M16A2/A4 vs AR-15 - How Do They Compare and What's the Difference?

[@tonedefcolor7080]

I came here just to see all the comments ripping infographics on everything they got wrong. Wasn't disappointed.

[@skeeto9436]

They only say that the info is wrong, but never what the wrong information is.

[@gilgamesh310]

Comment sections like these are always full of knowitalls. The animation in their videos tends to be a bit inconsistent with what they’re saying, but the information itself is mostly right. The knowitalls greatly overstate how little infographics knows.

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@gilgamesh310 They said that the M16 fires .223 Remington, which is incorrect. This is basic military knowledge.

[@ryanbuckley5529]

@@gilgamesh310 it’s not being a know it all when you understand the information they’re giving is not correct. There’s so much misinformation all over this video.

[@trappinallday7764]

Same 😂

[@xCaleb]

Hey...at least they mentioned that “AR” stands for Armalite Rifle...

[@Aesthelica]

Facts

[@susactivities_]

@@Aesthelica I thought it was armament rifle

[@Aesthelica]

@@susactivities_ idk tbh i just call it a AR -15

[@seansdr3743]

@@susactivities_ it stands for armalite. It’s the company that designed it

[@EtherosMC]

Ikr Caleb, its so annoying hearing at meant as assault rifle instead of armalite rifle

[@alexis2012fulvlogs]

I’m happy to hear he didn’t call AR “assault riles”

[@jrking3812]

One of the most annoying things someone can do.

[@asifar1]

They are armilite rifles

[@blahaj777]

@@asifar1 the R doesn’t even stand for rifle as a lot of people think, it’s still just the second letter of the armalite name. The AR17 for example is a lite weight mostly aluminum shotgun that came out shortly after the ar 15

[@govinlock8568]

I already know "AR" in AR-15 stands for ARmalite, because there are AR guns that aren't select fire rifles.

[@Charles-pf7zy]

Assault rifle isn’t a proper term, but plenty of even military guys I’ve know have used it colloquially. You don’t have to pretend like you’d be equally likely to choose any type of gun to bring to a war. The “scary black rifle” stereotype is sort of ridiculous but not completely unfounded. In the right hands an optic and whatever else you like to throw on your pic rail makes it a force multiplier and you become that much deadlier

[@michaelholt8590]

As a military veteran I can tell you the difference. My civilian AR-15 that built myself is way higher quality than the military issue M16/M4.

[@vincentlok8894]

And your AR-15 was probably much cheaper than what the army paid for an M-16

[@TheExpendableGuard]

As a civilian I can confirm that even my poor man AR is built to a higher quality than military grade rifles.

[@jesserobinson20]

Can confirm.

[@emperorkiva8063]

Mattel 16 am I right

[@TheExpendableGuard]

@@emperorkiva8063 Palmetto upper on Anderson Lower.

[@masterglitch0]

Few things I noticed is when they said “charging handle” they highlighted the forward assist. The standard round for the military is the 5.56, not the .223. And almost every AR-15 Iv seen has a forward assist, it’s pretty standard.

[@Batchall_Accepted]

The animations seem to be a second or two behind the narration, like the firing pin strikes the round way after he mentions that part of the process,

[@asunderwolf20]

Yea but I can forgive that, better than knowing nothing at all most politicians are wayyy worse

[@ipant1056]

While the AR's I own did have a forward assist now it dosent because of the new laws in my state, moving out soon

[@barbecuesquirrel2324]

There are slight differences between a 5.56 and .223, but they are so slight that the two rounds are interchangeable.

[@acecarpenter502]

@@barbecuesquirrel2324 you can fire a .223 out of an AR-15 that shoots 5.56mm, but you can't shoot 5.56mm out of an AR-15 that shoots .223

[@jeffdeshon1337]

Even with everything they got wrong on this. I would still like to thank them for saying “30 round standard capacity magazine” which is correct.

[@hypezoneninga]

Finally they didn't say magazine clip

[@gabrielespana319]

@@hypezoneninga or high capacity magazine

[@xonkthecat8674]

Or 30cal magazine clip fired in .05 seconds lol

[@dude2542]

Wait, for AR15 or M16? M16 has a 20rnd mag

[@hornyducks4090]

@@dude2542 they both take the same magazine.

[@ThatNascarGuy]

I’m glad that 30 round mags were called standard and not high capacity

[@thisaccountwashacked666]

atleast for non-high caliber rifles

[@darnellingram5719]

For anti gunners*

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

bruh standard doesn't make it right. I'm fine with guns but civilians should only have access to revolvers. Most gun fight interactions don't make it past 5 rounds anyway except rare instances.

[@ARandomUser6969]

@@nobodyknowsforsure tell me why civilians shouldnt have a semi auto, what makes it much different than a revolver aside from design? oh they are "modern"? lemme tell you something, a snub nose revolver is gonna have less accuracy than a semi automatic of the same overall length due to barrel length that is possible in a semi automatic.

[@funfofa]

@@ARandomUser6969 Lol don't listen to him. He's one of those anti gunners that think that the 2nd amendment was only written for hunting animals. While in reality it was written for hunting tyrants.

[@justoneman1681]

Having extensively used the M16, the M4, and the AR15, I have never once used the forward assist outside of drills that specifically require tapping it

[@ryanmichaelhaley]

Tap-Rack-Bang!

[@glacial_chinchilla]

10 points for not saying “clip”

[@ajl8975]

-100 points at 12:01 for showing a soldier looking down the barrel of his rifle with a loaded mag then cleaning the rifle with a loaded mag...

[@pixynowwithevenmorebelkanb6965]

@@ajl8975 chrome lined bullets lol

[@r.lee1989]

@@ajl8975 that must have been al gore

[@MrPers0n30]

Nice

[@ytpmichaelrosen9190]

Fortnite kids be like:

[@regalplays7135]

Something that’s a bit heartwarming is that after the Cold War, Eugene Stoner would actually meet Mikhail Kalashnikov several times, and the two became good friends

[@jeremy5602]

This is like Jesus having a love affair with Satan

[@arcadiaberger9204]

@@jeremy5602 Not really. They were both gunsmiths and patriots. They both built weapons to defend their country against Fascism, let's not forget (even though the AK-47 never actually saw combat during the Great Patriotic War, and even though Kalashnikov later said he wished he had designed a washing machine).

[@jcurbin305]

@@jeremy5602 yes, Stoner is the devil!😁

[@jcurbin305]

@@arcadiaberger9204 even though the AK-47 didn't see action in the Great Patriotic War, it has seen more action than any other rifle since...

[@worldtravel101]

I saw a picture of them together holding each other's rifle.

[@GregNTech]

Love how in the pictures of ammo, the .22lr is much larger than the 9mm... Just about pee'd laughing.

[@theascendantgaming9575]

huh, who would've thought the people pretending to be experts on guns were wrong? WHAT? who would've thought?...

[@pastaspaghettimonster1893]

But 22 is bigger than 9, silly! /s >_< That big honestly hurt...

[@ziggy3237]

😂lol, how did I miss that?

[@pastaspaghettimonster1893]

@@theascendantgaming9575 It's kind of like people that think think pistols in one of the .50cal cartridge options or an AR using .50 Beowulf the equivalent to a .50BMG style cartridge. Calibre isn't everything... in fact nothing is everything, how powerful a cartridge is relies on so many factors... including the firearm it's being shot out of! (Such as barrel length). One report where a guy in court for armed robbery using .22lr pistol got reported "The perpetrator allegedly used a 22 rifle which the police said was long". :-|

[@joatmon3282]

Did you also notice the 9mm was shown as a necked down cartridge.

[@228Brendon]

In ‘97, I was in the 82nd ABN, and we turned in our old M16A2s and got our M4 carbines brand new in the box. Cleaned it 3 times to get rid of all the packing grease. Qualified 40/40 with no adjustments. Mechanical zero was battlesight zero. I’m not even that much of a gun person, but that was a great experience

[@ArchAngel_LRC]

I went through in ‘96… Basic we had A2’s and were issued M4’s in ‘97 when I was stationed in Korea with my Communications Battalion.

[@thatoneguywhodoesthatthing913]

“To .50BMG” That isn’t going to fit in any magazine well. You’re probably thinking of the .50 Beowulf.

[@jaredchinchello1760]

If I remember correctly, there are at least 2 uppers that are chambered in .50bmg. One is a single shot and the other is a mag fed conversion of said single shot. I don't know if they are all that reliable but that is how they got around the magwell issue, either single-shot or a magazine that is inserted into the upper.

[@randlebrowne2048]

@@jaredchinchello1760 .50bmg in a rifle that light would have an almost uncontrollable recoil.

