Turning Cover Into Concealment: The M240B

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  • Опубликовано: 6 апр 2024
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    In today’s video we put the legendary M240B through a series of intensive tests and teach you vital techniques. Hope you enjoy
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  • @GarandThumb
    @GarandThumb  2 месяца назад +268

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    • @snaker9er
      @snaker9er 2 месяца назад +35

      I just bought an OHIO ORDINANCE 240 and PDS Debt is saving my ass

    • @JB-uk7mn
      @JB-uk7mn 2 месяца назад +1

      Doing God’s work, GT.

    • @gregsonner8838
      @gregsonner8838 2 месяца назад +20

      Pds debt is a scam

    • @Smokkedandslammed
      @Smokkedandslammed 2 месяца назад +5

      Sneaky Desert Indians is still my favorite.

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 2 месяца назад +1

      Ladies and gentlemen and my often forgotten but most certainly not by me, cleaned shaved Garand thumb, welcome to the channel

  • @nickloven6728
    @nickloven6728 2 месяца назад +5904

    That awkward moment when the "bump stock AR15" the Las Vegas shooter had sounded a lot more like the M240B. Must be a coincidence.

    • @JoshRaptor215
      @JoshRaptor215 2 месяца назад +1052

      I was a weapons squad leader responsible for 3 240s in the platoon when that happened, needless to say I thought it was weird how the shooting sounded like my guns

    • @alecedwards2331
      @alecedwards2331 2 месяца назад +719

      Been saying this since day one my friend. Psyops make the world go round

    • @derangedrebel3898
      @derangedrebel3898 2 месяца назад +432

      @@JoshRaptor215 It's uncanny how much it sounds like a 240 after hearing it I really can't believe the story.

    • @code_red7744
      @code_red7744 2 месяца назад +361

      Look over there...Something something Russia...Putin did it

    • @1EpicLife1
      @1EpicLife1 2 месяца назад +171

      I’ve been saying that since the moment I first saw and heard the footage.

  • @AKGuru4774
    @AKGuru4774 2 месяца назад +1482

    I fucking died when charlie spoke “last time i heard one of these it was in Vegas”

    • @kaboom4679
      @kaboom4679 2 месяца назад +78

      The 240 does that , anywhere , anyplace , any time , any concert ..

    • @Oper8Fur07
      @Oper8Fur07 2 месяца назад +16

      It took me awhile to get that one

    • @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts
      @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts 2 месяца назад +36

      I about died...especially since it's true

    • @RubSomefastOnIt
      @RubSomefastOnIt 2 месяца назад

      yup,
      to those that haven't, go look up the "route 91" doc, somewhere other then here...

    • @chairmanofthebored6860
      @chairmanofthebored6860 Месяц назад

      You almost died? You must've been in Vegas.​@@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts

  • @jacobkilman8444
    @jacobkilman8444 2 месяца назад +589

    When i was a 240 gunner, i carried about 550 rounds on me. I took the army issued buttpack(it's part of the riflemans kit), taped 3 7.62 boxes together, and used that to hold my rounds more organized.
    Eventually, I made a kydex box for it, and it was lined with neoprene, so the rounds didn't rattle, but that held 300 rounds. Initially, i molled that directly to the rear of my kit, but i found an alice frame with the straps, and i had it on there as a dedicated ammo bag. I also had 100 rounds on my iotv, and another 100 on my belt. Eventually, i just threw all 200 rounds on my belt and made suspenders for my belt set up.
    We didnt have those nutsucks for our gun teams, so yes, i did have my 50-round starter belt wrapped around my gun. The act of having to unwrap your rounds before firing may seem outlandish, but when you have to set your conditions, by deploying your bipod and undoing your sling, and eventually linking into tripod, its really such a small step its almost negligable.
    My advice for all machine gunners...stop trying to abandon your barrel bag, it is your friend.

    • @Token_Black_Guy
      @Token_Black_Guy 2 месяца назад +5

      What about having your ag carry a barrel bag?

    • @jacobkilman8444
      @jacobkilman8444 2 месяца назад +28

      @Token_Black_Guy What I meant was that machine gun 'teams' should stop trying to abandon their barrel bag. Yes, an AG should carry the barrel bag.
      What I've noticed is that a lot of MG teams will try to devise some dumbass plan to have their tripod, spare Barrel, and ammo in an assault pack, but that never works.

    • @professorgoat1099
      @professorgoat1099 2 месяца назад +11

      @@Token_Black_Guy carried 500 rounds on me and another 500 in a backpack with an additional spare barrel in a sling bag. then my alpha would carry a spare ammo container with another 500 links in it. sht was heavy af

    • @Slipz2K8
      @Slipz2K8 2 месяца назад +5

      Why look down and away while loading?

    • @fraeyr
      @fraeyr 2 месяца назад +18

      @@Slipz2K8 Rounds can cook off, looking down and away prevents injury

  • @griffey11
    @griffey11 2 месяца назад +275

    Bro john is such a professional. Literally makes the video.

    • @wigger99457
      @wigger99457 Месяц назад +17

      John is my favorite guest. He teaches so much. He's very precise with his words.

    • @obnoxiouspriest
      @obnoxiouspriest Месяц назад +3

      It's true. It almost makes the attempts at edgy humor tolerable. Come at me bros

  • @aceman1126
    @aceman1126 2 месяца назад +1499

    "Take more pictures with your friends..."
    Dude has lost some buddies for sure. God bless you man. Thanks for doing the hard jobs

    • @ajburnett5640
      @ajburnett5640 2 месяца назад +115

      Not necessarily lost someone. My military service ended last year and I wish I had more pictures with my friends.

