This is the optic used in one of the most famous combat incidents from that era. A good man behind one of these with some conviction got a lot of work done.
@@yossarian8561 I know it's been nine months but when I read a comment like this and don't have an answer... I have to find it lol. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I know what OP was talking about. At first I was looking EVERYWHERE for the same gun in the video, the m16 with the starlight, but the incident in question I think refers to Chuck Mawhinney who used a M-21 sniper with the starlight mounted on it. Anyways below is a post from some website I found about his story and the incident, hope you see this haha! "Sniper during the Vietnam conflict with an M-21 sniper system. The M-21 was essentially an accurized M-14 infantry rifle, designed to give an accurate sniper platform with the ability to take fast follow up shots. This M-21 has 2 rather interesting accessories mounted. Up top is a AN/PVS-2 "starlight" night vision scope, which allowed for observation of targets at night via amplification of ambient light from the moon and stars. Marine sniper Chuck Mawhinney used a "starlight" equipped M-14 to eliminate 16 NVA troops attempting a river crossing directly in front of his position at night in only 30 seconds. Due to a quirk of the "starlight" the face and hands glowed brighter than clothed areas because skin reflected ambient light. Which means that Mawhinney's only clear targets were headshots. Another accessory mounted on this particular rifle is a Sionics suppressor. The Sionics was a very effective tool to make the M-21 better suited for hunting at night, it reduced the report at the muzzle and eliminated muzzle flash to better conceal the sniper's position. Note the distinctive bleed valve at the rear of the suppressor body to exhaust excess gas from the suppressor after firing. One trick snipers would employ to make the suppressor even more effective would be to fire a round through the suppressor and immediately tape over the muzzle to trap the combustion gasses. Because there would be less ambient air and therefore less oxygen in the suppressor body, this would often completely eliminate muzzle flash for that first shot."
Yeah, I wonder how widely they were used. Were they really carried by infantry units? Perhaps they were just used by guys in guard towers or something.
Local schools have brought history classes in to see stuff. It helps make history come alive when a kiddo can make a tangible connection to what he is reading and learning about. One of the ways a society is defeated is by erasing it's history by not teaching it to the kids.
I’m new to seeing this channel and my knowledge on guns and ranges is seldom but what is Chuck shooting at? I’ve never seen a shooting space like this before.
"I like 30 round mags"
Me too, Chuck. Me too.
That is the biggest scope I’ve ever seen on an m-16!!
Still a deadly combo on a clear night in open terrain.
This is the optic used in one of the most famous combat incidents from that era. A good man behind one of these with some conviction got a lot of work done.
What Incident?
@@yossarian8561one of the most famous combat instances from that era
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@@yossarian8561 I know it's been nine months but when I read a comment like this and don't have an answer... I have to find it lol. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I know what OP was talking about. At first I was looking EVERYWHERE for the same gun in the video, the m16 with the starlight, but the incident in question I think refers to Chuck Mawhinney who used a M-21 sniper with the starlight mounted on it. Anyways below is a post from some website I found about his story and the incident, hope you see this haha!
"Sniper during the Vietnam conflict with an M-21 sniper system. The M-21 was essentially an accurized M-14 infantry rifle, designed to give an accurate sniper platform with the ability to take fast follow up shots. This M-21 has 2 rather interesting accessories mounted. Up top is a AN/PVS-2 "starlight" night vision scope, which allowed for observation of targets at night via amplification of ambient light from the moon and stars. Marine sniper Chuck Mawhinney used a "starlight" equipped M-14 to eliminate 16 NVA troops attempting a river crossing directly in front of his position at night in only 30 seconds. Due to a quirk of the "starlight" the face and hands glowed brighter than clothed areas because skin reflected ambient light. Which means that Mawhinney's only clear targets were headshots. Another accessory mounted on this particular rifle is a Sionics suppressor. The Sionics was a very effective tool to make the M-21 better suited for hunting at night, it reduced the report at the muzzle and eliminated muzzle flash to better conceal the sniper's position. Note the distinctive bleed valve at the rear of the suppressor body to exhaust excess gas from the suppressor after firing. One trick snipers would employ to make the suppressor even more effective would be to fire a round through the suppressor and immediately tape over the muzzle to trap the combustion gasses. Because there would be less ambient air and therefore less oxygen in the suppressor body, this would often completely eliminate muzzle flash for that first shot."
I haven't seen one of those combinations since 1975. MSgt USAF ret '73-'95 SPS, armorer and later . S.E.A to the Sandbox.
it's hilarious how large those first night vision scopes were. I can only imagine how much weight they added to the weapons.
Looks like it weighs more than the rifle tbh
Yeah, I wonder how widely they were used. Were they really carried by infantry units? Perhaps they were just used by guys in guard towers or something.
The ones used by the Germans in WW2 were stupidly larger than this lol.
God bless gigantic, bulky and largely inefficient lowlight vision optical sights
Snazzy intro chuck!
That's like putting an assault spotting rifle on a bazooka 😂
Good stuff
Never seen one of these 😮 i love your videos
You can actually HEAR the NV sight turn on, that’s crazy!
Do you ever plan to have your collection in a museum someday? Remarkable stuff
Local schools have brought history classes in to see stuff. It helps make history come alive when a kiddo can make a tangible connection to what he is reading and learning about. One of the ways a society is defeated is by erasing it's history by not teaching it to the kids.
:O ive never seen anything like that except for the ww2 prototype that looked like a big lamp
That thing is a sweetheart.
I bought one of those Starlight scopes in the late 80s. Forgot just how big it was. XD I think it cost me about 1700 smackarussos at the time.
Does this have an Edgewater buffer in it? That cyclic rate is crazy!
nothing special just an H2
I’m new to seeing this channel and my knowledge on guns and ranges is seldom but what is Chuck shooting at? I’ve never seen a shooting space like this before.
i have one and still works
I mean, I think the 30rnd mags were late 60s? Just not wide-spread.
Something tells me that sight is older than chuck
Not quite. But I appreciate the compliment.
Would you like more gun with that scope?
Thats awesome
Crazy scope 😂
what brand is your shirt?
honestly with i had this life lol looks super fun
Goooood morning Vietnam
hell yeah
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Good to see Russia was way ahead of Americans in 60s
My dad left me his class 3 M16A1.....he bought it for $2100 in 1994....sold it in 2017 for $23,000.....Peace!
You sure you don't just mean "my dad left me"?
that’s shameful
That is so dumb
i bet you are too, what's 12x12x2 /4 without a calculator?
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Seeing at night without revealing yourself is never dumb.
@aspen471 5 ez
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