Lessons From Ukraine: Small Arms & Accessories
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- Опубліковано 14 бер 2024
- Regardless of your thoughts about the ongoing Ukraine War, there's lessons to be learned for the prepared citizen.
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Report from poland: in the beginnig of war, we were sending a lot of gear to Ukraine. When "real" gear ended, we started to send airsoft gear, like slings, vests, belts, literally everything. It works. Will it live 20 years? Probably not. Will it take plates and magazines for time needed? Yes.
I po kiego chuja to wszystko tam wysyłać? Na co?
Work with what you got
@@VoluntaryPlaneta bunch of airsoft gear can work. The gear is a mirror image of the real stuff. Most of the airsoft vest are big enough for ballistic rated plates. Slings, ammo pouches, gloves, ect... can work in combat -minus helmets and most optics. Yes it's not the best, but it's better than nothing.
It's war, you do what you can with what you got!!!!
The foreign legion soldiers in one of the recent garandthumb videos said they used airsoft gear as well I think.
@@VoluntaryPlanetthey know they are next in line for annexation
I’ve noticed in a lot of war footage I’ve seen a squad of guys will often be running 3 or 4 different types of rifles with several different types of ammo. The logistics of that must be a nightmare.
Yeah, I'm seeing this too. I guess they just switch to an AK when they run out of ammo
@@BrimwaldNorth Hollywood style
Yes. Not smart in a war of attrition.
Yes, that's why a standardized army with a well oiled supply chain wins against a ragtag bunch armed with stuff from all over the world. Ukraine was never meant to win.
Tarkov style logistics.
Scav runs are gonna go crazy once everything calms down over there
tarkov was a prophecy
tarkov scavenger tours in post war ukraine. but have to sign a waiver absolving agency of any and all injuries incurred via unexploded ordnances
Opachki
@@cagneybillingsley2165not worth it. There's a shitload of mines over there, and will be once this is done. I like my feet where they're at, on the end of my legs
remember when we made fun of russians for having to ask their families to send them equipment 😂😂😂
"carry at least 10 mags. nobody has ever complained about too much ammo in a fire fight, but many men have died from running out."
All of my plate carriers and chest rigs hold six 30 round rifle magazines, 3 pistol magazines, ifak and dump bag for empty magazines.
“Nobody has ever complained about too much ammo in a firefight…” they complain about it when they are marching and don’t have food or water. You don’t hear about ppl running out of water either because they 🪦.
@@daviddunkelheit9952
'don't skip leg day'
@@thisguy7010 right?! Also don’t put a pillow in your ruck when you go on a hike.
@@daviddunkelheit9952Trash bag leaves and grass = pillow or bed if you get the 55 gallon ones
honestly what i like most about this horrible war is the fact that it has proven that budget optic choices like holosun and primary arrms are pretty much just as reliable as more name brands.
at this point holosun and primary arms are battle tested brands with years on the frontlines lol
It's what they can get their hands on. If they could source an eotech or aimpoint I'm sure they'd go with that, but a holosun 403 is still faster and arguably better than iron sights. Not knocking them. I own 3.
@@brettr6895EOTechs have a battery life measured on like 2 hands, they're the LAST thing they'd choose.
Meanwhile, Holosun has been proven both in the lab and now in the field to be more than enough if you're not wasting money on NODs
I could buy an aimpoint but those extra couple hundred bucks compared to a holosun are better spent on a million different things. I don't do sky dives from outer space into the ocean, so holosun is good enough for me.
"Battle tested" was always a false god, and this is just proving it. If you take an optic out to your back yard, knock it around a little, do a few magdumps with it at the range, and drive past it with your car, it's functionally identical to the same things happening to it in "a battle." The only other things that could happen to it, like getting shot or blown up, are things which you yourself will not likely make it out of in fighting condition.
@@tackytrooper right, all it has to do is turn on. After that, it's on YOU. My holosuns have turned on for the last 10 years and until proven otherwise they will be in the rotation.
So, dude in Ukraine here, not doing anything cool, just teaching, but a few things to add:
1) You're 100% correct that things vary from unit to unit, but to be clear, I think most westerners don't appreciate the scale. There is simply no standard in Ukraine in anything. Recruiting and basic training is provided by the unit, at the unit's discretion. So if you get rejected from one group, you can shop around until you find one to accept you, and some units are pretty desperate. Training is typically a few weeks long, and the vast majority of guys have fired 2-3 mags and that's it. So imagine what you were like when you got into firearms-- buying weird optics with lasers built in off of Amazon, that's were a lot of Ukrainians in the trenches are. So yeah 2x not everything you see in battle is 'battle tested.'
2) Things like ARs do tend to be a status symbol. A buddy of mine got a medal and a Daniel Defense for killing Russians. That being said many higher speed units are switched to 5.56 platforms, but still the logistics of different ammos is a pain in the ass. I also worked with a TRO unit that just so happened to all have those brand new Polish GROTs. A lot of guys manning checkpoints in Lviv look like Navy SEALs. A big part of it is how well your unit is at playing the game.
3) More or less everything firearms related is more expensive. Typically at least double what it is in the US. A pmag is about $30-40. .223 is about $1 a round (for the cheap stuff). I'm talking now, two years in, when we're flooded with a great deal of Chinese plates and nylon. It was obviously even worse at the beginning when we were out of gasoline and Coca-Cola, and the gun shops were literally empty and American level IV plates were $1000 a piece. Ukraine is also a significantly poorer country, so there are a lot of undertrained people carrying what they can afford and get ahold of. I have a very shitty IR laser on my rifle. You would make fun of me for it in the US, and you'd be right. But it seems to hold zero? Do I trust my life to it? Hell no. Does it make sense to keep it there while it does work? I think so. Should you buy one? Nah.
4) Those machine shop suppressors are actually ubiquitous and affordable, being the weird exception. I do know quite a few goes who do run them, but they tend to be absolute bricks, and I think another big problem is just bulk.
5) Never had a problem sourcing CR123s? Others mileage may very, but thanks for the reminder I should buy some more.
6) As for what I would add to the average American preparedness type? In my barely-informed opinion: medical is disposable. Saying you have an IFAK is like saying you have a full magazine. It's a great start, but stock up and have a reserve of whatever you're trained to use. It will get hard to find when things go pear-shaped. Back at the start of this war, yeah, you could source a dead Russians' ammo or weapons, but his IFAK was some tampons and a rubberband, which is why he's dead. I have a weird TQ collection from the shit I've seen, so yeah, stash some of that away. You can't improvise quickclot.
" lot of guys manning checkpoints in Lviv look like Navy SEALs" - the good old rear-echelon thick-wallet syndrome...
Stay safe.
awesome, great post.
Interesting about the Cr123, this was from the territorial force on the eastern side of things so it might be different as you mentioned. I shall too buy some more CR123s haha.
