Gun Expert Reacts to Squad

Gun expert Paul Meixner is back for another episode of Total Recoil alongside our favorite Green Beret host, Israel. In this episode, Paul and Israel check out the various guns in "Squad", a tactical shooter that focuses on squad gameplay and is designed to encourage teamwork and communication. The game faces off two opposing teams that max out at nine players each.
This video is sure to bring you fun new information as well as an idea of Paul's personal favorites. Get ready for a thrilling and informative episode!
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Gun Expert REACTS to Squad

[@surq0784]

Back in my time it was called MOUT (military operation in urbanized terrain). I was a new private, clearing rooms with a 249; I truly HATED life back then. Troops now have it so much better than we did, but there were no good slings for the 249, so moving from building to building was BRUTAL! The SF guys instructing the course made us hold our weapons at the high-ready and it was just a burn-out session each day, for 2 straight weeks. It's a distant memory now but it was putting us to the breaking point and I'm always amazed that I made it through all that. My body is definitely without injury and it's something I always bring up to the new generation of potential recruits that want to enlist. Take care of yourself and don't ignore the hints your body is sending you.

[@Kite403]

Good on you, friend! I can't imagine how different things are between generations of soldiers, but I like to think that people learn how to make things easier as they do it long enough XD

[@wesleymiles8756]

I love how in these vids Paul will be going on and on about one gun for like 10 minutes straight and Israel is just sitting there like 😐

[@ethanmoore1315]

Izzy is a bit more of a 🙂 tbh

[@ddm_gamer]

@@ethanmoore1315 I wish hed get to talk more

[@booqrdoit9138]

@@ddm_gamer Izzy has been out of the military for a minute, plus he was a Green Beret. They could use sharpened sticks to defeat armies. Raiders and Rangers focus more on the weapons

[@blackjacka.5097]

@@booqrdoit9138 He also doesn't seem to be a gun nutjob like the other guy.

[@IsraelWright]

😅

[@ActuallyJamie]

We need Izzy and Cam to play SQUAD with Karmakut and Operatordrewski

[@connormoorehead1872]

Put me at marksman in that squad please, I'll slay I swear

[@jeddpires]

Gameology should try considering setting up a community Squad match featuring the Shift Fire guys playing commander on different sides

[@Nighthawk-3209]

I agree

[@Haleskinn]

And stonemountain64, summit, xqc, etc in the opposing forces :D

[@theoneknot]

I'm sure they'll love Karmakut's armchair military bullshit.

[@fireaza]

Speaking of the AK-74 round, it wasn't until I played _Into the Radius_ that I realized how teeny-tiny the 5.45x39 is. Holding it in my fingers in VR at real-world scale, being able to give it a good lookover, yeah, it's surprisingly small! That's probably why you can cram 30 of 'em into a magazine. Even if that does mean that buying enough of them to fill all your magazines costs you the shirt off your back and ensures you never use the gun in anything other than semi-auto!

[@Tito_Viera]

If I were a soldier I think that my dream wish would be ammo with the same or superior ballistics BUT in a very light cartridge.

[@TakNuke]

That's 7.92 cetme or .224 Valkyrie for you. If you want a middle ground then try various 6.5mm calibre's.

[@sainterasmus4545]

One of the 3 bids for the NGSW was this bullpup thing which was cool enough by itself, but what was really interesting was their take on the 6.8mm round. They made a round that had good stopping power, ballistics and it was 30% lighter than its competitors, also the plastic it was made of drastically reduced overheating in the weapon. It's been awhile since I was looking at this information so take it with a grain of salt and do your own research if you're interested. I'm gonna go look at it just to see that beautiful rifle again lol.

[@ActuallyJamie]

The Army is thinking of replacing the 5.56 NATO with a 6.8mm in a polymer casing which is much much lighter and hits harder

[@TakNuke]

