AK-74 Meltdown! Revisited

[@Iraqveteran8888]

Hey guys quick announcement. We got a lot of people emailing us wanting to know if the shirts with Tim holding the AK will ever be available again. If you go to Tim’s Forged from Freedom store they are now available for a LIMITED time: www.forgedfromfreedom.com/collections/mac-military-arms-channel/products/mac-who-needs-a-girlfriend-t-shirt

[@racekelly6291]

Are you guys going to do a video about the new NRA President?

[@jjtomecek1623]

You should do a torture test of a maxim machine gun ;)

[@qmgwob501]

Let's see a 300 blackout meltdown

[@عليكلاشنكوف]

Iraqveteran8888 ممكن ترجمه عربي

[@johnfox9370]

Iraqveteran8888 where can I get that Sig 552 commando

[@Mrgunsngear]

Random thought here.... If you look at the development that went into the M4A1 barrel profile development one of the things SOCOM found was that M4 profiles were randomly bursting (like this did) and when they tested the metallurgy of the barrels they found that they got so hot (on previous firing days) the actual structure of the metal was altered and became dramatically weaker. I'd assume something similar happened here. There's a ton of data online about this if anyone's interested.

[@Iraqveteran8888]

👍🏻 Thanks Mike

[@michaelpawluk6791]

I watched Chris Bartocci talk about that in a video

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

I'd like to see this test on a AR-15 with a nice carbon fiber barrel like BSF. That would be interesting.

[@JCoActual]

Big reason why there was a profile change to the m4 barrel, added more mass to the reciever end of the barrel allowing for thr gas tube to actually be the failing point it was designed to be.

[@RoyU-fw4wx]

MikhailBarracuda91 sadly youtube closed his account, but we still have full30 to back it up

[@TMHonfire102]

that 7N6 ammo is like gold! I cry a little seeing it all gone!

[@AkOperatorsUnion]

No surprises here. This spot on the AK barrel is under tremendous stress. Still like Veprs a lot, but it doesn't matter, since we won't see them imported ever again...Thank you for video.

[@blackandyellow87]

Ak Operators Union, Local 47-74 for once I hope you're wrong but, hell at this point I'd settle for some Slr104 showing back up

[@Apolloneek]

I'm actually a little glad it forced America to get proficient with building guns we like we need more Americans making stuff like ammo

[@M2fiftycal]

Nick Levine who exactly did it force to get proficient at making AKs in the US? Nobody is making a quality AK here other than custom builders using mostly kit parts at a high price. Not sure what you're talking about.

[@lrlapua8035]

VEPR's still coming in....Classic Firearms has them off and on for sale in small lots...

[@deadturtle007]

@@M2fiftycal psa and kusa are trying really hard to make you eat your words. Psa is really coming around recently and will excited to see their new generation of ak's get reviewed

[@knightsarmament2328]

"The gun go boom." - MAC 2018 What a perfect quote. lol.

[@helmsman359]

Knights Armament we need a shirt

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

@@helmsman359Ain’t no way you that sense

[@DOA220]

Still waiting on a mosin nagant meltdown video...

[@aldor9357]

10 hour edition

[@07zx14White]

Hahahaha, dude you'd have a right forearm like Popeye from working that bolt action gazillions of times in a row. That's almost an endurance and and stress test for the person running it because that Mosin would last a long time.

[@mentals555]

I converted my mosin nagant to full semi just by filing down the firing pin. The meltdown would be easy to do

[@sdaly5391]

M3NT4L5 you filed down the firing pin of a bolt action and made it semi auto? Mmmkay.

[@darthluke655]

Sean Daly he’s referencing some anti gun noobs who say things that aren’t true about creating a machine gun. Calm.

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

FAL/PTR meltdown would be sick

[@AzTyRan497]

We all need to back this

[@TrumpsEarBandage]

No doubt

[@xBiGxKiNGx]

TheAllSeeingTruth yes!

[@iliftthingsupandputthemdow4364]

TheAllSeeingTruth Aren't G3 and FAL full autos much more hard to come by than an akm variant or AR FA rifle? I would think they don't want to destroy a gun worth significant amount of money. I mean unless like you said there are ptrs out there that are cheap and full auto

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

Cykablyat those veprs they ran along with that pof p416 are $900 before the full auto conversion. You can get a ptr new for around 900

[@matthewwilliams6596]

I think the barrel lost its hardness after being shot the first time then once you heated up with a bunch of rounds going through it, it found a weak spot and failed.

