The most nefarious aspect of this form of tyranny is the effect it has on live fire practice. Application of a fighting rifle can be done in a pinch without firing a single round however live fire practice still needs to be conducted to fully understand why handling your rifle one way as opposed to another way is invaluable. When the Mounties are on the lookout for Semiautomatic rifles the noise of shooting a rifle in close staccato is going to draw them in. Hence you get hassled for doing something that will make you a safer more effective rifleman.
Yeah it is. Though Doug Ford actually called Justin and the liberals out on this pointless ban. Which is something I never thought I'd see, especially after Robs crack smoking days. Though I'd vote for Doug if he wants to undo this ban. Can't be much worse than sheer or Trudeau
Make sure you ship them to Canada after you’re done building them, they won’t be getting those guns anytime soon, unless Canada is smart enough to not comply with bs laws
Quarter Pounder With Cheese they are a PAIN to piece together. Just “finished” my second C8A3 clone. Still lacking the correct barrel, upper (have the US Diemaco uppers), and obviously the correct lower, but I’m happy.
Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro Arrow one of the best jet fighters .Trudeau has inherited the British knee jerk reaction as firearms have been restricted since Hungerford and Dunblane.Politicians seen to be doing something
Our lively govt has banned 1500 guns Friday. Most are .223/5.56 and .308/7.62 NATO ( the media says it’s a scary military round. ) despite our gun laws being super strict, they made ARs and many others including the mini 14 ranch rifle prohibited. Now thousands of Canadians became criminals overnight.
The UK as well while they didnt beat the Austrians but british EM-2,SA60 and SA70 rifles where all going to be fitted with optical sights and predate the Steyr Aug by a few decades.
Nick Graham Don’t forget the large issue of AN/PVS-2 Night vision scopes issued with m16’s in Vietnam in the late 60’s. They where actually issued in decent numbers, to U.S. Troops.
I was in the Canadian military when we transitioned from the FN to the C7. As a matter of fact in 1986 I was part of the test trials at CFB Gagetown on the new weapons. Fired over 5000 Rds in a single week
''Once a Patricia'' back in the day...my last C-1 one was L-1937....1955!....but she was still a beauty!... this was when the Brits on base first brought in their new L85/SA-80-A1s....for trials..................🙊
I work at Diemaco, awesome place. Some interesting facts. The different parts of the shop are nicknamed after Canadian battlegrounds. Vimy, Dieppe, Ypres and Passchendaele. The offices are named after the Normandy beach landings. Juno, Omaha, Sword and Gold.
@@SmallArmsSolutions I'll be sure to keep an eye out. I myself make the bolt carriers. If you have an actual Diemaco made between 01-05 before Diemaco got purchased by Colt. There is a very good chance I made your bolt carrier.
I had a chance to shoot this rifle (C7A2) with our Canadian Military friends, we were using the M16A4 and getting ready to switch to the M4. I think that the Canadian approach made more sense than our approach. I could never properly shoulder the M16A4 when wearing body armor and assault pack. Collapsible butt stock, lighter weight, same size barrel...makes sense. I did like the ACOG over the ELCAN, but the ELCAN is an awesome optic.
USMC 2020-present has purchased several thousand H6 buffer assembly kits that essentially convert M16A4s from fixed stock to four position M4 stocks, with a specific buffer designed for the 20" A2 profile barrel. These rifles are extremely common in USMC Boot Camp and are more or less The rifle Marines are trained on now before they go to their MOS school. Tank units also used them before the tank units were disbanded. I learned on a collapsing stock M16A4 with H6 buffer in March 2021.
Wow I am Canadian and I never new how quality our rifles where. I sort of assumed M16A2 with green plastic and toddler proof optic. Thank you Chris this was a treat.
@@echodelta2172 Yep. Look at a map of Canada. Then look where all the Red seats are (Red being the color of the Commmunists/Liberals). If you look at the huge area West of the Ontario border, notice that all but a few coastal Seats are Blue, i.e. Conservative. But here's the problem. There are 338 seats in Parliament. Justin's daddy managed - by being the same kind of lying s**tRat, to ensure that 199 of those seats are in Ontario and Quebec - two Provinces in central Canada. How we vote in the West does s.f.a. as far as Parliament or forming a government is concerned. But. . . Alberta and Saskatchewan separating from Confederation is not only possible, but the Supreme Court decided - several times - that it's legal. Yeah, I hear people saying that "legal" don't feed the bulldog - especially the snowflakes in Ontario and Quebec (or more accurately, Toronto and Montreal/Quebec City). But everything has to start somewhere. Having the Supreme Court rule that there's a clear mechanism, and that it's legal and binding? That's one of the reasons Trudy is in such a tearing hurry. . .
@@linamar123456 Well get off your ass and join everyone else in the fight. Minority governments never last. Gun orgs are banding together for the first time and lawyers are gearing up. This isn't the end.
No Fear. The bill is held up in Parliament and we are going to see a new Conservative government come in in in Spring 21'....The new Prime Minister is a former RCAF SAR Commander.
I was issued the C1A1 as a young soldier in the CF and I was always pleased with it's performance and it's reliability. One of those little things that a Canadian soldier can be proud of. It really is a great rifle. Hope they're still maintaining that same level of duty-of-care in the 21st century.
In 2008 I was in Kandahar, working w/the Canadians. I saw their C7A3 and I thought what a great idea. Full length barrel w/the telescopic stocks. I was of course issued a M16A2, for vehicle operations...
@@SmallArmsSolutions Ha ha ha! No I had my own hooch, but shared a latrine w/a neighbor... Full high speed internet connectivity. Oh wait I was the Chief of Comm so I always had internet connection.... The DFAC was NATO, so a bit better then US Army....😛😛😛😛
In 2006 I ordered a pair of Colt LE6920’s. One of the guns I received was a Colt Canada gun. Unaware at the time of the existence of Colt Canada, I initially thought I the vender was pulling something over on me. After calling Colt Defense, I realized I actually had a unicorn. The Canadian made gun is slightly more accurate than the US versions.
Our reserve unit rifles didn’t have the back up iron sights. We were trained to use the top primitive sights on the Elcan. Fun fact . I actually wanted a carry handle at the time ! Lol 🤦♂️
Regardless of our current politics up here, thank you for an excellent presentation. Hopefully things will turn around for both this once excellent company and country...
