My Grandfather always said poor people can't afford to buy cheap stuff. He was 100% correct. Buy once, cry once, because you only die once, best not to hasten the day because of cheating out.

On budgeting and "I can't afford it": I was in Papillon, NE, bringing home $1800/month and spending $1,000/month on rent alone. With a wife and kid. So "I can't afford it" is a legitimate response for some people. But that carries some context and notes. I had a $400 WASR AK and chicom chest rig. 600 rnds of quality ammo and 1000 rounds of cheap/training ammo. Most of it bought before baby was born. WASR was iron sights only. Eventually I got a Streamlight Polytac on the rifle because deer hunting revealed the limits of low light performance with that rifle. I also had a Ruger LCP I got for $200. So people with tight budgets CAN save money and stack deep-ish. But the total capability will be less than those with deeper pockets. Or....they have to work harder to be as capable as someone with different technology and gear. So, saying "save up and pony up the money to get the job done" is accurate. But for someone on a tight budget, that means taking longer to save up for the same gear. I went 10 months to save up for 500 rounds of 9mm FMJ. And spent $0 on fun or personal stuff. And it meant accepting that I had less capability than other people with more money. To say "it's a game of priorities," yes. That is accurate. My priority was feeding my family, getting gas in the car, keeping the car running, and paying off the hospital bill. And putting up several months of rice and beans and bandaids. Because of God and Trump, my job opportunities changed and I have more opportunity now, and more kids. So I agree with your basic premise, that quality matters and takes time to afford. But for those people who REALLY are on a budget, one has to accept the restraints and accept that they just won't have the capability of someone else. And that's just Life. And that's "ok" until they are able to change their situation.

All great points that I’ve argued myself, at some point. My biggest gripe about this “community” is how dogmatic and tribal it can be. We’re our own worst enemy.

Another KZfaq expert. I don't know how I could function without them.

I absolutely hate the myth of fine motor skill bs. I've been unfortunate to experience two break ins in my life. The 2nd one someone was coming through my garage and within 3 seconds, I grabbed my glasses, my judge, my flashlight, and got out of bed AND cocked the hammer while immediately heading towards my garage. I was scared shitless and still moved fast and with intent. You can cock a hammer, disengage a safety, whatever nonsense people can think of. Just train and develop a reflex for even a brief time and you'll prove it to yourself

At 10 mins you were talking about not having cheap optics, can I add that cheap mounts are just as bad. Loving your content. From over the pond 🇬🇧

Lot of good information. He is correct about how 5.56 ball performs in a short barreled AR 15. The round was designed to be used at velocities over 3000 ft per second. So if you have a 18 inch-20 inch barrel on your rifle you will get those type of velocities out of 5.56 ammunition. I have chronographed 55 grain federal ammo and averaged over 3100 feet per second. Cost of ball ammo especially reloading it is a lot cheaper also so it gives you more ammo to shoot and train with

A handgun without one in the chamber, is a paperweight.

I was going to comment about him talking about being able to afford expensive stuff. But then when he started talking about not buying energy drinks i had to shut up. Hes right. I spend about a hundred dollars a week on lunch at work. Not to mention the stupid stuff I buy on the weekends. Impulse buys at Walmart or the flea market, of all dumb ways to waste money. I could have the three hundred dollar Spyderco pocket knife damn it.

I’m not really seeing any correlation to a Minuteman scenario. All the talking points were applicable to self defense preparations. A Minuteman isn’t going to charge towards the neighbor’s house with his CCW to protect freedom from an attack by a force that threatens the American way of life.

If people want to be cheap with night vision they need to release in an actual situation that all they’re doing is making themselves a target in the night for someone who spent the money on gen 3.

$300 upper. $350 trigger. $700 optic. $1,000 suppressor. Most uppers today are sub 2 MOA out of the box. The quality among US manufacturers today is 10x better than it was 20yrs ago. Bolts, barrels, uppers, etc are consumables to a shooter. Quality optics, triggers, and suppressors are assets to a shooter. They can move with you when you upgrade to a better rifle.

I got to laugh so many times! Thank you for your hard earned words of wisdom.

Thank you very much. I really learned a lot from this video. You’ll probably never see this, but I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the preach. Hope someone that needs it hears your message!

