INFANTRYMAN'S GUIDE: Basic Considerations for a Rifleman's Rifle
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2023
- Infantryman's Guide: Basic Considerations for a Rifleman's Rifle
In this video we will discuss basic considerations for outfitting an Infantry rifleman's rifle.
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While a few countries have adopted the bullpup design for their service rifle its important to note that every one of those countries issue a M4 variant to their elite units.
Genuinely a good point.
Austrian Jagdkommando not.
Different roles. If I'm in an elite unit that can swap between 3 or 4 AR uppers for specific missions I know about in advance, I'd want that. But if I have to choose one rifle for unknown circumstances, I'd take a bullpup.
WELL said... and the most elite of the elite at that...
Because bullpups are better as a general purpose rifle, while AR15 style platforms have the highest amount of aftermarket support for customization
Sergeant Major Downing - I am so glad you made this video. Seriously.
I was just watching another video earlier this week in which the host claimed, "Military veterans aren't really 'gun guys' like us civilians." It was a funny comment and it earned a chuckle from me. But, I think this sentiment misses a bigger picture when it comes to veterans' regard for weapons.
Veterans appreciate guns! It just that, whether we were shot at in training or combat, or both - we learned that even pretty shitty guns are lethal. Plus, we've used firearms in such a wide variety of combat environments and under so many specific conditions that the veteran cannot help but to mature his/her understanding of firearm effectiveness.
Do we have our favorites? Hell yes! It's just rare for a military veteran to be an "aficionado gun boi" because we are acutely aware that even the weapons we least like...they're still lethal. They work! And in specific combat environments, they might even have a slight edge. So, it's disingenuous for a veteran to say, "That gun don't work." Yes, actually it will and it does work.
Thanks for sharing this video. Much agreed.
Thanks Doc!
I tend to agree most Mil are not gun guys or at least not "gun geeks" even if they enjoy shooting a lot. Most are not over the moon about load data, grains of powder or bullet or ballistic coefficients, metallurgy, manufacturing processes, or who the designer's girlfriend was in 1987.
Knife guys are similar. They get excited about heat treatment, metallurgy, and lock types.
In my younger days (2002) my friends would argue about which martial art was the best. And over time I've realised the athlete matters far more than the martial art and Victory usually goes to the better athlete. Not a "superior style."
I feel that is the "mature view." That there is a larger context of "organised violence" in which guns are just a small part. But humans matter a lot. And 155mm matters a LOT.
I know which video that you are referring to. That may be in his area but I would have to disagree in my area.
@@oathtaker2768 - Roger that. Even when I served, there were always a couple "gun geeks" in every rifle company. Often they became the platoon snipers - because they were passionate about bedding barrels and load data. So, the military certainly has these guys. They're just a very small minority.
@@woodsghost9088 - Exactly. For years in the Infantry, I listened to arguments of which handgun or rifle was better. That's an odd conversation sitting in a blast bunker while 122mm Katyusha rocket impacts are walking down the airstrip. You become keenly aware that the enemy is firing at you from far, far out of small arms range. Pistols are paperweights in combat. Bayonets are for doing business on the survivors of the artillery barrage. Yeah?
Finally I find someone who addresses problems with weapons mounted lights.
IMO, every 5 man Rifle Team needs a 7.62x51 rifle in it. Why? To stop light vehicles, to penetrate barriers and fire support to reach out and challenge other longer range weapons systems.
With modern camo, a great magnified optic helps not only to aim at range, but pick out the partially obscuredb target from behind cover and concealment.
I'm running magnification on all of my builds.
Don't underestimate the value of a well made 3-9x scope. Preferably in 30mm tube.
People are out here paying over a grand for a 2-10, when you can pick up a solid 3-9x from a high end manufacturer, a solid Holosun dot to mount over top of it, and a good mount... all for less than a lot of 2-10 scopes by themselves, and what are you really losing by running that?
@@BuckF0eJiden Yup that'd be me. I got a Leupold 2-12x42mm (with firedot) for $1,400. I like it and don't regret buying it, but yeah a 3-9x40mm scope for $250 can do 90% of what the really expensive scopes out there can do.
