New for 2018: Brownells Retro M16A1

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    In this video we check out the new Retro M16A1 rifle from Brownells. This series brings back many of the classic designs that were the predecessors to the modern M16A4 at an affordable price for the clone collector or someone just looking for a fun gun for the range. Stay tuned, more new product coverage inbound.
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  • @raulgonzales1374
    @raulgonzales1374 Před 6 lety +61

    Carried the M16a1 in Vietnam in 1968, great rifle, saved my life and the life of my squad.

    • @KrispyRootbeer
      @KrispyRootbeer Před 10 měsíci +3

      God Bless! Thank you for your service!

  • @wales2k4747
    @wales2k4747 Před 5 lety +181

    Now we need a classic M60.

  • @7th_CAV_Trooper
    @7th_CAV_Trooper Před 6 lety +79

    "Vietnam Era" - We still had A1s when I ETS'd in 1991.

    • @sdivine13
      @sdivine13 Před 5 lety +11

      I used an xm16e1 earlier this year

  • @JonJonGTA
    @JonJonGTA Před 6 lety +1364

    Always looks better than a customized AR.

    • @thatmanchan5999
      @thatmanchan5999 Před 6 lety +34

      Jonathan hell no

    • @JonJonGTA
      @JonJonGTA Před 6 lety +218

      XXSRGXXSTONE15 HELL YES! lol

    • @gabemando7823
      @gabemando7823 Před 6 lety +51

      I've been running my A2 style for 5 years now hahah. Only AR I own

    • @frankmcgarry3155
      @frankmcgarry3155 Před 6 lety +24

      Both are great

    • @JonJonGTA
      @JonJonGTA Před 6 lety +68

      C-Bomb Or people that don't like modern tactical guns. Or the gun just looks ridicules. Like my cousin told me he wanted his gun all bright orange. Just look up AR-15 cringe. Its not my a peel but its your gun do whatever you want just don't get mad when i say your firearm is fugly. Like Eric's sporter mosin he even named it fugly in the title lol. I rather spend 20k collecting one gun from ww2 than building a ugly looking gun.

  • @MrSpeedluver
    @MrSpeedluver Před 6 lety +203

    Screw it. I'm buying this instead of a new TV

    • @K0ester
      @K0ester Před 6 lety +48

      MrSpeedluver a tv lasts 10 years at best, a gun lasts a lifetime.

    • @richardsellsaz6865
      @richardsellsaz6865 Před 6 lety +9

      GO for it

    • @jamesmerone
      @jamesmerone Před 6 lety +27

      TVs can't save your life or put food on your table. But that M16A1 can. Treat yourself, Sir.

    • @Nobody-xh5qe
      @Nobody-xh5qe Před 5 lety +4

      Been there lol

    • @eunkyungbeak4475
      @eunkyungbeak4475 Před 3 lety +1

      한국인

  • @MT-yd3yc
    @MT-yd3yc Před 6 lety +49

    "It's hitting steel, that's what it's made for... well, we won't go there" lmao

    • @davidschleifman1588
      @davidschleifman1588 Před 4 lety

      I don’t understand. Is the joke that it was only really suitable for shooting steel and not combat?

    • @1991tommygun
      @1991tommygun Před 4 lety +10

      david schleifman the m16 was made for shooting people........not steel plates......dark humor

    • @davidschleifman1588
      @davidschleifman1588 Před 4 lety +1

      1991tommygun ahhhh see I thought so, but I overthought it.

  • @armynurseboy
    @armynurseboy Před 5 lety +55

    M16A1 was the first rifle I was trained on. I much preferred the A1 stock length of pull vs the A2.

    • @knutdergroe9757
      @knutdergroe9757 Před 4 lety +8

      TRUTH !
      As a third generation MARINE,
      I say this The Marine Corps made a mess of the a2.

  • @MasterVideoStudios
    @MasterVideoStudios Před 6 lety +819

    *Fortunate Son Intensifies*

  • @danharvey2876
    @danharvey2876 Před 6 lety +89

    Good on brownells. Who knows how many sons and daughters of Vietnam vets are going to pick this up to get a feeling of what their old man carried in Vietnam

    • @roofer3608
      @roofer3608 Před 4 lety +3

      It was a pic of my dad holding his service rifle "in country" that made me fall in love with the AR15/M16 platform.

    • @charleswild1359
      @charleswild1359 Před 4 lety

      The military used them, up into the early 80's. So a few of no us sons and daughters did get our hands on them.they were wore out and unreliable.