Sig Sauer with it's MCX Spear along with M250 in .277 fury won ngsw. It is in a similar package in service M4/M16 so at least training will be somewhat familiar. To achieve required performance Sig has to use hybrid steel and brass case so weight saving is there but not significant enough. While GDLS/ True Velocity bullpup rifle uses a longer barrel with lower pressure polymer cartridge to achieve required performance, it has even more weight savings in cartridge. Lastly the Textron cased polymer cartridge puts the bullet into the case surrounded by powder. It has the highest weight saving but uses more powder as the bullet needs extra charge to be pushed out to conventional bullet position so that the rest of the gases from the charge are used to push the bullet. So the amount of weight saving between it and True Velocity polymer cased ammo is not significantly much more but definitely significantly more than Sig's offering. The initial program LSAT which searched for a lighter weight alternative to M249 morphed into NGSW where instead of having a lower weight weapon and cartridge the weight saving is invested again in performance which lead to a lighter battle rifle cartridge than 7.62x51 NATO but a heavier rifle as one can cheat physics only so much. Even with its increased performance ,.277 fury cannot penetrate full power rifle rated plates. But with its advanced optic enemy will be outranged along with easier shots to unprotected and less protected areas, and with its lighter weight than 7.62x51 at least soldiers can carry a meaningful amount of ammo, but still less than 5.56x45mm. The biggest achievement of the NGSW program is the optic, followed by the cartridge then both the guns. Even with advanced optic a soldier will need more training to make those long shots along with training to tame the recoil of the rifle and MG.

[@ActuallyJamie]

@Psychopath Media I don't remember and I think they were biodegradable watch the video about it on Task and Purpose's channel he covered it last year

[@DjDolHaus86]

The PKP Pecheneg is just a modernised PKM (standard soviet general purpose machine gun since the 60's) so you've probably encountered something largely similar in the field in the middle east. The only real difference is optics mounting capabilities and improved cooling

[@cedson108]

I’d like to see Paul as a guest on shit fire guess the gun with the sound.. see if he can beat Cam😂

[@bruno13532]

Just imagine the last thing you see is the no 1 into the room you are at being a juggernaut carrying a m249

[@mrcampo19]

Dude ran a saw like an M4. Total badass lol

[@thunderpunkradio]

Ha ha, thanks man! -Paul

[@BobbyTMF]

he’s a big hefty boy remember

[@damaan1243]

runs a SAW like an M4 and calls an AKM a soft shooter, what an absolute beast

[@elliotwhite8671]

The British marksman rifle is actually an LMT gun

[@TigersStripe]

Yeah, and it's got a 6x ACOG on it rather than an ELCAN. Interesting how he talks about running red dots on top of scopes at 20:20 because that's what the British do in real life but it's not in the game.

[@JTTTTT850]

I couldn’t believe he didn’t know the difference between a L129 and a M110 as an “expert”. And how did a machine gunner not know the version of the ACOG that is made for machine guns?

[@solokom]

I love these Reactions to SQUAD! I bought this game months ago, but never find the time it needs to really get into it. I had a few matches though and while I sucked at it (naturally) the community is awesome.

[@thunderpunkradio]

Hey, thanks for the feedback, it's very appreciated! -Paul

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

If he talks about being a door-kicker, he likely has some great or terrible stories. Much respect.

[@Wile_E._Wolf]

Paul was an infantryman, he mentions being a "door kicker" many, many times but he wasn't

[@TrenchSniper21]

Just wanted to point out a nitpick, the PKP Pecheneg has a "slide-to-side" optic for loading purposes. It's not a magnifier like an EOTech G33/G45. You HAVE to slide the optic rail to the side on a PK-series machine gun to get the dust cover up to reload the weapon.

[@TakNuke]

Although 7.62x54r is slightly longer thus larger powder space, 7.62x51nato operates at much higher pressure so performance is similar so who ever has match grade ammo wins. But west has more availability of high performance bullets and powders for 7.62x51 nato so here it wins.

[@TakNuke]

I am talking about in real life.

[@SithAriel]

The Russian sight mounting system is called a siderail, or a dovetail rail

[@danelassiter6809]

Wish these two talked about the mg3 and g3a3 variants the mea has aswell as the weapons the chinese had

[@TrueDefectv]

i loved that random RPD frame in 1:32 xD

[@Carnage1138]

The difference between the AK74 and and the AKS74 is that the AKS has a triangular side folding stock.

[@AlmostSickBoy]

And N at the end means night versoin so it have plate for mounting optics with dovetail mount on the side.

[@cowmaneater1243]

LMT and KAC are different but he was probably thinking of the sr25 KAC makes

[@trashcompactorYT]

You can really tell that Paul personally likes guns and doesn't just view them as tools on the job. Badass.

