I Rank The Best (and Worst) Rifles & Shotguns from HEAT

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves ranks the long guns (rifles, SMGs, and shotguns) of the movie HEAT, Michael Mann's crime drama from the 1990s. In ranking the guns, James discusses the theoretical pros and cons of the different platforms seen in the film such as the FN FAL, Benelli M3, Galil, the HK91 and H&K's MP5, the AK-47, AR-15, and fan favorite, Al Pacino's FN FNC. Do you agree with the list? We invite you to leave your own ranking in the comments.
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[@1911syndicate]

I enjoyed this with a healthy dose of bourbon. Best gun channel on the KZbins

[@52Ford]

Not sure if this is a complement or not... Personally, I'm 6 beers in. Does that mean we need to drink to enjoy the videos, we drink because of the videos, or is it just a coincidence...? Good video, anyway... I think - or maybe that's just the beer speaking.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Yup. He wins the internet zinger of the day with that one.

[@wrath231]

@@52Ford!Jim Beam Crew checking in!

[@Creek_Hunter]

@@wrath231 Hope it's the single barrel, that's an awesome pour.

[@CWHolleman]

Indeed!

[@patrickclark9430]

The hardest part about not liking Heat is asking your wife's boyfriend if you can change the channel when it comes on.

[@heikkiremes5661]

Brilliant!

[@funkymonkeylovin]

SHOTS FIRED

[@Piledriver2235]

You know, you can ball my wife if she wants you to. You can lounge around here on her sofa, in her ex-husband's dead-tech, post-modernistic bullsh1t house if you want to. But you do not get to watch my MUTHAFERKIN television set!

[@bokusworld9780]

Ralph was a good dude. Pacino was on his third turd marriage, serves him right I suppose. 😵😵😵

[@deancarr4507]

Not on his TV

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

The LAPD Swat guy in shorts during the North Hollywood shootout is James's daddy.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

That goes without saying.

[@Critical_libertarian]

OMG you're right!

[@oxtx9885]

Are short shorts genetic?

[@sasquatch440]

@@oxtx9885 absolutely

[@seandurns110]

"He probably died a happy man; with a Galil in one hand and a hostage child in the other"=perfection

[@hansgruber9685]

Tom Sizemore. Lol

[@glennroberts3069]

Oh and the gazillion dollars on his shoulder/back!

[@slappy8941]

Gali l+ stolen money + child hostage = automatic Israeli citizenship.

[@judd5936]

Stupid Al Pacino and his stupid Belgian raspberry waffle gun! That made my uncaffeinated morning.

[@nixonvanegas8715]

Actually a galil in one hand and a child as hostage its very common in the colombian guerrilla

[@TBendez]

The FN FNC was the 'boutique' choice. A detective carrying a custom short-barrelled 1911 and a Bvlgari watch wouldn't carry just any rifle, it would have to fit his persona. "Unique" for some translates into good, for others bad. Side note: The AK5C is still the service rifle of the Swedish armed forces and it is largely a rugged FNC.

[@Wiromax3]

A Swedish modification of the FNC 80, with over 11 major improvements, for an example new ejector and magazine catch.

[@jackjederstrombergman4987]

The ak5c is nice, works like a charm in the cold ass north of Sweden, bit on the heavy side tho. Can't say as much for the og fn fnc

[@crazysilly2914]

the FNC is a 5.56 version of the FAL, can’t be that bad...

[@jackjederstrombergman4987]

@@crazysilly2914 its like 2x the weight of a comparable m4

[@benh745]

The Belgians still use the FNC as the standard infantry rifle.

[@kingboom777]

James: "FN FNC sucks ass" Garand thumb: " is that like a personal attack or something =,("

[@Kur0y4m4]

“…He thinks he’s gotten away scot-free that is until Cheritto Cobains him with the Benelli…” Bruh!!! Well played!!

[@swright5690]

Savage James... simply savage. Where do you come up with lines like that! Bravo!

[@christopherreed4723]

One of my favorite scenes, and not just because, many years after first watching Heat, I stumbled across an M3 at a local gun store and caused my bank to suffer mild withdrawal pains when I (inevitably) failed the willpower check to just walk away. Still have it, love it dearly, even though it's a complete PITA to modify. Nobody makes accessories for it. But...another neat detail in that scene is that Cherrito's shotgun is punching six-hole patterns into the truck. That tells me he's not using 00 buckshot, but the larger 000 shot, which is usually loaded six to a shell. Not common, because it's not really needed...unless you're shooting through barriers, like doors or bodywork. Excellent choice for that application!

