Interview with SOG Legend John Mullins | Tactical Rifleman

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  • Опубліковано 20 лип 2023
  • MACVSOG guys were the heroes that I looked up to, when I was a young Soldier. I still consider these guys the greatest warriors to walk the planet; total balls of steel.
    In June we had a chance to sit down with one of the most famous SOG guys, John Mullins. I couldn't pass up the chance to ask him to wear a mic and allow me to capture some of his stories to share with you.
    My son, Nick, who filmed & edited this video, decided to add subtitles to this video because he wasn't good with some of the audio segments. Looking back, there are a few typos in the subtitles. Those are my fault for not catching. Cut me some slack, I've just had a knee replacement surgery and focusing on computer work isn't high on my list right now. Still, even with the typos, you'll get the picture about what John is talking about. Don't blame Nick, blame me. No Biggie.
    I always LOVE having the MACVSOG legends on Tactical Rifleman. I hope you enjoy the video and story as much as I did sitting there getting it first hand. If you want more with these guys, please let me know by sharing, and writing a comment below the video. More comments, and UA-cam shares more. Let's get the word out to everyone about these great gentlemen before they are all gone. Strength & Honor, TR.
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  • @hamacus
    @hamacus 10 місяців тому +27

    I feel privileged just to listen to the stories this man shares. Salute to the three of you. Makes me feel proud that I served!

    • @davidpattersun2326
      @davidpattersun2326 4 місяці тому +1

      Outf---ingstanding, I haven't grined and-or lol so much in years. I've gotta wild&kinky idea, John & John for president and vice president our country would be cooler ( limited vocabulary, due to minimal human contact). Nick Broad house as sec of state. Got my vote. Thankya sir's. May the sun always be on your back with a gentle breezz across your cheeks brother's. From an ole broken down, jarheaded, truck driving hillbilly 🤔🙄🤫👍

    • @ericgibson2079
      @ericgibson2079 4 місяці тому +1

      Our best Vietnam War movies are still ahead of us...

  • @marcclement7396
    @marcclement7396 3 місяці тому +7

    We need more men like this in today's America. God Bless.

  • @Boon20
    @Boon20 10 місяців тому +10

    Thanks Carl for getting these legends on to tell there story.

  • @Vince-ml9gw
    @Vince-ml9gw 10 місяців тому +9

    Wow!!! Amazing conversation! What a career. Thanks to all of you guys. 🇺🇸

  • @spikesimmons7212
    @spikesimmons7212 10 місяців тому +5

    Another great guest lots of great knowledge and stories ! We better start producing these kind of men again and keep this country going !

  • @jerry50bmg65
    @jerry50bmg65 10 місяців тому +10

    Priceless interview. I hope the Mullins Family agrees.

  • @edwardh1591
    @edwardh1591 3 місяці тому +3

    What a great interview. God bless you sir and thank you for your service!

  • @JohnDoeEagle1
    @JohnDoeEagle1 10 місяців тому +6

    This was fantastic and was easily the best thing I had watched in months. Thank you for sharing all the stories and memories doing it! I have always felt and lived by the belief of being so damn good that you don't take yourself so seriously and keep a humble attitude as well as a sense of humor. You have someone show up for Friday Night Steel in full kit with a hard-on and a attitude to match. Here you have SOG and SF legends laughing and telling jokes. Friday Night Steel guy has a bachelors degree in bullshit. You can spot and see it coming a mile away if you know what you are talking about and doing. Excellent video and content with much respect here.

  • @joycecogdill9797
    @joycecogdill9797 3 місяці тому +3

    Awesome interview- great way to spend my afternoon!!!

  • @MrTec1911
    @MrTec1911 7 місяців тому +4

    Subtitles are fine. You and Nick did fantastic, don't be too critical on yourself; I hope your knee is ok. In the last few weeks, I've been in a bad spot. Karl, your videos have kept me occupied, informed, and entertained. Your videos have kept my mind from dark places and helped me focus. I love the gear stuff with SGM Lamb. It's awesome to watch you two geek out on gear. It's awesome to watch two men with experience talk about gear and how it was used. Mr. Mullins is a legend, and he looks like it. Tilt looks 20 years younger than he is. I always look forward to your videos, Karl. And I'd watch Tilt watch paint dry. Great stuff. Thank you, fellas.

