Why Mexico's Army Uses This Rifle Against Cartels

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The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl is Mexico Army's new updated primary rifle firing the 5.56mm ammo. Since 2006 when Mexico’s former president Cauldron initially launched their country’s war on drugs. The drug cartels are going to be afraid of this new weapon. This might have been in the hands of the cartel who kidnapped 4 americans on the Mexican American border in 2023. Jualisco cartel and el chap should fear the rifle.
By July 2019 approximately 155,000 FX-05 rifles have been produced with plans to continue pumping out even more. With a name that translates from the ancient Aztec word for “Fire Serpent,” the FX-05 is a homegrown weapon that we’ll see how its design is actually uniquely well suited to battle it out against the cartels.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno
Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald
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[@I_am_ENSanity]

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[@toolbaggers]

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[@trumanhw]

I think you do it on purpose...but if not, it's PAH•LEEE•GNAL ... (polygonal) ... And ... as far as "why the mehiclees went with an indig rifle..?" I'm sure (as an "autonomous nation" they probably coulda just invited RUSSIA or CHINA into their country to set up a cooperative "defensive alliance" ... and helped mexico with their cartel-athon problemo. Because, when you're autonomous you can invite nations from around the globe onto your land, right??

[@Drewscipher]

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[@tayzonday]

Mexico is also a “nuclear latent” state - one of the countries (like Japan, South Korea, Germany) that could quickly manufacture a nuclear weapon but has opted not to.

[@dixsy_9779]

(forgot canada)

[@inund8]

Yooo, this is the second vid in a row I've seen your comment. Algorithm is serving us the same vids I guess lol.

[@Montycat78]

@@dixsy_9779you must be used to it by now…

[@desertshadowrevenge357]

(forgot Brazil.)

[@Restrodsworth]

Chocolate Rain was a significant part of my later teenage years, thank you sir.

[@tjthegrunt2431]

Mexican AG infantry here. Had the chance to work with the army in 18/19 and got some hands on with the rifle, I found it very comfortable to carry and compact enough to not be a burden in the vehicles. 10/10 would fire serpent again

[@erwinz5926]

cool. do you think that better weapons solve the problems mexico is facing?

[@t34esq]

No but better weapons that the US supplies to the cartels (directly like operation Fast and Furious) or indirectly like the US' ease of access to high power rifles sure does affect Mexico

[@erwinz5926]

@@t34esq do you really think, that this is an arms race? 🤔

[@daivdsmith3746]

@@t34esq at first I read this as the US gov supplying cartels with guns and was confused.... unless that is what you mean?

[@richardmh1987]

I read that was because when it was developed, they measured the arm lenght of many soldiers with regular complexion, so it could be used with ease by most soldiers in the army instead of forcing them to cope with a weapon made with german or US population complexion in mind. And also they made the design ambidextrous, so it doesn´t matter if the soldier is right or left handed, he would find it comfortable to use and carry.

[@victorverdugo9125]

You neglected to mention that the riffle is made using titanium alloys for all of its interior components. Also, the length and weight of the riffle were made with the average arms length and reach of the average mexican national. They also performed a survey to all military personnel on what color of material and even what kind of grip they were gonna use. They really made this riffle taking a lot of input from their military personnel.

[@manictiger]

Weird. Not sure I'd want my trigger group made of Titanium. Titanium is great at handling water, heat and abrasion, but it's also somewhat brittle. In things that are going to smack against each other a lot, S7 tool steel is better.

[@urjnlegend]

​@manictiger i think they mean the larger stuff, like maybe frame. Titanium is good for something like that, idk if certain losd bearing parts are the best idea tho i do have to agree ignorant of the actual function

[@skubasteveskilla3316]

@@manictigerWhy do KZbin Nerds always think they know better😂

[@manictiger]

@@skubasteveskilla3316 I'm a machinist. What are you? Another failtroll?

[@dioniciotorres4290]

Yeah but when soldiers are given 5 rounds it's hard to be in a firefight

[@TheAvatar3055]

I'm not Mexican but i suddenly feel pretty patriotic for Mexico.

[@TheCuentax1]

You are welcome, we mexicans born where we wish, "los mexicanos nacemos dónde se nos da la chingada gana" 🤣 (Mom was from Germany) i only know yo be registered mexican, do not know if i born in Germany ir the US, where My father travel for bussines

[@marcooropeza8097]

Welcome man glad more people appreciate my country’s efforts Bienvenido hermano

[@TORQ111]

@@TheCuentax1your a mexaerman 😂 ❤

[@TheCuentax1]

@@TORQ111 it's funny, i know some here, and others bien un Germany, Austria hahahaha

[@landturtle7470]

Congrats, you are now Mexican lol

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

I wish more people would take the cartels much more seriously. They are becoming way too powerful and prevalent.

[@Angellisgod]

They already are too powerful, Mexico is a narco state

[@TheCool_Guy23]

Nothing that can be done at this point, really. The cartels _are_ the government, and any sort of intervention by foreign powers would just turn out to be like Afghanistan 2.0

[@jumpkickman1993]

I see you everywhere online lol @Just a turtle

[@aregularperson7573]

The main reason why is two fold the cartel are right next door to the world’s largest arms bazaar and the Mexican military and national guard are unable or unwilling to do anything about the cartel’s

[@considerate3830]

They already are

[@epsilonT]

Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, was the weapon used by Huitzilopochtli (Nahuatl for "Lefty Hummingbird", because he always handled Xiuhcoatl with his left hand) to defeat his 400 brothers. The 400 bastards wanted to kill her mother Coatlicue (Mother Earth) before she could give birth to Huitlizopochtli but when they arrived at Coatepec (Snake Mountain) to fulfill their sinister plan it was already to late and Huitzilopochtli was born wearing full body armor, war paint on the face and with Xiuhcoatl fiercely blazing on his left hand. He defended his mother and terminated all 400 mofos right on the spot. And thus was born the God of War.

[@jorgepreciado6984]

Fax

[@malasuertexch13]

He also dismembered his sister and she became the moon!

[@altairiel6335]

That's badass as fuck

[@kennethhoppe2259]

Cool great Story

[@juanarredondo9763]

according to some sources of the myth, his weapon can transform to a different that he needs at the moment, kinda like the rifle itself because of how modular it is

[@cplroebuck22]

having a weapon designed solely for the military produced solely by the government to make it harder for the cartels to get their hands on them is actually pretty smart

[@topopp5327]

Is not cause they get better ones made in the US or Germany

[@user-bl1qn3of5t]

It was an Americans idea. So the cartels would have to buy guns from America. Smart

[@ismaelescotoful]

@@topopp5327 You don't know that, they could be worse or they could be better or they could be the same, but you can't know that because you haven't had access to them, on the other hand the cartels actively seek to take over them.

