Land Mines & Casualty Care: Finnish Brutality 2023 Day 1

[@Schrodingers_kid]

"I heard there are cavalry chassepots" "Oh shit, really!?" And thus the first tunnel from Finland to France was made.

[@J.JacobReinert]

The *highest* possible brow humor. I love it.

[@Gpulaaho]

Idont geddit. Maybe its bcause im Finnish.

[@PingOnThis]

@@Gpulaaho Ian is a big collector of French firearms in particular, on top of his general firearms collecting, with the hyperbolic extremes Ian is willing to go to acquire French firearms and ammo being a running joke.

[@darnedmallard8924]

*chassepot de cavalerie* OuiE OuiE

[@kukatahansa]

Did you ever find the Cavalry Chassepot?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

No, I think they were lying to me...😆

[@juhokuusisto9339]

The Chinese were faster to dig from the other side and got it before Ian.

[@IamOutOfNames]

@@ForgottenWeapons No it's there, just keep digging and you'll find it.

[@rasmuslaurberghansen8484]

Rumour has it that Ian is still digging for it to this day

[@shaggyrebel8737]

I love that Ian can't get away from the memes, even in finland 😂.

[@BrianJensen-ym5gk]

And in true G3 fashion, the brass is sailing off into the next county 🙂

[@herbertliedel7019]

Every time I fire mine I always feel you could take out two for one. One with the bullet and one with the case.

[@michaeldoolan7595]

Or down your mates collar.

[@scubajho]

At least it's out to the side somewhat predicably, vs an SKS launching it to the stratosphere, leaving anyone within about 30' of the shooter in danger of spicy falling brass.

[@hoilst265]

"We accuse Germany of shelling over the northern border!" "But we were firing to the west!" "We said 'shelling', not 'firing'."

[@SgtDude16]

As is tradition.

[@itsfonk]

These seem to get more brutal each year. Quite inspiring to watch you all push limits.

[@TheNismo777]

Yes they do, thats the plan, so even the best gets some challenge :)

[@alexanderboldt5937]

Wow, getting way more physical and way more focused on skills beside of shooting. The medical exercise reminds me back in the days 😂

[@afrosheenix]

I dunno. Jumping in and out of mostly frozen water pits was pretty crazy last time.

[@pablo4yu]

How tf can this 6foot BUILD AHH MONUMENT OF A MAN JUST DO 38 pushups???? MF WHAT

[@DamitTucker]

Careful, Russia might see that as provocation!

[@Bolo2028]

I like the idea of the logs on the Kasarda drill. They minimized the effect of lucky rolls and prevented people from taking steps over the line while throwing the kettlebell.

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

On the other hand it kind of limits performance, so only the most powerful guys can "skip" a log.

[@Xmara01]

BE MORE POWERFULL@@rogerwennstrom6677

[@jameskirkland6916]

In throwing competitions the landing spot is judged not the roll

[@hgghgguk]

@@rogerwennstrom6677 i mean if you put in the hard work to get strong in the first place it pays off lol

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

@@hgghgguk Yeah, but it becomes a very sharp limit with the logs. Most can come close to the log but never pass it, which in practice means that the logs makes most people equal - except the few that can push past it. Without the logs, every individuals performance shine through more clearly in a more "analog" fashion.

[@AllAboutSurvival]

It's always exciting to see the competition getting tougher with the introduction of the "Breacher" division. Your gear choices, especially the left-handed G3 and the SIG M18 with the Romeo M17 red dot, are excellent.

[@flavio_spqr]

It always warms my heart to see a G3 just performing well, no matter what you throw at it. One hell of a machine! Speaking of machines, Ian is also a machine! Well done!

[@MusikCabaret]

G3 are a real mil firearm, its biggest draw is its weight.

[@Slava_Ukraini1991]

@@MusikCabaret ??? the G3 is like barely a pound heavier than the AKM. i own a PTR 91 and it is a shockingly light rifle.

[@Adrian-qk2fn]

They expected you to do Push Ups AFTER you stepped on a Land Mine!?! The Finns really are Hard Core!

