Greentips aren’t technically armor piercing, but not very far off. We were using them against guys wearing sundresses for armor. Most fighting holes and positions we encountered were littered with pain killers and opiates…these guys would take rounds and not even feel them, so we started aiming from the chest to aiming for the pelvis for a debilitating shot instead of kill shot, obviously unless you were a sniper
Yeah, too bad the Geneva Convention outlawed hollow points for warfare. Otherwise, it's like poking them with a 0.22" ice pick. If you don't hit them where it matters most, they'll just keep fighting on... They need to fix that (imo). 🫡
Mike is definitely such a knowledgeable source, full of wisdom about a wide array of subjects. I can't express how good he is with dogs and humans alike. 💪🏼💪🏼🔥
Mike does a really great job of listening and responding to his guest on Mike Drop. Intelligent and well spoken. Like to see him and Shawn tag team (That’s what she said) an interview.
This is crazy; I was the marines in the vehicles right next to mike; saw the SEAL snipers climb the small tower, before the shootout! Later in tikrit, cleared the apartment/hotel with the SEAL team the next day at the intersection leading to the palace.
Thanks Mike thanks Shawn for your service. No matter what the current administration tries to do there will always be good men and women to protect our country. God bless you.
I've listened to Mike since the beginning and there's not much out there with his actual combat stories. Little bits n pieces but that's about it. Awesome
There higher that shit. Chemical courage is different than brave. But a lot are incredible how they fight because of pure evil hatred. There eyes are full of hate.
I could never be SOF, but im so glad you and Mike Ritland decided to make podcasts with SOF dudes because these guys talking should be celebrities as well as yourselves.
Never trust anyone else with your area security. If you trust them %110, STILL walk the perimeter with the other unit's leader to see the battlefield, hear their security plan, see the emplacement of the crew served weapons/barriers and discovery what they might have missed. Its not like like you don't trust them, its like you shouldn't trust anyone.
Just to clarify,.. I saw the reports on green tip... the issue was 1. any barrel other than a 20" full A4 were inducing issues... 2. ranges over 200 meters...
I just found your channel. Great stories. Your red shoe story from the past is my favorite. I’m a navy guy,not a seal but I was on the USS Coral Sea in the 80s & I remember seeing them onboard while we were deployed in the Med. I was wondering if you might could tell me why one of them was standing quarter deck watch with OOD in the middle of the night in Spain. I was going ashore & had request permission & here’s a seal with his arm in a sling in dress whites, gold trident was hard to miss. Well he gave me a stink eye look & said granted. I was ships company. Any how why the hell was a seal standing quarter deck watch.?
I have spent many a 10+hr workday mulling this over, the cool concept. I postulate that cool people are frequently in possession of finely honed skills, often through far more difficult work and sacrifice than I know I personally just didn't consider. Any person who is a true master of their "thing" interests a human at a base primal level. *says the random catowl dude on the internet* The farther ive analyzed just my own experiences with the plethora of awesome and equally idiotic yet still funny awesome the internet offers, is that the masters of all crafts are always in situations where success is the only actual outcome. The other outcomes are death, very painful recovery and mental strains, far beyond what I could imagine. As with badass healtcare workers or constructions trades of all types. The person always offering a tip before jumpin on a employee is usually the one that maybe was a supervisor a but too young and maybe as we all do went a bit hard on what likely wasnt life or death issues. I'm still rolling it around my headspace. I think it drives the human need *again, rando internet guy, literally not trying to say this has any truth* to share and propagate the various info humans would have needed for survival back in the earliest days of humankind. Feel free to further the concept, since I'm no psych nor am I often particularly unique. Im sure someone has a much more learned and actual science based assessment.
It's crazy to hear the difference between SEAL and Marine. The marines are like swinging a sword and the SEALs really are a scalpel. I like how he literally assessed everything before he fired a round but once they did start fighting it made much more difference than just firing off. Although someone did have to respond immediately so having the marines affords that opportunity. Has to be wild to be 16 scalpels in a sea of 25,000 swords I know everyone is supposed to be NAVY but seems like only SEALS really acknowledge the NAVY counterpart.