I hurts my soul that plastic mags for my tp9 still cost more ($65) than it cost you guys to source mags in a warzone.
Can you speak to the flashlight situation, most footage shows basically no lights on rifles, but the guy I talked to said his AO had a ton of them (mostly gas station type lights/olights duct taped to guns)
@@BrassFactsdudes a internet troll liar. He’s not in Ukraine.
As for improvising quick-clot, I think you can... never tried it with a gunshot wound, but tobacco has stopped plenty of cuts from bleeding for me. Pack the cut with tailor made tobacco pinched out of a cigarette, bandage it up, and it has always stopped bleeding for me, in a short time. (minute or less) Just remember to clean it out when you get back home.
This doesn't really help you but for Americans, if you have a buddy in the National Guard, especially Air National Guard see if they can snatch up the tossed/ expired IFAK gear. A lot of it will be good beyond its expiration date and if it's not it allows you to keep a training supply of gear for people who haven't had any CLS or even TCCC training. You can also get a bunch of free water purification kits if you're lucky. I have also seen some companies have some sort of benefit that covers medical equipment that can be used to buy IFAKs as well so if you get to the end of the year without using it, they'll spend it all before it resets. I'm not sure how to go about that though.
What to get.
1. Sustainment and creature comfort.
Reservists recieve older generation gear&clothing. Some of this may be good enough (Alice pack in US, Polish sleeping bag etc)
But mostly we're talking equivalent of 80s camping equipment.
Get good socks,underwear, good boots,compact stove, get your camping gear in subdued colors.
2. Lbe and body armor.
You may not recieve body armor at all, only helmet, sometimes steel one. That's mostly for rear echelon and non combat personell. You may recieve very outdated and unpractical stuff. Its good to have your own body armor plus ballistic helmet. Or at least lbe
Note: if you're running bump replica of combat helmet with all of the cool guy stuff on its (NODs coms earpro) you may not be ale to mount it on the ballistic you get because It'll prolly be something like PASGT if not M1.
3. THERMAL, NODS, comms, gps weapon attachments and other misc cool guy items.
Invaluable because reserve units get them in homeopatic quantities.
4. Weapons
Not so much. You will recieve sufficient rifle. It will have advantage of being standardized with rest of team.
You should have rifle as a civilian. You should train and be proficient with it. You may take it with you. But recent events show that there are enough small arms. Not so much other stuff.
I would advise to go this way in this order. Best rifle with thermal sight is nothing when you got trench foot and are shivering from cold.
Appreciated the homeopath comment
I do the 5b’s as a building shelter, beans, bullets, bandaids, battery powered equipment.
My coworkers son had to stay and fight but, she sent him NVG, plates and plate carrier, helmet. She's a good mom
Its ugly that we live in a world forcing a mother and son into such a situation in my opinion. Im not sure exactly what can be done you can only prepare yourself and your family but i truly hate seeing this things happening in the world.
@@jimmychang1433that's so antisemitic.
And all the trenches clapped
@@indalecio539how tf is that antisemetic😂
@@indalecio539oy vey
This conflict has taught me a lot about the context of "good enough" vs "gucci." Gucci shit is great, gucci shit is better, but good enough will still drop bodies and get you through the fight all the same. Plus you save money for the most important shit, like ammo, plates...
Yes. "Better is the enemy of Good Enough." Supposedly a Russian proverb? Anyway, words of truth. Ammo and training trump "awesome gear."
indian not the arrow kind of thing
True but I've found that a lot of people that appreciate better gear tend to be the people that actually train/ compete and the people with "good enough" gear are the ones who just buy something and bring it out occasionally because they don't have the experience to appreciate or understand the benefits of better stuff.
Literally had to explain to my friend who's a vet why a heavier grain bullet and faster barrel twist matters which blew my mind that someone who's been shooting for a while didn't even know something so simple.
@@andreivaldez2929yes but there’s also a point where people just buy stuff because that’s what people say to buy vs buying stuff because they’ve found through training that that’s what they wanted
@@andreivaldez2929people with proper training can appreciate better gear, kind of a cart before the horse. Got to be good enough to make use of the benefit.
14:39 One of the main reasons GripPods were so beloved by infantryman when I was in was because it allowed us to put our rifle down and not get it dirty. We were only allowed to lay our rifles down on "clean" surfaces such as tables in MOUT, in a 7-sandbag fighting position, or a tarp/ leaning on a pack in the field. The secondary benefit is that it's long enough to monopod when dropping to the prone unexpectantly. If the legs did break, which I only saw twice, one issued, one amazon knock off that was personally bought, the legs and spring would be stripped out and it would be given to an IAR gunner typically so they could have an easy to attach/detach grip behind their bipod. I'm pretty sure most Automatic Rifleman get issued a grip now though instead of just a bipod. I understand they are seen as a meme in most of the civilian world, but they were incredibly convenient when living in the field.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. I never used it for its intended purpose but it was a big convenience factor for the reasons you stated. Much love brother
My rifle always looked so silly, I had a grip pod WAY out on the last bit of rail space and only used it for this purpose, while my actual used grip was a front SAW grip around the halfway point of the rail space lol
Yeah this is a fair argument
Spoken like a true grunt ❤
Yea, most guys just use it to keep their gats clean. I liked it on the SAW because it was so long and thick (😂) and great for shoulder firing.
Lindybeige did some interviews with a Brit who served in the International Legion and he shared some different views from what you shared here. He didn't see the value at all of suppressors but he also described how the vast majority of his time was sitting in a position being shelled. He almost never fired his rifle at the enemy. He got to the point where he could identify every different type of artillery shell, mortar, rocket, and missile from the sound alone. He also got pretty good and being able to tell if it would hit close enough to him to want to take cover.
He also thinks that weapon lights were more of a hindrance than a help as people would have light ADs at night and they would have to move to avoid being shelled.
He mentioned knives where you didn't, specifically that people like having big Rambo or Bowie knives when they first get there but they aren't very useful. He said good saw back machete makes the most sense for bushcraft and many utilitarian tasks. For fighting he recommends a relatively short bladed stiletto or something similar as you won't be using it unless you are basically grappling an enemy who tackled you. Obviously you want to keep it on your belt or somewhere where you can reach it in such a situation.
He also talked about a lot of other things than just the fighting, I think the videos are worth watching, despite the length.
I wonder if tape switches are responsible for a lot of the light AD's. I prefer just using the tail cap on most of my lights. It's still easy to reach, but requires much more deliberate activation.
Those were great interviews, worth watching.
Seems like he was the time of guy never to run out of ammo and had nothing but a knife left to complete a mission.
