Believe me i wish it wasn't so, i have a lot of respect for Sweden and the Swedish people, but in the later years their insanely pc attitude and self hating demeanor is causing ruin to its native (white) people, so sad indeed.
@LineOfCars Every fucking day man, a little bit more anger, a little bit more rage. A little bit more reason to do this entire socialistic government the same way the French did in the 1800th. The berserk rage is real, and it's boiling within every Swed right now. I give it 5years. People are not happy. Even the police is tired, there is no law anymore, it's only upheld by the fact that people in this country are actually nice. But when it comes down to it. You stand alone to fight your own crimes. And you do that by doing them. It's all a circle. I'll say it again, 5years.
That's the problem with socialism. Once you're in it, there's no getting out and you aren't allowed to have an opinion that maybe it isn't the best system. It's basically corporate governance on a national scale. You're supposed to cheerlead the decisions made by your rulers and you are supposed to give them more control and you aren't supposed to question anything. @@TheMikeBase
To reply to an old comment, it’s because of the visitors lack of what is called firearm safety here. Clear the gun before you play with features or show anything. The finger away from the trigger thing is not valid here.
My dad designed the first aluminum foldable stock for the AK 5. The original stock was plastic, which was a terrible idea, considering the first squads to get the weapon were the Lapland Special Forces who operated in temperatures down to -30 Celsius. You can imagine what happens to plastic under stress in those conditions...
My father owns Tesla Microsoft alphabet & Amazon and he is the president of the whole world, his name is god. And you can call me Jesus Christ I own your ass!
@@John-mf6kywhen I did my service some 20 years ago, we put hockeytape on the stock to avoid direct contack with the metall. Also white tape is perfect as Winter camouflage
Swedish weapons are always so sexy, AK-5, S-tank, JA-37, JAS-39. They are all far beyond the front of their current time, impressively. After all they were always ready for fighting the monstrous Soviet Russian at any time in that period. Tough guys and blonde girls, long live Sweden.
The C7 i had wasnt very accurate or it could be the optic i used or the fact that it was a almost 20 year old gun None the less it never jammed on me once because of the gun either mag or ammo
+Roy Morris I tried the AK-5 in Afghanistan when we visited the Swedish battalion of Mazar e sharif. I got to say that this beauty beats most assault rifles in the world. You could go fully automatic and holding the gun with one hand. the fire rate is really impressing. Im gonna order the FNC model the AK-5 is based on cause sadly its basically impossible to get your hands on the Swedish improved version as far as I know?
unfortunately it is fundamentally impossible to get your hands on the improved version. the swedish version is a shit, when FN makes a rifle he is perfect
@@rickstrom5499 Heavy is relative. It's heavier than pretty much all other equivalent modern military rifles. An HK416, plus 4 extra full magazines still weighs less than an unloaded AK5C. That's pretty much the only problem with the gun.
@@rickstrom5499 At about 5 kilos it's pretty heavy for today's standards. The weapon is great, and Swedish Bofors perfected this design, but it's still a dated design, and today's material technology advanced quite far since the 70's, with stronger and more corrosion proof metals, and less brittle and stronger polymers. The military is about to replace it, AK6 will likely be an AR platform, probably for cross compatibility reasons with neighbor militaries, since Denmark, Norway, Holland, Estonia all use AR's and even Germany is probably going to adopt the HK 416 sometime in the future like Norway did The AK5 will still be in service ofc, just like the AK4 (G3) is still in service and we have pretty old guns in service, like the HK53 (which is the gun my brother uses In the navy), or the old but gold Carl Gustaf M45 (aka the "Swedish K")
As a swede I did my mandatory conscription over ten years ago, up in Arvidsjaur Sweden (K4, Norrlands Dragonregemente). Seeing this makes me nostalgic!! The AK5 is a blast to shoot and train with. You guys should definitely check out the FN MAG too if you haven't, the swedish version is called 'KSP58'. Best regards!
+Chetz There you have it.. Really hard to get for civilian use. The fact that Aimpoint even have AK5's are a rare occasional thing. Swedish weapon laws are strict. I don't know exact statistics, but around 145000 members in the Swedish Hunt Association. These people are allowed to carry weapons at certain, restricted locations for either hunting or training their aim. It's not like in the states where it's some kind of right to bear arms.
The information above is from the times of AK5C --- The beginning of the 90's, about 30 years ago. Yea this is a little embarrassing. Had the Americans stopped using revolvers at that point? Oh wait --- they haven't. Check my update under OP ZekeMagnum further down where i tell about the AK5 --- how the modern version works.
When in Sweden, you should try out the Swedish version of the FN MAG, the ksp 58. Any Swedish armyconscript that had that machine can vouch for its awesomeness 😊
I have a "poor mans rail system" on my first AR15. I actually have grown to appreciate it's simplicity and functionality. It clamps onto the F marked front sight instead of the barrel like this one and it puts the light in the perfect position for my thumb. I've always liked the comfort of the car hand guards so being able to keep them and have a light is nice. I own a tacticool AR15 rifle also. I just picked up the vickers sling for it last week and I must say I am impressed with it. Good product LAV!
I've used both ak 5 and ak 4 in the army. Ak 5, lighter but more sensitive mechanism and shooting in the forest, for instance. Hit a twig etc, and the bullet change direktion. Ak 4. You kill a man behind a pine. Right through the tree. So in my opinion (most people disagree) Ak 4 is far better, but heavier. And from a tactical point of view, it might be better with a weapon that hurt more than just making a hole. Take both!
The main factor in side grading to 5.56×45mm rifles from 7.62×51mm is system weight as the lighter intermediate power ammo translates to ability to carry more ammo or to move around more with the same ammount of ammo as the heavier full power ammo. I'm also used to both the Ak4(G3A3) and Ak5
I give you a lot of respect Larry, I love your videos. One comment is that that I kinda laughed when you said "poor man's rail system" referencing the clamp on tri rail. Being Canadian I just want to step up and say that I think for the time when it was developed it was actually a hint of genius. I will defend myself saying this by looking at the M4, the US military mounted a full length quad rail, and while it does give you flexibility to mount attachments along the length, it has two downsides. The fist is weight it adds a lot of metal to the front making the rifle front heavy and the rails are uncomfortable. In recent years looking at your vids and others (especially from shot show) a major theme is to reduce the wight of the fore end by using Key mod, M-lok, and Magpul (pardon my spellings if they are wrong) furniture to reduce the weight. I think Colt Canada did this rifle RIGHT with the features you explained. I have to say my Canadian "SORRY"...... I respectfully disagree with your comment of it being a "poor man's rail" and I believe it was actually a design ahead of its time, giving the rifle a solid lightweight hand grip and the flexibility of having short forward mounted rails.
You would have to talk to someone in the CF that knew why they went with the trirail for sure. Knowing our Government and how budgets and projects work at DND/CF, it would not surprise it was done to meet a need on a smaller budget for the project.
NovaScotiaNewfie basically anything you need to attach to the c7 can be mounted on the tri-rail.. lazers. lights. if you so desire you can also mount a pic rail on the handguard and slap a foregrip on that bad boy
I own a few high high end ARs in Canada. 2 DD, and one custom job. I played with the new version the Canadian military is using at a gun shop in Calgary. And I will say, it was really impressive. I was close to buying it. But don't have the funds in order yet. I loved the lighter weight and balance of the rifle. Even as a 20" barrel, It felt better to shoulder, than my 18" DD. The buttstock is extremely well put together too. One of those rifles that just "Feel" great to shoulder. Kinda like my K31. That thing is heavy, but it's just got that right feel. I'm sure other gun nuts know what I'm talking about.