[@charlesdelair61]

@@randlebrowne2048 the .50 BMG uppers are bolt action, are fitted with a very heavy barrel and typically a huge muzzle brake. Even so, I don't believe they are all that practical. The perceived advantages are price and not having to run the purchase through an FFL, assuming you already have the lower...

[@Colonel_Overkill]

Yea, no. Mabee a modified AR-10 might and I stress the might handle it but a 15 would just crunch under the recoil of a BMG lol

[@thatoneguywhodoesthatthing913]

The upper you guys are thinking of doesn’t really use the buffer at all. It uses a different bolt, and a different upper, so at this point I can’t really call it a functional AR-15. It’s a bolt action slapped onto a AR-15 lower.

[@SirPhoenixofSoCal]

These people get alot wrong about guns in other videos. Lets see if they will this time Still got things wrong

[@devin5360]

I can apparently put a 50 BMg upper on my lower. I was not aware 😂

[@magurgle]

@@devin5360 they exist

[@Petethepigkilla]

I've shot one of the bolt action .50 uppers on an AR. It wasn't bad, the recoil wasn't horrendous and at 100 yards it was accurate. I wouldn't use it as a dedicated .50 setup though.

[@godzillakaijuboy]

I mean, it was originally unlisted, so that might have been why it was unlisted.

[@rickgrimes931]

Lots of things wrong....

[@samantharondeau4580]

"same power as . 308" not so much. In alot of states, you cannot hunt deer or other game with a . 223 because it doesnt have proper stoping power and is considered inhumane

[@theodorekallinikos1870]

Truth

[@tonysid3563]

The objective wasn't to provide clean kills, it was to severely wound and create a situation in which the wounded would require aid from one or more others to care for him. This takes two or more soldiers out of the fight instead of just one killed.

[@magurgle]

This is one of the situations where the information they have was technically correct, but they misinterpreted it so they made factually incorrect statements. They covered how the .308 would punch through leaving a small wound channel, and how the .223 has better expansion, giving it better terminal ballistics, which they misinterpreted as more power.

[@ROOSTER333]

Lol where?

[@CommanderTexas]

@Franky Padilla A baby ate my dingo.

[@jakehandy7739]

You can most definitely purchase a factory AR-15 with forward assist and a chromoly lined barrel. Actually I'm pretty sure that's the standard.

[@x-calibearusallc]

Forward assist yes. Chrome lined no. Nitriding and stainless are popular options.

[@TheBigJohnson]

Yes, the Chronicles of Kyle Rittenhouse proved to all of us the value of the forward assist., and they are on many civy models. Kyle, you da man.

[@nin9liv9s63]

That's where the term "mil spec" comes from lol

[@x-calibearusallc]

@cantnevercould7847 From what I understand, chrome lined is more durable. It’s also easier to maintain. However, it is more expensive. Stainless is a very good option as it is easier to clean. Manganese phosphate (parkerizing) is durable, but takes more maintenance. A light coating of oil is its best friend against rust. Nitriding is hard and durable and less expensive. Moderate maintenance required. I specialize in retro AR15. There you will find chrome lined and phosphate treated barrels. The bolt carrier groups are also phosphate treated with chrome lined. The first M16’s all had hard chrome bolt carrier groups. Mil-Spec is a wide spectrum of objective measurements. It does include metal finishes.

[@nixflixd2754]

@@x-calibearusallc every AR 15 I’ve ever seen most definitely has a chrome lined barrel.

[@CANADIANgrass87]

MANY civilian model AR-15’s have chrome lined barrels and forward assist...

[@nilsdeichert8325]

Think forward assists we’re on most m-16, think the military wanted troops to be able to close the bolt manually

[@fioree2532]

The foward assist was implemented into the military in late veitnam

[@TripAMD]

Honestly he's kinda right though. After the m16 got the forward assist it kept it. And they make tons of cheap(and some expensive) ARs today without it

[@fioree2532]

@C Debo facts

[@bryanwickman7386]

@C Debo eh they aren’t necessary and for most people will cause more problems than they solve.

[@CutlassOutdoors]

This video is jam-packed with incorrect information. Key difference: civilian AR15s are only semi-automatic. Altering them requires more than just a drill. That was false. Otherwise, they are the same rifle. Civilians are allowed to configure and reconfigure them with aftermarket and non-milspec parts, because the rifle belongs to them and not the government. There, I explained it all in 5 seconds.

[@tjd4874]

@@redactedredacted1818 ATF ENTERS THE CHAT....

[@CutlassOutdoors]

@@redactedredacted1818 ...and then talk about it on the internet. Bravo.

[@CutlassOutdoors]

@@redactedredacted1818 to be fair, the coat hanger trick is a gimmick and not something that makes the AR run on full auto reliably. It might work for a few mags, but it’s certainly no substitute for an actual auto sear. Plus, with a coat hanger “auto sear,” you don’t have select fire capabilities, only full auto. Also, for those reading this who don’t know, modifying a firearm into an unregistered machinegun is a federal felony with a 10 year prison term attached to it. Buying a real machinegun legally requires living in a state that allows them, paying the ~$30,000 price tag for one, paying a $200 tax to the ATF, submitting two sets of fingerprints, and waiting almost a year for a background check. You can also get an FFL license with an SOT, to become a manufacturer, but there are lots of rules related to that too. So yes, you can own a machine gun. No, it is not easy, cheap or quick. Yes, it is easier, cheaper and quicker than doing it illegally and facing the federal charges.

[@CutlassOutdoors]

@@redactedredacted1818 agreed.

[@hallupnorth1082]

@@redactedredacted1818 * grabs metal file*

[@Raptor302]

"The Air Force general ordered 100,000 and then subsequently remembered that he didn't have 100,000 troops."

[@vincenthu9773]

Love this comment

[@lalchhandama3805]

*just incase*

[@sonichu2electricboogaloo11]

Dual wield

[@arson1tez]

@@sonichu2electricboogaloo11 Dualies - $400

[@DeezNuts-gl6nx]

He never said that

[@kloud05082002]

Every action has a equal and opposite reaction so the bolt goes forward all on it's own and loads a round in the chamber? He left out the buffer and buffer spring that pushes the bolt forward.

[@Re_Doubt]

Yeah that struck me as an insane thing for them to say. Would have loved to have seen the conversation between the script writer and whatever theoretical expert they consulted. Writer: "So how does it go back and re-chamber another bullet?" Expert: "Physics" *lowers glasses* "... for every reaction there is an equal an opposite reaction?" "... do you remember your basic physics?" Writer: "Oh right that makes a lot of sense" *blushing and nodding pretending to write down notes furiously

[@StokenP]

10:54 Almost all AR-15s come with forward assists today. I don’t know who wrote this script, but they clearly didn’t do enough research.

[@bradyshinsako]

Depending on who makes it they don't. Also it depends on the bolt carrier as some dont have the cuts in them for a forward assist

[@reidkemp]

Raise your hand if your ar has a forward assist ✋

[@thegunfoogle2864]

You have to go out of your way intentionally to not have one

[@wendull811]

I have never seen one without a forward assist.

[@timmyburch9126]

@@wendull811 S&W and M&P sport 1 didn't come with forward assist

[@Man-O-Little-Tan]

"The ar-15 does have the advantage of customizablity" California: *Laughs* "you are wrong"

[@floppy401]

So glad i don't live in commiefornia

[@Obschevking0423]

New York too. Thank you SAFE Act 😡

[@MrAngryCanadian]

At least you get to shoot your AR15s in Canada they must never leave the safe till our filthy corrupt Liberals are voted out.

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5588]

@@floppy401 comrades love guns California is worse

[@tallericothelegend4455]

Guys lets hop on Arizona they allowed you to have full auto weapons.

[@briangrayless4361]

I guess they don’t understand that the m1 garand is semi auto not a bolt action

[@hoodlum4511]

I laughed at this seeing a soldier pulling a non existing bolt on a semi automatic🤣

[@Voucher765]

Also just before the M16's adoption many US troops were using M1 Carbines which is similar but sometimes underpowered

[@youren8]

Huh?? Every AR-15 I've seen has come with a forward assist. There may be some made without, but that's pretty rare.

[@x-calibearusallc]

I’ve built a couple with slick side uppers. One has matching slick side lower. Colt 601 retro.

[@patrickkimberlin3209]

I have an ar15 without forward assist. Not that rare. It's a 7" sbr.

[@x-calibearusallc]

@@patrickkimberlin3209 I have several. I built them that way.

[@michaeloreagan9758]

Early AR15s and m16s were slick sided without forward assists.

