Ultimate Civilian Firepower: The RECCE LMG

[@BlueJeanOperator]

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[@noelkosobucki9722]

Is a DD m4 v7 pro a good choice for this application?

[@KDM7N6]

Franklin armory

[@milesrost6674]

Thanks Venture Surplus for supporting great content and out culture. - Godspeed

[@ElohimYellow]

4:00 I have civilian legal Granade launchers, with a little bit of work it could easily be turn into a mortar launcher.

[@fuhq5121]

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[@ROOSTER333]

Quad rails will never go out of style for me. They are eternal

[@JohnNeo19]

Everyone wants a lightweight mlok handguard until you hit the deck and it gets smashed in between your plate and a rock. They get bent like a mf

[@dogevanzandt2889]

Mlok is absolutely not better, it is lighter

[@ROOSTER333]

@JenkemOD quad rails are sturdier and pure chad

[@JackKnife2730]

⁠@JenkemODaero rails are mid grade come talk to me abt a sturdy mlok rail when u get a Daniel defense RIS III or a Geissele

[@JackKnife2730]

@JenkemOD quad rail master race

[@AdministrativeResults]

This video goes hard. Loved watching it.

[@jackvalentine7403]

It made you hard, that's why you enjoyed it is what you meant to say.

[@2109bretthowell]

Suck up

[@georgekrstev7712]

You guys should talk about belt kit versus alternatives. Distinguishing the DZ Crossfire from the Spiritus split rig would be a very interesting video. I think people prior to buying each of them would be curious of pros and cons, versatility, how it nests with armor, use-cases, etc

[@SFE3610]

It's the guy 🫨

[@joshuaclark3414]

Pause

[@brendonmartin7895]

The unf*ucking of the minuteman rifle continues. Excellent. It warms my heart

[@abramwarner5119]

I feel like I shouldn’t watch this video because if I finish it I’ll want to spend money I don’t need to spend

[@keithheinz1724]

Lmaorof your addicted.

[@rjmtrevino]

If you don't like spending money, firearms are the wrong thing to fall into 🤣 but, totally agree!! Lol

[@IndependentArmz]

same

[@thegamingshiba]

The ultimate “god bless america” weapon

[@mrs.vasquezz]

But its not even full automation

[@RosaParksWasWyt]

@@mrs.vasquezz rpk would be cooler

[@jonathandaniel-hegg6466]

Hell yeah brotha

[@AJohnSmith]

You are the weapon.

[@albinoyak2755]

Brent 0331 and somebody else did a couple of american "rpk" videos, im glad to see someone else doing it as well

[@ElsuUni_]

Brent0331 is the most underrated channel on KZbin.

[@Korruptor]

That would be the Klein Machining AR-RPK upper, if anyone was curious. If anyone was interested in the build, it would, under rule of law, require a Franklin Armory binary trigger, to get the desired effect.

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

​@ElsuUni_ he's probably THE most knowledgeable guntuber out there when it comes to actual fighting tactics and concepts. He's been there and he's done it.

[@AtrumCensura]

You should do a video on the Klein machining upper as well. It's got an even heavier profile barrel.

[@cr144mc6]

@@Korruptoror a Hoffman Super safety! The most safe safety ever to make YOU safe from the gubbermint

[@BettyWhite256]

I like seeing these niche or squad based weapon alternatives for civilians.

[@thebadlander3608]

Feds: “no, give us your guns! It’s for your own good!” Automatic Riflemen Militia:

[@BlueCollarDude101]

The feds have all his info. He registered it with them, they probably have his sperm sample too lol

[@MyBrothersKeeperDefenseTrainin]

Same folks you voted into office!

[@thebadlander3608]

@@MyBrothersKeeperDefenseTrainin Imagine thinking a political party can solve this mess lol

[@oscarberlanga4418]

@@thebadlander3608amen to that

[@SlavicWeapons]

only war@@thebadlander3608

[@dallinehlers9612]

I did this about four years ago. Have to be careful using D60s because the little pin at the top of the feed lips will walk out and get the whole mag stuck and effectively deadlining the rifle. Happy to send pics and videos of it happening.

[@someshtbaglcpl5455]

I’ve busted a D60 before, but it’s the best drum option I’ve found. Do you have a better alternative to suggest?

