It’s not over consumerism it’s about exposure. People have different taste in guns. People want to know what guns are out there. How else would people know what guns are out there without gun videos on different guns. Otherwise every vid would be about a Glock 19. I run at least 400-500 rounds of jacketed hollow points through my guns for a video. I just title the video that. Keep in mind those titles are also a marketing strategy. When I do a video it’s because I like the gun more than I didn’t and I tell you what I do and don’t like. The reason videos drop at the same time for new guns, is because companies send guns before hand weeks and months in advance and say you can’t drop the video until a specific date. So everyone drops the video as soon as that date comes to get views before everyone else. Everyone calls me a shill and I’m ok with it, but I never lie in my videos so I don’t care. Even when I say something negative about a gun I still get called a shill, which is hilarious to me The views on training videos are abysmal and they’re the most expensive and time exhaustive videos to make and no one watches them. Just felt like dropping my thoughts. Keep at it.
You’ve got to make money and videos require time and money. There is no shame in receiving money to advertise products that you’ve vetted. It’s good for the viewers as well. The issue comes down to guntubers who are trying to sell snow to eskimos and don’t put value on their approval for a product. Thanks for the content Colion. A friend gifted me one of your AR-15 hoodies.
Man I feel you! You’re big enough that you’ll never be able to please anyone honestly lol damned if you do damned if you don’t. Plus once you get that big a lot of people pray on your downfall just the nature of the beast. Katt Williams said it best the one thing people love more than a winner is to see a winner fail! “Either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain..” Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽
So is this gem of a guilty conscious' rebuttal still up on his channel?? I'm assuming it is since I don't see a secret link accompanied by a step by step "how to" for full access?
You mean Colion noir lied to me that I need uscca? But then how will I pay a month fee just to have my membership revoked and given no representation when I actually need the product?!?!?!
You say that till you’ve had to defend yourself in a non so pro 2A state and then you’re thanking heavens you had the membership. They pay for your bail, they pay for your lawyers, they pay for your therapy, the list goes on.
Been saying it forever now, guntubers have turned into modern day commercials. they all get mad when you call em out but watch people like Colion Noir and you can’t find a negative review. Scootch etc. But if you watch other stuff on youtube you’ll notice the same thing. camping, overlanding, people pulling out gear with the labels facing the camera, all brand new equipment etc. Its all just companys getting smart on how to advertise their stuff
Guntube was a commercial from inception even going back to the Magpul Dynamics DVDs. Objective media in any format is a myth and def wouldn't be entertaining our belief that objective media ever existed is largely the mandela effect.
This is exactly why I sat long and HARD and dwindled my collection down to 10 guns and I stopped. I get that itch when something new comes out, sure…but I just rent it at the range so I dont have the “fear of missing out”. I have a lifetime to become proficient w/ my 10 guns and Its brought me alot of peace. Getting new guns is cool. But when I look in the safe and im spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on stuff thats just sitting there while im itching to buy something new that will inevitably just sit there then I have to be honest: I don’t have a gun addiction. I just have an irresponsible consumerism problem. Thats the nature of us Americans. Glad to be getting over that.
@@bigjerm210ify let me clarify…Im a hobbyist & enthusiast. Id agree for PRACTICAL reasons being proficient with a handgun, a fighting or hunting rifle and a shotgun is all anyone NEEDS. But I like guns as functional art pieces. I absolutely have to to have range toys(often derivatives of the movies I grew up watching). 10 guns keeps me plenty busy w/ tinkering and plinking.
I got that way with folding knives. Acquired over 200 in a 5 year period and spent over $40k. Didn't carry them, just kept them mint in cases. Finally decided I needed the money more than the knives. Sold 135 and recouped $20k. I have 5 guns and probably would have done the same with guns if I had my own backyard range.
I'd rather shoot my d*ck off than spend money on a Sig product. I do have an Armscor 2011 though, Tac-Ultra FS HC .45, even has a rail; it cost me $650.
So far The Honest Outlaw seems trustworthy. I can't take Noir Seriously at all. Not after he recommended the gen 1 Prodigy as a reliable bedside gun. That's only one of many reasons.
@@N7mudkiphating on RUclipsrs for taking meh sponsors is such a wild thing to bother caring about, especially guntubers with how restrictive RUclips is and how much that hurts their income. Opaque shilling is bad, sponsored ad reads are fine even if the product sucks - so long as they are CLEARLY ads. SDI is trash, yes, but if you couldn't figure that out on your own you pretty much deserve it. They aren't criminals or monsters, they're just a crappy product. You don't have to go apply off an ad read, and in fact if you get tempted by ANY ad read in modern times you're beyond clueless. This is like hating on raid shadow legends sponsorship. Some holier than thou crap from people with no skin in the game.
@spookinoff If a gun is provided by the manufacturer or distributor to make a review, it's a paid review, period. The only honest reviews are those that are bought from off the shelf gun stores with their own money. A gun sent to a reviewer is potentially cherry-picked and, therefore, is not a legitimate representation of what a consumer will actually purchase. I can't remember how Outlaw gets his guns for review, but I think he buys them himself, thus making his reviews a lot more credible than most, and it keeps him from needing to say positive things about said products to keep the manufacturer from cutting them off.
So you’ve never bought anything based on reviews online? Lol cmon man. You think I’m talking about their sponsored stuff but you’d be surprised to learn that a lot of gun influencers and influencers in general don’t disclose their sponsorships. a lot of reviews and unboxing videos and videos that seem authentic are in fact not genuine and are bought and paid for. You’ve absolutely been influenced to buy something in the past based on paid for reviews and you didn’t even know it and I’m not just talking gun stuff.
@@dariuskincaid I think you're overestimating the influence that random people online have over normal people that don't give a shit about random people online.
John Bianchi (bianchi/safariland) said “One gun, one holster, all the time.” Like you say, for most mere mortals, the more guns you have the less you train with the one you’ll actually have on you when you need it. Proficiency comes from consistency. Bruce Lee put it another way: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times,
So I haven't shot much with these little modern pistols (p365, S&W equivalent say.) Just moved to Constitutional Carry state. Like the idea of them. Own 2 glocks: 19 & the 10mm (for bear backpacking mostly.) I don't think I'd CC the 19 all of the time. Like something considerably smaller. Don't like the 43. *So the question is this: is there much benefit having the same S&W small gun?* ... M&P, looked it up... and a full size S&W 9mm? Ditto for sig? Or should I just buy the best-feeliing subcompact & train with it, keep my 19/20 around the house & train less w/ them? I can afford to buy a new full-sized & the same make of sub-compact. Keep my Glock 20 for bears & backup. Thanks for any advice.
@@theminister1154 What I do, that works very well for ME, is carry a P365 with either a small grip or a macro grip depending on what im wearing, and keep it in "macro mode" at home so one gun(600? i dont remember) + about 100usd for the grip
This is gonna piss some specific “gun tubers” off, but these are straight facts. Most of us don’t have even the fraction of the money to keep up with the market right now. Too much is not good.
@@RedRoFCI feel like most of em have an agenda to advertise when they say “ I got this gun for free so I’ll have an unbiased opinion “ that’s a red flag for me or stating they bought it with their own money so they’re gunna be honest.
Good stuff, I think there's a huge difference between the top dogs and the smaller channels like us though. We shoot 1,000 rounds minimum for any hand gun or rifle... For shotguns I have always felt 500 rounds is more than enough to give an opinion. I would say, when you see a bunch of review come out at once it's due to the almighty embargo. There's somehow this magic thought that we all get paid to push and the truth is we are extremely transparent if we're paid to do a review (which we haven't been yet). At some point, you have to accept that to make a living off of "gun tube" we need to make money. My channel still costs me anywhere from $3k-$5k/mo out of my own pocket to run; and as much as I'd love to keep doing that it NEEDS to be profitable to survive. RUclips makes it next to impossible to get ad revenue from them for this stuff, so if people LIKE watching gun videos online they have to be okay with and understand that running an ad in the video or getting paid to talk about a gun is inevitable. Not every sponsor is a scam, not every channel is a money factory (I know mine isn't)
Oh for sure! I think some of these bigger channels are so big that a lot of eyes are on them and they “appear” to represent the community but that just may be optics. Problem arises though when smaller channels see bigger channels doing something and believing they need to do the same thing to grow and succeed which isn’t true at all. Definitely not my intention to paint all guntubers in the same light! Love your content too btw! 🙏🏽
@@dariuskincaid hopefully we’re setting a precedent that we’re sick of the big guys being secret shills and bringing some credibility back; guntube will die if people keep the “if a youtube pushes it, it’s a scam” mantra, because that the only way we can make money and keep going unfortunately. i’m surprised you watch my stuff man, thank you for taking the time; always feel free to throw ideas or critiques at me.