I think this is good stuff brother. I also see that some people don’t understand that the term Minutemen isn’t only related to men dedicated to roll out during The American Revolution within a minutes notice. There is a modern day version of the definition. It’s just that the left don’t want it to exist, so there’s not much Google will tell you of it. I’ll agree with buy the best. If you can. But for sure buy good functional equipment. I think you said it in a video recently. Inexpensive doesn’t mean cheap. Oh! And I just got a deal thru PSA recently on the Daily Deal. The wife wanted an EOTECH. She just don’t shoot too much, so I kept my eyes open and got one near half off before Christmas. Keep up the good work

Freedom

Crazy! I agree with everything you said. I would elaborate a little bit more on cheap gear because my life is worth a whole lot more than that. Good enough or just as good pistol or body armor....

For those of you who choose to carry without one up the pipe...do not get into a gun battle with someone who refuses to carry without one up the pipe because while you are racking, your opponent is pulling the trigger!!! LOL!

Already going say it's outstanding. Have a great day

Quick question from a person just getting into ARs. It is said that ARs and the like are great because they are the Legos of the firearm world. You can make one for many tasks.....but, can one rifle serve many tasks? For example, there are many companies that make quick release scope mounts. This in practice allows you to swap between a scope with some good magnification to a Red Dot as an example. You want to do something that needs more range, put on the scope. You want to do something that is more up close and personal, put on the Red Dot. If this is truly viable, the same goes for lights, lasers, and what not. If the Quick Release mounts are just gimmicks because in the ranged scope case it doesn't hold zero well, what is the purpose of the quick release mounts?

Well spoken " uncle" ..even though your probably alit younger , I'm 54 but been shooting since age 4 and hunting since age 8... legally and responsibility carrying since 1991 . I never dismiss any advice from someone who has experience that I don't... I have never been military or law enforcement...love your channel and the way yo present real life information...👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍👍 Thanks Uncle... I would have your 6 even from Washingtonstan state... Blessed Be to you and your family 👍👍👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Enjoyed as always.

Cut to chase, use a Saber Black tip or a ELD to actually expand versus all this OTP or otherwise. Enuf said!

Dont skimp on magnified optics. Good glass at distance is important. However, there are SO many good budget red dots and lights out there. Holosun, Sig, Northtac, Swamp Fox, Streamlight, Olight, et al. Are they "just as good"? No. Are they "good enough" Hell yes! Just don't TOTALLY cheap out. Mid-tier is just fine.

“Hope you enjoyed this”. Who doesn’t enjoy getting yelled at!

I love your statement "Bullets fix stupid, a real quick self fix!" Biden & Harris's Folly = 26AUG2021

The only issue I have with appendix carry is if, if, if, one were to accidently shoot themselves in the front area there are some pretty serious consequences to the accident, Femoral artery being the chief among them. If one were to accidentally shoot themselves in the ass, thigh, hip calf or foot, I think the survival odds are much higher.

Very good points, good common sense.

Couldn't agree more on all points This one is my favorite Oh must be nice to have top tier shit...Im working 7 days a week Grinding 💥🦅🇺🇲

Wilson combat just talked about almost all the pistol related ones😂

When someone wants to carry without 1 in the chamber, because they bought a gun they are afraid of, that is such a massive illogical failure, it's simply aggravating to hear. The question is, why didn't they get something with a DA/SA trigger, or a manual safety? They are determined to buy a gun they are afraid to use properly. Mystifying.

He's not wrong And bear creek is awesome. They used to suck. It's a whole new company now.

I will never not shit on condor and their stuff. As an infantry private that ultimately went on to serve for the better part of a decade, I can tell you that buying something because it is cheap and you don't know any better will get you nowhere. Condor pouches will fail after being put through any kind of hard use (think less than 24 hours, ask me how I know). Could you get lucky and get something the child working in a sweat shop decided could use some extra stitching? Possibly. Or, hear me out, you could buy surplus stuff (some of it never used), and build yourself a fully capable piece of kit for sub $200. Will it look as sexy? Nah (the FLC is kinda ass to look at), but you will have something that is at least functional and won't shred to pieces when you don't want it to. I swear to God, if anyone ever tries to say cheap Chinese sh*t that is barely good enough for airsoft is their go to I will have a stroke.

save money from not drinking and smoking. there is about 100 a week! As far as a AR 15, keep them oiled and they will work. let them dry out and guess what? many times its the cheap mags people by for their AR-15

3.5" barrels and under I don't care what hollow points you think you're shooting, they for the vast majority become FMJ.

I use FMJ 9mm / 5.56 cause of penetration, not cause the gov uses it. Really my choice is Underwood, Platinum coated solid copper 9mm...tremendous penetration! Limited ammo IS hollow point...poor penetration, generally speaking. But you shoot what you like.

