Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5
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I had one of these in Australia during the early 90’s.
I swapped it and a few years later the government clamped down on semi automatic weapons.
Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺.✊
After AAA bought them out they made a slightly different gun in Tasmania. It had roll pin on upper lower join. Sadly, it wore the lower away if you removed it lots.
Only other issue was spring on cocking lever. If you locked weapon open by that for prolonged inspection on range to clear it, the spring became compressed.
A lot of the later versions showed up in Solomon Islands and Bouganville Island conflicts to. Ran fine in the jungle, and they ran fine in temperate regions and out the back of Hay NSW in all but desert environment lots od sand red dusty dirt. Great kit.
I remember this rifle on the the 6 o’clock news here in Australia 40 years ago. When it was a contender to replace the SLRLIA1. Years later the F88 was selected and made here under license.
When I saw this on Gunbroker, I knew I had to jump on the opportunity to own one of these given their status. I think I got it for around $1,500 which I was initially a bit hesitant on, but considering I see rifles such as the AR-180 being sold online for roughly the same price and this has infinitely more collectors' value, the doubts slipped away.
I'm glad that I was able to own a piece of history such as this and I'm glad that you found some use for the old girl. It's important to keep the history of these more obscure designs alive to know where they came from and how they inspired designs today. I really do not see myself shooting this all too much, if something breaks then I'd be absolutely screwed.
Thank you for the video. Loved it as usual with the rest of the content you come out with.
A Bowl of Pho Good stuff, thanks
A Bowl of Pho, If you are the one that offered the rifle for review, Thank you!
These go for surprisingly low prices considering how rare they are.
That's a price of normal, cheap semiauto rifle in finland 😂
Wow pretty cool from my next door folks in oz,They have had a big tradition of engineers in Australia as also here in New Zealand cause if you could not buy something you need due to being at the bottom of the world you had to manufacture it from scratch,well done .
I am glad you are back on here. I don’t like surfing the web to catch gun vids. Stay in the fight.
On my SAR, it had a charge handle retaining cut out so you could hold the breech open. Also the carry handle was done away with. A dovetail shaped scope mounting rail was welded on. This ran from the rear sight to the back of the forward polymer guard. It was manufactured in Kempton, Tasmania. Still have the manual for it. I live in Tasmania and was forced to hand it back after PA.
Excellent review, thanks you!
Would've never thought it was made from 16 gauge steel, that's thicker than RPK receiver!
Thanks for showing this ! otherwise i would never get to see this rifle in Australia , i live 20 minutes away from Smithfield where it was born.
Pity you never owned one. Great fun back in the day. I had one of the 20 inch wood stock ones, and later had a AAA SAR 17
Never thought I’d see a unicorn from Australia. Wow really cool 👍🏻
I honestly don't understand why this hasn't been produced in 80% form. The design is perfect for it. Would be really cheap and anyone already building their own AK's already have the tools needed. Setting up the gas block to use AR15 barrels might not work.
Now the bolt design is BRILLIANT. Something tells me that it won't shearlocking lugs like the AR15 bolt head does and the AR community should really look into adapting it.
Everyone thinks that the AK is cheap to manufacture but it's really not. This thing is all right angles. Makes everything easier.
@@lowellhouser7731 Why not just MAKE IT 100%? A think anyone with a box & pan brake, shear, a drill press and spot welder could make the receivers.
@@Satchmoeddie Yes, exactly. Some sort of complete parts kit with receiver flat. That way the manufacturer doesn't need to deal with all the insurance, paperwork, etc, or the added expense of assembly and could pass along the savings. It would be a cheap 5.56 to go along with the cheap AK parts-kit guns. A little niche item for hobby builders.
The trigger and secondary sear can be replaced with AR15 parts but the pin size on the Leader is larger. I don't have the exact dimensions any more. The AR15 trigger and secondary sear can be drilled to size and re-annealed by a good gunsmith. (Proper annealing is critical.) The original Leader T2 trigger metal is soft and starts to creep and get rough after a few thousand rounds. The AR 15 trigger made it a much better shooting rifle.
I agree, MAC-10 AR-18/Daewoo combo!! Must be a great rifle!!
I own an American take on this the Masterpiece Arms MPAR556, I love the odd ball guns.
THX Chris, the (reminds me of Sako's) triangular bolt might just provide a larger total lug bearing surface than ar-type, as well... Not a bad design with in-built first cartridge clearance.
