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When we wanted him the most he returned.

The quality put into this is epic. Thank you for a fantastic vid

Well atleast Oxide kept the bar set low with the first video in this series... Assembling rare individual kit, building out a C-8 fully semiautomatic clone, showing range footage of the gear/rifle in a live fire demonstration, NVG footage with IR performance testing, 2 separate ballistic tests, Battle Order collaboration about infantry unit structure weapon/troop configuration, additional context regarding future replacement equipment or past alternative configurations... Ya know just keeping it simple for this first installment. 😂🙌

Couple of fun points from a former Canadian Forces reservist. We have rucks and small packs issued as well. the new gen rucksack is the CTS ruck a rather terrible pack huge, not designed to integrate with kit, and has a terrible load transfer system. Some troops still used the 82 pattern packs if they had them (or found a decent one surplus on the cheap), though TT malice pack, 64 pattern (a canadian design still in production from a couple of gear companies in country) are also popular, with newer designs like Mystery Ranch and Crossfire popping up occasionally. that said 82 and 64 pattern are more common as they were either issues, or are available in CADPAT for common use. For a daypack/assault pack we were issued a 35ish liter top loading cadpat 'smallpack', they were decent with 2 options for shoulder straps a standard and a short/small length for those that needed it. Interestingly they had load lifter, standard friction length adjustment and a sort of 'yoke' strap i've never seen on any other pack (personally I found the strap fantastic for adjusting the angle of attack the straps ran over you shoulders making them some of the most comfortable I've ever used. For private purchase small packs the most common ones I saw were 5.11 72 and Mystery ranch packs (3dap, and larger) every so often there'd be some other ones (I myself used savotta, or Camelbak motherlode UK). Colors you'd see were Coyote, OD, and Black if CADPAT could not be found. With helmet most units worked with issued fishnet helmet covers to go over the camo cover, these would then be scrimmed (it was common to use old uniforms sections, random scraps of fabric, or the sand traps out of decent quality pants). most everyone I worked with had 1 or more nalgene water bottles with them/on their small pack for water in conjunction with the 1l and 2l issued water bottles. Hydration bladders while not uncommon were not issued to us and would need to be bought when wanted. Lastly for you there were 3 issued gloves, goatskin cadpat gloves (terrible because the seams were on the fingertips and thus useless), neoprene/nylon 'mortar' gloves better, but less durable, and the issue winter mits, large warm but not ideal for general usage an wearing. thats all that comes to mind. Cheers

Currently on a Canadian infantry course. All points are good to go. Few add ons: Issued rucks dont work super well with the kit, mainly waist belt. Apparently, it was a good idea to remove all the padding where it sits on your hips and make what remains slightly softer than steel. The rifles we have for course are more warn than battalion's and have some play between the receivers but are still accurate enough. Easily making 2MOA groups from prone at 200m with mine. NVG mounts are hard to get tight enough to stop sliding side to side. New high cut Galvion helmets are in the pipeline and some battalions are buying them with their funds already. From what I know, a good competitor to Team Wendy or Opscore. No info on ballistic tests however. Battalions are getting CADPAT molle rigs issued slowly. Essentially just a front of a plate carrier with a harness back. Much better modularity. Tests have been run on integrating an ATAK style system for platoons. Good impressions, needs to iron out bugs. Greatly improves command and control. We gripe that we dont get full Crye and HK416s but all in all, if the helmets get upgraded and we move to plate carriers, everything else is good to go. 5.56 out of a 20in barrel will make someone have a very bad day, especially when its carried by a bunch of people dressed in relish

Btw my wife likes the soundtrack. She will never get a Battle Order video with Rush

One of my pals forwarded me this. Turns out I'm actually in this video around the 17 minute mark eating lunch with my guys on the ramp of our LAV. I have to admit you did a pretty damn good job on the little synopsis here. Good work.

Return of the Gondola PFP

To comment on the C7/C8 quarks with the rifle, the current cocking handle regularly breaks. The "raptor claw" on the cocking handle breaking all the time during regular use and has to be replaced. I had an instantance where 3 of them broke during one class. As well it isn't mentioned in your video but you may find it interesting. The new C22 (p320) pistol the army has moved too, boosts an ambidextrous slide release. But currently the left handed release is none functional on any of the pistols that I've seen.

Very nice!

