Ultra-Rare Colt AR-15 Survival Rifle, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

This video reviews the US Palm KAP-4 Storm Cat 4 AR-15 rifle, highlighting its ambidextrous controls, slim handguard, and upgraded components like the Hyperfire trigger. The EOS 556 Suppressor, a 3D-printed, reduced back-pressure design from BNC USA, is also discussed. The presenters emphasize the rifle's out-of-the-box upgraded nature, making it a solid package for most users.

This review examines the Sons of Liberty Gunworks 16" Liberty Fighting Barrel, detailing its construction and performance. The barrel features 4150 chrome moly vanadium steel, 5R rifling, and a DLC coated extension. Testing with various ammunition types revealed mixed results, with the barrel performing moderately with Federal Gold Medal 77gr SMK and poorly with Hornady 73gr ELD Match and PMC X-TEC M855. The reviewer notes some manufacturing artifacts in the chrome lining but finds the barrel extension fit to be firm.

This video from Honest Outlaw reviews five firearms the presenter recommends avoiding due to reliability, ergonomic, or quality issues. The presenter, with over 10 years of experience, details specific problems encountered with each firearm, offering alternative recommendations within their respective classes. The content focuses on practical performance and value for the consumer.

The Ruger Harrier is presented as a competitive entry-level AR-15, addressing previous price and feature concerns from Ruger's earlier AR offerings. It features an updated 15-inch M-LOK handguard with anti-rotation QD points, a 16.1-inch government profile barrel with a 1:8 twist rate, and Magpul furniture. The rifle includes a tension screw for upper/lower receiver wobble reduction and a staked bolt carrier group and castle nut. While the trigger is noted as heavy at 8 pounds, the rifle performed reliably with a variety of ammunition, demonstrating sub-2 MOA potential.

This review from Elliott Delp highlights the Daniel Defense DD M4 V9 as a top rifle choice within a $1500-$1600 budget. Delp, an experienced shooter, details key features like the cold hammer forged barrel, Radian Raptor charging handle, and custom Cerakote finish. He also touches on accuracy with various ammunition types and compares the V9 to the V7 model, emphasizing the handguard difference.

Colion Noir provides an expert review of the ~$600 Ruger Harrier AR-15, highlighting its surprising quality and modern features for the price. He emphasizes that for many users, this rifle offers all the performance needed without the high cost of premium models. The review covers practical shooting impressions, comparisons to more expensive firearms, and its suitability as a platform for future upgrades.

Ian McCollum and Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries present a challenge to find three unique firearms based on appearance, mechanical oddity, and historical impact. They showcase experimental and rare pieces like the Charlton Automatic Rifle, Sterling 7.62mm prototype, Schwarzlose Model 1898, Gabbett-Fairfax Mars pistol, an SA80 prototype, and a BSA Machine Carbine, highlighting their unusual mechanisms and limited adoption.

This entry details the Knight's Armament KS-1 (L403A1), the British Army's new Alternative Individual Weapon, adopted under Project Hunter. Expert Jonathan Ferguson from the Royal Armouries provides an in-depth look at its features, intended use for specialized units, and its role in supplementing existing platforms like the SA80.

This guide details the process of arming an 11th-century Norman knight, as explained by an institutional expert from the Royal Armouries. It covers the sequence of donning essential protective gear, including padded undergarments, a mail hauberk, a nasal helmet, and a kite shield, emphasizing weight distribution and historical construction techniques.

This guide details the installation and operation of the Harston's Patent Mark IV magazine, a rare modification designed to convert the single-shot Martini-Henry rifle into a repeater. Expert Jonathan Ferguson explains the mechanism, its inventor Captain Charles Gravelle Harston, and the historical context of its development. The guide covers fitting the magazine, the cycling process for feeding rounds, and the use of the cutoff device for single-shot operation, while also noting potential reliability issues and the high conversion cost.