Thanks for the video! When I joined the Canadian Forces in 1989 I was first introduced to the C7 and C8 and what great fun they were to shoot. They are superbly made and very accurate even with iron sights. Today I own a Colt MRR and have configured it like if were used by JTF2, Eotech, and all. I also have the pleasure of using the Colt IUR for work and while heavy, is a fantastic gun to shoot. It's a shame that Diemaco/Colt Canada rifles and carbines will never find their way to the US. Unfortunately, your video comes a day after these firearms were banned for civilian use here in Canada, and sadly even in the country of origin, they will never again be available.
The Dutch military uses the c7NLD and c8NLD which is a modernised version. Dutch army SOF also used a special version of the C8a1, the c8a1GD. GD stands for geluidsdemper which is Dutch for suppressor or silencer. This rifle was optimised for using a suppressor and has been replaced by the HK 416A5.
The carbine has always been my favorite . And my favorite carbine was the Colt model 653P. Now my favorite is the one I own . Its a Colt LE 6920 OME 1 , its the one that didn't come with any furniture. I wanted a 14.5 barrel wound up buying a complete upper with a 14.5 barrel . And over the last few years I have up graded every part except the dust cover and mag release button . Norgon ambi mag release doesn't come with a button other wise that would have been swapped as well . I just finished it a week ago with a VG6 Epsilon muzzle break and a new Strike Industries flat wire recoil spring . Haven't shot it yet because of this covid19 , the gun club is closed . There is no other rifle like mine because of the endless ways you can mix match change out parts . That is one of the reasons why I like the platform , plus they're freaking beautiful ! Two days ago my tyrannical commie loving Prime Minister banned them with no vote and while Parliament is out . Meaning he pulled a fast one and no one can do anything about it . We can not shoot them , sell them or transport them . We have two years in which to turn them in or they will come and take them ! They know where we live because AR15's are restricted so they are registered . They say its for public safety after the mass shooting in Nova Scotia . But what they are not saying is the shooter was unlicensed and the guns he used were smuggled in from the U.S.A . So taking our guns wouldn't have done anything to stop that . What would have helped would have been people with conceal carry permits !! This is all about the U.N. wanting to take guns away from all civilians , where only military and police are armed and Trudeau wanting a seat on the U.N security council ! Your Second Amendment is a beautiful piece of legislation that stops tyranny in its tracts , don't ever lose it !
That L119 is sooooo beautiful! You should wake up every day and smile because of how lucky you are. I’m a Brit and I can’t even get a bolt action so the fact you’ve got that is just amazing
Norwigan The FSK used the standard issued HK-416 for a while, but wanted to keep the C8SFW due to it's heavy barrel, and their 25 year experience with the weapon. SFW stands for Special Forces Weapon.
I was on that team. It took 8 months of using this rifle in different conditions, with detailed write ups after each trials. Over all it failed. The commander of the ppcli at the time was removed for the write up of the government ignoring the failures reported. Even with the gulf war confirming this rifle ineffective still the government refuse to listen.
The Diemaco rifles were, and are probably the finest examples of this platform ever produced, bar none. I'm an engineer; just after 2000, I left a large computer manufacturer and returned to my hometown in Canada - my mother was very ill - and begain working part-time at a gun shop. Not a sporting goods store, a gun shop. And I met the Diemaco reps and some of their engineers a number of times. They were damn impressive - capable, smart, innovative, and insanely conscious of management of every stage of manufacture and Quality Control. It was like a religion for them. The only other people I've met who even came close were some Czech engineers from the CZ factory in Brno, who thought the same way.. It didn't matter if it was a 5 cent part, or a $5000 part - it had to be perfect - perfect during multiple inspections during manufacture, and perfect as a finished piece in the completed firearm. I actually wanted very badly to go and work for Diemaco after seeing their product and meeting their people. I'd used the FAL/C1/FN while in the reserves, and had limited exposure to (mostly) AR-15/M4 'clones" or parts-kit guns owned by people I worked with in the U.S. They were "cheese-grade" guns - they worked most of the time, and you could hang trick shit all over them, but the fit and finish varied from "so-so" to gawdawful. Not so the Diemaco C7's, especially the post mid-life upgrade versions I encountered later. I did not, to my lasting regret, buy a civilian semi-auto Diemaco rifle during that period - they were quite expensive, and money was tight. Later I got I got a Chinese-made Norinco M4, about which I've heard much bitching, some unfair I put 13,000 rounds through mine, and had few causes for complaint. It was a $600 carbine, not a $3000 one, and although the paint and finish was not "show-car perfect," the internals, machining, and operation were all very good, and required only normal maintenance. When I sold it, it was still running well. Maybe I should have put the proceeds toward a higher-end AR. For what it was, and what it cost, it was a very acceptable rifle that served me well. As of last Friday, I can't buy, sell, or use one of the semi-auto civilian versions or variants of the C7, even if I had one. That situation will only get worse under the present government. Ihey want _all_ guns . Growing up, I was proud of my country, and of some of Canada's outstanding accomplishments. That included the DCH-2 Beaver, the iconic STOL bush plane built by DeHavilland Canada, and still in widespread use today. (I learned to fly on it at about age 8). The Avro Arrow was a technlogy and engineering triumph, and a political f'up of the worst kind. Many of the Arrow's engineers went to work for NASA's Apollo program. There are and have been many other examples of leading-edge technology or bleeding-edge innovation. We had a strong history of generations of military service. We were free to work hard and enjoy the fruits of our labour - we enjoyed recreation as we wished, and asking permission to do so wan't part of life. Governments did not "mind or business." We had freedom to innovate, to succeed or fail, to enjoy the pursuits of life and happiness, to say what we thought, to go to church - or not - and to disagree without rancor. In 1967, when Canada celebrated its 100th birthday, we had 20 million Citizens. Families with 3 or 4 (or more) kids were typical. 45-odd years later, we have almost double that population, but we have governments whose belief is, "Everything we don't like is forbidden." That doesn't mean something that is' "a threat to our society or existence." You will often hear Liberal politicians utter the meme, "gun ownership has always been a privilege, not a right." Reading our actual history, that turns out to be false. Teach your children well. I' grew up near the eastern slopes of the Rockies, in the Province of Alberta, and it's a special place, whether speaking of the people or the landscape, or our huge & varied resources. But for decades we've had federal Liberal governments elected by just two Provinces, Ontario and Quebec (they have 199 of 338 seats in Parliament), and the rest of the country's votes doesn't matter. The "Liberals" are now full-out Communists, and the snowflake supporters of these governments, who live mainly in just a few large urban areas, are fed lies made up from whole cloth. All the major media have been bought and paid for, and they're the voices heard in central Canada. With the sweeping gun confiscation announced on May 1st in Ottawa, the only options for me are to work with like-minded Westerners to separate western Canada from Confederation, i.e western Separatisn or "WEXIT," or for me to find a home in the U.S. I think that's may turn out to be difficult. Canada is not Toronto, but many in the U.S.A. think all Canadians are Toronto Snowflakes. There's fact, and there's "perception" fueled by media. People in western Canada really have no connection to the federal government, which gets all of its seats in Ontario and Quebec. Because of how the electoral map is rigged, they'll always elect the Liberals. The West can't survive with them in power, so it's either Separate or disintegrate. Or if possible, personally, live in the U.S.A., where I worked for many years. Canada is now in the grip of Communist rule, backed overtly as well as secretly by China, and the makeup of our federal government is a joke. I won't live under Communist totalitarian dictatorship. Even were I to move to the U.S.A., the chances I could get a Diemaco civilian semi-auto version of the C7A2 or C7A3, or other modern variants, are about zero. Colt destroyed the center of excellence that was Diemaco, and not many made it to the U.S.A. Since all buying and selling of these is now banned, I couldn't buy one, even if I found one for sale. Legally, I mean. Diemaco was a superb engineering company and a superb firearms maker, and now they're gone. The same is true of several other hgh-quality names, but it all boils down to tyranny. If you're lucky enough to have a Diemaco C7, or parts of one, hang onto them. It's hard to beat that level of perfection.
