The New Q 5.56 Honey Badger : An Engineering Feat
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While at a glance the new 5.56 Honey Badger from Q LLC looks like a short AR, there is some magic at play...
I got to sit down with Nick, one of the lead engineers at Q, and have him walk me through how they made a pretty amazing 5.56 Honey Badger. Such a cool bit of engineering.
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Very cool background stuff to learn. I have about 2k rounds through my 556 HB over the last 2 months. The only issue I have had is that if I really slam a mag in on an open bolt, it can push past where it’s supposed to go and rounds start popping out.
I have 0 issue with the cheek weld folks complain about. I shoot with my head up using a Unity riser with an Acro, so I get a chin weld on the aluminum struts that works perfectly fine.
Looks great; wish the stock was more comfortable
Looks great; wish my bank account was more comfortable
@@thorntondrew Bidenomics = more for the big guy
Couldn't agree more, Mike!! Love the H.B. but that stock is like punishment. Looks like they MIGHT have improved the design slightly on the Boom Box.
I sold my HB because I couldn't do the brace/stock. @@k9gustoff
@@KamalasVACANTwombthat’d be 10%
i really like how they kept the front half of the bolt bascailly milspec and just created the custom rear, very smart.
Kit needs to have a sleepy time podcast. His voice is soothing even with all the gunfire.
What's people's fascination with this? I see it on almost every channel I watch frequently. Smh. Always somebody talking about this exact thing + ASMR or whatever that junk is.
@@J.C...sometimes the sounds can be relaxing and reduce stress. Like a buffer
Kit gets all the cool toys to play with. That is saaaaweeeeeeeet!
No seriously, how does he get this access?
@@braydenpatterson6387he's friends with a lot of individuals that run companies like Kevin B has been a sponsor/supporter since kit started or at least as long as I have been around 15k subs or so
All I heard was “like .308 out of boom box platform” you had my interest, but sir you now have my attention.
Really happy he broke down the new bcg. Best piece of content available on it
Hope they sell upper kits! Don’t need do another sbr
Not at all what I was expecting when I saw the thumbnail. Very cool.
This will be my first full Q gun. I am so Fuckin stoked.
You buy it?
That’s thing is dope and I like the 2-tone of the suppressor
"Reliability that we found at an acceptable level"
Didnt quite sell me on that statement
That is a beauty little beast
Love your designs and genius in everything you have engineered and brought to the market. Superior performance and quality. Much respect and gratitude. Now having to sell one of my kidneys so I can buy the Honey badger. Q cherry bomb and Bottle Rocket, and several of your other rifles and cans. ;D
I don't understand how a stronger gas block and faster twist in the barrel will increase dwell time/reduce chamber pressure during cycling. Think these will wear out/break bolts faster than a 10.3" AR15?
The bolt carrier is going to be acting like a ball pin hammer smacking the receiver/b.e., the fact they are quality made is the saving grace extending the part life but realistically how long can they last?
if you have the $ to buy a q carbine ,why not just get the 300 and the amazing innovation they accomplished the first time around? Especially with the current ammo situation, and the issues with 556 youde be better of going the 300 route.
@@iamtherealrauschguy I'd guess it's because Q was making not nearly enough money in the .300BLK due to the price in addition to time/money spent for the average person to get 2 NFA stamps for a suppressor and SBR just to take advantage of their $3,000 custom rifle that they're gonna pay roughly $3 a round to shoot.
So they made a 5.55 version to try and make money
@@iamtherealrauschguythat is what the sugar weasel is for.
That's a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing.
I love your punk rock selections. Takes me back. ❤ I used to love pulley, less than jake ect.
Sounds Outstanding to me!
Q is it!
“Q” is bad ass!!! And not because I own one! Love their ingenuity 🔥
This is pretty dang innovative. Also dig the slick upper, no FA or dust cover.
Great video. I like the mountain background
This is a much better video on why they designed this bolt and the benefits it brings vs their YQ video on the two piece bolt.
Haha right I was thinking the same thing
damn that's some clever AR magic right there
I used to have an NEA PDW stock, and it was the same thing having the buffer integrated into the BCG (albeit not as nice).
Bravo 👏 I’m super excited for this product after that breakdown.
