I like the Monty Python reference in the opening

@BilliamClintom

Ай бұрын

Had me dying😂

@GarandThumb

Ай бұрын

lol we thought we were hilarious

@PritamMondal-ps4cu

Ай бұрын

​@GarandThumb bro you remind me of bear grylls lol

@jefflemaster2850

Ай бұрын

Perfect 😂

@fang45acp

Ай бұрын

John Cleese would be pleased!

"Bayonetts are obsolete" That's bold talk for someone within crusading distance.

@kananisha

Ай бұрын

Lol

@marcrud1250

Ай бұрын

Never have to reload the M9....

@TictacAddict1

Ай бұрын

@artyomg7515 You win the Internet today! LMAO

@RobertCraft-re5sf

Ай бұрын

You never know. And every M-16 also needs a carry handle. This video is cringe.

@Peter..Griffin

Ай бұрын

I find them rather shallow and pedantic

That nod to Monty Python with the repeating charge and kill..... *chef's kiss* spectacular!!!

@betterthanathousand9686

Ай бұрын

That was dope

@GMan56M

29 күн бұрын

I hit like so hard right away on that reference!

that PX buttstock mag pouch is a nice touch, warms my heart

@bloodgulchpatrick

Ай бұрын

It's really good for housing the batte-

@DB-yj3qc

26 күн бұрын

BTW, the buttstock magazine pouch started back before then it was used in the 90s on M16a2 for certain "peacekeeping missions" and guard duty. IFOR / SFOR and other NATO missions. Its use goes back to at least WW2 with M1 / M2 carbines.

Calling a barracks a “dOrM” is the most Air Force sentence ever uttered

@nathanp6502

Ай бұрын

Nice work, bro. Came here to say the exact same. lol

@jamesb2291

Ай бұрын

You should check out our Dining Facilities.

@wintersoldier4335

Ай бұрын

Yeah try the seahut like a contractor ha

@Penigale

Ай бұрын

Garand Thumb: What you plebs don't have hotel rooms?

@Jarred8281

Ай бұрын

They also eat at dining facilities

Garand's slow transformation to Solid Snake is undeniable

@p_serdiuk

Ай бұрын

his snake is pretty solid alright

@luanthomewagner187

Ай бұрын

​@@p_serdiuk😳😳😳

@XXNerdzillaXX

Ай бұрын

I mean... Yeah.

@daleford8621

Ай бұрын

Merle!

@chazvegas_

Ай бұрын

I'm here for it

The music synced with the gun bursts is just insane production quality.

Best dad advice ever. We are doing a no screens until kids are asleep week. Best choice that we have made in a long time.

It's funny that we carried A4's with ACOG's through Fallujah and now days most people don't think you can clear houses with a 20" upper.

@mh3225

Ай бұрын

you can. but do you *want* to? but who wants to clear a house anyways when you have a 20 year old lcpl on his 5th divorce behind the Mk19?

@ammo_mammal

Ай бұрын

​@@mh3225rah, em I right?

@CivilianOperators

Ай бұрын

Damn. Those GWOT bros are the GOATs.

@ammo_mammal

Ай бұрын

@@Truthbomb918 oh yeah because they weren't sold the pretext of preventing another 9/11 soy boy. Hindsight is 20/20.

@keithnilsson3810

Ай бұрын

​@@Truthbomb918 on the internet to much

I’m a simple man. When I get home from church I like to watch Garand thumb and project farm while I’m eating lunch.

@amematoi

Ай бұрын

Based.

@Millzspec

Ай бұрын

Ah a fellow project farm homie!💪🤙

@cornbeef2128

Ай бұрын

Same

@gabrielzee7916

Ай бұрын

Literally got home from church as well.

@KhornePop2.0

Ай бұрын

Christ is King.

My very first rifle when I was a kid was an M16 bb single pump air gun. The envy of the neighborhood. I’m 50 now and this video just woke up the inner kid to get a real one. Awesome video, thanks for sharing!🤙

Back in early 2000, I was a small arms instructor for navy security force company. There is a way to actually "bump" the 3 round burst to almost match full auto, but it takes a lot of practice.

@bunkeroregano9492

Ай бұрын

Bro I swear anything can bump fire if done right, I've seen people bump fire on video games even using increased vibration settings to avoid needing a good trigger finger 💀

@bobrowley4346

Ай бұрын

I witnessed a CATM guy demonstrate the technique in basic, cool as fuck!

12:05 - Two impacts on steel at 300 and a failure to feed all at the same time. God I love this gun

@paulis7319

Ай бұрын

I was just checking the comments to see if anyone else noticed that. 🤣

@RickNock

Ай бұрын

@@paulis7319 same lol

@wotano

Ай бұрын

@@paulis7319 same ;)

@aatwinner1377

Ай бұрын

Glad I wasn’t the only one to see that

@ravenks1sr15

Ай бұрын

@@paulis7319 lmao same here hahaha

I believe it was Jonathan Ferguson over at the Royal Armories Museum who said "The M16A4 had a rather uncontroversial burst system, uncontroversial in that everyone hated it."

@afd19850

Ай бұрын

Ah Jonathan Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, home to thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.

@Cheka__

Ай бұрын

​@@afd19850😂 And that's the truncated version, right?

