THIS IS HOW A RIFLE IS SUPPOSE TO FEEL..

[@milspec_mojo]

So let me be clear on and address alot of the comments. Dont think that steve or anyone in the video is trying to come up with some wazzu shit. Dont get me wrong, what hes saying to ryan and i is news to us only because we dont know this stuff lol. Steve is a good buddy of mine who has a passion for these guns hes making and like i said, after i shot them i was impressed. Can you slap a gun together or buy one from a manufacture that shoots as well? Hell yes you can and thats awesome! Personally for me i love the passion he has for building these guns and i wanted to give him a platform to speak about his passion as i would for any one of my friends. ALSO! yes i understand the rail looks like other rails on the market. Lets be honest, that can be said about every rail, reciever group and accessories on the market. The guys and gals at ripcord added their own flare which to some may not be needed and again.. THATS OKAY

[@joeyoung1973]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Nontacticalboy]

And that is cool man!

[@seniortac4175]

Let's see Ripcord do a walk thru video of "their" manufacturing plant and see first hand all "their" products being machined! Many companies claim to manufacture their own products, but hardly any actually will show it being done! Seeing is believing! Do a video of that Milspec_Mojo!

[@son_of_guns]

@@seniortac4175 I like that idea, I mean his pitch sounds good but people can pretty much throw the same animal together, but he said "affordable" I believe and a bunch of other stuff (tolerance,fitment,material grade,etc)

[@laturista1000]

The Legend Milspec! Loved the collab with Garand Thumb. Would love to see you Lucas and Garand Thumb all collab again together!

[@Saigemeister]

As a materials engineer I appreciate the comment/forethought of using the same material of the gas block and barrel so that the thermal expansion coefficients match. Very cool!!

[@anonypersona3189]

Also helps prevent galvanic corrosion.

[@grinchyface]

It literally doesn't matter, because they will be at vastly different temperatures anyway. Temperature of the bolt plateaus while the carrier and chamber side of the barrel will continue to climb in a DI gun, in a piston gun the bolt and carrier barely get any heat.

[@jaredchin2731]

I love hearing about this level of design when it comes to rifle design

[@user-fc5sz2ih2h]

@@jaredchin2731 it's why I love the mechanics of fire arms.

[@SideWays8Productions]

I’m surprised it even needs to be said. I’ve tried to match barrels and gas blocks in steel grade since I built my first rifle at 18 just using basic understanding of material science lol

[@invictusangelica]

The MLOK rail with a part blocked out by design really reminds me of the quad rail L119A2 that the Brits are running for their SF.

[@ialexander8715]

I searched it and you're right. Good observation. Maybe the UKSF community has learned something similar to what these guys are talking about too.

[@MrBlacksmithrob]

I have been a fan of the old school quad rail for this reason, rigidity . I think its great that you are pushing this in design ,now I want one .

[@evanacey1414]

Quick Tip: A quick and easy way to check your gas rings is to remove your BCG from your upper, and with the bolt in the UNlocked position try standing the BCG up on end, with the bolt facing down. If it collapses under its own weight, you need new gas rings.

[@357stoitch7]

Not if you have one piece gas rings.

[@MrJbrew69]

Good to know! I use a short stroke piston system so I have no use for my gas rings. I’ll tell all my DI buddies about that rule of thumb/ test

[@alexc.6502]

@@357stoitch7 you'll know if those fail is the bcg doesn't hold itself in the upper while the upper is up-ended.

[@357stoitch7]

@@alexc.6502 No, one piece gas rings cannot be tested the same way a traditional gas ring is tested. I dont think you understand what a one piece gas ring is.

[@alexc.6502]

@@357stoitch7 I use one-piece gas rings on a rifle of my own. And I can tell you with confidence that if they're worn, they will not hold themselves in the upper receiver. they will slide right out the back if upended. I've tested this multiple times, each time I've found my rifle over gassed. Switched out the gas rings. Now, it feels just as new as when I first built it.

[@Wonderkidd863]

As a details guy, I can really appreciate what Ripcord is doing. I’m a fan and 100% onboard. I only wish their stock was more consistent, especially with the ability to buy everything at once (e.g., barrel, rail, gas block) just to save a bit on shipping. I’m waiting on the rail in A10 gray…hopefully soon! 🤞😁🇺🇸

[@AK-gg5nh]

Heat transfer and thermal expansion is absolutely necessary to understand when designing anything that functions on firearms. You want the thermal properties to work with you, not against you.

