Marine Corps Mondays - The M-16A4

[@Yorker1998]

At 10:12: This can probably be explained by the drugs some insurgents were using during the war, such as liquid adrenaline or various other type of drugs that can make a person immune to pain to a certain period of time. There were stories very similar to yours about insurgents still being able to run and fight after being shot multiple times.

[@Blackopsmaster68]

My love hate relationship with the M16-A4. I loved shooting it during firing week, but I hated carrying that damn thing everywhere we went in Bootcamp. It wasnt hard to do, just annoying.

[@estebangarcia399]

No

[@greenmarine5]

Hey thanks for your service Devil Dog. 1st LAI Battalion camp Pendleton CA. switched to Recon Light Armored 1988-1994. Our M-16A2 sucked ass in Dessert Storm. Had to clean the damn thing every hour in the sand box. On another Note, Why the F**k didn't they give you guys M-4 for room clearing. No I Know why.. Fucking Red tape.

[@mrbbeane]

I kinda like how you say that there is a new changing firearm world. I honestly think that it is attributed to the raise of the awb in 2004. With a vast civilian market gun manufacturers are becoming more competitive and coming up with better products. Gaining more money and putting that money into R&D for other projects.

[@tylergarrett4498]

The reason the U.S. Military decided to use the 5.56x45 was for a Kill to equipment loss ration. Basically, we wound guys and tie up more of their resources by forcing them to treat their men. This hasn't worked though so I support a full transition back to 7.62x51 and the use of .45jhp. I also support tighter entry requirements too though so...

[@Sevenspent]

Well, the other point would be that the 5.56x45 weighs less and soldiers can carry more into a fight. Also I bet the round is a lot cheaper to produce vs bigger rounds..saving money on an already expensive war.

[@tylergarrett4498]

Another issue on the spending: poor administration during upgrade periords.

[@SneakyShika]

Martin .Luther i also heard that part of the reason for the switch was to help troops match the firepower of the vietnamese troops in longer firefights. i want to say that US troops were either running low on ammo quickly or were overwhelmed with incoming fire

[@jonathandebona8934]

5.56 is very lethal, the problem is m855 ball sucks. the whole wound vs kill thing is a total myth.

[@tylergarrett4498]

***** plenty of NATO nations still use 7.62x51 and other large rounds. We aren't bound by the geneva contention so much as we just accept the rules.

[@WhyBeUgly]

Yep, that's why Finland uses RK62 and RK95, both are 7.62. Packs a hell of a punch!

[@thescientificdodo6075]

Devil have you tried our F88 Styers? AUG you yanks call them, they are a light, compact and easy to strip rifle try one.

[@devilboytje]

They didnt like the bullpup design

[@SimplyNordish]

Our F88's are beautiful weapons!

[@thescientificdodo6075]

whosJoshie? hahaha no they aint you even used one more than once?

[@SimplyNordish]

Oh well thats the thing, iv'e only used it once :P

[@thescientificdodo6075]

hahah ya Cadet? They are peaces of shit when you use em alot, easy to clean but the 5.56 in general is just shit.

[@LiamPattisonPhotography]

I'm a new subscriber, and I just want to say thank you for posting these videos, taking time out of your day for this and talking about your war stories, love the videos, keep it up and thank you for your service!

[@jasperlouden5290]

Let me tell you how this works ; devil kicks ass and you people who complain and wine should be happy he shares with you , a lot of vets and servicemen won't talk about there deployment so shut up,great vid devil

[@jordancarmichael4323]

+jasper louden yes thank you sir

[@robertscheurer1853]

Miss these vids, some of the best stuff on this channel, been here for years, love it!

[@Tross2833]

When your,talking about the m16a1 when I served I had a m4a1 type weapon more CQB

[@BaconSlayer69]

He’s talking about the A4 can’t u read the title

[@IamUSMC2019]

I love your videos! They have had a huge impact on me. I want to do exactly what you did and maybe become half the person you are. Just thank you. you have answered so many questions I have had and really helped me make my decision on joining the Marines when im done with high school. OORAH!

[@MrFranky4208]

Hey Devil! Man I love your stuff. Everyday after school I study, and watch your stuff over, and over again! I can't get enough! I want to be in the Air Force, and support guys like you. I know this is kinda off topic as well, but do you collect any knives? If not, and don't understand please let me know. I think a guy like you would find the hobby some what fun. I know I carry for the beauty of the blade, and some for self defense. Send me a email, and I'd love to get ya started on some knves

[@hah_gaaaaayyyy]

.223 was never designed to shoot dear though. It is a high velocity combat round, it tears and rips internal organs and decreases collateral. It was designed to disabled and kill. And its accurate as hell. It is an excellent combat round.

