Green Berets React to Sniper

[@rakshal132]

Funny you mention using your middle finger as your trigger finger could work. That is actually a technique for shooting Lee Enfield bolt actions really fast, gripping the bolt with your index and thumb and using your middle finger to shoot.

[@markknivila8383]

It was a White Phosphorus grenade, that Tom Berenger threw, in the corn field. Great video, guys!

[@FNGACADEMY]

thank you!

[@seank7325]

Beat me to it...

[@Scott_Buchanan]

So I guess it would work 🔥🤷‍♂️

[@seank7325]

WP - the "bake" in "Shake and Bake"

[@travisstockwell8460]

Isn't that a war crime now 😂

[@04swimbeav]

The helicopter scene: “I gotta an idea…just fly away” LMAO! That honestly never occurred to me to just…fly away!

[@kylew7930]

Tom Berenger is on “military guy” actor Mt Rushmore.

[@danroffee4904]

Suppressors weren't commonly available in the general Marine Corps until later in GWOT

[@williamflowers9435]

The Surefire FA762 SS officially was issued with the M40A5 in ‘09 but some A3s had them a year or two before

[@wathaet1386]

How about FFP scopes with tree reticles or atleast mil crosshairs?

[@DaytonaRider1]

Yes... you are correct.

[@sagray75]

I believe that the Marine Corp are poor. Well trained but poor

[@Bbqluv7]

@@sagray75common knowledge but indeed unfortunate

[@MRBUCK273]

I was a navy sar swimmer and mh60s crew chief, there was a training flight for FBI snipers and they forgot their helo lanyards and during a hard bank they both left the aircraft at night over the ocean. Bad night. Another time I watched an EOD jump master try to jump into the water and forgot to unlatch his lanyard and split his ball sack down the middle. Ouch.

[@dsumner1234]

IIRC, it was two guys from the HRT. They flew them to Norfolk General, but both of them died.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@@dsumner1234 Didn't that happen to two seals on a mission last year? I remember it was all over the news for a while.They gone missing on a night mission. But I don't recall if they ever got found.

[@dsumner1234]

@@johnnyguitar6639 I have no personal knowledge of the mission, but from what I've heard, the two SEALs were reportedly boarding a ship, during a VBSS mission, fell into the water, while climbing a ladder, and drowned. The HRT guys were conducting ship boarding training from a helicopter when they fell.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@@dsumner1234 AAh. Ok. I assumed they drowned. But did they find the bodies,or just naturally assume they drowned?

[@dsumner1234]

@@johnnyguitar6639 If you're talking about the SEALs? If so, no, they weren't recovered. From what I understand, a third SEAL was also injured in the boarding attempt.

[@C-24-Brandan]

Absolute classic !! Remember seeing it when it came out on VHS & getting it at blockbuster lol .. great movie though

[@bigogre7186]

One of the funniest lines in this movie was when they were on the train during their infil. "No room for Peter Pan on this mission."

[@stephencouch4830]

Every sniper movie has to get in that famous " trough the scope shot " That Carlos Hathcock made in Vietnam. Carlos was from the same area as me and he was always one of my heroes. I always like to hear him speak on his Vietnam tours. He was very cocky and done some unbelievable stuff including the through the scope shot. Every sniper knows who Carlos was. Nickname White feather because of the white feather he wore on his boonie hat. RIP White Feather 5-20-42 / 2-22-99

[@chrischang3002]

I think myth busters busted the bullet through the scope shot.

[@stephencouch4830]

@@chrischang3002 yea but they was using a modern scope that has a lot more glass and lenses than the scope that Carlos was using in the '70s. Grand Thumb made the shot using the same rifle and scope that they would have been using in Vietnam

[@Duckfootdewey]

Wow, I’m shocked you guys did “Sniper”. I have a very close connection to this film. The writer, Crash Leland, was an acquaintance of mine while he was writing it. He lived about two blocks away from me in Venice Beach. He was literally writing parts of it at the house where I was living. I 100% thought it had ZERO chance of getting picked up and made into a movie. Crash was a great guy. Really, really fun to party with, but he knew absolutely nothing about the military. I can’t remember who was the guy that gave him tips about how snipers actually did their business, but I do know he was a family member and he was back in England. I wonder what he’s up to these days. Super nice dude.