[@thunderpunkradio]

Ha ha, thank you! Also, great screen name! -Paul

[@leticialachica6871]

Very cool for breaking it down with the Guns

[@neonhavok]

Cant wait till they react to the rest of the squad arsenal, wait till they see the 50s and the anti air guns or tow missles

[@confused_studios]

My unpopular opinion: izzy is secretly master chief

[@thunderpunkradio]

He is, I've seen his helmet. Shhh, don't tell anyone. -Paul

[@rustygaming1997]

I love it when the expert guy starts to show his arsenal, he does it in every video 😆

[@taboret3280]

Lol, started playing the game today and you uploaded a video about it. Have a good day guys.

[@ayanami808]

Is a BAR considered a squad automatic weapon?

[@casualsatire5739]

In modern terminology, either that or an automatic rifle I guess (in the same sense as an M27 IAR or RPK). BAR itself means Browning Automatic Rifle. The terminology at that time was fairly fluid and inconsistent. In British and Canadian manuals, for example, the Sten was sometimes referred to as a machine carbine. The Lewis gun is another example. It was originally referred to as an automatic rifle (not "assault rifle"), even though its definitely an LMG. Neither original description is accurate in terms of its mechanics, but understanding has evolved over time.

[@TakNuke]

It's more of an automatic rifle it's only with FN-D that it has some use as lmg but is let down by 20 round mags unless you get FN-DA1 in 7.62x51mm which can use 30 round FN FAL mags. It's much superior to FAL heavy barrel automatic rifle.

[@oranguman8606]

yes

[@hunt4life511]

I’m a beginner gun enthusiast, I would love to have the amount of firearm knowledge as others in the gun community, the only problem is I live in Canada, and we have the stupidest gun laws

[@atf5813]

Hey dude. Move to Alberta (if you don’t already). Times are changing here and we’d be glad to have ya. Even with our dumb laws, you can still get a decent selection of awesome semiautomatic rifles. Also, with the exception of suppressors, we don’t have as many regulations against attachments, which is awesome. Fun fact: You can own shorter pump-action shotguns in Canada then you can in Texas. IMO, the firearm industry should be an unregulated market.

[@JTTTTT850]

You can still have guns to a certain degree. Get out and shoot, run drills, and time yourself. Either buy a shot timer or use your phone to video yourself and then check the times so you have data to reference for how fast you’re going. It’s better to be competent with a 12 gauge pump action or a revolver than to be incompetent with everything.

[@Rogue-76]

5:54 bleeps out the word sexy

[@VimyGlide]

paul really ran the m249 ap heavy armor loadout from ins 2014 irl huh

[@danielal8230]

74 not just soft because of the cartridge but also the muzzle device because it’s a muzzle brake If soviet found this muzzle device earlier the 7.62 AK probably also a bit smoother instead of just putting slanted compensator

[@jerseyboycustoms]

“There’s doctrine, then theirs real world shit” that line alone is why everyone fucking hates fighting the us military 😂

[@thunderpunkradio]

Ha ha, facts! -Paul

[@Phantomdude]

Man these guys really talk about going on missions and killing actual people like how how casually we talk about going on arma ops

[@vanceapp165]

Fr

[@AM-vo4pw]

They've had a lot of time to process it When you recall it in this kind of setting it isnt really emotional but rather just fact of the matter

[@skylerbenoit1103]

I wish that they were reacting this with Jonathan Ferguson from The Royal Armouries Museum and Gamespot. I bet that would be fun! :)

[@xwinter__riderx9155]

I've waited for this!

[@tom486]

'The game faces off two opposing teams that max out at nine players each.' Squad is actually up to 50 v 50 players, individual squads max at 9 players FYI!

[@iwtitan8377]

"i was a saw gunner and 240 gunner and i would run it like an m4" CHAD!

[@NipplWizard]

Paul - says "Trunion" Brandon Hererra has entered the chat.

[@HUNCHO101]

As an expert myself, I can confirm that this guy is truly an expert.

[@brandondirocco9816]

As an expert expert myself I can confirm you are an expert

[@HUNCHO101]

@@brandondirocco9816 yessir

[@le_mustardman43]

i love this game probably my most played game on steam

[@mrcampo19]

More proof that people either love the saw, or hate the saw. No in between

[@cinnamontoast9999]

Dovetail Mount is what he was talking about I think

[@jaykhandwala5533]

This game is legit so fuckin good.