Not since 1990... The information is from the test version called AK5CF. Yea this is a little embarrassing. The American in the video, saying this in the text under; "Aimpoint's Eric Äs walked me through the AK 5 based i his experience carrying it in the Swedish Special Forces, [...]" [spelling mistakes his or theirs] I don't know where-from the information got into the video, but it's mainly from the early 90's. Check my update under OP ZekeMagnum above where i tell about the AK5 --- how the modern version works. Won't say it's the best in the World, but far more in a few words than the belittling shitty video above where the guy can't even follow directions from his instructor.
@@fredrikjonsson8126 The plastic mags are good cause they're lightweight, the AK5 is already a heavy weapon so saving weight is theoretically a good thing. The Swedish Bofors AK5 is a great rifle, Sweden managed to perfect this design as high as it can go. But the design is dated nonetheless. Sweden is going to replace the AK5 soon for a new standard issue rifle, and according to what I've heard it's going to be an AR platform and contract with some American brand manufacturer Swedish forces don't have to walk for kilometers in the desert, mostly do join tt exercises with neighbor militaries like Denmark, Germany, Finland. And patrol the sea and airspace. so the weight is probably not a big problem. I hope Sweden doesn't join NATO
I don't see a huge difference in the Diemaco over the countless short barrel modded AR's in the States. Plus those tiny little differences don't add any wow or "tactical" advantage at all. The AK 5 on the other hand, is a rate treat to see.
No offense Larry, I love the videos, but I don't think you're really running his drills the way he is describing them. I believe that he wants you to make aiming and firing into one fluid motion, but you seem to just keep aiming then firing like you always have. I could be mistaken, or it could just be difficult to go against your many years of training of course.
da1krayziethug I'm sure he followed the drill to the best of his ability. Remember, good safety etiquette dictates that you get on target first THEN put your finger on the trigger and pull. Don't want to sacrifice safety or having an ND for the sake of looking tacticool.
I remember doing similair excercieses with the AK5 when i was doing my service, and i think that he got the second excercise wrong. From this point on i maybe completely off in what i am saying but i think its called jaktskott (loosely translated hunting shot) in swedish. You are supposed to just throw a shot away asap in a relatively controlled manner. At least it reminds me of our training of jaktskott when he instructed him to take the shot even if he has the weapon at the bellybutton.
Yes, jaktskott, instinctive shot with speed. He should fire much faster with acceptable accuracy. That's what the aim is for. Just hit, you don't get points.
@@Fred3n87 indeed, and, my conscript instructors taught us to double tap by default in that exercise too, as it's designed to train for beeing the surviving soldier in an unexpected encounter with an enemy recon patrol on foot, at less than 100m range.
A absolutely love my Colt Canada IUR. It helps that they are much easier to get in Canada. as far as I know they have an agreement with Colt USA to not sell retail down there. Colt Canada/ Diemaco rifles are quite different from the Colt USA guns the barrels are made with great care in small batches.
As for the comment on the Diemaco comment, most of the CQB weapons have now got the KAC rails fitted, at least all the ones in British Service do. The British designation is L119a1.
Taking away the full auto seem like a great improvement. When I used it, it was easy that you happened to put it in full auto when taking it off safety because you slid past the semi auto position, that was in the middle. You are using these guns where you get snow and ice on them and in different temperatures and running and moving and going through foilage. That little thing was the least functional part of the gun, imho. In my role in military service the distances were too great for full auto to have any use at all. Also, I am a big fan of the Kalashnikov maintenance kit with that little tube that is kept inserted in the stock + rod under barrel. Very slick. The AK5 has a fiddly little bag you keep in your pocket, not very good.
The AK4 is still in service, great rifle, Norway's AG3 is also very good. My brother is in the Navy and his issued weapon is a HK33 with collapsible stock, this gun is also used by helicopter crews in Telemark battalion. this gun is also in police force. Other members in his unit have HKG36C, navy and aircraft crew usually need rifles with foldable or collapsible stock
I WISH I could get my hands on a C8 rifle, and I'm Canadian. Doesn't really matter, as I lack the capital to play this instrument in the first place. Still, super proud of the Colt-Canada outputs. We did good with this.
The difference between the military C7/8 and the civilian variant is mostly the furniture and acog. The gun itself is already good enough in the civilian version
Had three versions of this during my conscription, Ak-5a, Ak-5b and Ak-5Cf, I preferred the A-version tbh, less useless crap all over the weapon, B-version was ok too, C had too many useless rails. The charging handle has smacked a lot of noses over the years.
So basically you prefer old school guns, which is fine, but guns now all have rails, can't really circumvent that. The AK5 itself is getting so dated as a design, it's a good rifle, Sweden did a great job perfection this rifle, but it's heavy, the military will replace it soon for a new standard issue rifle, will probably be an AR platform because of its modularity. Most militaries now are adopting AR platform, Denmark and Norway both use AR's, also Holland and even Germany is going to adopt the AR platform soon, with the HK 416. The good side about that is that everyone can use the same magazines, which could be handy in joint missions
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Rails are just added weight in my book for very little actual benefit. I wouldn't say it's dated, a rifle is a rifle, it has pretty much the same properties as most other rifles, and speaking of dated the AR platform is even older. As for Magasines most 5.56 chambered rifles can use the same mags already, nothing prevents the use of NATO mags in the Ak5C. The AR is not more or less modular than any other rifle, it's just that it's on a much larger (civilian) market than anything else but maybe the Ak47, lending itself to a lot more civilian accessories being incorporated into military use.
Sweden has excellent history of producing firearms and many of them are used globally. This, however is a modified FN FNC, it's a Belgian weapon with some Swedish modifications. They removed the burst mode and tweaked the gas system a bit, all the other changes are external.
I have worked with the Swedish Piketen and elements of their military. I have never seen either one of these weapons. Very cool, great info. Thank you for the insights
Seems like he wants you to basically point shoot instead of treating the red dot like a traditional magnified optic. The decision to shoot is made before sighting the rifle, and it's all one motion. I think LAV might have misunderstood, or his muscle memory is making him raise the rifle, sight it, then shoot instead of doing it all in one motion. Either way he accomplished the task, but I'm genuinely curious if it would have made an advanced shooter like Larry measurably faster with the Aimpoint as I know point shooting does for a novice shooter at close ranges.
Great video as always Larry. Any final thoughts on the AK5? In the Swedish police video it is mentioned that there were some reliability issues. Interesting to see the police use H&K versus the AK5 too.
The full length AK5 reminds me of a Galil. Not sure how similar they are internally, although i think i see some. Best part is the ability to use a side folding stock to make it more compact for transport, storage or CQB
Bad thing with AK5C (current version) is that the weapon itself is 4,5 KG . mag on that and you have a 5KG assault rifle. sure you can carry it but it is heavy for what it is
+ZekeMagnum Yeah, that's about its biggest drawback, I'd say... and the collapsable stock is not suitable to use for close combat as it's made of plastic and will most likely break if you hit something or someone too hard with the butt of the rifle. Except that it's once great piece. Reliable, accurate and very deadly in the hands of a trained marksman.
Sad that, back in the day(vers A) they where metall if my alzheimers aint buggering me rite this second. I would feel more sanguine about using a AK5 for assaulting ;) someone (read: braining) then a plastic polymer fantastic equivalent. Also in any sensible alternate reality the AK5 would be chaimbered for 6.5 x SOMETHING. Which I think a 4.5kg+ weapon should handle readily.
