The venerable Ma Deuce was fielded into service almost 90 years ago and is STILL the main HMG of the U.S Armed Forces. This, like the M1911, is proof that John M. Browning was a certifiable genius that got it right the first time!
One thing I hate about shooting videos is the trend towards putting explosives in a target to see a big boom. Two reasons. 1st, it perpetuates the Hollywood myth of bullets blowing stuff up; 2nd, it takes away from seeing the actual effect of the weapon.
Its amazing that the M2 .50 caliber has been in use since 1922. Its little brother the 1919 .30 caliber was replaced by the M60 way back in the 1960's(NG units continued to use into 1970's)
@@thanushreevenkatesh5829 dont be stupid, no 50 cal round can cause that explosion. The car is packed with binary explosives and the AP/Incendiary ammunition ignited them. There is not enough room in a .50 MG round to fit enough explosives for that.
This was my weapon in the army. Used the barrel for neck presses to keep the warmth in the cold long winters in Norway. The barrel weighs 12.7 kilogram.
I served in the Army as an armored crewman and became very familiar with the M2. I was a little disappointed the video did not do a better job of conveying the sound of the weapon. The basse pop of the weapon was a sound I grew to like and this video didn't let me relive it.
Love Mother Deuce! Fired many rounds from one tripod mounted on an APC also on the M1 Abrams. Great power and maximum effective range, makes me miss the Army!
On our perimeter in Vietnam we had a 50 cal. I was watching the gun crew set up. When they would test fire they used a tracer round. This time as I watched, they fired... you could watch the round as it traveled. It looked like it traveled through the sky over a mile then made a U turn and came back at us landing in front of a Marine post that was to our left.
@@ahuman2695 You see how the camera's near the targets aren't moving. It's almost like they put a camera on a tripod and just placed it there to record without needing a cameraman. Who woulda thunk.
+ComocosonoEWL First of all let me say that I am pro gun rights. But I never did understand when people talk about fighting the government if they decide to take over. The way I see it, no matter how many guns you or we (the people) have, the government will always have more and better ones, not to mention tanks and planes and helicopters. If the government did become evil, I too would likely fight for survival but I do not believe that the people would ever be able to defeat the government in a war. If it ever did end in our favor it would be either through the help of another nation's military helping us or through political channels.
I was a 50 Cal gunner in the army (mostly because I'm big and it's 200 lbs to carry up a hill to the nest)...well it was one of my duties. The army needs to modernize this gun. When I was assigned the 50 they said I didn't need a m16....well I had a different opinion because it jammed...a lot and I'm not sitting defenseless. I ended up with both. The Army needs to upgrade if they have not already. Great round and would have for home defense if they let me lol 50 through cinder is 🧈 butter. 50 through cars is priceless. Great video
i love how at 7:50 the quiet dude from ohio ordnance who up until that point said maybe 3 words the entire time and showed no emotion gave that big grin and showed his excitement finally. that's what boys look like when we play with toys like this
why do movies *NEVER* use the actual sounds of guns firing or of the bullets striking? that *put put put* sound the bullets make when hitting that concrete wall is fucking _terrifying._ instead they go for mini-explosions in the movies...lame!!
***** no, no cameras record sound. They record flashes of light and store them in frames. A microphone, however will most definitely do the job, and you can slow everything down. Also, they never shoot real guns on film sets.
We had these in the army when I was serving. It was a monster weapon (and very heavy to carry), capable of shooting down aeroplanes. One time I remember on an exercise shooting an empty drum about 500 mtrs away and completely destroyed it lol.
TNOutdoorsGuy • Speaking of 22 cal,s I live in east Tennessee Johnson City born, and raised here I was up in Delaware and a friend of mine had a 22 made like a gatling gun it sit on a tripod and you put the clip in from the top and just cranked it I thought it was awesome
The trickiest part of taking this apart is the step where you slide off the back plate, there is a long spring/rod that can shoot out if it is dislodged, so you stand to the side just in case. Also you have to be careful placing that spring back in before sliding the back plate on. My armor unit in the army had M2 machine guns that were ex-US NAVY marked housings from Korean war surplus.
True, true, but . . . maybe he gets hazard pay. Seriously, this is a "closed range" being used for this vid. When 8:23 +/- is looked at closely, the cameraman is in a "shelter" of some kind and ,as with other (real) films, there are other safety measures being taken. Unless of course, these guys are completely stupid. Meh, who knows? But, you and dajvv are correct. On "open ranges" - military, LEO, private, wherever - the firing line would remain "clear" until the impact area (down range) is checked and secured. Seeing this guy is the type of gaff rookie videographers often make.
He's a camera man, getting a different angle of the car. Because of the way the video was shot from the point of view of the gunner, it appears the man is much closer to the target than he actually is.