[@BaconSlayer69]

Wrong it’s a varmint cartridge it’s based off of the .222 Remington round

[@jackwang4150]

Marine corps Mondays=MCM=Man crush monday

[@jtdehaanjr]

Totally Agree with you. I'd like to see something like the FAMAS or AUG updated and chambered in 6.8. I think it's an awesome all around round for what our Troops are doing.

[@Hinjin95]

lol half the video was you killing AOS Ninja xD I'm surprised he didn't rage quit.

[@estebangarcia399]

I wonder if he still plays

[@GhillieproductionsJR]

MCM... something i really needed today man. Just ended a three year relationship and bro thanks for getting out of bed to do this even though you were sick.

[@Wafftop]

you know the enemy likes to juice up? during the battle of falluja, marines found syringes filled with adrenalin all over the place.Shot placement plays a huge roll in stopping power too ya know, just saying.

[@jarnsa2604]

I'm glad that he had done this video like this, I've been wondering how the M-16A4 had preformed for a while now. Nevertheless I could hope that he countinues to do videos like this. It's quite interesting!

[@MrBeaner97]

Lol poor Devil, its okay I still love you

[@KraziIvan]

Keep up the great content man. Just do what ever you want and I'll just be here waiting for when ever it comes up. No hurry or demanding deadlines from this sub. At your leisure sir.

[@packr72]

The 5.56 is more than up to the task. It is a force multiplier, in case you did not know there were a lot of Russians that would come across the Iron Curtain and they would most likely outnumber the Americans in Europe. Our boys had to be able to carry more rounds and they had to stay in the fight longer. In a "conventional war" the ability to wound the enemy is just as valuable as killing them. A dead soldier is just that, dead. A wounded soldier requires that 2 or maybe 3 of his buddies to carry him away and boom 3-4 enemies are now out of the fight. Insurgents are a different story, but you should know as a Marine that you would never leave a wounded buddy to bleed out. The Russians were clearly impressed and hung up their 7.62x39(outdated WW2 cartridge) and adopted the 5.45x39. The 5.56 is designed to yaw but the problem is actually kind of simple, Afghans and Iraqis were malnourished. Their torso's were not wide enough, since the round yaw's after 7 inches. The new M855A1 round yaw's no more than 3 inches after impact. The rounds that hit that insurgent you mentioned probably over penetrated. Oh and the 5.56 was designed with body armor in mind. The round is narrow and travels at high velocity. The steel penetrator at its core is designed to punch through armor, so don't worry about that. Even if it can't penetrate the armor; maybe its ceramic based, the ability to hit follow up shots will be key since ceramic armor shatters to diffuse energy. The less recoil of an M16 coupled with the 5.56 will defeat body armor and injure/kill the combatant. The M16 is one of the finest military rifles ever made. Gene Stoner and Melvin Johnson are fucking geniuses and the reason why there is little to no innovation is because there is nothing wrong with it. If it is a new western designed rifle, then if probably was developed using the AR-15, AR-18, and/or the Johnson Bolt. The M16 has been in service longer than any rifle in US history. The vast majority of US service men like their rifles, even in Vietnam where the problems were caused not by the rifle, but by the dirty ammo and no cleaning kits. They were told that they did not have to clean their rifles so they were careless with them. You mentioned bad oil, well that's not the rifle itself. You also mentioned that it is not a designated marksman rifle. I don't see the problem, it wasn't designed for that. It is the same reason why the Russians designed the SVD, the AK is not a marksman rifle. 550 yards is not standard for fire fights. Even in WW2, 300 was pretty average. The days of Marines at Belleau Wood mowing down krauts at 600+ yards with Springfields is over.

[@NuoImperialista]

You have used the m16 in combat?

[@taoliu3949]

packr72 USSR adopted the AK-74 as their main service rifle in 1974 that shoots a 5.45×39mm. Ak-74 and AKM were phased out and reduced to a rear-echelon or reserve status.

[@Praetoras]

The whole wound instead of kill shit is a myth.