[@yeahsteeeve]

Should have been more like "Cheritto Courtney Loves him with the Benelli"

[@justharrison6862]

🤣🍻👌

[@oscarlamonte3148]

😂😂😂😂👍💪👌💥

[@611_hornet5]

Danny Trejo's first movie was "Runaway Train", the '80s action/adventure classic with Jon Voight. Trejo appears for a short time with no lines early in the film during a prison boxing match where he boxes Eric Roberts' character and also served as a technical advisor on how inmates in prison acted.

[@wsc2004]

I remember him back in Deathwish 4 back in like 1987

[@SaurielX]

Also, he was in Blood in, Blood out with a speaking role, and also Desperado. Not taking anything from this great video though .

[@ComeGeekSome]

He was also the bad guy Steven Segal chases in Marked For Death at the beginning, then gets locked in the trunk. Also, Trejo's book is out now, it's incredible. A true bad ass killer.

[@PeachTreesHOA]

He was also in who gives a shit

[@leroygrant7635]

@@PeachTreesHOA that was a great movie!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HankScorpio86]

Lol Hank Azaria's reaction to Pacino's outburst kills me every time. Apparently Pacino ad-libbed that line and Azaria's reaction was genuine.

[@zackamania6534]

The Hannah character chips coke in his backstory

[@tylerwilliams6022]

@@zackamania6534 And Pacino was on coke during filming.

[@bluestatepaine]

@@tylerwilliams6022 I swear that whole “Pacino’s character was a coke head” story is just Michael Mann making fun of Pacino for showing up powdered to set every day

[@03Grunt-arrino]

No BS; At the School of Infantry in the Marines, we show the fire and movement scene after the bank heist to illustrate how to do it perfectly. *You ended up covering this haha. Well done

[@aydena1755]

Can Confirm

[@likeorasgod]

While not a Marine I was on my first tour when this came out on my way to hang out in the Persian Gulf during Southern watch....we had to pretty much wait for it to become a rental and some one make a boot legged recording of it back home to see it....lol VHS and boot legged copies for the win back than....lol

[@AC_702]

Also a Marine. Can confirm this is also shown at TBS, too

[@Tech-ot4iy]

Same, Paris island

[@BuggaBoy69]

No kidding, I’m going to SOI in Pendleton in just a few days

[@937tactical]

My boss gave me a Mak-90 when I turned 18 instead of my paycheck for that week, I’m now 34 and needless to say I still work him.

[@stevennewman4778]

That’s seriously the greatest employee retention idea I’ve ever heard of.

[@warrenharrison9490]

They go for 1900+ in Commiewealth of Marxachusetts...don't ask me how I know...😳

[@ruthlessmofo]

Please tell me you still have that beautiful instrument...

[@937tactical]

@@ruthlessmofo I sure do

[@ryand.3858]

That’s such a dad move, lol.

[@casbot71]

It could be argued that the reason 'The Crew' tends to use a mishmash of rifles is they have to get theirs _from the black market_ and can't just place a bulk order.

[@maelqueromain8010]

One also could argue that a bulk order (legal or illegal) would be less low profile

[@lucaskobain]

Yeah that's what I thought. Beggars can't be chosers. At least they know not to use TEC-9s

[@MegaGman61]

Michael Mann was always good with guns in his films all the way back to "Thief" in 1980. Great video!

[@davidweikle9921]

The kind of guy who bitches about the length of *"HEAT"* is the same kind of guy who tries to find unregistered NFA items at the range to report to the AFT.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

And isn’t willing to go down on his girl long enough to make her happy….

[@kingboom777]

and also Works at the AFT.

[@lerp5555]

And always has to pass one more car before exiting the freeway

[@davidweikle9921]

@@ab5olut3zero95 his *"girlfriend"* is a femboy or something he bought online.

[@davidweikle9921]

@@kingboom777 naturally.

[@msims1250]

Dude this video is awesome. ‘The lead singer of System of a Down”, “FN-WTF”, and whatever the fuck else you said had me rolling. Heat is one of my favorite movies ever. Thanks for this!

[@smcha4]

"and a mildly irritated CPA courier", hahaha.

[@podsmpsg1]

I thought it was awesone when Wes Studi breaches that door with the Mossberg 590.