While I agree with you about being downrange of a live firearm, looking at 8:28 you can see the shadow of the shelter or whatever it is that the guy is standing in. So he's at a pretty safe distance from the explosion.
You really shouldn't use explosives if you're shooting cars, because there are idiots who ACTUALLY BELIEVE that its the rounds doing the damage....Unless you actually SAY that you used explosives. Also what was the charge made of? just curious.
***** Yes I know... but there are some idiots out there who think that you can blow up a car by shooting the petrol tank. There is this one idiot in another comment on this video who thought that. Clearly they used explosives here.
All the best. The video is excellent. I was a cadet in the army. The most important thing is to adjust the sight and the distance. At 1.5 km.. no mass.. Straight to the center. Powerful weapon! would like to ask you to make a separate video about assembling and disassembling it. Let me remind myself :) All praise for this video!
Some things just cant really be improved upon. The M2 is still going strong! When I think about the WW2 fighters, with up to 8 of these spittin lead, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Bad ass!
This is the Browning 50 caliber heavy machine gun. One of the most fearsome battlefield weapons ever devised! The "Big Fifty" is a lethal man stopper! also capable of penetrating vehicles, buildings, and even lightly armored targets!" -some game
Did anyone notice the camera man downrange running from the exploding car at 8:23? It's incredibly unsafe and irresponsable to have someone downrange during live fire, let alone live fire with a .50 and god knows how many pounds of explosives in a car. Kinda upsetting that Larry Vickers chooses cool camera angles over firearms safety...
+Will Egan , I totally agree that this was completely unsafe. How much did they pay the cameraman to stand down range. The camera man was very foolish to get a shot to satisfy Larry Vickers. A remote camera would have been sufficient. I was a fan of Mr. Vickers but after this stunt. Safety was the FIRST principle I was taught, Larry please RE READ the 10 Commandments of Gun Saftey
+Will Egan I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. In reality though he is standing off to the side, many degrees out of the line of fire. There's no reason why he would ever get shot unless he was standing directly in front of the weapon or if Larry pointed it at him. You're right that in principle it is very unsafe, but if you trust your shooter there is nothing to worry about standing downrange of a live weapon firing. Keep in mind that military tactics often involve machineguns shooting directly over the heads of friendly troops downrange. Also a lot of rifle tactics in fire and maneuver warfare involve shooters firing right past each other with only a few feet of space (one reason why formations are important in squad/ platoon level battle). This practice is not as uncommon as you may think and if both parties trust each other and are fairly competent, there is not much danger in reality.
And the fact that when you're standing close to these rounds whipping by your head, they are zipping by faster than the speed of sound so they have quite the shock wave to them, so as they pass by you hear a loud concussive pow, or snap! So all the while you're trying to take cover you have bits of concrete shooting into your skin, you have loud concussive SNAPS cracking just a couple feet above your head, I'm sure it's something that your brain will never forget for a very long time. These are just 50 cal rounds, imagine artillery rounds or tank rounds going over your head making that loud snap as you realize you were a couple feet away from instant death. It's no wonder a lot of these men come back with PTSD, and that's not even discussing the 24/7 stress in some situations which quite literally damage your organs and change the physiology of your brain. The bodies, the loss of friends, the potential loss of limbs. We're animals, you subject any animal to that amount of stress and they won't come out of it fine and that includes humans. That's why we need to show support to try to heal that brain of theirs that was just subject to matter no man should ever see, it's the least we can do Great video! I love that no explosives were used as someone else said in another comment, we saw the raw power of what a 50 cal can do.
This is the only weapon system that I got to shoot as a US Marine that made me feel God-like. Seriously, the Ma Deuce felt like divine powers that I could smite any and all enemies. The town of Khafji, Iraq's walls were mostly covered with holes from this round when I saw it. Mind your gloves on that barrel change. It's hot. Really hot.
I'm remember shooting this one, We had to put protective gear on our legs because sometimes a hot bullet will drop from below, Scarily accurate for such an ancient weapon.
Minigun yes .. but MG42??!! Maschinengewehr 1942, dude. I'd rather have the MG42 with 2-3 sec. barrel change, 1500 bullets pr. min., great accuracy and wearable in assault mode. You can even fire it from your shoulders, without bipod.
no. 5.56 is higher pressure because its used by the us army. Well to be exact the us army uses 5.56 AP or Extreme penetrater. If you shoot 5.56x45mm out of a 223 firearm it will blow up.
Mohammed Hersi no you are thinking oppositely. if you put a 5.56x45mm in a 223 rifle the gun will blow up. if you put a 223 in an M4 carbine or a 5.56x45mm rifle it will shoot fine. 5.56 is higher power then 223
I wonder if John Browning ever thought his design would still be in use with our military after all these years and most likely will go on to serve for many more.