[@dallinehlers9612]

@@someshtbaglcpl5455 I just run jungle 40s and/or 30s now. The 40s are long but at least they work. I also had problems with the spring binding/getting stuck in the drum leaving ammo loose and not feeding. I had 10 drums so it wasn't just a one-off issue. Your experience may vary.

[@allanjarnagin3540]

What about the 60-caskets?

[@dallinehlers9612]

@@allanjarnagin3540 I've only ever had one Surefire and have never dabbled with the ATI. The Surefire worked so-so. Not well enough for me to keep it.

[@allanjarnagin3540]

​@@dallinehlers9612good to know. They seem like a great concept

[@RicOfTheWest]

The 20" upper with A5 buffer is the most underrated AR15 setup. Thank you for this knowledge of this company. I am sold. Been enjoying my PSA premium 20" with FN barrel.

[@NIGHT_FIGHTER]

GREAT VIDEO. THIS UPPER 100% INCREASES YOUR CAPABILITY AS A CIVILIAN

[@M.H.D.actual]

Their 12.5in version of this has been tempting me for weeks now. But also their 7.62 nato version is lookin good too. Decisions decisions....

[@plutodestroyer12]

i hate this hobby. i can spend $10k in 5 seconds

[@lurtiskoe]

Same. ​@@plutodestroyer12

[@jordendavid8992]

@@plutodestroyer12better than drugs

[@WisSota_Boy]

Built my own budget compact A-RKP. 16” Resco HBar, Adams Arms gas piston kit, Samson Mfg. Star-EX quad rail as a layer of heat sink, Gibbz G4 PDQ upper and lower receivers (ambi and left side charging handle), BCM furniture, Versa Bi-pod and Shhhh an FRT! Feeding it a steady diet of D60 drums!

[@redbeard2527]

I’m working on the same project, but using a Hoffman Super Safety 😁

[@KDM7N6]

Beautiful

[@elterga6224]

How do you like the Gibbz upper? There’s not a ton of reviews out there that showcase heavy use and abuse.

[@WisSota_Boy]

@@elterga6224 Four letters. L. O. V. E.

[@RomanCatholic001]

What kind of kit do you run to keep all the d60's? A chest rig or battle belt?

[@celmer6]

The LMG AR concept is still alive and well. That's one of the good things that came out of the AWB years is the commonality of medium and heavy profile barrel's. I still have a SENDRA AR-15A2 with 20" heavy barrel and two MK-12's with 18" medium profile stainless steel barrel's. You get great accuracy and the ability to handle a lot of heat in a emergency situation. But 99% of the time The lightweight 16" is the better option.

[@WIP-RC]

You copied my homework. The best part about it, i'm not even upset about it. Im so happy to see others using the same thing I do.

[@curgunner]

Klein Machining makes an AR-RPK upper that leans more heavily into the automatic weapon role. Since you have to send this upper back you might have some fun playing with that one.

[@Korruptor]

And if still playing under rule of law, a Binary Trigger for the desired effect.

[@curgunner]

@@Korruptor Yep, Binary, Forced Reset, or what I’m snagging soon, a Super Safety,

[@J童]

​@@curgunnerbe advised, aft raided twin bros for selling the SS

[@jimster1111]

good luck. as of yesterday they all got pulled from the internet due to a raid on twinbros and the ATF declaring them a machinegun device. @@curgunner

[@aaronwilson1666]

@@KorruptorFRT, but if you can’t find one, I agree, Binary is awesome as well.

[@christopherroberts4856]

That’s definitely no insult for the financially challenged Marine Corps. I absolutely believe that’s why they decided to go with the IAR concept.

[@NightSentinel51]

A guy in our group runs a 20" hbar, with a binary trigger, 2 d-50 pmag, and 3-40 mag. The rest of us carry 2-40 mags for him. EDIT: Forgot to mention he was looking to get an MCR-060 but ended up getting two of the same complete AR upper with bolts. That way he can change out the barrel. He really wanted to be our mg.

[@chancehunter1947]

I misread this as H.C.A.R and I was freaking shook for a second

[@notmetal0-130]

Very Based

[@johnniewasr5740]

I’m curious, what kinda situation do you see your group getting into where you will need to have a machine gunner?