Yes it was 4.5 kg. Now 3.8 kg. The adjustable buttstock is a very firm addition in my opinion. Let me add to that: I don't think 4.5 kg is a problem. You get half an arm-length extra you can actually make away anytime for a very small addition to weight. But this video above doesn't use the right gun, and they never explain anything of more than 30 years of evolution. Swedes didn't stop armory science 1990, which is from where the statistics above comes from. So let me explain it more closely and scholarly: You can unwisely "shoot n' spray" without extending the buttstock. When carrying the whole length you pull the end of the stock behind you of course. I always find it interesting to see people bother about close combat situations. I'm pretty sure they are mostly movie adaptions when compared to modern warfare. You have a knife and a side-arm. What's with the close combat idea? If it's about concealing, well then the AK5 is easy to conceal since its length is much reduced when the stock is collapsed. But this is not its normal use in war. Similar weapons without this "mechanism" is usually heavier altogether. From Wikipedia about AK5CF (test version early 90's): "During the trial over 1 million rounds were fired and the rifles exhibited a Mean Rounds Between Stoppage value of 3,500. The test users found the test weapon too heavy and long so the barrel length was reduced to 350 mm to reduce overall weight and move the center of gravity closer to the user." I was among those "test users". I used the shitty starting version when it came out and complained about the MRBF being disastrous; my rounds even coming out with a distinct buckle in their sides indicating something was VERY wrong. While higher officers neglected it since they knew I was part of the study. They were still idiots. They knew it wasn't a psychological test. Just one of mechanics. Now I think the AK5 works perfect. ______ The stock is made out of plastic but reasonably stable. You can easily knock someone down with it! I'd say it's a very typical "Swedish" thing to work out something which isn't specifically made for a single purpose, but for general purposes. This weapon, even without the additional night vision ocular, is a very good marksman rifle on distances exceeding 1500 meters. If one wants a gangster thing to hide in one's pocket, then this isn't it. It's army class multipurpose and should be compared with similar army class weapons. And I don't think the improvements over my first adventure in 1990 was clear enough, so here are the changes from very first to the latest version: - Increased reliability Mean Rounds Between Stoppage > 2,000 - Barrel shortened to 350 mm (13.8 in) - Weight reduced to 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) - MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail system at the top and bottom of the hand guard - Adjustable buttstock - Foldable emergency iron sights (for ranges up to 300 m) - Automatic bolt catch - Ambidextrous selector levers - Translucent 30-round plastic box magazines - New slimmer pistol grip at a different angle (similar to the one on Ksp 90) - Modified hand guard with cut outs for pressure switches and cables on the right and left side - Forward vertical grip at 6 o'clock position (detachable) - New flash suppressor - Tactical sling (nylon)
ZekeMagnum The weight has a purpose. The recoil is so small. Even in full automatic it's so accurate. Just work on your strength, previous warriors had to cary claymores. War isn't comfortable.
Only downside to the AK-5 is it starts to get old (as the FNC) and is rather large and heafty for a 5,56 mm Assault Rifle. I know Bofors have experimented with similar weapons and I am very curious what Bofors or SAAB Military Division would come up with if they where asked to and given the proper funds to create a modern Assault Rifle to be used by the Swedish Army and Police SWAT teams today. On another note: JA-37 was in its day the only Jet Fighter that could turn as hard as an F-16 Falcon. Its biggest flaw was it used an american made civil Jet Engine. The Engine was far from fuel efficient + in every country Sweden tried to sell the JA-37 the american Engine manufacturer refused to allow Sweden to export the Engine. They did this on purpose so the USA could sell their F-15 or F-16 instead.
LAV had me examining my Diemaco Commando- "unfortunately" mine is on a standard pattern Anchor Harvey/ Diemaco marked upper with Diemaco marked BCG... ;)
+Oil Lamp Don't even remember posting this haha Its obviously the C8, SFW/CQB, designated L119A1. But it is really difficult to pin a designation to the actual versions in use today. We only see pictures of the weapons and they differ quite substantially, everything from versions with XM177 collapsible stocks and A1 hand guards and 16 inch barrels. All the way to variants with PIP Rail Interface Systems and SOPMOD stocks with 10 inch barrels. Its more to do with the operational requirements as to what setups British SF units need for a specific mission, Its one of the benefits of the modular nature of the CAR-15/AR-15/M16/M4 system. A modularity/adaptability that cannot be achieved with the SA-80
I used this gun while doing my service in the artillery. Always wanted to play around with the other guns as well. But every day it was the AK-5. I remember it as a bit heavy and having a full auto that was always useless. But felt really good on the trigger with semi auto,
Because they are select fire and even if it was semi auto only, some changes would be necessary for them to comply with the crazy importation laws/rules in the US.
License issues probably. Colt (USA) probably won't let them import to the States. Colt Canada (Diemaco) has been making the Canadian military rifles since the late 80's when we went to the M-16 platform from the FAL, but only recently began making ARs for the Civilian market. Look up C7 rifle on wiki.
Griff It is possible to import all other parts than the bolt, lower receiver and the barrel without too much trouble. Part kits are being sold from time to time here in Europe as the guns get replaced.
Where's the great SUSAT sight on the AK5b? Why put an aimpoint on it? Spent my conscription with Ak5a (iron sights only) then got an Ak5b (optical, susat sight same as the British army use on their SA-80's) and lastly the Ak5cf (experimental version now standard issue with ambidextruos safety, more rails for laser sights, tactical lights and other stuff). Edit: nevermind, just read the description saying it was at aimpoint in sweden, guess that's why.
Im not so psyched for the green giant, at one point he shows the springloaded dustoff mechanism, its fucking brings the dirt in aswell. I easily got mine to jam alot of times becuase of that. specially when crawling through dirt. Also weighs alot, carry that weapon around for a week and you are so tired of it. Anyways that´s my experience of it,, althought becuase of the weigh it handles the kickback very well so as he said you can easily fire multiple doubble and tripple taps on point. Its basically the only good thing about it.
+xCrimsonxTidex Yeah I think so, as long as the type of firearm has been approved by the RCMP (as all AR-15 derivatives are I believe, but don't quote me on that). There's actually a service you can go through called irunguns which will handle all the paperwork on both sides of the border for a fee. Edit: I misread that as into Canada, not from Canada, sorry. That same service may do imports the other way though. An FFL holder in your area may also be willing to help you out if you talk to them about what you want to do, since they should be pretty familiar with import export regs in the US.
Thanks for answering my question, this helps me out a lot! I was just curious. I may try to make to build a Diemaco AR someday with the Diemaco Lower. I may use an upper and a BCG if I find them in the states, but are rare. It will have quite a bit of Colt Canada parts, but of course with it being 922r compliant.
+xCrimsonxTidex I'm not too familiar with 922r, but after a quick review it seems possible. At the time this video was made I don't believe Colt Canada was making anything for the civilian market, but they have started doing so since which would make it fairly straightforward depending on specific import/export regulations. I guess it really depends on your upper and BCG. Honestly though if you have the choice between going either upper or lower from Colt Canada I would personally go upper, because the hammer-forged barrels and rails seem to be the most distinct characteristic of a C7 or C8 rifle versus other manufacturers. Your mileage may vary though, haha. Best of luck with your build!
***** I would love an entire upper, I hear great things about their barrels. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to find them. I was just talking about a stripped upper with Diemaco markings. I'm more interested in getting a complete Diemaco lower with the Maple leaf markings and the pebble-grain texture stock that Larry shows in the video above. BCM sells a C8 style upper with the tri-rail system on the front sight block, which would help complete the look. I found a stripped upper on Gunbroker, but it recently got sold. :( I hope I can build one someday when I get the money. As for 922r, you can read about it on Tapco's website. Basically, foreign "assault rifles" are illegal after a certain date when the law was passed. You cannot have more than 10 of what the ATF classifies as a "foreign part" on a semi-automatic. It's a law that is mostly not enforced unless you commit a crime with said gun, or regarding importing firearms. www.tapco.com/section922r/ Thanks again man!
Now they have a line of AR's made under the Diemaco name here in Canada. The C-X series of rifles are only sold to the Canadian Government for the Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces (and I think Law Enforcement) and foreign military sales.
I know I'm a year late but I was talking about the short barreled FNC/AK5 that he said couldn't go full auto(it looked like it had something blocking the selector from going to Auto). Yes obviously that Colt can go full auto.
