British Marine Reacts To The AK-50 - Brandon Herrera

[@DeLanceStephens]

As the man who filmed and edited 90% of the AK-50 video, I genuinely love seeing people react to it. It was a labor of love

[@wittsullivan8130]

That intro inspired by the brilliant intro of Deadpool was the best. :) Everyone I've see react to this video comments about the very high production value of the intro. Great work! :)

[@graydoncarruth5044]

@@wittsullivan8130 get this guy in touch with Brandon!!!

[@greganderson6371]

Dude you killed it. Can’t imagine the pressure of making a video the millions of people have been waiting almost a decade for. Overpaid editor my ass; whatever you make isn’t enough.

[@Freedomoutdoors1501]

Legend it's awesome this video best I've seen in a while

[@JoshuaGraham5408]

Ol rarty mobbins

[@graydoncarruth5044]

You went from “Being British I’m not much of a gun guy” to I want one with a 30 round mag in less than ten minutes.😂👍

[@RyanForrest1664]

Hahaha I know man guilty haha

[@saplingthrasher23]

​​@@RyanForrest1664Dont know if you knew this already. AK Guy is one of the rotating hosts of the Unsubscribed Podcast and is friends with Fat Electrician. Edit: Texas is in fact the only state in the Union that retained the right to leave and become it's own Republic when it became a part of USA.

[@Kez_DXX]

It is a shame the British seemingly let their government strip away their right to bear arms.

[@graydoncarruth5044]

@@RyanForrest1664 you REALLY need to reach out to the Unsubscribed guys brother. You would be amazed how two peas in a pod y’all are. I will make comments on their stuff encouraging the same but I’m just a follower of theirs so doubt it will be seen.

[@wimdb86]

Too answer your question. Yes, barrels flex when you fire the weapon. This is a law for all barrel lengths from rifles and up. You'll see it on a .50 17inch barrel all the way up a to an including 16inch/50 battleship guns.

[@TheWhatman21]

"a breach failure could kill you" Kentucky ballistics laughs while giving a thumbs up

[@Mr.Mayhem]

@@TheWhatman21 a thumb in it, you mean?

[@nvertd0966]

@@Mr.Mayhem The legendary thumb that he jammed into his throat to stop the punctured artery.

[@huntrezz01]

I knew this gonna come 😂😂😂

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

I was gonna say, if ya wanna see what a .50 cal blowing a gasket can do, check out Scott at Kentucky Ballistics. LOL

[@AMikeStein]

@@TheWhatman21 Put a thumb in it.

[@Bonafide_Breed]

He fixed the barrel issue, it shoots with no barrel movement at all now, I truly hope you can come visit the states so that you can hang out with Brandon Herrera and Scott from Kentucky ballistics

[@GoldPicard]

Yep, turned out to all be a muzzle break issue.

[@jadedsilverlining9427]

@@GoldPicard Muzzle break worked TOO well

[@infernaldaedra]

Yeah the muzzle break was just upscaled from a AK pattern and the problem was it was venting too much gas vertically not forwards. So the barrels kicking down. This is pretty obvious at 16:10

[@jadedsilverlining9427]

@@infernaldaedra it's even more obvious when you see the side by side.

[@mannytut1378]

Barrels flex like that in regular 16" rifles

[@thegarage5919]

The barrel flex was because of the muzzle break being designed to impart downward pressure to help with recoil. Turns out they didnt need it and redesigned the break without the top ports and there is now no more flex in the barrel. He just put out a new video with the changes. you should go check it out now that its fully finished.

[@BooDamnHoo]

I thought it might be that. No other way to get barrel flex like that.

[@JohnMcClain-s5w]

I appreciate the reference, thanks!

[@mattstanford9673]

"This thing, if it malfunctions or explodes, it could injur you badly." *nervous glance at Kentucky Ballistics*

[@carlsteffens]

Scott's probably looking at the ak-50 thinking I got a special round made just for you 🤣

[@HebuTheLoneWolf]

@@carlsteffens i have a feeling Brandon wont let Scott anywhere near that baby with his spicy meat balls xD

[@carlsteffens]

@@HebuTheLoneWolf Brandon once jokingly said he would make two so Scott could..........sooooo

[@Glockismid]

Mind went there immediately

[@scottmichael3745]

Too soon? Lol

[@brandonperry5425]

Brandon Herrera worked on this for 8 years. That is why he got emotional. To any anti-gun people, its not about the gun. Its is about a dream and getting it done. However, to the pro-gun..... he is a legend. He was told it wasnt possible to fire a .50 bmg firing from a "traditional" ak gas system, and he did it. Plain and Simple.

[@kermitbearden7142]

Woo Hoo, Yankee Ingenuity. If you don't know what that means you are a hell of a lot younger than me, look it up.

[@aurelcorstan5242]

Anti-gun crowd: "Guns are for stupid ppl." Firearms fans: "The math and engineering required is amazing... (starts checking out SDI)." Garand Thumb: "Science!" Lol.