[@blauer2551]

S&W MP15

[@__________7483]

That’s not a compensator, that’s the hand guard

[@drewdiamond1665]

that's not a charging handle, that's the forward assist

[@tymon102e6]

@@drewdiamond1665 Thats not the barrel, thats the bullet.

[@oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

It compensates for burnt fingers lol

[@Fauxassassin]

@@tymon102e6 that's not the enemy that's your head

[@aarickmyers3778]

My favorite part was when they showed .22 cal and 9mm and .22 was bigger 🤣

[@oranguman8606]

its better

[@musicman1eanda]

🤣

[@blainruyf1259]

Ikr

[@dtom1642]

I’m just happy they didn’t show the entire cartridge leaving the barrel like so many other animations show lol

[@ollietamuff3340]

Ha ha I noticed that too.🙄

[@BananaGrenadeOF]

4:48 Ah, yes. My favorite month: Jule

[@strangeboytk1467]

Underrated comment

[@cay7809]

He misspelled my birth date >:(

[@noahnims3942]

Like... how do you mess that up? This video is stuffed to the brim with mistakes

[@flipnasty2296]

@@noahnims3942 I assume he was typing july and realized it was June but accidentally didnt erase the jul... and typed Jule... honest mistake

[@LoudestMan]

Lol

[@andrewliberman7694]

Thanks!

[@atcubaking1]

"the AR-15 does not fire in full auto" * shows the ar-15 firing in full auto every time that its shown *

[@nickpike4335]

It shows it automatic in the hands of the military, or law enforcement, that rifle is actually an M4 variant. AR15’s may look alike, but have different internals and missing key & extremely regulated parts to become so.

[@atcubaking1]

@@nickpike4335 It also shows the civvie firing full auto before getting stopped by the police. My complaint is that they don't show it firing in semi at all. The (narrowly defined) AR-15s in the hands of LE or Military are few and far between, as most of these AR-15s are actually (the narrow definition of) an M4 (As you've pointed out). I'd contest that this video gives the impression that a full auto AR-15 (AKA M4) is more common to see than the semi auto version. Instead of showing the (narrow definition of the) AR-15 as being a primarily civilian arm and shooting in semi auto, every instance of the "AR-15" in this vid is shown in the hands of either law enforcement or military (where it'd likely be select fire and therefore technically an M4), the video even mentions that AR-15s are usually in semi auto and in civilian hands at 9:43 and then immediately shows it in the hands of the military firing in full auto at 10:02 . My criticism is that most, if not all, instances that the video shows an AR-15 being fired should have a civillian firing it in semi, since an AR-15 by the narrow definition only fires in semi and is mostly found in civilian hands. Based on those criticisms, I personally deem the video to be misleading for showing the "AR-15" firing in full auto in every scene, as it gives a viewer with no firearm knowledge the wrong impression, which is why I pointed it out.

[@nickpike4335]

@@atcubaking1 you covered everything better than I could’ve.

[@atcubaking1]

@Christian Constitutionalist well if that's the case, they should be showing the police firing in semiautomatic as well. My point doesnt change much. The vid should have showed the AR-15 firing in semiautomatic in both police and civilian hands. I'd argue to show it mostly in civilian hands because personally, I've seen it (like literally seen it) in civilian hands way more than police hands (but that's just me). The "AR-15" in the vid was shown exclusively to fire in full auto and only in the hands of military (with the exception of the one instance already aforementioned where they state that it normally fires in semiautomatic), which gives the worst possible impression on someone who knows nothing about firearms. The AR-15 is being depicted incorrectly in this vid and that needs to be pointed out.

[@xonkthecat8674]

@@atcubaking1 they shouldn’t have said simply drilling a hole in the lower would make it full auto there’s more to it than just a hole, milling, auto seare, selectors switch just to name a few. I don’t think this video was made for AR15 owners I think it’s made for anti gun rejects with a i.q. around room temperature.

[@mjweber0313]

The 'carrying handle' is actually never to be used to carry it.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

yup more of a sight elevator but i mean if you got one might as well use it l, unless ur in the military they dont like that

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

Seeing a private in basic training carrying his weapon by the carrying handle like it was a suitcase in front of a drill sergeant was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

It’s a leftover from the AR-10, where the charging handle was on top and needed a protective rail, like the FAMAS

[@MrWizeazz]

Facts

[@hewhobattles8869]

It isn't?

[@muleteam66]

Fun fact the amount of wrong or misinformation in this video is astounding.

[@robertandrews6915]

Like you don't make a bullet for a gun, you design the bullet first and make a gun to support that round.

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@robertandrews6915 That's not what he's talking about. The video says that the M16 fires the .223 Remington, that's not correct. This is basic military knowledge.

[@Razgriz85]

You're surprised?

[@MrAmmo]

@@hypocriticalnihilist645 it is capable.... but you are correct the .223 is a civilian round. No mention of the5.56 is nuts..

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@MrAmmo 👍

[@JonStockman82]

The first military AR15 was the M16 it had no forward assist and had a 3 prong flash hider, the second updated M16 used after vietnam was the M16A1 it had a forward assist and a birdcage style flash hider. Both had rear sights that were only adjustable for windage, with the front sight post being adjustable for elevation. The M16A2 ditched the triangular foregrip in favour of a ribbed round foregrip, a modified pistol grip, 3 round burst and improved the rear sight assembly which can now be adjusted for windage and elevation without tools unlike the previous versions. Military versions can fire 5.56 nato and .223 Rimington but civilian AR15s can only use .223 Rimington as there is a very slight variation in the two notably chamber pressure, the 5.56 provides about 10,000 psi more than .223. Military rifles can use .223 at reduced performance, while a civilian version using 5.56 becomes a risk to the user.

[@omnickron3669]

Wut....? Most AR15s fire 5.56 and can fire .223. If you buy a cheaper one, sure, it may be .223 only. 5.56 is the standard.

[@JonStockman82]

@@omnickron3669 just some history stuff I read about AR platforms don't shoot the messenger 😉

[@omnickron3669]

@@JonStockman82 I get it. Because it's about guns. I get fired up over this stuff. No worries.

[@tanmann224]

The amount of misinformation in this video is insane.

[@chodiusmaximus4042]

Infographics is never accurate, they say the russian armed forces still use the ak-47 lol

[@ajl8975]

Dude I watched the video knowing it was gonna be BS but then at 12:01 they show a soldier look down the barrel of his rifle and then clean his rifle *WITH A MAGAZINE LOADED IN IT*

[@coreybuckley485]

Sorry all three of you are fools

[@ajl8975]

@@coreybuckley485 go clean your rifle the way it is shown at 12:01 then come back and tell me I’m a fool...

[@coreybuckley485]

No the misinformation comment you Goofball

[@USA-ds6ur]

Keyword: civilian that’s what the ar15 was made for Also the m4 and the m16 can be modified the military does it all the time with Acog optics and fore grips and any other optic. This pattern of weapon was designed for modification.

[@ninjaman815]

The AR-15 is literally just a semi-auto M4. I don’t know why people call it a sporting rifle

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

Not to mention the fact that this guy doesn't even know what type of ammunition an M-16 fires

[@ericolsen5592]

@@ninjaman815 The AR-15 is a platform, you can make it in an M16 pattern or any other pattern. It was around long before the M4. In fact it was around before the M16. You seem to have spent a lot less time on this subject

[@ericolsen5592]

All AR-15s can be modified depending on the recievers amd stuff. Even original M16s and AR-15s could have bayonets, Colt Scopes, a variety of bipods, and I've even seen improvised foregrips on CAR-15s

[@jordanmendoza812]

@@ninjaman815 any rifle that can be used for sporting, is a sporting rifle. I dont care if it's a ww2 rusted out Russian machinegun, if it can be used for sporting......then it's a sporting rifle

[@bruh-xb2uy]

M16 looks like M4 in this video, and that’s inaccurate.

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@Osama-jj8ow stick with AK's, because you don't know anything about AR's

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@Osama-jj8ow none of what you said made any sense,

[@ericolsen5592]

@@Osama-jj8ow Wrongo

[@ericolsen5592]

@@Osama-jj8ow The M4 and M16 are military designations. Making an AR-15 full-auto doesn't make it mil-spec.

[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

@@ericolsen5592 wait, you mean throwing out a bunch of unrelated numbers regarding barrel length doesn't prove his point?

[@ph11p3540]

In the Canadian Armed Forces, the M16A4 assault rifle is called a C7 carbine. They are virtually identical except for the cold forged barrel made of a slightly more mild steel to better work in extreme cold. All C7 are expected to reliably fire down to -50 C and even after repeated icing and thawing.