[@dwsimmy2599]

The guys who say they're getting a 1/4" or similar group at 500 yards are also typically using hand loaded ammo, slow fire, a 24-26" heavy barrel, match trigger, Nightforce 8-32x scope, you name it. At that point the rifle is good for one thing and one thing only, and that's firing small groups from a seated position on a bench. Which I guess says good things about the versatility of the platform: you can build it to do what you want, but comparing those rifles to an average AR-15 is like comparing an F-150 to a Mac dump truck. 6.5 mm bullets are all-around awesome. 6.5 Grendel can be bought for $0.30/round, 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5x47 Lapua can reliably hit targets 1000m away, for about the same recoil as a .308. My experience has been that the 6.5 Grendel out of a 16" barrel drops only a little bit more than a 5.56 out of a 20" barrel, but drifts far less in the wind, and hits with more authority at any range. Gravity is much more predictable than the wind anyway. A Grendel out of a 20" barrel is even better, but at that point it's getting harder to lug around, and I start wondering why I didn't just pack the Creedmoor.

[@EminemLovesGrapes]

back then(when you made the video) you should've just kept it to 30 sec saying "hey no MCM, i'm sick, so fuck off"

[@SuperConor87]

he devil you do videos at your own pace man your true fans and subs will appreciate any videos you do upload keep up the good work

[@grug6682]

Havent they changed it recently to the M4A1?

[@DeliriousKnife]

Ghost M27 is what my recruiter told me. not entirely sure.

[@pepeiann]

No they haven't M27 is for Automatic gunny M16a4 for assault, combat medics usually get m4s and combat engineers im sure this gets changed my the m16a4 is pretty new 2010- some ass

[@Ace0486]

CT Spoder there making m27 for all roles now

[@sirbuzzkill5798]

No the M27 is replacing the M249 SAW I think they’re still using the M4A1 as a infantry rifle

[@gazurmaut]

all infantry units are issued m4s and there is a push to start transitioning to the m27 but so far ive only seen them used to replace saws

[@hah_gaaaaayyyy]

I personally do like like doing reloading drills with my co-workers modified Styer A1. And it is the best, and smoothest bullpup I've ever ran.

[@54thusbstarr8]

if your cpu is at 105'F would things start to fry up?

[@JonTheTeaMan]

54thUsbStarr That is the normal operation temperature for most CPUs nowadays. The older one ran even more hot.

[@Anarch3y]

PCGAMING4LIF3 uhm no. i would turn off my pc if it hit 95

[@JonTheTeaMan]

Jaiden Nowlin 95 as in Celsius? Then I would too. But 95F is completely normal. Go and find the TJmax of your CPU or GPU that you have and you will see the highest temperature your component ca n cope with.

[@Anarch3y]

PCGAMING4LIF3 i have a I5 4690 and a GTX 970 and if i get up to 95F even in my H440 with terrible airflow then something is wrong

[@JonTheTeaMan]

Jaiden Nowlin So you are saying this only because you have a water cooler instead of an air one? You are kind of confusing me, are you referring to temperatures during max load or idle temperatures?

[@EpIcReMiXzZxDM]

yo devil i love your usmc mondays and i always look forward to them. hope you feel better soon man

[@Longspout15]

I read an article about the USMC starting to use the M4 carbine to replace the M16A4

[@christopher1073]

Oh good I'm going to bootcamp in 3 dayssss gg

[@Jonathan-og2bv]

Well it fire green tip but is it much of a difference

[@shwontonsoup1560]

Thats the Army who has them standard issue. The USMC is trying to phase them in, but they will probably keep the M16A4 until at least 2020. The Marines have less people, that means they don't have as much as a need for a new rifle

[@thejester5617]

I heard the Military is getting rid of the M4 and switching to the XM8 in the next decade cause it's lighter and easier to maintain.

[@shwontonsoup1560]

The Jester The Army held a competition to replace the M4A1 rifle with the SCAR-L and SCAR-H but in the end the M4 was chosen to stay. Terrible rifle if you ask me, but it has its advantages to the M16A4

[@greenninja222]

no questions asked here as long as theres content for me to watch new or old im happy as all hell

[@raidkoast]

Swedish AK4 and AK5C. Those are some awesome guns. :P

[@sebast0409]

nope

[@virgildillon5237]

Scar-H is a 7.62 NATO 20 round magazine with many attachments it could wipe the smile off of any ones face it should get some recognition.

