THE MILITARY CHOOSES ITS NEW SERVICE RIFLE

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • The US Military has finally announced it’s new combat rifle and potential replacement for the M4…and Sig fanboys will never let us forget it.
    Thanks to SDI for sponsoring! Again, it’s SDI.edu for more info!
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Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @BrandonHerrera
    @BrandonHerrera  2 года назад +2031

    Thanks for watching guys! So after seeing it, do you think the Sig MCX Spear will fully replace the M4 down the line? Let me know in the comments!
    And thanks to SDI for sponsoring! Again, it’s SDI.edu for more info!

  • @roguereaver634
    @roguereaver634 2 года назад +6375

    I'm surprised the General Dynamics rifle was singled out for being too weird and not Textron's telescoped-polymer-case-elevator-bolt-push-through-eject contraption

    • @DutchTraveler
      @DutchTraveler 2 года назад +333

      Textron was fucking weird, but GD/Lonestar/Beretta offer is a bullpup.

    • @moonasha
      @moonasha 2 года назад +212

      GD's couldn't even be belt fed, which seemed to be the entire purpose of the NGSW project, to replace the 249

    • @tacticalmattfoley
      @tacticalmattfoley 2 года назад +109

      The ejected cartridge cases literally hit the operator on the way out of the bottom of the rifle, too. I would have thrown this rifle downrange and shot it repeatedly with my sidearm during testing after the first case hit my hand.

    • @HMSNeptun
      @HMSNeptun 2 года назад +158

      @@moonasha the army doing all these shit and then there's the marine corps who's trying to use the 416 for everything

    • @whitescreen2167
      @whitescreen2167 2 года назад +55

      @@moonasha their offer was to just rebarrel the 240 in 6.8

  • @slipperysockfoot3859
    @slipperysockfoot3859 2 года назад +1977

    Sig: *has a 80,000 PSI rated chamber*
    Scott from Kentucky Ballistics: “I’ll be the judge of that”

    • @AuxiliaryPanther
      @AuxiliaryPanther 2 года назад

      Stick a thumb in it!

    • @kameronjones7139
      @kameronjones7139 2 года назад +32

      Yikes 😬

    • @shaggysmith8884
      @shaggysmith8884 2 года назад +28

      I laughed harder then i should of. That's too dark even for me lmfao.

    • @chrisrose_krii_lun_aus
      @chrisrose_krii_lun_aus 2 года назад +38

      Today on Kentucky Ballistics were going to fill the barrel with amfo and see what happens.

    • @Si74l0rd
      @Si74l0rd 2 года назад +27

      Well to be fair aside from the occasion that the rifle exploded, he has also intentionally tested a couple of other rifles with 80k+ rounds, so he is kinda an expert witness for overly hot rounds.

  • @AJackalMan
    @AJackalMan 2 года назад +5835

    After some deep research and high level hacking, I can confirm the reason Sig won is because they used the word 'modular' more than twice as much as the next competitor in their pitch.

    • @hateferlife
      @hateferlife 2 года назад +356

      I heard it was the use of the phrase ‘battle force multiplier’ that put them over the edge.

    • @slice1208
      @slice1208 2 года назад +241

      The statement was "the modularity of this battle feild multiplier is exponential."

    • @taskforceboi8977
      @taskforceboi8977 2 года назад +37

      Wait, what about NATO standardization? Like wat

    • @dkslackmaster
      @dkslackmaster 2 года назад +36

      I heard it was the advanced quality of their power point presentation.

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 2 года назад +9

      @@slice1208 Stop it!! I'm gonna pass out from excitement!!

  • @arrogantbunion8502
    @arrogantbunion8502 2 года назад +248

    My uncle was one of the helicopter test pilots that helped decide what helicopter they were going use as the air cavalry. Everyone was blown away when the brass decided to use the Huey which every test pilot, mechanic, engineer had ranked as the worst helicopter. It was number 6. Family members of the president at the time had large chunks of stock in the corporation owned the Huey

    • @BigWheel.
      @BigWheel. 2 года назад +9

      Bell aircraft.

    • @jb76489
      @jb76489 2 года назад +18

      Citation needed

    • @Alex_Fahey
      @Alex_Fahey 2 года назад

      @jb76489 Don't know about a link with Eisenhower when it was first tried nor for JFK, but LBJ specifically, via his wife, I believe, got rich off of Bell aircraft stock during the Vietnam War. He was even tied with them long before the presidency, doing some gimmick campaigning in a free-of-cost private helicopter for a few weeks courtesy of that same Bell company (and doing something similar with a likely heavy discount on the operation of a Sikorsky before that stint with Bell) as they hoped to use him due to being a prominent politician on the campaign trail to bring attention to their helicopters. It's a prominent part of his past, and this helicopter mania was advertised by him and his supporters. He was cultivating the image of an innovator. Trying to tie himself to the bright future of these new flying cars, and it happened to work out very well for Johnson and Bell in gaining fame and fortune for both.

    • @MattCurrieImprov
      @MattCurrieImprov Год назад +3

      @@BigWheel.Bell-end aircraft?

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased Год назад +5

      @@jb76489 no, Cessna makes the Citation. Not Bell.

  • @MrDylanm842
    @MrDylanm842 2 года назад +3175

    "Designing a weapon for a military trial is no easy feat"
    Somewhere in England, 3 guys in a shed are laughing at that statement

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад +321

      It's a shame what the gun industry in England has become, though.

    • @Nnnope
      @Nnnope 2 года назад +288

      And they managed to design one of the most iconic sniper rifles of the century

    • @snowflakemelter1172
      @snowflakemelter1172 2 года назад +152

      They invented the .280" / 7 mm intermediate round in the late 1940's but the US refused to accept it.

    • @hakimcameldriver
      @hakimcameldriver 2 года назад +78

      The Australian Owen gun..

    • @suntorosuntoro8592
      @suntorosuntoro8592 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/8qNoR5gSGig/видео.html

  • @alphab4368
    @alphab4368 2 года назад +2008

    "We're go in five"
    "wait... Got a problem"
    "what?"
    "Scope needs an update"

    • @bubbajones5905
      @bubbajones5905 2 года назад +140

      I hope that scope has Wi-Fi, a printer port, and a prepaid subscription to Netflix.

    • @kb9oak749
      @kb9oak749 2 года назад +54

      It's not a software bug, it's a feature.

    • @MarkOakleyComics
      @MarkOakleyComics 2 года назад +43

      Ha ha! Windows on your weapon: "Ugh. It's downloading an update. Can we call a three hour time out? Then I have to hunt for patches so the range finder goes back from being in metric. And the safety stops auto-locking after fifteen seconds."

    • @cj-hc2yf
      @cj-hc2yf 2 года назад +29

      @@MarkOakleyComics Make sure you don't forget your password. You might have to run across open ground to find the IT guy to reset it.

    • @wilsonwondercock724
      @wilsonwondercock724 2 года назад +18

      @@bubbajones5905 I would love me some Netflix and Kill.

  • @Scorpion-es9ri
    @Scorpion-es9ri 2 года назад +5246

    Heavy Rifle?
    20 round magazine?
    Full Power Catridge?
    We are repeating history once again!

    • @xXSCAR117Xx
      @xXSCAR117Xx 2 года назад +604

      Heavy rifle just means you get more ripped the more you carry it lol. My airsoft rifles weigh more than my AR15 coming in at over 8lbs.

    • @henryofskalitz2228
      @henryofskalitz2228 2 года назад +196

      Gunception

    • @Fabrizio_Ruffo
      @Fabrizio_Ruffo 2 года назад +179

      @@OneAngryVelociraptor then it's going to recoil like a mule.

    • @u2beuser714
      @u2beuser714 2 года назад +182

      AR-15A1 electric boogaloo

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- 2 года назад +302

      @@xXSCAR117Xx or you get the be more exhausted by the time it’s ready to fight…….which isn’t good

  • @Cutie_Amor
    @Cutie_Amor 2 года назад +108

    as an Australian my everyday carry is steel toed boots

    • @Razorshot-gk3dq
      @Razorshot-gk3dq Год назад

      Hey same

    • @xavierhibbs4850
      @xavierhibbs4850 11 месяцев назад

      As a canadian i have a metal hiking stick for all the ice and for idiots

    • @Eggly69
      @Eggly69 9 месяцев назад

      Ribbit ribbit

    • @VenturaHighwayman
      @VenturaHighwayman 8 месяцев назад

      @@xavierhibbs4850are crossbows legal in Canada? What about compound bows?

    • @Burning_Dwarf
      @Burning_Dwarf 19 дней назад

      I am dutch and i put a little warhammer head on my walkingcane

  • @arma3koth290
    @arma3koth290 2 года назад +998

    When the rifle is so fine that every other gun’s receiver looks the exact same

    • @idontlikefeds
      @idontlikefeds 2 года назад +4

      yes

    • @Claymish
      @Claymish 2 года назад +90

      @@idontlikefeds Yeah its kinda hard to iterate on a small metal box designed to contain a little explosion. Were people expecting nanomachines or carbon nanotube reciprocating balanced armature micro gravity controlled chambers. Its a fuckin piece of metal that lets the powder burn up and send the projectile towards the enemy, we're not going to improve on that any time soon, fuck.

    • @dixen9116
      @dixen9116 2 года назад +18

      @@Claymish Can't wait for either railgun or laser tech to advance.

    • @darksu6947
      @darksu6947 2 года назад +3

      @@dixen9116 Metal Gear?!?!?

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos 2 года назад +1

      So fine or no new engineering ideas?

  • @nuclearmedicineman6270
    @nuclearmedicineman6270 2 года назад +598

    This looks to me more like SIG knows their audience. They didn't try to build the best rifle ever, they built a rifle the military can get behind.

    • @debbiestimac5175
      @debbiestimac5175 2 года назад +75

      Like when Northrup Grumman YF-23 lost to the Lockheed YF-22. The USAF basically said, yeah that looks like an advanced F-15... yours looks like wants to be an X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars, we are awarding the contract to Lockheed, they know what we really wanted.

    • @Loneadmin
      @Loneadmin 2 года назад +12

      Did you say forward assist?

    • @invertedv12powerhouse77
      @invertedv12powerhouse77 2 года назад +27

      @@debbiestimac5175 no, the yf23, was hardly anywhere close to combat ready compared to the yf22 that demonstrated its capabilities much better.
      The YF-23 is debatable if it really was better since it was still rather early in development.

    • @boosted95
      @boosted95 2 года назад +35

      Government dosen't always pick the best. They pick good enough at a cheap price per unit. Sig probably gave them the cheapest price on the M17 and again on the spear. Government contracts is where the money is at for these companies. Then they will just up charge the civilian market once everyone has to have the "new thing".

    • @tenofprime
      @tenofprime 2 года назад +1

      Sometimes when making a new product being to innovate can bring problems. Especially when you are the military or police trying to adopt new technologies can be risky, I suspect the first change will be a simpler sighting system.

  • @markwelch9250
    @markwelch9250 2 года назад +890

    Army: We're going with Sig rifles, vortex optics, and 6.8 ammo.
    Marines, as they continue to use the IAR with Trijicon optics and 5.56: Thumbs up.