Are you honestly listening to the same. SEALS, no tactical awareness, white light (WHF), no running water (WHF), hardship of sleeping rough (WHF). Mass engagement of a single target dropping 60 yards out after they ran, blaming green spot, no learn to shoot. By every Marine account during the Iraq invasion the SEAL teams were a bind that needed wet nursed logistically and; didn't measure up in combat. They are great at swimming for miles, navigating underwater but, then put sailors in a land conflict, honestly how are they ever going to rise even despite the best equipment. While the Marines are the poorest equipped of the US Military. As a Brit soldir, I'm happy with my USMC brothers beside, we can work well together. Ever put a SEAL team in the mix, it's get them the F away from us. Far too many friendly fire incidents to mention in Afghanistan by reckless fools
@@MichaelKng-fk5jk You have to take that with a grain of salt. My brother was in the Army for the first 8 years of the war. He said the Marines were the dumbest least effective unit he ever saw. He said a lot of people would refuse to go out with because they were a bunch of morons that got people killed🤷♂️ My sister also Army said the same exact thing and they didn’t serve together. She was in Afghanistan he was in Iraq. Every branch thinks they are gods gift to the people. Like all things in life I’m sure the reality is in the middle somewhere.
@@ryand4533 2nd hand info there. You have to remember there are differences in units and especially commanders of those units or, higher echelon that dramatically affect the guys on the ground. Marines have their own way, as does most of the US forces.
I entered Tikrit a few days after the Marines took the city. I was with the in the lead element from 4th ID, and like the guy said the main presidential palace was incredible. There were still some Saddam playlists we would regularly fight and we had to do regular patrols into the Republican guard base just north of the city to scare off any looters of people trying to get weaponry working that was seances out there. It was the Wild West for the first few months.
I first got into these podcast things because of mike ritland , mike drop introduced me to some real badass mofos clint shane ranger cortes will chesney and shawn! Go support my man mike ritland too y'all
Love that Mike is finally on the receiving end of the podcast. Which is rare. Been listening to his podcast since he started it. Love you Mike for real.
his whole dog loving thing training and treatment is amazing & just blunt here or on his interviews thanks Shawn and Mike (hope names right I’m a English lifelong civilian that my excuse anyway)
Curious which Clancy book he was reading. That story is CRAZY. I remember that part about the toy gun when this pod was first released. That was weird as hell. A toy gun. Why would anyone be carrying a real AK-47 and a toy gun?
Sorry I missed it. I was in my 40's when 9-11 happened, and with a couple of Article 15s on my record I'm certain no one would have taken me back into service. Timing, as they say, is everything.
I'd live to be a fly drone on the wall in some undisclosed location watching them planning CURRENT operations. And maybe 5 or 10 yrs from now, learn who they took out and when .
It especially wasn't realised how shitty m855 performs in short barrels, which I'm guessing you were using if suppressed. I've seen it drop guys when utilized in a full length rifle (20in) which is what it was made for though.
Pretty funny to pull up into ultra hostile enemy territory and just decide that your area is secure without patrolling or setting pickets or overwatch. Nope, set up camp and chow down.
Hell yeah - Go Navy! We kicked ass out there (OEF 01-02, OIF 03-04) - We all did tbh. I was in from 01-05 and I got to work with every branch (other than USCG of course). We still remember and mourn our brothers and sisters who never made muster to come home to the beautiful USA alive.
Task Force Tripoli. I almost got mortared on Saddam's palace. 4 impacts right next to our LVS caring tank rounds. Thank you Cobras for saving our butts.
