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Trying to find binary right and wrong in history (or anything) is folly. We can assign better and worse people/ideologies/sides to a conflict, but actually saying the better side was fully in the right is misleading at best. The entire point of history is to learn from it, deciding "this side was right" blinds you to most of the lessons that are there, even if that was the objectively better side.
It's shocking how many parents and school board members can't recognize this and want things they see as bad removed from textbooks, as if knowing something happened will make people agree with it. Which then leads to it happening again because people don't know what went wrong the first time.
@@unachimba9 I can give you a few the soviets in ww2,they were vicious to the people of Germany doesn't matter if they were military or not but they were on the allied side and was getting supplies from the allies.another example again from ww2 was the nukes dropped on Japan,was it worth the entire city's population to avoid the ground invasion or not you can see it both ways and both are not entirely wrong
I remember a story about an American visiting a pub in Ireland. He asks the bartender for an Irish Car Bomb. The bartender comes back with two tall shot glasses of flaming vodka. "What the hell is that!" the American asks. "We call it the flaming World Trade Center." replies the bartender.
I did a paper on the AR-180 for my English class in college. Teacher was a huge local history buff and turns out Armalite was making AR-180s not too far from our school in the 60s.
As I was reading this I was expecting you to say your kind old Irish teacher was very familiar with the AR-180 due to him being an IRA fugitive hiding out in an American high school
In the early 80’s my dad introduced me to a man that was in the IRA. I asked him what that was and he said Irish Republican Army. Then I asked what he did, thinking as a child that was an actual army, he said “I was the tail gunner in a bread truck”. My dad later had to explain to me the whole deal. I thought the guy was joking because my dad and him were laughing when he said it. Dude was no joke. Ever since I’ve always had a fascination with the IRA.
A bread truck that delivers bread to shops they would have an open trailer and the it’s would mount heavy machine guns to them. Basically what’s know in the military as technical
I recall the tales as a child of my grandfather shooting black & tans during the Easter uprising.....he went on to join Sinn Fein....and my dad moved to Canada.
@@JOSHUAPT100 the IRA would pinch a unionist delivery van. sometimes killing the driver. they would then drive it to a unionist part of town. mostly a shopping airier. what we call a highstreet. they would then seeped up to about 70 mph and a guy in the back would spray the street with bullets. the idea was to kill civilians and stop people from shopping for food and so on. they would avoided shooting a troops like this. as on the one or two times they did the 'tail gunner' always got killed. so the guy he met. was basically saying he tried to kill mums and kids just out doing a bit of shopping. he could never have been in one of the 'tail gun' attacks on troops or police as they all got killed. he could only have been trying to kill civilians in his attacks.
@@onlyhereforddebob8978 mate they never used heavy machine guns like that. the IRA only ever one or two of them. they always used them to shoot up police stations at range. tail gunners used AKs or SMGs.
My grandfather was killed by the IRA, my father blown up in a car bomb ( suffers to this day) and my mum spent 6 hours once pinned down by an IRA sniper in Belfast City centre. I'm an Irish man, who supports Irish independence...but planting bombs in a city centre on a Friday afternoon, killing women and children...is not freedom fighting. Don't get me wrong...the Brits committed for more crimes in Ireland for 800 years. Interesting video...the police here in Northern Ireland / North of Ireland still to this day find Armalites in people's houses during raids.
My Dad introduced me to Jim Garrison when I was 12. He was as kind as he was smart. See Joan Mellen's book "Jim Garrison His Life and Times; the Early Years".. Great read.
Currently here in Canada 99% of our "sporting" rifles are all based on the AR 180 design, its nice to see an indepth video on the origins of what we are seeing here now
Like most Americans it's highly unlikely that your Irish ancestry is 100% Irish Catholic. So this both celebrates and attacks your heritage. Civil wars aren't much fun.
@@henryroop3671 yeah, its about 23 million of the USA population (9%), but considering everyone in America says there from Ireland, i doubt it very much.
@leroysanchino8265 not only did we cover the basics but I learned some information that is very valuable and useful. Definitely worth it to anyone that's new or experienced with firearms
_🎶Down in (Irish place) that's where I long to be_ _🎶Lying in the dark with a (irish) company_ _🎶a comrade on me left & another on me right_ _🎶A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite_
I’ve had success using 2nd generation Pmags with my AR180. All I had to do was cut the magazine catch slot. I’ve also had a lot of success using new 20 round Stanags. There are great web sites that tell you the proper way to modify new magazines.
5:48 "Full Penetration" "Went in through the front" "Split it open" "Entered the front to the time it hit the back" "Blowing it out harder" "All that extra energy inside" "There is already a hole in the front" "Throwing it back"
I've had one of those periscope type sights since 1980. It works really great and first had it mounted to a REMINGTON 742 woodsmaster chambered in .243 and could waste targets as fast as I could pull the trigger. Very fast acquisition sight. REALLY FAST!
The take down is actually in the rear. That little button on the top right side of the recoil spring assembly you can push that in, then push the recoil spring assembly inward. Then the upper can tilt open like a AR. I learned that after the fact as well.
@El Bearsidente American culture is less of a culture in and of itself so much as a big mish mash of other cultures mixed together. There’s a reason America is called a melting pot after all. One of the ways we keep a sense of familial heritage is celebrating the cultures of our ancestors in as best a way as we know, and I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with that, even if we can be a bit ignorant about the specifics.
@El Bearsidente This also happens in Australia. It's funny because you never hear the ethnically English people say "As an Englishman", it's only the people with non-English/partial non-English backgrounds. I've never understood why. I think it's fine from people who grew up in dual-culture households tho. Like where one parent is an immigrant who instilled their culture into them.
@El Bearsidente Also, they don’t call themselves Irish or German. They call themselves Irish *American* or German *American* or African *American.* At the end of it, we’re still Americans, through and through. I think that’s part of the misconception other nations have about us ‘stealing’ their culture. We aren’t practicing a particular foreign country’s culture, we’re practicing ethnic culture through the lens of American society, passed down for generations since our forefathers came here.
I'd like to have one to. Only reason I understand how it works is because if you wear contacts and only put one in one eye, it essentially does the same thing. It'll blend together and it'll feel like you've got both in.
The main gun used by the IRA during most of its existence was the Thompson submachine gun. A lot were illegally purchased during the 20s and 30s and were still being used all the way up till the 90s.
The IRA after 1960 did become socialist but the breakaway Provisional IRA was more nationalistic and wanted a 32 county United Ireland first, politics of its people came second.
While playing airsoft, i lost 3 replica aimpoint sights(comp m2s i think) in 3 games, due to taking a bb and breaking the front glass. so I started leaving the front lens cover on and it really didn't change much. it's facinating how reddot sights work :D
Speaking from experience, the AR180 is a fine rifle, despite the Mattel feel. With proper magazines, it is quite reliable. The only thing I could find wrong is it needed a 1:9 twist rate.
I remember when we were kids growing up and people would say the men with the furry faces are running around with armalites, I always thought they were running around with their arms on fire.
I remember when they found an IRA bomb (I’m assuming it was a nail bomb, nasty) down our street on Catterick camp, outside the local NAAFI supermarket, where local families shop. Thank God they caught it, sent in one of those little tracked robots as far as I remember.
One time my son was dying of kidney disease and ar-180 overheard our conversation in the parking lot and selflessly offered his own kidney I will never forget what he's done for me and my family
@@jeremiahfyan Yes you would have your freedom but shitty gun laws. At least the loyalists in the North love their guns. In 1998 when the rest of the UK banned hand guns it was the UUP and DUP who vetoed it in the North.
The AR-180 is the only AR variety that managed to stay off the ban list in Canada. A few Canadian companies are making modern varieties and takes on this platform.