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

It's not an "assault rifle"

[@Talex-jb8bp]

You really need to let me rewrite this episode

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Yes because you know everything about everything about everything. We bow to you.

[@elijahaitaok8624]

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 more of us have and probably will put more effort into researching any of the topics dropped by this content creator. I’m not even half way through the video and I cringe at how much is wrong in the video

[@lancebarajas6484]

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 dude they legit got so much wrong with this video. I have no doubt half of the comment section could be more accurate.

[@ZaMonolith1986]

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 not what he said, any dweeb with any firearms knowledge can do a much better job in this video lol. chamber a .50BMG in an AR-15? tf outta here.

[@Hashakka]

when i joined the corps we didn’t have these fancy-schmancy rifles; we had sticks - two sticks - and a rock for the whole platoon, *and* we had to SHARE the rock

[@zanestigler3729]

The sergeant said it's my turn with the rock!

[@togglefire3537]

One of Sergeant Johnson's best lines

[@Caboose44567]

You are a very lucky marine!

[@sjl9942]

Army here! And I have a few questions. 1)Who broke the sticks? 2) who got the rock pregnant?

[@larryjenkins1949]

@@sjl9942 😂😂😂🤔😂😂😂

this is the most kinda correct but mostly wrong video ive ever seen, most of the history is mostly true but then when they started comparing them i feel like they had no idea what they were talking about

[@epicassassin8502]

That’s par for the corse

[@redred7674]

React to more of their videos please

[@_e_6456]

Love your vids!

[@teddy5004]

Yeah I feel like they didnt want to admit that the AR-15 was never intended for the military...

[@mrchops4099]

They are the same the lowers are the same except the fun switch hole? Same magazines aren’t they? Am I missing somethin? The pictures they show/animation cartoon makes them look deferent but they should be the same and most ARs have them forward assist. And now I’m thinkin why can’t you change the upper and buffer spring in a M16?

[@D.Ross31]

.50 BMG? I think you meant .50 Beowulf

[@prabhjotnanokey]

😂 Nah man he mean 50 caliber BMG lol😂

[@theknifedude1881]

Maybe Edwin Sarkissian would have one of his suppliers put together an AR platform in .50 BMG For one shot @ an oxygen tank. Kinda sounds like something for his channel. I’m sure you are correct about.50 Beowulf.Happy New Year 🎉

[@dareckslava6213]

I got confused too, but i looked it up and it seems like its possible to fit a 50 BMG upper on your AR lower, its just not something common and doesnt look like an AR-15 at all.

[@D.Ross31]

@@dareckslava6213 I just looked it up myself. Can we actually classify that as an AR15? 🤣

[@dareckslava6213]

@@D.Ross31 I guess thats an AR-50, but according to the logic of this video, then sure, AR-15 with shoulder breaking power, god bless America *Fortunate son playing in the background*

[@cjr4286]

For anybody who's interested, building your own AR15 is one of the most fun projects a firearms enthusiast can do. The only part that legally counts as the "gun" is the lower receiver; every other individual part can be ordered straight to your front door and assembled at home with some punches, a multitool, an AR15 barrel nut wrench, and a vice. A gunsmith will likely be required to help you install the front sight base on the barrel, but it's a common gunsmithing job that will cost no more than about $50. Stoner's design is not only incredible with how lightweight and adaptive it is, but also with how user-friendly it is.

[@peterfox5897]

I'd go to jail straight away if I try that here 😅

[@lancelittleton9802]

Just built mine in 7.62x39...love it!

[@BU1Lander]

Can confirm nearly everything said above. If you want an AR platform rifle I always advise people, "Stop looking for something that is close to what you want that you might still have to swap some parts to get exactly what you want. Just go ahead and make exactly what you want in the first place from the ground up." The only little quibble I disagree with about the above is having to pay a gunsmith to help with the front sight. I've built two uppers and did not need a gunsmith's assistance with either of them.

[@Killbayne]

@@lancelittleton9802 I think you ordered the wrong parts Lance

[@wristsosloppy528]

Eh my dad was a cpl in rok marine so… he built me 3 ar 15s and 2 glocks 😂

[@twofortydrifter]

I like the animation of Eugene Stoner standing right next to active watermelon targets and the soldier peeking down his barrel when cleaning. Absolute gold.

[@thatguy-pl2cu]

How do you inspect the barrel of a firearm for damage or cleanliness?

[@twofortydrifter]

@@thatguy-pl2cu Not down the business end of a fully assembled firearm. Make sense?

[@randlebrowne2048]

@@thatguy-pl2cu First, you unload and disassemble the rifle. That way, there is absolutely no chance that you can accidentally shoot yourself in the head.

[@MrAngryCanadian]

We need to get liberals and media types to clean firearms like that more often.

[@andrewhansen4092]

Umm my ar 15s all have forward assists.

[@meatbyproducts]

Most don't. None of mine have it. Stoner hated the idea and it is pretty much worthless.

[@martinjaso2553]

Most AR 15s do have a FA it’s rare that they do not...

[@meatbyproducts]

@@martinjaso2553 no. I delt in firearms training for ages and a FA is rare. I would say 10% of all AR15s I have seen or used in the last 25 years have had a FA. And I have had hands on thousands of ARs. All of my M16 and Me rifles have had it... We no longer teach people to use it as it is faster to ignore it.

[@andrewnichols6567]

@@meatbyproducts I'm an ffl, and I would say that about 90 to 95 percent of all ar rifles I've seen have an fa

[@PNW42069]

@@meatbyproducts you're trippin If you think a forward assist is rare on an ar

[@johannjohann6523]

the m14 was not as bad of a rifle as explained early in the show. No, full auto capability was limited. But in truth, all rifles under full auto are not at their best. Under semi auto the M14 was accurate and powerful. The idea is to take out your enemy with as few rounds as possible, conserving ammo for the next battle. This is where M14 shined.

[@app1mxh]

Agreed. That's why the military still uses the M14.

[@nicolasferrari5385]

@@app1mxh a highly modernized version of it

[@user-pq4by2rq9y]

The m14 is just a modernized m1 garand. Yes, of course it is still viable because it still is a rifle. The main issue with it is that it isn't a viable weapon to deliver accurate volume of fire, something soldiers need for combat maneuvers or to pin down the enemy until another asset can engage the target. This is some of the same criticism brought up against the NGSW program.

[@AmericanCalabar]

The world learned that a fully auto rifle is best with a pistol grip

[@PrivateWalker]

Read accounts from US marines in Vietnam who quietly kept their M14's because the powerful round could burst through small logs & bricks or whatever & hit the enemy in their make shift bunkers. Whereas for that purpose the M16 was useless.

[@sunsinger970]

Actually Eugene stoner was against the forward assist. Its mostly pointless.

[@relentlessamerican9373]

No, no it’s not. Anyone who actually shoots a lot will use the forward assist. Get a stiff mag putting a lot of upwards pressure on the rounds it will slow the bolt down enough to not go all the way into battery. If you’ve put a thousand or so rounds through your gun with a suppressor and haven’t cleaned it much you will find yourself tapping the forward assist. Have a cheap AR that doesn’t function very smooth... forward assist will be used. All guns do have them, people think guns like the AK don’t have forward assist... but they actually do it’s called the charging handle that’s welded onto the bolt and I’ve seen a thousand people slap the bolt on an Ak to send the bolt home. The reason the scar17 has a reciprocating charging handle is so it can be used to put the weapon into battery if needed

[@usernamunavailiable]

@@relentlessamerican9373 hahaha.. no it’s not. The Honey Badger literally designed to shoot suppressed.. No forward assist.

[@troymcdonald9795]

You have to shoot Enough to Know the Value of the Foward assist!

[@chrits3396]

@@relentlessamerican9373 Eugene Stoner believed that a forward assist was useless not OP. The original AR-15 didn't come with forward assist and the military wanted one because the previous service weapon had it. There were two design that were considered and when asked about which one he would choose, Eugene chose the one that would easiest to remove because he believed that the military would eventually come to his opinion of the practicalities of the forward assist.

[@johnblaker2454]

@@chrits3396 This is correct.

[@wozzihumperdink6301]

I was wondering how they planned to stretch out "ar-15s aren't full-auto" into a 14-minute video.

[@Macbook3]

Some are

[@evil1st]

@@Macbook3 no ar15 is full auto, military *variants* maybe, but no real civilian ar is full auto

[@MrBenHart]

@@evil1st Part the of issue is what you said isn't necessarily true either. AR15 now colloquially refers to any pistol or rifle of that style chambered in .223. Historically the first AR15's were capable of full auto. Again, the first "civilian" AR-15s were select fire because Eugene was hoping to get a government contract. Later development of the AR-15 mimicked the M16. Some M16's literally say "AR-15" on the same rollmark. And then modern AR-15's can look like almost anything. In this video he shows the AR-15 as being a single static design with a specific weight, FCG, and other features. This is probably the most misleading part.