***** im sorry did did the H&K 416 come only from Germany or did the change the name to HK416 after colt declared they could not use HK M4 also is the G98/K98 still in service ?
Yes but I think that the trajectory that we saw was likely the gasses moving and not the actual projectile, or the bullet stabilizing as it left the barrel, "adapting" to those particular conditions but ultimately maintaining it's intended/aimed trajectory. I also think that this is no reason to consider this weapon inaccurate, inefficient, outdated, etc.. I think this because I watched it and it really looks like the slug is moving, but I can't figure a logical explanation for why it changed AFTER exiting the barrel. The escaping gasses will continue to exert energy on the slug past the muzzle, but with that I would imagine it'd be a gradual shift from 0m on, and the same for any atmospheric sources from where those are reached by the bullet...
Of course you can't saw a (brick/stone) wall it only works on wood? Or did you mean Squad Automatic weapon? = M249, MK46, M27 IAR some examples of SAW'sAnd Browning? Which one? .30 cal? .50 cal? 1911?There are many type's of browning's
Matthew De Meester I meant the s.a.w. as the machine gun. I'll admit I'm not a gun expert and not trying to sound like I know more then I do. But the one looked like that so I associated it. Lmao I'm assuming you know more then I did. I believe I meant the 30 cal but not sure. If you could mabey educate me on my error that would be greatly appreceated
I don't see the point of trying to make everything look so serious. It's just a middle-aged man having fun at the range with someone else's toy. Adding dramatic music and intense camera scenes doesn't really make it look any cooler. I'm all for having fun at the range, but this just made me cringe at how serious it tried to be.
There's this thing that you can do when you are "Triggered" by something you see, Sonny. Its called: CHANGE THE DAMNED CHANNEL! If something disturbs you (and clearly you seem to be "disturbed") then leave and go watch Barney the dinosaur or Sponge Bob Square Pants or the Flintstones on your TV. But try to understand that ADULTS are trying to watch this video and read the comments. If you are SO upset, find your Safe Space down in your Mommies basement and ask her to bring you down some more Hot Pockets and Tide Pods to munch on, umkay? Let the Adults do ADULT things. You go enjoy your Etch A Sketch or whatever, Junior. Some people's kids, I SWEAR! SMDH
What's up with the background music? It's like they're trying to build this colossal action movie style tension for a couple dudes hanging out at the range. Just look around 5:00. They are playing this heavy, eerie, bass heavy music with a building whine, all so they can put on safety gear and shoot at a brick wall... The gun is great on it's own. We don't need this shit music trying waaaay too hard to be "edgy."
Sir Mutton Chops This channel is like a discovery channel reality show that takes itself too seriously and acts too intense. Forgottenweapons, military arms channel, IV8888, and demo ranch are all hosted by way more likeable people, though without Vickers' sf history.
Gunfire in Hollywood: "PYEOW PYEOW KERBOOM" Gunfire on UA-cam: "tap tap tap tap tap tap tap" Gunfire in real life: "BAAA--- |||||||| *Your hearing is corrupted and can no longer be found.*
M249 - I can pick off the enemy from behind that wall.
M2 Browning - That wall is coming down.
Uh what wall
M2: what wall?
M240 - I can pick off the enemy from that wall and the next
@doom slayer that is the best comment ever
And that is why, this gun is still in service to this day...
The .50BMG, 100 years of turning cover into concealment!
And enemies into pink mist
@Kakashi Hatake Earpro is definitely your friend when shooting a .50BMG!!!
@Kakashi Hatake Ear protection is key
@@b_f_d_d never put keys in you ears
@@robertstack2144 lol
Dear editor of these videos.
Gun lovers actually love to listen the bang of the bullet, not Hollywood music.
Please take a note on that.
yes that is true I actually put on head phones for this
And that gun powder smell.
@@o.b.1904 you smell through your screen?
@@sara-ek7dm I wish I could
The venerable Ma Deuce was fielded into service almost 90 years ago and is STILL the main HMG of the U.S Armed Forces. This, like the M1911, is proof that John M. Browning was a certifiable genius that got it right the first time!
Don't forget about the browning high power pistol the most copied and used pistol design of ww2
John Browning is the great grandfather of firearms
Nothing can prepare you for how amazing these weapons are. They are absolutely amazing.
One thing I hate about shooting videos is the trend towards putting explosives in a target to see a big boom. Two reasons. 1st, it perpetuates the Hollywood myth of bullets blowing stuff up; 2nd, it takes away from seeing the actual effect of the weapon.
