IS THIS THE PERFECT FIRE STARTER!!
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Cutting down trees For a living, my dryer lint is Chock full o sawdust! Best of both worlds lol
Nice
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Right on!
Kudos for the Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you tried - Proutklarton Incredible Match Plan (do a search on google)? It is an awesome one of a kind product for getting an understanding of how to survive in a disaster and make your own survival food without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my close friend Aubrey finally got cool results with it.
Appreciate Video! Forgive me for the intrusion, I am interested in your thoughts. Have you thought about - Proutklarton Incredible Match Plan (do a search on google)? It is a great one of a kind product for getting an understanding of how to survive in a disaster and make your own survival food minus the headache. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work buddy finally got excellent results with it.
Firestarter:
-“Gravey Method”; pour wax over saw dust &/or lint in eggcarton cups.
-“Gumbo Method”; melt wax and stir in saw dust &/or lint until a thick slurry then spoon into cups.
Variations:
-Add a dollop of petroleum jelly for softer wax for use in damp conditions.
-Soak matchsticks in the melted wax then poke them deep into individual cups to use as sure-start wicks.
Yes, Thank you! My boyscouts get taught that exact same thing....we roll up toilet paper in a saw dust/lint/beeswax hair-gel amalgam as a "tender extender"
I have been making this type of fire starter since I was a teenager in the 1970s. I have found the the little paper condiment cups that fast food places have for putting ketchup and other sauces in work a bit better than the egg cartons. Just in neatness and compactness. I have also found that hard wood sawdust in this fire starters burns hotter and longer than soft wood sawdust. my personal favorite is maple. I bought a cheap sauce pan at Good Will for melting my wax and a silicon spatula at a dollar store. I melt the wax then stir in the sawdust and mux until the wax is fully incorporated into the sawdust. then I use the spatula to portion the mixture into the cups. I set them on a cooling rake. then a melt a bit more wax and use that to douse cotton balls. I then sit one wax soaked cotton ball on each cup. That makes them able to be ignited by several different methods. I have timed them at burn. The average 20 minutes.
Wow, that's pretty good
I would have never thought that the fire starters would have burnt for that long. Thanks for sharing.
"We need to purge, one good item." ...4 minutes later "I need a second AR-15." :D
SilentGloves in all fairness he said his current AR has reliability issues and he said he would rather spend the money on one quality item.
I was just being facetious. :)
I never knew how to spell that word until now...thanks!
Then he doesn't need another AR, but a different AR.
KAMOMI Come on now....I know how to say it...it goes like this:
Fah - seech - isss
That's the best I could do to come up with a phonetic spelling.
How'd I do?
"I'm trying to remove excess and duplicates from my life." ... "So I'm thinking about getting another AR-15"
Cheers for the Video clip! Apologies for butting in, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you thought about - Proutklarton Incredible Match Plan (should be on google have a look)? It is a great one of a kind guide for getting an understanding of how to survive in a disaster and make your own survival food minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my buddy finally got cool success with it.
Sunshine_Shooter @
Frankenstein with reliability issues.
Cheers for the video content! Apologies for butting in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you heard the talk about - Proutklarton Incredible Match Plan (just google it)? It is a good one off product for getting an understanding of how to survive in a disaster and make your own survival food without the headache. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my good mate called Gray finally got excellent success with it.
1:50 There is the bug crawling inside the egg carton. RIP
Simplifying my life by having fewer possessions. 5 minutes later. I'm looking to buy a second AR. LOL :)
Seth Hoffman bite you lip you can't have to many guns lol.
Colt 6920, I have multiple AR's and the most reliable has been the Colt. The Quality of the materials and the testing of all the parts is second to none. My Colt's have been constantly accurate.
Daniel defense all day, used Colts in the military. never again lol cheaply made.
The colt Is a brilliant choice. Do not assume that your 30 year old, government neglected, non maintained, parts beyond service life military rifle is the same as a new production rifle.
Kylef7735 Lol I was just being cheeky. My actual comment I put towards the video says they are quality rifles.
Jay's Titan XD I wasn't sure. There are many people who believe what you commmented about Colts, and many other items in the militarys arsenal. ARs, M9s, M60s were especially bad for this due to their inability to have parts of the receiver replaced individually.
Kylef7735 It's all based on who uses the rifle and who maintains it. Any modern day rifle you personally take care of will last. It's such a fierce game anymore that the manufacturers have to be on top of their game.
