I’m an LMT man because they perfected the redundancy in durability and reliability at the sacrifice of weighing a crap ton , but the perfect tuning of the KAC has always made me want to get into them
@@charlesgutscher1923 I'd like an sbr variant but I already have several, two are 11.5s. Did you sbr the 14.5? I'm thinking of trying to go ahead and order a 16" in case Biden and his cronies try to ban them later on.
Finally someone dropped a video on this gun. I’ve been looking forever. I never knew you couldn’t ride with one in the chamber in an sbr while your driving.
@@tasjan9190 quality wise i would say they are on par, with LMT coming up on top for 2 reasons; 1. The commonality of parts with all other ar15's while KAC is proprietary. 2. LMT's BCG is the utlimate, most reliable, most durable, and still most compatable BCG in the ar15 industry!
I love watching this after he's become a HK fan. Back when he would crap on HK fans lol. But both HK and KAC are fantastic. One is piston, one is DI, own both!
There's AR assemblers then there's KAC. I spent a lot of time figuring out where I wanted to go with my next build, and I just kept going back to KAC. Triarc was my second choice.
Blackout defense 12.5, 13.7 or 14.5 contractor or pro series! Geissele sdssp polish surfaces. Geissele Super 42 h1. Surefire rc2 or sb2. Surefire light and pressure pad. Eotec. This is top 5 for sure though
1911 Syndicate, why did you remove your video on the KAC SR-30?? That was the best video on TH-cam showing how quiet it is while shooting it suppressed. Just curious..
Forged 158+ is the material that Giessle uses for their bolts. Everything that Giessle produced is straight up overkill but their creating some of the best AR platforms sold today with a hefty price of course. If you're looking for the ultimate combat barrel you need to checkout Noveskes 13.7 HF. Double chromed 556.bull barrels that has no problem placing 5rds within 1" groups from a 100 down. But at the end of the day Nights Armament is the shit and everyone knows it my friend. Enjoyed the content like always. 👊🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
I have the 11.5 CQB with a Sandman also, but with a Eotech. Really love this gun, I am a lefty as well and the gas isn't bad unless I rip off 7-10 quick, we are almost twins except I'm not a ginger lol
Very good weapons. One of the best and if I was in a takeover I would grab this too. I am ex military special operations for 12 years and this weapon is sick.
I want the 14.5 5.56 looks fucking sick, and you can’t go wrong with Knights, one of the best military civilian ars or rifle that you can get your hands on for a kidney
The ONE “I’M” MOST likely to grab is the one CLOSEST to me...’cause none of mine “DON’T” run. Buy/build reliable firearms, break ‘em in with RELIABLE, quality ammo so they go bang EVERY time, have SPARE parts..
KAC safeties can be hit or miss. 9 out of 10 are excellent. I have one set that sucks. Using a normal bolt is debatable. I've heard it may or may not work, and KAC does not recommend it. This CQB is also my go to. Have the shorter KAC CQB suppressor on it.
I might have ruined mine by some people's standard but I went with a 11.5 with a extended flash hider to get it to about 17 inches total barrel length. I have a T2 on top but I switched out the kac sights with the lmt chopped and front sight post.
If anyone wants one of these brownells has the KAC 11.5 complete upper in stock right now! Go buy yourself an ambi LWRC, LMT or Radian lower and you’re good to go! I’d say buy a knights lower……but those are almost impossible to find.
I have wet dreams about this rifle, only with a quad rail... I know... I just prefer them... I have two 10.5's, an 11.5 and two 14.5's... my 11.5 is my bae, especially after adding the A5 system to it.
Only reason I went with a Radian over the Knights is the placement of the left side mag release. Does it not bother you to have the release in the spot you would rest your finger while not firing?
Was this a complete factory rifle or did you source the upper and lower separately? I only ask because I noticed the lower wasn’t marked SBR best I could tell
I like your reviews coming from a lefty’s perspective!!! Have you ever shot a PWS suppressed? I’m a lefty and gas in my face sucks, it’s hard to shoot a DI suppressed. I have to shoot a piston gun, but it’s nice to hear a KAC isn’t to bad.
