yes.

  • @mikaeljonsson2078
    @mikaeljonsson2078 6 місяців тому +343

    Here in Sweden the army is currently replacing the AK5 (FN FNC produced under licence from Belgian FN) and the AK4 (H&K G3), with AR-15 and AR-10 platforms from Finnish manufacturer SAKO.
    To say the AR-platform is old, yes it's true, but it's by now a perfected weapon system, and incredibly modular. You can configure it almost anyway you like it, trigger, barrel, buttstock, pistolgrips handuard, gas block can be changed out without being a gunsmith. Unless you're all thumbs, you can wrench an AR. It's that simple.

    • @brianmead7556
      @brianmead7556 6 місяців тому +15

      It’s far from perfected, especially in its default gas impingement configuration.
      Top 5 needed changes:
      1. Restore the top mounted reciprocating charging handle for better ease of malfunction clearance.
      2. Replace DI gas with a long stroke rotating piston for better reliability like on the AK.
      3. Add more weight to the stock and receiver to fix the front heavy balance issue.
      4. Change the flash hider for a break or compensator.
      5. Remove mag well and replace it with a rock and lock system
      And here are three additional bonus fixes I would make:
      6. Remove the absolutely pointless charging handle latch.
      7. Remove the forward assist as the new charging handle makes it pointless.
      8. Make the boat latch button, single function, a release, only by making the boat lock either on an empty magazine or by pulling the charging handle upward at the rear.
      And here are two more just to round out the list:
      9. Make the stock out of something strong instead of that weak fragile plastic.
      10. Change the safety into an easily hit long lever with a big knob,
      One more cuz I really know this gun and dislike it from familiarity
      10. Change the bolt to have four big, locking lugs instead of eight tiny ones, and change the extractor from a tiny button to a big claw.
      I’ve used the AR 15 as my work rifle for years. I didn’t like it before I started and having worked with it for several years now has only made me like it even less. I initially was going to make a joke where things got changed bit by bit until it was just an AK, but I thought better of it after the first couple ad actually came up with tangible improvements beyond making it like the real best rifle in the world.

    • @UsDeadPool
      @UsDeadPool 6 місяців тому +54

      @@brianmead7556 Your reccomendations are personal options. I can understand some of them but a few make no sense waht so ever.
      Why would you want a reciprocating charging handle. It adds an un needed point of failure during normal operations, this point 6 of yours. The forward assist was always useless but has been required from its inception by the us military so I agree with ditching it.
      Di has its advantages much like a gas piston system whether it be long or short stroke. The system was designed for DI and has functioned extremely well with it for 70 years. There are models that use the piston system but it adds to the cost and from my history and understanding of it aside from being a little cleaner it offers no advantages. It does increase reciprocating mass though and while that might be nice for recoil mitigation in a 5.56 application it is not really needed.
      The muzzle device is operation or application changeable. The A2 birdcage has been in use for decades and there are dmr systems that have a break. Not sure what your point is on this one.
      Your comment on the bolt latch makes no sense. It is single function unless manually manipulated to hold the bolt open when there is a loaded mag inserted or no mag at all.
      Rock lock mag retention system allows for more dirt access to the inner workings under operational use. The bolt and carrier system doesnt have loose enough tolerances to allow for excessive dirt while working, this would cause a large increase in function failures.
      What material would you suggest be used for the stock? The polymer used currently on the A2 style stock is very strong and I have not heard of one breaking under normal use or even heavy use. I will admit I dont know how well it works in theater under extreme use but I would assume if it was an actual issue it would have been revised out. Most platforms use a form of collapsable stock and they are very robust unless they are buying it from temu and I have yet to find one so flimsy. There are some though that are ergonomically horrible.
      The safety is easily thumb actionable and in ambi set up works for wrong handed people. having one a bight prouder in profile would be nice but it is never in safe unless in base so meh.
      I dont have an opinion on the bolt face lock up design having a different lock up system might be good I dont know. The only failures I have heard of either fall back to poor maintenance or manufacturing defects. The extractor is a claw, im sure it could be improved though.
      I think your actual point is you perfer AK's to AR's and thats fine but to say the m16/ar platform is not exceptional is lieing to your self. Every system can be improved but there has been in constant improvment from 1956 to now in both the military and more importantly citizen markets if there was any major short commings they would have been innovated on and adapted in the mass market.

    • @NeilJason-fo6kb
      @NeilJason-fo6kb 6 місяців тому +3

      So AR15 works fine in Arctic cold condition?

    • @TheJukkis
      @TheJukkis 6 місяців тому +39

      ​@@brianmead7556 im not sure if your post is satire or not, almost all of these ideas are antiquated and obsolete or just make the gun objectively worse and more unrealiable

    • @fratricidefrank
      @fratricidefrank 6 місяців тому +18

      ​@@brianmead7556😂😂😂
      The original AR15 was better than what you're describing. I know everyone is entitled to their opinions but your don't make sense. DI is great in certain climates, just like long stroke pistons are. Reciprocating charging handles would ensure that the action stays open more for debris to enter.
      Rock and lock is much more complicated of a movement than insertion straight up. I could go on. Just get a galil and call yourself good 😂

  • @fatcat3211
    @fatcat3211 6 місяців тому +2735

    Behold the future of infantry weaponry! A rifle invented in 1956. 😁

    • @hairydogstail
      @hairydogstail 6 місяців тому +311

      As oppose to other rifles using systems invented in the 30's-40's..

    • @simon_969
      @simon_969 6 місяців тому +86

      The fn mag is based on the bar iirc
      Nothing really wrong with it still

    • @Thicc_Boyo
      @Thicc_Boyo 6 місяців тому

      If it works...

    • @F1ghteR41
      @F1ghteR41 6 місяців тому +68

      @@simon_969 With basically an MG42 feed mechanism.

    • @arkonomus
      @arkonomus 6 місяців тому +295

      If it ain't broke...

  • @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming
    @Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming 6 місяців тому +6

    The lads in the Royal Marines who tested these out in the KS said it’s extremely accurate. The KS 1 is a wonderful rifle.

  • @aWraithsSoul
    @aWraithsSoul 6 місяців тому +136

    Whoever edits these videos should get a shoutout in the description at least.
    The little jokes here and there and the poignant info added in post REALLY adds to Jonathan's already amazing quality work.
    GG's mate!

    • @pnutz_2
      @pnutz_2 6 місяців тому +3

      video chapter names are on point

    • @TranquillShot
      @TranquillShot 6 місяців тому

      Agreed

    • @sarumano884
      @sarumano884 5 місяців тому

      I'm surprised it hasn't been nicknamed "The Fleshlight"

  • @AmvC
    @AmvC 6 місяців тому +361

    Those MG42/MG3 in the background really do look menacing 👀

    • @neilwilson5785
      @neilwilson5785 6 місяців тому +15

      Jonathan is willing to low-key flex in this way. Very cool.

    • @17cmmittlererminenwerfer81
      @17cmmittlererminenwerfer81 6 місяців тому +7

      Everything German looks menacing - they always make the coolest guns.

    • @nerome619
      @nerome619 6 місяців тому

      @@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81 only for the goose stepping reach around club.

    • @nekomasteryoutube3232
      @nekomasteryoutube3232 6 місяців тому +1

      YOU SHALL LIKE THE NEW GUN OR GET BUZZ SAWED!

    • @andrewmacintosh1388
      @andrewmacintosh1388 6 місяців тому

      I didnt notice. Good look.