[@BoredAmerican]

@@johnniewasr5740any situation where you have your rifle and a way to carry extra ammo outside of a belt. It is undeniably a force multiplier and is a very very good thing to have

[@not1word331]

​@@johnniewasr5740, what situation do you see that requires the police to run MRAPs and tactical squads against the populace?

[@claytondennis8034]

You've convinced me to buy/build a 20" HBAR upper like that for... reasons.

[@bobbyberry5559]

Same ha

[@brianmurray3791]

Hell yeah Built one like this back in 2020 Called it the ARPK 20” hbar Aero quad rail PA 2.5x optic And a bag full of D50 mags I built mine with a fixed rifle stock tho Excellent piece Thanks BJO. I’m validated now

[@lavenderpants8695]

Dude your sound quality is top notch. It's wonderful to be able to hear the actual sound the firearm makes and not just a washed out "pop".

[@jaytowne8016]

The role of a SAW in fire and maneuver is often(but not always) one of intimidation value. While establishing fire superiority part of the job is to fix the enemy in place. That is done by suppressing ... aim the weapon well, and put out a LOT of rounds. If the enemy hears "full auto fire" and it is well aimed, binary trigger or FA, may not be his intellectual/panic emotional concern. You have fixed him in place. For a civilian defense group the RECCE LMG will have done it's role. Thanks for a good video.

[@alexhill4727]

The IAR was chosen to replace the SAW because the tests done by the Marines showed the SAW was suppressing acoustically, while the M27 was suppressing with accurate automatic fire that actually hit the intended target. What's better, killing the enemy, or making them seek cover? The SAW is a light machine gun, not an automatic rifle. It needs to be locked into a tripod to achieve its accuracy potential, and it's not that maneuverable compared to the M27.

[@jason200912]

M249 12 moa :( Hk416 1 moa

[@endhimrightly3408]

@@alexhill4727 Do you have a link to these tests?

[@alexhill4727]

​@@endhimrightly3408 I don't, but I was a SAW gunner, and am good friends with a Marine Infantry Weapons Officer who was part of the M27 trials, and his experience was the SAW did not measure up to the M27's accuracy when shot on the bipod or offhand. The SAW was pretty bad at just about everything other than being able to put out a large volume of fire quickly, but what difference does that make when the rounds aren't impacting on the enemy? The best suppressive fires are the ones that kill the enemy.

[@allanjarnagin3540]

​@@alexhill4727bUt wOuNdInG tHeM tAkEs mOrE oUt oF tHe fYtE! .... yeah for a minute

[@aaronthompson192]

Red Right Hand paired this with the Desert Tech Quattro in a video. They loved it and said it ran flawless.

[@1stAmendmentFam]

Picked up a RRH IAR (16”) barrel in early March. Extremely well thought out, solid product and reasonably priced for what you get. Paired the upper with a KAK dual ejector BCG and JP silent capture buffer system (H2) and ran like an absolute dream. 400+ rounds, smooth as can be with 0 issues. I’d put full faith in anything Cody at RRH puts out.

[@HGunner117]

Been wanting to build one for so long. This is a sign

[@corymiller01]

🎵On a gathering storm comes A tall handsome man In a dusty black coat with A red right hand🎵

[@rogerwood5228]

🎶 doooooh, dooh di dooh, dooh di dooh, dooh di dooh, dooh...dooh... dooh🎶

[@jacobhesington6725]

I built something like this but I used an inconel gas tube instead of a straight tube. I found the hardest part of building out a kit for this role is figuring out how to run all those mags. After a lot of trial and error, I settled on using a d60 drum as a starter mag, running 6 30 round mags on an ALICE rig, and running 8 pmag 40 rounders in an Eagle Industries AK chest rig. I’d like to run more drums but they’re just not efficient enough with weight to ammo ratio and it’s hard to carry a lot of them.

[@elterga6224]

I’ve had the same thoughts, for the space a sure fire 60 rounder takes up, you can put two 40 rounders. For the space a d60 takes up, you can fit 3-4 depending on your pouch.

[@lawrencezimmerman8769]

I’ve also run into this problem. But I agree with you on a starter mag. I went with the pmag 40 rounder as a starter, however I’m still thinking about getting a D60. Then I went with two Alice SAW pouches on an Alice belt, they’ll hold like 5-6 30 round stanag mags in each pouch. D60s would be awesome, but their shape just makes it tough to stow multiple away.

