@Travers Kilroy Cooper Alvirez I think it's just the Marine Raiders so they can blend in with local militias or militaries like the Afghan National Army that still uses woodland.
Germany: "Let me assemble the best firearms and car designer in German my so the gun won't be just reliable and effective but also good looking" American boi: "Oh look a fish gun"
@@wudntulike2no32 You are joking, right? German cars, especially Mercedes-Benz cars, are known for their reliability and long life engines. For example the Mercedes Benz 240D (type W123) holds the world record (one car, one engine, most kilometers) with 4,6 million km.
@Abdullah Sumer Al Rawi the aug , the vietnam era m16 or the mp5 are good looking guns. the xm8 has this horrible curved and cheap looking plastic furnishing, the fn2000 is robust and like squeezed
just wanted to drop by and say that the Malaysian Armed Forces (especially PASKAL SF) still have XM8s in their inventory, what's interesting is their Sharpshooter variants have Picatinny handguards lol.
@@J.M.Rosalez if he's a tactical dude he should be in shape. Can't move quick and be tactical if you buried in fat and unhealthy 😎🚬 Real talk I thought he was Yankee Marshall for a sec. Was like "Ha he's got the Yankee Marshall on in this one. Oh shit, that's Vickers!" Lol
this was from the era when gun makers were fascinated with style over function. the rail had not yet made its appearance as the default surface for all sides of the rifle
Would honestly love a mass-production civilian XM8, even if it cost ~$1500, I would buy it at some point. Too many memories from Bad Company 2 to pass up the opportunity for a real version of it
1500$ for an HK rifle seems a bit optimistic to me. I don't know all that much about prices in the US, but here the cheapest HK semiauto rifles still cost over 2000$
This is the gun I always wanted since bad company 2. Since it's cancelation I had the same idea to use g36 parts in a xm8 frame. I'm happy to see that someone has gone ahead and proved to me that is was possible.
If u can't get the real firearm you can get a airsoft version. Airsoft tech is always chasing more realism and quality. Just won't shoot real bullets since it's for gaming and shooting yr friends with.
I just can't get over the scifi look of this thing. You could walk on the street with this and people would think it's a toy. Love it, shame it never went anywhere.
Apparently, some Army procurement puke had seen "Starship Troopers" and indicated a desire for a 'futuristic looking rifle'...Zip, swoosh and here's the Tuna!
I would love HK to revisit the XM8 and see what they can do today for improvements. Also would like to see it in other calibers, like a .300 or a 6.5 grendal.
Coolest channel on TH-cam. I like MAC and IV8888 and many others but Larry puts his money into those high speed cameras for the top quality gun porn y’know!?!
I was in 3/3 ACR back in 97-98 when there was a lot of serious talk that we would be the regular army test unit for this firearm. Sad that the system never even got that far.
I loved the XM8 Without even knowing of it's existence. The first time I saw it, it was in the form of a Smart Parts SP8 a paintball replica after that I only learnt of the Existence of the XM8 and still love it. Thank you Tommy Built for the SL8 Conversion so it will live on.
Love these. It's funny watching movies from about 15 years ago that took place "in the future", and these were in the movie. I remember Children of Men and seeing them in there.
It's actually nice to learn more real info about guns, rather than just playing with them in video games. I never knew these kind of videos interest me
The vision you show of the firering is the best ive ever seen on any channel, playing in all the modes slow mo and full auto semi auto you can see how it works it turned me on!
Been following Tommy on Instagram for well over a year now. His custom H&K builds are insane. Not only that, he also builds cosplay pieces. Dude is a beast.
This is my favourite gun of all time. I agree that this gun had a massive amount of potential especially, considering the fact that it was a modular weapon system that was ahead of its time. I would love to see it make a comeback in some way.
I would agree. And even at that, they have improved over the years. And some of his earliest videos, I think it was a little bit gratuitous, especially with the added sound effects. Over the last 2 years or so, his producer has really got the perfect balance of real-time footage, and slow most stuff. The editing is exceptional.
I used this gun playing SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals on PlayStation 2 and always wondered why I never saw one in a gun store or on a movie or something like that. They should put it back in production one of these days.
The various multiple camera angles of this guy executing this weapons capabilities is highly impressive. Some of the utmost best camera video. Thank you for the hard work in producing fantastic camera footage great vid.