"let me know if you're a Canadian soldier and you got some things to mention" Oh boy, it's my time to shine!!! Infantry reservist experience here we go! 1. First off... that tac vest is already obsolete in the regular force. Only reservists get those vests now (I should know, that's my issued vest as a reservist LMAO). The reg force tac vest is a very thin CADPAT MOLLE vest that is fully customizable to the soldiers needs and is most frequently seen on soldiers on deployment. That one is FAR better than the fucking fishing vest you got. ALSO, there are aftermarket components designed to make the tac vest much better, with the most frequently seen being the reflex mag insert that converts that shitty buckle and velcro setup into a more modern friction based setup. 2. While ammunition is still issued in 30 rounds boxes of plastic stripper clips and loaders, we don't get issued those 150 round bandoliers anymore. We usually just shove the extra ammunition boxes in our small packs or tac vests. 5 mags is the standard for domestic training and ops, while 10 mags is the standard for actual overseas operations and deployments. 3. The new CADPAT is slowly starting to get issued, but even within the reg force it's rare to see. Not super common. Also, wearing our own privately purchased kit strongly depends on the unit; some are 100% ok with it, while others prohibit it entirely. 4. There's loads of differences between the C7 and C8 variants, but the biggest difference between your mock C8 and the actual C8 is the barrel profile; Canada only ever used the pencil profile for the very early C8s and has opted for a 15.7 inch heavy profile barrel with a simon sleeve behind the flash suppressor. This sleeve eliminates bayonet wobble on the barrel and allows our M203A1s (Yes, that's what we call our short M203 that you mentioned in the video) to be attached with a system that differs heavily from how the US attaches their M203s. Also, your rifle has the current gen ambi cocking handle; the previous gen one had a hook for the extension and the main latch was larger. Those ones were held in place by solid pins that would break CONSTANTLY due to our current handling drills requiring near nonstop use of that handle for reloads that pressing the bolt catch could do faster. Other things to mention include that we don't issue the thermold mags anymore and are now using USGI style mags with the black vietnam style followers, that we use H2 weighted buffers on all our C7s and C8s, a norgon style ambi mag release, and that most guys almost never get those BUIS you showed (which, btw, the guy in the picture has it mounted backwards, a common sight due to most guys never using them or having any idea how to use them properly. See SmallArmSolutions video on the C7A1 to see how to actually use those BUIS properly). 5. The 400 dollar boot program is known as BOOTFORGEN and as of right now new recruits are getting issued brown boots that are complete garbage and look like something out of WW1 LMAO. Anyone with half a brain immediately went and got their own boots the second BOOTFORGEN became a thing. My recommendation? Anything Lowas. Easily the best aftermarket combat boots out there. My two pairs have NEVER failed me. 6. In the future, the C8A4 is slated to replace all current C8A3s and C7A2s in service. It's supposed to have two variants; one short (roughly 11 inch) barrel version with a suppressor for most support trades, and a 15.7 inch heavy barrel like the C8A3 for the combat arms trades. Both variants will be flat dark earth in colour, use magpul CTR stocks and grips, have a monolithic M-Lok free float rail, and are supposed to go with Elcan Spectres as the replacement optic. During the testing you alluded to, Magpul P-Mags were also tested. Most guys here would LOVE to use our personally owned P-Mags instead of our USGI mags as previously mentioned. The timeline when everyone is supposedly getting these is currently not known for certain.

The "iron" sights on the C79 frequently erode due to being made from the same rubber as the housing. I've personally never seen a C79 that didn't have worn out irons. Also, I believe backup front sights are mostly used by the navy as a magnified optic isn't really ideal at sea, both due to range and corrosion. There's a couple accessory fragmentation pieces that can be worn on the frag vest, such as shoulder and neck pieces. They're not too comfortable allegedly. Only problem with this video is, not enough time spent bitching about the tac vest. That thing sucks.

gotta love the Rush soundtrack

Just out for a rip

Excellent series from the '70's by Canada's Gywnne Dyer. A veteran himself, he created the series, WAR, that opened and closed this video.

I didnt have Battle order and Oxide crossover on my 2024 bingo card. Man I enjoyed everything about this video, the attention to detail, the info, the music. Great job yall.

Fyi, the official terminology for the different CADPAT variants is TW (Temperate Woodland), AR (Arid Regions), and of course the new MT (Multi-Terrain). Great video!

