How the Military Perfected the M4

[@Chris09978]

Guy at the range- Hey hey hey, no full auto at the range Garand thumb- Smiles

[@bryy2053]

Soon they will have to say "no full auto/garand thumbing at the range."

[@Chris09978]

@@bryy2053 lmao, shows a picture of Garand Thumb just to make thing clear

[@A8vscRrabbit]

Laughs in private range😂

[@rafaelalodio5116]

For a second I did thought he was with an automatic gun.

[@Chris09978]

@@rafaelalodio5116 lmao

[@nikanor8152]

Everyone: nooo you have to save your ammo and only do low round count drills!! Garland Thumb: haha block II go brrrr

[@retroactive1]

garland thumb made me bust out laughing

[@dirtyswar]

Ammo dump shock is real....

[@MarcJaxon]

Judy Garland Thumb sounds hot.

[@TaylorWilmes]

The Ammo shortage is over man.

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

@@TaylorWilmes not even close

[@tylerosborn7596]

“Block-II being phased out” *stares at my unit still using M16A2s....

[@Arkancide]

Guess I can't complain when we got M16A4s for our second tour of Iraq anymore. I'll still complain about machine gunners not getting sidearms, nor being allowed to supply our own. Fuckin' paperpushers man.

[@tylerosborn7596]

@@Arkancide börther, complain away. That’s the only way things change or to improve morale. Mostly the latter, but sometimes the former too.

[@mulisha0351]

@@Arkancide nothing wrong with A4s. Great rifle

[@stevenbobbybills]

@@mulisha0351 yeah, you're not exactly going to be using auto enough to whine about only having burst, and in exchange you get a nice 20 inch barrel to work with for when there's someone trying shit about 50 metres further than usual.

[@BrianKern2121]

No shit, I was an 0331 with a ducking M240G and an M-16A2 with ammo for both. "Can't get you an M-9 boot. Pistols are.for Officers and Europeans..... I mean Navy personal....." Thanks for being honest Gunny, but my back and knees still hurt.

[@Mrgunsngear]

You’re very welcome 🇺🇸

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

When I heard him mention you I was expecting to see your comment lol

[@mikethemaniac1]

Good afternoon, Mike! Mike! Mike. Mike. There's a lot of Mikes in here. 💪🏻

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@@mikethemaniac1 40 Mike Mike?

[@Jo-xk3pk]

PSA sucks. They are treating everyone like liberal first time gun owners. I don't think that they have the foresight to see past this gun rush. I'm an avid shooter and got told that I was a "fucking idiot" for asking questions. I sent a polite email to the main office, but they don't need to care about repeat customers right now.

[@davidb9323]

@@Jo-xk3pk you should post the email

[@chillshock2144]

"Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work, you can always hit them with it." - Boris, Snatch (2000)

[@12ealDealOfficial]

There's the reminder I needed to watch that again. Might as well add Lock, Stock to the list while I'm at it.

[@reddune6185]

Just remember, you can pretty much put what ever you want on it, it's still lighter than an AK....

[@chillshock2144]

@@reddune6185 Heh, true. I carried a G3 for most of my time.

[@doctoruttley]

👏🏻😎👏🏻

[@johnbennett2748]

Boris the bullet dodger

[@LloydArxcist]

Garand thumb: -currently being phased out... Marines: Oh boy, can't wait to get these

[@bravo6959]

Lol

[@jayjankovich]

Marines laugh in HK416

[@LloydArxcist]

@@jayjankovich with suppressor

[@paulp628]

Marsoc and Recon uses them.

[@boxbuildr]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thentantt]

The amount of rounds you fired in this intro is worth more then my car

[@springbloom5940]

At least you can get a car

[@ed1341]

Well there's the whole gas thing, so idk

[@nikanor8152]

The amount of rounds he fired in this intro is worth more than my whole life

[@Elijah-bj4vo]

Everything going ok in life bro??

[@abadmixtape]

The amount of rounds you fired in this intro is worth more than my car

[@ODST_Parker]

Garand Thumb: "My comment section will be the reason I get banned." Also Garand Thumb: "Remember, all gun laws are an infringement."

[@DontTreadOnPeewee]

As a self appointed "fact checker" there are no lies here.

[@Redactedredacted5837]

He’s technically right according to the 9th and 10th Amendments.

[@xXcajunblazeXx]

@@DontTreadOnPeewee thank you for fact checking this 🙏

[@alext7952]

And where is he wrong?

[@pewtybang8761]

He ain’t lyin!