@professionalamateur6169 absolutely man. Nothing wrong with having high end gear. Nothing at all.
My LR308 runs a US Optics TS-20x and a top dot. I've run it as a competition gun several times. Looking back on it, though? I could have went with a well made 3-12 or 4-16 and gotten just as much value, considering I run a top dot for close range shots anyway. Hell, I probably could have run an SWFA Super Sniper fixed 12 and been better off. 🤷♂️
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Hey Brent, I'm a new Infantry soldier in the Army and I am 22 years old. Watching your videos have really helped me prepare for the field and be a better rifleman. Thank you for the great content, I am recommending your videos to other guys in my squad. You are influencing the next generation of infantry soldiers for the better man, thanks!
How’s it going 8 months later for you man?
@@DoctorGreenthumb_ Not bad. Going overseas soon.
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Thanks
This is probably the most helpful rifle setup explanation video I’ve ever seen. I love how you remove your own preferential biases and just point out the practical benefits and practical trade-offs of each component, while adding wisdom from experience. I’ve been doing this stuff for decades, and nobody has ever made a more compelling case for why I might want a bayonet, or why I might not want a pistol or a white light (in a purely infantry setting). Considerations I’m going to have to reassess. According to the majority of the internet, every rifle needs a white light, the only correct sling is a two point, you always need a pistol, and passive aiming isn’t even a consideration because lasers rule. It’s amazing how much flat range wisdom is completely negated (or at least scrutinized) with real world experience and force on force training. Thank you for the perspective!
Thanks brother.
I'm still keeping my white lights, but your points are 100% valid.
Almost every account of peer-on-peer low-visibility combat in the 20th century shows that turning on an illuminator is just begging for trouble.
Battleships that turned on their searchlights in 1942 off Guadalcanal would get spotted and lit up.
Tanks that turned on their IR searchlights in 1973 on the Golan heights would get spotted and lit up.
Iraqi airplanes that turned on their radars in 1991 would get spotted and lit up.
@@Riorozen there is no “right.” It’s all subjective. For example, I can run a 3 point sling very effectively. Maybe you can’t, and that’s fine. But just because you think a 2 point is the best doesn’t mean it is the best for everyone, every time. I’ve used plenty of modern 2 point slings and I can run them too. I just prefer 3 points.
I agree. I know a lot of people consider it heresy though. 🙄
The white light is good for home defense and on rare occasions stuff on a battlefield
20" M16-styled AR is literally the best option. Perfect recoil impulse, muzzle velocity, and weight.
yes sir 20 always
So I take it a rifle with no recoil, infinite muzzle velocity and no weight would be inferior?
Unfortunately the US Military condiders 5.56 combat ineffective past 200 m and little use below that. Look up An Army Outgunned there are several official papers on the Topic.
@@ArchOfficial what are you on about
@@yfelwulf All this anti 556 shit started happening when they went to the carbines... 556 does not afford the luxury of a short barrel system..... you have to start using exotic rounds which are like 1.50 2.00 bucks a round for TRUE effectiveness of 556 ....................................with a 20 inch barrel, you open up to a lot more ammo selections as well as having post 200 meter effectiveness... also terminal ballistics with wounding etc...
One last thing, on piggyback dots.
Measure your height over bore, and then adjust your zero to account for that.
I run a 75yd zero with my piggyback dot (+4.5" height over bore for me) on a 20" rifle, and its backed up to about 55 yards on my 10.5" setup.
It makes it really fast and really easy to engage enemies at range with a very flat trajectory.
Run your numbers through a ballistic calculator. Youll find the top dot has a lot of utility outside of CQB and passive aiming. Especially for indexing sight picture at very long ranges.
Cover target with dot, drop behind scope and you should be on or very close to your target.
