Did the U.S. Sabotage Their Own Rifles in Vietnam?

[@Wendigoon]

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[@Wastelander-oliver]

Ok freakyberg boy

[@TheLotsOfDudes]

Sigma

[@user-bn4ts9tp4d]

2 views after 20 seconds fell off!!!!! (Kidding love the vids man)

[@Coael]

Deal

[@Cinderfella_Productions]

Video released a minute ago but the comment is six minutes old. Woah.

[@Wendigoon]

Sadly, I was informed by someone at KZbin that, thanks to their new content policy, this video would almost certainly get age restricted if I showed the weapons firing. I absolutely despise doing this, but I blurred the weapons to ensure the video stays up. It's very lame and dumb and you should definitely make fun of me for it but I'd rather the video remain public with the restrictions than taken down without them. Hopefully KZbin overturns this decision and I can remove the censoring but until then, I just want to keep the video up, sorry everyone.

[@dibblemcbibble2787]

aye fix your ceiling fan dog.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Don't worry, youtube just doesn't allow guns for filthy plebians Complete falsehoods being puked out by propaganda networks on the other hand, totally fine

[@pannopanno5260]

Gotta love that advertiser friendly YT policy BS.

[@raydenney7534]

Still have the unblurred version so I’ll just never refresh my page

[@tylerdebo2467]

Blurred or not great video

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Does it count as the U.S. “shooting themselves in the foot” if the guns don’t even function well enough to do that?

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@corypeacock556]

It's like shooting fish in a barrel if only they would fire. Our soldiers are the fish and Vietnam would be the barrel.

[@JorgeLopez-qj8pu]

Rich Evans: “OMG”

[@angelainamarie9656]

We can't even shoot ourselves in the foot

[@TheRoseRevolver]

Oh man this had me cackling.

[@stanleyzubek6181]

Missed opportunity to say “And remember kids, the next time that somebody tells you, "The government wouldn't do that," oh yes they would”

[@AngelofGrace96]

Haha love that line

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts

[@mvmmoth]

@@p-__you’re 15 and gay.

[@johan8969]

*MK ULTRA stares in the shadows*

[@midnight_scout]

Looks at the current supreme court*

[@kristofferjd1444]

I served in the Marine Corps as an 0311, 2001-2005. I always heard stories about how awful and unreliable the older gen AR’s were, but I was never taught why. I just dismissed it as a normal flaw of the weapons’ evolution. So thank you for sharing this. It has been as enlightening as it is infuriating.

[@Thegoobywooby]

Thanks for your service man

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

I was 0311 in 2012-2017. Never got the skinny on why either, really opens your eyes.

[@Xavieus]

0352 in 2017 and I was fed the same information about the M16. Even though I was a TOW gunner the myth had been spread to Marines across the Corps. Glad Wendi is making content that actually sets the story straight.

[@movingon3352]

thank you for your service sir and im so sorry such serious things are hidden from you guys its truly awful.

[@Garthritis]

In Basic we were told that we changed from the A1 to the A2 because of the A1s reliability with similar old timey tales. I wonder if this bullshit never happened they would have not switched over to the 3-round burst fire instead of automatic.

[@trashmonkey2866]

Remember Wendigoon ISNT suicidal and is HAPPY with life.

[@Shqidemi]

Or is he? *Vsauce Theme Starts playing*

[@petarmilich8684]

Much to the chagrin of p3d0 supporters from Breadtube.

[@petarmilich8684]

Much to the chagrin of Breadtube.

[@teenagetoddler]

He is also a GREAT swimmer and does NOT look like a deer

[@Luci_eldritch_anarchist]

​@@petarmilich8684thing is, as a leftist myself, I still don't get why breadtube has a problem with him. He's just a chill guy who talks about some interesting stuff

[@Anchor-Supreme]

So, the Ordnance Department was responsible for: - Not providing cleaning kits and lying about the rifle being “self cleaning” - Using higher PSI powder that damaged the gun - Adding a forward assist “just cause” - Not chroming the barrel or bolt because it “costs too much money” - Refusing to adopt the proven designs because they weren’t made by Springfield I’m honestly surprised they didn’t screw with the sights or magazines at this point.

[@2Potates]

They did screw with the sights during testing and they did screw with the magazines because they wanted to go with disposable magazines.

[@Ryu1ify]

​@2Potates Wow, all their talk about wastefulness and things being too expensive yet they wanted to just toss magazines in the garbage...

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

​@@Ryu1ifyThe Ordinance department is eternally horrid. It has pretty much never been good or done something good and has constantly screwed men over.

[@Ryu1ify]

@hawkticus_history_corner Sorry bud. I've been told a lot that "military grade" isn't actually a high praise, but I haven't heard many examples before now

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@Ryu1ify Military grade generally just means "Good enough at good enough of a price" Generally. Sometimes it means "cheap as shit and we can hide it"

[@recalypso7567]

Bro went from fun horror to REAL horror

[@owloko1349]

That's how we roll 😎 always downhill and really fast

[@LexYeen]

you mean fun horror to nightmare mode horror

[@TheodoreHoesevelt]

​@@owloko1349oh yeah like a crack addict after staying away from the rock for awhile.

[@tangentpeak7299]

This horror is what should scare you the most, although most know that the gov is corrupt

[@redmist6630]

when u fuck up so badly the fuckin POTUS tells u to quit ur shit

[@thepondeazy3708]

My name is Ryan Stoner, my great great grandfather Eugene Stoner invented the M16. I’ve grown up with stories of the making of this rifle my whole life. This was a great watch, love your work.

[@valfonso678]

Bro is John Rifle

[@MichiganGunNut]

I remember Zach Hazard talking about this. He said that the M16 was labeled as a self cleaning rifle and then the gun was jamming all of the time because surprisingly enough when you tell a soldier that a rifle that is not self cleaning is self cleaning tends to have issues related to not cleaning the rifle

[@mildly_miffed_man1414]

A fellow autistic armorer fan!

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@andyfriederichsen]

The ammo it was using burned VERY dirty too.

[@Randomusername56782]

@@andyfriederichsenas i recall, wasnt it because they used the same gunpowder that was used in 7.62 for 5.56 rounds?

[@Th3Kingism]

*shocked Pikachu face*

[@gabemerk7807]

My grandpa was a Korean War veteran and tells the story about the Red Cross came with blankets, soda, food and candy. Took pictures with it all then packed it up and never gave his camp any of it

[@cameronharding2878]

That's horrible

[@alexanderboulton2123]

Amazin.

[@MaxG-jk8ty]

I wonder if it was given to the higher ranks to distribute and then kept for themselves? This definitely happens although I'm not sure if that was true in his case. My Grandfather was in the 101st Airborne during Korea. He used alcohol to cope with his PTSD and wouldn't discuss anything until he was drunk and then it's all he would talk about... He received a purple heart for frostbite of all things... Apparently this was a common issue with depriving the men of sufficient cold weather gear.

[@AlastairCreed]

The RC sucks asshole, and is a copyright hounding piece of garbage-- So that tracks.

[@Hyperion_86]

@@alexanderboulton2123bro what?

[@witney5923]

“Several of the names we scratch into monuments are only there because of other names we put badges next to” Danggggggg what a line and so true

[@be_ingtyler7703]

That line went so hard

[@BlackFeather713]

Bars

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

I’m stupid. I understand the concept and the meaning but I don’t understand what putting a badge next to a name means.

[@Ollybollyk]

@@FormerGovernmentHuman Certain positions in the military or actions taken while serving the military earn you a badge of recognition. Such as aiding in the production of firearms intended for military use.

[@Jodie-G198]

Instant Wendigoon classic.

[@goceanman]

Funny story, my mom was dropped off at the wrong recruiter's office by her dad when she went to join the air force back in the '70s, and wound up joining the army because she was too nervous and shy to say no. She wound up going through BT with the same M-16 and graduated as a marksman at the top of her class with that single M-16. She went on to do three years in the army before she joined the air force and retired after 27 years.

[@corradocampo]

Who asked bro. Congrats your mom pushed papers and worked a copy machine

[@goceanman]

@corradocampo judging by your other comments on this channel, I realize you just say hateful shit for reactions, but I hope you can heal and find better ways to manage your millimeter peter than to say rude stuff to folks on YT that wouldn't care if you passed tomorrow. Have the life you deserve "bro" 😆

[@protoaltus]

I asked bro she's a trooper too. Suck it ​@@corradocampo

[@Caffine_Kitsune]

@@goceanman HOORAH!

[@goceanman]

@@Caffine_Kitsune HOORAH!!! o7

[@McPatrick14]

US Military Brass: "This is a called a forward assist." Infantry grunts: "JAM ENHANCER!"

[@BobGeanis]

Yeah, it really didn't matter. I just used my thumb to push the bolt

[@jason200912]

It works well though. The real jam enhancer is trying to slingshot a double feed, which got the northhollywood heist man killed from his ak jamming. The guy slingshotted the ak 2 times which caused a catastrophic jam. It would have been cleared out had he took out the mag first then held it open and shook out the stuck round.

