Fuck I can't wait till Oct 28th for MW2 to release! I've been playing through all the Modern Warfare Campaigns for the last several months during my free time, getting ready to play the new one!
@@Weimerica8841 WaW = beta version that escaped into production Black ops: same as WaW. Super cludgy controls, graphics were behind the times even at release, bugs out the wazio... But at least it was a better love story than "Twilight".
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Kinda. In MW it was the M21. In MW2 it was called the M21 EBR even though it was an M14 EBR technically. It wasn’t called the M14 EBR in game until MW3. I think, I really can’t remember. But I do know it was just the M21 in MW and the M21 EBR in MW2
@@TheJerseyNinja In Cod 4:MW the rifles in game were the M21 and the M14. In MW 2 the M14 EBR in single player and spec ops, but M21 EBR in multiplayer, and in MW 3 its the M14 EBR Sniper/DMR variant with 10 round magazines in single player but in Multiplayer and Survival its the MK 14 EBR battle rifle configuration with 20 round mags and using the same attachments as the assault rifle class. I know this in absurd detail because I just went back and played the games about a week ago.
@@ezio4470 yeah I was just going off memory. I had a memory of it still being called the M14 EBR in MW2 but it was so hazy and I remembered it being the M21 EBR more and knew it was called that for sure in Multiplayer. Weird that they had it called different things in Multiplayer and Singleplayer
I got issued an M-14 right before we deployed to Iraq again in 2005, 1 shooter per tank section was issued one. They were delivered to our Orderly Room in wooden boxes, packed in hay and slathered in gear grease. Wooden stock and all. She was heavy as fuck, hit hard, shot straight, and was one of the most accurate rifles I have shot right out of the packing materials. Great video here, lots of good memories!
I'm triggered by this comment! I think the M14, in it's original form, with the beautiful walnut stock is one of the most elegant good looking rifles ever made. The Garand also and the Enfield are gorgeous. It was the wrong weapon for the jungle and certainly has major drawbacks. Without doubt the rifle has been far surpassed by more modern designs but to me it occupies a hallowed place in my systems and is still very effective.
Even funnier considering the AK-12 was supposed to be russia's laughable attempt at a service rifle for the 21st century while the mk14s were literally just veitnam era surplus m-14s modernized and pressed back into service as a stop gap DMR because the army simply didnt have enough sr-25/m110s to go around.
@@7ElevenTrutherliterally all Russia had to do was simply slap Zenitco kits on their existing AK-74Ms and change out the barrels. They had zero real reason to downgrade to the AK-12.
As someone who qualified on the M14, I'm extremely enthusiastic about this video! I sincerely appreciate the time you put into making such quality content.
I can vividly remember turning on my Xbox 360, getting onto MW2 campaign and playing Contingency. The feeling of deciding which bad guys to chop with my M14 with Captain Price as we went across the snowy Russian terrain. I can still see the DCU pants and slate sweater on that badass of a warrior.
I'm curious what's the difference between an xm21 sws and a scoped mk14 ebr? is it just pistol grip / adjustable stock? Cause cod4 All Ghillied Up cites use of an M21 vs the mw2 contingency cites an M14 used
@@oConshien From what I’ve researched, the M21 is a semi-automatic only designated marksman rifle, with its main appearance distinction being its wood/polymer shell. The M14 is an enhanced battle rifle (the gap between an assault rifle and an anti-material rifle in terms of its cartridge) that has select fire capabilities and later renditions being equipped with RIS rails to mount PEQs, Bipods, fore grips, and optics. I think another specific difference is that the M21 is more universal (MW1 was specifically the SAS) and the M14 is American specific (The armed forces used it as a DMR in the early 2000s, when the game came out, since it was used with both 141 under NATO and the 75th)
I was issued this rifle at 19 just before deployment. Living my best Modern Warfare life but for real(talked to my friends like I was in a modern warfare lobby when I got it too). Loved that rifle. Accurate....ish....when you baby it. Perfect for the distances we were engaging at in Afghanistan at the time. The biggest issue I had with it was the weight. Especially with how front heavy it was with the bipod and Peq 15. My nether region suffered massively that deployment walking around with that thing. When the 110 came to the line units... just as heavy it seemed but the weight was distributed more evenly. Still though....the EBR.... absolute legend.
I liked how small the Mk14 was; definitely heavy and unbalanced, but it was super short, which (IMO) made it a great DMR for places like Iraq. Our snipers got the 110 before we got our hands on the Mk14, and they loathed the thing. 110s got left in arms rooms at post in favor of the M24A2.
We had one in every guard tower in RC South back in 2011-12. With a PEQ-15, bipod, for grip, mag, and optic it was just a few lbs lighter than a unloaded M249
My Dad was in the Navy in Vietnam and drove modded Higgins boats and other boats to ferry Marines and supplies up the different tributaries of the Mekong and other rivers in that area..his main rifle was the M14..him and his crew all were using these..he always said they loved the accuracy but were dang heavy...especially when in combat when the VC would build tree stand in the canopy that alot of the time would reach over the whole river or tributaries...had alot of Horror stories...and was decorated for his role during several fire fights while continuing his duty of 200 shipments each over 100 miles one way..under fire during Operation Double Eagle.
The story of the first batch of EBRs is hilarious. They had guys come in and do a complete course to show the shooters how to maintain them. After the week or two of all that the rifles were turned into the armorers, who proceeded to completely disassemble every single gun and throw all the individual parts into bins, then reassembled the rifles, turning them from sub-MOA rifles to 4 MOA rifles.
Yyyyep, that sounds like the armorers I dealt with. How my rifle was dirtier when I picked it up than when I turned it in the day before, I have no idea.
I've seen that happen. EBR's can be very accurate, but not when they are slapped together haphazardly. It takes match rifle attention to detail to get match rifle performance out of them.
@@MrBioniclefan1 Yes indeed, good ammo and marksmanship help a lot when attempting to extract the most from a platform. I use handloads with match bullets that equal or exceed factory match ammo. I also have NRA Master classifications in Highpower, Midrange, and Long Range. All that means though is that I’m one less variable to get a little bit more of a proper appraisal about how a gun shoots during testing, nothing more. The gun still needs to be a well assembled piece of engineering.
This is the rifle which I loved while I was studying abroad in the USA. I often visited a gun range and enjoyed shooting this gun. I already finished my academic career and I was back to my country, Japan but I sometimes recall the time which I held this rifle in my arms at the gun range.
I own an EBR. I lived in Japan for 4 years in Kyoto. Not being able to shoot my EBR and other guns is the main reason I moved back to the United States lol. Loved my years in Japan though.