I totally agree, thanks for sharing this.
just be glad they didn't blow it up when the 1st bullet hit
I'm agree with your but your forget the essential reason: That pollute a lot for quite nothing.
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You realize the 3 of us (not including yourself) are saying we DON'T like the unnecessary explosions....
The effect is holes...
Its amazing that the M2 .50 caliber has been in use since 1922. Its little brother the 1919 .30 caliber was replaced by the M60 way back in the 1960's(NG units continued to use into 1970's)
It would be nice to see someone destroying a car with just bullets without packing it full of explosives for a change.
with a 22lr from a 10/22
The M-2 will certainly do that, I was coopted once as an M-2 gunner by an NCO letting me tear up a old pickup hooked me then and there
It is due to the incineary armor piercing tracers that exploded the car.
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@@thanushreevenkatesh5829 dont be stupid, no 50 cal round can cause that explosion. The car is packed with binary explosives and the AP/Incendiary ammunition ignited them. There is not enough room in a .50 MG round to fit enough explosives for that.
One of the best days of my life was getting to train with this legend of a Soldier. Love ya Larry.
Great job guys. I shot with the .50 in 1987 in the Brazilian Army. A good experience.
Mf is a walking miracle
This was my weapon in the army. Used the barrel for neck presses to keep the warmth in the cold long winters in Norway. The barrel weighs 12.7 kilogram.
huh?
@@ax4178 h7
Dull down the music. I wanna hear the gun not suspense music.
Agreed.
Yui Nyan i agree with the loli
Sfx
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100% right...
what a shame, all that great audio wasted by the silly drama music
"It's a Machine gun. Hold it. It's a MACHINE GUN !"
"Haha. Okay"
D-Day Flashbacks.
Cringe
MG 42 goes atatatatatatataat
The genius of John Moses Browning shines daily
Browning. 50 Bmg is a crap against the Russian Kord MG,,, ua-cam.com/video/IXQ17cNzGUg/v-deo.html
Otto Mais Lol ofc a gun from 90s is better than than one built more than half a century ago
@@chrxs61632 And Amerika is since 1909 not able to invent a new heavy MG?
@@ottomais commie
Yep, best ever gun designer...& 100 yrs ago, way ahead of his time!
We ran an M2 on my gun truck in Iraq and I was glad we did. Outstanding weapon.
Such a beast of a gun, love the slow-mo shots.
Cinder blocks are easy to penetrate with a 5.56 X 45 round. A 50 can penetrate concrete blocks.
Concrete? Oh my god
i have a 50 cal
I do believe the point was to demonstrate the difference in damage the 556 has vs the 50.
Yeah, that's pretty strong, but can it penetrate paper?
Yoda Troll i really dunno. but if you break one stick. you get two stick. stick win every time.
I served in the Army as an armored crewman and became very familiar with the M2. I was a little disappointed the video did not do a better job of conveying the sound of the weapon. The basse pop of the weapon was a sound I grew to like and this video didn't let me relive it.
Can you imagine 8 of these in the wings of a P-47
👍😲😆👏🤝🇺🇲⚡🔥🗯💥
@@thomasschoon8407 don't spam emoji!
8 guns, 3400 rounds, around 600 rpm from each gun, you get those on target, that plane is coming down
@@charlescourtwright2229 is abut 800 round per minute.
@@charlescourtwright2229 now imagine having some
MG 42's mounted on to that plane wheww that be firing at a rate of about 1300 rounds per minute each
Love Mother Deuce! Fired many rounds from one tripod mounted on an APC also on the M1 Abrams. Great power and maximum effective range, makes me miss the Army!
On our perimeter in Vietnam we had a 50 cal. I was watching the gun crew set up. When they would test fire they used a tracer round. This time as I watched, they fired... you could watch the round as it traveled. It looked like it traveled through the sky over a mile then made a U turn and came back at us landing in front of a Marine post that was to our left.
I was the .50 cal shooter in my group when I was a concript: firing this thing was the best thing I ever did! It is awesome!
8:22 who tf is that down range!?
There actually two people there one is stupidly close and the other trying kill himself
Dont worry its the cameraman
And everyone knows the cameraman always survives
@Chris Wu needs a totem
i love how there's a cameraman in the potential line of fire of the gun
Wayyy too close. These dudes shouldn't have guns
@@ahuman2695 You see how the camera's near the targets aren't moving. It's almost like they put a camera on a tripod and just placed it there to record without needing a cameraman. Who woulda thunk.
@@kutter_ttl6786 Check out the guy jumping to cover at 8:22. Explosion in front, .50s raining from behind, not a safe place to exist.
Where can I buy one at? I'd like to set one up in my home for home defense.