  • @actionjksn
    @actionjksn 6 місяців тому +25

    I think the British made an excellent choice. This design was years ahead of its time and has become extremely refined, it's inherently accurate and with quality parts extremely reliable. It's also extremely simple and easy to work on.
    While I am very mechanically inclined, I have no training in gunsmithing, but I was still able to buy each individual part and assemble all of the upper and lower from scratch and ended up with a couple of very reliable and accurate rifles. It would have been orders of magnitude more difficult for me to do that with an AK47. I've done 2 expensive ones and 1 cheap one and they all three run flawlessly. Imagine how reliable they are when they are built by someone like Knight's Armament.

  • @armorers_wrench
    @armorers_wrench 6 місяців тому +152

    Knights make some of the nicest AR15 variants on the market today and they have an incredible pedigree as a small arms engineering firm. Really stellar company.

    • @P90XGetRipped
      @P90XGetRipped 6 місяців тому +12

      I wish I could afford one

    • @Indeciferable
      @Indeciferable 6 місяців тому +16

      The downside is they are expensive as hell. Pretty much any company that gets government contracts has extremely expensive guns. B&T is another example.

    • @armorers_wrench
      @armorers_wrench 6 місяців тому +11

      @@Indeciferable KAC stuff is definitely pricey but a lot of that is because of collectors. If you can find an sr15 upper at MSRP it's not quite as bad but still around $2,000+ but you can sell the muzzle device and iron sights and make quite a bit of your money back.

    • @trevorpollo
      @trevorpollo 6 місяців тому +3

      But very expensive.

    • @Kaltwasser45
      @Kaltwasser45 6 місяців тому +7

      They have some of the tightest QC in the world. The amount of parts and material that gets rejected from them is pretty insane.

  • @Matze-c1j
    @Matze-c1j 6 місяців тому +230

    2:08 "Special Operations Brigade"... They seriously went with calling themselves SOB?
    Love that optic.

    • @viper11
      @viper11 6 місяців тому +16

      Its an diversion tactic.
      Enemy soldier entering the command tent. Sir, it's it's it's the ... SOB
      General: Quit Sobbing and tell me which unit it is.

    • @Matze-c1j
      @Matze-c1j 6 місяців тому +10

      @@viper11 Could also be marketing. I hear their memoirs are a real SOB story.

    • @matthewspencer972
      @matthewspencer972 6 місяців тому +13

      It will become a lot ruder should they ever upscale into a Division.

    • @parabot2
      @parabot2 6 місяців тому +2

      Who and what is the UK defending with these ?

    • @dorkangel1076
      @dorkangel1076 6 місяців тому +7

      @@parabot2Special Operations aren't for defence (unless you're taking about a pre-emptive strike or attack being the best form of defence).

  • @DeaconBlu
    @DeaconBlu 6 місяців тому +20

    Paused the video at 4:52
    The “dimples” on that “heavy barrel” also allow for much greater heat dissipation.
    They provide more surface area for the exposed steel in/on said barrel.
    Small things like this make a huge difference.
    As always…
    Great Video folks!
    Thank You!

    • @timp3931
      @timp3931 6 місяців тому +3

      And easier to machine than cooling fins.

    • @DeaconBlu
      @DeaconBlu 6 місяців тому

      @@timp3931 truth

    • @CATANOVA
      @CATANOVA 5 місяців тому

      An estimated 10% to 15% more surface area being dimpled which doesn't scale linearly with respect to heat dissipation.
      For accuracy, something that is more thermally stable or consistent by way of extra mass would be much better but then you got to carry it.
      Maybe it just looks nice and confidence inspiring.

    • @adamatch9624
      @adamatch9624 5 місяців тому +1

      @@CATANOVAthis would be more thermally stable, it’s the same pattern along the barrel, not mention it will help keep the barrel cooler what has many effects for the gun but also to help with thermal detection

    • @CATANOVA
      @CATANOVA 5 місяців тому +1

      @@adamatch9624 What I'm referring to is that more mass or metal takes longer to heat and cool and therefore operation or shot to shot of the rifle would be more thermally stable when say emptying a clip over the course of a minute or so. If we have a barrel that shed its heat due to some additional cooling arrangement then shot to shot may see higher differential temperatures with intermittent operation. If we consider this alongside knowing that metal moves with temperature (expansion and contraction) then one can deduce that a cooling arrangement may not be the optimal solution for a rifle depending on how the rifle is going to be used. If the rifle was for example going to have mag after mag pushed through it then yes having a good barrel cooling solution would be optimal. If on the other hand having a rifle that was going to be used as more of a marksman bit of kit then the slower cooling or better thermal stability may prove to be more accurate shot to shot within a given timeframe, assuming metal growth of the barrel would have some effect on accuracy.
      In the real world I have no idea if what I am saying has any merit since I personally have not been to battle and have only watched movies such as Zulu with Michael Caine. 🙂
      ua-cam.com/video/Of3R0WH-dLY/v-deo.html

  • @bradcolby1
    @bradcolby1 6 місяців тому +435

    As an American,I’m glad my British brothers will have a proven and comfortable boomstick.I’ve been to the UK five times,always a nice time
    🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸

    • @Anglo_Saxon1
      @Anglo_Saxon1 6 місяців тому +31

      Right back at ya mate 🫡
      PS - "boomstick".I'm liking that 😊

    • @willl7780
      @willl7780 6 місяців тому +14

      sad they cant own guns

    • @Exparcelman
      @Exparcelman 6 місяців тому +21

      @@willl7780they can, just heavily controlled.

    • @adamdriver1016
      @adamdriver1016 6 місяців тому +60

      @@willl7780 The vast, vast, vast majority of the population don't want to own guns. Hence they're 'banned'.
      Democracy!...keeping British children safe since 1996.

    • @tanyano9
      @tanyano9 6 місяців тому +6

      @@adamdriver1016 Just remember that only applies to pistols......

  • @user-zs1fr7im6l
    @user-zs1fr7im6l 6 місяців тому +40

    Knight's Armament KS-1
    Barrel: 13.7″ (34.8cm) 1:7 Twist - FUN TIMES !

    • @gansior4744
      @gansior4744 6 місяців тому +8

      13.7 and 1:7. Literally perfect setup

    • @John_439
      @John_439 6 місяців тому

      Yah it is i just built one and love it. Great balistics and still super short and light. Not sure if I like it more than 11.5 barrels like US SOCOM is now using though. 11.5 gives almost the same balistics with full power ammo and is really small even with a suppressor.

    • @sidders1943
      @sidders1943 6 місяців тому +1

      @@John_439 I think the longer barrel probably helps with further reducing the thermal signature.

    • @AncientGloom
      @AncientGloom 6 місяців тому +2

      @@John_439 An 11.5" barrel does not give "almost the same ballistics" as a 13.7" barrel. When it comes to velocity differences in barrel lengths, the 12.5" to 14.5" is, on average, where you see the smallest gain in velocity by the inch. That said, 14.5" is where you can have a mid-length gas system that functions reliably across a wide operational envelope. There are 12.5" barrels with mid-length gas systems, but the very short dwell time can cause reliability issues. 13.7" mid-length barrels have a slightly larger gas port compared to 14.5" to make up for the decreased dwell time. I think 11.5" is great for 200 yards and in, but they can reliably push out to 300 and even 400 yards with good effect on fleshy targets with the right ammo.