@@DeathWishProject Oh, really! I spent over 5 years in the US and I learned how to shoot guns from other students who are the US forces. Therefore, I missed M14 EBR. Actually, we can buy M14 with the wood frame but what is all i want is M14 EBR. It is not because M14 EBR is the tactical model but it is the rifle which really fitted to me and also led me to the bull's eye on the target.
I had one of these in Afghanistan. It was so great and could reach out at long distances. I was surprised how rare it was to see though over there. People always wanted to hold it and feel it since mw2 came out.
@@taylormallonee6190 a Lego version? Is that on your channel or something? Haha never heard of making guns with legos. Strange, perhaps I’m too old for that.
I was an LRM in the 101st back in 2010-2013 (2nd to last class before army got rid of LRM program). Issued and carried the m14EBR with mk4 3.5x-10x, and even a PVS22 in paktika province Afghanistan OEF10-11. Through all the spills taken, walking endless clicks through those mountains, and all the gunfights endured. For me it definitely shot the quoted 1-2moa with M118LR I was issued both stateside and in country. Still got my DOPE book from active and the recorded shots on the COP that I was on. Looking back it, It was reliable with m118LR, and it was consistent enough for combat accuracy. I beg to differ with the claims of others claiming it was a shitty frustrating rifle because from first hand experience the 2 EBRs my PLT was issued stacked bodies, and it did its job quite well
@Craig Bauer you are mistaken, I've handled plenty of 7.62, 300 win mag, .50 bmg in the military. Shot plenty of surplus to newer stuff outside the mil regularly. Not denying 30-06 is superior ballisticly. But modern military weapons and gear go beyond just being "ballistically supperior" and are built upon a combination of job specific duties and practicality in today's combat environment.
@Craig Bauer we heard your rant.. anyways 5.56 is still adequate for the military use and that won't change anytime soon bud. As for your Odin answer... it was so powerfully gay because it was pulled from the depths of Odins ass by some smol yodeling Norwegian man and enchanted with mystical elk spooge poised to be plunged into the assets of non 5.56 believers. Its the answer you don't want to hear buuuut it's the answer I chose
@@Jeffersonian1975 The Trapdoor Springfield was basically converted muskets that could take cartridges rather than the whole loading process a musket demands. They were also flat out cheaper and more efficient for the US army to use at the time vs researching and buying a whole new rifle.
Wanted one since I was a boy, got one 7 years ago. Heavy, gassy, picky, whiny, pricey and the best decision I’ve ever made. Thank you for an honest review
I have a Mk14 EBR made from converting a 1980's era Springfield M1A, much like the way many wartime conversions were done. What makes the Mk14 EBR glass bedding equivalent is that the operating rod guide is replaced by one that ties into the SAGE chassis using three sizable bolts. It's one hunk of metal when all is said and done. The final accurizing is done by properly tensioning a set screw in the very front of the chassis. This dwells out the last of the barrel's tip vibrations during firing effectively making the thin barrel act like a much thicker one, same as the way a barrel tuner does. The bonus to this experience is that I figured this out by exchanging several phone calls with Clint McKee at Fulton Armory back when he was alive. They were fun phone calls as we were both trying to figure out how close the aluminum chassis could get to a fully accurized, skim bedded, match gun. Combining it with carefully loaded 175gr match ammo, I was able to get the gun to shoot down to 0.75 moa shooting NRA Midrange Prone matches. That's more than plenty good. The rifle continues to hold accuracy today. I've seen people try putting M1A's into the SAGE chassis skipping replacing the op rod guide. These never perform well. You need to fully unitize the action into the chassis.
@@ExtremeUnction1988 it doesn’t make sense to me either. It completely defeats the value of the EBR upgrade to skip it. Might as well leave it in the original stock. But people do it because they don’t cherish the idea of driving that pin out of the op-rod guide and altering their gun so it cannot go in the factory stock anymore. This is a go all the way or don’t do it mod.
Mine shoots 1-1.25 . Except I use 168s. This whole "tighten the wrong screw and it goes from a 1 moa gun to a 4 moa gun" could be easily fixed by knowing just a little about the rifle. Its not as complicated as people make it out to be. M14s like to be locked down tight. In a chassis and in your grip. Done. Its a great rifle.
I have an OG M-14, my uncle gave it to me. He was an Army Ranger LRRP in VN and retired as a SM a few decades later, he used the M-14 for sniping, he is no longer with us, but when he gave it to me it sent chills through my body. I have only shot 2 mags through it on his property. Where I live there isn’t any local long range places to go. If anyone knows of a place that has a 500+ yd. rangers around Tampa, Fl. please send info. Thanks GT for showing this beautiful weapon!
The M-14 is one of my favorite old-but-not-that-old guns. Just drop the guts into a modern stock, throw a decent optic on it, and I'm happy. I know, it's not the prettiest, not that easy to keep running well, but I just like the thing. And 7.62x51 is always a yes for me.
My grandfather loved his M14. He always said he would take the power of the .308 over the .223 magazine size any day. He was a pretty big hunter after he left the military.
I always thought that the M14 should have been in 208. Since it could carry more rounds, but still have good stopping power. Also it could be controllable on full auto
@@lightningmcquuen well the US screwed the pooch when they insisted on having to have a 308 rifle. Set us back a decade or so in rifle technology on the battlefield.
Ok this range and this gun together and the music is a new vibe that has been unlocked. That range is something else. This video will be the comfort video I watch when I get my heart broken 💔
I know you have great recoil control but regardless, that weapon is MUCH more controllable than video games make it out to be. I realized this problem with other 7.62x51 weapons, HK G3 for example was my service rifle(Turkish army) and from the games I played in my teenage years I expected a beast of a weapon to control but what I found was a gentle giant and I loved it! I also love the fact that we all share the MW2 memories and once you made a note of "All ghillied up" mission, I was like damn these are my people!
@@RandomFandomOfficial Indeed, I saw the comment of a soldier that was deployed in Afghanistan with the MK14, he explained it quite well. It's one of the first 10-15 top comments if you like to read it.
@@imjusttrollingyou4014 Let's say I don't like games where devs listen to bitching players and change gun behaviors unrealistically. For example, Tarkov devs does that a lot in recent years that's why I stopped playing after thousands of hours.(I'm an alpha tester of that game as well, now I don't recommend Tarkov to anyone.)
COD4 featured the M14 (full auto in campaign and semi-auto only in multiplayer, just like the G3) as an AR and the M21 as a sniper rifle, both with their original chassis in polymer. MW2 features the M21 EBR (term doesn't exists, it should be M39 EMR) as a sniper rifle and MW2 features the MK14 as a marksman rifle, a new class between ARs and SRs.
the music used for your intros is very good btw. really adds to the cinematic experience. crazy how youtubers have higher quality productions than some of the biggest corporations
You’re better off with the Sadlak scope mount. The sage mount that came on the Mk14EBR-RI came with initially had some zeroing issues. The Sadlak was installed on the USMC M39EMR (Mk14EBR but with crayons) and is much better at holding zero. I loved my Mk14EBR clone, wish I hadn’t sold it, but will have another one day. Put some Federal 168gr AMAX through it.