I think this is my favorite rifle ever. I remember seeing it for the first time in videogames and just fell in love with it. I wish I could have a real one and wish they actually manufactured this for the military!
Been waiting for this video and for you to show off your xm8 build for a long time all the way since you did the xm8 info video with forgotten weapons. Glad it’s finally here!
Wow, this gun is so futuristic it can slow down time as you fire it, making it easier for the soldier to hit his targets at intense situations. German engineering at it's finest.
I've always liked this gun's shape, so it's one of my favorite rifles in every game that has it, specially in Black Ops 2 (M8A1). I wish I had one airsoft replica of this one.
i remember this gun from BF P4F i was 12 years old when im playing that game i guess. now im 21 and looking at this beauty to remember good old times. damn dude.
Yup. I can relate to that. I remember having my first contact with the XM8, when I was playing SOCOM Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo on my Playstation Portable. Good ol' times...
@@lelandgaunt9985 They're not SOCOM as in Special Forces members, they're talking about a series of tactical shooters called SOCOM: US Navy SEALs, which was on the PS2 and PSP. Great games!
I just watched a video from 2017 and haven’t been back to the channel for a while and saw him in this video. HOLY WEIGHT LOSS BATMAN! Good for you Larry that’s awesome
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. I used this rifle all the time. There was another rifle called the MR-C GL that was never built but it was designed. that was so cool as well
@Michael Srite He's numb in one leg and injured and in pain for the most part of his body. When you're in pain, you tend to avoid strenuous physical exertion lest it aggravate the pain. When you don't exercise, you get fat. When you get fat, you tend to stay fat unless you exert yourself physically, even if you're in pain. What, you expecting diabetes mellitus?
@@RiseAgainst786 My Dad was in the Army for 24 years. He has a laundry list of injuries; the exact same numbness in his legs Larry describes from nerve damage, he has knee cartiledge damage bad enough that his knee had to get surgically rebuilt, shoulder cuff damage, he has damaged vertebrae from his time in Iraq for which he was airlifted out of country and had to get multiple surgeries for. Oh ya and he recieved a Bronze Star for this and much more. Despite all this my pops is still in reasonable shape and never got anywhere near as fat as Vickers. No offense to him I respect his service but thats not a valid excuse. Nutritional science experts say diet is solely responsible for about 80% of weight gain/loss. You cant outrun a bad diet. People dont want to accept this but its the truth.
@@sergeantbigmac Of course, genetics and motivation also plays a role. Not to mention the fact that CAG probably has to go through a rougher training than your regular warfighter (no offence). Lmao, why am I defending the man, I'm not even American...😂😂
I ran a smart parts sp8 paintball gun in scenarios for several years (modeled 1/1 after this rifle). Came to love the ergonomics, even compared to real ar-15’s. Just pointed very naturally, especially in the carbine configuration.
I remember when this was in all the firearm magazines as the top contender for M4/M16 replacement. I thought it was, and still do, one of the best looking firearms ever made.
Noticed that too in the slo-mo shots - still, Larry managed to put two 5.56mm's on top each other on the steel plate, so accuracy couldn't have been TOO badly affected ;-)
Man when the military could have ALMOST been Starship Trooper status. Also only Larry can “source” parts that where never on the market lol
Yes- Starship Trooper was my first thought when I saw this thing!!!
Damn straight!
must be from weapon smugglers.
Children of Men
Julian 3 It looks like starship troopers, because thats what the military actually asked for!
I remember when this rifle was in pretty much every Tom Clancy game at one point
It was also in Battlefield
I first remember seeing this gun from Metal Gear Solid 4-Guns of the Patriot. Those were great times
I remeber seeing it in frontlines fuel of war.
Rainbow Six Vegas
Oh if I remembered correctly first appearance was in Ghost Recon 2 on Xbox
In some alternate universe the Army is using these and still wearing M81 woodland BDUs
And vehicles still came factory fresh in olive green
Yes! My thought exactly!
Follow me on IG @M81WOODLAND_AESTHETIC
@Travers Kilroy Cooper Alvirez I think it's just the Marine Raiders so they can blend in with local militias or militaries like the Afghan National Army that still uses woodland.