[@GoaTrex2531]

So many Gunny Hathcock references in this movie. Great book 93 confirmed kills.

[@darkhorse6829]

Chuck mawhinney was a marine sniper with more kills than "white feather" top sniper until Chris Kyle was Adelbert Waldron III. He was a SSG in the 9th. Inf division in the mekong delta.

[@animula6908]

That guy’s interview…I was never so happy to hear about a sniper kill.

[@apj5763]

Catch 22 is a solid show based in WWII. I’d also enjoy watching you guys break down classics like Braveheart or The Patriot. Another great episode! The tourniquet comment had me rolling! Thanks guys!

[@Alfeco-dm7uk]

Sniper is a 1993 American action film directed by Luis Llosa. The film stars Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama. It is the first installment in the Sniper film series. USMC Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) uses an M40A1 in 7.62x51mm NATO, a sniper rifle based on the Remington Model 700.

[@mid-misage3416]

Need to watch "HARDCORE HENRY", especially the hideout shootout

[@alaningram2373]

that movie is so good. but im an old film tech in a past career life lol. love how it was shot.

[@yourgearyourway4094]

Filmed in Nth Queensland, Australia. Fun fact. That’s some bad arse bush. That train still operates.

[@gumbomudderx7503]

For an upcoming movie review, you guys should watch The Beast, about a Soviet tank in Afghanistan.

[@rogerwood5228]

I think the significance of dangling the knife in the water was to mimic footsteps and not to have something shiny for the enemy sniper to attract to. If you notice, the enemy sniper spotted ripples in the water coming from behind him and would surmise someone being in the water coming up to him.

[@Scott_Buchanan]

I remember that movie, the finger removal scene was rough lol

[@runem5429]

I just love "dodditwork, it'dwork, ifitwork..." thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@jonlauermann3214]

Love the series… also Buck loved your book man. Didn’t have the best start in life and your description of getting to baseline and how trauma actually helps once you get there was one of the best descriptions of how adversity helps I’ve ever heard. Thank you for what you guys do.

[@Mistermister1123]

It was a Willy Pete nade, thats why they showed the white smoke up. I read a book about LRRP guys having half the grenades WP because any VC following were extremely uneasy when it was used

[@cayo3955]

Fun video. The “when I was a cop and got slimed in my face” story first made me laugh then dry heave. I just got done washing chucks of tuna out of my nose. Thanks🤘😂

[@michaelmutphy9077]

Don’t know how you guys feel about old movies but the naked prey is an old movie about running for your life and put smarting your pursuers.

[@USMC1997]

Got shown this movie in bootcamp, back in ‘97. We won final drill competition (Plt 3084, Mike Company, 3rd Bn, Parris Island) & got to watch this as a prize from our senior drill instructor ( SSgt Fraas). Of course this was our prize cause he was a scout sniper. Lol. Throughout the movie he pointed out legit stuff or inaccuracies. Pretty uncommon & random moment, for Marine bootcamp, I think.

[@morimo11]

“Just leave. Fuck that guy” 😂😂😂

[@Raventhief20]

One of my weapons trainers took shrapnel to his right arm during Desert Storm and had to (poorly) engage with his off hand and had never really trained that way. So he always made us train the same amount off hand shooting as we did with primary in case anything happened and we needed to rely on it in the future.

[@kentward4003]

best quote...."if it gonna work, it gonna work. if ain't gonna work, it ain't gonna work."

[@y.t.928]

Our drill sergeants took us to see this at the end of basic training. What an awesome night! Remember how invincible you felt at that point along with seeing a hooah movie with your drills kinda acting like humans!