[@TonttuUkkeli-ht3en]

Why not? You dont need legs to do push ups😅 i think it is easier whit out

[@WardDorrity]

He was only mostly dead. That's SISU.

[@Adrian-qk2fn]

@@TonttuUkkeli-ht3en You guys are nuts!

[@PexiTheBuilder]

Finns go to hospital only when need to carry head on armpit, so why not making pushups without legs?

[@backhandok]

Tis but a fleshwound

[@deneios1905]

Nothing like digging a hole to a frozen ground and see Sparks fly from your shovel when hitting frozen clay

[@nortti00]

Frozen sand also... 😅

[@juhokuusisto9339]

There is a story about one Sergeant First Class, that used 3 E-tools from conscripts to dig a hole for an anti tank mine on asphalt, just to show that it can be done. Those conscripts had to pay for those destroyed E-tools.

[@DB-yj3qc]

@juhokuusisto9339 Yep, never underestimate a motivated person. I had to cut an APC recovery cable with an axe, it was wedged on and not coming off even with force of mobile APC trying.

[@adamnouiguer3430]

@@DB-yj3qc Was the cable under tension? Whiplash from winch cables breaking can cut people in half.

[@marcusott2973]

Oh man you've brought back some memories I'd rather forget. 😆😆

[@CatsT.M]

That 100 pound backpack reminds me of a great completely unrelated fact: the smallest USPS box weight limit is over the actual weight you could fit into the box using the densest element. The weight limit of the USPS box is 70 lbs (31.7515 kilos) but if you were to fill it with osmium it would only weigh 61.5 lbs (27.89593). So, you can ship osmium to anyone you want and be perfectly fine...the courier may not be though.

[@hoilst265]

Reminds me of that story of that guy who figured out how to stop credit card companies from junk-mailing him. He realised that if you stuck the post-paid reply envelope on a box, the company who sent you the envelope was on the hook for the postage of WHATEVER it was stuck to. So he filled up a box with the maximum weight the post office would accept of random junk - old tyre, paint cans, expired food, half a shoe, bricks, whatever - stuck on the envelope, and sent it back. So the company was charged like $140 or something a couple of times until they sent him an angry letter explaining what the envelopes were actually for. But they didn't stop sending him the junk. So, for one of his final boxes, he tossed in like 45 cents. They sent him another angry letter. He wrote back explaining to them there was 45c in coins he did not mean to send, and that they owed him 45c. They then sent him a cheque for 45, which he framed, and then they finally took him off the mailing list. Dunno what country it was in, but it's a great story.

[@trioptimum9027]

The courier probably would be fine: sure, it's real heavy, but it's also a smallish box, so your most likely scenario is grabbing it and it just doesn't move, and then you go back with both hands and good lifting technique. I'd worry more about equipment: it drops off a conveyor or slips off a shelf and lands corner-first, it could put a serious dent in whatever it lands on. Yes, I think too much. But also, I appreciate whoever it was that set that limit, because I suspect it's not accidental and they actually went "okay, what's that volume? How much stuff could fit? Fine, we have to have a limit but we don't care, we'll just set it to max."

[@CatsT.M]

@@trioptimum9027 As someone who has been told they think a lot it is completely fine. Also, I do agree that they probably did not care if it was above the physical possiblities of the box because nothing even close to that weight would ever get shipped in that small a box.

[@utahjohnnymontana3373]

How much lead can you fit into a flat-rate box? The company I order bullets from has it down to a science. Some times it looks like the boxes were rolled end over end all the way.

[@blechtic]

If there was an actual method to deciding the limit, I suspect it was one of two things. Either they figured out how many boxes they could fit on to a transport and divided its maximum load weight by that number or they filled the box with something they thought was heavy-ish, like gravel, and then doubled that weight.

[@rootpotato]

Whatever the score, you're one hell of a soldier, Private Lee Lemon!

[@FerdinandFake]

Cannot unsee

[@jsternberg]

So glad someone made this comment!!!

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

With that performance, we should salute him from now on as an operator.

[@Colonel_Bat_Guano]

All war is heck

[@freston0]

Ian is a NAFO fella? Hell yes! I just hit that SUBSCRIBE button!