[@jollyroger822]

They could have also taken hey look at the bolt carrier they are slightly different in both weapons

[@MrBenHart]

@@jollyroger822 you can use M16 Bolt carrier's in almost all AR-15s, and should. M16 BCG's are the industry standard.

[@toppiestrock3784]

“The AR-15 is not full auto” People with SOTs: The future is now old man!

[@TheSundayShooter]

*laughs in coat hanger*

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Its a misnomer, considering the first m16s fielded in the military and in trials testing by both Armalite and colt were labeled "ar15" and were full auto. In reality "ar15" is just the privately held patent name for the system as a whole, and the military has their own designation for everything they adopt (ie m16 ect). When Colt sold them on the private market they sold it as the patented name they bought it as ie colt Ar15/sp1/ect. Ar15 has nothing to do with being semi only, they just happen to be sold as such due to laws.

[@richardlahan7068]

The original Armalite AR-15 adopted by the USAF in the early 60s (that was later standardized by the DOD as the M-16 once the Army adopted it) was select fire. When Armalite sold the design to Colt, AR-15 became the designation for the civilian semiautomatic rifle. That results in quite a bit of confusion.

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@richardlahan7068 exactly

[@ytpmichaelrosen9190]

@Adrienne Russell Quick look you mean?

[@ato5037]

@11:25, the 9mm was labeled as .22, and the .357Sig was labeled as 9mm. 😆

[@wnemethvargo284]

And .50 bmg won't even be able to fit in the mag well let alone the lower receiver, upper receiver and ejection prt. .50 beowolf yes but the is way smaller than. 50 bmg

[@CMB21497]

@@wnemethvargo284 They do make an upper that is a bolt action .50 BMG.

[@RemyRooDadtoo]

I think he was just mostly referencing the size of the rounds compared to others

[@nuffsaid8706]

😆😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 too funny

[@durangosanchez3688]

@@CMB21497 that’s what he said

[@MacaroniMancer]

"charging handle": the forward assist lights up. LoL.

[@goodguyjohn4625]

CS 1.6 got a lot of people to get that wrong...

[@Noooo23523]

was it for jamming bullets in the barrel?

[@scalebreaka7596]

Lol came down here to mention it, and saw urs

[@scalebreaka7596]

@@Noooo23523 for forcing the bolt forward

[@TalenGryphon]

Yeah I saw that an screamed internally

[@patrickgjorven7832]

Stoner: Don't use this powder in the cartridge because of the climate. Government: But, it's cheaper/lb.

[@lifeliberty9235]

Perfect representation of government

[@jonjon8482]

look a little deeper, you'll find out a congressman had to unload a bunch of powder, and got people killed!!!

[@HipposHateWater]

What consumers and marketers think "Military-grade" means vs what it actually means

[@abysscreaturekatsu3443]

M16A2 “Shows an M4” Guys this is a joke

[@abysscreaturekatsu3443]

@Edmondson Avenue Yep, my bad, I know a lot of guns but i can’t quite tell the difference between the M4 or M16A2 Carbine

[@abysscreaturekatsu3443]

@Edmondson Avenue Got it

[@ahegao4053]

Shows an M4 Sherman?

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@Edmondson Avenue yes and no.. mostly no

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@Edmondson Avenue There's nothing really to rebut, and I'm sure you'll agree. No, as in: A colt 727 is more of an a2 carbine, being that it's literally marked m16a2 with a a2 rear sight and 14.5 barrel. An m4 has a flat top receiver and m4 feedramps(the xm4 was developed parallel to the 727 with a carry handle sight with the final development of the m4 being a flattop) .. Colt even took out a seperate patent differing it from the m16 line up. And: yes- as in it's basically a shortened m16a2 carbine variant with the same lower and fire control group settings(m4a1's being a different topic of course). So yes and no. Not saying you're wrong, it pretty much is a carbine a2 like you said. Guess I shoulda said "yes and no, but mostly yes" instead lol..

[@andytn6507]

I would have to correct him on one thing. The M16 shoots the 5.56 NATO round although it can still shoot the .223 also but we didn't. The AR 15 platform can also shoot both as long as it is made for the 5.56 NATO rounds, but due the higher compression of the 5.56 the .223 AR 15 can't shoot the 5.56 rounds.

[@markvocci5356]

Unless the .223 is a Wylde .223

[@robogen1331]

I thought 5.56 was compatible with .223 but then I'm British so I'm not allowed to think about guns without being arrested

[@Ya_Mf_Boi]

@@robogen1331 If its chambered in 5.56 it can shoot 5.56 and .223 but if its chambered in .223 it can only shoot .223

[@robogen1331]

@@Ya_Mf_Boi Informative, thank you for that 👍🏻

[@johnwinter7597]

Your wrong

[@wesleywilliams4989]

" like a .50bmg" lol give me a break no ar15 lower is going to accept .50bmg. I think you meant .50 beuwolf.most ars also come with forward assists and chrome lined barrels

[@nagantm441]

Sure they can... Single shot bolt action .50 bmg upper

[@KirkFickert]

True about the forward assists, but chromed lined barrels aren't as popular in the civilian world anymore. With the advent of QPQ and other processes that are cheaper and arguably produce better results especially for accuracy of a barrel that most civilian shooters are concerned with in competition.

[@wesleywilliams4989]

@@KirkFickert hmmm all mine have chromelim d barrels but there either bcm or higher quality brand.

[@wesleywilliams4989]

@@nagantm441 hmmm I'll have to check it out

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

there is at least one, McCutchen makes them. It makes it bolt action and chamber loaded. Its idiotic, but goes on a AR15 lower, and therefore makes a .50 AR15 since its the lowers that are considered "the gun" by law (and probably the reason it exists at all)

[@EdmundLoh]

Someone needs to do a sin counter with this video

[@MrAngryCanadian]

Get a real firearm historian and a soldier to review the video.

[@119_mohraflialamzah5]

someone should call gun jesus to review this video

[@Keti9er]

@@MrAngryCanadian very few inaccuracies - the biggest being that the M16, M4, and most AR15s are actually chambered in 5.56mm Nato - which is a higher pressure cartridge than a .223 Rem, however physically identical in dimensions. Also, it would have been preferable if he had used the M4 as a comparison as the m16 series rifle is all but phased out of combat units, being issued mainly to support units who lack the need of a carbine. The main difference here would be that the most common AR 15s have a 16" barrel, while the M4 has a 14.5" barrel, allowing the civilian ARs to have slightly more muzzle velocity ans accuracy at distance, but is a moot point in real world situations where most combat takes place inside of 100 meters.

[@davidhochstetler4068]

Get over It look up that whole higher pressure thing. It’s mostly a wives tale at this point, it’s all on how pressure is measured. If it is higher pressure, it’s not more than 1 or 2 percent

[@Keti9er]

@@davidhochstetler4068 I have, and I believe your info is incorrect - however, since I don't run the tests myself or manufacture ammo, I will admitt there is the potential for me to be wrong. I believe they also different methods to process the brass between .223 and 5.56mm. My main point though, is don't shoot rounds through your rifle that it's not specifically chambered for 😉

[@mazitau2690]

When you lied on your resume, and got the job...

[@user-zq6pj5jo8j]

M16's don't use .223. They Use 5.56 ammo. Yes, they are different.

[@fellsbane1126]

This seems like it was written by somebody who’s experience or knowledge of the AR platform is only what his friend who’s cousin was in the Navy and bought the cheapest Anderson build he could find when he got out told him.

[@theascendantgaming9575]

or someone who read half a wikipedia page

[@evil1st]

@@theascendantgaming9575 that is basically how they make every video

[@bbFuzzy0976]

I know, right?

[@relentlessamerican9373]

The bolt doesn’t just slide forward, it’s pressed forward by a buffer spring in the rear of the rifle.

[@mchenryjeremy]

It's not the absence of positive gas charge that pulls the bolt forward either 🤣

[@oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

They also said the extractor pushes the spent cartridge out of the chamber...

[@BSFilms1997]

They also said that it’s a gas-blowback design when it’s described as a direct impingement…but it’s also not really a direct impingement so much as it is an internal gas piston mechanism.

[@ibsnipingyou]

They forgot about the ejector as well, instead saying the gasses pushed the casing out of the gun.