What about rifle mounted knife/Bayonet? Chinese still equip & train with these 😂🤷🏽♂️
The first point is highly dependent on your role. In my old rear echelon skirmish type of job description (pretty similar to the Ukrainians who used to ride on Hiluxes hunting hostiles), I'd absolutely want subsonic ammo + suppressors for my team.
When neither you nor the enemy knows which exact direction the other is coming from, in woodland terrain, avoiding a sonic boom with every trigger pull is a lifesaver.
If I remember correctly, Valgear himself stated that no other gun can take what Kalashnikov can take (in regards to abuse), but Brock has a point. That ability to take abuse is not the whole picture. Those guys are fighting and fighting is uncomfortable as it is. Ergonomics are significant and anyone would fix it if they have the option to eliminate the drawbacks (finances permitting). There is a reason why Valgear likes the SCAR-L/16 and similar rifles.
the irons and optics mounting on a AK is also a major chore.
But it's cool to see the Scar L get some redemption
@@BrassFacts There are a lot of ways to mount optics to an AK and not a single way works for everyone. I love my RS Regulate mounts, but it does not work for everyone. IMO, the biggest chore is figuring it out. Once you know what you like, it's easy. But that barrier may just not be worth it.
I still havent gotten past the barrier. I keep switching from trying a mount and going back to irons, but now its just sitting in my room neglected lol@@pyrevulpine
In fairness theres not many good 308 rifles, and out of the small handful the SCAR is probably the best generic _rifle_ of the bunch.
@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz We're talking the SCAR 16 in 5.56... Apparently FN finally found someone to buy them,, or just gave them away to clear up space for more civilian production SCAR 17s sold for very predictable absurd finacial returns 😂
Goes to show you how good we have it over here in the US. I have at least 4 rifles I'd rather equip versus what foreign troops (perhaps even ours) are being issued.
yep.
@@BrassFacts I love your dedication to your dog. I haven't been without a dog since I was born in the 70s and currently have two. Love seeing Nova in your videos.
Thats the benefit of a market economy, you choose what you want, and can have what you can afford.
You have it good because Pancho Villa was the last enemy soldier on your soil. You should try to remember that when you put your boots on other peoples' ground.
@@mananaVesta don't project your issues on to me. I defend my own.
Today is your daily reminder rechargeable CR123s *do* exist and are sold by Surefire with pretty acceptable performance. I already have a dozen or so with a charger and portable solar panels for the exact power issues described.
Just make sure to confuse them with 16340s, which are referred to as RCR123s despite running 3.7-4.2v.
Edit: Streamlight's new SL-B9 batteries are also 3.2v
I find you can rely on sure fire and trust fire to catch fire
Valgear's channel is definitely a hidden gem of awesome demonstrations and reviews... "Here is our dual tube nightvision from a KA-52 pilot who no longer needed it, which requires a custom battery pack and specialty cable as it was meant to be powered by the helicopter which was destroyed. Used on this rifle setup with one of our American PEQ15's we bought through various markets, sourced originally from Afghanistan, where we also also bought some of our best NVG tubes from..." "Oh and our custom battery pack was hit by a bullet or shrapnel on this helmet as you can see, so I'll be taking our unit's tactical Audi on a high-speed trip to the nearest electronics repair shop." (pretty close to exact Valgear quotes from a couple of his NVG setup videos) 🤣👍 Sadly he deleted many of the very informative Q&As because he wants the channel to focus on various weaponry and real combat use/reviews of that equipment, not a channel that focuses more on him instead of the gear... I understand the decision, but glad I was early enough to watch the now deleted content. You still won't be disappointed with his current video library! 👍
Valgear is great. Anyone who can afford to do so should support him and guys like him, directly through funds and gear donations.
I could never understand the motivation of these people getting involved in the conflict they have no business to be a part of except for money.
@@vodkanet7533 You have to be pretending to think that. You're better off getting a job at Costco than joining the Ukrainian Foreign Legion if you're only after money.
@@orion3253 considering that they get compensated fairly well I would disagree. To join this out of some thought that it’s the “right thing” just signifies the person is an indoctrinated idiot. This isn’t your fight and people clearly don’t understand what this is. It’s a civilizational conflict between globalhomo evil and orthodox Christianity. You chose your side.
It's not about money. It's about defending freedom and protecting people. A lot of those joining the foreign legions have that mindset. If they're getting paid, they're getting paid a pittance to live but that's it. It's not like Blackwater where they're getting 160000 USD a year. Most of those people who joined will tell you the same thing - it's to protect Ukraine from Russia.
Not pay, not fame, no recognition, defense of people from another group of people. You couldn't understand the motivation because you've never served. And if you have served, you probably did it for the wrong reasons.@@vodkanet7533
In regards to the light situation, I was in Iraq 2004-2006 and 2007-2008. We had m16 A4s then M4s with the surefire 951s. They had the tape switches we taped to our pimp grips. A light is useful when you are clearing houses and buildings, but in my experience, they are liable when you are outside in the open, especially with a tape switch. You turn that light on in the dark, and ever one knows where you are, and the risk of accidental activation is big, imho. If I were in this fight, I would probably not run a light at all.
You and me both, brother - with my luck I'd be clicking that stupid thing on at night exactly when I didn't want to be calling attention to myself. I ETSd pre GWOT so I never got to accessorize my weapon with those nifty items
I was no operative or marine, but the SF, SERE instructors, and Team guys who used to run SERE trainings with us told us that taclights were really ONLY good in CQB situations for those same reasons. The general rule of thumb is off and on. If you see a dark corner, and you arent running NODS/NVGs or such, is you flip it on just long enough to make the space visible, then back off.
Lights in CQB can be handy as weapons for blinding some sneaky ragbunny hiding in the dark(or blinding a housebreaker) but using them as field tools to illuminate "the great outsides" is like ringing the dinner bell for OPFOR.
I'll just resub after I watch Generation Kill.
What if you read the book instead of watched the show, does that count?
@@larrywilliams2140 Definitely counts! Book most likely isn't Hollywierd'ed up! I see it isn't a movie but a HBO series. That's why I hadn't seen it. I'll be 36 next month but when I was a kid you were "wealthy" if you could afford to have HBO. Maybe just middle class. Idk. We went from poor to middle class when my dad was 100% disabled with MS from a form of pneumonia he got in the Army when I was 15. He had been fighting the VA for years. Sorry kinda went off the rails. Not looking for pity. He is in a better place now. 🤙🏼
@@threat2demoracy5454 Sorry about your dad... But that's why we always made sure to have atleast one kid with accessible HBO in our friend group! 🤣 My older brother and his friends came from back when it could be bootleg stolen through the reciever pretty easily. Sadly they fixed that... We youthful poors would always find a way to see great mini-series, movies, comedy specials, and mild nudity on HBO or Skinemax dammit! 🫡 😂👍
@@threat2demoracy5454 The show isn't really Hollyweirded up. If anything, it's toned down a bit. There are some moments that they don't do justice. For instance, at one point there are allegations of abusing an enemy prisoner. The way it's shown in the show is very tame, and makes you think they're overreacting. But when you read the book, it makes a lot more sense.