[@eznf98]

@@aurelcorstan5242 😂😂

[@Addi_Teacha509]

@@brandonperry5425 eff the antigun people

[@timfunnydragon]

@@kermitbearden7142 one note, idk if you're from the UK or outside of the US, but "Yankee" and "Yank" in the US refers to people from the Northern states, and not the southern states like Brandon is, since he's from Texas

[@awolfalone2006]

Brandon once mentioned that the John Wick team did contact him about using the AK50 in the last movie. Obviously, it wasn't ready yet.

[@Osmo-7777]

Now is more than ready for the next movie

[@garmfield2977]

That would be sick to see his ak 50 in a movie

[@rukus9585]

@@Osmo-7777 Or they could wait just 2 years and have it promoted for and revealed in John Wick 50, Bigger and Badder.

[@Demensemen]

Now it is

[@crustybomb115]

that was back when the V2 was practically JUST GOT DONE...

[@nitsuA_LH]

This guy ran for congress in Texas and I absolutely voted for him. Great guy!

[@1harv100]

So just to clarify, for the non-Americans, a .50 caliber is 12.7mm in diameter.

[@harrisoncampbell523]

teach em boy

[@old_liquid]

So its like, Kord but ar instead of hmg

[@JohnnyDanger0us]

the term caliber isnt like inches its used widely by many different gun makers across the globe. Im sure they were aware of how big that round really is just by the size of the magazine plus the .50cal has been pretty famous for a number of years at this point and used in many films

[@boomer_31rus]

@@old_liquid nah. Kord is 12,7x108, ak-50 is 12,7x99

[@MarcelDerLPer]

caliber is not imperiel or metric

[@ivanthemadvandal8435]

"I'm not a gun guy" to "It needs to be a machine gun with a 30-round magazine" in 5 minutes. Cheers from the states.

[@jamesgoesoff1992]

this guy is only British because his family missed the boat. no shock or horror and he never even asked why. hell, he might even cut it as a Texan.

[@kermitbearden7142]

@@jamesgoesoff1992 He would be reborn. He needs to come to TEXAS. BTW I am a TEXAS citizen (born here)

[@Paxmax]

... weapons are only mildly addictive... 😊

[@kirkpaulhamus5128]

Hell yeah, we've already got Christian Craighead in Texas. You'll fit right in

[@NoedigJK471]

Forrest meant he wasn't as knowledgeable, it had nothing to do with his enthusiasm with firearms.

[@d.j.anderson2943]

Brandon Herrera built the AK-50 as a proof of concept. It was never intended to enter military service. It definitely could in the future, but it was a personal build.

[@lairdcummings9092]

No real need for it in service, either - not with superior, simpler, less expensive, proven designs already in service. Scaling up a personal long arm to an AMR in size produces design issues that it took a LOT of dedicated, very smart, smiths, machinists, and engineers 8 years to overcome.

[@bostonblackman6336]

@@lairdcummings9092 true but the costs are coming from devolopment If this was mass produced it could deffinately be cheaper than other semi-Auto 50 BMG rifles the issue is would it be reliable in harsh environments

[@lairdcummings9092]

@@bostonblackman6336 no. Have you seen the construction of an M-82? Extremely simple, stamped metal for the most part, with an extremely simple operating system; far fewer machining steps and much cheaper materials than in the AK-50. Let's not even bring up Mark Serbu.

[@JohnnyDanger0us]

no it couldnt the military spends a serious amount of time on a constant basis trying to make everything that a soldier has t carry lighter and nothing about this weapon system is light nor should that be something you would want to be as light as possible due to the amount of pressure that gun has to hold up to firing that size of a round that fast that many times repeatedly

[@ferdonandebull]

Naw maybe a civilian market..

[@skrawny-clown-snatcherofth8651]

Barrel whip is normal for all firearms its something you dont see unless its super slow motion

[@teddyjones8027]

Yes sir

[@benjaminstout941]

Was going to say the same thing.

[@zicram]

Especially on AK platforms the stamped receiver plus the rivets get that well known AK Flex why AKs are so damn reliable.

[@skrawny-clown-snatcherofth8651]

@@zicram ive bein impressed with my yugo and Czech ak's both are late 70s early 80s and got new modern barrels installed and shit just used that Lucas blue gun lube and have had no issues for 3 years of use also just got done building out a mini30 and a ruger American mk2 in 5.56 for my bug out tools the aks already got their place and will be given to my kids to use

[@walterpetersenis728]

@@zicram You beat me, that's what I was going to say.

[@teng4412]

So Brandon did an updated video, the barrel whipping was caused by the muzzle brake. When he hip fired it, the muzzle break vented so much gas upwards it forced the muzzle to go downwards significantly. Apparently the Ak 50 didn’t have much muzzle climb to begin with as it recoiled backwards.

[@Vaigne_]

So glad KZbin recommended this video. always love seeing people from other countries (especially with military backgrounds), reacting to Brandon's videos for their perspectives and reactions!