As an aspiring professional in the arms industry, I find you to be an absolute gold mine of knowledge and I appreciate every single one of your videos! That said.... how do I purchase your Black Rifle books for less than $300??? I about shit when I saw the price on Amazon 😂
You say they saw general infantry use in Norway at 16:00. They were special forces rifles in Norway and was never issued outside of that as far as I know. Almost all units in Norway went straight from the Norwegian license produced HK G3 that in Norway was known as the AG3 to the HK416.
The Dutch Army also bought the Diemaco C7 and C8. These had the 3 burst though. The Dutch C7 were either equiped with a fixt carry handle, or the flat upper with the Elcan for infantry troops. around 2008 all these rifled were upgraded with the monolithic upper, telescopic stock, ambi, and were made fully automatic.
This was really great. It's obvious the respect for the workers up at Diemaco is real. I'm jealous of the rifle you built dude. One day, maybe, we'll be able to own those in Canada. As.. weird as that sounds.
That's why we need to fight. Minority governments never last. Gun orgs are banding together for the first time and lawyers are gearing up. This isn't the end.
I remember receiving my rifle and the furniture was scratched to shit(handguard rubbing off)and there wasnt a spot of blueing left on the gun. I had low hopes,but once we went to the range that rifle shot better and felt better than the AR I spent 1k building.
I carried C7's built on lowers made from 1986, the first year of production (the markings on the lower are a lot more crude than they are on every subsequent year of production, even the 1987 production ones just a year later) up to a 2014 (I think, it was somewhere around there) and they've been phenomenal. When I qualified as a driver I was issued a C8A3 and loved it. While I personally think the 20 inch barrels are too long for modern day realistic soldiering, and that the collapsible buttstock on a full-length rifle like our A2 makes it awkwardly front-heavy, the rifles are top notch. Exceptionally well made. In tens of thousands of rounds fired through them in the service, I never had a jam with live ammunition. With blanks, I had tons, but blanks never work anyway. I fired live rounds through a C7 in -60 degrees and the rifle ran really well even when my tactical vest and my helmet had completely frozen shut to the point of being useless. I've shot them in mud, I've shot them with rust all over them, and I've shot them out to 800m. They've never disappointed. I'm proud to say that Canada is an industry leader in rifle manufacturing, even after a number of countries a lot bigger than us (The UK, France) have basically completely shuttered domestic rifle production. My civilian AR-15 (S&W M&P-15 Sport II - I don't have Colt Canada SA-20 Money!) was banned just recently. I won't get too political, but I am heartbroken. I love these rifles and I'd never hurt a fly with one. To think that mine will soon be gone chokes me up. Thanks for preserving the legacy of Canadian AR-15's even when our government wants CANADIANS not to be able to.
I'm surprised Colt didn't just have Colt Canada make all of the parts minus the lower receiver, import the parts into the US and then assemble those parts of Colt US-made lowers.
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I'm Canadian and about 36 yrs ago I had a Colt Ar-15 and used 30 rd magazines also had a Chinese AKS in 5.56 as well as a HK-93 in 5.56 all with hi capacity magazines. Sold them 30 yrs ago before the stupid laws came out.
Interesting that you have the Triad II rail typically found on the C8A3 that is scalloped at the front to accomodate the M203. This variant has 4 slots as opposed to the 5 slot Triad I not to mention that it is nearly unobtainium on the civilian market. Very nice video!
A couple of things told to me from a Canadian soldier who served two torus of Afghanistan. The Diemaco C series rifle have . hard chrome lined barrels and the actions are manufactured with more clearance so as to work fro extremely cold - degree temperatures and also in extremely hot environments. Because of these .clearances the Diemaco cyclic rate is slightly faster.. I acually don't know if this is true but it is something a Canadian would think of.
@@marklee1194or regular troops for ar15 it was Canada, us military issues optics to special operations units during Vietnam, and also colt "made" a 3x and 4x optic that were being tested by regular soldiers to be a dmr.
you would be correct, i think we actually got the idea from the Brits. they had the "every soldier a marksman" initiative that we later adopted for the SARP motto.
The Canadian Government decided years ago to source guns and ammunition in Canada, because they did not want to depend on the whims of any foreign government to get supplies. The Canadian requirements are small and their costs per unit is higher than USA. But it looks like they get the best.
I absolutely plan on building C7 and C8-inspired rifles in the near future. I really dig the long-carbine look and A1 sights. Oh, and that green furniture.
Ok, couple points here basically nitpicking but as I'm very fond of these rifles I think they could be of interest. 1. The triad is incorrect for your C7A1 clone, the C7A1 simply didn't have a triad. 2. Your triad is actually a C8A3 triad which is cool because they're quite uncommon. 3. There never was a C8A1 or C8A2, there was an unofficial variant of the original C8 with a flat top receiver and 14.5 pencil barrel made just for Afghanistan as a place holder while the C8FTHB was in the works. About 150 were built and they were all dissasembled and used for parts when the C8FTHB came into service. 4. The original C8 was used almost exclusively for armoured personnel and probably special forces. Nowadays, the C8A3 is used by the engineers, military police, special forces, recce, snipers (with suppressors) and a couple infantry regiments issue them to sergeants. This interesting because in the 1860s-1890s the canadian militia issued snider two band rifles to sergeants while the rest of the men got the much longer three band rifles. 5. Interestingly, the C8A3 and C8FTHB are about the same weight as the C7A2 because of their heavy barrel. 6. Sadly. Canadian citizens can no longer buy these rifles as of May 1st, this is the end of the Colt Canada commercial rifles such as the SA20, SA15.7, IUR and MRR.