[@mikec8086]

Matthew Williams aren't these rpk barrels? Shouldn't they be designed to take full auto fire and not fail?

[@matthewwilliams6596]

Yes it is a RPK barrel but if you maintain the cyclic rate for a several hundred rounds the barrel will be hot enough to cause the barrel to soften. Thats why the rifling gets destroyed after high rounds count in a short time. The sustained rate of fire is always less rounds fire and increased time between sustained full auto. Even machine guns can experience the same problems. No gun is designed to withstand a sustained cyclic rate of fire

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

Matthew Williams So much for “legendary” AK durability, huh?

[@matthewwilliams6596]

No. The AK is still very reliable. ARs can fail just like the AK. If you dont abuse your rifle too much, it will last forever. These videos prove the AR and AK both can work very well and both can fail.

[@caseyclymore4417]

Rifle Shooter Channel what are you implying? This is failure at the molecular level. Something has to fail. The “legendary durability” you have sarcastically mentioned is not in reference to it’s ability to survive intense and sustained fire featured here in the video, and in reality a gun would never be fired in this manner, a soldier would never even be carrying that many magazines. AKs have been known to be buried in the sand, left for hours/days and then picked up by guerrilla troops and fired. Common AK malfunctions include bent covers, they have been frequently repaired by simply bending it back. Just look at the mud tests, barrels filled with water, actions closed on all kinds of gunk and it still fires. This barrel is literally dropping from the last test and it is still performing well. I don’t own an AK, but it is certainly more reliable than other weapons.

[@DOA220]

Eric, please change your name to cheese when MAC is on your channel... For obvious reasons...

[@22640cal]

Best idea ever

[@stephenpepper1790]

Classified Information Chadder cheese

[@AR_119]

That took me a second lol. Pure genius 🤣

[@scoe5908]

RIP to all of that 7n6

[@mpett2]

Scoe88 you can still buy it

[@quinnwall5771]

mpett2 only what's circulating in the us, got banned from import

[@steadly3668]

Quinn Wall yes and there's still Tons of 7n6 available in the states . I love when people cry that theres no 7n6 in country.

[@mpett2]

Its still a there you just have to look for it or buy it privet sale

[@pocotaligoswampfox4789]

You say there’s tons of it available, but don’t give an example, because you are less than useless.

[@KwyattCreations]

You can tell by the attire? Uhhhh no I can tell by all the damn Clipozines on the table that it’s gonna be a meltdown lol

[@MrBigKid]

Cant ever get enough meltdown videos! Love it!

[@GBGuns]

Good job guys. Sad to see a Vepr get destroyed, my 5.45 Vepr has prooven to be a 1MOA gun. Some of the nicest factory AKs I've encountered.

[@mohawk3371]

Graham Baates My Vepr FM 74 is also my nicest and most accurate factory AK, and I have an SGL, and a SAM 7. I've gotten the occasional 1 moa group out of it, but I wouldn't call it a 1MOA gun. It does, however, consistently shoot 1.5 to 2 Moa.

[@glock2119]

mo hawk my sgl31 is sub moa as fuck

[@jamesrobins9447]

mo hawk my sam 7 sf is sub moa all day

[@TKO593]

Dohn Joe prove it

[@TKO593]

James Robins prove it

[@tommybronze3451]

It wasn't barrel failure, it was a barrel obstruction - previous bullet left behind most of it's jacket (does happen) and next one just exited through the side ... still a great gun that didn't blow up in operators face (like some other riffles did). Great vid, Thanks !

[@cmaugle]

I can hear the ammo hoarders screaming from here....

[@A8vscRrabbit]

C Maugel I am fondling my 7n6 Ammo now😂

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

Yep, there's millions of rounds of 7n6 that will never be shot in a hundred years

[@that1electrician]

Wahhhhh!

[@quinnwall5771]

A8vscRrabbit yah I was crying.... why!?!?! Lol

[@jason127x99]

I've got 25k worth. Not too up set.

[@mormongeek]

you need a car to shoot for the melt down vids.

[@JM-wd3dk]

Would love to see some meltdowns of.. -M16(milspec 20") -G3 -FAL -SCAR(17or16)

[@eltequilenotapatio9419]

Your wishes are my thoughts son Unfortunately with current climate won’t come to be, if ever, again!!😥

[@stephencaine1548]

The engineering in fully automatic guns is just amazing. Just thinking about the speed of these parts working is astounding. Always a pleasure watching these meltdowns!