Thanks for the very specific info, unironically. Aluminium scope mounts all seemed to just bend under the heavy movement of the action, I have found Sadlak and Smith Enterprise make excellent parts.
Nice video man! I enjoyed this one. My first ever rifle was an M1 Garand, so the m14 derivatives always appealed to me in the modern CoD games as a kid and teenager. Even as I can now recognize the prominent flaws in Uncle Sam's implementation of the m14 throughout the years, it still has a swag factor in photos and the like. To be fair though, it was a traditional M21 you started out with in All Ghillied Up, not the EBR. But hell, nobody can complain about the CoD4 music you used anyway! Gave me the feelz.
I remember we got these stocks for our M14s either end of '06 or beginning of '07 on deployment. Made the rifle extremely front heavy but gave rails for infrared and bipod. Improvement for fixed position I suppose.
I wanted the EBR so bad when i was younger after playing through MGS 4. Took many years until i get to handle one in person and im like NOPE, this things weigh like a bag of sand!
I'd really enjoy a video about bipods or just tips for long range shooting in general. It'd fit in very well with the "Becomming deadly in the mountains" series. Anyways, great video 10/10 as always
@@killdizzle Rex has an excellent in depth video on this topic as part of his 101 part sniper series. Lots of good math and such. Tibosaurusrex is the channel. Find in his playlist. It's it's own library. He said a while back that he is fixin to make it patreon only here soon, so I wouldn't delay. I'm about 75 videos deep in it. It's the single greatest and well put together precision and long range shooting resource. Period. Anywhere.
I've been waiting for this video since I found your channel. Garand Thumb doesnt disaapoint, everyone playing COD back in the day wanted an M14 a few of us actually followed through.
I start at SDI in July because of your videos. Thank you for bringing it to my attention and hopefully changing the direction of my life! I had an EBR on a deployment and we never used it because of the weight restrictions.
Never know what you’ll face out there so it’s best to train for anything. Even vertically challenged targets. Thanks, Doctor Garand for this very important lesson.
That's right, and it will always be best kept as a secret, between you, me, and everyone within earshot of the recorded footage posted all over the internet.
I used this gun back in 2009 while serving with Task Force 141. I deployed all over the world with it. I once even used it with iron sights during a shootout in a Russian Gulag. I preferred it most with the thermal scope I used in the battle of Burgertown though.
Man, I seriously appreciate your videos. Top quality, funny, factual content. I'm much more knowledgeable about firearms history due to the entertaining nature of your content lol.
Great review. Carried one for several years up to 2015. Took it in three SOC theaters. Liked it so much I bought a SOCOM 16 separately, then installed in a SAGE M1GALCS/CV (buffer tube) chassis. Also with a Smith Enterprises 16" competition barrel installed and several other internal upgrades. Shoots as accurate or better as other 16" 308's as promised by SEI. Sitting Installed and best scope rail to have is the Larue LT608 cantilever if you can still find one. As others have mentioned, main downsides are the cost and weight (to current lightweight .308 ARs), and issues with running suppressed. Mine comes in at just under 18lbs loaded.
Might be weird to ask but the Italian cavalry carcano would be amazing to review! Alot if people have issues and questions over the point of aim! Would love to see it!
I went through basic at Ft. Bliss in 67 and trained on the M14. I learned that you absolutely have to keep that weapon clean and lubricated if you want it to work in the desert.
You guys should tape a high-impact mic onto the weapon itself for the intro scenes. It will pick up the sounds of the internal movements and the grinding, scraping, pinging, venting and clicking of the operating mechanism will bring me to (and hopefully over) the edge I mean will improve your production quality. Tape a mic to that dirtbike too just make sure the mics have the right internal - dynamic microphone probably. Or a condensor mic if you've got the stones. Rode Microphone Company will be interested.
I’ve always loved the look of the M14/M1A rifles. I have a 18” M1A Scout Squad with a PA 2.5-10x Raptor scope on a SADLAK Airborne mount. I kept it classy (and heavy) with the wood stock and added a Bradley cheek riser. While it is outclassed by more modern .308 semiautos, like my DD5V3, it’s still one of my favorites to take to the range. I just took it to the range last weekend and was getting consistent 2.5” 100yrd groups with M80 ball and I’m not a great precision shooter.
Lol the guys overmatch definition. I was that kid - except it ran outta battery and all I had left was a spring pistol and then the kid with the gas pistol shredded everyone.
The M14 may not be the most reliable, accurate, or well designed gun, but damnit I love it anyway. EBR or classic configuration, she just looks too damn good and is too fun to shoot. Thanks for the review. Love the MW2 music also.
Accuracy is hit or miss depending on many factors, but always at least minute of man and if you know your particular rifle you can really make it a tack driver. I think this personalization and individual character of each particular rifle is why so many who have one or used one love it because it bonds you to it and you really feel like you make it your own. Like forging your own sword or something primal like that. As for reliability and durability they are top tier. Yeah if you cake mud on the op rod and fire it, it will jam up like in range tv demoed, but guess what so will pretty much anything other than an AR. However if you are in a much more realistic scenario and get a little dirt or sand in the magazine and it ingresses into the action, it will keep chugging along fine whereas many ARs especially older variants (pre fancy smancy coated bolts and parts) will choke right up. It is an older design, and not as optimal as others, but it is still excellent. That all being said the AR design is simply genius and Eugene Stoner is a national hero along with Sam Colt and John Moses Browning.
Great content as always! Going through chemo now, so this is my happy place and helps me deal. Demo Ranch, Brandon Herrera, Kentucky Ballistics, Garand Thumb, Forgotten Weapons and Taofledermaus are my go-to channels. Thank you for putting out such entertaining and informative vids all these years. I just wish Nick would upload or guest on one of the channels more often. God bless you all
Finally, one of my dream rifles. I’m actually became over the years a fan of Randy Shugart minimalistic version of M-14, but it’s still butterflies in stomach when I see one of those in live 😅
@@fredbecker607 you mean the “the Blackhawk down incident is a different era” or the m14 is a different era. I agree with the original poster the shugart m14 is way more practical than the ebr.
Congratulations to everyone over there on Garand Thunmb channel, and at Onward research on the new plot of land. All these videos are truly will be next level.
I'm still there man. In Ukraine, In Pripyat, with my ghillie, and my M14. I see Price when I close my eyes. Those that played that mission never really "left" Pripyat. Part of us stayed there.
They call him Captain Price because of how expensive ammo is these days.
lmaoo, vibes
He gets all his ammo for the cheap.