[@barrytrevers8367]

Technical advisor on this movie was Andy McNab former SAS operative. Micheal Mann did overrule McNab's suggestions for dramatic effect. I saw this movie at the cinema when it came out. The hairs on the nape of my neck stood up when I saw De Niros bank break out scene. I'm ex British Infantry & this was the first time I had seen a classic British Army section attack committed to celluloid.

[@NeuRekrut]

These weapon ranking videos have become my absolute favorite content with Mr. Reeves. Could you do one for the “Boondock Saints” or 13 Hours: The secret soldiers of Benghazi?

[@gatorfan682]

I second both of these.

[@CiviTac]

All of these suggestions are great

[@therockinboxer]

Boondocks Saints.. my man, I haven't heard that name in years

[@zamoraaz7392]

Imagine if he covered every single gun we can see in the gun room of boondocks saints lol

[@sczufelt33]

And Smokin' Aces

[@easbreid9879]

That Colt Commando is part of the reason why I fell in love w AR platforms

[@mrban1419]

I prefer cal kilmers CAR

[@454FatJack]

Same here. I had to get Commando 1995 after the film. Already had issue Gvt. Sako M/62 AssaultR and private AKs-47 Full auto. Yes some Uzi’s too.. Shorty Commando is the best I have, I love her still.

[@max_archer]

I think the FNC kind of makes sense from a filmmaking perspective. My guess is that Mann wanted something with a distinctive silhouette that'd not only fit with Pacino's character but also make him easier to identify in wide shots and action scenes where there are a lot of guys running around in dark suits, and the FNC's shape sort of fits the police role, unlike other guns of the time that had more of a "military look" or would have struck audiences of the time as "bad guy guns." (Anything AK-derived or with a similar silhouette.) The folding stock is also an asset for action scenes. There are a lot more options nowadays, and I'd think the same character in a modern remake might use a SCAR or G36, but back in 1995 I can't think of a lot of options that weren't already used by other characters and also weren't iconic from other movies. (Like the AUG in Die Hard.)

[@Treblaine]

AUG is still "the Die Hard gun" to so many people. More than the Beretta 92 or MP5.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

The FNC was replaced in the Belgium army, home of gun design and production, since the 70's till being replaced with the also indigenous FN SCAR. A very tech army still rocking a variant of the FNC, the Ak-5, is Sweden; to the present day. HK is very badly represented in this movie with a civilian "DMR" unscoped when the G3 SG/1 sharpshooter/sniper rifle was introduced in 1972 (called clamped scopes); Pitty it's not on the movie - or at least some clone of it instead of a iron sights variant only; such a crew surely could get hands at least on one of this G3 specialized variants - not even going so far as asking for a PSG1 or the militarized version MSG90.

[@arsravens5278]

Does anyone else find it a little ironic that none of the glocks in the “glock perfection” ad have the stock sights

[@mrmorrisjh]

🤫 it's "perfect"

[@JR15A2]

Not really, since they sell them that way and have for a long time.

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

No….I also don’t find it Ironic when vehicle manufacturers run ads showing products loaded with options either though.

[@andreivaldez2929]

Not really. I think the Glock haters and fans lean too hard on that "perfection" line without understanding what marketing is. Guns usually aren't perfect out of the box so it makes sense to customize them for your needs and wants after you figure out what you want to optimize it.

[@CrpMag]

Nope.

[@nathansilva192]

"Weird Child Protagonist" perfectly describes all my favorite anime.

[@thetechnostate316]

Eagerly awaiting the best and worst guns of Neon Genesis video lmao

[@kasper_429]

Heat is one of the many classic movies that made me fall in love with the retro A1/A2 carry handle-upper ARs. As the saying goes, "Everything old is new again".

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I'll be honest, I still have an affinity for the A2 because it's what I qualified on, and it's just fun.

[@danielescobar7618]

@@eldorados_lost_searcher I did too, but I hate that the adjustment wheel can move from rubbing on stuff. I have an upper from a Canadian c7 with the a1 sight and all the a2 features

[@danielescobar7618]

I got a c7 upper way back in the day when no one wanted them from arfcoms forums. Still rocking an aimpoint on top of it too. Took everyone else way too long to figure out we already invented the best optic height and sight design

[@tylerwilliams6022]

@@danielescobar7618 What's the best optic height and sight design? Carry handle mounted optics? I've mostly been an AK guy, but have been thinking about an AR purchase. Have been drifting more towards a carry handle upper than a flattop. And I think the retro carry handles with an optic (Black Hawk Down, Blood Diamond, T2, etc.) look sweet. But I feel they would be uncomfortable chin/cheek weld wise.