[@tuls4doom]

well as a German i have to say, well done Mexico, nice enginering, nice Weapon, seems good quality.

[@chair4964]

☠️

[@Mr.Prince____]

@@chair4964 ?

[@imaterix2294]

schreib miene Hausaufgaben ab aber machs nicht zu offensichtlich Mexico:

[@yungwildnfree]

@@Mr.Prince____ Well Mexicans clearly copied the HK G36 here.

[@MakronGI]

I served the MX military for 7 years and used both G3 and FX05, and the FX05 is extremely versatile and i love the FX05 very accurate never jammed compared to my old G3

[@Enkabard]

curious, since Sinaloa cartel forced mexico to release Guzman, did situation got better ? From your point of view as someone who probably knows more than any of youtubers.

[@axfl6733]

@@Enkabard sinaloa and durango part of mexico is the one of the calmest sections of mexico that’s why hell broke loose when they captured el chapos son, people were afraid a new cartel would step into the rather friendly cartel’s territory. the people in sinaloa and durango are accustomed to how things are. it’s basically as secure as cancun or los cabo. all the cartel business there’s is ran behind closed doors, and tourists can go out and enjoy themselves compared to border cartels or cartels who use ruthlessness to keep control and operate are hated by locals. the sinaloa cartel does it the other way they don’t mess with tourists or their locals and actually protect them and make them feel safe but they’re still a cartel with a lot of drug use influence that pours mostly into the us. i just hope cartels stop sending fentanyl to the us that’s the worst thing about all this and the ruthless cartels but don’t really have a system and go kidnap people and put them for ransom when there crappy organization needs money

[@MakronGI]

@@Enkabard It did, to de-escalate that is. SEDENA was gonna send a couple of miniguns and heavier equipment but that would cause more destruction in urban zone and very likely civilian collateral, which is unacceptable for this new government. If u mean in general, from my exp, that was the 1st biggest cartel fight against the government but it wasnt rlly a fight it was just random chaos and hit n run tactics they used.

[@Darksky1001able]

Brother how close are we to being free from the cartel? How close are we to bring free? When will it end brother?

[@Ramirez-ck6iq]

What battalion where you from?

[@cipmaster1]

I'll be honest, Xiucoatl "fire serpent" is quite a badass name for a rifle

[@edas1315]

I agree, and it becomes more epic once you dig a little into Aztec mythology and know about Quetzalcoaltl... amazing

[@Michelle-rdz17]

It comes from Aztec (nahua)origin greetings from Mexico 😊

[@cipmaster1]

@@Michelle-rdz17 saludos desde Chile

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

Fun fact- Mexico developed one of the 1st self loading rifles, the MonDragon

[@geraldmantanona6116]

Mexico built these weapons (as you’ve mentioned) simply put, Emphasizes self reliance versus other nations to provide them their firearms. Having Mexico make and brand their own firearms helps their economy out as well by creating more jobs with Mexican nationals working in those factories too.

[@ELBigBossMK23]

Yes sir. As far as self reliance goes it was also to keep other nations interest out. Example, whenever weapons purchases were made from the U.S. it always included some kind of "favors" for the U.S. in exchange

[@shadowslayer9988]

@@ELBigBossMK23That is why India is making its own firearms and helicopters

[@MikeA817]

@@shadowslayer9988 naval vessels too.

[@joshthepatriot1869]

@Shadow Slayer hope they turn out better then the cgi in their movies 😂

[@leonardwei3914]

@@shadowslayer9988 India's track record on domestic manufactured service rifles has not been very good (INSAS). If a nation can manufacture something well, then by all means. If not, they may be better off licensing an existing design.

[@z0a9r15]

As a mexican & inside this world (Security), all I have to do is thank you. This kind of exposure really feels like recognition for the one’s that want this country rising above our shit. Fibra y al 100 con Task & Purpose

[@coolboy5428]

Arriba los carteles Puro CDS :)

[@paraAA82]

Echele fibra. Guardias presidenciales presente

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

Thank you amigo for your good fight

[@deerswitch1291]

​@@coolboy5428 not funny

[@marcoAKAjoe]

​@@coolboy5428troll

[@andresibarra9914]

I am currently doing my military service, and it is really cool to see the geared-up soldiers with the fx-05 in the military base. they are really gorgeous weapons, on a side note the soldiers say they will take us to practice shooting and armed combat drills using the retired Hk G-3s, since ever since their retirement in 2006 they are used to train new soldiers and military service members

[@pemberoblox561]

Does Mexico have mandatory conscription?

[@JuanRodriguez-yl9oq]

@@pemberoblox561 yes. Through a lottery or reserves service.

[@leonardofisher9654]

@@pemberoblox561 Kind off. Constitutionally, it is, but there's not an actual crime refuse to do it. In simple terms, it's a piece of paper that will be sort of useful, like an alternative to your ID (INE or Identificación Nacional).

[@user-wm2yj4pl1e]

the G3 is so sexy

[@ekhozo6850]

It's weird, actually, because what we do is a sort of raffle where there is a box filled with small white and black balls. When guys turn 18, there is a ceremony where they are called to the front and a ball is randomly taken out of the box. If the ball is black, you are free to go home; but if the ball is white, you have to serve in the military for one year.

[@kooaid9]

Being mexican american it makes me mighty proud to see Mexico develop it’s own quality weapon to fight the good fight 💪🏼🇲🇽 Xiucoatl is simply just a badass name I NEED ONE

[@redlight3932]

debating on living 6 months here 6 months there the economy is booming the dollar is almost half of what it used to be compared to the peso

[@gardnert1]

US Army vet here. Not combat arms, but I had the chance to qualify on the G36 while stationed in Germany. Had no opportunity to do familiarization fire, but ended up shooting gold on my first go. It's a very easy rifle to shoot (and when you apply the fundamentals, it works).

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

I'm originally from Mexico but I live in the US now, and work as a nurse. :) Thank you for your service though! Sounds really fun to shoot! Does it have less recoil than an AR/M4/M16?

[@RealBrothaProduction]

Shutzenschure lol. What year?