The Legendary captain price
😂
😎
fucking dead lmao
Seeing this weapon and hearing the modern warfare menu background music is an excellent comeback to the classic call of duty 4 modern warfare.
Fuck I can't wait till Oct 28th for MW2 to release! I've been playing through all the Modern Warfare Campaigns for the last several months during my free time, getting ready to play the new one!
The last true CoD and the best Modern Warfare before Activision cheaped out with Xbox ports.
@@weege5.45
>last true cod
>not world at war
cringe
@@Weimerica8841
WaW = beta version that escaped into production
Black ops: same as WaW. Super cludgy controls, graphics were behind the times even at release, bugs out the wazio...
But at least it was a better love story than "Twilight".
Did cod sponsor?🤔
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HOW DID YOU KNOW-
I was that guy, in vr, using a sniper as a goddamn shotgun lmfao
did that shit with the FAL also. the clicks
@@Stunlokked I still do to this day, minus the keyboard and mouse. The FAL, EBR, and G3 all better be in MWII.
@@rowanweaver3241 I was about to call you maidenless, until you mentioned VR.
I'm fairly certain the M14 variant used in "All Ghillied Up" was an M21. The Mk14 showed up in MW2 as the EBR
Kinda. In MW it was the M21. In MW2 it was called the M21 EBR even though it was an M14 EBR technically. It wasn’t called the M14 EBR in game until MW3. I think, I really can’t remember. But I do know it was just the M21 in MW and the M21 EBR in MW2
Also they had both the M21 and M14 in CoD 4 MW. With the M21 being the sniper version obviously
@@TheJerseyNinja In Cod 4:MW the rifles in game were the M21 and the M14. In MW 2 the M14 EBR in single player and spec ops, but M21 EBR in multiplayer, and in MW 3 its the M14 EBR Sniper/DMR variant with 10 round magazines in single player but in Multiplayer and Survival its the MK 14 EBR battle rifle configuration with 20 round mags and using the same attachments as the assault rifle class. I know this in absurd detail because I just went back and played the games about a week ago.
@@ezio4470 yeah I was just going off memory. I had a memory of it still being called the M14 EBR in MW2 but it was so hazy and I remembered it being the M21 EBR more and knew it was called that for sure in Multiplayer. Weird that they had it called different things in Multiplayer and Singleplayer
Please go outside and touch grass
I got issued an M-14 right before we deployed to Iraq again in 2005, 1 shooter per tank section was issued one. They were delivered to our Orderly Room in wooden boxes, packed in hay and slathered in gear grease. Wooden stock and all. She was heavy as fuck, hit hard, shot straight, and was one of the most accurate rifles I have shot right out of the packing materials. Great video here, lots of good memories!
Took forever to get all the grease off right?
Thank you for your service!🇺🇸
thanks for making it back brother
I used one as a DMR in the USMC Security Forces. Love it and miss it!!
Thats awesome
You didn't ghost the trigger. That weekly segment is the most positive human contact I get in my life and I demand EBR finger-on-finger action!
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
And get out and train.
The EBR is gun version of “be careful who you call ugly in middle school”
Cause they could bulk up with a lot of mass?
Fat girls need love too.
@@almostontimehero5415 no, because they stay insecure and use steroids. Which causes gyno, ED, and mood swings..lol
@@brandonrobertson6327 don’t disrespect my m14 like that
I'm triggered by this comment! I think the M14, in it's original form, with the beautiful walnut stock is one of the most elegant good looking rifles ever made. The Garand also and the Enfield are gorgeous. It was the wrong weapon for the jungle and certainly has major drawbacks. Without doubt the rifle has been far surpassed by more modern designs but to me it occupies a hallowed place in my systems and is still very effective.
The fact the M-14 got more upgraded than the AK-12 is just hilarious in it's own right.
Even funnier considering the AK-12 was supposed to be russia's laughable attempt at a service rifle for the 21st century while the mk14s were literally just veitnam era surplus m-14s modernized and pressed back into service as a stop gap DMR because the army simply didnt have enough sr-25/m110s to go around.
@@7ElevenTrutherliterally all Russia had to do was simply slap Zenitco kits on their existing AK-74Ms and change out the barrels. They had zero real reason to downgrade to the AK-12.
@@fidamdsaini8452 maybe 🤔
If you've ever pixel-peaked Glukhar and been one tapped out of existence from his EBR, go ahead and hit that subscribe button.
How dare you so specifically call me out like this.
*Subscribes*
If you've ever dumped an entire 30 round mag into Glukhars bald bare head and got one tapped by his EBR, go ahead and hit that subscribe button
His charge when in doors... smh
@@dirtedeuce5936 his fearless dead eyes infront of that disgustingly bald head sprinting at you, spooky man.
DAMN STRAIT YO
I think we need to take a moment to appreciate the absolutely gorgeous view that was behind the review the entire time
As crappy as politics in washinton are. There is always beautiful sights up here.
@@shallnotcomply6479 he said in a post somewhere that this is in Idaho. I think he moved or something.
@@soconnoriv so better politics and I don't blame him. I'm sure it's hard to have a gun channel in the United socialist state of washington.
@@shallnotcomply6479 agreed
@@soconnoriv Correct, this is in Idaho.
As someone who qualified on the M14, I'm extremely enthusiastic about this video! I sincerely appreciate the time you put into making such quality content.
thank you sir!
Qualified with one as well. They're still junk.
@@smacktalk2753 here’s your phkin ribbon, bro. God, feel better now you got some attention too?
@@tjtrent2351 Imagine a world where he wasn’t talking to you…
Hell I qualified on owe too.
The jerk off haters responding, so sad, young & stupid.
I can vividly remember turning on my Xbox 360, getting onto MW2 campaign and playing Contingency. The feeling of deciding which bad guys to chop with my M14 with Captain Price as we went across the snowy Russian terrain. I can still see the DCU pants and slate sweater on that badass of a warrior.
I'm curious what's the difference between an xm21 sws and a scoped mk14 ebr?
is it just pistol grip / adjustable stock? Cause cod4 All Ghillied Up cites use of an M21 vs the mw2 contingency cites an M14 used
Is it like how NVIDIA may make the reference GTX 570, but then EVGA comes in and overclocks it with better cooling fans etc and sells it as enhanced?
Same here
@@oConshien From what I’ve researched, the M21 is a semi-automatic only designated marksman rifle, with its main appearance distinction being its wood/polymer shell. The M14 is an enhanced battle rifle (the gap between an assault rifle and an anti-material rifle in terms of its cartridge) that has select fire capabilities and later renditions being equipped with RIS rails to mount PEQs, Bipods, fore grips, and optics.
