Sniper Rifle Helmet Cam Combat - Private Military Contractor .50 Cal Barrett M107 Firefight

Sniper rifle helmet cam combat video footage from an undisclosed location shows a group of Private Military Contractors (PMC) reacting to a insurgent ambush on their convoy in what could be either Afghanistan or Iraq.
The video shows a Private Military Contractor switching to a Barrett M107 .50 cal sniper rifle to engage the ambushers during the firefight.
Interestingly about this video is the usage of the Barrett M107 .50 Cal during an actuall dynamic firefight and not in a static situation as videos from this weapon in combat usally show.
The Barrett M82 (standardized by the U.S. military as the M107) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic, anti-materiel precision rifle developed by the American company Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.
Also called the Light Fifty (due to its chambering of the .50 BMG 12.7×99mm NATO cartridge),[1][2] the weapon is classified in three variants: the original M82A1 (and M82A3) models, the bullpup M82A2 model, and the Barrett M107A1, with an attached muzzle brake (designed to accept a suppressor, and made out of titanium instead of steel). The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, though the XM500 can be seen as its successor.
Despite being designated as an anti-materiel rifle, the M82 can also be deployed as an anti-personnel system.
A private military company (PMC) is a private company providing armed combat or security services for financial gain. PMCs refer to their operationally deployed personnel as "security contractors" or "private military contractors".
The services and expertise offered by PMCs are typically similar to those of governmental security, military or police forces, most often on a smaller scale. While PMCs often provide services to train or supplement official armed forces in service of governments, they can also be employed by private companies to provide bodyguards for key staff or protection of company premises, especially in hostile territories. However, contractors who use armed force in a war zone can be considered unlawful combatants, in reference to a concept outlined in the Geneva Conventions and explicitly specified by the 2006 American Military Commissions Act.[1] There has been controversy over whether PMCs in active combat zones should be considered mercenaries.
The services of private contractors are used around the world. P. W. Singer, author of Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, says "In geographic terms, it operates in over 50 countries. It’s operated in every single continent but Antarctica." Singer states that in the 1990s there used to be 50 military personnel for every 1 contractor, and now the ratio is 10 to 1. He also points out that these contractors have a number of duties depending on whom they are hired by. In developing countries that have natural resources, such as oil refineries in Iraq, they are hired to guard the area. They are also hired to guard companies that contract services and reconstruction efforts such as General Electric. Apart from securing companies, they secure officials and government affiliates. Private military companies carry out many missions and jobs. Some examples include close protection for the Afghan president Hamid Karzai and piloting reconnaissance airplanes and helicopters as a part of Plan Colombia. According to a study from 2003 the PMC industry was worth over $100 billion a year at that time.
According to a 2008 study by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, private contractors make up 29% of the workforce in the United States Intelligence Community and cost the equivalent of 49% of their personnel budgets.
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[@WarLeaker]

This is an older piece of classic combat footage. For the ones who haven’t seen this before we hope that you got some interesting insight into a PMC firefight. As always likes and comments are always appreciated and help us a lot!

[@kskeel1124]

Did he even fire a shot???

[@khancrow8212]

This was in the first few years of the invasion judging by the unarmored vehicles before IEDs littered roads.

[@lipt4040]

Everyone gangsta until someone grabs a .50 cal

[@marcusherbold993]

Damn right

[@mediamiliterglobal8644]

@@marcusherbold993 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHe9YqVoqMR3etE

[@frankiechileman479]

Time flies when you're having fun

[@X__Anonymity__X]

“I’m getting the f*cking Barrett out” Absolute Chad 🇺🇸

[@hicktownguy2]

bloody maori, i thought i heard a kiwi accent in there

[@bicbouy4126]

I heard a hori voice in there too cuzzy 😉😂🤣

[@BrumBrumBryn]

Haha bro as soon as I heard that "oh shit" at the very start I was like "bro... he sounds Maori as" and the way he said "250" @2:35 just confirmed it he said "jump in the back" @0:55 so casually, like it was a boar hunt on the Barrier or something lmao

[@hicktownguy2]

@@BrumBrumBryn yeah bro lol, you can see him clearly at the end wearing no helmet with a ciggy in his mouth

[@boarders5]

Civies be like, what are they shooting at? Sorry folks it's not Call of duty or Hollywood where enemies are 40 meters next to you. Ain't gotta run at your target to shoot him. A bullet travels faster. *Not a 107*

[@amuslockhart519]

All this to find out its three 16 year olds with 2 ak's....