I have a whole ass second job to fund my stuff

Semper Fi

That flashlight better be able to shoot bullets and hold spare condoms for $260 How many can/lum does it have? Was it worth it now looking back Or would you rather have 500 more rounds of 5.56

BCM 14.5" With EoTech hhv, mbus and 77gr OTM FTW lol

62 gr lap has worked for me in the past. Is it perfect? Hell nah, but it does work. These days I much prefer the 64 gr Winchester silver tip in 5.56. That round pretty much just vaporizes stuff lol

Hornady critical duty or federal HST for me. Depends on what is in the gun shop when I change out my carry ammo.

I have a buddy that cc every day. A colt mustan. Con 3. I actually carry a revolver most of the time and my brother carrys the little sig kinda 1911 or mustang copy in 9mm. On the clock he is 3-4 seconds getting a good round into target than we are. No biggie there we all carry different and have different experiences and such. But we got him to try con 1 on the range. He is 0.50 to 1.75 faster than his con 3 carry. But he want change. Now thats with no problem. The bad thing is he messing up on the load about 1 time out of 12.

I am not a fan of green tip and after talking to a gent he had a great reason for having that ammo type. He lives in an area where Antifa numbers are high and they carry shields so he wanted a round that can punch through those shields and still take care of the job if the situation calls for it. For some reason some people will die on the hill of believing HP ammo under penetrates and ball is the best because of the excessive penetration. Another strange on is not having one in the chamber, from the sources I look at the chances of a short stroke on that slide is really high. It would make more sense to have gun slide locked with magazine in then slide down on an empty chamber. Old revolvers I understand the logic there but that is different story (firing pin on the hammer resting on a live primer when dropped and lands on the hammer can go off but with the use of transfer bars this problem has been solved.)

SOLID COPY!

You should train with the ammo you intend to use. I can't afford to train at 80 cent to a dollar a round ammo. I can afford it at the 40 cents I pay. Fmj is fine for me

200ish should be able to get a good optic and 200 for a flashlight ha! I better be getting paid to tell people they need a 200 flashlight

Uncomfortable truth I bet your Geissele lower is out of spec!

At the 12:34 mark you talk about how people within the community should talk bad those that want to spend $300 on a flashlight. I think this same mentality needs to be for the other direction also. I will agree that there is absolutely a floor you should not cross, but there are many, many good items just above the floor for the person that is not able to put forth the money many do. Some of us do have other expenses that eat up out money. I also feel like many mediocre items can and probably should take a back seat to money spent on practice. I mean, how worth it is a $300 flashlight if you can't afford ammunition or range time to practice because all your money went into the firearm. As a newer person in this area of firearms, I have witnessed the elitism in this community and it doesn't help the community either. Ok, proceed to rip me up.

I have to say I have been following for a time now and I have one question for you.. Hypocrite much!? You blather on and on about busting others balls, and in the next sentence you do the exact thing! I've been around the block a few times myself, ran many platforms, and all manners of gear. However, I would NEVER bust a guys balls for having less than Crye gear etc. I would much rather see a guy or gal training with something rather than nothing, as they save coffee money for the big purchases. This may come as a shock to you but trying, and failing is more valuable than just hearing someone drone on and on about this is the light and the way. Anyone who has been down range knows, you seldom have the luxury of having everything you need, much less want. You learn to "Improvise, Adapt and Overcome" the obstacles to achieve your objective. Almost any Cat 4, non swim, who can walk, talk and hear thunder can pull a trigger, regardless of the gear they happen to have. But hey, you do you and I wish you great success.

How do you feel about ACOGs?

You forgot to mention, buy good quality but buy it on sale! Be patient and wait for sales to roll around.

I saw you like a year ago with PA 130$ optic and said it ran great lol ..

A note if I may. Critical Duty is a good round, and I have some in a few calibers. That said, I do not carry in/around town with it. I use Federal HST’s 124gr +p (9mm), 230gr +p (.45), 200gr (10mm). The reason I carry HST’s is because they are consistently reliable, have excellent performance, and Portland Police use it. Clackamas County Sheriff’s use Speer Gold Dot. I personally prefer the HST’s over Gold Dot myself. IF you end up in court for using a gun in self-defense, you had better believe they will be trying to accuse you of buying the ammunition you used because it is extremely violent and had the highest likelihood to kill. On that day, your BEST defense for that line of attack will be to simply state that you contacted a local law enforcement office and asked what round they used to protect themselves and others in public, and bought the round because you knew if the police relied on it, you could too. Now, instead of spending a day watching videos of exploding watermelons and blood/organ filled gel dummies getting obliterated, you can move on to defending your case on the grounds and merits of using deadly force. TL/DR; Think stuff all the way through.