[@stickfighter1038]

Finnish Brutality is pretty cool. It takes competitive shooting to the next level

[@GIR9595]

Nice to see Kit Badger next to Ian on the window entry challenge, looking forward to his videos!

[@PolenarTactical]

He looked so calm, almost bored at moments but when he was up, he was a beast! I was amazed by his performance. He got 10th place overall and 4th place in Breacher

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Ivan's a beast in stealth mode...

[@GIR9595]

That definitely tracks seeing all the training and competing he does on his channel!

[@warrenharrison9490]

I would never want to see Ivan angry, I believe there would be no survivors.

[@rodwi6743]

Wow. Genuine. No faking with Ian. Some of the best videos on the web.

[@elsydeon666]

I really love that high-value shot at the end since it clears the weapon in an easy and safe manner as part of the exercise.

[@garyneilson1833]

I had to laugh watching BotR dragging you off the range, I'm surprised with him dressed as a British Squaddie he didn't steal all your good gear and nick your watch 😂

[@bruceinoz8002]

All it needs is proper Infantry Weather: Cold, relentless, drenching rain, with a seven degree chill-factor "breeze".

[@herknorth8691]

"How does it feel?" [gasping and hoarse]: "So much better than running!" Ian is my spirit animal.

[@matohibiki]

My spirit animal wears a huge grin while firing automatic weapons. Oddly, his name is also Ian. Small world.

[@DavidJashi]

24:50 That blue patch on your vest just got you several dozens of new subscribers, sir.

[@MatoVuc]

I served for a short time as a dismount on the Patria AMV in the Croatian Army. I was caught off-guard for a moment when the dismount compartment and seats seemed oddly familiar.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

That thing was such a Gucci vehicle compared to last year's BMP-2!

[@aritakalo8011]

Though I think that was the smaller and newer Patria 6x6. However as you said the cabin looks like AMV, since uses lot of the components developed for the 8x8 AMV like the cabin seats and other furniture, just in smaller 6x6 configuration. Pretty much Finnish army went "our old xa-180 series "PaSi" APCs are getting old, like 1980's vintage old. Patria, the 8x8 AMV is really nice vehicle. However we don't need everyone battle taxing in an 8x8, the 8x8 is good for IFV job, having mounted heavier weaponry and so on. However we want the budget version for general APC duties, please make this for us in cheaper 6x6 form. We shall need hundreds of them for battle taxi duties". Patria probably wanted to bring the 6x6, since it has recently gotten military orders including with Finland. So it is the "new hotness" for Patria. Including showing the new "PaSi"... or shall it now be "PaPa"? Panssari Patria? to the reservists who likely end up seeing them in their military service and rehearsal exercises soon.

[@HoseTheBeast]

@@aritakalo8011you are right it wasn’t the Patria AMV but the Patria 6x6

[@PowermadNavigator]

Thank you for all the effort, Ian and thank you for bringing this to us and using that G3, I really like it.

[@thomascino311]

Nothing but respect for you Ian. You made that look easy. Lol. Great job.

[@swede178]

What an absolute splendid idea to include a medical part in the stage. Learning to save lives while having fun. Remember that tourniquets may not be applied to bleeding heads.

[@roundrock63]

Thank you for participating in this and posting it. I’ll never get there myself so I can live vicariously through your videos.

[@petrimakela5978]

The match was almost perfectly balanced. Good shooting fundamentals and decent fitness allowed me to get through. And the bonus of watching the Breachers suffer while eating a bacon burger was superb 😂

[@GianmarioScotti]

I bet your shooting and fitness are both better than what you make it sound. Typical finnish modesty.

[@petrimakela5978]

@@GianmarioScotti decent is an overstatement 😂 Shooting wise you might be correct, 19 years of IPSC made the shots feel rather easy

[@onkeldunkel665]

I'm guessing they couldn't lift it to their mouths. That's another level of cruelty.

[@jb8086]

“There’s a lovely bit of filth over here!” Man that absolutely cracked me up.

[@spearton-1912]

always love the monty python references lol

[@bjornh4664]

Followed by "I'm 37!"

