Why I Choose the AR 15/M-4

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The AR-15/M-4 series is one of the most reliable, accurate, and versatile options one has to defend himself and family. In this video, Reid discusses why he chooses this series of rifles. Topics covered include: options, applications, barrel length, and capabilities. If you are considering purchasing an AR-15, this video will help you make an informed decision. It is one of the best choices you have for protection.

[@turkcudoktrin366]

Reid, I dont know If u gonna read that but I'm Turk from Turkey and I gotta say u guys have so cool laws and an amendment. We didnt fight for our rights now we cant even get ammo for our registered pistols and we cant get even semi auto "grooved" rifles and whole prices for firearms set by goverment. U are a honorable dude, keep the awsome culture of yours and fight against SJW & libtards and fight for ur rights.

[@9eyeh8chu9]

Im as american as they come and i can tell you that I am proud and thankful for your comments/sentiment. Thanks and God bless!

[@turkcudoktrin366]

Thx sir may God bless u too.

[@davewolf8869]

May God bless and keep you, Umut!

[@SouthernGround]

In some parts of our country thats slowly starting to change, we have people who think like your government and want to take what we legally purchased, with a state law that can over night turn one into a criminal. Freedom is not free nor permanent unless one is willing to fight for it. We just had a midterm election in which my state turned Blue (dumbocrat libtard jackass blue) now our fight has truly begun, these laws come in various forms, one is "red flag laws" last week the cops in an other state killed a man because they came to take his guns and he did nothing wrong other than get into an argument with his sister and his sister called the cops to get even. his own sister even said he was harmless, now she has to live with the fact that she got her brother killed over a stupid unconstitutional law that many states are passing. America is rapidly moving towards your side of the fence and people here need to wake the fuck up.

[@turkcudoktrin366]

To those that flee comes neither power nor glory - Ancient Greek Poet "Homer"

[@aar5pj]

In Army Basic Training in 1971 in the prone position I could nail that 500 meter target with my M-16A1 with no problems - this was at about week #3.

[@houseofwolves9553]

His opening statment was ''why I prefer the AR'' followed by ''AK guys don't worry, I'm going to do a video on why I prefer Ak's''.............safe to say you just like guns.......

[@m.s.l.7746]

Or there's more than one scenario in this world & he's going over the positive attributes of both platforms so that people can better determine which one they want.

[@houseofwolves9553]

M. S. L. Or it was just a contradiction..........pretty basic stuff. The reason why I prefer Burger King is because of the..........don't worry McDonald's guys, I'll make a video on why I prefer McDonald's next.

[@robm6510]

@@houseofwolves9553 Yeah, don't wanna burn bridges with the viewership.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

The word prefer doesn't necessarily imply exclusivity. Why can a person only prefer one thing? Not a contradiction

[@houseofwolves9553]

My beautiful and amazing Princess or everyone but you got that it was a joke.........

[@chuckfinley3152]

Ar’s are awesome because your not reliant on a foreign ammo source that can disappear literally at the stroke of a pen

[@deesminutemansupplywarhamm6078]

There are many platforms, including AKs, chambered in 5.56/.223.

[@9eyeh8chu9]

Heard that man!

[@9eyeh8chu9]

@@Rob_Nasty most of the firearms purchases ive made mimic law enforcement and military availability. Its simple, you know who they WONT try to disarm.

[@cbwelch4]

Chuck Finley What you suggest is more true for 5.45x39 which is not made very much here and why I haven’t gone for the AK74m. Winchester, Remington, PMC and other domestic vendors make M43 type ammo here. With the millions of SKS’s and AKM’s here, that round isn’t going anywhere fast. If it does, be assured they will ban 5.56 too like Obama tried with the 62 gr. green tips. Good idea to stock up and better to have a press and some dyes.

[@jessesimmons9238]

C. Welch I like a 5.7x28mm and .300 blackout as good alternatives.

[@michaelcook3940]

AR 15 is a great platform

[@Trigger_Slap]

Fighting Falcon16 lol not even close AR 15 master race

[@Trigger_Slap]

Yankee Gohome or you just get a colt 6920 for 800$ and get spare parts for cheap... that gun isn’t combat proven there for wouldn’t trust it

[@Trigger_Slap]

Yankee Gohome and it’s a bulpup ew

[@brandonrasmussen6692]

No.....no it's not

[@michaelcook3940]

@@brandonrasmussen6692 Why not? Did you have an issue with one? How many rounds have you put down range?