[@unapersonamas4262]

​​@@Nurse_Xochitlporque le dices gracias por el servicio acaso no ves que el sirvió en el ejército par proteger a su país y a su gente no a los mexicanos que viven en el, si tuviera la oportunidad seguro sacarán a los mexicanos de ahí como Trump quería, pero la realidad es que necesitan a los mexicanos para que hagan los trabajos que nadie quiere hacer, por eso no tienen honor los mexicanos que huyen a estados unidos, en lugar de luchar para mejorar el pais

[@gardnert1]

@@Nurse_Xochitl Hard to say as I didn't shoot them back to back. Neither one has much recoil since they only shoot the 5.56 round.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

​@@Nurse_Xochitl its a different recoil impulse you feel. while both are very minimal in recoil, the G36 mitigates recoil more, so the overall recoil felt with the G36 is a bit lower than with the AR15 system. And as a bonus, you dont get blasted with gas when firing the G36 and have to clean it less frequently, due to the gas piston system.

[@granatmof]

In the US a 556 would over penetrate. In Mexico a lot of the walls are cinder block or other more substantial materials.

[@djzrobzombie2813]

Because house's in the USA are made out of wood .. and carbord

[@kilianhzh]

bro, in the US everything more powerful than an air gun will over penetrate

[@travelinman70]

are you a latent wanna be shooter in america? why are you obessing about bullet penetration of walls in the US vs Mexico? The better question is, why are there too many guns in America that they can export them to Mexican drug cartels? That right wingers want to lock up schools like prisons? Is that how they want to make american great "again"? I don't recall growing up with armed guards at school. or is that just at elitists' private schools where the small orange hands and their other leaders attended?

[@mariorossi9300]

​@@kilianhzh that's what she said

[@jayg1989]

@@kilianhzh are air rifles lethal like they say?

[@straightedgerick]

They also invented the Mondragon rifle, giving way to the G43 and modern self loading rifles.

[@BrodashMx]

Mexican Army just created an new one submachine gun for close combat in urban area against cartels the " Xiuhcóatl SAX200 " cal 5.56. 800 rounds per minute 50cm long.

[@Leshwilly]

Thats a carabine because it uses a 5.56 cal

[@gab0919]

@@Leshwillyno its .50 and 7.62

[@oski1990]

When it came out something the Mexican military was proud of was that it was built for a Mexican soldier. Taking the average soldier’s measurements into consideration like height/arm length.

[@TheUserUnknown]

In the early 80’s, El Salvador equipped their forces with the G3. The average recruit was about 16 years old and all of 5 feet tall. These guys were tough but they couldn’t reach the cocking handles on their G3s with the weapon shouldered. The good news was the plastic broke off the cocking handle, leaving a hole in the metal exposed. The hook on the H&K sling could be attached to this hole in the cocking handle instead of the sling attachment point. This allowed you to step on the sling and load the G3. The American advisors referred to this as “kick starting”.

[@braveryatitsfinest1569]

​@@TheUserUnknown 5 feet tall?

[@acexander116]

​@@braveryatitsfinest1569 kids were forced into fighting for either side

[@braveryatitsfinest1569]

@@acexander116 Yea, im aware they weren't 18. Still 5 feet tall

[@od813]

@@braveryatitsfinest1569 nutrition plays a huge part into this, most Hispanics raised in their home countries that I’ve met are short but those who were raised in the us tend to be taller

[@worldview2888]

I am FULLY in support and cheering Mexico for this progress and innovation

[@gorillawhale1046]

I'm some white boy in Texas, and I feel Mexican pride watching this. 🇲🇽🇨🇱

[@Hashdollars]

A white boy in Texas is about 30% Mexican by birth 😂

[@LordDrackonel]

Fun fact, in the Aztec Mythology, the Xiuhcoatl was the name of the lighting shaped fire sword the God Huitzilopochtli used to kill all his siblings on defense of his mother who they tried to overtake... Mexican Myth is heavy metal...

[@MrBronsonNY]

Germany always a big influence, beer, music and weapons.

[@panzorro_fin7284]

Finally the FX-05 gets the attention it deserves.

[@Carnophobe]

Historically, Mexico is a neutral country, internationally. Domestic arms production allows them to better maintain this neutrality as they don't have a reliance on foreign powers.

[@P71ScrewHead]

They chose to create their own as part of the Nationalistic self reliance mentality of this Mexican president, AMLO.. Also bcuz USA sells to Mexico twice as expensive as to the cartels..

[@robertocampos2756]

We did have a reliance on gas , and elect things are now changing texas refineri is Mexico owned and ibedrola spain elect co is now being baught out as we text this .

[@Carnophobe]

@@robertocampos2756 Very sensible. Isolationism isn't good, but having a good measure of self-reliance to fall back upon is. Control over your means of power and fuel production is invaluable, as we in Europe are able to attest after this last year.

[@rolansanchez8946]

@@robertocampos2756 Esas politicas son pendejas, no se ha logrado nada, los precios solo van a la alza y no se le ve fin a las pendejadas del presidente.

[@JCTBomb]

Great point!

[@Bhethar]

Man, I wish I could see the HK employees face when he opened up the weapon 😂 On a serious note, controlling your weapon production and ensuring they don’t end up in enemies hands it’s quite the smart move

[@speedman69420]

I like the mexican armies approach to make a gun by asking what the troops want.

[@cyberherbalist]

Very nice! I'm pleased that Mexico has developed their very own weapon! I'd love to own one, but of course that won't be possible. Many years ago (maybe 2000?) my wife and I visited Mexico on a cruise, and when we stopped at Cabo San Lucas we were walking along the quay when we passed a small Mexican Marine patrol who were seriously armed for bear. One of the Marines was carrying what looked like an M16A2 with an underslung M203 grenade launcher! Since that was a weapons combo I had carried for a couple of years when I was in the US Army infantry, I dearly wanted to stop them to have a chat about their equipment. Unfortunately, I didn't speak much Spanish, and I was pretty sure they weren't there to be sociable with Gringo tourists, anyway. Viva Mexico!

[@P71ScrewHead]

Viva Mexico, brother.. I have stopped a few soldiers n Guardia Nacional n altho very serious men, some will talk to me.. My fam doesn't like me doing that for fear of them being affiliated with the mobs..lol Viva AMLO..

[@jrsuarez8170]

U should of stop and chat with them..they won't be dicks..they would actually talk to u ..

[@MrJmoreno19]

Most will talk to you or ateast answer your questions. Plus the government pushes for the military to have interaction with civilians to help create closeness between army and civilians

[@lucaslujan8138]

Mexican military these days conducts security Ops inside the country, If you go to talk with them they will answer because maybe you have a security request for them

[@zeyrozgama3205]

Aun la serpiente de fuego se produce pero apenas esta llegando a los nuevos reclutas, aparte que mexico es basto por lo que no todos los elementos las tienen todabia Te sorprenderia que esa configuracion es aun comun en los elementos de seguridad nacional

[@WECR]

Un saludo a los Hermanos Mexicanos. 👍🇨🇱

[@arturonajera8694]

Un abrazo hasta Chile mi hermano

[@aratsu0]

Eres texano o chileno? 🤔

[@WECR]

@@arturonajera8694 🇨🇱🤝🇲🇽

[@sergios4620]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good one!!!

