Turning Cover Into Concealment: The M240B

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2 ай бұрын

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In today’s video we put the legendary M240B through a series of intensive tests and teach you vital techniques. Hope you enjoy
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@GarandThumb 2 ай бұрын

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@snaker9er 2 ай бұрын

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

@JB-uk7mn 2 ай бұрын

Doing God’s work, GT.

@gregsonner8838 2 ай бұрын

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@Smokkedandslammed 2 ай бұрын

Sneaky Desert Indians is still my favorite.

@mniakan754 2 ай бұрын

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

@nickloven6728 2 ай бұрын

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

@JoshRaptor215 2 ай бұрын

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

@alecedwards2331 2 ай бұрын

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

@derangedrebel3898 2 ай бұрын

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

@code_red7744 2 ай бұрын

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

@1EpicLife1 2 ай бұрын

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

@AKGuru4774 2 ай бұрын

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

@kaboom4679 2 ай бұрын

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

@Oper8Fur07 2 ай бұрын

It took me awhile to get that one

@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts 2 ай бұрын

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

@RubSomefastOnIt 2 ай бұрын

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

@chairmanofthebored6860 Ай бұрын

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

@jacobkilman8444 2 ай бұрын

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

@Token_Black_Guy 2 ай бұрын

What about having your ag carry a barrel bag?

@jacobkilman8444 2 ай бұрын

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

@professorgoat1099 2 ай бұрын

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

@Slipz2K8 Ай бұрын

Why look down and away while loading?

@fraeyr Ай бұрын

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

@griffey11 2 ай бұрын

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

@wigger99457 Ай бұрын

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

@obnoxiouspriest Ай бұрын

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

@aceman1126 2 ай бұрын

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

@ajburnett5640 2 ай бұрын

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

@artsohc 2 ай бұрын

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

@aceman1126 2 ай бұрын

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

@MisterNi 2 ай бұрын

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

@scottireed7747 2 ай бұрын

That was some real advice

@ControlledPairsGaming 2 ай бұрын

Imagine the directors cut version with Charles completely uncensored.

@microbeguy 2 ай бұрын

That should be a Rumble channel.

@Scott_Buchanan 2 ай бұрын

Chaotic comedy 😂

@pyeitme508 2 ай бұрын

Ha 😂

@0bserver416 2 ай бұрын

Ha ha/ Iknwo yo

@TheTerminatorCarrot 2 ай бұрын

Dude has the comedy chops fr

@frederickjeremy 2 ай бұрын

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

@papabillydeth4723 Ай бұрын

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

@TheeGlocktopus Ай бұрын

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

@nobodyspecial1852 Ай бұрын

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

@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Ай бұрын

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

@oldbenkenobi9212 Ай бұрын

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

@Ao94502 Ай бұрын

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

@notcartel1521 2 ай бұрын

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

@leesamuelson 2 ай бұрын

I laughed a bit too hard at that one!

@kannan159 2 ай бұрын

😂

@hexcellerateofficial 2 ай бұрын

That was too good, 😂😂😂

@brettstaley3730 2 ай бұрын

It was the George Floyd one for me

@noone-pg4lr 2 ай бұрын

Bro that caught me off guard

@danbeard1283 2 ай бұрын

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

@CCM1199 2 ай бұрын

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

@djzrobzombie2813 2 ай бұрын

Next time just carry a M249 Saw

@scout3058 2 ай бұрын

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

@BIGREDTECH 2 ай бұрын

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

@michaelkirkland3012 2 ай бұрын

I miss my pig too

@lamberts01 2 ай бұрын

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

@anchopanchorancho Ай бұрын

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

@papabillydeth4723 Ай бұрын

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

@-Zevin- Ай бұрын

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

@carlvonfuckwits2934 Ай бұрын

Similar setup and experience, and I agree.

@mizzetz5343 Ай бұрын

“Do you trust me buddy?!”

@yuniorespinosa9563 2 ай бұрын

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

@tobiasfunke3357 2 ай бұрын

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

@draza3083 Ай бұрын

bro what hahahaha wtf happ to your fake girl profile?

@bubbafett2328 2 ай бұрын

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

@johndoe-vl3ye 2 ай бұрын

Yes pls

@shawn6860 2 ай бұрын

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

@evanbrunelle3466 2 ай бұрын

Or rumble so we could actually watch lol

@jimrustle643 2 ай бұрын

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

@tomisamish 2 ай бұрын

Raw and unfiltered sounds more like rumble.

@Edith_Puthie96 2 ай бұрын

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

@JasonBrinkley-ef4zg Ай бұрын

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

@Edith_Puthie96 Ай бұрын

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

@dragmorian6347 Күн бұрын

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

@waynes.1118 2 ай бұрын

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

@ryanjones4917 2 ай бұрын

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

@kaboom4679 2 ай бұрын

Woat till launches his OnlyFans channel .

@Pfletch83 2 ай бұрын

@@kaboom4679 It's gonna' feature used Ballistic Dummy Torsos isn't it?

