@@masonf7332 I to am attracted to that particular war and WW2 aircraft, weapons and history..Vietnam being that i was almost drafted into if i were 10yrs younger..Just an odd connection to those kids that got sent there...
@@dungeon5028 Its a museum... Its supposed to show what they had and what they did. He also has rooms for the Afghanistan and Iraq war, the Civil war and the Vietnam war, etc, are these rooms also bad? Or the only that's bad is this one because it has nazi flags? If a jew has no problem with having nazi stuff in his room because he likes history, why should you?
@SMOKEY the M60 was a good weapon, I don't know too much about it though. Can it fire from the open and closed bolt position? Can it fire semi or full auto. The MG42 can and is an extremely versatile MG that still holds up very well today The M240 and M249 are open bolt firing weapons that can only fire full auto. Good general purpose MGs but were designed to outfit a larger military to keep cost down. The MG the germans currently use are way ahead of are MGs.
@SMOKEY Yup, much easier to handle a slower rate of fire too and follow your trace. M60/M240 rate of fire is ideal. Always thought the M249s were too fast.
My grandpa served Vietnam but he doesnt like to talk about it he captured 11 north Vietnamese with his friend..he was a good guy but he died at a car crash..Miss you Grandpa always will remember you..
My grandad served in Vietnam. He died before I was born tho sadly so I never got to meet him. He never told my dad much because he didn’t wanna talk about it. One of the things I do know is his friend went out on patrol and only the dog came back . . .
I am Vietnamese, I know many American soldiers died in my country, but many Vietnamese died in the Vietnam War, an estimated 3 million Vietnamese died. My uncle served for the Vietnam People's Army (North Vietnamese Army), who had just lost a leg contaminated with Agent Orange from American aircraft. Now he has a disabled son. I do not want to tell the past, but you should remember that not only have Americans sacrificed in the war, but the Vietnamese also sacrificed even a lot of people.
I've been once, it was amazing! It's awesome to see all of the artifacts and he's got an amazing range that we shot on for hours. He's a really nice guy too, met him while we were there.
I’m an Aussie and seeing a name to a uniform is so……impressive(?). I feel this man’s “It’s rare” comments are THE understatement of the century. Thank you Dragonman.
Frankly if you're going to the trouble of making a video,why not remove the plastic from the uniforms.. how much trouble could it be? Otherwise,an informative video.PS he did say "chew"
reaper00762 For what? What did that war achieve? They weren't a threat to national security. Yes he deserves respect for putting his life on the line, but in no way he should be proud. Setting alight farmers and children, like come one. 'they would never face you, and fight you' Yes, because you literally just said they were kids. He's proud about fighting children.
Lewis Galvin-Elston well I have more respect for them than pricks like you I don't see you sighing the dotted line and going to war and getting blown up so Dumbasses like you don't have to
Wow, what a collection. Very impressive. Your statements about GI choosing the AK-47 over the M-16 are generally inaccurate. Yes, there were problems with the early M-16's and lives were probably lost because of them malfunctioning. However, they continued to improve the design and lubrication. When I arrived in mid-1969, we had M-16's in my unit and they functioned well.
Robert S - I recall that there were congressional hearings in 1967 over the new weapon. A number of GIs testified that up to ONE-HALF of overrun positions, with disassembled M-16s by their fighting positions, were discovered. That was horrifying to hear, & I've never forgotten that. Yes, the M-16 did receive improvements, but it was entirely understandable for a trooper to grab any weapon that would fire in order to save his life. It's chilling to realize that those young guys were trying to clear the jams in their rifles while being attacked.
Wow. I am also a Vietnam era vet, although I shipped out to Korea and served there from 1969-70. I got my Honorable Discharge in 1971. Back in Ft. Bragg, I remember qualifying with both the M-14 and the M-16. Our drill sergeants called the 16’s plastic toys and the truth is the 14 although heavier felt like a more dependable weapon in combat. And unfortunately time has proven it right. Thank you for your service and the video presentation. It brought back a lot of memories.
This guy is AWESOME! thanks for the full auto at the end Mr Dragon! And especially, thanks for your service and keeping the Vietnam Era military rememberance going. That is one SERIOUS collection! G>
First, thank you for your service to this great nation of ours. Second, correction at 6:06, the TT-33 Tokarev handgun is chambered in 7.62x25, not 9mm.
@PrezDaNT not in my state.... In Scotland you need a license for airguns now after someone shot Someone in the tempo and died. In fact, see Scotland's relationship with airguns.... Its always been like that, same with airsoft or bbguns as they are known to use that shoot the plastic pellets, folk always shoot each other, its kinds traditional to get pissed out your mind on cheap alcohol like maddog and shoot each other for a laugh. I love my country, its funny as shit but things like that irate me, spoils it for everyone. (I don't know if you are British but bbguns over here are what Americans call airsoft, airguns are what Americans call bbguns.)
hello from Dublin Ireland . my uncle from Phili is a nam vet and his son is in the core . thank you for your time , keeping history alive , you are doing a great service to your country . my next trip to the states im gonna try to stop in , im very interested in the Irish element of the US military you do have the best job .
"I don't even try to Jew em down..." I love it. Mel is hilarious. The Tokarev is a 7.62mm pistol though, not a 9mm. The Makarov was the 9mm. Keep up the awesome videos Dragon Man! We love ya!
What he said about the M16 was pure and utter fudd lore nonsense. The reliability issues of the early XM16E1 rifles were to due to not only the lack of cleaning kits (like you mentioned), but also the lack of a chromed barrel primarily the powder used in the 5.56 ammo the troops were issues. This powder was NEVER tested with rifle and was not designed to be used through it, and fouled up the gun extremely quickly, causing the jamming issues. The improved M16A1 (which, ironically, is the one he was showing), which had a chrome lined barrel/chamber, and was issued with a cleaning kit and the PROPER non-fouling ammunition, worked perfectly fine and eliminated all the reliability issues the old ones had. Ironically, the close tolerances and closed design of the M16 make it LESS susceptible to mud and grime than the AK, as countless mud tests have proven. The issues with the M16 were because of shady political decisions by military and Colt higher-ups, not the rifle itself.