It’s unfortunate how underestimated old school manual mills and lathes are. I would love to have a 7’ vertical mill and something like a 12’ lathe. I could build literally anything. With a few other machines of course. Jig grinders, surface grinders, presses and ban saws etc… but the mill and lathe is where the moneys at. I miss being a manual machinist so much. Q , you guys out out some amazing stuff. Didn’t think I’d see a 5.56 Honey Badger. Honestly never crossed my mind. But it’s dope. Keep bringing us cool shit! Maybe I’ll even see something of yours in person one day
You can't mass produce thousands of parts at least not in a short amount of time. One off projects those machines are in fact goated.
@@blueridgewarden you’re right. But when you need them, they are just as capable. As long as the machinist is. I just don’t want to see them die. They are far from useless
Love that Tudor GMT.
That heat treated can looks 🔥 👌 so damn good..it just tickles me in all the right ways lol
Or wrong ways lol
thanks for another great video. pretty cool getting a look at the stripped BCG they came up with
Carriers, carriers, carriers. Love the ingenuity that lead to a better bcg. Something good that came from covid.
1:35 the Rattler is the shortest PDW system on the market. Sweet gun, though. I want one.
1/7 twist with a 5.5 inch barrel sig is so fucking dumb lol
I'd like to see a dedicated 5.56 Thunder Chicken and Trash Panda with that 1.75 diameter for the quietest 5.56 suppressor ever!
One could only imagine how much more weapon innvoations there would be if the fed were told to bug off with their 'regulations'
I believe the only thing overlooked - weight and simplicity.
Interesting how (market) we went from DI to piston back to DI [insert] the more things change the more they stay the same 🤔
Nice, reminds me of cmmg some.
Very cool!
Hey Ivan. Maybe you can share your thoughts on two-piece Q BCG.
Awesome
That bcg is truly something special 😊
Tiiight!
I have concerns about 5.56 reaching the velocities needed to be effective out of a barrel this short, as well as case separation on bullets with that twist rate. I'm not an engineer can someone explain?
From what I know about 5.56 this setup won’t be very effective except at really close range. 1-9 twist rate isn’t fast enough to spin the bullet combined with that short barrel equal what you said low velocity, lack of expansion. However, this gun would be a great suppressed, fun gun. I think that’s the idea, just a fun cool gun, so they should have mad it in 22😊. In this configuration 300 black out would likely still be viable at 150-200 yards.
@@swiftaudi I think he said it's a 1:5 twist rate, which is where my concern comes from that's pretty fast
Deets on the M81 Jacket? Didnt see it in the loadout
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So you made the barrel shorter. But why, practically speaking, did you do that?
Can you make a video on the new 2 piece bcg in the honey badger 300blk?
Woah a 5lb short carbine? 😮 never been done b4 except in the 70s when colt made the commando carbines. Lmao
sooo sweet
1:5 twist rate... 😮
This is an engineering feat ...to the types of engineers who do their design at an apartment building bar 😂
He said Honey Badger package..
Ok.. I'll let myself out. 😏
very nice
Very interesting, loved the breakdown on the design and engineering and think it’s a good idea but not sold on the design though especially after the genius engineering on an ultra short ar 556 I saw last week by Geissele.
… compared to the new Geissele very short barreled carbine”pdw” type carbine the genuinely deals with dwell time bolt bounce and how hard the carrier hit the receiver and r.e. Chamber face creating a great concept for a more reliable , less violent recoil short barreled carbine, it seems kinda basic,average from such an innovative company like q.
one of the main goals of the Geissele beyond standard short sbr was to make sure the carrier wasn’t hitting the receiver and b.e. Like a balloon hammer, and creating violent destructive reactions which is what impressed me so much with his design he just showed off last week. The gas system management used to regulate the carbines functions was so innovative and I kind of expected something similar from q.
if I would be in the market to get an ultra short pdw style 556 I know which route ide go, but q still holds the crown with their 300 and 8.6 and other great design innovations.
Where did you see that Geissele rifle? A quick search didn't give me any luck, but I would love to see a breakdown of the system you described.
Sweet
What is that bipod you’re using?
I may have missed it, but is the gas block adjustable like the 300 blk HB?
Could you guys sound any quieter and dull? You should be excited about your piece because it looks awesome!
