The New Q 5.56 Honey Badger : An Engineering Feat 

Kit needs to have a sleepy time podcast. His voice is soothing even with all the gunfire.

i really like how they kept the front half of the bolt bascailly milspec and just created the custom rear, very smart.

Kit gets all the cool toys to play with. That is saaaaweeeeeeeet!

Very cool background stuff to learn. I have about 2k rounds through my 556 HB over the last 2 months. The only issue I have had is that if I really slam a mag in on an open bolt, it can push past where it’s supposed to go and rounds start popping out. I have 0 issue with the cheek weld folks complain about. I shoot with my head up using a Unity riser with an Acro, so I get a chin weld on the aluminum struts that works perfectly fine.

This will be my first full Q gun. I am so Fuckin stoked.

Bravo 👏 I’m super excited for this product after that breakdown.

Really happy he broke down the new bcg. Best piece of content available on it

thanks for another great video. pretty cool getting a look at the stripped BCG they came up with

That’s thing is dope and I like the 2-tone of the suppressor

That's a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing.

Hope they sell upper kits! Don’t need do another sbr

Looks great; wish the stock was more comfortable

Not at all what I was expecting when I saw the thumbnail. Very cool.

All I heard was “like .308 out of boom box platform” you had my interest, but sir you now have my attention.

I love your punk rock selections. Takes me back. ❤ I used to love pulley, less than jake ect.

Great video. I like the mountain background

Sounds Outstanding to me! Q is it!

As an owner of the 300 BLK HB, it appears that 2 of the bad flaws in that gun are still present in the .556 version. The non captive spring, which makes reassembly a huge pain, and the cheek bite that occurs due to the design of how the stock meets the rear of the firearm. For a premium rifle, with a very premium price tag, both of these flaws are simply unacceptable in my opinion. You can and should do better Q.

Love that Tudor GMT.

This is pretty dang innovative. Also dig the slick upper, no FA or dust cover.

That is a beauty little beast

“Q” is bad ass!!! And not because I own one! Love their ingenuity 🔥

damn that's some clever AR magic right there

I used to have an NEA PDW stock, and it was the same thing having the buffer integrated into the BCG (albeit not as nice).

Very cool!

It’s unfortunate how underestimated old school manual mills and lathes are. I would love to have a 7’ vertical mill and something like a 12’ lathe. I could build literally anything. With a few other machines of course. Jig grinders, surface grinders, presses and ban saws etc… but the mill and lathe is where the moneys at. I miss being a manual machinist so much. Q , you guys out out some amazing stuff. Didn’t think I’d see a 5.56 Honey Badger. Honestly never crossed my mind. But it’s dope. Keep bringing us cool shit! Maybe I’ll even see something of yours in person one day

Tiiight!

Carriers, carriers, carriers. Love the ingenuity that lead to a better bcg. Something good that came from covid.

That heat treated can looks 🔥 👌 so damn good..it just tickles me in all the right ways lol

I believe the only thing overlooked - weight and simplicity. Interesting how (market) we went from DI to piston back to DI [insert] the more things change the more they stay the same 🤔

This is a much better video on why they designed this bolt and the benefits it brings vs their YQ video on the two piece bolt.

Nice, reminds me of cmmg some.

neat stuff

That bcg is truly something special 😊

Awesome

very nice

sooo sweet

I'd like to see a dedicated 5.56 Thunder Chicken and Trash Panda with that 1.75 diameter for the quietest 5.56 suppressor ever!

Very interesting, loved the breakdown on the design and engineering and think it’s a good idea but not sold on the design though especially after the genius engineering on an ultra short ar 556 I saw last week by Geissele. … compared to the new Geissele very short barreled carbine”pdw” type carbine the genuinely deals with dwell time bolt bounce and how hard the carrier hit the receiver and r.e. Chamber face creating a great concept for a more reliable , less violent recoil short barreled carbine, it seems kinda basic,average from such an innovative company like q. one of the main goals of the Geissele beyond standard short sbr was to make sure the carrier wasn’t hitting the receiver and b.e. Like a balloon hammer, and creating violent destructive reactions which is what impressed me so much with his design he just showed off last week. The gas system management used to regulate the carbines functions was so innovative and I kind of expected something similar from q. if I would be in the market to get an ultra short pdw style 556 I know which route ide go, but q still holds the crown with their 300 and 8.6 and other great design innovations.

Hey Ivan. Maybe you can share your thoughts on two-piece Q BCG.

Woah a 5lb short carbine? 😮 never been done b4 except in the 70s when colt made the commando carbines. Lmao

I don't understand how a stronger gas block and faster twist in the barrel will increase dwell time/reduce chamber pressure during cycling. Think these will wear out/break bolts faster than a 10.3" AR15?

1:35 the Rattler is the shortest PDW system on the market. Sweet gun, though. I want one.