Hunter Carney basically take the m16/ m4, retain fully automatic function, use a much higher quality heavy barrel, and build it to higher specs/ reliability. There's a reason why they are used by most European special forces.
Fraser Davidson so... it has a thicker barrel? I'm sure your gonna LOVE that extra weight while your walking for miles and miles on end. Realistically, it's not necissary. This isn't a DMR nor is it a SAW. And there is nothing about this rifle's barrel or its overall construction/specs that is "higher quality" or "tighter". This is essiently a standard m4 with a shorter, slightly thicker barrel. Woopty do. I can piece together almost an exact replica from left over gun parts in my garage aside from the "pebble grain stock"
You say that there is nothing great about it. So tell me why spec ops units all over the world use C8s and not shitty M4s....clearly Colt Canada is doing something right. And im not mad, just annoyed by ignorant people thats all.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Is it being completely phased out? my teacher did tell me about how the charging mechanism on their c7's is starting to wear out but i don't know if the are refurbishing them.
@@MisterCOM I'm not actually sure but I believe Holland adopted the HK 416 as standard issue rifle along with Norway. But the C7/8 is probably still in service In Sweden older guns like the AK4 (G3A3) are still in service and even the Carl Gustaf M46 a 50's gun. The AK5 itself is about to be replaced by a new rifle, which will probably be an AR platform too. But the AK5 will still be in service, with the Home guard for example, just not the standard issue rifle for the military. I could be speculating though, so I think it would be better to ask somebody form the Dutch military for more accurate info :)
The FNC not that similar but they did indeed take a few lessons they'd learnt and pass it on. The AK5 also got some upgrades for our climate. Some AK5 rifles were later made into AK5C and AK5D; the rifles that did not get converted were scraped or sold as reference weapons to companies like SAAB and Aimpoint.
But the Swedish ak4 is Alot nicer The 7.62 makes a bigger bang 😝 besides. I prefer 7.62 when it comes to shooting at let's say +300 yards. It's also a dream when it comes to maintenance.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Yeah. I fieldstripped the ak4 blindfolded in less then 25 secs and assembled it I about the same time blindfolded. Haha
Always had a lot of respect for the Swedes. Cheers from the states!
Right back at you. Cheers!
Jimmy Björk Sorry to say but the Swedes have become the pussies off Scandinavia.
Fredrik Lund NAAAA!!! NOT REALLY NO.
Believe me i wish it wasn't so, i have a lot of respect for Sweden and the Swedish people, but in the later years their insanely pc attitude and self hating demeanor is causing ruin to its native (white) people, so sad indeed.
Fredrik Lund SD 2018
The swede looks like he's tiptoeing on the line between calm and rage, just barely holding on.
Probably just a case of resting berserker face.
@LineOfCars Every fucking day man, a little bit more anger, a little bit more rage. A little bit more reason to do this entire socialistic government the same way the French did in the 1800th. The berserk rage is real, and it's boiling within every Swed right now. I give it 5years. People are not happy. Even the police is tired, there is no law anymore, it's only upheld by the fact that people in this country are actually nice. But when it comes down to it. You stand alone to fight your own crimes. And you do that by doing them. It's all a circle.
I'll say it again, 5years.
That's the problem with socialism. Once you're in it, there's no getting out and you aren't allowed to have an opinion that maybe it isn't the best system. It's basically corporate governance on a national scale. You're supposed to cheerlead the decisions made by your rulers and you are supposed to give them more control and you aren't supposed to question anything. @@TheMikeBase
To reply to an old comment, it’s because of the visitors lack of what is called firearm safety here. Clear the gun before you play with features or show anything. The finger away from the trigger thing is not valid here.
UnclePutte its called a viking
UnclePutte Hahahahah one untied shoe lace and this guy just loses it haahaha
My dad designed the first aluminum foldable stock for the AK 5. The original stock was plastic, which was a terrible idea, considering the first squads to get the weapon were the Lapland Special Forces who operated in temperatures down to -30 Celsius. You can imagine what happens to plastic under stress in those conditions...
My father owns Tesla Microsoft alphabet & Amazon and he is the president of the whole world, his name is god. And you can call me Jesus Christ I own your ass!
Damn, interesting. I can also imagine a cold stick on my chin/cheek in arctic conditions too though 😅
@@John-mf6kywhen I did my service some 20 years ago, we put hockeytape on the stock to avoid direct contack with the metall. Also white tape is perfect as Winter camouflage
Swedish weapons are always so sexy, AK-5, S-tank, JA-37, JAS-39. They are all far beyond the front of their current time, impressively. After all they were always ready for fighting the monstrous Soviet Russian at any time in that period. Tough guys and blonde girls, long live Sweden.
Thanks @cincin75ytb
+"Marky Mark" Markus Gaming/LurkingFan4 Oh oh I want one! XD
+urban wallenberg You are welcome my friend. :)
Viktor VK Sorry to know that and I hate the hijab thing. It makes women looks ugly. :(
+cincin75ytb yeah thats true
Diemaco barrels are also cold hammer forged. Extremely accurate and very durable.
and better chrome lining
The C7 i had wasnt very accurate or it could be the optic i used or the fact that it was a almost 20 year old gun
None the less it never jammed on me once because of the gun either mag or ammo
Typical of the BS procurement crap going on in our armed forces.
@Olivier Hamel As i said there could've been a lot of reasons for it.
Sven the Intense
The ak-5 is a nice rifle I want one, on full auto its extremely stable.
AK-5 is never that a FRANC of FN Herstal, of which it right of ite you that it is Swedish?
+Roy Morris I tried the AK-5 in Afghanistan when we visited the Swedish battalion of Mazar e sharif. I got to say that this beauty beats most assault rifles in the world. You could go fully automatic and holding the gun with one hand. the fire rate is really impressing. Im gonna order the FNC model the AK-5 is based on cause sadly its basically impossible to get your hands on the Swedish improved version as far as I know?
unfortunately it is fundamentally impossible to get your hands on the improved version. the swedish version is a shit, when FN makes a rifle he is perfect
Hans Strouf
Your grammar tells me that you got no idea what you are on about.
@@hansstrouf Nah, I've used the Ak5C, can confirm that it's a better and improved version of the FNC.
AK-5 I know it inside and out, used it all thro my military training in Sweden. Loved it, solid and stable.
And is not heavy...i really like to shoot..AK5
@@rickstrom5499 Heavy is relative. It's heavier than pretty much all other equivalent modern military rifles. An HK416, plus 4 extra full magazines still weighs less than an unloaded AK5C.
That's pretty much the only problem with the gun.
@@rickstrom5499 At about 5 kilos it's pretty heavy for today's standards. The weapon is great, and Swedish Bofors perfected this design, but it's still a dated design, and today's material technology advanced quite far since the 70's, with stronger and more corrosion proof metals, and less brittle and stronger polymers. The military is about to replace it, AK6 will likely be an AR platform, probably for cross compatibility reasons with neighbor militaries, since Denmark, Norway, Holland, Estonia all use AR's and even Germany is probably going to adopt the HK 416 sometime in the future like Norway did
The AK5 will still be in service ofc, just like the AK4 (G3) is still in service and we have pretty old guns in service, like the HK53 (which is the gun my brother uses In the navy), or the old but gold Carl Gustaf M45 (aka the "Swedish K")
As a swede I did my mandatory conscription over ten years ago, up in Arvidsjaur Sweden (K4, Norrlands Dragonregemente). Seeing this makes me nostalgic!! The AK5 is a blast to shoot and train with.
You guys should definitely check out the FN MAG too if you haven't, the swedish version is called 'KSP58'. Best regards!
These are the old AK5s though. Why didn't you use the newer AK5Cs? It might be really hard to get for civilian use.