@@epitaph3988 yeah but AK good, M16 bad haha Slav squat tachanka. No, you're absolutely correct. And remember that there is absolutely no evidence of the XM16e1, Model603 or M16a1 being made out of plastic or being made by a toy company like Mattel. Just pure myth that is way too old at this point.
The M16 jammed because of tight tolerances? No. It had issues initially because they shipped them over with untested ammunition and no cleaning kits. Once those issues were resolved it became an excellent weapon. The AR platform is a very well sealed system and actually performs better in mud/dirt tests than an AK, check out the tests from inRange. The AK and M-16 had very distinct sounds, so picking up an AK and using it is an excellent way to draw fire from other US forces and get yourself killed.
zach turner the fact that he was in vietnam doesn't excuse his weak knowledge of the weapon and reasons behind its jamming. Also he said at the very beginning that he was in a tank crew so i don't think that he used M16 as frequently as an average Grunt.
zach turner being there doesn't mean he knows the technical information on weapons failures. Just like being a veteran doesn't make you a weapons expert. This dude is spreading bubba fudd lore. It's well recorded why the M16 initially failed. Lack of cleaning kits, ammo using the wrong loading data and material, and corners being cut.
yeah, the part that he says about the m16 he is just pulling shit out of his butt, a soldier unless he was special forces would never be able to just get a ak and use it through his tour of duty, his Lt or sergeant would chew the ass off of a soldier for being out of regulations with the kit and also he would have to pack some ak ammo from the VC bodies after the combat or otherwise he would be pretty low on ammo during patrol and in no way to interchange ammo with his buddys in the platoon. Oh and also im pretty sure most VCs where using chinese AKs or AKMs. And the M14 part, that rifle also had problems and at the ranges that most of the engagements in Vietnam took place, you are really better off with the 556, especially when using dull auto. this guy sound like a tool. The best part is that his "great" vietnam war display dosnt have anything from the ANZAC or all the other nations that fought in that war, and nice US centralization of the "vietnam war" also called the 2nd Vietnam War, because fuck the french and their first indochina war or the third indochina war, those are not the "vietnam war" (sarcasm)
Kamil k The problems that plagued the M16 were not only ammo related but also, environmentally related. The issues with the M16 were not that it wasn't 'reliable', but troops had considered it not robust enough to deal with the constant pressures of it being in the field of Vietnam - constant downpour of rain, muddy conditions, dirt, dust, silt, small rocks, banging against objects, high humidity and above all perhaps - sustained shooting in heavy combat firefights after enduring all the conditions mentioned above
This man fought for this country and he's from a different time. The NVA had derogatory terms for black and white American Soldiers and Marines. Can we just focus on the history and the finest military collection in private hands I've ever seen. Let's not focus on him using derogatory words to describe people that killed his friends and tried to kill him.
well i don't see people focusing on him calling the Vietnamese bad or the Americans good and also i don't think you can call him out on that by any means as he has the right to do so after he fought a war against those people who could have easily killed him and also tried to so i am just going to let you make the conclusion..
Every vvar vet I've ever met used derogitory names tovvard the enemy& still do,Including my 93yr old Great Uncle vvho still doesn't like "them Krauts" . Any human being subjected to battlefeild conditions vvill pick up that trait . The current vvorldvievv is that acting that vvay isn't PC & such people shouldn't be airing their vievvs, vvhich is vvrong as those people served their country & though it may cause people "discomfort" hearing things expressed that vvay, vve vvho vvere not there should understand vvhere their felings come from & be understanding nor should such veterans be told they can't express themselves .It is simply for me vvho vvasn't there to not use such language vvhile respecting the right of those vvho vvere there to express themselves. God Bless Dragonman for his Service to this country & his dedication to preserving the uniforms,vveapons & equipment of US Servicemen throughout history
The early XM16E1's and 604's (first issued M16's in Vietnam) failed for many reasons, but mud exposure and tight tolerances were not usually the reasons. The early ammunition was changed to use the faster-burning stick powder instead of the correct ball powder, this would lead to a faster rate of fire which would over-run the firearm and cause double-feeds, jams and hammer follow. Also, the early edgewater buffers were too light and were prone to breaking, which would also lead to bolt carrier bounce. Furthermore, neither the chamber, nor the bore were chrome lined intially... This, along with not supplying cleaning kits, would lead to sever jamming issues, including casings getting stuck in the chamber and destroying the extractors. This is why you can see early photos of soldiers with improvised rods (and later, cleaning rods) taped to the handguards of their rifles so they could be used quickly to clear jams by pushing out casings from the muzzle end. Also, the M16 was never made of Zytel or plastic. The barrels and BCG's were steel and the receiver halves were made from 7075 aircraft grade aluminum. The stocks and handguards were first made from Fiberite and later from polymer.
Man he's got a GREAT set up. How cool it would be to spend a day over at his place, hearing some of his stories and taking a look around. Absolute treasures of military history.
That one is the one rambo use at the end of rambo 2 I think when he went into the command center and start shooting to the monitors, it sounds like it , i love Vietnam my respect for the veterans on both sides
My only complaint is the misconceptions about the m16 rifle and AK /AK-m rifles. The m16 has a sealed system that doesn't really allow verdigris to get into it, only the fire control group is suseptible to mud...ect through the trigger slot. The reason they had problems with them is because some idiots back in Washington decided to switch gunpowder loads in the ammo in an attempt to boost velocities and Because the government had the false belief that they didn't need cleaning. Once they got rid of the ammo with it's dirty burning powder, issued cleaning kits with an instructional comic booklet, and made a minor change to the coating of a certain part inside the gun, they worked great. in theory the AK / AK-M rifle platform may have more clearance for verdigris and stuff inside the action, but this means nothing when it's so easy for it to get in there. All it takes is one grain that's a little too big to get in there and seize up the whole thing. I can certainly understand the feelings towards the M-16 when so many lives we're lost, though it wasn't the guns fault but the fault of some idiots in Washington making decisions they didn't have the firearms knowledge to be making.