[@poppinhajs4497]

The good old M14 or a 30-06 will do in a Haj real quick

[@poppinhajs4497]

For 500+ yards, but the 6.5 or 5.56 is good at 400 and under

[@greenmarine5]

Most of us will agree with you, but since we have to follow the bull shit geneva convention rules, we can't.

[@DatTrueTruth]

in case anyone doesn't know, MOUT is Military Operation on Urban Terrain. it's a fun thing to learn at MCT but you only do it for 1 day

[@Subparliftingmemes]

And thats why we need to use the scar h

[@SlewedQuasar8900]

Hell fucking yes. As long as we get rid of that stupid folding stock. No battle rifle should have wobbley ass stocks

[@Trve_Kvlt]

The SCAR-H is big and bulky, and its a fairly heavy weapon. The "wobbly ass stock" isn't that wobbly at all. The M-16, M4 variants have been around for the longest time and very reliable. I doubt either of you know much about weapons because you would know everything i just said.

[@Bigpimpdaddy69]

The SCAR 17 not 'H', but anyways you are on the right track with the SCAR platform. At CQB the SCAR 16 that shoots a 5.56 has a lower recoil and shoot faster with a lower recoil round. The stock is not 'wobbly' it is one of the best stocks out there. I think we should switch to the 16 so we can use the same round and mag as the other weapons, the M4/M16 variants aren't as good we need a switch.

[@animosity242]

I was a plank-holder in my first unit at Swamp Lagoon and got a BRAND NEW M-16A2. I loved that thing.

[@smasher123ism]

Steyn AUG ftw

[@flyingaussie7828]

The aussie army uses it the steyr is a beast

[@smasher123ism]

***** I know from Australia

[@flyingaussie7828]

Boeing AH64D Apache Attack Helicopter ahh cool mate

[@harrisonking8156]

Boeing AH64D Apache Attack Helicopter shooting it is even more fun! The new rifle, the F90 (or EF88 as the military is calling it) is seriously cool too!

[@flyingaussie7828]

Mr. SirKing unfortunately in havent had a chance to fire it i will going through bct to become a RAAF pilot

[@MrElis420]

Because at that moment I did, never had heard about Ceramic being used in an armor, because you don't usually associate it with being protective cause it shatters easily. But, when I looked up the science behind it it made perfect sense.

[@Max-zn4qt]

Best in your class I bet you were more like private Pyle from full metal jacket

[@duckluck5639]

What the fuck is your problem?

[@Subparliftingmemes]

Private Pyle was a great shot so watch the movie before you comment

[@altiar2464]

Private Pyle was the BEST shot in his platoon. In fact, it was the only thing that the drill sergeant commended him on.

[@Trve_Kvlt]

You can't make comments like that with the username Sir FUZZYSWORTH

[@Thumbs0311]

5.56 was actually design to reduce casualties in vietnam so that they could try and collect more information about the enemy. The 5.56 was a round that was designed to injure and not kill. Soldiers that started to use that weapon system hated it because of the tolerances on it were so tight that a little bit of sand just shut the weapon system down.

[@Rcassidygaming]

The main reason why the military switched to 5.56 is because it is lighter than 7.62 nato, which means a soldier can carry more ammunition.

[@drewfullhart1750]

also It uses much more resources to evac a casualty during a firefight than it takes to evac a body

[@connorbranscombe766]

and also a wounded soldier costs a hell of a lot more to take care of then a dead one.

[@Praetoras]

The whole meant to wound and not kill is a myth.

[@gijoe5372]

Lol thats a myth man

[@Person123665]

man america needs some german guns like the g3

[@greystash1750]

They use German and Belgian guns mostly, they just give it another name.

[@Person123665]

Grey Stash mostly the police and green berets use the german guns like the usp mp5 etc

[@greystash1750]

lindy chao But they still use it

[@Person123665]

Grey Stash i guess if you count the few thousands, but i ment to say every branch of the military

[@gETTOCALA]

lindy chao HK416/7 :3

[@pandaskiz7377]

I'm a new sub, I highly respect what you did in the marines, when I leave school I hope to join the Royal Marines or the paras.