    • @artsohc
      @artsohc 2 месяца назад +46

      I was gonna say, that was a hell of an under-rated dad advice from John.

    • @aceman1126
      @aceman1126 2 месяца назад

      @@ajburnett5640 thats fair. Wish I had more pics and videos of my wife. Sucks I finally got her phone back after the police had it for over a year but it's locked and no one can open it. It's full of baby pics and pics/videos of us as a family but I can't get to them.
      And yeah I've tried everything, the police tired, the TBI tried, and the dea tried. It's locked. At&t galaxy note 5 that's pin locked is pretty damn secure apparently.
      Still appreciate your service and I'm glad you didn't lose anyone... it sucks and I don't recommend it

    • @MisterNi
      @MisterNi 2 месяца назад +34

      That's just good advice in general. You're not allowed to carry cameras on deployment and it's also easy to forget to take pictures even if you do have one. Taking more pictures, especially with friends helps you remember and also is proof that you were somewhere at some time. Especially now that everyone has cellphones. When I was in the Army, I wasn't even allowed to carry a cell phone either or else risk getting in trouble for it.

    • @scottireed7747
      @scottireed7747 2 месяца назад +4

      That was some real advice

  • @ControlledPairsGaming
    @ControlledPairsGaming 2 месяца назад +839

    Imagine the directors cut version with Charles completely uncensored.

  • @frederickjeremy
    @frederickjeremy 2 месяца назад +206

    Is it weird that one of my favorite parts of this video is the acknowledgement that dextron mercon transmission fluid is one of the best oils there is to clean and lubricate moving metal parts. I have used it as a detergent in a mechanical setting to free up sludged up cam phasers, stuck lifters, carbon seized piston rings , de-carboning valves in engines. Never would have even thought to apply that to the firearm world. Thank you guys for the knowledge and your time.

    • @papabillydeth4723
      @papabillydeth4723 2 месяца назад +20

      If you’re in a really shitty situation and you don’t have proper lubricant then you can squeeze MRE cheese spread into it and make do

    • @TheeGlocktopus
      @TheeGlocktopus 2 месяца назад +3

      Tend to use penetrating lubes for cleaning and proper greases for operation. Greases stay in place, last longer and survive higher operating temps. Lucas Oil makes an excellent gun grease.

    • @nobodyspecial1852
      @nobodyspecial1852 2 месяца назад +1

      atf runs out of things for a long time and it's a skin irritant. Amazing in very tiny doses, a real problem otherwise.
      It's the best for double action revolvers

    • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
      @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz 2 месяца назад +2

      I use 15w40 diesel oil for my AR. Most oils do the job, oils with detergents do better.

    • @oldbenkenobi9212
      @oldbenkenobi9212 2 месяца назад +1

      I use a 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone to free stuck bolts and pins at work. Works great.

  • @Ao94502
    @Ao94502 Месяц назад +42

    Man, "Take more pictures with your friends" hit hard. That was advice from experience.

  • @bubbafett2328
    @bubbafett2328 2 месяца назад +1845

    Charlie should have a RUclips channel with his raw unfiltered takes on everything

    • @johndoe-vl3ye
      @johndoe-vl3ye 2 месяца назад +41

      Yes pls

    • @shawn6860
      @shawn6860 2 месяца назад +94

      with new YT it would last all of 5 videos. but they would be Classic gold!

    • @evanbrunelle3466
      @evanbrunelle3466 2 месяца назад +49

      Or rumble so we could actually watch lol

    • @jimrustle643
      @jimrustle643 2 месяца назад +17

      ​@@evanbrunelle3466rumble would be awesome if they could get their shit together and be able to hold a steady livestream.

    • @tomisamish
      @tomisamish 2 месяца назад +15

      Raw and unfiltered sounds more like rumble.

  • @notcartel1521
    @notcartel1521 2 месяца назад +1551

    The Vegas joke caught me off guard, god i love charlie

  • @yuniorespinosa9563
    @yuniorespinosa9563 2 месяца назад +59

    Aight I’ll say it. That slow mo montage of the wall penetration test was better than most movies out in theaters right now. The music was the chefs kiss 🤌🏻

  • @lamberts01
    @lamberts01 2 месяца назад +137

    Dude, I was an 0331 for 5 years in a line company. We did competitions for accuracy and I'm telling you the thing was an open bolt fully automatic sniper rifle. I could repeatedly make headshots on man sized steel at 600 off the bipod and made several headshots at 800. This is while single loading one round at a time onto the feed tray, not firing a burst obviously. This was with a Bravo model so I can't speak to the Lima or the modified model being run here, but I agree with John in that the foregrip doesn't make sense and that the OG bipod is king.

    • @anchopanchorancho
      @anchopanchorancho 2 месяца назад +7

      Yessir. Its heavy enough that bolt doesn't really affect PoA once you get used to it. Easy out to 700 with the right attitude and a fresh barrel.

    • @papabillydeth4723
      @papabillydeth4723 2 месяца назад +6

      It was funny how it would become a bolt action sniper rifle a lot of the time when training with blanks

    • @-Zevin-
      @-Zevin- 2 месяца назад +5

      My buddy who was a 249 gunner said the same thing, he hated the 249 with a passion, but he qualified on the 240B and loved it, constantly talked about what a excellent machine gun it was, and the incredible accuracy.