[@danielescobar7618]

@@tylerwilliams6022 popular modern optic mounts are at nearly the same height as carry handle mounting from back in the day. Fad after fad coming and going carry handle height seems to win out again at the end every time only the low powered variable scopes seem to work better (for a majority of users) at a slightly lower height on a flat top. I have an aimpoint on a DNZ mount to get it low on carry handle as possible and can still use the rock solid irons the rifle was designed with.

[@pwr2al4]

If you enjoy movies that emphasize attention to detail, it's hard to beat the elevator scene where Det. Casals (Magwa) unloads the 00 Buck in his Mossberg 590 in exchange for breaching rounds before they blow the hinges off the hotel room door. Michael Mann does not fuck around.

[@crankygunreviews]

HEAT is still one of my all-time favorites. I still love it, and if you have a good surround sound system, crank it up!!

[@nathanlewis5682]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmSsqH-ZaLp8Y68 Look at the 15 seconds mark

[@joe1940]

"Heat" and "Ronin" are probably my two favorite DeNiro movies. They are a little long, but definitely worth watching, especially if you're into guns.

[@Jeremy-zi6pi]

With you 100% on those two movies!

[@hansgruber9685]

Ronin was my gun porn movie back in the day.

[@casbot71]

And in Ronin _Sean Bean lives!_

[@ReverendMeat51]

Ronin is so effing good. Obvs so is heat but Ronin needs more love, keep spreading the good word

[@Iroc3132]

Please do ronin next TFB

[@69thPredator]

That Tom Sizemore joke was subtle and brutal. 😂

[@ACshinealight]

I used the mP5 extensively in the British Royal Marines it’s literally indestructible and highly accurate / effective at short to medium ranges. Great little tool.

[@Piledriver2235]

TLDR: The Taliban is now using "The Gun from Heat"

[@_Chev_Chelios]

Side note: the tali’s own more MRAPs than the US does.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

More as a trophy weapon because of it's origin, is it so hard to believe? Plus no neighbors or supporters there use 556 caliber, so their std is or 7,62x39 (mostly yet) or 5,45x39; ofc 7,62x54R for the GPMG. Even the .50 are different, being NATO 12,7x99 and Russia 12,7x108mm. They don't have proper maintenance tools to keep the trophy guns there are more demanding in this issue than any ever built AK. Plus their access to NATO ammo is much more scarce and pricier due to demand/offer economy law.

[@sasquatchhunter86]

@@Maddog-xc2zvblack market is deep and knows no limits. In the Mexican drug wars, guns from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and even Vietnam have been recovered after shootouts. Not hard to imagine that our NATO branded gear would either get resupplied or recirculated there.

[@FredoftheNorth]

The Swedish militay adopted the FN FNC but modified it and added a bolt catch among other things its called AK5 (Automatkarbin 5 )

[@hansgruber9685]

Sweden is so weird. Lol

[@FredoftheNorth]

@@hansgruber9685 And why is that ?

[@ehudkelevra7456]

I can’t really bash on the FNC since even the AR-15 sucked when it first came out. I like my AR-15s but I wouldn’t classify them and the best. I remember being a young Sergeant in Iraq reading in “Stars & Stripes” how in the Army performance test of 2005 that same type of M4 I carried performed at the bottom of the list with most stoppages compared to newer stuff out there. As for the FNC, I think it would be cool if Brownell’s did an FNC for their retro line.

[@g54b95]

I grew up in the 80's and was mesmerized by the total package Michael Mann gave the world with Miami Vice, from the look of everything, the music that was featured, the characters. Heat really brought me back to that. The whole feel of the movie, the music, the realistic human imperfections. One of the best movies ever. On my top 10.

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

And now the Canik mete? Is available with Miami Vice inspired skyline at night

[@g54b95]

@@iowa_lot_to_travel9471 Ha Ha!! I saw that shit about a week ago. I wonder if Canik is giving Mann royalties for that shit.

[@zxrider9246]

James the 601/ XM-177 was a jam-a-matic having used one in the USAF I do have knowledge of the weapon. The dwell time on the short barrel in the timeline of the depicted film would have had problems after 100 rounds.