@@scott5913 👍🏻 Is the book fiction?
Not that it really matters, but when I got to Ukraine in October 2022, I had decent kit given to me and I had brought in some of my own gear (belt, chestrig, backpack and assault ghillie), including my own sight (Vector Optics 1x Prism) and monocular.
I had something called the "Ukraine Emergency plate carrier" with plates given to me, bought pouches in-country from Utactic and sown my own groin pad and I had my D3CRX chest-rig, which I ended up giving away to replace it by an Arktis split-rig for easy of use as a Recon; never wore plates under my split-rig.
Personally I carried a 74 with a total of 20 mags, 4 grenades, 2 smokes and my other gear. We each always carried enough to sustain ourselves for at least 3 days minimum. 2 sploinkies (rocket launchers) and 2 RPKs. No precision rifle.
We had 2 small drones for observation and 1 additional as reserve. Later on we got a backpack out of which the drones could be deployed from.
Only the Team Leads had a PVS14 at that time and that was it.
All suppressers I've personally seen with my own eyes, seem to be chop-shop like made and direct thread. From what I was told, someone was also trying to get them 3d printed and get them sent over.
It's true that a lot of groups run their own gear fund system through money donations, selling merch, etc. That's how some get new drones, batteries, winter gear, etc.
A group I follow even got themselves a Toyota truck via donations.
Very interesting, thanks for the input.
Any recomendations on pants? Because I really need some of these strechy ones. Any other pants I tried will rip on my fat ass when I couch down. And they did.
Are there even any strechy camo pants on the market?
@@BrassFacts i don't know what more to add. As how things were when I was there and how it is now has changed so much.
In-country gear advanced so much, it's really high quality for the price and circumstances, so is the availability.
So are accessories, I mean you can now buy legit PEQ15s and DBALs in Ukraine, while I got excited to get my hands on a handheld light and rail-mount for it.
AK12s are still prizes and a flex.
The Ukrainian Z-15 is pretty much like any AR15, pretty good quality too.
CZ Bren 2 is chefs kiss, too bad I didn't get much time with it.
5.56 is a whole lot more prevalent than when I was there.
decent cigars got me more trading leverage than cigarettes
20 magazines is a lot of ammo… you guys were ready for anything. How much did your full kit weigh?
7:14 When it came to body armor/ plate carriers in jungle warfare it isn't so much about weight as much as it is about overheating and stealth. We always brought our armor with us even if we were planning on mostly being in chest rigs and/or war belts, but it would be stored in our main packs. For force movements to set up PBs (patrol bases) we'd typically pack up the armor and be slick or in chest rigs and some like myself also wore war belts. For security and QRF (quick reaction force) we'd be armored up. This was in the days of LBVs (load bearing vests) so every pouch was molle and getting moved back and forth as needed which was a pain. That is part of why I used a belt, so I didn't have to move as many things back and forth throughout the day and why I have such an appreciation for QD chest rigs today. All that to say I'd fully expect to see full armor in Ukraine except for maybe during a summer heat wave. I've made comments like this before but figured it would still apply to this video.
Yes, some of 3AB's new videos show them with the add on delt, neck, back, groin, etc soft armor for fragmentation
I'm doing farm work out of tan FLC ,2 cons are H harness over the shoulder blades and not being able to put the kit weight on the hips. Other wise it does decent.
Some input from Eastern Europe (Poland):
Economics.
1. Lot of military/shooting/tactical stuff is usually about 3-4 times more expensive in relation to wages. And i'm talking about peacetime. They simply disapear from the market when war starts.
2. Lot of scalping
Polish wz.67/75 steel helmet (old sh&$t) before the war was worth about 15-30 PLN (4-8$) its like a two packs of ciggaretes. In the march of 2022 they came up to 200+ PLN per one...
Unfair practics also. Selling counterfeit torniquets or selling this medical clamps they use when you donating blood as combat torniquets ( they use familiar names in polish "staza" and "staza taktyczna")
3. World is not so global. Good budget alternative for electronic ear pro are peltor combat arms earplugs 4.1.
60 PLN in Polish Internet shop. The second you log in from Ukrainian ISP - you can't Access this site.
They were 4x more expensive in UA. They had to be bought here and sent there.
Typical Ukranian corruption/ scalping.
I have found that my stream light that take a rechargeable battery where the batter itself has a USB port on it works great. It’s 750 lumens with is a pretty good output that lights up across my entire acre pretty well. I have 4 of those batteries 1 in and 3 charged and it’s a pretty damn easy swap out.
Even though the streamlight is only 120 bucks or so, it’s still going strong after over 1000 rounds on my gun since I put it on, no so much as a flicker and it’s stayed rock solid through many drops and bumps. For those who don’t want to spend 400 bucks on a sure fire, I’d 10/10 would recommend streamlight.
One thing to note is that you can buy rechargeable cr123 and 18650 batteries for most light and the chargers are pretty compact.
recharable cr123s aren't great for expensive items, most of them are over volted by about ~0.2.
useful to boost your lumens by like 100-200, but not a good idea in the long run. I use them in my shitty lights, but LAMs, and nicer lights get non-recharable cr123s or 18650s
@@BrassFactsNever forget the much overlooked 16650
I hate to be the guy that actually likes some of the olights but the their usb cable is still lighter than 18650 chargers I've used and the ones I own are QD so I can just take them off and put them in a bag with a power bank to recharge and not worry about them popping out of the charger because the magnet in the cable.
I'm sure olight's weapon light housing isn't as good as your reputable ones but their recharging concept isn't wrong.
keepower & streamlight both have rechargeable cr123 that put out the correct 3v now.
@@BobBob-il2ku really? whats the SKU on that, I'm very interested but cant seem to find anything
Remember boys; Gear adrift is a gift!
Couldn't agree more 😊 from a fellow squid 😊
You are waaaaay different than Garand Thumb. I would not even worry about that. You are very realistic about your information, and that is appreciated.
It feels like the difference between the highschool jock-turned-veteran vs. the highschool nerd-turned-engineer flavor.
Which is basically what it is. I'm a nerd-turned-veteran, so I like both.
Garand Thumb used to be good when he did his black background 1 on 1 talks. Now he's a little too theatric and tries to be funny.
@@EdwardSnortin Garand thumb's content has grown pretty meh as time has gone on.
I agree with Ration Nerd. I know BF may not be a retired military guy. But he makes a great deal of common sense. And he does not try to be Lucas or Travis etc. Just a regular guy training and sharing information. I'm a regular guy, so it fits for me.