[@Andy-ux3hg]

The M4 is my favourite rifle ever, it's such a great weapon and just looks amazing. It was cool that they took the M16 and made it usable for military and swat. I was so happy to get to shoot an M4 when I visited the US and its one of the most special moments in my life.

[@mallman23]

Just say you can’t handle the AK it would be faster

[@alqaeda7040]

@@mallman23 yes m4 suck

[@reckyourself6948]

As much as I love the AR platform, I don't think I could ever say that the M4 is one of my favorites.

[@pimpovic2]

Are you 14 years old?

[@jasonjohnson6938]

@@pimpovic2 no, he's probably a European. nothing wrong with tourists. They give us money.

[@raymondjames57]

My review of the M4 during my 5yrs of service: 100% consistency. Having been a very frequent shooter before joining, it was almost too easy ,but of course, there was plenty of city kids who made it appear much more difficult for the first couple years.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@ Ultra Unity: It is a cliche precisely because it is so often true, and has been true in the past, as well: recruits who possess privately-owned firearms and learned to shoot them prior to joining the military, tend to do very well when it comes to riflemanship. Ken Royce, a.k.a. "Boston T. Party" of "Boston's Gun Bible," described it rather well, saying that the traditional view within the army has been that learning to handle a rifle and shoot it well is like learning to drive a car. In other words, once you are familiar-enough with the equipment to use it safely and competently, your training is done. That's a mistaken view of mastering of a firearm, for it is actually much more like mastering a musical instrument. Serviceable results can be attained quickly, but mastery takes a great deal of diligent and focused study and work. The Marine Corps - whose traditional view of "Every Marine a Rifleman" is so much a part of their institutional identity - understood this better than the army for most of our history, but the army has caught up somewhat by forming their Army Marksmanship Unit, which is a tremendous resource for them. Regardless of what branch you join, you'll do better shooting if you did it as a civilian beforehand, and even better again, if you have done it for a long time and know your craft inside-and-out. And it certainly sounds like you did.

[@username_3715]

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 AMU is for competitions lol

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

@@username_3715- OK, well, I'm just a civilian pogue.... so you and Big Green are going to have to sort that one out on your own.

[@VictoryOrValhalla14]

My M4 in OIF 4(pictured) saved my life more times then I can count, it preformed flawlessly with and without a suppressor. I was issued a Tan GemTech and within a month it was solid black from usage, my rifle has a special place in my heart. I still have the serial number on my old status card. Tucked away until my life finally comes to an end and I tell that final tale, my old rifle will be highly praised.

[@JeffNeelzebub]

Veterans should be given their service rifle as thanks for their service, change my mind.

[@VictoryOrValhalla14]

@@JeffNeelzebub no argument from me.

[@bigtasty42069]

@@JeffNeelzebub ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I dunno, you get a small batch of mentally deranged from time to time that would ruin that for everyone in the veteran community.

[@jesterbuddersworth3051]

@@bigtasty42069I believe this might be sweden but while in service there are shooting clubs you can be involved in which allow you to keep your service rifle after service

[@PinstripeJim]

@@bigtasty42069 They can still go buy a weapon or just get a hot one off the street. Giving them a weapon upon discharge won't change anything other than....they own a rifle issued to them.

[@josephcrook9921]

Wife seeing me intensely focused on my phone: "Are you watching porn?!" Me: "No, but also yes."

[@Sanctified_Leather]

You've got some big issues if that's what your wife is thinking!!!!

[@josephcrook9921]

@@Sanctified_Leather no argument here 🤷‍♂️

[@warrenharrison9490]

LoL

[@doctoruttley]

😂👌🏻

[@hondaservicecenter]

@@josephcrook9921 fux

[@sebas7640]

I was indulging in Mr.thumb's videos like 2 days ago and my mom walked in and I quote, " he looks so sexy with his shirt like that." I am now looking for painless ways to rage quit life.

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

He might be your new daddy ! 🤣

[@sebas7640]

@@tyrranicalt-rad6164 I mean I wouldnt complain

[@nikanor8152]

I just straight up switched to porn when mom walked in on me watching GT

[@Mattipazz0]

r*ddit moment

[@psyopgypsy]

really pizza

[@jessethibodeau1389]

"Gun laws are an infringement" This guy is the best.

[@NicholasWiewiora]

ikr

[@jacobcastro1885]

ALL gun laws are infringements.

[@JRH6271]

"Shall not be infringed" is on the document word for word, but somehow gun laws still exist.

[@EVSkecthCode]

gun laws keep psychos away from getting guns. you want more kids to die?

[@jbloun911]

@@JRH6271 foreign entities are parasiting off the US

[@cashfett3184]

I personally watch Grand because of my passion for playing airsoft. i really like his plate carrier set up video because i was very lost and he said some very good information which allowed me to build my own kit. love this guy, keep it up.