[@roguegunfighter9194]

I'm a medically retired US Marine (97-09) and I currently work as a gunsmith and firearms instructor. Firearms here in the US are very prevalent. Estimates range from 330 million to over 480 million guns here in the US. There is no way of knowing specifically as it is illegal for the government to maintain a registration of firearms owners as well as the fact that that it is perfectly legal for citizens to design and build their own weapon systems without government permission as long as the firearm is never sold or transferred to another individual. Every small town has at least one gunsmith and many larger towns and cities have dozens of even hundreds depending on the population. Many of us gunsmiths routinely design and build our own whether it is from scratch or even using "80%" receivers to complete the manufacturing process and assembled with commonly available parts kits. The US is a shining example of what the world in general should be like.

[@Anon54387]

Tell that to the computer programmer from Bushwick, Queens, NYC. He made his own and was hauled into court over it. And California, despite this law, does maintain a registry of firearms owners.

[@Robertlynschultz]

@@Anon54387 You are correct sir! That is state laws that violate the Constitution, imo

[@Will-W]

those are old estimates, FBI currently guestimates 600mil plus.

[@TheHaas123]

@@Anon54387 well he’s talking about federal, state laws are different and while those laws are def unconstitutional the states do have more leeway with what they can and can’t do

[@glprime2814]

@TheHaas123 unless said weapon has a full auto or three-round burst modes. This automatically puts it in full on Federal jurisdiction, which is what the ATF uses as an excuse to butt in and start harassing companies and individuals

[@florianreimann3166]

Not only does he do that many videos, a podcast and building guns, for the last few months he did all that while he ran for congress (only losing by around 400 votes) it's hella impressive

[@RT-qd8yl]

And made his opponent spend like $15 million to get those 400 votes

[@MKitchen75]

he seems to be likeable and doing that ak 50 is massive task.. kudos to him

[@lazertroll702]

'twas rino-rigged 🧐

[@JohnMcClain-s5w]

Hope for a better turnout next time!

[@op-4]

Check out the Unsubscribe podcast Herrera also does with the Fat Electrician, Donut Operator and Eli Doubletap.

[@RyanForrest1664]

Ohhhh, so all these dudes are working together? That’s something I want in in man.

[@Salt_Ed_One1]

@@RyanForrest1664 You will enjoy it.

[@buddystewart2020]

@@RyanForrest1664 ... There's a whole culture of guys that have gun related channels on youtube. Demolition Ranch is one, and they put on a rifle shoot at least once a year a 100 guys will show up and they're firing everything you can think of, AKs, Mini Guns, bullpups. Lots of gun vendors will bring their latest toys. In the finale they'll have everybody on the firing line shooting up ballistic gels dummies and cars. You can find videos of the event out there. I saw one from Ronnie at Funker where he was talking with Preston Stewart.

[@gusminotaur2112]

I been saying same thing.

[@davidwatkins767]

The fat Electrician is hilarious. Its like history, but if a comedian was your social study teacher lol.

[@anthonyj.adventures9736]

I am an American and we have the utmost respect for our military. Not sure if it's thing over there but when we meet a vet most us Yankees say. Thank you for your service. Thank you for your service sir. Brandon is 1 of my favorite channel's.

[@thomaspotthoff3139]

Love it when folks outside the U.S.A. show an interest in just what we do here.

[@dublkrossr2059]

Real Americans like our guns and enjoy the freedom's we're trying to maintain. I wish all people in other countries had the same opportunities

[@narcotics-eb3om]

God bless!!, From the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@Koyotito20]

More of this content please. You gotta check out Garand Thumb, Demolition Ranch, and the Fat Electrician

[@jonofthehill]

Also ballistic hi speed

[@Annonymous0283745]

this comment needs more likes and comments to make sure it's seen.

[@cabal426]

Don't forget good ol' Scott from Kentucky Ballistics.

[@charlesbryson7443]

Kentucky Ballistics and Administrated Results

[@zzseabearzz3859]

more Brandon and Garand Thumb for sure!!

[@Bear230grain]

Red neck means rural blue collar worker for the most part

[@ryurc3033]

@@Bear230grain the term redneck, to me is the farthest thing from derogatory you could get. I consider it a badge of honor I also accept hillbilly.

[@johnb.6468]

It’s okay to make fun of white people in America. Every other culture or race gets preferential treatment.

[@lairdcummings9092]

"A glorious lack of sophistication."

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

Rednecks were the white guys in the fields working with black slaves. Sunburn necks resulting in this name.

[@elementalist1984]

@@Bear230grain Red neck is actually a coal miner term. Specifically Pennsylvania and Virginia Coal miners wore a red rag around their neck if I remember correctly it was to help keep the dust and dirt from getting down the neck of their tops.

[@SpadesNeil]

I like that you're humble about what information you know about firearms and what you don't. A lot of people act like _just because they were in the military_ that they know everything about the military and the weapons they use. You're up front about where your knowledge ends, and I appreciate that you started your video by stating as much. You know about the systems you were trained on as they were relevant to your role. But man is it fun to learn more.

[@MatthewBenton-j6y]

8:35 "I want one" says everyone, I'm not sure the blue prints are legal, but the waiting list is forever on this beast.

[@TheCasualDeathworlder]

Aww dude, you shouldn't have fast forwarded through the opening scrawl. The opening credits are absolutely GLORIOUS!