I was thinking about that too. There's like ten differences between AK5a and AK5c.
+Chetz There you have it.. Really hard to get for civilian use. The fact that Aimpoint even have AK5's are a rare occasional thing. Swedish weapon laws are strict. I don't know exact statistics, but around 145000 members in the Swedish Hunt Association. These people are allowed to carry weapons at certain, restricted locations for either hunting or training their aim. It's not like in the states where it's some kind of right to bear arms.
The information above is from the times of AK5C --- The beginning of the 90's, about 30 years ago.
Yea this is a little embarrassing. Had the Americans stopped using revolvers at that point? Oh wait --- they haven't.
Check my update under OP ZekeMagnum further down where i tell about the AK5 --- how the modern version works.
Bror Segerstadt the americans have used m16 style rifles since the 60s so i think late 80s is not that bad
I like this, brings me back to when I did military service 04-06.
When in Sweden, you should try out the Swedish version of the FN MAG, the ksp 58. Any Swedish armyconscript that had that machine can vouch for its awesomeness 😊
Oh god yes. The ksp 58 will make a man out of anyone.
Yes, it is awesome. I also like the AK5.
In the words of a lieutenant during my military service (translated): "The KSP is a fun weapon, the GRG is a manly weapon".
The ksp 58 is great. But the AK5C is trash
@@endless_limes I haven't used the later versions of the AK5, but I would take it over the M16.
I personally like the idea of that tri rail system, less metal rail digging into your hand and just looks neater.
Plus lighter
GeckoNovice Amen. Ounces=Pounds, Pounds=Pain. Pain=FUCKTHISSHITIWANTTOGOHOME! lol
GeckoNovice trust me the triad isn't that light. And they break fairly easily. It's a piece of shit I wish we didn't have on the c7s and c8s.
Diemaco cqb and 16" variant are the rifle of choice in the British 22 SAS and SBS.
I have a "poor mans rail system" on my first AR15. I actually have grown to appreciate it's simplicity and functionality. It clamps onto the F marked front sight instead of the barrel like this one and it puts the light in the perfect position for my thumb. I've always liked the comfort of the car hand guards so being able to keep them and have a light is nice. I own a tacticool AR15 rifle also. I just picked up the vickers sling for it last week and I must say I am impressed with it. Good product LAV!
I've used both ak 5 and ak 4 in the army. Ak 5, lighter but more sensitive mechanism and shooting in the forest, for instance. Hit a twig etc, and the bullet change direktion. Ak 4. You kill a man behind a pine. Right through the tree. So in my opinion (most people disagree) Ak 4 is far better, but heavier. And from a tactical point of view, it might be better with a weapon that hurt more than just making a hole. Take both!
The main factor in side grading to 5.56×45mm rifles from 7.62×51mm is system weight as the lighter intermediate power ammo translates to ability to carry more ammo or to move around more with the same ammount of ammo as the heavier full power ammo.
I'm also used to both the Ak4(G3A3) and Ak5
Ah the old ak-5. Memories from 20 years back. :)
Same here. Brought me back to my GMU in 2001.
I give you a lot of respect Larry, I love your videos. One comment is that that I kinda laughed when you said "poor man's rail system" referencing the clamp on tri rail. Being Canadian I just want to step up and say that I think for the time when it was developed it was actually a hint of genius. I will defend myself saying this by looking at the M4, the US military mounted a full length quad rail, and while it does give you flexibility to mount attachments along the length, it has two downsides. The fist is weight it adds a lot of metal to the front making the rifle front heavy and the rails are uncomfortable. In recent years looking at your vids and others (especially from shot show) a major theme is to reduce the wight of the fore end by using Key mod, M-lok, and Magpul (pardon my spellings if they are wrong) furniture to reduce the weight. I think Colt Canada did this rifle RIGHT with the features you explained. I have to say my Canadian "SORRY"...... I respectfully disagree with your comment of it being a "poor man's rail" and I believe it was actually a design ahead of its time, giving the rifle a solid lightweight hand grip and the flexibility of having short forward mounted rails.
You would have to talk to someone in the CF that knew why they went with the trirail for sure. Knowing our Government and how budgets and projects work at DND/CF, it would not surprise it was done to meet a need on a smaller budget for the project.
Repeal Bill C-68
NovaScotiaNewfie basically anything you need to attach to the c7 can be mounted on the tri-rail.. lazers. lights. if you so desire you can also mount a pic rail on the handguard and slap a foregrip on that bad boy
I own a few high high end ARs in Canada. 2 DD, and one custom job. I played with the new version the Canadian military is using at a gun shop in Calgary. And I will say, it was really impressive. I was close to buying it. But don't have the funds in order yet. I loved the lighter weight and balance of the rifle. Even as a 20" barrel, It felt better to shoulder, than my 18" DD. The buttstock is extremely well put together too. One of those rifles that just "Feel" great to shoulder. Kinda like my K31. That thing is heavy, but it's just got that right feel. I'm sure other gun nuts know what I'm talking about.
Wow, that was the old AK-5. Has not been used for 10-15 years.
Not since 1990... The information is from the test version called AK5CF.
Yea this is a little embarrassing.
The American in the video, saying this in the text under; "Aimpoint's Eric Äs walked me through the AK 5 based i his experience carrying it in the Swedish Special Forces, [...]"
[spelling mistakes his or theirs]
I don't know where-from the information got into the video, but it's mainly from the early 90's.
Check my update under OP ZekeMagnum above where i tell about the AK5 --- how the modern version works.
Won't say it's the best in the World, but far more in a few words than the belittling shitty video above where the guy can't even follow directions from his instructor.
yes it has military was using it atleast 2005, standard without the bullshit plastic mags, dot scopes and other things
More modern than the version I had when I was in the army 00/01 (rifle was from 87).
Fredrik Jonsson I used it in 2008.. the new one with plastic mags etc arrived the year after. Maybe certain units got it the same year.
@@fredrikjonsson8126 The plastic mags are good cause they're lightweight, the AK5 is already a heavy weapon so saving weight is theoretically a good thing. The Swedish Bofors AK5 is a great rifle, Sweden managed to perfect this design as high as it can go. But the design is dated nonetheless. Sweden is going to replace the AK5 soon for a new standard issue rifle, and according to what I've heard it's going to be an AR platform and contract with some American brand manufacturer
Swedish forces don't have to walk for kilometers in the desert, mostly do join tt exercises with neighbor militaries like Denmark, Germany, Finland. And patrol the sea and airspace. so the weight is probably not a big problem.
I hope Sweden doesn't join NATO
now thats a swede! that guy in the swat team was a dope, this guy is the typical swedish wierdo that we are! haha! good job, vickers,
Swedes produces some of the best weapons
@@maestro8805 Nej han är vad vi kallar en patriot :)
The automatic dust cover is a great invention!
Other countries should adapt that!
I don't see a huge difference in the Diemaco over the countless short barrel modded AR's in the States. Plus those tiny little differences don't add any wow or "tactical" advantage at all.
The AK 5 on the other hand, is a rate treat to see.
Too bad they didn't show you guys the AK5C as well, it is a nice rifle.
SWEmanque They have other videos on the AK5C
Joe Morse
Do you have a link to that?`:)
Oh, you know what? I misspoke, I apologize, they have a video up featuring the AK12. I got myself mixed up with that.
Joe Morse
Ohh, too bad :( thanks anyway!
No offense Larry, I love the videos, but I don't think you're really running his drills the way he is describing them. I believe that he wants you to make aiming and firing into one fluid motion, but you seem to just keep aiming then firing like you always have. I could be mistaken, or it could just be difficult to go against your many years of training of course.
I thought the same thing!..
da1krayziethug I'm sure he followed the drill to the best of his ability. Remember, good safety etiquette dictates that you get on target first THEN put your finger on the trigger and pull. Don't want to sacrifice safety or having an ND for the sake of looking tacticool.