[@chimneypro]

I've been watching Small Arms Solutions for years. Chris gives the most in depth and historically accurate reviews on many modern weapons! Glad to hear you giving him a shout out, he deserves it!!!

[@TheJBerg]

His multi-part deep dive series on the colt M16/M4 is full of fascinating details you will get nowhere else!

[@chimneypro]

@@TheJBerg I agree, the guy definitely does his homework...

[@magoid]

Chris is very knowledgeable about American arms, but he can make a mistake here and there about foreign firearms. For example, he said the South Africans stole the Galil design for their R4 rifle, while the truth is they licensed it. Not a big deal, but just a reminder that not everything that comes out of someone you respect, is the truth set in stone.

[@unfitforpurpose6422]

It’s 2am and I’m sitting at the kitchen table naked only wearing my nvgs and a pair of socks life is awesome

[@theBishopXv]

So.. no patchs?

[@wheeliebin18]

Goggles on. Tactical dong.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

Doesn’t that make your chair wet?

[@chstra45]

Hope your mom doesn't come downstairs.

[@unfitforpurpose6422]

My socks have a patch on them I stitched it my self cause I’m a tight ass

[@DigitalNeb]

"So I have about 100,000 rounds through this particular rifle...."

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

*cries in tula

[@seanwhite304]

I have close to 20k in total through my 3 Colt M4A1s . It's all I used for 10 years . I have one that has 12k . I retired her and she is hanging on the wall . The other 2 are still in my rotation . I also have the Centurion SOCOM HF and holy shit is that barrel a beast .

[@AwkwardYet]

@@seanwhite304 Thing is his gun is way newer than 10 years

[@Osprey1994]

@@AwkwardYet He never said the gun had over 100,000 rounds, he said the supressor has over 80,000 rounds which is fair since it's not tied to one gun. Also anything he has had since before he became an officer was subject to his previous ammo budget (probably had access to a shit load cause of SERE) and he was easily able to shoot a few thousand rounds before a review.

[@Connery_Aaron]

@@Osprey1994 None of the ammo used for these reviews is provided by the Air Force. Lol. Come on guy.

[@Ivan-vn1pd]

"What would stoner do? We have knight's armarment so we pretty much know" Someone call a casevac chopper to Arizona because Karl just got bodied

[@Kowalski089]

That dig was quite subtle. And laser-guided :P Also WWSD2020 for the win ;)

[@spartan516]

Lmaoooooooo got eeem

[@ClaytonQ45]

Standing by to copy nine line, send when ready, over!

[@scipioafricanus9024]

Block II actually started being fielded in the 2007-2008 timeframe. That 12” non-fsp rail was originally meant for the M16. You can find pics online of the original prototypes of the RIS II from 2006.

[@BunyipDude]

The first units in SOCOM to receive them didn’t start getting them until late-2009/early-2010. Never seen pics of them downrange before that. Most of the ODA guys didn’t even get them until 2013/2014 (and then those same units started to get the URGI by late-2019 - just five years later).

[@akacurmurdar1]

Remember that scene in Black Hawk down when the guy shows his finger and says "this is my safety"? GT holds up his finger and says "this is my auto sear".

[@mattfleming86]

Best comment today. I give you an imaginary award.

[@dongquixote7138]

Fuckin Irene!

[@warrenharrison9490]

😂

[@ghostpatriot2370]

The amount of money spent on the intro just mind blowing. Only thing that could of made it even more over the top is if the targets are plywood

[@iralynn1815]

😂🤣 we’ll said👍🇺🇸

[@greatlakespowerstrokefx4]

Thats just an unnecessary flex. That said, i hope he makes a ply wood shooting video.

[@PhileusActual]

Yes! Shredded plywood and Michael Bay-esque fireworks! Lol

[@warrenharrison9490]

With the drop in iron ore prices, steel is going to be the cheeper option in ammo and targets.

[@hailexiao2770]

Trap shooting computer chips would be the ultimate flex today

[@technic6425]

The first commandment of picatinny: Thou shalt not dent.

[@inquisitorkryptman7893]

Thou shalt not lose zero

[@ExplosiveFetus]

Bendy bois hate this one simple trick.

[@steffensamlal1854]

Second thou shall only have quick detach accessories.

[@ryanjones4917]

Anything about quad rails in those commandments?

[@alexgonzalez1140]

If thou is to run out of ammunition, thou must use your quad rail upper as a war club.