[@Bbistheman_]

It's hilarious that this comment section is full of comments commending them for being accurate when they weren't

[@martinjaso2553]

Do us all a favor don’t talk about subjects and misinform the masses... I’m not going to say you were completely wrong, but it is bad...

[@2realink279]

Seriously!

[@mcgsxr83]

Very well done. Some of the statements you made could be challenged but overall you covered everything very well.

[@mike-pl8sn]

Truly amazed at how many in accuracies were in that video.

[@bbFuzzy0976]

Fortunately, the rifle is waaaay more accurate than the info in this video...

[@ryanblue3098]

Thank you for calling it a magazine instead of a clip. They are different and a lot of people need to hear it

[@bredoffender]

Agreed. Magazines are heavy and kind of wasteful if you lose them. Clips are smaller, easy to manufacture and also quicker to use since you can just drop them.

[@jaceydurland9098]

Quick, throw me another clip!

[@MrT------5743]

A clip usually is to load the internal magazine on a riffle.

[@vilecreature8640]

@@bredoffender The benefits of having an external removable magazine compared to an internal magazine that is loaded with a clip are drastic, the most basic being larger capacity and faster reloads. And on the topic of waste it’s less wasteful to have 4 mags you keep and reload than 20 clips you use and toss (which is also not likely you should still keep your clips). And to one of the biggest reasons external magazines are better, if you have a faulty mag you can just dump that one and use one that works but with an internal magazine it becomes a much bigger problem that can’t really be addressed on the battlefield.

[@stoneyfieldoutdoors6250]

A forward assist is very standard on an AR-15. Also, most AR-15s are chambered in 5.56, not .223 which allows you to run both rounds due to the SAMI pressures.

[@Tacdelio]

very standard, very useless.

[@cannon3267]

also not mentioned is that military issue 5.56 ammo uses different powder than civilian rounds, so has different, better ballistics. you might be able to buy civilian rounds that match military issue, but they are going to be expensive and likely hard to find.

[@dennispolson6158]

223 is the caliber and 5.56 is millimeter

[@geoffhughes225]

@@dennispolson6158 military measure from land to land, civilians is from groove to groove. Or vise versa, can't remember. That's why 5.56 won't equate to 223

[@hatfieldw]

@@cannon3267The main difference in 5.56x45 and .223 Rem is pressure due to the different case dimensions. Other factors at play are bullet weight and barrel twist rate. Early M-16’s had a 1:12 twist rate paired with the 5.56 M193 ball @ 55 grains, while other M-16’s and M-4 used a 1:7 twist rate paired with the 5.56 M885 ball @ 62 grains commonly tip with green paint for easy identification. All this carries over to the AR platform. There also 1:9 twist rates that try to make a compromise between heavier and lighter bullets.

[@loydlamberson8942]

Times have changed. Upper tier civilian ARs are very good due to the open market now.

[@secretsquirrel572]

I’ve been a soldier and around the military for 25 years. I own an AR15 and several other weapons. I can honestly say that there is very little difference between the M4 I carried in Iraq and the AR15 in my safe. In fact, if I were to go back, I’d rather carry my AR15 that I’ve taken care of rather than a pile that’s been abused by about 2000 different soldiers over the past twenty years.

[@thelordofmemes695]

it’s just the internals that are different

[@reaganriddle]

@@thelordofmemes695 the fire control group, rest is equal

[@SvenTviking]

@@thelordofmemes695 Trigger group, that’s it.

[@originalyoutubenamethatsag6321]

well i think that’s just the military abusing guns

[@nictipton1413]

@@originalyoutubenamethatsag6321 It has to do with the Military making people clean weapons for days when they don't need that much attention. I saw a specialist get his rifle kicked back from the armorer cause there was a little bit of "black" in the star chamber. So when he came back a second time, the star chamber was almost shining, all the Parkerizing worn off by what I would assume was a steel brush and a drill. The bolt was almost the same, the locking lugs stripped to the bare metal. I know the Army wastes a lot of time, but if the rifle is good enough to be combat ready, then take it. 16. No combat ready unit ever passed inspection. 17. No inspection ready unit ever passed combat.

[@landcucumber7425]

4:48 ah yes, the 4th of jule. my favorite american holiday

[@Ziton98]

What I don't understand is why is it July 4th and not September 3rd when we actually won independence.

[@luxleans]

@@Ziton98 well I’m pretty sure it’s not independence day

[@blakedavis2447]

@@Ziton98 so you know about the specific date we got our independence but not the constitution

[@Ziton98]

@@blakedavis2447Written September 17th 1787, Ratified in 1788, and has been in operation since 1789.

[@Ziton98]

@@blakedavis2447 And by creating the Constitution we had to overthrow the post war government we set up.

[@jakehart7617]

The most accurate tuned sharp shooting rifle on the market? I own multiple ar’s. If I want accuracy or a sharp shooter I’m gonna grab my savage model 12 bolt gun. You got a lot right but got a ton wrong.

[@Mournful3ch0]

It's an excellent semi-automatic platform though. Shooting 1 MOA groups at 100 yards with a semi-automatic, detachable magazine fed rifle is the bar that the AR-15 set and every other design has to contend with. Of course, if I was trying to reach out past 400 yards I would grab my 26" A bolt in 300WM too.

[@michaeltanzer2431]

To be fair, the ar at least the more expensive ars are definitely among the most accurate semi auto rifles available. You cannot compare the accuracy of an ar15 to the accuracy of a bolt gun. Just like you cant compare a bolt guns ability to fill the air with lead like you can with an ar.

[@christophernemeth421]

To be an honest an AR is more accurate than some bolt action rifles. The standard bolt action rifles used WW1 and WW2 were not tack drivers. They were 4MOA at best.

[@kbeals375]

I was a 76Y30-40 from 1968-1971. I trained in 3rd level weapon repair that was not possible in the field. I worked with the M14, AR15, M16, 106 Recoilless cannon, 45 & 38 cal pistols. The AR15 was a trial for the M16. It had an open flash suppressor as opposed to the closed one on M16. It kept getting caught on small branches. There was also issues with round velocity with the AR15. Both used the same round but different powder grains. The AR15 would jam.

[@KaptajnKaffe]

Man, I would rather have a gucci civilian ar15, than a military m4.

[@fkraft92]

anybody who knows anything about guns would rather have an AR-15. A military M4 is specifically built to be as reliable as possible for the least amount of money. Civilian AR-15s can be marketed in tons of different price ranges, therefore a high end AR-15 is much better quality. Also, the only "advantage" the M4 has is full auto, which nobody with a brain would use anyways. It's a huge waste of ammo and you can't shoot accurately.

[@KaptajnKaffe]

@@fkraft92 exactly! Watch garand thumbs comparison here on KZbin, for anyone who wants to see it explained and shown.

[@joshuaradick5679]

Gucci ARs are great. If you’ve got the cash for it I recommend JP rifles.

[@arnox4554]

@@fkraft92 Full auto DOES have a use though, and that is suppressive fire and area denial. Also, since the government classifies "burst fire" as "full auto" fire as well, it is similarly restricted, and burst fire also has a use. It's definitely agreed that an M4 doesn't really have any advantage at all over an AR-15 besides the different automatic firemodes, but those firemodes definitely have a use.

[@nnajio]

BCM Is the way to go

[@762x69]

Your efforts on this topic are sincere I can tell despite some inaccuracies. I enjoyed this video.

[@Mournful3ch0]

Absolutely. They really tried to be impartial even if the information was a little poorly worded or vague. Like when he said the AR-15 can be chambered in 50 BMG, I'm sure he saw somewhere that there are .50 Beowulf conversions. Same caliber, totally different cartridge - but an honest mistake for sure

[@ccoker95]

@@Mournful3ch0 I agree. While the video isn’t perfect, it is clear that a lot of effort went into making it. This is a good-faith effort at educating the populace, which is inherently pro-2A.

[@noname_hacke_9747]

Agree

[@scottcatrett1496]

I got the feeling he was talking about the Colt AR15 SP1 during most of the inaccuracies

[@experimentalfirearms3273]

@@Mournful3ch0 there are 50 bmg uppers tho like SHTF

[@Bayckun]

0:20 full auto AR-15. Nice

[@elijahwagenmaker2888]

Yeah this is the reason so many people are scared of the AR-15.

[@ryanslaughter2830]

@@elijahwagenmaker2888 it’s not full auto for civilians

[@elijahwagenmaker2888]

@@ryanslaughter2830 Of course not, but that is where this video could be misleading. Despite the fact that they mention it at the very end of the video, someone could misunderstand and get confused.

[@elijahwagenmaker2888]

@@ryanslaughter2830 Especially if they don’t watch the whole thing.