[@joshevans7175]

If you have the space to play with it, I truly believe a kettlebell (or similar weight) is one of the best accessories for shooting / range days. Plinking is fun, but the drills you can perform with one become VERY fun, and are one of the best ways for the average person to prepare for a stressful shooting situation. Love the competition footage as always!

[@t.j.e2231]

I think shooting 3-gun / ipsc etc. competitions is one of the best ways to get used to shooting under stress. Physical exertion is a layer for sure but if your shooting is good then being out of breath or having shaky hands is only a small hinderance. I placed 12th overall in FB'23 as a fatty with no cardio. To me the precious range time is best used really focusing on your shooting and leaving all the PT outside range time.

[@joshevans7175]

@@t.j.e2231 Nah man, it's not about cardio. The physical fatigue is an effective means to an end of experiencing higher degrees mental stress. Competition has stress of a sort, all performance does. However when your body is screaming and not responding despite pushing hard, your mind recedes into that small place. That space is where you want to get comfortable making shots. Ipsc and the like are cool and valuable, but with a $50 kettlebell and some grit you can get that experience every time you go out.

[@t.j.e2231]

@@joshevans7175 Agree to disagree, or maybe I've not pushed my fat ass hard enough, who knows. I've done 3 Finnish brutalities and 2 of them have been on the RO match where we do all 10 stages in one day and do the RO stuff on the side. The shooting has always felt straight forward and "easy" and the physical part has just been very hard and demanding for me but I've never felt that it has affected my shooting in a significant way.

[@Getpojke]

Looks to be an excellent course they've planned. Tests mind, body & skill. I always hated burpees. We had to do a star jump each time we got up. After the first few times of doing them I was throwing up water from exertion. Looking forward to seeing day two.

[@BigBackInk]

Well done Ian!! I have an old medic's pack that I have 30-40 lbs of old dry beans in. I've been meaning to ruck with it or do some pushups at least, but now I have a little more inspiration to drag it out and put in some work. I was never in the military but I graduated high school in May of '01, we all know what happened in Sept of that year. So ever since then fitness has been important to me. It's time I push myself again. If Ian "Gun Jesus" McCollum can do it, so can I.

[@LD-Orbs]

4:40 Ian knows his math! But I should have expected no less form him.

[@bargainbintactician]

Been looking forward to this one!! Great Video!! Finnish Brutality gets more gnarly every year it seems haha the land mineeeeee bit also got me good lmao 10/10

[@janko6608]

Really common in Finland to have also "wounded" soldiers, medical actions and evacuation in military exercises. Those are also featured in official videos of exercises.

[@LordSStorm]

We need more places more people can do this training.

[@CYOA03]

Watching this makes me miss my CETME. they are a sweet shooting rifle. They have a very unique feel to them when they fire. Great video as always!

[@gfin4576]

4:30 "b-but i wanted to write poetry after the revolution"

[@ForgottenWeapons]

DIG THE FOXHOLE!

[@stealthactionremasteredsar7936]

I love your channel and your passion for what you do. Great attitude and great content always informative

[@bishopm4401]

Jari is getting to be more and more creative every year on how to brutalize these matches.

[@js0988]

I really wish they could have implemented the 12.7mm mounted on the Pasi! 😆

[@holden_fella]

One Of Us! One Of Us! One Of Us! 😄

[@jipasd]

I have absolutely nothing to do with this competition, but I'm still proud of what Varusteleka has done. Torille!

[@Esch_atton]

Watching you step down those pallets with all that weight has my knees barking at me 😂. Impressive stuff Ian! Inspires me to step up my training!

[@eimaiakominzontanos]

Ziga would definitely be the guy to count for you, so much energy and encouragement! Fun to watch how crazy the challenges they come up with are!

[@jaakkokoskinen8198]

Well done, Ian! Sauna must've been a real treat at the end of that day.