@afd19850

Ай бұрын

@@Cheka__ Yup that’s all i could remember off the cuff lol

@Manco65

Ай бұрын

Couldn't stand the damn thing on the A2 . I'd rather have just run it like my AR -15A2 back at home without an ever changing trigger feel that sucked donkey balls.

@prfwrx2497

Ай бұрын

I'll do anything for an A1 trigger pack in an M16A4

One of the hardest intros to date IMO😮‍💨 the kick drum synced up with the initial burst made me pop a chub

@janborak4424

Ай бұрын

Would you know the name of that track ? I need it for my driving playlist.

@sortaredacted3383

Ай бұрын

@@janborak4424 The Monarch by Heyson

@janborak4424

Ай бұрын

@@sortaredacted3383 Thank you !

I built an M16A4 using a free float rail. I took the FSB off, slid the free float barrel nut on, slid the 12" free float quad rail on, mounted the quad rail to the barrel nut, installed the FSB back on with the gas tube and front handguard cap already attached. The front handguard cap for the drop in handguards fits inside the free float rail with about 1/16" clearance all around. It looks identical to the classic M16A4, unless you stop and look at the rail real close, you will see that the rail is not touching the front handguard cap. I did my own trigger job on it, installed reduced power springs and it pulls at 4 lbs, with a smooth as glass action, and crisp break. I'm running an older Bushnell 4 x 18 scope on it. I get 1" MOA at 100 yards, with cheap steel case ammo. It is a great shooter

@TOASTALLY_TOASTED

29 күн бұрын

Bummer you lost that in that one boating accident

Growing old is remembering when GT used to dislike the A2 grip, then talked about someone telling him to get over it awhile later, and now he's telling us the same thing. Seeing the evolution is heartwarming.

@Rudyelf1

Ай бұрын

I still don’t like it. Bakelite A1 is where it is at.

@praharin

Ай бұрын

The A2 grip is better with the A2 stock than a collapsible stock at less than fully extended.

@chriscarlcm

Ай бұрын

The nub just bothers me too much.

@caseypayne5138

Ай бұрын

@@chriscarlcm I always grind the nub down with a dremel

@salv5203

Ай бұрын

Hes just getting old...like us🥲

My favorite bit of information is that when the Marine Corps was issued ACOGs for their A4s we were getting so many headshots there was an internal investigation because they were afraid we were executing people. To paraphrase TheFatElectrician, “Imagine going up against an enemy thats under investigation for pinging too many headshots”

@deathcon_one

Ай бұрын

Awesome

@jalenwilliams8622

Ай бұрын

I agree with the first guy that’s pretty awesome

@user-xk3vk6dz8m

Ай бұрын

Headshots have been very common since ww1 at least. People tend to take cover so that head is only place to hit. Old finnish medical military notes from ww2 had cases where 90% of rifle wounds were on head. Your numbers must have been closer to 99% with modern equipment.

@JAAPJXBIT

28 күн бұрын

like when the NBA dream team goes to the olympics to just make fun of other countries teams and ends up being investigated for unfair competition lol

@mlgtactics9911

28 күн бұрын

That was the special forces, the marines aren't that good, sorry.

the C7A1 with Elcan C79 optical sight was the rifle I started on, I have seen the C7 with it's permanent carry handel, last rifle used was the C7A2, still had the C79 Elcan sight

The reference to the Sir Lancelot attack on Swamp Castle from Search for the Holy Grail was EPIC! Thank you!

"Woods, you look like hammered shit." "Looks don't count for shit in the Jungle. This is nam, baby."

@avarvar8102

Ай бұрын

different m16 bro

@Samos900

Ай бұрын

@@avarvar8102he looks like woods maybe that’s what he meant?

@PolymurExcel

Ай бұрын

You’re right, that’s actually a pretty good Woods cosplay.

@Bobbymaccys

Ай бұрын

“YOU CAN’T KILL ME!!”

I had one during my first deployment in 2005, I really swore by it. It never let me down. That 3 round burst was key.

@Machoman50ta

Ай бұрын

Dang brother I can relate as well in 2006 I was in general shepherds team used to run this with silencer and blue tiger camo used f shit up brother

@Nathankinamorh

Ай бұрын

The 3 round is good for sending a conservative message over distance, then can give you the rounds when in close.

@investigativeoutcomes9343

Ай бұрын

3 round burst is no go.

@fobbitoperator3620

Ай бұрын

It's a fvck'n bullet hose!

@Samos900

Ай бұрын

@@Machoman50taBlue tiger camo < red tiger

It was so cute at 1:43 when Mike asked Micah if he knew about the m16a4 and Micah said "No, can you tell me?" It reminded me of how I sound when my wife mentions something and I just want to hear her talk.

As a GWOT Marine Infantry veteran, and now husband & dad… this video hit me on so many levels… And as Michael Scott said, you really went after our intellect…

Just when I was left alone with my thoughts and they drifted off into not necessarily the best direction, Garand Thumb uploaded a video about my favourite rifle. Thanks man.

@GarandThumb

Ай бұрын

I gotchu bro

@Entity282

Ай бұрын

@@GarandThumb Thank you. I really mean it.

