I like the upgrades suggested, but really like how you emphasize that the greatest weapon upgrades are good training and good training often.

You got to love the no nonsense advise with real world applications. To many "John Wick" wannabes with all the decked out guns and have "0" range time.

Learning to shoot with irons first is a must, in my opinion. I feel the same about Learning land nav with compass and map before gps.

Clint Smith said it best, “What makes you think you will get to fight with your gun?” Love the keep it basic mantra. Great content, all. Cheers! 🥃

I definitely never throw away components I swap out. I just keep them to potentially use on other builds or have as backups.

@Xpnential999999

10 ай бұрын

“Look, I have a roll pin left over; looks like I have to build another one…”

I appreciate how you communicated the real world Tactical implications of the equipment upgrades.

I highly recommend prism scopes as their reticle doesn't disappear despite running out of battery. It's a good long term budget option, especially if you can cowitness them with some backup iron sights.

@notlisted-cl5ls

Жыл бұрын

lol back up irons on a scope. yer a tool.

@effu9375

Жыл бұрын

​​@@notlisted-cl5lswe all had iron sights...are you saying Army soldiers are tools? Do you support Ukraine and what are your preferred pronouns?

@g10s

Жыл бұрын

​@@notlisted-cl5lsequipment fails...great to have a backup option.

@almostontimehero5415

Жыл бұрын

But there's only two prism optic brands that are worth a damn. Primary Arms plx and Trijicon Acog. Everything else sucks so much they are borderline unuseable. I've tried 4 and only the top two deliver on glass, ease of use with eye relief.

@BBEEAATTNNGGUU

Жыл бұрын

​@@effu9375😂 oh Lord you melted the skittle🔥

If you can match a pistol/ light with a holster for carry, the light will greatly help with recoil..

I’m totally against a red dot for EDC. Heard too many stories of it getting snagged or they don’t even use it in a self defense situation. A flashlight ofc. You don’t need a red dot if the threat is like 10 ft away from you. Imo ofc

I agree. I'd spend more money on classes. A good sling, a light and an Aimpoint/EoTech were my priority.

Growing up, every S&W revolver in the house had aftermarket grips and a trigger job. When I grew up and bought my own revolvers, the K-frames got “duty tune” actions. J-frame stayed stock cause I wanted them to ignite primers consistently. Got into Glocks and played with connectors but didn’t take long to figure out that they performed best in stock form other than sights. I haven’t messed with triggers on anything since. I agree that starting out stock and learning how to shoot is best.

@cjohnson9211

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention a lot of stock firearms tend to 'smooth out' overtime

@politicallyinsensitive4200

Жыл бұрын

I bought a trigger for my carry pistol (P80c) and one day when I got home I did a functions check to find the striker wouldn't release. The only way to remove the trigger was to take the pins out and remove the entire assembly while connected to the slide. Put the trigger that came with it back in and never another problem. I'll never touch the trigger again.

@YELLTELL

Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS WANTED A GLOCK, BUT KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP GETTING THE SHADOW SYSTEMS DR920 WARPOET W/HOLO MOUNTED WHEN PURCHASED. IT'S EVERYTHING A GLOCK WISHED IT COULD BE. IT'S BASICALLY A FACTORY CUSTOM DUTY PISTOL. SO DON'T GOTTA CHANGE A THING, IT'S PERFECT. JUST ADDED SHADOW SYSTEMS COMPENSATER, SUREFIRE 300 TURBO, T.REX SIDECAR

On the subject of red dots vs irons. I think John Lovell (WPS) made a great argument FOR the red, or green, dot. He says that there are many advantages to iron sights and that he is faster with them in a quick and dirty scenario. BUT he also says that there is one single advantage of the red dot that over arches all other advantages of the other, and that is 'threat focus'. He said the fact that in a fight you are most likely to threat focus and having your focus on the target also means your dot is in focus too, not so with the front sight. Train all you can on that front sight focus picture but this threat focus issue remains an issue for most. Another advantage some claim is that those of us with less than stellar eye sight often have an easier time with a red dot over iron sights. Personally I like the idea of keeping the irons, even if just flip up ones, so you can always revert to them if you need to. I like the co-witness concept.