[@DHolmes419]

Ripcord is doing some cool stuff, real strong attention to detail. Most of their uppers require/required thermofitting, they were doing the indexing/anti rotational pins between their uppers and hand guards. Cool shit.

[@granite6196]

Everyone has pretty much gone to thermal fit uppers with index pins. This ain’t anything new.

[@ARes13FOX]

@@granite6196 😂

[@unmalo2768]

@@granite6196 🤣

[@atox4957]

Man I got one of their uppers and fit wasn’t tight at all and I had to drill my own hole for indexing pin.

[@DHolmes419]

@@atox4957 upper-to-lower fitment, or upper-to-barrel fitment was loose? Or both? You needing to drill THEIR upper and THEIR hand guard for the indexing pin is absolutely BS. I notice on their site the upper no longer is shown with the indexing pin. As to the fitment (honestly, not trying to simp for Ripcord, I have nothing at stake) there could be tolerance differences between parts, I’m sure you probably already understand that much though. I’m most curious if you contacted them with your concerns and if so, what they had to say about it?

[@libertylivesin1776]

Lowshelf lowers but should have pulled a Centurion and went full M16 pocket. Seem like another decent option otherwise. Good source for Criterion barrels for sure.

[@CallofWar5]

I love the machinist talk from behind the scenes. I nerd out on these sort of details myself. Great talk

[@relentlessamerican9373]

But the guy doesn’t know what his talking about… he modeled for Triarc and now is using the same sleezy methods to push a cheap gun at high prices hoping to obtain wealth like Triarc without actually owning a real firearms manufacturing company

[@bravo6959]

@@relentlessamerican9373 who

[@relentlessamerican9373]

@@bravo6959 the guy milspec mojo is talking to in the video trying to sell you on why you should buy his uppers, I don’t know his name the guy that started this rip cord company.

[@dubjspecialk]

Been running a 10.5” ripcord rail for about 6 months now. I appreciate the design, but the weight is noticeable to me. Buuut… it’s clearly heavy duty grade. There was NO way I could get the rail on the massive barrel nut without heating it up in the oven, as oer instructions. If I could throw it on my issued rifle, I would. Very confident it will hold zero with sighting systems. Love the look of it too. The attention to thermal expansion is appreciated, for sure.

[@DZ4295DBW]

If you notice 2 ounces....then you might need to lift some weights.

[@dubjspecialk]

@@DZ4295DBW Le Sigh. More than 2 oz, but I hope to be as burly as you some day, operator.

[@borkwoof696]

@@DZ4295DBW if you can’t notice 2 ounces, you might want to check your brain.

[@DZ4295DBW]

@@borkwoof696 Ummm yeah... I don't a 2 ounce different when it comes to weapons or weights. Everyone is always bitching about XY and Z yet refuse to simply get better, be better and thus doing better. Oh and my main squeeze has a quadrail on it. Why? Durable and fits my hands significantly better than the super thin keymod and mlok rails.

[@dirtyswar]

How much heat build up in the rail are you getting, compared to say a Aero or Midwest rail?

[@juanmarquez1443]

I sent my Triarc 13.9 to Steve and he got it running it right and actually got it running as smooth as Triarc advertised but didn’t deliver. I will support ripcord and can’t wait for their new BCG to come out. They arnt reinventing the wheel they are just choosing quality material and ACTUALLY QC and assemble the way everyone SHOULD and lie about doing.

[@abledemo1]

Love to see companies striving to make a better product. Props to rip cord, bought a criterion barrel from them a while back. Seem to only carry good brands

[@realrainpoursx]

Got my 11.5 core barrel from them as well and they offer 12% off for veterans. Cool dudes.

[@goinhot9133]

Chad, from School of the American Rifle does a awesome job explaining these topics and using gauges to demonstrate things. Would love to take his armor course.

[@HaloDude557]

my favorite ASMR channel

[@goinhot9133]

@@HaloDude557 ASMR?

[@eatsshootsandleavestactica8068]

@@goinhot9133 it's a thing people do on KZbin where they buy a more expensive microphone and record sounds and sometimes accompanying video, that supposedly super satisfying and make them feel very calm in that way that makes the hair stand up on the back of their neck. Some channels are really big and get a lot of views, people make a good bit of money doing it too. But It's a good joke because it's not really an ASMR channel, but it's very satisfying to watch the school of the American rifle guy work his way through his tests and failsafes.