[@taboret3280]

Yeah, started to enjoying it

[@MrBurrit0]

I like gunz

[@FishmanTacticalLLC.]

Talks about M249 shows pictures of M240b they need to talk to the people that reacting to show them an image of the right gun in editing

[@Blank55600]

249 solid stock just looks better too

[@thunderpunkradio]

Agreed. -Paul

[@omsharma2049]

you should do either Enlisted or Ravenfield

[@JTTTTT850]

The “expert” was doing good until the L129 came up. Dude immediately compares it to a M&P10, calls a trijicon an elcan and then says the L129 is made by KAC. I can let some opinions slide but that’s just straight up wrong

[@kyle3299]

He lost me when he said they are developing a .556 round for short barrels lol

[@rahulchoudhary0902]

Can you guys make a video with a professional racer playing a racing game with steering wheel console?

[@thevetdude19k]

Lol...I loved my saw...channel shows videos of 240 bravos lololol (first gun reviewed of 249)

[@thezambambo2184]

I've got a suggestion, a member of a clean up team and Viscera Clean Up Detail

[@JTTTTT850]

Thats not in the game

[@MadGamezYT]

Next video: Gun experts play COD and Fortnite

[@jervisjavier]

We need these guys react to guns used in Nikke: Godess of Victory

[@Piratefoxyfox]

you should maybe react to Metro 2033's weapons, Paul

[@goatedpostx7425]

Crazy

[@danialyousaf6456]

Why is every goddamn word out of Paul's mouth censored ? It makes it seem he's saying worse things then he's actually saying.

[@hejie23]

Only one of the two vets is a weapon expert.

[@timhefty504]

Ever handled one of these bad boys?

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Well they both were in the US Army and served in Iraq, Israel in Special Forces and Paul as regular infantry. So yes, it is safe to say that they fired some of those guns, specially Paul since himself said he has a collection of firearms.

[@timhefty504]

@@rafaelalodio5116 I know, Paul just says it a lot

[@michaelagustinsantos3015]

Nice. My man M4sked got in a video.

[@DR-JOHN-DEJAVU-1984]

Beard Von Redneck's getting a little narcissistic lol.

[@blackjacka.5097]

What did he say?

[@RomeoMike22]

This isn't a reaction, this is a guy talking about the firearms in a particular video game

[@FIVEBASKET]

Very good

[@desaiFER]

Next topic for "Total Recoil" is Weapon Sights combination on different fps games and weapon platform the pro and cons~ if this is cool give it a like and comment!!!

[@emanflores8983]

bro who is the weapons demonstrator for the game? he’s in a range and is shootin in the air 💀

[@bussolini6307]

where is the chinese firearms?

[@ZaMonolith1986]

in the trash where they belong.

[@comediangj4955]

15:01 it's 5.45x39 not 5.54

[@thunderpunkradio]

Bingo Bango, you are correct! I can't believe I did that.... Shoot me a DM from on my channel and Ill send you some swag from SHOT Show for pointing out my error. Made Props! -Paul

[@comediangj4955]

@@thunderpunkradio na it's not a big deal, just a typo in speaking

[@robertlinke2666]

not 5.54x39 but 5.45x39

[@japanse_samurai9456]

Great thumbnail

[@trevor19qhshe]

The DMRs today are just M4s with a 9x scope and a supressor on it.

[@JTTTTT850]

M110 has entered the chat

[@raphael3024]

Gun Expert reacts to Hunt: Showdown?

[@Freebase_lace]

So running around with a m249 is realistic.

[@thunderpunkradio]

I did it for 18 months straight! -Paul

[@ZaMonolith1986]

Its the M240 that you wont see people running like an AR lol

[@JTTTTT850]

Yes check out T rex arms he weighs like 140lbs and can run and gun with a 249

[@tylerdruskoff9689]

Why’d they censor buttstock?

[@luckyshot5135]

would love for civilians to be able to own most of this stuff.

[@happyhaunter_5546]

Gotta agree I prefer just irons on a LMG but I only shot deck mounted M240's and M2 .50's in the Navy. Can't imagine I'd rather have an optic on a shoulder fired systems as land based; would maybe be cool off a tri/bipod in a static position. Maybe a red dot. Magnified optic I'd be sayin hell naw to for shoulder fired (I used and still love ACOG with a rifle/carbine).