[@shramj]

My MK18 weighs in close to 10 pounds, that includes a loaded mag, acog, suppressor, Surefire light, and a Peq15. I also added a bunch of titanium stuff to it to try and lighten it but the thing is still heavy. The MK18 DD barrel weighs a ton on it's own but I love the gun. Wouldn't want to lug it through a warzone but it is sweet and historic.

[@chrish.6934]

That intro was absolutely ridiculous! Sick my guy!

[@KealeyOnCars]

What does the block 2 SOCOM profile barrel and my cat have in common? They’re both super thiccc.

[@yuukimasamura5143]

Personally I think width feels better than length.

[@FUCK_________googIe]

they're both really great for firing a 5.56mm projectile through

[@BlueonGoldZ]

The purrrrrfect joke.

[@armorers_wrench]

Take your cat for a walk bro.

[@trafe8654]

Rip that pu**y ayyyy

[@SSweaty]

If your cqbr or sopmod has ever been called not clone worthy because it doesn’t have a colt socom m4 gov lower hit that subscribe button.

[@TheActiveAssault]

DD lower, idc. just kidding i care

[@slappopotamus1001]

I will clone this rifle some day, but i will not be buying Colt pattern parts. I know, it wont be a clone! It will be close enough for me though, and i like having parts interchangeability. That last word is a big one, 18 letters, and i needed spell check.

[@ibrahimadiop7074]

@@slappopotamus1001 good work

[@NS50117]

Mine has been. Because its an FN15 Military Collector. BuT tHaTs NoT cLoNe CoRrEcT

[@Mike-gg7ip]

block 3 with an aero checking in

[@camryseeker5504]

Man I ran this same setup for a long time but got tired of playing Xbox and switched to a more realistic load out like laser tag. Preparing for Star Wars, thinking about re-upping in to space force, as long as we can use spaceballs references.

[@Sanctified_Leather]

😂👍

[@briannoojin1710]

Drive all space vehicles at ludicrous speed.

[@Sin526]

Spaaaace Forrrrrce! Watch out! We're the Spaaaace Forrrrce!!

[@doctormantistoboggan2339]

What the fuck did I just read

[@Aarzu]

One of the things I love about the AR platform is that, as you say, the M4 is becoming a piece of history...but also not quite. The M4 is just one configuration of the countless ones that can be built with the AR platform. The only real limit we have is that civilian versions can't fire full auto, which isn't such a huge deal imho (your mileage may vary). Even if the price of the parts for a true M4 clone are a bit beyond your price, you can still build one that'll work great. Building my first AR-15 has been a lot of fun.

[@rickosmon9235]

I worked for the SOPMOD Program from 99 til 04. About all the electro-optics gear was my part of the kit to procure.

[@vncube1]

6:24 "Get in the gym and train a little bit"

[@pimpovic2]

🤣🤣

[@Kevinj36541]

*John Correia in the gym heavy breathing noises*

[@karllambert2350]

@@Kevinj36541 hey hes working on it ...

[@Tinker.Studio]

@@karllambert2350 he's already worked on it then I guess loved donuts more than being able to walk so has to do it again. booo fail.

[@karllambert2350]

@@Tinker.Studio without knowing his personal life, I've rode the health wave myself... age and health issues tend to make a person go thru the up and down... I applaud and encourage everyone to keep it positive because one day you might also be the person who needs the encouragement.

[@curtcoleman]

"...you could easily beat somebody to death with one of these rails..." Translation: I totally beat some poor bastard to death with this rail.

[@DronesUnder2A]

That was right before he ran out to grab a pack of smokes.....

[@gibletsiam9704]

"I can neither confirm nor deny" 🤣🤣

[@gradycdenton]

The most important point of performance for a rifle is its performance as a club :)

[@ArgonPlasma]

Heading to the toilet right now, let's get this bread

[@ArgonPlasma]

@Aidan Hand sounding like a damn ac-130 i bet

[@TheArmedHermit]

I’ve been stopped up for days; Flannel Daddy drops a vid & I drop a long awaited deuce. Sweet relief.

[@ArgonPlasma]

@@TheArmedHermit might wanna do a cleanse, but then again it could desync from the Thumb's uploads

[@seanomeirs8362]

@@ArgonPlasma A-10 Thunderbolt. Brrrrrrrrt.

[@GF2Aabsolute]

My first time getting to experience what the chat has felt and I must say its a grand experience

[@JohnnyQ]

What’s the watch?

[@rwdplz1]

Everybody: "Can we have SOPMOD parts?" All SOPMOD suppliers: "NO!"

[@christianalbers3820]

nice summary and the reference to Chris at SAS is appreciated. His channel is a treasure trove of knowledge.