I think another specific difference is that the M21 is more universal (MW1 was specifically the SAS) and the M14 is American specific (The armed forces used it as a DMR in the early 2000s, when the game came out, since it was used with both 141 under NATO and the 75th)
You mean Roach and Soap in that mission
I was issued this rifle at 19 just before deployment. Living my best Modern Warfare life but for real(talked to my friends like I was in a modern warfare lobby when I got it too). Loved that rifle. Accurate....ish....when you baby it. Perfect for the distances we were engaging at in Afghanistan at the time. The biggest issue I had with it was the weight. Especially with how front heavy it was with the bipod and Peq 15. My nether region suffered massively that deployment walking around with that thing. When the 110 came to the line units... just as heavy it seemed but the weight was distributed more evenly.
Still though....the EBR.... absolute legend.
Thank you for your service. It’s by far the most interesting to hear from people who’ve actually used these weapons in combat/service.
I was glad to put this rifle down and pick up the m110. The EBR just… it’s so bad at maintaining zero.
I liked how small the Mk14 was; definitely heavy and unbalanced, but it was super short, which (IMO) made it a great DMR for places like Iraq.
Our snipers got the 110 before we got our hands on the Mk14, and they loathed the thing. 110s got left in arms rooms at post in favor of the M24A2.
Thanks for your service.. quick question how'd it perform in more CQC situations
@@DeltaCain13
The M21 before that was so finicky that if you picked it up by the top handguard, you ruined it
We had one in every guard tower in RC South back in 2011-12. With a PEQ-15, bipod, for grip, mag, and optic it was just a few lbs lighter than a unloaded M249
RC East same time frame. I was supposed to get the EBR but my TL took it. In hindsight I was glad due to it being a heavy PITA.
Yeah same, 4 brand new ones in siah choy
@@polloi84 RC EAST! Cop Zerok 11-12
Jesus that’s heavy, wtf lol
South Africa ?
As a former AFSOC JTAC (who used an EBR in OEF), I can confirm the tip-to-butt life.
What is tip-to-butt life? I never heard that term.
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@@craigd1275 y'know.. pole to hole..
@Freddy Stylez bro shut up
@@craigd1275 nutt to butt..how you supposed to liine up for chow
It means they are gay
My Dad was in the Navy in Vietnam and drove modded Higgins boats and other boats to ferry Marines and supplies up the different tributaries of the Mekong and other rivers in that area..his main rifle was the M14..him and his crew all were using these..he always said they loved the accuracy but were dang heavy...especially when in combat when the VC would build tree stand in the canopy that alot of the time would reach over the whole river or tributaries...had alot of Horror stories...and was decorated for his role during several fire fights while continuing his duty of 200 shipments each over 100 miles one way..under fire during Operation Double Eagle.
The story of the first batch of EBRs is hilarious. They had guys come in and do a complete course to show the shooters how to maintain them. After the week or two of all that the rifles were turned into the armorers, who proceeded to completely disassemble every single gun and throw all the individual parts into bins, then reassembled the rifles, turning them from sub-MOA rifles to 4 MOA rifles.
Yyyyep, that sounds like the armorers I dealt with. How my rifle was dirtier when I picked it up than when I turned it in the day before, I have no idea.
I've seen that happen. EBR's can be very accurate, but not when they are slapped together haphazardly. It takes match rifle attention to detail to get match rifle performance out of them.
That's what happens when you don't know what you're doing with the barrel whip screw.
@@CMPInstructor and if I’m not mistaken match grade ammo and training will help as well
@@MrBioniclefan1 Yes indeed, good ammo and marksmanship help a lot when attempting to extract the most from a platform. I use handloads with match bullets that equal or exceed factory match ammo. I also have NRA Master classifications in Highpower, Midrange, and Long Range. All that means though is that I’m one less variable to get a little bit more of a proper appraisal about how a gun shoots during testing, nothing more. The gun still needs to be a well assembled piece of engineering.
The EBR is one of the only examples of a modernized version of a gun that I like as much or more than the original aesthetics. That thing is sick.
Aestheticly pleasing < actually worth a fuck
@@bennettroberts4155 Hear hear. The only weapon I want is a sig MCX spear if the shit hits the fan nothing less will do.
Definitely a beautiful rifle, I’ve always had a soft spot for the design
I agree. If I see a "modernized" Garand, 1903, any lever gun, etc. it makes me want to stab people. The EBR is super sexy, though.
the EBR exists on its own style, such vibe cannot be replaced
"exists in its own style" is certainly a statement lol
It cannot be "vibe checked" 😂
Its heavy the platform can’t do anything that the SOCOM 16 can’t do simple as that and it weights half as much with a optic.
Nor replicated
You know, there are easier ways to train CrossFit if you want to do it
This is the rifle which I loved while I was studying abroad in the USA. I often visited a gun range and enjoyed shooting this gun. I already finished my academic career and I was back to my country, Japan but I sometimes recall the time which I held this rifle in my arms at the gun range.
I own an EBR. I lived in Japan for 4 years in Kyoto. Not being able to shoot my EBR and other guns is the main reason I moved back to the United States lol. Loved my years in Japan though.
@@DeathWishProject Oh, really! I spent over 5 years in the US and I learned how to shoot guns from other students who are the US forces. Therefore, I missed M14 EBR. Actually, we can buy M14 with the wood frame but what is all i want is M14 EBR. It is not because M14 EBR is the tactical model but it is the rifle which really fitted to me and also led me to the bull's eye on the target.
I had one of these in Afghanistan. It was so great and could reach out at long distances. I was surprised how rare it was to see though over there. People always wanted to hold it and feel it since mw2 came out.
Nice bro, I really wish I could get ahold of one and fire it, but however I did just recently made a lego version of this iconic battle rifle
Oh and thank you for your service btw
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a wholesome response to a comment lol “I made a Lego version of the M14” keep it up
@@jacobbabcock2511 I think having an actual m14 is more wholesome
@@taylormallonee6190 a Lego version? Is that on your channel or something? Haha never heard of making guns with legos. Strange, perhaps I’m too old for that.
I was an LRM in the 101st back in 2010-2013 (2nd to last class before army got rid of LRM program). Issued and carried the m14EBR with mk4 3.5x-10x, and even a PVS22 in paktika province Afghanistan OEF10-11. Through all the spills taken, walking endless clicks through those mountains, and all the gunfights endured. For me it definitely shot the quoted 1-2moa with M118LR I was issued both stateside and in country. Still got my DOPE book from active and the recorded shots on the COP that I was on. Looking back it, It was reliable with m118LR, and it was consistent enough for combat accuracy. I beg to differ with the claims of others claiming it was a shitty frustrating rifle because from first hand experience the 2 EBRs my PLT was issued stacked bodies, and it did its job quite well
Good gun.As warfighting I put the G 3 over it.Hope the thing with designing hotter ammo.5.56 has allways was a fĺawed calibre.