[@hansgruber9685]

What exactly is the barrel length?

[@zxrider9246]

@@hansgruber9685 The one I used was 10.5 inches.

[@deadmeat8754]

Hey, @zxrider9246, don't let your real world experience get in the way of James' fantasies.

[@redfoot7951]

You sound like a loser that could not run the gun correctly, or you had a dud.. I had 1000's of rounds through that gun in 2004 to 3006 and it was a reliable platform.

[@redfoot7951]

​@@deadmeat8754my experience was awesome

[@the0user]

This movie summarizes itself perfectly: “Hey Slick, you see that sh!t coming out of his ears? He can’t f@cking hear you!” So much ear trauma, still love it though.

[@trashcompactorYT]

me after hearing Al Pacino deliver literally any line in this movie

[@fixedG]

Pretty sure the FNC was chosen soley because it looks cool.

[@hansgruber9685]

The main “good guy” gotta have a unique weapon.

[@ehudkelevra7456]

Just like in “Den of Thieves” which is an another Los Angles based heist movie. Anyways, the lead LEO in that movie carries a SCAR 16S at the end of the film.

[@cburgess7719]

Great video! The line about McCauley going bananas and spreading the love had me rolling. I needed that.

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

The most awesome James fact yet... It was short shorts that ended the North Hollywood shootout - not the gunfire... :)

[@pcarrierorange]

One of the perps was shot 30 times and still only surrendered when Short Shorts arrived on the scene.

[@jshudd]

Heat kicks ass. It’s the perfect length! I watch the WHOLE thing over and over again frequently

[@rogersmith8480]

SAME HERE!!!!!! :))))))

[@ruthlessmofo]

I watch it while I fondle my rifles😁

[@jshudd]

I wasn’t gonna admit it but I’m guilty of that too 😜

[@rogersmith8480]

@@ruthlessmofo When I am watching HEAT too, I need to start doing that TOOOO!!!!!! :))))

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

@@ruthlessmofo I see you did the HEAT and chill with your guns ;)

[@EdwardOrnelas]

I am convinced James sleeps next to an exclusive VCR copy and movie poster signed by Swat guy in shorts every night

[@worstchoresmadesimple6259]

illegally converted to fully fun mode - hahahaha those phrases that James adds - more please

[@eranbryan8702]

Great video! Excellent job ranking the weapons used.

[@05redrex1]

"HK91 doesn't have adjustable gas" because it's a roller delayed blowback.

[@podsmpsg1]

Yup. The MP5 is blowback operated too.

[@deancarr4507]

yep, self adjusts for whatever ammo is used since the bolt wont unlock until it has reached a safe pressure. So really the delayed roller is even MORE gucci than adjustable gas, since the rifle does it for you

[@Schlabbeflicker]

"We don't need gas systems where we're going"

[@ES90344]

Yeah that line made me cringe hard...

[@tfbtv]

These comments show 1) a misunderstanding of my comments and 2) a misunderstanding of how the roller-delay blowback system works. First, yes, the HK91 doesn't have adjustable gas because it uses a roller delay system. It's like my saying "this car doesn't use spark plugs." Whatever the reason - because it's diesel or electric, whatever - doesn't change the fact that it doesn't use spark plus, so I don't know why this is an "A-HA!" comment. Number 2, some of you seem to think that roller delayed blowback is some sort of self-adjusting gas system. This could not be more untrue, which is why HK manufactures different angle locking pieces. I was going to type an explanation but I found a good one from a random-ass webpage when I Googled it for something to copy-paste instead: "The advantages of roller delayed actions are significant. First, the lighter bolt assembly and reduced bolt velocity mean that felt recoil and muzzle rise are almost non-existent, particularly in pistol calibers and compared to straight blowback. Generally, roller delayed firearms suppress far better than direct blowback as well. [...] *Moving up to centerfire rifle calibers complicates the roller delayed story.* It’s also where the design’s advantages begin to diminish. *Against popular piston and direct impingement systems, delayed blowback is saddled with some serious disadvantages. Remember, blowback guns rely on chamber pressure to operate. There is no gas system to tune. This means that variations in ammunition pressure, barrel length, or adding a suppressor significantly affect cyclic rate on a roller gun.* Sure enough, these also present challenges for competing designs, but their gas systems either self-regulate (to a degree) or can be tuned to match the situation. The best a roller delayed system can do is swap for a different locking piece to extend lockup time. That’s because the angle of the locking piece’s engagement surfaces determines how much force is needed to move the part. Thus, a more acute angle extends lockup while an obtuse one allows the breech to open sooner. Swapping locking pieces requires at least partial bolt disassembly and is not exactly something that’s ideally done in the field." - www.internationalsportsman.com/how-roller-delayed-firearms-work-and-why-it-matters/

[@nickbeckwith6211]

Greatest collection of Reeves’-isms yet. Sizemore “Cobaining” the courier with a Benelli M3?! Outstanding Video even if the Galil should’ve been #1.