I dont think people are going to have as hard of a time finding one of these to own, St George Arms just announced that they will be doing a run of American made T2 rifles.
A Bowl of Pho so ar180 2.0
Um no. Heck no. $1250 for that thing and they’re only makin 250 of them. For that price for a custom built gun I can go and purchase a Fulton Armory ar 15 a2 or if I want factory, buy a colt ar15 a4. Now we’re talking if I wanted something better at the same price. The T2 is at best a novelty gun until someone puts time into modernizing it and putting into mass production in a way that gets the price lower than that of a standard m4orgery.
@@Ben_not_10 Unfortunately, someone DID try making a modernized version of the T2 that was a relatively affordable price. And that was the Masterpiece Arms MPAR, which turned out to be a dumpster fire of a gun from what I've heard from a lot of people.
That mag well discussion was the most racy thing I've heard all day.... lmao!
The USAS 12 and the Spas 15 get its origin in design from this rifle
Very cool stuff!! What a funky rifle, never even heard of them
Looks like an improved AR-18. Internally, how much of this inspired the Bushmaster M17S bullpup?
Same designer, mate! The original design of the Bushmaster M17-S was by St. George in Australia (called the ART30 for Armtech Ltd. & then sold to Bushmaster)
I had one , I got it brand new
I really liked it but the main problem I had was it kept jamming or double feeding, sent it back for repair didn't fix the problem
“It ain’t tight, it’s just full”
11:00 Nope, Bushmaster and K&M Arms use it in their rifles too.
Actually, the Bushmaster M17-S used an 8-lug bolt & was originally designed by St. George in Australia (also with an 8-lug). The K&M Arms rifle is a derivative of the Bushmaster but uses the triangular bolt - the other firearm manufacturers who have adopted St. George's triangular bolt design are Barrett, Serbu & Benelli.
Glad that you made video on this gun. The last video I saw was at least 5 yrs ago and was relative bad in terms of quality.
stock looks like a Australian SAR or SAC rifle that was built. looks very much like except the carrying handle. interesting.
I wouldn't call the F90 AUSTEYR dated in anyway it's a very modernized light weight weapon. Even the the "new" MARS-L used in NZ is just a repackaged AR and last I check the AUG is a newer design then the Stoner.
Most decisions are made by seat shiners in Canberra, hence why we don't get the most optimal choices. The only main upside to using the same design is to minimise training time for troops and importation costs due to licensed manufacturing. That aside we're still waiting for a sideram replacement for the very antiquated and rather very laughable 9mm HP pistol. The top brass stated 5 years or so ago that they wouldn't approve the Glocks unless they had external safety catches fitted - this is the mentality we're dealing with here 😅🙄
I wonder, are we to see a review of its modern contemporary?
I think the sig mpx has a triangular bolt
Nope
You didn’t put a second one on the bolt system did you ? It’s only supposed to have one E-Clip on the Bolt system
I would love ot see a really good review on a small Cal. firearm.The Marlin795????
Have heard of a Leader MK 6. What is the difference?
looks like Ar18 with a Mac 10...
It’s a modified AR-18 platform built out of folded steel. Shoots like an AR platform too. I love mine she is my pride and joy of my Rifles
I'm not much more than a layman in firearms, but it really does seem to me that there is only three types of modern select-fire military rifles: Ones derived from the AR-18, copies or derivatives of AK-47, and AR-15s/AR-10s.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.. I guess...
Don't forget the bullpup design - AUGs
2021 ?!
I would love to see a company make a modern version of this.
Supposedly some US made Leader T2s are in the works of being produced.
I wonder how many of these the Australians cut in half.
A few unfortunately. The one I had was built about two hours away from where I live.
Cost me $750.00 AUD. It was a sad day when it was taken!
You mean sent through the big hidden backdoors to the black market.
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I have shot Caracal's pistols. PASS! IWI? Meh. The AFT takes all the fun out of the Tavor, Uzi, and pretty much everything. The Steyr AUG is still a great bullpup, but again that pesky ATF. The ATF making good guns bad and bad guns worse, since 1972., or under the ATU, making fun guns expensive since 1936.
If the company that made these had a little more time and money they probably would have been able to sort that rifle out.
Well I'm glad I'm a pride owner of being 1