A lot of these gunfluencers will say at the start of their reviews that they are not being paid by the companies, but that they do receive samples free of charge to review from manufacturers. It's the same as getting paid to me though. They have to put out positive reviews in order to stay on the companies good side and keep the free samples coming. I have hard time trusting those types of reviews, it's marketing to get you to buy the product.
exactly this! I always see GUNMEN say he received the guns for free from so and so and that the review is "unbiased" because he wasn't paid, but honestly shit id write good reviews too if I was getting guns for free.
My first thought was Sootch. Never had a paid review he didn't love. I enjoy hearing about new products. There are some that give a true opinion. HonestOutlaw comes to mind first. Anyway, first time on your channel. Liked it.
You are 100 percent right on this. What gets people is the scare tactic by all these reviews that youre gonna be left behind if you dont have a pistol red dot, newest surefire light, next gen of glock/m&p/whatever. People get in a frenzy to keep up and waste money on gear that makes a marginal difference at best.
@@stithis yes agreed - that's how marketing works - but the other products are not defensive/combat/life-saving items. Nike isn't implying that you could die if you don't have their latest sneaker and the other guy does. As far as red dots, this is exactly the problem I'm talking about. They're superior for many use cases. Not for everything. That's a blanket statement which is exactly part of the guntube marketing problem. Everything has pros and cons.
Hey Darius, I wanted to thank you because of your honest content I took the plunge and bought my first pistol and AR. Budget was a big deal so I went with a PSA dagger and a PSA AR 15. This will allow money for range days and practice. The plan is to get comfortable with my tools and then invest in something else. Thank you for the honest content. Keep up the awesome work.
First off, well said, especially on the safety/training. Excellent take! I came up with a new drinking game watching gun-tubers. Every time they say they have big hands, 2 - drinks. Every time the say anything about reliability, 1 - drink. Obviously, while your firearm is safely stored away 😁
I really appreciate this video. My first few years of carrying a concealed carry handgun I only owned one handgun. I felt like I was less than these guntubers because I was rocking an “old” gun. Now I own a Canik TP9 SC and I’ve been focusing on training only with that platform. My shooting has gotten better and my draw is much smoother.
I mean it's nice to have other guns as a collection sure that's with anything, but really you wanna find a good carry gun and stick to it. Also carry a Canik I have the tp9 sc elite. Good trigger good handling, I can can carry it comfy. I have a red dot and that's all I need.
I agree 100% that's literally the reason I started my channel .After buying a few guns that had glowing reviews and having issues , then got some, no one was talking about that were great. The funny part is that with the few followers I have, I will get accused of being a schill too 😂 so I get both sides, lol. Great video brother 👍
I guess I don’t watch a lot of GunTubers. HonestOutlaw does long term tests. The banter between he and his wife is fun. I like Tools&Targets because he has a method for testing ammo that I like and he’s funny.
This is good to hear. I've been guilty of falling into the new and exciting purchases when I really dont need. Once you have a few guns set up how you want em, you dont need another one like it. Also, most people need a solid product and not a "nice" product. I let myself think I needed a 500$ optic and so i got it only to get the same result with my 200$ optic. On the bright side, you don't usually lose that much when selling gun related stuff so at least if you have remorse you wont be out too bad.
Carry rotation is foolish for most. The more you change platforms the more you change up shooting style and proficiency. Carrying and practicing with the same platform helps build the proficiencies needed in self defense situations. Not everyone will be, or even is an operator. The best practice is to get proficient on one stock platform. Once proficient then you can introduce another. For example, presenting a Glock and an sig will change where that front sight is. Staying with one platform helps you from having to chase the front sight on different platforms.
@@s7lresearchdr.311 It has nothing to do with my own skill level. It does however, have everything to do with the everyday Americans skill levels. Just watch how poorly people shoot as it is. I’ve watched plenty. Whether it was in the military or in the civilian sector. Not to mention the joke qualifications for concealed carry. I wouldn’t trust 95% of gun owners to be by my side in a self defense situation. Let alone in a war. The majority don’t practice enough to even be proficient on one platform style. How could you expect a rotation to help that in any way? Finding a platform that works best for you is beneficial. Running platforms that you barely have any experience with is foolish. Like I said, foolish for most. Not foolish for all. People expect upgrades and all the fancy bull to make a crappy shot, into a marksman. Fundamentals and repetition are key. Also to say I don’t have any real insight on other peoples proficiency isn’t valid. Before making statements like that, you should figure out the details for validity. I’ve got plenty of experience and capability to be able to make the statements that I’ve made. I do find it funny how you say you respectfully disagree, then go on and try and target me with misinformation that you have absolutely zero knowledge about. If what I said bothered you, then it may mean you need to work on your own proficiency. Best of luck to ya.
I'm glad you talked about it. I said this a few weeks ago about a very prolific name in the community, they were raising a ruckus about ad revenue and I was just like "if you only speak when you're sponsored, your words were never genuine" I don't hate them for it but I'm tired of being marketed to
Just getting into this world and appreciate the insight. I'll say safety and training definitely have not seem like the main focus of the content ive started seeing so I appreciate you calling that out.
They also get hyper critical on minutiae such as false reset in the S&W CSX, that means nothing to most of us. RUclips severely damaged sales when it first came out. Seems to be selling well now.
Yea, I looked into the CSX after getting my CCW. Handled one at my local shop and really liked it, but the reviews saying the trigger sucked dissuaded me. Ended up getting a Shield Plus PC instead. Watched a few more videos weeks later, since it was still in my feed, and it seems the trigger issue resolves itself after a break-in period and the CSX becomes a really nice shooter. Ah well, the Shield Plus is a great piece and I have no regrets with it, but I have found myself looking at the CSX on the auction sites from time to time.
There's something incredibly funny about a video complaining that guntubers are shills with a comment complaining that guntubers pointed out a piece of bad design in a new gun - the opposite of shilling. They are reviewers, the minutiae is their job. You might not mind the CSXs crappy trigger, but it's a legitimate issue. They aren't brainwashing you, you can go try one and decide to buy it anyway. It's just really something how you literally cannot win with people on the Internet. Complaining to complain.
Standing ovation my Brother!!!!!! It had to be said and I’m glad you said! It’s like labeling an album a classic the day it comes out! Impossible! Thanks for making this Bro!
Appreciate the video. Unfortunately once someone gets a big platform people come from all angles to steer their hand via the dollar. Need to see through it to what’s real. End of the day - Train. Carry. Protect yourself and others to the best of your ability.
There are some really good gun reviewers out there. Ghg Hussle, real Rambo Jay, Hickock 45, honest outlaw to name a few. And then there are some who obviously have nothing but good things to say about every single gun they put their hands on. I won't name names but they're the biggest in the game. I've ran into this, just have to find and stick to the good ones.
The US dollar is well done because the FED is about to implement their digital id and currency where you will have a direct line to the FED via the account that they have wrapped up in a nice bow waiting for their opportune moment so they can shift the blame off themselves and provide their diabolical solution they've had 100 years to concoct to perfection with their quantum computers and AI. Even banks have started telling people to buy gold and that's their main competitor. FED's been buying more gold than ever before. The largest accumulation of gold is under wall street. So anyone pushing precious metals, no matter what their intent is, you will 100% benefit from it. How much purchasing power has silver lost in 100 years? A big fat 0 and has gained value and is so under valued that when it's common knowledge that the dollar is done silver will skyrocket because of the gold/silver ratio. How much purchasing power has the dollar lost in 100 years? 99% and they're coming for that last 1%. Getting out of dollars is the smartest thing 1 could do at this moment in time and I mean like before this coming Wednesday. I apologize for the length of this message but I have to give you info that you can go verify to be sure that I'm not lying. Look up on the fed's own website the money velocity and how many bills are in circulation. You lower inflation by making the banks start holding the money and inflation immediately comes down. Inflation is a monetary policy and not because of anything else. Anyone telling you different my friend is a liar and benefits off of your suffering. I'm trying to help people not have to suffer so much, the world is on an overdose of suffering at the moment and people don't understand why. This is why.
Excellent video. Post-purchase clarity (knowing you could’ve bought ammo, training, or essentials) feels shameful. I just spent X hundred dollars on something I’m going to hold for two days and then not touch for months.
What helped me avoid this trap is focusing on things that I would need if SHTF. I don’t buy anything more than that and don’t buy firearms just to be a collector. I was also a Marine, so that majorly shaped my view of the purpose of firearms. It is a tool.
1. your taste in handguns are impeccable (that CZ build has me feeling some kind of way) 2. I definitely think there are more predatory "voices" in the gun industry that leverage their connections to try a bias consumer prospective. I'm employed by one of the biggest gun forums on the planet and getting to see how guns are made and who is making them definitely has an effect on how I view products. That being said, most most firearms are perfectly adequate for the average civilians use case and all of the options serves to allow people to have preference and maybe a product that more specifically suits their needs. Stay dangerous my friend :)
Dude I've told many of my friends the exact same thing u are saying. Just like u I got into the gun game buying all the shit I saw big time folks on RUclips talking about. If it was something popular that came out I was getting it. Now I take on the approach of mastering what I have and fully training with it and making sure I'm great with what I currently have.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." -Bruce Lee I feel like shooting is kind of like martial arts, requires discipline and practice to be really good. I feel similar to bruces quote when it comes to guns and training. Id fear the guy with 1 who carries it every where all the time and trains constantly with it, even if its 10 or 20 year old gun, over the guy whos always swapping out their gun for the newest coolest thing, or doing a carry rotation of more then 2 guns.