[@madeconomist458]

"and insist that the m16 is a piston gun. No it's not" *Ian McCollum has left the chat*

[@wlong3868]

I believe Danny’s first movie was with John voight called runaway or runaway train it also stared Eric Roberts

[@TechOTuesday]

Heat was NOT Danny Trejo's first movie there flamingo shorts. Desperado which came out same year but before HEAT was featured in that movie. In fact none of these 2 movies were his first which actually took place nearly 10 years earlier in movies like The Hidden, Death Wish, Lock Up, Bulletproof, Runaway Train to name a few.

[@leonswan6733]

Yep I cought that too

[@donaldstone540]

Runaway Train was his first. He was cast because he showed up to set to support his N/A sponsee who worked there. Eddie Bunker recognized him, knew he was a boxer, hired him to train Eric Roberts and play his boxing opponent.

[@hotstepper1649]

I know right, “true story” lol. This dude is not terribly bright.

[@almatt8310]

And uses stolen jokes with slight modification to try and sound smart 🤣 "Room temperature challenge" I wonder where I heard that thousands of times before 🤔

[@cercaz]

This movie is why I fell in love with the FNC and G3

[@Sig_P229]

FNC is extremely underrated

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@Sig_P229 Reeves really don't like it and I bet he's not mistaking it with the 60's huge flop FN CAL (the FNC is already a product of the 70's and it replaced in Belgium and some other countries the venerable FN FAL - in Sweden took the first line combat rifle as the ak-5 replacing their variant of the G3, the Ak-4 now only used by the Swedish Home Guard after overhaul - stocks, aimpoints, rails, the best known is the SPUHR but without the aimpoints)

[@pspadotto]

This was a fantastic video. Thank you!

[@Jefe4309]

Awesome video, please do more 'best of' videos! Small correction though... Danny Trejo was in tons of movies before Heat. Keep up the great work!

[@blackegret666]

James I would love to see you do a Video with the guns of Leon the Professional. Thank you.

[@Jeff.78]

Hell yes😎

[@jacksin3323]

That would actually be cool as fuck. Like... HAELLL YAESSSS

[@hansgruber9685]

Ronin would be better.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@hansgruber9685 why not both?

[@Excard0n]

My guess is James will still put a Glock as number 1 and make some lame excuse for doing it. My guess for #1 will be an AR15/M4

[@TexasThiele]

“I had to do it.” F-in love it! Video was nicely done also.

[@metallicarchaea1820]

I love how the FNC fan bois were drooling throughout the vid everytime another gun ranked as they assumed the FNC was gonna be at #2 or #1. Then James dunks on them by chucking it into the bottom of the list. 😂😂😂😂

[@JUNIORK1974]

Where it rightly belongs!

[@jonmcclane7433]

And the Mag Well is tighter than a Duck’s Asshole.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@JUNIORK1974 I disagree. Since the 60's how many probs did the ar 15 platform gave to troops? there were recently made more reliable by FN and HK, like the HK did with the crappy, well not now, Brit L85

[@austinfitterer9167]

Literally not a boring moment in Heat.

[@rizaradri316]

FNC for the win. That rifle is underrated in civilian market. Maybe I'm biased though, because it is my country current service rifle along with the Pindad SS-2.

[@factsoftheconfederacy7151]

It’s very expensive in the US

[@rizaradri316]

@@factsoftheconfederacy7151 I know and quire rare thanks to Bush 41 import ban.

[@factsoftheconfederacy7151]

@@rizaradri316 I know, Democrats and Republicans suck

[@rizaradri316]

@@factsoftheconfederacy7151 Maybe it's time to change two parties system into multi party system (more than two parties). We need more pro gun politicians, not just in the US but worldwide. Here in Indonesia BB guns, large caliber air rifle (.22 and above) and airsoft are treated like firearms, which is sucks.