  • @COBBADAMS
    @COBBADAMS 10 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for introducing this legend to us!!!

  • @cheapolegunguy
    @cheapolegunguy 10 місяців тому +19

    In the early 80's they drilled the "quick kill method" into us at Hunter AAF. That stuck with me, that in the mid 90's as a Drill Sgt I would demo at the m16 qual range by doing quick kills at 300 meters without a problem, funny how things stick with you. Now I know who to thank; Thanks, Metal Dick!!!

    • @LateNightRewrites
      @LateNightRewrites 4 місяці тому

      Wow, quick kill unsighted shots at 300m? That's seriously impressive

    • @t.m.nichols4229
      @t.m.nichols4229 2 місяці тому

      In 1973 Basic Training we were not trained on Quick Kill at all, until we got to qualification firing. Then we were required to engage a few targets with QK techniques. Typical Army.

  • @stickfighter1038
    @stickfighter1038 10 місяців тому +5

    Always hearing these SOG heroes.

  • @leifleblanc160
    @leifleblanc160 10 місяців тому +3

    I love it when you have the MACV SOG guys on , i could listen to them all day long . Thanks Karl . RLTW

    • @TacticalRifleman
      @TacticalRifleman  10 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @jackjack4412
      @jackjack4412 10 місяців тому +1

      Have you read any of their books? I just read Whispers in the Tall Grass written by a MACV SOG guy. Interesting stories.

  • @jamiemcnay
    @jamiemcnay 4 місяці тому +3

    This man's storied life truly is what legends are made of. Wow.

  • @duke1961
    @duke1961 10 місяців тому +4

    Somehow after all these years you still have the very best commercials 👏👏👏

  • @barrysmith916
    @barrysmith916 10 місяців тому +6

    Dude was one of the first members of 5th SF that was just starting up. Legend.

    • @budgibson185
      @budgibson185 8 місяців тому

      And SOG and DET A

    • @VNExperience
      @VNExperience 2 місяці тому

      I wonder if he ever met Larry Thorne, also an SF legend in his own right

  • @giuseppe_M
    @giuseppe_M 10 місяців тому +3

    great guy . great show thanks karl and crew

  • @snteevveetns
    @snteevveetns 10 місяців тому +3

    Amazing conversation! Audio books would be amazing too!

  • @budgibson185
    @budgibson185 7 місяців тому +3

    Force Recon fought HELLACIOUS battles in Happy and Elephant valley

  • @FIREBRAND38
    @FIREBRAND38 10 місяців тому +5

    Great interview. I always enjoy hearing from John. I have to correct something at 1:25:40 though. You'll find that the _original_ frangible ammo dates back to 1945 and the .30-06 T44 Frangible round later type classified as the M22 Frangible round.

    • @FIREBRAND38
      @FIREBRAND38 10 місяців тому

      Nest time you talk to Seaux tell him that John Simpson checked in.

  • @indycharlie
    @indycharlie 3 місяці тому

    Great to see this guy in a video. I did Sam in 3/69 , but Bullis first . Ended up in lll Corp and worked out of Loch Ninh many times . The guys I was with ( Rangers ) showed me this QK method in 70. Stay strong brother ! doc 25th / others 68-71 .

  • @mikewgilliam
    @mikewgilliam 7 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic video, just found your channel and God bless you guys. I was was a Cav scout 19 d. Did basic at Fort Knox at that time.

    • @TacticalRifleman
      @TacticalRifleman  7 місяців тому

      Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. TR

  • @timwendling5766
    @timwendling5766 4 місяці тому

    Left me wanting more stories!
    In this interview, I realized Tilt is a great "Ed McMahon", and a less effective "Johnny Carson" reading excerpts as monologue in the SOG broadcasts.
    Any way you slice it, John is a tremendous resource and story teller, and an inspiration to this dyslexic, who also has trouble reading out loud.

  • @Stoney_AKA_James
    @Stoney_AKA_James 10 місяців тому +2

    Great interview and stories Karl, both John Mullens and John Meyers are legends!
    You guys cracked me up with the shit shoot!!
    We (Rangers) were trained in counterterrorism and hostage rescue by the Blue Light Task Force in the mid 1970s, and yes we were taught quick kill techniques, trained in the michilen city shoot house as well as plane fuselages, train cars and buses.
    And yes, an audio book(s) would be awesome!!