I wouldn't say KAC is pleasant for a lefty, but it's better than many. I've shot a PWS hybrid suppressed. Looking to get hands on a full PWS currently actually
I can't won't beg,pay or register any of my firearms with the Atf.As a matter of fact I purchase weapons from individuals I know.I also own a Colt mk18 clone with a sba4 brace.Ive used mk18s with stocks and theres little to no difference.On the choice of the Aimpoint I totally agree T2 on my clone.The bolt life on Colts is much longer than 5000 rds.Checkout Instructor Chads channel,he inspected five m16a1s from the 70s.These weapons came from the Philippines and were ex military weapons.These rifles had many thousands of rds of full auto thru them and all of the bcg's are still gtg.5000 rds for a semi auto bcg even the cheapest Ars can surpass that with ease.I really think that paying more for guns and cars doesn't make them better it makes the owner feel better.When you see Knights rifles break or the $110,000 Bmw M4 get killed at the track by a $48,000 CamaroSS1LE it makes me think you can pay alot more for not much more or nothing more.I'm just saying.
1911 Syndicate I have to say though my ride or die that I’ve ran overseas in shit conditions is the PWS MK111 with long stroke has piston system. Probably had over 20,000 rounds through and only a handful of failures to feed (magazine related).
@1911syndicate: Does this have a carbine length gas system or one that’s a hair longer? As I was playing with applied ballistics app and saw that even at 500 yards an 11.5” 5.56 should have 325lbs of energy with IMI 77grain OTM Razor Core. Which I thought was very impressive considering the barrel length if it started off with around 2350 FPS with the above 77Grain OTM at the muzzle.
So I got a huge question and that’s has anyone ever heard of an SR 15 E3 Bolt breaking bc I haven’t found anything in the last almost ten years on it and also have heard it has a guarantee of 30,000 rnds. Just never heard of one breaking at all, and also the breach is technically proprietary bc it matches the bolt lugs with the roundness.
When you say the gun will run with a different bolt, are you referring to the bolt itself or the entire BCG? Last I checked there are differences in the cam pin size and cam track.
Hey man... You know you can shoot more than 1 mag in these videos... Right? Such a bad ass rifle. With a bad ass price tag though I'm sure. Awesome video.
Thanks for posting this. I am close to buying an SR15. I am having trouble deciding between the 14.5 and the 16 inch gun. Do you have any regrets not purchasing the 14.5 or the 16 inch SR15 ?
I own the sr15 in 16 and wish I had a 14.5. Once you put a can and light on the front, the balance is off. Don’t get me wrong, it’s amazing. It’s just that 14.5 is an ideal Recce length imho.
Please please answer this.. what are you running for a buffer and spring? stock with what comes with the gun or are you running a heavier buffer and spring? I had issues with ejection patterns while running suppressed on my last 11.5 looks like yours is running fine. Just would like to know.. thanks! BTW you're the only decent ginger youtuber.
Hahaha. So mine came with 2 buffers, one for suppressed and the other for unsuppressed. I'm not sure the buffer weight, but I've always ran the suppressed one and never had an issue
"If your gonna go through the hassle of getting one stamp whats one more?" Well when you put it that way turning my Sig M400 pistol into a SBR just got more and more tantalizing
If you have the DD mk18 with the .070 gas port theres no advantage to having a Knights.Theres little to nothing between them as far as performance or reliability.
real isrealite I bought a knights because I saw that it ran 20k rounds with no cleaning and no oil and still keep its accuracy. Aside from the initial cleaning, I haven’t touched it. No oil no nothing. I wanted to see for myself. I’ve been to 6 classes with it, and have 8k rounds through it. Zero malfunctions. I’m not sure it dd can do that but I do know first hand a kac can
I’m an LMT man because they perfected the redundancy in durability and reliability at the sacrifice of weighing a crap ton , but the perfect tuning of the KAC has always made me want to get into them
Good luck finding a KAC now
@@1911syndicate some guy is wanting to sell me a KAC CQB MOD 2 11.5 inch SBR that is unfired but he wants $4000 for it. Is that a rip off?
@@jordanpacheco3784 that is the correct price
@@1911syndicate I found one and searched for a TH-cam video of one to get a closer look and found your video!
A complete KAC rifle is definitely a bucket list item for me. If I ever stop my piece-together builds. Damn nice looking rifle.
Literally just ordered the SR15 CQB for this purpose, then found this video. Cant wait until she comes in. STOKED.
oh hell yea
How is it?