@Travers Kilroy Cooper Alvirez M81>Multicam
Bring it back. The Space Force needs you XM8.
Space force.....lol.
Yeah I mean what's more important? The national debt or a military force for someplace without any conflict
Indeed
@@nicksiegfried4906 money printer go brrrrr
Chambered for Creedmoor / Grendel / SPC.
Larry uploads a XM8 video instant click
that profile pic is exactly what I was thinking about the entire time he was talking with that music going on.
Hell yea! GRAW(PC) is my first and most favorite Ghost Recon game!
GRAW 2 available on back compatible on Xbox............Yes!!
PC masta wace
It’s the tactical ar from gangstar Vegas.
Had no idea about Audi helping with the design. Always learn something interesting from Larry. Always.
Vorsprung durch Technik, or something
Well... thats explains a lot
really？
@DroopyWorm those circles are for mounting attachments
Germany: "Let me assemble the best firearms and car designer in German my so the gun won't be just reliable and effective but also good looking"
American boi: "Oh look a fish gun"
@@phucgiang395 Well the XM8 is called tuna for a reason
a pretty ugly gun. that long upper handle is so bad
@@cakes9962 Frankly speaking I find the XM-8 very cool
@@wudntulike2no32 You are joking, right? German cars, especially Mercedes-Benz cars, are known for their reliability and long life engines. For example the Mercedes Benz 240D (type W123) holds the world record (one car, one engine, most kilometers) with 4,6 million km.
@Abdullah Sumer Al Rawi the aug , the vietnam era m16 or the mp5 are good looking guns. the xm8 has this horrible curved and cheap looking plastic furnishing, the fn2000 is robust and like squeezed
You're looking healthier now. Glad to see that you are still providing us with a proper education on firearms. Thank you.
just wanted to drop by and say that the Malaysian Armed Forces (especially PASKAL SF) still have XM8s in their inventory, what's interesting is their Sharpshooter variants have Picatinny handguards lol.
Thank you!
Dope
The space rifle lives on somewhere then.
Guess I need to go to malaysia and beg them to let US importers buy them if they convert them to semi auto.
Battlefield bad company 2 flashbacks
Yea
Exactly!!
Loved this gun.
Black ops 2 flashbacks
I was looking for this comment.
You guys are my brothers!
Wow.... Larry looks to have lost quite a bit of weight.. Looking in great shape.
Just out of curiosity, are you just noticing this now? Cuz I feel like I've been seeing these comments for a year now.
@Graeme He has been losing weight a lot of late. Don’t worry you’re forgiven for not noticing
I just came back to watch his videos. And I completely missed his weight loss. I dont like it.
Manny Rosalez What you mean you don’t like it? It’s his fucking body you have absolutely no saying in this shit
@@J.M.Rosalez if he's a tactical dude he should be in shape. Can't move quick and be tactical if you buried in fat and unhealthy 😎🚬
Real talk I thought he was Yankee Marshall for a sec. Was like "Ha he's got the Yankee Marshall on in this one. Oh shit, that's Vickers!" Lol
this was from the era when gun makers were fascinated with style over function.
the rail had not yet made its appearance as the default surface for all sides of the rifle
It has it's own mounts HK said we're superior
Would honestly love a mass-production civilian XM8, even if it cost ~$1500, I would buy it at some point. Too many memories from Bad Company 2 to pass up the opportunity for a real version of it
And I hope you mean it with the fun switch too because that's what we all really want after all :)
Same!
1500$ for an HK rifle seems a bit optimistic to me.
I don't know all that much about prices in the US, but here the cheapest HK semiauto rifles still cost over 2000$
Just think of all the money hk is sleeping on
SL8 is as close as you can get to that gun.
Such a cool gun, it brings back nostalgia for me from the early 2000s.
This is the gun I always wanted since bad company 2. Since it's cancelation I had the same idea to use g36 parts in a xm8 frame. I'm happy to see that someone has gone ahead and proved to me that is was possible.
If u can't get the real firearm you can get a airsoft version. Airsoft tech is always chasing more realism and quality. Just won't shoot real bullets since it's for gaming and shooting yr friends with.
@@ishizukahikaru643 definitely not the same thing.
Why they cancelled this gun?
@Pixel Red Interesting. I'm glad it found life elsewhere.