[@roofer3608]

Im a little embarrassed to say how many times ive watched his Mk18 mod 0 video.

[@automated8493]

...Ifffff you've ever looked like Christian Bale and a Ravens love child.... GO ahead and click that subscribe button!

[@jeremythomas3064]

Yes, Christian Bale made sweet love to a bird, and GT was born.

[@bradb.4570]

Christian Bale and Bear Grylls

[@beresone6535]

Don’t forget the dude from blues clues too.

[@Mummymunmuggy]

Batman and Mike from American Pickers

[@mattyicicles1608]

@@beresone6535 😂😂😂

[@BlueonGoldZ]

When I built my first AR it was back in 2012 and I went with a Daniel Defense Quadrail mostly because of the looks. Over the many years, I have been told that quadrails are a thing of the past, unnecessary, too heavy and offer no advantages over a much slimmer profile MLOC with picatinny inserts. It's nice to know they still serve a purpose especially in a rough and tumble environment.

[@jbloun911]

I don't trust m-lok for heavy usage in the field

[@erikxander5299]

Bro, I got a Midwest Industries clone of the Daniel Defense quadrail for my 12.5 and it's heavy as shit. I love it. It's a natural compensator and it ads a metric shit ton of kinetic energy to rifle bashing and barrel checks. Natrually, I stuck a warcomp on it 🤣 Spartan thrusting with a 3 prong flash hider over an older, birdcage variant puts so much energy into 3 small tiny surface areas. Kinda like brass knuckles 🤪

[@miketyson8933]

I'm still rocking mine! I have a AR pistol that does have the M-LOC and I love having both.

[@jayonez137]

I’ve built this exact Block 2 rifle with SSA-E trigger about 6 years ago . It’s is by far my favorite rifle to shoot. And it’s always in arms reach while sleeping 🛌

[@Jordan882007]

That intro music! Outstanding!

[@CoolSmoovie]

That 500$ Danial Defense Handguard tho. I’ll never forget when I was trying to find parts to copy the M4 from Modern Warfare and to my surprise I actually stumbled across the exact same Handguard. But my smile died the second I saw the price lol.

[@kxkxkxkx]

That DD upper w/ block ii rail was on Brownells for ~$800

[@DronesUnder2A]

@@kxkxkxkx you mean Brownalls. Teehee

[@VIPK9]

@@DronesUnder2A AllsBrown

[@zacharyfett2491]

$500???? For fuck’s sake, why???

[@ODST_Parker]

Trying to recreate the rifles from games often meets that same realization. Worse for me, my favorite was always the ACR with an Eotech.

[@abvgd82]

Now it makes perfect sense why I can't buy any amo in bloody Australia, this bloke shot the shipment bound here.

[@bigfluppus5461]

@Stevospeedo as if America isn’t turning into a dystopia

[@atf1875]

@@bigfluppus5461 Australia gun laws are never gonna be better/worse then ours

[@abvgd82]

@Stevospeedo At the moment I’ll take this “hellhole” over America any day.

[@abvgd82]

@Stevospeedo Mate I don't think any gun that I can buy here or US would make any bloody difference if billion Chinese decide that they "like our beaches" and are on their way.

[@abvgd82]

@Stevospeedo So how many counties have tried to occupy US or Australia in your lifetime? I noticed when I was in US some people talk of scenarios "what if" type of deal (like you in your answer above). But the fact is nobody will ever try to invade US for obvious reason and as for Australia nobody will do it as well, my suggestion is to stop watching news and live your life without paranoia. We here live our lives without giving a shit about politics and paying very little to news (because they are all shite) and looking at the Guns that we can buy as things that we can have some fun over the weekend, but nothing more than that. Maybe try that yourself, it might help you stop making scenarios about guerilla warfare against imaginary invader.

[@bradbrandon2506]

The moment he said "you can easily beat someone to death with these rails" I just lost it and had a good laugh! I just never imagined you'd hit your enemy with a rifle in that monner lol

[@richardlahan7068]

If you're out of ammo, you now have a very expensive club!

[@IntenseSpirit]

Your face is cheese For my MREs

[@iroquoispliskin5956]

I remember fitting the Block II RIS to all of my team's M4s. Like you said, a great robust system. Eotech HWS was very prone to failure in all of it's incarnations. We always called them EoTurds😅. I had to replace at least 30% of team mates' Eotechs during the last trip to the 'Stan. Great channel, awesome content. Keep it up 👍

[@BandAid350z]

“What would Stoner have done? Well we have Knights Armament.” Nice.

[@davidtrumpy4908]

Yep. My response every time someone brings up that dumb "what would stoner do 2020" rifle.