[@sophushonda]

You got some wise words mate! I have stopped playing because i got my motorbike but i love coming on to youtube and just finding new uploaded videos from you :) Dont care if the game sucks or if it is awesome, when you are commenting it is allways interresting!! Keep it up mate, dont take all the shit people writes and thank you for so MUCH amazing good stuff to watch. It is BETTER than watching a movie alone ^^

[@hah_gaaaaayyyy]

No, the Army decided not to pursue FNHUSA's SCAR platform to to subtle flaws in design, like the cycling charging handle and weak stock. The H&K 400 series is now their main focus in future weaponry. A familiar platform with piston driven internals.

[@TheRecon42]

This, I've heard a story from a marine who used a Mk12 Mod 0, took seven rounds to get him to stop fighting and then another through the back of the skull down and out through the jaw to take him down. The Mk12 uses some nice 5.56 rounds too, very high quality. I'd definitely say that something like a 6.8 should be standard caliber and even .300 BLK as a quiet caliber instead of subsonic 5.56 which is even worse as the main point of the round is velocity.

[@wyattbanuelos8145]

My choice for room clearing would be the XM8c, yes it originally a project for the army led by Heckler&Koch however if

[@gregmartin9024]

Speaking of the development of the M-16 (and AK-47) there's a really good book out there talking about how both weapons came to be developed. "The Gun" By C. J. Chivers.

[@daniellane9479]

Actually, in 2008 the XM8's had achieved the standard for combat effectiveness, other then with the multi-platform dimension the gun was based upon the barrels overheated quite often and had the rare chance of melting, so before the addressed the issue, the quit funding on the project. I'd like to see them return to it though, possibly invest in a H&K variant.

[@AleF202]

What about the AAC Honey Badger for room clearing? It's from the AR platform with means easy to shoot, easy to reload, easy to clean (not easier than to clean an AK tho), and it's actually a very compact PDW rifle chambered in .300AAC with gets the job done at close quarters.

[@fuckyourmom4305]

NoscopeHelghast to expensive to issue for a large amount of troops

[@AleF202]

FuckYourMom​​​ True that, but if it weren't for the factor that it is an expensive firearm, it would have replaced the M4A1 and the MP5SD by a landslide. It's just so superior.

[@fuckyourmom4305]

yeah true and with a switch of a mag you go from supersonic to subsonic

[@fuckyourmom4305]

To small caliber

[@JWBkiller5]

I'm fairly certain you used the same story in a prior video about the military going back to the M1911. But it was an M9 being used to shoot someone 9 times, after which he got up and ran away, not an M16. Unless you've experienced 2 instances of that. Crazy shit man.

[@DatShistyWalaby]

You said war is always changing, but war... War never changes. If any one got that reference u are awesome, and great vid DDG really enjoy the content you put out

[@kway94]

Thank you Marine, for making my modays worth waking up to! and thank you once again for your service!

[@MajorMuffins13]

L85A2 (Or SA80) for the win! Or the HK416! M16 is a cool gun, same with the M4. I like M4's and HK416 and L85A2 are my favourite weapons (Even though I have never used any, that whats happens when you live in the UK and are waiting until you are 18 to join the Royal Marines) Sweet video Devil, love this series!

[@yomumisminging]

True, but after a few ops with an L86 I really started to miss it. You have to admit the compact size and accuracy give the 85 a bit of an edge on the M16.

[@BloodstainedSinner]

SPR-12 will put a pretty tight shot at 800 yards. The M14's sometimes issued as DMR's can put 1-ft grouping at about 1,200 yards, if they got the right shooter.

[@DeltaTwoNine]

Awesome stuff DevildogGamer

[@Sovietllama965]

The hk417 is the answer to the lack of power in the m16. 7.62 in the AR platform is pretty great.

[@seshmarls]

aside from the problems it still has after over 80 modifications in the span of 18 years. problems such as being right handed only unless you love hot brass being ejected into your cheek (there is no way to shoulder it on the left and not have it eject into your face) the sloppy trigger (something plaguing all bullpup designs to date AFAIK) trouble reloading (another bullpup downfall you lose all sight picture to look at the mag well) and fumes from fired shots next to your face

[@MrDaniel760]

Get well. I dont care what videos you put out. I love and watch them all.

[@jbh759]

Hey DDG, I have been binging these old videos of yours, and they're awesome. I was wondering if you still hold the same opinions about the m16 platform in general. Nowadays we have the newest Sig Spear NGSW contract and people have very mixed opinions on it. Gun culture nowadays has pretty much accepted that the AR-15 platform is the standard infantry rifle for everyday use. It would be interesting to see how your opinons have changed/stayed the same.