[@goinhot9133]

@@eatsshootsandleavestactica8068 Me: *googles ASMR* it’s a weird world my friend, it’s a weird weird world.

[@paul1]

@@goinhot9133 Learn something new every day. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t, though.

[@MRPosserLivestreams]

Thank you for the video. Hope you are doing ok Mojo. This mandate sheet has been getting to a lot of good people. Wising you and your family well.

[@fredrickfranken3436]

A few things to add. They needed to spec out a new gas block for these barrels. The core series barrels are known for being undersized on the gas block journal by the people who build guns and and spec them for a living. So good on them. I originally thought vltor built their rails but yeah must not be. Looks like a mix between a Geissele and vltor freedom rail. Both great rails so nice little mix up of them with their own touch. You can bash on any company you want but I enjoy more companies. Competition drives innovation, harder to do now in the AR world but nice to have options.

[@C_oprator89]

These boys building solid stuff. About time someone built s rail around a steel barrel nut that isn't a half inch long. Geissele meets BCM and the MI NIGHTFIGHTER without the pinching effect on the bottom of rail. Awesome gun and awesome company

[@ghostofcpast8893]

They are doing a great job of building their ARs . I have been building my own since the 1980s. I learned from a good friend that absolutely loved the M16/AR 15. I have since learned a mountain of info along the way. I love to tune them. My favorite one has , among other things, a David Tubbs flat wire recoil spring that eliminates bolt bounce. You need 7 1/2" of barrel past the gas block and you can change dwell time with buffer weight or / and bolt carrier weight. You can tighten up groups by better barrel extension to receiver fit. Even the amount of torque on the barrel nut can be used to tune one. Lots of other things too. Just wish I could shoot as fast as milspec mojo.

[@danclas5983]

Awesome info Mojo, Glad you had Steve on a video. Being newer to AR's I could have listened to you guys all day long talk about what actually makes these rifles run right and the things you need keep an eye on to keep em' going. Thanks brother.

[@joshuamoore6299]

This cat worked for Lucas. That’s awesome to see him doing his own thing

[@MrBossuporbowout]

My AR shoots like a gun. It could have less recoil and probably does have less felt recoil to a larger guy so I don't focus on that. I like dependability and a little aggressiveness. If I wanted something to shoot like an Airsoft rifle then I would get one. But this video was pretty cool and informative

[@charlesludwig9173]

I am a Service Rifle Competitor. I have matched conditioned many rifles for use in competition. Some I put together so poorly that my error was easily seen very early in competition with those rifles. At any rate, I’ve come to appreciate well built, well thought out ARs. The bottom-line is do due diligence in rifle selection no matter who built it because otherwise you may be purchasing a liability.

[@mossydog34]

One thing I look for in my lowers when I buy them is machine marks in the magazine well. You usually see waves in the inside if it's lower quality. I see it a lot in 60$ lowers.

[@PBOperator]

As a RIS-2 fanboy this is a mlok hand guard I can get behind. I’ve always liked the smaller profile of mlok hand guards but I fears that my clumsy ass was gonna trip and jack it up. This is a nice compromise between weight, rigidity, and having enough holes to cool off

[@cjglenn3038]

As someone who has a ris ii rail and my roommate has a couple ripcord rails it’s definitely an mlok rail I can get behind

[@granite6196]

It’s basically a Mk16 Geissele rail with a shittier mounting system lol

[@granite6196]

@@Bender_B._Rodriguez that’s actually extremely false but ok nice take.

[@jaydubs6354]

Urx3.1 and urx 4 are awesome not sure why you’d want one of these tbh

[@jaydubs6354]

@@granite6196 bingo lol just a geissele rail tbh. laughs in lmt monolitic upper 😂

[@tim.shootz]

Ripcord is local to me! Ive shot that 10.3 and handled the 16in when Steve and his guys were at my local range! Steve and his company produces absolutely top notch stuff. Buy with confidence!

[@H00DEY]

This intro is so sick I love the loading mags part love everything about mojo

[@Reverend1776]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't companies like BCM and Daniel Defense spend countless hours already doing the science of mastering the gas systems? I own both companies and never have issues. I wish you all well as you do the same work--my question is not a criticism; rather, a curiosity about whether companies already share the manufacturing details?

[@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894]

If DD is a place you want to spend your money, that's on you. BCM, gas blocks have pretty good QC. Mine was a tight fit to my Ballistic Advantage barrel.

[@JustAGuy1031]

Ripcord is pushing out some real cool stuff. Gonna be ordering some myself soon.