[@saplingthrasher23]

He probably did it for copyright reasons. I know the sister of one of Brandon's friends did this song with her own twist on it. And he said on Unsub that they got copyright strike on this video.

[@crustybomb115]

@@saplingthrasher23 he couldve just muted it tbh

[@LolGamer5]

@@crustybomb115 Yeah, skipped intro = skipped reaction, simple as.

[@cameronsnyder1246]

"Give me crayons" was said so deadpan I nearly didnt catch it and then had to choke down my coffee or spit it on my dog.😂

[@keithbassett4730]

Brandon is super cool with people reacting to his content,I absolutely love his videos

[@jephthah007]

Good job on this project. For those who don't know, the Browning M2 (Ma Deuce) .50 cal machine gun has been in service for 100 years, mounted on air and ground platforms (including a quad mount for anti-aircraft defense). Many years ago, I had the honor of carrying 2 receivers from the arms room to the motor pool in Germany for our 2 M88 recovery vehicles whenever we had an alert. One on each shoulder, plus duffle bag, ruck sack, gas mask, personal weapon, and anything else that we needed to go fight the rooskies. My back hurts.

[@robertleach5112]

In a recent video, he explained that the barrel vibrated like that because the original muzzle break for the AK 47 directed a lot of force down to prevent barrel lift. He's since replaced the old muzzle break with a new design and eliminated the vibration.

[@warpigbareknuckle]

Been following Brandon for years mate. Look at him and Demolitiin ranch. I'm a brit and love his stuff. He is running for senator in texas.

[@aviator2252]

he lost his congressional bid by less than 1%, he made his competition out spend him by 10 mil, and only won by 400 votes, tony is going to loose in 2 years

[@paulvamos7319]

​@@aviator2252 I hope we're here to see it happen!

[@tomhalla426]

US House of Representatives, in a primary for the Republican party. He lost by less than 400 votes.

[@joebenson528]

@@tomhalla426 Historically speaking he (as a Republican) should have lost to an incumbent Republican by at least 300,000 votes. Losing by ~400 is a long term victory. It's a sign that Americans are tired of these phony establishment Republican/DemoKKKrat neocons f***ing over the people. American/Texas First > F Ukraine and I$r a e 1

[@jarberwoks8399]

I am a Missourian in his early 40s and own 6 firearms. Ive bought more and traded in or sold in the last decade or so. We love our firearms and its the British to thank for that.

[@JohnnyDanger0us]

I love how they have secretly hated us as a country ever since we had that tea party in the boston harbor but were forced to ask us to save them from hitler and nazi germany. They act like Americans are beneath them and how our supposed "obsession with violence" could and absolutely never would be a problem they would ever have to deal with while theyre scrambling to come up with a solution to the ever increasing number of people victimized and seriously affected by knife crime and have been for a number of years at this point. Ive heard of possible bans on knives being proposed which is such a ridiculous idea to even consider when its obvious that banning people from being able to protect and defend themselves is what led to the issue to begin with.

[@JKM395]

I'm impressed with how manageable the recoil is on that thing. I like Brandon. He does good stuff.

[@supergeek1418]

Two things: 1) Brandon explained that the *EXCESSIVE* muzzle flip was caused by too aggressive of a muzzle brake. Replacing it fixed the problem. 2) Come on over! Enjoy your Gun Freedom, as well as Speech Freedom, again. We need more blokes like you. And "Semper Fi!" --- the U. S. Marines motto and greeting. (Actually, it's "Semper Fidelis", latin for "Always Faithful", but the Marines shortened it a bit for efficiency.)

[@robinpage2730]

15:40 yes, all gun barrels flex when firing. A large part of firearm design is accounting for barrel harmonics

[@Burnscar81]

The barrel of the gun moving like that when fired is commonly referred to as "barrel whip". It's actually quite common just not perceptible unless caught in slow-mo. Most rifles will have at a least small amount of barrel whip when fired.

[@MrThankman360]

Yea. Might be worse if it didn’t flex at all. Might warp or break.

[@TheAngryCowGosMeow]

15:30 The movement of the barrel when he fires is an example of barrel harmonics. Simplified, the excessive forces of a rifle calibre round going off (especially .50 BMG) creates a massive shock as soon as the round is ignited, making the barrel vibrate very rapidly, and create the whipping motion you see. The bullet itself is much slower than the vibrations, meaning the bullet leaves the barrel AFTER the barrel is in motion (just barely after, the bullet is gone by the time even the small wobbles are visible. Split seconds here). Tuning barrel harmonics is attemting to make the bullet leave the barrel at the exact same angle, every single shot. If you watch slow motion footage of even mid-calibre rifles, there is a significant amount of wobble. This is a simplified version, theres a ton of math that goes into it from barrel composition to the type of powder being used.

[@UP227]

Thank you for the explanation, I was wondering about that for the longest time. Cheers mate...

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

Yes! Finally, someone who understands. It is a little known fact that Taglioni, designer and engineer for Ducati in their glory years, had tuning fork holes in the 750 SS L Twin race bike frames. When the engine was tuned to peak output, the tuning forks were inserted to ensure the frame was harmonically balanced to the engine. Small sections of excess steel would be ground off the frame at strategic points (under seat, excess footpeg mount steel etc) until the forks rang true.