I remember doing similair excercieses with the AK5 when i was doing my service, and i think that he got the second excercise wrong.
From this point on i maybe completely off in what i am saying but i think its called jaktskott (loosely translated hunting shot) in swedish. You are supposed to just throw a shot away asap in a relatively controlled manner. At least it reminds me of our training of jaktskott when he instructed him to take the shot even if he has the weapon at the bellybutton.
Yes, jaktskott, instinctive shot with speed. He should fire much faster with acceptable accuracy. That's what the aim is for. Just hit, you don't get points.
@@Fred3n87 indeed, and, my conscript instructors taught us to double tap by default in that exercise too, as it's designed to train for beeing the surviving soldier in an unexpected encounter with an enemy recon patrol on foot, at less than 100m range.
A absolutely love my Colt Canada IUR. It helps that they are much easier to get in Canada. as far as I know they have an agreement with Colt USA to not sell retail down there. Colt Canada/ Diemaco rifles are quite different from the Colt USA guns the barrels are made with great care in small batches.
Ak5, aka the most balanced gun in warzone rn, the krig 6
As for the comment on the Diemaco comment, most of the CQB weapons have now got the KAC rails fitted, at least all the ones in British Service do. The British designation is L119a1.
3:34 I love how he referres to the balloon by calling it "bad boy", it's PRETTY damn funny
I love how well done your videos are!! Keep it up my man!
I would like to have my AK5 back =) I still remember her serial number
I love when Larry called that balloon a "bad boy bouncing around"
Nice guns! Greetings from Finland!
Love Finland.
Taking away the full auto seem like a great improvement. When I used it, it was easy that you happened to put it in full auto when taking it off safety because you slid past the semi auto position, that was in the middle. You are using these guns where you get snow and ice on them and in different temperatures and running and moving and going through foilage. That little thing was the least functional part of the gun, imho. In my role in military service the distances were too great for full auto to have any use at all.
Also, I am a big fan of the Kalashnikov maintenance kit with that little tube that is kept inserted in the stock + rod under barrel. Very slick. The AK5 has a fiddly little bag you keep in your pocket, not very good.
OMG DUDE!!! I've got to get one of those Canuk spec rifles!! I can't live with 13 cross slots-I NEED 14!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never got to use the AK5 had the AK4 while doing my service, nice gun.
I served in 1984, we still had AK4 by then. I remember they were saying that the AK5 would be in use from 1985. But heck, I don't know.
@@beorlingo I did serve around that that, i think some soldiers had the AK5, i did my 7.5 months up at LV7 in Luleå.
@@BerraLJ I was at K1, Stockholm. Not too bad, but not exactly fun either. :0)
I had the AK4 too, 87-88, but for the 'repövning' it got replaced with the AK5. I still prefer the old beast. =)
The AK4 is still in service, great rifle, Norway's AG3 is also very good. My brother is in the Navy and his issued weapon is a HK33 with collapsible stock, this gun is also used by helicopter crews in Telemark battalion. this gun is also in police force. Other members in his unit have HKG36C, navy and aircraft crew usually need rifles with foldable or collapsible stock
Always had a lot of respect for the Swedes. Cheers from Sweden!
that spring loaded dust cover is a really cool thing, anything that can prevent the gun from failing in shitstorm conditions is welcome.
Also standard on the British SA80
When are you coming here in Finland to shoot the Rk-95..? :)
I WISH I could get my hands on a C8 rifle, and I'm Canadian. Doesn't really matter, as I lack the capital to play this instrument in the first place.
Still, super proud of the Colt-Canada outputs. We did good with this.
CJusticeHappen21 and they have a whole line up of sweet die-maco rifles now. will cost you up to 2.2 grand for one though
The difference between the military C7/8 and the civilian variant is mostly the furniture and acog. The gun itself is already good enough in the civilian version
Had three versions of this during my conscription, Ak-5a, Ak-5b and Ak-5Cf, I preferred the A-version tbh, less useless crap all over the weapon, B-version was ok too, C had too many useless rails.
The charging handle has smacked a lot of noses over the years.
So basically you prefer old school guns, which is fine, but guns now all have rails, can't really circumvent that. The AK5 itself is getting so dated as a design, it's a good rifle, Sweden did a great job perfection this rifle, but it's heavy, the military will replace it soon for a new standard issue rifle, will probably be an AR platform because of its modularity. Most militaries now are adopting AR platform, Denmark and Norway both use AR's, also Holland and even Germany is going to adopt the AR platform soon, with the HK 416. The good side about that is that everyone can use the same magazines, which could be handy in joint missions
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Rails are just added weight in my book for very little actual benefit. I wouldn't say it's dated, a rifle is a rifle, it has pretty much the same properties as most other rifles, and speaking of dated the AR platform is even older. As for Magasines most 5.56 chambered rifles can use the same mags already, nothing prevents the use of NATO mags in the Ak5C. The AR is not more or less modular than any other rifle, it's just that it's on a much larger (civilian) market than anything else but maybe the Ak47, lending itself to a lot more civilian accessories being incorporated into military use.
Piece of cake for Delta baby! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Rare to see somone doing a video of the diemaco CQB or C8 , didn't bring up about its bigger brother the C7 but very rare to see asome
Sweden has excellent history of producing firearms and many of them are used globally. This, however is a modified FN FNC, it's a Belgian weapon with some Swedish modifications. They removed the burst mode and tweaked the gas system a bit, all the other changes are external.
I have worked with the Swedish Piketen and elements of their military. I have never seen either one of these weapons. Very cool, great info. Thank you for the insights
Monte Gould They used the CGA5P. A semi.auto AK5B
The folks we trained there had MP-5s, G36s and Sigs. But thats been a few years ago.
Thank you Jacob for the info. Be safe
makes sense, piketen uses a more international suite
What a bright weapon, very impressive! Keep work good job.
Seems like he wants you to basically point shoot instead of treating the red dot like a traditional magnified optic. The decision to shoot is made before sighting the rifle, and it's all one motion. I think LAV might have misunderstood, or his muscle memory is making him raise the rifle, sight it, then shoot instead of doing it all in one motion.
Either way he accomplished the task, but I'm genuinely curious if it would have made an advanced shooter like Larry measurably faster with the Aimpoint as I know point shooting does for a novice shooter at close ranges.
Very cool. Excellent video! Love the Ak 5 and CC.
Need more specs on that Canadian Colt...gotta build a clone.
Look up C8 CQB. It’s the military designation for it. Should find the specs through that.
that springy dust cover is cool! Good idea.
The competitor to AK 5 is SS2, manufactured and used in Indonesia as Standard Assault Rifle made by PT Pindad
Not even close
true
I mean it is true. (not even close)
No other FNC modification can compete with the AK5C since it's only used in Sweden and we can simply modify it as we see fit.
Beautiful to see the AK5 thank you for the video.
The Indonesian army came to my camp and I see theyre using the AK5 but with a really nice looking carry handle
I’ve got a Diemaco BCG and upper on my MK12MOD1 clone
Love ya , video`s ! Keep them coming ! Gratz from Scotland !
Great video as always Larry. Any final thoughts on the AK5? In the Swedish police video it is mentioned that there were some reliability issues. Interesting to see the police use H&K versus the AK5 too.
Must be the shorter barrel. I know the AK5D has issues but the AK5A and AK5C runs well. They are of course getting old now.
You may have lost your special forces physique but you still got that good shooting arms.
The full length AK5 reminds me of a Galil. Not sure how similar they are internally, although i think i see some. Best part is the ability to use a side folding stock to make it more compact for transport, storage or CQB
GALIL is based on AK47, AK5 is basically a modded FN FNC. They might look similar but has a totally different mechanism
@@cubismo85 Ah. Good to know. Thanks
Wow... Larry at my home range...