@@perjonsson5517 the weapon in question is 7.62
@Craig Bauer 5.56 does a good job at dropping people. No complaints here or from anyone I've served with
@Craig Bauer you are mistaken, I've handled plenty of 7.62, 300 win mag, .50 bmg in the military. Shot plenty of surplus to newer stuff outside the mil regularly. Not denying 30-06 is superior ballisticly. But modern military weapons and gear go beyond just being "ballistically supperior" and are built upon a combination of job specific duties and practicality in today's combat environment.
@Craig Bauer we heard your rant.. anyways 5.56 is still adequate for the military use and that won't change anytime soon bud.
As for your Odin answer... it was so powerfully gay because it was pulled from the depths of Odins ass by some smol yodeling Norwegian man and enchanted with mystical elk spooge poised to be plunged into the assets of non 5.56 believers. Its the answer you don't want to hear buuuut it's the answer I chose
It's the modern day trapdoor Springfield. It was born out of what the army had in surplus at the time.
Really? Wow
@@Jeffersonian1975 The Trapdoor Springfield was basically converted muskets that could take cartridges rather than the whole loading process a musket demands. They were also flat out cheaper and more efficient for the US army to use at the time vs researching and buying a whole new rifle.
Wanted one since I was a boy, got one 7 years ago. Heavy, gassy, picky, whiny, pricey and the best decision I’ve ever made. Thank you for an honest review
Same.
Sounds like you where describing my ex there for a second.
@@bungholio1586 This killed me.
Just saw they run north of 4K. Sheeesh. I’m jealous
The suppressed version with EoTech really caught my attention... really cool intro, as always. Keep up.
Most beautiful piece of machinery I’ve ever seen. Another truly classic design that can never be surpassed.
Until you hold it and realize it weights 15lbs with an optic
Modern Stens look pretty dope
@@chriskamen2152 you beat me to it. All I can hear is my mother telling me "Look with your eyes, not with your hands.".
Already has been surpassed. Just has mad sex appeal
Actually surpassed by a ton of rifles in his own category but ok 😂
I have a Mk14 EBR made from converting a 1980's era Springfield M1A, much like the way many wartime conversions were done. What makes the Mk14 EBR glass bedding equivalent is that the operating rod guide is replaced by one that ties into the SAGE chassis using three sizable bolts. It's one hunk of metal when all is said and done. The final accurizing is done by properly tensioning a set screw in the very front of the chassis. This dwells out the last of the barrel's tip vibrations during firing effectively making the thin barrel act like a much thicker one, same as the way a barrel tuner does. The bonus to this experience is that I figured this out by exchanging several phone calls with Clint McKee at Fulton Armory back when he was alive. They were fun phone calls as we were both trying to figure out how close the aluminum chassis could get to a fully accurized, skim bedded, match gun. Combining it with carefully loaded 175gr match ammo, I was able to get the gun to shoot down to 0.75 moa shooting NRA Midrange Prone matches. That's more than plenty good. The rifle continues to hold accuracy today.
I've seen people try putting M1A's into the SAGE chassis skipping replacing the op rod guide. These never perform well. You need to fully unitize the action into the chassis.
seriously? How could you even do it without replacing the oprod guide? The whole front end beyond the receiver wouldn't be secured to anything!
@@ExtremeUnction1988 it doesn’t make sense to me either. It completely defeats the value of the EBR upgrade to skip it. Might as well leave it in the original stock. But people do it because they don’t cherish the idea of driving that pin out of the op-rod guide and altering their gun so it cannot go in the factory stock anymore. This is a go all the way or don’t do it mod.
Mine shoots 1-1.25 . Except I use 168s. This whole "tighten the wrong screw and it goes from a 1 moa gun to a 4 moa gun" could be easily fixed by knowing just a little about the rifle. Its not as complicated as people make it out to be. M14s like to be locked down tight. In a chassis and in your grip. Done. Its a great rifle.
I have an OG M-14, my uncle gave it to me. He was an Army Ranger LRRP in VN and retired as a SM a few decades later, he used the M-14 for sniping, he is no longer with us, but when he gave it to me it sent chills through my body. I have only shot 2 mags through it on his property. Where I live there isn’t any local long range places to go. If anyone knows of a place that has a 500+ yd. rangers around Tampa, Fl. please send info. Thanks GT for showing this beautiful weapon!
Look at that, community for the win
Was it the real deal
ARIES is probably gonnna be your best bet. Greetings from Gainesville
That MW2 lobby music really brought it home. EBR was one of my weapons of choice in BF3 as well.
“Without you, your Rifle is useless. Without your Rifle, you are useless”.
The M-14 is one of my favorite old-but-not-that-old guns. Just drop the guts into a modern stock, throw a decent optic on it, and I'm happy. I know, it's not the prettiest, not that easy to keep running well, but I just like the thing. And 7.62x51 is always a yes for me.
My grandfather loved his M14. He always said he would take the power of the .308 over the .223 magazine size any day. He was a pretty big hunter after he left the military.
Peak boomer thought.
I always thought that the M14 should have been in 208. Since it could carry more rounds, but still have good stopping power. Also it could be controllable on full auto
@@lightningmcquuen well the US screwed the pooch when they insisted on having to have a 308 rifle. Set us back a decade or so in rifle technology on the battlefield.
You're not only informative, but the entertainment is off the charts. I love the humor. It is humor, right?
1:56 props to Micah for running as fast as that motorcycle
Months training finally paid off
1:16 is some of the best gun asmr ever. Just that action chugging along
Ok this range and this gun together and the music is a new vibe that has been unlocked. That range is something else. This video will be the comfort video I watch when I get my heart broken 💔
@@ReanuKeevesAus very true. Never been there but from I have studied and seen of that country it is beautiful
I know you have great recoil control but regardless, that weapon is MUCH more controllable than video games make it out to be. I realized this problem with other 7.62x51 weapons, HK G3 for example was my service rifle(Turkish army) and from the games I played in my teenage years I expected a beast of a weapon to control but what I found was a gentle giant and I loved it!
I also love the fact that we all share the MW2 memories and once you made a note of "All ghillied up" mission, I was like damn these are my people!
Part of the reason for that, is that it’s a bit front heavy.
@@RandomFandomOfficial Indeed, I saw the comment of a soldier that was deployed in Afghanistan with the MK14, he explained it quite well. It's one of the first 10-15 top comments if you like to read it.
Recoil in games is done for balanced or gamers complain about how quickly they can be killed.
@@imjusttrollingyou4014 Let's say I don't like games where devs listen to bitching players and change gun behaviors unrealistically.
For example, Tarkov devs does that a lot in recent years that's why I stopped playing after thousands of hours.(I'm an alpha tester of that game as well, now I don't recommend Tarkov to anyone.)
@@imjusttrollingyou4014 Cool.