Great topic and well presented. I am a keep it simple guy. I like to run stuff stock for a while like you mentioned and then add a few upgrades that work for me. Fully agree on knowing how to use irons as well.

Great training advice, thank you sir. One thing i believe we all agree on, is you are no nerd, oh great warrior!!🙏

Taylor Tactical sells a trigger spring upgrade kit that comes with a trigger spring, hammer spring, and a grip screw that has a smaller set screw inside it. The purpose is to run it up to a factory mil spec trigger to take the creep out of it...that thing works. I've got it in my Frankenrifle and the trigger just breaks now.

At a minimum, I prefer Optic; RD or LPVO, WML and upgrade trigger. And I don’t disagree with anything you say here.

Don't sleep on the LaRue trigger. Without a doubt best bang for your buck. LaRue just prices them cheap to piss of Gisselle from what I heard.

@terrarecon

Жыл бұрын

Good to know. And yes, Gisselle is def over priced. Great product, just over priced.

@J.Young808

Жыл бұрын

@@terrareconcheck out ALG, Bill’s wife is the owner. Basically the same just not as polished (I believe)

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

Жыл бұрын

Thx for the tip. They do make great products.

I use Monty's single stage trigger for my M4geries and have his 2 stage on my Mk12. Mk12 is HCS still made in Freedom, IN, just outside gate at Crane. Sorry, Monty, should get one of yours too!

Thanks for the video. I would be interested in a video on the tactics for using a weapon mounted light but realize KZread is likely not the place. I competed for years in IDPA and used a handheld light with a pistol and as you said we were just basically giving ourselves away by leaving the light on. I took a class with a SF guy almost 20 years ago and he had the same outlook I think you and others there have which is the weapon is a tool and you should be able to pick up almost any tool and use it effectively. I integrated that concept into my training, using striker fired, DA/SA, DAO, revolvers and SA/1911 handguns in training sessions and competing with each in a match or two. Thanks again!

Great insights. One thought: with a red dot or irons, a mil spec charging handle is fine, but a scope makes an extended charging handle essential.

Sig Armorer Competition Level Action job is the best trigger for the 320, hands down and not even close!!!!

Love this channel!!!!

I have two rise armament triggers in a couple guns and love them! You can't go wrong with just about any aftermarket trigger on the market today sooo many good ones to choose from 🤙💯

AR - trigger; Wilson Combat, LaRue, Black Rain. FN pistol, Apex Tactical. Just my thoughts. Over all, great advice, appreciated, thank you.

Facts! I agree, if starting out get bone stock

Here I was thinking this was going to be a boring day. In comes Dorr with the lunch break save. Thanks

Y’all’s advice is excellent

I put the Giselle 3 Gun trigger in my "do all" AR because I was using it for 3 Gun. It's awesome that I put their lower line trigger in my M4orgerty.

@SunshineHB

Жыл бұрын

I love the flat bow trigger that comes in their Super Duties. Best AR trigger I’ve shot so far.

Good advice. Thanks for the video.

Great breakdown based on needs and situations. Thabks!!

Excellent advice from an expert.

Great words sir. I really like your take on things … KISS. I’m glad I’m not the only one left out there. You guys rock, keep it up!🇺🇸👍 thanks!

My experience changing out the pistol grip(a2) was the biggest improvement

Fantastic info and helpful, thanks

I agree trigger is an excellent upgrade but get a trigger for your level of shooting.