[@MarioMario-uy2my]

Yeah but thats him being stupid since the way you clear a double feed is take the mag out and unjam it from there ​@@jason200912

[@kbeargaming3449]

​@@jason200912he was boned to begin with. Jamming an ak in a combat situation is a death sentence. Unless you are super duper prepared for it and you can iraqi reload like a mf

[@JustJakenStuff]

@@jason200912 well the thing about the m16 was though, it was only potentially double feeding because of the hot ammo making it cycle faster. so the only reason the forward assist was needed, was because they refused to use lower pressure ammo, and still wanted to prevent exactly what ur talking about. if they just used lower pressure ammo it more than likely would never double feed. wendigoon says the ordanence dept, said it was for essentially "familiiarity" but in reality I think it was so they could try to justify overpressurizing the chambers.

[@believeinmatter]

I remember seeing Vietnam documentaries for the first time and hearing that the M16 was “self-cleaning” , which always seemed bizarre to me and doesn’t make any sense

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@Cowboycomando54]

Even Eugene Stoner was wondering what the hell the DOD was smoking.

[@dopaminedreams1122]

US army really claimed to have a rifle with the same inherent functionality of coochie… damn

[@user-ns4zm8qe9p]

@@Cowboycomando54forward assist type beat

[@tylercoon1791]

@@user-ns4zm8qe9poh, you mean the Jam Enhancer?

[@troglodyte2042]

Wendigoon gives the vibe of that kinda guy that gets assassinated for some reason and the government doesn't investigate it.

[@hardrock8292]

Or whenever they do investigate it turns out that unfortunately he drowned into a river after hanging himself in his basement before shooting himself

[@Zilliguy]

Govt investigation: suicide by 13 bullet wounds to the back of the head

[@cinnis5670]

It's a cultivated aesthetic. He presents himself in that way.

[@Crotalus_Adamanteus]

@@hardrock8292or he shot himself twice in the head 😂

[@Meyer-gp7nq]

I hear he is s*icidal

[@raphaeldias5705]

That's a REALLY convincing "ping" for an air soft rifle

[@BobGeanis]

What are you on about? M1s are extremely common.

[@Actually_nobody_ever]

@@BobGeanisIt's a joke since every time Wendi brings a gun on camera he says it's airsoft because of KZbin's demonitization policy

[@nano5696]

the speakers on it are very good

[@LexYeen]

​@@nano5696what speakers? it's the fancy model that takes repro clips for genuine ping. 😂

[@dark2023-1lovesoni]

Yeah, it can even feed/use both repro or original ammo. It's one hell of a "Gas-Blowback" airgun. It uses a weird system where a solid fuel, stored in a little brass ampule, is burned to generate the gas pressue, instead of using a more traditional gas reservoir (like for green gas/propane/CO2). It's very similar to the newer "Fuel" combustion nail guns or even a Ramset, same technology, except that on this airgun the little brass ampules have to be popped out of the system with each shot. But it's absolutely worth it, because it can fire a 150 grain pellet, at 2640fps, which is practically garunteed to result in ALL enemy players actually calling out their hits. It's almost too realistic. I mean, you could probably fight a literal war with that airgun. It really is a g'rand system.

[@ABSolution2468]

As a gun lover, it takes ALOT of thing to make listening to technical talk not boring, even when it comes to things i love. You're doing a great deal of work, and i look forward to continue seeing your work in the future

[@orbglorb-zingalorg]

gotta level up your tism

[@Twiceonce2005]

I sent this vid to parallel watch with my dad, he was active during Vietnam. We talked a lot about everything. He now understands why he hated the 15/16 and was so against it. Dad made sure he, my brother, and I have m1 garands and can take care of them down to the smallest detail. Anyway back to my dad, he really loved this video. Personally I’d love to see more vids like this. The munchy crunchy numbers are my bag.

[@nolkerss]

Wait you still dont own an AR-15?

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

You should look into a Socom 10 or 16. Same weapon as a M1 but, it has modern options. Like rails, and drum mags all the goodies of modern rifles. All while keeping reliability of of the M1. Also modern AR15s seriously kick ass compared to the 60s.

[@alvintollah]

Curious if your dad has a favorite gun (other than the M1, I'm assuming).

[@uku4171]

What's wrong with just owning a modern AR-15? Also, what's he think of the M14?

[@ps3andrhcp]

​@uku4171 nothing he's just shitty about the old rifles. A modern AR is a very good, reliable gun.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

My grandfather was Vietnam vet, he said there was a rumor going around about the M16 being a wonder weapon of the future and that you did not have to clean it, and it was fine if you did take care of it, like any other weapon.

[@saltandsoysauce175]

I just want to say a big "THANK YOU!" for immediately and directly answering the question posed in your title within the first few seconds. It drives me nuts when there's a clickbaity title like that and the creator takes forever just to get to the damn point, but you have thoroughly subverted my expectations. Watching this all the way to the end not only out of interest, but also gratitude and much respect.

[@CatsOverdrive]

Wendigoon "ChadCat"-ing himself ahead of the curve.

[@saltandsoysauce175]

@TheDoc_K Right? He absolutely made it worth it, too. A *50%* failure rate?! UNBELIEVABLE and unforgivable.

[@synthwavecat96]

You must be new here.

[@Gottaculat]

The really disgusting part is they kept sabotaging the project well into my dad's service in Vietnam in 1969-1970. My dad was trained on the M14 in late 1968 and early 1969, then when shipped overseas, they handed him what seemed to him like a toy rifle that he knew nothing about. He was told it's self-cleaning, which is why they wouldn't be giving him a cleaning kit - to save weight, you see! Or so he was told. Then, one night on guard duty in a fox hole with 2 other guys, they get attacked by the VC - which was to be expected, because that happened every night until Nixon gave the green light to bomb the stockpiles a few hundred feet over the Cambodian boarder out in the middle of bumfucknowhere. However, this time, the VC came hard enough, and in great enough numbers that they were ordered to evacuate the base. Unfortunately for my dad and the guys with him, the VC was already overrunning their position, and due to the pitch darkness of night, most of the enemy was moving past them, but it meant they were cut off from retreat. So they held their ground, but my dad's rifle jammed - and from how he described it, I believe it was the jam where a spent case doesn't eject, but gets flipped around, and the gas key lodges into the neck of the case, and up in the charging handle's concave underside. This is a really difficult jam to clear even on a nice day at the range, with your tool bag, in daylight, and knowing exactly what's happening (happened to me one time, and it's a top tier jam). So to my dad, the rifle is now just a damn club. He had previously scored a 1911 and a couple mags off a dead officer - at the permission of another officer to keep it, as my dad was never issued a sidearm (normally worked in a command center to do artillery calculations, and they weren't allowed to have guns in there... for some reason, unless they were security). So anyway, at least he has SOMETHING, but it's just a shitty 1911 with 21 bullets between the 3 mags he had. Yeah, he was out of ammo fast. From there, he tried to use a dropped AK, but it was so different from anything he'd used, he only managed to fire the rounds still in it, and then had no idea how to change the mag, so again, another firearm useless to him. Thankfully, the other 2 guys' rifles kept running, but my dad was down to just the hunting knife he bought before deployment (was never issued a knife, either, told to buy one if he wanted one, so he did). The fighting continued until dawn, at which point the VC retreated as US infantry pushed to retake the lost ground. According to my dad, the fox hole was knee deep in blood. All 3 of them survived the night, likely by the grace of God, and the unwillingness to make their moms receive a coffin flag. It wasn't until my dad got back home in 1970 that he was mailed the Bronze Star for his courage on the battlefield. He tells me that's the only event that he knows he was in that could warrant such a medal. Figured one of the officers with the grunts who pushed the VC back saw the aftermath, and nominated him and the other two for the medal. As one could guess, my dad's opinion of the AR-15 platform was, "It's pure garbage that almost got me killed." Or, at least it was until last year, at age 78, I finally convinced him to shoot my modern AR-15 I built myself (without kits, btw, which I'm proud of, as it's also my first rifle, not just my first build). His arthritis is too much to work the action, but he managed the 4-5 lb trigger, and for a second, I saw a smile on his face as he dinged the plate at 400 yards first shot. He let loose a few more at the 350, 300, 250, and 200 yard plates, hitting each one. He then handed it to me, and said, "A lot nicer than the one I had." He then went on to tell me about that night, telling me if I'm able to build a rifle like that, I'm old enough to understand why he did what he did over there. He had never told us about any of it, not because it was too graphic, or whatever, but because he wanted to wait until my brothers and I were old and wise enough to understand the government isn't your friend, they aren't here to help, they are here to control you, to subjugate you, and to send you to die for their political and financial gain. He told us Vietnam wasn't about communism or the Russians, or democracy, it was because at the time, that's where France farmed the rubber tree sap used to make tires. The ruins upon which his base was built in Vietnam used to be a Michelin plantation. Rows upon rows of rubber trees, thousands of them. France is an American ally, and supplier of tires - which the military needs tires, and lots of them. He said there's no doubt in his mind we were there for one main reason, to fix France's fuckup, and make sure we kept access to rubber tree sap for tire production. I'm sure we were there for other reasons, too, but it made a ton of sense. Might be an interesting rabbit hole to look into.