@zacharydurocher4085

Ай бұрын

I hope. everything is alright

@Entity282

Ай бұрын

@@zacharydurocher4085 It mostly is alright, but at some times i just lose track of what I want to do with my life, as I am not too far into it (only 18 years) and think of how i ended up with basically no social life

@showtime1235

Ай бұрын

i can’t guarantee everything will be good but i can guarantee everything will be okay

I grew up on the M16A4 in the Marine Corps. There's a lot of cool guns out there today, but the M16 is still my favorite weapon of all time. I'd happily take one into the end of the days even as a civilian.

@nathan-ls8yw

Ай бұрын

it may not be the newest and greatest but man was that rifle reliable

@PotzyMccoy

Ай бұрын

A2 for me. I would love an A4 though. Really though im happy as long as i have a quad rail and an ACOG

@prylosecorsomething3194

Ай бұрын

I still run whats essentially an a4 as my go to rifle. There's definitely tradeoffs to it, but knowing that i can lob 5.56 at the speed of light makes it worth it to me

@johnwicksfoknpencil

Ай бұрын

Boy you were born in 1996, tf you talking about you didn’t even turn 18 until 2014 😂

@nathan-ls8yw

Ай бұрын

@@johnwicksfoknpencil that rifle is still used for training in the marines….

That marine rant during the Bayonet overview had me in tears hahaha, we need a compilation of all the marine jokes you throw. shit kills me each time lmao

I was issued the good ol A4 in Infantry OSUT in 2005. She’ll always hold a special place in my heart.

I was an Armorer in the Corps. One unique problem, only one time, the hammer pin walked out on a Marine at the range. That blew my mind because I've never seen that before or after that. On another note, the sling swivel being riveted to the barrel is another weak point of the rifle. Having the sling attached to the barrel makes another pressure point on it, causing it to flex when used. Other than the short comings of the rifle, its reliability that I've seen was great, besides that one time malfunction previously stated. If the Marine Corps would've done some modifications to the rifle, like free floating the barrel and maybe changing the barrel profile, it would've been superb. I believe thatere was a small batch that had those mods, but i can't remember the name of the rifle, maybe SMR or SAR, something aolng those lines. Just a handful of rifles but not Corps wide.

@NJ_9023

Ай бұрын

SAMR. They had Kak rails with a stainless heavy 1-7 twist barrel and issued with a 2.5-8x Leopold MK4 and a Knight suppressor. We ran 77gr through them in country. The one I carried would run sub moa

@selmevias1383

Ай бұрын

@@NJ_9023 Dang that sound neat.

@pale_2111

Ай бұрын

@NJ_9023 I couldn't remember what they were called. Pretty sure the Marine Corps Times wrote an article about them some years ago when I was in.

@TheeGlocktopus

Ай бұрын

The hammer pin is not heat treated at all and if you get it anywhere near a burn down, will temper that pin and it will lose the leaf-springyness (lack of a better tem) and basically a shim rather than a pin.

M16A4: "I can do a 3-round burst." M1A: "You're gonna have to."

@bobrowley4346

Ай бұрын

Alright, this is pretty good 😆

Before dismissing bayonets, there’s a few things to consider. 1. War is chaos, ammo is limited and things don’t always go as planned. 2. Whatever your plan is, the enemy gets a vote (includes opting for human wave tactics) 3. They used to say putting guns on fighter jets (like the F4) with “modern” missiles was “obsolete” since they’d just shoot them down before they got close enough for guns. History shows this was a mistake. 4. Bayonets still have an intimidation value which is useful for crowd control. There are accounts from veterans noting local populace’s tendency to become more subdued when the bayonets were out.

@TheInfantry98

21 күн бұрын

Bayonets are absolute garbage In modern warfare

@TheInfantry98

21 күн бұрын

You are extremely wrong grandpa

@foxtrotwhiskey874

20 күн бұрын

@@TheInfantry98 sit down and be quiet littleman.

@meatloaf5772

20 күн бұрын

@@TheInfantry98 lol I don’t entirely disagree. Bayonets used to be indispensable but now their importance has diminished significantly. WWI and the machine gun proved you can’t just mindlessly throw masses of infantry in a bayonet charge and overrun positions like in olden days. Bayonets may not be as integral as it used to be but that doesn’t mean they’re entirely useless in modern conflicts either. From Vietnam to Iraq there have been instances where bayonets proved useful. The Marine Corps still trains with bayonets. It’s understood that it’s a tool who’s deployment should be left to a very limited set of circumstances but nonetheless, you want to have them and know how to use them should those unlikely circumstances arise. Perhaps an enemy, knowing Americans reliance on CAS and artillery would favor the tactic of getting so close that Americans can’t use said CAS/artillery support.

@maddogs1989

19 күн бұрын

​@@TheInfantry98say that to the British who did a bayonet Charge in Iraq when they ran out of Ammo and won the battle. Seems to still be effective.

First time seeing a video of yours, and I’m impressed! Very well done, informative and entertaining! Great job sir!

Dude, you and I were at that NTC together. we got yelled at by the Fuelers cuz some private was speaking nonsense ahhhh good times.

@ElMachoMucho

Ай бұрын

Best part was when we got back and the bus company canceled thier contract so we had to stay an extra 10 days.

