This is an amateur effort. True operators use double grips on both sides of the barrel, with co-witness, 4x, and 12x sights around the barrel. While my own ops are in tight situations, and I cannot use the full-length m4, my SW-5 is outfitted with three forward grips, including one on top, offset 5mm from the 12x scope, to offer special operations pinkie style shooting with a imported red dot sight for quick target acquisition. I do not advise you to follow my example, unless you have been trained in the arts of ninjitsu and are able to instantly dodge the brass ejecting into your waistband.
I don’t understand the thinger-majiggy that’s holding the barrel tighter to the handguards. Why would you do that? I thought if you were going for accuracy you wanted the barrel having as little contact as possible with other bits of the rifle.
I don’t understand the thinger-majiggy that’s holding the barrel tighter to the handguards. Why would you do that? I thought if you were going for accuracy you wanted the barrel having as little contact as possible with other bits of the rifle.
This. You want to isolate the barrel from as much of the other rifle operations as possible. It keeps loads on the rifle from being transmitted to the barrel and moving POI. By putting that thing on his gun, he’s essentially unfreefloated his free-float handguards.
Well it was interesting that he had trigger finger firmly implanted in trigger guard there in the middle, but I’m not sure there was really a gun under all that crap
But can you imagine a ruckmarch with that thing cradled in your arms? You’d get rubbed raw in eight different places. I admit, its a snazzy color scheme. If it had a wheel and handles at the back it would be moar fun.
Do we get a follow up video a few days from now when Mr. Wizard there learns how to use the bipod?
I’m going to patent the first Tri-Grip(tm) that mounts on the bottom rail and provides a vertical, left, AND right foregrip so he can mount nightvision gear on the left side rails to close the Nightvision Gap. Maybe I’ll even integrate an IR Illuminator, green and red lasers, flashlight, and grenade launcher in it too. Oooh! And each grip will also have an embedded pepper spray canister so you don’t need to lose your sight picture to mace somebody!
Still working on the sights integrated into the bottom of the stock and vertical foregrip in case you have to shoot the gun while holding it upside down…
If I could afford one third of the cost of that firearm assemblage, I would have myself a functional AR.
Robin Williams once quipped that cocaine was God’s way of telling folks they made too damn much money. Perhaps there is an analogue for AR accessories.
This. You want to isolate the barrel from as much of the other rifle operations as possible. It keeps loads on the rifle from being transmitted to the barrel and moving POI. By putting that thing on his gun, he’s essentially unfreefloated his free-float handguards.
Free floating and tensioning barrels attempt to do the same thing by different means.
Free floating allows the barrel to move during the shot without outside pressure from forends, slings, etc. It also allows a hot barrel to expand in a repeatable fashion.
Free floating is easier to do than barrel tensioning on most designs, especially AR15’s with the plethora of free floating handguards out there.
Barrel tensioning attemps to minimize barrel vibration by adding extra stiffness to the barrel.
Barrel tensioning also tends to be harder to do, what with having to sleeve the barrel and all. I’ve never seen a barrel tensioned against an AR15 float tube before, but that actually makes a good bit of sense.
Ya don’t have to take my word for it, type your favorite search engine into that address bar up at the top of your browser and read up on barrel harmonics.
I’ve heard of barrel tensioning, upward pressure works on M1 Carbines and it’s necessary with some Rugers, or else you put a sliding weight on them.
I wonder what is used to accurize grenade launchers – and which of the three flashlights has the Death Ray built-in.
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:18 am
This is an amateur effort. True operators use double grips on both sides of the barrel, with co-witness, 4x, and 12x sights around the barrel. While my own ops are in tight situations, and I cannot use the full-length m4, my SW-5 is outfitted with three forward grips, including one on top, offset 5mm from the 12x scope, to offer special operations pinkie style shooting with a imported red dot sight for quick target acquisition. I do not advise you to follow my example, unless you have been trained in the arts of ninjitsu and are able to instantly dodge the brass ejecting into your waistband.
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am
He has sights on the side of his gun…… a gangsta AR. Glock style!
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:34 am
I don’t understand the thinger-majiggy that’s holding the barrel tighter to the handguards. Why would you do that? I thought if you were going for accuracy you wanted the barrel having as little contact as possible with other bits of the rifle.
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:39 am
There have to be a fork and spoon that fold out of that thing somewhere. And a pair of tweezers.
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
Needs more cowbell.
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 am
Gecko 45 ! Ha -Ha I see’s what you done there. Mall Ninja alert!