"I was stopped by a soldier, he said you are a swine He hit me with his rifle, he kicked me in the groin. I begged and I pleaded, me manners were polite, but sure all the time I'm thinking of me little Armalite" Also: "8000 Years Kathleen" haha
This is the problem. You get all the guns ammunition and power in the world. But you will not use it. You'd rather let yourself get destroyed, just so you don't have to use it.
I received my dads AR-180 about 15 yeas ago. We had modified 6 Ar-15 mags to work. Back in 2014 I found that G36 mags have the cut already in the mag and works flawlessly.
@@llamaimpyjama6402 You do realize that those features are tied to the site itself and not a particular channel, right? They literally CANNOT be changed unless you were to re-code the entire site.
‘ a comrade on me left and another one on me right… and a clip of amunition for me little….? My fav line is ‘ remember narrow water and the bloody…🇮🇪☘️
@danny6209 it caused more division in the end you could argue, but my step-dad always says there weren't much issue between Catholic and Protestant until the English started causing it
@@tomparry8877 They are not free. It's hard to have a fair vote when the indigenous population is outnumbered by colonizers. However loyalists are now closer then ever to becoming the minority. Make no mistake friend... Tiocfaidh ár lá! 🇮🇪32💚
Around 50% of the arms and supplies came from US civilians...and then from within Ireland and Libya. A shit ton came from US civilians and people connected to leftist trade unions that shipped them..
Around 50% of the arms and supplies came from US civilians...and then from within Ireland and Libya. A shit ton came from US civilians and people connected to leftist trade unions that shipped them..
I'm from Ireland and a fun fact is that it was very hard to get .223 legally for hunting back during the troubles in the Republic of Ireland as they went in the Ar-180, a lot of farmers and hunters had to get .22 hornet rifles instead and a lot of gun shops have stockpiles of .22 hornet rifle that no-one uses anymore
@@Dreyno the right gun law: any civilised, respectable, non criminal record holding individual has the right to own a gun. Not Dubs, Limerick men, travellers or known scumbags
It's one of the most firearm influential designs out there, a majority of short stroke piston guns on the market are AR-18 derivatives. You mentioned the G36 already, but the Scar, Aug, Bren, F2000 and B&T APC series (among others) are also derivatives of the AR-18.
@@TheMikeTB Yeah the British were quite a bit late to the NATO 5.56 party, probably because they realized what a piece of worthless shit the AR-15 platform is, but also because their design team is primarily English, and there's only 5 of them, and you would quickly find 2 of them murdered, and 2 more gang-raping the 5th one (Wales joke) but nonetheless, stealing German WW2 tech was always a viable option, but apparently the constant cycle of refreshing losses on the design team with new recruits, it seemed to lead to a mathematical feedback loop wherein each subsequent generation of death incidents would spur on the subconscious telepathical panic broadcast (we think this is related to the sensation of "your life flashes before your eyes") and at least some of the neurological pattern data would be uploaded to people within 8th z-wave range resulting in the 2 replacements becoming aware and emotionally responding to the news that the English are murderers and rapists, then passing that knowledge again with the TPB, and again, and again, and again, quickly leading to the 2 replacements having an enormous rage and superhuman will with an extraordinary capacity for violence, and as the 2 murdering rapists were aging and growing weaker, the 2 replacements would gain the upper hand, this entire process only took 3 minutes and 18 seconds, the balance of power would be equalized and then briefly tip into favoritism due to the unique astrological positioning of Mars that month, and the resulting TPB from the repeatedly dying old ones would result in a perfectly aligned Z-wave collision of supreme being energy, which would instantly give birth to a cosmic entity known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army UP THE RA
It's got more than just Irish songs dedicated to it. They say there's this Norwegian dude named Roland with no head who's the best Thompson gunner out there.
Brandon, Stoner went with a short stroke gas piston because he found himself in the bizarre situation on not being legally allowed to use the DI system that he had invented because Armalite had sold the patent to Colt in 1959. As soon as Colt's patent expired, he went right back to the DI system for the SR25.
@@markmiles593 recoil has nothing to do with piston superior it's the reliability of no gas being blown back into that oily action gumming it up and heating up the receiver!! i had a 180 and the bitch would eat all day without even a hint of needing to be cleaned due to a gummed up action 2.500-3.000 rounds through her and she'd still be ready for more!! try that in a 15! of the 7 DI driven 15's i've had over the years NONE of them would go more than 550 rounds without needing to be cleaned or having a upper that wasn't an instant finger burn!! the reason i got rid of them!!!
The AR180 was featured in a lot of cop shows of the 1970s as the bad-guy's rifle. Even "sniper" bad guys. In fact, growing up on those shows, I really figured random, roof-top snipers and spectacular car crashes would feature much more heavily in my life. ;)
There was an episode of "SWAT" where the bad guy had an AR18 and they made a big ass deal about how much more deadly it was than the team's M16s because it had a (gasp) FOLDING STOCK. TV has always been fucking anti-gun.
@@bb5242 - Exactly (and that's the series I had in mind). When I re-watched Quincy, MD as an adult I got pretty ticked off. That show was one big anti-gun campaign.
@@cr1tikal_arc Yup, that show was horrible! But I still watched it as a kid. As an adult, I re-watched a could of episodes and they were "woke" in their day, really lots of the same drivel we listen to today.
Brandon, as an Irishman I can tell you this video is truly based. The humour, the history, the rebel songs, spot on. The troubles is something that is still a touchy subject, but you nailed absolutely everything. Refreshing to see yanks know Irish history. There’s a pint of plain waiting for you if you ever come to this beautiful country, with dogshit gun laws.
Loads of yanks do know Irish history because we are descended from Irish immigrants, my grandmothers grand father was from Ireland. Roughly 42% of my genes come from northern and central Ireland
@@RageUnchained Most of Ireland is Celtic, but the very southern regions have olive-skinned Irish people who are the descendants of the ancient Phoenicians
I own an AR180 with an original 2.75 x scope marked Armalite. I have "converted" several standard AR/NATO magazines and CHANGED THE FOLLOWERS to newer anti-tilt ones, I have had no feed problems. That was a 40 round mag in the video, more prone to problems. I find that the folding stock is a great design; I have had no problems with mine. The Barrel is a 1:12 twist and loves 55 gr. bullets 62 gr. works ok ,no key holing at 100 yards but I wouldn't run any heavier bullets . The piston gas system is flawless, clean and simple to clean. The bolt is similar to any AR 15 but not interchangeable. There is No interchangeability with AR15s on anything with the AR180. These rifles were made by Armalite in Costa Mesa California, Sterling in England and Howa in Japan. Another Piston operated AR style rifle is the Tiawanese T-91 those built uppers are still sold in the US by Wolf of Wolf Ammo and they work well also. Brownells has an upper based on the AR180 that is the most recent adaptation that they have developed. The video didn't really do the 180 much justice..IMO but Thanks anyway.
That's something you and the Loyalist agree on then. The only pro gun political parties in the UK or Ireland are the DUP and UUP. That's why hand guns and concealed carry permits are still a thing in Northern Ireland.
@blamau14 the story I've heard is an Irishman came over and had an irish-american that was sympathetic buy it they then took it apart and smuggled it back through the luggage
As a texan thank you for properly representing us. Best channel on youtube hands down. Only channel I actually click on the notifications when I see them.