Dude, so much money man and such paper work and why for home defense?
because I cant put it on the back of my car for defense when I need to travel through the streets of Gary, Indiana
id like one for concealed carry in Detroit
You mean "city block defense"
+ComocosonoEWL
First of all let me say that I am pro gun rights. But I never did understand when people talk about fighting the government if they decide to take over. The way I see it, no matter how many guns you or we (the people) have, the government will always have more and better ones, not to mention tanks and planes and helicopters.
If the government did become evil, I too would likely fight for survival but I do not believe that the people would ever be able to defeat the government in a war. If it ever did end in our favor it would be either through the help of another nation's military helping us or through political channels.
I can only imagine how it feels like owning one.
Especially how much the bullets are.
That is crazy with the guy in the fire zone at 8:23
His in some kind of makeshift out house lol.could of just let camera roll on its own
GUN TOTER good eye. I dident even catch it at first
Wow ... over here, that stunt would have been the end of his gun licences and channel.
He's actually a robot so it's all good
@@xavierrodriguez2463 Yep. It's the T1000 they were testing that day.
I was a 50 Cal gunner in the army (mostly because I'm big and it's 200 lbs to carry up a hill to the nest)...well it was one of my duties. The army needs to modernize this gun. When I was assigned the 50 they said I didn't need a m16....well I had a different opinion because it jammed...a lot and I'm not sitting defenseless. I ended up with both. The Army needs to upgrade if they have not already. Great round and would have for home defense if they let me lol
50 through cinder is 🧈 butter. 50 through cars is priceless.
Great video
As an european civilian, it is amazing to see the power of these gun.
Larry is usually stone cold even when impressed but he sure had fun here
I love how much of a little kid he became when he was just lightning that car up. I can garentee I would do the same
*g a r e n t e e*
The 50 cal QCB is the best thing , since canned beer . I’ve used it on my AFV here in Australia. It’s a bullet hose 👍
The M2 Browning turns 100 this year! Happy centennial birthday! 🎉
Wrong! It will turn 100 in 2033
Imagine waist-gunners in a B17 , open doors at 30,000 ft, keeping the enemy at bay with these 50cals, - tough breed of men...salute !
Awesome. So cool to see Mr. Vickers having legitimate fun and excitement.
At 8:23 there is a guy down range during live fire WTF ???
yeah there is a man in a very dangerous place
at 7:39 he also says "They ready down there?"
Ya wtf
***** A muppet with either a death wish or great trust in the guy shooting.
He is a camera man.
Good old man deuce!!! Some of those kids over in Iraq could possibly be using a weapon their great grandfather's used in WW2
Old but gold; the M2 Browning is still a great medicine for whatever headaches on the battlefield.
i love how at 7:50 the quiet dude from ohio ordnance who up until that point said maybe 3 words the entire time and showed no emotion gave that big grin and showed his excitement finally. that's what boys look like when we play with toys like this
I had the biggest fucking smile on my face while watching.
Michael Christos? Waste of space.
Hasty generalizations are hasty. I am not human, you mere peasant.
Haha me too
LouieDefense KEEP SMILING BRO, BECAUSE I WAS LAUGHING THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH, YEH!!
this comment made me cringe
Because it isnt called the Bill of Needs.
***** because the Bill of Rights isn't part of the bible.
why do movies *NEVER* use the actual sounds of guns firing or of the bullets striking? that *put put put* sound the bullets make when hitting that concrete wall is fucking _terrifying._ instead they go for mini-explosions in the movies...lame!!
Same goes for helicopters.They all don't wopwopwop like a Huey.
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+Bijinius Cross i think in high speed cameras sound is not recorded so maybe thats why they put some extra sound in editing process
***** no, no cameras record sound. They record flashes of light and store them in frames. A microphone, however will most definitely do the job, and you can slow everything down. Also, they never shoot real guns on film sets.
Watch Michael Mann's Heat.
Great video... the power!
We had these in the army when I was serving. It was a monster weapon (and very heavy to carry), capable of shooting down aeroplanes. One time I remember on an exercise shooting an empty drum about 500 mtrs away and completely destroyed it lol.
can someone buy that man a shirt that fits?
Rolexwearer Sherlock
Seen several videos with him in it. It's always the same haircut and the same too- tight shirt
It's called gynecomastia. Dude's been hitting the juice...
@@Tchumfak LMAO
Zactly!
High quality vid. Broadcast quality. You deserve way more subscribers.
.....Not with that silly music ruining the video!
No. Try seeing demolition ranch bro.. just becuase this is having a hollywood style production means it has good content. 1 this man is too arrogant.