    • @John_439
      @John_439 6 місяців тому

      @@AncientGloom you should check out the FBI test they found with their duty ammo and their rifles 11.5 performed almost the same as everything up to a 14.5 barrel.
      I'm not saying they are always going to keep up with longer barrels but you should also check out a few different balistic calculators and mess around with them. You will find that small amounts of velocity doesn't actually make that much difference to max supersonic range and higher velocity bullets bleed off velocity exponentially faster. The difference between 11.5 and 14.5 is about 50-100m. Both are supersonic with factory loads to +500m and I have shot barrels from 11.5-20in to 500m and beyond. 11.5 does pretty well to about 450m and then starts to drop off but 14.5 doesn't make it past 550m before it drops off.
      Plus I hand load, so while I could get even better performance out of longer barrels I have designed some loads for short barrels that keep me at 16in barrel velocity out of my 11.5 and are very accurate. They are hot loads but still safe and reliable. My handloads actually keep me supersonic to just past 600m out of an 11.5 at current atmospheric conditions.

  • @_burd
    @_burd 2 місяці тому +28

    It took £90million and two years of deliberation just to land of the idea 'lets just use what the US use'. Outstanding innovation, lads.. *slow clap*

    • @philipspencer1834
      @philipspencer1834 2 місяці тому +1

      Same process for all successful procurement… 🥺

    • @_burd
      @_burd 2 місяці тому +5

      @@philipspencer1834 It's honestly a bit of a piss-take. We need sensible, decisive leaders so we can spend the money more effectively elsewhere.

    • @PaulLuxton-t9w
      @PaulLuxton-t9w 2 місяці тому

      Mp 6​@@_burd

    • @PaytienceT
      @PaytienceT 2 місяці тому

      We use HK's now. If the U.S. military was smarter, they'd be using civilian AR tech as well.

    • @_burd
      @_burd 2 місяці тому

      @@PaytienceT True! But they also got to guarantee mass production, which is often why smaller private operations don’t make it to milspec

  • @davidpottage6402
    @davidpottage6402 6 місяців тому +73

    Given how easy that removable trigger guard is likely to be, I am surprised that they did not include it in the civilian version, as an easy source of post sales profit. They could easily charge $29.99 for a 20cent bit of metal all day long. (Also, I hope the military armours have a large and cheap supply of those things, because they will all go missing).

    • @rickyspanish9002
      @rickyspanish9002 6 місяців тому +2

      Most civilian versions have detachable or folding trigger guards.. its kinda hard to say "civilian version" as there are a zillion AR variants on the market

    • @Frozen_Thorn
      @Frozen_Thorn 6 місяців тому +4

      Knights Armament rifles are never in stock. I have no idea how some can actually get their hands on one. The civilian version might as well not exist.

    • @StromBugSlayer
      @StromBugSlayer 6 місяців тому +1

      Metal?

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +5

      Knight specifically says in the video I reference that they didn't think the civilian market wanted the removable trigger guard.

    • @rickyspanish9002
      @rickyspanish9002 6 місяців тому +3

      @@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries should have specified, most civilian rifles in general, my apologies. I agree with Reed, its really not a very useful feature in general, easily taken care of by using trigger finger mittens.

  • @ralach
    @ralach 6 місяців тому +84

    I would, honestly, like a video where Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries museum in the UK, (Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history) lists all of his emotional support weapons.. ;) (and any Artillery ditto >< )

    • @danielmarshall4587
      @danielmarshall4587 6 місяців тому +3

      ..... I fear I could listen to him telling me about the paint drying on the wall.

  • @SomethingOrganic-m7e
    @SomethingOrganic-m7e 2 місяці тому +11

    Excellent choice going with a Knight's Armament build. They're known to be among the best of the best by AR-15 enthusiasts here in America.
    I hope KAC serves your needs well and takes care of you as a company. It's an honor of a contract to win.

  • @kevinsugrue
    @kevinsugrue 6 місяців тому +158

    'Some sound suppression.' Screech, screech, screech.

    • @matthewspencer972
      @matthewspencer972 6 місяців тому +3

      That's what comes of people trying to ban WD-40.

    • @johnwatts9932
      @johnwatts9932 6 місяців тому +3

      Ha.. On Silent special ops.. Hang on let me put my surpresser on I just cleaned screech screech.

    • @Ploskkky
      @Ploskkky 6 місяців тому +3

      It was a suppressed screeching :).

    • @philldavies7940
      @philldavies7940 6 місяців тому +1

      Its an audio warning for the squaddie if its unwinding itself during exercise. Otherwise it silently falls off the end of the rifle and the squaddie then gets charged for it.

    • @Paulywauly1969
      @Paulywauly1969 6 місяців тому +5

      If you're taking your suppressor off in a gunfight, you're in the wrong job 😊

  • @TheIconsofsin
    @TheIconsofsin 6 місяців тому +8

    Absolutely love all of Jonathans content, the history, the information all delivered informed and casual with a little bit of humour some times, perfection

  • @stuartArmourer
    @stuartArmourer 6 місяців тому +4

    The Royal Armouries firearms came predominantly the Tower of London and the Enfield pattern room.
    Herbert James Woodend was the custodian and latterly Paul Ellis.
    Bertie was by far the UK firearms expert...
    Back to the 1960s ...long before Ferguson...
    I worked with Bertie and served my apprenticeship with West & Son Gunmakers.
    Bertie sadly missed

  • @lurtiskoe
    @lurtiskoe 6 місяців тому +9

    as always a pleasure seeing Johnathan showcasing weapons. I would love if you all started including him actually shooting the weapons if that's possible. I wanna know the accuracy of these things!

  • @daemonharper3928
    @daemonharper3928 6 місяців тому +65

    It's nice to think of our guys getting arguably the best battle rifle available, with the best optics. A pleasant change for sure......
    Until we start looking at new and novel ways of throwing deadly things at the enemy, other than copper and lead - a very well made AR is about as good as it gets (calibre not withstanding).

    • @daminox
      @daminox 6 місяців тому +5

      Knights Armament is going to start making drones soon 😄

    • @Ushio01
      @Ushio01 6 місяців тому +8

      The UK has always been generous with it's special forces and marine regiments when it comes to small arms.

    • @Tony27654
      @Tony27654 6 місяців тому +1

      It’s not a battle rifle lol. It’s just a rifle.

    • @JohnnyZenith
      @JohnnyZenith 6 місяців тому

      The 6.8mm Spear M27 rifle is.

    • @DarrenJamiesonJamieson
      @DarrenJamiesonJamieson 5 місяців тому

      I heard that they are crap. Soldiers are complaining that it takes too long to cock.
      Also our gunsmiths have to adhere to UN Sanctions flaunted by The US.

  • @tomharper8351
    @tomharper8351 6 місяців тому +5

    I have a 14.5” SR15 & currently putting together a M110 Enhanced. Top tier stuff

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 2 місяці тому

      I have always liked the m110 being a Brit i don't have my own firearms but I am a club member for a range that has an outdoor rifle range with a bunch of interesting firearms for club use and after a life of nothing but 22lr and 12g breakbarrels that 7.62nato was a real experience . Next month we have a range day I'm hoping to get a go at the steyr ssg m1 in 338 lapua

  • @mysticwolf007
    @mysticwolf007 6 місяців тому +8

    Always love how in-depth Jonathan goes in these videos 👏🏻

  • @Goc4ever
    @Goc4ever 6 місяців тому +14

    Thanks for providing us with such useful insight Jonathan, i'm also happy you found your brand-new emotional support AR-15. Kudos to Knight's Armament for having developed this high-quality AR-15 for the British special forces since Knight's Armament is renowed for it's high-quality if expensive guns.