Hey Brandon, the plastic furniture that was "made by Mattel" was actually for the early production batches of XM16E1's that were used in the Vietnam War. I'm not sure how this myth wound up being transferred over to the AR-180, but it certainly isn't true for this weapon.
i think it came from the earlier nicknames for the original M16's that were fielded in Vietnam, one of them being "Mattel 16". i guess ppl didn't really get their facts right and it grew to the AR-180
@jemangecul It could very well be a mix of the two, with the later M16's that were issued retaining that nickname due to also being made with plastic furniture. Combine that with earlier stories of M16 grips or handguards that had "Made by Mattel" stamps on them, and that's how a (relatively) modern myth gets born.
The front pin is actually a pivot pin, just like in the AR15. There's a window at the back of the receiver set, above the stock shank, to push the recoil plate/rod assembly forward which disengages the upper from the lower to pivot down/forward. Many will use a bullet nose to do this but anything else similar would do.
@@W0DAN88 Depends. Shotguns and rifles are generally easy to get if you say its for hunting. Semi-auto shotgun mag tubes are restricted to only fit 2 shells if its for hunting, making you being able to only shoot 3 shots without reloading, pump action shotguns dont have mag restrictions oddly enough. Hand guns are harder to get, but you can get some revolvers easier if its for hunting raccoon dogs for example. TLDR; yes and no, stupid regulations exist for the guns also. Being able to get a gun permit for hunting, reguires you to have a hunting license, which can be acquired by taking a course that includes gun safety, hunting laws, learning to identify animals etc and then passing the final exam. Taking the course is not necessary but its advised, but you can do the final exam straight away also and its enough for getting a hunting license if you pass the test. Sorry for this long and cryptic answer, I'm still half asleep.
As a Malaysian from South East Asia, I wish I had a 2nd amendment... I would settle for bolt action and revolvers if my country doesn't allow those M16/M4 stuff.
There were rumors one of Barrett's employees was sympathetic to the IRA. The model that they preferred was the model 95 bolt action bullpup because it was cheaper and shorter making it easier to fire from the trunk of a vehicle. One famous hatchback that they used had a giant steel plate across the back with a firing slit for the 50.
@@crazysilly2914 All you need is an old hatchback, some 1/2 inch steel plate and dad's old gas welder to repurpose a car for guerrilla warfare, you dunce. The only one talking about manufacturing is you.
The original AR-180s are... spotty in terms of build and reliability, but PWS' BRN-180 is absolutely amazing and a great modern take on the original design. I love my 18.5, it's one of my go-to guns.
The mistake of the AR-18 was that they tried to make it too cheap. People looked at it, said 'this is cool, but for a little more I can have an M-16/AR-15 and those are made NICE. Then they wanted a pistol and copied the AR-18. It's the most successful failure in history because of all the copies.
Im brittish n only got pellet guns until im 18 n get a license for it brandon literally taught me most things abt guns he even taught me that the full bullet and casing dosent come out the barrel ive been waching since i was 12 im 17 now and theres not a video of his i havent wached so technically he raised me i have dark humour like his same hobbys damn my dads the best i can ask for but if i was brandons son id be so damn happy hes literally saved my life i was going thru a dark patch when i was 15 and had planned it out to kms but i decided not to bc of multiple main reasons and not being able to see his vids played a big part in saving me
When your audience can vary from Gun hobbyist from U.S to californiacation who think AR-15 will blow human lung out of the body(because biden said so) to europeans where Law abiding citizens cant have guns without ridicilous hoop the loops while criminals can have it all because as it turns out, making gun more illegal does not stop the illegal firearms. It's good to explain it in detail so that people understand how the firearms really work. Because again there are people unfamiliar with firearms think that AR-15 fire scraping your ear will blow your head off.
The weapon selection they had at the time was quite impressive, from surplus WW1 and WW2 guns from all over, to newish US firearms (eg the barrets) smuggled M60s and M2 browings,Mp-5s and Uzis, FN Fals from raided UK bases, AK's from Chinses to Yugo, RPGS and DShKas from Soviet satellite states and even Strela Manpads.
@HorizonGaming2013 to be fair the taliban got well stocked by USA in the 80s when they were fighting the Russians so no wonder they had the gear to fight back when Nato invaded based on a dossier full of lies. Gotta love Western meddling
There was a rumor that I've only heard about once and have never been able to find anything about, which said that the Russians sent 20 AN-94s to the IRA during the Troubles.... Big if true, but sounds to ridiculous to me.
That sight works just like the RCO scope marines use. They are trained to shoot with both eyes open at closer ranges. It's weird at first but it works very well. Same concept for the monocle NVGs
@@oxide9679 Are you maybe thinking of the PVS-7? It had two occular lenses that shared the image from one objective lense/image intensifier. The PVS-14 is a monocle and no one I know has ever had a problem with them. I used one in the service and own one as well.
Ive been staring at his Ar-180 in his gun wall for a reeeeeaaally long time waiting for him to talk about it and I'm happy he did cause seeing it in terminator was badass
As someone who grew up in Belfast in the 80s and 90s I greatly appreciate and find hilarious the comment 'This is why Ireland isn't free' and as an an immigrant and are huge supporter of the 2nd. Maybe I'll bump into you fellas at Shot Show and say hi!
I love being English and being Scottish n Irish i dont get why all of em hate on eachother like we are pretty much brothers just with different accsents ive been ireland n scotland like why u hate me for literally being born and having a English accent when if u check ur dna ur probably got allot of English irish n Scottish n nordic n there excuse is England bad no not England politics bad
@@LincolnTeale-bp3vlThey occupied Ireland that's why the infernal Anglo is that bad. An now London plays the mass migration toon Ireland's "leadership " dances to. I pray the Irish people remember who they are and fight back before its to late God willing they inspire Scottish an English men as well.
Hi. I am from Poland and I can't easily own a gun. Period. I love Your channel for shits and giggles. And I love it for that You cleared the gun without mag few times, showed clear and still You are pointing it into "god's" general direction. Routine, best practices and good habits are all to it. Fuck governments that don't allow us to be free. Keep up the great work.
Hi from Austria, I shoot in Poland quite a bit and there are millions of shooters in Poland. You have to join a club and jump through a few hoops but it is quite possible. Obviously far easier to move over the Czech border then you can have more rights than most Americans.
@@firestorm165 in Poland you need to have "a valid reason" to own guns. There are several posibilities to prove you need a gun e.g. self protection (hardest), hunting and being a sport shooter (easiest). Getting a sport licence requires sport club membership and passing simple exams. Then you need to get papers from doctors you are not mentally ill and undergo a police check procedure. Sounds hard but it really is not. New legislation makes it possible to complete in 3 months.o
I genuinely like the dark humor some of Brandon's videos have, you know that those are done as either a recreation or just mocking of the topic in question. And to those who get offended by that kind of humor, I say "Dark humor is just like food in Africa - not everyone will get it."
@@ReanuKeevesAus First of all, I'm sorry you lost your legs in a car accident...it's terrible luck to survive the war unharmed and be seriously injured in a "safe" civilian life. Secondly, I'll ask like one soldier to another....you want an even worse joke about accidents and lost limbs..? - What happened to me? _ Don't worry, it's just a little scratch on your leg. - Can I see it..? -Unfortunately, no, the leg is in the second ambulance.
Drinking green beer is one of my favorite St. Patrick's Day traditions, just like checking my car to see if the IRA planted a bomb under it. 🏴 #AKGNotificationSquad
@@tos4057 As an American Army officer traveling in Northern Ireland in a British marked staff car, I have seen my car go through the examination for bombs more than once.
@@ralphgreenjr.2466 Yes, measures are taken but most of the people have put the war behind them, most want to move on. Unfortunately pockets of Belfast and Derry have radical groups but most see it now as futile with Northern Ireland being very safe now.