    • @TacticalRifleman
      @TacticalRifleman  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. Strength and Honor, TR

    • @Stoney_AKA_James
      @Stoney_AKA_James 10 місяців тому

      @@TacticalRifleman
      Thank YOU for your service and your great channel Karl!

  • @joycecogdill9797
    @joycecogdill9797 3 місяці тому

    Yes to your awesome book idea!!! Audiobook too!!!

  • @waldoman321
    @waldoman321 8 місяців тому +2

    Tilt is becoming quite adept at interviewing/fleshing out the details. Good on you Sir.

  • @tedespinosa
    @tedespinosa 3 місяці тому

    I'm glad I got to watch this interview. I have 2 uncle's who served and I cousin that I know of. Our cousin lost his life. My both my uncle's made it home. They don't talk about it.

  • @iyn1911
    @iyn1911 10 місяців тому +2

    Thanks Karl for interviewing John.

  • @juanpena7532
    @juanpena7532 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic True worriers to hear and understand what men like this did in combat for their country with courage and honor a country whose leaders did not care about , Dam Honorable Bad ass men.

  • @TroutButter
    @TroutButter 10 місяців тому +8

    I loved the Soldier of Fortune PC game John was a part of (which also came out on SEGA Dreamcast). I got it right when it came out and I still think about it to this day. I still like going back to it after all these years.

    • @abskhairoun
      @abskhairoun 8 місяців тому

      Same, I love SOF2 to this day
      Sad I don't have the game anymore

    • @rwtbkk
      @rwtbkk 8 місяців тому +2

      The ARMA game on Steam with the MACVSOG DLC is really good

    • @abskhairoun
      @abskhairoun 8 місяців тому

      @@rwtbkk
      1. What's its name?
      2. Does it have gore?

    • @budgibson185
      @budgibson185 7 місяців тому

      @@abskhairounArma Prairie Fire - MACVSOG

    • @joecrow7666
      @joecrow7666 14 днів тому

      Hope it comes to steam

  • @Celtic-Iron
    @Celtic-Iron 4 місяці тому

    I'm very thankful for his stories ty sir

  • @johnbrady9946
    @johnbrady9946 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow, all that stuff happened when I was in high school and a few short years after great stuff thanks man. JB.

  • @gratefulz6035
    @gratefulz6035 3 місяці тому

    Wow! Amazing ! Really special experience here

  • @Slave-nl8xn
    @Slave-nl8xn 10 місяців тому +1

    Love hearing these stories.

  • @MonteGould
    @MonteGould 4 місяці тому

    it's fantastic to hear these living legend's stories

  • @dancarroll5012
    @dancarroll5012 8 місяців тому +1

    What an incredible American. I wish men like this could have taken power in our country.

  • @user-iu6vf1uj3p
    @user-iu6vf1uj3p 4 місяці тому +1

    what an American hero🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @BlueWaterSTAX
    @BlueWaterSTAX 4 місяці тому

    Great interview guys. God Bless

  • @codypowell1654
    @codypowell1654 4 місяці тому

    Loved this episode

  • @whydat684
    @whydat684 10 місяців тому +1

    Great interview....Thanks fellas

  • @michaelcarron3418
    @michaelcarron3418 4 місяці тому +1

    White Star ski's, heavy wood with metal edges along with long cross-country poles. Needed to apply ski wax to the bottoms. I used Chippawaugh boots with an indent groove around the back of the heel. The original boots were Mountain boots from Germany, with a square sole tip. My Team Daddy had a pair of the Mountain boots from the 77th. He took us to a State Park for training, we were off any trails, and had to cut our own way through trees and mountain laurel, good training by the whole Team. 11th Group A Compay , Fort Devens.

  • @wcoonradt264
    @wcoonradt264 10 місяців тому +2

    Please do the audiobook. I'd definitely get it... Btw, the subtitles themselves are pretty entertaining...lol

  • @Vince-ml9gw
    @Vince-ml9gw 10 місяців тому +1

    And yes, the audiobook would be most appreciated!

  • @crafty714
    @crafty714 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow!!! Amazing history of warriors, all 3 of you!!!