The powder used in the field was from the Second World War, (most for a 30-06)..and the barrels were not chrome lined. The British learned to chrome line their rifles when they were fighting in India. The Chinese chrome lined their AK47s and SKS, which made them even better... even the Soviets didn’t chrome line their barrels... once we made chrome lined barrels and manufactured powder to AR Stoners specifications, the M16 became a pretty awesome rifle...
The M16 didn’t always jam because of the tolerances, it Jammed because the military were a bunch of stuck up pricks who didn’t want to use a plastic rifle. They used improper ammunition contrary to what Eugene Stoner designed the rifle to fire. The testing that the AR 15 underwent For military use was closely observed by Eugene Stoner. The rifle was tested in extreme conditions in several locations with minimal issues thus leading to it being adopted into military use. However the military ignored Stoner’s advice and used improper ammunition as well as falsely informing the GIs that these rifles required no cleaning. So, These rifles did not fail, it was the incompetence of the leaders as well as their inability to read the damn users manual that got those boys killed. God bless and long live the Republic.
Yeah they didn’t come with cleaning kits if I’m not mistaken. If the gun was so terrible it wouldn’t still be in use today, nor would it be as popular of a platform as it is. There’s a billion different AR configurations out there. It’s versatile and works just as reliably as any AK. AK reliability is largely blown out of proportion
SOME SOLDIERS DIDN'T CLEAN THEIR M.16,S AND THAT CAUSED A LOT OF JAMMING I WAS IN THE ARMY IN THE LATE 1970'S AND WE HAD THE M.16.A1, I ALWAYS KEPT MY WEAPON CLEAN IT JAMMED ON ME ONE TIME AND THAT WAS DURING COMBAT TRAINING AND WE WERE PRACTICING ATTACKING ENEMY BUNKER'S AND PILLBOXES WE WERE USING BLANK AMMUNITION AND I HAD PROBABLY ALREADY FIRED ABOUT 100 ROUNDS OF BLANKS BEFORE IT JAMMED THE BLANK AMMUNITION WILL MAKE A RIFLE VERY DIRTY. WHEN WE USED LIVE AMMUNITION MY M16, NEVER JAMMED ON ME.
@@AQS521 I think it did come with cleaning kits, it's just that GIs weren't informed that the firearm needed maintenance. Even if they weren't informed, it still is outrageous to not take care of your rifle.
@@KosherPorky Well it's worse than that. For some reason the story got around that the new ammunition, that the new 5.56 Nato round was a self cleaning round. So not only was the ammo extremely poorly designed for the early M16, the G.I.s thought it did the exact opposite, thinking shooting the gun would clean the gun.
One of my new favorite channels .. my grandfather fought in Vietnam... until I watched some of your videos I never understood why he is how he is.. and I guess when your thrown into a slaughter like that who wouldnt be..he later retired at the rank of black ops officer .. he was in nam from beginning to end.. and after did what he loved which was war lol .. or anything related... but thank you again for these videos !
Just so youre aware, your marine dress blues are incorrect. A lance corporal does not have the blood stripe down the side of the trousers. Amazing collection!
I like this. since my grandpa served in nam who’s recently passed away it makes me happy to have seen what he may have seen durning or after his time, it’s very interesting because I’ve never met hit before in my life even though I looked up to that man.
For a fee you can go out there and fire some of those weapons. He puts on display in September, firing all sorts of munitions, 50 cal on a jeep, tanks, etc
Bwh ofc every country has some brainwashing, but the fact that there are many just like you who are very critical of the government says that we really aren’t as brainwashed as other countries.... cough* cough* china cough* cough*....
Bwh CIA in the 50s to 70s is a beast in its own right, but you underestimate the sheer scale of CCP brainwashing and power. Imagine the cia of the 1960’s, but communist with more money and manpower and with the technology we have in 2020....
Wizard Man your a moron. the russians fund many armies not in russia. snowy areas get lots of mud. so does the jungle. ak47s are the perfect gun for muddy wet combat. they are made for the jungle yes.
I'm gonna be 110% straight with you. the AK-47 and Sks where designed in Russia to be used and fielded by Russian troops. both guns where never originally designed for export. my point here is that his statement that the AK-47 and Sks where "made for the jungle" is false, they where designed without jungle in mind, just mud. You yourself stated that the AK is the perfect gun for muddy wet combat, you might think that but when the gun is introduced to mud it quickly can jam do to loose tolerances allowing mud to seep deeper into the weapon. Don't come to me with your Hollywood mumbo jumbo that the AK is indestructible, even though I am a huge Ak fan I know the AR is a superior platform. get out of here kid
Wizard Man No, but both Russia and Vietnam have alot of trees. That extra penetration power comes in handy in places like that. That's pretty much the reason we still use an AK variant in Finland. And yeah the AK "dies" fairly easy if submerged into thick mud, but it's vastly easier to fieldstrip and put back together. Or to even simply rinse out with water.
@@butthead3043 not really, without soviet army and chinese support it would be a complete massacre for vietnamese, also dont forget this war was not against vietnamese people, it was against unlawful communist expansion(aka moscow colonialism )
Thankyou for ya service, did you by any chance serve with any of us Australians? my mums cousin served over there he said you Yanks Are Good Men, and my Father also served in the Australian Navy he was a Sonar Operator helping transport troops.
Fred Salay this is a fraction of what he has. I’ve been to his museum and it’s absolutely astonishing what Dragon man owns and it’s all the authentic real deal.
Glad someone has taken the time to preserve history from wars most would like to forget, we shouldn't forget what our fellow human beings had to go through in the name of freedom!!