Imagine a Q version of the HK416 with 1:5 twist, how light can they get that design?
no velocity 😕
So what ammo weights works the best with the high twist and barrel length? I'm sure Q will say they all will but what performs better than others?
are you in leadville brother? i recognize that hill behind you i feel
Is that the lefty can? man i hope they leave it like that and dont coat it. Thing looks rad and compliments the gun well
neat stuff
Do they sell these suppressors in this two tone color?
So are they coming out with a dedicated 556 can now??
maybe soon
10:04 "these 9.69(inch) barrels tend to hold about 2200fps with the m193(55gr) round..surprisingly high, at least i thought". I'm really hoping he misspoke. 10.5 is a very common length, and people regularly report 2600-2700fps out of them. 9.69inches is an oddball, but rifleshooter and ballisticsbytheinch have both done barrel chop-down tests where they showed greater velocities out of 8 inch barrels using 223, NOT 5.56. 2200fps should be about what you would get out of mk262 or perhaps the 69gr rounds he mentioned they used for accuracy testing? i really hope that going to 1:5 twist doesn't neuter velocity that much. m193 relies on velocity induced fragmentation for wounding, and is basically useless at 2200fps. links below for fps/barrel length references.
Q is definitely innovative. they ought to be for the prices they charge. cool idea using dead-blow hammer 1960's tech in such a high-speed application. i just don't get the fascination, i guess. he talks a lot about how difficult it is to make a short barreled AR function. i kept thinking "has this guy heard of the mk18?".
keep doing what you do Ivan. still love you, even with your occasional Q fangirling.
www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/223rifle.html
rifleshooter.com/2015/12/223-remington-5-56mm-nato-barrel-length-and-velocity-26-inches-to-6-inches/
What bipod is that?
Woah who makes that woodland atom?
Yah but... does it come in 300 Blackout?
Anyone know where Q procures the standard Sugar Weasel BCG?
All of this proprietary engineering, but still no ambi bolt-catch? This is last gen.
Big time
Picked up a couple DFCO Kung-fu grips. I'm a fan. Put one on the Honey Badger and it feels like it was meant to be. Tell Kevin to start installing these from the factory. You gonna do colors in the future?
Which eotech color is that on the gun ? Is it tan or the gray?
I would never want a Haney Badger. But that Sugar Weasel looks nice.
Ivan, was that the lefty or whatever they will call the consumer version 556 can that you were using?
Ah, Q had a 5.56 Honey Badger in 16" before. Are they planning on releasing it again?
How far could this be stretched with good ballistics
Funky
I need that BCG in my 556 Ghetto Blaster
Are they planning to release a stand alone upper?
Not at first but eventually they have said
What silencer is that
what adpater for the suppressor?
market timing for this release is a bit strange. How have they still not released their 556 can?
Or be excited about it with a just a little energy ?
At least for what I want out of a product its not really new or special @@dontbetreadin4777
How'd they get a perfect ejection pattern on a 9" carbine length 556 when suppressed, and other companies struggle to keep 14.5" mid length gas systems from being overgassed even when unsuppressed 🤯
Adjustable gas block
@@NamSandwich-xz5us I have a honey badger and a few piston guns with adjustable gas blocks. It was a rhetorical question 🤣
tell them to talk about the 70gr barnes
When is this coming out? Will uppers be available?
rifle is out and uppers will be coming soon
That carrier looks a LOT like the Troy Tomahawk Short BCG's...
Omg there was a Ukrainian TV channel called "Q TV" it had very similar logo ahahaha
Cries in Komifornistanian.
When can we get a sugar weasel 13 inch 556 pistol video
Congratulations, you invented a 9.25" AR
1992 called and wants its innovation back
Woody Harellson looks good. Windered where he went after no country for old men
Honestly SBR DI arms are a dime a dozen these days no matter the caliber or manufacturer. I'd be more interested to see SBR GP arms that are small and have folding / telescoping stocks. You can get GP arms so much smaller, the honeybadger is starting to feel old compared to the MCX Rattler and Spear LT in 300aac from Sig and the others like the APC300 from B&T or the Dissent 300aac from CMMG.
I would like this in a sugar weasel
Where do I buy?
What trigger comes with it?
our own trigger
And of course I'm still grounded from buying another gun.......Damn
but will it trip a DIAS
awesome right as 5.56 is about to get more expensive
I just don’t know if I’d call it an engineering feat.
Did he say a 308 out of a BoomBox???
Why all of this instead of a piston? This seems like a lot of engineering to avoid using a piston driven ar-18 style recoil system.