[@jeyendeoso]

MAC and IV8888 my favorite anime crossover

[@joeynice123]

Glad to see you and Tim collaborating together. Two of my favorite 2A creators putting in time together blowing shit up always works for me. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ gentlemen.

[@VSO_Gun_Channel]

Excellent job guys.

[@SharQus]

sad to be such a puss

[@nikolabegonja5490]

What probably happened is that the barrel got tempered to a softer state from the previous 800 rounds, so this time around the barrel blew a hole from the previous damage. At least that's my theory.

[@theshootindutchman]

Fun video, could you guys shoot at an ar500 silhouette Target and put the video inset in the lower right corner of the picrurw?! That would be so fun to see how much abuse rhat the commonly used target could take....thanks😁!

[@PeaceManBro]

The Shootin' Dutchman Not very likely, you wanna be about 100 yards away shooting steel with a rifle and doing full auto mag dumps at 100 yards youre not going to connect much

[@leadonsteel]

I think it would be fun to watch a RubberDummie target getting chewed up lol!!

[@coldfront7914]

Proud patreon of both channels! Keep it up guys, love the content.

[@leethomas556]

Moment of silence for the veper and 7n6

[@notgray88]

F

[@High_Desert_Tanner]

It was awesome to see Tim and Eric do a video together... I love both of you guys!

[@37oH55V]

RIP Billy Mays

[@MrS22222]

I think the 45 rounders really heat the barrel up a lot. Instead of 30 before a short break while mag change there is 45 (50% more heat in that amount of time). I think it might last a little longer only using the 30 rounders.

[@AF-O6]

Love this duo.

[@ddellera]

guys next time you should really grab a borescope and show us the difference of the barrel before and after one of this awesome tests!! Keep up with the wonderful job!

[@NCPDFSB]

that shirt

[@masterofbacon7328]

Where can I buy?. I want that too. hahahaha

[@mc.355]

NCPDFSB honestly I never buy shirts online but I will make an exception!

[@TheTeehee11111]

Yes. Take my money!

[@LoserJJA79]

I have that shirt. It's a head-turner. 😂

[@jnault6441]

Bought my VEPR from Tim at Copper Customs, after Marc Krebs got his hands on it.....but its been my go to hard use gun since. its seen thousands of rounds and several Tac Response classes....love it

[@JakeShadowCitizen]

👍for a Cetme/G3 melt down test. 👎for no.

[@NoblesTx]

Eric Lee Hettver yes!

[@aktejas_2095]

Hell yes!! PTR 91 bitte

[@kristianchristensen2254]

👍

[@ravissary79]

Eric Lee Hettver it think it would kill Eric before it even gets hot.

[@Je3perscre3pers]

Or an HK93. 308 ammo would be an expensive meltdown and the 5.56 models are badass

[@Genome69420]

really glad the videos are coming back. love this channel man.

[@B4CMARO]

In Soviet Russia, a meltdown video does not melt the rifle, the rifle melts the ammunition.

[@mphRagnarok]

It was obviously a squib followed by a round that slammed into it and blew out the barrel. The squib is the first puff of smoke at the action.

[@meanman6992]

Is it possible the previous melt down attempt anealed the barrel?

[@rustys.1070]

that's exactly what happened.

[@Jesses001]

I think you are right. I think that was a barrel obstruction. The round before the one that made it blow had a really strange pop to it, and the next one went boom. So a combination of a weak point in the barrel due to now two tests, and an ammo issue.

[@tHaH4x0r]

Now you have to do another one with a new barrel!

[@pkonneker]

Wearing that shirt right next to Tim is probably my favorite part of this video. So so awesome.

I need that shirt...

[@Ergilion]

Guys, we have the same thing with ARs in Russia. Due to sanctions AR prices start with 1500 bucks for a chinese Norinco AR and go up to 3k for a german one.

[@jason127x99]

Wish I could trade you some AR15 for some Veprs. How much does a Vepr go for in Russia as far a the dollar goes?