@@Joe_Friday I ended up with an 11.5 CQB and a 14.5. All my other rifles sit in the safe now. I love these guns.
@@charlesgutscher1923 I'd like an sbr variant but I already have several, two are 11.5s. Did you sbr the 14.5? I'm thinking of trying to go ahead and order a 16" in case Biden and his cronies try to ban them later on.
@@Joe_Friday I pinned and welded the 14.5 so it didn't need SBRd.
Finally someone dropped a video on this gun. I’ve been looking forever. I never knew you couldn’t ride with one in the chamber in an sbr while your driving.
Almost positive that's correct. It's in part why guys keep their truck guns as a pistol
It depends on what your states laws are.
I roll with an SR15 lower as well. I have shot through a few LMT uppers with it and rock a NT4 on mine. Love that rifle
Also shoot lefty due to surgery on the right eye. Still right handed and boy did that piss off the Army
I have only been able to get the uppers, but managed to find an 11.5, 14.5, and 16. Haven't shot any of them yet, in love with my Geisseles.
I have watched this 4-5 times already. Excellent review.
Funny cause I literally can’t remember anything I said in this
KAC's are amazing. Second to LMT. When it comes to the ar15 world LMT without a doubt is #1.
I lend more towards the reverse. KAC #1. LMT #2
@@tasjan9190 quality wise i would say they are on par, with LMT coming up on top for 2 reasons;
1. The commonality of parts with all other ar15's while KAC is proprietary.
2. LMT's BCG is the utlimate, most reliable, most durable, and still most compatable BCG in the ar15 industry!
@@adriansoto239 Yeah it's hard to argue with that, just a preference for me I'd say.
@@tasjan9190 i understand. I absolutely love KAC as much as LMT. But because of those distinguishing factors, LMT has to win.
LMT FOR ME. THERE BUILT LIKE A TANK
Excellent fun review as always. What a slim machine. Amazing quality and engineering.
I love watching this after he's become a HK fan. Back when he would crap on HK fans lol. But both HK and KAC are fantastic. One is piston, one is DI, own both!
Would love to see a full-auto meltdown of the SR-15. Super impressed by what KAC has done.
Good god it is like you are only reviewing the stuff I want lol. Radian, triarc, Sr-15,... you should check out an atlas gunworks titan.
Lol well good news, I filmed an Atlas last week
There's AR assemblers then there's KAC. I spent a lot of time figuring out where I wanted to go with my next build, and I just kept going back to KAC. Triarc was my second choice.
Fair picks
1911 Syndicate for sure
Blackout defense 12.5, 13.7 or 14.5 contractor or pro series! Geissele sdssp polish surfaces. Geissele Super 42 h1. Surefire rc2 or sb2. Surefire light and pressure pad. Eotec. This is top 5 for sure though
Your son is jelly of this 11.5 with his jam-o-matic Taupe 16"
1911 Syndicate, why did you remove your video on the KAC SR-30?? That was the best video on TH-cam showing how quiet it is while shooting it suppressed. Just curious..
I was just looking for that video.
LMT IS THE ONE I WOULD GRAB.
Forged 158+ is the material that Giessle uses for their bolts. Everything that Giessle produced is straight up overkill but their creating some of the best AR platforms sold today with a hefty price of course. If you're looking for the ultimate combat barrel you need to checkout Noveskes 13.7 HF. Double chromed 556.bull barrels that has no problem placing 5rds within 1" groups from a 100 down. But at the end of the day Nights Armament is the shit and everyone knows it my friend. Enjoyed the content like always. 👊🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
Knight's
I love both of the kac rifles I own SR25 and the SR15 mod 2 16” keymod. But my go is the old 11.5” colt sbr
What upper do you have on your Colt sbr
I have the 11.5 CQB with a Sandman also, but with a Eotech. Really love this gun, I am a lefty as well and the gas isn't bad unless I rip off 7-10 quick, we are almost twins except I'm not a ginger lol
Congrats on the non ginger, it will serve you well
1911 Syndicate but my wife is a strawberry blond which is kinda a ginger. So we can be kinda twins. Lol
"I'm a fuckin unicorn." - This is the content I expected when I searched TH-cam for SR-15 videos.
I think.....thanks?