  • @harpersneil
    @harpersneil 4 місяці тому +13

    I was an army cadet when I was teenager and everyone whinged about the SA-80 back then. I'm in my 40's now and we're still using it... madness.

    • @glastonbury4304
      @glastonbury4304 4 місяці тому +6

      You don't have a clue do you...the SA-80 is a magnificent gun now...

    • @tonyorme1894
      @tonyorme1894 2 місяці тому +6

      The same 80 has been massively updated and is now a very respected gun when it was first introduced isvwas garbage

    • @johnhewitt1096
      @johnhewitt1096 2 місяці тому +1

      Not a bad rifle but you guys lost the plot when you moved away from the FN 7.62

  • @patrikhjorth3291
    @patrikhjorth3291 6 місяців тому +8

    I recently learned that the swedish armed forces are in the process of replacing the AK5, a license built version of the FN FNC, with some type of AR15.
    They are also looking to replace other firearms, such as the FN MAG ksp 58 and the AG 90 i.e. a model of Barrett .50 anti-materiel rifle (AG is short for automatgevär = automatic rifle, for some strange reason). I don't remember which guns that are considered as replacements for those.

    • @rays5073
      @rays5073 6 місяців тому +1

      Maybe they named it automatic in the same way semi auto pistols used to be called automatics?

    • @Thicc_Boyo
      @Thicc_Boyo 6 місяців тому

      Seems strange to me. I thought the AK5 was a perfectly good rifle and could be modernized just like an AR-15 can.

    • @patrikhjorth3291
      @patrikhjorth3291 6 місяців тому +1

      @@rays5073 That's certainly possible, but slightly more archaic than I would have expected of even the swedish armed forces.

    • @mikkoritala8932
      @mikkoritala8932 6 місяців тому +1

      I believe it is a joint program with Finland. Here's hoping they select an actual AR-15 type, but nobody would be surprised to see them end up with HK416 like the French. Short stroke pistons can have some upsides with suppressor use, but the internal piston design of the AR-15 makes for a better handling rifle overall. Less weight and better recoil management.

    • @justahappyfellow
      @justahappyfellow 6 місяців тому +3

      Sako has been selected.

  • @JJGuccione
    @JJGuccione 6 місяців тому +29

    United Kingdom: Designated the L403A1. Equipped with L900A1 Optics Suite (Vortex 1-10x low power variable optic in a Reptilia AUS mount, combined with an Aimpoint ACRO P-2 red dot sight in a Reptilia ROF 90 mount). Looks like a RAZOR to me. Badass setup. The other photos I have seen had Magpul BUIS.

    • @Bisley1
      @Bisley1 6 місяців тому +7

      It‘s shorter than a razor and the turret caps and magnification ring look different, though the latter two are just cosmetic changes.

    • @LRRPFco52
      @LRRPFco52 6 місяців тому +10

      It's a Razor AMG 1-10x, shorter than the Razor Gen III 1-10x.

    • @skyydn9476
      @skyydn9476 6 місяців тому

      This ^^😊​@@LRRPFco52

    • @paulcousins1168
      @paulcousins1168 5 місяців тому +1

      Back in 1978 we had the red dot single point sight on our SLRs which was banned in Northern Ireland because of it's accuracy.

  • @MasterAviator870
    @MasterAviator870 Місяць тому +3

    One of my favourite 5.56 rifles. I mean, it looks and performs the part as well

  • @kanrakucheese
    @kanrakucheese 6 місяців тому +169

    To be honest, “Armalite” to refer to a particular rifle in the context of “these islands” makes me more likely to think of the classic AR-18.

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +56

      As I say in the video, for the British military, Irish Republicans and a fair few others in these islands, it meant either and still does. To Americans it almost invariably means the AR-18/180.

    • @animal0mother
      @animal0mother 6 місяців тому +27

      "A comrade on me left and another one on me right, and a clip of ammunition for me little ArmaLite."

    • @AntonioZL
      @AntonioZL 6 місяців тому +4

      Oh, me little armalite...

    • @yfelwulf
      @yfelwulf 6 місяців тому +1

      Arnalite produced the AR 10 for Stoner then SELF designed the AR 15

    • @gorbalsboy
      @gorbalsboy 6 місяців тому +1

      In the pre 1990s regulars the m16 was always referred to as 'the armalite' as was the ar 18 in paddyland

  • @PersonaJohnGrata
    @PersonaJohnGrata 6 місяців тому +7

    Thanks Jonathan, always look forward to these videos!

  • @bookah8787
    @bookah8787 Місяць тому +2

    This is what my eldest son is using he's a commando in the royal marines they just got back from touring Norway, said it's super lightweight but really strong .

  • @PaleoWithFries
    @PaleoWithFries 6 місяців тому +64

    That bolt sure does give a satisfying kerchunk.

    • @seanlander9321
      @seanlander9321 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, the design deficiency of a loud warning to the enemy that you’re putting one up the spout.

    • @CatholicKit
      @CatholicKit 6 місяців тому +14

      @@seanlander9321who’s running around without a round in the chamber in combat?

    • @seanlander9321
      @seanlander9321 6 місяців тому +2

      @@CatholicKit No one, generally. But at some point a soldier is going to need a rifle that’s got a quiet operation, not one that sounds like a car door being slammed.

    • @AtlasJotun
      @AtlasJotun 6 місяців тому +6

      @@seanlander9321 Yeah, they should all have bolt-actions.

    • @joostdriesens3984
      @joostdriesens3984 6 місяців тому +2

      @@seanlander9321 Perhaps you can slowly ride the bolt down and complete the action with the forward assist?

  • @JonWickham
    @JonWickham 6 місяців тому +38

    I assume a reason for specifying a conventional design, was that the Rangers are likely to be training foreign units who use Armalite or Kalashnikov derived weapons. It would be more difficult to teach shooting skills to these forces if you only have experienced of shooting a bullpup design.

    • @86pp73
      @86pp73 6 місяців тому +9

      Essentially. AR-15 derivatives are also widely available in other armouries or on the global arms market, ideal for getting replacement gear when the Rangers are isolated from the majority of British logistics. The SA80 may be a very flexible platform, but it's definitely not the universal one the AR-15 is.

    • @nowtelsematters
      @nowtelsematters 6 місяців тому +7

      He literally says that in the video.

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +8

      ​@@nowtelsematters😊

    • @petemcphee2
      @petemcphee2 6 місяців тому

      That's utter nonsense.

    • @NeilJason-fo6kb
      @NeilJason-fo6kb 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Tool683 is it what they meant by “proprietary"

  • @Cynicism101
    @Cynicism101 6 місяців тому +1

    The AR platform although “old” still does the job in 2017 the NZDF replaced all its AUG’s with the Lewis Machine Tools MARS-L and it’s an excellent weapon.

  • @TheHorzabora
    @TheHorzabora 6 місяців тому +195

    Man smoking a cigarette walks into a petrol station in Northern Ireland, goes to put petrol in his car and spills some over his arm, which promptly catches fire.
    The petrol station employee dials 999 and reports the incident, at which point the RUC roll up and proceed to shoot the man with the burning arm.
    “What the hell?” The understandably shocked petrol station employee asks.
    “We had a report of a man with an arm alight.”