@@EdwardSnortinagreed. Miss that Garand Daddy
At the beginning of the war, Ukraine had a huge shortage of 7.62X39 ammo. They still had many AKMs, but no ammo. One US company sent 1M rounds of ammo. Contracts were made with a couple of NATO allies for more. Then we never heard about it again. 🤠
Yeah, sadly 1mil of rounds it's like less then a half of what being used in one day of mid intensity fights.
that 1M anmo can only be used by 3500 troops and ukraine has 200.000 soldier
15:34 The only time I used my white light when I was active was during the daytime to check dark areas of buildings or places of natural shade. Uncovered flashlights/ light NDs are a way smaller deal when the sun is up and in urban/ dense terrain. If you're wearing shades like I was most of the time you definitely need your white light at the ready to cover your bases. Other than that, white lights were mostly handhelds or head lamps in safe areas for administrative tasks. At nighttime we almost exclusively used night vision for movement and raids but would stop and scan with thermals occasionally if one was brought along. Thermals were often a company or battalion level asset instead of being issued to specific individual Marines, so they were usually kept back at a patrol base for watch. If we were in a defensive position, we handed out thermal scopes for belt feds and M27s and binoculars across the line for rifleman. Those were typically every other fighting position, or every 1/3 depending on how many we had available. the rest of the positions just had PVS14s. If you have a group getting a thermal for your DMR, SPR, or base of fire guy can be a very powerful asset, but don't feel the need to have every single guy in said MAG get thermals, one or two can go a very long way. Pretty sure I've made similar comments to this across a few videos but it still seems relevant enough to post again.
why wear sunglasses at all?
@@carbharharbcar5867 To keep the sun out of my very light sensitive eyes. Not as much of a deal in the jungle but any desert, low shade city, or the great plains region/ farm country that I live in now I cannot see very far without them at mid-day unless I'm standing in a shaded area looking out.
Great video and commentary, really good perspectives. I love seeing the dog go along with you for your adventures.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! That last scene of you kitting up on the mountain side was beautiful!
Glad you snuck into my feed, @Brass Facts. Subscribed. I'm a deadlined, hard hearted, former mech infantry nobody but I really enjoyed this video and look forward to more. Blue Two, out.
Great info. The situations, as you say, aren’t one to one with what we will likely experience, but there’s still a ton to be learned. Thanks man!
Enjoyed this video along with your more specific stuff, but these more esoteric videos are nice to listen to and interesting to learn about things like your last one about what the "SHTF" will most likely be like
Each SHTF situation will be different. In the west it will probably look something like Argentina. A government that can't/won't help the average citizen, bad economy, intermittent infrastructure functionality, food inflation and quality reduction, regular protests blocking travel, detrimental politicians, police that don't prevent crimes but punish victims for defending themselves, and bold criminals. But people still need to make a living. The best way to adapt to that is living in a good neighborhood, with bars on windows, a warning/guard dog, walls with gates and security guards, a good every day carry (pistol, knife, phone, cash, light, good shoes, etc.), a generator, food and medicine stocked, and a good job to pay for it all is probably the best. Plus a foreign passport or two to bug out to a safer location.
In South Africa the rural farm population is very vulnerable. A solid house and a gun is very useful. They had a pretty good local security group that could coordinate effectively. I think they were local government security/police. But the government above them took/banned good communication equipment from them, thereby severely reducing their effectiveness. Now people rely on private security. The best way to survive is to get an engineering or biology degree and emigrate to the US. I met a few of them in the tech/bio tech industries.
I was subscribed to you and to J. Burden separately and really enjoyed your appearance on his show. When I saw your geopolitical episode my first thought was "Oh this guy is more based than I thought." Keep up the good work, brother!
I'll have to look that up.
Good dog nova
How tf is this comment 1 month old and the video is 2 days old???
@@MattWaller04so I’m not the only one seeing it
@@MattWaller04 if you dig this kind of content, support it's creation financially. A lot of creators will put up early videos and some extra stuff.
The main thing that always sticks to me is the gun I was issued was worst than the one I had at home so I can only imagine how other armies feel about the rifles being dropped in their lap
The "AK" in this thumbnail makes my brain hurt.
its a AR15 super imposed over a AK. But yeah... it does sorta just look like a modernized AK now haha.
AR-74
I didn’t even notice. My brain just filled in what a real AKM is supposed to look like.
@BrassFacts hey Brock, I want to address something you said about recharging Olights. They do make chargers for 18650 batteries. People who vape use them. A buddy of mine at work uses one daily and it charges 2 at once. Also does smaller batteries. Takes USB
@@NoNo_IStayplz don't simp for electronic frags
Thanks for bringing up dump pouches! I am switching my training to using them, instead of dropping mags. I think it will be much more applicable for a shtf scenario. Have you reviewed or tried many different models? That could make a pretty sweet video if not.
If you go back enough through training videos of even elite dudes in the 2000’s most of the time they would tell you to just drop the mag and you’ll pick it up once the fight is over. I always thought that was dumb GWOT stuff and Ukraine is proving that correct. Saving your mags in a dump pouch makes the most sense. Even a bad mag is a good training tool IMHO
Just reinsert 🤷
@@harukiri2738 I mean the AR-15 mag was meant to be disposable... The SU milltary has never tried it as such especly now with post Magpull mags being not disposable in the slightest.
@@harukiri2738 Nah, I never saw that. They all had dump pouches and use them.
You might be confusing with a emergency reload.
If you run dry at a moment where you really need to not be dry...then yes, you drop that thing. Because losing the mag is better than losing 4 pints of blood. We practice both emergency and normal reloads.
@@harukiri2738 I heard one guy say, the mags were designed to be stomped flat after dropped so they couldn't be reused. The reason being, if you dropped one and went to retrieve it, it could be booby trapped with fishing line to an explosive device. And thats why they have dump bags so they can be reused, as well as saving the budget for the unhealthcare funding we are racking up towards 1 trillion in a few years.
Biden: you need F15s to fight the government
Average drone pilot: 😂
A kid with an airsoft minigun: You mean the dead drone.
Friggin Great lessons learned!
good video dude
oh god, you watched this, I don't like this video, haha
Americans please stop thinking lasers are the only way to use NV. One only needs a 'red dot' with a special dimmed mode for NV with some night time range time to get use to it. My nation didn't have money for the fancy lasers for everyone outside of squad leads. And using NV with dimmed 'red dots' works as long as the sight is boresighted.
I don't think it's so much an "American" thing, as much as it's a "tacti-cool" thing. There's too many people out there that think the size of money they slap on the table correlates to the size of things between their legs. Dumbassery and dick measuring knows no borders
Making a sling in the field seems like one of the easiest modifications possible. A piece of rope or fabric + 1 minute = sling.
Making quick-adjustable one is somewhat more complicated as it requires more parts.