My brother and I call it the Colion curse lol, he made the video "dont become a gun guy" describing the addiction always wanting newest latest. Thankfully i've done well avoiding always wanting something new. Training and being good with what we have is more important, and learning other skills like trauma first aid etc fitness
We did a P320 drop test video and in six months, SIG found petty ways to ban us. Same thing happened with the CZ P10. Talk down on a company and expect to be banned or blacklisted.
@@dariuskincaid Imagine showing the manufacturers a solution to the problem and get banned with them using your proposed solution. I.e; thinner and lighter P320 trigger shoe.
@@Horgler p10f owner here, shot over 6000 rounds ball ammo flawlessly, except certain JHP ammo the gun does not like and fails to feed sometimes. One day I run 200 rounds HST hollow points, one failed to feed, almost passed my test, p10f now is my range gun only, great shooter though, 3-4 inch group at 25 yard off hand.
This a big reason I like Rambo GHG and ChrisTv they actually carry what they shoot and review on the channel or at the very least show how they train normally with their EDCs with guns they get sent to review.
Some good content and info. Us blue collar can’t afford the latest and greatest every time something new comes out. I did a lot of research and watched a shit ton of review videos when I bought my EDC belt and holster. I have the same setup as you: Hunter Constantine Belt and T1 Axis Elite holster for my P365 XMacro Comp. It’s comfortable, but with my body type, I need to get a wedge for my holster.
Same situation here, my friend. After all my time spent researching and comparing and contrasting, I also ended up on the Hunter Constantine and the Tier 1 for my EDC setup. They're simply the most comfortable so far in my experience, and I get perfect concealment out of them.
Whenever I'm researching a new gun, I purposely seek out channels with just a few hundred or a couple thousand subscribers tops. Production quality might be worse, but the authenticity is there. This is a guy who spent a lot of his own money on this thing he's talking about-- that carries a lot of weight for me
Carrying different brands comes with a cost, far as muscle memory, mags, and more holsters. I traded in my CZs and M&Ps, and i just stuck with my favorite, and that is Glock. I have glock in all calibers, the same platform, but different calibers that i can carry, and i never forget the muscle memory, especially if i ever have to use it. Also, how many damn 9mm do you need in different brands? After a while, it does become a waste of money. I would rather spend the money on training, ammo, and getting familiar with one platform. You have to learn the difference between the gun you like versus a gun you can fight with because it is a difference when your life depends on it. Glocks and M&Ps are fighting pistols. I would give sig an honorable mention, but the rest of those handguns people purchase them just to look good.
Gamma gun addict also, and I have a very difficult time not using a rotation for my EDC. But I do train consistently. However I do see the benefit of delving deep into all the possibilities of solely training with one carry gun.
All of this is so true… Took so long just to filter through it all to find products that actually held up or catered to a purpose I could benefit from. Down to 10% of my inventory at use.
Everyone talks about how great the Taurus G3C is. I bought one. First 100 rounds i get 4 light primer strikes out of Magtech 9mm ammo. Never had that happen to my P10C or Beretta PX4 with the same ammo.
A good tip is to buy guns that have proven reliability and that retain their “cool factor”. A Benelli M4 is not the newest and most cutting edge shotgun, but it will never lose its pure badassery and proven reputation.
It will NEVER bro! I’m looking to get one as we speak! 😂 just watched someone do a video where they over upgraded their m4 clone and it wasn’t even the Benelli and even that got me riled up it came out amazing loved every second of it can’t wait to get my hands on one
PRICE and QUALITY! I decided on a price point, and never spent more than that amount (600) for a handgun. Then, I spent literally months on researching every pistol in that range before deciding on a winner. As with any tool, you gotta balance price with quality. The Royobi drill isn't the most accessory heavy drill, but it will serve all of your needs.
Notice how the same gun makes its way around with the various guntubers. The S&W Bodyguard 380 was the new gun last month. RUclips is all about selling stuff anymore.
I think it's best to just focus on one. Train, carry, customization, make your clothes and accessories revolve that one you have chosen. I appreciate your bonafide comments and experiences. 💪
@@TonySoprano-on5iu i only have two also i have one EDC which i carry all year round no matter what and one fighting pistol which i would only carry in crazy times if you know what i mean
I also love customizing guns too,it’s a great learning experience and you get a better understanding of how different guns function.I customized everything I have except my M17
My favorite is Honest Outlaw. Especially his 1,000 round tests. I absolutely love my Walther PDP and SIG P365 with an XL grip. Those are the only two 9mm's I train with.
Who cares. He's done more for 2a than all the commentors combined, I'd wager. So what if he sells stuff and has sponsors. If you can't make informed decisions by using the diverse amount of information available....
This is an awesome video. I went through a similar journey. Went full circle through different guns/companies and various lights and optic combos. Now i simply focus on only two carry guns with zero customization. Carry em slick with no wml or even optics.The elitism and consumerism is definitely real. Keep up the great work 👍
Greatest gun of all time, definitely buy. Absolutely no flaws and with it's integral genie switch it will make you richer and attract beautiful ladies who enjoy cooking and cleaning! (Disclaimer: S&W sent me one for free to test)
While I do understand the importance of carrying and training with one pistol, I don't really notice much of a difference between between mine because I chose platforms with similar grip angles, etc. When I go from one to the other, my sights still line up when I press out. I set up all my ARs with the same ergos, too. Muscle memory can't really tell a difference because they all feel like more or less the same rifle. Every industry had a dark side, and conumerism is a big part of that. They definitely got me more than a few times.
💯 I make sure to put 750 rounds minimum through a gun/product before I do a review for it. The only one that didn’t hit the 750 benchmark was the canik TTI. Made it to only 500 because I really didn’t like it. Bought for 975 and sold it 2 weeks later for 700. It was my honest opinion that the canik tti was not worth the price tag and people DID NOT like that 😂 Really digging your channel man 👌
His channel been like that tho. Not sure what it’s like these days, but when he first started he didnt disclose that he was reviewing free stuff he got, and he got mad when folks called him out. There was this one holster he called ‘the best’ only to call the same exact thing trash the week.
I got into it with that guy cause he tried to "correct" me on conversation about glocks, yet every person with a different skin complexion who said the same thing I said, he agreed with... F*** that guy💯😅
Firearm "rotation" just prevents building muscle memory. I learned this at a competition while repeatedly trying to jam a magazine into the handguard of my Tavor while reloading under stress. A close friend had a mix of pistols with and without manual safeties. He was involved in a self defense shooting and had his pistol pointed at the armed aggressor but forgot about the manual safety until the last second. It almost got him killed. I now train with 2 pistol platforms. Full size XDM (I have 3, competition belt, bedroom, car) and the P365 I wear. Rifles and PCC (308, 5.56, 300blk, 9mm) are AR pattern with similar controls and magazine insertion angles. I know how to operate them, but I don't really mess with my Tavor or AKs as much anymore. HSGI Tacos allow me to stuff any of those magazines into the same belt.
@@areekalaan I'm well aware of it. It's not hard to always train your thumb to perform a safety off and on sweep as needed even without a safety. I'm a 1911 guy but when I shoot my Glock I still use my thumb like it's hitting a safety on and off. Guess I should rephrase it to a training issue 🤷🏿♂️
Gun store overcharged me for my Glock $800 and would only buy it back for $280 less then 8 months old and never fired. I wouldn’t even be able to buy their CHEAPEST optic. Is this common?
The most egregious example in my recent memory of guntubers all releasing their commercials for a firearm was the Springfield Hellion. They all used the exact same rifle, and you knew it was the exact same rifle because they all had the Nightforce NX8 mounted in the same mount.
I appreciate this information. As someone who carry multiple guns. It’s refreshing to hear a content creator make this content. For those who carry multi. Train hard. I have learned that what I was good with. I’m not as good as I learn new platforms. This kicks certain firearms out my rotation. Those who have dedicated guns for winter/summer make sure when you take classes to use those guns in the appropriate season. I.e don’t take your winter gun to a class when it’s summer and vice versa.
I've watched RUclips gun content years before purchasing my first firearm. I was well informed about the various firearms and came to an understanding that there are two modes of operandi as far as training. You are either training to fight or competition. I have purchased everything from that standpoint. So I cant recall wasting any money. Most of my guns I've trained or did some form of competition with. I keep the modifications centered around the specifications of IDPA or USPSA classifications or its set up for home defense, which even IDPA and USPSA mimic. If you had a mindset of training to fight and or competition from the beginning then you would not have been wasting time and money because you would have been following shooters and learning about the gear and equipment that works. You would also have a point of use so you would be very objective focus with your purchases.