[@Archangel1862]

If I remember correctly in an Unsubscribe podcast episode Brandon said that the director of John Wick 4 asked if they could use the AK-50 but it wasn’t in an usable form

[@outcastmoth78kaminski4]

I **need** that one weapons sommelier from JW2 to do a loving talk about this weapon now so badly I could cry...

[@Motleydoll123]

@@outcastmoth78kaminski4 "Ahh... the AK-50. Russian style gas system and aesthetics, texan quality engineering and love of large proportions. over 8 years it was deemed only a dream... a insane fantasy. now... it stands as a testament to the determination to be more than that. currently only 10 round 50 bmg magazine... more than enough to kill a man. handle with care... your unlikely to see another of its ilk for some time."

[@outcastmoth78kaminski4]

@jonathanphillips3052 Jesus... that... that'll do my good sir... thanks. 🫡

[@DraconicDuelist]

@@Motleydoll123 ☆0☆

[@yi_hou3092]

15:40 The Gas Piston (Top Barrel) on the AK-50 takes cues from the PKM Machine Gun as the Piston and Bolt are connected by a Pin and Hinge, it was chosen that way for ease of maintenance and the shaking from the Dust Cover was actually due to the Muzzle Brake not being able escape more of the excess the gasses as Brandon decided to copy a Muzzle Brake he bought that was made for 5.45 and 7.62 rounds The PK/PKM Machine Gun was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, the same person who made the AK-47 the PK's Fire Control Group is essentially an AK-47 but Upside Down and meant to be used on Belt Fed Systems

[@i_inf0din254]

He did fix the barrel flex with a different muzzel device and the painted completed version is sick af

[@doctordifferentialspeedsho9506]

Brandon Herrera is the best!!! You need to come here to Texas and meet up with all those guys. Get on there Unsubscribed podcast and let them take you out to shoot some of the most wild things we have here in the USA!

[@scipio7837]

11:10 "Put a thumb it it." - Kentucky Ballistics.

[@allreddan]

Your comment about the gun blowing up and hurting the shooter is very relevant. One of Brandon's friends, Scott of the KZbin Channel Kentucky Ballistics, had a 50 BMG explode in his face and almost kill him. That was almost three years ago. But Brandon had to be thinking about that since he helped make content for Scott while he was recovering.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Every time I see one of Scott's videos I'm still thankful he survived.

[@proxius3]

So little update from this that barrel whip has apparently been corrected in his more recent video. It was cause by the muzzle break. The break they initially used was an up scaled and only sparsely modified break that's popular for Aks. The new doesn't vent any gas vertical, which helps remediate the issue.

[@Equitine]

this vid was like the closing of a chapter of my life. i have been following the AK50 for the whole 8 years of the development starting all the way back in early 2016.

[@Sarge80]

That 50 gives me so many tactical idea's, just imagine having a platoon of soldiers just behind your main fire fight, and having them lay down supressive fire on your enemies main resistance points, you would scatter them in the wind figuratively and literally quickly. Gotta love Herrera.

[@muddyram]

As a Marine infantry machine gunner, I can imagine that haha. Given our .50 was much larger

[@saplingthrasher23]

​@@muddyramUS Army veteran and former Paratrooper here. I think the big issue they would need to address is the barrel getting too hot in a sustained fire fight.

[@Obsidianhealer]

@@saplingthrasher23 Yeah it is technically a prototype still from what Demolition Ranch said when he tested it. So I'm sure he's still working on it in the background, there's bound to be a lot more testing needed.

[@singingwolf3929]

A couple of things. First, the AK-50 does still have a few function issues. V3 (which we just saw) doesn't have a safety or bolt hold open on empty. Basically, there are a lot of little things to correct before we can get a production version, let alone a full auto version. Second, the "barrel wobble" is called "barrel harmonics" and you, with the correct equipment, can use that data to make adjustments to your rifle to make it more accurate. Third, when it comes to gunsmithing, the primary function is repair and mild modification. I'd say that at least 70% of "Gunsmiths" are "parts replacers". Kinda like most Automobile Mechanics today. When it comes to making bank as a gunsmith, you basically need to be well known, well loved, well versed in geometry, metalurgy, welding, and, to a certain extent, engineering.

[@ryurc3033]

Forgot one sir. Machinist.... lathe, and mill.

[@cristianespinal9917]

​@@ryurc3033 add woodworker to that list of skills or people you need to have working for or with you to be a top tier gunsmith.

[@vast9467]

the barrel wobble was caused by the muzzle break, they replaced it and it got dramatically reduced

[@singingwolf3929]

@vast9467 muzzle breaks can affect barrel wobble. That being said, virtually every long gun is gonna have a bit of barrel wobble. It's part of the reason "free floating" barrels exist. And, why, a lot of long-distance shooters often have something between the barrel and the stock/foregrip to reduce the wobble or tune it to a predictable point. Research barrel harmonics and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[@zackmuller2077]

On the slow-mo part of the video where you see the barrel flex like that, all firearms do that to some degree. It's called barrel harmonics and is the reason why no weapon has the same accuracy even though they are made with the same materials and design. You can design it to have better harmonics to some degree, but doing so will generally cost more and is one of the reasons why most military firearms are 2 MOA rather than sub MOA.