    • @hoppinggnomethe4154
      @hoppinggnomethe4154 2 года назад +30

      The 6.8mm is also SIG
      SIG Sauer 6.8x51mm FURY Hybrid ammunition

    • @pstewart5443
      @pstewart5443 2 года назад +144

      And the Corps is like hell yes, new M-4s for everybody!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @dkspartan73
      @dkspartan73 2 года назад +4

      @@pstewart5443 lmfao 🤣

    • @dwighthayes4738
      @dwighthayes4738 2 года назад +12

      @@pstewart5443 I watched a video that said that the HK 416s are being fielded in the USMC.

    • @tyhutchings6890
      @tyhutchings6890 2 года назад +29

      @@dwighthayes4738 M-27 IAR i believe is the designation the Corps uses

  • @eclipsegst9419
    @eclipsegst9419 2 года назад +8

    I wonder how much better this really is than if they had just adopted the AR10 in the first place and modernized it along the way. Sig has made many great products over the years, P210, P226, P230, SIG 556, others i don't wanna keep listing all day, but even as a fan of theirs i'm surprised they pulled all these contracts out of the blue. Then again, the competition here was a couple airplane companies, which makes me wonder if anyone else even took the competition seriously, after how many designs have been "approved" and then abandoned over the years.

  • @hesnotbad9045
    @hesnotbad9045 2 года назад +929

    “Sig must be bribing, they won two contracts in a row!”
    Colt, looking at every contract from the last 100 years :|

    • @issaccartwright736
      @issaccartwright736 2 года назад +54

      First one to link obama/biden to someone at sig, wins a cookie. (probably a tracking cookie)

    • @bradhertzler4451
      @bradhertzler4451 2 года назад +39

      I'm not certain about that. Back when the M9 Baretta won, the SIG entry took first place in the shooting competition, but luau out due to Barretta being cheaper. SIG makes firearms Thai the military likes.

    • @SuicideVan
      @SuicideVan 2 года назад +17

      They also won the optics contract recently. There's definitely palms being greased.

    • @NewsChannel-y4g
      @NewsChannel-y4g 2 года назад

      bribe?

    • @natecote1971
      @natecote1971 2 года назад +11

      @@SuicideVan and their optics suck! I have both the echo 1 and echo 3 thermal optics and they are the biggest pieces of shit! My atn4 puts them to absolute shame

  • @lelandmiller5965
    @lelandmiller5965 2 года назад +524

    Russian soldiers: "Can we please have food and maybe a red dot?"
    American soldiers: "Holy shit this firearm is more expensive than the house I grew up in."

    • @stalkerponocy9116
      @stalkerponocy9116 2 года назад +15

      This comment is like Springfield because XD

    • @FuckTheState
      @FuckTheState 2 года назад +77

      Imagine carrying a rifle more expensive than the house you grew up in only to get clapped by a bunch of talibros using the same AKs since the soviet invasion.

    • @Axl4325
      @Axl4325 2 года назад +42

      @@FuckTheState your rifle may be more expensive than the house you grew up in, but their rifles are older than grandpa and are still rocking

    • @andyhenderson441
      @andyhenderson441 2 года назад

      @FuckTheState Did you miss some recent events? The taliban is using all the equipment we just left behind for free.

    • @adamking4347
      @adamking4347 2 года назад +12

      @FuckTheState with the range of the 6.8, and (Hopefully) accuracy of the rifles, those AKs are gonna have to get alot closer then the Americans will in gunfights.

  • @alexwells225
    @alexwells225 2 года назад +429

    Military: "We're replacing our M4's with slightly bigger m4's."

    • @krichardson113
      @krichardson113 2 года назад +12

      On the bright side, these ones haven’t suffered decades of neglect by heedless armorers yet!

    • @jbloun911
      @jbloun911 2 года назад +6

      AR-18 modernized

    • @parkercarpy810
      @parkercarpy810 2 года назад +3

      @@krichardson113 now privates in osut can get slightly less shitty m4s to train with

    • @RockSolitude
      @RockSolitude 2 года назад +8

      More accurate would be: "we're replacing our M4s with M14s because we never learn from history"

    • @mondaysinsanity8193
      @mondaysinsanity8193 2 года назад

      bigger m4 that can shoot 6.5 at 80000 psi

  • @zestylem0n
    @zestylem0n 2 года назад +81

    Very nice, let's see Paul Allen's service rifle

  • @cmac3530
    @cmac3530 2 года назад +964

    It's a shame Brandon didn't have the AK-50 ready in time. I really thought he had a shot at winning.

  • @JENDALL714
    @JENDALL714 2 года назад +1351

    As my Drill Sergeant used to say, remember when you are in battle the secure feeling that all your weapons are made by the lowest bidder! Also, all the high tech weapons you see on TV, is just for recruiting purposes and very few soldiers will ever use them, but good luck in Battle with your Vietnam era equipment!

    • @kevincorrigan1754
      @kevincorrigan1754 2 года назад

      @TiglathPileser3 tha boy must be a 'rine.

    • @aniquinstark4347
      @aniquinstark4347 2 года назад +82

      @TiglathPileser3 It would honestly rock if the military let you bring your own upper.

    • @parkercarpy810
      @parkercarpy810 2 года назад

      I heard the army already out in an order for enough rifles to cover the entirety of combat arms. Hell even the nasty girls already have m17s and are due to receive the new rifles soon

    • @JENDALL714
      @JENDALL714 2 года назад +82

      @@aniquinstark4347 The Army really does not like young people who have shot previously because they almost always have to retrain them to do it the Army way, and break you from your civilian way of doing things, they like fresh new brains. NEVER EVER, TELL A DRILL SGT., "I already know how to shoot Drill Sgt.!"

    • @brandondavis7777
      @brandondavis7777 2 года назад +9

      @TiglathPileser3 his little AR-15 isn't an M4.

  • @MuzzleThump
    @MuzzleThump 2 года назад +880

    The real question is which general has connections with sig and got this fast tracked through the DOD

    • @trashpanda2875
      @trashpanda2875 2 года назад +70

      How much did he get paid as well? Haha

    • @MilsurpMikeChannel
      @MilsurpMikeChannel 2 года назад

      They hired the same people as Pfizer...

    • @Sensiblefool
      @Sensiblefool 2 года назад +1

      Russians happened

    • @ryaniam22
      @ryaniam22 2 года назад

      The same asshat that pick the sig pistol instead of walther, hk, glock, cz. Why God why would anyone prefer that sig over a ppq. I know they weren't in the running....but if your a general make them be in the running

    • @kellynolen498
      @kellynolen498 2 года назад +12

      @@Sensiblefool I mean that helps but I with Zach someone has connections

  • @-perrywinkle-
    @-perrywinkle- 2 года назад +11

    Sig was the only one even capable of winning, did you see the truly unhinged internals of the textron rifle, an up and down oscillating chamber with an ejection port in the actual handguard

  • @RiskyDecisionsHQ
    @RiskyDecisionsHQ 2 года назад +121

    I live in a ‘gun free country’, I have a Spartan sword and shield for home defense. In may 2021 3 men broke in my house whilst I was upstairs about to take a nap, I ran down stairs in zebra print boxers and the first guy turned and ran out the front door, the second followed him and the third was just stood there with a bottle of tequila in one hand from my bar. The dude was terrified he dropped the bottle and tried to run past me, got clattered with the riot shield and grabbed by the back of his sweats to where they came down with his boxers and the look on his face him looking up and back at me from the floor was priceless. He scrambled out like a lizard and 3 days later was found dead after he got thrown off a 5th floor balcony trying to rob someone else…

    • @aaronwild2894
      @aaronwild2894 2 года назад +9

      Savage

    • @summitgoons2744
      @summitgoons2744 2 года назад +13

      This...this is my favorite comment on this channel so far

    • @bvoyelr
      @bvoyelr 2 года назад +18

      That's it. Defenestration violence is far too high in your country. They need to ban high altitude defenestration. a second-floor defenestration is all anybody needs to defend their lives. Moreover, that criminal may still be alive today had his killer attempted a warning defenestration first, or at worst defenestrated him such that he landed on his leg.

    • @charlesfollette9692
      @charlesfollette9692 2 года назад +3

      Went Old Testament on him didn’t they, surprised he tried another b&e

    • @Token_Black_Guy
      @Token_Black_Guy 2 года назад +3

      Bro that's pretty baller

  • @MrAPCProductions
    @MrAPCProductions 2 года назад +200

    The Spear is 13.1 lbs with optic, ammo, and suppressor according to the trials.
    M1 Garand is 9.5lbs loaded
    Mk13 in 300wm with AICS, optic, ammo, and suppressor is 11.6 lbs
    Mk48 in 308 is 17lbs without ammo.

    • @bradenmchenry995
      @bradenmchenry995 2 года назад +7

      The rifle weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces. No shot the optic, ammo and suppressor weigh 5 pounds

    • @MrAPCProductions
      @MrAPCProductions 2 года назад +58

      @@bradenmchenry995 According the manufacture the optic is 2lbs 9oz without batteries, typical sig can is 21oz, 277 furry supposedly weighs 10-15 grains more than standard 7.62 ball per round.
      These numbers come from the trials, you can read about it.

    • @Bigbossman12624
      @Bigbossman12624 2 года назад

      Makes sense. Capable guns weigh more.

    • @mrvwbug4423
      @mrvwbug4423 2 года назад +2

      Sounds like our 11Bs will get an upper body workout just from carrying their new rifles. If it's accurate and reliable I doubt too many will complain.

    • @bradenmchenry995
      @bradenmchenry995 2 года назад +1

      @@MrAPCProductions I see the setup being closer to 12 pounds all together and that’s perfectly fine for an infantry rifle that has a suppressor, lpvo with all your ir laser stuff in it already

  • @Deltlead
    @Deltlead 2 года назад +413

    The fire control naming convention they used for the optic is actually more in line with weapon systems like tanks, aircraft, and naval vessels. Fire control in this context means a computer that takes in sensor data, processes it, and gives the operator a "solution" on the target. It's a lot more advanced in it's capabilities and basically can make a average rifleman a lot more deadly at longer ranges.

    • @casematecardinal
      @casematecardinal 2 года назад +38

      Finally, I dont need to be in a tank to to use a laser rangefinder. The possibilities are endless. We are going to see basic grunts styling on dirt farming snipers.

    • @shanehickman9204
      @shanehickman9204 2 года назад +4

      Wasn't some work being done on smart bullets some time ago to help the average soldier too?

    • @gregbarnes4083
      @gregbarnes4083 2 года назад +4

      @@shanehickman9204 Yeah sadly the smallest they got them was to 50bmg with the EXACTO ammunition that could course-correct midflight
      Edit for video of EXACTO: ruclips.net/video/ZvxpQAN9Ujo/видео.html

    • @mangofett927
      @mangofett927 2 года назад +17

      All fun and games until the electronics go down due to impact, or an EMP.

    • @ravenwing199
      @ravenwing199 2 года назад +17

      @@mangofett927 Then you use your Tritium backup also in the Scope.