Thank you. No one does content like this and there are people like me that have learned everything they know about 2a from RUclips. Keep up the great and honest work.
I’m a newish guntuber and I don’t get paid or get free samples. Some guns I will do a 500 round review but I’ll be honest and say my reviews are based off unboxing and how it performs out of the box but I think I’m pretty open about that. I don’t try to mislead anyone that’s it’s 100% reliable as a matter of fact on several of my reviews, I say let’s hope it stands the test of time lol great video bro!
As a new conceal carrier, I have a simple G19... I watch a ton of reviews out of curiosity and haven't heard a real compelling reason to switch outside of looks. I'll still try other platforms but unless I get sucked into competition shooting... I don't think i'll be buying anything but more glock mags.
So right . I still carry my Taurus pt111 & I also train w my glock19x for home defense . I like ghg & Rambo Jay . They make it fun . Love your content as well bro
The approach I am trying to implement is to acquire 2 or three complimentary CCW weapons and get proficient with them as well as trying to have two of them on me as often as possible. Add to that a home defense longarm and treat the rest recreationally.
I understand and agree with many of your points but at the end of the day it's on the consumer of the content to know if they are watching an honest review or an ad/presentation. I get that learning the difference takes time and a level of discernment but its important for any product not just guns
I think it’s subjective. People are making content for various reasons. None of them are wrong (to me). I don’t mind reviewing a $800 red dot because I don’t live check to check. Some people do and I can see where you’re coming from. At the end of the day, that’s the beauty of RUclips in the gun space is finding the content creator to help wherever you are personally on your gun journey. Cheers 🥂 and keep the dope content coming
I carried the same Glock 19 for 27 years. Just recently picked up a new 26. Luckily mags, holsters and gear are all compatible. If you are about self defense then you don't need 20 different brands. BUT, if someone just likes to buy new stuff and talk about it, then have at it.
I get the one sword one shield mentality. But I also believe in purposeful carry. My trail gun is not the same as my CCW. My house gun is not the same as the trail or CCW. All of them are revolvers or DA/SA semi-autos. I keep the stable as small and focused as possible. But there is a place to vary carry pieces; if they serve a purpose.
It's funny you say this because I've been looking at lots of reviews and reading to find information a certain guns to get my first one to carry. And I hear a lot/most of them saying they shot about 100 rounds which sounds like a lot to me, but apparently, that's nothing.. I even heard a few of em say they didn't put much time into the gun because of time constraints. Which let me know they just threw out a review video just to have one out there, explaining the most basic things and simply naming and pointing out features of the gun (like the safety button/switch) just to have a video out, which is kind of wild..
Becoming proficient with one weapon informs you what does and doesn't work for you and allows you to make an informed decision when it comes to accessories or another firearm purchase. My wife and I both bought our first with NO experience. I did a LOT of research on my Girsan Regard MC (Beretta clone), but until I fired it for myself I wouldn't know for sure it was a solid choice. I got lucky. It's accurate, comfortable to me and FUN. It's also huge! I want to conceal as my next step as a firearm owner and that definitely requires a different firearm. My wife wanted something small, compact, can fit in her purse and chose based solely on that and was misinformed that a .380 would be good for her. WRONG. In a small, compact gun like hers it kicks like a mofo. Now we don't want it. I hate shooting it, personally. Many ranges should have the ability to rent or "try before you buy" and I highly encourage that and don't jump to "YES" until a few sessions with a particular firearm. Also, dry fire. All day, every day. Function check, take apart, put back together, cock, fire (unloaded). Really get to know your firearm INTIMATELY. Finally; train, train, train.
I felt every bit of the statements made in this video. You definitely can't own every gun and gun accessory that's out there, or at least I can't. I've learned to get what I need and ignore the rest. Great informative video!
I feel like it's a similar issue at gun stores. Did a basic pistol class with several beginners and must have it in their minds to get something today in 9mm cause that's what they said is best and yet you can tell they aren't comfortable. My dudes, get a .22 and have fun just spending time getting better at the basics. It's impossible to convince my wife to come along because of the culture noise and the fear of the people she might meet. It should be more of a fun challenge and education emphasis than the 'you must protect everything' message.
I bought a tps9 fx elite Canik about 6 years ago. So many guns have came out since then and instead of buying another 9mm I pivoted to buying different platforms and glad I did. From my Henry 4570 to my Weatherby 30-06 I'm glad I did it this way because I guns I really enjoy
It’s not over consumerism it’s about exposure. People have different taste in guns. People want to know what guns are out there. How else would people know what guns are out there without gun videos on different guns. Otherwise every vid would be about a Glock 19.
I run at least 400-500 rounds of jacketed hollow points through my guns for a video. I just title the video that. Keep in mind those titles are also a marketing strategy.
When I do a video it’s because I like the gun more than I didn’t and I tell you what I do and don’t like.
The reason videos drop at the same time for new guns, is because companies send guns before hand weeks and months in advance and say you can’t drop the video until a specific date. So everyone drops the video as soon as that date comes to get views before everyone else.
Everyone calls me a shill and I’m ok with it, but I never lie in my videos so I don’t care. Even when I say something negative about a gun I still get called a shill, which is hilarious to me
The views on training videos are abysmal and they’re the most expensive and time exhaustive videos to make and no one watches them.
Just felt like dropping my thoughts. Keep at it.
You’ve got to make money and videos require time and money.
There is no shame in receiving money to advertise products that you’ve vetted. It’s good for the viewers as well.
The issue comes down to guntubers who are trying to sell snow to eskimos and don’t put value on their approval for a product.
Thanks for the content Colion. A friend gifted me one of your AR-15 hoodies.
Man I feel you! You’re big enough that you’ll never be able to please anyone honestly lol damned if you do damned if you don’t. Plus once you get that big a lot of people pray on your downfall just the nature of the beast. Katt Williams said it best the one thing people love more than a winner is to see a winner fail!
“Either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain..”
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽
“Freedom is dangerous” shill
He def struck a nerve huh
@@DIESTAR2010 boohoo
😂😂😂
My 2A brother…..The fact that your video cause Colion Noir to write his dissertation in response to it, is worth a sub alone!!!!
Boy definitely got triggered
Where?
He actually took a break from selling merchandise? 😂😂😂
@@TacticalChipmunk doubt that 😅
So is this gem of a guilty conscious' rebuttal still up on his channel?? I'm assuming it is since I don't see a secret link accompanied by a step by step "how to" for full access?
You mean Colion noir lied to me that I need uscca? But then how will I pay a month fee just to have my membership revoked and given no representation when I actually need the product?!?!?!
But hey man you get a gun safe and a magazine. Lol
You say that till you’ve had to defend yourself in a non so pro 2A state and then you’re thanking heavens you had the membership. They pay for your bail, they pay for your lawyers, they pay for your therapy, the list goes on.
They aren't the only players in the game.
@@LegendInThaMakindon’t live in a state that values your life as much as a criminal does
@@jacksonhoerster3966 ok.
Been saying it forever now, guntubers have turned into modern day commercials. they all get mad when you call em out but watch people like Colion Noir and you can’t find a negative review. Scootch etc. But if you watch other stuff on youtube you’ll notice the same thing. camping, overlanding, people pulling out gear with the labels facing the camera, all brand new equipment etc. Its all just companys getting smart on how to advertise their stuff
Yea too many commercials these days!
Scootch is one of the mean ones
lol Colion and Sootch are top notch shills 🤣🤣 “2 thumbs 👍🏻 up” Sootch
@@makevelicustoms i think Colion be trolling 😂
Guntube was a commercial from inception even going back to the Magpul Dynamics DVDs. Objective media in any format is a myth and def wouldn't be entertaining our belief that objective media ever existed is largely the mandela effect.
This is exactly why I sat long and HARD and dwindled my collection down to 10 guns and I stopped. I get that itch when something new comes out, sure…but I just rent it at the range so I dont have the “fear of missing out”.
I have a lifetime to become proficient w/ my 10 guns and Its brought me alot of peace. Getting new guns is cool. But when I look in the safe and im spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on stuff thats just sitting there while im itching to buy something new that will inevitably just sit there then I have to be honest: I don’t have a gun addiction. I just have an irresponsible consumerism problem. Thats the nature of us Americans. Glad to be getting over that.
Having 10 is still overkill. Re-evaluate. I think you would better appreciate using your top 3.
@@bigjerm210ify let me clarify…Im a hobbyist & enthusiast. Id agree for PRACTICAL reasons being proficient with a handgun, a fighting or hunting rifle and a shotgun is all anyone NEEDS.
But I like guns as functional art pieces.
I absolutely have to to have range toys(often derivatives of the movies I grew up watching). 10 guns keeps me plenty busy w/ tinkering and plinking.
I set my pistol/long gun limit at 5 of each, if I come across something I like…I let one go! It gotta be nice to get in the rotation tho!💯
@@bigjerm210ifyif people like 10 guns let them. It’s way less than most gun collectors chasing the hot new shit nowadays
I got that way with folding knives. Acquired over 200 in a 5 year period and spent over $40k. Didn't carry them, just kept them mint in cases. Finally decided I needed the money more than the knives.
