Sounds like the AK is shaping up towards a "What would Evegeni Stonerski do" build

If your rifle is under gassed, simply feed it some baked beans.

He tried to make a gamer AK, he made a bolt action rifle. I thought those were obsolete Karl.

That G3 is just so sweet.

I absolutely love that one of your RO's was a fairy princess. Makes me want to drive the thousand miles to participate at your guys' 2-gun matches. It just looks so fun!

MUH SPLIT TIMES

You should shoot some super slow mo of that AK at various different gas positions. Would be interesting to see how far the bolt comes back and how hard it impacts the back of the action at different gas settings.

I laughed out loud when the fairy first ran by. The other customers here at the car repair shop didn't appreciate my outburst. I don't care. It's a damn fairy!

This is almost like Karma after the issues Ian had with the SCAR that the owner had changed the gas settings on.

As a fellow 74 owner, I really do appreciate Karl buying all of that ZentiCo stuff and letting us know how heavy it is. It's also quite expensive to source here in the states. Thanks Karl!

that 60 rounder actually turned Ak into a bolt action rifle, lol

Your short stroking was due to the lack of fairy.

As a lefty using a stock Swedish AK4 in service, the absolute most annoying things are the sling attachements which make the rifle want to hang upside down on its own. It makes it impossible to carry around regularily without some customisation. I have never considered safety or charging handle unwieldy. Using left eye for aiming means the right side of your face gets blasted with gases and residue from the ejection port which can get irritating (especially when shooting blanks).

I just wanted to say I love your guys Match videos. The way you present stuff in a more casual context gets a chuckle out of me, and offers some pretty good insight and information.

I had never thought to use my car's panic alarm during a match. Whoever did that was pretty devious. :]

Time fairies are a rare creature.

that G3 is rocking it! great vid!

So I talked with Ian about this when he was over in Gronoble, but my great grandfather in WW1 picked up a berthier carbine, and traded with the French soldiers in their trenches for ammo, because it could go from empty to loaded much faster than his SMLE.

This channel and what you guys do is so important. Thank you Karl and Ian.

Watching this at work and I looked over just in time to see a fairy run past?! I was not expecting that

Can we get a slow-motion comparison of "Ian's Super-G3" compared to a standard G3? Just to visualize the difference that stock actually made in regards to recoil control. I believe you when you say that it's much better of course, it would just be nice to sort of see with our own eyes just HOW much better it actually is.

So this popped up in my feed today and I thought it was new, was so happy to see an Ian and Karl video again. I love Russell, so he can come too, but bring back the dynamic duo (or trio now).

Watching you guys experiment with and try out new guns with your own take is awesome. Love the video.

wtf?....fairy😂😂😂

A pink Elf! I thought I was watching a "Skyrim" replay for a moment! That G3 is really nice.

Glad to see you didn't give up on your game after the Alpha build, unfortunately the Beta seems to need a bit more public testing and polish before the full release. But don't let that discourage you from utilizing microtransactions in a P2W model even at this early stage and don't forget to charge for DLC ;) Also fairy RO? WTF?! X'D

I'd really like to see a completely new philosophy with a WWKD rifle. The Stoner build was all about minimizing weight while minimizing other trade offs. Reducing weight is always worthwhile, but I think the primary focus for this build project should be about reducing cost.

The g3 is the ak4 in swedish designation. The standard rifle now is the ak5, a derivative of a FN FNC in 5.56.

I've built an AK not dissimilar to yours, Karl, but in 7.63x39. I added the Russian rubber buttpad to increase LoP. Haven't added optics yet but I'm probably going to go with an attero arms mount with a micro reflex. The 7.62x39 with a tiny triangle buttplate was pretty harsh, so I put a VG6 Epsilon AK, and a KNS piston into it and oh my Lord, what a difference. Can't recommend the KNS piston enough. So good.

That G3 gets me moist in the loins...

Both rifles are amazing and this competition model looks like a lot of fun!

HK fast mag changes - won’t happen on a delayed blowback, but you can be pretty fast on the G36A3 /A4 due to the new bolt release

2g-ACM is right up there on the list of dumb places to try stealing a car.

Was that a fairy?

The 'straight in, drop free' magazine release setup (which permits faster emergency reloads as you fellows pointed out) found on the AR10/AR15/M16/etc was first seen 10 + years earlier on the German STG44 series (as was the spring loaded dust cover).

That is one tough stage, kudos to the gun fairy.

Once had to change the gas setting of my L1A1 mid shooting, that shit was HOT and burned my fingers but it fixed my issues. I'd rather have my gun kicking more than not working.