Yeah, something that appeals to me about the piggyback on something like an SPR is the ability to use it for indexing targets with quick transitions and not having to back the scope off, then zoom in again to do so. And not having to search either off the scope/rifle or in too high a zoom
replacing all of my white lights with picatinny bayonet mounts now, thank you for the based opinions
Sergeant Major Brent putting out *_SOLID_* information with clear explanations and multiple examples of the whys and wherefores of the thought process
The inclusion of demonstrations with video inserts makes this series more and more professional with each new episode
The first thing I thought when the video started was what we used to say on the radio when horsing around; “lost three, this is lost one, are you lost too, over?” As a career Infantryman (1983-2009) I can tell our Infantry is going to have to re-learn the skills we picked up from our Vietnam era counterparts that gave us a sharp edge for fighting in a Northern European battle environment. The 7.62 has a benefit of having good power to punch through light vegetation and maintaining its velocity and accuracy at intermediate ranges but, the ammo is heavier to carry a basic load of 210 rounds. I prefer my 16” M4 carbine in 6.8 SPC as a comfortable medium but in a large group unit, it will be tough for me to get more ammo so I also have my M-21 and standard M4 with a few thousand rounds. Just keep things simple and carry a couple spare small parts just in case something is lost while cleaning. Keep all your gear as light as possible because humping it for 24 miles can be a bitch in the summer heat. As for civilian body armor, it’s wiser to buy a set of steel plates instead of the USGI type because e steel plates will be able to be reused until you can replace them if you’re hit a couple times, ceramic plates don’t really provide that option. Bull pups, folding stock weapons are perfect for short range engagements (within 100-200 meters). Your platoon should have a couple men with .308 that can place solid suppressive fire as team members move to better positions or to envelope their enemy. And for gods sake, have a lot of smoke grenades and use them to screen movement.
These scenarios especially logistics over time are beyond difficult to plan once you leave your 'base' of operations ... The only "resupply" is off whoever the enemy is, as only someone who has no say whatsoever is going to give up anything they'd carried. As infinitesimal a likelihood as such scenarios are, in this thought experiment I'd carry a canteen + water filtration device, min I can get away with for weather, some medical equip and otherwise I'd literally max out on ammo, maybe 3-4 MREs but, preferring to find food and reserve those MREs for emergencies. If I were in charge I'd focus on max uniformity. I'd prefer everyone carried the same caliber; the closest I'd get to a DM would be designating a few to use ~20" barrel. A DM and 'suppressive fire,' as absolutely central to how we trained is just logistically impractical if you're on your own and can't get resupplied.
@@trumanhw large bore calibers provide additional options than 5.56, if the terrain the unit is operating in is built up and all close quarters then a man with an M-14 7.62 rifle can poke holes through doors and most walls while 5.56 is less effective in that role. If a unit is assigned to a wide and desolate region to operate in then resupply becomes a serious issue if they’re in a serious fight for extended periods. Organic (unit) resupply is the first option and the unit should put more effort into establishing dedicated tactical resupply and reinforcement vehicles and personnel since engagements won’t last very long and a unit can only hold out for a few hours at best. Most commanders would be pushing out organic support as well as calling in additional support at the same time since one may fail to reach the engaged unit. In a forested environment a unit has an easier option of breaking contact and using terrain to cover their withdrawal and conduct a bounding retreat to slow an enemy’s movement. Our odds are stronger if I can stay in a defensive engagement because that means the enemy has to move towards me which exposes him as well as keeping him fighting on terrain I choose. If you can deny an enemy to maneuver his elements to attack and surround you, it means he is constantly responding to my actions. Always use a shit ton of smoke grenades to aid in concealing friendly movements, this will also plant confusion in the enemy’s mind since they don’t know what we did and if any of us are still in fighting positions. Of course we have to leave mechanical ambushes (booby traps/Land mines) to further slow down an enemy. Once an enemy unit hits a mine, every Soldier in that unit is now concerned and hesitant to move too quickly which makes life easier for our DM/Sniper. In a withdrawal, Snipers add a lot to the equation by inflicting fear on a serious level and after a while, everything we’ve done starts taking it’s toll. And when it comes to potential enemies, the armies we’d likely see have very low IQ’s and lack critical thinking so any psychological weapons have a heavier impact compared to us. People often make the mistake of assuming belligerent countries have militaries equal to ours which is nowhere close to reality, I still remember the flood of Iraqi soldiers surrendering to us during the Gulf War, one group of them surrendered to our commo guy setting up an OE-254 antenna and he to.d them to go away and they did.