[@philliplopez1501]

I've heard that D-60's fit well in old canteen pouches. If true you might be able to run a belt/bandoleer setup with multiple drums. FWIW I like the idea of a drum starter and 30/40 stick mags for sustainment.

[@life_of_riley88]

Inconel gas tube is smart smart smart.

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

@@life_of_riley88 I disagree, the standard gas tube acts like a fuse that protects the rifle from a catastrophic failure during heavy use. I would much rather blow out a gas tube and have to treat my rifle like a bolt action than blow out my barrel and be out of the fight entirely. Just my two cents.

[@Thizlamic]

I foresee a 20" rig in my future.

[@kalanipitmon7817]

THIZZ OR DIE U BEEZY, FA EVA!

[@tacticool_weeb8450]

Based, I remember Brent0311 vid on one years ago that really was one of the first times I saw one. Had this badass carry handle on the barrel

[@Korruptor]

Klein Machining AR-RPK + binary trigger.

[@TheAdvocatesMessenger]

its crazy cause i have been planning a build like this for months now and couldn't find anyone using a binary trigger how I wanted to. No I see it in action and I am sold on it

[@LastAmericanOutlaw]

All right bro I am here for it !! Kick ass channel I dig it !!

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

If I wanted one thing that military has that we are not allowed is frags.

[@BlueJeanOperator]

Same tbh.

[@jackvalentine7403]

Make your own.

[@jason200912]

Make a pipe bomb if you want

[@BuckF0eJiden]

​@Hexmod369 God bless anyone stupid enough to try anything in the Appalachians. Where mining and construction, both using heavy equipment and high explosives, are still common jobs for young men. Lol

[@JamesMelton]

​@Hexmod369 our game has increased. See the drones deployed in Ukraine. That's what we'd be using above RPGs and IEDs.

[@cyrusmashak8818]

I bought a V2 back in October 23 had a issue with it and they took care of it right away. Thing runs great. Cody is great to work with. I have 40rd PMags that I filled up a USMC TAPS rig that I installed shock cord instead of the Velcro closures. It works great and I can still lay flat with 320rds on my chest. Now that FRTs are back on the menu I may have to swap out my Franklin Armory trigger for that. It is about 11 lbs kitted out and loaded so I would suggest running a ACOG or lighter.

[@A.Mac.]

That water bill must be nuts, running the water during that whole video like that!

[@uriahlucas7190]

The optic that this set up needs is a 1.5-6 Elcan with a piggyback Aimpoint T2 or comp m5 in one one of the Reptilia Aimpoint saddle mounts. Plus it would look dope AF

[@jacobhesington6725]

That weight doe

[@kalanipitmon7817]

Na fuck that. Exps3 is king, especially paired with the g33

[@Maimkillburn69]

Nah primary arms slx 5x with piggybacked red dot you get equivalent performance with reduced weight

[@threat2demoracy5454]

PSA has a Franklin Armory Binary trigger with 10 mags for less than 400.

[@jonisawesome69]

sometimes even an entire lower w the binary for around 300 too

[@threat2demoracy5454]

@@jonisawesome69 Yup! I got my entire Franklin Armory lower for less. Y'all see the ATF raided the Super Safety guys the day after PSR posted his last video?

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

@@threat2demoracy5454 They raided the guys that were manufacturing and selling the super safety, not Hoffman Tactical themselves.

[@threat2demoracy5454]

@@apersonontheinternet8006 Yeah. Hoffman wasn't selling them. He is the genius behind it.

[@MrBanani214]

another way to get basically full auto is with a force reset trigger or a Hoffman tactical super safety.

[@StreetLight099]

I can’t find a video showing how those are installed. There are several videos on YT of people explaining how it works but nobody will talk about the process of installing it. Also, do you just need the trigger? Hoffman sells a bunch of items but their site doesn’t explain what any of it does

[@protectpersevere2030]

Great video man. The only thing that is more valuable than this is friends that have your back and a community that supports you.

[@theGhostofRoberttheBruce]

Yes.

[@TimHarperW5TAH]

Glad to see you didn't drink the Short Barrel Kool-Aid.

