Turning Cover Into Concealment: The M240B

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    In today’s video we put the legendary M240B through a series of intensive tests and teach you vital techniques. Hope you enjoy
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  • @GarandThumb
    @GarandThumb  หลายเดือนก่อน +266

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    • @snaker9er
      @snaker9er หลายเดือนก่อน +35

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

    • @JB-uk7mn
      @JB-uk7mn หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Doing God’s work, GT.

    • @gregsonner8838
      @gregsonner8838 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Pds debt is a scam

    • @Smokkedandslammed
      @Smokkedandslammed หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Sneaky Desert Indians is still my favorite.

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @nickloven6728
    @nickloven6728 หลายเดือนก่อน +5839

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

    • @JoshRaptor215
      @JoshRaptor215 หลายเดือนก่อน +1041

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

    • @alecedwards2331
      @alecedwards2331 หลายเดือนก่อน +711

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

    • @derangedrebel3898
      @derangedrebel3898 หลายเดือนก่อน +425

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

    • @code_red7744
      @code_red7744 หลายเดือนก่อน +359

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

    • @1EpicLife1
      @1EpicLife1 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

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

  • @AKGuru4774
    @AKGuru4774 หลายเดือนก่อน +1437

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

    • @kaboom4679
      @kaboom4679 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

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

    • @Oper8Fur07
      @Oper8Fur07 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      It took me awhile to get that one

    • @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts
      @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts หลายเดือนก่อน +35

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

    • @RubSomefastOnIt
      @RubSomefastOnIt หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @chairmanofthebored6860
      @chairmanofthebored6860 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @jacobkilman8444
    @jacobkilman8444 หลายเดือนก่อน +577

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

    • @Token_Black_Guy
      @Token_Black_Guy หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      What about having your ag carry a barrel bag?

    • @jacobkilman8444
      @jacobkilman8444 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

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

    • @professorgoat1099
      @professorgoat1099 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

    • @Slipz2K8
      @Slipz2K8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Why look down and away while loading?

    • @fraeyr
      @fraeyr หลายเดือนก่อน +18

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

  • @griffey11
    @griffey11 หลายเดือนก่อน +264

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

    • @wigger99457
      @wigger99457 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

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

    • @obnoxiouspriest
      @obnoxiouspriest หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @aceman1126
    @aceman1126 หลายเดือนก่อน +1475

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

    • @ajburnett5640
      @ajburnett5640 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

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

    • @artsohc
      @artsohc หลายเดือนก่อน +46

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

    • @aceman1126
      @aceman1126 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @MisterNi
      @MisterNi หลายเดือนก่อน +34

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

    • @scottireed7747
      @scottireed7747 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That was some real advice

  • @notcartel1521
    @notcartel1521 หลายเดือนก่อน +1545

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

    • @leesamuelson
      @leesamuelson หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I laughed a bit too hard at that one!

    • @kannan159
      @kannan159 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      😂

    • @hexcellerateofficial
      @hexcellerateofficial หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That was too good, 😂😂😂

    • @brettstaley3730
      @brettstaley3730 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      It was the George Floyd one for me

    • @noone-pg4lr
      @noone-pg4lr หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Bro that caught me off guard

  • @Ao94502
    @Ao94502 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

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

  • @frederickjeremy
    @frederickjeremy หลายเดือนก่อน +205

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

    • @papabillydeth4723
      @papabillydeth4723 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

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

    • @TheeGlocktopus
      @TheeGlocktopus หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @nobodyspecial1852
      @nobodyspecial1852 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
      @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @oldbenkenobi9212
      @oldbenkenobi9212 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @ryanjones4917
    @ryanjones4917 หลายเดือนก่อน +939

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

    • @kaboom4679
      @kaboom4679 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

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      @Pfletch83 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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    • @AllNighterHeider
      @AllNighterHeider หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

    • @Not_me_xavier
      @Not_me_xavier หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @ryanjones4917
      @ryanjones4917 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @danbeard1283
    @danbeard1283 หลายเดือนก่อน +702

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

    • @CCM1199
      @CCM1199 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

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

    • @djzrobzombie2813
      @djzrobzombie2813 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Next time just carry a M249 Saw

    • @scout3058
      @scout3058 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @BIGREDTECH
      @BIGREDTECH หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

    • @michaelkirkland3012
      @michaelkirkland3012 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I miss my pig too

  • @lamberts01
    @lamberts01 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

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

    • @anchopanchorancho
      @anchopanchorancho หลายเดือนก่อน +6

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

    • @papabillydeth4723
      @papabillydeth4723 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

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

    • @-Zevin-
      @-Zevin- หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

    • @carlvonfuckwits2934
      @carlvonfuckwits2934 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Similar setup and experience, and I agree.