[@shadowsketch926]

Thanks for sharing this, all of it, your dad's story, his thoughts on the government and why vietnam was a target at all, according to him, it's always interesting to read these kinds of comments. And your dad having a smile on his face after he shot your rifle must have been a moment of peide for you too, love to see that

[@Mr1234d]

At one time I read a press conference release given by Eisenhower in 1954 that was justification for aiding Frances military with US money to fight in Vietnam. US tax payers were helping fund Vietnam long before our troops got there sadly I forget the percentages but the states footed more than 50% the war effort in the 50’s even when it was a French issue. TLDR - Your dads probably right about the tires.

[@aspid164]

You know, my first step of understanding politics was playing the civilization 6 when, as an Osman, I wanted Egyptian aluminium to produce my own planes and fight for resources on the other continent even though Egypt was my civilization (heh) long ally. Of course, this game is a huge simplification, but when you start seeing economical interests behind every political action, every presidential speech and every news article, politics starts to make much more sence.

[@s960340]

Normally i don't give thumbs up cause I'm lazy af but you sir just got mine thumbs up

[@merryryely]

Thanks for sharing his story. He's a badass for surviving such a night. My grandfather was a combat engineer deployed to Vietnam. He never did tell anyone his stories. But maybe he would have told me. I was his favourite grandchild but he died before being wise enough and mature enough to hear his stories.

[@Some-nerd-who-tinkers]

“This is a forward assist, It assists the enemy while they move forward”

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts

[@Some-nerd-who-tinkers]

@@p-__ wtf is wrong with you 💀

[@mememaster695]

@@Some-nerd-who-tinkers It's a bot. I usually only see that one on Penguinz0 videos. KZbin is infested with the things.

[@Some-nerd-who-tinkers]

@@mememaster695 yeah, i guessed it was a bot, the only reason I responded was because this one is more “odd” than most of the ones I’ve seen.

[@NomadicClarity]

Added the forward assist, and they made the rifle less deadly by increasing the rifling twist, which really pissed off Stoner because the original rifles he made were a resounding success in the eyes of the soldiers that were given them.

[@officerbarbrady8387]

Gen. Ripley also opposed the introduction of repeating rifles because he believed soldiers would blow through their ammo far too quickly and basically create a logistical nightmare for the supply trains. It kinda makes sense, but it's also a dumb move. Basically refusing to adopt to modern technology.

[@filmandfirearms]

More importantly, making sure everyone in the army had a muzzleloading rifle was more important than focusing on fancy new technology. Remember, at the start of the Civil War, neither side was really properly equipped for an all out war, so there were serious weapons shortages on both sides. The Union took the approach of standardizing as much as possible, while the South never really had many options and just took the least bad one; build factories and hope the war lasts long enough you can actually do something with them. They did actually produce some pretty nice rifles and carbines, but nowhere near enough of them

[@CGR89]

The government changing things for the detriment of reliability and being mad about it reminds me of people who change ingredients on recipes and complaining, like "I tried this apple pie recipe, but I changed the apples for tangerines, the flour for baking soda, and the cinnamon for turmeric, it tasted horrible!".

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts

[@fistovuzi]

changed the apples for turds, the flour for runny turds, and the cinnamon for powdered turds.

[@kenosabi]

As a line cook I felt this more then I should.

[@AlastairCreed]

@@kenosabi I know it's a few days later, but give examples please, lmao

[@ethanstyant9704]

Egads! Consequences of my actions! Who could have foreseen this?

[@cobblewobble]

my papa was drafted into vietnam. he got shot in the leg and was released from service. he's still alive and well at the age of 78 and he is a wonderful man, interviewing other veterans he can find across the state and hearing their story. this gives me an entirely different perspective of what he went through, edit 1: i went back and read something from a few years ago and confirmed that my papa did use the m-16

[@AlastairCreed]

Should send him the video and see if he has any addendums/anecdotes/corrections. Might be affirming to have a young guy talking shit on his behalf, when his generation was shut up about it.

[@cobblewobble]

@@AlastairCreed honestly might, he's the type of guy to rock with wendigoon

[@memyselfandinobodyfromnowh9087]

@@cobblewobblewhat state?

[@cobblewobble]

@@memyselfandinobodyfromnowh9087 Arizona!

[@Diamond-pg4kc]

@@cobblewobble I'm curious if you've shown him yet and if so, what are his thoughts?

[@jclarkent3757]

The best part about this channel is Wendi’s continued discipline to make content based on personal interest, not just what the algorithm says is popular. The passion is palpable and the topics are very interesting. Keep it up

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts

[@petarmilich8684]

And all In Praise of Shadows can do about it is seethe.

[@vitoc8454]

In an alternate reality, the USA started putting all these crappy guns and gunpowders in caves while The Dairy Council was pressuring the military to use more milk and cheese

[@JackTheripper911]

What a genius idea 😂 I love it.

[@saltiestsiren]

I wonder what Wendigoon's doin' in that reality

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

​@@saltiestsirenprobably teaching children about the gnostic gospel of national roman socialism and making excited KZbin videos about the gnomes that live on the outside of the balloon earth

[@Shadest]

can't believe wendi sabotaged the brakes on his own car, this is so sad

[@Thelogboss]

So sad how he shot himself in the back of the head 21 times

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@Thebusterugglass]

Terribly sad to hear he strung himself up while simultaneously shooting himself from behind with a 12 gauge shotty. (Shoutout Hillary and bill)

[@yusharider]

Really awful that he bought a tesla

[@Znae629]

@@p-__ shut it.

[@thatchil]

Favorite quote, "The Next Time That Somebody Tells You, “The Government Wouldn’t Do That,” Oh Yes They Would."

[@ratsticus]

"And they already have."

[@Cracker_Barrel_Kidd_55]

The government wouldn’t do that, the check is in the mail, and I promise I won’t c** in your mouth have to be the three biggest lies ever told

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@cmcapps1963]

Decades ago

[@GunmarTheBlack]

☠️ I was at work and my buddy is a big Chris Chan fan and so after hearing Isaiah say that he turns around and then tells me of Chris with this very determined look on his face going oh yes I will with the lisp and everything and I tell you I lost it man now whenever I hear that quote I cannot think of anything but Isaiah going oh yes I will at the end

[@TheeAxo]

“Hello everybody” pulls out an M-16

[@Tmt933]

Yeah that one got me lol

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@IronScarr375]

It’s the American way

[@FranciscoPerez-cr4os]

He really finds any excuse to bring out his guns

[@silversobe]

2nd amendment flex. Flex your rights while you have em

[@andrewglaszcz7169]

This tickled my tism in just the right way so please continue to make these videos along with all of your other great work

[@MilaWht]

I know right? I love hearing people talk in depth about their interests, even neurotypical people, you can tell he really cares about this topic and guns as a hobby

[@Habanero_Chi]

After this upload, Wendi was found beheaded with 23 gun shot wounds to the head and 17 stab wounds to his lungs and his heart removed. So sad it was ruled a sui cide

[@jmsgridiron5628]

Oh no, not sewer slide!

[@j.2512]

as long as he doesn't name THEM. thats the USA social contract, you can say elites bad but never ever in a million years name the tribe that the elites are

[@alanwatterson6238]

It’s sad to see wendigoon took a ride on the suicslide

[@Thegoldenaerobar2]

​@@jmsgridiron5628don't say that

[@nunyabizness6113]

​@@j.2512 They aren't actually a part of that tribe it's the tribe of satan

[@gphoenix51]

Honestly not surprised to hear that the Army Ordinance screwed things up so badly for their wounded pride. The Navy Ordinance, in the years between WW1 and WW2, created the Mark 14 torpedo, but refused to test it because they said it was so perfect, it never needed testing. And even after getting mountains of reports from Navy personnel about how garbage the torpedo was, the Navy Ordinance refused to change it until they were basically forced to at gunpoint by the top Navy Brass. They'd rather lose the war in the Pacific and get entire ships filled with sailors killed than admit that they screwed up their masterpiece. It's a huge scandal and Drachinifel did a really great video on it. Would love to see more videos like this, no matter what KZbin thinks.

[@rondobrondo]

Except it didn't actually happen the way Wendigoon describes it. I recommend watching IvanPrintsGuns' Wendigoon video where he explains the facts of the situation and how the army DID NOT sabotage anything, and if they wanted to, they easily could have, but they didn't. Ivan is an actual gunmaker, and one that is becoming fairly renowned because of his contributions to 3D printed firearms. He walks through the main points of the Wendigoon video piece by piece and shows the actual facts we have about the situation and shows how Wendigoon did not properly interpret the *data* and instead based his opinion off on a congressional hearing, where politicians are allowed to say basically whatever they want regardless of the facts.