@@tos4057 not entirely true, I have seen modern iPhone videos of common people getting into drunken brawls all over NI, especially protestant citizens getting drunk and rowdy and throwing bricks at Catholic parades… Not necessarily IRA or UVF aligned, but there is still ethno-religious tensions between the common people
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#AKG
Man I wanna see a Colt .45
#akgnotificationsquad
Can we see a minigun next? It’d be pretty cool if you can get your hands on one
#AKG
"I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying it happened." Literally the job of every history teacher, and should be on all of their walls.
Trying to find binary right and wrong in history (or anything) is folly. We can assign better and worse people/ideologies/sides to a conflict, but actually saying the better side was fully in the right is misleading at best. The entire point of history is to learn from it, deciding "this side was right" blinds you to most of the lessons that are there, even if that was the objectively better side.
It's shocking how many parents and school board members can't recognize this and want things they see as bad removed from textbooks, as if knowing something happened will make people agree with it. Which then leads to it happening again because people don't know what went wrong the first time.
@@Bacteriophagebs what is one example with history? I can think of language and culture. Not one example in history
@@unachimba9 I can give you a few the soviets in ww2,they were vicious to the people of Germany doesn't matter if they were military or not but they were on the allied side and was getting supplies from the allies.another example again from ww2 was the nukes dropped on Japan,was it worth the entire city's population to avoid the ground invasion or not you can see it both ways and both are not entirely wrong
@@badasscrusader there is literally a movie enigma that covers this. What are you on? It's taught
The gun copied by everybody, but loved by no one 😢
Except for me
Really it was copied? I mean if you were to copy something wouldn't it be loved? Honestly I think it looks cool.
L85 is based on the 180
@@wealthybone2990 Steyr AUG is of the AR-18 species
SIG MCX is a 180 in disguise
I remember a story about an American visiting a pub in Ireland. He asks the bartender for an Irish Car Bomb. The bartender comes back with two tall shot glasses of flaming vodka. "What the hell is that!" the American asks. "We call it the flaming World Trade Center." replies the bartender.
That's probably the best comeback I've ever heard, regardless of if it's true or not.
If I got that in reply, I'd laugh so dang hard. That's a creative bartender if it happens to be true, doubtful as it is.
Lmao.
"..........................Oh."
That'd go down hard.
🤣🤣🤣
I did a paper on the AR-180 for my English class in college. Teacher was a huge local history buff and turns out Armalite was making AR-180s not too far from our school in the 60s.
As I was reading this I was expecting you to say your kind old Irish teacher was very familiar with the AR-180 due to him being an IRA fugitive hiding out in an American high school
@@jeremy5602 same haha
Yes , at Dagenham… last I knew it was was an industrial park, but there was possibly plans to tear it all down for a housing development
Instant new fan here. What a video 👌🏻 As an Irish man this really made me laugh that extra bit 😂 be safe brother! 🙏🏼
In the early 80’s my dad introduced me to a man that was in the IRA. I asked him what that was and he said Irish Republican Army. Then I asked what he did, thinking as a child that was an actual army, he said “I was the tail gunner in a bread truck”. My dad later had to explain to me the whole deal. I thought the guy was joking because my dad and him were laughing when he said it. Dude was no joke. Ever since I’ve always had a fascination with the IRA.
“I was the tail gunner in a bread truck”
Could you explain this bit please, I'm not exactly sure what he means?
A bread truck that delivers bread to shops they would have an open trailer and the it’s would mount heavy machine guns to them. Basically what’s know in the military as technical
I recall the tales as a child of my grandfather shooting black & tans during the Easter uprising.....he went on to join Sinn Fein....and my dad moved to Canada.
@@JOSHUAPT100 the IRA would pinch a unionist delivery van. sometimes killing the driver. they would then drive it to a unionist part of town. mostly a shopping airier. what we call a highstreet. they would then seeped up to about 70 mph and a guy in the back would spray the street with bullets. the idea was to kill civilians and stop people from shopping for food and so on. they would avoided shooting a troops like this. as on the one or two times they did the 'tail gunner' always got killed.
so the guy he met. was basically saying he tried to kill mums and kids just out doing a bit of shopping. he could never have been in one of the 'tail gun' attacks on troops or police as they all got killed. he could only have been trying to kill civilians in his attacks.
@@onlyhereforddebob8978 mate they never used heavy machine guns like that. the IRA only ever one or two of them. they always used them to shoot up police stations at range. tail gunners used AKs or SMGs.
My grandfather was killed by the IRA, my father blown up in a car bomb ( suffers to this day) and my mum spent 6 hours once pinned down by an IRA sniper in Belfast City centre. I'm an Irish man, who supports Irish independence...but planting bombs in a city centre on a Friday afternoon, killing women and children...is not freedom fighting. Don't get me wrong...the Brits committed for more crimes in Ireland for 800 years. Interesting video...the police here in Northern Ireland / North of Ireland still to this day find Armalites in people's houses during raids.
Yanks don't have a clue mate. They think it's all just a laugh, if the death was on their doorstep it would be a different story.
Ah yes, St Patrick's day. The day when every American invents their Irish Heritage.
RE-invents. Did it last year, too. 🤣🤣🤣
I'm proud of my Irish free blood line! But I don't alienate Irish folk, especially Irish girls.
Independence from Britain is a huge objective. Yeah!!!
@@woodydavis8287 the republic of Ireland don't want the north they everything to avoid even talking about a united Ireland
What a dumb comment
My Dad introduced me to Jim Garrison when I was 12. He was as kind as he was smart. See Joan Mellen's book "Jim Garrison His Life and Times; the Early Years".. Great read.
Currently here in Canada 99% of our "sporting" rifles are all based on the AR 180 design, its nice to see an indepth video on the origins of what we are seeing here now
I'm so sorry for Canadian gun culture. Great country deserves a gun nut President.
Glad to be part Irish today, love seeing my family's culture celebrated
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with 9.7% of americans having irish ancestry, i doubt you do have any
@@sugargliderdude that’s a lot of people, why doubt him?
Like most Americans it's highly unlikely that your Irish ancestry is 100% Irish Catholic. So this both celebrates and attacks your heritage. Civil wars aren't much fun.
@@henryroop3671 yeah, its about 23 million of the USA population (9%), but considering everyone in America says there from Ireland, i doubt it very much.
Brandon turned me into a gun nerd. Currently enrolled in SDI
nice! maybe you'll design your own system someday. good luck!
Heck yea brother we need more properly trained gunsmiths for sure like ol boy said maybe one day u will make your own weapon platform
How is it
@leroysanchino8265 a lot more writing than I thought.. if you hate writing like me it's a struggle. But I do it to achieve my dreams
@leroysanchino8265 not only did we cover the basics but I learned some information that is very valuable and useful. Definitely worth it to anyone that's new or experienced with firearms
As an Irishman born and raised, I'm happy to see our favorite ATF hater finally tackle the little armalite.
Hello Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" just wanted to say I'm a big fan of your work 👍
@@johnhoffmann2564 the british troops probably aren't so extatic
@@THESLlCK No, just unfollowed the Cnt
@@THESLlCK I do love me some orange rocket launchers
_🎶Down in (Irish place) that's where I long to be_
_🎶Lying in the dark with a (irish) company_
_🎶a comrade on me left & another on me right_
_🎶A clip of ammunition for me little Armalite_
I’ve had success using 2nd generation Pmags with my AR180. All I had to do was cut the magazine catch slot. I’ve also had a lot of success using new 20 round Stanags. There are great web sites that tell you the proper way to modify new magazines.
Great Video!!! The intro song Black and Tans, goes hard!!!!
5:48 "Full Penetration" "Went in through the front" "Split it open" "Entered the front to the time it hit the back" "Blowing it out harder" "All that extra energy inside" "There is already a hole in the front" "Throwing it back"
Brandon needs to be on late night talk radio, he's comedy gold when he wants to be!