[@karlfair]

It is election day. Hope everybody here has been out to vote for a pro-liberty, pro-gun candidate. Your rights depend on it.

[@reubenjames7779]

I have completed my duty.

[@troydodson4837]

I turned 18 today, voted red, joined the NRA and GOA, and bought my first gun (12ga Winchester SXP Marine Defender)

[@High_Desert_Tanner]

@@troydodson4837 welcome to manhood brother

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

@@High_Desert_Tanner Voted red here in Nebraska... Go Big Red!

[@chadkampster7425]

@@troydodson4837 congratulations and welcome to the real world young man. Remember what is right in your life and be willing to fight for it. Good luck to you.

[@Mrgunsngear]

great points

[@prioritizeforsurvival6025]

You, reid and james Yeager are who I go to for advice on this stuff you guys are awesome.. great content

[@josiahdecker5168]

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[@clayjairo4339]

@Josiah Decker Yea, have been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :D

[@shepardhudson4528]

@Josiah Decker definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)

[@deckerraul2946]

@Josiah Decker yea, been using flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@BretAllenStudios]

All the reasons you stated is exactly why 'they' want it banned in civilian hands. Great vid! Shoot straight and keep your powder dry.

[@mrskippingguyonmush]

An effective tool in this field is simply more deadly which is a good thing.. Sadly some see that differently

[@xDXPxJOEx456x1]

In the eyes of the globalists civilians are not even human. We are only seen as an expendable resource only meant to be exploited and they want to keep it that way. They do that by trying to regulate every single possible variable for us to not be 100% reliant on the system out of existence. This goes beyond firearms it is in other things such as most of the US it is illegal to collect rainwater and you are fined if you dig a big hole on your property and turn it into a small lake. The system goes out of it's way to try and domesticate us because in their eyes we are only cattle and not even human beings. The system needs us to survive however we do not need it to survive.

[@BretAllenStudios]

@@xDXPxJOEx456x1 so true. Unfortunate, but very true.

[@3ric585]

Yup

[@3ric585]

DXP Reviews In some states, they don't want you growing food. If you can, they want it to be GMO modified.

[@OMGWUNSIU]

Another well made and informative video. Thank you for doing what you do. I have a “cheap” S&W M&P Sport 2 and it rocks... hasn’t let me down yet. It’s always clean and lubricated. It’s as much fun as my first BB gun I got when I was 10 lol...

[@roofer3608]

I can really appreciate his humility and the way he delivers his message.

[@g.h.3049]

Excellent content as always , I went old fashioned with a Colt M4/LE 6920

[@mikeu.s.n.9099]

Same here

[@abnercarrera]

Me too

[@JayzBeerz]

same here

[@olliecrow3547]

Ditto that

[@billgund4532]

Went the Colt M-4/LE 6920 also. Like the stock iron sights & coarse mil spec trigger. Added a Bushnell 6x scope. Wish we had these in the Southeast Asian Wargames.

[@damadfisherman]

I personally like bacon grease for the bolt. After about 2 mags the aroma is nice with your nose that close. Wipes clean with a biscuit. I call it CLE.

[@EVLfreak666]

Thanks pal, now I'm hungry for bacon and biscuits. 😆

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

@@EVLfreak666 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷😄😄😄😄

[@BretAllenStudios]

@@EVLfreak666 hahaha ditto!

[@BretAllenStudios]

Rofl, that's too funny brother! Needed a good chuckle this morning! Thanks for that!

[@eatsshootsandleavestactica8068]

I know you're joking but, you've heard of Pig Lube right? It has bacon grease in the formula for the the CLP. Same great smell, and I can save my bacon grease for cooking.

[@ekelley4444]

This appears to be an update to your "Reid's AR 15 Selection & Setup" (July 2015). In that video you were running an A-2 solid stock, A2 hand guards, 20 inch barrel with full length gas system. Have you reconsidered your prior suggestion. I am about to purchase my first AR. Thank you

[@kalashnikov3796]

What did you decide to buy?

[@green2blue309]

Mr Henrichs, do you like 16” or 14.5” with carbine gas? For white light attachment, I like the IWC TMC mount on the stock plastic handguards. Keeps the weight and overall profile of the rifle down. As to having to shoot a hostile more than once to stop the threat, when I was in Iraq in 2007, I hit an AQI with a 4-6rd burst from my 240 and he still had about 30 seconds of fight left in him. Adrenaline’s a hell of a drug.