[@sharpshiell]

THANK U VENTURE SURPLUS

[@T20-c8f]

The reason stoner made 20” barrels was because he started with 222 and it didn’t do the requirement of penetrating a Russian helmet at 500 yards. So they made 223 then started with a much longer barrel and chopped off piece by piece until they had the bare minimum necessary to penetrate. They do make 24” barrels as well. The reason we have 14.5” barrels was it was the shortest they could go and have the least amount of concussion and blast. Not a lot of peeps know those factors but it’s about meeting a requirement and just meeting it without having a long as hell barrel.

[@coldcase5844]

Why'd Stoner make the AR10 barrel 20 inches?

[@justinmccreight4194]

Bringing quad rails back, totally here for it

[@DutchK75]

It's real simple. The M27 puts accurate automatic fire on the enemy. It's a 1-1.5 moa at 100m rifle. A M249 is a 4-6 or greater moa weapon at 100m. Suppressing with accurate fire is much more lethal. And it's accounts for way less ammunition expendature. Marines have already proven the concept with running the 400 series at CAX. Taking sometimes 30-45 minutes off of the entire assault with M27's. Compared to legacy, M4's, A4's and M249's.

[@k0lds0up5]

Huh. I literally just got back this morning from running range 400 and 410A the last week.

[@patrickmeyer4408]

1 to 1.5 is in semi 4-6 is in full s not a fsir compersion

[@cm-pr2ys]

I can't wait to see how much faster they run ranges with polymer swimmers cut body armor, polymer ammo, the new lightweight frogs they're coming out with, and a slim line stock with MLOK handguards.

[@jason200912]

Task and purpose says the m249 is 12 moa

[@jordendavid8992]

@@cm-pr2ysit will probably be a while until they run poly plates, tech isn’t their yet for em unless your running some composite stuff but it’s great no doubt

[@taylorharbin3948]

I like the rate of fire. Reminds me of a BAR. And yea, we have it better than everywhere else in the world as far as I’m concerned.

[@popefrancis9756]

"larping at the range" brother call me a larper all you want, I'll be prepared when all this comes falling down.

[@BlueJeanOperator]

Do you think I’m hating on you? What do you think I’ve been doing this entire video, and literally every video I’ve ever posted lol.

[@popefrancis9756]

@@BlueJeanOperator GWOT for life cuh

[@will6334]

I call it training

[@jasonmcclish2580]

That upper and the fostech trigger with the new desert tech quad stack lower . Would be priceless....

[@thatoneguy454c]

The correct answer is a heavy barrel with flutes. You get the advantages of a hbar but it also dissipates heat like a thinner barrel. Also i would highly recommend a V7 gas tube, just keep in ming that if the failure point isny the gas tube then it will be the barrel. You can still shoot an AR after the gas tube shits the bed, but if the barrel is done then the upper is done until you can swap the barrel. Also militia arms make a tuning kit for the echo AR II triger that takes the semi auto function from trash to slightly better than milspec. Its like 30 bucks and totally worth it. The tuning kit also makes the binary function much more responsive and drastically increasing the achievable fire rate.

[@P90XGetRipped]

Im glad to see this type of setup in the spotlight now. It's practical and efficient for its intended purpose.

[@blankistblankophobe9078]

The people saying "there's no reason a civilian needs this" are the reason civilians need this.

[@jay-by1se]

I spent a decade in armor design at BAE and when you talk about 55 grain being training ammo I just hang my head. of all common ammunition, 55, grain 556 is the most armor piercing bullet out of the gate. It is far more on the piercing than the green tip. The green tip is only designed to pierce cloth armor! If you’re up against metallic, there is no bullet that you can carry reasonably I will out pierce the 55 gr.

[@greenjello]

The asmr rain was nice but, to be honest, I just pretended that you were cooking bacon in your garage while wearing’ camo and talkin’ guns. (chef’s kiss) Oh, also, the main content was very informative, of course. ;-)

[@user-zs1fr7im6l]

Lithuania - You can buy machine guns over the counter !

[@zaneendy408]

Fightlite MCR with a good old binary trigger! Just as Fightlite puts it “One Weapon, Any Mission.”