TW CADPAT is incredible for Canadian woodland, the number of times someone has almost stepped on me on stalking exercises is beyond count so I'm sad to see it go, but as the video stated, the Army is expected to fight everywhere but here. The C7A2 is a very good package minus the "death claw" charging handle that is notoriously fragile and catches on gear. The C8A3 is a bit of a pain as it's just a copy of the SFW, a carbine spec'd with a 15.7" HBAR for the SAS, and then made heavier still with a simon sleeve for the M203. It's stupid heavy, not what you'd want for a light and handy infantry carbine at all.

Current infantry reserve soldier here - The issued tac vest you have on is commonly referred to as the snack vest and most people after their basic and trade qualification course go out and buy their own rigs. If you see people wearing the issued vest its either their unit doesn't allowed aftermarket rigs, they don't want to spend the money on a rig, or they're not a combat arms trade so they almost never use the vest anyways. - Our winter kit is very good even if some of the issued stuff is old, the biggest downside is its heavy and bulky so it sucks carrying around all that extra weight. But you can survive up in the artic no problem with it. - The issued small pack is good if you just want some thing to dump items into, but other than that it sucks because there's no pouches integral to the bag other than the top flap or ways to properly organize stuff. It comes with pouches you can attach but they don't use molle to attach so i find they flop around and feel loose with any weight in them. So again most people buy their own packs once qualified. The old style ruck sucks the new one isn't too bad, the biggest issues are the waist belt and load bearing system aren't the best when you're wearing kit so you'll feel it after some rucking, if you're not wearing any kit its not too bad. - The current helmets suck they need to replace them all with lowcut opscore type helmets. The helmets are bulky and heavy, they don't have integrated NVG mounts and the mounting system used doesn't have any kind of counterweight for the NVGs so your head and neck aren't going to like it - Our service rifles are built better and perform better than the American variants, better barrels etc. Matter of fact many special forces units in other countries use Canadian built rifles instead of the American ones. Not to mention they're ambidextrous as well, I personally like the standard issue aluminum mags they don't have the ridges and bumps like p mags and they fit better and smoother in mag pouches particularly when it comes to indexing and putting back empty mags right side up in your vest - Another point to note some units do allow non issued accessories on the c7 rifle, so sometimes you'll see people put their own hand guards, fore grip, or butt stock. Also the issued sling isn't that comfortable after long long periods of time, so many people opt for their own slings with wider and better padding or easier adjustability.

Not sure what the rifle mags are today but I served from 1986 till 2005 and saw the C7 rifle come in replacing the FN C1 rifle. We initially started with plastic mags (re - use, not disposable) and very quickly switched to the same magazines used by the United States Marine Corps. the plastic mags were famous for having the lips on the feed tray break and render the mag unusable. Great video, thanks very much. Andrew S LdSH(RC)

What a great video to watch while I wait for final formation during my last drill!

Insert by Battle Order? Now you are really pampering us.

Man, I got sent here by Battle Order and I'm glad I was! This video is so good in explaining everything about the loadout and also showing all the gear in person while talking about the tiniest details and future changes! Really impressed and looking forward to seeing more of these for other NATO countries. You probalby won't need it, but if you need Dutch translated give me a shout!

“If you’re not willing and able to defend your territory then you’re not a country at all” - How much the narrative in this country has shifted in such a short time

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Can say the C79 is one of the most rock solid optics I've ever had the pleasure of using. I've never seen the optic take a drop that didn't need more than rezeroing, if anything at all.

No military issued AR type rifle has the pure drip that the c7/8 has. Everytime you look at it. It just grows on you more

Thank you for giving me what I never knew I wanted that much. I've been following you for quite a few years and you never disappoint.

Absolutely beautiful work, in depth and eye-catching presentation. I can't wait for other loadouts my friend.

Been waiting for this one. This was really well done and accurate to what we use. Great job

For the longest time I wanted to see the sight and you put in the video!!! Thank you 😂 that thing way better than I expected lol

God as a Canadian we need to absolutely modernize our standard infantry kit. We are so stuck in the past it’s disgusting. We are not combat effective, and we will suffer for it in the next war. It’s just sad that we have to issue this long since forgotten type of kit to our warfighters

as a canadian with a family history of military service i love to see canadian equipment getting some love. most of our current inventory was introduced in '84 and we arent set to fully replace all of it until 2030. i wish we would take our military more seriously

It's great to hear the M81 vatnik and trouser combo is in full production.