[@Unit38]

I had an M-16 A1 when I was in the USMC. At 500 yds, I could hit bulls until you got tired of watching. Back then, the USMC rifle teams still used the M-14. Those boys would go back to the 800 yd line to fire at a round "Able" target. The target we would use at the 200.

[@smittysmith6173]

Unit 38 We had the A2. By the time I enlisted but like you I can hit it all day long at 500.

[@MThrow]

Not to mention, that if you want something with a little punch. All you have to do is buy an upper, anything from .300 blackout, .458 SOCOM, even .50 Beowulf. All with the same magazines. I'm using a .458 SOCOM for home defense now with the 450gr hollow point, loaded down to 900 fps with a suppressor. I've also taken LARGE hogs and all of them were one shot stops. But I also have a 5.56 and .300 blackout as well. Great video as usual, Semper Fi.

[@johnmiller4282]

Plus they look cool!

[@gingerbreadman1000]

In the case of home invasion, its not only the 30 rd capacity thats an advantage, but also penetrating soft armor. Police are reporting that home invaders are even going as far as wearing class 3a body armor which will stop all your common pistol rounds. So a 556/223 or any intermediate Rifle round is the way to go for home defense. Handguns are only good as a backup/secondary weapon or conceal carry.

[@bluesteeltraining]

I bought my A.R. 15 for home defense, and when I mentioned this to my brother-in-law, his eyes bugged out, and he said that I better get a suppressor or I’m gonna wind up losing all my hearing the first time I have to use it (if I ever have to).

[@TheEastbaycop]

Good vid! Our swat team did a bunch of testing on penetration of residential materials. The 147s outta the MPs were over penetrating wall board and other materials way more than our duty soft point 223s. One of the reasons we transitioned away from the MPs

[@MrToad-actual]

I respect your choice. Just not my preference. I don't want no teenage queen, i just want my M-14

[@michaelshea5622]

I have an M and P sport with Magpul stock, grip and handguard topped off with a UTG red dot with at least a zillion rounds through it that I would carry into battle tomorrow with full confidence. It isn't a beauty but it just runs. Never a malfunction. I have others that cost more and a couple of custom builds but they don't shoot any better. It's my quick grab truck weapon. Good video, brother.

[@Dirtywhtboy87930]

What if an EMP goes off? So do the red dots become useless… I like a prism optic that has the reticle scribed into the glass. If your electronics take a shit, your optic is still usable.

[@Youthsoldiers1992]

I was waiting for him to list Smith and Wesson.. hell yeah! Love my M&P 15 sport II best investment ever!

[@2amike375]

Mine would malfunction at around 100 rounds. Thought it was the design. Bought an AK. Gas key wasn't staked properly on the AR, replaced the bolt carrier group, no problems since. Now I have two go- to rifles!

[@getyasum9365]

Spot on vid man I tend to be a whore for the AK’s but I also love the AR’s as well man. BCM AR’s and Arsenal AK’s are the way to go in my personal opinion.

[@gabbyhayes1568]

lol. True. I wouldn't trade my Norinco MAK 90 for any other battle rifle...well, maybe for a FN FAL...or M14/M1A...etc., lol.

[@warriorwarrior6999]

Daniel Defense is better than BCM.

[@milehighac2738]

A Glock and AR 15 is essential to any home.

[@thatfast3002]

I've shot 2 sks but never an AK but I'm an AR owner and am perfectly happy with the AR platform. I want an ak too maybe next time I'm in TN I'll get one

[@robertb.3651]

Everyone who believes in Liberty should own on - worldwide!!!

[@keithbrandson6293]

Local and state governments should give an AR-15 and training to every property owner that wants one.

[@robm6510]

@@keithbrandson6293 They sorta do that with garands already, the CMP. You don't need a Cadillac to learn on.

[@joshglover2370]

Damn straight! 😃

[@keithbrandson6293]

Decent AR-15s are around $500. Not a Cadillac price for governments to pay. Garands are old and heavy and the recoil of 30.06 is a little too much for home defense and smaller stature women and older folks. If recoil isn't a problem for the homeowner, a simple Mossberg 12 guage ($200) works well in that role. Some towns in Texas and Oklahoma have given shotguns to homeowners.

[@Dirtywhtboy87930]

I like Aimpoint, good solid optic. But I chose Primary Arms 2x prism optic. You can look and shoot with both eyes open. Can get on target faster using both eyes. It’s built solid too. Nice to have a little magnification at all times to help you see your target better. I have a stigmatism so this choice helps me see perfect with the diopter on the optic.