I'm more wondering where all the single real men like this are? Where are these guys are hiding? Cuz God knows I can't find one! Were are they hiding or they all taken? Or are they like parking spots the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped lol love your interviews Shawn and yes I'm a female with I swear I have a few male chromosomes. (Retired Crane Operator) Love your interviews you really need to have Ammon Bundy candidate for governor of Idaho we need your help. Nino Rodriguez had him on his show watch his interview it'll give you some insight. But hey I'm part Italian I cook from scratch I know how to make my man look good among other things I'm single act now before this limited time is over! LOL
I bet none of you guys wear skinny jeans.🤮 but honestly I want to thank each and everyone of you for your service and dedication and your selflessness to our nation for our freedoms.
Glory . Amazing story . I was in 4th grade pen palling you guys . It’s shame though the pentagon lied about the WMDs. Fuck Saddam tho. You need to have someone on that’s involved in Yemen
Love this.I was with those 25,000 Marines.
Semper Fi.
I had a buddy that was with y'all. He told me about a room in Sadams palace that was filled from floor to ceiling with American cash.
One of those 25K F-bombs was for you! All kidding aside- much respect!
Greentips aren’t technically armor piercing, but not very far off. We were using them against guys wearing sundresses for armor. Most fighting holes and positions we encountered were littered with pain killers and opiates…these guys would take rounds and not even feel them, so we started aiming from the chest to aiming for the pelvis for a debilitating shot instead of kill shot, obviously unless you were a sniper
Yeah, too bad the Geneva Convention outlawed hollow points for warfare. Otherwise, it's like poking them with a 0.22" ice pick. If you don't hit them where it matters most, they'll just keep fighting on...
They need to fix that (imo).
🫡
i would guess theyre all taking heroin or opium
Correct, Green Tips aren’t considered armor piercing because their core is 80% lead.
@@tyree9055 .300blk helps
Yeah.......Obviously.......?🤔
The way he says you gotta be shitting me has me dieing laughing over here.. can't stop
Mike is definitely such a knowledgeable source, full of wisdom about a wide array of subjects. I can't express how good he is with dogs and humans alike. 💪🏼💪🏼🔥
@Oscar Acevedo Just because the different outputs he provides with each different guests that he also interviews on his own podcast, MikeDrop.
Thanks Shawn. Now I have Mike Drop on my podcast list too.
Been listening to Mike drop for a couple of months now and it's awesome and if you like that one try cleared hot
@@maxchristensen4742 check out “combat story with Ryan”.
@@happinesshotel5375 I have
I'm going to rewatch the entire podcast. God bless Mike Ritland
Ritlands Mic Drop is a really good podcast, too. He has some amazing stories from all the various guests.
Damn auto text. Mike Drop is what I meant.
Fuck yeah
That's exactly what I was thinking.
America Bad Ass Heros.
That is what this channel brings.
Thank you all.
Have never heard this story from Mike Ritland. Very cool to see him finally on the other side of the great conversation between warriors.
You guys are incredible, all my deepest respect!
This cat can grow a beard in 8 minutes.
😂😂😂😂💯💯💯💯
Hahahaha
Like a chia pet but for beards. “Just add water and watch it grow!!! Ch-ch-chia!!”
😂😂
He's a big dawg wym cat, y'all are the cats, in the comments all the time 😂
Mike does a really great job of listening and responding to his guest on Mike Drop. Intelligent and well spoken. Like to see him and Shawn tag team (That’s what she said) an interview.
One word to sum this up: Fuckin’
Fuck that was a lot of cursing
This is crazy; I was the marines in the vehicles right next to mike; saw the SEAL snipers climb the small tower, before the shootout! Later in tikrit, cleared the apartment/hotel with the SEAL team the next day at the intersection leading to the palace.
No one cares dude, just watch the video
@@Matt_Wilson01 Shut your mouth.
Thank you both ,I enjoy my freedom cause of men like u can't say it enough
The insurgent with the John Wayne belt sounds like the party guy😂😂
The full podcast with Mike is excellent.
Thanks Mike thanks Shawn for your service. No matter what the current administration tries to do there will always be good men and women to protect our country. God bless you.