  • @Huwbacca
    @Huwbacca 2 года назад +66

    the ability of this man to overthink things for the worst case scenario is genuinely impressive.

  • @Tony-es9jx
    @Tony-es9jx 2 года назад +365

    Fun fact: the optic being called fire control actually originated from navy terminology. When the guns on large warships had their combat ranges get so far away that targets were hard to see or that could not be seen with the naked eye, they created “fire control systems” which would allow them to engage targets at these longer ranges. So this new sight being called fire control means that they’re planning to use it to engage infantry at long ranges that would be difficult/impossible to see without magnification.

    • @enderbirds3814
      @enderbirds3814 2 года назад +18

      Actually didn’t know that, that’s kinda cool

    • @markh.6687
      @markh.6687 2 года назад +39

      Surprised the Army didn't call it something like "The Advanced Modular Squad Weapon Visual Target Acquisition System" (AMSWVTAS)". I mean, why call it a "sight" or a "scope" when you can create new acronyms??

    • @jaynecobb7964
      @jaynecobb7964 2 года назад +19

      @@markh.6687 Ballistic Optical Fire Aquisition

    • @a_dudethefirst7918
      @a_dudethefirst7918 2 года назад +9

      @@jaynecobb7964 What's B.O.F.A. ?

    • @jaynecobb7964
      @jaynecobb7964 2 года назад +26

      @@a_dudethefirst7918 BOFA DEEZ NUTS!!

  • @matthewmchenry2889
    @matthewmchenry2889 2 года назад +317

    Officers make these decisions, folks. You could have submitted an actual spear, as long as the code name for the the product had "spear" in it, it would have made it as a serious contender in the final round of decision making.

    • @EchosTackyTiki
      @EchosTackyTiki 2 года назад +24

      There's always that one Spartan on the review board that just wants the new uniform to be a pair of tight leather budgie smugglers, a single pauldron, and bronze abs.

  • @ToggerstheFroggers
    @ToggerstheFroggers 2 года назад +295

    I did some math on a few numbers I found on the internet on the velocities and energy.
    The new 6.8mm/.277 Fury standard is looking to be a 135 grain bullet at around 3000fps for around 2700ft-lbs of energy. Or a 140gr at about 2950fps with the same-ish energy. All of which is at 80K PSI.
    You know what else fires a 140gr bullet at 2950fps for 2700ft-lbs of energy at a safe 60K PSI?
    .270 Winchester...
    Congrats people, we spent who knows how much on this program just to land SQUARELY back at the fucking BAR...

    • @nikoclesceri2267
      @nikoclesceri2267 2 года назад +57

      I’ll take a BAR if they have any lying around

    • @bradenmchenry995
      @bradenmchenry995 2 года назад +67

      Sig is producing those numbers out of a 16 inch barrel for those tests. That’s extremely impressive

    • @pleasehelp2446
      @pleasehelp2446 2 года назад +71

      Sig: hey John Moses Browning can I borrow your homework?
      JMB: sure just change it a little first.

    • @ToggerstheFroggers
      @ToggerstheFroggers 2 года назад +57

      @@bradenmchenry995 so it is. I’m just bitching because we went through this whole nonsense when we could’ve ordered 50 thousand HCARs and asked for it in 270 Win and had the same results.
      Still a good rifle, we’ve just gone full circle.

    • @ImmortanDan
      @ImmortanDan 2 года назад +37

      @@ToggerstheFroggers HCARs are heavier, though, with a much longer and heavier round. It’s a literal WW1 machine gun in trendy cargo pants.

  • @zacz8224
    @zacz8224 2 года назад +37

    The marine corps adopted the m27 a few years ago. I was one of the first classes partially trained with the weapons system and we never had any problems with them other than them just being bulkier than the m4 and it is just a little to long when we had the suppressers on

    • @PhoenixT70
      @PhoenixT70 2 месяца назад

      That’s probably because it’s basically just an HK416, the M4AKraut. No idea why they decided to shove it into a SAW role.

  • @sebbydoug
    @sebbydoug 2 года назад +56

    When I was in the Marine Corps we had a saying, "Never forget the gear you're using was made by the lowest bidder."

  • @tssteelx
    @tssteelx 2 года назад +172

    Miltary: we need this.
    Military: adopted
    Military: yeah... that's going to cost to much what can we do with the m4?

    • @BustedLimbOutdoors
      @BustedLimbOutdoors 2 года назад +36

      They could just sell all the old M4s to the Taliban. I mean we already gave them a bunch. Were like a crack dealer. "The first ones free"

    • @jarethhogan3274
      @jarethhogan3274 2 года назад +9

      @@BustedLimbOutdoors sell them back to the tax payers at 200% mark up and in semi auto 🤣

    • @sixpest
      @sixpest 2 года назад +6

      @@jarethhogan3274 law enforcement / military only lower for sale 700$. GET YOURS NOW

    • @llab3903
      @llab3903 2 года назад +5

      @@sixpest as if I’d want a lower that’s been in the hands of a grunt

    • @jarethhogan3274
      @jarethhogan3274 2 года назад +1

      @@sixpest atf traps haha

  • @NicholasLaRosa0496
    @NicholasLaRosa0496 2 года назад +399

    Anyone who listens to Forgotten Weapons knew immediately that Sig would win. They were the most conventional. The other two was a complex experimental design and the other was a bullpup.

    • @GeorgeEstregan828
      @GeorgeEstregan828 2 года назад +30

      Bullpup rifles: Bruh...

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад +19

      I agree completely. I've known from the first time I saw how complicated these other systems were that they would never win this contest. That's not to say that they aren't interesting, but they had a lot of moving parts.

    • @tommothedog
      @tommothedog 2 года назад +16

      1st off the textron ACR was a pump action shotgun turned automatic. Think about it....
      2nd Bullpups are being shown to be extremely effective in numerous situations by various top tier armies. Americans dont like it because its not American, but Ukrainians whom are fighting a much tougher fight than anything America has faced in 50 years LOVE their Bullpup.
      Conventional thinking leads to stalemates and being surprised by unconventional thinking. Its not a superpower.

    • @tommothedog
      @tommothedog 2 года назад +4

      @@eljefeamericano4308 do you think punp action shotguns are complex?

    • @auxchar
      @auxchar 2 года назад +2

      Speaking of Forgotten Weapons, should've submitted the WWSD rifle. Just the small improvments to get the weight down, they'd easily beat out the competition and the M4.

  • @TYLERMCNAMARA12B
    @TYLERMCNAMARA12B 2 года назад +131

    I currently serve in the U.S. Army and to be honest I am not looking forward to the transition, I love the M-4. Also, I am concerned about the weight of the new ammunition, 5.56 nato is already girthy when you carry around 7 mags of it plus a demo bag and kit. My ruck already comes to almost 75 pounds. I just hope that the gun is as good as they say it is... Anyway, we will see how it performs in combat.

    • @davidmendenhall4090
      @davidmendenhall4090 2 года назад +8

      Concern about engagement distance was the point of the 6.8, no such thing as a free lunch. It's either less weight or more powder.

    • @ferdonandebull
      @ferdonandebull 2 года назад +10

      The M16 wasn’t liked when compared to the M14… you love the M4 because you are familiar with it and have a lot of experience with it.. however I don’t believe you will live to see a US army without M4…

    • @galvinstanley3235
      @galvinstanley3235 2 года назад +3

      Would you love the M4 if your enemy was wearing level 4 armor?

    • @TYLERMCNAMARA12B
      @TYLERMCNAMARA12B 2 года назад +1

      ​@@ferdonandebull Very true, I am sure I will grow to like it. It will just be something to get used to.

    • @TYLERMCNAMARA12B
      @TYLERMCNAMARA12B 2 года назад +1

      @@galvinstanley3235 Very true, I am sure I will grow to like it. It will just be something to get used to.

  • @dpulte
    @dpulte 2 года назад +137

    remember when the military went from the garand - a heavy, powerful rifle - to the M14 (kinda same same) to the M16 in an attempt to go to a relatively lightweight, low-recoiling round? and now we're back.

    • @BlackBladeGroM
      @BlackBladeGroM 2 года назад +16

      Since then, theoretical model target (a basic Russian conscript) had acquired a less comfortable equivalent of ESAPI armor as basic kit, and the set of plates for that was about $150 a pair on the civilian market before this whole Ukraine bullshit started.
      Realistically, an American infantryman in 2030s runs the risk of facing down a mercenary or a volunteer in all-around NIJ IIa armor with NIJ IV plates, custom AK in 7.62 with LPVO or an SVD, both loaded with mil-spec tungsten AP, and with far superior training. They're gonna need all the edge they can get, even at the expense of weight and money. Not that Uncle Sam is going to have any less dollars to throw around...

    • @HerpDerpNV
      @HerpDerpNV 2 года назад +17

      @@BlackBladeGroM That 6.8 can be negated by a slightly thicker plate that costs nothing to field vs a new rifle that will carry less ammo. The obsession with rifles while the US has almost no tactical air defense and 40 year old artillery SP systems is a symptom of rot.

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 2 года назад +7

      It's not just armour, the new optics/firecontrol systems are miniaturised versions of equipment that revolutionised tank combat, the new ammunition and rifles will be better at taking advantage of the changes these fire control systems could make to infantry combat.

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 2 года назад +1

      The us does have new sp gun projects see the ERCA weapon program.
      As for air defense GD already has a 1.2 billion dollar f contract to build more air defenses for thr us military

    • @vilecreature8640
      @vilecreature8640 2 года назад +8

      @@HerpDerpNV "slightly thicker plates" means more cost and more wieght. And more thickness doesn't mean more protection, it will turn into a 10 year contract to make new lightweight body armor that can stop the round. Also the round has better ballistics at range than 5.56, we have been able to use 5.56 because the people we have been fighting have been living in huts or caves using leftover guns from ww2 and desert storm.

  • @isaiahmadrid6738
    @isaiahmadrid6738 2 года назад +368

    Looking at the history of military trials/adoptions in the U.S., it's not that surprising that Sig Sauer has been dominating U.S. arms trials lately. The system is designed to favor manufacturers that have optimized their business to fill large government contracts. They're basically the Colt of the modern day. Sam Colt envisioned his company to produce large numbers of arms for government entities through contracts. The 1873, 1892, 1909, and 1911 all came from Colt; it wasn't just handguns either, they produced Gatling guns, machine guns, etc. for the U.S. government. When the U.S. shut down Springfield Armory, the M16 was sold by Colt to the government until they lost that contract to FN, and even then they struck gold with the M4 in the '90s.
    Since Colt's R&D department basically disappeared in the 2000s, there's been a huge gap in the market for what is essentially the U.S. government's prime manufacturer of arms - Sig Sauer has stepped up to fill that role.

    • @geirbjornfergusson1831
      @geirbjornfergusson1831 2 года назад +19

      Not gonna lie, that kinda concerns me that Sig has done that. I keep thinking of the drop safety issues on their P320s among other reliability issues in their newer product lines. Perhaps I will be pleasantly surprised in the future. I do think the move to 6.8 is a good one but I do want more options for manufacturers of ammo. I don't want to pay $80 a box for 20 rounds.