[@armandocisnerosmedina1582]

One of the most interesting characteristics of the FX-05 Xiuhcóatl (Fire Serpent in the Nahuatl language) is that its quality has been tested over several years on the battlefield, it has great reliability, durability and low decomposition that make it an excellent one, proven and useful in the hands of the Mexican army.

[@elbrayxd9352]

Actually, the Xiuhcoatl submachine was finished, and presented as SAX-200, this uses 5.56x45mm OTAN, same as FX-05, and has 800 rounds per minute

[@i76sin2]

SMGS use pistol cartridges. This would be a carbine

[@poinced7096]

@@i76sin2 You are right. Mexico HAS constructed a SMG firearms for law enforcement that fires 9mm

[@miguelsaavedraplancarte271]

I gotta say that there’s a significant amount of difference accuracy speaking (G3 vs FX) , when i was in the infantry i had the chance to shoot both of them (2014 /2016) and the main problem with g3s is that they already have seen about 30 years of service and given the nature of Mexican "weapons maintenance doctrine" is not uncommon to train or see some pieces that have never seen any kind of barrel change or things like that, all of this over the actual fact that a 556 rifle is going to be more controllable in full auto than a 308 one. However, it is indeed a state-of-the-art weapon, and a reliable one to.

[@toolbaggers]

I bet the G3 would perform better in colder climates.

[@notyourbuddy26]

@@toolbaggers possible but the FX has been tested to be reliable in most climates and conditions. Look up a vid on it you can see how they test it

[@s2wuolf508]

@@The_ZeroLineIt should change, knowing your country is producing your own weapons would make you feel more obligated to keep the weapon well maintained

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@toolbaggers There a lot of cartel activity above 3,000m? In winter?

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

@@toolbaggers I mean, we aren't exactly expecting for our armed forces to fight in colder climates anytime soon so the requirement for operation in colder climates wasn't very high in the priority list.

[@DrownedInExile]

Surprised the Mexican government never considered the Tavor-21 for their close-quarters urban combat needs. But good on them for growing their own firearms industry. And Fire Serpent is a hella cool name for a rifle!

[@multimossad]

I think some police units in Mexico use the Tavor and a wide variety of rifles including ARs , berettas , FN ,SIG , CZ , Galils , etc the Tavor is great but very expensive for mexican budget.

[@pdq114]

yeah, Xiuhcóatl in history was created by the god of fire and time and it's a powerful weapons and was used by the god of war to kill 400 brothers

[@supersmashbrosevil]

2 variants of the FX were released, one is a short one, about the size of a mk18, and the pax prototypes that were released look even shorter, so I guess they had that in mind

[@Killer-bean09]

Usually feds and state polices uses the Tavor

[@notyourbuddy26]

No they actually made their own submachine too which is actually a version of this ar : look up sax 200

[@neeksthecuz]

I can only imagine being that guy to be sent to prove copyright infringement but slowly finding quite the opposite. Super cool!

[@alberttang6955]

I believe the FX05 uses proprietary mags, not STANAG standard. Probably another feature meant to keep the rifle from becoming a cartel weapon.

[@saulty-atoms5086]

Something I just say. I have personally seen this rifle. Not in the hands of a Mexican soldier but I’m the hands of Mexican police. I was in a city near my family’s home town and when I saw the rifle the officer was holding I had to do a double take cause I was completely stunned as I’ve never seen that weapon before I’m glad I can finally put a name to that weapon I’ve seen before.

[@soyunbanano166]

I'm almost 100% sure you saw a Beretta ARX I've see it in police oficers too. Or maybe G-36 used in some states like Aguascalientes police. Cause.. FX-05 is only used bye the Army and GN.

[@diosdelcielo]

mexican police use g-36..

[@danielpirez381]

careful, there ain't nothing more dangerous in mexico than an armed police officer.

[@DonCrack97]

The first time I saw a Xiucoatl in person I was amazed, I never thought the army would strt dropping the old g3's and m4/16...'s

[@BB-yh5rd]

Looks like a legit beginning of a pretty innovative rifle. I love the AK system with the long stroke piston and have some really old ones that still work really well. My wife struggles with the recoil of the 7.62x39 and the 5.45 is getting tougher to get for obvious reasons. I'm GenX and always thought the AK was cool since I saw Red Dawn in Jr. High and as a history geek they are super fun to restore as a semiautomatic version. I did find an American company that makes an unbelievable AR that uses the 5.56 and has a long stroke piston, she really likes it as the recoil of the 5.56 is extremely low and easy to get. I would imagine that the Mexican military intelligently isn't going to start producing a civilian version anytime soon as the Cartels would likely snatch them all up. Much like the original AK47 was considered a vital classified item by the Soviets, the US wasn't even able to get any real information on it until 1958 and even then it's theorized that the Soviets allowed a flawed, badly produced AK to fall into Western hands as a ruse. I've been to Mexico quite a bit in my life and outside the border cities which are in obvious disarray on both sides of the border, places like Monterrey, La Ciudad, Vera Cruz, and Guadalajara Mexicans are very proud of their country and worry every bit as much and actually 1000 times more about the dangers posed to them by the Cartel drugs and violence.

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾 Prayers out for Mexico 🕊️

[@arturocenteno7262]

Mexican tanker here. The FX is a nice rifle, light and with a low recoil. The problem is that is made of plastic. For that reason we must be very careful with this weapon. Sorry for my basic english.

[@moose2143]

Thank u sir for protecting your people from ur people, I hope the creator will continue guiding u 2 ur Is eternal success N safe travels of the Pursuit of happiness ( u can type In spanish, it will translate automatically)

[@jtpowell162]

It is very heartening that so many Mexican nationals have an emotional resonance with home-grown defense armaments. I hope this translates into a successful campaign to wrest control of your beautiful country from the blood thirsty cartels. As for your English, you have nothing to be sorry for. Your command English is far superior to my Spanish! Keep fighting the good fight!

[@DangerB0ne]

Your English is perfectly fine. You wouldn't believe how many of my fellow Americans butcher the language daily. Glad you all have a decent small arms industry going on back home. Hopefully it can help end the cartel menace.