@bluebayou7472

Ай бұрын

@@ElMachoMucho If that isnt the most Army thing Ive heard in a while.

@DB-yj3qc

26 күн бұрын

That's as much fun as during the Clinton admin years going cheap to "decide to save money by bussing unit back from JRTC" at Ft Chaffee AR. and McDonald's stops for meals. 🙄 The fun of having a Plt of 11B's crammed on a bus for a multiple day trip in Army bluebird busses, a Plt per bus. But would fly bus drivers out to multiple locations and put up in hotels for driver changes. I'm sure that a few busses had to be thoroughly serviced afterward. I should note this was in late summer.

HAWG=CRANKED PANTS=SHID GARAND=THUMBED

@Saltyhousewife-

Ай бұрын

GOBBLES BROTHER

@MrNpc81

Ай бұрын

Hotel? Trivago.

@fonzi107

Ай бұрын

GOBBLESS BARBS WAITING IN THE TRUCK WHILE I WATCH THIS IN THE WALLYMART BATHROOM SEND

@maxwell2.2

Ай бұрын

Hawk tuah'd

@RosaParksWasWyt

Ай бұрын

Bayonet? Fixed

I swear.... those dad advices sometimes give me tears in my eyes. Thank you.

Bayonet Assault course in 04 at Benning was the best time I ever had. Weeks before that I had graduated high school. What a great time

This video brought back flash backs of Al Anbar 2007. The muzzle hammering my shins as I patrolled with a a SMAW on my shoulders .....I can feel it now.

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

If it makes you feel any better, the sight tower of an M4 goes straight into the inside of my thigh when sitting in a vehicle.

@correctionguy7632

Ай бұрын

thoughts on the SMAW?

@olligesd9343

Ай бұрын

I'm 6'4". Slinging the M16 across the back makes the fing flash hider poke me directly in the back of the knee.

@dbr1117

Ай бұрын

​@@correctionguy7632 pain in the ass to zero, incredible to shoot

@erichansen5116

Ай бұрын

@@dbr1117 accurate

Great Dad advice. I’ve made it a point that when my Daughter comes up to me to look her in the eyes and show that I’m paying attention. Means the world to her just to know she has it.

@mikewithers299

Ай бұрын

I totally agree on that point. When my children were younger, I didn't have a cell phone to be distracted with but other things like work and proposals did. I tried my best to put down whatever I was working on to answer their questions and give them my undivided attention even at the risk of losing my place of the work at hand. I always let them know I love them. Not something I grew up with but needed to hear. Your kids need to hear this a lot.

@joemo1033

Ай бұрын

Ues. Make a conscious decision to value the time you have with them...every second...even if you fail to be perfect. Because at the end, before Jesus takes you home, you will know "I tried my best every day".

Dude them matching of the beats with the opening was on point and perfect hell ya.

Six years of hating the M4's trash burst system. This brings back sour memories.

I was an armored in the Marine Corps. I worked on A1s through A4s. I concur with your assessments you presented. The 3 rd burst was a joke. The cams were getting chewed up and mangled. We even had one go full auto because the cam was shot. The amount of money spent on R&D to supposedly save money on ammo was due to how it was fired in Nam. We trained to fire burst, usually 4-6 rds much like we did with M60s. The accuracy with the A4 was due mainly by beefing up the metal in the upper and lower receivers. R or L shooting I personally only had to adjust the sights 1-2 clicks at specified range. I personally believed in the A4 as a trust worthy weapon. I do support bayonet training and use. Lastly, like you, they should have made the barrel whole on the exterior.

@davidsonner6488

Ай бұрын

Semper Fi from a fellow 2111

@MurderHornet2020

Ай бұрын

Semper Fi, Teufel Hundens! 0231 here. You armorers never let us get away with turning in a dirty rifle

@Negan-lo7yr

Ай бұрын

3 round burst seems completely unnecessary, as you said - you can fire bursts using full auto.. Were we just trying to save ammo or is there any logical reason to use burst over full auto in a combat setting?

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

What in the world are you talking about, they increased the amount of metal in the upper/lower receivers? Why the hell would they do that? That has nothing to do with accuracy. I would bet money it's a standard forged aluminum upper and lower as per the TDP.

Exactly what I carried in Afghanistan...A4 with an ACOG. I was actually a part of the first classes in MCT to have that setup issued. No shit, got a BRAND NEW, fresh out the box, still had shipping oil on it M16A4 with ACOG. I didn't want to give it back. 🤣 Great rifle (though I like the M4 a bit better for obvious reasons) and great optic, too. A fair amount of people still didn't trust the ACOG when I was in...I was a unit range coach and constantly had to tell people, "just trust the damn thing!" Thanks for the nostalgia, Mike and crew.

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

I had a range safety (SSG) tell everyone with an ACOG to use the tip of the chevron to zero My buddy didn't believe me that you shouldn't do that until I showed him the Trijicon manual

@rmp5s

Ай бұрын

@@tedhodge4830 Yea, I had people trying to do all kinds of weird shit..."Kentucky windage" when there was no wind, ignoring the ranging marks, etc. It's like, "just trust it ffs". Works great if you do!!