    • @mizzetz5343
      @mizzetz5343 หลายเดือนก่อน

      “Do you trust me buddy?!”

  • @yuniorespinosa9563
    @yuniorespinosa9563 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

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

  • @ControlledPairsGaming
    @ControlledPairsGaming หลายเดือนก่อน +832

    Imagine the directors cut version with Charles completely uncensored.

    • @microbeguy
      @microbeguy หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      That should be a Rumble channel.

    • @Scott_Buchanan
      @Scott_Buchanan หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Chaotic comedy 😂

    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ha 😂

    • @0bserver416
      @0bserver416 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ha ha/ Iknwo yo

    • @TheTerminatorCarrot
      @TheTerminatorCarrot หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Dude has the comedy chops fr

  • @bubbafett2328
    @bubbafett2328 หลายเดือนก่อน +1839

    Charlie should have a TH-cam channel with his raw unfiltered takes on everything

    • @johndoe-vl3ye
      @johndoe-vl3ye หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Yes pls

    • @shawn6860
      @shawn6860 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

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

    • @evanbrunelle3466
      @evanbrunelle3466 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      Or rumble so we could actually watch lol

    • @jimrustle643
      @jimrustle643 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

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

    • @tomisamish
      @tomisamish หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Raw and unfiltered sounds more like rumble.

  • @Edith_Puthie96
    @Edith_Puthie96 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

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

    • @JasonBrinkley-ef4zg
      @JasonBrinkley-ef4zg หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @Edith_Puthie96
      @Edith_Puthie96 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @waynes.1118
    @waynes.1118 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

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

  • @tobiasfunke3357
    @tobiasfunke3357 หลายเดือนก่อน +234

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

    • @draza3083
      @draza3083 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      bro what hahahaha wtf happ to your fake girl profile?

  • @colinmclenaghan515
    @colinmclenaghan515 หลายเดือนก่อน +1586

    M240B turning lumbar discs into jelly

    • @gruntgearreview6490
      @gruntgearreview6490 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      100%

    • @Colskshreds
      @Colskshreds หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      “Fax”

    • @guns2317
      @guns2317 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      " Not Service Related "

    • @egrootveld
      @egrootveld หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Turns everything to jelly really.

    • @gruntgearreview6490
      @gruntgearreview6490 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

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

  • @meanman6992
    @meanman6992 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

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

    • @nathansnyder763
      @nathansnyder763 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @wacojones8062
    @wacojones8062 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @NorthWindAerialImaging
    @NorthWindAerialImaging หลายเดือนก่อน +1054

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

    • @Kaydin910
      @Kaydin910 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

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

    • @NorthWindAerialImaging
      @NorthWindAerialImaging หลายเดือนก่อน +113

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

    • @ComfortsSpecter
      @ComfortsSpecter หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Now That’s a Vibe and a Half
      Godbless You

    • @crimzonempire4677
      @crimzonempire4677 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

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

    • @92naz32
      @92naz32 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      The USAF has 240's, WTH?!? 😮

  • @Brother-Huff
    @Brother-Huff หลายเดือนก่อน +300

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

  • @MrDinodane
    @MrDinodane หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @user-tm3sj6rn4f
    @user-tm3sj6rn4f หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @lukekrebs363
    @lukekrebs363 หลายเดือนก่อน +292

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

    • @XneverstopfightingX
      @XneverstopfightingX หลายเดือนก่อน +38

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

    • @bwatkins1223
      @bwatkins1223 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Respect, you has it!