Very good weapons. One of the best and if I was in a takeover I would grab this too. I am ex military special operations for 12 years and this weapon is sick.
Thanks for your service Sir.
Sure Jan
I want the 14.5 5.56 looks fucking sick, and you can’t go wrong with Knights, one of the best military civilian ars or rifle that you can get your hands on for a kidney
I'm kind of late but I came to your channel for gun reviews and stay because you were a lefty
It’s a lefty party around here
I feel your pain. I built my 300BO but i went with a stag arms receiver cause it was for lefties. Didn't want gas in my face
I’d rather be righty with big wenis, personally speaking.
This gun is superb
I needs friends like you. My buddy just got his SHTF ar and only spent 500 total. I told him he better fight on the opposite end of the fight from me.
Lol, yeaaaaaa. There's things in life you don't cheap out on
The ONE “I’M” MOST likely to grab is the one CLOSEST to me...’cause none of mine “DON’T” run. Buy/build reliable firearms, break ‘em in with RELIABLE, quality ammo so they go bang EVERY time, have SPARE parts..
KAC safeties can be hit or miss. 9 out of 10 are excellent. I have one set that sucks. Using a normal bolt is debatable. I've heard it may or may not work, and KAC does not recommend it. This CQB is also my go to. Have the shorter KAC CQB suppressor on it.
I dig those cans
Lefty with blue/green eyes. Genetically a unicorn as well 👍🏻
My man
MN rep!
Yep couldn't ask for a better shtf scenario choice especially in a urban area .
RIght on
Everyone in the world is born right handed…. Only the gifted overcome it. Every freckle I have is a soul I’ve stolen,… I too am a unicorn!
DUDE BEST REVIEWS ON THE INTER WEB
"There she is. There's Eleanor."
proprietary gas block and gas tube as well
I might have ruined mine by some people's standard but I went with a 11.5 with a extended flash hider to get it to about 17 inches total barrel length. I have a T2 on top but I switched out the kac sights with the lmt chopped and front sight post.
Hold on - you put a 5.5" flash hider on?
@@alexisdetocqueville9964 yeah it’s a retro modernish xm177ish sorta looking thing with a front and rear sight with a reddot
@@Dan-di9jdthat sounds really cool
If anyone wants one of these brownells has the KAC 11.5 complete upper in stock right now! Go buy yourself an ambi LWRC, LMT or Radian lower and you’re good to go! I’d say buy a knights lower……but those are almost impossible to find.
I have an almost identical setup except I put the sandman k and m300 on it. Over 4000 rds to date no issues.
I thought about a K, just didn't think it would take off enough bite
Just because you’re lefty, I subscribed. I am as well, a genius, self proclaimed lefty genius. Doctorate in TH-cam University.
We’re very smart.
I have wet dreams about this rifle, only with a quad rail... I know... I just prefer them... I have two 10.5's, an 11.5 and two 14.5's... my 11.5 is my bae, especially after adding the A5 system to it.
I like it
It’s a shame they don’t make this version with a quad rail
For every freckle is a soul collected by a Ginger. So you have many souls and a badass SBR
Lol
My SR-16 is the last rifle I would part with .
excellent hardware
I agree 100 percent.
Left handed + red head = unicorn lol
Never seen a unicorn before 🤣funny ass dude you are. Glad I come across you.
Well nice to meet you too
You should get an LWRC 10.5 piston gun..
Only reason I went with a Radian over the Knights is the placement of the left side mag release. Does it not bother you to have the release in the spot you would rest your finger while not firing?
Not really but I still use the right side to drop mags. Just for the sake of consistency
@1911syndicate quick question hows the lockup between the receivers? Is there any slop or play between the upper and lower? Great review man!
Yea there’s some
Was this a complete factory rifle or did you source the upper and lower separately? I only ask because I noticed the lower wasn’t marked SBR best I could tell
Separate
You can run a milspec bolt into an SR-15 in a pinch, but not long term
Yep
Good weapon to clean house with if need be.
ive got a CQBR and i would do a straight swap for a 11.5 CQB if i could. love it
Love my SR15. I added a surefire rc2. Haven't shot it with the can yet due to Rona. But have taken a class. Ran great.
That's a great combo
I really want a KAC SR 15 but obviously having trouble locating one. Do you know the best chance to get my hands on one? Thanks!