    • @carlvonfuckwits2934
      @carlvonfuckwits2934 2 месяца назад

      Similar setup and experience, and I agree.

    • @mizzetz5343
      @mizzetz5343 Месяц назад

      “Do you trust me buddy?!”

  • @ryanjones4917
    @ryanjones4917 2 месяца назад +941

    Charlie's really giving the legal team some job security with these add reads.

    • @kaboom4679
      @kaboom4679 2 месяца назад +24

      Woat till launches his OnlyFans channel .

    • @Pfletch83
      @Pfletch83 2 месяца назад +7

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    • @AllNighterHeider
      @AllNighterHeider 2 месяца назад +9

      The sponsors are really cool about it. They must know they don't have any liability. Props to the legal teams

    • @Not_me_xavier
      @Not_me_xavier 2 месяца назад

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    • @ryanjones4917
      @ryanjones4917 Месяц назад +3

      @@AllNighterHeider True, the fact that they've stuck around this long speaks to your point.

  • @danbeard1283
    @danbeard1283 2 месяца назад +708

    I carried a 240B in Ramadi 2005-2006. While she’s a pain to carry in long dismounted patrols, there’s no other gun I would have wanted when we got into contact. I actually kinda miss her.

    • @CCM1199
      @CCM1199 2 месяца назад +42

      I was deployed from JAN-DEC 2005 - MND North - FOB Summerall with TF Dragoon. the M240 was my beast when I did dismounted patrols. probably why I got back problems now post med retirement since I was usually lugging the M240 AND 1600 Rounds of ammo in the assault bag....B Co 2-7IN BN, TF 2-7IN. we were with 1-187 from Campbell and we had 10 SFG with us on the base.

    • @djzrobzombie2813
      @djzrobzombie2813 2 месяца назад +4

      Next time just carry a M249 Saw

    • @scout3058
      @scout3058 2 месяца назад +7

      Why the "look down and away" when opening the feed tray cover?

    • @BIGREDTECH
      @BIGREDTECH 2 месяца назад +2

      @@CCM1199my bro in law has major back pain from carrying one.. guna have to get two disc fused from it..

    • @michaelkirkland3012
      @michaelkirkland3012 2 месяца назад +6

      I miss my pig too

  • @waynes.1118
    @waynes.1118 2 месяца назад +25

    John's familiarity and expertise with the 240 is evident in how he handles it like a lost love.

  • @Edith_Puthie96
    @Edith_Puthie96 2 месяца назад +44

    I was a 13R (Radar nerd for big guns) when I was active. We were given a 240. Shot that thing more than I ever shot my M4 while I was in, loved it every single time. I can't say much about the weight (I rucked with it every Thursday, gotta love 10th Mountain), but it was always in our shelter truck whenever we went out to the field. Very sad day when I realized it wasn't coming on our deployment with us, but late GWOT was too chill for it anyways. Great vid!

    • @JasonBrinkley-ef4zg
      @JasonBrinkley-ef4zg 2 месяца назад +1

      Do you miss those yearly 25 mile rucks? I know I don't haha

    • @Edith_Puthie96
      @Edith_Puthie96 2 месяца назад +3

      @@JasonBrinkley-ef4zg Big outdoors guy, so I only like them when I actually want to do them. Being told to wake up at 2AM to do six laps around a giant circle fuckin sucked though, especially since I was told my POG ass would never leave a truck🤣

    • @dragmorian6347
      @dragmorian6347 3 дня назад

      @@Edith_Puthie96 when were you at Drum? My ex and I were there 2004-2008

  • @colinmclenaghan515
    @colinmclenaghan515 2 месяца назад +1590

    M240B turning lumbar discs into jelly

    • @gruntgearreview6490
      @gruntgearreview6490 2 месяца назад +34

      100%

    • @Colskshreds
      @Colskshreds 2 месяца назад +22

      “Fax”

    • @guns2317
      @guns2317 2 месяца назад +66

      " Not Service Related "

    • @egrootveld
      @egrootveld 2 месяца назад +16

      Turns everything to jelly really.

    • @gruntgearreview6490
      @gruntgearreview6490 2 месяца назад +30

      @@egrootveld maybe the real 240 was the jellies we made along the way

  • @tobiasfunke3357
    @tobiasfunke3357 2 месяца назад +237

    Former 11B 240B gunner here. That machinegun is a bear to carry, but holy hell, does it cause chaos. Especially when the 2 240s are talking.

    • @draza3083
      @draza3083 2 месяца назад +3

      bro what hahahaha wtf happ to your fake girl profile?

  • @meanman6992
    @meanman6992 2 месяца назад +28

    Qualified expert with the M240B, and what shocked me was how accurate that beast is when you’re in the prone and really tighten down on it and pull the stock into your shoulder nicely with your non firing hand. She groups tightly!

    • @nathansnyder763
      @nathansnyder763 2 месяца назад +1

      Same. Anythings at or nearer than 800m got multiple hits in a short burst. From a tripod its a fucking laser. I was kind of disappointed by the long range portion TBH.

  • @MrDinodane
    @MrDinodane 2 месяца назад +13

    Loved seeing John go over this gun. Definitely the kind of guy you want with you in the field.

  • @Brother-Huff
    @Brother-Huff 2 месяца назад +300

    Was ambushed in good Ole Iraq and 240 did its job but the saw pulled up and it felt like it give motivation. The MG type noise is real nice. These all mounted on humvees .RIP SFC Kennedy and SSG Dill.