Clicking on this, I wasn't sure what to expect. I must say, it was better than I expected. Looks like not much has changed since I retired after 35 yrs in the infantry. Since the latter half of my time in was spent as a fulltime reservist, I'm not as intimately familiar with LAV SOPs. I'd like to say the reserve infantry is 'light' but, in reality, it's just poor and 'dismounted'. For both my tours in Afghanistan (full disclosure - as an old staff officer, not a hard-charging killer) I was issued 300 rds and 10 mags with a C7 A2. I also got a BHP with 2 mags on tour 1 and 3 mags on tour 2. Of course, there are only 4 mag slots on the issued LBV. I was able to offset this by purchasing 2 x flat mag holders (2 mags in each) from CP Gear. They have straps and velcro to integrate into the vest behind the basic pouch on one side and the canteen on the other. With this set up, I was able to have 8 mags in the vest, one on the rifle and the last either in my basic pouch or left behind. I did my dismounted company commander's crse in the late 90s and para coy, 3 Vandoo provided the company of soldiers used to train us. They were wearing a trial version of the vest in OD. They loved it at the time (all others and us were wearing 82 pat webbing). That trial is probably how we wound up with what we wound up with. In their defence, much of the army wasn't particularly as operationally minded as they thought they were.... "why would you need more than 5 mags?"... they refused to issue pistols to anyone (like C6 gunners, rather than having a rifle slung over their backs)... "you're just going to lose it..." The new gear fell under the title of 'Clothe the Soldier'. We referred to it as, 'Tease the Soldier'. around 2002-ish a rep from Tease showed up from Ottawa to brief us on new gear status. He brought out the new vest expecting us to gush over it. We surprised him by demanding where the modularity was? How do we move/add pouches? Where do extra mags go? He seemed stunned at our reaction. He stated it was unlikely that an infantryman would have more than 5 mags. However, they were working on a plan to issue a plastic insert (like a 4 or 5 slot shelf) that would go into the basic pouch. Okay, we said. Where does the stuff evicted from the pouch go? What if a rifleman is required to carry an extra belt for the C9 gunner?... crickets...

wow, very impressive and proffessional video! earned a sub.

Fantastic job on this video. Appreciate learning about some of the infantry loadout and combat roles.

Oxide: Joins the US Army Also Oxide: Makes a Canadian infantry loadout video before an American one Still love it though

On issued lowers of the c7/c8 there is a norgon ambi mag release but no fencing to protect it, which ironically causes accidental mag drops all the time but only for rightys when slinging against kit. Leftys it faces outwards when slung.

Really interesting video to see as a current member of the infantry up here, thanks for the video. and man, that tac vest is actually sent from hell Everything was bang on, only thing to add is that the PEQ-2’s we use are the 2A which is a slightly upgraded one which has roughly the same power as a PEQ-15

Outstanding channel please keep up the great work.

That collab with Battle Order is just the perfect cherry on top of a very nice cake.

bro I been wait for someone to do something like this for so long thank you

this is amazing. cant wait to see more from you. WERE WAITING

I love the accuracy of this video. I was a Patricia for a while and this guy seems to know more than I care to remember. The C8 I used to use had a very similar barrel, same furniture. The sights on top of the Elcans are mostly all worn away since they're rubber. I didn't notice yours was an FN. What you said about the use of non-issued chest rigs and the unanimous dislike of the issued vest holds true.

Wanting to make current infanrty loadouts for every mil is the loftiest, most ambitious, and nerdist goals I've ever heard. And I'm here for it!!!!

Im about to go to basic training at the end of the month for infanteer. Great video!

I've still got my issued backup iron sight. Been out for like 10 years now, found it a few years ago hiding in the bottom of a moving box. Its made of plastic, has a Diemaco emblem on the side, and generally is a thing for aiming a firearm.

I was under stress I had a few minutes brake and the notification pops up... Bless you for your vids

This was awesome

Awesome soundtrack! Also, great clips from Gwynne Dyer. I'm glad to hear there are some positives in the CF. They deserve better funding and we need more of them.