    • @mniakan754
      @mniakan754 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @siantan5146
      @siantan5146 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @nextgen7105
      @nextgen7105 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bruh it was at 240 likes and you ruined it

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 หลายเดือนก่อน +531

    Feds love the “Las Vegas” joke 😅

    • @Tyrone_smith806
      @Tyrone_smith806 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Im not American, can you explain the joke please

    • @isaacsierhuis6812
      @isaacsierhuis6812 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

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

    • @zacharywilcox2718
      @zacharywilcox2718 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

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

    • @AnAgedMan
      @AnAgedMan หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @thejoker9201
      @thejoker9201 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @coletonmarcum8544
    @coletonmarcum8544 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @Anonviewer101
    @Anonviewer101 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @Ty-wz2dq
      @Ty-wz2dq หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @davewebster5120
    @davewebster5120 หลายเดือนก่อน +195

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

    • @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts
      @CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts หลายเดือนก่อน +38

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

    • @herbertloper2863
      @herbertloper2863 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

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

    • @ryantornai945
      @ryantornai945 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

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

    • @thespectator5259
      @thespectator5259 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ryantornai945 Wdym?

    • @noonenoesbutme
      @noonenoesbutme หลายเดือนก่อน +19

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

  • @diegoflores3408
    @diegoflores3408 หลายเดือนก่อน +267

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

    • @josephk.4200
      @josephk.4200 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @axmnstrbnd
      @axmnstrbnd หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

    • @hfg8604
      @hfg8604 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Mmmm is grab that Load out

    • @thespartenkid
      @thespartenkid หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm with you bro 😂

  • @DevilbyMoonlight
    @DevilbyMoonlight หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @BigFiveJack
    @BigFiveJack หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @PhatyMattyMcGee
    @PhatyMattyMcGee หลายเดือนก่อน +170

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

  • @jonathantorresdesign
    @jonathantorresdesign หลายเดือนก่อน +48

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

  • @TheLiveOrDieMan
    @TheLiveOrDieMan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @codyzimmerman6831
    @codyzimmerman6831 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ajcsonsforge6370
    @ajcsonsforge6370 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

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

  • @raymondjallen
    @raymondjallen หลายเดือนก่อน +66

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

    • @thespartenkid
      @thespartenkid หลายเดือนก่อน +8

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

    • @jimmyrustler8983
      @jimmyrustler8983 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congrats! 👍

    • @JadedJet
      @JadedJet หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ahahaha fool

    • @rdf4315
      @rdf4315 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congrats

    • @japanesecar1501
      @japanesecar1501 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where do they teach you the desert snoring part?

  • @kinch613
    @kinch613 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Love seeing John again. Great stuff!

  • @WesternMichiganRailway
    @WesternMichiganRailway 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @knixfilms
    @knixfilms หลายเดือนก่อน +123

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

  • @CatEatingMushrooms
    @CatEatingMushrooms หลายเดือนก่อน +91

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

    • @TheAnytony
      @TheAnytony หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😴

    • @RP-ks6ly
      @RP-ks6ly หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @SnakeyRaptor
      @SnakeyRaptor หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Катя, кошка, same difference if you know her 😂

  • @alexanderblackburn4520
    @alexanderblackburn4520 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @scottgray823
    @scottgray823 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ggmanatee
    @ggmanatee หลายเดือนก่อน +399

    Father has blessed us with a video today.

    • @ehd1990
      @ehd1990 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Daddy*

    • @hussainukhpersia6376
      @hussainukhpersia6376 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      our future President of USA

    • @indigenius9877
      @indigenius9877 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you Jesus.

    • @user-hh6ro3ez6z
      @user-hh6ro3ez6z หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      "mater has given Dobby a glock"

    • @javiermartinezjr8849
      @javiermartinezjr8849 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @eatingstuff1614
    @eatingstuff1614 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

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

    • @adamredmayne1326
      @adamredmayne1326 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @latigomorgan
    @latigomorgan หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @oldirtylangston
    @oldirtylangston หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Had a 240B that went down during quals, had a hang fire. My buddy waited the correct amount of time, waited ten more seconds, then opened the tray. Round cooked off and exploded, sent brass into his arm. First thing he says is “Damn it my tattoo!”.

  • @therealgooddilly
    @therealgooddilly หลายเดือนก่อน +140

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

    • @spinny2593
      @spinny2593 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      belt fed bump stock ar.