  • @NorthWindAerialImaging
    @NorthWindAerialImaging 2 месяца назад +1055

    The M240B was far and away my favorite weapon to clean in the USAF armory, which made my boss love me. Nothing beat a winter day with nobody bothering me, watching minecraft youtube videos, and cleaning a 240 so well you could eat off it.

    • @Kaydin910
      @Kaydin910 2 месяца назад +99

      Wait USAF has an armory? And wait, yall didnt clean weapons, you had someone else do it for you. No way the Air Force let your hands get that dirty.

    • @NorthWindAerialImaging
      @NorthWindAerialImaging 2 месяца назад +113

      It's me, I'm the person that cleaned everyone else's weapons 😅 you can block and inventory your own damn ammo though.

    • @ComfortsSpecter
      @ComfortsSpecter 2 месяца назад +41

      Now That’s a Vibe and a Half
      Godbless You

    • @crimzonempire4677
      @crimzonempire4677 2 месяца назад +33

      See I enjoyed cleaning my gun
      But, one day I went to therapy for something completely un-related to self harm and they put me on a no arming list without checking with my therapist /:

    • @92naz32
      @92naz32 2 месяца назад +12

      The USAF has 240's, WTH?!? 😮

  • @user-tm3sj6rn4f
    @user-tm3sj6rn4f Месяц назад +2

    John is an awesome addition to this channel. Have him on whenever possible.

  • @wacojones8062
    @wacojones8062 2 месяца назад +5

    I love your comedy session like this one. Good solid information.
    As a 19D4H teaching recruits on the wonders of the M60 and M2HB back in the day I taught a future SGM how to go prone with the M2 HB on the 1,800-meter targets short bursts none of the kneeling in full sight letting the bad guys shoot you
    I saw one M2 almost melt at Ft. Knox the Active officer who drew the guns did not draw spare barrels lubricant or any of the other goodies we needed on the line of tracks. I had my own gage set and a case extractor which during day fire I had to remove a case from a gun the officer had tampered with a beat-up gage allowing way too much headspace. Night fire was hell 4 totally shot out barrels with tracers hitting the ground 15 feet in front of the Tracks. The receivers were glowing orange at the front. We had two active-duty NCOs injured trying to clear way over heated M60s one took a case into his throat the second took one in his forearm. My reserve unit had three Paramedics on the line that night who took care of the two. I believe the officer was relieved of his command at around 2 am as we were clearing the range. We never saw him again.

  • @lukekrebs363
    @lukekrebs363 2 месяца назад +292

    Carried it 25km through a tropical jungle with 100% humidity for training, somehow still love it

    • @XneverstopfightingX
      @XneverstopfightingX 2 месяца назад +38

      I think after a while you brain just said to itself “Of course I love this thing! Why else would I carry it 25km through a tropical jungle with 100% humidity unless I loved this thing!?”

    • @bwatkins1223
      @bwatkins1223 2 месяца назад +4

      Respect, you has it!

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 2 месяца назад +7

      If that’s not true love then I don’t know what is

    • @siantan5146
      @siantan5146 2 месяца назад +1

      I always felt really sorry for the guys who had to lug it through the equatorial rainforest with full gear, especially in the mud.

    • @nextgen7105
      @nextgen7105 2 месяца назад +1

      Bruh it was at 240 likes and you ruined it

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 2 месяца назад +531

    Feds love the “Las Vegas” joke 😅

    • @Tyrone_smith806
      @Tyrone_smith806 2 месяца назад +2

      Im not American, can you explain the joke please

    • @isaacsierhuis6812
      @isaacsierhuis6812 2 месяца назад +128

      @@Tyrone_smith806we had a horrific shooting at Las Vegas several years ago. The media and investigators blamed bump stocks but the sound signature is identical to a 240

    • @zacharywilcox2718
      @zacharywilcox2718 2 месяца назад +83

      ​@Tyrone_smith806 the vegas concert shoot was said to be done with a bump stock firing 5.56 . But the footage sounds exactly like a 240 bravo full auto

    • @AnAgedMan
      @AnAgedMan 2 месяца назад

      @@Tyrone_smith806 The event that kicked off high media coverage of mass shootings was at a concert in las vegas. Guy set up on a high floor of a nearby hotel and fired into a crowd. The videos of the event make the fire rate and sound pretty much identical to a M240 not the bump stock AR-15 the government said. Meaning the joke is a machine gun was supllied to him to encourage the assault weapons ban politically.

    • @thejoker9201
      @thejoker9201 2 месяца назад +1

      There were a lot of strange anomalies on that event and still cover-ups to this day I realistically will not put it past some shady criminal elements within our government to pull off an operation like that Considering all the other illegal things going on in our government That their corporate controlled Media covers for them. AND if you listen to the sound of the shooting it does sound like a belt fed machine gun reminds me of the sound of the m240 I used in the infantry. Can't prove it but if it is indeed an operation We are dealing with operators that will murder to keep it hidden

  • @Anonviewer101
    @Anonviewer101 2 месяца назад +8

    One piece of kit i have found very useful when running any machine gun (or any gun with an extractor for that matter) is a paint can opener this is used to manually extract a round from the chamber if you have a failure to extract very common on machine guns when that barrel starts to heat up

    • @Ty-wz2dq
      @Ty-wz2dq Месяц назад +1

      Quite late to this video but he mentions in a previous video something similar a screwdriver I think it was, around the time of the xm8 adoption I don’t remember the exact names

  • @kinch613
    @kinch613 2 месяца назад +8

    Love seeing John again. Great stuff!