Sights,trigger, light…sling and all the others just help you shoot it better…I run the ssa-e in a dd5v3 and see why there #1. TT in my waypoint pretty good too

The best investment I ever made for "shooting better" was a set of snap caps and thousands of dry fire reps. Bone stock is the way to go in my opinion. Take the money saved and put it into ammo. But optics are useful. For sure. RDS or magnified optic. Especially in low light or at distance. You said it but I feel it is worth repeating: going with all mil-spec/stock allows you to get EXPERIENCE and learn where your needs are not being met. Then address the actual deficiencies. Buying shit because it looks cool on the internet is stupid in my opinion. But I guess if "looking cool on the internet" IS ones goal, then get after it.

As a Californian we have goofy looking rifles but an emasculated one is better than not having anything to defend yourself with.

I'd much rather run an LPVO over a dot. Even on a shorter barreled rifle, running a magnified optic with a top/piggyback mounted dot, you're giving yourself several advantages. Most importantly is redundancy. If one sighting system goes down, you'll most likely have the other. You're also able to run two different zeroes. A 16" 5.56 running a top dot (+4.5" above bore, on average) and a 65 yd zero gives you a fantastic trajectory out to 300. You also gain the ability to passive aim with night vision, assuming you're using the right dot. I run a top dot on all of my builds. Even the SPR and LR308s I've done. That always on true 1x makes transitions super fast. Using it for anything inside of ~200 yds, and then lining up longer shots with the dot and just dropping your head behind the scope is a very easy way to acquire sight picture quickly, without touching your magnification settings on your scope. It also opens you up to better optical clarity, and reticle choice. My 16" GPR is currently host to a Shepherd 3-9x Rugged scope and a top mounted Holosun 407c. I have another, identical rifle using an ACOG/RMR setup, and the 3-9x setup blows it out of the water. Hands down. LaRue makes a great trigger, too.

Don't let the Dorr hit you in the ass~

Thanks bro

Thanks for the info. Good job.

Love these videos lots of great information for practical uses. Keep them coming.

Great video and explanations. I have always ran my rifle light with the pressure pad on the vertical foregrip where the fingertips have to switch it on. I'm seriously considering moving it now

"Bone stock" to me sounds like what the CMP calls "as issued" in CMP rifle matches.

Thanks! Good advice!

Yes sir 💪 Thanks for sharing!

Thanks much brother

Good stuff. Thanks

Very good, thank you.

I feel conflicted with lights on weapons. It helps ID the target but it also gives away a person position.

Love my SD 3G...

Excellent video

My problem is that i can't afford upgrading my weapons. I spend most of my money on medications. I sure could use the upgrades they would really help im in my 70's and disabled.

An ar15 will always need these 3 things, a light, sling and an optic. Get a schmitt FCG, they make triggers for everyone. If its got an S on it its theirs If your BCG isnt carpenter get one. lots of ammo and mags, I dont belie in an empty mag as being useful. Pistols, just shoot them, know where to aim, buy a gun that has a good holster. If you cant get a Safariland holster for it I wouldnt buy that gun. I dont believe in upgrading pistol triggers. Pistols should always have a light on it, night sights are junk.

So basically he's saying, You do you boo, 😂

Single or Two stage triggers in a self-defense rifle?

what rail covers are those on myles' handguard?

My bins 😏

Is milspec the most reliable, generally?

@abstractapproach634

Жыл бұрын

Most lowers are going to far outlast your barrel. Milspec or otherwise (although it seems commercial spec is going the way of keymod and the do-do) There are at least 3 ways people use the word milspec •as a tolerance "milspec is milspec, poverty pony or Daniel Defense doesn't matter. •as a quality level "Switching from a milspec to cold jammer forged tightened up my groups •as a general specification, with sone brands using better materials, better tolerance, better fit and finish but if the buffer tube is closer to 1.148" than 1.168" it's probably milspec (as long as the form and shape of any interactive part on the reciever us correct) *only the third is correct from iirc*

Non static targets blue sheep

When did gun manufacturers start using the term “Bone Stock”? As a former chef that means something else to me, and in the Marine Corps we never used that term. Up until watching this video I’ve never heard “Bone Stock” used with firearms.

