Reid Baker
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3000 round Somogear NGAL review
Information I wish I knew before buying my first Somogear NGAL.
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Expectations
00:45 - Prior NV equipment experience
01:15 - Form Factor
02:10 - Durability
03:08 - Power
03:50 - Visible Laser (Best Part)
05:20 - Initial Shortcomings
06:50 - Indoor Shortcomings
08:15 - Battery Cap
09:08 - Somoboat rail-estate
09:42 - Modifications
11:41 - Final straw
12:28 - Final thoughts
12:59 - Just buy a mawl
13:21 - 11.5 LMT w/NGAL build
14:00 - 12.5 LMT w/MAWL build
14:40 - 22LR NGAL build
15:08 - Conclusion
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  • @Gustavo-hb5qn
    @Gustavo-hb5qn 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I also bought a NGAL from Paragon, I've seen some SG NGALs with visible beams, I can barely see my beam in the dark. On full power too. Bad unit?

  • @Chuckinglead
    @Chuckinglead หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waiting on my somogear for a 556 but how is the surefire vamp think it will for a 9mm pcc?

  • @dmaraschky1
    @dmaraschky1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see a higher round count review. I have a higher round count on the somo peq, the somo NGAL I have the lasers are definetly not as powerful as the somo peq, like NGAL full power laser isn't as powerful as the peq on low power setting which I've been told is not normal? Guess most people's somo NGAL is up there with the peqs

  • @skoshi_tempest
    @skoshi_tempest หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn, I like this guy

  • @Zero-DayDefense
    @Zero-DayDefense หลายเดือนก่อน

    great review

  • @MyLonewolf25
    @MyLonewolf25 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:30 this is generally why i prefer a 3 o clock mount for LAM and 9 for light

  • @damionchrist
    @damionchrist หลายเดือนก่อน

    Won’t you damage the structural integrity of your suppressor by dumping water on it when it’s hot?

  • @rcrinsea
    @rcrinsea หลายเดือนก่อน

    I own the same thing and I also noticed it doesn't hold zero. I am stuck with a few of them now. I wonder if it's the laser module itself or the M-Lok. I noticed my M-Lok was somewhat loose so I can't say for sure. But why would it koosen like that? I can verify that the green laser on a sunny day at 50 yards cannot be seen at all. Maybe in a self-defense scenario where you are in a hurry and can't look thru the optic, it would be helpful. I cannot recommend this.

  • @kenponinja1877
    @kenponinja1877 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

  • @stihl888
    @stihl888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Specprecision now have the clone Unity AXON SYNC NGAL switch and it is great, I've had the Somoboat also and its a fkn boat! it won't run my higher power LEP torch and the bracket broke after a few tightening's. The clone AXON switch runs my power hungry LEP torch, has vis override and was cheap enough that i trimmed my cables to their final length so is super tidy.

    • @michaelj3725
      @michaelj3725 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m on there site, can’t find the sync switch?

    • @stihl888
      @stihl888 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@michaelj3725 It's titled "2024 New SPECPRECISION SOMOGEAR AXON SYNC NGAL LA23 & Surefire Plug Dual remote switch" Under category HOME> WEAPON LIGHTS > SWITCH and is currently $58.

  • @TheWesman45
    @TheWesman45 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, every now and then I regret dropping the big money on an actual NGAL.

  • @ericdavis1660
    @ericdavis1660 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brother, you know your tact, and you're keeping up with the classes. Time to address the main rig. Physical therapy for any injuries and/or personal trainer are just components of becoming a dangerous and honorable man.

    • @ServusChristi33
      @ServusChristi33 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nicest way I've seen someone say "Get in shape bro"

  • @ForgottenRebel77
    @ForgottenRebel77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    did you buy the civilian MAWL or did you get a FP one? And what was the cost there?

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ForgottenRebel77 I got a c1+ which is the civilian model

  • @jose-xr1xv
    @jose-xr1xv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have the Ngal somogear and a unity axon (surefire-ngal plug) and the momentary-on flat button seems to activate the vis- laser no matter the setting it’s on. Anyone have similar issues?

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jose-xr1xv I have not had that issue with either of my somogear units. Does the angled button also activate the via laser no matter the device setting?

    • @jose-xr1xv
      @jose-xr1xv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheReidbaker the angled one activates white light and vis laser. The flat one also activates the vis laser even when in ir mode. I was checking the unity website and there seems to be a two models for the surefire/Ngal the “mode select” and “vis-override”. I have a sus feeling the vis override model is shoots all vis no matter the setting while the “mode select’ shoots whatever your laser setting is on.