[@themoocow7718]

I remember stories of those torpedoes. During WWII, Commander Ramage of USS Parche, fired multiple torpedoes at enemy subs. Most of them skirted off course or were just duds. The Fat Electrician has a great video on it.

[@randylahey1950]

A video on American torpedoes during ww2 would also be awesome too. They were so defective that even perfectly placed torpedoes would bounce off the hull of enemy ships without exploding.

[@figarofigaro3429]

That's hilarious.

[@T7_H3rbz]

One part of that story that is often overlooked is the price of a torpedo was similar to the price of a carrier launched airplane so testing a live torpedo is a costly venture. This is not a defense of not testing the Mk14. Just a note that is worth talking about

[@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702]

You need more like, Wendigoon needs to see this post. We need a video on this with this man holding toy subs, giant foam torpedos, and a Battleship Board with ships

[@hastyhawkeye]

The fat electrician covered this in his video on ching lee

[@barrag3463]

They used a contact fuse that was made for an earlier, slower torpedo, so when the mag-fuses didn't work (and didn't go off right after firing, which is theorized to have happened to some crews), the torp would basically crush the fuse before it could even fully function. This was confirmed when a navy crew performing testing (against the wishes of Ordinance Board) dropped a torpedo on it's nose (explosives removed obviously) out of water to see what the fuse was doing. Drachinifel has a great video on it; "The Mk14: Failure is like Onions."

[@ElectronicDust636]

PLEASE make more. There's so much I thought I knew but you bringing this information to a new light makes me so much more grateful for the work you do and the effort you put in. Genuinely, thank you

[@Coael]

I would watch a 10 hour wendigoon video about literally any topic

[@kriskorn2130]

true and real

[@lupajupiter5605]

Lucky for you he has really long Dante's Divine Comedy and Conspiracy Theory Iceberg videos

[@uopual3216]

i would watch a week long video

[@hannahrodriguez3376]

Real

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@Appalachia_Ape]

You did a great job of (for lack of a better term) "dumbing down" the explanation of the gas system for the folks that just dont know how these rifles work, but hearing you give the immediate caveat of it actually being more of an internal piston rather than direct impingement made me happy.

[@itsgoose-579]

I’m sure if he wanted to go into detail people wouldnt mind. Though from personal experience these explanations can be a bit boring unless youre a specific type of person. so I can understand dumbing it down to retain attention/audience. Though the explanation and popularity of his can be a gateway for anyone who’d be interested in learning more.

[@crct2004]

This is really pissing me off. I worked for military contractor years ago and there was always some kind of shenagins going on. I was young and dumb, now I am old and pissed off. Reality sucks.

[@Grif921]

Its treason surely

[@crct2004]

@@Grif921 There has been so much treason in this country for so long only God can reconcile it with all the other horrors of humanity, if He even exists. Sometimes I have to wonder. The older I get and the more I study history the darker reality gets.

[@chester9585]

​@@crct2004Don't be too sad yet, this history isn't even all of what's has happened because of how things get forgotten and not written down 😅

[@huey858]

@@crct2004I agree with you. This is why American nationalists are so goofy to me.

[@crct2004]

​​ @huey858 I am saying I hate treason because I love my country and respect the young men who serve it. My family, then my community then my state then my country then the rest of the world, nothing wrong with that. I don't like corrupt people and they run from bottom to top and I hope there will be some kind of justice. But I would definitely call myself a nationalist before a globalist and I would hope everyone loved their own countries as well. Like all the immigrants that come here instead of making their own country better or even fighting off our cia et al. Yes it's a shitshow but life as a kid in the 70's was pretty sweet in West Virginia. It was wholesome and there I never saw racism or financial stratification. We all were nice to each other. It breaks my heart to see Americans hating this country and tearing it apart.

[@abaliagoob]

Oh my gosh i'm so relived and happy to see you're no longer holding the mic and it's just sitting in one spot, I use really high quality ear buds so when you hold the mic I can hear the audio shift in and out, left and right, as you move. Thank you for attaching it!!

[@stuntman7799]

23:00 Minor correction: while mostly correct, the Air Force didn't adopt the Colt 601 as a replacement for their M14's, but rather instead for their M2 carbines (a select fire version of the M1 Carbine), as that was how Lemay was able to justify the adoption. They're both select fire, intermediate rifles.

[@GregoryMcStevens]

☝️🤓

[@ultrabigfella]

​@@GregoryMcStevensthis video is literally about historical facts, no one here is gonna find you mocking a correction funny.

[@MarkSmith-vv5zi]

@@GregoryMcStevensYou clown

[@jason.larsenthedanishgreek1226]

​​@@GregoryMcStevens GayforHe mcSTUPENS

[@notasandwich2080]

​@@jason.larsenthedanishgreek1226 are you like 12?

[@adamruiz3683]

"Wood. Warps like hell. You get it wet, you put it in the sun, gone. Somebody should've figured that out before they sent it into a damn jungle." - Mike Ehrmantraut, Better Call Saul.

[@luvamber222]

REAL i was looking for this comment 😭😭

[@stupidminotaur9735]

but everybody loved them and all the vets in vietnam who were using them were saying we'd be suffering less casualties if we had the older weapons.

[@wolfgang_h3t]

​@@stupidminotaur9735That's it, just keep coping about your shitty M14 being shit

[@Off-HandedBarrel]

Pure Propoganda.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@kameradendogo9729]

I love how he’s basically flexing his gun collection throughout the video

[@adyst866]

Money well spent. And its tax write-off if he shows them in video.

[@ooofyikes7253]

Makes me jealous of americans :(

[@DanBCooper]

@@ooofyikes7253 We'd love to have if you if you would be a productive member of society, adopt American Culture, and respect our Constitution / Bill of Rights. Patriotic immigrants are a treasure here.

[@honeybeez9203]

@@DanBCooperD. B. Cooper, from a successful plane hijacker to an impressive salesman.

[@petarmilich8684]

Each one gives a certain Breadtuber an aneurysm.

[@ESPLTD322]

I’m so GLAD a big KZbin channel (outside firearms channels alone, that will reach a wider audience) is covering this. The AR platform has gotten a lot of undeserved hate due to this.

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

The fact that these old m16s, even though it caused them to break, could generally fire over 150 rounds per minute over what they were designed for and handle so much more pressure than what they were designed to hold, just speaks to how well they were designed to begin with. It's actually pretty amazing

[@olliegoria]

When they were actually built properly and maintained regularly, they were _stellar_ in their day. Stoner literally came up with _the_ rifle to run the AK for its money and the Army just had to do things the hard way.

[@Mophony]

I wouldn't say it could make the AK run for its money, but it could certainly keep pace

[@cbrindle91]

@@Mophony I dunno. A well maintained M16 is generally far more accurate at a distance than an AK, since it is machined precisely rather than stamped. The M16/AR platform was designed for professional militaries while the AK was designed for peasant/draftee armies. Each has a purpose, definitely.

[@Gamer42444]

@@Mophony It can lol, look up the AKM vs AR15 mud test by inrangetv

[@ooofyikes7253]

​@@Mophony The AR platform has always been superior

[@LaffeeTaffeeGG]

I'm not a gun enthusiast, but I loved watching this just to see Wendigoon talk about firearms and explain how they work. You can tell he's super passionate about this and has a deep understanding and respect for them.

[@petarmilich8684]

And if you listen really closely, you can hear In Praise of Shadows throwing yet another tantrum.

[@rondobrondo]

Well he actually doesn't because he completely gets this story wrong. If you want more info, watch IvanPrintsGuns' Wendigoon video where he explains the facts of the situation and how the army DID NOT sabotage anything, and if they wanted to, they easily could have, but they didn't

[@maxwelledison03]

​@@rondobrondoWe've already heard this. I think you're confusing purposeful sabotage with blatant stupidity. In which case, absolutely they fucked over soldiers. Your suggested video does nothing to argue the contrary. Ian would agree.

[@karenamyx2205]

​@@rondobrondo You think im watching this to learn actual history? He might as well be covering a creepy pasta, im iust here for an entertaining story.

[@J3ttL4gg3d]

AHH yes me too! :3

[@GeorgeCowsert]

As a gunsmith, I have grown to absolutely despite US Ordinance Corp precisely because every single decision they ever made got people killed. The Spanish-American war? Ordnance Corp snubbed the idea of clips to rapidly reload a rifle, even as soldiers ditched their issued Krag Joergensons in exchange for enemy rifles en masse. As in, 95% of the soldier's would ditch their issued kit. Fast forward to WW1, and the Thompson was presented to the military right as everyone realized that the war would revolve around trenches. Ordinance Corp would drag their heels, stalling every single meeting and test just because they thought the idea of an SMG was a waste of ammo, when one bullet can theoretically do the same job. The M1 Garand? That was originally supposed to use BAR magazines so that general infantry could support their machine gunners. Also, the BAR was not originally meant to take magazines. Early in development, the engineers wanted to use belts, but Ordinance Corp said no! It would "waste ammo!" This is a common mantra with Ordinance Corp. They were, and the military still is to an extent, obsessed with the idea of an army made up entirely of snipers. Now fast forward to pre-Vietnam. Armalite Rifle #10. It is, to this day, the only 30 caliber rifle that handles like an SMG. It is literally the "do it all" gun the military had been asking for, and it was snubbed because "a real rifle has wood and steel!"