[@marcg2823]

@@factsoftheconfederacy7151 wow

[@jonassundgren720]

In Sweden there are about 200.000 FNC's, although "modified" to AK-5. The two I have used where heavy as hell but never failed me with live ammo.

[@warrenharrison9490]

Keep raising the bar James, keep raising... excellent job! Thank you

[@wordupninja]

The hi-point C-19 that Came out of China in early 2020 is my favorite

[@rifles_up2263]

I just watched heat again for like the 500th time with my best friend the other night who had never seen it and he couldn’t believe how well the movie held up even after a quarter century

[@jonathonloredo8026]

Just remembered this, so in the NoHo Bank Robbery in the 90s, one Robber had a full auto Norinco and the other had a full auto Bushmaster X16, but they did have two other Type 56s in Semi Auto

[@GammaAKF]

Now I want a full video of James reviewing the FNC

[@DavidM-lj5yv]

Heat is my #1 favorite movie of all time. Love your commentary on the long guns-- and such hilarious commentary it was-- great sense of humor-- awesome video !!!!!!!!!

[@Gonzo.S.Thompson]

Watching this made me feel warm and tingly inside. Don't judge me, I know I'm not the only one.

[@BSB.521]

It's ok guns have that effect on some people.

[@NachozMan]

Hope to see more videos in this type of format! Love it!

[@cjjohnston1633]

Great Video!!! Keep up the great videos!

[@schulzbrianr]

One of my favorite videos so far (even better than the guns of Die Hard)

[@vinniecorleone62]

You nailed the weapons perfectly once again my friend, a quite enjoyable & informative profile of the long-guns in one of my favorite films! I'm a big fan & owner of HK guns & love the MP5 & the 91 but there's so much more to dig in this killer movie gun-wise! Every Christmas my wife & I visit family in Orange County but we reserve a high floor room with a fantastic LA view at the Bonaventure Hotel there where I enjoy walking those shoot-out locations. Thanks for the 2nd part of the "Heat" weapons breakdown, the highlight to my week!

[@lckario]

Great movie and great list James, as always awesome.

[@sandymitchell8182]

Excellent video ,enjoyed

[@Excalibur01]

I am old enough to remember when we used to call ourselves Otakus and when it used to be called Japanimation. I love Heat. I got the Blu-ray and the original VHS copy. It's one of my favorite bank robbery movies even though the action bank robbery is only 10 minutes. The M733s used got me into getting one of my own. I highly recommend James to look at the anime Black Lagoon because that show takes place in the 90s with a bunch of guns of the period.

[@aaronorr5586]

"Amen Hallelujah Peanut Butter." "Lordy-Lordy Fucking Christ!" "The problem is Revy. When she finds out she will crucify you in a way that would impress Jesus Christ."

[@454FatJack]

Same here 1995 i had to have Commando ❤️

[@digitalpunk5365]

“That’s what I call diversity” Best of 2021

[@masjut1]

Great show. Thanks 🙏

[@azzamat001]

Thumbs up for all the photos of NZDF guys in the Benelli M3 part. I remember being 18 a seeing HEAT in the cinema (and a million times since), I always dug the M733s in the main shootout scene, but there is a special place in my heart for the M654 used during the armoured car scene at the start. Also Pachino's 'great ass' line and delivery is one of my favourites in movies history.

[@Meatlooaf]

The FNC was adopted by the Belgian and Swedish armed forces, and is still used by Sweden to this day. It is well liked aswell.

[@hansgruber9685]

Liked by weirdos.

[@Meatlooaf]

@@hansgruber9685 it's a rugged, reliable rifle. Sure it's heavy and whatnot, but it had served the Swedish Armed Forces well.

[@hansgruber9685]

@@Meatlooaf Served them well? In what? A parade?

[@Meatlooaf]

@@hansgruber9685 In Kosovo and in Afghanistan and currently in Mali and Chad.

[@deadmeat8754]

@@hansgruber9685 -1

[@MrCapochannel]

I love this movie, this channel, and those snug fitting shorts your wear so well.

[@yonisamber8169]

A correction regarding the North Hollywood B of A shootout- The second gunman was taken down by SWAT. The first, the more determined and aggressive of the two, was cornered and taken down by handgun armed detectives and patrol officers after his Norinco 56 stove piped.