I like the theme of this, you two having two “secret” projects and testing them in the same match

Karl, thanks. You are the sole dissenter to all this bs Zenitco rah rah! The stuff is heavy and a bit unwieldy on older kit. Why? Looking at the troops they like light! Thanks for all you and Ian do! As a history teacher, your channel is one of the few personal faves I can recommend to folks and not have to give a warning statement.

I make that exact AK-74N in Escape From Tarkov, so literally a gamer gun.

Always reassuring to know it's not just me that has the match reliability curse

the RO in the fairy wings!

**Standard InRange video to watch while getting ready for the day** 14:14 Fucking what?!

I like how Karl was nodding his head like "ya your going to change that crap muzzle devise".

Nasty gas port on the AK. Fussy. Fun run. You guys are livin' the dream. No tears, cheers!

I'm really looking forward to the WWKD series. The rifle I have in mind is basically (an abuse of terms) an AKM-74S, but in 7.62 for undisputed logistic are ballistic benefits over here on the coast. The complex mechanical stuff I'll figure out on my own, but the accessories and sling choice (what sling, where to mount, how to wear) I'll definitely take from you guys.

Oh... I recognize this stage... someone went to this dressed as 2B, with Ian getting to man the buzzer for that adventure...

casual grand theft auto in the background

Karl's AK in this video was like when you benchmark your overclock with no issues but it crashes when actually playing real games.

Definitely going to need another muzzle device on the G3. As much shooting as Ian and Karl do in the desert, target obstruction needs to be addressed.

i wonder why they didn't try a straight stock and raised iron sights when they designed the g3

Wait at 3:55 Ian said that Sweden still uses the G3. I thought that they had totally replaced them all with Bofors AK5 rifles? Their version of the FNC.

Is someone still running that sbr Mosin car alarm tester?

I like the tactical tooth fairy.

That's it. I'm swearing off strong, dark olde English ale. Mebbe it's a lockdown stress side-effect after a long hard day working from home, or something, but I'm 15 minutes in, with a glass of nice Aussie red wine and and mebbe a pint'n'a'half of Abbot ale inside me, and I swear to gahhd I'm seeing Ian McC being shadowed by a fleeting Tinkerbell-style faierie in a tutu. That's it for me - I'm for temperance henceforth. Got to lie down now. . . . .

Ian: Put on a 4x Hensoldt scope and you got a AK4D. Bipod optional.

Man, as soon as I saw the AK's bolt carrier just BARELY making it back far enough to cycle I knew it was going to be a problem. But, like Ian said, this is why this sort of trial and error is important - exposing the problems before you really need the gun to be running at 100%. Karl's not to blame here, just Murphy pulling his little tricks.

You guys should check out magpul's bipod they're coming out with, looks promising for the price

I wonder if the gas system detuned itself some how under fire. Just strange that it would work so well and than all of a sudden be under gassed. I'd recommend getting a paint market and marking it once you set it to verify if it moved at all during shooting. If you notice the short stroking got worse the more you shot.

HA HA HA The Swedish Home Guard might have modern G3's but our body armor is far from modern. It's more of a flack jacket that's not bullet proof, a legacy of the Cold war that only protects against shrapnel which was cost efficient.

Good job guys! I'm looking forward to 'the rest of the story' :)

Zenitco is pretty heavy, but it sure does look pretty

Squaddies are infamous for braking anything that can be broken and Russian squaddies are amoungst the hardest on any bits of kit, hence why everything is overbuilt and heavy, it will be used as a seat/pry-bar/club/bottle opener.

malfunctioning ak's, range faeries and car alarms OOHHH MYYYYY!!!

My AR-10 for some reason only double feeds at matches. I know the feels Karl.

You know it’s gameified when the purple range fairy 🧚‍♀️ shows up to time you.

That stage would've kicked my ass hard, looks fun. I really like the authority the G3 hits those targets with, awesome splash. This looks to be a really interesting match to watch with the rifles on show, great job guys . Karl, how are you feeling about the Hudson with a couple matches under your belt with it now?

That purple dragon fly... Was that Gun Drama Johnny ?

I can say the TWS dog leg setup is impressively effective and is lighter than a side rail option, I don't know specifically by how much but it takes a steel leaf sight, spring, elevation adjustment knob, dust cover and replaces it with about the same volume material aluminum thats also minus the entire side rail assembly especially if your rifle doesn't come with one (like my ras47).

I've done exact same thing with the KNS Adj. Gas System. Learned to open it 2 more clicks after it would JUST function.

Love the content guys. Keep it coming.