    • @plaguemarine8023
      @plaguemarine8023 Před 4 lety

      My old man carried one of these after Vietnam and hated it. Somehow got his hands on an M14 and stuck with it. He’s had a bad taste in his mouth about 16’s ever since

    • @trayvonjackson4830
      @trayvonjackson4830 Před 4 lety

      Cloen toorper We germans created the first battle rifle ( STG-44) and you Americans and the Russians copied us. Especially the Russians. Even the STG-44 was more reliable than the M16.

    • @Lenselord
      @Lenselord Před 4 lety +7

      @@trayvonjackson4830 and you guys still lost twice

  • @gregdunn6040
    @gregdunn6040 Před 5 lety +15

    Back when I was a very young soldier 30 years ago this was the rifle we trained with and carried, the old A1.

  • @cjr4286
    @cjr4286 Před 6 lety +38

    The first time I picked up an actual SP1, it was love at first sight! The rifle was not much bigger than an M4-style carbine, and certainly not any heavier. The retro-style AR is now the standard against which I'll judge all new rifles. While picatinny rails and free floated handguards may be an improvement to the AR, I think overall we've lost our way with Stoner's original, brilliant design.

    • @dangthiutdangthiut5748
      @dangthiutdangthiut5748 Před 5 lety

      Cj R do you know the distance to the first target???

    • @rawpony03
      @rawpony03 Před 5 lety

      @@dangthiutdangthiut5748 50 yards.

    • @IHavAnAkimbonr
      @IHavAnAkimbonr Před 2 lety +1

      Certainly you're familiar with the 'What Would Stoner Do' project that's been going on for a few years over at InRangeTV now, right?

  • @dlore4115
    @dlore4115 Před 6 lety +217

    Wheres the video of Eric chasing the cows out the way haha

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 Před 6 lety +24

      I want to see that too!
      Eric, upload the outtakes from this!

  • @drsackbarry
    @drsackbarry Před 5 lety +9

    I've wanted an M16A1 like what I carried in the army. Well, I got this clone from Brownell this week, after waiting 45 years. It feels at home in my hands. Thanks for the show.

  • @Funk1199
    @Funk1199 Před 6 lety +88

    Virgin Eric vs Chad Chad

  • @OrangeAmped
    @OrangeAmped Před 6 lety +5

    I always wanted a rifle like this. It is awesome that brownells is making one complete so that I don’t have to obsess over hunting down and pricing every last screw.

  • @nosteponsnek8644
    @nosteponsnek8644 Před 6 lety +434

    Some folks are born, maaaaade to wave the flag oooh that red white and blue...

  • @MarineBoar
    @MarineBoar Před 6 lety +25

    LOL! Used the M-14 until deployed to Nam. We had the 3 prong flash hider (yes, good for popping the bands on a case of C rations.) We called them "Mighty Mattels." With ball ammo, the close range sight was set to 6 o'clock hold on 200 yd target, point of aim point of impact @ 300 (like a .45 auto changing from 25 to 50 yds.) My last M-16 long range dope was + 3 elev at 500 w/ long range aperture flipped up. Of course, we didn't have those fancy bags et al to brace on or scopes used today. :) At 500 yds or meters, you could shoot, hear that "screen door spring twang" and there hear the bullet hit the target. (Much shorter time of flight with an M-14. :) ) 4 MOA was the max standard for mil rifles back then. A good rifle was about 2 MOA. It would be nice to see an option for a 1 in 7" or 8" twist to use the heavier bullets of today tho. 3,200 fps was nice for advertising; but, I've always preferred penetration.

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 Před 5 lety +3

      The whole point of the original M193 55-grain round was the high MV, which allowed sufficient velocity to fracture the bullet into several fragments upon hitting the targeted enemy soldier. That's how Eugene Stoner and his team managed to produce an assault rifle which - while using a smaller, lighter cartridge, was able to inflict wounds equivalent in lethality to the older and larger .30-caliber rounds it replaced. Below 2600-2700 fps, the bullet shattering effect isn't as reliable, and the 55-grain projectile's lethality drops off as a result. The projectile could still be lethal, but wasn't as reliably lethal at ranges out past 250-300 meters, which was the design envelope of the original weapon, since it had been found that most infantry combat engagements took place at 300 or fewer meters. The newer OTM bullets being used now, however, by the U.S. military, fragment reliably at a wide range of muzzle velocities, and are not as-dependent upon high MV for their terminal effectiveness as the old M193 and M855 projectiles. If the reports from Afghanistan and Iraq are at all correct, the use of heavy, 70-grain plus projectiles has also allowed our Marines and GIs to extend their effective ranges to beyond 800 meters, in some cases.