[@somedrunkguy8786]

The Navy bureau of ordinance was also single handedly responsible for the single worst scandal in US Naval history- the Mk. 14 torpedo which was never actually tested and when was actually deployed preformed so badly submarine captains would complain only to be basically told they don’t know how to actually use these torpedoes. It took an unreasonable amount of time for both air dropped and submarine launched torpedoes to be fixed where it actually do its job as a weapon of war and not just a angry metal fish who’s eyes been gouged out. It’s comical how every ordinance department has done nothing but hurt things that actually matter which is making stuff work when people are being shot at

[@kulehulfer4385]

@@somedrunkguy8786 its because these groups are full of people who have never and never will serve so they don't have any shits to give for the lives of those people who do. all of them are the same, glory hounds taking the victories of the men under them and claiming it as their own, even if they did nothing to help other than assign the 3 out 20 people who actually know what their doing, to do the job they brownnosed to get.

[@LangstonDev]

Fast forward to today and repeated Sig debacles...

[@RenegadeRanga]

It almost sounds like they were conspiring to make the troops less effective.

[@CantusTropus]

No wonder militaries have historically relied on lies and chicanery to get recruits.

[@Queersailorscout]

This is such a well done video and I’m definitely going down a rabbit hole after this to do more research

[@jakeage3024]

Ah yes, a wonderful chance to pull out my favorite story of all time. My dad went to Vietnam in '69-70. He was a US Marine. In his training he was issued an M14, and he fell in love with it. When he got in country, they gave him an M16. He fucking hated it! My dad was not infantry, he was an engineer who drove trucks all over the country of Vietnam. He simply threw his issued M16 behind his driver seat and forgot about it. Due to the fact that he drove truck, he was pretty much always gone before morning muster. Until one day when he got held up waiting for his truck to get loaded. And, on this day the General in charge of his regiment was there conducting inspections. This is (basically) their actual conversation. General (walks up to my dad, takes one look at the rifle, takes it from my dad, tries the bolt. It's rusted shut): "MARINE! This is the sorriest excuse for a weapon I have ever seen, what do you have to say for yourself?" Dad: Sir, I don't believe in it sir, I think it's a piece of shit, sir" General: What do you mean you don't believe in it? This is the chosen rifle of the United States Marine Corps! What the hell are you going to do when Charlie sneaks up on you? Dad: Well sir, underneath my driver's seat I have a duffel, in that bag I have a grease gun, eleven mags of ammunition and ten grenades. I figure after that, Charlie can have me, sir. General (takes another look at the rifle, hands it back to my dad and simply responds): "Carry on, Marine."

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Apologies for the ignorant question, but what's he going to do with eleven mags of ammunition if he just has a grease gun in there? I feel like I'm losing something in translation.

[@beybladeguru101]

@@eyesofthecervino3366”Grease gun” was the nickname of an actual firearm used during the second world war, and those magazines would presumably belong to it.

[@9mm_Retirement]

​@@eyesofthecervino3366 specifically the gun being referred to is an M3 "Grease gun" which looks an awful lot like an actual grease gun of the time.

[@christophersanders3252]

The General tells the story a little differently. "I met Rambo once..."

[@pope2552]

fakest story i’ve ever heard in my life

[@nickhartwell6889]

Wendigoon 2023: Let's discuss these creepy cryptids in iceberg format. Wendigoon 2024: Let's discuss heinous goverment coverups that I need to label conspiracies for my family's safety.

[@CantusTropus]

I mean, "Conspiracy" and "Conspiracy Theory" aren't the same thing...

[@succulentpotato8150]

Nah he’s been doing government shit for a minute

[@juter1122]

​@@CantusTropus conspiracy theories are what people make up to explain the conspiracy

[@redspiderlilys6]

The jfk video was from 3 years ago. He’s always been talking about government coverups

[@jamesf4423]

You guys are acting like he’s Edward Snowden and not going over some declassified stuff that’s 100% public and can’t get you in trouble. Sorry to ruin your role play but the government absolutely doesn’t care about this anymore otherwise it would still be classified

[@Chibsons_Highpoints]

Somehow gun failure in Vietnam is the least traumatic Wendigoon story about kids in the woods.

[@HenryDaNinth]

Damn.

[@honeyswann]

Love how this is going beyond Creepcast

[@littlebigboy3682]

You know mayonnaise is the condiment of the aristocrat

[@hans2936]

"AYYOO KIMBER, I NEED TO TESTIFY AGAINST SPRINGFIELD ARMORY

[@BlindBosnian]

​@@littlebigboy3682Musical instrument you mean

[@darthbanana2110]

My grandpa died (before I was born) of Vietnam-era Agent Orange-induced melanoma, not rifle jamming. He had a boundary that he never talked about the war. But I feel like this video would've made him feel seen. Thanks for making this video Wendigoon. It's so soothing to the part of me that's always had to grieve a man I never got to meet.

[@adriancastaneda786]

“What a lot of people don’t realize, is several of the names we scratch into monuments, are only there because of other names we put badges next to.” That is single handedly the coldest line I’ve heard in a while. Makes you think how many soldiers died just because of their rifle. That is sad. It makes you go ever beyond that, and wonder how different Vietnam would have been if the M-16 worked as intended.

[@Junierox]

It's why my dad got out of the military when his time was up. During a training game with some higher ups he saw the decisions that would get people like him killed and got out while he could. Always stuck with me

[@Andy-im3kj]

That's why alot of our special forces modified these firearms or just went with another option. They would weld magazines for higher capacity, carry AKs, etc.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

The war would have ended the same way, just with less folded flags on our end. The war wasnt lost in the battle field, the war was lost in Washington.

[@lady_acid]

My partner is a gun nerd. He got me (somewhat) into Brendan Herrera and Zach Hazard and the like. But this video has been great because it answered questions I have that I never got an answer to and don't really care enough to look into. Like what the charging lever is for, or the forward assist, or the gas tube. It was like asking and getting the response of "The charging lever is for charging levers and levering chargers". The useless answers weren't from ignorance, but inability to translate in-depth knowledge into language someone who knows nothing about the topic can understand. You made it so much clearer for me and that is one of the best things about your channel. You are truly a good teacher. While I doubt the gun history videos will do well compared to other topics you cover, I do hope you'll do them anyway. Both for your own interest and fun, and for those of us who are curious.

[@GubbelsGoat]

Wendigoon giving off the vibes of the guy that tells scary stories around the campfire and then grabs his night vision and rifle to watch out for skinwalkers while you sleep

[@Micchi-]

Little did he know there were imposters among us

[@shgevin947]

He gives those vibes cause that's what he does

[@KokoJagung]

This the same dude who got so spooked playing lethal company

nah he is cool with skinwalkers, its the damn Rolling Giants with kind eyes he is watching out for.

[@donkimble]

My mom’s partner was a fantastic guy who flew helicopters in Vietnam starting in 63. (He always said he “got there early and pissed them all off”.) He didn’t have great things to say about the M16. Now I know why and that’s completely messed up. It’s the amount of “go along to get along” in the story that really sickens me. My friend wasn’t that kind of guy. He was a real one. He died 3 years ago of leukemia probably caused by exposure to agent orange. Now there’s a weapon that will kill you slowly.

[@olliegoria]

US Army OrdCorp: Aiding and abetting the enemy since 1812

[@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702]

There's a family in my neighborhood that's like Forrest Gumps Lt. Dan's family, every Gen of man goes to a war, married someone from the enemy's side, returns and has a kid, and repeats. The Gramps is an American/German that went to the Korean war. The Father is his Half Korean son that went to Vietnam. When Gramps found out that his son was captured in 'Nam, he called the other Fathers in his neighborhood who also has sons captured, they called in favors and got their old gear, and left to VIETNAM TO RESCUE THEIR SONS. It took 2 years for them to get all their sons back, some were alive, some were dead, and a single pair of F&S had to be brought back to their Wife/Mother. Of coarse the rescued POW got sent home, but at least the Father came home with his Vietnamese wife. They had a kid that wanted to go to the Gulf War, just for both Gramps& the Father to break both his legs so he couldn't have gone. Then 9/11 happened, and they saw all the stuff going on in the Middle East, and Ukraine, and Israel. Thankfully, they talk openly in our schools here to not enlist, they've seen enough and I've seen both the Grandkids and Father have PTSD and flashbacks to know that I wouldn't have been strong enough to go into war, let alone come back

[@jimisbad]

Dude, the way u explain things makes most things fun and interesting to watch. I legit never thought about how a gun works before in my life, now i know a tiny bit more than i used to.