But if we’re talking about civilian militias then resupply ops is a subject that has to be worked out because it will limit what their abilities are. And if I had the option, I’d have 4 or 5 long range marksmen in the platoon to deal with bad guys staying away at longer ranges that’re slingshotting Molotov cocktails at us. So then we’re covered from a longer range threat of 300-450 meters and standard CQB contact/actions. But once a unit stays at one spot, after a while they become a target and there’s lots of ways to deal with a target. We can expect small drones to be used to scout areas before they commit their forces/gang members so having a way to deal with drones is very important and there’s a few options, some are longer range and some for short range.
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@@Hunter-fx6sk Golly, thanks for participating in the discussion.
A solid set of backup iron and a key or tool to remove your optic are must haves on every rifle build.
The first thing i do with every new rifle build is drop on a quality set of backup irons and zero them.
I've also taken to running a top mounted dot over a magnified optic.
Im a huge fan of running 3-9x, 3-12x, and the 4-14x specifically from Primary Arms. The HUD DMR reticle is invaluable for quick information to a rifleman.
ACOGs are always a great option.
A solid 3-9x with a BDC reticle is hard to find, but they are out there. Shepherd Scopes puts out a really solid 3-9x you can find on sale for $300, and that 3x base magnification can be used in cqb in a pinch.
What a fantastic video. No one else on UA-cam is talking about not bringing a pistol on a patrol. That would be insanity to a high speed internet operator. In addition, no one else is talking about using a bayonet
Additionally, literally no one else would dare say to not use a white light or back out the caps or take out the batteries. Very interesting and new takes like this are needed and appreciated
Brent as a very old Marine, (1969 to 1973) I will stick with my M1a1, I know and love the platform and still smart enough to know I'm too old to run and gun, but I can still make you have a bad day even with iron sights at a distance. Did carry an M 16 a1 in Nam but first love will always be the M14.
At 44:47 the photograph showing the GI holding the German soldier at gunpoint also reveals the GI has TWO bayonets, note the steel scabbard of a German 84/98 III poking out over his right leg - never hurts to have an extra! Photograph looks to be from the Normandy Campaign Summer '44....lots of souvenirs to be found! Great video, very informative, thanks Brent!
Thanks for watching and commenting brother.
43:05 Britain used to give pistols to their units that were going to Afghanistan for green-on-blue attacks. Some other armies have each infantryman get a pistol, the biggest I would say is France, but apparently, this can vary from unit to unit and is more about mission and circumstances than anything else but the option is there, but most armies do not issue them for the reasons talked about.
I've never met a marine who didn't say that a bayonet is crucial to an effective rifle. It must be some type of magical charm that gives them better accuracy
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Completely agree.
Yut!
Lol it brings a factor of more confidence to the table.
The only comment on bayonets -- practice with them mounted so you know the difference they make in your point of aim/impact. Outstanding presentation Sgt Maj. Semper Fi
related to the point with the ND with the light, I remember I begged our armorer for another charging handle because we were issued our rifle with an extension on the charging handle, and it would grip and catch on your equipment ALL THE TIME, unless you held the rifle several inches from your body constantly, which would kill your shoulders with time.. We had Opfor report several times on exercises the first thing they heard were literally the charging handles of the guys as they came through the forest at night lol.
Ha yup, I never liked those either. Thanks for watching and sharing.
Thanks for your service & the wisdom!!! We need more information out there on guns & less BS ON THEM. Thank again, stay safe.
Great video! Agree on all points. Especially appreciate addressing the light and IR laser topic that always gets overlooked or misunderstood. One thing i'd like to add is the importance of muzzle devices. Compensators and muzzle brakes are good fun and can make you shoot faster in competitions and such but a good flash hider or a can is going to conceal you better and keep you alive longer.
Insight and experience couldn’t be combined better than this content. Absolutely top notch, thanks Brent!
If you must have a mounted white light, get a rifle scope cap that will fit it snuggly. Then duct tape the ring securely to the light body. If the cap shows any inclination to easily pop open slap duct tape (hopefully in a subdued color) across the cap. You can tuck the end of the tape under onto itself so that you have a tab to pull it open with.
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Absolutely brilliant, as always, Brent. Very comprehensive and professional. The bayonet will always strike fear into men: I've even heard of civil war re-enactors feeling fear when charged with bayonets (people who are well aware they won't get hurt).