Bad thing with AK5C (current version) is that the weapon itself is 4,5 KG . mag on that and you have a 5KG assault rifle. sure you can carry it but it is heavy for what it is
+ZekeMagnum Yeah, that's about its biggest drawback, I'd say... and the collapsable stock is not suitable to use for close combat as it's made of plastic and will most likely break if you hit something or someone too hard with the butt of the rifle. Except that it's once great piece. Reliable, accurate and very deadly in the hands of a trained marksman.
Sad that, back in the day(vers A) they where metall if my alzheimers aint buggering me rite this second. I would feel more sanguine about using a AK5 for assaulting ;) someone (read: braining) then a plastic polymer fantastic equivalent. Also in any sensible alternate reality the AK5 would be chaimbered for 6.5 x SOMETHING. Which I think a 4.5kg+ weapon should handle readily.
Yeah AK5 with the Swedish 6.5mm would be pretty interesting. We used to use the AK4 with is basically a modified G3 rifle.
Yes it was 4.5 kg. Now 3.8 kg.
The adjustable buttstock is a very firm addition in my opinion.
Let me add to that:
I don't think 4.5 kg is a problem. You get half an arm-length extra you can actually make away anytime for a very small addition to weight.
But this video above doesn't use the right gun, and they never explain anything of more than 30 years of evolution. Swedes didn't stop armory science 1990, which is from where the statistics above comes from.
So let me explain it more closely and scholarly:
You can unwisely "shoot n' spray" without extending the buttstock. When carrying the whole length you pull the end of the stock behind you of course.
I always find it interesting to see people bother about close combat situations. I'm pretty sure they are mostly movie adaptions when compared to modern warfare. You have a knife and a side-arm. What's with the close combat idea? If it's about concealing, well then the AK5 is easy to conceal since its length is much reduced when the stock is collapsed. But this is not its normal use in war.
Similar weapons without this "mechanism" is usually heavier altogether.
From Wikipedia about AK5CF (test version early 90's):
"During the trial over 1 million rounds were fired and the rifles exhibited a Mean Rounds Between Stoppage value of 3,500. The test users found the test weapon too heavy and long so the barrel length was reduced to 350 mm to reduce overall weight and move the center of gravity closer to the user."
I was among those "test users".
I used the shitty starting version when it came out and complained about the MRBF being disastrous; my rounds even coming out with a distinct buckle in their sides indicating something was VERY wrong. While higher officers neglected it since they knew I was part of the study.
They were still idiots. They knew it wasn't a psychological test. Just one of mechanics.
Now I think the AK5 works perfect.
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The stock is made out of plastic but reasonably stable. You can easily knock someone down with it!
I'd say it's a very typical "Swedish" thing to work out something which isn't specifically made for a single purpose, but for general purposes.
This weapon, even without the additional night vision ocular, is a very good marksman rifle on distances exceeding 1500 meters.
If one wants a gangster thing to hide in one's pocket, then this isn't it. It's army class multipurpose and should be compared with similar army class weapons.
And I don't think the improvements over my first adventure in 1990 was clear enough, so here are the changes from very first to the latest version:
- Increased reliability Mean Rounds Between Stoppage > 2,000
- Barrel shortened to 350 mm (13.8 in)
- Weight reduced to 3.8 kg (8.38 lb)
- MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail system at the top and bottom of the hand guard
- Adjustable buttstock
- Foldable emergency iron sights (for ranges up to 300 m)
- Automatic bolt catch
- Ambidextrous selector levers
- Translucent 30-round plastic box magazines
- New slimmer pistol grip at a different angle (similar to the one on Ksp 90)
- Modified hand guard with cut outs for pressure switches and cables on the right and left side
- Forward vertical grip at 6 o'clock position (detachable)
- New flash suppressor
- Tactical sling (nylon)
ZekeMagnum The weight has a purpose. The recoil is so small. Even in full automatic it's so accurate. Just work on your strength, previous warriors had to cary claymores. War isn't comfortable.
Always loved the FNC.
I like the Aimpoint Comp m4 optic, great combat red dot.
Only downside to the AK-5 is it starts to get old (as the FNC) and is rather large and heafty for a 5,56 mm Assault Rifle. I know Bofors have experimented with similar weapons and I am very curious what Bofors or SAAB Military Division would come up with if they where asked to and given the proper funds to create a modern Assault Rifle to be used by the Swedish Army and Police SWAT teams today.
On another note: JA-37 was in its day the only Jet Fighter that could turn as hard as an F-16 Falcon. Its biggest flaw was it used an american made civil Jet Engine.
The Engine was far from fuel efficient + in every country Sweden tried to sell the JA-37 the american Engine manufacturer refused to allow Sweden to export the Engine.
They did this on purpose so the USA could sell their F-15 or F-16 instead.
LAV had me examining my Diemaco Commando- "unfortunately" mine is on a standard pattern Anchor Harvey/ Diemaco marked upper with Diemaco marked BCG... ;)
Eric looks like a typhical Swedish drill sergeant
I’d like to see more on the aim point method of aiming.
Left handed shooter 😍
How do you like the Colt Canada c8? I ask because you stated that the AK5 was a little heavier than you'd like.
Nice, guys do you know what variants of the Diemaco/colt Canada the British SOF are using?
+toby Hogan c8
+Oil Lamp
Don't even remember posting this haha
Its obviously the C8, SFW/CQB, designated L119A1.
But it is really difficult to pin a designation to the actual versions in use today. We only see pictures of the weapons and they differ quite substantially, everything from versions with XM177 collapsible stocks and A1 hand guards and 16 inch barrels. All the way to variants with PIP Rail Interface Systems and SOPMOD stocks with 10 inch barrels.
Its more to do with the operational requirements as to what setups British SF units need for a specific mission, Its one of the benefits of the modular nature of the CAR-15/AR-15/M16/M4 system. A modularity/adaptability that cannot be achieved with the SA-80
Krig 6 is ak5
Yea
I used this gun while doing my service in the artillery. Always wanted to play around with the other guns as well. But every day it was the AK-5.
I remember it as a bit heavy and having a full auto that was always useless. But felt really good on the trigger with semi auto,
@Frankly Frank And 2 kilos heavier than it's competition...
Canada needs to upgrade to free float hand guards, so should the U.S.
Sorry about that last question Larry, I was on the wrong video.
Hemskt att se en lönnfet amerikan sätta prinskorvarna i min Anna-Karin 5.
Lumpen i miss you so!
Krig 6
Yea
No
@@engiturtle65 Lemme guess, Battlefield 4 AK5C?
@@chiimumango3979 its an ak5, anyone calling it a krieg 6 is retarded
Why isn't the Diemaco rifle imported into the U.S. from Canada? Class 3 problems?
BCM sells a C8 clone upper. It's a 16 inch carbine upper with the Simon sleeve.
the barrels are cold hammer forged as all Colt Canada barrels are.
Nice. Wish I had one. But.. I wish I has a 50 BMG as well.. Sooner or latter maybe our dreams will come true. lol
Import ban
Well if there was an importation tax. Govt would make allot of money
beautiful rifle
Great video! Why can't you can't get the Diemaco in the US? First I've ever heard of this company and it's piqued my interest.
Because they are select fire and even if it was semi auto only, some changes would be necessary for them to comply with the crazy importation laws/rules in the US.
License issues probably. Colt (USA) probably won't let them import to the States. Colt Canada (Diemaco) has been making the Canadian military rifles since the late 80's when we went to the M-16 platform from the FAL, but only recently began making ARs for the Civilian market. Look up C7 rifle on wiki.
Thanks guys!
Griff It is possible to import all other parts than the bolt, lower receiver and the barrel without too much trouble.