[@DPBida]

BuT hE sToLe ThE rAiL fRoM lUcAS. Seems Steve was the actual brains there and was smart to go off on his own

[@Dexter-nw2fe]

Whats the context here?

[@DPBida]

@@Dexter-nw2fe Lucas started crying about how Pinkman stole his rail when he left T-Rex and the rail belonged them. Just the same shit with that dude. He claims drama follows him “cause of the haters” but he’s own worst enemy. Always talks trash about people in the community but then says the community needs to come together. Steve handled it more professionally and just said he wouldn’t comment publicly about it. At least from what I remember.

[@Dexter-nw2fe]

@@DPBida didnt know that, yea ive never been a fan of lucas, people say his gear is good but ive never tried it

[@MrZeusyMoosey]

If he was hired and bankrolled by trex to develop the rail, then, yes, he did steal it. We will never know, however, so there’s no point in dwelling on it

[@blackbeargear8884]

@@MrZeusyMoosey wouldn't t rex sue then?

[@juansimon5802]

the reason most gasblocks are stainless is because stainless has a higher thermal expansion rate than cmv so as the barrel expands the block stays super tight because it expands slower so there is no gas leaking.

[@MathewJC25]

You’re the damn man Mojo. Hope you’re doing well brother. Love all your content!

[@forgerat]

When the guy says “1.37 inch moa” you don’t convince me that he’s a rocket engineer of a gun builder. They build cool rifles and pick good shit to put in them. Let’s not do the whole triarc fiasco all over again with these guys please. Let the rifles work for a long time and prove themselves and it’ll sort out in the wash. This guy is acting like they do the best work on gas blocks as if bcm and solgw haven’t been doing this on $1400 rifles for years and years. This shit is getting really cliquey and influencer biased and fast.

[@SnapD24]

1 MoA is fairly close to 1 inch. A lot of people use the two things interchangeably.

[@mrjackdaniels0309]

What happened with the Triarc man?

[@welderdude1]

​@@jasonlangreder7214 I finished a 13.7 Noveske/FailZero build and I'm in $2600 so far. It has what I want and shoots well so I'm happy.

[@relentlessamerican9373]

Man I agree with it, KZbinrs are getting rich of dumb new comers. Since 2020 they do what they can to get rich. Triarc is a wonderful example. Crap product being hyped by KZbinrs and the owner of Triarc is so fat and arrogant he flashes how much money his making ripping people off in his b roll videos or his Nightvision videos flashing hundreds of thousands of dollars in nods and lasers when 2 years ago he never even heard of NVGs but now that he builds $500 dollar rifles and sells them to idiots for $2500-$3000 he can afford all the NVGs and Gucci gear that Socom has in their entire arsenal. I love capitalism but I hate greedy arrogant fat fucks that lie and manipulate to sell a bullshit product. Like triarch “two track barrel” it’s a $50 dollar nitride barrel with a fancy name.

[@Alop777]

Cliquey and influencer based describes solgw.

[@Carpythesharky]

Omg that rail is everything I've been wanting lol. Solid contact in the middle of the rail where no attachments go. Looks like some awesome high grip material on there as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@SnapD24]

Honestly, any properly-built rifle with a Criterion barrel is gonna be a-ok with me. Nice to be able to put a face with Ripcord Ind.

[@joseesparza4133]

Still loving that intro theme

[@jayg4mrusmc]

Good Stuff Mojo! As a Marine it's really hard for me to stay focused for a 30+min video! Now I got to go ice my bath my brain matter!

[@madeintexas1213]

When I seen that 10.5” on full auto barely move 😦, I was like holy shit! That thing must be tuned perfect.

[@robertsonesperat1983]

I love how Mojo is just so excited lol Another amazing and educating vid, way to go!!

[@noquartergiven7789]

He got so excited that he thought claiming sub-moa groups using Tula ammo would sound believable.

[@SS-tr5ru]

This is great. Another high quality manufacturer

[@seanoneil277]

Ripcord's focus is good, better than a much bigger outfit like PSA that only cares if it "goes bang" and wouldn't even try optimizing. Sounds a bit like Black River Tactical's perspective.

[@miked7728]

PSA and Ripcord are two completely different animals. It's like saying how your Toyota Corolla isn't as well made because it isn't like a Lamborghini.

[@seanoneil277]

@@miked7728 More words, but same point I made.

[@miked7728]

@@seanoneil277 You used 32 words, I used 25. We are not the same.