Sold 135 and recouped $20k. I have 5 guns and probably would have done the same with guns if I had my own backyard range.
Trust me, I knew bigger creators were scamming us when they recommended us Snoring Doras Institute every video.
“Snoring Dora Institute” 😂😂😂
Colion Noir has a new "favorite gun" every video
@@lhistoireenvideo5877 I used to like him but he's so cringe now.
Even Hikhok45 starting shilling for SDI
Not to mention AAC/PSA.
You know there's some dude out there living in his mom's basement with like 5 Sig Spears and 10 2011s 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
damn 🤣🤣🤣 this comment probably more right, than wrong
You for real? All I see are Glock homo ads instead. You and me must be watching different gun stuff on the internet or something.
What’s wrong with 2011?
I'd rather shoot my d*ck off than spend money on a Sig product.
I do have an Armscor 2011 though, Tac-Ultra FS HC .45, even has a rail; it cost me $650.
So far The Honest Outlaw seems trustworthy. I can't take Noir Seriously at all. Not after he recommended the gen 1 Prodigy as a reliable bedside gun. That's only one of many reasons.
I agree Honest Outlaw tells u what he likes as well as what he think sucks or is overrated
@@MrMarlonGhe shilled a lot for the SDI though, hopefully not anymore
@@N7mudkip I'll give him the benefit of a doubt there. It's hard to say no to food on the table. I haven't seen that recently.
Definitely. I wished I would have followed his advice about the Hellcat Pro. I'll never doubt him again.
@@N7mudkiphating on RUclipsrs for taking meh sponsors is such a wild thing to bother caring about, especially guntubers with how restrictive RUclips is and how much that hurts their income. Opaque shilling is bad, sponsored ad reads are fine even if the product sucks - so long as they are CLEARLY ads.
SDI is trash, yes, but if you couldn't figure that out on your own you pretty much deserve it. They aren't criminals or monsters, they're just a crappy product. You don't have to go apply off an ad read, and in fact if you get tempted by ANY ad read in modern times you're beyond clueless.
This is like hating on raid shadow legends sponsorship. Some holier than thou crap from people with no skin in the game.
Never buy a 1st generation gun, wait until the 2nd gen before buying. It's the same with cars.
Always wait 6 months.
Cars aren't wait until the second generation. It's wait until the second year of a new generation.
My 1st gen M&P 9 is nice though
Not necessarily true. Wait until that generation has been out a while. New gen isn’t always better. Look at cars.
@@BankstonTnah you know that trigger is trash.
This is why Honest Outlaw is imo the best guntuber. Every new gun gets an "initial impressions" video, and then a "1000 round review."
@spookinoff If a gun is provided by the manufacturer or distributor to make a review, it's a paid review, period. The only honest reviews are those that are bought from off the shelf gun stores with their own money. A gun sent to a reviewer is potentially cherry-picked and, therefore, is not a legitimate representation of what a consumer will actually purchase. I can't remember how Outlaw gets his guns for review, but I think he buys them himself, thus making his reviews a lot more credible than most, and it keeps him from needing to say positive things about said products to keep the manufacturer from cutting them off.
@@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28from what I understand he uses the donations he gets and puts that into the guns and ammo for reviews vids
@@liftnleap9815exactly, very few guns are sponsored but still he’ll give it a yay or a nay
If celebrities can't persuade me to buy a product in 30 seconds, some unknown person on YT sure won't either. It's just cheap entertainment.
So you’ve never bought anything based on reviews online? Lol cmon man. You think I’m talking about their sponsored stuff but you’d be surprised to learn that a lot of gun influencers and influencers in general don’t disclose their sponsorships. a lot of reviews and unboxing videos and videos that seem authentic are in fact not genuine and are bought and paid for. You’ve absolutely been influenced to buy something in the past based on paid for reviews and you didn’t even know it and I’m not just talking gun stuff.
@@dariuskincaid I think you're overestimating the influence that random people online have over normal people that don't give a shit about random people online.
Indeed. We need to stop pretending this is a real job.
@@GuymontagFahr451 It's not about influence, it's about views.
John Bianchi (bianchi/safariland) said “One gun, one holster, all the time.”
Like you say, for most mere mortals, the more guns you have the less you train with the one you’ll actually have on you when you need it.
Proficiency comes from consistency.
Bruce Lee put it another way:
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times,
Very well said!
So I haven't shot much with these little modern pistols (p365, S&W equivalent say.) Just moved to Constitutional Carry state. Like the idea of them. Own 2 glocks: 19 & the 10mm (for bear backpacking mostly.) I don't think I'd CC the 19 all of the time. Like something considerably smaller. Don't like the 43.
*So the question is this: is there much benefit having the same S&W small gun?* ... M&P, looked it up... and a full size S&W 9mm? Ditto for sig? Or should I just buy the best-feeliing subcompact & train with it, keep my 19/20 around the house & train less w/ them? I can afford to buy a new full-sized & the same make of sub-compact. Keep my Glock 20 for bears & backup.
Thanks for any advice.
@@theminister1154 What I do, that works very well for ME, is carry a P365 with either a small grip or a macro grip depending on what im wearing, and keep it in "macro mode" at home
so one gun(600? i dont remember) + about 100usd for the grip
This is gonna piss some specific “gun tubers” off, but these are straight facts. Most of us don’t have even the fraction of the money to keep up with the market right now. Too much is not good.
Which specific ones so I make sure I'm not subscribed to them 😂😅
He got colion to comment a rant 😂😂😂
@@SergioGarcia-lu5yo lol only him, anyone else?!
@@RedRoFCI feel like most of em have an agenda to advertise when they say “ I got this gun for free so I’ll have an unbiased opinion “ that’s a red flag for me or stating they bought it with their own money so they’re gunna be honest.
“One sword, one shield.”
"Dead meat."
What happens when you shoot someone and the cops take your 1 gun?
@@jasonchavez4563 “New sword, new sheild” 😅
Good stuff, I think there's a huge difference between the top dogs and the smaller channels like us though.
We shoot 1,000 rounds minimum for any hand gun or rifle... For shotguns I have always felt 500 rounds is more than enough to give an opinion.
I would say, when you see a bunch of review come out at once it's due to the almighty embargo. There's somehow this magic thought that we all get paid to push and the truth is we are extremely transparent if we're paid to do a review (which we haven't been yet). At some point, you have to accept that to make a living off of "gun tube" we need to make money. My channel still costs me anywhere from $3k-$5k/mo out of my own pocket to run; and as much as I'd love to keep doing that it NEEDS to be profitable to survive. RUclips makes it next to impossible to get ad revenue from them for this stuff, so if people LIKE watching gun videos online they have to be okay with and understand that running an ad in the video or getting paid to talk about a gun is inevitable. Not every sponsor is a scam, not every channel is a money factory (I know mine isn't)
Oh for sure! I think some of these bigger channels are so big that a lot of eyes are on them and they “appear” to represent the community but that just may be optics. Problem arises though when smaller channels see bigger channels doing something and believing they need to do the same thing to grow and succeed which isn’t true at all. Definitely not my intention to paint all guntubers in the same light!
Love your content too btw! 🙏🏽
@@dariuskincaid hopefully we’re setting a precedent that we’re sick of the big guys being secret shills and bringing some credibility back; guntube will die if people keep the “if a youtube pushes it, it’s a scam” mantra, because that the only way we can make money and keep going unfortunately.
i’m surprised you watch my stuff man, thank you for taking the time; always feel free to throw ideas or critiques at me.
A lot of these gunfluencers will say at the start of their reviews that they are not being paid by the companies, but that they do receive samples free of charge to review from manufacturers. It's the same as getting paid to me though. They have to put out positive reviews in order to stay on the companies good side and keep the free samples coming. I have hard time trusting those types of reviews, it's marketing to get you to buy the product.
exactly this! I always see GUNMEN say he received the guns for free from so and so and that the review is "unbiased" because he wasn't paid, but honestly shit id write good reviews too if I was getting guns for free.
yep, it's called Access Media in the movie / video game world, same thing here.
Yep
Some manufacturers will give a big reviewer firearms, and some have a “review sample”, that gets passed around to different reviewers.
Agreed and I think it’s pretty obvious a manufacturer will ensure it is running well before it goes out.
My first thought was Sootch. Never had a paid review he didn't love. I enjoy hearing about new products. There are some that give a true opinion. HonestOutlaw comes to mind first. Anyway, first time on your channel. Liked it.
Honest and an outlaw? He gets paid to push sdi like alot of them do which is a scam gunsmithing university
You are 100 percent right on this. What gets people is the scare tactic by all these reviews that youre gonna be left behind if you dont have a pistol red dot, newest surefire light, next gen of glock/m&p/whatever. People get in a frenzy to keep up and waste money on gear that makes a marginal difference at best.
But this is every product...shoes, watches, phones, tvs, computers, cars, etc.