Part kits are being sold from time to time here in Europe as the guns get replaced.
claus2427 What's so special about it? Is it just that everyone wants one?
Where's the great SUSAT sight on the AK5b? Why put an aimpoint on it?
Spent my conscription with Ak5a (iron sights only) then got an Ak5b (optical, susat sight same as the British army use on their SA-80's) and lastly the Ak5cf (experimental version now standard issue with ambidextruos safety, more rails for laser sights, tactical lights and other stuff).
Edit: nevermind, just read the description saying it was at aimpoint in sweden, guess that's why.
+432fuuzz Not anymore, conscription was scrapped a few years back in favor of a standing army.
@432fuuzz it is now
These are badass, can you get these in America? Colt Canada?
I can tell the RD CQB very similar with the LWRC M6 PSD
Im not so psyched for the green giant, at one point he shows the springloaded dustoff mechanism, its fucking brings the dirt in aswell. I easily got mine to jam alot of times becuase of that. specially when crawling through dirt. Also weighs alot, carry that weapon around for a week and you are so tired of it. Anyways that´s my experience of it,, althought becuase of the weigh it handles the kickback very well so as he said you can easily fire multiple doubble and tripple taps on point. Its basically the only good thing about it.
Just a question. Is it possible to import a particular lower receiver group from Canada? (of course legally)
+xCrimsonxTidex Yeah I think so, as long as the type of firearm has been approved by the RCMP (as all AR-15 derivatives are I believe, but don't quote me on that). There's actually a service you can go through called irunguns which will handle all the paperwork on both sides of the border for a fee.
Edit: I misread that as into Canada, not from Canada, sorry. That same service may do imports the other way though. An FFL holder in your area may also be willing to help you out if you talk to them about what you want to do, since they should be pretty familiar with import export regs in the US.
Thanks for answering my question, this helps me out a lot! I was just curious. I may try to make to build a Diemaco AR someday with the Diemaco Lower. I may use an upper and a BCG if I find them in the states, but are rare. It will have quite a bit of Colt Canada parts, but of course with it being 922r compliant.
+xCrimsonxTidex I'm not too familiar with 922r, but after a quick review it seems possible.
At the time this video was made I don't believe Colt Canada was making anything for the civilian market, but they have started doing so since which would make it fairly straightforward depending on specific import/export regulations.
I guess it really depends on your upper and BCG. Honestly though if you have the choice between going either upper or lower from Colt Canada I would personally go upper, because the hammer-forged barrels and rails seem to be the most distinct characteristic of a C7 or C8 rifle versus other manufacturers. Your mileage may vary though, haha.
Best of luck with your build!
***** I would love an entire upper, I hear great things about their barrels. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to find them. I was just talking about a stripped upper with Diemaco markings. I'm more interested in getting a complete Diemaco lower with the Maple leaf markings and the pebble-grain texture stock that Larry shows in the video above. BCM sells a C8 style upper with the tri-rail system on the front sight block, which would help complete the look. I found a stripped upper on Gunbroker, but it recently got sold. :(
I hope I can build one someday when I get the money. As for 922r, you can read about it on Tapco's website. Basically, foreign "assault rifles" are illegal after a certain date when the law was passed. You cannot have more than 10 of what the ATF classifies as a "foreign part" on a semi-automatic. It's a law that is mostly not enforced unless you commit a crime with said gun, or regarding importing firearms.
www.tapco.com/section922r/
Thanks again man!
Now they have a line of AR's made under the Diemaco name here in Canada. The C-X series of rifles are only sold to the Canadian Government for the Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces (and I think Law Enforcement) and foreign military sales.
Loved the ak5 when i served :)
our military have their own version of FN FNC called "Pindad SS2" modified to withstand tropical terrain
And it sucks shit
That ak5 is beautiful
hey Vickers .....what was ur rank when u were in the SEAL....??? and how many tours do u get
He was Delta Force, Army SF, he would have eaten a Seal for breakfast
I'm pretty sure he was in SFOD-A(Alpha Force). Delta Force is SFOD-D.
Why is it impossible to get the diemaco cqb in the us
I think Swedish design weapon like Swiss luxury watches
Nope, in Canada; the C8 is a prohibited firearm with the exception of military and law enforcement.
Can the CQB model go full auto if you remove the selector block or does it not have the full auto parts?
Just like M4's and M16's they are full auto capable. Not sure why he didn't shoot full auto for the video.
I know I'm a year late but I was talking about the short barreled FNC/AK5 that he said couldn't go full auto(it looked like it had something blocking the selector from going to Auto). Yes obviously that Colt can go full auto.
Sooo.. An otherwise stick ar15 sbr with a rough finish on the butt stock? What's so cool about that gun again?
Hunter Carney basically take the m16/ m4, retain fully automatic function, use a much higher quality heavy barrel, and build it to higher specs/ reliability. There's a reason why they are used by most European special forces.
Fraser Davidson so... it has a thicker barrel? I'm sure your gonna LOVE that extra weight while your walking for miles and miles on end. Realistically, it's not necissary. This isn't a DMR nor is it a SAW. And there is nothing about this rifle's barrel or its overall construction/specs that is "higher quality" or "tighter". This is essiently a standard m4 with a shorter, slightly thicker barrel. Woopty do. I can piece together almost an exact replica from left over gun parts in my garage aside from the "pebble grain stock"
Then do it and stfu.
KingJac925 you mad bro? Haha Jesus Christ.
You say that there is nothing great about it. So tell me why spec ops units all over the world use C8s and not shitty M4s....clearly Colt Canada is doing something right. And im not mad, just annoyed by ignorant people thats all.
Is not the Diemaco CQB rifle, used also via the SAS
Who’s here from cod Cold War
Ak5 and AK4A is the best guns in the world.
Or why is the c7 and c8 impossible to get in the us
i believe that diemaco also makes or made those for the dutch army not sure if they fased it out for the hk416
Yes the C7, both Holland and Denmark used them
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Is it being completely phased out? my teacher did tell me about how the charging mechanism on their c7's is starting to wear out but i don't know if the are refurbishing them.
@@MisterCOM I'm not actually sure but I believe Holland adopted the HK 416 as standard issue rifle along with Norway. But the C7/8 is probably still in service
In Sweden older guns like the AK4 (G3A3) are still in service and even the Carl Gustaf M46 a 50's gun. The AK5 itself is about to be replaced by a new rifle, which will probably be an AR platform too. But the AK5 will still be in service, with the Home guard for example, just not the standard issue rifle for the military.
I could be speculating though, so I think it would be better to ask somebody form the Dutch military for more accurate info :)
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess thank you for the information i will try to ask my old teacher about it next time i see him.
Did they tell you the story that will you Americans refer to the M-16 as the Sweet Sixteen, Sweeds refers to the AK-5 as Anna-Karin?
Someone correct me, but is the old FNC essentially an FAL in 5.56 or would that be weong/bold.
Not so much. The FNC (and indeed AK5) is a long-stroke gas piston design.
903lew Ah K. Thanks.
The FN CAL was a 5.56 derivative of the the FAL. It was not successful so FN developed the FNC.
DizBukHaPeter Gotcha
The FNC not that similar but they did indeed take a few lessons they'd learnt and pass it on. The AK5 also got some upgrades for our climate. Some AK5 rifles were later made into AK5C and AK5D; the rifles that did not get converted were scraped or sold as reference weapons to companies like SAAB and Aimpoint.
Filmed in Malmoe or Jarva?
But the Swedish ak4 is Alot nicer
The 7.62 makes a bigger bang 😝 besides. I prefer 7.62 when it comes to shooting at let's say +300 yards.
It's also a dream when it comes to maintenance.
The AK4 is a legend and is still in service !
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
Yeah. I fieldstripped the ak4 blindfolded in less then 25 secs and assembled it I about the same time blindfolded. Haha
AK5C