Thanks man.
Thank you for this presentation. You've validated most of my own philosophy, and you've given me some added good things to consider as improvement to my preparedness.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. As someone who has trained his whole life in martial arts, with and without weapons, I have respect for the bayonet. As a armed prepared citizen, any fighting I would be doing would be guerrilla warfare. So probably wouldn't need the bayonet but you never know. I always carry some sort of knife.
Social unrest when you want to keep people out of your neighbourhood is a good place for a bayonet. It says "fuck off" without sending bullets. Think of it like pepper spray which is purely mental. Hope it's not used. But it's there and real if needed.
If you're doing guerilla fighting its even more reason to have a bayonet. A rifle is loud. A bayonet is not.
Its funny, learned both your white light and IR laser lessons as a civvie just doing airsoft. Milsim is a great tool! And as you share about force on force, its unmatched for figureing out what works and not.
Yup, force on force, especially against a peer threat is the best form of training.
One of the best videos on the internet explaining the basics of a rifle. Thank you.
40:50 Another use case for the bayonet is for use against animals when you might not want to shoot off any rounds. Dan Sharp of @popsmokemedia tells a story from a deployment to Iraq where he had his squad fix bayonets before making their way through an alley where they were frequently nipped on and harassed by street dogs.
Excellent! Thanks for the comment, 100%!
It also gives you the ability to breach wired obstacles.
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Just got back from doing National Guard AT (2 week) with the NH Infantry up in Vermont. My prior experience was 7 years active Army Cavalry. Got out but wanted to go back and do combat arms and NH only had infantry or artillery, so I went infantry.
During training, we conducted react to close ambush and squad assault, and during both in the back of my mind I went "Man, I really wish I could double-tap the enemy I walk over with a bayonet instead of having to waste 2 more rounds of ammo on a potentially already dead individual," and "Man, we're close as shit to these guys." lol.
Mounted life had me thinking bayonets were antiquated, but after doing some real infantry work, I now fully respect and advise having one at least with you if not on your rifle when you hit that release point to conduct your attack.
Additionally, I had made very similar arguments to a friend of mine not too long ago on the topic of white light. Only consideration on that you missed was the weight consideration as well. An infantry rifle needs to be as light as possible with as much sensible capability as possible, and for me a white light just isn't worth those oz., especially not on the front of the rifle.
Another fantastic video. Thanks for all you do for the tactical community; providing real, legitimate advice without that hype-beast and fantasy SOF LARP nonsense. Keep it up, boss!
Appreciate it brother. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I honestly think the white light is worth it. Especially if you can run it with a quick detachment mount. Serves as a weapon light, and a handheld light.
I've taken to running a Surefire X300 underneath the bore of my Mk18 build just for this.
It generally stays in a handmade leather pouch clipped on my vest.
If you're on a budget, Inforce makes a polymer dual output light that isn't half bad. It doesn't have the brightness I'd prefer... but being able to clip it onto a pic rail quickly, being lightweight and having white, IR and strobe functions for under $200 definitely makes it worth considering.
The polymer seems pretty rugged. I'm running it on a training rifle right now, and it's taken a decent amount of abuse and still works well. I'm still concerned about durability, though.
What up fellow granite stater.
In the 80’s while I was a young Light Infantryman, we also used “recon by fire” technique to probe for potential enemy locations and land mines/IED’s. This is especially helpful while mounted and have limited time to conduct a detailed cleaning effort and there was only a couple very likely places that this technique would work fine.
You make a good point about the bayonet, especially when it comes to dealing with prisoners. In MCT we overtook our enemy, but the instructors threw us a curve ball by attacking us after they surrendered so I shot them (with blanks). They told me that was the wrong move and I didn't do a good job intimidating them. That bayonet would have helped.
This was an important video. Truly invaluable information. 🙏🏽
Nice vid. My infantry life started in 99. I do miss the foot pain now in my later life, but the weapons I don't miss that much. People ask what my fav is so much. I say one that shoots. If it fires, I know it's fine. But I love my mtar. Got to learn on it in Israel back in 02- 03. Such a good rifle.