Also, I don't envy anyone who has to use weapon sling made out of ROPE over prolonged time.
if you can get a tech on your squad that can setup a makeshift secure comms network using meshtastic and ATAK , youre probably ahead of the game
Man i like your vids. Seen a couple from friends' links. Imma go ahead and sub and like, man, im praying its worth your time and stress and whatnot. See ya out there again someday. One of my buddies took me to a spot he thinks is the same area you go innawoods for. I have cool guyed before, and thus buddy is the only one i can get wild and loose with. Appreciate your work here. You didnt miss out. Everyone should stay home. Theres nothing worth our lives right now or in the past 25 years. PS i sent some rma iv plate sets out there early on. Hope it did something.
From what I've heard, silencers are more detrimental for the average infantry. For one, they produce more heat and dirt build up and the sound of gunfire is often a positive in terms of suppressing the enemy and allowing friendly troops to locate each other.
From my personal experience, and I'm a civilian, the one thing people overlook is adequate attire. What's the point of having the best rifle, when you're freezing to death? Who needs night vision, when you can't move with your trenchfeet? As someone who walks a lot and hikes a bit, I've seen huge differences when it comes to shoes, socks, and clothing. For instance, a mesh under your shirt helps you to stay dry and warm. Most modern clothing on the other hand causes you to sweat and freeze compared to old wool clothing, etc. That doesn't mean that there are no good military fatigues with modern materials, but you need to be selective with what you wear.
Lastly, setting up camp digging trenches, and making camouflage is an everyday chore. Thus, having the tools for it is important. This goes so far that some apparently rather carry a shovel than a secondary weapon (as you're already out of luck, if you have to rely on your pistol)
Economics part 2.
Aliexpress stuff is usable if you know what to buy.
Olights and holosun are considered cheap in US as shows from the comments. Vector optics, convoy, idogear, baofeng -straight from China into your trench and they work. Not as good, not as reliable but good enough.
200$ for US Citizen and Ukrainian working the same job are different amounts of money.
Indeed.
In western Europe, the cost of a holosun equals the pay of about 4 days of work.
In Ukraine it equals to circa 12 days of work.
Western europe also have bigger margins by the end of the month where a holosun is the leftover cash after 1 month, whereas it can be equal to 4 months of leftover cash in eastern europe.
@@Syntax_Error_404 all true. And honestly holosun is kind of decent company right now.
I was thinking more of Vector optics. You can get usable 3x prism for the cost of cheapest holosun Red dot. Or Red dot/magnifier combo.
It's becoming evident, Thermals are more practical as a first purchase over nvg... yes movement is important, but if your in a defensive posture, static observation and scanning is the way. And it goes back to the first person to put rounds on target generally wins...
Obviously a mix of both is best.
However for those who can't afford both, Thermal wins. Change my mind.
Have a thermal for your marksman, and NV for someone who's moving more, and make sure you're talking to each other
First time watching one of your videos. I liked it and found it very well worded, providing a valuable & insightful perspective. There is not much that I disagree with, in fact, the overwhelming majority is spot-on, in my opinion. Keep rocking on, brother!
The comment about slings reminds me of how foregrip bipods were surprisingly popular in Afghanistan and Iraq, but nobody was actually using them as bipods in fights. They let you put your gun down in muddy ground without getting everything dirty.
Everyone in the internets gun community knows you have to spend at least $2500 on your rifle build or you WILL just be a loot drop.
Meanwhile, US Army buys M4 carbines for... uhm... how much?
For anyone needing batteries. BUC-EE's has the some of best prices around on cr123, 2023, and Energizer 2L76 (which is the equivalent the DL1/n) for Aimpoints. I always get more whenever I stop in.
Good video. The gun community has what I call “First World problems”. Comparing now to when I got into it over 20 years ago, we have gone from functional to keeping up with the Gucci’s. What I got out of the video is trying to get the gucci gear is hard, and everything that I thought was gucci and required may only slow me down. I guess we’ll never know until it happens to us and we experience our own unique “situation dependent” scenario.
"Community" is now more like a marketplace - a lot of people trying to sell something.
the AKM has been a weapon for the reserves since the soviet union, naturally it will be uncommon as it was already replaced as standard issue in the 1970’s.
for sure. I just wanted to point it out, since a lot of US citizens view the AKM > 74s as per my first video on the subject.
One thing brought up.... batteries. I think some time in the early-mid GWOT years, I bought a bonkers amount of panasonic CR123s (I don't remember, maybe over 100), this was right as everything was moving from Incandescent to LED. As a result of that, battery life went from single digit hours to hundreds of hours. So here I am about 20 years later still using CR123s that expired 10 years ago. I am almost out of them, and I'm slowly replacing a lot of them with rechargeable batteries in the streamlights I use. The RCR123s that were available for awhile with LiFe chemistry did work, but power output wasn't as good as lithium primaries, I still use them periodically for training (put in fresh bats when stepping off for the night), but not good enough for duty use.
I've seen a number of these accounts from Ukraine, one of the things I'm interested in is the russian experience.
They have usb-c rechargeable cr123 lithiums now with 3.2volt output much better runtime than the lifepo4 versions
@BobBob-il2ku do you have a link bc I've been looking for rechargeable cr123s and cannot find any
I recently flipped over to stream lights. Great output and durability for the cost. And I’ll only even need 4 of those batteries. The usb charging into the battery itself is fantastic.
@@kittyprince3459keepower sku = P1634U1 streamlight sku= SL-B9
@@kittyprince3459 16650's, 18650's, AA's, etc are pretty widely available with the built in USB plugs, but CR123's are harder to find. I've seen some but they look questionable. Would also be interested in a link to something reliable.
Surefire makes rechargable's but they don't have the built in USB so you can't just rely on a basic USB cable.
Something I learned in live tissue certification . An IFAK is just part of a chain of care, it won't actually fix you. It will just buy you between 15 to 60 minutes dependant on wound severity. Prompt access to rear echelon care is crucial. If you don't have a casualty evacuation plan and a way to rapidly provide high level care in a safe rear area, your IFAK is functionally useless.
I've learned the same concept in EMS as a first responder / FF
Good video! Good takes. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🤙
Quite informative. Thanks!
Saint with the red band 😭 incredible.
All my rifles are 7.62×39, no knowledge in ARs so my question is... Is a Springfield saint a bad rifle? I thought Springfield built quality guns
@@TellMyEnemysMySoulStrong they’re probably fine, just not something I expected to see being used in Ukraine. You see the red band when they are hanging on the shelves at stores so it’s just kind of funny is all
@@zacharyyoung3834 lol oh ok... well thanks for clearing that up for me bud. Was just curious is all
@@TellMyEnemysMySoulStrong It's more of the fact that it's so obvious this stuff is straight from the US that it's hilariously sad. It's like Operation Fast & Furious Pt. 2 Ukrainian Boogaloo
@@TellMyEnemysMySoulStrong I have a Springfield Saint Victor. Got it set up with a SIG TANGO MSR 1-6 and a Surefire clone flashlight. Its one of my favorite semi autos. Its very accurate and shoots flat.