[@nirfz]

As someone who got issued an AUG as a conscript over 20 years ago i don't really understand why you have to be very carefull because of the plastic. Our AUG's in austria have a lot of plastic and the ones we got back then, were as old as we were. (20 years old rigles for 18-19 year old conscripts) But the plastic stocks only problem was when using rifle grenades (which had been already abandoned by our army beacuse it could split the stock.) Even the Magazines were/are incredibly durable. (and made since the late 70's) No matter if heat during summer, or freezing temps and ice in winter, the plastic was no issue here. So i would be surprised if Mexico today would not make as good/tough plastic for the rifle as our companies did in the late 70's and early 80's. (Steyr and Glocks plastic i mean)

[@arturocenteno7262]

@@nirfz I understand the AUG is made of polymer (not sure, I've never seen one) but the FX is made of cheap plastic. Polymer is expensive for us. Broken magazines are common here. The problem is that most of the money for production of gear is steal by politician... So, we have to conform with cheap material.

[@jorgepreciado6984]

I have a relative that use to work in SEDENA as ingenieer, he was one of the 64 engenieers that design FX-05 Xiuhcoatl, I have seen videos of SpecOps shooting cyclic fire with one hand, and they were able to control the shots x: OMFG The facial expression of the soldiers, they we're so amazed

[@aemeric]

'' Their oldest foe, Boredom'' 😂😂

[@lorddrakness7772]

One reason for this is, the size of a Mexican soldier to one from the United States, part of how expensive it was to export weapons to arm the Mexican army, that is that it made Mexico start manufacturing its own weapons and it reminds me of what he said. President | WE HAVE TO MANUFACTURE OUR OWN WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION, IF WE DO NOT WANT OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS TO BE DECIDED BY THOSE WHO PROVIDE THEM TO US ! -Venustiano Carranza by the way very good video

[@eduardozermeno2366]

My cousin is an MP in the Mexican army. He says he loves this rifle

[@HugoLopez-vy8cl]

As a mexican i ve been fortunate to carry and see this rifle, and if it is indeed made to counter drug trafficking in the country, especially in the north and south, it is a very comfortable rifle compared to hk g3, a rifle of almost a meter 50

[@Beretta249]

Maybe one day us Americanos will stop doing so much coca, too. -_-

[@MikeA817]

@@Beretta249 it's meth and heroin Americans are doing too much of. coke gets cut with fentanyl too often.

[@TheUserUnknown]

G3s very accurate and 7.62 hits Hard.

[@alpaz7634]

@Berrera249 Just imagine the millions of US DOLLARS the drugs addiction leaves in the hands of cartels. Yes the local authorities within those states near the border are bride with corrupcion. But to fight drugs you have to star with its core, and the US might be the biggest drugs consumption society in the world. You have to point to authorities that don’t want the consumption to end. Did you know that the number one importer of fentanyl to the US is china 😟true fact!

[@jasonsharpe9963]

@@Beretta249people who say this have not been to Mexico 😂

[@rollchan3491]

I'm a Mexican born in the US. But I have many respect for Mexico for trying their best.

[@mortified776]

I always admired the Mondragon and always thought it a great shame that Mexico led the world in designing and adopting a semi-automatic rifle only to be cheated of it by fate. Glad to see it get a worthy successor exactly a century later. Now you just need to come up with successors to the Mendoza and Obregon. Maybe someday there will even be a Salinas II ;) Buen trabajo from Britain!

[@bxkxhxkg82]

Some of the guns Mondragon design see combat on the 1WW, but they were to few to make a difference (and a little fragile) Saludos from Mexico c:

[@soupfan1]

Salinas the tank? The government doesn't seem too interested in that because of the high deployment costs sadly.

[@andrewgates8158]

Needed sig for production

[@TheCuentax1]

A general (when i make My first DIY gun) toldme in the 80s, the military has Many designs and prototypes, but un this time have some laws of prohibition (international)

[@TheCuentax1]

@@bxkxhxkg82 Victor, se dice que richtofen llevaba una, por cierto von Holck, nacido en Monterrey, voló con el baron rojo

[@trueblueclue]

If there's one thing I've learned from your videos is the real firearms race is in how cool of a name you can come up with for your weapons. Fire Serpent is a pretty cool name indeed. Good job Mexico.

[@swarajdutta6146]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🔍 *Introduction to the FX05 Shia Cóatl* - Introduction to the FX05 Shia Cóatl, Mexico's primary rifle since 2006. - Approximately 155,000 rifles produced by July 2019, with plans for increased production. - Questions raised about why Mexico chose to develop its own rifle instead of importing an existing design. 02:05 🧠 *Mexico's Historical Small Arms Background* - Historical context of Mexico's early small arms history, dating back to 1885. - Dependency on imports and licenses from other nations for small arms. - Adoption and usage of the HK G3 as the main rifle until around 2006. 03:16 🌍 *Transition from G3 to FX05* - Challenges faced with the G3 in urban environments. - Shift to 5.56mm NATO weapons for urban warfare against cartels. - Decision-making process behind the switch from G3 to the FX05 Shia Cóatl. 05:19 ⚖️ *Attempted License Agreement with HK and FX05 Development* - Mexico's attempt to license-produce the HK G36 for standardization. - Abandonment of the HK deal, leading to research and development of the FX05. - Unveiling and branding of the FX05 as a national achievement. 07:38 🤝 *FX05 in Action: War on Drugs* - FX05's significant role in Mexico's War on Drugs against cartels. - Controversial deployment of troops in response to cartel violence. - Successes and challenges faced by the military using the FX05. 08:46 🧩 *HK Accusation and Resolution* - Heckler & Koch's accusation of FX05 being a clone of the G36. - Inspection by HK representative and resolution of the dispute. - Political fallout for General Oropesa despite the resolution. 09:55 🏭 *FX05 Development and Specifications* - Rapid development of FX05 within 16 months. - Detailed specifications and features of the FX05. - The significance of polygonal rifling in the FX05. 12:29 💰 *Cost, Teething Problems, and Strategic Reasons* - Cost comparison between G36 and FX05 production. - Teething problems faced by the FX05 production. - Strategic reasons behind investing in a domestic arms industry. 14:47 🏭 *Benefits of Domestic Arms Industry* - Advantages of reducing reliance on foreign arms industries. - Economic, logistical, and technical benefits of a domestic arms industry. - Lowering the risk of supply chain disruption during wartime. 16:51 🕵️ *FX05 Security Measures* - FX05's role in addressing the issue of weapons ending up in cartel hands. - Measures taken to secure the FX05 and control its use. - Tracking and stamping fired casings for unauthorized use prevention. 17:55 🌐 *FX05's Growing Role and Future Plans* - FX05's extensive use in Mexico's ongoing war against cartels and crime. - Expansion plans for an even larger factory and introduction of variants. - The FX05's adherence to NATO standards and its modularity for modern accessories. Made with HARPA AI

[@dumoulinroger401]

german speaker here. HK is prononced Heckler und KoR. Else, great videos. Just watch a couple of your channel and really liked it. you have my congratulations.