He has a face made for radio
I've had one of those periscope type sights since 1980.
It works really great and first had it mounted to a REMINGTON 742 woodsmaster chambered in .243 and could waste targets as fast as I could pull the trigger.
Very fast acquisition sight.
REALLY FAST!
The take down is actually in the rear. That little button on the top right side of the recoil spring assembly you can push that in, then push the recoil spring assembly inward. Then the upper can tilt open like a AR. I learned that after the fact as well.
Him saying he felt like he was being "face fucked by nature" brought a visual to mind of some unfortunate hardpore corn I stumbled across once.
As an Irishman, this truly hits the spot. As an American, this truly hits the spot. Well done and cheers
Did you immigrate or are you talking ancestrally?
@El Bearsidente Ethnicity is quite an important part of who you are. Your saltiness can not change that.
@El Bearsidente American culture is less of a culture in and of itself so much as a big mish mash of other cultures mixed together. There’s a reason America is called a melting pot after all. One of the ways we keep a sense of familial heritage is celebrating the cultures of our ancestors in as best a way as we know, and I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with that, even if we can be a bit ignorant about the specifics.
@El Bearsidente This also happens in Australia. It's funny because you never hear the ethnically English people say "As an Englishman", it's only the people with non-English/partial non-English backgrounds. I've never understood why. I think it's fine from people who grew up in dual-culture households tho. Like where one parent is an immigrant who instilled their culture into them.
@El Bearsidente Also, they don’t call themselves Irish or German. They call themselves Irish *American* or German *American* or African *American.* At the end of it, we’re still Americans, through and through. I think that’s part of the misconception other nations have about us ‘stealing’ their culture. We aren’t practicing a particular foreign country’s culture, we’re practicing ethnic culture through the lens of American society, passed down for generations since our forefathers came here.
Not so lucky, guess you could say….
Luck of the Irish 😂
The explanation of how the optic works is unbelievable I feel like I want to get it now
I'd like to have one to. Only reason I understand how it works is because if you wear contacts and only put one in one eye, it essentially does the same thing. It'll blend together and it'll feel like you've got both in.
They often come up for sale on ebay
I was aware the Queen died but am shocked to hear Kennedy passed away too. A terrible year indeed.
The main gun used by the IRA during most of its existence was the Thompson submachine gun. A lot were illegally purchased during the 20s and 30s and were still being used all the way up till the 90s.
No that was official ira
Provos didn't use Thompson they used aks
The IRA after 1960 did become socialist but the breakaway Provisional IRA was more nationalistic and wanted a 32 county United Ireland first, politics of its people came second.
The amount of rattle from that thing while you sat there just screams quality. 😅
Them scopes from back in the day are rare and amazing Ive only ever seen one in my pawn shop
While playing airsoft, i lost 3 replica aimpoint sights(comp m2s i think) in 3 games, due to taking a bb and breaking the front glass. so I started leaving the front lens cover on and it really didn't change much. it's facinating how reddot sights work :D
Mattel didn't make any parts for Armalight. They DID however, make some plastic grips for COLT in early M16s.
... but no AR-180's. :)
Speaking from experience, the AR180 is a fine rifle, despite the Mattel feel. With proper magazines, it is quite reliable. The only thing I could find wrong is it needed a 1:9 twist rate.
I just built up one of the modern BRN-180 versions and have really liked it so far.
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This made me lol. You're right, this is why we're not free. Lmao
I both knew and hoped this was your St. Patrick's day surprise, thank you for covering one of my favorite guns
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0:58 One Shot Paddy? Nah, Several Shot Séamus.
If the STG44 and AR15 had a child. 😅
I died at "this is why Ireland isn't free"
A catch phrase , " The Ballot Box and the Armalite," was a slogan used in elections, etc.
Look at the wk180, not a derivative of the classic but the Canadian version to pass laws and not to say we will but the option is there lol
and they cried , IM ONLY JOKING, when they heard me armalite
I remember when we were kids growing up and people would say the men with the furry faces are running around with armalites, I always thought they were running around with their arms on fire.
1:08 probably
I'm still so happy that SDI is the main channel sponsor now. Happy top hear Brandon's gonna get funding from each video no matter what now.
As a British person may I say. Brilliant video. Thank you, you help to make many people happier.
Ain't Buckley a Irish name
Works better than M16. I'm impressed
WEAR ORANGE ON SAINT PATTY'S DAY = IRA
As a brit, fair enough. Also, you should do a video on the l96
1 minute 8 seconds Ireland has been free since 1921 you are thinking of the North
Love this channel , Love guns. I'm dribbling.
I've always wanted one of these. Or at least make a clone. But that furniture is hella hard to find
02:09 What you're here for.
When FAL makes a baby with AR lol
"Mort aux rois" => Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
I remember when they found an IRA bomb (I’m assuming it was a nail bomb, nasty) down our street on Catterick camp, outside the local NAAFI supermarket, where local families shop. Thank God they caught it, sent in one of those little tracked robots as far as I remember.
timelime 17.18 hilarious 😂 you got to get a t-shirt of that still. lmao 🤣
ArmaLite the God of the Ar15 M4 M16
It looks like a AK mixed with an M16 or AR15 not sure about the way it functions. That mag was nuts 🥜 😅🍕👍🏼🇺🇸.
One time my son was dying of kidney disease and ar-180 overheard our conversation in the parking lot and selflessly offered his own kidney I will never forget what he's done for me and my family
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Pin this Brandon
Didn't that same AR-180 shoot Osamaa bin Laden while in the SEALs?
gun
Guns save lives.
As an Irishman who hates irish gun laws, thank you for this godsend brandon
You should move up North, at least there they have hand guns and shorty AKs.
@@davedavids57 or could free all 32
@@jeremiahfyan Yes you would have your freedom but shitty gun laws. At least the loyalists in the North love their guns. In 1998 when the rest of the UK banned hand guns it was the UUP and DUP who vetoed it in the North.
Hey, you sound cool, you can move to America. We will great you with open arms
@@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985 tis the plan some day
"Ronnie, how did they end up in the hands of the IRA?"
I laughed way too hard at this 😆
1:09
“This is why Ireland isn’t free.”
ok
The AR-180 is the only AR variety that managed to stay off the ban list in Canada. A few Canadian companies are making modern varieties and takes on this platform.
I've watched several Canadian videos, and you really have done amazing work!
Yeah but most are still shit honestly
Yeah, that sucks. Because no matter who´s coming after Clownstin Turdeau, you´re not going to get your gun rights back.
That, and companies make AR-15-style products for the AR-180, including better magazines.
too bad they're unreliable and massively expensive compared to ARs. We will have to see if they remain legal long enough for them to get better
"I was stopped by a soldier, he said you are a swine
He hit me with his rifle, he kicked me in the groin.
I begged and I pleaded, me manners were polite,
but sure all the time I'm thinking of me little Armalite"
Also: "8000 Years Kathleen" haha
THERE ARE NO GAYS IN IRELAND KATHLEEN! THEY ARE SINGING MEN!
@@solovevkiril exactly :)
This is the problem.
You get all the guns ammunition and power in the world. But you will not use it. You'd rather let yourself get destroyed, just so you don't have to use it.
Therrs nooo a’ lcholics een airland Kathleen! Jimmy’s just a devil fer da drink.
@@everettrhay4855 reading that with an iris accent made it way better and somewhat more understandable
I received my dads AR-180 about 15 yeas ago. We had modified 6 Ar-15 mags to work. Back in 2014 I found that G36 mags have the cut already in the mag and works flawlessly.