[@chitownsfinest9]

Just keep doing what youre doing. Most people come here to listen and have it accompanied by gameplay. Play what you enjoy and your commentary will be better, and that's why I come to your channel and sub. This looks like a cool game and I like SimCity too. Can't wait for your next vids.

[@Y0UF4IL]

hey devil, i read somewhere that the reason our military uses the 556 is because, in conventional warfare, when you look at it in a strategic way, if you kill a guy instantly, he is gone for good, but if you can injure him and cause the use of labor and capital on him, then that could sometimes be more beneficial. now personally if i was face to face with the enemy, i would want nothing more than to put him down instantly, but the guys who call the shots aren't in those shoes. thanks for the vd

[@spookytook]

Very glad you made the videos and you don't have to listen to the losers who demand everything. LOVED THE VIDEO!

[@zm1yt]

When i was in the army in Norway we used AG-3, a modified G3A5 made by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. This weapon was 7,62mm and powerful enough to shoot through trees. That was a fucking awesome weapon, but now it has been replaced by the Heckler & Koch HK416.

[@xSuaveNerdx]

I agree. The SA80 is an amazing rifle.

[@daniellane9479]

I did read your comment wrong, but I'm not sure on that. Two rounds of a weaker round versus a single place 7.62x39 caliber would have different but possibly similar results. My guess is that, regardless of how many shots you hit in one place, the bullet doesn't have any more power then the last, versus the other (single) round which, will have more penetration and due to the weight, greater ballistics entering the target and hence causing a larger, more devastating wound.

[@TehsGai]

I've heard that military rounds are actually designed primarily to wound, the thinking behind it being that killing someone is one thing, but wounding them still removes them from the fight, but also forces their mates to a) use more resources to keep them alive in hospital and whatnot, which also increases costs and b) demoralizing them as they have to deal with their screaming wounded friend. While I'm not positive about this, it does seam to make sense. In a messed up sort of way.

[@JohnyBlaze013]

They do have a fragmentation round, but it is not used much yet. Mostly by SF. MK 262 Mod 1.

[@GhostBrony]

You might want to look into the Bulldog. It is a 7.62 x 51 mm bull pup M14. If only we could have HK 417s.

[@efoxneo]

What is the rifle twist rate on Marine M16/M4 and the Army M4? 1:7 I believe, which is suited towards the standard issue 62 grain M855 round. With a 1:8 twist it would stabilize the 77 grain round better (but that requires a re-barreling of millions of rifles) The Canadian Forces C7 and C8 use a 1:7 twist suited for the C77 round which is also 62 grains.

[@TheSnowman95]

Hey dude thanks for all that you do for us!

[@voxvendetta3700]

A former coworker of mine served in Vietnam, and had the same complaint about the M16 in combat. Amusingly, he said they once lined up all their M16's and shot them up with a captured AK, in hopes of getting M14's as replacements.

[@wi1dwater742]

Also the "Knights PDW" is good I hear. It's 6X35mm and it's about 17 inches.

[@ashguy6]

Sounds like one the best weapons you would want to use is the TAR 21.

[@ValmirTheGamer]

that uses 5.56, that is what he is complaining about...

[@ValmirTheGamer]

oh, your talking about the short part, i agree. Only if they made a 7.62 version, lol

[@Trve_Kvlt]

You like 7.62 to much.

[@nickkapp1736]

the Tar has a horrible trigger. Do you really want to have to deal with a sluggish trigger pull in the middle of a firefight?

[@ashguy6]

Nick Kapp Trigers are interchangable. Personly i like a sluggish trigger...

[@HankTheTank23]

Something tells me that by the way he said it, he was the guy who put the 9 rounds into the insurgent. How else would he know that all of the rounds hit?

[@LARPeratorsAnonymous]

I think the m16a4 has a 20" barrel so OAL is 40 inchs it is a looonnnggg as rifle. But ballistics and volicity wise its better than having an SBR 10.5" barrel m4. I have a spikes tactical 14.5 with a ta31f acog and that thing is balls accurate. Love that rifle

[@josephbilling6445]

My dad agree's. They need to bring back the M14. I think makin' it into a bullpup rifle would be the best thing to do at this point in time and when I get into the Marines I hope they bring back the M14. I've gotten pretty use to my old Wood stock civilian version.