[@michaelmacdonald329]

@beliko F. yea if you can find an old enough auto sear for the thing

[@jasonwise8957]

Thank you for this great informative video

[@charleshetrick3152]

It’s sad there information is lacking. The commonalities the ascribe to the civilian variant AR15 applied in the early 80’s. The only practical difference between civilian and military rifles in the last ~30 years is the “fun switch”. Civilian barrels these days often don’t have chrome lining because the chrome lining is no longer necessary even for military rifles. It existed because of the compounds used in the primers of the cartridges. Corrosive ammunition is near impossible to find these days, if for some reason you wanted it.

[@graydonpeebles8008]

It would take a video longer then 14 minutes to correct misinformation in this one.

[@nealjustus9500]

then do it

[@themarimbaguy1478]

then do it

[@whiteballs538]

then do it

[@joefreeman9733]

All I can say is based on my experience in Vietnam as a Msrine with the M14 and the M16. The 14 was a reliable rife IF properly maintained and kept clean. Using iron sights it was accurate as te out to 5 to 600 yards. The round was not deflected significantly by light foliage. The M16 and its ammunition at the time which was 1965 66 was not reliable. It was more sensitive to dirt. The shell casing base would rip.off leaving you with a useless rifl e. I did not consider the 16 effective beyond 400 yards. And the lighter round WOULD deflect in light to medium foliage. Admittedly the 14 and its ammo were a bit heavier by around 4 lbs.i never noticed a significant difference in fatigue between carrying either weapon however. The M60s at the time had problems with the barrels and cookouts during intense and prolonged f ire fights a problem which was later resolved after I was out of the Marine Corp. The 14 could not be accurately fired on full auto by the average person because of muzzle climb. However with proper trigger control and 2 to 3 shot bursts it was effective. As the AR Weapon carried in each fire team and when shot from a sand bagged bipod was effective for longer bursts. Those at least were my experiences and observations. In summary I preferred the 14. As a final note my favorite weapon was the BAR. This automatic rife was heavy at 20 lbs. And I did notice an additional fatigue factor on long patrols. However the weapon was effective out to 800 yards. It could sustain longer periods of automatic fire than the 14.The cartridge was even more effective than the .308 at knock down power out beyond 500 yards. And it was less sensitive to dirt and carbon build up than the 14. During the time I was in Vietnam the BAR was not generally issued to Marines. I bought one from a Viet and scrounged ammo for it and generally carried it on operations when permitted to do so which was most of the time. I never had a malfunction with this weapon.

[@hairydogstail]

Most of what you stated is incorrect. Too much to correct or care to even bother LOL..

[@joeroscoe10117]

@@hairydogstail What are you? An expert on _his_ experience?

[@anawood3338]

This is true, and know personally from Vietnam Vets with similar experiences, wanted their M14's back after using an M16. Once M16 ironed out their issues it became a great rifle.

[@danieljonhson6367]

I'm a Desert shield/Storm vet so I never fired the M14 but I fired the M-16 A1 and I thought it was a very good weapon I never was issued an M-16 A2 but I got to fire one at the range after we got back from the desert I really didn't like the three round burst but I did like the new sight adjustment was .

[@billybob-gb6ol]

Stop spreading fudd lore there will never be an example where a AR-15 platform is more sensitive to dirt than a M14 its part of the design the biggest issue is some pencil pusher thought it would ve a neat idea to load older lower quality stockpiled powder into a cartridge ment for a system that requires high velocity munitions to function properly and the army in their infinite wisdom decided thst this new cool space gun didn't need cleaning kits and a lot of people died because of it There a reason why the M1 and all of its derivatives are not currently in service in any large amount and why the AR-15 and AR-10 platforms are

[@darthdart3360]

That’s why guns are so interesting to me. All the mechanics of the gear and the push and pull forces to make some sort of chain reaction is just so cool

[@chris.3711]

Except due to the shortcomings of the AR-10, Stoner made the AR-15, which still fell short of what the military wanted in both the gun and cartridge, so he (like many other gun makers before him) sold the system on the civilian market, marketing it as a ranch rifle. Strangely enough, the weapon system was a civilian weapon before it was ever adopted by the military.

[@DB-ku7vu]

Yeah then the Air Force started buying them off the shelf, and eventually was adopted as their service weapon.

[@Edmondson_Avenue]

That's a lie sir! Let's me set the record straight for ya bud! The AR-10 was sabotaged by the U.S. Army's Springfield armory division during a trial test that Eugene Stoner was not present at, the staged the barrel which was made of an aluminum alloy to explode and Stoner been warned about the barrel, after the test failed the trail was over. But Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay asked Stoner to make a smaller version of the same rifle to fire the Remington .222 Remington caught wind and made a slightly larger .223 cartridge and the AR-15 was born, the 5.56x45mm military ammunition wasn't created until the gun was adopted in November of 1963, the civilian versions marketed as the Colt SP1 was not released to the public until may of 1964 which was 7 months after the military officially adopted the rifle! Stoner had no rights to sell the rifle as you said he did, because he never owned it, Armalite and Colt owned it, if Stoner would have sold the rifle on his own accord he would have been arrested for infringement, and breaking government secrecy laws! That weapon was a secret project.

[@redtra236]

False, the first AR-15s were sold to the military in 1960, the first civilian AR-15s were sold to the public in 1964-65.

[@ДҜ74Џ]

The original AR15 was a machine gun.

[@redtra236]

@@ДҜ74Џ Well yes and no it could shoot full auto but also wasn't a machine gun it was considered an assault rifle

[@eliasmanriquez133]

I love how the 9mm is labeled .22

[@robertblunt1852]

That triggered me a bit ngl

[@ssilent8202]

Murcia

[@ryanchai8054]

I didn’t know they had AR uppers in 50bmg 😳, sign me up when one exists.

[@Bert439]

Right!!!!!!

[@jordanchaney8660]

They do but I think they are all bolt action

[@SungJaeUng3]

Know what we all really need? A grenade shaped like an AR that blows the shooter's hand off as well as bits of their face. Now, I'm not suggesting to anybody that they should try and mill out the inside of an AR designed to fire .223 remington until a .50 bmg round would fit and then try to fire it to see what happens. I'm just saying if someone does, they should record what happens. That is what is called "a teachable moment." Also, if a charging handle impales your face, is that technically plastic surgery?

[@ryanchai8054]

@@jordanchaney8660 yeah your right, they have single shot uppers that simply use a an AR lower. But nothing too crazy outside of that.

[@Mark68w133]

@@SungJaeUng3 no, aluminum surgery.

[@marcelo.grohmann]

Great video. Congratulation. 👊👊👊

[@jonask5914]

"Basic physics tells us, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction." Have you ever heard of a spring, man?

[@zerotwoisreal]

When a spring is pressed down it actually does push the earth with the same force, however because the earth is many orders of magnitude bigger the force does nothing and the spring bounces back up

[@autistic_m4a3_76w_hvss]

*receiver

[@execration_texts]

You trying to throw down with Isaac Newton?

[@postandghost9391]

My exact thought before clicking this video was "Lets see how much they got wrong"

[@collinrenkel2765]

Bruh i just realized that the automatic firing sound is the Halo Combat Evolved warthog LAAG

[@8mmmauserman]

THANK YOU! I couldn’t place it.

[@christmasdenier]

Lolollll Sure does sound like that. I love it. He also used the same sound effect for the Chinese rifle.

[@MegaCyberleader]

I love all of your videos, you seem to do it all. And you talk about friggin anything.

[@docb1844]

YES 30 round magazine is STANDARD capacity (NOT high capacity) as originally designed

[@Nr15121]

Those quad stack 40 round mags are high cap

[@docb1844]

@@Nr15121 I can’t find a quad-stack 40 rounder anywhere. Please post link. Thanks bro!

[@gotmilk3555]

But for real though, I’ve only been issued an M4, are the magazines not interchangeable as well. Pretty sure I can buy a mag pull drum that will also fit in an m4

[@docb1844]

@@gotmilk3555 what?

[@mystyle_jm8997]

Because 20 round mag of 5.56x45mm is obsolete than 30 round mag right?

[@people-jn5wz]

Fun fact: The russian empire gabe their soldiers guns that didn't match their ammunition

[@Pat19-w2s]

Not empire and you spelled *gave* wrong

[@jimjohn9287]

Sutup

[@delanovanraalte3186]

Lol

[@beowulf9878]

The US had the wrong powder in their M16s in the Vietnam war, creating another factor in the failures of the rifle.