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:59 am
I don’t understand the thinger-majiggy that’s holding the barrel tighter to the handguards. Why would you do that? I thought if you were going for accuracy you wanted the barrel having as little contact as possible with other bits of the rifle.
This. You want to isolate the barrel from as much of the other rifle operations as possible. It keeps loads on the rifle from being transmitted to the barrel and moving POI. By putting that thing on his gun, he’s essentially unfreefloated his free-float handguards.
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
“How does this bipod work?…”
Hillarious
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
Well it was interesting that he had trigger finger firmly implanted in trigger guard there in the middle, but I’m not sure there was really a gun under all that crap
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:35 am
Some people put things on guns because they need to do certain things with those guns.
Other people put things on buns that they have no need for and don’t know how to use, but they do know that it’s cool to put things on guns.
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 am
and you shouldn’t put any mags in the cappuccino maker behind the line
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:20 am
But can you imagine a ruckmarch with that thing cradled in your arms? You’d get rubbed raw in eight different places. I admit, its a snazzy color scheme. If it had a wheel and handles at the back it would be moar fun.
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:44 am
Do we get a follow up video a few days from now when Mr. Wizard there learns how to use the bipod?
I’m going to patent the first Tri-Grip(tm) that mounts on the bottom rail and provides a vertical, left, AND right foregrip so he can mount nightvision gear on the left side rails to close the Nightvision Gap. Maybe I’ll even integrate an IR Illuminator, green and red lasers, flashlight, and grenade launcher in it too. Oooh! And each grip will also have an embedded pepper spray canister so you don’t need to lose your sight picture to mace somebody!
Still working on the sights integrated into the bottom of the stock and vertical foregrip in case you have to shoot the gun while holding it upside down…
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 am
I love how he’s getting taken apart in comments on YouTube as well.
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Sheesh look at all the safety violations in one short video …
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Oh, and Tam said “buns” hehe.
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
If I could afford one third of the cost of that firearm assemblage, I would have myself a functional AR.
Robin Williams once quipped that cocaine was God’s way of telling folks they made too damn much money. Perhaps there is an analogue for AR accessories.
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
What? No tactikewl bottle opener? Where’s the beverage holder?
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:44 pm
“Buns”, “guns”, whatever… This guy’s not getting either of them to work right, apparently. 😉
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Since he said all that stuff was useful for three-gun, where’s the rail mounted shot timer with remote GO tape switch?
And he was missing one of these.
And no bayonet, the pansy. Or flare launcher. Or rail mounted chainsaw.
Insufficiently operational.
November 2nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Somewhere out there is a UTG marketing rep who just jizzed in his pants.
November 2nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Free floating and tensioning barrels attempt to do the same thing by different means.
Free floating allows the barrel to move during the shot without outside pressure from forends, slings, etc. It also allows a hot barrel to expand in a repeatable fashion.
Free floating is easier to do than barrel tensioning on most designs, especially AR15’s with the plethora of free floating handguards out there.
Barrel tensioning attemps to minimize barrel vibration by adding extra stiffness to the barrel.
Barrel tensioning also tends to be harder to do, what with having to sleeve the barrel and all. I’ve never seen a barrel tensioned against an AR15 float tube before, but that actually makes a good bit of sense.
Ya don’t have to take my word for it, type your favorite search engine into that address bar up at the top of your browser and read up on barrel harmonics.
November 2nd, 2010 at 1:37 pm
And a cupholder big enough for a Slurppy.
November 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thanks, TomcatsHanger.
November 2nd, 2010 at 3:18 pm
What in fuck is done to poor rifle?
November 2nd, 2010 at 3:37 pm
What can I say about that that hasn’t been said about Afghanistan, bombed out and depleted.
November 2nd, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Izzat Realtree camo paint on that weapon? What trees do RealTrees simulate?
Oh, sorry, I guess I have to ask that question of some squirrels.
I was gonna jump on him for all that Tommy, but I’ve already been outdone, I see.
November 2nd, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Good Lord. And I thought the HK fan boys were bad.
November 2nd, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I’ve heard of barrel tensioning, upward pressure works on M1 Carbines and it’s necessary with some Rugers, or else you put a sliding weight on them.
I wonder what is used to accurize grenade launchers – and which of the three flashlights has the Death Ray built-in.
November 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 am
Makes one wonder how we ever won WW2 using Iron Sights and plain old wood.
November 3rd, 2010 at 8:58 am
Makes one wonder how we ever won WW2 using Iron Sights and plain old wood.
With a lot of dead GIs who might’ve profited from better sights?