[@lobstereleven4610]

I see that being a bit of a sadist is a good quality in whoever designs these stages... and having a masochist streak is a prerequisite for whoever decides to do participate in these matches. 😂😂

[@mberglof]

Last years "Sauna, Sisu, Sibelius" says it all why you don't f*ck with the Finns. The only thing missing from that stage is swimming 100m to get your gun. Kudos Ian for going native on that stage! :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmi7dWmbjq6Zjsk

[@ForgottenWeapons]

That one remains one of the all-time best Brutality stages :)

[@Kriss_L]

@@mberglofNext year will be the swim, but only if you break through the ice.

[@luckyo11]

​@@Kriss_LUnironic last stage for the day for everyone could be "you go into the whole in the ice into the water, get out on your own, get your change of clothes on you, and then maybe shoot a few things. But that would require stage to be in winter.

[@Kriss_L]

@@luckyo11 I remember a prior stage with a nearly frozen trench full of water. It looked very...motivating.

[@archmagosdeciuskronen1501]

WOOOW this year's courses seem *t e r r i f y i n g* It was inspiring seeing you both train before this and seeing you battle through it!

[@geodkyt]

Ah, digging holes, filling sandbags, and schlepping about doing your job with a 100lbs ruck you can't ditch right now - now that's real infantry training. 😂

[@LadyAnuB]

Yep, ready for light infantry duties

[@Jeff.mp3]

Super sick video, thanks for going and sharing your experience

[@gljnjo]

Amazing video Cant wait to see the other days I love this brutality matches, would love to be in one one day Keep it up Ian

[@bismarckbismarck6352]

Legend has it that he is digging to this day, consumed by his desire to find the cavalry chassepot. May the French 32 Long bless us all.

[@DeaD1te]

massively impressed here ian, ex serviceman for the british army here and damn... finnish brutality up their game year over year lol

[@KATPOZNAN]

Love the NAFO badge ❤

[@fishyfish6050]

That G3 with the acog and the m05 camo cover on it looks absolutely beatiful

[@burnmacsheonin1719]

Reminded me of what the Drill Sergeants said about push ups when I went through basic training in 1974. "Looks like a monkey f××king a football." I commend you for going through that. Looked like fun.

[@Gungnir762]

It is great to see Brutality still going.

[@terroristiristo]

Damn that mine stepping scared the crap out of me! Awesome video, once again 😄

[@jeddkeech259]

Always have loved this channel! Ian is the best. The modern training aspect is fucking awesome

[@JohnMagneSkibenes]

Love the "Run TST" patch. Also the choice of rifle. We used to call it "Spettet" (norwegian for heavy duty pry bar) in my glory days using it. I actually miss it, even after a couple of years donning the HK 416 karabine version. :-D

[@ElChris816]

I've been waiting for these videos. This is just insane awesomeness. I love it.

[@MattThompsonOnGoogle]

I’d like to thank Charles Mayne for bringing this video to my attention. I have now subscribed after watching your videos on and off again for years.

[@cityofbricks]

You're a facking legend!!

[@TheJCJexe]

Love these Finnish Brutality videos!

[@causewaykayak]

Well done the good man in Green. That was super entertaining and I'm glad you did so well at the athletic stuff. Thanks.

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

I miss shooting my trusty G3 from my Bundeswehr times. I had a ZF, but yours looks a little bit more updated...😅 I love seeing those beasts in action! Good job being a beast yourself here 👍

[@xyuxyuxyus5510]

In FDF (when I served) the jaegers were trained to act while sleep deprivated and exhausted by long lasting ops. Being just a regular conscript, I wonder if everyone feels it easy&relaxing to keep a watchpost in -25-30 celcius. And during a drill, a stand-up vomiting in a swamp by a petty officer is just another day in service. One-two week lasting drills can be harsh, when they are a part of a service of 6-12 mts.

[@Elsuri313]

I just love how often you visit Finland. Always fun to watch these videos

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

We need way more of this in the US.

[@lewisgann280]

I agree, but sadly we live in a country where 2/3 adults are medically obese. Not overweight. Obese.

[@Kyyryilijä22]

@@lewisgann280 Then you need this even more.

[@mhh7544]

@@Kyyryilijä22 😅

[@Barillaa]

I've been watching the 2022 Finnish brutality a lot these few days, was waiting for this one to publish! Awesome timing!