Tiger stripe was a locally produced pattern. Not in the US inventory. Its why so many more ARVN were issued with it and you only really saw US special forces wearing it. US patterns were the leaf pattern so common on helmet covers, the "Duck Hunter" pattern, so named because it had been discontinued and much of what the MACV SOG guys had was bought privately and the early woodland style that is on the mannequin.
OH My God I envy this man His collection is beautiful I have studied this conflict for 20 years. I love learning and listening and reading about it Omg I want those weapons LOL
Girls bedroom: It's so cute! But its too messy so sorry.
Boys Bedroom:
Yo facts
Same I got guns right as I walk in my room🤣
Same I got guns right as I walk in my room🤣
Dude my room step in without permission I will shoot a nerf gun at you.
Quiet kids room
i like this guy, and he's got a great collection of priceless history right there
ЈϚhuπϯεЯ true. I’m a huge history nerd, and my favorite war to study/learn about was the Vietnam War
Yea
RR PLAN C why??
@@masonf7332 I to am attracted to that particular war and WW2 aircraft, weapons and history..Vietnam being that i was almost drafted into if i were 10yrs younger..Just an odd connection to those kids that got sent there...
RR PLAN C i don’t give a fuck shut up leave
There is nothing in his museum that I wouldn't like to own myself.
You know Dragonman even has an original Vietnam dildo of madam 'mae' , unwashed, of 1972.
The man really has everything.
he has some Nazi uniforms and flags...
@@dungeon5028 What about it? Its part of history
@@joaocoimbra1846 would be weird to have some Nazi flags casually hanging around. Or his human soap from the Holocaust...
@@dungeon5028 Its a museum... Its supposed to show what they had and what they did. He also has rooms for the Afghanistan and Iraq war, the Civil war and the Vietnam war, etc, are these rooms also bad? Or the only that's bad is this one because it has nazi flags?
If a jew has no problem with having nazi stuff in his room because he likes history, why should you?
M60: I shoot 550 a minute!
MG42: Cute!
Google the stinger... it was insane.
Born To Survey
GAU: Amateurs
M60 and MG42: what was that punk?
GAU: BRRRRRRRTTTTTTTT
@SMOKEY the M60 was a good weapon, I don't know too much about it though. Can it fire from the open and closed bolt position? Can it fire semi or full auto. The MG42 can and is an extremely versatile MG that still holds up very well today
The M240 and M249 are open bolt firing weapons that can only fire full auto. Good general purpose MGs but were designed to outfit a larger military to keep cost down.
The MG the germans currently use are way ahead of are MGs.
@SMOKEY Yup, much easier to handle a slower rate of fire too and follow your trace. M60/M240 rate of fire is ideal. Always thought the M249s were too fast.
Unfair comparison. M60 was more often used as a SAW while the MG42 was a GP MG and always bipod/tripod. Different purpose, different era.
People like you...
Keep history alive, thanks to your collection I have learned alot.
I dont like, that hes talking about the bad and good guys. There are no "good guys" in a war
@@dungeon5028 sure there are!! What the fuck do you think medics are? Lol
Dungeon 50 bullshit Poland were good guys in ww2 got invaded by soviets and nazi and never surrendered
Dungeon 50 what so hitler was lit a bad guy? Shut the fuck up with your moral philosophy.
he knows jack shit about The Vietnam War yet he has a collection
My grandpa served Vietnam but he doesnt like to talk about it he captured 11 north Vietnamese with his friend..he was a good guy but he died at a car crash..Miss you Grandpa always will remember you..
My pop was in Vietnam he died last year I will always remember him
My grandad served in Vietnam. He died before I was born tho sadly so I never got to meet him. He never told my dad much because he didn’t wanna talk about it. One of the things I do know is his friend went out on patrol and only the dog came back . . .
I am Vietnamese, I know many American soldiers died in my country, but many Vietnamese died in the Vietnam War, an estimated 3 million Vietnamese died. My uncle served for the Vietnam People's Army (North Vietnamese Army), who had just lost a leg contaminated with Agent Orange from American aircraft. Now he has a disabled son. I do not want to tell the past, but you should remember that not only have Americans sacrificed in the war, but the Vietnamese also sacrificed even a lot of people.
Hoàng Nguyễn Việt You’re forgetting your country started it
R.I.P I Thank Him For His Service
They really fought over there like the Flintstones 😂. This guy is awesome
This man’s “YAHOO” is in the same league as Hickok45’s “He He He”
You are sadly mistaken I'm sure Hickok45 knows hands down Dragon man is king! He actually is literally the most armed citizen in the USA
My uncle was a PJ. He was dropped into hell to bring his brothers back. Until one day in 1969 he didn’t come back. Thank you for preserving his story.
so...he stayed in Hell ? that appears to be a fitting description from the viewpoint of the vietnamese.
ODDBALL SOK I guess that’s one way to look at it
Well we all appreciate the sacrifice your uncle made for us 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
RIP had a friend in the air cavalry riding in a huey dropping out and fighting the vietnamese glad he made hope this finds you well
Jacob Noethens we still didnt win. That war was pointless, to many young men died for absolutely no reason :(
Wouldn't the soldiers suffocate with those bags over them? Seems like a design flaw...
Lol
Dust protecters
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@@gtghost2650 r/woosh
Early attempt at CBR protection. Quickly tossed over your head when you hear someone banging two pieces of metal together.
He probably have Ho Chi Minh's body and forgot to show it.
Ho chi minhs pickled corpse
Where's your respect
@@taitieu1805 he's american, it's not like he really owes the Viet Cong leader respect
@@taitieu1805 home
@@taitieu1805 commis get no respect
I love how you honored all of our soldiers my grandpa was in the military with Elvis Presley so it means a lot to me
Hey, a granduncle of mine drove Elvis around in his taxi when Elvis was stationed in Friedberg, Germany :-D
My grandad went to serve in vietnam when he was 17 and hes still alive
Same for my grandfather
I wish him a long live
7:27. The Nth Vietnamese took a page out of Sun Tzu 'Art of War'. ''Never face a stronger opponent head on''. Hit and run.