[@uberark3153]

Brandon Herrera for Director of the ATF

[@SmoodGraphics59]

But the big question is, would you say is it a DMR or a sniper rifle? Because right now it’s a semi automatic like the Barrett M82 anti-material rifle so what category of weapon does this belong in?

[@gaminjunctiontv5534]

Yes the barrel flexes. Even the M2 .50 cal machine gun has a whip action on the barrel. That is from the force of the round travelling down the barrel.

[@billlovell5185]

Brandon owns a firearm manufacturing company. He also does gun fail videos and discusses various historical weapons. He is part of a community based around San Antonio, TX.

[@JohnMcClain-s5w]

I bought a case of 20 round fifty caliber magazines about a decade ago, still sitting my shop, and a fifty-caliber barrel with a bit of surface rust on it from sitting. I guess it's time to build an AK-50 and actually test fire it, then "fam-fire" some magazines full. I reckon I'd better reach out and get a trunnion properly made and heat-treated. I've got about fifty years of machining experience but no heat-treating on anything quite as large and heavy. Thanks Brandon, you're a real inspiration for an "old man" here. John McClain, GySgt, USMC ret.

[@joewhite4081]

An assault rifle is defined by the ability to select fire from semi-automatic to burst or fully automatic not anything to do with the style of the gun or the magazine capacity

[@3112dave3112]

Brandon is also running for Congress here in the states. If you want a good laugh from him check out his cursed gun images, gun meme review and Darwin awards. As always, great content mate! Good on ya!

[@AmorphisBob]

Was running. As of a couple days ago Brandon lost by about 300 votes... out of 30k... in a district with over 500k people... to an entrenched incumbent RINO that spent 10x more than he did on the campaign.

[@walterpetersenis728]

@@AmorphisBob and half, no, more than half of congress working to keep him from winning the seat! I think if he tries again, he'd win for Sure !

[@peensteen]

In the US, the local gunsmith is probably about as common as the local tailor.

[@joebenson528]

Can't remember the last time I purchased a complete "tool". 80% lowers > Serial (aka Illegal tracking) numbers

[@toddoverholt4556]

I mean, if you are a machinist its not that hard to move from machining to gunsmithing, though there's licenses and specialist equipment involved obv

[@Jaster832]

I live in rural East Texas and there's at least three gun smiths within 10 miles of me and zero tailors.

[@LogF-lw1bw]

I’ve never been to a tailor in my life

[@joebenson528]

@@toddoverholt4556 You don't need a license to manufacture "tools" for personal use.

[@wittsullivan8130]

Matt at Demolition Ranch did a "not so serious" video with the AK-50 recently, which Original Human reacted to before Brandon's video. Brandon (the AK guy) is partners/friends with Matt at Demolition Ranch and he does podcasts with Donut Operator (a former SWAT team cop), Angry Cop (a former Army Drill Instructor and cop), and the Fat Electrician regularly where they talk about military history, guns, politics, and military stories. Brandon is not a veteran, but he's friends with a lot of them. He also recently lost a seat in Congress by only 407 votes, which might demand a recount but definitely shook things up.

[@praisegod4538]

Enjoyed watching this again, mate. Thanks for posting!

[@erikpeterson70]

As for the question about is the barrel supposed to bend like that, all rifles actually do that. Thats why free floating barrels are best for accuracy. It helps ensure the barrel will reverberate the same way every time, getting you a tighter grouping at distance.

[@Odinfang]

You say you 30 round mag, whereas my psychotic American a$$ wants a big drum mag 😂

[@shmoud99]

There actually is one made for barrett (just a prototype still, but is 😂)

[@Odinfang]

@ I want it 😂

[@AmorphisBob]

Just a few notes from an American firearms enthusiast. Texas actually was a separate country but was annexed into the United states in 1845. The term "assault rifle" specifically refers to a select fire rifle (can switch between semi and full auto) that uses small caliber ammunition. The size of the magazine is irrelevant. The barrel shaking is absolutely normal. It's actually very bad when the barrel doesn't shake because that means it's too rigid and will likely fracture.

[@RyanForrest1664]

Thanks for your comment

[@JoshuaRichards2010]

**intermediate size, small size is pistol / SMG rounds, large size is full on hunting / sniping / battle rifle rounds. At least, from what I remember from researching this & the first assault rifle, the StG-44 (Brandon just did a video on that rifle as well, check it out).

[@AmorphisBob]

@@JoshuaRichards2010 You're right it is intermediate. my mistake.

[@fredbFU]

As a Texan, we are different in a great way.

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

But your cops suck! LOL Biggest assholes I’ve ever had the misfortune to deal with. Everything bigger in Texas, even the fragile egos power trip of the cops.