    • @Abefroman-lq3md
      @Abefroman-lq3md 6 місяців тому +19

      As a Retired RUC officer I approve of this joke. 🇬🇧 😂😂😂😂

    • @buckaroobonsi555
      @buckaroobonsi555 6 місяців тому +4

      I doubt a lot of youngesters in the UK known the Armalite song. Might as well ask them to sing Black and Tan. Almost no Americans would get those references either. I grew up in Europe was there 1979 to 1992! So I am not typical American.

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +12

      That's absolutely terrible. I'm stealing it.

    • @Pavlos_Charalambous
      @Pavlos_Charalambous 6 місяців тому +3

      What a terrible joke
      ..
      ..
      ..
      I approve it

    • @dashingdave2665
      @dashingdave2665 6 місяців тому +5

      Harsh, they don't muck about with fire-arms in the U.K.

  • @kden9772
    @kden9772 6 місяців тому +59

    The British procurement system really nailed it. That is one of the best rifles on the planet

    • @OFFICIALUND
      @OFFICIALUND 6 місяців тому +16

      Lol. The delusional KAC fanboys are here everyone! (I own an SR-15 - they're very average).

    • @brighthought11
      @brighthought11 6 місяців тому +9

      @@OFFICIALUND ? not many systems better than what is shown here, LMT, maybe SIG spear series. hard to beat this with the new upgrades.

    • @edxlee
      @edxlee 6 місяців тому +2

      @@brighthought11 I was expecting gas over DI for modern-day..

    • @OFFICIALUND
      @OFFICIALUND 6 місяців тому

      @@brighthought11 LMTs are also garbage. I’ve had three that were defective: one was a 300BLK that they hadn’t finished reaming the chamber. When I called they said “yeah, we knew some bad ones got out, but we don’t have a method of tracking where we send the rifles. Another one the lower receiver was so poor (it had a curve upward such that the upper receiver basically took a clamp to close, but that curve was only on one side. Their QC is garbage, and when you realize they make a whole lot of KAC’s parts, it all makes sense. My first SR-15 had to go back to KAC…..twice, and they blamed it on a bad BCG (gas key) and they said they don’t make their own BCGs..: and other than the SR-25, we know they don’t make their own barrels. It’s all on AR15.com. I don’t like Marty Daniel, but he builds a better rifle. So does LWRC, but they have the strange monolithic thing. If they dropped the monolithic concept, they’d be blowing the doors off of other companies. Larue builds a better large frame rifle and so does JP. KAC is all hype and mythology.

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt 6 місяців тому +3

      Not an AK, can’t be best.

  • @BaddFrogg777
    @BaddFrogg777 4 дні тому

    A most excellent review on a quality military rifle and suppressor system. Big contracts all over the world. Especially England. The new staple gun in the industry. A real ICON.

  • @Greystone42
    @Greystone42 6 місяців тому +35

    That squeaking the suppressor made at 5:30 was actually the bald eagle inside the rifle trying to come out

    • @chrisd5774
      @chrisd5774 6 місяців тому +4

      The sound of freedom

    • @GizmoDuck_1860
      @GizmoDuck_1860 2 місяці тому

      Bald Eagles chirp, not screech

  • @causewaykayak
    @causewaykayak 6 місяців тому +6

    Some interesting ironmongery in the background. Another super tour - I am glad you were given this by whoever. A really generous donation.❤

  • @jacob79001
    @jacob79001 6 місяців тому +1

    I would love to know why Lantac wasnt chosen for this contract. Also why hawke was not chosen for the red dot. The MOD are supposed to favour British suppliers and Lantac are easily comparable to KA and Hawke has some world class red dots.

  • @panzerkitsune
    @panzerkitsune 6 місяців тому +12

    8:13 no truer words in regards to militaries around the world has ever been said, and it was my first thought also "Thsi is gonna get lost in 1 second".

    • @hoilst265
      @hoilst265 6 місяців тому +2

      It is not Squaddie Proof.

    • @Frient
      @Frient 6 місяців тому

      Seriously. If they wanna make something like that removable it needs a little wire lanyard. Like the ACOG turret caps.

    • @budgetcommander4849
      @budgetcommander4849 5 місяців тому

      @@hoilst265Isn't this intended for spec ops and the like?

    • @hoilst265
      @hoilst265 5 місяців тому

      ​@@budgetcommander4849 Not all squaddies are Spec Ops, but all Spec Ops are squaddies.

  • @Pavlos_Charalambous
    @Pavlos_Charalambous 6 місяців тому +4

    It kinda makes sense for coalitions to use common tested and mass produced platforms for their equipment
    It makes things easier and saves a lot in resources and time

  • @rosaria8384
    @rosaria8384 2 місяці тому +1

    Royal Armouries being up-to-date is just a blessing.

    • @lukejarrett1973
      @lukejarrett1973 2 місяці тому +1

      One should be thankful, but for the British Armed Forces, it should be a bare minimum requirement, not a blessing.

  • @koldaris4089
    @koldaris4089 6 місяців тому +7

    Jonathan gets to have an AR15 as a treat!

  • @reptiliacorp4178
    @reptiliacorp4178 6 місяців тому +17

    Very nice video! We are honored to be a part of this system contract.

    • @conork6743
      @conork6743 2 місяці тому

      What makes your guy’s rings stand out from the rest?

  • @gooner72
    @gooner72 Місяць тому +2

    Knights have even designed a specialist and unique bayonet to attach to this weapon for the M.O.D as they know that the British forces STILL trains with and STILL actually uses bayonets in combat.
    They were used very effectively by British forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan.🇬🇧✌️

  • @collguyjoe99
    @collguyjoe99 6 місяців тому +7

    US, UK, Canada and Aussie Spec Ops units it seems are likely the cousin to each other, all based of WW2 SAS/SBS and the Joint US/Canada First Special Service Force, aka Devil's Brigade

    • @Mark-Haddow
      @Mark-Haddow 6 місяців тому +3

      Eh?
      Both the SAS and SBS were formed from the Scots Guards. The only UK regiment to fight in every war the UK has fought. The majority of commando training took place in Scotland, so the Scots Guards and other Scots regiments were the first volunteers for special operations units.

    • @collguyjoe99
      @collguyjoe99 6 місяців тому

      @@Mark-Haddow I'm a former Army infantry combat grunt I absolutely love learning new information thank you

    • @jaypee389
      @jaypee389 6 місяців тому

      6 foot 4 Bavarians outclassed 5 foot 6 coal miners rickets English boys in WW1.
      We know this gentleman.

    • @bigtony4829
      @bigtony4829 6 місяців тому

      @@jaypee389 Yeah ..Those tall Germans won WW1 and WW2 ...

    • @jaypee389
      @jaypee389 6 місяців тому

      @bigtony4829
      I'm joking. WW2 was a damn waste.

  • @simonwest80
    @simonwest80 6 місяців тому +8

    "And then you lose it!".......yep exactly what I was thinking 😂😂

    • @Loneranger670
      @Loneranger670 3 місяці тому +1

      History will,recall that no triggers guards were ever returned after Artic training making the trigger guard Knights Armoury most popular replacement part and largest income generating part after the rifle it self . 🤣🤣

  • @sainterasmus4545
    @sainterasmus4545 6 місяців тому

    I appreciate the detail about the rounded edges of the bolt, that's a pretty cool way of increasing the durability of such a weapon.

  • @Musrusticus-
    @Musrusticus- 6 місяців тому +8

    We had Armalite AR15s in Hong Kong and Fiji in the 80’s to complement our SLR’s. They were alright but the L1A1SLR was a gun you could trust in every way and it was guaranteed to put people on the wrong side of it into the afterlife where they belonged…

    • @patvanquish4586
      @patvanquish4586 5 місяців тому +5

      And the added advantage was that if you clobbered someone manually with it, they didn't get up too quick.