    • @CircaSriYak
      @CircaSriYak 2 года назад +47

      I understand the cynicism but Sig was the underdog here.
      Textron is a vast international defense conglomerate that makes aerospace and mechanized platforms. They've been around for decades.
      General Dynamics is the 5th largest defense contractor in the US and the sixth largest in the world. Let me quote wikipedia here.
      "the corporation today consists of ten subsidiary companies with operations in 45 countries. The company’s products include Gulfstream business jets, Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear-powered submarines, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, M1 Abrams tanks and Stryker armored fighting vehicles."
      Sig USA on the other hand has only been involved in Firearms manufacturing for about 20 years. And that's all they do. By every metric, Sig has the least connections in Washington out of all the companies involved in the NGSW.

    • @How23497
      @How23497 2 года назад +8

      Uninformed person here, what happened to colt? The financial crisis hit em hard or what?

    • @seandlax9
      @seandlax9 2 года назад

      @@CircaSriYak " Sig was the underdog here" Sig was never an underdog. There's an infestation of Sig fanboyism and cronyism in the Army's procurement office. The CFO a couple years ago during the M17 selection and beginning rollout couldn't get Ron Cohen's dick out of his mouth, and worked the shaft and fondled the balls (personal experience from actually meeting him in a gun store and listening to him talk, store employees confirmed that others from that office were the same way). They also have a problem where everyone in that office is a career desk jockey who never say the field making decisions that affect the kit of combat troops, often ignoring combat troops input (the testing teams for the sidearm were surprised that the Sig was selected, it was in 4th place according to most of their lists).

    • @bluecaptainIT
      @bluecaptainIT 2 года назад +11

      @@How23497 that and Colt didn't sell many guns to civilians up untill recently, so they almost went bankrupt.
      Also being caught producing expensive rifles and carbines, but the quality was sub-par, losing the contract for the Armed Forces.

  • @jaydenchyr5412
    @jaydenchyr5412 2 года назад +118

    I went to my local range yesterday and shot my first firearm. It was awsome! I shot a .45 ACP 1911 and now I cant wait to go back. I am a huge fan of your channel, and your videos are what sparked my interest in guns. I would like to thank you for that and wish you a great day!

    • @zendell37
      @zendell37 2 года назад +17

      Rad dude! I'm glad you could join the club. It's a fun hobby and used to be much easier, but it's getting better.
      Shoot responsibly!

    • @jaydenchyr5412
      @jaydenchyr5412 2 года назад +5

      @@zendell37 thanks! Cheers to you!

    • @gladbag2005
      @gladbag2005 2 года назад +13

      Another pro gun nubster was born this day lets all stop and share in a moment of silence for this revered moment.

    • @jelanigarvey713
      @jelanigarvey713 2 года назад +11

      Welcome…..to a life full of crippling debt.

    • @ryanrasmussen5346
      @ryanrasmussen5346 2 года назад +1

      Nice man 45s a great round 👍👍

  • @sbrazenor2
    @sbrazenor2 2 года назад +12

    My first thought was that both of the other rifles use a polymer cartridge, whereas Sig uses a bi-metallic construction that can stand a higher pressure level. It's probably able to cycle more reliably.

  • @MrNylarhotep
    @MrNylarhotep 2 года назад +35

    On the topic of that magic fire control thing, let me quote something Robert Heinlein wrote in the bok Starship Troopers
    "If you load a mud foot down with a lot of gadgets that he has to watch, somebody a lot more simply equipped-say with a stone ax-will sneak up and bash his head in while he is trying to read a vernier."

    • @ravenwing199
      @ravenwing199 2 года назад +2

      It's not so complicated you look at thing you click a button and the scope gives you the perfect spot to aim.

  • @garr67
    @garr67 2 года назад +257

    The new optic is just every Midwest mom ever. “This heat wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the humidity”

    • @mr.bobcyndaquil
      @mr.bobcyndaquil 2 года назад +4

      As an Ohioan, I agree.

    • @c_s_8411
      @c_s_8411 2 года назад +2

      Bro don't hate on my wife. Midwest is a slur, just like redneck or hillbilly. Which us country folk don't appreciate. 🤣

    • @c_s_8411
      @c_s_8411 2 года назад +5

      By the way midwest moms have fostered the best of us in this country to be clear. Hell, one gave birth to me😁

    • @thereindeertherabbitthebat592
      @thereindeertherabbitthebat592 2 года назад +6

      Humidity? HA! Y'all come down to Georgia...
      🔥😈🔥

    • @dixen9116
      @dixen9116 2 года назад +5

      @@c_s_8411 Pretty sure everyone agrees the best people in the country are all in Alaska fighting Kodiak bears and Moose or whatever the fuck they do

  • @joshuamasterson7677
    @joshuamasterson7677 2 года назад +281

    U.S. Military: M14 too heavy recoil to much
    Also U.S. Military fifty years later: Heavier! Hotter ammo than ever before!

    • @UncleSarge
      @UncleSarge 2 года назад +8

      Right but the M14 fires .308 with a HUGE rate of fire that thing is completely insane.

    • @capella95
      @capella95 2 года назад

      There is nothing new under the sun, it has all been done before

    • @TimberwolfCY
      @TimberwolfCY 2 года назад +17

      @@UncleSarge Insane *for the first round*....after that it's just a hose throwing lead everywhere but where it needs to go. So it will be with this new rifle I think.

    • @UncleSarge
      @UncleSarge 2 года назад +2

      @@TimberwolfCY no I know, but the M14 was firing a round bigger than the one they've proposed, and with a ridiculous fire rate. First one was probably on target but the next 10 were NOT

    • @TimberwolfCY
      @TimberwolfCY 2 года назад +3

      @@UncleSarge Ha ha, no doubt, fair enough. Though with 80,000 PSI, I'm not convinced it's gonna perform any better than .308 in that regard :/

  • @SnowheadBlitz
    @SnowheadBlitz 2 года назад +3

    "What do you carry" Well, because of where I live, a fuckin sword, because that's apparently legal here, so long as people can see I've got it. What about yall? Any of you out there carry something weird?

  • @jaredfischer6040
    @jaredfischer6040 2 года назад +313

    The SIG winning was a forgone conclusion. It has the most similar handling to the M4, and it doesn't use weird experimental polymer cases for its ammunition. They wanted something different, but not _too_ different.

    • @elvispresley2284
      @elvispresley2284 2 года назад +19

      US Arrmy didn't change at all, they want things different, but not too different

    • @raffihakim278
      @raffihakim278 2 года назад +21

      @@elvispresley2284 It's not that US Army were extremely reluctant for a change. They prioritized Logistic when it comes to NGSW and other Projects.
      Funding Military is no cheap matters, especially for Global Spanning "Empire". Just look at Russia & China. While they boast about their "Future Capabilities" (China is well known for Advanced Hypersonic Missle Capabilities) they absolutely can't afford to procure in Such large quantities. Not to mention Buttload of Corruption involved (The Main reason Russia Military is screwed)

    • @yoU0Turn
      @yoU0Turn Год назад +2

      Is the best gun out there? Surely not. It is also not the worst. You I will do just fine. Testing high technology scopes fits in with the efforts to get more and better communication on the field. Not a dumb decision. You can only share info you know. I don’t get why the gun is locked upon so badly.

    • @singingwolf3929
      @singingwolf3929 Год назад

      Honestly, after reading an article about the True Velocity rounds, I found them intriguing and would like to see real world testing for them (which I should probably look up at this point given the age of this video 😅 ).

    • @Nathan-vt1jz
      @Nathan-vt1jz Год назад

      Agreed. The sig might be a great rifle, but it’s obvious why it won against the other two. They were clearly worse/too weird.

  • @anonymou5spaz940
    @anonymou5spaz940 2 года назад +120

    I was dying laughing when you said "optic is now capable of giving the blue screen of death" 🤣

  • @DutchTraveler
    @DutchTraveler 2 года назад +230

    General Dynamics choice was seriously interesting. Their suppressor was designed specifically to be as short as possible without sacrificing barrel length, so they went with short and fat. What is Vortex smoking for that optic?

    • @esvete9787
      @esvete9787 2 года назад +38

      The GD submission was by far the most interesting to me. I don't see anything in the SIG submission that's really advancing technology. I think GDs ammo really should've been taken at the very least.

    • @veldin25
      @veldin25 2 года назад +6

      Seems like you've done zero research on the optic

    • @willyvereb
      @willyvereb 2 года назад +13

      @@esvete9787 That's the whole point.
      Sig won by the sheer fact their rifle was just good and didn't include any Space Age bullcrap.

    • @thepurplebandit3859
      @thepurplebandit3859 2 года назад

      @@willyvereb so just an excuse for the government to dump more money into the military

    • @esvete9787
      @esvete9787 2 года назад +32

      @@willyvereb then why adopt another rifle at the cost of millions/billions of dollars? There is a clear leap in technology between the M14 and the M16. The M4 to the XM5 is a sidestep at best. The GD ammo is substantially lighter while still being a rifle cartridge, that is a clear step forward.

  • @theonlytnargmatt
    @theonlytnargmatt Год назад +4

    With the computing power the vortex has there is a scary high chance that you will be able to run doom on your optic.

  • @natm5000
    @natm5000 2 года назад +263

    the only doubt i had in my mind, about sig winning, was that the government might be dumb enough to put a battery-powered rifle into service.

    • @NeverDoubtMe23
      @NeverDoubtMe23 2 года назад +8

      @@thinkharder9332 But we need to slam sig as much as possible because, fanboi's! LOL

    • @jmjedi923
      @jmjedi923 2 года назад +1

      I'm pretty sure that optic needs a battery, like most modern optics. And flashlights.

    • @natm5000
      @natm5000 2 года назад +30

      Im taking about the textron rifle, it had a battery operated feeding system. You guys must not read well. The new optic is battery powered, with an etched reticle , so it doesn't need batteries to function.

    • @tarkovenjoyer7636
      @tarkovenjoyer7636 2 года назад +10

      @@natm5000 imagine a nuke goes off 150 km away from a whole deployed brigade, and suddenly their gun is not getting fed anymore cuz EMP effects lmao

    • @KSmithwick1989
      @KSmithwick1989 2 года назад

      @@tarkovenjoyer7636 Yeah if EMPs followed Hollywood physics/realism. Considering that effect is a byproduct of detonating nukes in low orbit. Or that EMP resistance has been incorporated into military hardware for over 20 years.