I feel mixing Both. Wax Coated "Saw Dust/ Dryer Lint" Fire Starter would work extremely well.
Sounds like a great topic for another WranglerStar video! I have the S&W M&P
Hey Cody and Family , thank you for the awesome idea. These will go straight into production for next winter and my survival pack. Love your work guys.
Made in the Boyscouts, best starters ever!... with dryer lint, I take a pencil and compact the lint (when it's liquid paraffin) and add a second layer.
Hey cody. I just want to say please dont stop doing youtube! You are great! Dont let any negativity from the voting video discourage you. Because your true fans all respect your views an love your videos.
Thank you Tim, don't worry, I have not read nor will I read any of the comments on the voting video. What is the point,
Wranglerstar
OK , Then I just wanted to say (Here) since you will not be reading it (there)..
I respected you before that Voting video & now 10x more after it !!!
Go Thinking Americans !!!
Other than agreeing with you on your video, I've taken the "Fight Club" approach to this election. I don't feel like arguing with zombies anymore. My opinion won't change anyone's mind. I'll just go vote. I have the privilege of being more or less anonymous on here. You don't. You have my respect for speaking your opinion publicly.
agreed
The way you should have measured this is not to look at how long each one burns but how long they take to heat up a certain volume of water to a full boil, measure that time and look at how long it took, and how much the fuel sources weigh, then you can calculate the energy density of the fire starters
Stefano, he is making a fire starter not a stove fire to boil water and each lasting over ten minutes ,if you still cant start a fire after ten minutes go hire a local boy scout and he will get one started for you just saying
the point Stefano is making is that there is a difference between what burns easily and what burns hot. dryer lint burns super easy and will make a good fire starter. saw dust will burn hotter than dryer lint but may not burn as readily.
Considering in windy conditions and with less than optimal lighting technique they both lit easily, I think the video does just fine. It's not trying to be hyper scientific and was more than enough data for me to start making a few of these.
I don't think there is actually all that much difference between the two as it is the paraffin that is the important thing here. Of the dust or the lint I would assume the lint can better absorb the wax and so would burn hotter, though likely for a shorter period of time. But now I still want him to run your test :)
energy density ?
its just a flame bro, if theres flames its ok.
I just tried the sawdust firestarter for the first time, and worked wonderfully! Thank you for the tip.
Thank you so much for sharing this info. After seeing this video, I made a bunch of fire starters using dryer lint and they work wonderfully. I used a flat from egg cases but they still work extremely well and we will be using them throughout this winter. I, however, have used up most of our dryer lint so will make an egg flat full of planer shavings.
Between the two options you are looking at, I would say Colt. I own 10 different AR's from ones I built, Colt, BCM, Olympic, Smith and Wesson, and a couple of companies local to Utah. I enjoy my Colt and haven't had any issues. I use my firearms hard as I'm an instructor and believe in using them to their most, because if bad things happen, you'll want to know what their capabilities are. I run about 500 students a year through classes and have since 2006. Colt has been a good gun. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact me. I'm also an AR-15 Armorer.
I would like to ask you a few questions. Can you email your phone # to cody@wranglerstar.com
Email sent sir.
Wranglerstar I'd echo the above comment... for the difference in cost, I feel the Colt is a worthwhile upgrade.
One of my sons work for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Dept. Late last year or earlier this year, they bought the S&W M&P AR's and pistols. The officers love them and so far, I haven't heard any negative feedback.
That's Maricopa County AZ.
why not built a hybrid firestarter. just a bit dryer fabric on top for easy ignition, sawdust below for more heat and longer burn time
My thought too. Put some extra dryer lint on top so you could use a Ferro rod, right??
I just watch a video of a guy doing that. he rubbed petroleum jelly into lint first . ruclips.net/video/l4AWfRH8rgY/видео.html
I make wood chips out of fatwood and then mix it with the dryer lint. They are awesome. Takes time to make and mix but I enjoy it.
Aaaah like make a ball of shavings coated in wax with a surface coating of lint
You did WAY better than most at keeping the area neat. Thank you for the share.
We make our own fire starters on occasion. We use a cupcake paper with a layer of dryer lint. The fill 2/3 full with saw dust out of my table saw. Top with a pine cone and drizzle with melted wax. They are kind of pretty and the cupcake papers light very easily.