[@barrag3463]

Hey wendigoon, if you want a topic similar to the government cheese, you should look into corn subsidies and how it has resulted in corn being in EVERYTHING, even things other than food.

[@svenrio8521]

The problem is that the corn making states are necessary for winning the Presidency, so there is no incentive to change anything.

[@LexYeen]

seconding this, knowing anything about the corn industry is kinda like knowing any three facts about the CIA.

[@MCPizzle313]

As a person with a corn/corn derivative allergy I agree with this request.

[@pilotkaboom2974]

As someone from the Midwest, I am afraid.

[@ComradePenguinski]

We have to appease the ancient spirits that grow the corn. You don't want to know what happens when they get angry.

[@davidtuell5558]

As a marine, I can say that the forward assist has been useful a few times, but it’s only really needed if your weapon is dirty. Maintenance solves a lot of issues.

[@Leo-vr3bg]

I’ve been in the Air Force for about 6 years now, I only ever really touch an AR at most a couple times a year, and have literally never had to use a forward assist. Even shooting civilian ARs, never have a utilized a forward assist. Glad to see it actually gets some use from the front line! 😂

[@Chiefshadow4]

Yes. But no one mention3s that it has its uses. Guns with nonreciprocating bolts need a way to shove the bolt home. Example dirty guns, not guns with sand or eater in the chamber.

[@Regular_1094]

@@Leo-vr3bgif it’s clean and the bolt is properly broken in, you shouldn’t ever have to use the forward assist. I’ve noticed that a brand new bolt won’t go fully into battery on occasions and you sometimes have to use the FA to get it there. After about 100 rounds it will stop doing that.

[@grilledleeks6514]

Only boots use the forward assist

[@callsigncoyote7931]

I think i had to use my forward assist maybe 4 times when i was in the army, but that’s probably just because i was issued a rusty M16A2

[@raythornton8578]

I first arrived in Vietnam Mar. of 69. I trained with the M 14 and had never seen an M 16. I fired one magazine through it and was out in the field within the first week. I had no idea how to disassemble it or clean it. But I grew to love my rifle and it broke my heart to leave it behind.

[@recklesssquirel5962]

Your story is basically why the m16 had such a bad reputation. On top of being a radically different, untested weapons system being chucked into an environment that's not friendly to small arms. Taking a few years to turn it into the reliable weapon we all know today is honestly remarkable.

[@JustMe-gw3eo]

Thank you for your service brother. I'm sorry you had to endure that. I'm glad you made it home. And we're still trying to fix our goofy government.

[@YoungBison]

Glad you made it home. God bless you sir

[@litjay7073]

Welcome home.

[@makukawakami]

welcome home. did you receive a cleaning kit for your M16? I've read some sources that early M16's was marketed that it's a "self-cleaning" rifle.

[@chrisdoschko5402]

"For the boys, it's the nerdy guy from Five". Love that

[@del343434]

My Dad was in the Navy during Vietnam, and after he was met with spit and horrible words upon his homecoming he clung to what would become the VFW. While at the VFW with my Dad one day (I was 17, and under a contract with the Marine corps as an 0311) my Dad's best friend Gene who was an infantryman in Vietnam told me a chilling story of this negligence. This is the story: They were in the middle of a patrol when they came under fire. While under fire and returning fire, Gene said his good buddy (I forgot the Marines name, forgive me) came to him and asked where his barrel rod was as his rifle was jammed. Gene told him "I leaned it against that tree." Pointing to a tree a few feet away from him. The Marine got behind the tree and began attempting to unjam a swollen casing that was stuck in the chamber. Gene then recalls hearing a sharp crack followed by the smell of burning flesh. His friend had been shot directly through his nasal cavity and instantly killed. Gene said he ran over to assess the Marine and he was lifeless and brain matter fell out of his helmet. Gene has since passed away, but his story will forever be engrained into my mind. I'll never forget his facial expressions as he relived the story, and I'll always be thankful for entrusting me with such a painful moment from his combat deployment. Rest easy Gene, I have the gauntlet now.

[@sgtjerry2001]

Thank you for sharing that

[@del343434]

@@sgtjerry2001 Thank you for taking the time to read it 🙏

[@tojorozombie]

It’s sad, between August of 1945 and September of 2001, whether it was war or peace time, nobody cared if you served your country.

[@del343434]

@@tojorozombie yeah it was an unfortunate time in our history 😔

[@20chocsaday]

​@@tojorozombieKipling wrote of that over 100 years ago. Mr Atkins is highly thought of when the fighting is on. After, it is, tommy this and tommy that. I like his barracks poems.

[@lpc9929]

Im am infertile from eating scented candles. The

[@tmae53]

Turgey tim

[@ericnunezx]

oh hell yeah dude me too im so

[@Lackinglard]

The Check this dudes community tab. The

[@wackywackwack5430]

Omg the chosen one

[@sethrussell6393]

Comment of the century

[@Nick-A1]

Wendi is 100% writing off every rifle shown here for tax purposes lol

[@splinky1633]

I thought the same thing!

[@carking0138]

Even the ones he doesn't own.

[@MelodiesForTheSoul]

And every one of them is getting lost in an eventual "unfortunate boating accident"

[@Benjanuva]

Fat Electrician does the same thing with his couch.

[@letsgotomarsman]

Doesn’t mean it’s free

[@thefoamrhino7292]

I know I'm a little late, but I figured I might as well share. My grandfather served in Vietnam as a forward air controller and intelligence specialist. I remember him telling me of the time him and his buddies heard about bad weapon jams and GIs getting killed cause of bad ammo. That very same day he grabbed a few hundred round cases and went and blew a bunch of ammo to test. I assume this was the good stuff cause it ran fine. After they tested it, they went and stached what they had left, and each time they refilled their mags, they would go and swap whatever ammo they were given for the stuff they trusted. Pretty wild the stuff they got away with back then

[@XzMondayNightzX]

"You don't need to clean this gun ever. So here take it to the musty humid dirty jungle full of water, dirt and too many plants and see how it works!." *Me with an AN-94 and a slight dust partical floating through the air.* "Oh no.. STAY BACK!"

[@thekiller7994]

How did you get an AN-94?

[@shitfucked]

@@thekiller7994 he didnt lol garand thumb got one through some shady connections for giving up some secrets or whatever but other than that noone gets AN-94.. only putin get AN-94

[@lonlywolf223]

Who gave you an AN-94? Where did you get that unicorn from???? Who are you working for?

[@zacrevier8721]

​@thekiller7994 what are you? A cop?

[@thekiller7994]

@@zacrevier8721 no, just wondering how someone obtained a rare rifle

[@reetmiester1503]

“The war is not meant to be won, it is only meant to be continuous.” - George Orwell

[@AsobiMedio]

Boeing: Hehehe, line go up.

[@gjmguy7994]

Military industrial complex go brrr haha

[@kittytrail]

​@@gjmguy7994 you left out the first C of the MICC, the most important one... 🧐👆

[@Shinglez_]

@@kittytrailwhat, crooked?

[@S3mj0n]

George Orwell was a stupid and useless commie

[@Tensesumo38]

Do a video on the Hatfields and mcCoys feud. Would be a good topic

[@kylehowat6775]

That’s actually a really good idea

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Considering where he lives, he could probably walk a mile down the road to his nearest neighbor and get a First Hand Account of it.

[@francinesmith1889]

My husband’s family is related to those Hatfields. Iirc, about 6 generations back, one of their matriarchs left with her daughter when she lost her son and husband in the same day.

[@ttsbodyshot6611]

My ol pops always talked about that 😂😂 never thought I'd see someone talk about it again. Makes me miss the ol boy

[@JustJakenStuff]

never heard about this but googling this is such a rabbithole what the hell lol.

[@thomasarand2812]

Haven’t had a good gooning sesh for a while glad to be back watching the channel!

[@IlIIlIllI]

wallah brother what did you just say?

[@stefanstoyanov7460]

My father was a soldier of the "peoples" army of Bulgaria back in 1973-75. He had often told me how, during his service, he had taken part in a Warsaw pact exercise. In it, his unit met a group of russian special forces, and they ended up drinking all night together. While at it one of the russians had started to brag how he had lost count of how many american soldiers heads he had blown up in Vietnam, while they were busy, "jacking off" their guns. Our soldiers had expressed disbelief in his story, and he angrily stormed back in his tent, only to come back out with a full scale armor made of american dog tags. Needless to say, dad and his comrades stayed away from the russians for the rest of the exercise.