[@ganjakilla4201]

Binary 👎 Super safety 👍

[@arcbun]

wouldn't count the fightlite as an option with that price tag; you can equip *four* people with red right hand recce lmg uppers for the price of one mcr upper

[@zaneendy408]

@@arcbun yeah that’s good in all if you have people to just train with. This boys by himself, I’ll stick to my MCR. Haha

[@ganjakilla4201]

@Hexmod369 lol yes that would be ideal 👌

[@PoormansMachineGun]

@@arcbun Shop around! I just picked up a Fightlite MCR for less than 4K.

[@plutodestroyer12]

25:29 that is just so nice. great vid bro and very sick ar15

[@ShizawnSanders]

I myself am building a ARPK. 20" HBAR barrel, Desert Tech Quattro 15 lower and binary trigger.

[@TheBrigandBob]

It's interesting you posted this. I've had a heavy profile 16" carbine gassed barrel sitting around for a few years and have been thinking about doing a build similar to this for the exact same reasons. Great video. Little bit of bias confirmation on my end, but loved it.

[@EbonyPhoenix]

Guess you can say I have something similar. Its a PTR32 I turned into a German RPK by just adding a m-lock handguard and a bipod (foregrip for extra style).

[@coltonmullins2274]

I love the concept with one exception: ammo availibility. As a partisan force, getting the ammo to use this weapon to its full potential would be difficult.

[@AdministrativeReload]

I find your lack of ammo disturbing

[@Maimkillburn69]

That’s why you put money into ammo instead of 4 diffrent ar set ups

[@elterga6224]

I’ve been seeing this everywhere all the sudden

[@BlueJeanOperator]

They are pretty cool.

[@Darthdoodoo]

1 its sick 2 we might need to go to war if we get invaded 3 KZbinrs are always looking for a cool new trend. 4 gun companies are looking to cash in by giving us ideas and videos of cool shit hoping it gets trendy and everybody wants it

[@Echo_Charlie]

Big respect for that video description.

[@223dmr7]

Hammas is wearing our armor and using our weapons.

[@Maimkillburn69]

They doing more work than we are to avenge the 34 Americans murdered on the USS Liberty

[@jemciv8492]

built something similar based around spike's 17" fluted upper so this vid is very relevant to my interests

[@WarhammerWeekEndTimes]

Literally just came inside from going on a ruck and firing mine and then see this upload, awesome stuff man. Have you seen the Klein Machining AR-RPK upper? Very similar concept but with a 24" bull barrel with an RPK bipod machined to the front.

[@Korruptor]

I'm loving that so many people seeing this have seen the Brent0331 Klein Machining vid. They do also make it in a 20" upper. If PSA made their JAKL with a 20" bbl, pair that with an A3 Triad bullpup lower, shaving 10-12" off the total package, and shifting the weight closer to the body, that would be pretty tits.

[@walkerwhite1798]

Just got mine yesterday. Cody was great to work with

[@BuckF0eJiden]

20" HBAR uppers are highly underrated. They're heavy, yes. But what you gain in precision, heat dispersion and velocity can't be overstated. Mine runs a PA 4-16x with a top dot. Its primarily used as an SPR, though. Having run it on a full auto lower with both low end magnification, and the top dot (zeroed appropriately to account for height over bore), I can honestly say the rifle length gas with an H3 carbine buffer was plenty controllable. Running with an A5 or rifle buffer system would have absolutely made it much easier to fire. So much so that i firmly believe I could have scored below 4 MOA groupings as far out as 300 yds with controlled bursts. Its something anyone serious about "LARPing" should look into.

[@georgekrstev7712]

A video with you and @administrativeresults doing a deeper dive on belt kit would be awesome. I have been completely fixated ever since your DZ rig video. I am so curious how they go with armor as a nested system.

[@rouchenelvann]

While I understand that 556 was designed for speed, with the current technology 556 has become an all around beast of a round even in short barreled rifles because of companies like fort Scott Munitions, Lehigh defense, g9 defense, etc. I really think 556 isn’t given it’s due respect due to the original dependence of velocity. But small rant aside, great video. I definitely think more of us “civilians” should own automatic rifles.

[@mrguiltyfool]

I think 556 and 545 was originally designed to tumble once it hits ur body to max damage

[@rouchenelvann]

@@mrguiltyfool that’s actually why I’m a fan of fort Scott Munitions tumble upon impact rounds.

