After £90 million and two years of deliberation, select branches of The British Armed Forces have a brand new high precision assault rifle: The KS-1 (L403A1).

Join Jonathan as we get an exclusive hands-on with a trials KS-1 rifle and a chance to examine the firearm in true #WhatisthisWeapon fashion.

0:00 Intro
0:15 KS-1 (L403A1)
0:35 Why this Weapon?
1:54 Project Hunter
3:05 Firearm Optics
4:01 ELEANOR (insert Beatles pun)
4:30 Barrel
5:23 Suppressor
6:56 Additional Details
9:30 Hammer & Bolt
11:05 Knight's 'Stoner'
12:00 British Army Usage
12:52 Firearm ASMR
13:04 Outro

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