[@bigmojito1765]

They were likely military advisors who were collecting from their Vietnamese colleagues, very little Soviet Ground Troops were in Vietnam, and the few that were there most likely were trainers. Vietcong and the NVA did virtually all the infantry combat, but there were some PLA units manning anti aircraft batteries

[@stefanstoyanov7460]

@@bigmojito1765 I knew of a few Bulgarian fighter pilots who actually fought in Vietnam, and we weren't the only ones to participate. Those were all volunteers, mind you, your government was averse in a open conflict participation. Now, I can't say the same about the ground forces. My dad said the russian was special forces, may be they had their own version of black ops. I don't know. As you had said he may had collected those tags from the Vietcong soldiers, still it doesn't take away the madness of the story. That russian was a psycho, and the tale of the americans "jacking off" their guns, is too specific to be just a fantasy of his.

[@shadixyt]

I have no respect for those that take tags from a fallen soldier, basically insuring that their body is never properly identified and sent back to their family so they can properly grieve.

[@africanpenguin3282]

​@@bigmojito1765I think they're involvement is understated just like how we had MACVSOG running around countries we were supposed to be in. They also ran into Russian troops in much larger scale occasionally than that we're supposed to be there. They were also usually in Cambodia/Laos for the same reasons.

[@danieldoescoding3712]

​@@stefanstoyanov7460Was it common for Bulgarian fighter pilots to participate in the Vietnam war? Both my grandpas were in the bg air force back then, so I wonder if they have any stories from back then

[@VechsDavion]

Wendigoon, don't call this a conspiracy theory, this was just a crime. Even the government has extensive records of it. Also, thanks, now I'm extremely furious and my day is ruined, I love you.

[@association3cm675]

I mean, it was a theory about a conspiracy...

[@Dogman262]

"Hey wendigoon dont call this what it is call it what it is"

[@Dogman262]

@@association3cm675Less theory and more fact

[@Chromeberd]

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t a conspiracy still a conspiracy regardless of weather it’s true or not?

[@edie4321]

"just" a crime, or do you mean no theory, it is fact.

[@williamreely4431]

It blows my mind how efficient of a closed-loop system the AR-15 firing apparatus is. Despite anyone's individual opinions about guns, you can't argue it's not a marvel of engineering.

[@worldforger9225]

It's our ak47

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

It's efficient and light, everything a weapon engineer should be trying to do.

[@zachblack768]

It was pretty amazing at the time

[@dibingsdibingens8463]

Eugene Kalashnikov and Mikhail Stoner were truely geniuses

[@rondobrondo]

@@worldforger9225 It's much better than the AK47 lol

[@ashleighcrichton8096]

The big connection only became clear to me at the end in how many areas bad bureaucracy can cause problems.

[@PattyDunDidit]

Conflict: *Happens* U.S. Government: Friendly fire - (ON)

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@Extrahello]

Oh no he shot himself…. Twice… in the back of the head…

[@Velolyn]

At least the future soldier program is underway, and the A-10 isn't being used much.

[@iamerror1699]

Government shoot friend? Not good. Friendly fire bad mistake.

[@MichiganGunNut]

I had a PTSD flashback at 8:47 when hearing firearms or weapons technology. I was so ready for Wedigoon to pull out at "if you want to start at firearms and weapons technology check out SDI"

[@TheBigGoon]

guntuber jumpscare

[@TheBigGoon]

also garand jumpscare. one might even say garand thumb

[@bottomtext1241]

Well. Are you ready to get your start in gunsmithing and firearms technology at SDI?

[@IanLeary]

@@bottomtext1241 If you mean let SDI take your gi bill in exchange for a "degree" that will get you laughed out the door at any firearms manufacturer then sure, tons of garand thumbs viewers are

[@DragonFlames701219]

@@IanLearywhy would it get you laughed out of a firearm manufacturer? I’m legitimately asking as I was thinking of using SDI to get a degree in gunsmithing

[@himanchywatchesvideos7826]

Damn it’s crazy that Wendigoon was found drowned with no water in his lungs and self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the back of the head

[@sirbader1]

He had long arms.

[@Faus4us_Official]

The last thing they saw was the price tag on his Lucchese concrete boots.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@Colddirector]

Such a tragedy for this poor young man to self-delete.

[@DrakeKnight99]

Then they find a large skeletal deer man in a Hawaiian shirt running around Appalachia

[@usMarinecuv902]

Im 36 minutes in and have an opinion on the forward assist. I've heard this same thing many times where people say the forward assist is dumb, useless and call it a "jam enhancer" for reference I was in the Marine Corps as an aircraft mechanic. I never used the forward assist in bootcamp we kept our rifles spotless and we were in relatively clean conditions. During combat training they never gave us cleaning kits (ironic how this was 2018 and mirrors the issues in vietnam) we were mostly in dirty and dusty Conditions (camp pendelton) keep in mind we also did a good amount of training with blanks and blank firing adaptors which gum up the rifle a lot faster than normal live rounds. Anyways during that 30 day period of MCT I had to use the forward assist multiple times to keep my rifle running. A lot of them were during blank firing drills, but there were atleast a couple during live fire. Every time I had to use it the bolt went into battery and the rifle fired as usual. The forward assist never once caused a jam for me. My 2 cents.

[@jacobackley502]

Minor point on the ball powder: chamber pressure wasn’t excessive, gas port pressure was. If the problem was excessive chamber pressure it would have gone undetected essentially for years before the bolts started shearing lugs from excessive wear. The AR system is actually really good at containing pressure, which is why 5.56 runs at 62kpsi when the 223 was developed around 55kpsi. The guns can take extra pressure all day. The slow burning ball powder actually struggles to reach full pressure which is why they had to overload it so much to meet specifications. This slower powder holds pressure longer which is why when it reaches the gas port it had over 10kpsi more than the faster burning extruded powder. The real negligence wasn’t using the ball powder, which would have been a sound decision if looked at in isolation (they just successfully used this powder in two other gas operated rifle platforms and had no problems with it there, plus they already had vast stores of it). The negligence was the response to it. When they saw that it was FAR too slow burning for their use, it would have been a trivial process to add/blend the powder into a faster burning alternative and use it then. Many modern propellants use this technique, and you can get some really good performance out of it, and consume less powder per cartridge in the process. That would have required additional contracting, procurement, and testing which is all a hassle so it was just easier to run trials with existing fast powders and issue the slow stuff. The final blow, in my mind at least, is that you could have absolutely used those large quantities of ball powders in 5.56 if you relegated it to lots of ammo designated as training munitions. Just burn up all that powder on ammo you were going to shoot in controlled environments anyways, as well as in 7.62 platforms that you would keep like the m60. It’s just really insulting that there were SO MANY ways that this could have been handled intelligently but they almost pathologically picked the worst option every single time.

[@salamander405]

Bumping this comment for the algorithm

[@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind]

5.56Nato and .223Rem run at basically the same max pressure. The myth that 5.56 is significantly higher pressure is a result of Nato and SAAMI using different testing procedures and providing their results in different units of measurement. The only actual difference between the two is the throat and lead angle specs in the chamber

[@jacobackley502]

@@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind That’s only half true. In terms of the barrels, the leade is the only difference. In terms of ammunition, only the length of max ogive to case head is different. By specification, 223 is produced at a SAAMI max of 55kpsi. Numerous loads for the military including m855A1 and MK262 clock in at 62kpsi. These loads are somewhat notorious for their excessive pressure, and lots of folks on forums like arfcom spend time duplicating the loads and noting how far above max loads they are. People using Oehler m43s have verified these numbers as well.

[@Pain-420x69]

Thanks for the knowledge

[@TheBritColl]

Wendibro, idk if you have too many comments to read but I’ve been watching for years and I love this switch lately to some of my favorite videos you’ve made. Ruby ridge, government cheese, and now this man it’s great stuff. Thank you for being genuine always and for researched and enjoyable videos. Anyways enough with the sappy I’m going to keep watching.

[@Ensxgn]

17 year old child: oh boy I can’t wait to have a great college experience and a successful career! Kid named bay of Tonkin:

[@Honeybunny_bun]

I'm sure i'll understand when i finish this video

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@caspay21]

Had to take the Tonka Trucks over to Tonkin unfortunately 🇺🇸

[@lordlammi1562]

17 is a child?

[@Ensxgn]

@@lordlammi1562in the context of the law, yes. But you can still enlist in the army at 17

[@mustachadon]

I think youre the most humble and down to earth successful "youtuber" that i know of.

[@huntmart2110]

I remember it like yesterday when my Granddad talked about picking up an M16 when he was in a base raid as an engineer for the bombers, it jammed as he was being surrounded, he said: “saved my life, but my life wasn’t much worth living for the next 4 months, and agent orange” What a weird clusterfuck that Vietnam was because of the malicious engineering

[@JustJakenStuff]

and just companies making so much money off the war, like colt, boeing, jeep, and whoever the hell made agent orange.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts

[@uncleho1945]

when your genocide is interrupted by internal incompetence. poor little granddad

[@KToll5784]

@@uncleho1945lol, tankies are so funny

[@uncleho1945]

@@KToll5784 the facts speak for themselves

[@thewildsystem5007]

I remember growing up and hearing my grandfather tell stories about his time in Vietnam. He said that during his time there he was assigned 4 separate m16s and none of them could stay in one piece let alone shoot straight. He hated everything about that gun

[@recklesssquirel5962]

Sounds like a skill issue.