[@Sanctified_Leather]

Stoner sounds like my neighbors

[@PatrickN8]

@@davidtrumpy4908 You gonna say why its dumb?

[@BandAid350z]

@Patrick N I’m not sure why David thinks it’s dumb, but I’ll answer my opinion. It’s a polymer lower with a fixed stock molded to it. It’s a pencil barrel with carbon fiber wrapping, neat, but hardly practical as a “fighting weapon.” It lacks modularity where the AR15 is revered for that. It lacks durability, where the AR15 isn’t amazing, but plenty good. WWSD removes the positives of the AR platform and replaces it with dubious improvements. All for a hefty price tag that could be better spent on a BCM basic bitch AR with fixed FSGB.

[@davidtrumpy4908]

@@BandAid350z you pretty much captured it. I also don't think it has anything to do with what Stoner would actually do today.

[@julian23561]

2021 ammo prices: ekspensib GT and his Block II:

[@TheKalkara131]

GT and his ammo sponsors*

[@loganhuntervagle]

“Full auto in an M4 platform is totally useless! Just use semi auto.” Dad: “lol aight”

[@ImbuedBeard]

I felt a disturbance in the force. It is time. Toilet squad, Roll out.

[@Galvakev]

Just started watching your videos a few days ago. I love the deep dives because I’m a huge “how does it work” nerd.

[@lucassplittorff971]

THE INTRO. WAS FRICKENNNNN. AWESOMEEEEE OHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@731trident]

CURRENT SITREP GT fans: "Why don't you make action films?" Also GT fans: "Thanks Mike for keeping it real and doing this for us."

[@Sheppard2030]

I can’t wait to play “Garand Thumb: Full Auto Flannel”. It gotta be my favorite range sim game of all time.

[@zubysaboss1062]

Flannel father I’m begging you can you please put the music in the description. These intro songs always slap.

[@HKBuilderDIY]

Second that

[@Sneathers]

Third that

[@dorianleclair7390]

Chris is my go to knowledge source for everything ar15. And the most underrated youtuber.

[@ryanpeterson5579]

This is legit my dream rifle for home defense, I'd give anything to have one of the them when I own a house. And I'm drooling in awe watching this video

[@scouthound7991]

The man overtly cringes as he peeks into his comment section. Lets not disappoint. +1 for Small Arms Solutions. Great people and great knowledge.

[@michaelm3300]

the production quality, editing, and weapons shooting, handling, and knowledge make Garand Thumb the best gun content creator on this platform.

[@JustSumGuy01]

If you wanted the M4 but they issued you an M16 with a 203...go hit that subscribe button

[@simpleinstinct]

If you're under 6ft tall, go ahead and put ice on those shins.

[@Centermass762]

I had an M16A4 with a 203 for years. I was as happy as a dog with two dicks when they finally gave me an M4. It felt like I was carrying a toy around and I loved it.

[@JustSumGuy01]

@@Centermass762 Clearing rooms with an M16 is not fun

[@Centermass762]

Definitely. It feels like you're swinging a snow shovel around in front of you. 🤣

[@JustSumGuy01]

@@Centermass762 Even when you short stock it

[@rhhr5698]

I’d love for you to do regular segments telling stories from the military. That’s some serious ASMR there. Make that happen.

[@SubStandardPoker]

I'm vicariously living through the ammo shortage by binge watching Garand Thumb videos. In all seriousness though great videos, someone needs to make a movie just off your intros!

[@roeboy8212]

I perfected the M4 when I got Obsidian on it from clapping cheeks in verdansk *triple dips tendies in honey mustard*

[@roeboy8212]

@Aidan Hand thank you for thanking me for my service.

[@theguess7]

I remember throwing a quad pic handguard on my rifle and it was normal m4 hanguard length, It added so much weight I couldn't believe how much heavier it was. That rail looks twice as long, That thing must weight a absolute ton!

[@TylerLL2112]

*THICCC*

[@RP-ks6ly]

Best Tuesday morning activity, GT and coffee

[@morganh2800]

Wait until that coffee kicks in for your #2 fav activity

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

@@morganh2800 There's the shit comment.

[@sam-lq6cc]

this is literally one of the few only channels worth watching on youtube these days.

[@bravo6601]

Really appreciate how much time & effort y’all put into these videos & how many there are … to GT & the crew keep up the good work!

[@Keka-vg3ut]

Talking about how long it takes for the barrel to fail, thinking of the HK video of the old G36 bursting out in flames after 700 rounds and the dude keeps blasting 200 more rounds through it until it burns so heavily he has to toss it away and after it cooled off continued to fire 30 rounds all without any malfunction and my government decided this gun can't handle heat

[@tarantulathree-one8013]

I've always envied the guys with the full rail and running mk262.