  • @PhatyMattyMcGee
    @PhatyMattyMcGee 2 месяца назад +170

    Charlie saying the quiet part out loud and I’m here for it 😂

  • @diegoflores3408
    @diegoflores3408 2 месяца назад +267

    Mikes prepping us for the UN "peace keepers" loot drops

    • @josephk.4200
      @josephk.4200 2 месяца назад

      Why is there this idea people have that the UN is going to attack the US?

    • @axmnstrbnd
      @axmnstrbnd 2 месяца назад +11

      I was wondering if anyone else caught that little gem in the beginning!!

    • @hfg8604
      @hfg8604 2 месяца назад +3

      Mmmm is grab that Load out

    • @thespartenkid
      @thespartenkid 2 месяца назад +1

      I'm with you bro 😂

  • @codyzimmerman6831
    @codyzimmerman6831 Месяц назад +2

    Honestly, never been in the military myself, but have some marine buddies who were machine gunners. I remember them talking about their absolute love for the 240 in combat. Myself thought the 249 was the obvious choice. Love how you brought them both out the show the pro's and cons of both as well as John's expertise.

  • @BigFiveJack
    @BigFiveJack 2 месяца назад +2

    I enjoy your work very much!
    THIS episode is the one I've enjoyed the most, out of all the episodes that I've watched!
    Keep The Momentum Up!

  • @davewebster5120
    @davewebster5120 2 месяца назад +195

    I've never heard a 240 gunner who was deployed ever complain about the weight. They loved that thing. It's a squad's mass-casualty weapon and when you get behind one you understand why.

    • @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts
      @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts 2 месяца назад +39

      Yep it's literally a mass casualty weapon due to it's involvement in the worst mass shooting in us history

    • @herbertloper2863
      @herbertloper2863 2 месяца назад +25

      Dude that thing was a bitch to carry in Afghanistan, bitched carrying it but was all teeth firing it

    • @ryantornai945
      @ryantornai945 2 месяца назад +10

      @@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts easily disproven since there weren't hundreds of people with 308 wounds and rounds in them

    • @thespectator5259
      @thespectator5259 2 месяца назад +4

      @@ryantornai945 Wdym?

    • @noonenoesbutme
      @noonenoesbutme 2 месяца назад +19

      I don't know where you served, but I have never not heard a 240 gunner complain about the weight. Every 240 gunner I've ever said this complaints constantly about the weight. It's a great gun but goddamn is she heavy

  • @knixfilms
    @knixfilms 2 месяца назад +123

    There's only so much Chad energy a person could possibly handle. This goes well over that.

  • @HessianForHire
    @HessianForHire 2 месяца назад +4

    Always stoked to see John back on, guy delivers that info in an easily digestible way.

  • @TheLiveOrDieMan
    @TheLiveOrDieMan 2 месяца назад +1

    That was one of the most amazing slo-mo shots. Where you showed how strep throat affects the larynx. Wow!!!!

  • @ggmanatee
    @ggmanatee 2 месяца назад +401

    Father has blessed us with a video today.

    • @ehd1990
      @ehd1990 2 месяца назад +9

      Daddy*

    • @hussainukhpersia6376
      @hussainukhpersia6376 2 месяца назад +3

      our future President of USA

    • @indigenius9877
      @indigenius9877 2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you Jesus.

    • @user-hh6ro3ez6z
      @user-hh6ro3ez6z 2 месяца назад +6

      "mater has given Dobby a glock"

    • @javiermartinezjr8849
      @javiermartinezjr8849 2 месяца назад +1

      Flannel daddy became father?I'm glad he finally chose the family life instead of PEDs and big booty latinas,in proud of you garand

  • @jonathantorresdesign
    @jonathantorresdesign 2 месяца назад +48

    2:54 You can tell Mikes saying "Charles" in the disappointed father tone

  • @coletonmarcum8544
    @coletonmarcum8544 Месяц назад +1

    Awesome seeing the 240 getting some love. A topic that was neglected was the barrel changing. We used to train that with the AG blindfolded (your gun team TL in the big army). Barrel changes can be critical. Loved the tid bit about the sling clip. Such an easy detail to forget - unclip 100m out from offense.

  • @islesfan186
    @islesfan186 2 месяца назад +2

    I’m so glad Charlie is back. His delivery is always great

  • @eatingstuff1614
    @eatingstuff1614 2 месяца назад +65

    Im glad you brought John back, dudes a straight up unit

    • @adamredmayne1326
      @adamredmayne1326 2 месяца назад +5

      Bro's got that stone cold look, reminds me of Michael Shannon for some reason.

  • @therealgooddilly
    @therealgooddilly 2 месяца назад +140

    Bump stock AR-15s!
    The M240B in question:

    • @spinny2593
      @spinny2593 2 месяца назад +3

      belt fed bump stock ar.

    • @Babybeamergirl
      @Babybeamergirl 2 месяца назад +1

      Ammo supplied “Lake City Ammo” paid for with YOUR TAX DOLLARS 👍🎯

  • @Sikdomeshot
    @Sikdomeshot 2 месяца назад +2

    John is a total expert at what he does... you can tell. Dude did a fantastic job presenting this gun.

  • @thepresentfathers
    @thepresentfathers 2 месяца назад +2

    I used the 240B so much on deployment. This thing is my baby. Love it.