[@infantjones]

Skill issue

[@alexatg3]

@@recklesssquirel5962 Sounds like you have no respect

[@andyfriederichsen]

@@recklesssquirel5962 Gun issue, unless it was the M16A1 that was issued later along with better ammo.

[@recklesssquirel5962]

@@alexatg3 How so? Is "Respect" supposed to mean "Swallow every ounce of BS told by people older than you? Dude got issued 4 separate rifles. All four "couldn't stay together or shoot straight". Common factor is the dude. It sounds like a skill issue.

[@CowabungaTheHun]

In defense of the forward assist, it's not TOOOOTALLY useless. There is one very niche scenario where it's useful. While nothing should ever be pushed into a chamber which won't freely slide in, when you are in a non-permissive environment and need to chamber a round as quietly as humanly possible before shots start being fired (for example, when switching from subsonic rounds to supersonic rounds), the FA allows you to ride the charging handle forward slowly and THEN tap the forward assist to guarantee the bolt is fully seated forward. This scenario applies to only about 0.01% of us, and I'm probably mincing words here, but it's not a totally terrible part of the receiver when it does not induce any malfunctions all on its own.

[@JustJakenStuff]

its only bad because it gave people a false sense of security over clearing a jam. initially people thought it was gonna clear their jam no matter what. as wendigoon states. and when its being used in any other situation, other than the one u just described, forcing the bolt closed and firing, in this case, would more than likely result in a catestrophic malfunction. so unless the soilders were directly advised of what u just said, as the only real situation you'd use it. it more than likely just got people killed via pure misunderstanding of the mechanism of the reciever.

[@flinchfu]

Some ARs won't engage the extractor with the forward assist if you drop a round in and gently ride the bolt behind it, but mine will. So I engage the extractor with the forward assist with a simple thumb push, brass check and good to go.

[@greatjonumber4958]

Reminds me of the Mark 14 (I think that's what it was called) Torpedo during the first half of ww2. When they refused to believe that their blessed torpedo wasn't built right and instead blamed it on the submarine crews for their torpedoes being useless.

[@sgtsnake13B]

As an active duty soldier, I will actually defend the Forward Assist. There are times (ESPECIALLY in the Middle East) that dirt and dust is so fine that it will get into the weapon system and prevent the bolt from closing all the way, and you don't have time to strip and clean the weapon (on guard, convoy, nonpermissable environment, etc) but you need to be able to close the bolt. I was on guard overseas during a sandstorm and had a group of suspicious individuals come up and so had to rack my weapon and low and behold the dust prevented the bolt from closing all the way (was mostly chambered but not locked) so instead of recycling which would dump a round and probably have the bolt not engage all the way, I pressed the Forward Assist and got it to lock and go I to battery. It's 4 extra pieces that literally do not effect the cycle of the weapon unless directly used as it fully just sits out of the way and I fully am still on the side of Ordinance Dept. to have a manual way of putting the weapon into battery should it fail

[@chestersnapdragonmcphistic579]

That's really the best use for the forward assist. For when a round is chambered, but the bolt isn't in battery. You really only need the last 2 or 3 forward assist serrations in the bolt carrier.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

With a carbine buffer a fwd assist is probably a nessesary item.

[@africanpenguin3282]

Unfortunately for my experience in the Marines I just watched people jam stove pipes into oblivion that required leatherman's screwdrivers to knock the casings out. If you need to push the bolt forward there is a thumb cut out on the side of the bolt for that reason. Unfortunately for your situation it's why did they have you not in condition one while on a guard post. So that's probably just retarded ROE

[@brianhubbartt]

I was going to offer that same info but you beat me. The forward assist has its uses. Instead of taking a hand clear to the charging handle. A minor transition to the forward assist can help in a bind.

[@GammaAKF]

I also noticed it's massively useful when working past ice in a frozen gun, and reracking rarely ever seats the round all of the way before it gets warmed up.

[@Iceechibi]

Thank you Wendigoon for tje research and sharing of this video to younger and wider audiences. I work for a USM Vietnam Vet and he's told me countless stories on how his gun jammed multiple times when they were firing back at Vietcong in their fox holes. He said he was definitely saved by some guardian angel multiple times on his deployments. The vets knew, but it seems a wider variety of people did not.

[@TheMysticalBlackRabbit7897]

When he pulls out the guns it gives me Flashbacks of Penguinz0 educating Sneako that they’re called mags not clips 😅

[@Tallahassee21]

Nah, wendigoon is a g, he knows he doesn't need to show off to show out.

[@nobodysfavourite6953]

Go tell children they should consider a sex change with your "mags" and "clips"

[@kevinwilkinson7558]

Keep up these awesome gun videos. Small minor notes, the m1 garand doesn't use a stripper clip, it's an unblock clip as it isn't ejected from the weapons until the last round is fired. But most of what you put out is correct. You did miss that during the artic trials that many of the ar's sights had been tampered with. Eugene spoke on this in a 90's interview

[@JohnSmith-xv2ob]

Worked at a gun shop once upon a time and this old guy was picking up a CMP M1 Garand, made some comment about ARs being unreliable and being ineffective because .22 caliber. While I was working up his paperwork I said something along the lines of "M1 has its place for sure, but..." and then kinda summarized what was in this video regarding powder, chrome lined barrels and hydrostatic shock. Guy made the surprised Pikachu face like he was SHOCKED that I'd have a different opinion despite really liking the M1 and didn't say a word to me the rest of the interaction. Lives rent free in my head to this day as one of the best laughs I ever had at a customer being fuddy.

[@aristidescollazos2798]

u see somebody die with a certain rifle on their hands, u arent letting anybody tell u its actually good

[@YungBeezer]

I usually have boomers come in and lie about being in Vietnam. I got a regular customer who claims to have been a sniper, tank crewman, and carried an M60. Not to mention the fact that Vietnam ended when he had turned 18.

[@Edith_Puthie96]

Battle of Athens, Tennessee or the West Virginia Coal Wars would be a phenomenal video from the gooning Wendigo himself.

[@Jerbls]

“Some names we etch into monuments are only there because of other names we put badges next to.” Gave me chills :(

[@smurph13]

Same, that line was fucking devastating. It's sick (but not surprising, sadly) that so many died needlessly because an organization threw a temper tantrum, and those responsible will never face consequences.

[@BayuEsa228]

I know nothing about gun or military and yet I watched it till the end. it's not about the topic, it's more about how the story delivered. I found you as a great creator because you tell the story very detailed with a great storyline so the audience can catch up with what story you tell. great works man

[@OneT1me25]

Wendigoon nothing makes me happier than to have seen your channel grow in popularity like this. You have some of the best content on the whole internet. Happy to have been here for awhile

[@burninghenry]

I just got an army ad in the middle of this that said, "Not everyone wants to be a leader, because all eyes are on you." How fitting....

[@Znae629]

Fitting indeed… fitting indeed…

[@mlpocsidetrack]

Needed more eyes on the gooberment.

[@dillon.9190]

10:24 I feel like sometimes Wendigoon finds out one of his toys comes up in a story and starts giggling and pulls it out of the safe to film a segment with it. And that makes me happy. Edit: after getting further into the vid, I now believe this is a toy showcase, which also makes me happy.

[@leealbert8293]

I grew up with a lot of Vietnam vets and they always told me the m16 was a piece of 💩. It was always jamming and miss firing and lot of guys were dying. They said everyone wanted the m14.

[@KanyeNorth100]

I like how he always describes how the thing works, like at 29:35 he explains the whole process, even some that may be obvious to people who are versed in the subject. It creates a much more accepting atmosphere for the new people watching and i think is part of the reason he has such a loyal fanbase.

[@ravenfelter3055]

I agree. I love guns, but I love hearing people explain things about them that I already have knowledge on.

[@LexYeen]

yeah, the vibe of "look here's the physics, it's a simple machine with a complicated shape" helps a ton

[@JohnDoe-xh2ym]

You’re telling me there’s not a lil guy in my AR loading my pew pew when I pew my pew pew :(

[@connorl.2170]

they only added him after the m16a2 patch release once congress freed him, ordinance department had to lock him in a dungeon to keep him from diligently fixing all the jams and cleaning the rifles

[@Jessicadoesstuff]

of course there is, he eats a little bit of the residue for snacks :3

[@cwj2733]

@@connorl.2170damn ammo goblin

[@agustintellez136]

The Southpark underpants gnomes do it.

[@Aluttuh]

watch europa the last battle

[@Adshercott]

A Gunspiracy. Finally, Wendigoon has maxed out KZbin's potential. Edit: Nice haircut.

[@AngieDeAguirre]

Right? His hair person did him good.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Iceberg Boy’s farts 💨

[@DodoYuhhr]

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[@jesseTrow]

L

[@jesseTrow]

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