Sweet

"Reliability that we found at an acceptable level" Didnt quite sell me on that statement

Planning on putting the shorty stock on a sugar weasel would this BCG and spring be a good or even necessary upgrade

Can you make a video on the new 2 piece bcg in the honey badger 300blk?

This is an engineering feat ...to the types of engineers who do their design at an apartment building bar 😂

Ivan, was that the lefty or whatever they will call the consumer version 556 can that you were using?

I may have missed it, but is the gas block adjustable like the 300 blk HB?

Picked up a couple DFCO Kung-fu grips. I'm a fan. Put one on the Honey Badger and it feels like it was meant to be. Tell Kevin to start installing these from the factory. You gonna do colors in the future?

are you in leadville brother? i recognize that hill behind you i feel

Could you guys sound any quieter and dull? You should be excited about your piece because it looks awesome!

So you made the barrel shorter. But why, practically speaking, did you do that?

One could only imagine how much more weapon innvoations there would be if the fed were told to bug off with their 'regulations'

So what ammo weights works the best with the high twist and barrel length? I'm sure Q will say they all will but what performs better than others?

What is that bipod you’re using?

I have concerns about 5.56 reaching the velocities needed to be effective out of a barrel this short, as well as case separation on bullets with that twist rate. I'm not an engineer can someone explain?

Imagine a Q version of the HK416 with 1:5 twist, how light can they get that design?

Anyone know where Q procures the standard Sugar Weasel BCG?

Which eotech color is that on the gun ? Is it tan or the gray?

He said Honey Badger package.. Ok.. I'll let myself out. 😏

What silencer is this?

Funky

what adpater for the suppressor?

1:5 twist rate... 😮

Deets on the M81 Jacket? Didnt see it in the loadout

Is that the lefty can? man i hope they leave it like that and dont coat it. Thing looks rad and compliments the gun well

I need that BCG in my 556 Ghetto Blaster

what bipod is that?

Ah, Q had a 5.56 Honey Badger in 16" before. Are they planning on releasing it again?

I would never want a Haney Badger. But that Sugar Weasel looks nice.

How far could this be stretched with good ballistics

10:04 "these 9.69(inch) barrels tend to hold about 2200fps with the m193(55gr) round..surprisingly high, at least i thought". I'm really hoping he misspoke. 10.5 is a very common length, and people regularly report 2600-2700fps out of them. 9.69inches is an oddball, but rifleshooter and ballisticsbytheinch have both done barrel chop-down tests where they showed greater velocities out of 8 inch barrels using 223, NOT 5.56. 2200fps should be about what you would get out of mk262 or perhaps the 69gr rounds he mentioned they used for accuracy testing? i really hope that going to 1:5 twist doesn't neuter velocity that much. m193 relies on velocity induced fragmentation for wounding, and is basically useless at 2200fps. links below for fps/barrel length references. Q is definitely innovative. they ought to be for the prices they charge. cool idea using dead-blow hammer 1960's tech in such a high-speed application. i just don't get the fascination, i guess. he talks a lot about how difficult it is to make a short barreled AR function. i kept thinking "has this guy heard of the mk18?". keep doing what you do Ivan. still love you, even with your occasional Q fangirling. www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/223rifle.html rifleshooter.com/2015/12/223-remington-5-56mm-nato-barrel-length-and-velocity-26-inches-to-6-inches/

That carrier looks a LOT like the Troy Tomahawk Short BCG's...

tell them to talk about the 70gr barnes

So are they coming out with a dedicated 556 can now??

When is this coming out? Will uppers be available?

Where do I buy?

All of this proprietary engineering, but still no ambi bolt-catch? This is last gen.

Omg there was a Ukrainian TV channel called "Q TV" it had very similar logo ahahaha

Woah who makes that woodland atom?

Are they planning to release a stand alone upper?

no velocity 😕

Honestly SBR DI arms are a dime a dozen these days no matter the caliber or manufacturer. I'd be more interested to see SBR GP arms that are small and have folding / telescoping stocks. You can get GP arms so much smaller, the honeybadger is starting to feel old compared to the MCX Rattler and Spear LT in 300aac from Sig and the others like the APC300 from B&T or the Dissent 300aac from CMMG.

What trigger comes with it?

🔥👌🏻🇺🇸

Yah but... does it come in 300 Blackout?

Carrier

market timing for this release is a bit strange. How have they still not released their 556 can?

Cries in Komifornistanian.

awesome right as 5.56 is about to get more expensive

That's a lot of work a 5.56 barrel under 10" lol

👍👍👍👍👍

I would like this in a sugar weasel

How'd they get a perfect ejection pattern on a 9" carbine length 556 when suppressed, and other companies struggle to keep 14.5" mid length gas systems from being overgassed even when unsuppressed 🤯

but will it trip a DIAS

"AN engineering feat"

Woody Harellson looks good. Windered where he went after no country for old men

When can we get a sugar weasel 13 inch 556 pistol video