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jose-xr1xv not in my experience. I have the vis override and the angled button activated white light and vis laser in every mode but off. The flat button activated the mode the laser is on only. I would confirm the button on the unit uses ir when in an ir mode and if it does reach out to unity for a replacement

    • @stihl888
      @stihl888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Visoverride is/should only be applied to the angled button, the next button is mode select

  • @johnl-cz2qg
    @johnl-cz2qg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Personally I would have gone with the Wilcox RAID Xe over the MAWL. Weighs less and has more functions!

  • @mikebrown4433
    @mikebrown4433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude you are the truth. Been watching your vids. Keep ‘em coming please

  • @mikebrown4433
    @mikebrown4433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn your vocab gives brass facts a run for his money. Subbed

    • @mikebrown4433
      @mikebrown4433 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, I’ve always wanted a laser, but a lot of people say why buy a laser if you don’t have nods. You gave a different point of view. Thanks

  • @michaelknadle766
    @michaelknadle766 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved the review and the detail you went into. Question for you, if you modified the defuser cap, could you regain the green laser with vis-override? I.E. drill out the green laser blocking portion of the cap.

  • @romanbesedic
    @romanbesedic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great vid, and thanks for the info with out sugar coating!

  • @gevharutyunyan
    @gevharutyunyan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the huge info!!!

  • @by-cv5uk
    @by-cv5uk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good review! keep the content up this is great stuff and I'd like to see more in the future. lose some weight too but its ok

  • @thisburns
    @thisburns 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks mayne

  • @JohnGotti256
    @JohnGotti256 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    15:11 on the 22 what foregrip is that/ handstop ??

    • @gigemcrisco21
      @gigemcrisco21 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Viridian HS1 Infrared, I believe

  • @tnativearms
    @tnativearms 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic review. Quick question. I am looking into the axon sync you spoke about. I have the SOMO ngal and the Surefire M600v. What exactly does the override switch do? Does it activate the laser and light simultaneously? Thanks! 100% subscribing

    • @stihl888
      @stihl888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The angled switch up front activates the torch and visual laser at full power, the flat switch activates whatever mode is selected on the NGAL at the time, so if in vis-low it will activate visual laser on low, or vis-high will activate visual at high, if it's on any of the IR settings then that is what will be activated... Visoverride is great for the bump in the night get outa bed in your PJ's situations, if you happen to be sleeping with your Nod's on then avoid the Visoverride button and have your mode select on IR and activate it with the flat button!

  • @sherweezy408
    @sherweezy408 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn another somogear video lmao

  • @joejoeseesingtons
    @joejoeseesingtons 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good review

  • @0n3racing67
    @0n3racing67 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i see ya been in Duffy's nvg class..... im doing one with him in november myself. CANT WAIT!

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@0n3racing67 which class I might be there with you?

  • @jacob9436
    @jacob9436 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I please get an update on whether or not the smaller flashlight worked out just fine whenever you go with your friends .(Thanks) I also wanted to ask you in your opinion which place is the best bang for your buck night vision training, i just bought a MAWL as well and my pockets are hurting lol. Thanks for the info as well i learned a lot from it.

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jacob9436 for training any nv class from kinetic consulting or night ops summit from greenline tactical. Both are huge learning opportunities and great values.

  • @ExplorinInTheWoods
    @ExplorinInTheWoods 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’re a tactical husky Tucker Carlson, this is a compliment

    • @paytonalbright4989
      @paytonalbright4989 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I stand with @explorinInTheWoods

  • @Rockstar6111
    @Rockstar6111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sorry, there was a lot in this video, is it the metal model? Also, i take it you haven't had any problems with it's performance up to 3000 rounds? I have the peq15 model of theirs and it's been working well.

    • @actslore
      @actslore 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it’s the somogear ngal, it’s aluminum with potted internals

  • @Kycirion
    @Kycirion 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see a long term review of the somogear. Appreciate it!

  • @JohnZ556
    @JohnZ556 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review! LMT>KAC

  • @gigemcrisco21
    @gigemcrisco21 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Solid review! Lots of stuff not covered in some of the other videos out there.

  • @willneate
    @willneate 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Seeing the light intensity of each side by side was very informative

  • @RenoMay
    @RenoMay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keymod 🥰

  • @travislupum
    @travislupum 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still need to order an eye piece and do this for mine

  • @FullSpectrumWarrior
    @FullSpectrumWarrior 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What muzzle brake is that

    • @TheReidbaker
      @TheReidbaker 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Silencer co asr break

  • @ctpistolclass1211
    @ctpistolclass1211 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice video. We wish you mentioned something on that aftermarket magazine extension. Can you access it without breaking your shooting grip? Please advise as it would be nice to pass on the info to some of our students who are considering this compliant option.