Cody, I have a Wyndham Weaponry (made in Wyndham, Maine), which was highly recommended by my brother-in-law, who spent a career in law enforcement and is a weapons specialist. Regardless of which AR15 you finally settle on, I highly suggest that you get a chrome lined barrel.
Wyndhams are the same quality as Bushmasters, being they were started by former bushmaster employees. Bushmasters and Wyndhams are Not duty grade firearms and should not be bought by anyone for serious use.
As far as a chrome lined barrel, Why? We are not shooting corrosive ammo, we are not stuck without access to proper cleaning supplies. As well as bore cleaning on a combative rifle, or the vast majority of rifles in general is unnecessary. A chrome lining adds a few thousand rounds to the barrels life and that is effectively the only benefit. But we are talking about a barrel life increase from 17,000 rounds to 20,000. Negligible.
I concur with that assessment. I've had the MPC model since the first year they started selling them, and it shoots reliably without fail no matter what kind of ammo I feed it. The components are high quality, and the fit & finish are outstanding. Windham backs each rifle sold with a lifetime transferable warranty, which is a testament to their confidence in the rifles, and I believe that confidence is justified. Windham is a highly underrated rifle.
Thank you for your validation.
I have been making these for a few years now. I agree that they are fantastic! one note though: if you don't want to mess up the kitchen, lay out some parchment paper where you will be filling and pouring wax, it is super easy to clean up and you can use that in the stove as well :)
aaronhume hey can you use these to light indoor stove fires? Or will they leave burnable deposits from the wax in my chimney/flue?
Any info would be great thx
I have used them a lot in my stove. I doubt there is any residue to speak of, especially if you get your stove hot.
@@goshhowhorrible8340 These are great and leave no residue. I use them to light my charcoal grill and there is no nasty gasoline flavor like you get with liquid charcoal starter.
I have a Smith and Wesson M&P 15 and I love it. Incredibly reliable and tons of fun to shoot. Insanely accurate too.
Wow, thanks for the great idea. I don't have stove hooked up at the moment, but I used to keep a bucket of twigs and just start the fire with a propane plumbing torch.
S&W M&P is by far the superior gun. I have personally shot both and I couldn't begin to express how superior it is over the colt.
I love my m&p better shooter than most
The S&W is a shooting range weekend rifle. With the Colt you can go to war if you need to. I'd get the Colt.
Stremer dumbest comment I ever read...
Michel Linschoten Read the rest of the comments. We all agree Colt is better.
Stremer
See that i got likes already want to know why? I never said Colt was bad (feel free to tell me where i did), you're stupid enough to claim that Smith and Wesson is a "weekend" gun. You clearly do not own any Smith and Wesson nor Colt to make that mediocre statement.
See that's how that works, read.....then comment.
Stremer is correct. The M&P is a plinking rifle. The colt is built to duty standards beyond that of the Smith.
That explains why the 1911 COLT is amongst the most unreliable not GUN but more unreliable PLATFORM on today's market.
It also explains why in the good ol' days the cops wore nothing else but SMITH AND WESSONS. As their main side-arm you two clearly do not shoot enough.
Also we we're *NOT talking about* M&P you have the same problem he does. *You cannot read for shit*, we are talking about BRAND as a whole.
Stick to what you know, and not what you do NOT know. Colt is a fantastic brand, however it may seem a Colt 1911 semi would be totally owned by an M&P if i comes to reliability.
Sorry, fact not fiction...
And that's a firearm (COLT) that cost triple as much purely because of its heritage...well done. You did not hear me say it was bad, it's simply no longer on top keep dreaming.
Nice tip on fire starters. When I get some time I’m going to make some of these. Be great just to have around even for just getting a fire pit going.
I know this is an old video but thank you. You are the first person to put wax on both fire starters everyone else wants to compare dry dryers lintel to vaseline cotton or wax coated sawdust hence spewing the result thanks again
Go to any Home Depot or Lowe's and they let you bag their sawdust from the Saw Table for free. I have a big Ziplock bag full :)
Nice! #ProTip
I use empty toilet paper rolls and pack them the same way. Also I have a S&W AR15 and love it.
Great idea Cody...both work really well. Will have to try it!
Chain saw sawdust, coarse as it is, looks pretty awesome. Having access to "regular" sawdust, tablesaw, I think I'll mix it in with the dryer lint next time I make fire starters and see how it works, Thanks for the Idea!!!