[@tysonwalch8985]

Please review "The Beast" (1988). It takes place in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation. Steven Bauer from Scarface plays a Pashtun village leader chasing a Soviet tank that is lost in a network of valleys. What's unusual is that the Soviets are all played by American actors who don't try to affect Russian accents. Awesome movie, but very little known.

[@JRHD403]

I worked on Hueys in the 90's...yes we had retention straps.

[@antonromanenko6271]

Thank you so much guys. That was a great review. "SNIPER" was the best and iconic movie in the 90s. And probably one of the reasons I've joined Military. I think Tom Berenger was was the right cast to play a Sniper! Thank you again.😊

[@pontiacGXPfan]

His facial expression hadn't changed at all since he filmed Platoon five years prior

[@jonathancathey2334]

Can't remember if it was a sheriff deputy or a police officer. But the man got into a firefight with a suspect. Ended up getting his trigger shot off in the fight. He recovered from the injury, and requalified with his service weapon with his middle finger.

[@gumbomudderx7503]

My dad said the first time he threw a white phosphorus grenade he got his ass chewed for it. They told them about them in basic training, but I guess they’re expensive or something so they never threw one or even demonstrated setting one off. He had only been in Vietnam a couple weeks and was on a patrol outside the perimeter of their base camp. He was in the rear of their convoy and was passing a really dense thicket of bamboo and thought to himself “that’d be a really good place for concealment for an ambush” so he decided to burn the thicket out with a white phosphorus grenade. He said they look kinda like a smoke grenade so he figured they just pop like smoke and burn the shit out of what ever they’re laying in. At the last moment something told him to put a little more distance on his throw, so luckily he did and didn’t get hit. To his surprise instead of popping like smoke, it detonated like a frag. And since he didn’t warn anyone that he was gonna do it, everyone on the patrol started laying down fire. After the situation calmed down he fessed up to what happened and got a major ass chewing. But, at least he learned what a white phosphorus grenade would do 😂

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Snipers don't surrender, because they are never taken prisoner they are executed summarily

[@cnksilva]

Wild scene... that was a sugarcane field... burns very very fast!

[@QuicknStraight]

When I was commanding a police intel unit in HK, my boss (Det Superintendent) always used to tap me for photo recce jobs because I am pretty good at getting the right shot. We used the HK Gov Flying Service Blackhawks and I was harnessed to the anchor point in the middle of the floor. Then they'd open the door and flip the helicopter on its side and I'd have to get the photos. Nothing between me and ground except fresh air. And my boss always jokingly said, "I don't give a sh*t about you, but the camera is expensive!" 😂😂

[@jamesgibson6096]

Like the longer beers and breakdowns episodes. Let's get more.

[@g3tshotheett]

16:31 is based off a USMC Sniper who did the same thing to an NVA sniper that was terrorizing a firebase.

[@robinbellamy]

You should review "The Dogs of War" (1980) that stars Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger.

[@T.R.75]

great movie.

[@dsumner1234]

Agreed. I'd also like to see them di the Final Option and the Wild Geese.

[@FNGACADEMY]

on it!

[@Lame_Duck]

Great movie! Also they novel on wich the movie is based is worth a read if you can get your hands on the book.

[@dsumner1234]

A couple of "older" films are A Clear and Present Danger, and a French film Dien Bien Phu. While I'm at it, a 50s film Hamburger Hill, fom the 60s Lost Command and the Battle of Algeirs, and A Bridge too Far from the 70s.

[@williamflowers9435]

It was a pretty new thing to have suppressors in 1993 with the Ops Inc can Gordon used in Mogadishu. The KAC NT4 came out in the late ‘90s. They existed before (early 1900s Maxim silencer) but used rubber washers and were only good for a few shots and needed to replace the washers.

[@FNGACADEMY]

very cool

[@PatrickStrohrigl]

Had a high school friend killed when his huey was brought down by rifle fire in El Salvador January 91. He and a Lt Col survived the crash, but were soon executed. RIP Ernie Dawson.