    • @MiketheMadness
      @MiketheMadness 5 місяців тому +2

      The number of colour sgts I’ve heard go on about the fucking L1A1 😂

    • @Musrusticus-
      @Musrusticus- 5 місяців тому +1

      @@MiketheMadness because it was great!

    • @patvanquish4586
      @patvanquish4586 5 місяців тому

      @@MiketheMadness In fairness, many of the saw the L1A1 replaced by the first iteration of the SA80 and preferred the more reliable L1A1. Although those issues were eventually resolved, it was a damaging introduction of the replacement series

    • @patvanquish4586
      @patvanquish4586 5 місяців тому

      The same CS would have loved the EM2

  • @TomSedgman
    @TomSedgman 6 місяців тому +62

    “Need or want something that isn’t an SA80” so anyone left handed

    • @bobsyeruncle5557
      @bobsyeruncle5557 6 місяців тому +18

      Or indeed anyone in the British armed forces

    • @imhere8474
      @imhere8474 6 місяців тому +9

      Its called human rights for a reason… not human lefts.

    • @TheFirstCurse1
      @TheFirstCurse1 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@bobsyeruncle5557It was improved and is now a fine rifle as far as I know.

    • @glastonbury4304
      @glastonbury4304 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@TheFirstCurse1 ...one of the best now...love it...

  • @jsp7205
    @jsp7205 6 місяців тому

    I drive by the Knight factory often one of my neighbors works there as an quality control inspector. Its interesting that there are 3 major weapons manufacturers within 10 miles of each other in Brevard County.

  • @JimmySailor
    @JimmySailor 6 місяців тому +9

    The big what if in modern British firearms has to be what if the RA had just adopted the Sterling made AR-18 instead of sticking it’s guts in a box. The AR-18 had been in development for over a decade and was a well proven design that has obviously stood the test of time. With a folding stock it’s shorter and lighter than the SA80 and when unfolded is an objectively easier rifle to handle.

    • @DriveCarToBar
      @DriveCarToBar 6 місяців тому +1

      and the short stroke system is very adaptable to different roles. It's better for sustained automatic fire than the DI system in the AR15. The design lends itself to modularity in that the same gas system components can be used for different barrel lengths if you use shorter rods. The Brits could have stuck with the AR18s until the patents expired, and then used it to make any number of improvements. We might have seen the Brits come up with their own version of the BRN-180 before Brownells did.

    • @bikeracerdude
      @bikeracerdude 6 місяців тому

      Had Stoner designed the AR-18 _first,_ he'd have shown it to the U.S. ARMY & they likely would've chosen the AR-18. Had that happened, few if any Militaries & Law Enforcement Orgs would have interest in the dirtier Di design of the AR-15.

    • @davidgillon2762
      @davidgillon2762 6 місяців тому

      RA - the Royal Artillery? (RAF, RN, but British Army)

  • @tykehotep2865
    @tykehotep2865 6 місяців тому +19

    Yeah that noise is very covert,
    Just to add I know bugger all about these things but the idea tickled me. A trooper holed up not spotted and needing the silencer and that cats choir sounding off lol
    Great video as always

    • @user-neo71665
      @user-neo71665 6 місяців тому +10

      What the oil bottle in the handle is for. I doubt they will be removing the can, toting it in their pocket, and deciding to put it on at the last minute tho.

    • @sgt.lt.mjr.pepperface4627
      @sgt.lt.mjr.pepperface4627 6 місяців тому +3

      The can will only be removed for cleaning purposes

    • @razgriz380
      @razgriz380 6 місяців тому +3

      Suppressor, not silencer.

    • @budgetcommander4849
      @budgetcommander4849 5 місяців тому +1

      Suppressors, for the most part, are only effective beyond ~50 meters. In addition, they won't stop the bullets from making a loud 'crack' sound due to their supersonic speeds. The main purpose of the suppressor is to make distant-ish gunfire hard to locate. They'll know they're getting shot at, but they won't be able to hear where from.
      Edit: He specifies at around 6:30 that the main purpose of the suppressor is to hide visual and thermal signatures (muzzle flash and heat radiation)

  • @allenkennedy99
    @allenkennedy99 2 місяці тому

    It's always good when Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history, goes over the details and use case of obscure military weapons.

  • @shanemjn
    @shanemjn 6 місяців тому +7

    It's interesting that it has a forward assist. Eugene Stoner wasn't a fan and the SR25 doesn't have one. I wonder why this does

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому +1

      Because why not.

    • @shanemjn
      @shanemjn 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Totemparadox because its unnecessary, adds cost, adds parts, adds machining operations to both the lower and to the bolt carrier. It's not needed

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому +2

      @@shanemjn Actually it doesn't. The whole production line is setup to have the assist. If they want it gone they're gonna need new forgings and retool their production for two different same uppers and two different internals. Fir a smaller company like KAC it's cheaper to just leave it there.

    • @shanemjn
      @shanemjn 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Totemparadox upper, not lower, my mistake.
      With the greatest of respect, that kind of thinking is wrong. Doing things because "that's the way it's done" isn't the way.
      Saying it costs money ignores the material savings for the upper, the time saved on machining, the time saved for assembly, the savings on removed parts. Weight costs money when shipping, per rifle it might be very little but it adds up. Slick sided uppers exist, they wouldn't be the first.

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому +1

      @@shanemjn With the greatest of respect you're gonna put words in my mouth? Wow.
      I never said the reason is "Because that's how it's been done." I agree that the FA is mostly pointless but it would cost KAC money to remove it from the KS-1 because their other contract SR-15's require that FA by the buyer and that would make a requirement for two different upper and BCG production lines.
      Besides, the UK military probably requested it.
      My point is that even if the FA is pointless, KAC has decided it's equally or more pointless to remove it.

  • @Germfish
    @Germfish 6 місяців тому +14

    U.S. Army Rangers are door kickers not force multipliers. That's the green berets.

    • @Budget_Prepper
      @Budget_Prepper 6 місяців тому

      That job got turned over to SFAB (brown berets).

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +11

      This is a fair point - it's really just the name and special status that they share, not the role at all. There was a lot of press/chatter around the UK Rangers following the US Rangers model including similar origins for the original incarnations of both US and British 'Rangers' but they are not fulfilling the same role at all. They are more like the Selous Scouts that inspired their capbadge.

    • @DriveCarToBar
      @DriveCarToBar 6 місяців тому

      @@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries hopefully they're better at their jobs than the Selous Scouts.

    • @GjVj
      @GjVj 6 місяців тому

      @@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries Is the Ranger concept a British or American invention?
      Rogers: "Yes."

    • @F1ghteR41
      @F1ghteR41 5 місяців тому

      @@JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries Parallels with Selous Scouts with their connection to apartheid regime and war crimes aren't going to look all that well in the press, are they?

  • @mrfrisky6501
    @mrfrisky6501 6 місяців тому +1

    The SA 80 was fine for the time - street and house figjting in Northern Ireland and then Afghanistan - this would have been a nightmare in door to door fighting but ideal for open area conflicts.
    Now the current version of the SA80 is a very good weapon its great they are keeping both options.

  • @bluesteel6612
    @bluesteel6612 6 місяців тому +3

    Excellent review thank you 👍🏻

  • @Punisher6791
    @Punisher6791 6 місяців тому +4

    has Johnathan already looked at the US Military's Sig Spear yet?