In tarkov 7.62x39 isn't common. 5.45 is all over the place, but I don't find much 7.62. Most of it that I do find is missing parts, and most of the rest of them are mutants brought in by ritch players.
Gotta search scavs and take their ammo, albeit BP almost never spawns and PS is rare. You can also refresh endlessly on fence and youll usually see some PS, gotta be quick.
I agree. The majority of the time i see 7.62x39 is from scavs or boss guards. I rarely see 7.62x39 ammo in loot spawns or weapon crates, but i can pretty routinely walk out of a raid with 3 stacks of a 5.45PP if i want to.
@@rustysausage69 I'm not saying that you can't get 762. My point is that 762 aks all over the place like he thinks they are. If you go out looking for it you will find 762 ammo, how ever you will find an abundance of 454 regardless if you looking for it or not.
@@stevestevenstevensen270 most of the 762 i find on scavs are in a sks
@@theblueshadow3537 Yea it seems like there should be some balancing to the ammo spawns of those 2 calibers, honestly I've found the PPBS 5.45 ammo more often than I've found BP/PP 7.62 and I've found it to be much more usable for my dogshit skill level than BP.
I like the commentary on the importance of batteries. I keep an extra in the pistol grip for my red dot and it has a solar panel on it so it can run in daylight without a battery. There’s more to it than just bullets and magazines. Everything isn’t sexy about it, but you’ll be glad you prepped the boring stuff if you’re ever in a situation like Ukraine
A jar of peanut butter in a pouch on your vest or in backpack is a must. You could survive for weeks of you had a jar of PB and a life straw filter.
This video script and information was a work of art. thank you.
Absolutely excellent video, thank you!
How many celery stalks are we importing for use as distraction devices?
"If you haven`t watched Generation Kill - please unsubscribe" - LOL
Greetings from Ukraine. Not in a military (yet) but I'm being the one of so called "volunteers" - army support activist. Our role is to help our military when MOD fails. Being civilians we are able to find, acquire and deliver everything our military may need starting from basic things like water and ending with pickup trucks etc. As well as getting funds for that as well. Most often - from personal budget.
Sometimes we even cover things that MOD just does not seem to care. Project I'm personally proud of is a manufacture of PKM soft mags which my team stated in the early weeks of invasion.
I used story with Brad and turret shield from Amazon (and Humvee repairs) numerous of times when explaining people that even elite units in most funded army of the world has logistical issues.
Not many Ukrainians can express their gratitude for support we get from Western countries. Using this opportunity and on behalf of my nation I want to thank all of you for help, military or not. It saves real lives, lots of lives.
Thanks!
the real brad also almost lost his humvee when it got stuck, and the unit refused to abandon it because it'd be so hard to replace.
Great anecdote, thanks!
Your advice required. Is it better to send money to the Ukrainian national bank so they can give the money to the the army to buy ammunition, or better to give to all the people asking for money on UA-cam etc? Confused. Didn’t the army have better information than a platoon on UA-cam?
@@buddyrojek9417 it really depends more of what exactly you want to support. Government is definitely major here but... it's government. It's slow, moderately corrupt and ineffective in fast repurposing of resources.
Fastest way to convert money into good deeds would be crowdfunding project. So if you trust those people on UA-cam and like their project (like FPV drones which reeeeealy huge) - go ahead.
There is another option if you don't like previous two - major foundations like "Come Back Alive". Faster than gov-t, respectful enough.
My personal option - second. But usually I support project of people I know. Or it can be even my own project)
Hope that helps. Any way you choose - we greatly appreciate it here!
@@buddyrojek9417 Looks like my first reply vanished.
In two words - It's just really up to you. Gov-t is solid but isn't flexible. So if you want to convert your money into good deeds as efficient as possible (for example - FPV drones, which are really huge) - people from UA-cam (or any other platform) may be way to go. Just find one you trust. This is my option usually, and sometimes I'm being this person who asks for donates.
There is another option, solid foundations like "Come Back Alive" - trustful and reliable but flexible. This is good option when sending funds to someone from internet feels strange.
Anyway it ends - we are greatly thankful for your support. Sincerely, thank you.
It seems that the early GWOT loadout is still the most viable. 6-12 magazines on your kit, full on body armor systems like paraclete RAV or IOTV making sense as artillery is in full swing here and night vison is paramount for most operations.
I've heard somewhere that harness style warbelts are making a comback
@@arch455 yeah, I've seen multiple dudes in the field wearing padded war belts with low profile suspenders so they can wear body armor over it. It's a great way to add more ammo, grenades, etc
Good synopsis of what works and is reliable after the initial coolness of war / combat goes away and realize what the reality becomes. Many good take aways.
Thoughts and prayers for all those lost in conflicts around the world. Thanks for the perspective.
Pretty accurate on many points. Boys today are buying more compact prism optics like Vector Optics Paragon, or SIG LPVOs
Hell yea brotha great upload 👍
This was a great video brother!
Every war and conflict offers it's own unique challenges. The most important thing is stick to the fundamentals and adapt them where and when needed.
Ukraine lost a major ammo plant in Lugansk (if not their only one) early in 2014 or 2015. Some time later, well before the full on invasion, they were begging for former WP members like Estonia etc for their 5.45 stockpiless because they were running out.
I have no comment on "preferences" wether practical or cool/uncool in this theater but its obvious that relegating the AK74s to rear echelon units has a logistical component where that unit isnt asking for 5000 more rounds every week.
I was referring the ak 47/akm being relegated to rear units. the 74 is not at all being forced into rear units only.
lol, that ammo plant is not even close to the only one
@@BrassFacts my bad
@@bigsoap186 Thats why Estonia had to give them all their ammo right?
Estonia never even had 5.45 ammo. When we got independence we used 7.62 akms for a short while before getting 5.56 galils.
@@orpheusepiphanes2797
Great video! Would love similar videos from other conflicts in future, even if older wars, or smaller battles.
How do you like the lite fighter? Have you used the cold weather kit?
Nice video. Man i would love to have a buddy or two that realize these kits and skills should be at the front of your mind. I'm the only guy in my group of friends who has rifles, plates, ammo, etc. Also will be taking the plunge into NV or thermals soon. I'd get a lot more training and range time if I had some buddies that were also enthusiasts with this kinda stuff.
Me too
You are not alone, sadly lol.
I actually have one friend that is into this stuff as well.
The problem is, that I moved out to a homestead about two hours away. So, I never see him any more.
I was invited to join a preparedness group that is local, but I really can't afford to run with those guys right now. Most of the stuff that I have, I bought when I was making decent money.