I like your reviews coming from a lefty’s perspective!!! Have you ever shot a PWS suppressed? I’m a lefty and gas in my face sucks, it’s hard to shoot a DI suppressed. I have to shoot a piston gun, but it’s nice to hear a KAC isn’t to bad.
I wouldn't say KAC is pleasant for a lefty, but it's better than many. I've shot a PWS hybrid suppressed. Looking to get hands on a full PWS currently actually
LEFT HANDED GANG! BIG BRAIN MODE ACTIVE!
The biggest
Great review. You covered many of my questions. But how do I get one? Do you think they will become more available at some point in the future?
I can't won't beg,pay or register any of my firearms with the Atf.As a matter of fact I purchase weapons from individuals I know.I also own a Colt mk18 clone with a sba4 brace.Ive used mk18s with stocks and theres little to no difference.On the choice of the Aimpoint I totally agree T2 on my clone.The bolt life on Colts is much longer than 5000 rds.Checkout Instructor Chads channel,he inspected five m16a1s from the 70s.These weapons came from the Philippines and were ex military weapons.These rifles had many thousands of rds of full auto thru them and all of the bcg's are still gtg.5000 rds for a semi auto bcg even the cheapest Ars can surpass that with ease.I really think that paying more for guns and cars doesn't make them better it makes the owner feel better.When you see Knights rifles break or the $110,000 Bmw M4 get killed at the track by a $48,000 CamaroSS1LE it makes me think you can pay alot more for not much more or nothing more.I'm just saying.
Great Video! Also loved the Triarc 2011 vid. Noveske Gen 4 next?!?
I'll shoot just about anything I can get my hands on. Although I doubt Noveske likes me much cause I ragged on the Space Invader
1911 Syndicate Haha I’ll send you the 7.62x51 12.5” Switchblock. Kick ass. Ultimate suppressed battle rifle.
1911 Syndicate I have to say though my ride or die that I’ve ran overseas in shit conditions is the PWS MK111 with long stroke has piston system. Probably had over 20,000 rounds through and only a handful of failures to feed (magazine related).
@@thegolflife7565 A 12.5" .308 sounds fucking amazing... Hows the recoil?
XxLeggZxX Typical Noveske. Perfectly tuned. Significantly less recoil that a Knights SR25 or LMT 308.
Where on earth can I find one of these?
@1911syndicate: Does this have a carbine length gas system or one that’s a hair longer?
As I was playing with applied ballistics app and saw that even at 500 yards an 11.5” 5.56 should have 325lbs of energy with IMI 77grain OTM Razor Core. Which I thought was very impressive considering the barrel length if it started off with around 2350 FPS with the above 77Grain OTM at the muzzle.
Honestly I can’t remember
What camera and lens combo do you use for your videos? looks great!
Honestly no clue, that's above my pay grade
So anybody know exactly how much heavier a LMT/11.5 barrel would be than this particular setup?
So I got a huge question and that’s has anyone ever heard of an SR 15 E3 Bolt breaking bc I haven’t found anything in the last almost ten years on it and also have heard it has a guarantee of 30,000 rnds. Just never heard of one breaking at all, and also the breach is technically proprietary bc it matches the bolt lugs with the roundness.
I’m sure some have broke but I’ve never heard of it. Although we do have a KAC vid coming in a couple weeks
"Fucking unicorn"..lmao!!!
I was a cnc/tool and die maker there at Knights even way back in Vero Beach days
Super cool
Knights are very good guns. I'd personally be okay with a 14.5 Colt. 🤷♂️
@J Hof The rule used to be ABC ; Always Buy Colt. I know they fetched a premium during the Obama panic but times may have changed.
spoonman73 guys who bought colt over knight was simply due to cost. I can assure you a colt rifle is not better than a knights
@@hurt1704 No a Knights rifle is way better. But I could make due with a Colt. I'd me more willing to make due with a BCM rifle.
Well done, Sir. I value your opinion, thank you.
Thanks man
What’s the muzzle thread pitch on this bad boy? Can’t seem to find solid info on google.
When you say the gun will run with a different bolt, are you referring to the bolt itself or the entire BCG? Last I checked there are differences in the cam pin size and cam track.