@AllNighterHeider 2 ай бұрын

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

@Not_me_xavier Ай бұрын

@@Pfletch83onlyfans isn't just a p website, its for creators to make content for money

@ryanjones4917 Ай бұрын

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

@Brother-Huff 2 ай бұрын

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

@MrDinodane 2 ай бұрын

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

@meanman6992 2 ай бұрын

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

@nathansnyder763 Ай бұрын

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

@NorthWindAerialImaging 2 ай бұрын

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

@Kaydin910 2 ай бұрын

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

@NorthWindAerialImaging 2 ай бұрын

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

@ComfortsSpecter 2 ай бұрын

Now That’s a Vibe and a Half Godbless You

@crimzonempire4677 2 ай бұрын

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

@92naz32 2 ай бұрын

The USAF has 240's, WTH?!? 😮

@colinmclenaghan515 2 ай бұрын

M240B turning lumbar discs into jelly

@gruntgearreview6490 2 ай бұрын

100%

@Colskshreds 2 ай бұрын

“Fax”

@guns2317 2 ай бұрын

" Not Service Related "

@egrootveld 2 ай бұрын

Turns everything to jelly really.

@gruntgearreview6490 2 ай бұрын

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

@wacojones8062 Ай бұрын

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

@BigFiveJack 2 ай бұрын

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

@lukekrebs363 2 ай бұрын

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

@XneverstopfightingX 2 ай бұрын

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

@bwatkins1223 2 ай бұрын

Respect, you has it!

@mniakan754 2 ай бұрын

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

@siantan5146 2 ай бұрын

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

@nextgen7105 Ай бұрын

Bruh it was at 240 likes and you ruined it

@microchrist6122 2 ай бұрын

Feds love the “Las Vegas” joke 😅

@Tyrone_smith806 2 ай бұрын

Im not American, can you explain the joke please

@isaacsierhuis6812 2 ай бұрын

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

@zacharywilcox2718 2 ай бұрын

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

@AnAgedMan 2 ай бұрын

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

@thejoker9201 2 ай бұрын

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

@kinch613 2 ай бұрын

Love seeing John again. Great stuff!

@HessianForHire Ай бұрын

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

@diegoflores3408 2 ай бұрын

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

@josephk.4200 2 ай бұрын

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

@axmnstrbnd 2 ай бұрын

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

@hfg8604 2 ай бұрын

Mmmm is grab that Load out

@thespartenkid 2 ай бұрын

I'm with you bro 😂

@PhatyMattyMcGee 2 ай бұрын

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

@authenticintelligence2882 Ай бұрын

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

@Anonviewer101 2 ай бұрын

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

@Ty-wz2dq Ай бұрын

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

@davewebster5120 2 ай бұрын

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

@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts 2 ай бұрын

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

@herbertloper2863 2 ай бұрын

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

@ryantornai945 2 ай бұрын

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

@thespectator5259 2 ай бұрын

@@ryantornai945 Wdym?

@noonenoesbutme 2 ай бұрын

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

@ggmanatee 2 ай бұрын

Father has blessed us with a video today.

@ehd1990 2 ай бұрын

Daddy*

@hussainukhpersia6376 2 ай бұрын

our future President of USA

@indigenius9877 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Jesus.

@user-hh6ro3ez6z 2 ай бұрын

"mater has given Dobby a glock"

@javiermartinezjr8849 2 ай бұрын

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

@coletonmarcum8544 Ай бұрын

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

@islesfan186 2 ай бұрын

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

@jonathantorresdesign 2 ай бұрын

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

@eatingstuff1614 2 ай бұрын

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

@adamredmayne1326 2 ай бұрын

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

@TheLiveOrDieMan Ай бұрын

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

@WesternMichiganRailway Ай бұрын

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

@knixfilms 2 ай бұрын

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

@therealgooddilly 2 ай бұрын

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

@spinny2593 2 ай бұрын

belt fed bump stock ar.

@Babybeamergirl 2 ай бұрын

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

@Sikdomeshot 2 ай бұрын

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

@thetrevorthejew Ай бұрын

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

@CatEatingMushrooms 2 ай бұрын

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

@TheAnytony 2 ай бұрын

😴

@RP-ks6ly 2 ай бұрын

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

@SnakeyRaptor 2 ай бұрын

Катя, кошка, same difference if you know her 😂

@ajcsonsforge6370 2 ай бұрын

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

@codyzimmerman6831 Ай бұрын

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

@schragdawg9727 Ай бұрын

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

@ja1cspikes 2 ай бұрын

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

@noonenoesbutme 2 ай бұрын

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

@joemo1033 Ай бұрын

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

@ACRONS047 16 күн бұрын

@@joemo10335-7 kids is a ton

@Mrfrerob 2 ай бұрын

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

@richardfoshee3244 2 ай бұрын

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

@raymondjallen 2 ай бұрын

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

@thespartenkid 2 ай бұрын

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

@jimmyrustler8983 2 ай бұрын

Congrats! 👍

@JadedJet 2 ай бұрын

Ahahaha fool

@rdf4315 2 ай бұрын

Congrats

@japanesecar1501 Ай бұрын

Where do they teach you the desert snoring part?