[@andrealvaserrano4105]

Also, the FX has a neat family of cousins! All inspired by the looks of the fire serpent, we just announced a PDW design that looks heavy on the recoil side, a LMG variant and a .50 BMG variant, that looks just like what would happen if a barret m82 and a G36 had a son

[@wasanoix]

Dud forgot to mention that Mondragon's rifle was the fist gas operated in the world!

[@alexsanchez3635]

Why did they Choose to make there own Weapon ? Cause they Felt like it ,that Simple

[@looky_1]

Great research work ! Thanks )

[@christiancastro434]

As an American with Mexican heritage, the fx-05 is one of my grail guns. I check the internet every so often to see if anyone has managed to import a civilian version but it looks like the Mexican government isn’t too keen on exporting them to civilian markets yet.

[@xeong5]

It’s a military rifle, that’s like trying to purchase a M16A4.

[@christiancastro434]

@@xeong5 if they ever sold them as surplus then you could import them as long as they’re compliant. It’s obviously not a surplus rifle so yeah it’s more of a pipe dream for now

[@aratsu0]

México está muy encontrá de vender armas a la población civil 😎

[@jameson1239]

@@xeong5 you can actually do that if A you have the paperwork to own a full auto rifle or B one has been converted to semi auto only

[@lanceroparaca1413]

LOL if it was exported to the US it would make straight into the hands of the cartels.

[@ericrodriguez7423]

Thank you! Not many channels have covered this rifle. Also don’t worry about the pronunciation, I can’t even pronounce it either.

[@VictorPerez-vu1fo]

I can understand Xicoatl (for English speakers should be chi coa ttl) but Naucalpan? Cappy butchered that one

[@maxlange5517]

other channels dont cover this rifle because its a ripoff.

[@renard6012]

@@maxlange5517 Prove it. H&K tried to prove it with a lawsuit and couldn't do it, surely you will have better luck, isn't it?

[@Miamcoline]

Super interesting. Thanks for this. Well done Mexico! 🙌

[@comicallaugh]

Thanks for this review Chris! love your content!

[@deths1679]

That is so awesome!! Mexico has such amazing talent and potential, we in USA need to be doing the most to assist our brothers and sisters in the Americas. One land, many nations!

[@P71ScrewHead]

That's something the CIA never wants to happen, they run the show in the US Gov n want to rule every nation.. Reason why they want to lock Trump up before the 2024 election.. Trump ignores the CIA..LOL

[@DA-wg5cz]

nope, you mean INVADE AND TAKE THEIR NATURAL SOURCES. very soon MEXICO would left US alone, and will join to BRICS. BRAZIL-RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA-SOUTH AFRICA UNION.

[@elyetimx6045]

Preferably not. When the USA gets it´s hands on another country for "help", they end up worse or in civil war. And there is a lot of history of that in the Americas.

[@TheCuentax1]

Bro the US government trust in My city (Monterrey México) Where the manufacture of helicópters as the AH6i is Made, and finished in Arizona, we make Many partes of the patriot missile and partes of the engines of military aircraft, partes for NASA and here Tesla builds a gigafactory, so, when i work in a factory Where those partes are Made, some kind of "sabotage" happens, long story short some cameras and dvr's keep freezed and wireless comunications damaged this eleven years ago

[@Moises001s]

@@TheCuentax1 idk what you're smoking, i've worked as an engineer in some of those factories here in baja and let me tell you that there are countless measures to prevent "sabotage" from happening.

[@thegrapevine10]

I love the name, and it goes with the country. Also, Germany generally has always greatly influenced Mexico with things like the beer manufacturing, and German polka for banda.

[@MarcoFAlfaro]

If I'm not mistaken isn't Sicario German for something?

[@thegrapevine10]

@MarcoFAlfaro no Pablo Escobar, the Colombian, was the one who started using that word but it's a Latin word

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

@@MarcoFAlfaro Of course the O at the end is a typical German ending and we assume that you are German and an expert on that considering the Os ending both your first and last name! ROFL

[@Wolfrich666]

the Corona beer which was made in México is so good that Germany bought the company that makes it...

[@josemariasandez1934]

​@@thegrapevine10es una palabra árabe.. sicario es mucho más antiguo que el latín

[@pablopeter3564]

GREAT VIDEO. Thanks for sharing with all of us. Good for Mexico.

[@shawngilliland243]

Superb video, Cappy! Mexico made the Mondragon on its own many years ago, and the same with the "fire serpent'. Glad that Mexico didn't back down on the brouhaha that H&K brought.

[@teddy.d174]

Mexico spent $5.8 million on development, which means the US probably would’ve spent $100 million.

[@multimossad]

hahaha true !

[@gbear34]

Yeah good point for sure lol.

[@el0013]

🤣

[@osvaldovalencia6330]

Yeah they probably spend that because they give away contracts to different companies to see who can make the best gun. That’s how they spend so much

[@teddy.d174]

@@osvaldovalencia6330 Correct, my point was that they still overspend and waste more money than you or I could make in several lifetime’s…🍻

[@januariobrido6067]

Smart move from Mexico 👍 . Portugal here and glad to help 🇵🇹🇲🇽

[@charliegone1652]

When I've traveled to Mexico via plane, I've seen the soldiers at the airport carrying these. They do very much look like the G36 (which I own a clone of). Good looking rifle.

[@jarjarbinks1123]

I just recently went to Mexico, and I saw a soldier holding this and I wondered what it was. Thanks for answering my question!

[@flonkplonk1649]

It was a gun 😀

[@TheOriginalGregToo]

Always excited to watch your content. I love all your Ukraine coverage, but am happy to see you delving into some different topics as well!

[@martinalmaraz8244]

My dad served in the Mexico army and he used the G3 it is interesting to see them finally switch to 556 rifle considering they probably fighting guys with 556 or something else with way more ammo capacity than just the 20 rounds of a g3 magazine good on them

[@mamneo2]

En México los cárteles usan AK-47, Barret .50, Minimi, RPG-7, lanzagranadas, etc.

[@javir1669]

​@@mamneo2 rpg 7 casi no se ha visto es raro entre lo raro

[@Rubensflow]

​@@mamneo2 estas mal, hace mucho tiempo ya no se usan las aks como antes ahora son muchas AR de estados unidos.

