Stoner 63 is the ORIGINAL.SOPMOD 5.56mm weapon system. Marines deployed an entire Rifle Company armed with Stoner 63 in Rifle, Carbine, Auto Rifle (Bren style top mag fed) and LMG Belt Fed. The Marines liked the LMG so much they preferred to use more belt fed LMG than the Rifle or Auto Rifle configurations. Big Army was committed to the M16 by then and the Stoner was considered to be too maintenance intensive, too many small parts to lose when cleaning in the field. A SEAL.was accidentally killed by a loaded LMG, the trigger Mech housing pin walked out of the receiver hole while a patrol boat was underway, runaway gun. A spring decent was used to.imptove that pin from ever walking out again. Stoner did remain in The Team's into the early 80's when grudgingly replaced by Mk46 version of the FN Minimi M249 SAW. Some of the old bullfrogs familiar with the Stiner were consulted over the changes like the fluted heavy barrel, that were needed for the SAW.
When people ask "Who's your Hero?" I always say Eugene Stoner and if I get blank looks back, I walk away, if they don't know Him, I have zero interest interacting with them!
H. L. Visser the Director of NWM in the Netherlands was actually heavily involved with Gene Stoner in developing the 63 as shown here and used by Special Forces. A favourite of those in the know!
Why don’t you talk about how this specific example survived, how it came to be in the registry/in private hands, why is the current owner willing to part with it, what will the starting price be, and so on? DETAILS! Not stuff anyone can google. Everything you said is info we know or could look up.
So you would rather it went from a transferable gun that can be enjoyed to a deactivated static display that cannot be touched by anyone? There is already a plethora of these in museums. Being in the transferable configuration that it currently is in, is what makes it rare and valuable. I imagine you’re one of the people that thinks that guns only belong in the hands of the government…
I really really really need to win the lottery before Dec6.
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My thoughts exactly
Im hoping to be inheriting some distant unknown relative.. 😅
Why dec 6th
@@Nicholasyeahbruh that's the date this auction starts.
Can't wait to see it on one of your favourite gun tube channels..
If you're talking about Forgotten Weapons, Ian's already done 3 videos on the Stoner.
The stoner 63 doesnt get enough love.
Stoner 63 is the ORIGINAL.SOPMOD 5.56mm weapon system. Marines deployed an entire Rifle Company armed with Stoner 63 in Rifle, Carbine, Auto Rifle (Bren style top mag fed) and LMG Belt Fed. The Marines liked the LMG so much they preferred to use more belt fed LMG than the Rifle or Auto Rifle configurations. Big Army was committed to the M16 by then and the Stoner was considered to be too maintenance intensive, too many small parts to lose when cleaning in the field. A SEAL.was accidentally killed by a loaded LMG, the trigger Mech housing pin walked out of the receiver hole while a patrol boat was underway, runaway gun. A spring decent was used to.imptove that pin from ever walking out again. Stoner did remain in The Team's into the early 80's when grudgingly replaced by Mk46 version of the FN Minimi M249 SAW. Some of the old bullfrogs familiar with the Stiner were consulted over the changes like the fluted heavy barrel, that were needed for the SAW.
When people ask "Who's your Hero?" I always say Eugene Stoner and if I get blank looks back, I walk away, if they don't know Him, I have zero interest interacting with them!
H. L. Visser the Director of NWM in the Netherlands was actually heavily involved with Gene Stoner in developing the 63 as shown here and used by Special Forces. A favourite of those in the know!
I can’t believe these weren’t more adopted by special forces during Vietnam
Austin is the perfect person to display this!!
That Police department that had that was pretty well armed.
It's a 22 don't get excited
Oh man, if I only had that kind of $
Wrap it up I'll take it.
If we simply repealed the NFA we could get one of these (or something similar) in every gun store in America.
I am willing to bet the Stoner 63 was less maintenance intensive than an M249 SAW.
I think the A version has a extra pin, as the original I believe, can come apart from lots of firing.
I Need The Stoner63 😀😇😎😇😀😎
Iteresting to see the appearence of a mim or what would it have been called then part back then (looking at the trigger mold line)
Does anyone else miss Ian McCollum doing these videos or is it just me??
Let Gun Jesus take it!!!!
RAD!
So glad Reed Night has an opportunity to take yet another Stoner 63 off the registry 😒
Brandon Herrera for ATF!!!
Who are you and what have you done with Ian??? 😮😮😮
I bet the price is 50 to 60k
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Too bad the State of Michigan firearms laws (nor the extent of my pocketbook) will allow it to return home
It would be cool if you could get Ian from forgotten weapons to do the history and use of these beauties😊
Are you sure he hasn't already?
Why don’t you talk about how this specific example survived, how it came to be in the registry/in private hands, why is the current owner willing to part with it, what will the starting price be, and so on? DETAILS! Not stuff anyone can google. Everything you said is info we know or could look up.
Where did this gun come from?
Nice but the 5.56 round was no good in dense jungle... or Afghanistan! Glad the "war fighters" are going with the new gun and the 6.5 mm.
This should be placed in a museum instead of being sold to some collector never to be seen again
So you would rather it went from a transferable gun that can be enjoyed to a deactivated static display that cannot be touched by anyone? There is already a plethora of these in museums. Being in the transferable configuration that it currently is in, is what makes it rare and valuable.
I imagine you’re one of the people that thinks that guns only belong in the hands of the government…
If In a Museum It Would Never Be Fired Again 😮😲😩😩😩😩😭 There are Enough in Museums 😀
Actually, Clinton had the majority of them chopped up for scrap.