Cody I would highly recommend a SIG Sauer AR. I own their AR10 (SIG716 DMR) for about a year. It's great, I go shooting every weekend and put about 100 rounds through it. My brother just purchased a SIG516 Patrol a few days ago. He says it feels great and is very high quality. They're expensive though! But as you said, buy one high quality item not multiple cheap items. I would definitely consider it!
I won't buy anymore products from Sig. The last three I have owned all had reliability issues.
I understand. Just telling you my experience. Thanks for replying.
Yes, stay away from modern SIG.. their QC is horrible. Getting better, but.....
Daniel Defense?
I had a colt 6940 loved it but had to sell it now I got a Daniel defense mk 12 love it both not one issue only put 60 round thru the DD
Struggling to light the second fire-starter with a match when there's a flaming fire-starter just an inch away - LOL!
Having the best fire starter, and taking the time to do homemade fire starters is smart , do you yourself a favor and be sure you guys have the best fire starter on hand stocked up, be s prepper and have em ready so you are ready to go when you need them! 🙌🏽
Thanks for showing us how to make this easy firestarter. This is my first season heating with a wood stove, so I'm making it a point to pick up little tips like this that make my life easier.
When it came to the comparison shot, it seemed like the primary wind was carrying the heat from the sawdust cup over to the dryer lint cup, encouraging it to burn faster. With more controlled conditions, I think their performance would be nearly indistinguishable.
Anyway, I really couldn't see much advantage either way - seems like its better to just use whats abundant to you.
I own a Colt AR-15, and It has never failed me!
A Rose
I have carried and shot an old Colt Hbar. that my dad had forever. All original and extremely heavy. Also fail proof and accurate. It became a toss up....collector item? or boat ancore? I threw it in the river.
for the money an Aero precision is the best value. but I would go colt over m&p. but for me I love BCM.
Aero makes amazing guns, Mega Arms also has some of the best fit/finish I have seen. Both are up in Washington, Mega is not too far from you. They let me (as a dealer) tour the factory. Was pretty amazing
Thanks so much, either one, depending on what you have will be great for fire starters, especially with damp wet conditions.
I love my Ruger AR556! I have the colt and the M&P as well. You can't go wrong with any of these choices.
Ultimate fire starter = Talk about politics :-P
M&P the coast doesn't make the colt better it just makes it more expensive buy more ammo and shoot the M&P
The nice thing about the M&P is you still have enough money to buy an Eotech,
I would like to advise against the eotech. while they are decent optics, they are just not durable. the batteries die way to quick, and there are numerous reports from civilian and military personnel saying there broken there eotech by dropping their rifle, or getting to much sand, dirt or dust into the optic. IMO, if you're going to pay that much for an optical it need to be more durable than that. I'd recommend looking at aim point and trijicon. same price point as eotech, but reviews and user reports are so much better
or an aimpoint! i picked up the aimpoint ACO for an extremely good price the other day. and its very comparable to my aimpoint pro, stays loaded and red dot stays on for years at the ready
My younger brother has the M&P 15 Sport that you are considering and hasn't had any issues with it. He bought it after several months of considering others and determined for the money, you can't beat it. You don't break the bank, and with what money you save, you can get few good upgrades/accessories. Good, Solid, Reliable AR. I myself plan to get one once I have a few other priorities paid off. Keep an eye out for sales, as dealers tend to put them on sale occasionally. Take care~
I totally agree, if you are looking at something like an eotech then the M&P would be great.
I agree with you about your use of Mrs W's new kitchen lol! Thanks for doing this useful video. I can do this. Fire starters are expensive!
I am a big fan of your videos!!!! I have learned A LOT with watching your channel. As you asked, I own the s&w m&p ar15 and I have had ZERO problems. VERY good build quality for the price! 2 years so far with no issues I LOVE IT.
The only advantage the saw dust would've had was longevity but you didn't even test the longevity. I don't understand how you ruled sawdust superior. Please explain.
larger percentage remaining when the test terminated. If you extend it out the lint would be consumed first.
@@konijntjesbroek 10:56 no, the percentage doesn't seem any bigger, & he started the lint one first. I have a tub of both of these & there hasn't been a difference in performance. Only difference is the sawdust ones look nicer. Lint ones look trashy, but perform the same.