  • @russellridge8623
    @russellridge8623 10 місяців тому +1

    Can’t believe I missed this. Outstanding show. Have heard about BB gun training for years. Stories of folks getting good enough to shoot aspirin or Fizzes thrown in the air. You definitely have to try video wing shooting his method.

  • @theilberni5875
    @theilberni5875 4 місяці тому

    Do the audio book Carl!!! All the best!

  • @Johnson11c
    @Johnson11c 10 місяців тому +3

    I know yall are super busy SGM. I believe if you started a podcast it would be amazing! Maybe down the road if you ever slow down. IF!

  • @budgibson185
    @budgibson185 7 місяців тому +1

    I know a PRU/Phoenix advisor from force recon . Wild stuff!
    Some rovinces had problems with theft and graft and no big intel snags! My contact had the biggest intel “spy” get during the entire war

  • @alanfox1309
    @alanfox1309 10 місяців тому +1

    That was awesome karl, we now need of course the instinctive bb spot shooting. these men were giants. that strodin the Earth. in their prime. that truly was fascinating I. think the first vid i ever watch of tactical rifle man was point shooting with a pistol.

  • @tomstevelt9641
    @tomstevelt9641 10 місяців тому

    Great stuff! Hope you do a video of shooting aspirins with Red Ryders.

  • @MrSarge99
    @MrSarge99 3 місяці тому +1

    I was at Benning at that time. I did the BB gun during Vietnam orientation after jump school and also seen John Wayne filming the Green Berets.

  • @g8keeper_breacher
    @g8keeper_breacher 10 місяців тому +5

    This was back when they had their own homemade kits they didn't have all these perfect pouches, and perfect holsters for each model, they had to improvise and make everything they need for ammo, food, etc.

  • @paulsteel8739
    @paulsteel8739 4 місяці тому +1

    Great interview, but who did the subtitles?

  • @mike-fe9wj
    @mike-fe9wj 5 місяців тому +1

    As Hack would say, "You're either a stud or a dud."
    This man is a stud!

  • @Rm0544
    @Rm0544 4 місяці тому +1

    Yes

  • @danielf5407
    @danielf5407 10 місяців тому +1

    Yes please do get some operators to do an audio book

  • @PullingRugs
    @PullingRugs 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome!

  • @dawgski690
    @dawgski690 10 місяців тому +1

    YES !!!

  • @nannigeorge
    @nannigeorge 3 місяці тому

    In my humble opinion this is the Greatest Generation. Not to take away from any American Hero

  • @charlescole357
    @charlescole357 3 місяці тому

    Just wow

  • @michaelcarron3418
    @michaelcarron3418 4 місяці тому +2

    I remember that Quick Kill training at Fort Dix, NJ. We shot BB gun rifles at 2 inch disks with white tape covering the center hole, like a washer. We tracked it up, pointed the gun and shot it at the apex before it fell downwards. This was in December 1967. Not using the sights, pointing at it was enough, about 3 inches above the tip of the barrel. With the M14 we shot pop-up sillowet-shaped green targets at various distances. Sometimes they got stuck causing an Alla-by for scoring. The best was night fire, with aiming sticks and elevation sticks. this was interesting on how many would miss targets at night. Some M14's would go full-auto instead of semi-auto. Lot of fun picking up brass that froze to the ground. The missing night targets was an eye-opener, more practice need to be done for this.

  • @skipmooney5732
    @skipmooney5732 4 місяці тому +1

    American Hero !

  • @dannyotter7247
    @dannyotter7247 3 місяці тому

    Bloody love this Karl! Do more and defo do the audiobooks - need to get this out to wider audiences and not let this level of humble hero vanish ….. must make sure you get the pronouns right 😂😂

  • @williamsmolinski9405
    @williamsmolinski9405 10 місяців тому

    Unbearable amounts of fun!! Please be advised if you ever find yourself in Solvay N
    Y. Not allowed 2 pay 4 your drinks!!! Keep it rollin'. Great job!!!

  • @tylarhaugan7908
    @tylarhaugan7908 8 місяців тому

    Carl love these videos is it possible. To do shooting vid with john meyer, love to see old what he ran vs now. Love to see John shoot modern carbine

  • @3KindsOfGuns
    @3KindsOfGuns 10 місяців тому +1

    Dude are you sick? Seems like you've lost a lot of weight. Hope all is well, praying for you regardless!!!