[@SquidGunman]

Love the AR-15. I have a DD, spikes, and BCM. They have all three been excellent to me.

[@akeeperofoddknowledge4956]

I love my Colt A2 civilian. It even shoots steel cartridge Wolf ammo, flawlessly. My RRA M4gery shoots brass ammo flawlessly and accurately. Forget the steel casing stuff, though.

[@bldlightpainting]

"We Were Soldiers" is one of Mel Gibson's classic films.

[@chouyi007]

One can tell you are a discerning AR-owner, Reid; very few of us out there use the Rogers Super-Stoc!

[@charliepress6629]

Well said, Reid! Love your videos and hate those that refer to 30 round magazines as something other than "standard'". Our rifles all came with 30 round magazines from the factory...

[@cliffw2000cliff]

Thanks.

[@JS-.-]

AR15s are great especially with how you can customize them and build them with the parts you want....oh wait.

[@Rozco-yg7pg]

All guns matter🤣 my first love is the ak but i do love me a good ar👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ChrisHolman]

I clean my rifles after every time I shoot them, habit and I find it relaxing to clean a rifle.

[@keithbrandson6293]

Yep, not absolutely necessary (depending on how many rounds), but a quick cleaning takes all of 5-10 mins so no big deal. And you sleep better knowing she's clean and wet. :D

[@jessesimmons9238]

Chris Holman gun meditation.

[@michaelwood8168]

Exactly, actually look forward to a good gun cleaning session after a trip to the range.

[@rftrujillo8153]

that's a sick ass rifle bro

[@xDXPxJOEx456x1]

I'm an ak nut through and through but I will admit the ar15 platform is an excellent multipurpose rifle. I personally think it is one of the best choices of weapon for a woman since it is small lightweight reliable and easy to train anyone to use it.

[@jessesimmons9238]

DXP Reviews I like a SKS.

[@xDXPxJOEx456x1]

The sks was the second gun I have ever bought, it is a 1952 soviet sks and I its a great shooter and very reliable and I love taking it to the range. However I am going to tell you as someone who has owned and shot an sks for years, I do not recommend it as a fighting gun at ALL. It is heavy and magazines for it generally are terrible even the standard 10 round box mag it comes with sucks because the follower is not anti tilt and non anti tilt IMO are a nogo. You realistically don't have a way to mount optics on it and stripper clips are much inferior option to just simply changing mags. There was a reason why the sks had such a short service life because the ak in general is a far superior option in every single way possible. The only real advantage the sks has over the ak is the bolt open which in reality is not that much of an advantage. I say that because it is nice to have bolt hold open but it really isn't necessary because you get yourself a well made gun you hear that click 99.9% that means its time to reload and out of aks the only issues I ever had with them period were failures to feed out of crappy magazines. Aks don't have bolt hold opens but neither does the g3 and many other Europeans guns. That was done on purpose to not get crap in the chamber when you run empty. I will say this though the sks is a great hunting rifle, I have taken a deer with it before and it is accurate for the caliber it fires. Fighting rifle though there are much better options out there my friend. @@jessesimmons9238

[@backyardboosters9128]

@@jessesimmons9238 the sks is great but by far obsolete. The AK and AR are the clear choices. Plenty of other options but those are the main ones

[@Joe_Friday]

What's your favorite AK rifkes?

[@xDXPxJOEx456x1]

Me well most aks when they are made properly are pretty much similar across the board. Quality wise I would say arsenal Krebs Saiga Molot Rifle dynamics Norinco and Valmets not particularly in that order are the best. I never tried out any of the new WBP fox rifles but they do look excellent. My first ak was the Wasr 10 and it is a good rifle. It will run to the end of time but I'm not gonna lie its a 4moa gun and its picky with mags. Most higher end aks have the same reliability and are a 2moa gun. I prefer stamped aks over milled because I do not think the extra durability is worth the extra weight offered by the milled. I think if you are gonna have only one ak get one in 7.62x39 because of the availability of guns in that caliber as well as magazines and ammunition. 5.45 and 5.56 are pretty much the same round in a practical sense, I do like 5.45 but I would recommend 5.56 over it because it is much more available. The aks I own are a arsenal slr 107 and a Rifle dynamics ak74m made from a Russian parts kit. I want to get a WBP fox gun when it comes back in stock. all in all though you generally wont have any problems with aks unless its out of spec crap like a ras47 or anything made by I.0. @@Joe_Friday

[@shatteredsolitude621]

I've been thinking of getting an AR! Thank you for this information!!