[@michaelzilkowsky2936]

it is up to debate whether the police round in the neck killed him or whether the shot under his chin out the top of his head killed him first. It was not very bright of them to walk into the bank with their masks already on and their guns out, as that is what caught the attention of a passing police car, not to mention wasting valuable time trying to shoot the locks off the ATMs. Absent a nearby underground parking lot to switch getaway cars, I think they were doomed because helicopters had them in sight. Larry pulling out a full auto .308 in the parking lot was a nice touch..... lol

[@deckard43]

Video so well made thank you

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@funkymonkeylovin]

Well, well, well. Look who drug the cat in.

[@fujimi715]

@@funkymonkeylovin he comments on most videos from the popular gun channels

[@Centermass762]

@@funkymonkeylovin well, well, well. How the turn tables.

[@theblindsniper9130]

You should absolutely rank the guns in other movies as well. Like Die Hard, could make a great Christmas special. You went over them before, but I saw no rankings.

[@christopherseivard8925]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks.

[@FoxholeIndustries]

Just watched this movie again yesterday. So awesome.

[@votekyle3000]

“You ever seen Heat” is slang in my group for “this is gonna take some time”

[@PaletoB]

A's a shotgun guy I appreciate you including the shotguns. However a's a Swede I don't approve on your bashing of the FNC.. 😁

[@danemassie3750]

People who think Heat is long and boring will never be able to appreciate incredible cinema!

[@hectormartinez9657]

I remember the North Hollywood bank robbery. I was driving from N Hollywood to Burbank. Saw a long line of police cars going the opposite direction. Ironically, my niece would end up working at the same bank years later. Great movie!

[@GOVSWALKER]

Heat is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I kind of wish it ended differently. Also, I wish I could own a legit Commando.

[@blaisechalmers1464]

I'd love to see James rate the weapons in Sicario Day of the Soldado.

[@andrewgates8158]

And the sequel

[@ConnorAvocado0313]

@@andrewgates8158 day of soldado is the sequel

[@ConnorAvocado0313]

So the glock 17 makes number 1

[@TrakesFangs]

What an analysis... thanks for that, James!

[@cletustollery6914]

Informative and amusing..... great video

[@461Masterchief]

Sweden adopted the FN-FNC as the AK5. How about them apples?

[@deejayimm]

"the package very compact, yet still effective" Strangely enough that's what people say about James after they find out he has children.

[@Simon-hf3lw]

Great review 👍 as usual

[@scottlehman9738]

Love your work.

[@kinjunranger140]

I am planning on watching this as soon as this F'ing movie "Heat" gets over! I've been watching for hours, and taken 3 naps.

[@votekyle3000]

If you can call the bank heist a climax, there’s another hour of movie left of just wind down

[@davidenglish4509]

Come on man..... My son and I watched a bunch of heist movies Heat, The Town etc... and while Heat was/is hella long... it is hands down the best heist movie ever made.

[@thespoilergod1031]

Best part about heat, the guns actually eject the shells. I've seen alot of movies and shows like twd, that the guns just shoot without the action cycling or the shells being ejected.

[@ryand.3858]

Yep. No blanks, pure CG. Looks like shit up close and the actors don’t even pretend to be managing recoil. I enjoyed TWD but it was a little painful watching those parts as a gun guy haha.

[@thespoilergod1031]

@@ryand.3858 IKR! Seeing a dust cover close on a AR, is just painful to watch. But regardless I love the show.

[@DonPatrono]

I mean, when they made this film CGI was still an embryo and stupidly expensive (remember, Jurassic Park came just 2 years before this move and was probably the first movie to have really good CG which inflated the budget more than the animatronics)...it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that at the time having the guns shoot blanks would have been less expensive than having them not shoot at all and then add gunfire and muzzle flashes in post

[@geos909]

Awesome vid!!

[@glennroberts3069]

“ Empathy was yesterday today your wasting my motherfuckin time!” “ Did you fall in love?

[@acpacp7480]

A long time back in 1968 after seeing what the M-16 556 could do I have never had doubt of its effectiveness.

[@Schlabbeflicker]

James: "HK 91 loses points for the lack of adjustable gas system" HK: "...gas system?"

[@sniperfreak223]

*laughs in roller-delayed blowback*

[@cheemsmccheems7338]

I would say good morning, but whenever TFB TV uploads, i say GREAT morning ‼️

[@AuctioneerElite]

I love your commentary. Awesome video👊🏻. My favorite movie ever. Collateral in second place.