[@jaskapenttila7644]

Not an M107 it's an M95

[@anthonyaraica2065]

I got hurry up and get my Ged

[@AirDwindler402]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 getting your ged, won't help you get into any private military group.

[@CMgraffix]

interesting

[@psykat9816]

i hear South African accents in the mix

[@HeadhuntexGamer]

Same

[@sharki9876]

Goddamn what a waste of time there's like 1 barret shot in the whole.video

[@lancescott1453]

And he whined when he pulled the trigger😂

[@sicariomegrella516]

The American Wagners

[@bamxire8845]

The bad language in this video is Hiroshima

[@JS-cu5ec]

Scrubs

[@younes86hotmail]

it's all fun and games until your pick up gets hit by an ied

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Dude I love this guy, when PMC’s put themselves in direct danger multiple times in a ambush to deter it and yelling with excitement , dude loves his job and clearly an actual skilled PMC shooting a .50 frim a vehicle like it’s an every say thing

[@LeNomEstYves]

Well it probably is an everyday thing for this guy

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

FYI that’s not an M107. It’s the bolt action version. If it has a magazine it’s an M95, no mag/single feed is the M99. 🇺🇸

[@porterblack2741]

Also the m107 has a different style muzzle break that can host a suppressor. At the end of the day a .50s a .50 no complaints from me.

[@timumbra2476]

Who asked ?

[@FishbedFive]

@@timumbra2476 I did. I quite like knowing my firearms.

[@timumbra2476]

@@FishbedFive oh ok u asked nvm

[@braxton1098]

The gun is FDE and a 32 inch heavy barrel and the only one available in that color and barrel is the M99, so it’s definitely the M99.

[@Munishin]

Now this is some peak GWOT content.

[@mediamiliterglobal8644]

oke kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHe9YqVoqMR3etE

[@jackb4868]

This was on KZbin years ago! Glad to see it back.

[@larkmars8182]

I remember when the video came out. Thanks for making me feel old dick

[@billyost1479]

All I needed to hear was "I'm getting the Barret out, man". That's when we all know... Something good is to going to happen down range. On the receiving end... I'd be asshole and elbows. Lol.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Nice one reviving this piece of footage, been a hot minute since I've seen it. Little more detail-- this was a PSD (Protective Security Detail) for a convoy, the other most common mobile detail is a TRT- now called an ERT (Emergency/ Tactical Response Team), which as the name says go out and get people out of bad situations. VIP protection details can also be called PSD's, these 3 types of mobile details are the bulk of Worldwide Protective Services Contracts (WPS) apart from Force Protection Services (stuff like mobile base patrols, tower and static guard positions, etc.), operating on contract for the DoD and State Department in large. WPS contract also entails Embassy protection and work out of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) stations. PSC/ PMC's that operate under these contracts overseas also generally hold Federal contracts for CONUS/ Domestic functions and operations and other foreign non-combat arenas, to include further embassy and military base protection, protection of Federal offices and administrative buildings, and Emergency Response/ Disaster Response operations under FEMA and other agencies-- as well as more specialized operations under OGA contracts and special task forces. Armed Private Sector Services aren't even nearly the majority of what the private sector offers either-- anything from sanitation, food service, fleet vehicle/ motor pool mechanics and maintenance, HVAC, Electricians, Trucking and Transport, Intelligence, and Administrative services all flourish in the privatized sense. There are a lot of jobs and job types out there for people interested in this kind of work overall. Average pay in the earlier years of Security/ Paramilitary Contracting specifically during GWOT/ OIF/ OEF was up to 800 bucks a day (sometimes more for certain OGA contracts), unfortunately the pay scaling in tandem with much heavier regulation/ restriction and company and federal policies have dragged down pay to today's average of 250-450 bucks a day (depends the company size, contract type, etc.), still pays okay but it isn't anywhere near what it used to be. Same goes for some other aspects of the job, namely company bloating and re-structuring alongside said policy, and some equipment quality aspects due to such. Gotta work with what you got, but sometimes it's not much better than what the bad guys are using nowadays.

[@eggmcmuffin2433]

Sir, this is a Wendy's

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

​@@eggmcmuffin2433 Wendy's ain't shit, learn yourself somethin'.

[@seanokeefe703]

Cool

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@seanokeefe703 ;)

[@georgebryandiaz7061]

Where would a person find these job postings? Such as the food service, and sanitization? Thank you for any information.