[@mrguiltyfool]

@@rouchenelvann the problem is if u want it to shoot long range u have to stabilize the 556 or 545 then it won't really tumble on impact. If u don't stabilize it then u have tumble but then not as accurate and shorter range

[@thereddaikon]

If you want to build an IAR why not do the same thing the marines did and go piston? Brownells sells HK416 clone uppers and you can get them with heavy profile barrels too. I like DI but for this role a piston would work a lot better.

[@redrighthandllc]

We offer piston versions as well.

[@JustEnterAName]

I was looking for something just like this. Perfect timing.

[@dodsonarmsco]

The issue with M16 saw variants has always been the need for much more steel around the chamber to prevent cook offs. A few were experimentally produced for open bolt firing, and in the 80s and 90s, a few were parted out on the surplus market. The main issue I see is the better performance of a semi auto 7.62 nato rifle with bipod and optical sign against vehicles, buildings, log fortifications, and concrete block. You could always add a bipod and drums to a regular ar platform to enhance breaking contact.

[@Maddog3060]

Alright, you got a sub from me for actually singing a bit of praise for the 20" barrel length and recognizing that the 5.56/.223 cartridge's main stength is its speed.

[@AngryLlamaAttack]

that AR sounds like a gun getting shot in a cartoon or a sitcom from the 1950's

[@Tusk_III]

Another banger - thanks for the content

[@AdministrativeReload]

At first I was thinking "nah bro" on the 20" barrel. But you brought up some very valid points about 5.56 performance. Disappointed that you didn't talk about the chrome lining though. That is an important feature in a barrel that is going to be used for sustained high rates of fire.

[@redrighthandllc]

Yes this is our new Chrome-Lined Barrel.

[@ElohimYellow]

15:27 oh poor shorty. The barrel length on my LMG that i am making in "AR-10" is going tobe 23.62 in might just make it a full 24 inches.

[@hmsather89]

Marines still have and utilize the M249, it's just used at the Company/Platoon Commander's discretion as the mission/situation dictates, as opposed to being issued at the fireteam level regardless of mission/situation.

[@ryanthede4689]

17:45 there are work arounds if you are building your own and going with a DI gas system. Either inconel or a nitrided gas tube. Small Team Supply is the same guy making the ARPK uppers that Brent0331 uses. Here's one of his gas tube testing videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnvMpnWqjdqoisUsi=cYLdK1QcE8j-5sXD Edited to add: If you go with the Fostech trigger, Trigger Depot makes a replacement back up disconnector spring that is a must have. It not improves the feel of the trigger, but, in my experience, makes it much more reliable

[@JoeWayne84]

The Brent KZbin guy has expanded this topic exceptionally

[@Kaelland]

1. Griffin Armament makes a suppressor that clamps onto a standard A2 flash hider. It's fairly easy to install and remove with no tools. 2. There are 24" long, bull-profile AR-15 barrels out there. They're far less common than the 16" and 20" barrels, but they do exist. 3. There were a few videos made a few years ago about a concept called the "Bump SAW," which was similar in intended use to this, but with a then-legal bump stock. 4. I've seen other videos about what could be (and has been, by some KZbinrs) called a "volume of fire rifle," which is basically what this is. They've used binary and forced-reset triggers. Regardless of the implementation, the concept is pretty much the same.

[@HDBujutsu1775]

The Corps got into the IAR role for all the reasons mentioned, plus it’s a piston system and not a DI system so it’ll hold up to prolonged FA fire better.

[@MaggieKeizai]

"maybe that's why the marines do it too" I don't think they'd disagree. I was Army, DSed to the Marines during OIF and working as part of a Marine unit. Man, we had to do so much E4 mafia shit to make sure we had what we needed. The gunny would get a great idea for a new swindle and we'd go out and do our horse trading like Radar and Sparky to make things happen. In AIT an E7 type told us repeatedly that everything you need to know about how to get by in the Army you could learn from watching MASH, and as soon as I deployed, I realized he was talking about all the rule-bending, drug deals, tactical acquisition and figuring out who was smuggling booze in so we could get wampum to trade. Absolutely hilarious levels of hood rat shit going on, but the seabees rebuilt our TOC for a pile of 9mm rounds we didn't need, so whatever! Speaking of, they had a welder on their team whose job was just to build grills to trade to other units for stuff. Also, I played SAW gunner for a while. Got a chuckle when you talked about reusing links, feeding it with mags, and the inevitable breakdowns...