@Serra It was the Malaysian Armed Forces called PASKAL. The Malaysian Royal Navy SEALs
Bad company flash back
Haggard: WHEN U CANT FIND A DOOR MAKE UR OWN
I just can't get over the scifi look of this thing. You could walk on the street with this and people would think it's a toy. Love it, shame it never went anywhere.
Apparently, some Army procurement puke had seen "Starship Troopers" and indicated a desire for a 'futuristic looking rifle'...Zip, swoosh and here's the Tuna!
It did go somewhere! Special forces in Malaysia use it!
I own a cx4 and this thing is hideous.
@@ourtime-downhere6931 i own a potato and i have no idea how that relates to my comment
I would love HK to revisit the XM8 and see what they can do today for improvements. Also would like to see it in other calibers, like a .300 or a 6.5 grendal.
maybe the 6.8 competition will revive it
It's called G36
Always the best video edits, love the slow mo cycling shots!
Coolest channel on TH-cam. I like MAC and IV8888 and many others but Larry puts his money into those high speed cameras for the top quality gun porn y’know!?!
very cool rifle and great info
I was in 3/3 ACR back in 97-98 when there was a lot of serious talk that we would be the regular army test unit for this firearm. Sad that the system never even got that far.
الله يرحمك 🙂
I loved the XM8 Without even knowing of it's existence. The first time I saw it, it was in the form of a Smart Parts SP8 a paintball replica after that I only learnt of the Existence of the XM8 and still love it. Thank you Tommy Built for the SL8 Conversion so it will live on.
Larry, aside from the video about the gun, you look GREAT! Keep it up buddy!
The most beautiful rifle ever made. And that was never sold.
I've never clicked on a Vickers /Tactical video so fast. Man if I had a wicked amount of money to blow one of these would be on the list for sure.
idk if money could buy in america! very rare
@@naomimacdonald1658 I would sell my soul for these and G36s to be commonplace on the American market.
Holy shit, dude. You lost weight! Keep it up, man you look a lot better!
That's by far the most beautiful gun I have ever seen.
Polymer is never beautiful
Love these. It's funny watching movies from about 15 years ago that took place "in the future", and these were in the movie. I remember Children of Men and seeing them in there.
My eyes opened wide while seeing a XM8 video in 2019.... 😀😀
This weapon will forever be my favorite rifle. Just so beautiful.
Always loved this gun! Truly a futuristic style and piece of art!
The XM8 is easily the coolest gun that never happened.
What about the G11
Laser raptor beat me to it!
What about the Steyr ACR.?
FN F2000
@@NoMoreMyFriend-S You still see the gun used in fiction though.
This was my favorite rifle on Soccom (ps2). Miss the good ol’ days.
There's a blast from the past 😀 excellent game
It's actually nice to learn more real info about guns, rather than just playing with them in video games. I never knew these kind of videos interest me
Always wanted one of those. It's just a beautiful ergonomic wonder of weapon engineering.
When metal gear solid 4 thought U.S military was gonna use this.... I still love the look of the weapon
Who knows, not me
So did battlefield bad company. I like to think those games take place in an alternate timeline where the US adopted it.
ShotgunSurgery we’ll probably see the same scenario happen with Battlefield 6 and the Next Gen Squad Weapon program.
You have really gotten back at the condition, Larry!
That firing sound is a prime example of why I don't use suppressors.
@Vickers Tactical I noticed that you lost a lot of weight very recently great job man. thank for your service and amazing videos keep the good work
YeastyGeorge What?
YeastyGeorge what the fuck 😂
The vision you show of the firering is the best ive ever seen on any channel, playing in all the modes slow mo and full auto semi auto you can see how it works it turned me on!
Been following Tommy on Instagram for well over a year now. His custom H&K builds are insane. Not only that, he also builds cosplay pieces. Dude is a beast.
This is my favourite gun of all time. I agree that this gun had a massive amount of potential especially, considering the fact that it was a modular weapon system that was ahead of its time. I would love to see it make a comeback in some way.
How great looking can you make a rifle?
HK: hold my G36
*Hold my G36 HOLLOW SHELL
Vickers Tactical has the BEST use of slow motion on TH-cam hands down. Change my mind.