[@itsMBWAAA]

I grew up watching this movie every weekend when my dad picked my brother and I up to spend the weekends at his house lol. It is what got me fascinating with snipers and marksmanship in general

[@Crangaso]

Sniper is one of my fav

[@04swimbeav]

I’ve been waiting for this review! You guys are so awesome!

[@kimelius]

That awkward firing position is classic USMC marksmanship - just reversed for the off hand shoot

[@Antwon627]

The Wild Geese

[@FNGACADEMY]

ill check it out

[@ronunderwood5771]

“Pass them by” the ultimate “oh shit” moment.

[@JimboLogic]

Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.

[@dorianwylie9000]

crows love shiny things 🤣 and it is an Alien moment bursting out the chest, sorry you guy's 🤣🤣

[@sagray75]

That scene with the solo AK guy killed this movie for me when I was a kid. I was just like what is this dude Jesus?

[@ronanthony8477]

John Wayne "Green Berets"

[@jeff3229]

Om suprised they didnt bring up the sniper scope on the mp5 scene😂

[@odameclement2325]

Great episode, l hope the team adds Casualties of War and hopefully Collateral to the to watch list, hope to see exciting content next week.

[@joshscott9905]

Loved this movie growing up! Now you guys gotta watch another 90s classic with a sniper in it - Clear and Present Danger!

[@Agrothewarhorse]

I would like to recommend a russian movie called "The Star," its about a WWII russian spetsnaz unit doing deep recon/sabatuer work on the German eastern front. The whole movie can be found on youtube, pretty sure yall would dig it.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

I don't think spetznat existed then. But I wouldn't trust Anything from Russia

[@angelinasecatero7507]

It would be cool to see you guys react to Dog Soldiers. It's a british soldier movie where they fight against werewolves.

[@eldandonsmith5372]

Funny knife scene. Tom is shown carrying a traditional Kabar style knife, but in the knife in water scene, the knife is one of those cheap Chinese survival knifes that have the ball compass on the pommel. Maybe they had a hard time keeping a cord tied to the Kabar or didn't want to get it wet?

[@smontoya1028]

Sean Buck Roger's! You gotta do the movie COLORS with ur police experience..!! You remind me of Sean Pic Chaharacter

[@smontoya1028]

Sean Pin character that is

[@triune_blades]

This movie is gold. I made my own ghillie suit and wrapped my .22 in old shredded army towel strips back in the day because of this movie. I wanted to be a sniper for years. My military career had other plans unfortunately.

[@samvojtech1153]

I was in Old Town Albuquerque about 2 years back & I saw a dude all dressed up & he smelled fantastic. As I walked by, I looked at him & thought "Wow, that dude looks like Billy Zane." A while later, I went into a art show & sure enough, Billy Zane is a legit artist & he had his stuff there. So that was the day I almost met Billy Zane. You guys rock!!!

[@DjChrisChip]

First gun was an m40 or m24 which is a Remington 700 in .308

[@andrewkim6037]

Looking forward to hearing more about those new boots.

[@jakewilliams9354]

That knife is the same one that they sell at car shows and flea markets for $3 back in the 80s I had it

[@TheFoxygrandpa69]

One of my favorite movies as a kid

[@moreparrotsmoredereks2275]

Come for the breakdowns, stay for Buck's toes.

[@PoliticallyInsensitive]

As a former cop you should definitely do an episode on Hot Fuzz.

[@Crashdude975]

I can’t believe you have not reviewed the classic Green Berets, with John Wayne. Come on

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Probably too young for such an Old movie.

[@notsure653]

Still looking for a review of Team America World Police

[@Leonard_Lewis]

Great job fellas this is a classic and the best of the Sniper series, Tom Berenger did a great job......Buck, keep your toes out of frame please.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

I always took it that Tom Berenger threw a white phosphorous grenade? I certainly wouldn't be chasing anyone through that!