[@JTTTTT850]

Irons are objectively bad. Lining up 2 planes of sight that aren’t illuminated and also cover up the target is never going to be better than a single plane that is floating, transparent and glows bright red. Just because you lack experience with things doesn’t make them worse.

[@SuperiorDefense]

5.45x39* not 5.54 lol

[@diegoruiz7600]

you censored "buttstock?"

[@thunderpunkradio]

Yeah, that was weird.

[@OrdinaryPufferfish]

Finally😆

[@supersatisfyinggamesforgir1637]

We really love your videos PLZ PLZ make a reaction video on the mobile game name: ASMR ARTIST! It has more than 100 triggers that you can show in your video while playing it, it will mesmerise your viewers

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

Snipers react to boo boo bags

[@jackherer519]

crazy that i know more about weapons and optics than these "gun experts"

[@L_T31]

Gigachad enter

[@L_T31]

@user-xx8ew4ut2m My comment is older, than your channel

[@KillerRedVine]

lol, saying 5.45 is less expensive. Yea, no. Not anymore.

[@gershuneve]

cool

[@TommyCubed]

I recognize drewski content

[@hzc3638]

tell pirates to react to assassins creed black flag

[@o_sdlr9693]

Lol they censored butt-stock.

[@o_sdlr9693]

At 17:30

[@blackfox7448]

Maybe they might got trouble with youtube or something for that lol

[@ZaMonolith1986]

@@blackfox7448 buttstock isnt a word to avoid anywhere. Theres no reason for it

[@blackfox7448]

@@ZaMonolith1986 thats why i said "maybe"

[@allanturmaine5496]

Why not make every rifleman a marksman?

[@Camino377]

Technically speaking, they are. At least in the Marines and Army, you must qualify at least as a "Marksman" in training. As for why not everyone is a 'Designated Marksman', it's different roles. A marksman can't carry as much ammunition as a rifleman, so they aren't as effective is typical engagements. On the other side, they can be very effective on targets beyond 400+ meters, whereas your typical infantry might not.

[@JTTTTT850]

Because most shots fired are for suppression, not to actually target anything

[@allanturmaine5496]

@@JTTTTT850 okay, now my ignorance is really going to show, but why fire for suppression instead of targets? Didn't WW1 teach us that suppression is wasteful? Or is there a useful amount of firing at a general area?

[@Camino377]

@@allanturmaine5496 Keeping your enemy suppressed allows your forces to maneuver more freely. It prevents them from moving so you can move into position for an assault or call in air support. As far as 'waste', it's estimated that for every combatant killed over the last 15 years, the US fired anywhere from 250,000 - 300,000 rounds of small arms ammunition. Additionally, it depends heavily on where the engagement takes place. Most modern firefights are in rural, remote places where you never even see the enemy. If you've never seen them before, I highly recommend looking up Funker530 on KZbin, a ton of combat footage from the last 15 years.

[@allanturmaine5496]

@@Camino377 thanks for the thorough answer!

[@Reckyyy.]

I am not good at this game lol

[@independentomega2701]

Stop adding squeaks over the swear words. These are veterans. They swear a lot. It's distracting to hear a rubber duck noise three times in a sentence. Quit it.

[@Chaoticchips]

Overwatch someday…

[@DG-LoNe]

Cool

[@MaccusFNS]

too much censorship in this video

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

Like saws much

[@Revy8]

american "combat tour" = went into a desert and shot goat herders 20 years and they still lost

[@MrMinuteman]

We need them and other experts to react to Destiny 2!

[@Irowned]

Dislike for that horrid censor sound.

[@wesleys4507]

Paul is really full of himself..don't like it

[@partinmortos]

agreed

[@JTTTTT850]

And doesn’t know the difference between a LMT L129 and a KAC M110… or a trijicon acog 6X and a elcan specter

[@aramokurdo]

SQUAD& INSURGENCY THE MOST REALISM GUNPLAY EVER!!! COD & BF & R6 & PUBG NOOBS dont come here please..

[@FSTHalo]

Is this 2013?

[@demonintheflesh88]

Why bleep out the word "sexy"

[@stirlingmatheson2005]

Saws very inaccurate from what I’ve heard

[@thunderpunkradio]

Mine was very accurate. -Paul

[@stirlingmatheson2005]

@@thunderpunkradio wasn’t meant to be really I guess

[@gasolinemilk]

Do rainbow 6 siege gun react