Great video. Definitely gave me some things to consider the next time I look over my gear. Thanks, man! I appreciate you passing along your observations and knowledge.
Love the old-school tiger stripe BDUs. While I have heavier weapons better suited to a designated marksman role, at 50 years old I would rather carry an AR-15 M4 clone with a LPVO (I use Primary Arms), BUIS, and an IR laser aiming device for use with nods. Since I’m still using PVS-7 nods, I kind of need the IR laser, though I know it aims at me just as much as it aims downrange. With the number of such weapons in CONUS, they will remain a viable system longer than I’m going to be vertical.
TY Brent! As always GREAT cinnematics!
I like having a weapon mounted light. When not many people have night vision, it's great to have when you know the enemy are there, and just need to pinpoint them. It was useful to turn the tide of a raid in the middle of the night at 1Shep on the defense. It has daylight applications in urban environments for illuminating inside steuctures and vehicles where it's still dark. It absolutely requires training a practice to make sure it operates cleanly without NDs, and putting some bikini caps or light caps.
We ran these super bright lights in the finnish army and god damn they blind people in cqb so thats kinda useful when assaulting buildings
Coming from the Army side here. We dont own the night anymore we just rent it so passive aiming is probably gonna be the way forward and anybody bitching about flagging needs to be punched right square in the dick. Thats a training issue.
Other thing is the slings. When we were in Kuwait getting ready to go north we got all 3 kinds of them. What we learned doing casevac drills is that 1 points will destroy your legs from your front sight post. The 2 points can be made to work with and the 3 points just get tangled up on every damn thing.
All that said I completely agree with you and good vid brother
Thanks for sharing that information, friend.
Thanks for watching and commenting brother.
Always love your videos. Thank you
Another great video by Brent. Thank you. I built an AR with a 24" heavy barrel, fixed stock. Very accurate. I know you wouldn't carry that as it is very heavy. But for a fixed position, using the same ammo (5.56) as the team, makes for a great long range rifle.
I believe Brent has a very similar setup for a similar use case.
Outstanding presentation, Sir! Thank you!
Bayonets are definitely useful tools and a huge CQB force multiplier. When the engagement gets close enough for a bayonet to be used, you are gonna panic shit your pants if your enemy has one and you dont
Excellent video! That brought a lot of things together for me. To understand better some of the applications of different optics really helped further my knowledge. And will be a future reference on set ups I would like to invest in the coming months. Thanks, again. Enjoy the heat!
Appreciate it.
Once on a patrol with a big search light in a pouch on back of web gear. The thing came on and I didn’t know until I was bundled to the ground by a teammate who angrily whispered into my ear to get a grip of that light. Also agree about bayonets. You get up off your belt buckle and take the fight into the enemy. They don’t like it up em
Excellent content Brent! Thanks for sharing your opinions and experiences.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The only time I've had sights fail it was my irons. Whilst backpacking I was climbing up a rock face and the front sight post of my AR-15 got banged against the rock and the actual front sight got sheared off. Had I not had an optic on that rifle I would have been boned. Yes, it is a single anecdotal data point but it does go against the prevailing wisdom that it is the optics that are so delicate and the most obvious fail-point. Regardless, the truth is it is good to have option and backups if possible.
Bayonets are also good for sticking into places you might not want to stick your fingers.
You are a perfect example to all infantryman!
Love your videos Brent, you inspire me and I hope you inspire more everyday! great stuff man love your content
Thanks brother.
Fantastic discussion about weapon lights, always a concern of mine.
His points behind the wml nd's is the reason why i love the light cap put out by one hundred concepts
Brent I am glad you mentioned the bayonet! Not only is it useful to throw on the weapon but the sheath of the bayonet has an attachment where you can attach the bayonet and use it for cutting C wire. I see a lot of people carrying tools like clippers that are often worn and suck at cutting but I used the bayonet with the attachment and it cut like butter. It enables everyone who carry’s one to breach an obstacle a often overlooked capability of the bayonet.
You the original Minuet Man UA-camr keep going strong 💪
Good point on WML AD’a this is why all of my lights have butler creek scope caps over them.
I have learned many things, thank you!🎉
Great one, please keep`em coming.