[@Ergilion]

Well. A brand new Vepr VPO-126 in 7,62x39 or a VPO-129 in 7,62x54R or a Vepr-308 SOK-92-02 in 308 Winchester are all 610$. A VPO-148 in 5.45 is a little more expensive - 698$ and same is the .223 one. Apply my 5% discount on top of that. This is like the prices from the largest and cheapest store in Russia. But you can cut 5% more by going straight to the factory and buying from there. They literally take you to the factory itself and a workers locker room serves as a showroom for you to check the goods =). They are nice people, much closer to an ordinary customer than the high and mighty Kalashnikov group. Business is not too good for them lately. And with this recent Soccer Wolrd Cup (be it damned for all enetrnity) the government banned all sales of firearms for 2 months. Everybody in the industry got bent over and fucked in the ass by that.

[@BigTexasIron]

Scar meltdown lol

[@jancz357]

expensive meltdown :D

[@rednew8222]

That was an expensive ak.....

[@NoblesTx]

If he just says , “hey everyone donate a dollar on Patreon this month and that money will go to the meltdowns!”

[@jancz357]

doesn't scar have propriety magazines?

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

AllAmerican1776 as much as I'd literally cry manly tears seeing such an atrocity, I'm giving you a thumbs up. I'm going to regret this .

[@mikeg9563]

Theory behind failure, swivel clasp that is right before the gas block tube, is right above where the actual piston head would be to absorb the gas and make the gun cycle. Add heat sync of clasp and a potentially higher heat generator of the piston head right above failure point. Maybe?

[@BB-mo9sf]

Nice! Great meeting you guys in Dallas!

[@GriffXJ]

Love both of my Veprs! Glad I bought the first FM-AK47-11 about a month before the ban and my second Vepr 12 right before the availability dropped to almost nothing

[@Thebonesoftrees]

Meltdown!!!!! 2 amendment rules.

[@themawsjawz_9491]

Oh God that poor VEPR. I really wish VEPRs weren't so rare and expensive. They're so gorgeous

[@sealteam6383]

Hey Brother giving you a shout-out from Arizona I'm new to you Channel just described yesterday that is music to my ears is just beautiful music I never get tired of hearing that sound well that beautiful music

[@vusstoppyv4612]

It would be cool to see a VEPR 7.62x54r meltdown but 5 and 10 round mags would be hell to work with. Great video

[@jason127x99]

Too bad they don't make metal mags for that gun. Just tac weld 3 or 4 mags together. That in its self would be a pain in the ass. But with time could be done.,

[@fordtech903]

I’d like to see an meltdown using one of the various cheap polymer AR lowers.

[@rayfeltz8477]

Great video guys. Thanks for the sacrifice for the sake of entertainment. I was thinking of building a side folder AK 74 and I was gonna use a waffen werks received. I've heard some negativity about waffenwerks, mostly about improper heat treating. any suggestions or alternatives?

[@keenanwalker6597]

I’m literally cringing and crying at the same time watching him shoot off all that ammo. Such good ammo and rare too to be shooting it off like that but I know he has too. 😭😭

[@Clones2011]

That doesn't make me cringe but Eric's t-shirt sure does, holy shit lol

[@aaronorr5586]

Clones2011 Thought Eric was married so the shirt is less cringe-y for him.

[@keenanwalker6597]

Clones2011 lol I’m sorry but I don’t get it what’s wrong with his shirt

[@Jacob-tl8nr]

It’s ammo it was made to be shot

[@SacredGroundsofMetal]

Ammo is made to be shot. Little purpose in collecting it

[@scottrosenthal1124]

Thanks Tim and Eric! I am a long time subscriber to both of your channels. Its nice to see you guys working together on videos! The pro 2nd amendment support you guys push is what we need! I love it! To bad punks like Matt from Demo ranch doesnt do the same with his over 5mill subscribers. I have no respect for someone like him and all the people that watch his vids and the guy never mentions anything about pro 2A support. I refuse to subscribe to his channel until he gets onboard. Much love! 🇺🇸

[@higgimwgun]

So do we call it 1500 round fail? Or an 800 round fail. I’m hate to be “that guy”, but what would happen if you tested a fresh firearm that had not been abused previously? Sorry. But to be scientific you should have tested a fresh firearm.

[@iDeagles]

higgimwgun not necessarily fresh however agree with a piston, gas tube, and barrel that hadn't been previously cooked.

[@higgimwgun]

iDeagles agree 100% at a minimum.

[@jeffersonhenn1086]

higgimwgun That was an 800 round fail. Anything can be rebuilt and retested, but you don't combine the results..