  • @ajcsonsforge6370
    @ajcsonsforge6370 2 месяца назад +32

    ❤ as a veteran that was a 240 gunner and weapons squad team leader I can't love this video enough. Also we carried 500 rounds as the gunner and the AG carried 800 with extra barrel.

  • @ja1cspikes
    @ja1cspikes 2 месяца назад +44

    That dad advice is my biggest regret from the airforce. Way to many friends ain't here anymore and all I really have are faded memories.

    • @noonenoesbutme
      @noonenoesbutme 2 месяца назад +7

      I lost two friends in the Army to suicide. I only have pictures of one. The other is forever in my memories only. RIP SPC Chavez and PFC Fletcher.

    • @joemo1033
      @joemo1033 Месяц назад

      The best medicine for lost friends is making a big family. Find a based blonde chick and make 5-7 children. Build your relationship with Jesus. Focus on career and SMASHING financial goals.
      After that, life moves too fast for anything else to catch you, and true happiness follows.

    • @ACRONS047
      @ACRONS047 17 дней назад

      @@joemo10335-7 kids is a ton

  • @authenticintelligence2882
    @authenticintelligence2882 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you gentlemen for an extremely interesting and very informative video. Respect to John for sharing his knowledge.

  • @DevilbyMoonlight
    @DevilbyMoonlight 2 месяца назад +3

    Us Brits used to call our version the 'Jimpy' back in the day, it was still used at the section or squad level for the 1st 6 years of my service, we always appreciated how effective it could do the business as not much was small enough to hide from it, not even in a building... my favourite bit was every other mucker in the section cleaned a piece of it... :P
    We were taught a very slick quick and fool proof way to load these things with the flick of the wrist back in the day, but I dont want to ramble too much
    BTW there were no optics or lasers back then for us Brit grunts, but tracers were still effective in 'full fun mode!'

  • @jonahsutton6775
    @jonahsutton6775 2 месяца назад +55

    I tried to go see one in Las Vegas, but I couldn't get the concert tickets in time😢

  • @raymondjallen
    @raymondjallen 2 месяца назад +67

    I just graduated from Sonoran Desert Institute yesterday with a Certificate in Firearms Technology and Gunsmithing. I will graduate from Sonoran Desert Institute with an Associate’s of Science Degree in Firearms Technology next year.

    • @thespartenkid
      @thespartenkid 2 месяца назад +8

      Soon enough I'll be able to thank you for your service in the civil armoury 2024-2035 🫡

    • @jimmyrustler8983
      @jimmyrustler8983 2 месяца назад

      Congrats! 👍

    • @JadedJet
      @JadedJet 2 месяца назад +2

      Ahahaha fool

    • @rdf4315
      @rdf4315 2 месяца назад

      Congrats

    • @japanesecar1501
      @japanesecar1501 Месяц назад +1

      Where do they teach you the desert snoring part?

  • @schragdawg9727
    @schragdawg9727 2 месяца назад

    Really enjoying this series, these past two episodes are amazing.

  • @richardfoshee3244
    @richardfoshee3244 2 месяца назад

    Videos like this and others that do these distance and penetration tests are the tl;dr of military training. There’s SO MUCH valuable information to be learned from watching Mike shoot a cement wall.

  • @CatEatingMushrooms
    @CatEatingMushrooms 2 месяца назад +91

    "I have a cat, too!" at 0:35 absolutely floored me.

    • @TheAnytony
      @TheAnytony 2 месяца назад +1

      😴

    • @RP-ks6ly
      @RP-ks6ly 2 месяца назад +1

      Guns bring me to the videos, Charlie makes me stay until the end....

    • @SnakeyRaptor
      @SnakeyRaptor 2 месяца назад +1

      Катя, кошка, same difference if you know her 😂

  • @matthewyackel7932
    @matthewyackel7932 2 месяца назад +63

    Carried one in Afghanistan in 2010, still my favorite weapon.

    • @hansblitz7770
      @hansblitz7770 2 месяца назад +14

      How is your back and knees?

    • @matthewyackel7932
      @matthewyackel7932 2 месяца назад +18

      Not the best 😂

    • @herbertloper2863
      @herbertloper2863 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@hansblitz7770they're shit. Lumbar disks, they haven't left the chat, are all fucked up now

  • @oldirtylangston
    @oldirtylangston 2 месяца назад +3

    Had a 240B that went down during quals, had a hang fire. My buddy waited the correct amount of time, waited ten more seconds, then opened the tray. Round cooked off and exploded, sent brass into his arm. First thing he says is “Damn it my tattoo!”.

  • @WesternMichiganRailway
    @WesternMichiganRailway Месяц назад

    I carried the 240 for years. Loved that weapon. Thanks for finally doing a video /k/ommando, brought back fun memories

  • @ussnavillus2986
    @ussnavillus2986 2 месяца назад +45

    Operated one for four years. Line company. It’s such a great platform!

  • @charleshetrick3152
    @charleshetrick3152 2 месяца назад +25

    Side note for you reloaders re the Ohio Ordnance semi auto fires from a closed but unlocked bolt so the primer pockets expand beyond usability after the first reload. So feed it new ammo only and the use the brass for your bolt gun loads. Also U.S. Optics makes a 3-12 short enough to allow proper feed tray cover operation and the semi auto rate of fire I’ve held 3.5 MOA at 600 meters

  • @Mrfrerob
    @Mrfrerob 2 месяца назад +3

    John is awesome and clearly knows his shit. Thank you for having him on another amazing video!!!