[@marcogram1216]

6 "home-built haters" have downvoted so far. LOL!

[@michaelcarrier8564]

U rock Reid keep up the good work.

[@humblewarrior6585]

As Always, Great Video Reid, Thanks for sharing !!!...Yea I Love My S&W AR-15 with the 30 rd mag. Yep, keep it lubed like you would your car and it'll perform good for ya !!!

[@eh3253]

Love your channel, Reid. Dude. We need a rally network. Liberty minded people need a way to network, and set up our own protests, and counter protests. A downloadable app, perhaps? I’ve mentioned this to people who work in app development, and they don’t care to help.

[@longgunner7625]

I love my M&P 15. Ive shot over 5000 rounds. It shoots flawless.

[@whitespacemarines4308]

That is what I got my wife. She loves it. A semi-auto bcg, everything is nice and light. The finish of the barrel (And that of Ruger) is better than some more expensive AR's. You cannot beat them.

[@LostMyMojo100]

I've had the M&P 15 for awhile now and put a lot of rounds through it no problem... definitely got my moneys worth... Great rifle!!!

[@longgunner7625]

@@LostMyMojo100 It sure is. I do a lot of shooting in the desert and not once have i had a problem. I highly recommend this AR for those on budget.

[@9eyeh8chu9]

I too have one and absolutely love it. It may not be a Daniel Defense as far as the fit and finish is concerned but you can certainly tell that its got quality where it counts just after operating it once. Absolutely a quality rifle for the cost.

[@joseCalderon1976]

Me too. Took it to the range today and shot it standing for the first time. Man, this rifle was can pump out rounds very fast, even stock. Even for a rookie like me, it handles so well. Barely any recoil and super accurate with the iron sights.

[@luckykleinschmidt3931]

I see people putting scopes on ar15s to shoot 50 yards. I can outshoot them with ease they don't fog up. The don't reflect and they rarely fail. I have seen Magpul back up sights broken. I have shot 3,000 rounds out of my ar15 without cleaning it. The rifle doesn't make the man the man makes the rifle. Side note, I totally agree, with Rieds policy of Home built ar15s I have my own range I let people shoot for free and help train them. The only 4 home built rifles I saw had problems, sure you can have him fix your gun, but that's taking away from the class. Your not paying for a gunsmith. Your getting trained to use that rifle, anyone can pull a trigger.

[@CharlieMikeNS]

I want as many rounds in my gun as long as it doesn't significantly detriment size, weight, and maneuverability. If I could get 1000 rounds in a magazine the size and weight of a 30 round mag. I'll take it. No one ever got out of a gun fight alive and said "Damn, I brought too many rounds".

[@MikeMikeActual]

Its America's rifle!! Nuff said!! 🇺🇸 MURICA 🇺🇸

[@CircaSriYak]

Nice YHM Phantom you got there

[@SuperBoomer1975]

Hey Reid... You forgot to mention hunting. I hunt deer with mine. Some people will say .223 is to weak, but I say it's all about shot placement.

[@jcarne1015]

Although I lived half a dozen or fewer miles from Gene Stoner’s home for a bunch of years before he died, I never had the privilege of meeting him. A number of Knight’s Armament employees I met a couple of years after that told me he was a great guy. C. Reed Knight Jr? Not so much...although I do have to thank him for making it possible to meet General Kalashnikov at Reed’s SHOT Show party in Titusville in 2003 or 2004, whichever it was. Incidentally, Reed had his machine gun collection set up in his new HQ, and allowed us to tour the friggin’ hangar sized room the collection was displayed in. It was fascinating to see the collection of AR-15 prototypes and early production models Reed had acquired from Colt in exchange for the rights to produce the P2000 polymer frame 9mm pistol Reed designed. Ironically, Reed insisted on putting a clause in the contract stating that if they ever stopped production, the rights would revert to Reed. Colt produced it for two years, I believe, then decided it was too expensive to produce relative to what they could sell for. Reed wound up with the AR-15/M16 collection AND the rights to the pistol.