[@thomassymonds6308]

It cost $400,000 to fire this weapon for 12 seconds.

[@davitdavid7165]

In terms of parts breakage, it costs 12 dollars to fire 400000 rounds through this weapon.

[@JR-mk6ow]

Schools shootings are now more expensive than ever

[@BUBBA808]

TF2 Heavy!

[@tiiiimmmmmm]

I've been regularly coming back to this video just to watch the intro. It's too good.

[@blackberrydreamsz]

24:00 Best part.

[@kaitoch.2969]

Yeah! Soppo is back, Baby!

[@innawoodsbritbong253]

Soppo toppo

[@jasminebebe3455]

You had me at "gun laws are an infringement".

[@Grabbagar670]

Me: "why cant i find ammo in the gun store?" The intro: "hOlD mY bEeR"

[@KyleC2OO7]

“Gun laws are a infringement.” God I love this man.

[@reptillettv]

i just love to watch PaPa Garand cuz hes just a pure soul full of joy

[@MadMagyar13]

If GT shoots any faster, Jerry Miculek might have some competition on his hands.

[@andy3157]

Just watched the intro 5 times.......God i love your intros and video work....Can we all give the video editor, whoever you are, or identify, by a big thumbs up! Music is always perfection for the scene.

[@dylconnaway9976]

Do you happen to know what the music is?

[@HKBuilderDIY]

It sounded like Gorasson from the movie Tenet... but went through every song I could find from the soundtrack and no dice. Anyone figure out the track??

[@Sandman-ge8jz]

Nothing better than starting my birthday with daddy’s video.

[@TexasRed117]

Happy birthday

[@DeathorGloryRR]

Happy B day my dude

[@a_ellingson55]

Happy birthday!

[@sebastiend.5335]

Congrats!

[@hkenworthy20]

Happy birthday!

[@southernplumber7373]

“No Free Lunch” Got it.

[@txtifosi]

Major kudos for the use of “waxed poetic”

[@bent4302]

One of my only regrets in life is not snagging the DD/Brownells "clones" of this when Brownells was selling them complete for like $1100. Would have been an absolutely badass rifle for really not much cash

[@BunyipDude]

I had one; bought it from Brownell’s when it was on sale for $1500 (it was never $1100). Tbh, that Block II clone had a lot of build issues - the selector came from the factory loose, and many of the parts were not fitted properly. I also didn’t like that it came with a pinned-and-welded A2 flash hider rather than a Surefire 3P (I know that asking for a 4P would be asking too much in those days). The one cool feature was that it came with a DD cold-hammer forged SOCOM profile barrel, which is unique because DD does not normally offer that barrel profile - the factory DD M4A1 just comes with a Government profile barrel. Nonetheless, I wound up selling it after a year and just buying the factory DD M4A1 - in part, because I was trying to clone the “Sicario” rifle, and also because the Brownell’s SOPMOD Block II clone was so disappointing to me. I also just didn’t want to spend the money to buy clone-correct accessories, so it felt like a waste to have it.

[@bent4302]

@@BunyipDude huh. Good to know. Thanks bro

[@BunyipDude]

@@bent4302 No problem; not all FOMO is good FOMO. IMHO, if you really want a Block II clone, get a Colt 6920 receiver, a Colt SOCOM profile or DD Government profile barrel (either is now clone correct), and a DD RIS II rail, and then build it yourself or have a good gunsmith do it for you.

[@shawnpatten6515]

The upper is in stock this morning!

[@iwemanic]

they're in stock again at brownells, stripped version though

[@T_for_Texas]

2024 Garand Thumb ate 2021 Garand Thumb

[@giantoftheeast991]

My DDM4 is in block 2 format, I love it! Mine is a old DDM4. She beautiful.

[@BrettLegree]

The quality of your videos is absolutely insane - I say this after watching the first 2 seconds.

[@RenegadeRanga]

If gun laws are an infringement, then what does that make being signed up to UNODA ? United Nations Office For Disarmament Affairs. Mike's summaries at the end of the video is awesome. Emphasising nature, critical thinking and training.

[@dylconnaway9976]

Primarily concerned with NBC disarmament. Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@dylconnaway9976 Which is arguably worse, as almost every single disarmament procedure in history has lead to WMDs being leaked into the wild to be bought up by terror cells. Obamas nuclear disarmament for example lead to almost 23 unnamed missing nuclear artifacts, and no FOIA document has yet to confirm any recovery (or frankly any concentrated effort to recover them).