"In the daytime they were farmers,at night,warriors."
Rice to be specific
Love me long time
BlOoDy ViEtCoNg
‘’See That?’’
would love to visit someday.
Me too! The place looks amazing and Dragon Man obviously put it together with a lot of passion and love, so you know it's gotta be great!
Nate Hinkle Me too this place looks awesome... He has artifacts that no one else has... Very cool
I've been once, it was amazing! It's awesome to see all of the artifacts and he's got an amazing range that we shot on for hours. He's a really nice guy too, met him while we were there.
Call before you go. The museum isn’t open every day. The store is though and Mel is a good conversationalist.
Same.here
Why use napalm when you could drop nickleback cd’s from a aircraft
hahahahahahahaha... *DEAD*🤘
ok
Oooooooooh got eem!!!
Nickelback was formed in the 90's...
-_-
Don't think they were born then .stupid.
I’m an Aussie and seeing a name to a uniform is so……impressive(?). I feel this man’s “It’s rare” comments are THE understatement of the century.
Thank you Dragonman.
Showed this video to my uncle. Man he had a giant smile from ear to ear. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
".... every year they call me, I buy their stuff. I don't even jew them down." Haha Dragon Man, thanks for not being "PC."
he's a jew, so...
Bernstein
im pretty sure he said chew
Frankly if you're going to the trouble of making a video,why not remove the plastic from the uniforms.. how much trouble could it be? Otherwise,an informative video.PS he did say "chew"
He said "shooo..."
Thank you for your service dragon man
reaper00762 Vietnam was not a service.
What you just said made no sense
He was in the army he went to Vietnam. Vietnam veterans deserves a thank you hell they need more than a thank you.
reaper00762 For what? What did that war achieve? They weren't a threat to national security. Yes he deserves respect for putting his life on the line, but in no way he should be proud. Setting alight farmers and children, like come one. 'they would never face you, and fight you' Yes, because you literally just said they were kids. He's proud about fighting children.
Lewis Galvin-Elston well I have more respect for them than pricks like you I don't see you sighing the dotted line and going to war and getting blown up so Dumbasses like you don't have to
Dragon Man THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MEN LIKE YOU HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I'M TODAY.
I have seen all his videos so far and he has everything from every war. It's too much for my brain to take in, I love it
“The range is safe everyone, in outta ammo.” What a legend
Wow, what a collection. Very impressive. Your statements about GI choosing the AK-47 over the M-16 are generally inaccurate. Yes, there were problems with the early M-16's and lives were probably lost because of them malfunctioning. However, they continued to improve the design and lubrication. When I arrived in mid-1969, we had M-16's in my unit and they functioned well.
No Robert your chattin shit The AK..47 best gun ever still in use today .20.18
Most troops originally prefered the old m14 over the m16
Most people never take into account that the m16 also weighs significantly less
Robert S - I recall that there were congressional hearings in 1967 over the new weapon. A number of GIs testified that up to ONE-HALF of overrun positions, with disassembled M-16s by their fighting positions, were discovered. That was horrifying to hear, & I've never forgotten that. Yes, the M-16 did receive improvements, but it was entirely understandable for a trooper to grab any weapon that would fire in order to save his life. It's chilling to realize that those young guys were trying to clear the jams in their rifles while being attacked.
Not to mention that it breaks the Geneva convention to pick up enemy weapons.
Wow. I am also a Vietnam era vet, although I shipped out to Korea and served there from 1969-70. I got my Honorable Discharge in 1971.
Back in Ft. Bragg, I remember qualifying with both the M-14 and the M-16.
Our drill sergeants called the 16’s plastic toys and the truth is the 14 although heavier felt like a more dependable weapon in combat.
And unfortunately time has proven it right.
Thank you for your service and the video presentation.
It brought back a lot of memories.
This guy is AWESOME! thanks for the full auto at the end Mr Dragon! And especially, thanks for your service and keeping the Vietnam Era military rememberance going. That is one SERIOUS collection! G>
This is like a breath of fresh mountain air, a man talking true and real words to describe what he wants to say.
First, thank you for your service to this great nation of ours. Second, correction at 6:06, the TT-33 Tokarev handgun is chambered in 7.62x25, not 9mm.
He’s doing really good stuff helping vets and teaching history
6:35 -- a few would say the French started the whole thing.
The vacican started it, like all wars. They wanted a Catholic presents
I'd love to spend a few days with this guy ....I'm from the uk and find it fascinating
@Flak 88 Shockwave Haha definitely not anymore, especially in the UK
@PrezDaNT hand guns are also legal in mainland UK but you need a Section 7.3 license which is hard to obtain.
@PrezDaNT not in my state.... In Scotland you need a license for airguns now after someone shot Someone in the tempo and died.
In fact, see Scotland's relationship with airguns.... Its always been like that, same with airsoft or bbguns as they are known to use that shoot the plastic pellets, folk always shoot each other, its kinds traditional to get pissed out your mind on cheap alcohol like maddog and shoot each other for a laugh.
I love my country, its funny as shit but things like that irate me, spoils it for everyone.
(I don't know if you are British but bbguns over here are what Americans call airsoft, airguns are what Americans call bbguns.)
@@Mr_Makina Ha you dont get guns over there
@@davidsapp6238 that's just utter Bullshit and assuming by your name, you play Roblox, you you probably get your gun information from there anyway
hello from Dublin Ireland . my uncle from Phili is a nam vet and his son is in the core .
thank you for your time , keeping history alive , you are doing a great service to your country .
my next trip to the states im gonna try to stop in , im very interested in the Irish element of the US military
you do have the best job .
Thank you
They really fought over there like the flinstones
I mean, you gotta improvise if the most powerful country on earth decides to roll over your village.
@@mghbhgm7091 And you kick their ass
@@MrScar665 okay?
Your dedication is mind boggling , thank you for these videos !
Thank you for your service Dragon Man, and I LOVE the museum!! You showed us some bad ass stuff today for real sir.
"I don't even try to Jew em down..."