First I would like to stay that in general I enjoy your videos, and I find them very informative. I disagree with you about the adjustable sights. As a Marine from 1990, and having carried, fired, and trained with with A2 among varies other weapons as 0351, I believe the adjustable sights definitely served a purpose. The burst selection I thought was unneeded and should have been replaced with full auto.
A comment or two on the C7 and C8 family. The SARP included an infantry officer who was a Queen's Medal for Champion Shot winner. The principles of marksmanship were strong in their testing standards. Secondly, the FNC was tested and seemed to have the inside track, but it had a critical pin that tended to break more than desired. The GALIL was considered too close to the WP for a NATO country. I think the Swedish service rifle was also in the mix, but wasn't as competitive. Third, as a matter of pronunciation in Canada, CARBINE rhymes with COMBINE not CAN OF BEANS! I have carried C7, C7A1 and C7A2 on operations - 1990-91, 2003-4 and 2007-8.
Being from the Netherlands with no general Diemaco replacement plans in place I know of and assuming that the Diemaco spare parts stock is not endless, should I be worried about the future quality of our armed forces weaponry? I guess it makes even more sense now that our marines and special forces already switched to the HK416.
I'm a little late to the party here, but heres my 2 cents... I was serving in th CAF in the early 80's when the transfer between the C1 and the C7 was happening. At first I didnt much like it because it was so light compared to the C1 and it didnt offer the same stability while shooting that the C1 did, and my marksmanship scores reflected it. But after some reeevaluation of my shooting techniques and better breathing etc, my scores where better than ever. it was accurate to 500 M and if I had better sights Im sure I could have stretched it out at least 200 more. It was a Joy to shoot and I wasnt aware of the bankruptcy as I've purposely stayed away from the game since my retirement in the early 90's. it saddens my heart to know that Diemaco wont be making anymore of their great weapons for our armed forces
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AR 15s were literally declared prohibited firearms yesterday. How painfully ironic.
The most nefarious aspect of this form of tyranny is the effect it has on live fire practice. Application of a fighting rifle can be done in a pinch without firing a single round however live fire practice still needs to be conducted to fully understand why handling your rifle one way as opposed to another way is invaluable. When the Mounties are on the lookout for Semiautomatic rifles the noise of shooting a rifle in close staccato is going to draw them in. Hence you get hassled for doing something that will make you a safer more effective rifleman.
In Canada only ....Not here in the United States.
Do they get to keep ones they already have ?
@@JGstunts22 2 yrs amnesty. Can't shoot, buy, or sell them though.
Silly me thinking this vid was going to be about civilian rifles. Sad. Fight leafs, fight.
Considering what’s happening up there now this vid is sad
Yeah it is. Though Doug Ford actually called Justin and the liberals out on this pointless ban. Which is something I never thought I'd see, especially after Robs crack smoking days. Though I'd vote for Doug if he wants to undo this ban. Can't be much worse than sheer or Trudeau
Was just about to say something like this, Canada got cucked.
@GGALLIN1776 Monarchy doesn't have anything to do with this. Urbanites do.
@GGALLIN1776 I was with you till the last part
@GGALLIN1776 never happen
In solidarity with Canada, I will be buying a VZ58 and building a C8 SFW clone.
in solidarity with the Canadian people, I will keep encouraging them to *never* comply 🙃
god bless you
- a canadian
Make sure you ship them to Canada after you’re done building them, they won’t be getting those guns anytime soon, unless Canada is smart enough to not comply with bs laws
Quarter Pounder With Cheese they are a PAIN to piece together. Just “finished” my second C8A3 clone. Still lacking the correct barrel, upper (have the US Diemaco uppers), and obviously the correct lower, but I’m happy.
Wow, now is a hell of a time to being reviewing Canadian rifles eh?
considering that now you'll never see them in the hands of anybody but jackboot thugs, now is the perfect time for posterity.
Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro Arrow one of the best jet fighters .Trudeau has inherited the British knee jerk reaction as firearms have been restricted since Hungerford and Dunblane.Politicians seen to be doing something
Take off, eh!
To be fair, the Avro was expensive for Canada's industry at the time. @richardbennett8522
Our lively govt has banned 1500 guns Friday. Most are .223/5.56 and .308/7.62 NATO ( the media says it’s a scary military round. ) despite our gun laws being super strict, they made ARs and many others including the mini 14 ranch rifle prohibited. Now thousands of Canadians became criminals overnight.
I think Austria may have beat Canada to being first to issue optics to every solider. The AUG had a scope and was adopted in 1977.
The UK as well while they didnt beat the Austrians but british EM-2,SA60 and SA70 rifles where all going to be fitted with optical sights and predate the Steyr Aug by a few decades.
Nick Graham Don’t forget the large issue of AN/PVS-2 Night vision scopes issued with m16’s in Vietnam in the late 60’s. They where actually issued in decent numbers, to U.S. Troops.
Chris is referring to AR rifles
@@trayvonjackson4830 He's talking about GENERAL issue, as in every soldier, not specialized equipment
I was in the Canadian military when we transitioned from the FN to the C7. As a matter of fact in 1986 I was part of the test trials at CFB Gagetown on the new weapons. Fired over 5000 Rds in a single week
''Once a Patricia'' back in the day...my last C-1 one was L-1937....1955!....but she was still a beauty!... this was when the Brits on base first brought in their new L85/SA-80-A1s....for trials..................🙊
I work at Diemaco, awesome place.
Some interesting facts.
The different parts of the shop are nicknamed after Canadian battlegrounds. Vimy, Dieppe, Ypres and Passchendaele.
The offices are named after the Normandy beach landings. Juno, Omaha, Sword and Gold.
Awesome , eh! You have a very nice shop. Later this year I will be doing another video on you hosers. On my C7A1, eh.
@@SmallArmsSolutions I'll be sure to keep an eye out.
I myself make the bolt carriers.
If you have an actual Diemaco made between 01-05 before Diemaco got purchased by Colt. There is a very good chance I made your bolt carrier.
@@Leatherman154 yes, a few. I like the Diemaco made stuff. Not CC. I need a HH marked buffer to complete my L119A1!
I had a chance to shoot this rifle (C7A2) with our Canadian Military friends, we were using the M16A4 and getting ready to switch to the M4. I think that the Canadian approach made more sense than our approach. I could never properly shoulder the M16A4 when wearing body armor and assault pack. Collapsible butt stock, lighter weight, same size barrel...makes sense. I did like the ACOG over the ELCAN, but the ELCAN is an awesome optic.