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

Жыл бұрын

It’s short for bare bones basic or stock. It’s a seal term.

I cerakote a Seahawks logo on all my guns…

Larue MBT-2 > Gisele

Tried an upgraded trigger and it made things worse for me. I've been shooting a "mil-spec" trigger so well for so long that an SSA-E just doesn't help me... 😢

Dorr, what do you think about iron sights to back up LPVO and red dot damage etc?

@dorr600

Жыл бұрын

I am a fan of back up irons in general. Optics do fail

Recently picked up 320 X5DH3 model, what light and holster do you recommend

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

Жыл бұрын

Safariland. Surefire. Stream light

@greenclawbear4043

Жыл бұрын

@@tacticalhyvecadre1049 Thanks!

Psa what to go

What gloves are you wearing in the video?

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

11 ай бұрын

Those look like gorilla grip work gloves.

Brought to you by the pork chop express 🐖

How light of an ar-trigger is too light?

@tattdaddy79

Жыл бұрын

Task dependent; i.e., somewhere between just enough for EDC “personal safety” & Non-Existent if I can get it. 😄✌🏼

Bone stock, Bonestock, or Bone-stock?

Brave man for using a 320. Hope you don't appendix carry

Ordinary concealed carriers need a HANDHELD light, not a weapon mounted light. You shouldn't be pulling your gun out of concealment if you haven't already positively identified the threat, period. I get the "better to have and not need, than need and not have" argument, but the likelihood of needing and using properly for most of is nil.

@ryan38315

Жыл бұрын

I agree, but I would argue that you should actually have both.

@jw5297

Жыл бұрын

I have lights on all my weapons I prefer to have both hands on the weapon If I had to I would be using a hand held but I can determine if something has me concerned about it being a threat, I'm not reaching for a flashlight first. And I don't have to point the weapon at an object just in its vicinity to see it. If your worried about the law, wear a body camera

@wongkeebs4327

Жыл бұрын

Why not both? :D

@pablo4yu

Жыл бұрын

Fudd argument ngl…

@CheeseBurgerXJ

Жыл бұрын

Or just have both

What's the rear Iron on the m4 clone?

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

Жыл бұрын

LMT

Thanks Dorr! :) :us

Dorr is that a XVTAC

@tacticalhyvecadre1049

Жыл бұрын

Not sure I’ll ask. All those vickers type slings all look the same.

bro mixes his audio to be the loudest

WOW FFDS He REALLY really loves saying - BONE STOCK -

@terrarecon

Жыл бұрын

😂 I caught that too

🔥👍

#1 firearm upgrade you need is training and physical ability all that guci gear deosnt mean shit

RAD!@

LaRue MBT2S>giessele

We had them for all the "common sense" reasons... 😐

Aren't you breaking the law shining a weapon light at someone because you are pointing a weapon at someone?

I cringe every time I hear the word Gucci when referring to tricked out firearms.

@pablo4yu

Жыл бұрын

Its like that one cringe uncle talking… hell say things like THOSE FOOCHIE SHOES HAHA 800DOLLARS WTF ARE THEY MADE OUTTA GOLD HAHA EVEN IF I HAD THE MONEY I WOULDNT THATS STUPID… like yea we know u live off of the government bro… its cringe and they wana sound funny. Guys who say gucci ars just put a twostage trigger into a palmetto because its “just as good” and will put all their money into the optic and zero into everything else… I had so many of those people try and make fun of me for buying fun guns… i bought a scar and they say “muh ar fifteeen is lighter u should sell it and buy a ar15 cause parts…” Or when i bought my fn249 they were like “u should sell it instead and buy a daniel defense and use that money for ammo “ like if i dont shoot wayyy more than them already. All im saying is these people have nothing better going on than to try and make themselves feel better for being poor.

Getting firearms advice from this channel is probably the most laughable proposition on the internet.

too slow to get to the point. i dont have all day