Wilson Combat mags have the slot cut in them too for some reason.
REALLY?! Does Magpul's or only standard?
Random question, but are you Irish?😂
Thats maybe because the G36 usws the same principle as the AR180
@@GHOST25938 Random question, but are you a FED?
Dont say a peep Irish bro
“The ATF & the gun grabbing left’s always after me lucky charms!” - Brandon Herrera
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@@llamaimpyjama6402 Just gonna keep copy/pasting this until someone validates you, huh?
@@llamaimpyjama6402 You do realize that those features are tied to the site itself and not a particular channel, right? They literally CANNOT be changed unless you were to re-code the entire site.
@@lordpumpkinhead265 Technically you don't have to do *that* much, you just need to have youtube change the textures
American leftists when they hear about armalites: 😡
Irish leftists when they hear about armalites: 😈 🔥🇬🇧 🔥
"me little armalite" and "come out ye black and tans" are staples of boogaloo
Wow, I have not heard this
No thanks
Fed
@@GodsGoofiestim against gangs like "atf""cia"
‘ a comrade on me left and another one on me right… and a clip of amunition for me little….? My fav line is ‘ remember narrow water and the bloody…🇮🇪☘️
"I'm doing this because I hate the British"
As a Brit, I chuckled at this.
Me too m8
Yep but then I spend a lot of my time chuckling at yanks ;)
No offense brits. Lots of us feel that way…… but in a meme format obviously.
@@hardlylivin6602 All in good humour
@@hardlylivin6602Don’t worry…..we get that a lot 🤣
I actually died at”this is why Ireland isn’t free” 😂😂😂😂😂
I was just about to say that.
The real reason is because they joined the EU.
The real reason is They fought to put communists in charge, who proceeded to sell out the country and replace the population
Lol, Apple did what we never could!
Please give my regards to the family of the person you're quoting.
"This is why Ireland isn't free" *shakes tic tac box of bullets* 😂😂
They had a vote they are free
@@tomparry8877 You cannot be free without capacity for rebellion.
@@fivebrosstopmos Well said Tom.
@danny6209 it caused more division in the end you could argue, but my step-dad always says there weren't much issue between Catholic and Protestant until the English started causing it
@@tomparry8877 They are not free. It's hard to have a fair vote when the indigenous population is outnumbered by colonizers. However loyalists are now closer then ever to becoming the minority. Make no mistake friend... Tiocfaidh ár lá! 🇮🇪32💚
Colonel Gaddafi supplied the IRA with weapons.
Around 50% of the arms and supplies came from US civilians...and then from within Ireland and Libya. A shit ton came from US civilians and people connected to leftist trade unions that shipped them..
Around 50% of the arms and supplies came from US civilians...and then from within Ireland and Libya. A shit ton came from US civilians and people connected to leftist trade unions that shipped them..
Supposedly, the Nazis did as well. Everyone hates the British.
Based Gaddafi
Yeah he was big into the assorted Liberation Movements, of course Western Governments would call them terrorists though
I'm from Ireland and a fun fact is that it was very hard to get .223 legally for hunting back during the troubles in the Republic of Ireland as they went in the Ar-180, a lot of farmers and hunters had to get .22 hornet rifles instead and a lot of gun shops have stockpiles of .22 hornet rifle that no-one uses anymore
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@@llamaimpyjama6402 you ain't funny, stop posting the exact same shit everywhere lmao
That is one of the Reasons .222 is so popular in parts of Europe.
@DesertFernweh and because it existed before the 223 and you can't use semi-auto 223s buy bolt actions
@abefroman3466 Oh No! .... Anyway
As an Irishman who despises the current laws thank you for this nugget of basedness.
Do you really want every knacker in Ireland to have access to guns? Really? You can get one if you actually need it.
@@Dreyno yeah a blackpowder revolver with a lengthen barrel and counterweight...
@@crazysilly2914 What?
@@Dreyno the right gun law: any civilised, respectable, non criminal record holding individual has the right to own a gun. Not Dubs, Limerick men, travellers or known scumbags
@@Dreyno "every knacker in Ireland to have access to guns?"
Yes
The AR-18's most lasting impression was inspiring the designs of many other modern rifle's operating systems that would come after, such as the G36
It's one of the most firearm influential designs out there, a majority of short stroke piston guns on the market are AR-18 derivatives.
You mentioned the G36 already, but the Scar, Aug, Bren, F2000 and B&T APC series (among others) are also derivatives of the AR-18.
So is the Howa Type 89
STG44 gang represent.
And slightly ironically the British SA80, they used captured Irish AR18's as a very heavy inspiration for the development.
@@TheMikeTB Yeah the British were quite a bit late to the NATO 5.56 party, probably because they realized what a piece of worthless shit the AR-15 platform is, but also because their design team is primarily English, and there's only 5 of them, and you would quickly find 2 of them murdered, and 2 more gang-raping the 5th one (Wales joke)
but nonetheless, stealing German WW2 tech was always a viable option, but apparently the constant cycle of refreshing losses on the design team with new recruits, it seemed to lead to a mathematical feedback loop wherein each subsequent generation of death incidents would spur on the subconscious telepathical panic broadcast (we think this is related to the sensation of "your life flashes before your eyes") and at least some of the neurological pattern data would be uploaded to people within 8th z-wave range resulting in the 2 replacements becoming aware and emotionally responding to the news that the English are murderers and rapists, then passing that knowledge again with the TPB, and again, and again, and again, quickly leading to the 2 replacements having an enormous rage and superhuman will with an extraordinary capacity for violence, and as the 2 murdering rapists were aging and growing weaker, the 2 replacements would gain the upper hand, this entire process only took 3 minutes and 18 seconds, the balance of power would be equalized and then briefly tip into favoritism due to the unique astrological positioning of Mars that month, and the resulting TPB from the repeatedly dying old ones would result in a perfectly aligned Z-wave collision of supreme being energy, which would instantly give birth to a cosmic entity known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army
UP THE RA
In case no one has mentioned it, the Thompson sub-machine gun also has a few Irish rebel songs dedicated to it.
"Where the bayonets flash,
and the rifles crash,
to the echoes of a Thompson gun..."
-Merry Ploughboy
Irish music is WAY too underrated.
It's got more than just Irish songs dedicated to it. They say there's this Norwegian dude named Roland with no head who's the best Thompson gunner out there.
And real good one about the SAM missle.
Even Yugoslav civil war songs mention it a few times
Brandon, Stoner went with a short stroke gas piston because he found himself in the bizarre situation on not being legally allowed to use the DI system that he had invented because Armalite had sold the patent to Colt in 1959. As soon as Colt's patent expired, he went right back to the DI system for the SR25.
And it's a good thing that happened, because the DI system is a pile of hot steaming dogshit.
stoner had nothing to do with the 180!! check out forgotten weapons video on it!!!
@@markmiles593 piston is what you will take during zombie apocalypse
Someone is offended eh?
@@markmiles593 recoil has nothing to do with piston superior it's the reliability of no gas being blown back into that oily action gumming it up and heating up the receiver!! i had a 180 and the bitch would eat all day without even a hint of needing to be cleaned due to a gummed up action 2.500-3.000 rounds through her and she'd still be ready for more!! try that in a 15! of the 7 DI driven 15's i've had over the years NONE of them would go more than 550 rounds without needing to be cleaned or having a upper that wasn't an instant finger burn!! the reason i got rid of them!!!
The AR180 was featured in a lot of cop shows of the 1970s as the bad-guy's rifle. Even "sniper" bad guys. In fact, growing up on those shows, I really figured random, roof-top snipers and spectacular car crashes would feature much more heavily in my life. ;)
There was an episode of "SWAT" where the bad guy had an AR18 and they made a big ass deal about how much more deadly it was than the team's M16s because it had a (gasp) FOLDING STOCK. TV has always been fucking anti-gun.