[@seanoneil277]

@@miked7728 Clearly! I know only one person who could call himself Mike D and he's definitely not me.

[@mrshort2379]

I think that rail is pretty close to being spot on and almost exactly what I have been looking for, especially the close center grip of the rail. I have been trying to explain that to several custom rail manufacturers, and they just could not grasp what I was talking about, and it is awesome to see this company make one. now if it is just cheap enough that a poor like me can afford one

[@EverythingisFire]

Cheaper than a Geissele, haha.

[@doriancrayy7707]

Glad to see that awesome mustache it’s been missing for a while

[@AsianWithHat]

The man, the myth, the legend. Steve!

[@bravo6601]

Always a treat when you get a mil-spec video notification !

[@tmgjurassic3738]

I am not understanding the rail comment. A rail that is a typical mlok rail that is skelotonized is just as strong at any point (Fe de = Fl dl) . The connection method makes a difference, a longer rail has more potential to move under load because it is a lever. Having a shorter rail will add more structural rigidity than adding solid sections to the rail.

[@roberthutchinson2856]

They should have just made it solid all the way down until the very end

[@seanoneil277]

You are not looking at the situation holistically enough. The extended lever problem is only one aspect of the situation. Steve didn't say he was trying to resolve the extended lever scenario where handguard rotates relative to upper. Why would you understand him as discussing that?

[@px106l]

@@seanoneil277 I didn't talk about a rotational issue. He said that they wanted a stiffer upper in order to stop shift on something like a DBAL which as you know you have to site in. So if you are putting pressure on your upper and it flexes, your point of aim and point of impact will shift.

[@seanoneil277]

@@px106l Oh but you did describe rotational impulses, you probably just weren't thinking of them that way. Here's what you said - "The connection method makes a difference, a longer rail has more potential to move under load because it is a lever." Which way is it going to move, under that load? Maybe you just don't picture things that way, but that's the likeliest movement under the scenario you described, which I quoted above.

[@px106l]

@@seanoneil277 a rotational impulse describes torque (I think), I was talking about the point of a fulcrum but if I was unclear I am sorry

[@steemerxaxon1643]

HELL YEAH...!!!!I.!!!!! TENNESSEE in the House.... The GREAT 2A COMMUNITY "STATE"

[@Nontacticalboy]

I wonder what's the story behind ripcord and geissele? If Im not mistaken, their barrel nut looked pretty identical to geissele except theirs is from steel. And handguard have similar resemblance as well.

[@JangJuiceProductions]

The design was originally a trex arms collab with VLTOR but I think Jesse Pinkman took it?

[@relentlessamerican9373]

Lol when I saw that rail I thought it was a Giessele and then they started talking

[@Neil.Anblomi]

Yeah that rail is a copy of a Vltor rail

[@mrglocklover9]

Products are evolutionary. If you’re a good engineer/inventor you will look at current products and note their downfalls and build off of that. Example: steel vs aluminum barrel nut. That’s an improvement in itself if you understand basic heat transfer. Ripcord specifically holds incredibly tight consistent tolerances. You pay for experience, quality, consistency and material selection, which to me means more than having a new snake oil handguard for you IG account. 🚀🌙

[@Nontacticalboy]

@@mrglocklover9 well the reason I ask, is I was wondering if there is any story behind the similarity. Beside the stuff you mentioned, there could be something more administrative reasoning such as they know each other, or Ripcord used to work in Geissele and he designed it? Stuff like that.

[@marinegrandpa]

We Marines get excited over some easy stuff.....SCIENCE!

[@King__titus]

Your content has excelled so much since your separation from LE

[@dub-bn3rb]

mojo always bringing the energy. Great guests and video !

[@Dopeboyz909]

Missed your content 😭🔥

[@AaronShadowMoses]

Still crazy how fast you blew up brother but I knew it'd happen. Been waiting for this actually.

[@DanTheGolfer]

i have watched this video multiple times and i am very impressed with the info he has given and now want one of their rifles. I just didn’t see a 10.3 option only your 11.5

[@Tmac327]

I want one of these Ripcord Rifles! 13.9" or a 14.5", Id take either one!

[@IHavAnAkimbonr]

Ok, so how did Mojo not know that the MOA opens up as the barrel gets hotter.... I'm concerned, fren

[@thenricks5063]

Because he mag dumps at 3 yards in almost every video he does. This dude doesn’t shoot past 100yds even though he has access to thousands of yards worth of shooting land in the desert.