I think this is what they call UA-cam premium.
Incredible video as always.
'FIX BAYONETS'! OORAH! Great video Brent! Put your 2 cents in as a combat veteran - something people need to consider if infantry combat is on the menu. Really good coverage of optic, laser and sling options!
Thanks man.
Good opener on the monologue. Agree with having fast PID and observation solutions. A quick release magnifier still has a place.
Excellent talk brother, well done. Rah.
On point, good stuff brother!!!!
Tiger Stripe camo for the win brother, I know that isn't the focus of the video, but IMO one of the best for forested environments, glad to see it used
When you watch videos of the trenches and one man goes through 6 mags almost back to back to stop an enemy advancement and also they go through like 6 to 12 grabades or similar explosive. Really shows you need to be able to brong alot of mags and ammo
On NDs for weapon lights, I've used my 3d printer to cap off the head with a rubberized TPU polymer. Just tie off the cap to the light body with a hair tie or rubber band.
Keeping your light in a leather pouch clipped onto your vest is a good way to mitigate NGd on light too.
Love this content Brent!
Great info, Brent ! Ty...
How did I miss this yesterday . Sry I'm a day late love your videos. Your channel is extremely under subbed.
excellent point about lights
Great video as always!
Thanks
Very good information @Brent0331 from a US Army retired infantryman 87-09
Keep doing the work brother. Entry level guys and salty guys need to see this. Reminds us not to get complacent and get/stay sharp. Stay hard brother. Gunzup!
Appreciate that
My favorite channel on yt. Got 40 option on my reenlistment and I’ve been watching you for a while now. Thank you for all your help and never stop the videos
Brent excellent video as always. Informative
Much appreciated!
Great info Brent. Especially coming from an experienced field operator.
best video on this to date
thank you
Thanks
Again great stuff Brent!
Appreciate it.
Good advice about lights in the field Brent. They are must haves for positive id
In a home defense scenario.
Agreed, thanks.
The best video I’ve seen on this subject. There is so much bad information out there coming from former SF guys. You can tell this guy has been in combat.
Thanks for the video marine .
Thanks man.
Thank you for the video,
Great content thank you Marine
Appreciate it.
Helpful information ℹ️
one thing regarding the flashlight is that for the very reason you mentioned the only flashlight I consider as acceptable is Surefire because on surefire weapon lights you can turn the bezzel to an " OFF" position and even if you prrss eitger the endcap button or the remote pad it wont turn on. Idk why any of the other flashlight companies dont include that feature into their bezels.
Great video as always
The sharp shooter rifle is brilliant!!
Something I realized when you were talking lights is a lot of people at the range are running muzzle brakes. Yes they can cut down on recoil and muzzle climb ,but in a shtf situation. They can get you and members of your group seriously dead because of extreme muzzle flash and muzzle blast at night giving your position away. I have some on range guns, but not on a shtf gun. Just thought I would mention this. Just subscribed. Good vid. and well thought out and presented.
Very very interesting!
I would love to shoot a film with you guys!! That intro was badass!
Hey Brent, Great video. Just on the light discipline, we had a guy in training who brought a radio alarm clock to wake themselves up on stag one night and forgot the reset it out on a LPOP the following night. It went off in the LPOP and rang for a good minute trying to find it in the dark. Needless to say the individual in question ended up being called "ding a ling" for their career. :)
Thanks man, not surprised, small shit like that happens all the time and can have huge repercussions.
Thanks Tackleberry!
Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Thanks
As per Chesty's doctrine, a bayonet will always have a place on every weapon of mine.
Yessss intro is so sick, trench raid movie was the best
Thanks
Thanks Brent.
Great video...your experience shows through...as a former infanteer also appreciate your usage of "rifle " and not "gun" ... Cheers!
Thanks man
WMLs, preach on brother.
My fix for white light ND has been the surefire scout vampire that by rotating the head can switch between white, off then IR with a 100 concepts light cover for a secondary level of protection
Thank you sir
I'm trying out a 4x32 compact fixed power with piggy back red dot. Probably going to go with magnification on most of my rifles now. Except my 1936 Marlin 30-30 the old irons are all it needs.