  • @conrad9398
    @conrad9398 6 місяців тому

    They understand we just took on the new 6.8 (NFWS) that spanks the 5.56 which is why we are moving forward right? They’re moving to the AR from the bulpup with the same round?

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому

      NGSW and no, it doesn't spank the 5.56. It's a full power rifle cartridge like 308 nato and such is suited for a service rifle. Too heavy, too little ammo, way too much recoil.

  • @jumboMW3
    @jumboMW3 6 місяців тому +31

    British lads using rifles made by the Florida man, I’ll drink to that 🥃

  • @TheSundayShooter
    @TheSundayShooter 6 місяців тому +15

    _Some_ 7:37 being those who aren't considering the way the bolt carrier sticks inside the receiver in freezing temperatures or simply haven't an auto sear to function check ツ

    • @hairydogstail
      @hairydogstail 6 місяців тому +3

      Never happens lol..

    • @MisterWonka
      @MisterWonka 6 місяців тому +3

      @@hairydogstail It happened with GoldenWebb's Trybe Defense upper, the bolt release failed after emptying the first magazine, but he was able to free the carrier by hitting the forward assist

    • @darthskrillex
      @darthskrillex 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@hairydogstailNever had your rifle in rough enough conditions

    • @hairydogstail
      @hairydogstail 6 місяців тому +2

      @@darthskrillex The internal piston has passed every US military test given..This is why it is the longest standard rifle in US history..I live in Montana and have never had any issues in minus conditions..

  • @Laotzu.Goldbug
    @Laotzu.Goldbug 5 місяців тому

    That KAC "propriety" both looks a heck of a lot like the version that LMT patented and KAC has been licensing for a decade or two

  • @johnf4300
    @johnf4300 6 місяців тому +9

    We need to get Jonathan to Demolition Ranch for a range day

  • @Govanmauler
    @Govanmauler 6 місяців тому +47

    Don't love ARs but that is unquestionably cool

    • @rickyspanish9002
      @rickyspanish9002 6 місяців тому +12

      Its ok. Not everyone can have good taste.

    • @P90XGetRipped
      @P90XGetRipped 6 місяців тому +8

      ARs may be bland, but it is undeniably the best modern service rifle

    • @Govanmauler
      @Govanmauler 6 місяців тому +2

      @@P90XGetRipped no argument, it's proven in every way possible, just doesn't butter my parsnips you know 🙂

    • @aaronkinder2807
      @aaronkinder2807 6 місяців тому

      This isn't an AR15 as it has a third hole in the lower receiver...

    • @rickyspanish9002
      @rickyspanish9002 6 місяців тому +5

      @@aaronkinder2807 wrong my guy. 100% an AR-15. AR15 has nothing to do with 3rd hole or full auto capacity

  • @happyhaunter_5546
    @happyhaunter_5546 6 місяців тому +1

    Poor Jonathan, having to deliver "for some reason wanting a weapon that's not an SA-80" as straight-faced as possible; love from the US my brother

  • @brealistic3542
    @brealistic3542 5 місяців тому +5

    Knights Armourment ... Wow, Very High Quality. I don't blame them for picking this rifle. It appears to be Top Notch, Outstanding.

  • @pdawg2081
    @pdawg2081 6 місяців тому +114

    UK rifle, manufactured 2 hrs away from me in FL 😂

    • @killadekill89
      @killadekill89 6 місяців тому

      But yet can barely get one because Kac says screw the civilian marker

    • @noveske.2236
      @noveske.2236 6 місяців тому +13

      It's a dope rifle that unfortunately is too expensive for most people to own.

    • @arghjayem
      @arghjayem 6 місяців тому +38

      Hey it’s like the iphone- it maybe branded as being American, but it’s actually manufactured in some third world state! 😂

    • @azynkron
      @azynkron 6 місяців тому +3

      And was improved in Germany.

    • @darylobey8867
      @darylobey8867 6 місяців тому +7

      In canada we finnaly got a new look at are new C8A4 and thay don't look half bad as it's modern and not a m16 lookin rifle

  • @007JHS
    @007JHS Місяць тому

    I did ask about the forward assist to those who are already equipped with the KS-1 and they said they found it quite useful.

  • @mountedpatrolman
    @mountedpatrolman 6 місяців тому +5

    You didn't spend nearly enough time showing off the Optic, that's the best part of this whole package. Vortex needs to hurry up and release it to the public.

  • @GrumpyNCO
    @GrumpyNCO 6 місяців тому +22

    0:35 The Irish also have a long history with the Armalite as well...

    • @Montycat78
      @Montycat78 6 місяців тому

      Yeah, it’s a popular weapon for terrorists.

    • @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries
      @JonathanFergusonRoyalArmouries 6 місяців тому +8

      Yes indeed. I thought I referenced that but perhaps not.

    • @GrumpyNCO
      @GrumpyNCO 6 місяців тому

      @jonathanferguson1211 omg he replied to me (keep it cool) 🥵

    • @buckfaststradler4629
      @buckfaststradler4629 6 місяців тому

      Not all the Irish, just the terrorists.

  • @JelMain
    @JelMain 2 місяці тому

    I do take exception to the Regimentation of provision for Special Forces. Historically it was a matter of personal choice within the constraints of the mission, so if you were going to tucker yourself down with something weird and wonderful at the expense of getting it done, you'd need reasons. That's how the AR15 appeared, the No4 and SLR were very heavy.

  • @Snougaloogie
    @Snougaloogie 6 місяців тому +4

    The bolt lugs being rounded was patented by a company during the Assault Weapons Ban in the United States; it was meant to be a weight savings measure i believe. It was discovered that it was a more reliable shape and Knights bought the rights to the patent some time after.

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому

      Not about weight savings but like you said, it's a tougher shape.

    • @Snougaloogie
      @Snougaloogie 6 місяців тому

      @@Totemparadox I mean back then it was, something to do with having to shave as many ounces as possible so it wouldn't be an assault weapon.

    • @sgt.lt.mjr.pepperface4627
      @sgt.lt.mjr.pepperface4627 6 місяців тому

      It's designed to handle increased operating speeds while suppressed

    • @bikeracerdude
      @bikeracerdude 6 місяців тому

      @@Snougaloogie Weight didn't play any role in the AWB here in the U.S.A.

    • @Snougaloogie
      @Snougaloogie 6 місяців тому

      @@bikeracerdude It did for pistols and "assault pistols". The Carbon 15 had the rounded bolt lugs and while it didn't really save any weight I'm sure it at very least was the intent

  • @bush_wookie_9606
    @bush_wookie_9606 6 місяців тому +13

    Surprised the UK mod isn't pimping out a sten gun.

  • @9linermusic
    @9linermusic 2 місяці тому +1

    But is it squadie proof ? Like you said that trigger guard is going Diffy within the first use

  • @xmst5
    @xmst5 5 місяців тому +3

    the year is 2750, the world is still trying to find a replacement for the ar-15

  • @lucifermorningstar1636
    @lucifermorningstar1636 6 місяців тому +4

    That’s a beautiful rifle.

  • @otomichalko5448
    @otomichalko5448 6 місяців тому

    @Royal Armouries SAS accepted KAC rifle more than year before project Hunter been awarded. Their version call L401A1. Reason for different designation is that "Regiment" uses complete KAC rifle. L403A1 come with "not in house" produced some parts ( I believe barrel, bolt carrier only, etc) which help reduce costs.