I enjoy listening to these podcast stories than watching a movie. Just amazing stuff
Thank you both for you’re service. God bless you both
Awesome shows Mike! Please keep them coming!
Take a shot every time Mike says 'fuck'
Mike is great, just love the no bs way of telling a story or information on a subject
I've listened to Mike since the beginning and there's not much out there with his actual combat stories. Little bits n pieces but that's about it. Awesome
The courage spoken about in this episode is mind-blowing. To fight 25000 Marines and Special Forces with what little they had is extremely brave.
🤣🤣🤣
There higher that shit. Chemical courage is different than brave. But a lot are incredible how they fight because of pure evil hatred. There eyes are full of hate.
I could never be SOF, but im so glad you and Mike Ritland decided to make podcasts with SOF dudes because these guys talking should be celebrities as well as yourselves.
… can’t get enough of the these video’s - good stuff, thank you
Thank you for all you have endured ..amazing truth you share.
Has anybody counted how many times the work "fuckin" was used? They cuss like a bunch of fuckin sailors or something. 🤣
I hope that Marine got that novel autographed
Is there anyone better than Mike Ritland? Seriously... this fkn guy literally IS America. 🇺🇲
Never trust anyone else with your area security. If you trust them %110, STILL walk the perimeter with the other unit's leader to see the battlefield, hear their security plan, see the emplacement of the crew served weapons/barriers and discovery what they might have missed.
Its not like like you don't trust them, its like you shouldn't trust anyone.
Always check you Damn Right. Bob13 you never can tell
Mike's podcast is sick. Rogan, Mike, and Shawn are pretty much my only content at the moment
16 Team guys and 25000 fuckin marines . 😂😂😂😂 MASS FUCKIN DESTRUCTION!!!
Mike is like that one cool Dad that every teenage friend group has.
Who would’ve thought a simple bowel movement could make so much violence.
Thank you for our American freedoms, Sirs... Thank you for my freedoms, warriors!
No one seems to question whether their wars were necessary
They aren't exactly "big picture" type guys
@@TheDrunkHamster and bottom line is the odds are really good that they are not going to be injured themselves.
Badass storyteller. He could have a career as an audiobook narrator. I'd listen to that
" We enjoyed it, it was a neat time to be there for sure", FKN Bad Ass!
Just to clarify,.. I saw the reports on green tip... the issue was 1. any barrel other than a 20" full A4 were inducing issues... 2. ranges over 200 meters...
Damn that sounded like it sucked
I just found your channel. Great stories. Your red shoe story from the past is my favorite. I’m a navy guy,not a seal but I was on the USS Coral Sea in the 80s & I remember seeing them onboard while we were deployed in the Med. I was wondering if you might could tell me why one of them was standing quarter deck watch with OOD in the middle of the night in Spain. I was going ashore & had request permission & here’s a seal with his arm in a sling in dress whites, gold trident was hard to miss. Well he gave me a stink eye look & said granted. I was ships company. Any how why the hell was a seal standing quarter deck watch.?
Maybe he lost a bet ,idk lol
This dude just exudes cool guy aura. I have to listen to the full podcast again
I have spent many a 10+hr workday mulling this over, the cool concept.
I postulate that cool people are frequently in possession of finely honed skills, often through far more difficult work and sacrifice than I know I personally just didn't consider.
Any person who is a true master of their "thing" interests a human at a base primal level.
*says the random catowl dude on the internet*
The farther ive analyzed just my own experiences with the plethora of awesome and equally idiotic yet still funny awesome the internet offers, is that the masters of all crafts are always in situations where success is the only actual outcome. The other outcomes are death, very painful recovery and mental strains, far beyond what I could imagine.
As with badass healtcare workers or constructions trades of all types.
The person always offering a tip before jumpin on a employee is usually the one that maybe was a supervisor a but too young and maybe as we all do went a bit hard on what likely wasnt life or death issues.
I'm still rolling it around my headspace. I think it drives the human need *again, rando internet guy, literally not trying to say this has any truth* to share and propagate the various info humans would have needed for survival back in the earliest days of humankind.