[@TCraig00]

I havent even watched the video yet and comments like these are concerning me 😂

[@rodog504]

Learn something new every day lol.

[@jaydubs6354]

Lol because he’s an influencer not a skilled marksman or prs shooter

[@Konvinced89]

1 month late, I know. It's because he was a radio operator and Fed LE, not a marksman. Don has gained recognition by his demonstrated ability to shoot rifles and pistols fast in close quarters. That skill set doesn't generally require understanding the relationship between accuracy and barrel temp.

[@SGCXD]

Sounds like they got a solid grip on how to build out guns. Nice.

[@Big6Duke]

I have never seen Steve talk so long with out cigarette

[@kdworak4754]

17:22 pink man is all business, I like it.

[@MrTylero28]

I have a few things from the guys at ripcord they are AWESOME! Love my handguard the most

[@Extremekhan24]

Donny Sins back at it again with another fire video

[@MarkAnderson-ym6xx]

When he's talking about the head, and the shaft, right before he goes "yeah I know", I was like "IS NO ONE GOING TO SAY ANYTHING??" lol

[@tannerslays]

Seems like a badass dude and a badass company! Thanks for sharing guys!

[@iCodinee]

Herroooo the goat mojo has posted!

[@PW-dw7vf]

This video pretty much explains why I have considered making the last AR that I built be the last one that I ever do build. Even if you get the most Gucci parts out there, you’re still gonna have a Franken-gun that wasn’t built/designed from the ground up with all the matching tolerances and cohesion that you can get from a complete build made entirely by a quality company. I could spend $5000 on the best, most high quality parts to build a gun and it still probably won’t run as well as a $2500-$3000 gun that some other guy just bought straight from a quality manufacturer. Really enjoyed listening to this guy and sounds like he’s gonna be making some nice guns when he really gets everything up and running with his company. Thanks for the great vid.

[@forgerat]

Why won’t your gun run as well as the rifle he specs to a builder the same way every other manufacturer does? If you assemble a rifle correctly from reputable parts I don’t see how your rifle is any less quality or reliable than the rifle he specs out.

[@thalesofmiletus6162]

except, what does "run really well" mean. Don't get me wrong, I love well built AR's, but what benefits do you actually get outside of aesthetics. Accuracy? Reliability? I've run 3k factory guns as well as 1k hand built guns ragged past thousands of rounds. Nether have had any reliability or accuracy issues, and feel fantastic to shoot. The only difference is my hand built gun has some really stupid things on it from time to time as a swap stuff out for fun.

[@starxlord9856]

@@thalesofmiletus6162 your ahead of most here brother.

[@PW-dw7vf]

I think another thing that comes into play is that every manufacturer may have slightly different priorities/goals in mind with their builds. For example, this guy seemed more concerned about strength/stability/rigidity with his handguard and the interface between barrel and upper receiver being more beefed up, whereas a lot of other high quality manufacturers would cringe at that because they’re all about shedding weight. Either one could be making really good guns but they may have different opinions on what makes the ultimate, most desirable setup. I think you can get even more into this when you look at gas systems. Some manufacturers are gassing their guns as low as possible to make the system run smoother with minimum recoil while other manufacturers gas their guns really high to improve gun reliability and help prevent malfunctions. And you see people that swear by either of those opinions and say that they prefer one over the other. Now take that into factor when you’re building your own gun and mix/matching parts from all these different (but still high quality) manufacturers who all have slightly differing opinions on how a gun should run and you end up with different parts designed from differing views/opinions (but still high quality) that might not quite run as well as a from the ground up build. I’m sure it’ll still feel like butter compared to a $600 smith and Wesson M&P 15 but perhaps not quite up the same level as a gun that had all its parts designed/built from ground up

[@thalesofmiletus6162]

@@PW-dw7vf sure, but idk if some of the stuff they are doing makes a big difference. Everything you mentioned can be solved with an adjustable gas block and more parts. I personally would love to see someone test some of this stuff manufacturers are doing🤷‍♂️

[@chrisgarciart]

Great vid! Some b roll of the rifles while they talk about it would have been nice 👍🏻

[@disturbedproject]

Wtf I didn't know Steve started a whole damn gun company. Are they partnered with vltor at all?

[@ebhsports6251]

The amount of gas going to your gas block depends on the size of the gas port and length of the gas system on each barrel length you have and the barrel manufacturer you use . Having a particularly tuned gas block for barrel length probably isn't going to work out the way they're thinking.