The ultimate fire starter is oxygen
Good proof that either will get your fire going. If your campfire isn't started after ten minutes from either one of these, maybe you need to move the starter closer to the kindling! Anyway, I have both materials, and it is good to know that they perform very similarly & could be relied upon for making your campfire less challenging in difficult conditions. Great presentation!
I bought the Colt AR for my wife and I can tell you that it's a great gun. I am very impressed by the quality feel of the gun and have never had any malfunctions. The one thing that I did do was to replace the butstock with a friction lock version from magpul.
Does mean your giving every person in your state an axe 😜
The match was the fire starter. The rest was fuel.
John Cromar that’s not how it works. You can’t light wood of any significant amount with a match. A fire starter is something that will light easily and will also start other, larger things on fire.
John Cromar you always need a heat source no matter what you're using.
These are my favorite fire starters too. I normally pack saw dust in the bottom then put lint on top, so I guess I use both methods.
My grandpa taught me this many years ago. No better way to start a fire. A dedicated wax pot is a must!
I own 5 ARs, all of which I have built myself. After my first build I decided to get my gunsmith certificate. I've sense built several Firearms, as well as teach firearm classes. Both brands manufacture great firearms, I wouldn't look at the brand so much, but the operating system. Gas or Piston. Piston is far superior in longevity, and reliability. Building just gives you opportunity to make your firearm customized to your wants, needs, and shooting style.
If you want more knowledgeable advice on firearms, I love to share my knowledge...
Piston AR's are losing favor with people and manufacturers. They are NOT more reliable. You end up with receiver wear (carrier tilt) with piston AR's. DGI is better.
My problem with dryer lint is it's likely to have polyester fibers, not just cotton lint. Polyester is a synthetic fiber and melts before it burns.
rick dees also it probably releases fumes you don't want to breathe
I bought a 3 hour burning log, cut it into marble size pieces, stored them in a 2 gallon zip lock bag and they lasted FOREVER. Great fire starters. Also great in a survival kit.
We made those in Boy Scouts all the time. We always kept them in our packs. Also did lint with steel wool wrapped around it, just hit it with a battery. 9v is the easiest but you can do it with any battery.
its not about dryer lint or saw dust. its all about the wax. thats what burning. the surface its burning on has only minor impact
Why do you want an AR. I am an avid outdoorsman and gun supporter but I just don't see the point to owning one. In my opinion you can just get a bolt action rifle and a quality scope for the same price and it will be far more accurate and useful. I really only think of guns as hunting tools so my opinions are probably different. I am interested to here from you guys that own ARs. For me accuracy is far more important that any other aspect of a rifle. Even in the case of defending myself I would feel safer knowing my rifle will place rounds where I want out to long range.
How often do self defense shootings happen at long range? I'm sure the guy breaking into your house will give you a courtesy call when he's 500 yards away.
The primary point of owning one is because of the Minuteman principle.
Good luck defending yourself with a 13lb 20" barreled Remington 700 in your house, if you miss the first shot. I have multiple AR's, for multiple purposes.. I even hunt with a couple of them. They are extremely accurate, regardless of the layout. Would I go shoot 600yd targets with my 10.5 SBR, no... but I also wouldn't limit myself to defending my family with a 1000yd GAP 308 either.
I have a shotgun for home defense
No one brought up shotguns, until bolt actions were called out for being crap for (edited) defense in general, not even HOME defense.
Hi Cody. I take appropriately sized scraps of wood from my splitter and put them in a 5 gallon bucket and soak them in kerosene for fire starters. They work great and there is very little effort or mess.
I add candles in my wood stove and it helps get things going ! Because I make candles in the garage and use the excess . Set it atop the stove and melt them down in a metal container.It works ! Also makes it smell good
Don't be a pansy, get a Springfield Armory M1a SOCOM.
A much more Manly caliber, and better suited for long range pasture shots, and for bear!
or get an AR10
I'm guessing you mean "figurative" pansy? :-) Have a great day.
No, I mean that if you own more than one 5.56 caliber rifle you turn into a flower...literally.
Of course I was speaking figuratively. I honestly don't care what kind of rifles a person buys. I'm just glad they buy them, and that we still have the freedom to do so.
Sell the ar...get a garand!!
Brilliant! What a great idea, and thanks for sharing!
I now have a bag next to the drier
I have heard this debate as well and decided to do what you did, but I also did some with a combination of sawdust and dryer lint. The combination one worked best.