I always think of MW2 when I see the M-14 with that body, because the M21 in MW had a different body.
But they also had the m14 ebr in MW as well
COD4 featured the M14 (full auto in campaign and semi-auto only in multiplayer, just like the G3) as an AR and the M21 as a sniper rifle, both with their original chassis in polymer.
MW2 features the M21 EBR (term doesn't exists, it should be M39 EMR) as a sniper rifle and MW2 features the MK14 as a marksman rifle, a new class between ARs and SRs.
@@LipColt you are correct, my bad
I just duct tape a surefire scout to a Brown Bess and call it a day
Would be interesting to see how older marksman platforms stack up against a modern Ar10 style platform. Would make a treat of a video
@@Foxtrott_4i doubt it, compare it to an M110A2 pretty sure M110 destroys them
Mike is not a national treasure - he is a worldwide treasure. Keep up the excellent work!
His name is Captain Price get it right
Solar system treasure
@@synysterhemi3458 Captain Tip-to-Butt
Your timing is impeccable Mr Thumb. Just started my break here in Australia.
the music used for your intros is very good btw. really adds to the cinematic experience. crazy how youtubers have higher quality productions than some of the biggest corporations
Had one of these for two deployments. I loved this rifle like a child.
You’re better off with the Sadlak scope mount. The sage mount that came on the Mk14EBR-RI came with initially had some zeroing issues. The Sadlak was installed on the USMC M39EMR (Mk14EBR but with crayons) and is much better at holding zero. I loved my Mk14EBR clone, wish I hadn’t sold it, but will have another one day. Put some Federal 168gr AMAX through it.
+1 on the Sadlak or even the Springfield mount imo
Thanks for the very specific info, unironically. Aluminium scope mounts all seemed to just bend under the heavy movement of the action, I have found Sadlak and Smith Enterprise make excellent parts.
Mine didn't seem to like Amax, only HPBT's
Lol spoken like a true gun guy...."I'm so mad that I sold that rifle....ah well, I'll get another one sooner or later"
I own the sadlak mount since I built mine in 2009 and it's still good and my go to
I was super happy to be able to use this in service. Super cool rifle, got one as a civie too.
Was issued this in the Army as a light infantry rifleman weapons squad designated marksman. ADORE this weapons system
Thats a really long winded way of calling yourself a dirty leg lol
NOT A MIDGET,
he was a 12 year old with a remote control to an IED in his hand. You made the right decision soldier.
I remember carrying one of these with thermal when I was deployed in Virginia. Got into a nasty firefight on a burger Town rooftop
I think I saw you there!
Lmao
Yay, Burger Town! Using the drone just kills all the fun
Nice video man! I enjoyed this one. My first ever rifle was an M1 Garand, so the m14 derivatives always appealed to me in the modern CoD games as a kid and teenager. Even as I can now recognize the prominent flaws in Uncle Sam's implementation of the m14 throughout the years, it still has a swag factor in photos and the like.
To be fair though, it was a traditional M21 you started out with in All Ghillied Up, not the EBR. But hell, nobody can complain about the CoD4 music you used anyway! Gave me the feelz.
I remember we got these stocks for our M14s either end of '06 or beginning of '07 on deployment. Made the rifle extremely front heavy but gave rails for infrared and bipod. Improvement for fixed position I suppose.
I wanted the EBR so bad when i was younger after playing through MGS 4. Took many years until i get to handle one in person and im like NOPE, this things weigh like a bag of sand!
Still lighter than 10 boxes you might be moving.
the ammo is heavy AF as well
To be fair, weight does you favors in controlling the stronger kick of .308
@@dillonc7955 try humping the rig & ammo on your back through gunfire
I wanted one when i was younger, and then my state made all m14s (and Ak's, Brens, and most cool guns) llegal
I'd really enjoy a video about bipods or just tips for long range shooting in general. It'd fit in very well with the "Becomming deadly in the mountains" series. Anyways, great video 10/10 as always
@@killdizzle Rex has an excellent in depth video on this topic as part of his 101 part sniper series. Lots of good math and such. Tibosaurusrex is the channel. Find in his playlist. It's it's own library. He said a while back that he is fixin to make it patreon only here soon, so I wouldn't delay. I'm about 75 videos deep in it. It's the single greatest and well put together precision and long range shooting resource. Period. Anywhere.
@@joshuagibson2520 thanks man
"Oddjob is cheating!" I guess nobody else caught that goldeneye 64 reference?
I was wondering when someone would comment
Heat seaking hat across ravine in 007 nightfire every time
I've been waiting for this video since I found your channel. Garand Thumb doesnt disaapoint, everyone playing COD back in the day wanted an M14 a few of us actually followed through.
I carried one for a deployment. Loved it. Fired smooth as butter, felt wonderful to fire.
i calling bullshit on this, how can rifle man love a rifle that weighs close to 17 lbs for patrol / fighting in afgan ???
@@geezerp1982 nobody likes carrying the equipment until you need it.
@@geezerp1982 was a 240B gunner, I loved that thing…. On the walk back lmao
@@geezerp1982 Its called a sling, with another 60 lbs of gear on you.
Involving your crew in the content is a smart idea. If you look at any radio show that has done that, they were super successful
Coolest. Rifle. Ever.
You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
I mean, look at that thing.
I mean I wouldn’t be opposed to 45 minute short films with story lines at this point. Herrera would make the perfect villain lol
I wouldn't mind having Macauley Culkin as the villain. Not pictures or cutouts. The real one.
Thank you for putting out such high quality videos week in and week out. You're the hero that we never asked for.
Fr bro even put in the lobby music from mw2
I second this. GT has produced a lot of truly incredible content.
I start at SDI in July because of your videos. Thank you for bringing it to my attention and hopefully changing the direction of my life! I had an EBR on a deployment and we never used it because of the weight restrictions.
Never know what you’ll face out there so it’s best to train for anything. Even vertically challenged targets. Thanks, Doctor Garand for this very important lesson.
That's right, and it will always be best kept as a secret, between you, me, and everyone within earshot of the recorded footage posted all over the internet.
Not a COD player, but definitely had lots of fun hours with it in MGS4 offline and online.
yoooo Old Snake with Mk14 is a vibe for me. Even hotter than with M4
Yoo mgs fan in the wild
Glad to see and old MGO veteran still aroud
Very nice. It was also the base sniper rifle for the Valor faction in MAG. And in that game, 'base' definitely did not mean useless.
I used this gun back in 2009 while serving with Task Force 141. I deployed all over the world with it. I once even used it with iron sights during a shootout in a Russian Gulag. I preferred it most with the thermal scope I used in the battle of Burgertown though.
Man, I seriously appreciate your videos. Top quality, funny, factual content. I'm much more knowledgeable about firearms history due to the entertaining nature of your content lol.