  • @alexanderblackburn4520
    @alexanderblackburn4520 2 месяца назад

    I always loved the m2hb, but the 240b was always my favorite. A night shoot with IR, night vision and tracers was so much fun!

  • @perryrhodan1936
    @perryrhodan1936 2 месяца назад +31

    Was a machine gunner on the MG3, also work with the MG5. Best job I have ever had.

    • @lardomcfarty9866
      @lardomcfarty9866 2 месяца назад

      Were you in the Bundeswehr? Isn't the mg3 basically a 7.62 nato mg42?

    • @perryrhodan1936
      @perryrhodan1936 2 месяца назад +5

      @@lardomcfarty9866 - Yes and yes.

    • @lardomcfarty9866
      @lardomcfarty9866 2 месяца назад +1

      @@perryrhodan1936 nice

  • @AspenSavage
    @AspenSavage 2 месяца назад +39

    I really appreciate learning how to use something I'll never see or come across under any circumstance

  • @thetrevorthejew
    @thetrevorthejew Месяц назад

    THIS IS MY MOST FAV MG IN BOTH IRL AND VIDEO GAMES! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! YOU ARE A HANDSOME MAN WITH AN AMAZING HAIRLINE!

  • @scottgray823
    @scottgray823 Месяц назад +1

    Damn at 17:32 john is giving off heavy "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." Vibes

  • @lukasBe77
    @lukasBe77 2 месяца назад +17

    26:24 He turned his face away. Muscle memory kicked in hahaha😂🫡❤️

    • @Slipz2K8
      @Slipz2K8 2 месяца назад

      I was confused about that. Why was it?

    • @lukasBe77
      @lukasBe77 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Slipz2K8 they can explode. Heat and cold air cools it down fast.. dangerous

  • @gianlc
    @gianlc 2 месяца назад +68

    Great reference from Las Vegas 🚩

  • @latigomorgan
    @latigomorgan 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the lesson! I was an M60 gunner in Reagan's Army. We had 1 per squad and 2 M249's per squad. Never had any of the problems with that system that folks like to complain about. It had its own hacks that were a bit different than the M240 hacks you all showed.

  • @MA-ho5hd
    @MA-ho5hd 2 месяца назад +2

    John’s great. Hope to see more of him on the channel.

  • @jonbarker2769
    @jonbarker2769 2 месяца назад +25

    Was hoping for a Vegas mention and Charles did not disappoint.

  • @thejoker9201
    @thejoker9201 2 месяца назад +26

    We used The M240 Bravo in the Army I was Infantry Had it mounted on most our gun trucks In Iraq was always a good solid weapon never really had issues Like we did with the m249 and even our worn out M16A4s we were still using had lot's of problems The 240 was solid But got pretty heavy if you had to carry dismounted for long periods of time I think it was partly responsibil for giving me a hernia and back issues

  • @bway1983
    @bway1983 2 месяца назад +1

    thank you again sir... the quality of ur videos should be on regular tv. i love everything about the channel you guys are awosome

    • @Christoph-sd3zi
      @Christoph-sd3zi Месяц назад

      This is better than 99.9% of the junk on TV

  • @AlbanianRebel98
    @AlbanianRebel98 Месяц назад

    That scene in the beginning was so cool bro. That's why we love Garand Thumb.

  • @anaugle2484
    @anaugle2484 2 месяца назад +21

    Really enjoy having John on. Seems like a good dude.

  • @davidflores2773
    @davidflores2773 2 месяца назад +26

    I had one of these assigned to me during the Surge from JAN2007 to MAR2008. Great gun, never let us down. Had two for the air guards on my Stryker from JUL2010 to JUL2011. Every chance I had, I would get an unassigned M240 from the arms room assigned to my section. One of the best machine guns ever made.

    • @JUNIsLuke
      @JUNIsLuke 2 месяца назад +2

      “WHOS GOT ALL THE M240s””
      “Uh ohh…”

    • @davidflores2773
      @davidflores2773 2 месяца назад +2

      @@JUNIsLuke guilty... ✋️

    • @krisgarcia4452
      @krisgarcia4452 2 месяца назад

      You ever get 240C? I remember seeing them make it out to the field.

    • @davidflores2773
      @davidflores2773 2 месяца назад +3

      @@krisgarcia4452 240C's are the coaxial mounted variant. Those are generally only used in tanks and APCs or IFVs. We had 240B's and 240L's.

  • @et2012te
    @et2012te Месяц назад +1

    I like the end.
    "Take more pictures with your friends,"
    I understand what he means

  • @GOTHAM21
    @GOTHAM21 Месяц назад

    Your best production to date!!!

  • @RAIDER8388
    @RAIDER8388 2 месяца назад +16

    I have a buddy who carried the 240B for 8 years. He said there's no way Paddock had a bunch of bump stock ARs.

    • @M240D
      @M240D Месяц назад +3

      Every 240 gunner ever (myself included), immediately thought the story was bs.

    • @RAIDER8388
      @RAIDER8388 Месяц назад +1

      @M240D Real.
      We'll never know the truth.

  • @stevenamador965
    @stevenamador965 2 месяца назад +1

    Wealth of information, thanks John!

  • @Midwestprpr
    @Midwestprpr 2 месяца назад +1

    It definitely does that! Especially with M80A1

  • @mattp7828
    @mattp7828 2 месяца назад +16

    Carried the British version the GPMG in the 1st Gulf War, awesome piece of kit, heavy but incredibly reliable and effective.