@@bb5242 - Exactly (and that's the series I had in mind). When I re-watched Quincy, MD as an adult I got pretty ticked off. That show was one big anti-gun campaign.
@@bb5242 The new SWAT or some older show? The new one hasn't been really that much anti gun afaik, but I'm only at season 4 at this point
@@bb5242 that show is complete BS, not even a good portrayal of swat teams
@@cr1tikal_arc Yup, that show was horrible! But I still watched it as a kid. As an adult, I re-watched a could of episodes and they were "woke" in their day, really lots of the same drivel we listen to today.
Brandon, as an Irishman I can tell you this video is truly based. The humour, the history, the rebel songs, spot on. The troubles is something that is still a touchy subject, but you nailed absolutely everything. Refreshing to see yanks know Irish history. There’s a pint of plain waiting for you if you ever come to this beautiful country, with dogshit gun laws.
Loads of yanks do know Irish history because we are descended from Irish immigrants, my grandmothers grand father was from Ireland. Roughly 42% of my genes come from northern and central Ireland
@@RageUnchained Most of Ireland is Celtic, but the very southern regions have olive-skinned Irish people who are the descendants of the ancient Phoenicians
They have to know someone's history, cause they're often shit at their own
@@crazysilly2914 Phoenicians ?
not the Spanish ?
@@CyberGenesis1 If we are gonna take the time out of our days to learn about irish history, you're damn right we know our own, buddy
I own an AR180 with an original 2.75 x scope marked Armalite. I have "converted" several standard AR/NATO magazines and CHANGED THE FOLLOWERS to newer anti-tilt ones, I have had no feed problems. That was a 40 round mag in the video, more prone to problems. I find that the folding stock is a great design; I have had no problems with mine. The Barrel is a 1:12 twist and loves 55 gr. bullets 62 gr. works ok ,no key holing at 100 yards but I wouldn't run any heavier bullets . The piston gas system is flawless, clean and simple to clean. The bolt is similar to any AR 15 but not interchangeable. There is No interchangeability with AR15s on anything with the AR180. These rifles were made by Armalite in Costa Mesa California, Sterling in England and Howa in Japan. Another Piston operated AR style rifle is the Tiawanese T-91 those built uppers are still sold in the US by Wolf of Wolf Ammo and they work well also. Brownells has an upper based on the AR180 that is the most recent adaptation that they have developed. The video didn't really do the 180 much justice..IMO but Thanks anyway.
The AR-180 sounds like what a really depressed guy would use on himself Full Metal Jacket bathroom style. :(
Saw an auction coming up and they have one going through with the original sights. What's the value?
As an Irishman I wish my nation had American gun rights.
Uniting Ireland
Expand them
And I wish the same for Scotland
as a mexican, yeah that would be pretty cool
That's something you and the Loyalist agree on then. The only pro gun political parties in the UK or Ireland are the DUP and UUP. That's why hand guns and concealed carry permits are still a thing in Northern Ireland.
"One of the trigger pulls of all time" had me smiling aloud.
“We live in a society”
"Ronnie, how did they end up in the hands of the IRA?" Legendary quote!
I also like how he said it in the exact tone of when a sitcom character screws up
So many fast & furious sequels
I mean... how DID they, though?
@blamau14 the story I've heard is an Irishman came over and had an irish-american that was sympathetic buy it they then took it apart and smuggled it back through the luggage
@@blamau14 very similar to the US Gov't Iran Contra thing, drugs for guns in places like Malta etc.
This is becoming more and more a Canadian thing as well. We have plenty of modernized AR-180 variants.
Then maybe stage a coup against Trudeau? Otherwise we are gonna have to find some oil up there so we can bring y’all some “freedom”
The ones we have over here have problems with bolt carriers cracking and problems with gas pistons
@@muffinman3111 my kodiak gen 1 has had 2 pistons replacements till I locktite’d the 3rd and it’s been mint since 🤙🏻🇨🇦
Someday maybe a manufacturer won't fuck it up but that's not today.
@@conquistador69420 how have the new gun laws affected your ownership of them?
As a texan thank you for properly representing us. Best channel on youtube hands down. Only channel I actually click on the notifications when I see them.
As another Texan, I approve this message.
Isn’t he from North Carolina not Texas?
@@Lifechanging99999 lives in Texas now
@@Lifechanging99999 don't gotta be from here to end up living here and representing the culture.
@@clutchboi4038 he’s a foreigner, I love NC, and nothing against him, but he will never be Texan, just like many of the other youtube celebrities.
Hey Brandon, the plastic furniture that was "made by Mattel" was actually for the early production batches of XM16E1's that were used in the Vietnam War. I'm not sure how this myth wound up being transferred over to the AR-180, but it certainly isn't true for this weapon.
SCW? Good taste
i think it came from the earlier nicknames for the original M16's that were fielded in Vietnam, one of them being "Mattel 16". i guess ppl didn't really get their facts right and it grew to the AR-180
@jemangecul It could very well be a mix of the two, with the later M16's that were issued retaining that nickname due to also being made with plastic furniture. Combine that with earlier stories of M16 grips or handguards that had "Made by Mattel" stamps on them, and that's how a (relatively) modern myth gets born.
"We're having some magazine FEED ISSUES"
"Looks like we're having some TROUBLES"
💀
The front pin is actually a pivot pin, just like in the AR15. There's a window at the back of the receiver set, above the stock shank, to push the recoil plate/rod assembly forward which disengages the upper from the lower to pivot down/forward. Many will use a bullet nose to do this but anything else similar would do.
just the tip
MI5 request your location 😂
Sounds like AK. Where's Brandon when you need him?
As a Finnish guy with no 2nd amendment rights I find your channel, intelligence and attitude mesmerizing.
Cant you get like every gun as long as you say its for Hunting?
@@W0DAN88 Depends. Shotguns and rifles are generally easy to get if you say its for hunting. Semi-auto shotgun mag tubes are restricted to only fit 2 shells if its for hunting, making you being able to only shoot 3 shots without reloading, pump action shotguns dont have mag restrictions oddly enough. Hand guns are harder to get, but you can get some revolvers easier if its for hunting raccoon dogs for example. TLDR; yes and no, stupid regulations exist for the guns also.
Being able to get a gun permit for hunting, reguires you to have a hunting license, which can be acquired by taking a course that includes gun safety, hunting laws, learning to identify animals etc and then passing the final exam. Taking the course is not necessary but its advised, but you can do the final exam straight away also and its enough for getting a hunting license if you pass the test. Sorry for this long and cryptic answer, I'm still half asleep.
You sound like a cool guy, you can come up here to America and fire some guns. We love teaching foreigners about guns.
As a Malaysian from South East Asia, I wish I had a 2nd amendment...
I would settle for bolt action and revolvers if my country doesn't allow those M16/M4 stuff.
@@kehmeli7140 i notice if do target shooting in finland, you can get the same fire power as in the US
Somebody might not like this video. But you see, it’s not me.
There were rumors one of Barrett's employees was sympathetic to the IRA. The model that they preferred was the model 95 bolt action bullpup because it was cheaper and shorter making it easier to fire from the trunk of a vehicle. One famous hatchback that they used had a giant steel plate across the back with a firing slit for the 50.
the IRA? And they didn’t have the capacity to manufacture their own vehicles…They could only use repurposed cars and trucks (“lorries”)
I need me one of those.
@@crazysilly2914i think having a dedicated military vehicle would have been a problem for them actually.