Micha gotta be the most based editor of all time. W graphics, W music, W montage
Dead ass facts my guy
Your timing of this video is impeccable. I just got and out together a "4D" model of the MK14
An absolute GWOT Icon. Long live the M14.
A respectful review. I appreciate that.
If I had the money, I'd buy a M14 EBR over a SCAR or M4 any day. But I would be as respectful in my review.
Great review. Carried one for several years up to 2015. Took it in three SOC theaters. Liked it so much I bought a SOCOM 16 separately, then installed in a SAGE M1GALCS/CV (buffer tube) chassis. Also with a Smith Enterprises 16" competition barrel installed and several other internal upgrades. Shoots as accurate or better as other 16" 308's as promised by SEI. Sitting Installed and best scope rail to have is the Larue LT608 cantilever if you can still find one. As others have mentioned, main downsides are the cost and weight (to current lightweight .308 ARs), and issues with running suppressed. Mine comes in at just under 18lbs loaded.
One of the just badass iconic weapons. It goes in with the 1911, MP5, USP, Benelli M4, etc
In other words, the entire COD arsenal.
@@TechboyFK like I said, iconic😂😂
Loved that slowmo of the brass shell being extracted probably a little too much.
Might be weird to ask but the Italian cavalry carcano would be amazing to review! Alot if people have issues and questions over the point of aim! Would love to see it!
Mine shot 6 inches high at 100 meters....first thought it was just a fluke but nope it was consistent...I used it for deer hunting
I went through basic at Ft. Bliss in 67 and trained on the M14. I learned that you absolutely have to keep that weapon clean and lubricated if you want it to work in the desert.
I just got accepted into SDI!!! Thanks to you, I found out about them. LOVE your content
You guys should tape a high-impact mic onto the weapon itself for the intro scenes. It will pick up the sounds of the internal movements and the grinding, scraping, pinging, venting and clicking of the operating mechanism will bring me to (and hopefully over) the edge I mean will improve your production quality. Tape a mic to that dirtbike too just make sure the mics have the right internal - dynamic microphone probably. Or a condensor mic if you've got the stones. Rode Microphone Company will be interested.
Don't think I didn't notice that Modern Warfare music. You never cease to be a man of culture.
Issued the M-14 in Army Basic July 64 and loved it .
Had the DMR version in 2003. Mine has a wood stock and a 10x leupold. Love that gun.
Sexy
“Soap, dog patrol, take them out or let them pass, your call”
the COD back sound is classy, brings back good moments with Price and Soap.
Yes the gun review I have been waiting for!
I'm glad y'all do the full disclosures. I don't mind if something was sent for a review, but I hate when that isn't disclosed.
I’ve always loved the look of the M14/M1A rifles. I have a 18” M1A Scout Squad with a PA 2.5-10x Raptor scope on a SADLAK Airborne mount. I kept it classy (and heavy) with the wood stock and added a Bradley cheek riser. While it is outclassed by more modern .308 semiautos, like my DD5V3, it’s still one of my favorites to take to the range. I just took it to the range last weekend and was getting consistent 2.5” 100yrd groups with M80 ball and I’m not a great precision shooter.
Lol the guys overmatch definition. I was that kid - except it ran outta battery and all I had left was a spring pistol and then the kid with the gas pistol shredded everyone.
The M14 may not be the most reliable, accurate, or well designed gun, but damnit I love it anyway. EBR or classic configuration, she just looks too damn good and is too fun to shoot.
Thanks for the review.
Love the MW2 music also.
Accuracy is hit or miss depending on many factors, but always at least minute of man and if you know your particular rifle you can really make it a tack driver. I think this personalization and individual character of each particular rifle is why so many who have one or used one love it because it bonds you to it and you really feel like you make it your own. Like forging your own sword or something primal like that.
As for reliability and durability they are top tier. Yeah if you cake mud on the op rod and fire it, it will jam up like in range tv demoed, but guess what so will pretty much anything other than an AR. However if you are in a much more realistic scenario and get a little dirt or sand in the magazine and it ingresses into the action, it will keep chugging along fine whereas many ARs especially older variants (pre fancy smancy coated bolts and parts) will choke right up. It is an older design, and not as optimal as others, but it is still excellent. That all being said the AR design is simply genius and Eugene Stoner is a national hero along with Sam Colt and John Moses Browning.
Such a beautiful rifle
Phuc Long's video where he explained that EBR stands for "Excessively Beefy Rifle" will stay with me forever...
🤣
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I love watching these videos on the couch, rifle in hand, just stroking it slowly telling it how much of a good boy it is.
Only a $1000 chassis for an obsolete rifle. Best idea ever.
Great content as always! Going through chemo now, so this is my happy place and helps me deal. Demo Ranch, Brandon Herrera, Kentucky Ballistics, Garand Thumb, Forgotten Weapons and Taofledermaus are my go-to channels. Thank you for putting out such entertaining and informative vids all these years. I just wish Nick would upload or guest on one of the channels more often. God bless you all
Hope all goes well🤘🤘🤘🍺🍺🥰
Don’t go shooting up a school
Wish you good health, stay strong!
It’s a grind. Do all your sessions. Stack your chances for a full recovery good luck.
Try Administrative Results, friend
I actually used one in the coast guard. It doesn't like salt water, but neither does anything metal. Thanks for the memory recall!
What was your rate shipmate?
Gunnersmate,also Boarding officer SAI/Firearms instructor
sweet glad you talked about this one, I love this take on the M14 and use it often in video games especially Ghost Recon
Scaring the shit out of them no scope.,
That oddjob cameo in the intro had me straight wheezing! Love ya'lls content. Keep it up brother!
The opening music made me kept flinching because it sounded like a bullet whizzing past
The ebr may have seen alot of service, but the men who wielded them saw alot of cervix
Man, the sound of that thing when you're shooting at range is what I find epic. 19:20
Finally, one of my dream rifles. I’m actually became over the years a fan of Randy Shugart minimalistic version of M-14, but it’s still butterflies in stomach when I see one of those in live 😅
That was almost a totally different era.
@@fredbecker607 you mean the “the Blackhawk down incident is a different era” or the m14 is a different era. I agree with the original poster the shugart m14 is way more practical than the ebr.
An old Vietnam marine m60 gunner said we dumped 500,000 m14 in the ocean. Made me sick to hear that. Then they get m16 s with no cleaning gear.
That’s BS
Congratulations to everyone over there on Garand Thunmb channel, and at Onward research on the new plot of land. All these videos are truly will be next level.
I'm still there man. In Ukraine, In Pripyat, with my ghillie, and my M14. I see Price when I close my eyes. Those that played that mission never really "left" Pripyat. Part of us stayed there.
That’s how I felt about the Loose Ends mission from MW2
B-but you played as Price in that mission.