Using candles to make... ummm... candles.
avatar6699 - pretty much
Using candles to make... ummm... A fire-starter.
Uh I really wouldn’t want to use a candle that engulfed itself in flame.. hence the wick in a candle.
Post a video, how you will hold an candle in stove for five minutes :D
avatar6699 firestarter read title
You talked about reducing the amount of junk in your life and then you talk about getting a new gun? Why? What do you need the gun for? You don't hunt (not that I am sure that those guns are appropriate for hunting).
Maybe he wants to go shooting with Jack?
I've been making sawdust on the bottom and dryer lint on top for a while now. Except I use the wax from my wife's wax scent warmer. It works great for me!
I like how he has this kooky gadgets and ideas. I like to watch when I need a good laugh.
How to make a 90 second video take 11 mins.
whats the fun in making stuff fast? ppl are in such a hurry nowdays, relax sit back and enjoy, else get the FUKC OUT OF HERE!
This bloke is totally insane.First, he wants to jettison a load of junk,then he wants an unnecessary second kitchen and a death-dealing gun. Typical gormless Yank.'Yipee'.
oooh, you said the "G" word! Go hide in your safe space.
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger-Oh God! What have I said? Is he going to come after me with his new water-pistol? Lord! Where can I hide?
WAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
He can use both the kitchen and the gun, and it's his life, body, and property to do whatever he pleases with. How is it insane to want to get rid of a bunch of crap and then get more space to DO things as a family and get ONE rifle?
He never said "ONLY THE ESSENTIALS NOW." He never said he was going to live caveman style. He wanted to get rid of some of his clutter. If you think that means he isn't allowed to expand his home or get new things, you're not only insane, you are living a sad life without liberty and individual drive.
Romeo Tango-Well now, that was quite a mouthful,here was I believing that if someone goes public then they are inviting comment,just as you did to me.Where he lives,he is indeed free to obtain a death-dealing gun.What's more, I'll bet he can't wait to prove how effective it is.
are you being serious? a death-dealing gun??? lmfao. guns dont kill, people kill.
Thanks! Awesome video. At our cabin in the NY Catskills and stoked to make this (dryer lint) w my two young sons. S’mores in their immediate futures!!
I own one of the S&W AR15s and its a great firearm, very light, easy to clean as well. No complaints with the firearm at all. Looking forward to seeing what you decide to purchase!
Yep those work AWESOME! My dad inlaw has a wood working shop. We supply his with egg cartons, he supplies us with fire starters! Good video
Since I always collect drier lint and really do not do anything that creates sawdust, I would have to go with the lint. Awesome vid and demonstration of the effectiveness of simple, easily obtainable items Cody!
I have a m& p sport and I love it. It's super light as compared to mils pec which by the way is useless unless your throwing your ar in a sandbox everyday, it just adds weight. I haven't had any reliability issues and I've even modified mine pretty extensively.
I will be trying this soon! Thanks
The dryer lint has taken much of the flames from the saw dust cube. That may be why it burned up faster and shrank early on. Both look to be great fire starters, thanks for the demo.
That is very cool. I have never seen any thing like that. Thanks for sharing this useful information.
You can’t go wrong with either one of them!! Thanks for the great fire starter idea!!!!!!
I've used the colt m4 in the service for many years as an 11b. I feel safe trusting it with my life. Between freezing up on the coldest of winter days, to dragging it through swamps, the biggest issue I ever had was the ejection port cover spring broke. I have nothing good or bad to say about the M&P since I have never used one. I do however love my Ruger SR556 but... when I went shooting with my friend who has an m4, it felt so good to hold it, as if it were a security blanket. Good luck in your decision!
For the price, Smith is great. I've had zero issues with mine. 100% reliable. Accurate too. If my eyes can see the target, I can hit the target.
I have an old deep fryer that I melt the wax in and then stir the sawdust into that and then with a spatula scoop it out and put it into egg cartons. These also work really great for starting your charcoal in a charcoal chimney.
I've used the sawdust and wax fire starter for years, and the only thing I do is put a bit of the old candle wicks in the center to give me an easier ignition point. I've even added a wax coat to the bottom of the egg crate to waterproof the whole thing and they have worked well indeed. Fray the tip of the wick parts to make them easier to ignite, easy to do with a knife tip. I've even gotten 3-4 " diameter wood chunks to ignite with the sustained heat of these awesome fire starters, I've also found that a coat of old shellack, (lightly applied) makes them waterproof as well, and the wax doesn't melt in a hot pack, keeping everything clean, (leave the wick free of shellack if you do this.)