I love it. Mel is hilarious.
The Tokarev is a 7.62mm pistol though, not a 9mm. The Makarov was the 9mm. Keep up the awesome videos Dragon Man! We love ya!
4:15 that, and they weren't issued cleaning kites. Army thought they were "self cleaning", and Vietnam showed they were wrong.
What he said about the M16 was pure and utter fudd lore nonsense. The reliability issues of the early XM16E1 rifles were to due to not only the lack of cleaning kits (like you mentioned), but also the lack of a chromed barrel primarily the powder used in the 5.56 ammo the troops were issues. This powder was NEVER tested with rifle and was not designed to be used through it, and fouled up the gun extremely quickly, causing the jamming issues. The improved M16A1 (which, ironically, is the one he was showing), which had a chrome lined barrel/chamber, and was issued with a cleaning kit and the PROPER non-fouling ammunition, worked perfectly fine and eliminated all the reliability issues the old ones had.
Ironically, the close tolerances and closed design of the M16 make it LESS susceptible to mud and grime than the AK, as countless mud tests have proven. The issues with the M16 were because of shady political decisions by military and Colt higher-ups, not the rifle itself.
@@epitaph3988 yeah but AK good, M16 bad haha Slav squat tachanka.
No, you're absolutely correct. And remember that there is absolutely no evidence of the XM16e1, Model603 or M16a1 being made out of plastic or being made by a toy company like Mattel. Just pure myth that is way too old at this point.
@@frankpolly i mean the mattel gun thing was just a nickname
where was this guy during my history classes? Just an awesome collection of history that he is sharing with us. Thank you sir!
The M16 jammed because of tight tolerances? No. It had issues initially because they shipped them over with untested ammunition and no cleaning kits. Once those issues were resolved it became an excellent weapon. The AR platform is a very well sealed system and actually performs better in mud/dirt tests than an AK, check out the tests from inRange.
The AK and M-16 had very distinct sounds, so picking up an AK and using it is an excellent way to draw fire from other US forces and get yourself killed.
supersexyfatguy im pretty sure he knows what he is talking about he was there at the time
zach turner the fact that he was in vietnam doesn't excuse his weak knowledge of the weapon and reasons behind its jamming. Also he said at the very beginning that he was in a tank crew so i don't think that he used M16 as frequently as an average Grunt.
zach turner being there doesn't mean he knows the technical information on weapons failures. Just like being a veteran doesn't make you a weapons expert. This dude is spreading bubba fudd lore. It's well recorded why the M16 initially failed. Lack of cleaning kits, ammo using the wrong loading data and material, and corners being cut.
yeah, the part that he says about the m16 he is just pulling shit out of his butt, a soldier unless he was special forces would never be able to just get a ak and use it through his tour of duty, his Lt or sergeant would chew the ass off of a soldier for being out of regulations with the kit and also he would have to pack some ak ammo from the VC bodies after the combat or otherwise he would be pretty low on ammo during patrol and in no way to interchange ammo with his buddys in the platoon. Oh and also im pretty sure most VCs where using chinese AKs or AKMs. And the M14 part, that rifle also had problems and at the ranges that most of the engagements in Vietnam took place, you are really better off with the 556, especially when using dull auto. this guy sound like a tool. The best part is that his "great" vietnam war display dosnt have anything from the ANZAC or all the other nations that fought in that war, and nice US centralization of the "vietnam war" also called the 2nd Vietnam War, because fuck the french and their first indochina war or the third indochina war, those are not the "vietnam war" (sarcasm)
Kamil k The problems that plagued the M16 were not only ammo related but also, environmentally related. The issues with the M16 were not that it wasn't 'reliable', but troops had considered it not robust enough to deal with the constant pressures of it being in the field of Vietnam - constant downpour of rain, muddy conditions, dirt, dust, silt, small rocks, banging against objects, high humidity and above all perhaps - sustained shooting in heavy combat firefights after enduring all the conditions mentioned above
This man fought for this country and he's from a different time. The NVA had derogatory terms for black and white American Soldiers and Marines. Can we just focus on the history and the finest military collection in private hands I've ever seen. Let's not focus on him using derogatory words to describe people that killed his friends and tried to kill him.
well i don't see people focusing on him calling the Vietnamese bad or the Americans good and also i don't think you can call him out on that by any means as he has the right to do so after he fought a war against those people who could have easily killed him and also tried to so i am just going to let you make the conclusion..
Every vvar vet I've ever met used derogitory names tovvard the enemy& still do,Including my 93yr old Great Uncle vvho still doesn't like "them Krauts" . Any human being subjected to battlefeild conditions vvill pick up that trait . The current vvorldvievv is that acting that vvay isn't PC & such people shouldn't be airing their vievvs, vvhich is vvrong as those people served their country & though it may cause people "discomfort" hearing things expressed that vvay, vve vvho vvere not there should understand vvhere their felings come from & be understanding nor should such veterans be told they can't express themselves .It is simply for me vvho vvasn't there to not use such language vvhile respecting the right of those vvho vvere there to express themselves. God Bless Dragonman for his Service to this country & his dedication to preserving the uniforms,vveapons & equipment of US Servicemen throughout history
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@@groundbeatle7502 maybe his w key is broken
Mr. Foodle sure, as soon as u fix my keyboard as my pet rat chevved off my double u key
The early XM16E1's and 604's (first issued M16's in Vietnam) failed for many reasons, but mud exposure and tight tolerances were not usually the reasons. The early ammunition was changed to use the faster-burning stick powder instead of the correct ball powder, this would lead to a faster rate of fire which would over-run the firearm and cause double-feeds, jams and hammer follow. Also, the early edgewater buffers were too light and were prone to breaking, which would also lead to bolt carrier bounce. Furthermore, neither the chamber, nor the bore were chrome lined intially... This, along with not supplying cleaning kits, would lead to sever jamming issues, including casings getting stuck in the chamber and destroying the extractors. This is why you can see early photos of soldiers with improvised rods (and later, cleaning rods) taped to the handguards of their rifles so they could be used quickly to clear jams by pushing out casings from the muzzle end. Also, the M16 was never made of Zytel or plastic. The barrels and BCG's were steel and the receiver halves were made from 7075 aircraft grade aluminum. The stocks and handguards were first made from Fiberite and later from polymer.