    • @xandercager5276
      @xandercager5276 Před 4 lety

      Believe it or not after all of the technological advances and changes to the weapon 4 MOA is still the requirement for an m16 or m4.

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 Před 3 lety +1

      @ MarineBoar: Re: "It would be nice to see an option for a 1 in 7" or 8" twist to use the heavier bullets of today tho. 3,200 fps was nice for advertising; but, I've always preferred penetration."
      The Brownells M16A1 replica has a 1:12 right-hand twist barrel, for historically-accuracy. Windham Weaponry, however, elected to issue their replica with a 1:7 RHT barrel so that the user can fire modern bullet styles and weights, and not get limited to M193 55-grain. You can sort of see both points of view: since the vast majority of folks train with M193 that 1:12 makes sense from that standpoint. But since more-modern variants of the rifle have utilized everything from M855 on up to 75-80-grains, the 1:7 makes sense in that respect. Having options is a good thing, right? Windham sells their upper as a stand-alone piece, if you are interested in that.

    • @cs-rj8ru
      @cs-rj8ru Před 3 lety +1

      @@GeorgiaBoy1961 The thing about the Windham uppers is that they use the A2 govt profile 1/7 barrel. it's a heavier contour than the pencil barrels used on the Standard M16A1. I imagine they just use what they have on the shelf....

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 Před 3 lety

      @@cs-rj8ru - Yes, I understand that to be the case also. Windham claims the difference in weight isn't much - but if the balance is off, it doesn't take much. A2 barrels have always felt a bit front-heavy to me, which I take to mean that the center-of-gravity is too far forward on those rifles.

  • @1994CPK
    @1994CPK Před 6 lety +37

    I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I just saw "WE WERE SOLDIERS" for the first time last night and now I have Vietnam Fever

  • @DanHORVATH-yi6cu
    @DanHORVATH-yi6cu Před měsícem

    Class of 1972, US Army. Got Sharpshooter, I was very close to expert but night firing got me. There was no night vision we knew of back then. PVS 2 was just coming out back then. Didn't see it until about 1974. Our company only had one, back then.
    I built mine with a C7 upper. M4feed ramps, shell defector A2 flash hider, 20" light weight chrome lined barrel and original furniture, and found a new A1 stock with trapdoor. Very happy with the rifle.

  • @aldor9357
    @aldor9357 Před 6 lety +56

    *Flashbacks intensify*

  • @thegoldencaulk2742
    @thegoldencaulk2742 Před 6 lety +299

    Bruh, I wonder if Brownells is interested in doing a retro AR-10.

    • @MINONIVEK1
      @MINONIVEK1 Před 6 lety +70

      They just released them

    • @elijahjackson7125
      @elijahjackson7125 Před 6 lety +43

      2018 is the year of watching inrangetv mess with a bunch of retro stuff

    • @muwuny
      @muwuny Před 6 lety +10

      They just announced them, $1600

    • @mikec8086
      @mikec8086 Před 6 lety +4

      wasn't it like a bakelite type furniture?

    • @elijahjackson7125
      @elijahjackson7125 Před 6 lety +4

      mike C it was something to that effect, but the new ones are made of new materials that are much more durable

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear Před 6 lety +231

    DM Slyder crushed it with this rifle 🇺🇸

    • @Loonie1029
      @Loonie1029 Před 6 lety

      I bet DM was using that rifle at the base over there by the Juicy Bars!!! LOL!

    • @jamesavery6671
      @jamesavery6671 Před 6 lety

      Derka...... derka

    • @OrangeAmped
      @OrangeAmped Před 6 lety

      Mrgunsngear Channel The most sublime tactical moves I have ever seen

    • @lioncelica5170
      @lioncelica5170 Před 6 lety +3

      DM Slyder needs to have more of a presence on your channel

    • @HAACKER45
      @HAACKER45 Před 6 lety

      Going to get one to go with you A4gery?

  • @dak4465
    @dak4465 Před 5 lety +7

    I absolutely loooove the full length rifle platform. Its way more smooth and enjoyable than the super short length carbine style rifles

  • @M81_WOODLAND
    @M81_WOODLAND Před 9 měsíci +1

    LOVE the sound of an AR buffer on recoil. Like a cash register.