Thanks for the fire starter dual. I made up the same thing myself a week ago and just hadn't tested them yet. Your results are about what I expected, tie.
As for the very likely long ago AR15 purchase... I'm a newbie and built my gun collection during the worst time to do so 2020. I'm sure I have nothing to offer here, but I'll note how I approached a similar choice. As a novice I really liked the idea of having two identical guns with different calibers. One of them 22LR to let you shoot cheap ammo and quickly gain familiarity with the tool. After a lots of research on a handgun I narrowed down to the S&W M&P vs Glock made 9mm and 22LR pair. Everything I could find ranked them about the same. I finally went in to buy the S&W pair and ended up purchasing the Glock due to shortages in supply. A few months later, very happy with the Glocks I wished to repeat the same concept with an AR15 and similarly configured 22. I bought and loved the S&W M&P AR15-22. But when I got around to buying the AR15 the S&W didn't seem to have anything that was set up and felt like the AR15-22. Perhaps it was just another supply shortage, but I was a bit confused as to why they wouldn't offer a pair. Eventually I found and purchased something that is very similar to the AR15-22 just not S&W. I bought a Ridical RF-15, and have been very happy with it. I took a number of handgun, rifle and first-aid courses after these purchases. I found I like putting holes in paper quite a bit more than expected, so a purchased a few more guns after getting these basics. The AR15 platform really wants to be modified to fit your usage. But I agree that having a factory rifle and keeping the majority of it bone stock is a safe bet. I've changed out grips, stocks, and converted the safety to ambidextrous, and populated the rails with bi-pods, scopes and lights. Given the research I did I don't suspect there was much difference in the actual choice I made. I am happy with what I did and would very likely have enjoyed the other path. Given the quality options available today, the only way to go wrong is by doing zero research, and just impulse buying something very inappropriate. That's something that over researchers like us just don't do.
Fun Sunday!
I'm a colt guy. I love mine!! I would say to go with that. Colt has produced them for the military for many years and has a great product. S&W makes a great gun, but doesn't have the same experience.
Excellent! We will try these!
Good tip!
Produce boxes like the ones that might have cantaloupes usually have wax impregnated cardboard packing and boxes. I like to use those, but obviously you can't always get them and they don't burn as long.
I also like to use tree sap if you can find it, but that's a camping vs home life thing.
The M&P is my favorite due to the value. For the price of the Colt, you can upgrade parts you want and make it more to your liking.
Thanks for the video on two good fire starter options.
Awesome DIY fire starters, I am going to make a few up for my emergency pack. One of those could save your life in an emergency situation.
I agree with you 110% about less is more....I want to get rid of stuff to - I started with DVDs I don't watch but haven't got past that - any suggestions on how to get motivated to get rid of more?
Ok. I have been doing the egg crate thing for years. Jute twine on the bottom, dryer lint on the top with the wax. Very reliable.
I have an M&P15 and I love it. No complaints here. I bought the optics-ready model with a railed gas block and flat top to mount my 1-4x scope or eotech. A third runner in your lineup should be a Rock River AR. I know it's not in the budget, but a Daniel Defense or an Aero Precision would make excellent choices as well. Cheers from Illinois!
I did have a original colt back in the mid 90's, Loved it. used it for personal and Law Enforcement purposes. being a army vet the platform of it was a natural choice due to being used to it. I had no issues at all threw prob a couple thousand rounds except the o-ring for the gas tube. proven and reliable. great house clearing (if practiced) and if needed a decent long gun for outside house. hope this helps. Great test on the fire starters, I have actually wondered the comparison burn as I always used lint with Vaseline in a tin for fire starter or a fast sustainable portable heater.
I've always made something similar to these. I use saw dust/wax but put them in cupcake wrappers. Rock river makes great firearms. Also Rainer arms has good prices that are heard to beat
I made these fire starters yesterday. They are fantastic!
i have an M&P 15 OR model and i love it. ive had it for almost two years now and i have had not one issue whats so ever
I have both of those in a fire starting kit the lint works longer depending on the amount of saw dust you use
I always appreciate you! Merry Christmas