  • @LilyWasHereMB
    @LilyWasHereMB ปีที่แล้ว

    1789: Hey Dudes, and patri-ettes ... we just laid-off most of the Continental Army, because like, you know, a standing army could be bad juju, totally uncool and like, we just fought a war for Liberty and stuff. Besides like, keeping a huge army around ain't cool and that 1776 thing, like it wasn't cheap, we're totally tapped! Food, clothing, shelter, arms and ammo, toilet paper, all the time man ... its a bit of coin, you feel me? And like the price of housing these days - my rent is too damn high! But seriously y'all, we might need an army to fight off England again or like, invade Iraq or Afghanistan, or pick up where the French leave off trying to colonize another Viet Nam. And like Dudes, lets not forget the threats from Grenada and Panama or to collect grazing rents in the West we will win after the Indian Genocide to come. We might need more than a bunch of honor guards for all that stuff. Wait a minute, I got an idea... like let's make sure that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed so we can like, you know, call up a well regulated militia as necessary for the security of a free state! BINGO! You in Bro's?

  • @cwalton56
    @cwalton56 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not a lawyer, but the answer is yes.

  • @marksingleton2739
    @marksingleton2739 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read an article years ago that suggested a lever action rifle used in a self defense situation would "look" better to a jury than a more 'modern' ( evil looking/black, etc ) rifle that basically does the same thing. A large portion of people cannot get past the way things/people look. Sadly.

  • @Well-thatmakessense
    @Well-thatmakessense ปีที่แล้ว

    K Harris school of eloquent speaking of salady words

  • @RussellStClair-cy1vu
    @RussellStClair-cy1vu ปีที่แล้ว

    Pens kill more . Just a fact . P. S. Without the 1st what good is a lawyer ?

  • @yelleryoung5870
    @yelleryoung5870 ปีที่แล้ว

    The right question is, "As a civilian, what makes you think you have the rights to military weaponry?"

  • @AV8R_1
    @AV8R_1 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Arms" defined in 1791, was "weapons of any description or type". And to be clear, ALL weapons are "weapons of war". Sticks and rocks are weapons of war. For centuries that was exclusively what were used. Throughout American history, the citizens have always had access to the same small arms as the military. In fact, in 1791, not only did Americans have access to the weapons, in some places they were required by law to have them, to train regularly with them, to keep them in working order, and to teach their children, 10 years or older, to use them as well. And despite the many myths to the contrary, YES, we had rapid mechanized fire weapons at the time, YES, civilians could own cannons, and in some cases were required to, and YES, we can still legally purchase and own cannons today. In fact there are at least three companies I have found online that CURRENTLY legally sell operational cannons to civilians.

  • @AndreS_-df2nw
    @AndreS_-df2nw ปีที่แล้ว

    The giggling.

  • @TheHuntercamper
    @TheHuntercamper ปีที่แล้ว

    don't ya just love how they twist meanings for their purposes. Ask her if she has a gun free zone sign in her front yard.

  • @Eye_of_a_Texan
    @Eye_of_a_Texan ปีที่แล้ว

    The right to speak, to print, to bear arms, to assemble and associate, to be secure from unlawful search and seizure, to not incriminate myself, are all functions necessary to organize, plan and execute an armed rebellion against the government as the authors of the Constitution and Bill of Rights had done themselves. The idea that the 2nd amendment should be restricted to less than what the army has, that the 1st amendment doesn't cover the incitation to violence, that associations meant to conspire to break the law, that violations against my right to be secure in my home and possessions have to be settled later in court than right then and there, are all directly against my understanding of what these rights are for. It's proof that the government are not "protecting my Rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." I do not recognize the legitimacy of the United States government per the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. I comply under protest.

  • @RodMartinJr
    @RodMartinJr ปีที่แล้ว

    *_The Supreme Court GOOFED!_* The 2nd Amendment was not a definition of Rights, but a PROHIBITION against the Government! The government, *_including the Supreme Court,_* SHALL NOT INFRINGE upon the God-given right to bear arms. Conceal carry laws are infringements! Magazine bans are infringements. Laws stating which arms can be owned are infringements. *_The United States CONGRESS continues to be Criminal in its Usurpation of authority NOT vested in it._* 😎♥✝🇺🇸💯

  • @Adobe150
    @Adobe150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone read to this "lawyer" Paragraph 2 of the Declaration of Independence. Ask her what UNALIENABLE means.