Feel free to further the concept, since I'm no psych nor am I often particularly unique. Im sure someone has a much more learned and actual science based assessment.
@@threadtapwhisperer5136 bruh
@@threadtapwhisperer5136 bruh
@@threadtapwhisperer5136 bruh
God Bless all U.S. soldiers. Love your podcast !
That must have been dam odd seeing a dead solider with a John Wayne toy pistol strapped on in a combat zone .
Mike wins the fuck fuck fuckin award lol. Love that guy
What a fucking great interview of a fucking guy who was funking there when the fucking shit went funking down! What a funking great video!
The US never signed the Hague treaty...why they didn't come to the fight with TSX solid copper 55,62, 70 grain projectile is beyond me.
It's crazy to hear the difference between SEAL and Marine. The marines are like swinging a sword and the SEALs really are a scalpel. I like how he literally assessed everything before he fired a round but once they did start fighting it made much more difference than just firing off. Although someone did have to respond immediately so having the marines affords that opportunity. Has to be wild to be 16 scalpels in a sea of 25,000 swords I know everyone is supposed to be NAVY but seems like only SEALS really acknowledge the NAVY counterpart.
Are you honestly listening to the same. SEALS, no tactical awareness, white light (WHF), no running water (WHF), hardship of sleeping rough (WHF). Mass engagement of a single target dropping 60 yards out after they ran, blaming green spot, no learn to shoot. By every Marine account during the Iraq invasion the SEAL teams were a bind that needed wet nursed logistically and; didn't measure up in combat. They are great at swimming for miles, navigating underwater but, then put sailors in a land conflict, honestly how are they ever going to rise even despite the best equipment. While the Marines are the poorest equipped of the US Military. As a Brit soldir, I'm happy with my USMC brothers beside, we can work well together. Ever put a SEAL team in the mix, it's get them the F away from us. Far too many friendly fire incidents to mention in Afghanistan by reckless fools
@@MichaelKng-fk5jk You have to take that with a grain of salt. My brother was in the Army for the first 8 years of the war. He said the Marines were the dumbest least effective unit he ever saw. He said a lot of people would refuse to go out with because they were a bunch of morons that got people killed🤷♂️ My sister also Army said the same exact thing and they didn’t serve together. She was in Afghanistan he was in Iraq. Every branch thinks they are gods gift to the people. Like all things in life I’m sure the reality is in the middle somewhere.
@@ryand4533 2nd hand info there. You have to remember there are differences in units and especially commanders of those units or, higher echelon that dramatically affect the guys on the ground. Marines have their own way, as does most of the US forces.
@@MichaelKng-fk5jk marines are shit kickers wtf are you on about
@@Matt_Wilson01 Did you actually read or, just jump to a conclusion? And; you do realise that Marines are Marines and SEALS are certainly not Marines?
I entered Tikrit a few days after the Marines took the city. I was with the in the lead element from 4th ID, and like the guy said the main presidential palace was incredible. There were still some Saddam playlists we would regularly fight and we had to do regular patrols into the Republican guard base just north of the city to scare off any looters of people trying to get weaponry working that was seances out there. It was the Wild West for the first few months.
Thank you
I first got into these podcast things because of mike ritland , mike drop introduced me to some real badass mofos clint shane ranger cortes will chesney and shawn! Go support my man mike ritland too y'all
When are we gonna get some NSRO? Id love to see Rob O’neill on the podcast!!
Love that Mike is finally on the receiving end of the podcast. Which is rare. Been listening to his podcast since he started it. Love you Mike for real.
his whole dog loving thing training and treatment is amazing & just blunt here or on his interviews thanks Shawn and Mike (hope names right I’m a English lifelong civilian that my excuse anyway)
"And so we did".
Curious which Clancy book he was reading. That story is CRAZY. I remember that part about the toy gun when this pod was first released. That was weird as hell. A toy gun. Why would anyone be carrying a real AK-47 and a toy gun?