@TheInfantry98

Ай бұрын

I love the ACOG as an 11B

@rmp5s

Ай бұрын

@@TheInfantry98 Oorah, motivator.

@jefferyrader5153

Ай бұрын

Me too, went to boot camp July 2009! I think we were one of the last cycles to use M16A2.

Mike, you're the king of rifle reviews. My bucket list is full of items that you've tested. Thank you brother

Possibly the best intro MP salute ever made!! Well done!

Every time I come to this channel, it’s like a reunion between all the uniformed services. Damn, that’s a good feeling.

M16A4 with irons only was what my unit had in Ramadi Iraq 2006. Love that weapon. Something to be said for a fixed stock and longer barrel, long sight radius, etc.

@flank84

Ай бұрын

A lot of stories coming out now about how the Seals led by Jocko caused alot of headaches for you guys because of their recklessness. I wasnt there and not sure 06 was the year for task unit Bruiser but the birds are chirping now.

@SoloRenegade

Ай бұрын

@@flank84 I have no clue what you're talking about. We ran a few missions supporting the SEALs, never had an issue with them. We had hiccups, as happens in war, but overall our deployment was ridiculously successful, and my unit came away from it highly decorated. There were a few units that caused us some trouble at times, but nothing major. Some units were slow to learn/adapt, but this is to be expected. Can't think of anything the SEALs did to cause us grief.

@flank84

Ай бұрын

@@SoloRenegade Good to get some other perspectives, it seems like anyone who has had some grief is coming out of the woodwork now.

@SoloRenegade

Ай бұрын

@@flank84 they sound like a bunch of MeToo women. Always waiting 20+yrs to whine about it. When someone becomes successful, worthless individuals come out of teh woodwork to tear them down out of jealousy. In a rare few instances they are telling the truth, but then why wait so long? If they knew something all this time, why didn't they say something sooner?

@DaveSmith-cp5kj

Ай бұрын

@@SoloRenegade Absolutely based.

That intro was peak editing skills. Sick beat, sick rifle, perfectly times together 👌🏼

When I was involved with service rifle competitions, I heard a tale about soldiers who were shooting their issued M16A2s in matches. They'd dry fire twice between live rounds in order to get a consistent trigger pull for the slow fire stages.

@7Monkeyfish

29 күн бұрын

I came here to mention how irritating it was that the trigger pull is heavier for that 1st round than it is for the other two.

I love how Mike has fully embraced his inner snake pliskin

Hey mike, The gvt profile barrel is explained in the 87’ « Black Rifle » Book. They kept it the same diameter under the handguard in order to be able to mount the shitload of M203 already in inventory and not having to rebuild all of them. Plus they needed to help cool of the barrel quicker due to the precision problem of the A1 warping due to Heat. So they added material to the end of the barrel in order to act has an « heat sink » that pulled heat outside off the handguard wich had a tendancy to maintain the heat inside. Love your videos, greetings from France

between deployments in 2003-2004, My USMC Unit was doing testing within our units to decide what to transition to from the M16A2. Pretty much everyone that actually in the role of a Rifleman, wanted the M4A1 carbine rather than the M16A4, as the M4 was lighter and handier, and the adjustable stock made it easier to fire for shorter Marines (like me) especially when we don the body armour. Command settled on the M16A4, to retain the 'spirit' of the "every Marine a Rifleman" idea, and because it would LOOK better while doing drill and ceremonies when in the rear.

Love this weeks Dad advice. No kids for me, but today I strive to be the man I needed around when I was a kid

@Tusk-ruk

Ай бұрын

That's a great goal and a valuable perspective. 👍

@useritiswhatitis4655

Ай бұрын

You're really carrying out your fathers legacy to the next level. Instead of doing the same neglection you experienced, you're choosing outright non-existence of a spawn to neglect. 🤣Daddy is more of a man than you, he still had a maiden and some spawns, you have a lot of manning up to do little sprout.

I did the designated marksman course ran by the Army Marksmanship Unit. They took a service rifle and made it sub-1MOA with just a couple changes: 1. Free float barrel 2. Two-stage match trigger 3. Match ammo (62-grain open-tip rounds out of 1:8 barrel). We used the ACOG but also had to qualify with irons out to 600m.

@knndyskful

24 күн бұрын

Yea I was surprised he said they’re running a 1/7 with 77 grain ammo out of a 20in barrel 🤔 seems like it’s not the ideal set up

Yall seem so dope, man. I respect all of you. Also, love the friendship you and Micah have.

In 89, us Army guys trained once with the three shot burst function. We were taught to use the front strap to control the recoil. You made a sort of loop and then wrapped your hand in the loop. I thought it was dumb because you could hold the hand guard plenty tight.

I'm 5'7" and when I was in the army that A2 stock killed me, especially with armor. Now that I'm out I wanted to relive the wonderful M16A4, but this time I put an A1 stock on my FN clone. This makes it so much more pleasant for us vertically challenged people lol

Bayonets… My grandpa was stabbed with one in his armpit area in the Korean War and managed to take the guy out still, bare hands I think. Never talked about it with us grandkids much. Purple heart and several bronze stars and made it back home. He was a BEAST! Don’t make ‘em like that anymore. RIP Papaw!