[@jason127x99]

+Jefferson Henn if he would've used ammo that didn't have that sealer on it the gun wouldn't have fail so soon. New gun and no rounds with a sealer on them.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

It's almost like the last round before the one that blew the barrel out got jammed up at the gas block (which is why you saw the puff of smoke come out the back) and then that next final round had no chance in hell to cycle the thing without something bad happening.

[@jeremy8715]

7n6 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[@stacybrown3714]

Okay... looks like you guys had a lot of fun with this one. Thanks.

[@steeltalon2356]

In before comments explain the gun wasn't Russian enough as to why it exploded. Despite being a Russian built gun using Russian military service ammo.

[@aaronorr5586]

Steel Talon Sporting a heavier barrel and reciever than a stock '74 to boot.

[@fakenews6133]

MORE VODKA! BLYAT

[@mattorama]

I think it's impressive how well the foregrip does at protecting the shooter's hand from heat.

[@JABBAWOKKY]

Ok so we need part 3..... re do the test with a new vepper that has not been torture tested previously. New gun, same non bleeding ammo

[@TheAsheybabe89]

JABBAWOKY619 without burning handguards too. Rails are cheap

[@proxhunter3338]

I thought erics laugh is crazy but tims really is lol

[@tm1182]

Rigged video, you sabotaged it to save some of that ammo. I would've done the same thing......

[@012345678844]

I would like to see a delayed roller blowback in this test, like a g3 or something.

[@vicerichter1163]

good luck with the idea of blowing basically a priceless relic that is no longer in production or ever will be sold to in the U.S civilian market. Lmao

[@criztofen115]

Noo ak-kun, sempai save him!

[@aldor9357]

Bruh

[@trevillyan5515]

CRIZtoFEN115 shut your weaboo ass up

[@Asyuuuuu]

Onii-sama yamero don't touch my private parts ugu~

[@onyx9943]

a gun-nut weeb... the more ya know...

[@TheInquisitionist]

Represent.

[@DrSabersky]

Could it have been a squib load that the second projectile slammed into blew up the barrel?

[@jakesmith2469]

DrNRA my thought as well.

[@DrSabersky]

If you watch the slo-mo, there is an extra puff of smoke from the action just before the fatal shot. Looks like a squib to me.

[@its_peppermint118]

I start watching the video and about halfway though mom walks in whatca doin? Well I’m watching I guy meltdown a gun Mom asks why would you want to watch that I now question my life

[@joshuajohnston6684]

cuz merica

[@johndoe3johndoe382]

Lol why don’t you tell your mom to relax and not be so quick to stereotype? Tell her it’s simple. You’re interested in a mechanical tool, the way it works, and how it functions, and what is the concern?

[@its_peppermint118]

Johndoe3 Johndoe3 “guns is not a toy they should never have been invented blah blah blah “ that’s exactly what my mom would have said 😕

[@darthluke655]

Now this is how I like to start my Friday. With a meltdown video!!! Hell yeah!!

[@bradborgelt60]

After this video was made they killed a Panda by jamming a Galapagos tortoise up its ass. Good bye sweet Russian rifle/ 7N6 rounds!

[@aaronorr5586]

Threat Mitigation Manufacturing ...and the Galapagos tortoise lives on to 150-200 years after the fact.

[@jason127x99]

Good think I seen this shit storm ammo and Russian gun ban coming. I've stocked up on 7n6 bullets. 25 k worth. Also bought every caliber in veper too.

[@jason127x99]

+jason127x99 thing. Stupid spell check

[@paraglidingnut26]

Great job guys. I support you both on Patreon.

[@ТомасКатц]

"AK-74 Meltdown! " Too unnacurate name for hunting gun which based on LMG which based on AKM, which again is not AK-74

[@aaronorr5586]

Томас Катц ...fact is the Torture to destruction M.O. of this video was favored to the AK design in this video. Heavy barrels with a greater external surface area take longer to heat up throughout the barrel and the shed the heat externally at a faster rate due to the larger external surface. Put it up against the AR with a SOCOM profile or the BCM Enhanced Middle Weight Fluted and see how long until the barrel goes ka-Boom.

[@goldiestfish]

Aaron Orr AK for army fight so not for fast range because our soldiers usually have problems with ammo every war

[@steadly3668]

Томас Катц "hunting gun" lol ok

[@MrFlathead45]

One more variant... I have a piston AR in 5.45x39. I mostly shoot red army standard ammo which has a red primer seal which I have to clean out after every outting...