Lamar Can you get the C7a2 in 6.8 spc.
@@williamdodds1394 Can only assemble it from a pile of parts you get yourself
USMC 2020-present has purchased several thousand H6 buffer assembly kits that essentially convert M16A4s from fixed stock to four position M4 stocks, with a specific buffer designed for the 20" A2 profile barrel.
These rifles are extremely common in USMC Boot Camp and are more or less The rifle Marines are trained on now before they go to their MOS school. Tank units also used them before the tank units were disbanded.
I learned on a collapsing stock M16A4 with H6 buffer in March 2021.
Wow I am Canadian and I never new how quality our rifles where. I sort of assumed M16A2 with green plastic and toddler proof optic. Thank you Chris this was a treat.
do not comply
@Schmitty...a short lived treat as it turns out...I’m sorry for y’all 😭😭😭...vote better!
@@bisleyblackhawk1288 lmao get a load of this guy, he thinks his "vote" matters
@@bisleyblackhawk1288 The Conservatives won the popular vote, but the cities have more ridings and are full of hipsters. You can't win against that.
@@echodelta2172 Yep. Look at a map of Canada. Then look where all the Red seats are (Red being the color of the Commmunists/Liberals). If you look at the huge area West of the Ontario border, notice that all but a few coastal Seats are Blue, i.e. Conservative. But here's the problem. There are 338 seats in Parliament. Justin's daddy managed - by being the same kind of lying s**tRat, to ensure that 199 of those seats are in Ontario and Quebec - two Provinces in central Canada. How we vote in the West does s.f.a. as far as Parliament or forming a government is concerned. But. . .
Alberta and Saskatchewan separating from Confederation is not only possible, but the Supreme Court decided - several times - that it's legal. Yeah, I hear people saying that "legal" don't feed the bulldog - especially the snowflakes in Ontario and Quebec (or more accurately, Toronto and Montreal/Quebec City). But everything has to start somewhere. Having the Supreme Court rule that there's a clear mechanism, and that it's legal and binding? That's one of the reasons Trudy is in such a tearing hurry. . .
I know nothing about Diemaco/Colt Canada variants so this was an interesting video. Thanks for the effort.
Sadly, neither will the majority of Canadians.
Charles Lindberg - where’s you’re channel dipshit?
Not 1 Canadian death in anger by an AR15 next the Trudeau Liberals will ban slingshots
A lot of respect for Canadian Weapon Dev. Hope y’all keep your rights up there. Peace from Texas and stay safe.
too late.
Thanks , I think we are screwed as of today .
@@linamar123456 Well get off your ass and join everyone else in the fight. Minority governments never last. Gun orgs are banding together for the first time and lawyers are gearing up. This isn't the end.
No Fear.
The bill is held up in Parliament and we are going to see a new Conservative government come in in in Spring 21'....The new Prime Minister is a former RCAF SAR Commander.
@@quarterpounderwithcheese3178
Vote.
Actually the British has optical sights on the SA80 before the C7
Fell off the back of a truck 🤣🤣
Great informative vid Chris!
Oh hi arm and gun, TH-cam still not giving guntubers verification?
As a Canadian I really appreciate this video, doubly so during these difficult times for legal firearm(s) owners. Thank you!
Ironic how the “best” AR is actually Canadian...requested and used by the British
It's not the best - it's just better than a run-of-the-mill M4 - but it is *among the best*
@@Laotzu.Goldbug Well at the time of the procurement it was the best.
SAS have used it as their work horse for twenty years
@@Laotzu.Goldbug I'd say more along the lines of H&K,Knights or LWRCI
“Best” is subjective. But Colt Canada’s hammer forged barrels are just undeniably some of the best made barrels for the AR platform.
Austria adopted the Steyr AUG with built-in optic in 1978
I used the C7A1,A2 and the C8A1 when I was in the army reserves. Plus I used and love the FN C1A1;C2A2. I prefer the FN then 5he C7/C8
Your video briefly made me very proud
and now I'm very sad
I was issued the C1A1 as a young soldier in the CF and I was always pleased with it's performance and it's reliability. One of those little things that a Canadian soldier can be proud of. It really is a great rifle. Hope they're still maintaining that same level of duty-of-care in the 21st century.
In 2008 I was in Kandahar, working w/the Canadians. I saw their C7A3 and I thought what a great idea. Full length barrel w/the telescopic stocks. I was of course issued a M16A2, for vehicle operations...
spacedredd were you staying in the Hilton in Kandahar? I heard they had several floors reserved for Air Force personal!!
@@SmallArmsSolutions Ha ha ha! No I had my own hooch, but shared a latrine w/a neighbor... Full high speed internet connectivity. Oh wait I was the Chief of Comm so I always had internet connection.... The DFAC was NATO, so a bit better then US Army....😛😛😛😛
In 2006 I ordered a pair of Colt LE6920’s. One of the guns I received was a Colt Canada gun. Unaware at the time of the existence of Colt Canada, I initially thought I the vender was pulling something over on me. After calling Colt Defense, I realized I actually had a unicorn. The Canadian made gun is slightly more accurate than the US versions.
This video really makes me miss my C7.
Our reserve unit rifles didn’t have the back up iron sights. We were trained to use the top primitive sights on the Elcan. Fun fact . I actually wanted a carry handle at the time ! Lol 🤦♂️
I have used the back up iron sight in the reserves. Your QM has to order them.
Regardless of our current politics up here, thank you for an excellent presentation. Hopefully things will turn around for both this once excellent company and country...
Thanks for the video! When I joined the Canadian Forces in 1989 I was first introduced to the C7 and C8 and what great fun they were to shoot. They are superbly made and very accurate even with iron sights. Today I own a Colt MRR and have configured it like if were used by JTF2, Eotech, and all. I also have the pleasure of using the Colt IUR for work and while heavy, is a fantastic gun to shoot. It's a shame that Diemaco/Colt Canada rifles and carbines will never find their way to the US. Unfortunately, your video comes a day after these firearms were banned for civilian use here in Canada, and sadly even in the country of origin, they will never again be available.
The best one of the family is NOT American, so it had to die to protect America.....lol. or just the Colt 'poison' sounds better.
Was the C6 and C9 in use yet?
The Dutch military uses the c7NLD and c8NLD which is a modernised version. Dutch army SOF also used a special version of the C8a1, the c8a1GD. GD stands for geluidsdemper which is Dutch for suppressor or silencer. This rifle was optimised for using a suppressor and has been replaced by the HK 416A5.