  • @jpm5772
    @jpm5772 2 года назад +379

    Upon research the optic is actually incredibly interesting. It essentially takes into account range, wind and humidity and moves your redecal to compensate. It makes shooting at long ranges much easier for soldiers and requires much less training

    • @nurvis3489
      @nurvis3489 2 года назад +35

      Oh
      well
      Shit

    • @pbj8933
      @pbj8933 2 года назад +8

      The......BONE COLLECTOR!!!! (monster truck arena voice)

    • @bioemiliano
      @bioemiliano 2 года назад +61

      literal autoaim

    • @nurvis3489
      @nurvis3489 2 года назад +136

      @@bioemiliano Breaking news: America banned from WW3 due to using aimbot

    • @ObservationofLimits
      @ObservationofLimits 2 года назад +5

      Reticle*

  • @bencejuhasz6459
    @bencejuhasz6459 2 года назад +208

    "SIG-Sauer wins contract"
    "General Dynamics crying with all the money they are going to get, thanks to the 'Ukraine-Russia game is going to cause the US government to give them more money to upgrade the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fleet".
    A Hungarian Armour Enthusiast

    • @alexjohnson5677
      @alexjohnson5677 2 года назад +6

      Két évig éltem Magyarországon. Főleg Budapesten voltam, de Szolnokon és Szombathelyen is laktam, és néhány másik. gyönyörű szép az az ország

    • @marcusborderlands6177
      @marcusborderlands6177 2 года назад +3

      Honestly lmfao

    • @TiernanWilkinson
      @TiernanWilkinson 2 года назад +13

      @@marcusborderlands6177 "Another beautiful day in the Military Industrial Complex!"

    • @Landsersajer
      @Landsersajer 2 года назад +1

      Sucks I invested so much in general dynamics and Raytheon

    • @How23497
      @How23497 2 года назад +10

      M1A3 coming soon I’d bet, I saw that the US Congress was getting pretty mad at all the SepVXXX models

  • @daleleighton
    @daleleighton 2 года назад

    OMG...it may be 3am right now for me - a time when traditionally, everything seems funny due to tiredness, but that last frame stating, "Straight up fucking missed -- how embarrassing"..... that really cracked me up to no end..!!!!!!! Sometimes bloopers are the best part of a video, and I don't want to detract from the rest of the content, because I enjoy a lot of your vid's, but please keep including bloopers, because when you are watching youtube content for mostly entertainment value (like I am), then bloopers are sometimes THE BOMB..!!!!! Cheers, -- Dale L.

  • @thelonehussar6101
    @thelonehussar6101 2 года назад +541

    I figured Sig would win. Their rifle seemed the least…….weird

    • @knightraithwall8924
      @knightraithwall8924 2 года назад +26

      And I believe they won the handgun contract partly because they offered a low price per firearm. there is a chance that also put them ahead of competition.

    • @that1randomguy382
      @that1randomguy382 2 года назад +18

      I would’ve loved to see the military implement that bullpup instead. It would’ve been cool to finally have a different looking and feeling rifle than the m4 look alike

    • @b-beale1931
      @b-beale1931 2 года назад +7

      Aka least innovative/futureproof

    • @trailblazer632
      @trailblazer632 2 года назад +28

      @@that1randomguy382 could you imagine the retraining for all the current grunts on a bullpup lol

    • @ianmills9266
      @ianmills9266 2 года назад +5

      @@that1randomguy382 Yeah, the specs for the bulpup look good but I suppose it's easier to implement something with a similar platform to what the military is already using.
      That and textron had a very badly placed ejection port. How many troops would of placed a hand there?

  • @WhatIfBrigade
    @WhatIfBrigade 2 года назад +162

    If Forgotten Weapons has taught me anything it is that military contracts have more to do with politics, luck, low costs and good timing than designing the best firearm. "Do bureaucrats like your gun? Did it perform well in arbitrary tests?"

    • @rylian21
      @rylian21 2 года назад +15

      Did you grease the right palms or promise the right officers lucrative enough "consultation" positions with the company when they retire after the process?
      The military contracting/procurement process is three things: graft, graft, and more graft.

    • @dannyblack721
      @dannyblack721 2 года назад +11

      thats pretty much the gist of the entirety of the military industrial complex friend.

    • @WhatIfBrigade
      @WhatIfBrigade 2 года назад

      @@rylian21 I assume successful companies already hired the right people long ago. Promises would be unreliable compared to a company with an existing veterans hiring program.

    • @Momofukudoodoowindu
      @Momofukudoodoowindu 2 года назад +11

      This. GD was the superior rifle. It’s design is so much more mechanically elegant and efficient due to its wholesale adoption of the bullpup format. Sig tried to stick next gen performance into a last gen format. What you get is galactic chamber pressure, extremely heavy for what it does, god awful ammo design, and a very complicated gas-piston system that tries so desperately to do it all the while “looking like the rifle we all know and understand”. This has high level corruption and insider preferential treatment all over it. Sig pulled some strings and stole this from GD.

    • @jkausti6737
      @jkausti6737 2 года назад +5

      Also that even if your gun wins a contract, that doesn't really mean that it will be implemented in any real numbers.

  • @sageemerald7685
    @sageemerald7685 2 года назад +44

    Sig made a gun you can bench-press to keep soldiers fit in the trenches of ww3.

  • @suuis22
    @suuis22 Год назад +94

    i love how an EMP can completely disable aiming your weapon with the new optic lol

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased Год назад +12

      Etched reticles with backup illumination are the way

    • @suuis22
      @suuis22 Год назад +10

      @@TransistorBased I personally like ironsights, they're the lowest sights to the barrel and are (usually) adjustable if needed

    • @sellmeyoursoul6601
      @sellmeyoursoul6601 Год назад +1

      i swear we live in call of duty shit now prolly exosceletons soon

    • @kilowhiskyforge4337
      @kilowhiskyforge4337 Год назад +1

      Something something etched reticle yadda yadda, either way if that's simply lines etched in the glass that you just never see until the lights go out (emp), it strikes me as being completely useless in anything close to darkness. The backup would have to have a secondary set of lights like Transistor said to make the etches function.... But if you got backup lights then why need the damn etches in the first place???

    • @dickc.normous6369
      @dickc.normous6369 Год назад

      ​@TransistorBased I mean if your backup illumination is anything but a fiber optic cable like an ACOG you're still boned. Also I believe the new optic without power is just an LPVO so no it isn't useless after an EMP

  • @rdxdt
    @rdxdt 2 года назад +69

    Vortex in 5 years: We present you the optic that has an HDMI input for watching your favorite stream service while you're in combat.

    • @msgtpauldfreed
      @msgtpauldfreed 2 года назад +1

      Hahahahahahah!

    • @aaronfarnsworth7653
      @aaronfarnsworth7653 2 года назад +1

      Live stream with your government issue Only Fans girlfriend. Cockette Carousella 🎠 is fiercely loyal to you and every other swinging ____ in the company.

  • @KC_Smooth
    @KC_Smooth 2 года назад +122

    I think the General Dynamics rifle’s reciprocating barrel was a perfect idea to help manage the recoil of that massive chamber pressure. If the Sig Rifle bid had a recoil reduction system like that on its rifle variant, I’d be more excited for it.
    The Sig Machine gun looks phenomenal though!

    • @daboppa8991
      @daboppa8991 2 года назад +5

      My thoughts exactly. I really liked the general dynamics bid

    • @mutilator97
      @mutilator97 2 года назад +2

      @@paulbarclay4114 No it doesn't. None of the rifles need a battery. Though, I do hope that GD releases their rifle for public use. It's still a good gun design, and I know that plenty of people would love to have one(my roommate included).

    • @FFFF-x9i
      @FFFF-x9i 2 года назад

      How to manage recoil:
      1. Learn to shoot
      2. Solid shooting position
      3. Don't be a pussy

    • @paalrh
      @paalrh 2 года назад +1

      was the bid a package deal?
      Like if they wanted the MG did they have to choose the rifle aswell?
      Because that MG looks like it might have sealed the deal if thats the case

    • @KC_Smooth
      @KC_Smooth 2 года назад

      @@paalrh I don't think that has been stated, but it's highly probable that they would be a package deal. Easier logistics and keeps things in one manufacturers hands. Not to mention they all use different variants of the 6.8 ammo specification.

  • @tryit7616
    @tryit7616 2 года назад +148

    I’m honestly a little relived that sig won. If I remember, General dynamics and textron said they wouldn’t sell semi auto versions of their rifles to civilians if they won. That just sat wrong with me. But yes, sig does bribe.

    • @tryit7616
      @tryit7616 2 года назад +5

      @Riorozen Oh well that's good lol. guess we can live with 2/3

    • @kevinfitzpatrick5949
      @kevinfitzpatrick5949 2 года назад +18

      The MCX is 8k. So no, it's not really made for civilians. Not your average citizen anyway

    • @thekraken1173
      @thekraken1173 2 года назад +9

      @@kevinfitzpatrick5949 When there is demand and serial production, the price will decrease over time. And people who live in lucky countries will buy it.

    • @getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917
      @getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 2 года назад +3

      @@kevinfitzpatrick5949 Gunbroker shows Sig MCX's in 5.56 for $2200-$3000
      There is one dude selling a bonafide a MCX spear (.277) listing though for $18,000 though. It's even got 1 bid lol.

    • @culturalliberator9425
      @culturalliberator9425 2 года назад

      F##k anyone not willing to sell their weapons to the public. Government boot lickers won't get my money.
      Well, the guns are also ridiculously ugly.

  • @BattleGroundFab
    @BattleGroundFab 2 года назад +43

    EDC depends on the weather. Could be a Gucci G19, a Commander Size Rail Gun, P365 or P320. The XDm 3.8, FNS40c and the Shield have been thrown into rotation occasionally.

    • @Jellydoughnuthole
      @Jellydoughnuthole 2 года назад

      yeah I just carry a five seven or If I feel bored 50AE desert eagle but the colt single action army also gets thrown it some times

    • @Dontstealmycheetos
      @Dontstealmycheetos 2 года назад +1

      5.7 all day

    • @Jellydoughnuthole
      @Jellydoughnuthole Год назад

      @@Dontstealmycheetos yeah the perfect package wish I had a P90 to go with it but I sadly only have a FAMAS and quite frankly a colt walker I have in a safe that I never use but I'm ranting G3 FOR LIFE BABY

    • @Jellydoughnuthole
      @Jellydoughnuthole Год назад

      @@Dontstealmycheetos though I also have a I think it was called gyrojet? somthin long those lines? tbh im clueless to what it is

  • @indy_the_awesome4615
    @indy_the_awesome4615 2 года назад +626

    The new light machine gun looks scarily like the doom 2016 heavy assult rifle, same with the optic sounding like the scope for it. So we may be heading in that direction

    • @Vtolmelon
      @Vtolmelon 2 года назад +9

      I think it is also in modern warfare 2019

    • @gregbarnes4083
      @gregbarnes4083 2 года назад +20

      @@Vtolmelon The Sig NGSW is also the stardard issue assault rifle in BF2042

    • @amogusamogus8490
      @amogusamogus8490 2 года назад +25

      @@gregbarnes4083 its a shame that game sucks

    • @gregbarnes4083
      @gregbarnes4083 2 года назад +17

      @@amogusamogus8490 Ikr its really sad whats become of Battlefield, a fate worse than death imo

    • @amogusamogus8490
      @amogusamogus8490 2 года назад +4

      @@gregbarnes4083 just got into gaming a few years ago, saw the trailer, heard about the greatness of bf4 and was excited for my first battlefield launch. Boy was I dissapointed

  • @the1warboar
    @the1warboar 2 года назад +59

    The year is 2030. An American unit is under fire overseas, they go to engage, then all of their optics collectively receive a windows 14 update.