[@jannek5757]

Thats tough, hats off for Great effort and an entertaining video!! :)

[@ioannisstrategos221]

This was a load of fun to watch, both yours and Ziga's footage. Can I just say that your entire kit is absolutely impeccable, though? I loved every piece of kit you had, you really looked absolutely stellar in all of your gear, and the G3/M18 was beautiful, I have an M17 and I've been wanting to get a PTR 91 as well, so to see you kitted up really closely to some of the stuff and orientation I've got was wild. As for your performance overall, it was absolutely stellar, and inspiring. Makes me wanna get off of my young ass and get into gear. Thanks for the looks into this insane competition!

[@louiscarullo6034]

…as one Fella to another, I just want to say welcome :)

[@Munkynuts]

You had me with the NAFO OFAN patch ❤

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Nice runs man, loving that G3 setup!!!

[@ComradeCole]

This looks amazing!

[@SpaceCadebt]

Watching Ivan from KitBadger use rocks to speed up with the sandbags gave me a chuckle

[@lysdexsick]

Great video!! G3 was my beautiful weapon when I served in the Portuguese Air Force 93/94!! It was also one of my dad's weapon during the colonial wars in Angola & Mozambique in the end of the 60's and beginning of the 70s. G3 is a great piece of Kit!!!👍

[@bobjohnson9012]

You have to be in pretty good shape to even think about getting that done. You did better than I thought you would

[@TacgnolSimulacrum]

I love how this match went from "Here's an old rusted out scrap value BMP" to "Here's a brand new Patria we're borrowing from the military"

[@thisguy41487]

The Finn's brutality is always pretty brutal, but this year's looks extra brutal. RIP.

[@jebtheghillie4512]

I could feel the relief through the screen as the kit came off lol

[@Gramfel]

As a finn i got excited when he said kippis at the end

[@sethrogers8473]

One day I will do a brutality match, but it's going to have to be desert or something a little more local than Finland.

[@TheCrusher72]

Why can’t you just do this with some friends?

[@Alex-ff1mk]

@@TheCrusher72because an official match is more fun

[@prdubi]

On the next episode of Forgotten Weapons, Ian signs up for Cross-fit. Good job kind sir. good job. You didn't DQ and you didn't come in last place.

[@SS-tr5ru]

The g3 is my favorite battle rifle

[@LLB984]

I think we should have something like that over here. I like how it's so involved And many things to be good at.

[@wkkkkkk545]

yeah! and this is true motivation video! Great job;) and keep do in :)

[@Skarn00]

I like the NAFO Patch!

[@magoid]

4:01 Oh man, I LOL so hard on that.

[@JeffNeelzebub]

OMG the patch is real and not a photoshop! I’m happy to see you’re a fellow NAFO fella. My favorite KZbinr for a reason. 👊

[@RichardCranium321]

Those pushups looked like the longest 5 minutes of Ian's life. Considering the weight ratio in comparison to the other competitors, that extra gear was a large % increase on skinny Ian frame. Most of his upper body strength is in the goatee. 😉

[@rickgigliotti4070]

This is a great reason to visit Finland.

[@Cyb3r_Vi0l3t]

Welcome to NAFO Mate!

[@StrangerOman]

Definitely a major step up from previous Finnish Brutality. Way to go!

[@drichi07]

These look like s much "fun." Certainly more fun than anything I did in the military. I wish there were something similar back home, I'd be attending and wondering why I ever got involved during most of it. As soon as it was over, I'd probably be ready to do it again next time. I love watching these every year.

[@paulelledge8977]

Shout out to a fella!

[@frugalsoul9984]

Damn. They are really pushing guys to get in shape. Plus focusing while putting out that much effort. Damn hard but it's good training

[@robertthomas3777]

Man, you’re fit. Lactic acid build up must’ve been huge. Well done. Respect.

[@pjotrboboy900]

You had some good rounds there. Well done!

[@Kyyryilijä22]

Cool! i hope you enjoyed your stay in Finland

[@V4zz33]

Well done to you all! It looked amazing!

[@Vestu]

You did really well and your gear is cool. Greetings from Finland.

[@allanlucas6243]

You made borat proud at 8:35 💪