In this episode of TFBTV, @JamesReeves interviews Kevin Brittingham, patriarch of the innovative Q, LLC firearms manufacturing company, about what is arguably his legacy design: The Q Honey Badger. Made to replace the H&K MP5SD at the request of SOCOM, the Q Honey Badger brings a lot of capability, but it’s not cheap, either. In this interview, James focuses on one inquiry: What does the Honey Badger do better than the AR-15? Kevin Brittingham himself supplies the answers.
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This comments section is pure proprietary gold.
Really strong “I can’t afford this so it obviously sucks” vibes in this sewer
I like companies that try to innovate and not just copy everything else
Every time I give Kevin a chance to not be terrible he is, time and time again jesus
I’m going to get one soon as my loan is approved 😂
This was a cool interview. I am glad that we live in an era of machine tech and information tech that we can have interviews on tech like this. I don't think many appreciate how difficult engineering is, and finding small hitches that decrease reliability.
Haters gonna hate. My HBSD is bar far the best and greatest gun I own! Kevin is a legit dude met and talked with him personally. Q makes the best products period!
"I heard a million wallets cry out in fear and then suddenly fall silent.."
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You can build better ar with all the parts on thr market. And here's the best part, even if it isnt as light, you can lighten it yourself with files and other tools. Given a good work ethic and actual skill with your tools. And if you really want precision you can learn how cad works, ans modify your parts with that.
Damn… I wasn't expecting it but I did not like this video… The owner from Q came off way too arrogant and pompous. Don't worry, I can't afford a honey badger, but if I ever can, I still won't be buying one. Yikes.
So smart they snugged the silencer up against the hand guard so the heat transfers right over to your hand. Brilliant design. Also make those mlok slots useless pressing a silencer up against the back of them. Genius in planning,
I looked at a honey badger and was willing to buy. The thing that turned me away was the upper and lower fitment was no better than a rack grade AR. Even an areo lower has the tensioning screw. Also, i like forward assist and an ejection port cover to keep the junk out
My ideas are better than almost 70 years of free market engineering and ideas. Reminds me of millennial hipsters.
Way to explain economics to us. So you are saying we are buying great guns cheaper because volume. Crazy how that works.
All that engineering and you didnt develope a rifle with a side charging handle. Odd
Also, if a woman is involved in a conflict between men 95% she instigated or even arranged it, possibly over weeks of emotional manipulation and verbal abuse. Then accd to courts she is an innocent victim
Ok, so here is the BS for any product, expensive or not…the first one produced is the most expensive, after that it is cheaper to produce. Especially if there is automation in the manufacturing process. There are other facets as well, how much buying power does a company have, how much demand exists for the product. There has to be a market. Can Apple sell its iPhone for less, absolutely, but why would they when people are willing to pay for them at current retail prices.
It is natural to expect something of higher quality to cost more but is the reality over the perception justified. Hmmmm?! Many examples this can be applied to, cars, clothing, optics :-). When I was in the military, hell yeah I wanted Trijicon. Uncle Sam was paying for it and it is battle proven. But as a civilian, sure I still want them because they are more than just a brand with great marketing but I’m on a budget now. Regardless, I took the plunge, paid for my higher end optics but also turned to Holosun. Yeah, yeah , it is made in China but so is all the other sh!t we own.
Back to the topic of propriety parts. That creates negative thoughts for me…sounds like vendor lock in, no competitive pricing, and limited availability for parts and service. I get there are things that are in common use that have very little competition, if any, but those should be the exception to the rule.
If you want to contemplate for the SHTF scenarios, you’re going to need the ability to service your weapons, maybe cannibalize parts from another like in kind….can’t do that with propriety stuff. And to a point, we all succumb to proprietary lock in, regarding handguns. I’m a Glock fanboy, it is a reliable system. I can get parts easily and there’s a huge competitive market out there for me. I’ve stock piled some of the common replacement parts for my own peace of mind.
Recently, the P320 bug bit me, I got me a Legion, not what I usually go for – I’m more of a basics kinda guy. I used to have several different handgun and rifle calibers (because one gets into a collector’s mindset and there are so many cool options out there) and have now centralized around 9mm & 5.56 for simplicity’s sake. If ever the situation arises where I have to bug out (I doubt that’ll happen in my lifetime) my Legion is getting left behind. I’ll be taking the system I can maintain easily.
Anyways, a lot to unpack, too little time for a fully cover this topic. I will say this, I’ve always liked what the Honey Badger brought to the table but hearing this guy’s condescending remark about anyone that criticizes the HB can’t afford it – that’s a brand turn-off for me. Pompous arse.
The issue isn't that an AR-15 can feed 7.62×39, the issue is that the current feed mechanism and magazines aren't compatible with the round. Change the mag well and magazine and you have the ability to shoot 7.62×39.😊
Did this guy seriously just say that AR15s are artificially inexpensive because so many people make parts????? Like, ok? Is the floor made out of floor too?
This guy has pretty much single handedly guaranteed that I will never buy a Q product
Salty PSA poors in the comments 😂
“Artificially inexpensive”, that’s a new one. 😊
my error here. What he said was that this gun is 100x more accurate than the HK SD, which is a pretty inaccurate submachinegun, because the dummies drill holes in the barrel to bring the veocity of normall 9mm ammo down to subsonic speeds What they SHOULD do is just shorten the barrel. When the bullet passes those holes in the barrel, pieces of bullet are going to get torn off, or blown off by the blast of the powder gases that are pushing the bullet out of the barrel.. All of those things are hurting accuracy. and 9mm ammo is not exactly made for long range precision in the first place.
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Man i got my LMT for half the price of one of these lol. This thing just seems purely silly.
The Q philosophy
“Stop being poor”.