But ...I will say...red dot is FARRRRRRR superior than irons.
@@stithis yes agreed - that's how marketing works - but the other products are not defensive/combat/life-saving items. Nike isn't implying that you could die if you don't have their latest sneaker and the other guy does.
As far as red dots, this is exactly the problem I'm talking about. They're superior for many use cases. Not for everything. That's a blanket statement which is exactly part of the guntube marketing problem. Everything has pros and cons.
Hey Darius, I wanted to thank you because of your honest content I took the plunge and bought my first pistol and AR. Budget was a big deal so I went with a PSA dagger and a PSA AR 15. This will allow money for range days and practice. The plan is to get comfortable with my tools and then invest in something else. Thank you for the honest content. Keep up the awesome work.
My guy! Nice pick ups!! 🫡🙌🏾
First off, well said, especially on the safety/training. Excellent take!
I came up with a new drinking game watching gun-tubers.
Every time they say they have big hands, 2 - drinks.
Every time the say anything about reliability, 1 - drink.
Obviously, while your firearm is safely stored away 😁
😂 Nice!
I really appreciate this video. My first few years of carrying a concealed carry handgun I only owned one handgun. I felt like I was less than these guntubers because I was rocking an “old” gun. Now I own a Canik TP9 SC and I’ve been focusing on training only with that platform. My shooting has gotten better and my draw is much smoother.
I mean it's nice to have other guns as a collection sure that's with anything, but really you wanna find a good carry gun and stick to it. Also carry a Canik I have the tp9 sc elite. Good trigger good handling, I can can carry it comfy. I have a red dot and that's all I need.
I agree 100% that's literally the reason I started my channel .After buying a few guns that had glowing reviews and having issues , then got some, no one was talking about that were great. The funny part is that with the few followers I have, I will get accused of being a schill too 😂 so I get both sides, lol. Great video brother 👍
I guess I don’t watch a lot of GunTubers. HonestOutlaw does long term tests. The banter between he and his wife is fun. I like Tools&Targets because he has a method for testing ammo that I like and he’s funny.
I also like Honest Outlaw! 🙌🏾 I have to watch more Tools & Target too
I only watch Honest Outlaw’s stuff
Honest Outlaw was the reason I bought a PDP and a Shield Plus! Quite literally the only person I trust when it comes to gun reviews.
@@ardtardboi1049 his review of the ruger security 380 has me wanting one
@@dariuskincaid Banana Ballistics is a good ammo channel, too. He's also a fun, goofy guy.
This is good to hear. I've been guilty of falling into the new and exciting purchases when I really dont need. Once you have a few guns set up how you want em, you dont need another one like it. Also, most people need a solid product and not a "nice" product. I let myself think I needed a 500$ optic and so i got it only to get the same result with my 200$ optic. On the bright side, you don't usually lose that much when selling gun related stuff so at least if you have remorse you wont be out too bad.
Everything you say is true. I lack the discipline to move to just one gun, but I’m working towards that goal. Being a gun addict can be exhausting.
2:03 cars cant really be reviewed in a day either, but fair point.
Carry rotation is foolish for most. The more you change platforms the more you change up shooting style and proficiency. Carrying and practicing with the same platform helps build the proficiencies needed in self defense situations. Not everyone will be, or even is an operator. The best practice is to get proficient on one stock platform. Once proficient then you can introduce another. For example, presenting a Glock and an sig will change where that front sight is. Staying with one platform helps you from having to chase the front sight on different platforms.
Agreed
I respectfully disagree - a rotation may not be good for YOU. You don't have any real insight on other people's level of proficiency.
No no, YOU can’t rotate carry. If you can shoot one gun well, and can’t transfer over to another platform, that’s on you
@@s7lresearchdr.311 It has nothing to do with my own skill level. It does however, have everything to do with the everyday Americans skill levels. Just watch how poorly people shoot as it is. I’ve watched plenty. Whether it was in the military or in the civilian sector. Not to mention the joke qualifications for concealed carry. I wouldn’t trust 95% of gun owners to be by my side in a self defense situation. Let alone in a war. The majority don’t practice enough to even be proficient on one platform style. How could you expect a rotation to help that in any way? Finding a platform that works best for you is beneficial. Running platforms that you barely have any experience with is foolish. Like I said, foolish for most. Not foolish for all. People expect upgrades and all the fancy bull to make a crappy shot, into a marksman. Fundamentals and repetition are key. Also to say I don’t have any real insight on other peoples proficiency isn’t valid. Before making statements like that, you should figure out the details for validity. I’ve got plenty of experience and capability to be able to make the statements that I’ve made. I do find it funny how you say you respectfully disagree, then go on and try and target me with misinformation that you have absolutely zero knowledge about. If what I said bothered you, then it may mean you need to work on your own proficiency. Best of luck to ya.
@@dariuskincaidSolid video overall. Hopefully more people start preaching fundamentals and repetition, over buying the next best thing.
I'm glad you talked about it. I said this a few weeks ago about a very prolific name in the community, they were raising a ruckus about ad revenue and I was just like "if you only speak when you're sponsored, your words were never genuine"
I don't hate them for it but I'm tired of being marketed to
I honestly like the raid ads guntubers are doing now. at least it's easy to see it has nothing to do with their channels, and it pays well.
I just watch Kentucky Ballistic because he’s just having a good time. I also love Demolition Ranch
Just getting into this world and appreciate the insight. I'll say safety and training definitely have not seem like the main focus of the content ive started seeing so I appreciate you calling that out.
Thanks for watching bro 🙏🏽
Tactical toolbox isn’t even trying to pretend his videos are sponsored videos.
That’s the gun tuber I thought of when I watched this video
They also get hyper critical on minutiae such as false reset in the S&W CSX, that means nothing to most of us. RUclips severely damaged sales when it first came out. Seems to be selling well now.
Yea, I looked into the CSX after getting my CCW. Handled one at my local shop and really liked it, but the reviews saying the trigger sucked dissuaded me. Ended up getting a Shield Plus PC instead. Watched a few more videos weeks later, since it was still in my feed, and it seems the trigger issue resolves itself after a break-in period and the CSX becomes a really nice shooter. Ah well, the Shield Plus is a great piece and I have no regrets with it, but I have found myself looking at the CSX on the auction sites from time to time.
There's something incredibly funny about a video complaining that guntubers are shills with a comment complaining that guntubers pointed out a piece of bad design in a new gun - the opposite of shilling.
They are reviewers, the minutiae is their job. You might not mind the CSXs crappy trigger, but it's a legitimate issue. They aren't brainwashing you, you can go try one and decide to buy it anyway.
It's just really something how you literally cannot win with people on the Internet. Complaining to complain.
Standing ovation my Brother!!!!!! It had to be said and I’m glad you said! It’s like labeling an album a classic the day it comes out! Impossible! Thanks for making this Bro!
Appreciate the video. Unfortunately once someone gets a big platform people come from all angles to steer their hand via the dollar. Need to see through it to what’s real.
End of the day - Train. Carry. Protect yourself and others to the best of your ability.
Honesty. Just be honest to the viewers.
There are some really good gun reviewers out there. Ghg Hussle, real Rambo Jay, Hickock 45, honest outlaw to name a few. And then there are some who obviously have nothing but good things to say about every single gun they put their hands on. I won't name names but they're the biggest in the game. I've ran into this, just have to find and stick to the good ones.
Honest outlaw is a great guy, he gives some good information to new shooters.
Rambo J and GHG are honest in their reviews.
They did not like the Rival S. Shocked on that one
Why you stop telling now you already name drop keep telling on everyone 😂wtf
I don’t see GHG as a reviewer.
I look at Honest Outlaw, The Humble Marksmen and a few others.
I dont take Rambo and GHG seriously.
The jig was up when I saw Mike Jones Garand Thumb promote “Become a lord in Scotland” scam. I was like “oh, anything goes.”
I’ve always had this opinion, especially when they talk about prepping and buying precious metals.
The US dollar is well done because the FED is about to implement their digital id and currency where you will have a direct line to the FED via the account that they have wrapped up in a nice bow waiting for their opportune moment so they can shift the blame off themselves and provide their diabolical solution they've had 100 years to concoct to perfection with their quantum computers and AI. Even banks have started telling people to buy gold and that's their main competitor. FED's been buying more gold than ever before. The largest accumulation of gold is under wall street. So anyone pushing precious metals, no matter what their intent is, you will 100% benefit from it. How much purchasing power has silver lost in 100 years? A big fat 0 and has gained value and is so under valued that when it's common knowledge that the dollar is done silver will skyrocket because of the gold/silver ratio. How much purchasing power has the dollar lost in 100 years? 99% and they're coming for that last 1%. Getting out of dollars is the smartest thing 1 could do at this moment in time and I mean like before this coming Wednesday. I apologize for the length of this message but I have to give you info that you can go verify to be sure that I'm not lying. Look up on the fed's own website the money velocity and how many bills are in circulation. You lower inflation by making the banks start holding the money and inflation immediately comes down. Inflation is a monetary policy and not because of anything else. Anyone telling you different my friend is a liar and benefits off of your suffering. I'm trying to help people not have to suffer so much, the world is on an overdose of suffering at the moment and people don't understand why. This is why.