@Melior_Traiano

Ай бұрын

Veterans of the Battle of Chosin said that they used every weapon they had on the Chinese, but it didn't even make a dent. They just kept coming. Those Korean War veterans are truly made different.

@41tl

Ай бұрын

My great uncle was a 60mm mortarman in the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Had some real gnarly war stories. The Korean War got downright medieval sometimes. Chinese human wave attacks by dudes high as phuck on opium/ blackout drunk, just bum rushing the frontline to overwhelm the defenses. And after 1950 much of the frontline solidified into World War I-like trench warfare. Hand to hand combat happened for sure.

@allcapsboy9139

Ай бұрын

cap

@karllambert2350

Ай бұрын

My uncle Joe told me when I asked how he stop the chinese mass waves ? He said he shot them till they stopped coming . ​@Melior_Traiano

Been waiting for a M16A4 video. It’s my dream gun❤

Very true and very real dad advice this week. Love it

Please do videos on the following: -Shotgun Mud test -Review the ARAK-21 -Which is better the PKM or the M240B? -Possible Sand Tests for the future? -How good are mini shotgun shells vs 2 3/4? -Invite all the GunTubers you can to Idaho with a rifle that they would take into combat and have them run drills and compete with each other to see which rifle set up would work best.

@BRAINWASHDrider1

Ай бұрын

These are all awesome ideas. Mini shotgun shells are intriguing. The idea of stacking 15 of those vs 5 3 inch is interesting for home defense to say the least

@kingofspades76

Ай бұрын

that last ideas sounds amazing, they all are but that last one sounds great I can already imagine Brandon showing up with a bare AK and in flip flops

@contentcop

Ай бұрын

i can answer some of these, hes said the PKM is the greatest LMG of all time. minis fucking SUCK. no.

@GrumpyNCO

Ай бұрын

The 240B is better than the PKM.

@saltwatertaffybag

Ай бұрын

The HK21E is the superior MMG. Fight me

As I understand, the government profile barrel was born from a misunderstanding. They put test rods down the barrel to check if it was straight and they had a bunch getting stuck at the gas port. They took this to mean the barrel was bending there and so, thickened the barrel. But in reality, the barrels weren't bent, the gas ports had burrs on them. And also, thickening the barrel past the gas port wouldn't even prevent it from bending at the gas port, so it was a mistake stacked on top of another mistake.

@RandomStranger69

Ай бұрын

That’s the government for you

@thebenior

Ай бұрын

FWIU, it was jacket material building up on said burrs over time. A bore scope would've let them know that, but electric bore scopes were in their infancy and very expensive back then.

Real wisdom at the end 🙌 💯 true love your kids and push them foward as hard as you can

Love this weapon. Qual’d and used during my service time! Great dad advice!

“Now let’s try transitioning but not in a bad way” pure gold

@lonewanderer420

Ай бұрын

Gay twitter will be upset lmao

@ltcuddles685

Ай бұрын

They really just live in your heads dont they.

@kaninerultralord8817

Ай бұрын

I miss the Ray William Johnson era of youtube.

@actinium2754

Ай бұрын

@@lonewanderer420 When are they not?

@andrewpizzino2514

Ай бұрын

Love it

Hey I am glad my video could help with your explanation! Always enjoyed your content.

Best GT intro to date. The music drop was sick

@someamateur2853

27 күн бұрын

And then there was the 3 bursts that matched the music perfectly at 0:51

THE INTRO MUSIC IS BANGING!

@dl4958

Ай бұрын

Do you perhaps know the song? My shazam won't find it :(

@metalwing3

Ай бұрын

I second this! I need this song in my life!

@michaelwallace206

Ай бұрын

@@dl4958Ask and you shall receive. The intro song is called The Monarch by Heyson👍🏿!!

@aidenknadan1264

Ай бұрын

@@dl4958 ​ @metalwing3 The music is from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, during the Lancelot running scene that they were referencing with the intro.

@19DESERTFOX91

Ай бұрын

The Monarch by Heyson

Can we see a video on long distance shooting? Like the calculations and other things that must be taken into mind when making precise long range shots

@ShooterMcGottem

Ай бұрын

Man size targets out to 500 are no problem if you do your part. I put a suppressor on my M16A4 clone build and pushed it out to 450. I have a video on my channel, not nearly as cool without the burst however 😢

@jonathanlucas8623

Ай бұрын

They already have one where they basically went down range behind a berm and let people shoot at them so they could see the effects and sounds of rounds being shot at you but they definitely did it at a distance and talked about wind Calc and stuff. Good vodeo

@The_PotionSeller

Ай бұрын

​@@ShooterMcGottem400 is definitely a point target with 20" 5.56, 500+ you have to start knowing actual holds

@ShooterMcGottem

Ай бұрын

@The_PotionSeller true, mine has the carry handle so I just click to 5 or 6 and call it a day.

@tamisthewizard3199

Ай бұрын

Thank god for editing. I did a 2 day long range class and most of the time was like watching someone do their homework.

Great message at the end.

Wow. I literally started my retro build a week ago and now this. The vibe is real, just waiting on my carry handle.