Sorry I missed it. I was in my 40's when 9-11 happened, and with a couple of Article 15s on my record I'm certain no one would have taken me back into service. Timing, as they say, is everything.
Not about you and no one wants to hear your story
So cool to hear these individual, first-hand accounts vs what was originally reported in the media. Thank goodness for Badass US Warriors. 👍
Wonder if by tom Clancy novel type book he meant the Bible…an equally thrilling piece of fiction to Tom Clancy
Damn I'm sure glad you saw that get WET!!!
God bless our military.
"Cheese Dick"
Can we please go back to this from our current PC culture now?
I love combat stories
Sounds ate up.
I'd live to be a fly drone on the wall in some undisclosed location watching them planning CURRENT operations.
And maybe 5 or 10 yrs from now, learn who they took out and when .
Reads like a fuckin’ book. Thanks for the account, Mike.
It especially wasn't realised how shitty m855 performs in short barrels, which I'm guessing you were using if suppressed. I've seen it drop guys when utilized in a full length rifle (20in) which is what it was made for though.
And yet folks still load up on green tips for home defense. It's insane.
Army EOD. I was there!
what a story man!
What an incredible fucking story. Danny Hayes
Pretty funny to pull up into ultra hostile enemy territory and just decide that your area is secure without patrolling or setting pickets or overwatch. Nope, set up camp and chow down.
Hell yeah - Go Navy! We kicked ass out there (OEF 01-02, OIF 03-04) - We all did tbh. I was in from 01-05 and I got to work with every branch (other than USCG of course). We still remember and mourn our brothers and sisters who never made muster to come home to the beautiful USA alive.
You imagine looking through some binoculars and saying why do they have a 3 on there patches lol
The best enemigo is a chest shot enemigo.
Salute to Tom Clancy 📚 and the Hospital Corpsman ⚓🇺🇸
Task Force Tripoli. I almost got mortared on Saddam's palace. 4 impacts right next to our LVS caring tank rounds. Thank you Cobras for saving our butts.
Fort Irwin in July. No thank you.
Mike Ritland is an American pipe hitting hero. Period. Full stop.
Ft. Irwin shit been there
Lmao love listening to Mike talk he keeps it real and drops about 30 F bombs in a minute span lol
The use of the word fuck and all its forms and derivatives seems to be contagious.
Phenomenal usage of the word ‘fuck’
Should be enough Marines to change a light bulb.
5:38 They probably didn't have the best internet connectivity in Iraq at that time. The guy was probably rockin' some quadruple digit ping.
This dudes bad ass !
So does this mean 55gr or 77gr is better options?
I'm more wondering where all the single real men like this are? Where are these guys are hiding? Cuz God knows I can't find one! Were are they hiding or they all taken? Or are they like parking spots the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped lol love your interviews Shawn and yes I'm a female with I swear I have a few male chromosomes. (Retired Crane Operator) Love your interviews you really need to have Ammon Bundy candidate for governor of Idaho we need your help. Nino Rodriguez had him on his show watch his interview it'll give you some insight. But hey I'm part Italian I cook from scratch I know how to make my man look good among other things I'm single act now before this limited time is over! LOL
The thirst is real 🤣
I bet none of you guys wear skinny jeans.🤮 but honestly I want to thank each and everyone of you for your service and dedication and your selflessness to our nation for our freedoms.
Mike drop for president.no bullshit straight up honest.T800 Aust
7.62X51 should do the trick. Sounds like Hell.
Thats a lot of fuckin'
What happened to story time?
I was there , I was with the 1/8 Marines .
Best road trip ever.
Glory . Amazing story . I was in 4th grade pen palling you guys . It’s shame though the pentagon lied about the WMDs. Fuck Saddam tho. You need to have someone on that’s involved in Yemen
He uses "fuckin" for every bullet that came his way 😆 🤣
Why them boys are the best on the planet they keep us free
Any Vietnam era seals to get on?
Holy shiiiiit....
SRS best podcast on the net