    • @JaxxGaming7997
      @JaxxGaming7997 Год назад +1

      😂

    • @andrews.5212
      @andrews.5212 Год назад +7

      At least is not an apple upgrade forcing you to buy a new optic xD

  • @DingusKhan42
    @DingusKhan42 2 года назад +144

    The general dynamics one was really cool. The plastic ammo seemed really interesting.

    • @Sube-Tube
      @Sube-Tube 2 года назад

      Cuz we dont have enough plastic everywhere anyways, all we need is the fucking military spending thousands of rounds per hour

    • @WINSTONECHAN
      @WINSTONECHAN 2 года назад +2

      @Dingus Khan You should got and watch task and purpose’s video on the whole thing.
      He had covered the whole thing from the trials and testing to getting to test fire it himself

    • @JayzsMr
      @JayzsMr 2 года назад +2

      And that's why it wasn't chosen

    • @zacharyrollick6169
      @zacharyrollick6169 2 года назад

      It's been tried before. Five years ago, a gunsmith showed me some prototype polymer 5.56 ammo.

    • @mapleflag6518
      @mapleflag6518 2 года назад

      Plastic ammo?

  • @cjtyler01
    @cjtyler01 2 года назад

    People forget that quality isn’t the number one thing the government looks for when contracting out. It’s pricing, military grade doesn’t mean heavy duty, it means the best they could get for the cheapest amount of money.

  • @czchad5773
    @czchad5773 2 года назад +61

    Remember when the Army spent millions of dollars on a camo pattern because "it looked cool"? Pepperidge farms Remembers

    • @vyros.3234
      @vyros.3234 2 года назад +7

      Looking cool is a deterrent

    • @bkane573
      @bkane573 2 года назад +1

      And people died because of it.

    • @ChrisHuppey
      @ChrisHuppey 2 года назад +1

      Only millions?

    • @blackhawk7r221
      @blackhawk7r221 2 года назад +1

      You had to go there. Now get the beret talk over with.

  • @nickdial8528
    @nickdial8528 2 года назад +436

    I predicted Sig would this year's ago, simply based on the fact that its ammunition didn't require massive retooling.
    Logistics is the key to this one, when you don't have to retool ammunition manufacturing, and can use the same type of tooling setups because it uses a steel plate in the brass ammo casing, that makes a huge difference and is absolutely cost affected overall.

    • @DerAlleinTiger
      @DerAlleinTiger 2 года назад +37

      I thought the same thing when I first saw them. SIG wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel or do anything particularly revolutionary. They even made it look similar to the current AR platforms. Familiar gun, simple ammo, and a company that's already been making a lot of guns for the military for years. Who could have guessed it'd be them?

    • @nickdial8528
      @nickdial8528 2 года назад +25

      @@DerAlleinTiger
      Right,
      people can complain and wine all they want about sig winning, but if you really look at it with common sense, anyone that knows anything about manufacturing, and cost effectiveness, Sig was really the only logical choice.

    • @edwardrichtofen611
      @edwardrichtofen611 2 года назад +2

      Just as question... I thought Sig and Sauer got defunct and closed?... So.-.. how should they provide rifles now?

    • @nickdial8528
      @nickdial8528 2 года назад +16

      @@edwardrichtofen611
      They're not closed. Far from it.

    • @edwardrichtofen611
      @edwardrichtofen611 2 года назад +2

      @@nickdial8528 Yeah just found it out, the mother company and original company closed. Well doesnt matter, german quality on gun will still be delievered true this Sig Sauer ^^

  • @GeneralG1810
    @GeneralG1810 2 года назад +596

    Soldier 1 "Hey I got my new rifle with that all in one optic"
    Soldier 2 "Cool is it super heavy like they say?"
    Soldier 1 "Actually the gun isn't THAT bad, but all the batteries I need to carry for the optic are a bit much!"

    • @ricojes
      @ricojes 2 года назад +48

      inb4 aftermarket battery speedloaders.

    • @joedirt7604
      @joedirt7604 2 года назад +27

      So true.
      a lightweight flashlight is irrelevant when it gets 300% more heavy when its "loaded"

    • @KertaDrake
      @KertaDrake 2 года назад +7

      Bring on the beltfed AAs!

    • @jamesregan2181
      @jamesregan2181 2 года назад +5

      There will be multiple opportunities to recharge batteries at the objective just like the video game reloads.

    • @Dontstealmycheetos
      @Dontstealmycheetos 2 года назад

      Emp entered the chat

  • @CloneCaptainHowzer
    @CloneCaptainHowzer 2 года назад +2

    11:39 i carry nothing as i live in the uk and the govt doesn't trust the people it's supposed to represent

  • @evergreen4103
    @evergreen4103 2 года назад +321

    People wondering how SIG keeps winning have to realize it isn't about who makes the best guns. It's about who makes the cheapest gun that fits the requirements and can take a beating

    • @dealspeed6756
      @dealspeed6756 2 года назад +17

      This ☝️

    • @lastdayonearth8381
      @lastdayonearth8381 2 года назад

      Corruption. We Are Turning Into Russia. This Will Become Our Ak12. People Will Be Begging For The Previous Generation Of Rifle. Aka Some Of The Best Rifles On Earth That Didn't Need Fixing: Ak74M And M4A1 Carbine.

    • @Rrgr5
      @Rrgr5 2 года назад +30

      Also they offered a carbine version, which none of the others did, for that on it was obvious who would win.

    • @PabloIrauzqui
      @PabloIrauzqui 2 года назад

      🧢

    • @TalesOfWar
      @TalesOfWar 2 года назад +13

      @@Rrgr5 I'm kind of surprised FN didn't throw their hat into the ring with the SCAR platform. It has full size, carbines, compacts and DMR's all under the same basic modular system chambered in both 5.56 and 7.62. Or did they and just didn't get anywhere?

  • @kenraterink
    @kenraterink 2 года назад +176

    The great thing about vortex is they have a lifetime warranty.... which I've used on every vortex optic I've ever owned. Rifle scopes, binoculars... I hope the military options are WAAY better than the consumer offerings

    • @bh8066
      @bh8066 2 года назад +13

      Lol no they will be made cheaper probably. I feel you on vortex. Now I get leupold's when they go on sale. Never going back now. I love my Leopold products

    • @sierrabravo7368
      @sierrabravo7368 2 года назад +8

      Yeah but if your scope fails in the middle of a battle your lifetime is going to end soon

    • @OrderOfTheDragan1429
      @OrderOfTheDragan1429 2 года назад +1

      No just NO.

    • @craigthescott5074
      @craigthescott5074 2 года назад +3

      I own quite a few optics from Night Force, Swarovski, Leopold, Nikon, and Vortex and I haven’t had a problem with any of my Vortex yet but If there’s on thing I’ve learned in collecting firearms and optics is you get what you pay for.

    • @g00gleisgayerthanaids56
      @g00gleisgayerthanaids56 2 года назад +3

      The aimpoint and acog that used to be standard are straight up bomb proof

  • @UnknownOps
    @UnknownOps 2 года назад +220

    US Army: "Thanks, never knew I need to be a NASA Scientist to operate this telescopic nightmare."
    US Marine Corps: "AS LONG IT CAN PLAY MUSIC AND PORN, IT'S FUCKING NASA TO ME!"

    • @ravenwing199
      @ravenwing199 2 года назад +27

      The sight litterally just shifts your reticle so you can get hits. The fuck are you guys thinking it does? Its an autoaim ACOG not a fucking COD HUD.

    • @kiki4910
      @kiki4910 2 года назад

      Only og filthy frank fans will get that one

  • @Sasha-ff5ce
    @Sasha-ff5ce 2 года назад +1

    Ngl modern militaries making their soldiers increasingly more overburdened by heavy and smart-tech-reliant gear is just going to make it easier for a sheep farmer to dome your average infantryman with grandpap’s mosin

  • @leroystill3178
    @leroystill3178 2 года назад +66

    On the carry gun question: if I hadn't lost all my guns in a horrible fishing incident, I would be toting a Taurus 605 with a couple speed loaders of .357mag

    • @johnb8440
      @johnb8440 2 года назад +4

      Sp101 in 357 was lost in my own boating accident.

    • @johnmitchell923
      @johnmitchell923 2 года назад +2

      Based I also would carry a 605 if all my guns weren't lost while boating

    • @rudyschwab7709
      @rudyschwab7709 2 года назад +7

      I legitimately sold all of my guns to several dear friends of mine. Coincidentally, I clipped their obituaries out of the newspaper as they passed on and I keep them in a scrap book for memories' sake.

    • @cliffordharton459
      @cliffordharton459 2 года назад +4

      Dang, we all have such horrible luck. My firearms were also lost on a fishing trip some where at sea. Tis a shame my Tarus Judge was lost.

  • @How23497
    @How23497 2 года назад +167

    I think that even if they don’t adopt the XM5 I reckon they’ll seriously consider the XM250, less than half the weight seems like such a massive improvement

    • @c.j.3404
      @c.j.3404 2 года назад +1

      Frankly if they don’t adopt the xm5 then I see no reason why they would adopt the xm250 when textron had by far the better machine gun offering.

    • @commie4164
      @commie4164 2 года назад +9

      half the weight firing a much larger round at, lets just say, 2x the pressure. that gun is gonna knock the piss out of the shooter, no one is gonna like shooting that thing for more than a couple bursts

    • @greggstrasser5791
      @greggstrasser5791 2 года назад +1

      @@c.j.3404
      Name that J:
      Ron Cohen
      That’s why.

    • @kylecarey934
      @kylecarey934 2 года назад +1

      Sometimes lighter means less durability but it would be less of a butch to carry

    • @copo2835
      @copo2835 2 года назад

      Weight helps with recoil mitigation.

  • @captainmilkman
    @captainmilkman 2 года назад

    7:00 - "If this thing were any smarter, it would write a book. A book that would make Ulysses look like it was written in crayon. And it would read it to you."

  • @dcbadger2
    @dcbadger2 2 года назад +190

    Considering that two defense conglomerates lost to the actual gun manufacturer actually warms my heart.

    • @boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469
      @boywhohasl1vedhascometodie469 2 года назад +2

      Same

    • @jingq2
      @jingq2 2 года назад +11

      You don’t think sig is a defense conglomerate? Weird.

    • @TimberwolfCY
      @TimberwolfCY 2 года назад +14

      @@jingq2 Sig is great and they're definitely diversifying in the last several years but....General Dynamics is *far* more a conglomerate than Sig is.

    • @andog6092
      @andog6092 2 года назад +3

      Might not think that when they start falling apart like the sig pistols.

    • @dediKtion1986
      @dediKtion1986 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, "Cessna rifle" makes me uncomfortable

  • @johne5493
    @johne5493 2 года назад +75

    I agree with "Task and Purpose" when he said you also had to consider the average soldier doing maintenance and cleaning. The SIG is more familiar to the M4 and the General Dynamics was WAAYYYY to complicated for ease of use and cleaning.