    • @Babybeamergirl
      @Babybeamergirl หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ja1cspikes
    @ja1cspikes หลายเดือนก่อน +44

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

    • @noonenoesbutme
      @noonenoesbutme หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @joemo1033
      @joemo1033 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @ACRONS047
      @ACRONS047 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@joemo10335-7 kids is a ton

  • @GirthBrooks1050
    @GirthBrooks1050 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @authenticintelligence2882
    @authenticintelligence2882 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ussnavillus2986
    @ussnavillus2986 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

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

  • @charleshetrick3152
    @charleshetrick3152 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

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

  • @thepresentfathers
    @thepresentfathers หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @HessianForHire
    @HessianForHire หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @lukasBe77
    @lukasBe77 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

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

    • @Slipz2K8
      @Slipz2K8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was confused about that. Why was it?

    • @lukasBe77
      @lukasBe77 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @perryrhodan1936
    @perryrhodan1936 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

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

    • @lardomcfarty9866
      @lardomcfarty9866 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @perryrhodan1936
      @perryrhodan1936 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@lardomcfarty9866 - Yes and yes.

    • @lardomcfarty9866
      @lardomcfarty9866 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@perryrhodan1936 nice

  • @Sikdomeshot
    @Sikdomeshot หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @schragdawg9727
    @schragdawg9727 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @thejoker9201
    @thejoker9201 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

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

  • @matthewyackel7932
    @matthewyackel7932 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

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

    • @hansblitz7770
      @hansblitz7770 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      How is your back and knees?

    • @matthewyackel7932
      @matthewyackel7932 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Not the best 😂

    • @herbertloper2863
      @herbertloper2863 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @thetrevorthejew
    @thetrevorthejew หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Mrfrerob
    @Mrfrerob หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @davidflores2773
    @davidflores2773 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

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

    • @JUNIsLuke
      @JUNIsLuke หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      “WHOS GOT ALL THE M240s””
      “Uh ohh…”

    • @davidflores2773
      @davidflores2773 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@JUNIsLuke guilty... ✋️

    • @krisgarcia4452
      @krisgarcia4452 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @davidflores2773
      @davidflores2773 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @jonahsutton6775
    @jonahsutton6775 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

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

  • @zippy6667
    @zippy6667 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That music with the slo mo 308 wall pen. What a cut. 😱👌🏻

  • @JediKnight-404
    @JediKnight-404 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @levievans7568
    @levievans7568 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    I'm currently a marine in the IMC. 2 weeks away from graduating. If my instructors caught me sending the bolt home on an empty chamber without riding it with the charging handle, like done in this video, I would get kicked in the teeth. It scared me to watch that 😂

    • @hammer8771
      @hammer8771 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yep it's a little nauseating

    • @tomkeehn
      @tomkeehn หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Not a marine, but if they caught us hot loading it like that and not aircraft loading we'd be in a world of pain as well

    • @Gorlami90
      @Gorlami90 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It’s not a Wilson 1911, it can handle it

    • @fematrailer
      @fematrailer หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah, but it is being done for purposes of demonstration for a general/civilian audience. He's demonstrating how an open-bolt system works; that's likely not necessary for an actual training evolution in the military.
      Although, there is one course where such a demonstration would be pertinent. In setting up in the ambush, the general rule of thumb is to not kick off the ambush with an open-bolt gun (or a grenade launcher) because of how loud a misfire can be. Send the bolt home on an empty chamber would demonstrate that in a practical way.
      But yeah, don't do that lol.

    • @Ben-it4kq
      @Ben-it4kq หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That hot load made me cringe a little bit. That's considered a huge safety infraction in the canukistani defence force. Different unit, different TTPs I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @RAIDER8388
    @RAIDER8388 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

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

    • @M240D
      @M240D หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @RAIDER8388
      @RAIDER8388 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @richardfoshee3244
    @richardfoshee3244 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @brothersinarms5524
    @brothersinarms5524 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Take more pictures with your friends!! That’s great advice!

  • @mattp7828
    @mattp7828 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

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

  • @AspenSavage
    @AspenSavage หลายเดือนก่อน +39

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

    • @FrankHaul
      @FrankHaul หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      You never know

    • @AspenSavage
      @AspenSavage หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@FrankHaul 😉

    • @elietaylor4858
      @elietaylor4858 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you sure?