I've never liked a modernized battle rifle this much. Seems so much better than the M14 EBR

Ejection and recoil on the AK are positively *sedate*. Well done.

16:24 And here I thought Justin Trudeau was against firearms, meanwhile he has been your range officer!

I've seen a lot of problematic quad stack mags, so my question is are they any good? I get their intended purpose, but I'm not well versed with firearms enough to understand the root of the problems, could you make a realiable quad stack mag if you for instance designed a weapon from the ground up to support quad stack mags? Or are they just cursed to not work no matter what you do?

Great content, really enjoy that g3/ak4d build.

Karl rocking the Type IIIs

This is like buying a sports car with an adjustable suspension... you're more likely to ruin the handling if you start changing things than you are to improve over how the factory set it up.

Went on overseas training in germany when I was in the army many years ago. Got a silver Schützenschnur just so you know I know what I'm talking about (one pistol miss kept me from the gold). 1 - G3 is indestructible in the field until you lose one of the non-captive retaining pins. I know, how the fuck do you lose the pins between pulling them out of the receiver and putting them in the buttstock? Well, grunts find a way. 2 - slapping up on the mag during loading is not in the manual of arms. Ian did a fantastic job of keeping that out of the process. He would have kept a german sergeant from yelling at him. They hate that for some reason. 3 - Ian did a great job handling the recoil impulse as well. The G3 is fairly unforgiving. But a workhorse nonetheless

Wow, the G3 kicks up a lot of dust!

I love that I can get this crap and Old West Vignettes from the same channel. Y'all are great.

Loved the guy dressed in the fairy wings.

Saw a G3 in the back of 1990s Toyota pickup both where rusted husks and thought damn oh the horror!

Can’t wait to see the weight comparison video

the guy with the tutu and fairy wings came outta left field lmao

Two immediate things I foresee leaving Karl's gun: the magazine and the bi-pod. This is just knee jerk, but when I heard "Revisiting the Bi-pod" I heard "Return/Revenge of the good idea fairy". Of course, this is the reason you do the Beta testing.

For a light, you could use the RS BM-1 on that AK. Barrel mount, no need to deal with hand guard mounting points, and super light.

A tacticool but at the same time nice and clean AK, even Ivan Chesnokov couldn't get worked up about it. Dem malfunctions doe... Going with a stiffer spring or a buffer insert would be my first choice before fiddling with the gas block. That G3 is also a beauty.

Hey Karl, nice setup on that 74! Question, how's the eye relief for you with the Warsaw length buttstock? I ended up getting the JMAC customs Mod2 adapter and it's much better with magnified optics.

Gotta love the range fairy! Is he related to the good idea fairy?

I could see MK making a 3kg AK with stamped 2mm g5 titanium receiver on that 6mm universal cartridge they were developing in the 80s. I mention titanium due to the massive soviet titanium industry and its use in military projects, from all titanium submarines to body armor. I honestly believe that they would do something like that, but not necessarily to make it that much lighter, but rather more rigid, durable and rust proof in marine conditions. (if the soviet union hadnt collapsed that is)

Amazing how that tac.fairey is able to do all the rounds and still find time to make up their complimentary range crablegs.

Karl and Ian, what are your thoughts and feelins on this G3 compared to your experience with the SCAR-H, how is the impulse and accuracy different between the two. Also FOI Karl it would be interesting to see you try a Norwegian/Swedish stocks buttstock, since they are 2 cm longer then the stock G3 buttstock from HK, just to see if what your thoughts are, if nothing else, oh, mudtest on this newfangled G3, even if you have pervious test with Karl's gun, since this new one seem to have more ingress points overall?

While I love the look of the zentico pt-1, I went with the pt-3 for my ak and it is quite light and very well built.

That G3 is an awesome gun indeed :-) Seating the mag while prone ain't too bad. Manual of arms dictates that you rotate the gun 90 degrees clockwise (for a right handed shooter) so that the mag is sticking out sideways in front of your face, pull it out, stuff it in your coat, insert a new one and give it a whack to seat it.

Could a temperature difference have made your gas system fail you like that? I've never played around with the gas system on a firearm before, but what happened to you reminds me of setting the jets on a carburetor (used to pit crew races) you can set them up and have the engine running real strong, but let the air temp be off a few degrees or have it be a little different humidity and the whole system won't work right.

Please try your lefty G3 with the Wolverine, that would be a great video to see how it handles

Great video guys love what you doing here.

3:41 Sweden? whats that??

I changed my bird cage to a J-comp V2 by Strike. It does everything fairly well. Brake, flash hider and comp without too much muzzle blast. I like the way it looks on the PTR 91 too.