I love FMJ.. When I am at the range. Outside of that it has no purpose in my opinion, I like heavy for caliber and soft point or bonded rounds..

Wounding projectile .= fmj

How many people have ND and hit themselves because of one in the chamber. Police absolutely carry with one in the chamber. Civilians it’s not so cut and dry.

Guns,holsters & where you carry them & how fast you are means nothing without situational awareness. You let someone get the drop on you and it's tits up, pal.

It’s funny you’ll have guntubers say don’t spend more on the optic then what the guns worth. But then you have navy seals saying put the 1000 dollar optic on the 600 dollar gun. Like you said reliability is the answer. How much money is your life worth is the better question. Not trusting my life to Amazon

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So to add to your thought of people criticizing spending too much, in todays market, there is a difference between cheap and affordable. I think you've covered that. If ypu got the money, sure, get the $40k panoramic NVGs. But you can also get the job done with something in the $5-8k range as well. I always advise folks to live within their means.

I would rather face a jury and lose my gun the face God. And some people function better in high stress environments

Well, now I'm wondering if I missed vol. 1 somewhere...

Inforce is made in America

What's the current consensus for short barrel defensive ammo, say P365? Hornady Critical Defense?

Candela is king but high lumen in a thick brush will hinder your vision with splash back a bit ime

If you buy anything just for a pic on any social media platform please leave it at home.

$4K rifle?? OK, great. But you need disposable Katrina guns in SHTFF. Any guns I get now have to be disposable. In SHTFF, the government will confiscate guns at roadblocks just as they did in Katrina. I'm sorry I didn't buy a dozen or two cheap AKs back in the day when they were $150 each. But what ugly POS they were. Ugly or not, they shoot and I would love them as disposable guns now. For a cheap car gun that I can kinda afford to lose, I settled on M&P FPC 9mm. I like a 5.7 FN PS90 for a car gun. Small footprint, better trajectory than a 9mm. And it won't throw hot brass in a passenger's face in the car, as it ejects spent cases downwards. It is also not as loud as an AR. You shoot an AR in the car cabin and say goodbye to your ears. BUT...outfitted with a mini ACOG the PS90 cost a fortune to lose to jackboot confiscation. Even with no sights the PS90 is too much to lose. For sights I use Monstrum Ghost Red Dot Sight $70. Lots of cheap red dot options, you check them out. For iron sights I go with Adegrin Flip Up Sights Gen2 MB-US $26 It is a decent build copy of Magpul MBUS. I don't like them better than Magpul, but I like them better if they get confiscated. Just as I like ACOGs and Aimpoints for sights...but I can't afford to lose em to confiscation. For pistols it is 9mm G3's and Caniks. (Cheapest models $260 - $360). Caniks are better, BUT if you lose the Caniks, it is $80 - $100 more than a G3 if they are confiscated. Just depends on your wallet thickness and what you can afford to lose and how many disposable guns you can afford to stock in the deep preps. In any case...everything has to be decent quality, reliable and disposable. I use Underwood solid copper +P+ in the FPC, but just for the car gun. I can't afford to shoot much of it otherwise. The longer barrel (16.25"), the solid copper bullet and the +P+ load makes it a much more potent gun than a 9mm pistol with 4-inch barrel and standard load. The S&W M&P FPC is overpriced for what it is. And even at that high price it is sold out around here at all the gun stores. But it is compact and won't blow your ears out like a 5.56. It is just how things are with how guns and ammo are priced nowadays. It is more of a $450 gun than a $600 gun. I like it better than the Ruger folding carbine. It is cheaper and folds smaller. If you want a folding 9mm that is even cheaper, look at Kel-Tec. I won't use them. But if you are poor, you get what you can. For shotguns I have the usual suspects. High $, reliable, semi-auto...for the house. For the car I got 3 cheap Remington 870 pumps I bought 15 years ago for $250 each. Can't afford to lose the Italian guns. Wish I had bought more of the cheap Remington's, but I never thought we would be in the shape we are in now...not in a million years. Don't be a gun fondling larper. Pick out good gun platforms. Stock up on them. Have them identical...I said IDENTICAL for seamless swapping. Don't be a gun fondler. That time is over.