Sure larry can handle big calibers all the way to 50 cal.. But i've never seen him shoot a .22LR Too much for you????
lol!
lmbo
ObamaBinLaden lxkd
TNOutdoorsGuy probably too much for you
TNOutdoorsGuy •
Speaking of 22 cal,s I live in east Tennessee Johnson City born, and raised here I was up in Delaware and a friend of mine had a 22 made like a gatling gun it sit on a tripod and you put the clip in from the top and just cranked it I thought it was awesome
I remember shooting the 50 in Basic Training (D. Co. 2/46 INF, Ft. Knox, summer 2008) & while it was fun, the 50's we used jammed a lot
The trickiest part of taking this apart is the step where you slide off the back plate, there is a long spring/rod that can shoot out if it is dislodged, so you stand to the side just in case. Also you have to be careful placing that spring back in before sliding the back plate on. My armor unit in the army had M2 machine guns that were ex-US NAVY marked housings from Korean war surplus.
What the fuck, there is a dude at 8:23 down range of them shooting???
He is a cameraman recording the close-ups and side angles.
Richard Hood That's not making the situation better.
True, true, but . . . maybe he gets hazard pay. Seriously, this is a "closed range" being used for this vid. When 8:23 +/- is looked at closely, the cameraman is in a "shelter" of some kind and ,as with other (real) films, there are other safety measures being taken. Unless of course, these guys are completely stupid. Meh, who knows?
But, you and dajvv are correct. On "open ranges" - military, LEO, private, wherever - the firing line would remain "clear" until the impact area (down range) is checked and secured. Seeing this guy is the type of gaff rookie videographers often make.
He's a camera man, getting a different angle of the car. Because of the way the video was shot from the point of view of the gunner, it appears the man is much closer to the target than he actually is.
While I agree with you about being downrange of a live firearm, looking at 8:28 you can see the shadow of the shelter or whatever it is that the guy is standing in. So he's at a pretty safe distance from the explosion.
You really shouldn't use explosives if you're shooting cars, because there are idiots who ACTUALLY BELIEVE that its the rounds doing the damage....Unless you actually SAY that you used explosives.
Also what was the charge made of? just curious.
+Siggy Cloud .50 caliber ammo comes in inciendiary variety also :)
+Siggy Cloud You DO know what that is? :)
+Siggy Cloud incendiary means it'll set the fuel and then the vehicle ablaze, not explode it.
***** Yes I know... but there are some idiots out there who think that you can blow up a car by shooting the petrol tank.
There is this one idiot in another comment on this video who thought that.
Clearly they used explosives here.
Siggy Cloud oh sorry, I meant to quote this teenagerinsac fellow. I agree with you, it's a shameless Hollywood effect they used in the video.
Imagine being the enemy trying to hide behind a cinderblock wall and then having a .50 cal machine gun just rip through it.
All the best. The video is excellent. I was a cadet in the army. The most important thing is to adjust the sight and the distance. At 1.5 km.. no mass.. Straight to the center. Powerful weapon! would like to ask you to make a separate video about assembling and disassembling it. Let me remind myself :) All praise for this video!
The fact that that windshield stayed in tact is a testament to how tough windshields are.
Mr. Vickers, do not worry - I seem to enjoy everything you do and the way you present it. :D
Nice content, great production quality. Looking forward to seeing more great content on this channel.
Some things just cant really be improved upon. The M2 is still going strong! When I think about the WW2 fighters, with up to 8 of these spittin lead, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Bad ass!
This is the Browning 50 caliber heavy machine gun. One of the most fearsome battlefield weapons ever devised! The "Big Fifty" is a lethal man stopper! also capable of penetrating vehicles, buildings, and even lightly armored targets!"
-some game
OMG the cinematic you made just perfect i love it.
Did anyone notice the camera man downrange running from the exploding car at 8:23? It's incredibly unsafe and irresponsable to have someone downrange during live fire, let alone live fire with a .50 and god knows how many pounds of explosives in a car. Kinda upsetting that Larry Vickers chooses cool camera angles over firearms safety...
+Will Egan , I totally agree that this was completely unsafe. How much did they pay the cameraman to stand down range. The camera man was very foolish to get a shot to satisfy Larry Vickers. A remote camera would have been sufficient. I was a fan of Mr. Vickers but after this stunt. Safety was the FIRST principle I was taught, Larry please RE READ the 10 Commandments of Gun Saftey
+Will Egan +1 => agree.
+Will Egan I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. In reality though he is standing off to the side, many degrees out of the line of fire. There's no reason why he would ever get shot unless he was standing directly in front of the weapon or if Larry pointed it at him. You're right that in principle it is very unsafe, but if you trust your shooter there is nothing to worry about standing downrange of a live weapon firing. Keep in mind that military tactics often involve machineguns shooting directly over the heads of friendly troops downrange. Also a lot of rifle tactics in fire and maneuver warfare involve shooters firing right past each other with only a few feet of space (one reason why formations are important in squad/ platoon level battle). This practice is not as uncommon as you may think and if both parties trust each other and are fairly competent, there is not much danger in reality.