In desert storm we had, what we called, m16a1 and a half. It was an a1 with full auto setting, but someone got the bright idea, to put a2 furniture on the a1 to make it “look” like an a2. So the enemy would think we all had the newest and greatest, which we didn’t, I liked it, being 6’4, the longer stock fit me better. The funny thing we ran into, the units that had the a2, wanted our rifles, because we still had full auto. They hated the a2 burst feature.

I was a Marine and I carried the A4 and my not-a-carry-handle lived in my ruck. Not one Marine ever told me that I “had” to have it attached to my rifle. The RCO was such a reliable sight and it was an absolute tank, that there was never any concern about needing backup irons readily accessible.

That's no joke. I'm 5'3", I used the A2 in basic, and yes, I had trouble maneuvering and even firing that rifle because of it's length. If you're shorter and as a result have shorter arms than most, even holding and firing it comfortably is a real problem they hadn't considered back then. I went with a carbine AR for exactly that reason. Something I could easily build around myself and make far more comfortable to fire than most other rifles.

Fantastic, really enjoyed, thanks

We had the A2 during my time with the Marine Corps. The 3 round burst was so controllable, as easy as shooting it semi. The A4 is the ultimate version for a full size AR-15 for accuracy, longer effective range, and controllable suppressive fire.

I’m at church. I see a notification of the M16A4. I’m a happy fella

@vaughn6371

Ай бұрын

Is this what you want to be doing when God comes back to Earth? ....yeah

@mr.dinder9287

Ай бұрын

Based

@showtime1235

Ай бұрын

ave christus rex

@nathan19112

Ай бұрын

@@vaughn6371 I was in the coffee room before services 💀

@itsarthy

Ай бұрын

Turn your phone off at church smh

The intro was absolutely perfect

Now the M16A4 is one true badass rifle.

Ah yes the video I’ve been waiting for all week, thank you

@GarandThumb

Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

The M5 RAS doesn’t just lock into the delta ring, it locks into the barrel nut, allowing for the use of IR/laser aiming devices without a zero shift.

@DaveSmith-cp5kj

Ай бұрын

There is also a company making an el cheapo rail that has the same effect. They use an aluminum clamp around the triangle. First time I tried it I was amazed at how rigid it made the rifle compared to the plastic split handguards. The rail was like $25 compared to KA.

@Danstheman1357

Ай бұрын

@@DaveSmith-cp5kjmonstrum?

@DaveSmith-cp5kj

Ай бұрын

@@Danstheman1357 No it was actually an American company not an import, although I'm sure there are Chinese copies of this system now because it's surprisingly nice. The company IIRC wasn't really a gun company, they were just machining random products. I found it by google search just look for the picture where the front of the rail has this round circular thing that lays flush with the triangle.

When we finally got our hands on the M4A1 before we deployed in 2017, I was so freaking happy because the claw that interacts with the cam in the 3 round burst trigger sheered off in my 3rd M4 causing the trigger to not reset after the third round that was fired while in the semiautomatic selector position. I either had to charge the rifle or cycle the selector until the trigger reset. It was a nightmare. lol

Aside the burst being weird, but that rifle is "vibe" i think. It just looks right. The Monty rush at the start is pure gold too.

Best Dad advice EVER. As a Dad and grandpa. Enjoy every minute of their time you can get ! You will never regret it!!!!!!!!

Took me right back to Paris island, summer of '84. We had A2's with 3 rd burst. Awful but I still loved my first M16. Thanks

I just fired a 3 round burst I absolutely loved burst when I carried a A2 in the 90s. I got to use the proto M4 for an onsite BDA project over the border on Southern Watch. That was just a short A2 upper on a A1 lower. So, I got to directly compare auto and burst. There is absolutely no problem with the shot sequencing. You're going to be rock n rollin when you're in burst, it doesn't matter one iota if your first pull is 2 rounds or 3.

An M16 with it's 20" barrel is no longer than an M4 with a suppressor, and SHORTER than an M7 or an M27 with a suppressor. And it enjoys full 20" barrel ballistics. I was in a mechanized infantry unit, and was issued an M16A1 and later an A2. I found no problems whatsoever using either in around or from our armored vehicles.

@rfcdgaf

Ай бұрын

Bruh, fuck carrying around a 1 meter long rifle, ESPECIALLY if you are in and out of vehicles frequently

@Valorius

Ай бұрын

@@rfcdgaf bro I was literally in a mechanized infantry battalion, all vehicles in the United States military designed up until about the year 2004 were specifically designed for the M16. It's a total non issue. Take note of the fact that the M7 and the M27 are both longer than an M16.

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

The problem with the M16A4 isn't the 20" barrel, it's the 12" KAC rail and optic. Those things are 9 pounds unloaded without optic if you believe the FM. I think most people care about the weight of an M4 over the 5 inches of extra barrel length.

@Valorius

Ай бұрын

@@tedhodge4830 I agree. All my ARs have carbon fiber severe Duty handguards on them. Including barrel nut and all Hardware a 12-inch Jag composites SFH Severe duty handguard weighs 4 oz. I have uploaded several videos covering them.

@Valorius

Ай бұрын

@@tedhodge4830 The crazy thing is that the new M7 will be even heavier with all the crap that they'll be hanging off of it. And the combat loadout will be 100rds. Crazy.