[@Otter-Destruction]

When's daddy going to release his own line of flannels with the various "if you've ever...." lines stitched into the inner seams of the shirt or the sleeve lining.

[@redmarch8773]

I would buy that

[@Pan_Gotti]

Ditto

[@davidtrumpy4908]

This is a real missed opportunity

[@warrenharrison9490]

👍👍

[@austinjones9970]

The VA examiner asked me what exposure caused my tinnitus. I said from watching Garand Thumb videos 🤗

[@MrDubz25]

its out of control in here!

[@AmericanJedi75]

the Block ll is all i use in Arma

[@99cobra2881]

Built my last upper after researching the URGI and reading test reports from Crane It runs like a sewing machine but w less recoil

[@bobdylan7044]

I am a simple man. I see block II m4 video, I click.

[@somedude4575]

7 years active duty infantry. I love the M4 for the simple fact I’m very familiar with it. However it is absolutely not perfect. Many malfunctions are due to things you may not think about such as your magazines or the ammo itself. However I will say double feeds are common and the bolt sometimes will not extract the casing. It must be very clean or else it will have malfunctions where I believe there are other weapons that can be very muddy and sandy and will still fire consistently. I could go on but Ide give the basic military used M4 a 7/10

[@lawrencefrank1480]

11B INFANTRY "THIS IS THE WAY!"

[@craigcrissman4651]

An m4 with a closed dust cover actually does better in mud tests than an AK.

[@TheInfantry98]

I loved the M4A1 assault rifle when I was in OEF

[@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814]

The 80s synth vibe intro.....Someone has been taking inspiration from Funker530 Augmented reality nods video......And I approve.

[@t10god]

That intro, GT was TRYING to get that barrel red hot

[@thegofastkid806]

“If you’ve ever gotten a free lunch, go ahead and hit that subscribe button..”

[@gradycdenton]

I once thought I was getting a free lunch but then I heard a zipper.

[@microwavetechnician7493]

"If you're firing 20+ mags through your m4... it's a bad day" no shit bro

[@msmeyersmd8]

I followed the Knights Armaments improvements from my computer screen, written and video and some books. A lot of them seemed great. There’s no doubt about that. The extractor and the bolt mods, etc. I have read that these were more expensive to produce? On a military purchase the price would hopefully have lowered? I may remember incorrectly, but I believe that a few of the improvements, such as the bolt were Not backwards compatible with legacy military guns. Is this true or was the cost difference the major sticking point? The original M-16 was purchased for a bunch of guys in SAC standing and moving around guarding nuclear weapons. My Dad did double duty as the Pilot and backup guard Officer on his B-36 when it was on the ground. He was issued a S&W .38 revolver. 6 turning and 4 burning! Curtis LeMay bought a bunch of M-16s (without forward assist) when he was the very powerful CINCSAC. These guards did not want or need to carry around heavy weapons all day. Given the same goals, I think the WWSD project has done a great job of improving the gun. Things that Stoner tried but weren’t technically possible at the time. Through a bunch of convoluted Military Branch competition, envy, turf protection and McNamara misguided cluster f**kage, the Army ended up having this light weight, light duty rifle literally shoved in their face. After trading in their M-14s. That most of the soldiers hated. McNamara had worked for Ford. His attitude was ‘a gun is a gun’. One should work for all of the services. He fought the Ford Mustang production with everything he could. It was essentially a tweaked Ford Falcon frame, engines, transmissions, etc. He thought the Falcon was an acceptable car. www.motortrend.com/news/robert-mcnamara-before-vietnam-there-was-ford-2366/ The 1965-66 Ford Mustangs sold more cars than any others in in history. ‘Nuff said. Then, he proceeded to f**k up the Military and the Positive view of America geopolitically by entering the US into the Vietnam “conflict” while serving as SECDEF. After a terrible cost in lives, permanent injuries and lessons paid for by Soldier’s blood, the M-16 was slowly improved over time to be a reliable weapon. That should have been done first. Knights Armament produces what the Army should have been given if Stoner had the budget, time, R&D to produce a tough combat soldiers weapon. That wasn’t his goal at the time. I don’t think? Hence my question about the reason KAC was not chosen? I’m guessing the proprietary barrel extension? Please, anyone better informed than me, please feel free to correct any errors and add pertinent information.

[@MrJdog1987]

Just wanted to say thank you for your service

[@trtk752]

I see the intros more than 20 times...awesome😉

[@MultiMrNoone]

“You can easily beat someone to death with this rail” I think GarandThumb might have beaten someone to death with a RIS II....