    • @AspenSavage
      @AspenSavage หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@elietaylor4858 Sarcasm

    • @Babybeamergirl
      @Babybeamergirl หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ditto 😉😉

  • @user-oy4tt4xm8d
    @user-oy4tt4xm8d หลายเดือนก่อน

    I lugged an M60 in it's early 90's forms. It's legacy is a great one. I love the cyclic rate on the 240B. I didn't get much time on the M240B. Great demo of what supossed cover really is for our opponents. Never got a good AG, I complained enough to get ammo bearers 😂

  • @spartacus1577
    @spartacus1577 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @gianlc
    @gianlc หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    Great reference from Las Vegas 🚩

  • @joshmalfer-6053
    @joshmalfer-6053 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    I started with a .50 in Afghanistan and quickly swapped to a 240b for the turret mounted weapon. Absolutely devastating and accurate. Never jams, makes my Bussy wet 🇺🇸

    • @Engimaintrust
      @Engimaintrust หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      What-

    • @claytonmachine12
      @claytonmachine12 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Pretty sure that was the jalapeño cheese spread and coffee/every drinks.

    • @_________________404
      @_________________404 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Average zog-bot degenrate

    • @joshmalfer-6053
      @joshmalfer-6053 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@claytonmachine12jalapeño hemorrhoids

    • @joshmalfer-6053
      @joshmalfer-6053 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@_________________404this AI did not check out on vibes

  • @keithcordes4430
    @keithcordes4430 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro 9:53 so satisfying. You hear the chuggachuggachugg….a delay and then the dingydingyding of those impacts.

  • @sieve5
    @sieve5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    John that was great dad advice!!!

  • @anaugle2484
    @anaugle2484 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

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

  • @jonbarker2769
    @jonbarker2769 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Was hoping for a Vegas mention and Charles did not disappoint.

  • @bway1983
    @bway1983 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @Christoph-sd3zi
      @Christoph-sd3zi หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is better than 99.9% of the junk on TV

  • @islesfan186
    @islesfan186 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @CCM1199
    @CCM1199 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The M240B was my mounted weapon of choice over the .50 CAL when I was deployed. I would take my loader's M240 and use the M240B conversion kit that each tank had and would use that M240 for when our section ( i was the PSG's gunner) rotated with Alpha section. most of the deployments we ran 4 tanks, however later in the deployments we did 2/2 combination (2 tanks/2 HMMWV M1165's). I sure do miss being on the tank and definitely shooting the PIG when I was in. Max effective range/Tracer burnout of the M240 is 900M. Max range of the M240B: 1800M. Yeah, its still embedded in my brain when it came to the M240 as our tank carried 2 of them. Hell, I even used an AN/PAS-13 thermal sight on it on two of my four deployments.

  • @timroelofsen4954
    @timroelofsen4954 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Charlie is the reason I watch.. I dig the knowledge from Micah and mike but Charlie’s one liners is what sets this channel apart

    • @YouTubesucks..
      @YouTubesucks.. หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s the reason this channel could be better but isn’t because of him…

  • @Midwestprpr
    @Midwestprpr หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It definitely does that! Especially with M80A1

  • @et2012te
    @et2012te หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like the end.
    "Take more pictures with your friends,"
    I understand what he means

  • @efoxneo
    @efoxneo หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @claytonjohnston6916
    @claytonjohnston6916 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Charlie was on point with this one, lol.

  • @FloppaAppreciator
    @FloppaAppreciator หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rocking that sick Arktis Arid camouflage.

  • @operator1192
    @operator1192 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the Westworld style music especially with the frontier looking surroundings.

  • @1slowis155
    @1slowis155 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

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

  • @DJJ81
    @DJJ81 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Fuckin Charlie. Always sprinting right across that line immediately. Gotta love it.

  • @griffboy
    @griffboy หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I did my Section Commander Battle Course (British Army) in 2010, the receiver on the GPMG was dated 1973, over a 3 month course, didn’t have single issue with it. Absolute work horse.

  • @1014p
    @1014p หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got to shoot both quite some time ago now. The 7.62 varient was a bit harder to get on target. Though we did not get much time with either. Keep in mind concrete would be filling those cinder blocks or probably sand. In theater the buildings would be more splid walls, not necessarily strong. Durability varied in the buildings overall. Still going to probably punch through eventually or right away.

  • @ValidSurvival
    @ValidSurvival หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @clarkecorvo2692
    @clarkecorvo2692 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    man, shoutout to SDI, honestly. they get clowned on everytime for years now and take it in stride, not common at all, good on them!

  • @MA-ho5hd
    @MA-ho5hd หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    John’s great. Hope to see more of him on the channel.