[@JEJAK5396]

All AR-15’s with fixed gas blocks are particularly tuned. Some just not as well as others.

[@jimdavis303]

They’re trying to match the ID of the gas block to the OD of the gas journal, not restrict the gas flow in any way. .750” might actually be .7495” or .7505, that’s what they’re talking about, other places do that too.

[@thebarefootadventurer8467]

Steve: "you need a sturdy heavy rail to hold zero for your laser" Me who doesn't even own night vision: "nahhhhh maaannnn"

[@leomaurice]

I really enjoyed the turbo nerd talk.

[@anthonysloan4129]

Criterion barrels are good I have a 12.5 and a 18 inch the 12.5 will bang steel out at 400 with out a struggle

[@coltcomphbar]

My LDRR1 10.75 is one of my favorite rails I own. Its a tank

[@jimmyromunda5333]

get these guys back on.

[@DeltaSays]

Very valuable information...

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Enlarged barrel nut. Didn't POF do this step with an large barrel nut heat sink?

[@paul1]

Yes

[@ralphjoscellumba6039]

That 90’s throw back though!!!

[@politicallyinsensitive4200]

As far as gassing a rifle properly and tuning the buffer should a shooter be worried about one offs? For example, my 16" had never really liked steel cases. A couple weeks ago I was at the range running some Tula 75gr, Ammo Inc, 77gr, and Hornady Match 75gr to see which grouped best at 100. The first round from Tula left a stuck case I had to tap out with a cleaning rod- after that it ran fine. The Hornady stovepiped on a round; other than that it ran fine. Ammo Inc ran perfectly. Should I be concerned about the one offs?

[@bestjobieverhad9584]

You guys need to watch School of The American Rifle..... that guy blows my mind

[@timothycain4512]

Thats the guy always with lucas on trex arms training

[@Kyle.Hoskins.Official]

Wasn't Steve with T. Rex for a little bit?

[@seanoneil277]

I would imagine getting out from under the self-promoting tee wrecks harms botkinbot would be a very healthy move.

[@christiandinero8083]

forgot steve left trex

[@russiantroll1590]

That’s the guy you see in a lot of T. rex arms videos

[@coltonriley4066]

Every jumping ship on triarc after realizing they’re straight criminals 😆

[@samdesnoyers7927]

Can you do a video for budget friendly/ slow battle belt set up?

[@Ben.Lofi_Guitar]

Loading mags merch pleeaaaasssse maybe hats? Patches? Luv u

[@borkwoof696]

Mr. Super Scientific mixing up lock time and dwell time.

[@SATXrattlesnake]

That mustache has a heavy recoil

[@Recondo.]

The homies out here min maxing weapons irl love to see it😊

[@possumpatrol45]

Got an ad for boats before the video. Thanks KZbin, for reminding me to schedule that boating accident.

[@furmissile1432]

Wow, haven’t seen this dude since the Cory and erika KZbin days…

[@relentlessamerican9373]

Looks like a Geissele rail but with simple screw clamp design that most cheap barrels use but have made the barrel nut longer… kinda like Geissele but Geisssle actually invented a new lock up system.

[@E.Chang.]

Bendy Bill didn't actually invent a new lock up system. He took heavy inspiration from the HK416. They were making the HK SMR's before the Mk1 and Mk2 came out. But I also agree, that on the surface the ripcord handguard looks like a Mk16 sans M-lok in the middle.

[@relentlessamerican9373]

@@E.Chang. I own a 416, I’m not seeing the similarities between my geissele URGI and my 416. My 416 has a single flat head screw going through a vice clamp at the bottom of my rail. A lot like how most mounts mount to pic rails. It’s actually incredibly similar to my surefire x300 lock up system but the 416 is beefier. Where my Geissele rail has two screw feeding through the rail that go through grooves in the barrel nut and have 2 shoulders on either side of the rail, one set of shoulders just snuggly fit against the receiver and the second set of shoulders have set screws and tighten down to the receiver. Barrel nut seems to be considerably longer in the geissele but I can’t see that well down the 416 and haven’t ever taken the rail off. I have two other giessele rails and they are basically the same. Accept one of the indents into a notch into the upper revivers pic rail but has no shoulders which I’m guessing the notched upper and rail replaces the need for the shoulders. But all 3 of them have the same barrel nut and two bolt lock systems that actually “pins” into the barrel nut. Pin isn’t the right term, the damn screws have a specific spot where they fed though the barrel nut. Which is the only system I’ve seen actually locking a rail to a barrel nut. Most system just use tension. Daniel Defense lock up system in my opinion is the very best as far as structural strength and having piece of the mounting system actually screwed onto the barrel nut the torqued down to the receiver with a series of beefy screws.