This guy is an encyclopedia of colt. Great video's.!
Thank you for doing this. I really appreciate the respect you have shown for Canadian engineering
The carbine has always been my favorite . And my favorite carbine was the Colt model 653P. Now my favorite is the one I own . Its a Colt LE 6920 OME 1 , its the one that didn't come with any furniture. I wanted a 14.5 barrel wound up buying a complete upper with a 14.5 barrel . And over the last few years I have up graded every part except the dust cover and mag release button . Norgon ambi mag release doesn't come with a button other wise that would have been swapped as well . I just finished it a week ago with a VG6 Epsilon muzzle break and a new Strike Industries flat wire recoil spring . Haven't shot it yet because of this covid19 , the gun club is closed .
There is no other rifle like mine because of the endless ways you can mix match change out parts . That is one of the reasons why I like the platform , plus they're freaking beautiful !
Two days ago my tyrannical commie loving Prime Minister banned them with no vote and while Parliament is out . Meaning he pulled a fast one and no one can do anything about it . We can not shoot them , sell them or transport them . We have two years in which to turn them in or they will come and take them ! They know where we live because AR15's are restricted so they are registered .
They say its for public safety after the mass shooting in Nova Scotia . But what they are not saying is the shooter was unlicensed and the guns he used were smuggled in from the U.S.A . So taking our guns wouldn't have done anything to stop that . What would have helped would have been people with conceal carry permits !!
This is all about the U.N. wanting to take guns away from all civilians , where only military and police are armed and Trudeau wanting a seat on the U.N security council !
Your Second Amendment is a beautiful piece of legislation that stops tyranny in its tracts , don't ever lose it !
That L119 is sooooo beautiful! You should wake up every day and smile because of how lucky you are. I’m a Brit and I can’t even get a bolt action so the fact you’ve got that is just amazing
Apparently Biden is going to take them away.
Stand up and fight back Canadians
Norwigan The FSK used the standard issued HK-416 for a while, but wanted to keep the C8SFW due to it's heavy barrel, and their 25 year experience with the weapon. SFW stands for Special Forces Weapon.
I was on that team. It took 8 months of using this rifle in different conditions, with detailed write ups after each trials.
Over all it failed.
The commander of the ppcli at the time was removed for the write up of the government ignoring the failures reported.
Even with the gulf war confirming this rifle ineffective still the government refuse to listen.
This is not an interrogation.
What did you see wrong?
Why would the SAS, SBS & The Dutch, the Danes & the Swedes, and others take her on then?
The Diemaco rifles were, and are probably the finest examples of this platform ever produced, bar none. I'm an engineer; just after 2000, I left a large computer manufacturer and returned to my hometown in Canada - my mother was very ill - and begain working part-time at a gun shop. Not a sporting goods store, a gun shop. And I met the Diemaco reps and some of their engineers a number of times. They were damn impressive - capable, smart, innovative, and insanely conscious of management of every stage of manufacture and Quality Control. It was like a religion for them.
The only other people I've met who even came close were some Czech engineers from the CZ factory in Brno, who thought the same way.. It didn't matter if it was a 5 cent part, or a $5000 part - it had to be perfect - perfect during multiple inspections during manufacture, and perfect as a finished piece in the completed firearm. I actually wanted very badly to go and work for Diemaco after seeing their product and meeting their people.
I'd used the FAL/C1/FN while in the reserves, and had limited exposure to (mostly) AR-15/M4 'clones" or parts-kit guns owned by people I worked with in the U.S. They were "cheese-grade" guns - they worked most of the time, and you could hang trick shit all over them, but the fit and finish varied from "so-so" to gawdawful. Not so the Diemaco C7's, especially the post mid-life upgrade versions I encountered later. I did not, to my lasting regret, buy a civilian semi-auto Diemaco rifle during that period - they were quite expensive, and money was tight.
Later I got I got a Chinese-made Norinco M4, about which I've heard much bitching, some unfair I put 13,000 rounds through mine, and had few causes for complaint. It was a $600 carbine, not a $3000 one, and although the paint and finish was not "show-car perfect," the internals, machining, and operation were all very good, and required only normal maintenance. When I sold it, it was still running well. Maybe I should have put the proceeds toward a higher-end AR. For what it was, and what it cost, it was a very acceptable rifle that served me well.
As of last Friday, I can't buy, sell, or use one of the semi-auto civilian versions or variants of the C7, even if I had one. That situation will only get worse under the present government. Ihey want _all_ guns .
Growing up, I was proud of my country, and of some of Canada's outstanding accomplishments. That included the DCH-2 Beaver, the iconic STOL bush plane built by DeHavilland Canada, and still in widespread use today. (I learned to fly on it at about age 8). The Avro Arrow was a technlogy and engineering triumph, and a political f'up of the worst kind. Many of the Arrow's engineers went to work for NASA's Apollo program. There are and have been many other examples of leading-edge technology or bleeding-edge innovation.
We had a strong history of generations of military service. We were free to work hard and enjoy the fruits of our labour - we enjoyed recreation as we wished, and asking permission to do so wan't part of life. Governments did not "mind or business." We had freedom to innovate, to succeed or fail, to enjoy the pursuits of life and happiness, to say what we thought, to go to church - or not - and to disagree without rancor. In 1967, when Canada celebrated its 100th birthday, we had 20 million Citizens. Families with 3 or 4 (or more) kids were typical. 45-odd years later, we have almost double that population, but we have governments whose belief is, "Everything we don't like is forbidden." That doesn't mean something that is' "a threat to our society or existence." You will often hear Liberal politicians utter the meme, "gun ownership has always been a privilege, not a right." Reading our actual history, that turns out to be false. Teach your children well.
I' grew up near the eastern slopes of the Rockies, in the Province of Alberta, and it's a special place, whether speaking of the people or the landscape, or our huge & varied resources.
But for decades we've had federal Liberal governments elected by just two Provinces, Ontario and Quebec (they have 199 of 338 seats in Parliament), and the rest of the country's votes doesn't matter. The "Liberals" are now full-out Communists, and the snowflake supporters of these governments, who live mainly in just a few large urban areas, are fed lies made up from whole cloth. All the major media have been bought and paid for, and they're the voices heard in central Canada.
With the sweeping gun confiscation announced on May 1st in Ottawa, the only options for me are to work with like-minded Westerners to separate western Canada from Confederation, i.e western Separatisn or "WEXIT," or for me to find a home in the U.S. I think that's may turn out to be difficult. Canada is not Toronto, but many in the U.S.A. think all Canadians are Toronto Snowflakes. There's fact, and there's "perception" fueled by media.