[@fredmaner6551]

Consider the following, if there was an actual partial barrel obstruction, the failure mechanism is still more related to ammunition than the rifle itself. Maximum hoop stress at that extreme high operating temperature was obviously exceeded, i.e notice the “fish mouth “ appearance of the rupture. You were extremely fortunate that the barrel failed like it did!

[@Mitten_Plinking]

Awesome video. Keep up the good work. Always a good video when mac and iv8888 get together.

[@reticent6387]

What are you guys shooting at? If it's just the backstop, could you put a junker car or something downrange?

[@rileyklote2712]

Yay I own an AK74 and mine has a horrible horrible evil slide fire stock on it so I'm not allowed to shoot it too much as ranges aren't too fond of *full auto fire*

[@Talex-jb8bp]

Mr. guns and gear you are right the actual metallurgy of the barrel probably was changed I don't remember how many rounds they went through before it jammed on the last video but I'm guessing it was more than enough to change The metallurgy. And I would really like to see a 1022 or maybe one of savages new 22s they have or maybe even a 17 HMR or 22 mag

[@chancepaladin]

Imagine an iv8888 videogame where you have to meltdown every kind of pistol and rifle, with RPG elements of trying to level it up in the certain areas to make sure it lasts longer, until eventually you can afford more and more expensive ammo. And quips from Eric get spouted as you do better and better or worse and worse. :) until eventually you are melting down 50's and 40mm's and stuff. ;-) how many bullets you last goes on the leaderboard or something ;o

[@gangstalker69]

Where the hell did MAC get the Red Dawn KLMK copy oversuit ? Always wanted one

[@AmiAzed]

Scar 17 heavy meltdown.I know scar is expensive

[@nickinportland]

Love the work guys keep it up!

[@amaruametl3486]

Y’all are awesome thanks so much!!

[@supertruckertom]

Looking forward to the upcoming videos..... Bumped into Chad this morning. Father's Day for me will be picking up a CZ Tactical Sport. Limited Class here I come.

[@beowulfgrendel24]

First time in a very long time that the video showed up on my watch list without having to go to the channel and hunt for new content

[@mason1011]

best production AK on planet

[@jeffersonhenn1086]

mason1011 No way, I bet the Galil Ace would top it..

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

I figure for all intents and purposes my SLR107FR will never wear out with the semi auto shooting I do. Usually in a range session I run 500-600 rounds with several cool downs. I plan on passing it down. I'm kinda scared to shoot my SGL21 as it's not replaceable at a reasonable price. It's a beautiful gun. At this point I've got it oiled down sitting in the case.

[@Je3perscre3pers]

Lmao "drudgingly" thats an understatement considering that ammo is becoming more rare by each cycle of the action

[@Je3perscre3pers]

soundspark 7N6 (military surplus 5.45x39) is still being produced but the USA put an import ban on that ammo in 2016. Only 5.45 ammo you can buy is the expensive Hornady steel case, and Wolf Surplus lacquered ammo (the same ammo that caused the failure in the AK74 the first time around)

[@MSRLR]

About freaking time this video was made!

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Great video as usual!!! Those magic changes make me thankful I'm an AR guy

[@domino52o26]

Happy Memorial Day guys. That outtro was pro as btw.

[@p03saucez]

74s are amazing. And that's a beautiful shirt.

[@chuckmiller5763]

Would love to live next door. You know there ain't a criminal within 5 miles of that place after listening to this all the time.

[@byronnlangley]

It’s so cool to see Tim on the show.

[@WMDMithbuster]

All the heat from the first test probably compromised the heat treatment on the barrel, making it much softer and weaker where it failed.

[@Dragonoo1990]

Keep it up Eric . Your fan from Kuwait 🇰🇼

[@alibabaortega5582]

I love you guys. Very educational. Keep up the good work. ✊🏽

[@knox199181]

looks like the barrel started to expand and when it hit the hand guard retainer ring the extra gasses went in the path of lease resistance out the side of the weakened section

[@KurwaRomek]

Oh yeah! I love these meltdown vids way more than I should.

[@metropolitanfirearms5192]

Another great video guys! I know it would be expensive and hard to do, but a SCAR meltdown would be awesome if you can pull it off.

[@360Prairie]

So if you think the primer sealant stopped the first test why would you use another ammo with primer sealant? Don't get me wrong I love 7n6, but it does have primer sealant.