[@Panda74gofaster]

Sir, you could not be so correct. When I was a new 18C, 20 years ago, my team sergeant took the team to a Known distance range in Germany for three days. I was tagging target in a circle of 9 inches at 725 meters. I Shoot at fort Irwin often, we have a 7oo meter target that is 4 feet in diameter. And I can shoot all what is in my mags consistently. Very good info, love watching these vids, especially now that I am retired. Good bless you. Thank you...

[@jasonsosa1133]

Thank you for keeping thing simple, their to many poeple put to much crap on the rifle.

[@jamesmerone]

Vote Red. 🐘

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

done

[@whitespacemarines4308]

AMEN!!

[@breadman32398]

But they continually push for large government, why would I support that and vote against a majority of my interests? Vote yellow, they don't waver on gun rights like many republicans do.

[@chuckfinley3152]

Republicans are just as bad, im sick of voting for the lesser of two evils

[@chuckfinley3152]

R H sure thing felcher

[@billbkr32ify]

The cleaning part I would have to argue depending the environment you are in. Powder like sand on deployment played hell on them, no as much as it did with the 249 and 240.

[@jcarne1015]

Bill Baker I was involved with a project to create a greaseless gun from an M4. While we were burning through government money, I got word through a back channel from Crane that the Army had settled on flooding them with lube in the sandbox, and they didn’t want or need what we were doing.

[@Room-qd7pl]

So the real question Reid is this. If you could only have an ar or an ak, which would choose?

[@RealRabbit1124]

600 yards with a 16 inch barrel and open sites? They call that luck.

[@frankiejames650]

AR all the way! Good video, Reid.

[@jagman2962]

Love my colt 6920 with EOTech EXPS 2-0 and g33 magnifier. I keep 3 magazines loaded. Keeps me at peace knowing I’ll be ready to protect my family if the SHTF. My glock 19 gen 4 is close by as well. Gotta love Texas!!!

[@whywoulditellyou00]

Bernie Sanders ads on this channel is the biggest waste of money.

[@olecanole8596]

Okay, I've watched three of your "Why I choose" videos. M1A, AK 47, and AR 15/M4. So what id you don't get three choices? Which one is the "one"?

[@epicgangnamstyle8783]

The AR-15 is a normie rifle change my mind

[@ironcladpatriot5829]

Sad day for Washington gun owners.

[@JohnBrowningsGhost]

Same for NV, we have a scumbag union goon for governor now.

[@jessesimmons9238]

Justin K and Michigan.

[@BigRed-oi6ky]

Reid do you think the S&W M&P sport ll is a good choice for a entry level AR?

[@troydodson4837]

build if you're trying to save money, invest in a good barrel and bolt carrier, besides that go as cheap as you can, it'll run good

[@kgbreviews35]

Look at Iraq veterans8888 torture test. It went and insane amount of rounds before it died. And it still ran single shot after dieing full auto.

[@dylank.9573]

I'm not Reid, but I want to say yes because that rifle is listed on the recommended equipment on valor ridge, not to mention he did a video with his brother and his brother mentions that he recommended the sport 2.

[@BigRed-oi6ky]

Dylan K. Thank u

[@charliefoxtrot5001]

@@troydodson4837 Home built for an entry level AR? A person who has no experience with an AR assembling one from parts? Good luck with that! Reid won't allow it in his classes anyway.

[@rickysantana5658]

Heh. "Dirty n wet". Oh yeah:)

[@natas0733]

Giggity

[@natem5419]

Watch the Vigilance elite test demo on which caliber is suitable for home defense. Very recent video. The 5.56/.223 went right thru the wall and hit the dummy. It's good if you're home alone I guess....

[@bobbrock4221]

Can you use ky jelly to lube your AR 15?

[@oldman6914]

If you want absolute reliability and less and little to zero Lube it's called an osprey piston system. Coated in MP3. Also throw in a reliabilt. And nothing will touch it.

[@woodrowcall3158]

ARCH KRIEGER I’d run it round for round against my DI gun.

[@Berserkable]

I’m very happy with my BCM AR and my newly acquired 1944 M1 Garand. Americas Greatest Rifles! I’d like an M14/M1A in the future as well.

[@Southernguitar74]

I suppose I was one of the last hold outs with the M4. I always felt more confident with the AK, but after being dragged kicking and screaming to the M4 a few years back I finally hopped on board...and I like it.