  • @rider660r
    @rider660r 9 місяців тому +1

    Who in the world did the subtitles,a Martian? Wow....

  • @trumpeteer4792
    @trumpeteer4792 4 місяці тому

    Bad ass man

  • @gavansimkin5685
    @gavansimkin5685 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi karl, Just curious, on about what the rest of the wording on the Pitcher behind John Mullins, head...

  • @waldoman321
    @waldoman321 8 місяців тому

    The look when he said “what do you do for rats?” 😳

  • @michaelcarron3418
    @michaelcarron3418 4 місяці тому +1

    Hunting Hogs on your 500 Acres, could be turned into a future profitable enterprise perhaps.

  • @igotwormsband6089
    @igotwormsband6089 3 місяці тому

    I better do it before that first sergeant kills me! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 10 місяців тому +1

    I’m a Mullins from eastern ky….rough breed

  • @lancekilkenny721
    @lancekilkenny721 10 місяців тому +1

    I got a little emotional in this interview. CCC RTCALIFORNIA. NOT a member, just a family member.

  • @Stargazer80able
    @Stargazer80able 4 місяці тому

    Great interwiew! But the texting was annoying.

  • @brianbrown4315
    @brianbrown4315 4 місяці тому

    This was out standing salute to all of you

  • @skepticalbadger
    @skepticalbadger 10 місяців тому +1

    Montignards. Not "Mountain Yards". edit - I get it, you used machine captioning - there's no point since YT does this anyway. If you're going to hard-code subs, you really should check them. "through a file" instead of "suicidal" at around 40:00 as well.

  • @MonteGould
    @MonteGould 4 місяці тому

    You should try to get Col. Robert K Brown on here

  • @kevinmacan2262
    @kevinmacan2262 10 місяців тому +1

    I never see you stuff come across my new feed anymore at UA-cam?????

    • @TacticalRifleman
      @TacticalRifleman  10 місяців тому

      Yep, UA-cam no longer promotes us. We pissed them off some how. Subscribe and hit the bell for notifications and they MIGHT notify you every once in a while. We still put out a new video EVERY Friday and do a livestream every Tuesday. Thanks for watching, TR.

  • @darrylleigh7514
    @darrylleigh7514 4 місяці тому

    Oppressor de libra

  • @lundysden6781
    @lundysden6781 10 місяців тому +1

    this guy is the Elon of war! when men were men!!

  • @tevman69
    @tevman69 4 місяці тому +1

    Unlike the SEALS, ‘SFs’ don’t advertise their accomplishments.

  • @MichaelPCarr10
    @MichaelPCarr10 10 місяців тому +1

    555

  • @Bigfezzig
    @Bigfezzig 10 місяців тому +1

    At least four words Karl

  • @tracker-one-niner
    @tracker-one-niner 3 місяці тому

    That commercial thing suck dude. Everytime you have to interrupt the fun…

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 10 місяців тому +1

    Karl you gotta take these boys minigun hog huntin….u seen that?

    • @TacticalRifleman
      @TacticalRifleman  10 місяців тому

      That would be awesome

    • @charlesmullins3238
      @charlesmullins3238 10 місяців тому

      @@TacticalRifleman tell me bout it…the sobs run over as many as they hit lmao…funnern fast fuckin frogs in a firefight…

  • @charlesmullins3238
    @charlesmullins3238 10 місяців тому +1

    Now here’s some lost tourists….😉 possibly fired a few shots…

  • @t.m.nichols4229
    @t.m.nichols4229 2 місяці тому

    29:13

  • @xusmico187
    @xusmico187 10 місяців тому +1

    still putting camps in low areas

  • @robman247
    @robman247 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice show and tell educational and storytelling 👍👌✌️🫡🇺🇸

  • @johnbelus7828
    @johnbelus7828 4 місяці тому +1

    I love Respect everty vet.

  • @randyfirst5747
    @randyfirst5747 11 днів тому

    Thank you for your services American HEROS! Salute 🇺🇸
    FJB
    Trump 2024🇺🇸
    💯 percent on the audio BOOKS! 🇺🇸

  • @randyfirst5747
    @randyfirst5747 11 днів тому

    Thank you for your services American HEROS! Salute 🇺🇸
    FJB
    Trump 2024🇺🇸