[@jimbob6490]

Not anymore now you are California 2.0

[@Delpix722]

@@jimbob6490 Not quite yet. If there is any state reaching that terrifying fate first, it’s Arizona.

[@ashe1.070]

@@Delpix722 Nope, my home state of Colorado is the California 2.0. At least Arizona has constitutional carry, and isn't trying to force an AWB down their citizens' throats.

[@robertmarsh5322]

They did a follow up and fixed the barrel bounce, within tolerance and "fine" but still. Turns out they used a standard AK muzzle break which pushes some gas vertically but the 50 is so stable and heavy it just doesn't need it. Running a vertically symmetrical break corrected it and aside from fixing the bounce makes it hip fire like a dream somehow.

[@remcovanvliet3018]

The barrel whip was caused by a muzzle brake with a lot of upwards venting. It has since been replaced by one that vents sidewards, which has solved the issue.

[@kuluvas2]

The day he released the video I tweeted it to Ryan Reynolds as a gun Deadpool needs to use Oh and the barrel flex is perfectly normal

[@bruticusmagnus]

Barrels do that. It's called barrel harmonics.

[@donaldg.freeman2804]

That was pretty compelling. I've seen some of his videos. He just ran for Congress and (primary) and only lost to an incumbent Republican by only about 400 votes out of ~50000 cast. I think the guy had to spend 5 million dollars to beat him.

[@Salt_Ed_One1]

10 million

[@Archangel1862]

If I remember correctly it was only about 30k votes cast

[@jdunn5128]

413 out of 29639 (Edited once I could be sure of the numbers)

[@paulvamos7319]

And Brandon only spent about 10% of the other guy! 😂

[@-K.A_]

in my eyes it looks like Barrett M82A1 design (my opinion) but this gun AK-50 didn't have bouncy recoile reduction barrel, i mean it was cool but little bit curious about the safety....

[@treyhart6861]

Funny you mentioned the barrel flex. He addresses thst in a followup video. It was the muzzle brake design. They re-engineered the muzzle brake and the flopping on the breeze went away.

[@Mgidynasty]

Don’t listen to Mike, Brandon is great, he just ran for congress*** and had a whole smear campaign against him. 6:38 a few of my buddies are gunsmiths! They do pretty well! And yeah… I have enough firearms for my 4-5 friends to have a rifle and pistol for the apocalypse lmaoooo

[@deadweight_]

needing a team to complete an engineering project from concept to final product seems to be such a foreign concept to some people 😂

[@Burnscar81]

Congress not Governor, but yeah he did well. To only lose by a few hundred votes is wild.

[@Mgidynasty]

@@Burnscar81 thank you 🫡🫡 and hell yeah, he got CLOSE!

[@xKapnKrunch]

Why did you say... Don't listen to Mike? All he said at your timestamp is that serving as a weapons specialist in the UK is a dead end route unless you take those skills to the US.

[@MR250RGUY]

@@Burnscar81 Yeah the other guy had to fund raise 10 million compaired to Brandons 1 million.

[@kendyll7595]

Brandon's great! He just won his first creator boxing match with only 6-8 weeks to learn how to box and train. He and the Unsubscribe Podcast love talking weapons, UFC/fighting, and military as well. Their "Unsubscribe Clips" channel has snippets of conversations from the podcast if you don't want to listen to full episodes.

[@paulvamos7319]

😂 I love when they get Nick worked up over Communism!

[@-scrim]

We need some more Herrera or Garand Thumb reactions! W

[@DavieTait]

The barrel bending was fixed by replacing the muzzle brake , he did another video once the gun had been painted up and with the new brake the barrel didn't bounce at all

[@Space-ei8lv]

15:30 😂 yes. Watch even smaller high caliber rifles do it too. Called barrel whip. The aggressive muzzle break is increasing the whip too.

[@johnboe412]

The texas joke was about how texas is big enough to be its own country. Being that you can drive for almost a whole 24 hrs and never leave the state.

[@amadorelizondo3848]

Also it was it's own country for a time. Texans fought for its independence from mexico in 1836 but America didn't let it become a state so we were The Republic of Texas until 1864

[@jontoland3491]

Oh...its not a joke

[@marcuschauvin7039]

Well, maybe not 24 hours, but definitely 20 hrs.

[@marcuschauvin7039]

Texas used to be it's own country

[@michaelnieman6218]

I myself know in the late 80's I was stationed at Ft Polk LA and my brother was stationed at Ft Bliss TX I took leave to go see him I drove for 21 hours to get across Texas going east to west there are spots in Texas you can stand still turn around in a circle and not see anything for 30 to 40 miles

[@OldGoat-cw8he]

He used the Barrett magazine so he would not have to redesign the magazine too.

[@MichaelScheele]

A proven magazine design removes a whole range of potential reliability issues. It was an intelligent design choice.

[@chungus_khan]

Slice off the bottom & weld another to it & get new spring. Ta-dah.

[@MichaelScheele]

@@chungus_khan, it's not that simple to create a reliable magazine.

[@walterpetersenis728]

@@chungus_khan How about, cut the bottom off and weld a yet to be built Drum !!!