[@ElektroBandit89]

PickCity1474 my experience shooting with my friends has been nailing targets with my AK for 15 minutes and then spending an hour and a half trying to fix and sight in their AR’s with red dots/4x scopes and no irons

[@canadianpatriot2498]

Love the AR but also love me some X95

[@mike7652]

No matter the platform or caliber we all need to stand together for our Second Amendment. Great video, as always. Gonna watch the AK video next and begin shopping for one! Have an AR-15 now, but sold an AK long ago. Worst decision ever...I need both!

[@kempoguy7597]

I love the AR platform. But, I use my 16" match 223/5.56 for longer distances. I use my AR 300 aac rifle for hunting and my AR 300 aac pistol for home defense.

[@devinspeers3382]

So many M14 mentions, video on them after the AK? It is the best option for a lot of people.

[@apbiggins8mm]

Reid do you prefer midlength or carbine length ar 15 obviously you have a carbine length in vid bug do you have a preference

[@BretAllenStudios]

I don't know about Reid, but I prefer mid length personally. Less carbon fouling at the bolt and can still reach out 500+ yards with good accuracy. 16" barrel mid gas block, free floating is a great choice.

[@jessesimmons9238]

Mid length gas tube with adjustible gas block on a 16.5 inch barrel is the perfect combo.

[@woodrowcall3158]

Mid length has lower port pressure, and it will shoot “softer”, reducing recoil and parts wear. Cut below 14.5” and you might see some swell time issues, but it pairs nicely with suppressors.

[@Widemouth1832]

I have a midlength and a carbine. Go midlength. I believe the military is starting to come around to the idea of using midlength over carbine.

[@viewsandreviews180]

Reid this was a good video. I’m wondering whether you respond to older videos so here goes: I know you mentioned chrome lined barrels so I’m asking you what you think of stainless barrels . I built one with a 20 inch stainless barrel (1 in 7 twist, rifle length gas impingement). You tell me and I’ll tell you what my experience has been.

[@hunterkiller232134]

Stainless is good for corrosion resistance and accuracy but it has poor longevity over a chrome moly vanadium, chrome lined barrel.

[@victorrangel8775]

Love my Aero Precision ARs!

[@dustinshadle732]

I built my own 20" rifles Because I already had several 16.5" rifles and I prefer the longer barrels in the more open environment. I'd say that these rifles also have the benefit of being very easy to build. I bought two complete kits and the needed tools for my sister and her husband. they watched the DVD and both enjoyed it, and take excellent care of their rifles. mine is a family that shoots and carries together. love your content. keep it up! I think others made money off your sweat for too long

[@t.anthony1598]

Good stuff, as usual. What are some of the manufacturers you recommend (S&W, Colt, Daniel Defense)?

[@SpartanG062]

What happened to your 20" AR15?

[@eljuano28]

By law, every able man between the age of 17 and 45 and Military Veterans, (men and women,) up to age 64 are eligible unorganized reserve militia members, subject to call by the President under Congressional control and Constitutional authority. (Notice this is the same requirement as the mandatory Selective Service registration for non-Veterans.) This, alone should not only justify, but mandate the possession of the AR-15 by every single person who lawfully falls under the authority of the applicable statutes of U.S. law, as this relieves the financial and logistical burden for the domestic activation of the militia in times of invasion or insurrection, and allowing compatibility of existing ammunition stocks to be issued when called. I know, that's not going to fly in today's political times, but it should. I would go further and say Congress is shirking their responsible to provide commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers to supervise and affect initial and regular recurrent training at federal expense for each eligible reserve militia member in the use and proficiency of the AR-15. You know; just in case. 😋

[@cephasmartin8593]

Good video. My go to home defense gun is the Ruger SR556 with a Holsun HS403C Red Dot and a white light. Yes, I also have flip-up irons. My home defense round is the 40gr Fiocchi V-Max polymer tipped varmint round. This is a piston drive AR so when I get a can I can adjust the piston for it. I also have a Colt M4 Blackhawk with a similar setup, but I don't plan to put a can on it.

[@sapper1016]

I found a barrel I'm going to have installed and I think its perfect for how I would use my rifle. Its CHF and melonited with a 1/8 twist rate. I'm excited to try out this barrel

[@miltechmoto]

The other big reason to have the ar is for it's parts commonality. If shit ever went down and your bolt breaks you want to know someone with you has a spare if not yourself. The ammo is plentiful. fmj for me guys. BUcket loads of 556 is what it's gonna be.