    • @Sarge-jn5ps
      @Sarge-jn5ps 2 года назад +3

      Also consider that most army recruits have never held a weapon before, being that they are 17 to 19 at time of entry. The typical soldier has to get 2 weeks of familiarization with the weapon before they have any idea what they are doing with it.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад +2

      soldiers be soldiers

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад +1

      I agree with this as well. Specialists who are really dedicated to their weapons and their craft can be trusted with something a bit more intricate.

    • @CallsignWulf
      @CallsignWulf 2 года назад +1

      There was some channel complaining that people should hold their comments on things they don't know.
      I could easily tell a flaw with that gun without having used it.
      You are behind or beside cover. You want to rest weapon against cover to return fire. Do like you do with any other rifle and rest forearm on the cover. Using sandbags for example.
      Now you can't get more than a round off cause it won't eject out the bottom/side. Gun seemed like a terrible idea from the start.

    • @travism4477
      @travism4477 2 года назад

      Only idiots can't learn quickly how to breakdown/maintain a new rifle........ come on guys do you think so little of your soldiers?

  • @mowgli2071
    @mowgli2071 2 года назад +23

    US military
    > Relaxes physical fitness standards
    > Adopts heavier rifle

  • @Thevishisland
    @Thevishisland 2 года назад +1

    It's funny because the cartridge they are using is a full powered cartridge so it's considered a battle rifle and a medium machine gun but apparently we have idiots saying it's an assault rifle and an lmg

  • @bishopm4401
    @bishopm4401 2 года назад +141

    After all the trials that ended with “these are better but we’re gonna stick with the M4” it’s wild to think they’re actually switching to a new service rifle

    • @wc2195
      @wc2195 2 года назад +1

      @PenitentDeadMan308 T why would it be a mistake?

    • @ironCondor623
      @ironCondor623 2 года назад +7

      @@wc2195 cause 5.56 is theoretically equally lethal at 250-300 meters as .308 is, and having an extra 10 bullets is a pretty big advantage

    • @42ndsheep
      @42ndsheep 2 года назад +7

      Let's be real, the gun they picked is basically an M4 remastered lol

    • @Aliyah_666
      @Aliyah_666 2 года назад +2

      @@42ndsheep exactly...its a rehash

    • @bernardoohigginsvevo2974
      @bernardoohigginsvevo2974 2 года назад +2

      Well they still might not go for a full delivery

  • @valorhonour3282
    @valorhonour3282 2 года назад +193

    Honestly, SIG has just delivered exactly what the military has wanted with their two programs. Their handgun, while I like Glock and carry with them, fit exactly what the military wanted with the drop in fire control group. As for the rifle, I think they played it extremely safe and ended up winning because of it. They simply improved almost everything but didn’t try anything experimental like the other two. Plus it’s just a sexy rifle man.

    • @Ramboterminator2
      @Ramboterminator2 2 года назад +13

      Exactly. And why not stick with the same company if possible? Makes more sense that way

    • @jackofalltradesmasterofnon5765
      @jackofalltradesmasterofnon5765 2 года назад +15

      The drop in fire control that Soldiers are not allowed to remove even though it is specifically designed to be removed by the operator. But that's an Army problem not a Sig problem. I'd bet money the other reason sig got the contract is price. They undercut everyone on the pistol price and were able to get it. Most likely did the same with the rifle ad offered it at a better price. That and like you said, its familiar.

    • @spencermaisey7550
      @spencermaisey7550 2 года назад +6

      Talk to some of the dudes who tested the ngsw. The sig was just way better

    • @Bacteriophagebs
      @Bacteriophagebs 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, their designs have merit, unlike how Colt kept getting manufacturing contracts despite being THE WORST company at actually delivering the requesting number of guns on time.

    • @cagneybillingsley2165
      @cagneybillingsley2165 2 года назад

      glock is garbage and sig is garbage. general dynamics and textron should have both won, and m&p 2.0 should have won the handgun competition. sig and glock just sell their products for cheap and then recoup their losses in the civilian and police market. glock is infamous for cost saving marketed as revolutionary "safe action" concept. a million glock legs/crotches later, the fanboys are still under that spell.

  • @cynicanal111
    @cynicanal111 2 года назад +55

    Re: Bribery or "SIG being better", you're forgetting the third option -- they were cheapest.

    • @Jebotito
      @Jebotito 2 года назад +1

      @Uhhuh yeah because you want a prototype AR-15 replacement. The army won't pay that money for service rifles

    • @andog6092
      @andog6092 2 года назад +1

      If that is true or not, sig always undercuts comp for bragging right almost. There is a sheriffs department down here that was looking for a new duty gun, to replace glock 22 and 23s. Sig came in and offered them the 320s for free almost. The department paid to upgrade to night sights and accessories, holsters mag pouches, and they where to trade in their glocks to sig directly. Within a month there were so many issues the department requested their glocks back and found out sig had sold them. In the end they dropped the 320 and ended having to buy all new glocks. Even a few people in the military has talked about how cheap the 320 feels and they are falling apart already. So another low balled contract where people aren't happy with the finished product. Great example of the opposite of this, look at border patrol, secret service, and cost guard. They also did their own testing where cost didn't factor into the descion. All ended up going with glock. Sig continues to make inferior product qnd undercut other companies. The military should have the best, not the cheapest

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад +2

      @@andog6092 I haven't been impressed with their newest offerings, myself. Always liked their metal-framed, hammer-fired guns, though. Those things were tanks.

    • @neowolf09
      @neowolf09 2 года назад +1

      @@eljefeamericano4308 the p232 is like a James bond style gun. Love that thing.

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад

      @@neowolf09 That was really a beautiful gun, I agree!

  • @mistymonk5307
    @mistymonk5307 Год назад

    "Feeling a little attacked on that one" the background is literally your wall

  • @nickm5647
    @nickm5647 2 года назад +61

    8:13 the XM250 is NOT replacing the M240, it’s replacing the M249 as the SAW. There’s a separate contract for a .338 Norma Mag MMG to replace the M240

    • @sirdo946
      @sirdo946 2 года назад +8

      Holy fuck, .338 MMG? We gonna have 20mm replace .50s soon lol

    • @NozePicker
      @NozePicker 2 года назад +12

      Arma 3 really predicted the future

    • @krispinwah2784
      @krispinwah2784 2 года назад

      @@NozePicker that's what I've been saying these past few days

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад

      @@sirdo946 Crazy, right? That's some serious range and accuracy potential for a belt-fed weapon!

    • @cantmatchthethatch1472
      @cantmatchthethatch1472 2 года назад +3

      Sweet Baby Jesus, .338 MMG? Pray for the brave shoulders that will have to endure the inevitable, experimental "Shoulder Firing for Funises".

  • @LaughingMan44
    @LaughingMan44 2 года назад +212

    Sig's entry here objectively looks better on paper than the other two. It's way more conventional in terms of firing mechanism, layout and ammunition for a start.

    • @isosev
      @isosev 2 года назад +10

      Yeah its more conventional but that Textron was just like looking at a swiss watch work. Man its cool how it functions.

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 2 года назад +10

      The SIG weapon certainly has objectively heavier ammo than the other two candidates. Like substantially heavier.

    • @firedeath1154
      @firedeath1154 2 года назад +2

      @@isosev really cool to see it work, but man, i doubt it would be very fun to clean.

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 2 года назад +1

      @@isosev It was pretty unconventional, but the Textron gun wasn't really mechanically more complex than a typical rifle action. It wasn't quite mature enough in all the small design details though that make a firearm reliable though.

    • @kevinholes99
      @kevinholes99 2 года назад +7

      @@ostiariusalpha gotta remember the average private has the iq slightly above room temp

  • @ja-k0
    @ja-k0 2 года назад +20

    US military: wow it's been 15 years since we had an upgrade, this should be cool.
    Macedonian police with their CZs from 1954: you guys are getting upgrades?

  • @JustAGuyWatchingYoutube1753
    @JustAGuyWatchingYoutube1753 2 года назад +1

    I want to see a next gen KAC MK-11, SR-25, MK-11 mod 0 or whatever else people call it

  • @NinjaEnShort
    @NinjaEnShort 2 года назад +170

    Considering the price, complexity of the rifle, what happened with the P320 and the increasing problems I've seen on anything designed after the 90s... I'm willing to bet the Spear will be issued to a few unit, get shitloads of issues, and these same units will go back to either the M4 or will get HK417 (or other AR10 derivates) and switch the barrels to the new cartridge... assuming they can make it with quality with production in the millions instead of "boutique batches".

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos 2 года назад +1

      Yup lmfao

    • @logankent5865
      @logankent5865 2 года назад +15

      My thing is why make a whole new rifle system? Like the AR-15 platform is such an adaptable system why not rebarrel the AR or just at the very most do an upper swap, it would be cheaper and easier to reissue then starting a whole new logistical line for a whole new weapons system.
      This is the Vietnam Era m14 thing all over again.

    • @jimclayron417
      @jimclayron417 2 года назад

      Yea, you realize MCX’s have already been used in combat for the past couple years and there is a reason they are using them, because they are solid weapons. So unless you know more about it then the CAG or Devgru guys then the MCX spear should be fine lol

    • @jimclayron417
      @jimclayron417 2 года назад +1

      @@logankent5865 yea because you know better than the entirety of the US Military right.

    • @connorfoley-walker5672
      @connorfoley-walker5672 2 года назад

      @@jimclayron417 uh dude source on them being "used in combat for years" ? Or maybe you can just stop talking out your ass?

  • @JohnDoe-dj3xh
    @JohnDoe-dj3xh 2 года назад +59

    as someone who has done 3D printing for year now, here is my take: yes, 3D printers take some work, some calibrating, and more than anything some knowledge. That said, I feel like the 3D printing community online makes it seem a lot harder than it actually is so that they can feel superior, as indicated by that exact meme, the sentiment being "aw look some new guy trying to get into 3D printing couldn't possibly get it right and now their printer makes spaghetti". If you're someone who wants to learn to 3D print, let me assure you, for most stuff its pretty straight forward and the learning curve is not that steep.

    • @Shindinru
      @Shindinru 2 года назад +4

      Oh hell no. 3d printing, or at least FDM, can be damn finicky. And that assumes that something isn't wrong (ie warped, bent or misaligned) with the printer out of the box.
      People jumping in now will have fewer headaches, but only because there is a larger pool of community knowledge to use as reference.

    • @daa3417
      @daa3417 2 года назад

      Prusa machines are as close as 3d printing gets to plug and play, but even then I’d bet most people would be filtered by simple calibrations.

    • @bvoyelr
      @bvoyelr 2 года назад

      What gets me is that you get to wait 40 hours to find out if there was some subtle problem. I know, a lot of problems are obvious from the get-go, but even after you clear all those log jams, the piece you're making could still fail in ways that may not be apparent for hours into the print.

    • @noahsmith7732
      @noahsmith7732 2 года назад +1

      I’m doing industrial 3D printing, completely different from hobbyists

    • @debbiestimac5175
      @debbiestimac5175 2 года назад

      @@noahsmith7732 Industrial 3D is replacing injection molding in many industries, especially short run production. What sets them apart is that the FDM part is post processed machined in a multi-axis robotic lathe. Most would think they came out of an injection mold at first glance. Pretty soon auto makers will not be stocking bits and bobs plastic and aluminum replacement parts, just files to be printed as needed.