[@cpt.moroni3092]

I took one to MSW years ago. 20” Hbar Larue quad rail. D60s *Wiggling bipod for very fast bumps. Make sure you get a pinned gas block.

[@BushPilotB]

The trick in Europe is to get a Hunting licence. in scandinavia you have the guns for life and don't need to renew a licence etc. But you are right with regards to the freedom you have Stateside. Love the channel brother.

[@aaronwilson1666]

I would say go for an AR with a FightLite upper. Then you can rapid change your barrel after sustained fire rates. Just a thought.

[@kerbalairforce8802]

The belt fed upper is really finicky. Requires tuning to run properly.

[@aaronwilson1666]

@@kerbalairforce8802 very true. But the barrel change is more the reasoning, though I guess you could swap an upper pretty quick if you had multiple.

[@fancypantsstungrenades9221]

Great concept fits the minute man needs keep a drum handy and grab mags off your guys when run dry of your own 👍🏻

[@serenmm]

I fucking love this content. How is blue jean op not blowing up on here? Been watching you since day 1 my friend. Keep up the great content. Would love to bring some toys and hit the range with you. Bad ass.

[@The_PotionSeller]

What I want to see is more gear discussions on how to carry as many mags as you'll need to feed this thing

[@RomanCatholic001]

I saw a post about this awhile back on IG. Basically you buy surplus 200rd saw pouches and you can put d60 drums next to each other, one facing up and the other facing down. You can attach 2 to the front of a taps chest rig and carry d40 mags in the built in mag pouches. If I remember correctly, you can attach a total of 4 of those pouches to a TAPS or FLC. im sure you can attach them to a battle belt as well, you would just have to play around with it.

[@TheTrainman888]

Another cool setup is the the Small Team Supply ARPK upper. Same concept. It has a 24" bull barrel with Russian RPK bipod milled into the barrel just behind the flash hider.

[@smokythebear9711]

Been playing with the idea of a piston driven 20" upper for this same purpose. Having a side charging upper like a brn 180 would also be a huge plus.

[@southernpartisan1772]

If your setting it up for fun it sounds good. If for work you might want to go more towards compatability with parts IE traditional gas and AR upper

[@smokythebear9711]

@southernpartisan1772 ya it's definitely more of a for fun build to try and replicate as close to an americanized rpk as possible. I also was thinking a piston upper would run cleaner for sustained firing.

[@89sirmonk]

This and fitelite belt fed upper, also runs on mags like normal ar, needs to be in my "collection".

[@indoorkite651]

If those prices are accurate then they can go kindly fuck themselves.

[@bryanfaulkenburg462]

I'd have been drooling over Red Right Hand and Klien Machining IAR uppers . I would love to see a meltdown type of video just to see what they can really take .

[@ericbergfield6451]

Super unique system, thanks for sharing

[@jkellyid]

You want an hbar or heavier barrel for this application because it's not quick change. The Douglas barrel in the pri Mk12 uppers is I think the heaviest ar barrel in the market it's nearly a lb heavier than an hbar. It was designed to be both accurate as a Dmr but also flex into long range automatic fire support.

[@jaytowne8016]

in WW2 the MG 42 used a heavy bullet to extend the effective range of the impact cone. that could be done to a lesser extent with 75 or 77 grain bullets as cost allows. if you wish to defend the flanks of your engagement area, you can movement deny out to 800 yards or better using this concept with 24 inch barrels and heavy match bullets....

[@sethr.9349]

Bro that saw gunner ran that gun for like 30 straight seconds just full send. If they ain't dead down range they're sure as shit suppressed.

[@Scott_Buchanan]

@9:00 that guy was giving it hell 😂

[@ethan5.56]

Pretty sick upper for sure but $1500+ is a little steep for me. I do like it though. The gas tube and barrel are very interesting for sure. Great video as always

[@PureCountryof91]

Red Right Hand is working on a .308 version based on the aero m5

[@newdefsys]

Its my understanding that Remington developed the .223 to expend all of its powder in a 20" barrel length. So, maybe you get a little more power with a longer barrel, but not much.