People in western Canada really have no connection to the federal government, which gets all of its seats in Ontario and Quebec. Because of how the electoral map is rigged, they'll always elect the Liberals. The West can't survive with them in power, so it's either Separate or disintegrate. Or if possible, personally, live in the U.S.A., where I worked for many years. Canada is now in the grip of Communist rule, backed overtly as well as secretly by China, and the makeup of our federal government is a joke. I won't live under Communist totalitarian dictatorship.
Even were I to move to the U.S.A., the chances I could get a Diemaco civilian semi-auto version of the C7A2 or C7A3, or other modern variants, are about zero. Colt destroyed the center of excellence that was Diemaco, and not many made it to the U.S.A. Since all buying and selling of these is now banned, I couldn't buy one, even if I found one for sale. Legally, I mean.
Diemaco was a superb engineering company and a superb firearms maker, and now they're gone. The same is true of several other hgh-quality names, but it all boils down to tyranny. If you're lucky enough to have a Diemaco C7, or parts of one, hang onto them. It's hard to beat that level of perfection.
Too long, didnt read
I visited Colt Canada around 2010. Great spot. They showed us the shop and new up and coming things like their new 40mm and IUR for SF.
As an aspiring professional in the arms industry, I find you to be an absolute gold mine of knowledge and I appreciate every single one of your videos! That said.... how do I purchase your Black Rifle books for less than $300??? I about shit when I saw the price on Amazon 😂
But Americas Rifle. Same book but much higher quality
Oh Canada - do not comply!
RESIST!
10:45 "They fell of the back of a truck" I died hearing that hahaha
Best military ARs ever made. Don't even argue, scrubs.
I never imagined Canada would be on the bleeding edge of weaponry!
Robert Maxwell one of Canada’s best kept secrets
There are two companies in Alberta that build precision long-range rifles. The ones I've seen are superbly engineering and built.
What a tounge-twister at 15:51 LOL
You just have to rub it in today don't you!
Up here in Canada, all we can do is look at our AR as they sit in our safes.
Stay strong and do not give it up
You say they saw general infantry use in Norway at 16:00. They were special forces rifles in Norway and was never issued outside of that as far as I know. Almost all units in Norway went straight from the Norwegian license produced HK G3 that in Norway was known as the AG3 to the HK416.
The Dutch Army also bought the Diemaco C7 and C8. These had the 3 burst though. The Dutch C7 were either equiped with a fixt carry handle, or the flat upper with the Elcan for infantry troops. around 2008 all these rifled were upgraded with the monolithic upper, telescopic stock, ambi, and were made fully automatic.
Always learn something whenever I watch your videos. Thanks
This was really great. It's obvious the respect for the workers up at Diemaco is real. I'm jealous of the rifle you built dude. One day, maybe, we'll be able to own those in Canada.
As.. weird as that sounds.
Doesn't look like Canadians will ever see any AR15s and the like anymore :(
Yesterday was a sad day for Canadian gun owners.
No! Theres a big fight brewing, we haven’t even started yet
Don't count us out
That's why we need to fight. Minority governments never last. Gun orgs are banding together for the first time and lawyers are gearing up. This isn't the end.
Great video Chris. Yes it was a a sad and depressing day for us in Canada.
I always love the historical aspect of your vids
I remember receiving my rifle and the furniture was scratched to shit(handguard rubbing off)and there wasnt a spot of blueing left on the gun. I had low hopes,but once we went to the range that rifle shot better and felt better than the AR I spent 1k building.
I carried C7's built on lowers made from 1986, the first year of production (the markings on the lower are a lot more crude than they are on every subsequent year of production, even the 1987 production ones just a year later) up to a 2014 (I think, it was somewhere around there) and they've been phenomenal. When I qualified as a driver I was issued a C8A3 and loved it. While I personally think the 20 inch barrels are too long for modern day realistic soldiering, and that the collapsible buttstock on a full-length rifle like our A2 makes it awkwardly front-heavy, the rifles are top notch. Exceptionally well made. In tens of thousands of rounds fired through them in the service, I never had a jam with live ammunition. With blanks, I had tons, but blanks never work anyway. I fired live rounds through a C7 in -60 degrees and the rifle ran really well even when my tactical vest and my helmet had completely frozen shut to the point of being useless. I've shot them in mud, I've shot them with rust all over them, and I've shot them out to 800m. They've never disappointed. I'm proud to say that Canada is an industry leader in rifle manufacturing, even after a number of countries a lot bigger than us (The UK, France) have basically completely shuttered domestic rifle production.
My civilian AR-15 (S&W M&P-15 Sport II - I don't have Colt Canada SA-20 Money!) was banned just recently. I won't get too political, but I am heartbroken. I love these rifles and I'd never hurt a fly with one. To think that mine will soon be gone chokes me up.
Thanks for preserving the legacy of Canadian AR-15's even when our government wants CANADIANS not to be able to.
I wonder if NATO will adopt 6.8 mm if the US Sig rifles and ammo is successful?
Hey I'm pretty sure we call canadian ar15's EH-R-15's
To think the UK could've adopted Diemacos to replace the disastrous L85A1 but instead spent pretty much double to have HK produce the L85A2
Colt usa/colt canada...cant get em (new) in the US or Snow Mexico...if ya do have one in Canada, make sure you go boating :)
I'm surprised Colt didn't just have Colt Canada make all of the parts minus the lower receiver, import the parts into the US and then assemble those parts of Colt US-made lowers.
Huge +1 for the McKenzie Brothers shout out👍👍!!... Strange Brew is one of my favorite cult classic movies when I was growing up!! It’s one of those movies that you recite lines and make comparisons to your whole life haha... Or at least I do anyway 😎... this was a great video👍.. I learned more about the AR and Colt Canada in this video than I have ever known.. SAS videos are the best and most informative, as well as rock solid , true , and trustworthy 👍.. the best source available today IMHO... Thank you for making and sharing all these videos 👍👍....
I'm Canadian and about 36 yrs ago I had a Colt Ar-15 and used 30 rd magazines also had a Chinese AKS in 5.56 as well as a HK-93 in 5.56 all with hi capacity magazines. Sold them 30 yrs ago before the stupid laws came out.
That demico/Colt Canada factory was 10 minutes from my house growing up
Interesting that you have the Triad II rail typically found on the C8A3 that is scalloped at the front to accomodate the M203. This variant has 4 slots as opposed to the 5 slot Triad I not to mention that it is nearly unobtainium on the civilian market. Very nice video!