[@GruntPa101]

"Why would you do that?" Because we can! That's what happens in a free country.

[@ScootsMcPoot]

america isnt free anymore we are a police state with more rules and regulations than most countries. "free" is an illusion.

[@rse617]

Hes fixed the barrel whip issue. It was caused by the muzzle brake having vertical vents to stop climb which wasn't needed.

[@Muskoheim]

Just came here from Brandon's updated AK-50 video. The barrel whip at 15:28 is a result of the muzzle brake design (it's cut to also act as a muzzle rise compensator). A change to a pure muzzle brake solved that problem.

[@stephenallen4374]

Titans of CNC are excellent at making gun parts they helped him check out how they made it

[@RyanForrest1664]

Thanks for your comment

[@alt8620]

5:19 even the british marines need crayons to survive

[@Mixmastermez]

@@alt8620 I cought that too haha

[@rambler8870]

You should get in touch with the guys on the Unsubscribe Podcast. I'll almost guarantee they'd love to have you on. And if you come over here and get bit by the gun bug, you'll probably be hooked. 😂

[@TNKDestroyer]

Not sure if it been mentioned but in a recent video he showed the issue of the barrel whip/bending and that it was to do with how the muzzle break was venting gas down and they removed those slits to stop it. Wanted to say my first time seeing your content and you got a sub from me. Keep at it!

[@subman721]

15:58 No the Barrel wasn't supposed to bend like that. In an update video he corrected it. It had to do with the muzzle break.

[@prechabahnglai103]

Texas, formerly an independent republic (just short of 10 years after its war of independence from Mexico) joined the US as a state in 1846.

[@TheMachinist236]

Brandon was also very close to being a member of congress representing Texas in the most recent election. So he did all this while running for congress. He may be a transplant technically but re represents some of the best in Texas in my opinion.

[@guildig1]

Firearms are so American that my 10 year old wants to be a firearm designer he loves them. By the way someone did create a prototype drum magazine for the Barrett which the AK 50 can use.

[@JohnnyDanger0us]

I wouldnt have it any other way and couldnt even conceives of living in a place where the government tells you you cant defend yourself if attacked. The british are dealing with ever increasing record numbers of people being victimized and/or killed by low life criminals with knives and have thrown around the idea of passing laws that ban knives too roflmao At the end of the day those are just tools used to accomplish a task and the issue lies in us not as americans but as in us as humans cuz we have been inherently violent since the beginning of time.

[@joshbevill1770]

Man I waited years to actually see that ak-50 complete. I'm glad I lived to see it come to reality. That man and his team and all the people involved worked their butts off on that project.

[@kingaudi33]

He explains this in a later video. The muzzle brake was oversized and pushed the barrel down. He fixes it later with a smaller one

[@masterleoric4565]

Fun fact, Texas was an independent nation for about 9 yrs, before joining the USA .

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

And is one of several states with a clause allowing for becoming an independent nation again if they so choose.

[@ColcytusRising]

Also every time a 50 cal fires it's recoil causes your heart to literally skip a beat because of the concussion that the recoil puts out, now imagine how bad that hits the human body just to shoot it.. respect my fellow Texan.

[@Gewangaming]

Bro made a bolter

[@Gabethesloth]

I love that when the barrel bends he is like it’s probly supposed to do that haha Brandon addressed it in a later video saying the muzzle break was pushing too much gas so they fixed it and now no more wobble

[@LokelyConed]

In case you are wondering, the muzzle break was also scaled up from the ak-47. The muzzle break on the ak-47 has a larger vent on the top to counter the barrel raise from full auto. Since the ak-50 is not full auto, it wasnt needed, so in the future version, Brendon switched the muzzle break to a purely side to side muzzle break.

[@GoldenknightHalo]

So yes and no that is called barrel whip, this is where for fractions of a second the barrel will whip but the reason why it’s so extreme here is because of the muzzle break on his gun this is a standard Ak muzzle and all he did was 3d print a bigger one for the ak-50 but it turns out the Ak-50 doesn’t have that much recoil he covered this in a later video hoped this helped

[@xaxac85]

So Brandon just released an updated video on the AK-50 addressing the barrel flexing. Its due to the up scaled AK-47 muzzle break that vents gas to the side and up. He has since fixed the issue and yeah barrel flex is normal.

[@replj35]

Thank you for your service, and that AK-50 is such a beautiful weapon, I know they are proud of it, my weapon was the 300 Win-mag. Lot of respect for you and the British armed forces. Be safe, and stay frosty in these trying times.

[@The_Real_Oklinhos]

You should watch the updated version... all that barrel bending was caused by the muzzle break he used. In the new version the barrel stays still.

[@toby2guns63]

The barrel flexing has been corrected, it was the muzzle brake design. They redesigned the brake and took the flex out.

[@tbeniel]

Hi Ryan. On the question 15:50 you asked, though I'm not an expert, heard of barrel harmonics, which give more accuracy if fine tuned. Modern accurate weapons supposed to bend like shown here. For example PSG90 rifle have optimal barrel size to optimize better barrel harmonics. However not sure about weather this is vibrating too much or not.