I would agree. And even at that, they have improved over the years. And some of his earliest videos, I think it was a little bit gratuitous, especially with the added sound effects. Over the last 2 years or so, his producer has really got the perfect balance of real-time footage, and slow most stuff. The editing is exceptional.
Learned about this weapon system and the Land Warrior program from Ghost Recon 2 and the History Channel.
#throwback
Remember when ghost recon predicted the whole georgia/russia thing with pinpoint accuracy
I used this gun playing SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals on PlayStation 2 and always wondered why I never saw one in a gun store or on a movie or something like that. They should put it back in production one of these days.
Only movie I know that had them was XXX 2: State of Union.
Beautiful gun Larry! Awesome!
Love that magazine drop feature...beautiful weapon
Yeah I really was not expecting that, and I have a usc and mp5 clones!
I remember seeing these as a kid. I thought these were some of the coolest looking rifles ever.
The various multiple camera angles of this guy executing this weapons capabilities is highly impressive. Some of the utmost best camera video. Thank you for the hard work in producing fantastic camera footage great vid.
Is Larry an FFL 07 SOT now? Wondering how he got ahold of that amazing full auto XM8.
I love the way he teaches when he does videos! I always learn something! Thank you!
That thing looked amazingly controllable on full auto. Not sure if that was the weapon or LAV's skills, but it was impressive.
Chick the AK 107😉
Both, HK designed the G36 and by extension the XM8 to have a slightly lower rate of fire in order to keep it more controllable. And Larry's a beast.
Larry is very skilled in controlling full auto. But also partially the gun
A bit of a throwback style Larry. Loved it. Keep up the support guys, Larry doesn’t do this stuff without some effort!
This was one of my favorite weapon systems in battlefield bad company 2
Hell yes someone remembers that game
@@captaintattertot7547 i still have the disk for xbox. I might throw it in for old time sake. I heard hackers had taken over though
Its awesome watching the slowmo of the BCG sliding back ejecting the cartridge, then sliding back forward and pushing the next round in.
Blowing the corner of a building off with the grenade launcher on the XM8 is a cherished memory of mine
Bfbc2?
I think this is my favorite rifle ever. I remember seeing it for the first time in videogames and just fell in love with it. I wish I could have a real one and wish they actually manufactured this for the military!
I am a simple man.
Larry makes a video, I click that video.
I LOVE this rifle I remember seeing and using it in a video game!
I can’t remember what I was watching but I saw the notification and clicked on it so fast.
Been waiting for this video and for you to show off your xm8 build for a long time all the way since you did the xm8 info video with forgotten weapons. Glad it’s finally here!
Gotta go play some Ghost Recon 2 now...Super cool video as always Mr. Vickers.
Akil Dukes or battlefield bad company 2
Love this gun. Love the potential it had.
Wow, this gun is so futuristic it can slow down time as you fire it, making it easier for the soldier to hit his targets at intense situations. German engineering at it's finest.
Lol
Glad to see you Larry.
100 years from now. Larrys XM8 Will be worth at least 1000000$ abserlutly quality work on that rifle
Well seeing as it's select fire, I presume this is a post sample machine gun
That gun need to be available to the streets ASAP I love them gun sounds
Ghost Recon comes to mind. I remember when these were featured in Army Times when I was a PV2 or Specialist (Sham Shield!!!).
I always waited for someone to purchase that paper. lol
@@lelandgaunt9985 LOL...yeah, me too.
I've always liked this gun's shape, so it's one of my favorite rifles in every game that has it, specially in Black Ops 2 (M8A1). I wish I had one airsoft replica of this one.
😀👍🏼😮😊💨 Nice Shooting Larry Your Looking Very Fit Keep Up the Great Work 😀😊👍🏼
I've always wanted an XM8 ever since seeing it in Battlefield Bad Company 2. This is beautiful
Best battlefield game no cap
I haven't seen that rifle since GRAW 2
I was using this thing in R6: Vegas 2 as well
Bad company 2??
i remember this gun from BF P4F i was 12 years old when im playing that game i guess. now im 21 and looking at this beauty to remember good old times. damn dude.
I wish they would make a Civilian Model for a good affordable price. I really don't want to buy a SL8 for $1500 then $1500 for the XM8 kit.