A couple of things told to me from a Canadian soldier who served two torus of Afghanistan. The Diemaco C series rifle have . hard chrome lined barrels and the actions are manufactured with more clearance so as to work fro extremely cold - degree temperatures and also in extremely hot environments. Because of these .clearances the Diemaco cyclic rate is slightly faster.. I acually don't know if this is true but it is something a Canadian would think of.
In the 1980's Diemaco had Uzi Gal working with them on the mini Uzi.
SAS: Canada was the first nation to mass issue optical sights
UK and Austria: Are we a joke to you ?
You are correct. However, for the AR-15 series, I believe Canada was the first.
@@marklee1194or regular troops for ar15 it was Canada, us military issues optics to special operations units during Vietnam, and also colt "made" a 3x and 4x optic that were being tested by regular soldiers to be a dmr.
you would be correct, i think we actually got the idea from the Brits. they had the "every soldier a marksman" initiative that we later adopted for the SARP motto.
Canada will eventually be like Great Britain shooting pellet guns!!
Also I believe the royal marine commandos have adopted the L119 or the C8a3 does anyone know which???
The Canadian Government decided years ago to source guns and ammunition in Canada, because they did not want to depend on the whims of any foreign government to get supplies. The Canadian requirements are small and their costs per unit is higher than USA. But it looks like they get the best.
I had a c7a2 for my BMQ course thankyou for the video!
Your channel should have a lot more subscribers. You know so much about these rifles.
Another informative and awesome video!! You can’t pay enough for this type of information!! Thank you again sir
I absolutely plan on building C7 and C8-inspired rifles in the near future. I really dig the long-carbine look and A1 sights. Oh, and that green furniture.
Ok, couple points here basically nitpicking but as I'm very fond of these rifles I think they could be of interest.
1. The triad is incorrect for your C7A1 clone, the C7A1 simply didn't have a triad.
2. Your triad is actually a C8A3 triad which is cool because they're quite uncommon.
3. There never was a C8A1 or C8A2, there was an unofficial variant of the original C8 with a flat top receiver and 14.5 pencil barrel made just for Afghanistan as a place holder while the C8FTHB was in the works. About 150 were built and they were all dissasembled and used for parts when the C8FTHB came into service.
4. The original C8 was used almost exclusively for armoured personnel and probably special forces. Nowadays, the C8A3 is used by the engineers, military police, special forces, recce, snipers (with suppressors) and a couple infantry regiments issue them to sergeants. This interesting because in the 1860s-1890s the canadian militia issued snider two band rifles to sergeants while the rest of the men got the much longer three band rifles.
5. Interestingly, the C8A3 and C8FTHB are about the same weight as the C7A2 because of their heavy barrel.
6. Sadly. Canadian citizens can no longer buy these rifles as of May 1st, this is the end of the Colt Canada commercial rifles such as the SA20, SA15.7, IUR and MRR.
Who does the scroll work for you.Would love to do a copy myself.Thanks
that was a C2 in the foreground of the photo
The L119A2 is my dream carbine . I wish they were available in USA.
I own them. To bad I can't use them now.
C7 originally had the square front sight.
A great story with a sad ending
First I would like to stay that in general I enjoy your videos, and I find them very informative. I disagree with you about the adjustable sights. As a Marine from 1990, and having carried, fired, and trained with with A2 among varies other weapons as 0351, I believe the adjustable sights definitely served a purpose. The burst selection I thought was unneeded and should have been replaced with full auto.
That thumb nail pic looks badass.
A comment or two on the C7 and C8 family. The SARP included an infantry officer who was a Queen's Medal for Champion Shot winner. The principles of marksmanship were strong in their testing standards. Secondly, the FNC was tested and seemed to have the inside track, but it had a critical pin that tended to break more than desired. The GALIL was considered too close to the WP for a NATO country. I think the Swedish service rifle was also in the mix, but wasn't as competitive. Third, as a matter of pronunciation in Canada, CARBINE rhymes with COMBINE not CAN OF BEANS!
I have carried C7, C7A1 and C7A2 on operations - 1990-91, 2003-4 and 2007-8.
Terry Warner thanks for correcting my carbine pronunciation, eh!
Great video man, much respect from Canada =)
TBH it was a Dutch company with a Dutch version of the AR that colt Canada hasn't changed much to.
It never saw general infantry use in Norway. Only with Military and Police SF units.
Your videos are so full of knowledge and information.
Just fascinating every time.
Awesome job.
Great stuff.💪
Thank you for this, my C7A2 clone is one of my jewels also! But mine is no were close to clone perfect.
That IUR rifle would have been awesome. Much better than the KAC rail I had to deal with when I was in.
I got the privilege to shoot the commando short barreled version of this firearm. The Canadians observed with let me shoot their weapons systems
I like Diemacos a lot. Not a fan of the elcan sights they're equipped with but they are quality rifles.
I love this vid, big TY. Takes a big guy to say the American version was #2.
Awesome, thanks for making this video
Names of some models were incorrect or non existent (specifically C8's) but interesting to hear an American praise anything Canadian.
Love my colt rifles, but screwing up has become the hallmark of the company.. Great video!
I had one.it was a m4a1 kit 14.5 pinned and welded absolutely loved it ❤️. Had to sell it due to just loss at time
Outsude of tbe infantry all other units in the CAF are going to the C8. Only the infantry will use the 20" barrel/C7.
It's time for the Canadians to storm the gates.
Well thank you for that video, that was really interesting.
Being from the Netherlands with no general Diemaco replacement plans in place I know of and assuming that the Diemaco spare parts stock is not endless, should I be worried about the future quality of our armed forces weaponry? I guess it makes even more sense now that our marines and special forces already switched to the HK416.
rolf ski no sir, the company is maintaining all their contracts. I would no see any problems for the Netherlands.
I'm a little late to the party here, but heres my 2 cents... I was serving in th CAF in the early 80's when the transfer between the C1 and the C7 was happening. At first I didnt much like it because it was so light compared to the C1 and it didnt offer the same stability while shooting that the C1 did, and my marksmanship scores reflected it. But after some reeevaluation of my shooting techniques and better breathing etc, my scores where better than ever. it was accurate to 500 M and if I had better sights Im sure I could have stretched it out at least 200 more. It was a Joy to shoot and I wasnt aware of the bankruptcy as I've purposely stayed away from the game since my retirement in the early 90's. it saddens my heart to know that Diemaco wont be making anymore of their great weapons for our armed forces
Lady at a local show had a bunch of Canadian police trade in Diemaco marked M4 uppers and I'm still kicking myself for not picking them up.
@KAC MAN Don't you just hate it when that happens?
Flying Beaver Every time lol
Very accurate Chris.