Frickin dope video man. Well worth the wait

Already loving the new series

damn, this series looks hella good, love the graphics in the beginning too

First video of yours I've seen, I've legitimately never subscribed to a youtuber so quickly in my life. Great stuff dude, keep it up

Wow, excellent indepth overview. Definitely subscribing.

i cant believe you also got my favorite KZfaqr to do this series with lets go

Canadian soldier here. Lot of the times for the tac vest, we just swap out the canteen pouch with a C9 pouch.

The clips of Gwynne Dyer were a great blast from the past. Still relevant today.

Well if this is indeed just a beginning of a new series then I have to say I'm really stoked.

Legends never die we knew you’d come back when we needed you most ❤

Great video man 🫡 Very informative

Going to have to tell my buddy to watch this video because he's in it. He's the guy rocking the Carl G at 15:35. I also like that the CadPat that you ended up finding has pants that are so faded they are starting to turn white, pretty much the standard for anyone not on deployment. Anyways, sweet video, I look forward to seeing the next project in this series.

"Mister Oxide" He's officially a Warrant Officer

Amazing to see an upload from you. Bro. Hope you are well

HUZZAH! It's here! Thanks so much man, I know this will be awesome!

thanks I got some really good knowledge outa this video!. I go write my CFAT test on march 7th an my plan is to go for infantry.

Good to see you back

lets goooooo ive been waiting for this for so long

i just left but i was in the RCAC and it feels cool having videos on Canadas military pop up on my feed. keep up the great vids, shitpump. although we would carry our ammo in five mags in our vest in the armor corps I'm glad you're calling out the fishing vest for what it is. and the boot stipend is gone

The return of the king. Nice video

🇨🇦 Hell yeah man, love to see this!

I will never fight or loose my life for ANY government, I will fight and die for the people

Great choice of music, I love Rush.

god yes ive been waiting for this. my repressed canadian heritage is coming out in full force with a VENGEANCE thank you so much oxide

Nicely done sir!

"maybe something better than the specter has come out since" actually fun fact, RTX (Raytheon/Elcan optics/Armament corp.) *just* released a new generation of Elcan SpecterDR with a bunch of improvements, so it very much could be the case that its selected as a replacement to the c79 once new rifle upgrades are done due to familiar controls and ease of manufacturing. Great vid on our gear, if you want a far more modern up to date part of our forces to look at, check out CSOR (Canadian Special Operations Regiment) they get all the new fun stuff that Colt Canada makes like the MRR and C20 DMR.

I been edging to this video for eho knows how long since it was announced and Its finally here

This in really informative, will used this for a book

When I was in I'd fold down the front velcro shoulder straps under the tacvest, and slacked the over strap as far as they would go allowing the mag pouches to sit around my belly.

Another banger as always

Nice vid close to home, for Eotech being rarely issued anymore with C8s, one type of troop that still consistently have them are the MPs or atleast on military airfields attached units.

Glad to see you back in my notifications👍.

Awesome video man

we have an extra picatinny section on the back portion of the upper receiver, and it's supposed to look like a slope instead of being straight like US M4s

Another Canadian Classic!!

I cant wait to see your British kit!!!

Thank you for curing my hatred of life for 19mins. Love you oxide

The legend is back god we all missed you

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS MAN

As an Australian I would be eternally grateful for a video on the Australian infantryman, great vid as per usual. The Canadian infantry seems very outdated however. Edit: In Thought it would be very interesting to shine some light on how the Australian defense force has adapted foreign gear to fit our uses and also the fact that we are fairly isolated (apart from NZ) and how we adapt items such as the Steyr AUG etc. Noticing how much of Europe and Northern America is connected not only geographically but also militarily speaking, it seems to have had a profound effect on how armies function based on your neighbors. IE, I assume there is more to the fact that Canada has adopted basically the same rifle as the USA then just them liking it as it would make sense to be like your neighbor and ally in times of war such as the almost universal adoption of 5.56 with NATO and allied countries.

Brand new Cadpat fresh out of the bag also has a material on them that makes you invisible to thermal optics but once you wash them a few times it’s gone

Love my 1982 pattern rucksack.

Great to see you again oxide

Nice to see what I'll be most likely issued, I just recently signed up for infantry and hope to aim for JTF2 or CSOR in the future.

@oxide love the gwynne Dyer clip from the defence of canada . is series called war is fantastic

idk y i just love the look of the c8, best looking service rifle ar15 variant imo!

Babe, wake up! Oxide posted

Make a Bulgarian army or special forces loadout next, good luck finding the gear but great video anyway nice to see you back