Not sure if you noticed but he is standing behind some kind of shield...
+Will Kay It doesn't matter if he is off to one side. He is still in front of the shooter. Safety 101. Always stay behind someone shooting
And the fact that when you're standing close to these rounds whipping by your head, they are zipping by faster than the speed of sound so they have quite the shock wave to them, so as they pass by you hear a loud concussive pow, or snap! So all the while you're trying to take cover you have bits of concrete shooting into your skin, you have loud concussive SNAPS cracking just a couple feet above your head, I'm sure it's something that your brain will never forget for a very long time. These are just 50 cal rounds, imagine artillery rounds or tank rounds going over your head making that loud snap as you realize you were a couple feet away from instant death.
It's no wonder a lot of these men come back with PTSD, and that's not even discussing the 24/7 stress in some situations which quite literally damage your organs and change the physiology of your brain. The bodies, the loss of friends, the potential loss of limbs.
We're animals, you subject any animal to that amount of stress and they won't come out of it fine and that includes humans. That's why we need to show support to try to heal that brain of theirs that was just subject to matter no man should ever see, it's the least we can do
Great video! I love that no explosives were used as someone else said in another comment, we saw the raw power of what a 50 cal can do.
This is the only weapon system that I got to shoot as a US Marine that made me feel God-like. Seriously, the Ma Deuce felt like divine powers that I could smite any and all enemies. The town of Khafji, Iraq's walls were mostly covered with holes from this round when I saw it. Mind your gloves on that barrel change. It's hot. Really hot.
You gotta respect a firearm that has a pretty good chance of putting down bigfoot or worlfman in 3 rounds or less.
I'm remember shooting this one,
We had to put protective gear on our legs because sometimes a hot bullet will drop from below,
Scarily accurate for such an ancient weapon.
Classic footage with some classic firepower with some classic patriots 👌 nice job fellas!! Oorah! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yea but those blocks are hollow. Try solid blocks. i can hit that with a hammer and break it.
+Alfonso Ramos
I think that type of blocks are relevant because its what it usually would be used against in iraq/afghanistan.
The crazy Weaponcrafter huh. I thought they went for cheap mass production down there. I'm danish BTW so I think we share construction methods
+The crazy Weaponcrafter if you noticed we don't have the money to build homes like that.
Emperor Palpatine
them low taxes really helping you out there. I got 45% tax and my house is pure germanic masonry.
All of our money goes to military funding or government official funding,Military funding includes no longer active military to.
baddest MG on the planet
It is, its so scary too
Stevo2o6 You forgot the MG42 or the Minigun ;-)
Stevo2o6 You forgot the MG42 or the Minigun ;-)
***** Probably because it isn't the 1940's anymore
Minigun yes .. but MG42??!! Maschinengewehr 1942, dude. I'd rather have the MG42 with 2-3 sec. barrel change, 1500 bullets pr. min., great accuracy and wearable in assault mode. You can even fire it from your shoulders, without bipod.
Great job grandson,
Sincerely yours
Opa MG-42
I loved the Ma Deuce when I was on active duty. Great equalizer.
“I’d hate to be on the other side of that wall”
A real in depth thinker we got here.
The cheesy opening almost made me miss this awesome video
.223 vs .50BMG is unfair lol
+Esteban blank .556 not .223
+Mr pine cone .223 is similar if not the same as 5.56
no. 5.56 is higher pressure because its used by the us army. Well to be exact the us army uses 5.56 AP or Extreme penetrater. If you shoot 5.56x45mm out of a 223 firearm it will blow up.
+Mr pine cone no way it blows up..might break a case tho
Mohammed Hersi no you are thinking oppositely. if you put a 5.56x45mm in a 223 rifle the gun will blow up. if you put a 223 in an M4 carbine or a 5.56x45mm rifle it will shoot fine. 5.56 is higher power then 223
make a video on the 12.7x108 vs 50BMG
Some of the stuff I miss the most. Your a lucky man. Still get to play with heavy guns.
honestly i know close to nothing about guns but watching you guys destroy stuff was amazing
I wonder if John Browning ever thought his design would still be in use with our military after all these years and most likely will go on to serve for many more.
Anyone else notice at 8:13 the slow mo captured the bullet's trajectory change coming out of the muzzle?
***** im sorry has any H&K guns been in service since world war 1 ?
exactly shut your mouth ( i still like H&K but not you or your comment)
Its not really valid as the gun is a near 100 year old design
No its not your comparing modern h&k to a almost 100 year old gun
***** im sorry did did the H&K 416 come only from Germany or did the change the name to HK416 after colt declared they could not use HK M4 also is the G98/K98 still in service ?