@@crazysilly2914 who said they manufactured vehicles?
@@crazysilly2914 All you need is an old hatchback, some 1/2 inch steel plate and dad's old gas welder to repurpose a car for guerrilla warfare, you dunce. The only one talking about manufacturing is you.
The original AR-180s are... spotty in terms of build and reliability, but PWS' BRN-180 is absolutely amazing and a great modern take on the original design. I love my 18.5, it's one of my go-to guns.
Mainly Sterlings. Apparently, Howas are the best.
The mistake of the AR-18 was that they tried to make it too cheap. People looked at it, said 'this is cool, but for a little more I can have an M-16/AR-15 and those are made NICE. Then they wanted a pistol and copied the AR-18. It's the most successful failure in history because of all the copies.
I love how you explain the workings of a gun as if your teaching a class of people that have just discovered modern firearms.
Im brittish n only got pellet guns until im 18 n get a license for it brandon literally taught me most things abt guns he even taught me that the full bullet and casing dosent come out the barrel ive been waching since i was 12 im 17 now and theres not a video of his i havent wached so technically he raised me i have dark humour like his same hobbys damn my dads the best i can ask for but if i was brandons son id be so damn happy hes literally saved my life i was going thru a dark patch when i was 15 and had planned it out to kms but i decided not to bc of multiple main reasons and not being able to see his vids played a big part in saving me
When your audience can vary from Gun hobbyist from U.S to californiacation who think AR-15 will blow human lung out of the body(because biden said so) to europeans where Law abiding citizens cant have guns without ridicilous hoop the loops while criminals can have it all because as it turns out, making gun more illegal does not stop the illegal firearms. It's good to explain it in detail so that people understand how the firearms really work. Because again there are people unfamiliar with firearms think that AR-15 fire scraping your ear will blow your head off.
@@LincolnTeale-bp3vlstay in school
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The weapon selection they had at the time was quite impressive, from surplus WW1 and WW2 guns from all over, to newish US firearms (eg the barrets) smuggled M60s and M2 browings,Mp-5s and Uzis, FN Fals from raided UK bases, AK's from Chinses to Yugo, RPGS and DShKas from Soviet satellite states and even Strela Manpads.
Don't forget all the weapons and explosives USA sold and supplied them too
@HorizonGaming2013 to be fair the taliban got well stocked by USA in the 80s when they were fighting the Russians so no wonder they had the gear to fight back when Nato invaded based on a dossier full of lies. Gotta love Western meddling
Gaddafi helped em out quite a bit too.
There was a rumor that I've only heard about once and have never been able to find anything about, which said that the Russians sent 20 AN-94s to the IRA during the Troubles.... Big if true, but sounds to ridiculous to me.
infamous Czech VZ58's they used to brass up civilians with too
That sight works just like the RCO scope marines use. They are trained to shoot with both eyes open at closer ranges. It's weird at first but it works very well. Same concept for the monocle NVGs
I had monocle NODs. All they do is make you sick to your stomach. I don't know a single oeeson who used them without that issue.
I was taught as a child to shoot with both eyes open by a neighbor who retired Gunnery Sergeant
@gullreefclub no one ever taught me to I just always have even with iron sights
Oh shit my PMI and coach never said anything about our eyes in boot camp, I just kinda shot without thinking, just doing what felt natural
@@oxide9679 Are you maybe thinking of the PVS-7? It had two occular lenses that shared the image from one objective lense/image intensifier. The PVS-14 is a monocle and no one I know has ever had a problem with them. I used one in the service and own one as well.
Ive been staring at his Ar-180 in his gun wall for a reeeeeaaally long time waiting for him to talk about it and I'm happy he did cause seeing it in terminator was badass
Same, its on the top 10 list of guns I wish I had
Jesus as someone who missed the Manchester 1996 bombing by the IRA thanks to a stroke of luck. Yeah, fucking funny.
As someone who grew up in Belfast in the 80s and 90s I greatly appreciate and find hilarious the comment 'This is why Ireland isn't free' and as an an immigrant and are huge supporter of the 2nd. Maybe I'll bump into you fellas at Shot Show and say hi!
Ireland (eire) is the freeist country in Europe.
I love being English and being Scottish n Irish i dont get why all of em hate on eachother like we are pretty much brothers just with different accsents ive been ireland n scotland like why u hate me for literally being born and having a English accent when if u check ur dna ur probably got allot of English irish n Scottish n nordic n there excuse is England bad no not England politics bad
@@LincolnTeale-bp3vlThey occupied Ireland that's why the infernal Anglo is that bad. An now London plays the mass migration toon Ireland's "leadership " dances to. I pray the Irish people remember who they are and fight back before its to late God willing they inspire Scottish an English men as well.
Hi. I am from Poland and I can't easily own a gun. Period.
I love Your channel for shits and giggles.
And I love it for that You cleared the gun without mag few times, showed clear and still You are pointing it into "god's" general direction.
Routine, best practices and good habits are all to it.
Fuck governments that don't allow us to be free.
Keep up the great work.
Would you mind explaining a little of what Polish laws are like and what the average licence holder can/cannot own
@@firestorm165 I’d like to hear that as well, I’m of Polish heritage so I’m curious what the situation is there
It is not very easy to get a gun ownershi permit. But it is doable. You just need to get a sporting licence. All procedurw takes less than 6 months.
Hi from Austria, I shoot in Poland quite a bit and there are millions of shooters in Poland. You have to join a club and jump through a few hoops but it is quite possible. Obviously far easier to move over the Czech border then you can have more rights than most Americans.
@@firestorm165 in Poland you need to have "a valid reason" to own guns. There are several posibilities to prove you need a gun e.g. self protection (hardest), hunting and being a sport shooter (easiest). Getting a sport licence requires sport club membership and passing simple exams. Then you need to get papers from doctors you are not mentally ill and undergo a police check procedure. Sounds hard but it really is not. New legislation makes it possible to complete in 3 months.o
I genuinely like the dark humor some of Brandon's videos have, you know that those are done as either a recreation or just mocking of the topic in question.
And to those who get offended by that kind of humor, I say "Dark humor is just like food in Africa - not everyone will get it."
A dark sense of humour is like a good pair of legs. Some people don't have them
That's harsh. Funny, but harsh.
My sense of humor is so dark it sings when I put it to work
Or human rights - not for everyone
@@ReanuKeevesAus First of all, I'm sorry you lost your legs in a car accident...it's terrible luck to survive the war unharmed and be seriously injured in a "safe" civilian life.
Secondly, I'll ask like one soldier to another....you want an even worse joke about accidents and lost limbs..?
- What happened to me?
_ Don't worry, it's just a little scratch on your leg.
- Can I see it..?
-Unfortunately, no, the leg is in the second ambulance.
Drinking green beer is one of my favorite St. Patrick's Day traditions, just like checking my car to see if the IRA planted a bomb under it. 🏴 #AKGNotificationSquad
we dont drink green beer here in ireland though.
@@tos4057 As an American Army officer traveling in Northern Ireland in a British marked staff car, I have seen my car go through the examination for bombs more than once.
@@ralphgreenjr.2466 Yes, measures are taken but most of the people have put the war behind them, most want to move on. Unfortunately pockets of Belfast and Derry have radical groups but most see it now as futile with Northern Ireland being very safe now.
LOL!! That vid-thumb looks like Brandon went throught the Alien Re-Skinning machine in "The Arrival" 1996. 🤣
@@tos4057 not entirely true, I have seen modern iPhone videos of common people getting into drunken brawls all over NI, especially protestant citizens getting drunk and rowdy and throwing bricks at Catholic parades…
Not necessarily IRA or UVF aligned, but there is still ethno-religious tensions between the common people