  • @claytonjohnston6916
    @claytonjohnston6916 2 месяца назад +14

    Charlie was on point with this one, lol.

  • @Operation_Lurch
    @Operation_Lurch Месяц назад

    I was an Army Mortarman 2011-2015. Our platoon had 4 squads. Each squad had a 240B. But we didn’t have a designated gunner. Everyone had a m4 and everyone in the squad kinda took turns with it. Loved that thing

  • @1slowis155
    @1slowis155 2 месяца назад +33

    “He’s behind the wall!”
    50 rounds later…
    “What wall?”

  • @user-bj1pc5db2f
    @user-bj1pc5db2f 2 месяца назад +1056

    bro u should buy a tank and 1v1 whistlin diesel
    Edit: Mom Look I'm famous!

    • @Dr_Le_sabre_
      @Dr_Le_sabre_ 2 месяца назад +9

      He should get the No Limit Tank

    • @hussainukhpersia6376
      @hussainukhpersia6376 2 месяца назад +5

      our future President of USA

    • @eenzyme898
      @eenzyme898 2 месяца назад +3

      Plz!

    • @veryangyperson
      @veryangyperson 2 месяца назад +10

      Nahh, bros finna start WW3 in his backyard ☠️☠️

    • @F_lippy
      @F_lippy 2 месяца назад +36

      Whistlindiesel is cringe

  • @albertlincoln1729
    @albertlincoln1729 Месяц назад

    His innuendo is superb

  • @spartacus1577
    @spartacus1577 2 месяца назад +1

    Was really expecting the intro to end by panning over to the targets in a different vehicle beside the one that got shot up, missed opportunity boys 😂 great stuff as always!!

  • @levievans7568
    @levievans7568 2 месяца назад +74

    I'm currently a marine in the IMC. 2 weeks away from graduating. If my instructors caught me sending the bolt home on an empty chamber without riding it with the charging handle, like done in this video, I would get kicked in the teeth. It scared me to watch that 😂

    • @hammer8771
      @hammer8771 2 месяца назад +9

      Yep it's a little nauseating

    • @tomkeehn
      @tomkeehn 2 месяца назад +6

      Not a marine, but if they caught us hot loading it like that and not aircraft loading we'd be in a world of pain as well

    • @Gorlami90
      @Gorlami90 2 месяца назад +12

      It’s not a Wilson 1911, it can handle it

    • @fematrailer
      @fematrailer 2 месяца назад +4

      Yeah, but it is being done for purposes of demonstration for a general/civilian audience. He's demonstrating how an open-bolt system works; that's likely not necessary for an actual training evolution in the military.
      Although, there is one course where such a demonstration would be pertinent. In setting up in the ambush, the general rule of thumb is to not kick off the ambush with an open-bolt gun (or a grenade launcher) because of how loud a misfire can be. Send the bolt home on an empty chamber would demonstrate that in a practical way.
      But yeah, don't do that lol.

    • @Ben-it4kq
      @Ben-it4kq 2 месяца назад +3

      That hot load made me cringe a little bit. That's considered a huge safety infraction in the canukistani defence force. Different unit, different TTPs I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @ericsfishingadventures4433
    @ericsfishingadventures4433 2 месяца назад +20

    I don't know how they get anything filmed with Charlie around the dude cracks me up just watching 😂

  • @zippy6667
    @zippy6667 2 месяца назад

    That music with the slo mo 308 wall pen. What a cut. 😱👌🏻

  • @keithcordes4430
    @keithcordes4430 Месяц назад

    Bro 9:53 so satisfying. You hear the chuggachuggachugg….a delay and then the dingydingyding of those impacts.

  • @ARose-ik2mi
    @ARose-ik2mi 2 месяца назад +26

    Two minutes in and Charles comes in fucking spicy with the LV

  • @Vernich762
    @Vernich762 2 месяца назад +10

    As a teen who has had the opportunity to fire a pneumatic simulation m240, I felt like a damn badass

  • @aidandpolonsky
    @aidandpolonsky Месяц назад

    you guys are really gettin great at scratching an itch every man has.

  • @JediKnight-404
    @JediKnight-404 2 месяца назад

    I started watching more of your old videos and the science with dr garand thumb intro is funny.

  • @timroelofsen4954
    @timroelofsen4954 2 месяца назад +30

    Charlie is the reason I watch.. I dig the knowledge from Micah and mike but Charlie’s one liners is what sets this channel apart

    • @YouTubesucks..
      @YouTubesucks.. 2 месяца назад

      He’s the reason this channel could be better but isn’t because of him…

  • @DJJ81
    @DJJ81 2 месяца назад +17

    Fuckin Charlie. Always sprinting right across that line immediately. Gotta love it.

  • @user-rj6dh3mh3k
    @user-rj6dh3mh3k Месяц назад

    That wall getting chewed up with the dummy behind it was probably one of the most cinematic shots I’ve seen on this channel. Beautiful.

  • @griffboy
    @griffboy Месяц назад

    When I did my Section Commander Battle Course (British Army) in 2010, the receiver on the GPMG was dated 1973, over a 3 month course, didn’t have single issue with it. Absolute work horse.

  • @ValidSurvival
    @ValidSurvival 2 месяца назад +5

    Absolutely love seeing the M240B in action! Solid breakdown of techniques for utilizing cover effectively