Excellent video. Post-purchase clarity (knowing you could’ve bought ammo, training, or essentials) feels shameful. I just spent X hundred dollars on something I’m going to hold for two days and then not touch for months.
@@Skimmerlit appreciate it! 🙏🏽
What helped me avoid this trap is focusing on things that I would need if SHTF. I don’t buy anything more than that and don’t buy firearms just to be a collector. I was also a Marine, so that majorly shaped my view of the purpose of firearms. It is a tool.
1. your taste in handguns are impeccable (that CZ build has me feeling some kind of way) 2. I definitely think there are more predatory "voices" in the gun industry that leverage their connections to try a bias consumer prospective. I'm employed by one of the biggest gun forums on the planet and getting to see how guns are made and who is making them definitely has an effect on how I view products. That being said, most most firearms are perfectly adequate for the average civilians use case and all of the options serves to allow people to have preference and maybe a product that more specifically suits their needs. Stay dangerous my friend :)
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching! And I agree with you 🙏🏽
Dude I've told many of my friends the exact same thing u are saying. Just like u I got into the gun game buying all the shit I saw big time folks on RUclips talking about. If it was something popular that came out I was getting it. Now I take on the approach of mastering what I have and fully training with it and making sure I'm great with what I currently have.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." -Bruce Lee
I feel like shooting is kind of like martial arts, requires discipline and practice to be really good. I feel similar to bruces quote when it comes to guns and training. Id fear the guy with 1 who carries it every where all the time and trains constantly with it, even if its 10 or 20 year old gun, over the guy whos always swapping out their gun for the newest coolest thing, or doing a carry rotation of more then 2 guns.
My brother and I call it the Colion curse lol, he made the video "dont become a gun guy" describing the addiction always wanting newest latest. Thankfully i've done well avoiding always wanting something new. Training and being good with what we have is more important, and learning other skills like trauma first aid etc fitness
We did a P320 drop test video and in six months, SIG found petty ways to ban us. Same thing happened with the CZ P10. Talk down on a company and expect to be banned or blacklisted.
Holy shit really?!!
@@dariuskincaid Imagine showing the manufacturers a solution to the problem and get banned with them using your proposed solution. I.e; thinner and lighter P320 trigger shoe.
What was wrong with the P10?
@@Brandon-yq1tm Seconding this. I don't think I've heard a single bad thing about the P10 other than the full sized version's phallic shaped grip
@@Horgler p10f owner here, shot over 6000 rounds ball ammo flawlessly, except certain JHP ammo the gun does not like and fails to feed sometimes. One day I run 200 rounds HST hollow points, one failed to feed, almost passed my test, p10f now is my range gun only, great shooter though, 3-4 inch group at 25 yard off hand.
Darius, I enjoy your content. I've watched it from my personal channel for a long time. You make a ton of great points. - Nick
This a big reason I like Rambo GHG and ChrisTv they actually carry what they shoot and review on the channel or at the very least show how they train normally with their EDCs with guns they get sent to review.
Some good content and info. Us blue collar can’t afford the latest and greatest every time something new comes out. I did a lot of research and watched a shit ton of review videos when I bought my EDC belt and holster. I have the same setup as you: Hunter Constantine Belt and T1 Axis Elite holster for my P365 XMacro Comp. It’s comfortable, but with my body type, I need to get a wedge for my holster.
Same situation here, my friend. After all my time spent researching and comparing and contrasting, I also ended up on the Hunter Constantine and the Tier 1 for my EDC setup. They're simply the most comfortable so far in my experience, and I get perfect concealment out of them.
Whenever I'm researching a new gun, I purposely seek out channels with just a few hundred or a couple thousand subscribers tops. Production quality might be worse, but the authenticity is there. This is a guy who spent a lot of his own money on this thing he's talking about-- that carries a lot of weight for me
Carrying different brands comes with a cost, far as muscle memory, mags, and more holsters. I traded in my CZs and M&Ps, and i just stuck with my favorite, and that is Glock. I have glock in all calibers, the same platform, but different calibers that i can carry, and i never forget the muscle memory, especially if i ever have to use it.
Also, how many damn 9mm do you need in different brands? After a while, it does become a waste of money. I would rather spend the money on training, ammo, and getting familiar with one platform. You have to learn the difference between the gun you like versus a gun you can fight with because it is a difference when your life depends on it. Glocks and M&Ps are fighting pistols. I would give sig an honorable mention, but the rest of those handguns people purchase them just to look good.
Gamma gun addict also, and I have a very difficult time not using a rotation for my EDC. But I do train consistently. However I do see the benefit of delving deep into all the possibilities of solely training with one carry gun.
Deskpop just exposed SDI on his video yesterday too
Deskpop is the worst channel out there
All of this is so true… Took so long just to filter through it all to find products that actually held up or catered to a purpose I could benefit from. Down to 10% of my inventory at use.
Can’t influence me to buy something if I don’t have money lmao gg guntubers
Love your advice and integrity Darius, I'm new to guns and this advice is well timed and will be a part of my path. Thank you!
Everyone talks about how great the Taurus G3C is. I bought one. First 100 rounds i get 4 light primer strikes out of Magtech 9mm ammo. Never had that happen to my P10C or Beretta PX4 with the same ammo.
Gx4 better
@@beasmode18 I'm sure it is but go take a look at the Beretta APX A1 Compact.
A good tip is to buy guns that have proven reliability and that retain their “cool factor”. A Benelli M4 is not the newest and most cutting edge shotgun, but it will never lose its pure badassery and proven reputation.
It will NEVER bro! I’m looking to get one as we speak! 😂 just watched someone do a video where they over upgraded their m4 clone and it wasn’t even the Benelli and even that got me riled up it came out amazing loved every second of it can’t wait to get my hands on one
I couldn't agree more bruh, keep talking real shit🤝🏾
At the end of the day ‘guntube’ is entertainment. Not necessarily a bad thing at all, but something to keep in mind. Good video.
I just switch back and forth from my 43x to my 19
PRICE and QUALITY! I decided on a price point, and never spent more than that amount (600) for a handgun. Then, I spent literally months on researching every pistol in that range before deciding on a winner. As with any tool, you gotta balance price with quality. The Royobi drill isn't the most accessory heavy drill, but it will serve all of your needs.
Notice how the same gun makes its way around with the various guntubers. The S&W Bodyguard 380 was the new gun last month. RUclips is all about selling stuff anymore.
I agree 100%,I appreciate the honesty.I don’t put too much into these guntuber paid advertisements.you definitely earned my sub
I think it's best to just focus on one. Train, carry, customization, make your clothes and accessories revolve that one you have chosen. I appreciate your bonafide comments and experiences. 💪
I agree bro i see so many guys just buying guns and i bet they got no clue how to even fix something on it if something where to break on it
Personally I rotate between too, just cause I don’t like dressing around my gun
@@TonySoprano-on5iu i only have two also i have one EDC which i carry all year round no matter what and one fighting pistol which i would only carry in crazy times if you know what i mean
Great review..simple truth…most people always chasing the latest product.
I say stick to one platform. You can have more magazines. Less holster. I learned the hard way
I also love customizing guns too,it’s a great learning experience and you get a better understanding of how different guns function.I customized everything I have except my M17
Got scammed into buying a shadow systems gun. Biggest POS I’ve ever owned, both the ones I had broke within 500 rounds
My favorite is Honest Outlaw. Especially his 1,000 round tests. I absolutely love my Walther PDP and SIG P365 with an XL grip. Those are the only two 9mm's I train with.
Colion Noir is one of the worst , along with scootch . Colion was out there running defense for the NRA when all the scandals were coming to light
USCCA to and he’s still going hard for them.
Who cares. He's done more for 2a than all the commentors combined, I'd wager. So what if he sells stuff and has sponsors. If you can't make informed decisions by using the diverse amount of information available....
This is an awesome video. I went through a similar journey. Went full circle through different guns/companies and various lights and optic combos. Now i simply focus on only two carry guns with zero customization. Carry em slick with no wml or even optics.The elitism and consumerism is definitely real. Keep up the great work 👍
What we thinking of the shield plus comp 👀
Greatest gun of all time, definitely buy. Absolutely no flaws and with it's integral genie switch it will make you richer and attract beautiful ladies who enjoy cooking and cleaning!
(Disclaimer: S&W sent me one for free to test)
Shield Plus is a beast. Great gun
100% is my favorite carry gun!
100% is my favorite carry gun!
100% is my favorite carry gun!
While I do understand the importance of carrying and training with one pistol, I don't really notice much of a difference between between mine because I chose platforms with similar grip angles, etc. When I go from one to the other, my sights still line up when I press out. I set up all my ARs with the same ergos, too. Muscle memory can't really tell a difference because they all feel like more or less the same rifle.