[@ernestkhalimov1007]

​@@mamneo2 muy raro que usan RPG-7. Hoy los rifles mas comunes son AR-15s y M4s

[@javir1669]

@@ernestkhalimov1007 y si lo usan no le dan a nada 🥴

[@axellopez8763]

5:44 Fun fact about the name: Xiuhcoatl means fire serpent, but it has a little bit more of extra background, it was the name of the weapon of Huitzilopochtli (the mexica god of war), being that weapon the most powerful of mexica pantheon Pd. Mexica is the name of the mexican ancient civilization in prehispanic times

[@ElMigueloso]

Amazing explanation! Gracias!!

[@scottt5521]

They should have built it to work with a unique cartridge size, and make it a crime to produce or own that cartridge size. The cartels could not easily deploy these rifles against the government. Also, tracking down illegal production and ownership of the special ammo could further hurt the cartels.

[@cuauhtemoc8350]

That was one of the initial objectives of the program. The Xiuhcoatl was going to use a special cartridge somewhere between the .223 and the 7.62x39. However, there were issues with the development of the new cartridge and they opted to use the .223 instead.

[@lanceroparaca1413]

It already is a crime. That doesn't stop the cartels from smuggling in thousands of US made or sold guns every year.

[@anthonyskata]

If they can get the guns they can get the bullets. Mexico's problem is corruption and weapons from America. They have no shortage of ammunition and if they had new guns they would have no shortage for that either

[@Wafflepudding]

Cartels use mostly ARs and AKs. It's already illegal to own any gun in .223/5.56

[@EmilioReyna]

They could’ve done it, but Cartels have a lot of connections inside the government so maybe they opted to use the .223 in that way cartel can benefit from lost weapons in shootouts

[@ArturoN]

Another of the reasons cited for its development is Ergonomics. Mexican soldiers average height and arm's length is shorter than that of the European soldier, g3 was often too large and demanded from the soldiers to extend their arms at full length to aim draining stamina faster while aiming.

[@wetdroidedition2549]

Pinches pigmeos, pareciera que hacen a sus soldaditos en serie, todos igualitos

[@chucksneed1264]

hahahahaha manlet munitions

[@jobbailon2427]

​@@wetdroidedition2549 fui soldado de infanteria en los 80s , yo Mido 2 metros y fui siempre Delgado, y esos pigmeos que tu dices son los soldados Mas resistentes que tiene el ejercito, saludame a tu madre, el 27 batallon de infanteria la extraña

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Ergonomics is super underrated in many aspects.

[@AndresV0182]

@@jobbailon2427 la verdad la estatura no afecta en nada, yo estoy activo en SEDENA, mido 1.91 y habemos muchos altos pero mi comandante directo es una bestia absoluta y mide 1.69 o algo así, también leyendas como el wolverine un fuerzas especiales en todo el mundo y apenas media más de 1.70

[@breadwater71]

Forgot to mention that this is made to Mexican anatomy, the old G3 used before was too big to some soldiers

[@jeremyf9828]

I thought the FX05 in Army if Two was a renamed G36. I didn't know it was it's own weapons platform. Wish they could export a civilian model, however I can understand them wanting to keep everything in house to keep them out of cartel hands. Rifle parts are easily available in the US for most AK and AR-15 pattern rifles, so I see where they are coming from. Loved this little piece of history!

[@boowiebear]

Very cool story. Glad they have a rifle they are proud of and can be used to eliminate evil cartels. I am hopeful for Mexico that they can overcome these challenges and become a stronger and less corrupt country as it will lead to more prosperity.

[@P71ScrewHead]

They went from 46 to 30 most powerful military from last year to this one, i think they're on the right path..

[@georgewalls1925]

Thank you, on behalf of the Mexicans, we also want America to be a less corrupt country and hopefully you will solve your bizarre problems of violence due to shootings and fatalities due to the abuse of hard drugs.

[@VENAT0RUM]

Dudo que con este rifle se puede ejecutar a los encargados de la CIA.

[@1sikdaytona]

They aren’t bad like the media makes them look the people in Mexico like them the cartel supports them by fixing roads schools and churches and get ride of thieves, rappest and kidnappers only cjng and cds do this the other cartels are the ones that kill innocent and kidnap cjng and cds are the main big ones they support Mexico unlike the government that only helps the wealthy

[@shiroumxm2052]

difficult.. we have corruption everywhere and people is just too lazy to take the streets and force the govermments to do their job

[@starrieyedGirl]

I applaud Mexico for doing what they can to make their own in-house weaponry and employ tracking on them in an effort to recover them if/when stolen. Mexico's really coming along in this world. All of it even I was a little surprised they were still using those older model weapons for the longest time.

[@robertocarlosvaldez2986]

También mexico empezó ha fabricar su propia armamento una por es más barato que comprará pero también hay que destacar que el mismo gobierno de Estados Unidos orillo México que fabricará su propia armamento porque el gobierno gringo nunca nos quiso vender más armento de los que ella permitían vender al goberno Méxicano porque al gobierno estadounidense no le combiene que México está muy bien armado en caso que los políticos loco del senado estadounidense quiere invadir a México y el gobierno mexicano desde hace 15 años presentía que un día el senado estadounidense quisiera invadir México y hoy en 2023 se cumplo esa sospecha pero estao lo hacen por el simple echo no por combatir los carteles no es porque quieren nuestro litio o minería y petróleo por esa escusa de los carteles que dijo el gobierno estadounidense es simplemente que quien invadir México por nuestros recursos y es por eso que el gobierno mexicano ya no quiere depender de el armamento gringos porque hay que ser sincero al senado estadounidense nunca a querido un vecino como México fuerte e. Lo militar

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Im wondering if there would be a way to produce some sort of 'immobiliser' for police weapons, i.e some small discreet component that can be remotely activated and stops the weapon firing or destroys its internal components

[@starrieyedGirl]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 there's already something like that. It's a wrist band that once the weapon is two inches from said wrist band the gun is unable to fire. It'd be cool if it was further developed tho.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

@@starrieyedGirl yeah ive just had a look out of curiosity and theres also something called Zore x that you attach to glocks and blocks to trigger until you use a combination. These would be ok short term solutions but the cartels have gunsmitha who would soon deal with them. It would need to permanently disable the gun, some sort of substance maybe that jams up the whole weapon interior, glue or acid or an explosive which goes upmwhen the gun is fired and breaka it to pieces. do you know what the wristbands are called?

[@justindunlap1235]

I've looked into a few of those devices and they're really only meat for a gun grabber/unauthorized user. If you have access for any amount of time you can bypass them.

[@SuedeHTX]

Thanks for sharing this video. I was in Cozumel a few weeks back and saw a couple Federales holding big RoboCop rifles and wondered what kind of weapons those were. Now I know, thanks.