[@seanoneil277]

There's a fair number of handguards that have lengthened and grooved/indexed barrel nuts, to enable tighter, twist-resistant handguard-to-upper attachment. BCM handguards have this; Aero Precision "Enhanced" receiver/handguard combos have it; and I'm sure several others do as well.

[@relentlessamerican9373]

@@seanoneil277 indexed barrel nuts is the word have been looking for. I’ve been drawing a blank when trying to explain this

[@seanoneil277]

@@relentlessamerican9373 Sure, something to describe a close tolerance fit that also mechanically (thru means other than rotational friction like std 2 bolt clamp) prevents twisting. Keyed, indexed, or even a barrel nut that has threaded holes, and screws that fasten thru handguard into barrel nut. I've seen the latter on tubular handguards.

[@nathanmitchell7961]

MILSPEC VIDEO !!

[@rickypickles2219]

diggin the retro intro lol

[@nicolasarnold7426]

Literally looked at your channel today and was like dang it’s been 3 weeks and he hasn’t posted,then you post This 💪💪also idek why I watch your vids,I’m 18 years old🤦🏼‍♂️I mean I do want to go into law enforcement but other than that idk what keeps drawing me back to your vids,guess your doing something right🔥

[@itzflash6241]

I don’t understand why they don’t make a 13.5 rail?? I have a 14.5 barrel. I am getting a suppressor but my handguard needs to be 13.5 so the suppressor sits flush with it. But the only close handguard is 13.13.

[@apppul]

Is Steve worked at TREX ARMS at one point?

[@zac6540.]

Pretty sure he did and if I remember I think Lucas discussed it briefly stating Steve wanted to go off on his own didn’t know he was going to make a whole ass company making awesome rifles but it’s sick

[@ronin2167]

A triangle is the most rigid stucture ever. It's even more rigid that an solid piece of material. You can remove weight and maintain rigidity by removing material but leaving a triangular stucture.

[@amazingcabbage39]

Mojo why do you run your holster more towards the front, instead of directly on your side?

[@alanwright782]

Is this the guy from TRex Arms?

[@musician445]

A smooth gun isn't just pleasant, its frankly a more reliable gun. The more i study gunsmithing regarding the AR15 platform, the more I'm beginning to formulate the opinion that the a huge part of why high end guns feel the way they do, is from efficient gas systems. From gas block to bolt tail, guns need to keep as much gas sealed in as possible until the system is fully unlocked and gas begins leaving the vents in the BCG and the chamber of the barrel. Leaky systems are inconsistent, but also, the fears of unreliable function stem from years of leaky systems caused by subpar tolerances; ham-fistedly mitigated by overgassing. The gas block must be well sealed to the journal, the gas tube must fit snug in the gas block and/or be sealed (KAC does this as do some others I believe), the other end of the gas tube must seal inside the carrier key, the carrier key must seal against the carrier, the bolt tail must fit snugly inside the bolt tail seal inside the carrier and of course the gas rings have to be well supported and not worn out in order to seal. Loose tolerances inside a BCG and leaky gas tube interfaces create lower gas pressure at the bolt. Lower gas impulse at the bolt means that it will take less adverse input for the gun to stop working. The more efficient the gas system is, the more adverse state the gun will need to be in to create a malfunction. Tolerance Example - Carriers that are intended to be chrome lined, have to have their internal bores milled slightly larger to accommodate the thickness of chrome lining. If these carriers are mixed up at a factory and sent to nitride instead; you've got a whole batch of carriers that are extremely gas inefficient and may not run in a gun with a proper gas port size. Or maybe more commonly, the gun DOES run for a while, until it gets dirty, dry, steel case, its cold or a combination. Or how about the same situation with an overgassed barrel? It will run longer than the correctly gassed barrel with all those leaks, but will still beat the gun and user to death unnecessarily and cause its own malfunctions i.e. premature gas ring/extractor/ejector failure. With this, I would pose that Steve's demo gun ran consistently through an entire magazine due to the efficient gas system, only failing to lock back on empty. The only failure point was likely the gas rings and maybe gas tube due to the round count (gas tube diameter can be checked with a gauge too). If the system were leaky at any additional locations, it would have stopped running long ago.

[@MrJbrew69]

I think Samson makes really high quality rails.