Something about the slightly slow rate of fire on it makes it sound so badass on full auto, its thumping report just carries authority
I loved that gun in MGS Guns of the Patriots
this channel is so underrated
SOCOM first introduced me the XM8
Yup. I can relate to that.
I remember having my first contact with the XM8, when I was playing SOCOM Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo on my Playstation Portable.
Good ol' times...
Jonas Ricken great fucking times man. I used to play FTB for psp as well haha!
Oh crap you guys are or were SOCOM!!???
@@lelandgaunt9985 They're not SOCOM as in Special Forces members, they're talking about a series of tactical shooters called SOCOM: US Navy SEALs, which was on the PS2 and PSP. Great games!
I remember this being in Bad Company 2 and then it was in Rainbow Six Vegas and the gun became one of my favorite looking assault rifles!
I love H&K VERY RELIABLE accurate and lightweight
I just watched a video from 2017 and haven’t been back to the channel for a while and saw him in this video. HOLY WEIGHT LOSS BATMAN! Good for you Larry that’s awesome
I remember seeing that gun in Battlefield Bad Company 2
One of my favs in BF bad company.
I see very, very little structural wobble in the slo-mo there, compared to most guns filmed firing so. It must be a smooth shooting experience.
Jukka emil vanaja
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. I used this rifle all the time. There was another rifle called the MR-C GL that was never built but it was designed. that was so cool as well
Was watching your video where you explain why you're fat and guess what?
Not relevant anymore.
Respect, sir.
to be honest i think he didnt need to make a video, he was in the fucking delta force, he doesnt need to explain shit :D
@Michael Srite He's numb in one leg and injured and in pain for the most part of his body.
When you're in pain, you tend to avoid strenuous physical exertion lest it aggravate the pain.
When you don't exercise, you get fat.
When you get fat, you tend to stay fat unless you exert yourself physically, even if you're in pain.
What, you expecting diabetes mellitus?
@mayte diet also has a ton to do with it. If you ear right you can do minimal calestinics to stay in shape. JS
@@RiseAgainst786 My Dad was in the Army for 24 years. He has a laundry list of injuries; the exact same numbness in his legs Larry describes from nerve damage, he has knee cartiledge damage bad enough that his knee had to get surgically rebuilt, shoulder cuff damage, he has damaged vertebrae from his time in Iraq for which he was airlifted out of country and had to get multiple surgeries for. Oh ya and he recieved a Bronze Star for this and much more. Despite all this my pops is still in reasonable shape and never got anywhere near as fat as Vickers. No offense to him I respect his service but thats not a valid excuse. Nutritional science experts say diet is solely responsible for about 80% of weight gain/loss. You cant outrun a bad diet. People dont want to accept this but its the truth.
@@sergeantbigmac Of course, genetics and motivation also plays a role. Not to mention the fact that CAG probably has to go through a rougher training than your regular warfighter (no offence).
Lmao, why am I defending the man, I'm not even American...😂😂
I remember getting gold camo for the XM8 in Black Ops 2 back in the day.
Politics eventually do everything in😁 looking fit brother 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 god bless you!
Not always.
Thank you for the video! What an incredible rifle you got!
"I AINT NO ROOKIE" Akiba 2014
The magazine looks familiar. :) What a great weapon. Happy to see it come to fruition! Excellent video.
I saw you demo the original Xm-8 at knob creek years ago. We chatted for a couple mins. Have pics of you somewhere.
I ran a smart parts sp8 paintball gun in scenarios for several years (modeled 1/1 after this rifle). Came to love the ergonomics, even compared to real ar-15’s. Just pointed very naturally, especially in the carbine configuration.
If he fires a G11 next he officially becomes TH-cam gun god
I remember when this was in all the firearm magazines as the top contender for M4/M16 replacement. I thought it was, and still do, one of the best looking firearms ever made.
I can just see Comanches providing cover fire for a squad with xm8s. 🤘
That ISM was nice, I had one mounted on my M-4 during a deployment to OEF,
That barrel whips about as much if not more than an AK!
Polymer loos to be flexing too.
Noticed that too in the slo-mo shots - still, Larry managed to put two 5.56mm's on top each other on the steel plate, so accuracy couldn't have been TOO badly affected ;-)
"We're after a rifle that looks like the 1980s."
HK: "Hold my lager."