[@gaigejones3947]

I wish I could get this excited when going to work. Fucking lucky mang!

[@robwright1286]

U good?

[@deputydang8291]

Your channel is comprised of video game gameplay, who are you to assume what someone has experienced? lol.

[@deputydang8291]

@@Desertfox8902 What branch?

[@dennisolsen4122]

Saw this way back. Pmc in the house. So much good early stuff. Remember the guy with the Saw and an afghan spotter that couldn't spot. "Give me targets dammit" 🤣

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

I'm fairly certain the SAW- Afghan footage guy was actually a DEA agent if I recall, but similar premise. The Najaf siege is another popular bit of footage, Travis Haley, Mookie, and all the rest tearing it up against the Mahdi Army.

[@dennisolsen4122]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary It was! 👍

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@dennisolsen4122 Yeah ;)

[@dennisolsen4122]

@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary I remember the old when Haley was with Magpul, and then I saw the Najaf footage going, F I know who this guy on the roof is! that was crazy. And Mookie is so funny to listen to. He did a great interview with Yaeger about the old pmc days in iraq.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@dennisolsen4122 Yep! Some golden stuff.

[@tuned.pnw.gaming]

Seems to be Afghanistan, at 5:55 you hear them talking about linking up with their 'ANP' contacts.

[@anthonyjohnson100]

The guy everybody ignores because they know he'll never shut the fawk up if given any attention.

[@souvikdas5662]

😂👍

[@aj897]

2:30 They're having a conversation and he's not getting ignored lol tf are you smoking

[@docgillygun9531]

I'm not saying I'm a genius. But this looked like a three ringed clusterfuck on ice in the dark if you ask me. The guy with the 50 cal was running around like Captain America in Generation Kill.

[@G59forlife.]

That's probably what happens when you have some pleb like me join a military organization and get bad or just no training at all 🤷‍♂️ Not saying I'd join a PMC organization but I am an inexperienced pleb even more than the guy in the vid. I just know it I guess

[@zabdas83]

Ha ha ha Yes my brother - funny as man!

[@UltraSuperHyperMax]

FOLLOW MY TRACERS😂

[@oj8868]

If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life - this dude, probably

[@dgmma992]

all the ogs in the business from wars all over the world the people u meet while pmc is unbelievable and all the stories they have its a great experience

[@devondetroit2529]

Yeh sounds like a great time, hopefully soon we’ll be contracting in China for the us embassy

[@mediamiliterglobal8644]

@@devondetroit2529 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHe9YqVoqMR3etE

[@kostiplays]

@@devondetroit2529 Hope so

[@deepsp_ce]

@@mediamiliterglobal8644 video unavailable

[@d0cOnline]

This is a mess. I don't know what these guys were trying to do but the result was a clusterfuck. They are lucky they weren't facing a more organized opponent.

[@korsu1234]

Yup,just shooting somewere,lucky dudes when enemy doesent use mostars and dont use suicide cars!

[@d0cOnline]

@@korsu1234 I agree. One of those cars would have turned this into found footage.

[@prettyformality137]

It seems that they know their enemy but also doesnt give a fuck....which can be dangerous but makes it fun for them....

[@d0cOnline]

@@prettyformality137 I guess you're right. I dunno. Even if you live for this shit taking fire is not ideal. Not to mention they thought some of their buddies got smoked until they returned to camp. It's clearly what they want to be doing so more power to em; just not a situation I'd want to be a part of.

[@Imawhiteboard]

Here comes the expert. Lol

[@DolfVaderNZ]

Ex NZ defence force driving, can hear his accent. Mean Maori Mean.

[@Tiennamansquareisntreal]

Dudes way too happy to be getting shot at lmao. I dont know how some men do it.

[@coolbeans7349]

holy shit, i remember seeing this FOREVER ago, still just as interesting

[@KonigTigerPorsche]

Dude is overacting like a kid play COD... 🤦🏻 He did almost nothing useful in over 10 minutes

[@edgychico9311]

Everybody gangsta till a mercenary grabs the Anti-materialized 50. Cal sniper.

[@StudSupreme]

don't think I would feel too comfy sitting in such a thin skinned and stationary vehicle during a gunfight... Why not set that rifle up behind the engine block? Wherever that is, it looks like a truly miserable place.