  • @Egg-noodles
    @Egg-noodles 2 года назад +131

    Brandon looking more and more like “The most interesting man in the world” everyday.

    • @debbiestimac5175
      @debbiestimac5175 2 года назад +1

      His GF won't be allowing any of that kind of behavior, he's on a bit of a short leash... probably more like a chastity cage. Heather saw the dynamic big time, her facial expressions were priceless at the last group dinner. "Blink twice if you need me to pick that lock, you don't deserve to be denied access to your own wiener, no matter what she says!" 😜

    • @jaminsim5965
      @jaminsim5965 2 года назад +4

      I don't always say "I don't always," but when I do, I say "but when I do."

  • @alexfrederick9019
    @alexfrederick9019 2 года назад

    What I carry varies. I have a G3C, a Glock or two, maybe more, a GX4, a Bodyguard 38S, a Canik TP9SF, a Glock 17, 19, 26, 43, and a Beretta. We aren't gonna talk about the Beretta.

  • @bluefalconssuck5881
    @bluefalconssuck5881 2 года назад +157

    Room clearing with that optic is like looking for your lost keys using a telescope.

    • @RawDoggin_78
      @RawDoggin_78 2 года назад +6

      lasersight/instinctive aiming/reddot canted/git gud

    • @brimstoneonsteam9069
      @brimstoneonsteam9069 2 года назад +5

      You know these scopes often can have their zoom put all the way to 1x. Also lasers.

    • @lukerhode8960
      @lukerhode8960 2 года назад +3

      It has a 1-9 lpvo. Essentially can be used as a red dot.

    • @TalonsRebellion
      @TalonsRebellion 2 года назад +11

      @@brimstoneonsteam9069 right, so instead of a telescope, it's like looking for your keys through a toilet paper roll.

    • @m.taylor7025
      @m.taylor7025 2 года назад +1

      @@TalonsRebellion to be fair, the incapacitating center-mass shot is a bigger target than a set of keys. Also the whole point of a red-dot is that when both eyes are open, you can see the red dot with both eyes, maning you don't have to actually find the target in the scope.

  • @KoKoKen
    @KoKoKen 2 года назад +27

    For those uninitiated in the debate of Sig Sauer bribing their way to adoption: The P320 handgun that was adopted was not drop safe. if you dropped it the right way from a few feet off the ground it would discharge the round, even with the safety on. If you watch this channel you probably know that this is something that is extremely bad and horribly amateur. Despite this the M9 handgun was replaced after 30 years of service with no real requirement of replacement. The P320's drop issue was fixed, but at the time Sig got the contract - the issue was not yet resolved. This important detail was glossed over by Brandon, and people are not saying Sig Sauer is guilty of bribery just because they got two contracts. They got two contracts with two VERY suspect designs (and an lmg).

    • @Peterkass235
      @Peterkass235 2 года назад +3

      Abs sig got an optic contract people are overlooking for a very over priced optic compared to the competition

    • @UmamiPapi
      @UmamiPapi 2 года назад +1

      I think Beretta had the better pistol.

    • @Gabriel5955959
      @Gabriel5955959 2 года назад +2

      @@UmamiPapi damn, even the glock was better. They won because of the lowest bid

    • @Iwillfigureoutanamelater
      @Iwillfigureoutanamelater 2 года назад +1

      @@UmamiPapi Definitely not. Shot both. Beretta sucks. Sig is pretty awesome.

    • @seandlax9
      @seandlax9 2 года назад +1

      @@Iwillfigureoutanamelater Beretta had the better pistol entry. As did FN, and also Glock. Sig was solidly in 4th place among the testing teams, and we were shocked it was selected despite our imput.

  • @SuppliceVI
    @SuppliceVI 2 года назад +56

    GD partnered with Beretta to make the bullpup for civilian use. It's called the Genesis.
    Kinda wish it was selected, because then the entire might of the US Military Industrial Complex's blank checkbook could have been used to correct regular bullpup problems.
    Also potato suppressor

    • @devonlord99
      @devonlord99 2 года назад +8

      Exactly!! People seem to act like the common issues with bullpups can’t just be solved with some investment the same way as any issue with a conventional rifle.

    • @raylandraybels9462
      @raylandraybels9462 2 года назад +4

      Exactly. Also, missing out on a delta p suppressor that lasts the life of the barrel is overlooked.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 2 года назад +4

      And there are fine bullpups, just not many.

    • @bmountainboy
      @bmountainboy 2 года назад

      Do you feel great giving an Italian company your $$$? Why you think they keep awarding contracts to American companies? This ain’t the 80’s anymore!

    • @SuppliceVI
      @SuppliceVI 2 года назад +7

      @@bmountainboy Ah yes, Sig Sauer, an American company. As opposed to General Dynamics and True Velocity, those damn Italians!

  • @jololol7158
    @jololol7158 2 года назад +3

    Brandon’s imitation of Ian’s intro is spot on LOLOL

    • @TSquitz
      @TSquitz 2 года назад

      Never seen a bot that almost sounds sarcastic

    • @jololol7158
      @jololol7158 2 года назад

      @@TSquitz Fr

  • @Dave-ou6lf
    @Dave-ou6lf 2 года назад +120

    Me: Watches an expert give his take on a firearm
    Also me: Won't take my gun all the way apart because I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back together.

    • @Nohkazeki
      @Nohkazeki 2 года назад +9

      you better learn or you're just basically neglecting and abusing your gun, also I don't even know what kind of gun you're talking about some guns are better off not being fully taken apart its depends on the gun but barrels chambers and bolts slides need to be cleaned regularly if the gun is used moderately

    • @DarmacQ
      @DarmacQ 2 года назад +6

      @@Nohkazeki you can clean all of that with very little disassembly on most guns

    • @1JamesZ
      @1JamesZ 2 года назад +9

      Man, people take comments way too seriously 🤣

    • @eljefeamericano4308
      @eljefeamericano4308 2 года назад +1

      I've always been too into guns to help myself, but man... some guns are NOT intuitive. Especially .22s! There are some crazy procedures for taking some of those little things apart and, hopefully, getting them back together.

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 2 года назад +2

      I thought I was smart today because I managed to put drop-in parts into my Smith & Wesson Shield. I know John Moses Browning designed the 1911 to be completely stripped using only its own parts and the rim of a .45 but that 111-year-old design has so many small bits it intimidates me.

  • @chrispy-MF
    @chrispy-MF 2 года назад +149

    The optic looks like something straight out of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

  • @magichat98
    @magichat98 2 года назад +28

    After working in a warehouse and having to watch active shooter training videos with cops weilding Sig weapons, I'm convinced that sig is trying to push the MCX line and the P320 line as the new "good guy gun" and this confirms it.

    • @Stargazzer811
      @Stargazzer811 2 года назад +10

      It's gonna be the new Right Hand of the Free World, is what they want. Props if you know the reference.

    • @graysonhill1366
      @graysonhill1366 2 года назад +6

      @@Stargazzer811 the FAL

    • @wyomins
      @wyomins 2 года назад

      considering that almost every movie bad guy in a post soviet world carries a SIG 556 I would argue the other way...

    • @grunt5074
      @grunt5074 2 года назад +4

      @@Stargazzer811 Dude I think everyone on the channel knows what the FAL is lol

    • @Stargazzer811
      @Stargazzer811 2 года назад +1

      @@grunt5074 Ya never know.

  • @bianohehe
    @bianohehe 2 года назад +2

    01:16 A little weird? lol If someone yells "catch the thief" everyone at Lockheed Martin and Sig sauer starts running desperately. Too much corruption with defense spending.

  • @JumpyWizardz
    @JumpyWizardz 2 года назад +186

    I feel bad for textron, I feel that the development of their rifle and ammo was the answer for most of the military complaints with just an adjustment to manual of arms.

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 2 года назад +48

      It really was, it was actually a very innovative and exciting design, and the military brass heavily put their thumb on the scale to favor Textron; they very much wanted that lightweight polymer case-telescoped ammo. The problem was that SIG's conventional action could draw upon many decades of engineering refinements, while Textron's novel design didn't even have a single decade of maturation. And it ended up showing badly in reliability testing during the competition trials.

    • @megawolfr1986
      @megawolfr1986 2 года назад +8

      @@ostiariusalpha at the end of the day, there is one thing that is most important. When you press trigger, gun goes bang. The more conventional design, decades of experience and more reliable gun make sig a better choice.

    • @fifteen8850
      @fifteen8850 2 года назад +5

      @@megawolfr1986 imo it’s kinda like the og ak12. Good, forward thinking tech, but unreliable as ever (on top of being 6x the price of an ak74m)

    • @xavierh.5102
      @xavierh.5102 2 года назад +5

      Among other things I actually think the textron design really would have benefited from being bullpup-ed. Would have put the ejection port right above the firing hand like a pistol.
      No more brass to the hand like the current design and no more brass to the face like a conventional bullpup.
      But agreed, I understand why it didn't win but it's still a damn shame. Would have been the biggest advancement in firearms in 50+ years.

    • @bradenmchenry995
      @bradenmchenry995 2 года назад

      That thing was complete trash it couldn’t cycle reliably

  • @kx250fforlife
    @kx250fforlife 2 года назад +54

    I wonder if even though they chose this gun, if they'll actually swap out m4's with it or if it will end up like the scar. I cant imagine too many people that have been using the m4 wanting to swap to this.

  • @justinhutyler2385
    @justinhutyler2385 2 года назад +70

    Sig P365 with the XL grip. Very much like the size, accuracy, and reliability with several types of ammunition. So far no parts breakage and seems to quite durable. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something to carry. Remember that training is much more important than equipment.

    • @americanraised2608
      @americanraised2608 2 года назад +4

      So who would win a group of combat soldiers with high points and Kel tec rifles or a group of decently trained civilians with Glocks and LMT rifles?

    • @chrism4008
      @chrism4008 2 года назад

      Im really torn between that and the new 10mm m&p compact

    • @RobbieBobbie98
      @RobbieBobbie98 2 года назад +2

      Completely agree with you. My Seal buddies all home carry P365’s with 12 round mags. I do too and for me it’s the perfect combination of comfort, reliability and most importantly accuracy.

    • @bradhertzler4451
      @bradhertzler4451 2 года назад +1

      @ AmericanRaised they aren't going to recommend them if they keep malfunctioning. Cheap crap doesn't usually perform well, especially in the field of battle.

    • @justinmaxwell4925
      @justinmaxwell4925 2 года назад +3

      @@americanraised2608 hi-point keeps surviving torture tests.. let's say Kahr or SCCY.. lmao

  • @BrandonMeyer1641
    @BrandonMeyer1641 2 года назад +7

    I wasn’t surprised. The textron and general dynamics offerings were a bit of a reach and would probably not hold up as well. Really the only worthwhile thing to come from those two was true velocity and their ammo. The government has experience with the mcx platform with the rattler. They have seen good things so it was probably an easy choice.