@matthewyackel7932 2 ай бұрын

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

@hansblitz7770 2 ай бұрын

How is your back and knees?

@matthewyackel7932 2 ай бұрын

Not the best 😂

@herbertloper2863 2 ай бұрын

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

@latigomorgan Ай бұрын

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

@thepresentfathers 2 ай бұрын

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

@ussnavillus2986 2 ай бұрын

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

@perryrhodan1936 2 ай бұрын

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

@lardomcfarty9866 2 ай бұрын

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

@perryrhodan1936 2 ай бұрын

@@lardomcfarty9866 - Yes and yes.

@lardomcfarty9866 2 ай бұрын

@@perryrhodan1936 nice

@GOTHAM21 Ай бұрын

Your best production to date!!!

@user-tm3sj6rn4f Ай бұрын

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

@lukasBe77 2 ай бұрын

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

@Slipz2K8 Ай бұрын

I was confused about that. Why was it?

@lukasBe77 Ай бұрын

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

@jonahsutton6775 2 ай бұрын

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

@bway1983 Ай бұрын

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

@Christoph-sd3zi Ай бұрын

This is better than 99.9% of the junk on TV

@jerrywyant5409 2 ай бұрын

Ive been waiting for this video for a long time

@davidflores2773 2 ай бұрын

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

@JUNIsLuke 2 ай бұрын

“WHOS GOT ALL THE M240s”” “Uh ohh…”

@davidflores2773 2 ай бұрын

@@JUNIsLuke guilty... ✋️

@krisgarcia4452 Ай бұрын

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

@davidflores2773 Ай бұрын

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

@charleshetrick3152 2 ай бұрын

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

@alexanderblackburn4520 2 ай бұрын

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

@stevenamador965 Ай бұрын

Wealth of information, thanks John!

@user-bj1pc5db2f 2 ай бұрын

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

@Dr_Le_sabre_ 2 ай бұрын

He should get the No Limit Tank

@hussainukhpersia6376 2 ай бұрын

our future President of USA

@eenzyme898 2 ай бұрын

Plz!

@veryangyperson 2 ай бұрын

Nahh, bros finna start WW3 in his backyard ☠️☠️

@F_lippy 2 ай бұрын

Whistlindiesel is cringe

@gianlc 2 ай бұрын

Great reference from Las Vegas 🚩

@DevilbyMoonlight Ай бұрын

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

@dontshoot100 Ай бұрын

Great work - very informative - very educational - very funny!

@ValidSurvival 2 ай бұрын

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

@AspenSavage 2 ай бұрын

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

@FrankHaul 2 ай бұрын

You never know

@AspenSavage 2 ай бұрын

@@FrankHaul 😉

@elietaylor4858 2 ай бұрын

Are you sure?

@AspenSavage 2 ай бұрын

@@elietaylor4858 Sarcasm

@Babybeamergirl 2 ай бұрын

Ditto 😉😉

@spartacus1577 2 ай бұрын

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

@scottgray823 Ай бұрын

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

@1slowis155 2 ай бұрын

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

@anaugle2484 2 ай бұрын

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

@AlbanianRebel98 Ай бұрын

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

@bigmike716 2 ай бұрын

Charlie, I love it!!! You never cease to make me laugh!!!

@thejoker9201 2 ай бұрын

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

@ericbergfield6451 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the return video John

@olegsafronov9936 Ай бұрын

Oh.... That's satisfyingly good intro. Thank you!

@JediKnight-404 2 ай бұрын

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

@efoxneo 2 ай бұрын

Carried the C6 GPMG in Trashcanistan. Also jumped it a few times, and had it as a Coax in the LAV III and mounted on the turret. My favorite to shoot, not carry. 26-ish LBS unloaded, then carrying 440 rounds of linked 7.62x51. Plus a PEQ 2A and a Thermal on the feed tray.

@RAIDER8388 2 ай бұрын

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

@M240D Ай бұрын

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

@RAIDER8388 Ай бұрын

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

@Emadrat58 2 ай бұрын

Not saying I hate your videos that aren’t like this but these are my favorite videos. Badass gun being reviewed, Charles being himself and saying the most random shit, and everyone else just having a good time

@Select_Ace Ай бұрын

Man I’m never unsubscribing 😂 keep doing you👍🏾

@mattp7828 2 ай бұрын

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

@user-tz7qw9sb9s 2 ай бұрын

lol this GT never ceases to amaze us. Thanks for the content.

@GirthBrooks1050 2 ай бұрын

This is an awesome video Flannel Father. I love to the car testing. I’d love to see something similar down the road, maybe even a little re-creation of the Bonnie and Clyde ambush?

@benjaminfedewa3980 Ай бұрын

Awesome video! As a former 0331, it would be sweet to see a video machine gun employment and cover some basic skills a machine gunner needs to know. Love the content and would gladly offer any of my knowledge or mg bibles I have.