[@AV8R_1]

Reid, I keep an M4 for home defense also, but inside the home I keep it ready to rock with a frangible ammunition. What is your opinion of using frangible for home defense? The reason I chose the frangible is because I have other people in my home in various rooms, and if for some reason one of my shots does not hit its intended target I don’t want the round to penetrate several rooms or even exit the structure of my home. I don’t know how the penetration tests were done that you referred to in this video, but in my experience I have seen .223 rounds penetrate and exit through 10 or more layers of standing plywood. I have a hard time believing that a few layers of sheet rock and 2x4’s are going to significantly slow down a .223 round.

[@pauloramirez8216]

Hey Reid, I was wondering who the manufacturer of your M4 is?

[@rustyshackleford4965]

Opinion on Arundel Maryland case?

[@steveanderson7667]

Love your videos. I'm glad you mentioned "We Were Soldiers". My father is one of the 16 Huey pilots at LZ Xray. I was born at Ft Benning while he was in training with Bruce Crandall.

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I love AKs like I love FALs, M14s, G3s, etc., but when it comes to self/home defense(or even running drills, shooting long(er) range, etc.) the AR just feels like an extension of my body, with everything right where it should be(and that's as a lefty/left eye dominant person, running ambi lowers for the most part.) I agree the AK is simple, and it's just a cool gun(and an iconic piece of history), but to me, the AK is like the old American muscle cars of the 60s and 70s, whereas the AR, especially a really nice, modern, high quality, suppressed AR, is more like a modern, efficient, good handling sports car.

[@ChrisUrsiny]

i am an ak guy, however i realize the ar is a good weapon platform, that being said i am simply at a loss what is a good quality ar rifle you can buy off the shelf, i seen a boat load of ar models, and brands, if anyone can answer basic question, what would be a good ak for 1k, i wanted a 16-20inch barrel model with a heavy or barrel.

[@tasjan9190]

I prefer the AR15/M4 series of defensive rifles/carbines because there isn't anything better. Eugene Stoner/Jim Sullivan created a near prefect fighting rifle. England just adopted an AR variant in the KAC KS-1 or as they have designated it, the L403A1. The Canadians, French, Dutch, Americans, Estonians, British and many others have chosen the AR platform as their mainstay defacto combat rifles/carbines. Patton would definitely change his mind on the M1 Garand to the AR as "The greatest battle implement ever devised" as far as smallarms are concerned.

[@Dirtywhtboy87930]

What’s the difference in the chamber in the receivers of the M 16 vs M 4? Is it the lowered feed ramp that’s actually recessed into the upper receiver only? I’m speaking about the mechanics and reliability between the two rifles… I have the M 16 with the Franklin Armory trigger. I use Lancer mags, that likes to run good with them. I bought some Surefire OKAY Gen 2 mags, but had an issue. The front edge of the mag was too tall to the point the bullet would pass the mag edge fine, but would catch on the edge of the neck on the brass. So I took a file and 45* the edge of the mag to make them run good. The thing I am wondering is if the M 4 would be most reliable with the lowered feed ramps for rapid fire?

[@Masta_E]

In an old video you said you preferred a 20 inch gun, is there a reason for the change?

[@daspiper8941]

~My original Bushmaster is a M-4 clone with an adjustable FAB Defense butt-stock and Danial Defense quad-rails. My attachments are similiar to yours, but mine has a vertical front grip. ~I'm buying some sub-sonic .223 to see if my rifle will cycle it dependably.

[@dejavublu4708]

piston AR such as LWRC or HKmr556 ORRRRR di Ar15 such as Danial Defense, Colt ???

[@rickbourne1376]

I remain surprised how safe it is for CQC. This is due to the tumbling, right, the 1% yaw? It's an easy shooter with a lot of power, and some range. Over 300 meters? Really? Maybe with a 20" barrel and 72 grain boat tail Noslers, but I find it hard to believe 55 grain FMJ does well beyond 300 meters.

[@ddaverr]

Can you please do the "Bullet over bolt AK47" version you said you were going to do in the AR video.

[@jakeh6980]

The end result with the AK vs AR is shoot what you prefer to shoot. I’ve loved the AK since I was a kid Bc I’ve always loved and appreciated the history, the design, everything about the AK. And being that I’m left handed, the AK is more natural and comfortable for me. Shoot what you want man. I’ll always grab my AK before an AR, but that’s me. This tyrannical government is the biggest threat we all face. Who cares which firearm we choose?

[@RusskiyMed]

An AR pistol Is a great system for home defense and NOT long distance rifle fighting. The best system for long distance fighting in the AR platform are those sweet MK12’s with that 308.