  • @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039
    @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039 6 місяців тому +5

    As a squaddie from 73 to 88, I loved my 7.62 SLR. It had a kick Like a mule and a ring Like a bell. If you've ever fired one without ear defenders you'll know what I mean about ring Like a bell.😊

    • @peteraustin370
      @peteraustin370 2 місяці тому +1

      Absolutely..!!..I was in RA at Woolwich 1970...my SLR ser no 101...was a fantastic hard hitting piece of kit..being in Skill at Arms team gave me bags of extra fire time that others didn't get ...!!..The 3position sight frequently gave me nasty cut on side of my nose..!!

    • @seanward587
      @seanward587 14 днів тому +1

      All one hears from the end users of the SLR format across the globe is what a great piece of equipment it was and how all the replacements were lacking. I have a theory that the decision was made by the big arms companies to reduce the hitting power of the basic squad weapons, so that more expensive support weapons would have to be called into use, more often at great expense to the taxpayers. If there was a 7.62 equivalent of these modern rifles, what would the squaddie choose?

  • @Longshanks1956
    @Longshanks1956 6 місяців тому +5

    Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

  • @legend9335
    @legend9335 6 місяців тому +1

    Not a patch on my BSA Airsporter. 22

  • @RazorWings1234
    @RazorWings1234 6 місяців тому +11

    I have a feeling that this is a British Units' work around of getting a replacement for their SA80s. Just like how the US Marines are getting M27s as a 'replacement' for their SAW but somehow the whole rifle squad is using 'Automatic Rifles'. :)

    • @DriveCarToBar
      @DriveCarToBar 6 місяців тому +2

      There is a decent argument for replacing the M249 with the M27. Being able to still bring the same amount of fire on target without needing to field a different weapon, sounds pretty reasonable. It does mean changing tactics and training but I do see the appeal. Of course, the M27 can't sustain the rate of fire that the M249 can which means you now need two or three men to do the job previously done by one, so there is a drawback.
      Pros and cons both ways.

    • @ryanh2479
      @ryanh2479 6 місяців тому +2

      Marine Vet here... Its great to see the Corps finally finessing the system. Marine infantry battalions are arguably better equipped than our 11B bros for the first time in history.

    • @DriveCarToBar
      @DriveCarToBar 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ryanh2479 last time that happened, the army was shooting the Krag and the USMC (through the Navy) had the 6mm Lee Navy rifle.

  • @roseybut
    @roseybut 6 місяців тому +14

    Well it's a start. At least some of our military now have a decent rifle. They took my L1A1 away from me and gave me A L85A1. I know how the U.S troops felt when they were first given M16's. Just need to quickly phase out the L85 and give this KS1 to all our service men and women.

    • @PSUK997
      @PSUK997 6 місяців тому +1

      I'm currently making an L1A1 ( US based now) My dad had one when he was in the army. A SR-15 is on the list too unless Knights will sell KS-1.

    • @TheVirtuoso883
      @TheVirtuoso883 6 місяців тому +1

      KS1 will never be the replacement...some one wanted to be flashy so decided to get a small number of these at over £7000 a piece.
      Whatever replaces the l85 will be a direct result of what the Americans do regarding the new "common cartridge"
      And I'll eat my hat if the KS1 ends up being it...again at £7000 odd a go, no way.

    • @LRRPFco52
      @LRRPFco52 6 місяців тому +2

      I used M14s, M16A1s, M16A2s, and M4/M4A1s in the Army. M16A1 and M4A1 were my preferred. M21s were for Sniper Support weapons in 2 of the Recon units I was in, but our primary Sniper systems were M24s. KS-1 is the epitome of a highly-refined AR-15 carbine.

    • @DriveCarToBar
      @DriveCarToBar 6 місяців тому

      Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Brits keep the current L85A3 in service beyond 2025 and slowly phase in something new. Once the US Army has had a chance to use its 6.8x51 XM7 rifle and XM250 machine gun, the rest of NATO will be able to make a more informed decision on what to standardize on. It's become apparent that 5.56 NATO has kind of hit the limits of its capabilities. You might see some countries adopt 77gr versions but I think the way forward will be the 6.8x51 replacing the 7.62 NATO and a new intermediate cartridge being adopted, probably something in 6mm, 6.5mm or 6.8mm. There are already several good choices in those calibers and plenty of good rifles around today.

    • @JeffEbe-te2xs
      @JeffEbe-te2xs 6 місяців тому +1

      Cost too much

  • @Shadow_Hawk_Streaming
    @Shadow_Hawk_Streaming 5 місяців тому

    Little surprised they didn't opt for a variant without the buffer tube to get the length lower, also love the cleaning kit in the grip

  • @Jackdaw5
    @Jackdaw5 6 місяців тому +41

    As a Brit, I just can't get over the term 'civilian market'....

    • @zombieapocalipse2020
      @zombieapocalipse2020 5 місяців тому +3

      Civilians have guns too

    • @budgetcommander4849
      @budgetcommander4849 5 місяців тому +6

      @@zombieapocalipse2020From the perspective of someone living in Britain, hearing people talk about a civilian market for military weapons probably is strange. There's always a civilian market for firearms, but in most places those are usually hunting firearms- not military carbines.

    • @ACOGguy
      @ACOGguy 5 місяців тому +1

      We traded our tea for testosterone.

    • @Dubulcle
      @Dubulcle 5 місяців тому

      ​@@zombieapocalipse2020They dont

    • @zombieapocalipse2020
      @zombieapocalipse2020 5 місяців тому

      @@Dubulcle ?

  • @bob_the_bomb4508
    @bob_the_bomb4508 6 місяців тому +9

    No bayonet?

    • @photoisca7386
      @photoisca7386 6 місяців тому +1

      Jonesy wouldn't be at all happy.

    • @Totemparadox
      @Totemparadox 6 місяців тому +3

      There is a bayonet if the military wants one.

    • @MasterCheeks-2552
      @MasterCheeks-2552 6 місяців тому

      @@Totemparadox soldiers will definitely want one

    • @BlossomField91
      @BlossomField91 Місяць тому

      Bayonets are obsolete. You're better off giving soldiers more ammo or a sidearm. Not to mention bayonets are useless against any body armour made in the past 40 years.

  • @martindowney7915
    @martindowney7915 11 днів тому

    Loved that video, I love the engineering that goes into guns.

  • @garethjudd5840
    @garethjudd5840 6 місяців тому +4

    I thought the British army were investigating all their resources in prayer mats.

  • @neogeo39
    @neogeo39 6 місяців тому +38

    "new rifle"
    Looks inside*
    Another AR15

    • @hairydogstail
      @hairydogstail 6 місяців тому +8

      Yup, the best..

    • @noveske.2236
      @noveske.2236 6 місяців тому +1

      New to us lol

    • @thrust_vectoring_spitfire
      @thrust_vectoring_spitfire 6 місяців тому +1

      good

    • @OEightHours
      @OEightHours 6 місяців тому +3

      Have to understand logistics for the military though, there’s a big reason why the M4/AR platform is adopted always functionality over being *UNIQUE*

    • @Devin7Eleven
      @Devin7Eleven 6 місяців тому +3

      ARs are boring as hell

  • @petersmith9470
    @petersmith9470 6 місяців тому

    Bound to be better than the early SA 80, the AR15 won't fall into pieces when dropped. Can you convert it to a .22 rimfire so it'll be legal in the UK

  • @allanfoster6965
    @allanfoster6965 6 місяців тому +25

    The optic goes upto 11 if you are SAS!😂