[@iknow4913]

Where did you hear that from

[@acidwaters103]

Me: Bruh, they are the same guns. Veterans: Bruh. They are so different.

[@danielburke911]

Literally anyone with basic firearms knowledge knows they're different

[@necrobynerton7384]

@@danielburke911 the person didn't say what knowledge about firearms has lol

[@DemetrioXavier69]

An Ar15 can still be modified to be like an M4 or M16 configurations. So really they're both the same thing. Most AR15s are only semi Because of the illegal NFA and the unconstitutional yet illegal Hughes ammendment as well.

[@gabrielespana319]

The only difference is full auto, and customizability but that last bit is just because of military regulations, if a civilian got a surplus m16 before the Hughes amendment they could customize it, or slap any upper onto the full auto lower

[@recondo886]

@@DemetrioXavier69 modifying a car to go faster doesn't make it a "race" car. the two rifles and their variants are different.

[@williamlynch1929]

The M-16A2 is a military grade assault rifle with a selector switch on the left side of the lower receiver that has a position fir "safe", "semi", and "full"! A 5.56mm with a muzzle velocity of 3785 fps and a max effective range of 460 meters. The AR-15 is a civilian grade with only a safety and a semi mode. It is not a true assault weapon! Both are lightweight and fun to shoot a very good all around rifle.

[@xavier1278]

The “compensator” you highlighted is the barrel shroud. Compensators are not issued on standard m-16’s. A compensator screws into the end of a barrel to direct gases up so that you can compensate for muzzle rise. Making it easier to get back on target for a follow up shot.

[@MonkeyOfTheSpud]

This is misinformation on its own. More accurately they highlighted the handguard and the flash hider when they said compensator.

[@MonkeyOfTheSpud]

Also a compensator doesn't necessarily direct gases upwards to compensate for muzzle rise

[@redtra236]

The A2 flash hider is a basic compensator. The A1 birdcage isn't however.

[@otway00]

Retired Marine here. Started with the M16 A1. PITA to adjust the sights. Then got the M16 A2. Much better, easy to adjust sights easier to hit the target. On the range due to back issues I would often have to shot off hand, I ended up shooting better in the off hand position than the prone ( 15 bulls in a row ) two years in a row. This was with the iron sights, no optics.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

Army 69 tango here. From one to another thank you for your service to our country and humanity.

[@powerbad696]

M-16 A2 and the M-4 are good for ufban areas,but,not for the desert. They jam a lot or malfunction in desert environments. Take it from me,have had issues with these weapons in fire-fights. I'm pretty sure the same things would happen with an AR-!5.

[@otway00]

@Jason762 200 yard line for off hand. Was suppose to shoot 5 rounds kneeling, 5 rounds sitting and 5 rounds off hand. At 300 and 500 yard we shot in prone position which was doable with back issues just lost a few seconds getting into position. Getting back up was the issue.

[@ryanradkowski3058]

@@robertgutheridge9672 what’s 69 tango? Just wondering

[@robertgutheridge9672]

@@ryanradkowski3058 sorry that was a voice to tx mess up it was supposed to sat 19D /15 tango 19D is calvary scout and 15 tango is uh60 helicopter repair i changed mos when i reenlisted

[@shooter2443]

I lost my mind when they tried to explain how the gas system works

[@gotmilk3555]

How about the size of that firing pin?

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

Not unsatisfactory tho

[@PyroWithaPen]

I love the cartoon version of Ian from Forgotten Weapons explaining the mechanisms :D

[@bruceewaayne9194]

Armalite is laughing at this video 😂 its like saying the difference between a AK47 and a Mini Draco 🤦

[@mistermeister5795]

Not even in the slightest. Draco and ak are mechanically the same..like a sbr ar15, and a precision ar15. While m16/m4 are mechanically different than its ar15 counterpart.

[@59232]

Come talk to me when your swapping polish and yugo piston tubes. And they’re both ak-47s.

[@papo9363]

@@mistermeister5795 ar-15 is a platform just like the ak-47 there are many variants of it so he's kinda right

[@mistermeister5795]

@@papo9363 im aware, but a ar15 will never be a m4/m16 without specialized hardware. The same can't be applied to draco vs ak47

[@Dondingdingding]

Or ak47 and akm

[@mr.k.i.s.s7496]

"AR-15's do not come standard with a forward assist". Bull.

[@archmagosavagadro5420]

Some companies omit the forward assist on cheaper models. I think Smith and Wesson makes a sport model that does this. Other examples include ak type charging handles that don't need one. Infographics is trying to summarize all the infinite configurations of ar15s in a condensed surface level video for the uninitiated.

[@germsage6726]

They're right that the AR-15 doesn't come with a forward assist. But the video was super wrong on the fact that the AR-15 was a civilian only rifle. Was issued a Colt version that was produced during Vietnam.

[@SeinarCustomShop]

Very few companies cut the corner of leaving off the forward assist anymore. They’ve pretty much all standardized the forward assist. S&W doesn’t even leave it off anymore on their cheapy sport model.

[@Steve_Kelly_Oak]

Only the super budget models do not.

[@Steve_Kelly_Oak]

@@germsage6726 it was designed in 1957, well before Vietnam. It was therefore a Civilian rifle until a government contract was obtained.

[@englundus]

With a few exceptions, most AR's that I have ever seen have a forward assist built into them.

[@jaceydurland9098]

I've never seen an AR that doesn't have a forward assist-except some custom built thing on the interwebs.

[@elultimo102]

@@jaceydurland9098 Sport (cheaper) uppers have no bolt assist or dust cover---they do sell them.

[@jaceydurland9098]

@@elultimo102DPMS Sportical? I forgot about those.

[@TutterTactics]

Original USAF issued Colt model 601/602 rifles did not have a forward assist. Any modern civilian modeled AR-15 upper receiver group has a forward assist unless its extremely custom. This channel really dropped the ball on their homework on this.

[@chriscavallo1006]

I don't think I have ever seen one without. I know I don't own any without one.

[@cedric6448]

I carried an M-14 for three years and I never hated it. This is the second video I've seen this mentioned and I think many judge the rifle in the present age.

[@Billygoat_27]

I couldn’t help but notice that he put 7.62x51mm on the chart with .308 when they were talking about smaller rounds tumbling however .308 and 7.62x51 are almost identical rounds

[@L8Pilot]

He actually ignored the major differences in the lower receiver. The AR has metal on the aft end of the receiver, to prevent the insertion of an auto seat. In addition, trigger, hammer, and disconector are totally different. Most ARs also have a different bolt. Forward assists are now standard on the AR-15.

[@awesomeopossum4632]

There are many lower receivers on the market, quite a few have m16 cuts and are literally only missing a hole for the auto sear pin as well as ar15s being able to use m16 bolt carriers

[@jasoncook7431]

@@awesomeopossum4632 And not to mention m16 bolt carriers are widely available.

[@muttleyjones2]

I know a lot of stuff too. I'm considered a bit of a genius really but I don't like to talk about how much I'm loved and respected by the genius community, we call ourselves the geniuses. Somebody was going to write in a book about me, but then I don't know where they went now. I have to go.

[@Cue_D_ball]

And twist

[@05Tcat]

Watching The Infographics Show talk about firearms and ammunition makes me question the credibility of every single video they make.

[@turtleanton6539]

As you should

[@valkarcy]

Why? It was pretty spot on and I didnt notice any bias.

[@1_atlas_7]

Can you point out where the falsehoods are? I don’t personally know enough to fact check

[@valkarcy]

@@1_atlas_7 I have worked in the firearms industry for years and there was nothing unusual or incorrect about the info in the upload. Seemed pretty data driven.

[@ElessarEstel]

Why? They were pretty much correct on every point.

[@Philly_4_for_4]

11:49 Did you say "Standard 30 round magazine"? I have been indoctrinated to believe those are in fact not standard but super high capacity magazine.

[@stephencooper5040]

Every AR-15 I know of today comes standard with a forward assist. Unless you specifically look for what’s commonly called a “slick upper” you will almost always end up with both a forward assist and an ejection port cover. Neither one of which is truly necessary for a rifle that will not see combat. Arguably, the forward assist is also not necessary for combat, I never used one in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.

[@Roshan_420]

Forward assist is problematic

[@kade426]

Just makes a minor jam into a major problem. The military demanded it be added to the design, the original intended assist is actually the depression in the side of the bolt carrier.

[@robertthebruce7176]

it's handy on a stiff new gun, I certainly have used mine after i built my AR.

[@Roshan_420]

@vettelover2009 yup

[@sebtorres2085]

@vettelover2009 FA are necessary when you have poor quality ARs, such as the DPMS that Kyle used lol. Glad it saved him doe