[@wyattbanuelos8145]

the scar-l was a testing thing they did a couple of years ago and the scar-h is still being used today

[@IceWolf243]

Hey Devildog so we all know that guns somehow magically have a "feel" to them in shooters. Since there are multiple versiond of the M16-A4 from CoD to Battlefeild and everything in between. Have you found a in game M16 that seemed to behave the same way as a real on or at least similar?

[@devilboytje]

Arma.

[@Lord0Minecraft]

I've seen some pretty small but a reasonable size ARs. They use the M4 platforms but just decrease its size.

[@DFX2KX]

wild boar... Oh lord... Used to live in Georgia, I've had to deal with them attacking animals on more then one occasion. Don't own a rifle, myself, but I've fired an AR-15 before. You're right, it WAS long. I kinda expected a musket or an old mosin to be long, but The AR caught me off guard with that. As for the .223/5.56. Better then a stick, so they say, but if my life depended on it? Not sure I'd go with that particular round. Was fun to shoot, though.

[@IRSarge6]

My grandfather was one of the tester to shoot the M16 and approve it he was in the USAF for 22 years

[@Justinred87]

I kinda dig my M27. Still rockin that 16 platform but hey, can't bitch about the piston operation.

[@TheLordArion]

Bet you would like clearing rooms with an M14 even less but I agree besides that the 7.62 is great. However I use a G3 now and I'm the shooter on a Carl Gustav grenade rifle in Sweden, and carrying both is a pain. I'd prefer in my current role to have a smaller and lighter assault rifle on me. The G3 is both long and heavy, great for shooting but not for running around with.

[@TheDropShat]

those long range groups are probably with an ar15 set up like a mk12 match triggers heavy match ammo heavy barrels probably prone with a bipod as well

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

For room clearing would you prefer something like the British service rifle the SA80.

[@TheDevildogGamer]

Yup never saw that happen wheres your info coming from?

[@SantaCluazTM]

What Do You Want For Christmas George? -Santa

[@Japanunfilter]

I love this pls bring it back

[@geover330]

yeah fair enough, you have a point there. it's excellent for close range and cqc

[@LARPeratorsAnonymous]

I know your talking about grouping with an m16 and standard military ball like xm193 or xm855 which isnt the most accurate. and the average m16 doesnt have a bull barrel. I know there 1/7 twist but if you have a 20" AR with match grade ammo and a wilson combat single stage match trigger Iv seen people get 1.5 MOA at 650 yards. But for an average rifle compared to 7.62x39 its much more accurate. But a battle rifle like the scar17 in 308 to me is much mroe accraute and WAY more stopping power

[@Legion12Centurion]

I do agree with your reasoning here... If you do lots of close quarter ops and mountain and so on so on... why do they give you a long rifle not very accurate at longdistance for short to medium engagements? Makes no sence but ok it might have to do with what they buy for you... Spetznas use the kinda sized weapons as you speak of. Same as many special units, why not you? Very entertaining video! :)

[@TehEvilWolf]

This is the first video of yours that I've watched, and I'm about 1 minute in. And I have to say, I really like you so far lol.

[@hah_gaaaaayyyy]

Reloading drills are so awkward and inefficient with any bullpups. That's why a lot of soldiers, when they have the choice, will prefer a front well rifle. Bull pups are neat, and have a place, but they still have a few kinks for combat use. A short barreled M4 or compact type of PDW will out maneuver and reload faster than a bullpup with an awkward sight picture and reload. The downfall of the SA 80 in clearing is its sights are set too far back to be able to pull up accurately in close quarter

[@voinyhelvetti]

7.62 is almost the only caliber used by conscriptees in the finnish military and I would've loved to try 5.56 for combat exercises just because I didn't feel that the 7.62 was really suitable for engagements below 150 meters.

[@jaybtlr]

I believe the 5.56 NATO round is to conform with the Geneva convention on using reasonable force and such things. Its also based on the logic that it takes more time, effort and resources to cater for a wounded soldier than a dead one, causing a larger detriment to the enemy forces. If one man dies, the squad can continue , if a man is injured, someone has to deal with the wounded, leaving the squad at a moreso reduced operational capacity

[@TheCharlemang]

Many props on your policy about your experiences. If we really needed that sorta stuff, we could enlist or just go watch the history channel. P.S keep up the awesome work!

[@JohnyBlaze013]

Well its not really a fragmentation round its actualy a match grade bullet for the SPR. But its known to fragment and be more effective than m855/ss109. Even in shorter barreled rifles.