My understanding you you could drop in a different BCG and the gun will run but not made for that
Standard bolt life of 5,000 rounds? Seems really low
Anybody know what the Mod 3 changes might be? Or if theres a projected release date?
You have a soul. You would not be here if you didnt.
What report was referenced for the 11.5" barrel?
Hey man... You know you can shoot more than 1 mag in these videos... Right? Such a bad ass rifle. With a bad ass price tag though I'm sure. Awesome video.
It's just time man and cost.
Thanks for posting this. I am close to buying an SR15. I am having trouble deciding between the 14.5 and the 16 inch gun. Do you have any regrets not purchasing the 14.5 or the 16 inch SR15 ?
14.5 all the way man
I own the sr15 in 16 and wish I had a 14.5. Once you put a can and light on the front, the balance is off. Don’t get me wrong, it’s amazing. It’s just that 14.5 is an ideal Recce length imho.
Neil McBride if you are having to stamp a 14.5, why not just go 11.5?
HURT 1 my first AR , felt that 14.5 would be a good balance for me . I don’t have an SBR tax stamp
Please please answer this.. what are you running for a buffer and spring? stock with what comes with the gun or are you running a heavier buffer and spring? I had issues with ejection patterns while running suppressed on my last 11.5 looks like yours is running fine. Just would like to know.. thanks! BTW you're the only decent ginger youtuber.
Hahaha. So mine came with 2 buffers, one for suppressed and the other for unsuppressed. I'm not sure the buffer weight, but I've always ran the suppressed one and never had an issue
Geissele super duty review coming anytime soon?
Nothing planned
Poor me - not from the US so the best I can get is an airsoft version of the SR-15 Mod 2 M-Lok :(
10:00 colt has entered the chat
Never shot a LMT but I’ve shot everything else and I’ll take my LWRCI A5 over any of them. This is my close second and then my ddm4 pdw 300blk
This or sr30?
I want one. Where can I get a setup like that.
"If your gonna go through the hassle of getting one stamp whats one more?" Well when you put it that way turning my Sig M400 pistol into a SBR just got more and more tantalizing
Holy saturation Batman. It's so dark, I can't see colors. Did I go blind?
im building my own ride or die with the base being a bushmaster xm15-e2s with a bull barrel
i love this gun
Women in all 50 states agrees, 11.5 is better than 10.5
I'm a fellow red-headed lefty. Cheers.
You're rare
I run kac 11.5 cqb on a non-ambi kac lower just so lefty’s don’t contaminate my rifle!
We will find a way
I hope when the mod 3s come out if they ever do the hand guard is a little slimmer that thing looks extra fat!
It's not fat but it's not super skinny either
So what youre saying is......you love the KAC.
11.5 is nice but what about the standard 16? No SBR hassle.
I like short guns
@@1911syndicate I mean we all do but the ATF overlords dont.
My ten five felt and performed just fine whats an inch ?14 with pinned brake is this weeks ar flavor it will change next week
If SOCOM says 11.5 is the magic number, I think they would know
Funny you say it's just an inch, sounds more like a good reason to have it vs not
Thax for the Vid... I'm an LMT Junkie...🤪
You're welcome!
What break do you have on that? I just got myself an 11.5
Dead air
I got a DD mk18... and now I kinda want this one.
If you have the DD mk18 with the .070 gas port theres no advantage to having a Knights.Theres little to nothing between them as far as performance or reliability.
Better ballistics for sure
real isrealite i have the newer ones produced with the correct gas port, got mine in 2020 new from DD factory
real isrealite I bought a knights because I saw that it ran 20k rounds with no cleaning and no oil and still keep its accuracy. Aside from the initial cleaning, I haven’t touched it. No oil no nothing. I wanted to see for myself. I’ve been to 6 classes with it, and have 8k rounds through it. Zero malfunctions. I’m not sure it dd can do that but I do know first hand a kac can
Bro, what happened to your sr30 review?
Had to delete it
Ok, but do your mags drop free though?
Haha they indeed do
I’m thinking in either a kac upper or a dd upper is the kac actually worth the extra money?
I think so
@@1911syndicate I’ve decided on a kac but do you think I should go with a 14.5 or a 11.5
Doesnt USASOC use 10.3 and 14.5s?
My understanding is they’ve been trending towards 11.5 these days