[@FNGACADEMY]

could have been

[@ranger51262]

I tried that weird stance that Tom Berrenger did near the end, my accuracy was way off

[@timbo_slice86]

I wanna see you guys have a range day. Like this comment if you want to see Buck and Kurt throw shots down range.

[@intricateinc8566]

*FNG is always f@ckin dope*

[@austinwildman9363]

Just need a whole line of Tom Berenger flicks! Lol Have you guys seen "The Substitute"?!

[@willjackson2492]

Man, this movie helped shaped my life when I was young.

[@davidduafala3050]

Another great review in the books here. As to the field burning in Sniper it looks like a sugarcane. They slash and burn those fields frequently. Even if the grenade was tear gas those start fires frequently. Some CS or CN will slow up the pursuers a bit.

[@fortymcsmooth]

Oh man.... I thought you did this one just for me, I requested it like a year ago. Resubscribed !!!

[@Shashiroshan]

I was waiting for this

[@mikefiend5135]

An old movie you guys should look into is "The Siege of Firebase Gloria" starring R. Lee Ermey. MUST WATCH!!!

[@Wellington-nl7vm]

I just rewatrched this movie. It's still quite good even though it''s a low budget 90s action. The on location with practical effects basically does everything

[@zeroz294]

is there a Mos for drones in sf like the small backpack drones?

[@fleetman2021]

Yes keep going with whatever it always makes me lmfao!! Ya'll the best

[@wlsmpmCallMeBits]

I have no idea how many times I passed up on that specific movie when I saw it at Block Buster. Even as a kid it just looked too cheesy. I happily stand by this decision.

[@charleskokel6602]

Coast guard we trained off hand shooting

[@Shashiroshan]

Guys do part 2 & 3 pls

[@mculife]

Great content as always. Can you break down the movie Land of Bad next?

[@miSc_dk]

I mean...... if it works, it works, but if it DONT....then it dont.. so yea.. but hey... if it WORKS!?!?....lmao XD

[@calebfoley8584]

Bucks toes that keep popping in the bottom right 😂😂😂

[@Sam_of_Anarchy92]

there's seven other movie's in this franchise will you guys be reacting to those also ?

[@eduardoandres5989]

hell yeah! that ghillie scene where he blend in into the ground made me start my first ghillie as a kid in the mmid-late 90s. hahaha this movie would be GREAT, if it had a little better story/script, and off course, they hadn't used all those magical fkn scopes! lol but yea.....the idea behind and what they were going for , it was pretty bad azz still. Not many movies about snipers back then. this one pretty much blazed a trail. so.....yeah.........its kinda special! saluud!°

[@americanmutt9089]

I think the second one to this was even better.

[@jeffolson2465]

Well, now that you started the sniper franchise, are you gonna do all of the movies

[@pontiacGXPfan]

Then they might not have time to do other films because there were eight separate sequels to just this movie

[@ServantofGod77777]

Sharks & Barracuda love shiney stuff. They also are drawn to red, like bulls.

[@adamethridge7824]

There like 40 sequels to this but this is the best I think he’s using an m40 and Billy Z is using an HK rifle and has his Olympic medal in his rifle case

[@BiffBuffchest]

Speaking about Marine snipers...maybe review "Barry"?

[@andrewstarr9559]

Guys, I really like your program. As a parent of a GB would you consider doing a show about how we can be understanding and respectful of the world our kids are living in. Seems we are living in the dark and not sure what to say and talk about. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@Adogg89]

Please review “Billy Lynn’s long halftime walk” it’s a great one!

[@92naz32]

The rifle is likely a M-40A1, which was not issued with a suppressor bitd.

[@williamflowers9435]

Check out Generation War… it’s a WW2 band of brothers type series from the German perspective

[@FNGACADEMY]

will do

[@ronburd4362]

Really would enjoy you guys to cover the movie Spy Game, Has a cool sniper scene and some good covert ops stuff. Robert Redford kills it

[@servewithpraise3502]

great videos