Man he's got a GREAT set up. How cool it would be to spend a day over at his place, hearing some of his stories and taking a look around. Absolute treasures of military history.
Awesome collection. I am going to have to come and check it out in person. Thank you for your service, one vet to another.
Thank you for your service and this is a really nice display! I really enjoyed watching this. Wish i could get there and look at all this stuff.
It would be UnAmerican not to like one of your museum tours, especially with the added live fire at the end. Thanks again, Mel, you're the best!
That one is the one rambo use at the end of rambo 2 I think when he went into the command center and start shooting to the monitors, it sounds like it , i love Vietnam my respect for the veterans on both sides
My only complaint is the misconceptions about the m16 rifle and AK /AK-m rifles.
The m16 has a sealed system that doesn't really allow verdigris to get into it, only the fire control group is suseptible to mud...ect through the trigger slot.
The reason they had problems with them is because some idiots back in Washington decided to switch gunpowder loads in the ammo in an attempt to boost velocities and Because the government had the false belief that they didn't need cleaning.
Once they got rid of the ammo with it's dirty burning powder, issued cleaning kits with an instructional comic booklet, and made a minor change to the coating of a certain part inside the gun, they worked great.
in theory the AK / AK-M rifle platform may have more clearance for verdigris and stuff inside the action, but this means nothing when it's so easy for it to get in there. All it takes is one grain that's a little too big to get in there and seize up the whole thing.
I can certainly understand the feelings towards the M-16 when so many lives we're lost, though it wasn't the guns fault but the fault of some idiots in Washington making decisions they didn't have the firearms knowledge to be making.
what do you work for the government trying to save the reputation of that shit gun by means of some obscure propaganda?
Garnet K
What obscure propaganda ?
What he saying is accurate, if it was that bad do you not think the troops would have complained about it by now its been almost 60 years :D
The powder used in the field was from the Second World War, (most for a 30-06)..and the barrels were not chrome lined. The British learned to chrome line their rifles when they were fighting in India. The Chinese chrome lined their AK47s and SKS, which made them even better... even the Soviets didn’t chrome line their barrels... once we made chrome lined barrels and manufactured powder to AR Stoners specifications, the M16 became a pretty awesome rifle...
It jammed all the time
The M16 didn’t always jam because of the tolerances, it Jammed because the military were a bunch of stuck up pricks who didn’t want to use a plastic rifle. They used improper ammunition contrary to what Eugene Stoner designed the rifle to fire. The testing that the AR 15 underwent For military use was closely observed by Eugene Stoner. The rifle was tested in extreme conditions in several locations with minimal issues thus leading to it being adopted into military use. However the military ignored Stoner’s advice and used improper ammunition as well as falsely informing the GIs that these rifles required no cleaning. So, These rifles did not fail, it was the incompetence of the leaders as well as their inability to read the damn users manual that got those boys killed.
God bless and long live the Republic.
Yeah they didn’t come with cleaning kits if I’m not mistaken. If the gun was so terrible it wouldn’t still be in use today, nor would it be as popular of a platform as it is. There’s a billion different AR configurations out there. It’s versatile and works just as reliably as any AK. AK reliability is largely blown out of proportion
SOME SOLDIERS DIDN'T CLEAN THEIR M.16,S AND THAT CAUSED A LOT OF JAMMING I WAS IN THE ARMY IN THE LATE 1970'S AND WE HAD THE M.16.A1, I ALWAYS KEPT MY WEAPON CLEAN IT JAMMED ON ME ONE TIME AND THAT WAS DURING COMBAT TRAINING AND WE WERE PRACTICING ATTACKING ENEMY BUNKER'S AND PILLBOXES WE WERE USING BLANK AMMUNITION AND I HAD PROBABLY ALREADY FIRED ABOUT 100 ROUNDS OF BLANKS BEFORE IT JAMMED THE BLANK AMMUNITION WILL MAKE A RIFLE VERY DIRTY. WHEN WE USED LIVE AMMUNITION MY M16, NEVER JAMMED ON ME.
@@mikehartsook5281 Whoa, calm down. Thanks for your service though!
@@AQS521 I think it did come with cleaning kits, it's just that GIs weren't informed that the firearm needed maintenance. Even if they weren't informed, it still is outrageous to not take care of your rifle.
@@KosherPorky Well it's worse than that. For some reason the story got around that the new ammunition, that the new 5.56 Nato round was a self cleaning round. So not only was the ammo extremely poorly designed for the early M16, the G.I.s thought it did the exact opposite, thinking shooting the gun would clean the gun.
Mel, I appreciate the Vietnam war. I was born in 1966. My dad photographed film. I was 3yrs. POW films. Thank you mel.
Feel in love with your Channel!!! I love old American military museums, and you have not one but THE BEST HISTORY museum
One of my new favorite channels .. my grandfather fought in Vietnam... until I watched some of your videos I never understood why he is how he is.. and I guess when your thrown into a slaughter like that who wouldnt be..he later retired at the rank of black ops officer .. he was in nam from beginning to end.. and after did what he loved which was war lol .. or anything related... but thank you again for these videos !
Just so youre aware, your marine dress blues are incorrect. A lance corporal does not have the blood stripe down the side of the trousers. Amazing collection!
Much Respect and can't wait to see more! Thank you for your service !
Excellent all around Video! Love it! Thank you for your service!
Outstanding Collection!
That is an amazing collection! i would love to see the museum
I like this. since my grandpa served in nam who’s recently passed away it makes me happy to have seen what he may have seen durning or after his time, it’s very interesting because I’ve never met hit before in my life even though I looked up to that man.
Thank you for 10 minutes of lecture. I appreciated. You made my day
Wow what a place !!! Great collection.