What you found out with burst is what I learned in Marine bootcamp. Our CO told us this before we tried our rifles on burst the first time. “ You will most likely never use burst. It fires so fast that with a proper hold you’ll end up putting three rounds into the same target at less than 200 yards. You will only use burst when shooting at distant targets where by then the spread will be big enough to give you a better chance of a hit. Otherwise, you will never use burst.” So we went to a foxhole, aimed at man size targets at 100 yards, and put the rounds into a fist sized group.

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

Better than what my drill said, you would only use full auto "if the fob is being overrun." (e.g. never)

@onseki1774

Ай бұрын

I never shot burst in boot camp. There was a single unimportant event in MCT where we loaded a mag with like 9 or 12 rounds and let a couple bursts loose. All I remember is the stupid spring twang and my muzzle climbing way too much. All I remember about the A4 in general was banging the barrel on my left knee and the awful spring sound that is somehow louder than the muzzle rapport

@tedhodge4830

Ай бұрын

@@onseki1774 The M16 shoots rather soft though because of that long sproing. I dunno, I liked the A2.

Now I understand why people hated that burst fire in M16A2 and A4. All this time I thought that everytime it switches from semi to burst it retains the 3-round burst. One has to have a very good trigger discipline to use that AND the memory of predicting how many rounds it'll fire next, to boot. But does that discourage me from hating it? Not at all; but at least I learned how it works and how to utilize it And, a lot of A2s and A4s (alongside old A1s) in service here in Philippines are active in frontline use. The soldiers here never complained about it as far as I know and I am yet to hear one (nor does the length of the guns/barrel), which makes me confident to say that we Filipinos are that good in using burst fire. Or maybe I'm wrong, who knows. And very generous of you to show us the bayonet. I felt M16s look naked without one

I lucked out and got to qualify on an M16A4 in a US Army Armor company in 2014. Our armory door broke on range day and wouldn't open so we ended up borrowing rifles from the Battalion HHC. We ended up with a mix of M4s and M16A4s. This was the only time I got to shoot with both an M16A4 and an ACOG and the only time I hit a 300 meter target with an Army issue rifle until after I got refractive eye surgery.

Top marks for the Monty Python reference at the beginning. Friggin hilarious!

@RTS907

Ай бұрын

Brought back found memories!

Back in the 90s, with A2s (USMC) we RARELY used the burst feature. We always knew it was for suppression and picking up the ROF when the SAW guy was reloading, but never ever for any kind of long range shooting.

When I was in the Army in 1969/70 I trained on and carried both the XM-16E1 and the M-16A1, neither of which had the 3-round burst capability but had off, semi and auto for fire selection. With our limited 20rd detachable box magazines, that we normally didn't load beyond 18rd, I tended to be conservative with my ammo usage and so would normally fire in semi-auto mode. If I did fire on full auto, I would try to squeeze of as few shots as possible. If I was really quick on the trigger I could limit it to three rounds. With good fire discipline, I think that I would rather have the option of firing fully automatic, as wasteful of ammo as that is. If I were carrying an M-14, which I did train on but never carried, I would definitely rather have the three-round burst capability as opposed to full automatic. I was a very thin and light young man at that stage in life and the recoil of the 14 was something I really had to concentrate on in order to get decent accuracy. I was not a natural marksman, although I did qualify as a sharpshooter on the 16 in training. One of the problems in my rifle qualification on the range was the fact that my weapon did jam a few times, necessitating the breakdown and manual extraction of the jammed round, all while the popup silhouette targets were going up and down. Complaints to the range Sergeant were pointless, as I was told to quit being a baby and to just suck it up and deal with it. My dream of shooting Expert and maybe qualifying to be a designated marksman was never to be; such is life.

Love the bayonet opening! My dad was in two bayonet charges in WWII. Definitely big cajones stuff. He used to say it was one thing to kill someone 50 to 100 yards away and something quite different up close.

My Sundays are literally now just: 1.) Church 2.) Garand Thumb

@gypo_gault

Ай бұрын

Don't forget Project Farm

@obummer14-4

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I don't know how I'm going to make room for Church...lol

@vadimsegida2320

Ай бұрын

😂

I've carried the Colt M4 with 3 round burst for 90%-ish of my Army Infantry carrier. For our 1st deployment to Iraq, we were issued Aimpoint red dots (that always seemed to break) then upgraded to the ACOG. I never had an issue with my Colt M4 with 3rd bursts that I can remember, other than having runaway guns when the barrels got soo hot during crazy firefight, Just pull that damn milspec trigger more than 1x and you are good to go. Lol I absolutely never had an issue with the AGOG. My next 2 deployments to Iraq, I was issued a full auto Colt M4 with choice of ACOG or EOTECH. My last deployment to Iraq, we were issued full auto Bushmaster M4s with the choice of ACOG or EOTECH. The Bushmasters were way more accurate than the Colts. I always chose the ACOG over anything else that was offered.

This guy does everything I wish I could do in my dreams. Damn this is a good video!

Only 0:12 in and I already loving this. The intro made my week! LOL That dad advice - 10000%. You never know when the last "Daddy's home!!" happens until it's gone.

I love the Monty Python skit there at the beginning lol

Good dad advice at the end 😊😊😊

I waited a long time for this one