I have a radical with a romeo 5... idk I bump it and train with it. I find it hard to get the freee time and money to upgrade and train like I would like too. Easy for a KZfaq money, cop to talk about this minute man stuff. Also what ever his wife brings to the table. Don't try to be for the evey day man if you loose touch with what it is like to be one. This goes for all KZfaq heads

ROFLMAO Love my. Mk318 😂 love your kids. Saved up and purchased an H&K mr556a1. Make a great DMR . Oh, not sure about the 5 shot group 5 times, I personally have adopted 25rd groupings. I feel it heats the barrel enough to give me a better idea of my cone of dispersion. Have an Aer 20" that poi will climb 3 inches. Anyway love the info your putting out and 318 mod 1 is awesome. SEMPER FI, Brother

I think we all fall into that budget is just as good BS. I blame most guntube types for that but after a few fails at outdoor ranges when it's thunderstorms, snow or scorching sun save your money and buy quality. I've sold 3 PSA riffles for one quality riffle...same with handguns...optics ext.

I "know a guy that knows a guy" that a dude pulled a gun on him then attemted to load it i say attemted cause the guy that was being attacked carried chambered 45 and was very proficiant needless to say ...yup..

Green tip was made for the full size 20 inch barrel. Not for the belt feed machine gun. M249 wasn’t as later made.

Gives me a really bad headache listening to the excuses. It has taken me more than 8 yrs to put a rifle together that I like. I like 6-800 yrd ring of the target. Makes me smile. Im happy about it and have taken a boat load of shit for it. But who rings the 800yrd gong ??? MY Q: to you, What about the 3000 $ training courses out there, Is it worth the cash or just sit behind the scope and go for 1000yrd target instead. Also as a old fart i see it as an area deniability than running and gunning. Could you cover the Over 60 minute man in a future video.

FUBAR

Thank you for another great video. I would not carry a firearm I didn't have complete faith in and if I lose it for a few years or even for ever, well I got to be alive to bitch about that. For the most part I agree with you on modifying carry guns the only back plates on my Glocks these days just tell me which caliber or model they are. I tend to stick with factory triggers on my Glocks though, I tried one of those Timney Alpha triggers and I didn't have a mag that didn't have at least one light primer strike so back to the factory I went. I have built several Anderson Arms lowers with no problem, though I also have to say I haven't run them super hard, and these days I go with higher quality lowers just because its not the place I want to scrimp. You live and you learn.

Friend, you go on a rant against people EVERY video, and the rant on people who may have ranted on you...😅😅😅

Y'all are talking about what you can carry or what equipment is optimal while these thugs are walking around with glock switches and 30 round stick magazines..lol

Just love your uncomfortable truth vids!!! I’ve heard so much of the bs that I wondered if it was me… You speak what needs to be heard!! Another great video!👍🏼🇺🇸

Yeah…you can always tell when someone’s never been in a high stress scenario. Not only will you not have time but you may forget. Just like an external safety. You may not remember. Then you get to go sleepy time in the forever box.

1. yes, I always rack it when training, as I get off the x and move to cover; fast af. Because I don't carry one in the chamber. 2. top 5 rounds are fancy HP, after that I'm suppressing or poking holes. 3. the decision to draw takes me longer than a draw, regardless of where I carry 4. maybe keep your finger off the trigger while you holster. 5. If you aren't willing to literally drop your rifle in the dirt, and trust your sights/ optic will stay zeroed. Start over. 6. buy what you want: I will buy better stuff for less, used. 7. why is your light on long enough to mark you as a target? 8. ballistics is science we can actually trust. 9. 2A is next door to 1A 10. If you don't carry your best, it's like locking the knob but not the deadbolt. 11. If I had a $ for every time.....yes, what they're actually saying is it isn't a priority. 12. Finding out it isn't reliable is a good start, cuz then you'll do better. 13. no comment 14. I'm alive because I had fine motor function when I feared for my life.

One could argue that staggering your ammo say two open tips, soft points etc. , followed by a high velocity ball round may be more tissue destructive. Two wound channels followed by a deep penetration may confound ones brain ability to produce endorphins...

The optic is more important than the firearm. You can compensate for the rifle with quality optics.

Do not by Chinese made Halosun garbage! Sack the F up and buy a Trijicon!

You really don't need to be concerned with hollow points and expansion with rifle rounds. They're not gonna have time to expand appreciably in the 8 inches of meat in a human torso anyway. FMJ is gonna give you the penetration necessary to get past light cover like vehicles, light walls, etc. THAT'S why the military uses it. It's not because of "muh Geneva convention". A hollow point is going to break apart before it can penetrate the cover. FMJ is the way to go, got it. I like watching this disinfo guy try to put out all this laughably bad advice. Just listen to his advice and do the opposite, you'll be well off. He should rename the channel "Uncle Take Your Freedom".

As an American and a man who has always been hyper aware of my surroundings... sometimes made fun of by " friends"... I'm just me..but I will have my neighbors 6 even if they are not of the same mindset as us......just don't think cuz I'm a quiet person that I'm..........🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