[@ZMAN_420]

Great channel! 👍🏻🇺🇲

[@Tony-zd1mg]

I’ve gotten the chance to see this rifle up close in Mexico it looks really nice the transparent mag makes it look so futuristic

[@cuauhtemoc8350]

Great report, but you overlooked an important fact: The rilfe was designed using anthropo-metric data from Mexican Government databases. In other words, its measurements neatly match the average Mexican's body measurements. That was another reason why they designed it in-house.

[@conrradotorres4653]

We short that's why lol. I used both G3 and FX05 in basics, but majority of my unit used M4A1

[@kylenguyen7371]

This isn't an uncommon trend among domestically produced firearms. Japan equipped its Defense Force with the HOWA Type 89 after receiving a license from ArmaLite to develop and produce a variant of the AR-18, and the changes made between those two rifles were in fact a response to Japanese ergonomics.

[@malzev.a77]

a good humorous channel, subscribed

[@mosscamnola]

incredibly well-researched and edited piece

[@serchmex07]

Mexican Military Industry also designed a 40 mm grenade luncher for this rifle

[@GanoGaming]

Love how he said "Heckler & Koh or Kotsh" saying it wrong both times xD

[@rick2001]

Kudos to our fellow Mexican neighbors for designing and building such a good-looking and functional rifle. Is there any hope that we may ever see a semi-auto version imported here in the US for civilians ? 🤤 If the cost to the producer is about 500$, a street price of less than 1000$ in the US would see its sales skyrocket....

[@johnhiggs325]

Forward thinking and a damn good move by Mexico. The cartels present a very formidable, well organized threat. Any advantage, no matter how slight, is worth exploring.

[@megatherium100]

03:00 I'm from mexico and you still see some mexican troops with the good old G3 rifle here an there, but I will admit that the fx 05 xiuhcoatl is a lot more common, but until a few years ago seeing an fx 05 rifle in the hands of a mexican soldier was kind of rare.

[@renard6012]

Es bueno que la producción haya crecido en tan pocos años. El FX-05 creo que ahora es el rifle más común en las fuerzas armadas. Eso significa que la cadena de suministros y de piezas es sólida y difícil de interrumpir.

[@megatherium100]

@@renard6012 Ciertamente,, aunque tmb existia la posibilidad de modernizar el rifle G3 como lo han hecho otras naciones que tmb lo usan, como Suecia o Noruega. De hecho creo que seria una buena idea seguir conservando el G3 y modernizarlo al estilo especifico del ejercito sueco, porque un rifle en .308 sigue siendo altamente relevante en la lucha contra el narco debido al alto poder de penetración de este calibre, mas ahora que los narcos estan utilizando blindaje mas sofisticado en sus vehiculos y chalecos modernos con proteccion anti-balas

[@Fosi94]

Exactly this. And I was at the beginning like: what? H&K? lol I was confused as hell.

[@davidomega116]

got it wrong bro, never seen a g3 thesedays

[@megatherium100]

@@davidomega116 I week ago I travel to Cd. Juarez and in the military checkpoint in samalayuca I saw a soldier with a G3 rifle stil, but most where carrying the FX 05, is rare nowadays, but a few years ago it was still more common to see a G3 than a FX 05.

[@AleXxTM123]

IIRC there was also a huge outrage in here in germany after pictures surfaced of cartel members wielding G36 rifles. I can also recall that there was talk about not delivering them anymore. maybe it played also into that part but im not so sure how much it actually played a role.

[@d.o.g573]

The Mexicans don’t want to hear that…I have been teaching weapons for 26 years - they even copied the ejector stub - shame on you Mexico

[@dannyd.9932]

That did play into Germany refusing to sell arms to Mexican military. Though it was more about Germany not wanting HK’s reputation to take it imo

[@daneaxe6465]

When the dictator Noriega controlled Panama his corrupt police/military would search ships and seize weapons they wanted. When my brother was stationed there as an MP US Army, the PDF snagged a ship that originated in China. It had a big shipment of weapons/ammo/etc of which a percentage was seized by the PDF. So every PDF guy had several AK47's. One PDF that worked with my brother at times, offered him one for $50. My brother called me for advice on buying it and trying to get it into the US. I immediately hammered that stupid idea out of his head. A month later the US had Noriega in jail.

[@d.o.g573]

@@dannyd.9932 Because selling military grade weapons violated European guidelines. EUROPEAN guidelines. Then if you didn’t got access you steal the blueprints….wtf

[@georgeleon1263]

It played a significant factor, many local law enforcement agencies responded by ditching the G-36 in favor of AR style rifles and the IWI Galil ACE.

[@kirkbolas4985]

That FX-05 is a good looking v rifle. Too bad I can’t legally acquire one. It looks like a fun shooter.

[@HisDudenessTK421]

Well done, Mexico. Love from the US 🤙

[@ChibiBoxing]

I remember my time in Tijuana while I was covering boxing events that I saw military patrolling the streets on pickup trucks, I thought they were carrying G36, which I thought it was amazing. Now that I know they just created their own G36 makes it even more awesome hahaha

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Your telling me that Mexico doesn’t have a Yellow tint in the sky when you go in it?

[@Angarsk100]

Yes it does, but only in all the movie locations. That's too expensive to put over all of the Country.

[@StoneAgeWarfare]

I've been across the border several times. I really couldn't find Josh Brolin. Honestly.

[@aratsu0]

Hahaha estos gringos

[@kevindoesgaming77]

It was pretty cool when i saw soldiers in the border with this weapon with undermount grenade launcher at first i thought it was a g 36

[@anonymous-is4hy]

Mexico ...Mexico... Mexico... ' crowd begins to chant ' .... Man this country is getting so brilliant. I'm so proud of my neighbors!

[@alfredo9684]

I tried this rifle when I was in service they would send thousands of them to my battalion from Mexico City and we would pick them up at this air base in Zapopan Jalisco after picking them up they were transferred to my base and we would try them out many of them would jam or don’t fire at all those rifles were sent back to Mexico to fix them or just melt them but the ones that worked wow 🤩 they’re good 556x45 is the good stuff ♥️

[@CatsFerDays]

Bringing back them OG Tom Clancy vibes 😂

[@antonius.martinus]

I heard that the designing and research team were great in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 back in the day

[@mauermeit-2565]

Mexico deployed troops to Haiti to help with the hurricane and this is great!! Viva Mexico 🇲🇽

[@SuperVladamere]

Mexico also sent humanitarian aid and service workers to New Orleans after hurricane Katrina.

[@mr.heracross2142]

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