For a fee you can go out there and fire some of those weapons. He puts on display in September, firing all sorts of munitions, 50 cal on a jeep, tanks, etc
This guy deserves to live forever
Thanks soo much for sharing your collection and your wisdom on the Vietnam war👍👍👍👍
Thank you sir for the tour, a lot of interesting items to look at, and thank you for YOUR service.
Been going to dragonmans since I was a kid love this man!
Hehehehe don't even Jew em down
Ziggy C Mel Bernstein
Chew em down
he's Jewish so I doubt he'd use Jew em down. it was def chew em down
I heard chew but I'm sure most would say Jew.
I'm taking notes...Sir your museum is top notch
Awesome that you honor the original owner of the uniforms. Thanks for sharing.
"They were really brainwashed..."
Yea - unlike us who have a media that is always impartial- right?
well we do have a lot of people like you so i guess that means we kinda aren’t so brainwashed🤷♂️
Yeah exactly what our commie lefty media is doing to you. REEEEEEEEE 500+ genders! REEEEEEEEEE syrup is racist!
Bwh ofc every country has some brainwashing, but the fact that there are many just like you who are very critical of the government says that we really aren’t as brainwashed as other countries.... cough* cough* china cough* cough*....
Bwh CIA in the 50s to 70s is a beast in its own right, but you underestimate the sheer scale of CCP brainwashing and power. Imagine the cia of the 1960’s, but communist with more money and manpower and with the technology we have in 2020....
Lol he said a takorav is a 9mm gun. It's a 7.62x25 gun, and he said the sks and AK-47 where made for jungle fighting?! Do they have jungles in Russia?
Wizard Man your a moron. the russians fund many armies not in russia. snowy areas get lots of mud. so does the jungle. ak47s are the perfect gun for muddy wet combat. they are made for the jungle yes.
Wizard Man an ak47 is the all around perfect gun in shit enviroments.
I'm gonna be 110% straight with you. the AK-47 and Sks where designed in Russia to be used and fielded by Russian troops. both guns where never originally designed for export. my point here is that his statement that the AK-47 and Sks where "made for the jungle" is false, they where designed without jungle in mind, just mud. You yourself stated that the AK is the perfect gun for muddy wet combat, you might think that but when the gun is introduced to mud it quickly can jam do to loose tolerances allowing mud to seep deeper into the weapon. Don't come to me with your Hollywood mumbo jumbo that the AK is indestructible, even though I am a huge Ak fan I know the AR is a superior platform. get out of here kid
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Wizard Man No, but both Russia and Vietnam have alot of trees. That extra penetration power comes in handy in places like that. That's pretty much the reason we still use an AK variant in Finland.
And yeah the AK "dies" fairly easy if submerged into thick mud, but it's vastly easier to fieldstrip and put back together. Or to even simply rinse out with water.
What a collection, great job at collecting and preserving part of history.
Love these videos with dragonman, his knowledge and collection of everything is amazing. Please keep making videos. 👍🇺🇸
"bad guys"
"good guys"
*WHEEZE*
Dude! Sick! I'd love to visit.
those 10 mins felt like 5 mins, what an amazing video, the time flew by
Ty for your service and the wonderful videos
USA: ok this will be easy
Some rice farmers: allow to intorduce ourselves
Moron.
@@TheHickmanbcfc he's right tho
@@TheHickmanbcfc He was SO right lol
@@butthead3043 not really, without soviet army and chinese support it would be a complete massacre for vietnamese, also dont forget this war was not against vietnamese people, it was against unlawful communist expansion(aka moscow colonialism )
@@dukenukem8381 then again it proves that the Vietnam War was pointless
Thankyou for ya service, did you by any chance serve with any of us Australians? my mums cousin served over there he said you Yanks Are Good Men, and my Father also served in the Australian Navy he was a Sonar Operator helping transport troops.
This place is Amazing! soo much great military stuff, more than you can imagine ! Worth the visit
Thanks for your service!! My grandpa was in the 4th infantry division.
I was just living in the springs a year ago.. I had no clue about this place nd I missed out..
Great video. Thank you for your service!!! One heck of a collection!!! You must have a fortune invested???
Fred Salay this is a fraction of what he has. I’ve been to his museum and it’s absolutely astonishing what Dragon man owns and it’s all the authentic real deal.
Dragon man you really have something beautiful there keep history going
Glad someone has taken the time to preserve history from wars most would like to forget, we shouldn't forget what our fellow human beings had to go through in the name of freedom!!
Your vids are great and thanks for your service. My grandpa was in the Vietnam war he wants to visit your place so bad.🇺🇸🔫
my father was a tank gunner in nam I got say your collection is amzing id love to see it but rhode island is pretty far away lol
i am very impressed of all the information and knowledge you carry between your ears.
My family is from Cambodia. Thank you for service sir and great collection.
That is by far the best yahoo i've ever heard
Can't help but notice that that M16 has an A2 pistol grip...
Looks all A2 except front handguard. Parts gun?
Yeah this guy has cool shit but alot of what he claims is period correct is bullshit unfortunately
Love the videos Mel. Keep up the good work
Great to see history preserved. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Sir'
GodBless You & America
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"This is the first como uniform" - *points at nothing*
great shows. thanks for all the info and hard work.
Tiger stripe was a locally produced pattern. Not in the US inventory. Its why so many more ARVN were issued with it and you only really saw US special forces wearing it. US patterns were the leaf pattern so common on helmet covers, the "Duck Hunter" pattern, so named because it had been discontinued and much of what the MACV SOG guys had was bought privately and the early woodland style that is on the mannequin.
GOD BLESS THIS MAN!
4:28 hey dragonman i noticed something odd with your m16a1/ar 15 the lower receiver has an m16a2 grip
Amazing museum. Much respect
OH
My
God
I envy this man
His collection is beautiful
I have studied this conflict for 20 years.
I love learning and listening and reading about it
Omg I want those weapons LOL