Every industry had a dark side, and conumerism is a big part of that. They definitely got me more than a few times.
Was patiently waiting for the mention of the SDI scam that popular guntubers have been pushing for so long.
Exactly!
Who tf goes to gun *smithing school online ???
😂
I wanted to but I figured most people already knew it was a scam
💯 I make sure to put 750 rounds minimum through a gun/product before I do a review for it. The only one that didn’t hit the 750 benchmark was the canik TTI. Made it to only 500 because I really didn’t like it. Bought for 975 and sold it 2 weeks later for 700. It was my honest opinion that the canik tti was not worth the price tag and people DID NOT like that 😂 Really digging your channel man 👌
SPN firearms is the worst at promotion. His channel has become one long infomercial 😂 😅
And a lot of the points he tries to argue are just dumb.
@@Samyouell11510 yeah he's looking for sponsorship too that's why he never does a bad review.
His channel been like that tho. Not sure what it’s like these days, but when he first started he didnt disclose that he was reviewing free stuff he got, and he got mad when folks called him out. There was this one holster he called ‘the best’ only to call the same exact thing trash the week.
@@gripaimsqueezeyea...I like his channel and he does a good job. Bur I don't need to hear code SPN every video.
I got into it with that guy cause he tried to "correct" me on conversation about glocks, yet every person with a different skin complexion who said the same thing I said, he agreed with... F*** that guy💯😅
Instantly subbed. I like the talking hands and your bullet points are valid and concise. Keep up the good content.
Firearm "rotation" just prevents building muscle memory. I learned this at a competition while repeatedly trying to jam a magazine into the handguard of my Tavor while reloading under stress.
A close friend had a mix of pistols with and without manual safeties. He was involved in a self defense shooting and had his pistol pointed at the armed aggressor but forgot about the manual safety until the last second. It almost got him killed.
I now train with 2 pistol platforms. Full size XDM (I have 3, competition belt, bedroom, car) and the P365 I wear.
Rifles and PCC (308, 5.56, 300blk, 9mm) are AR pattern with similar controls and magazine insertion angles. I know how to operate them, but I don't really mess with my Tavor or AKs as much anymore. HSGI Tacos allow me to stuff any of those magazines into the same belt.
sounds like a skill issue
@@DrasticFire If you're not familiar with muscle memory, look it up.
@@areekalaan I'm well aware of it. It's not hard to always train your thumb to perform a safety off and on sweep as needed even without a safety. I'm a 1911 guy but when I shoot my Glock I still use my thumb like it's hitting a safety on and off.
Guess I should rephrase it to a training issue 🤷🏿♂️
Gun store overcharged me for my Glock $800 and would only buy it back for $280 less then 8 months old and never fired. I wouldn’t even be able to buy their CHEAPEST optic. Is this common?
So they offered you $520 to buy it back?
@@dariuskincaid No $280 to buy it back. I would be losing $520. I only wanted to trade it in for a smaller Glock older AND used.
The most egregious example in my recent memory of guntubers all releasing their commercials for a firearm was the Springfield Hellion.
They all used the exact same rifle, and you knew it was the exact same rifle because they all had the Nightforce NX8 mounted in the same mount.
I appreciate this information. As someone who carry multiple guns. It’s refreshing to hear a content creator make this content. For those who carry multi. Train hard. I have learned that what I was good with. I’m not as good as I learn new platforms. This kicks certain firearms out my rotation. Those who have dedicated guns for winter/summer make sure when you take classes to use those guns in the appropriate season. I.e don’t take your winter gun to a class when it’s summer and vice versa.
Bodyguard 2.0 is a perfect example of your point. Everyone was hyping it all at once. Great video. But good luck with sticking to one gun. LOL
I've watched RUclips gun content years before purchasing my first firearm. I was well informed about the various firearms and came to an understanding that there are two modes of operandi as far as training. You are either training to fight or competition. I have purchased everything from that standpoint. So I cant recall wasting any money. Most of my guns I've trained or did some form of competition with. I keep the modifications centered around the specifications of IDPA or USPSA classifications or its set up for home defense, which even IDPA and USPSA mimic.
If you had a mindset of training to fight and or competition from the beginning then you would not have been wasting time and money because you would have been following shooters and learning about the gear and equipment that works. You would also have a point of use so you would be very objective focus with your purchases.
Thank you. No one does content like this and there are people like me that have learned everything they know about 2a from RUclips. Keep up the great and honest work.
I’m a newish guntuber and I don’t get paid or get free samples. Some guns I will do a 500 round review but I’ll be honest and say my reviews are based off unboxing and how it performs out of the box but I think I’m pretty open about that. I don’t try to mislead anyone that’s it’s 100% reliable as a matter of fact on several of my reviews, I say let’s hope it stands the test of time lol great video bro!
This is the way! Just subbed bro! 🙏🏽
As a new conceal carrier, I have a simple G19... I watch a ton of reviews out of curiosity and haven't heard a real compelling reason to switch outside of looks. I'll still try other platforms but unless I get sucked into competition shooting... I don't think i'll be buying anything but more glock mags.
Facts, all you need is a polymer framed striker fired pistol (M&P is the best) and some training and practice
So right . I still carry my Taurus pt111 & I also train w my glock19x for home defense . I like ghg & Rambo Jay . They make it fun . Love your content as well bro
In your opinion what is the most reliable, small, 9mm semi auto concealed carry for personal protection?
The approach I am trying to implement is to acquire 2 or three complimentary CCW weapons and get proficient with them as well as trying to have two of them on me as often as possible.
Add to that a home defense longarm and treat the rest recreationally.
I understand and agree with many of your points but at the end of the day it's on the consumer of the content to know if they are watching an honest review or an ad/presentation. I get that learning the difference takes time and a level of discernment but its important for any product not just guns
I think it’s subjective. People are making content for various reasons. None of them are wrong (to me). I don’t mind reviewing a $800 red dot because I don’t live check to check. Some people do and I can see where you’re coming from. At the end of the day, that’s the beauty of RUclips in the gun space is finding the content creator to help wherever you are personally on your gun journey. Cheers 🥂 and keep the dope content coming
I carried the same Glock 19 for 27 years. Just recently picked up a new 26. Luckily mags, holsters and gear are all compatible. If you are about self defense then you don't need 20 different brands. BUT, if someone just likes to buy new stuff and talk about it, then have at it.
I get the one sword one shield mentality. But I also believe in purposeful carry. My trail gun is not the same as my CCW. My house gun is not the same as the trail or CCW. All of them are revolvers or DA/SA semi-autos. I keep the stable as small and focused as possible. But there is a place to vary carry pieces; if they serve a purpose.
After seeing some of the SDI news, im glad you are getting this message out there
It's funny you say this because I've been looking at lots of reviews and reading to find information a certain guns to get my first one to carry. And I hear a lot/most of them saying they shot about 100 rounds which sounds like a lot to me, but apparently, that's nothing.. I even heard a few of em say they didn't put much time into the gun because of time constraints. Which let me know they just threw out a review video just to have one out there, explaining the most basic things and simply naming and pointing out features of the gun (like the safety button/switch) just to have a video out, which is kind of wild..
You’re not lying.. lol 😅
Becoming proficient with one weapon informs you what does and doesn't work for you and allows you to make an informed decision when it comes to accessories or another firearm purchase.
My wife and I both bought our first with NO experience. I did a LOT of research on my Girsan Regard MC (Beretta clone), but until I fired it for myself I wouldn't know for sure it was a solid choice. I got lucky. It's accurate, comfortable to me and FUN. It's also huge! I want to conceal as my next step as a firearm owner and that definitely requires a different firearm.
My wife wanted something small, compact, can fit in her purse and chose based solely on that and was misinformed that a .380 would be good for her. WRONG.
In a small, compact gun like hers it kicks like a mofo. Now we don't want it. I hate shooting it, personally.
Many ranges should have the ability to rent or "try before you buy" and I highly encourage that and don't jump to "YES" until a few sessions with a particular firearm.
Also, dry fire. All day, every day. Function check, take apart, put back together, cock, fire (unloaded). Really get to know your firearm INTIMATELY.
Finally; train, train, train.
I felt every bit of the statements made in this video. You definitely can't own every gun and gun accessory that's out there, or at least I can't. I've learned to get what I need and ignore the rest. Great informative video!
I feel like it's a similar issue at gun stores. Did a basic pistol class with several beginners and must have it in their minds to get something today in 9mm cause that's what they said is best and yet you can tell they aren't comfortable. My dudes, get a .22 and have fun just spending time getting better at the basics. It's impossible to convince my wife to come along because of the culture noise and the fear of the people she might meet. It should be more of a fun challenge and education emphasis than the 'you must protect everything' message.
Not a gun owner but this happens in the fragrance community as well.
I bought a tps9 fx elite Canik about 6 years ago. So many guns have came out since then and instead of buying another 9mm I pivoted to buying different platforms and glad I did. From my Henry 4570 to my Weatherby 30-06 I'm glad I did it this way because I guns I really enjoy