Yes but I think that the trajectory that we saw was likely the gasses moving and not the actual projectile, or the bullet stabilizing as it left the barrel, "adapting" to those particular conditions but ultimately maintaining it's intended/aimed trajectory. I also think that this is no reason to consider this weapon inaccurate, inefficient, outdated, etc.. I think this because I watched it and it really looks like the slug is moving, but I can't figure a logical explanation for why it changed AFTER exiting the barrel. The escaping gasses will continue to exert energy on the slug past the muzzle, but with that I would imagine it'd be a gradual shift from 0m on, and the same for any atmospheric sources from where those are reached by the bullet...
saw, ha take that wall!! Browning, what wall?
Christopher B
Of course you can't saw a (brick/stone) wall it only works on wood? Or did you mean Squad Automatic weapon? = M249, MK46, M27 IAR some examples of SAW'sAnd Browning? Which one? .30 cal? .50 cal? 1911?There are many type's of browning's
Matthew De Meester I meant the s.a.w. as the machine gun. I'll admit I'm not a gun expert and not trying to sound like I know more then I do. But the one looked like that so I associated it. Lmao I'm assuming you know more then I did. I believe I meant the 30 cal but not sure. If you could mabey educate me on my error that would be greatly appreceated
well just go to, Wikipedia, read books in (local)Library or watch videos about them and you will find out sooner or later, there is much to explain...
Matthew De Meester well I meant just what gun I mistaked for the s, a, w. Lmao
Loved the video! The MA Deuce in semi-auto fire?? I was unaware that was even possible. How is that accomplished?
You twist the cylinder on the back of the gun below the trigger.
It still lives on the best machine gun in the world . Greetings from Sweden.
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I don't see the point of trying to make everything look so serious. It's just a middle-aged man having fun at the range with someone else's toy. Adding dramatic music and intense camera scenes doesn't really make it look any cooler.
I'm all for having fun at the range, but this just made me cringe at how serious it tried to be.
It seems to be that he is retired special forces soldier.
There's this thing that you can do when you are "Triggered" by something you see, Sonny.
Its called:
CHANGE THE DAMNED CHANNEL!
If something disturbs you (and clearly you seem to be "disturbed") then leave and go watch Barney the dinosaur or Sponge Bob Square Pants or the Flintstones on your TV.
But try to understand that ADULTS are trying to watch this video and read the comments.
If you are SO upset, find your Safe Space down in your Mommies basement and ask her to bring you down some more Hot Pockets and Tide Pods to munch on, umkay?
Let the Adults do ADULT things.
You go enjoy your Etch A Sketch or whatever, Junior.
Some people's kids, I SWEAR!
SMDH
Zactly
Yeah, the build up is rediculous. Or you could watch Hickock45 laughing when he shoots clay pots.
Sweet! You forgot to say, “get some!”
That’s only with the m60
Larry's gun videos don't age
I loved shooting the M2 in the ARMY!!!!!! Kinda warmed up to the m249 after getting one with the airborne setup!!!!!!
"Me like it alot LOL"
Thanks my friend.
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@@anonymous-fq3fd You are the bullshit
@@Agopan01 what did he say
What's up with the background music? It's like they're trying to build this colossal action movie style tension for a couple dudes hanging out at the range. Just look around 5:00. They are playing this heavy, eerie, bass heavy music with a building whine, all so they can put on safety gear and shoot at a brick wall... The gun is great on it's own. We don't need this shit music trying waaaay too hard to be "edgy."
Sir Mutton Chops This channel is like a discovery channel reality show that takes itself too seriously and acts too intense. Forgottenweapons, military arms channel, IV8888, and demo ranch are all hosted by way more likeable people, though without Vickers' sf history.
I like the song and the way you guys show the gun!!!
That car explotion was perfect bro beautifull nice job
Gunfire in Hollywood: "PYEOW PYEOW KERBOOM"
Gunfire on UA-cam: "tap tap tap tap tap tap tap"
Gunfire in real life: "BAAA--- |||||||| *Your hearing is corrupted and can no longer be found.*
I hate how people set up fake exsplosions
King Ezekiel: "SCATTER NOW!!!".
Clean! Get on that 50!
That is one bad ass machine gun and everyone knows that
That looked like an immense amount of fun, I am very jealous🤘😈
Can you imagine how much money was spent on that ammo?
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THANKS LARRY YOUR CHANNEL ROCKS MY GRANDAD USED A BREN GUN IN WW2 ALWAYS SAID SHOULD HAVE BEEN BELT FED
Damn, all these experts picking the video apart. It was fun, Larry. Just good fun.