[@OnewingedAngel69]

That’s what I was thinking. I’m amazed that guy didn’t take one through that flimsy door. Also trying to shoot a friggin .50cal sniper from a moving vehicle? Impossible. I wonder what the standards are for training in a PMC vs the military cuz this guy didn’t seem trained the same way you see regular military footage.

[@jderpz23]

Arm chair general all you want, PMC’s were bad ass

[@illyrian44]

It's ok the targets can't shoot back, they're all civilians

[@StudSupreme]

@@illyrian44 Civilians with automatic weapons ambusing a military convoy?

[@shanek6582]

Because it’s a bad idea to shut the engine off during an ambush and try resting a scoped rifle on the hood of a running engine

[@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190]

Oh boy I wouldn't risk my life in the Middle Waste in a Ford.

[@UncleBuZ]

Found On Road Dead.

[@remi009340]

Ya, for real! You cant tell me they didnt have any spare toyota pickups laying around lol.

[@first_last-]

@@remi009340 Lmao, Toy trucks in a Warzone? Even worse than a Ford 🤡

[@joshtavenner3073]

@@first_last- lol. You can’t kill old Yotas. Tell me you know nothing about trucks without telling me you know nothing about trucks 😂😂

[@NeckbeardIndustries]

@@UncleBuZ Fucked, Only Runs Downhill

[@firemanjeffgg2440]

Judging by that Operator's choice of words, I'd say he's a fellow New Jerseyan lol.

[@war_pig]

Likely Afghanistan - Radio traffic references CASEVAC of "A.N.A."

[@magfeed]

We thank you fine gentleman that decide to go. We have a jug of the finest shine when you get back. Stay Up.

[@Imawhiteboard]

These guys get paid very well too do this

[@BlackRifleBear]

That's a Barret M99, not an M107.

[@soldieramerican5964]

Do you know how many videos that I’ve seen like this and then always wondered where the hell is outside rearview mirror on the passenger side, NOW I know!

[@whisperingwhiskers2804]

Real life MerryWeather

[@detroithustlesharder8215]

Guns for Hire 😎

Why doesnt he take cover?

[@garner2267]

"White Ford Parts, flying through the air"

[@kai6788]

2:16 best part of the video

[@kemcloudking4919]

Royal Highland Fusiliers Rule YA Bass

[@shanek6582]

Why’d the convoy stop instead of driving through? Seems like the worst thing to do is stop where they want you to, unless I guess if you’re trying to draw fire to purposely get into it.

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

Because they are all juice junkies, thinking they are above the law

[@Spowa_]

from where are you geting that vids?

[@karlfritz47]

Sooo what did they see ..take out ..our accomplish..

[@Icu-812-me2]

1:24 🙃

[@cornholio69]

I like his shadow @6:33 , looks like the modern day Grim Reaper

[@gfys756]

Haha good eye!

[@ClaytonBRASIL24]

Fala aí pessoal quem mais está estudando para o exército? Eu também estou então eu comprei um ótimo livro com 10mil questões quem quiser que eu recomendo eu passo pra vcs ano que vem já faço minha prova ser deus quiser ☠️🇧🇷

[@Godzzbinzz]

So there’s private armies aswell as government in wars? I didn’t know that

[@victorygarden556]

PMCs are a little different, they have some different rules and goals. Mostly protecting assets and shit.

[@G59forlife.]

@@victorygarden556 I thought that they mostly were hired by the government so they dont gotta risk their own men but the PMCs do. I dont really know anything about PMC stuff so it's entirely possible I'm wrong

[@victorygarden556]

@@G59forlife. all i know is that they had some restricted roe shit going on after someone killed civvies which caused a more defensive structure for pmc guys. this is secondhand info i dont have the experience

[@G59forlife.]

@@victorygarden556 wasn't it Blackwater or something named like that who was involved in the incident

[@ryoga7599]

@@G59forlife. yea, they did some fucked up shit/war crimes in Iraq. I think back in 07, killed like 17 civilians. Blackwater went under, changed their name a few times and got bought out by another company, after that incident.

[@jura732]

Hurt locker moment

[@jasoncooper5215]

Getem brotbers i maybe a nobody i wish i was able to fight with even if just driving

[@darrylmoleta2015]

Everything went ok until a guy show a 50cal

[@fitnessmotivation2743]

Afghanistan

[@chevy4759]

Ahh yes the “fuck everything in that direction boom stick”

[@IO-zg8md]

We called those nuisance ambushes and were told to drive through... (they're told the same around 3:30)

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

Sounds like a Kiwi or Aussie talking in the background lol.