These guys travel a lot, and do other stuff that adds up pretty quick, as far as money goes.
I'm also weary of the fact that I don't really know these guys, and their status as a "militia" type group gives me the fed dred.
Soft armor is probably pretty underrated. Because the main treat is frag from artillery, not rifle rounds. And soft armor usually gives better coverage.
Keep your rifle plates, but maybe supplement it with soft armor under with better coverage for shrapnel protection.
Great video!
Thanks for the small piece of insight
Generation Kill is the best military series of all time, bar none. Its such an accurate representation of combat Marines, and of that time in the conflict.
Nova and her Kibbles. O-light? Oh snap!! Guess they can be used as IED's too...
What kills me about Olight is their proprietary charger and lack of removable batteries in some models. I HATE HATE HATE proprietary stuff.
They have been ahead of the curve about being rechargeable at least.
Which cr123s are y’all getting off Amazon?
Off topic, but... which pants and top are you wearing? Thanks
My thinking. I am old, slow. I need to work on +300yards. If I can get to 6” 3 shot cold at 400 yards. That’s where I might be useful.
I might be old but this old marine is still effective and will defend what I love the most...if I die it will be a beautiful death
The Ukranians were not rag-tag I followed them post 2014 because my post got all the military magazines you could think of and there were frequent articles discussing their build up because everyone knew this was coming. Given the state of pre 2020 EU militaries I'd go so far as to say Ukranians were the best trained and armed military in Europe at the time of the invasion. I understand some individuals are going to get upset about me saying this because they see it as somehow endorsing or complementing Russia or insulting Ukraine, which I am not because it's not my war. It's become fashionable to insult pre invasion Ukraine and the state of their military because the invasion is still ongoing and some people think to do otherwise would be the same as praising Russia, this is lunacy. Ukraine had a very effective and well trained military, underestimating their opponent was their mistake.
I wouldn't worry about "somehow endorsing or complementing Russia or insulting Ukraine". Even the NYT has admitted at this point that Ukraine, post 2014, was a puppet state in bed with the CIA and preparing for offensive actions against Russia. Typical "Trickle Truth" that the establishment releases to smooth over stuff that would, if released all at once, cause serious backlash domestically. Over the course of the conflict, the Western establishment has more-or-less confirmed Russia's justifications for war without actually stating at any single point.
Turns out, trying to do with Ukraine what the Soviet Union tried to do with Cuba in the 1960s was a really bad idea.
The Ukrainians were and still are pretty rag-tag. They have some modern units yes but that’s hardly their entire military.
@@Crosshair84”offensive actions against Russia” you gotta be joking.
@@baneofbanes Yes, aka stop pushing missile bases closer and closer. This was talked about numerous times during the Clinton era but now we have you Zoomers with zero history trying to placate people.
And by effective you mean, haven’t won a battle in about two years and are getting killed any more than 10 to 1 ratio.
Vast majority of the optics and addons to rifles I've seen is personal equipment brought with volunteers. A lot of guys have been bringing multiple optics and lights/lasers to give to teammates especially when they get out of rotation and go back to their home countries for a bit and use donated money to purchase them because they're cheaper outside of Ukraine
Cool video good information thanks guy
Amazing video, thank you ! As a Military Veteran, career LEO, and gun and military enthusiast you did a great job !
Things I've "learned" (not really but my thoughts were confirmed):
1) Multicam is stupid. It's so fashionable that literally everyone wears it. When shooty boi can't tell good guy from bad guy, he shoots at what moves.
2) 4 mags ain't gonna do it. Carry all the ammo you can, and have enough magazines hold all your ammo.
To be fair that is just modern war like people have been learning those sense WW1.
Multicam is an arid environment pattern that got marketed as an everything pattern.
@@brianmead7556 I know.
Because of multicam, now everyone runs different colored duck tape, it sorta brings us back tot he era of bright colored uniforms before WW1
@@milutinke Camo doesn't matter nearly as much as most people make it out to.
If you were going to buy a shot timer for the first time what would you pick up sir?
Brad bought his own Night vision scope too I got the gen kill dvd set lol !
there are cr123 rechargeablea now that have type C port ad well
Holosuns for days
Indeed.
However, In western Europe, the cost of a holosun equals the net pay of about 3 days of work.
In Ukraine it equals to circa 12 days of work.
Western europe also have bigger margins by the end of the month resulting in that a holosun is the leftover cash after 1 month, whereas it can be equal to 4 months of leftover cash in eastern europe.
Good Video, what was the make and model of your BattleDog?
Cherish Nova 😍. My girl is getting gray too 😢
yeah she's 11 now :(
Another small point about mags and gear. The stuff me and my friends (not yet in the military, but it is a matter of time most probably) are training on any occasion (shooting range, airsoft games) is to reload our guns with getting a used mag into the pouch where the full mag was taken out. In my loadout, there is always one empty mag pouch, and I use certain models that allow putting mags back in without pain in the ass (and without issues of mags falling off of them).
Thanks for the video, bud.
Dump pouches are a hard requirement, not just for mags but you want to have a big "pocket" to shove things in that you might need, or that you might pickup. Another thing we have as SOP are carrying two sandbags and some of the ultra-wide sharpies. If you are collecting intel or something throw it all in the bag, write where it came from on it, makes it a lot easier to sort out later. It's also frequently faster to put your other mag in your pouch, and then re-index it when you're not engaging something.
It's kinda refreshing to hear "Russo-Ukrainian War" instead of the usual "THE UKRAINE WAR" so common among westoids referring to Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kudos for that and an informative video.
I love the
"why buy the expensive stuff when the budget stuff is just as good?"
"Because it's cool"
mindset, even when the world is ending, guys still wanna look cool
Great content as always! Wish this channel existed 10 years ago to avoid many of my own mistakes 😂 Greatly appreciate all the info!
How is this comment a month old?
@@rofllcatsI’m assuming subscribestar?
Mr Facts, can you please do a review on some camping and sustainment gear (tents, sleeping bags/pads etc.)?
I have. I'll be doing a review on my current setup eventually.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Good insight. Great video.A big Thank you to your "dude".Also ,thanks for acknowledging that war is not a game, and there is needless death and suffering on both sides.😢
When O-light controls our light market from China lol
fun vid :)
Sustained peace is happiness
China makes better stuff. DJI for example.
@@lance9150 okay, now name 4 more not mentioned that isn't factory-to-dumpster quality.
@social3ngin33rin Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola. Do Americans even make electronics or do they only build houses out of cardboard and airplanes that fall apart during flight?
@@lance9150 assembly :P
@@lance9150 Samsung is South Korea, LG is South Korea. Motorola was an American company and use to be decent until Chinese bought em. Apple was never a decent product and the worst anti-consumer product on the entire market.