The Bravo Company Manufacturing SFW British SAS Rifle

Canadian here. Please consider doing a standalone video on Diemaco, Colt Canada and the C7-C8 history video!!!!

I pray your channel gets more followers, I’m so done with these big channels that are out of touch and get free stuff to showcase weapons. Love the technical info and honesty. Keep up the good fight.

I remember watching "Bravo Two Zero" back in the day and being like whoa, the Brits used the M4 too? But it wasn't, it was an A.R. built to their specs. Very cool.

Great video, very informative. I had a C8 as my personal weapon on my last tour of Afghanistan over a decade ago. It was a beautiful weapon, engineered to the highest quality. The weapon had the ACOG sight, rather than the ELCAN. Interestingly, in the British Army it is called the "De Marco" for some reason, not "Diemaco" as it should be. I also put many thousands of rounds through the SA80 A1 and A2. As it was the only individual weapon I knew up until that tour, apart from the Sterling submachine gun, I had no real problem with it. Although it wasn't designed, manufactured or finished to the high standards of the C8, it was accurate with the SUSAT and reliable, provided you maintained it carefully. More of a police weapon than a battle rifle.

Great video! Just some clarification on a couple points: It's actually a 15.7" barrel, which is the same barrel that's on the C8a3. The other barrel, or CBQ (Diemaco's attempt at a Mk18) was an even 10". Lastly, Colt Defense actually purchased Diemaco in May of 2005.

Your knowledge on Weaponry is unreal!

You don't move the back up sight to the rear. You zero it in front of the Elcan, then attach the Elcan and zero that. It's perfectly useable for CQB forward mounted.

Good to know it's safe for work.

The reason from what i was told was that those plastic magazines failed was that they couldnt work in cold climate. The springs burst out of the bottom of the magazines after 1 or 2 shots in -20 or -30 weather conditions . This is what i was told from a source that was on the trials.

A variation is still used by the SAS also I believe by the Royal Marines.

That's one of the rifles I wss issued here in Canada. The C8.

Your plate carrier is dope! Love your videos!

Very cool, of my favorite rifles in my collection. The BCM C8 SFW does not have a Cold Hammer Forged barrel, but it still shoots great and has a nice heavy straight wall profile.

Your knowledge of black rifles is second to none!!!! I like to see you and the guys from forgotten weapons talk about some of your favorite rifles!!!!!

Awesome gun history content, love your channel.

I have a Diemaco upper with the Cerro forge marking next to the Diemaco D mark. It has the small triangle above the ejection port which to me is more a XM 177 Colt mark. Lightweight 11.5 Colt marked barrel. Narrow front sight post and no bayonet lug a la XM 177 there too Its been an outstanding SBR for a long time.

Gotta say, this is by far the most informative gun channel on YouTube. Others are good as well like Mac, Iraqvet1888, and some others. But I find you have a lot more knowledge on the background of the rifles, and technical details, plus the cred to stand behind it. Keep up the great work! Especially proud as a Canadian knowing that we can make some fine rifles. Wish we would fund our military with what they deserve, and what our allies deserve. Praying we get rid of our current Liberal government, and would actually like to see a new party take the reigns up here. Our conservatives are better, but not by a whole lot. Anyways, I’ll stay away from politics, and just say that was a great video.👍

I really like BCM products they have great quality control.

New fan of your channel.... Watch a lot of the other gun channels and can't see why your not bigger. You are full of into and really know your stuff. (Also can't seem to hear enough about ar15 and the different company's, builds, versions, ect). Thank you.

British SBS used the SFW as well. There was a small company that would make clones a long while back, before Bravo did. I almost went the route of one of those clones.