[@colinjohn5454]

Kiwi... He has a strong Maori accent

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

@@colinjohn5454 Yea i thought so but my hearing isn't the best these days lol yea I'm from Opotiki

[@user-bs5qr5ie4s]

What country did this take place

[@ace18music32]

Good footage. Stuff like this needs to get out

[@mtgAzim]

Is this guy Canadian? The way he delivers that line at 2:16 ... That just sounds very Canadian to me...

[@winkiiiie]

Pretty sure they are aussies

[@mtgAzim]

@@winkiiiie Absolutely not. At least not the camera guy. Unless he's an Aussie rlfrom Canada...

[@winkiiiie]

@@mtgAzim well im canadian and we dont speak like that. His fireteam partner also sounds aussie. "Ya mad cunt" iis not a canadian expression at all...

[@winkiiiie]

@@mtgAzim after rewatching it. 100% aussie. Not canadian. Sorry my friend

[@mtgAzim]

@@winkiiiie Huh. I don't hear even a hint of aussie. What part of Canada are you from? Not asking for you adress or anything, but just vaguely what part? I'm around Wisconsin myself.

[@alexanderkazakov6962]

Амфетамины действуют-храбрые воины наслаждаются)//

[@nxt5817]

new cod update looks sick

[@tomatoruby9333]

Heaps of kiwis i can hear

[@user-xn7jg2cb4n]

Afghanistan, most likely Civpol(civilian police) mentor mission judging by the unarmored f350 and carry handle m4 the guys at the end are toting around.

[@BluesStraightFromTheHarp]

This is Afghanistan…

[@gewtube3794]

07:18 oh sweet, a free gun

[@csb772]

PMC are crap. Sit that dam rifle on the hood. So much easier to get a clear shot. Or lay down on the back of a vehicle. He was firing from a horrible position.

[@Jjshort]

no!11 this is 2020!11 no 360p footage (insert crying emojis here)

[@victo2335]

If you dont remember me from last video. If you can atleast post 1 video of Iranian SF forces in sryia. If you guys still have it. Also dope video yes!

[@mikehause6585]

Wish i was behind that monster knocking off srekcuftaog from 500+ meters

[@subjectc7505]

My manz said I'm tired of this bs 😂 lemme start getting the limp remover out

[@xXrandomryzeXx]

Lovely

[@benz505]

Man's angry as fuk lol. Nice response, though

[@guillermo7298]

Aren't you supposed to drive away in this type of ambush in the open?

[@thousandwattflowerpot5419]

I'm getting the Barret out and firing it handheld and only shooting it 3 times.

[@mattprice37664]

I would use the 107’s optic to identify!

[@roldkevin795]

This guy was obnoxious and poorly trained. Fire starts coming in and hitting trucks next to him so he just stands up and stays still. Those guys at the end were a joke too. 2 super old guys and a fat dude.

[@roldkevin795]

Lol I'm not just a keyboard warrior, I fought in Iraq with the 10th MTN

[@ChrisSlack]

How many bad guys were there?

[@McGriddy51095]

Not an M107, that’s a Barrett M95.

[@francocruz5135]

I’d honestly love to be able to do this kind of stuff , but I’m not smart enough, 59 on asvab

[@JeremyKey80]

Don't define yourself by your ASVAB, I got a 90 and work at a grocery store lol!

[@Rangertozero]

Cowboys I tell ya ted cowboys.

[@CCSUGenBlackhawk]

Thats some REALLY close combat.

[@briank8697]

What company was this?

[@Loyal69]

Ill'em all

[@sb4216]

Where the quickscope?

[@israelfilipe3768]

6:12 supported is prudent

[@arymussad]

Excellent warriors 👏

[@darkenergy8674]

i love this chad

[@EditorKalandr__]

A private army!?

[@scottstokes822]

Clowns

[@Batchelli]

Clip is classic

[@sharki9876]

Goddamn what a waste of time there's like 1 barret shot in the whole.video

[@sharki9876]

@Nerve damach i didn't know firing more than 1 round was restricted to Hollywood lmfao???????

[@entertatin7348]

This is definitely Afghanistan

[@G59forlife.]

Nah its definitely Antarctica. Did you see all that snow? And ice?

[@musicheadjesse]

i’m so confused, what conflict is this?

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

It’s not conflict it’s American oppression in the Middle East