  • @Hu-kun
    @Hu-kun Před 6 lety +3

    Something about the design of the M16A1, especially the foregrip and small mag. I just love the sleek design of this gun

  • @Darkwolf1942
    @Darkwolf1942 Před 6 lety +134

    M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
    Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
    M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

  • @nicholek11
    @nicholek11 Před 6 lety +34

    A cow cameo? A cowmeo?

  • @timbaskett6299
    @timbaskett6299 Před 4 lety

    Can't believe that a rifle that I used in boot camp is considered "classic" now. I WANT ONE!!!!

  • @michaelhorn4540
    @michaelhorn4540 Před 2 lety +6

    Actually the 1/12 twist barrel maximized the 55 grain lethality

    • @redtra236
      @redtra236 Před rokem

      Not really it didn't effect the lethality much

  • @politicalsheepdog
    @politicalsheepdog Před 6 lety +4

    That was my basic Training Rifle and Duty Rifle until 1995 in the National Guard. When I reenlisted in 2001, they had old beat up A2s until I left in for good 2017. I liked the A-1 much better.

  • @gamerroyal659
    @gamerroyal659 Před 6 lety +16

    With the recent ken burns documentary series on vietnam I think this might be a popular seller

    • @598bryce
      @598bryce Před 6 lety +3

      Himmul Khan that and rising storm 2

    • @gamerroyal659
      @gamerroyal659 Před 6 lety +2

      8675309 7 trust me I would if I didn't live in canada because 1 I'm a history buff 2 there wouldn't be any mag restrictions to worry about and 3 I could get that fostech echo trigger put it in assuming the nra doesn't change its ruling on that ridiculous rate increasing bullcrap

  • @AllAmericanBeaner68
    @AllAmericanBeaner68 Před 6 lety +4

    Damn I have been wanting one of these for a few years now and couldn't afford to buy the surplus kits when they were available for much cheaper. I was thinking I would just have to build one piece by piece but it's nice to see that Brownells has started producing these!

  • @hanikcmppur5729
    @hanikcmppur5729 Před 6 lety +153

    A meltdown of this gun would be cool since it is a copy of the m16a1

    • @pre_ban_andy
      @pre_ban_andy Před 6 lety +2

      Speed Cola hell yeah!

    • @chrischiampo8106
      @chrischiampo8106 Před 6 lety +1

      Yup Yup Got To Agree 😎

    • @bl00dline360
      @bl00dline360 Před 6 lety

      Speed Cola 😂 yeah k keep waiting

    • @jn3750
      @jn3750 Před 6 lety

      That pencil barrel is too weak to last more than 500 rounds!

    • @jacknedry3925
      @jacknedry3925 Před 6 lety +5

      “Your hands are slow,
      Your movements sluggish,
      Your lack of speed,
      Just brings you anguish,
      Just take a sip,
      you will move faster,
      Just try it now!
      And speed is mastered!
      Press those lips against the only one that really moves you, Speed Cola speeds up your life!”

  • @jimsmirh2406
    @jimsmirh2406 Před 6 lety +3

    Nice gun. I used an M16A1 in basic training down at FT. McClellan. Never had any issues with it. I didn't have as much range time with it though as I did with the 1911 I was issued.

  • @joehino1673
    @joehino1673 Před 6 lety

    John Garand is SMILING as he looks down at YOU guys. The original M16 brings back alot of memories to 60s, 70s vets.

  • @blackbird_actual
    @blackbird_actual Před 6 lety

    Man, I know some people hate the AR's buffer spring sound, but you've just gotta love it on these retro guns - so satisfying.

  • @horatiodreamt
    @horatiodreamt Před 6 lety +10

    During my brief but honorable 4-year tour of duty with the M16 rifle (1980-84), I must confess that there was nothing neat about the original A1 version when you have to adjust windage and elevation with a nail or the tip of a round. After that, the military planners decided to "progress" in the weapon's development by actually putting windage/elevation adjustments in the rear----kinda like the "obsolete" M14 and M1 Garand rifles.

    • @Bill23799
      @Bill23799 Před 6 lety +1

      Horatio I served same time as you. I spent most of my time in West Germany. Remember we only had to make those adjustments one time to get your battle sight zero. We were not trained to use our weapons as snipers after all. WelI..... I wasn't haha

    • @dangthiutdangthiut5748
      @dangthiutdangthiut5748 Před 5 lety

      horatiodreamt do you know the distance to the first target in video???

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 Před 5 lety +1

      I know a handful of combat veterans of the Vietnam War - Marines and Army grunts - and not one of those guys liked the original M-16. They spoke very highly of their M-14s, however, and how much they hated to turn them in for the "Mattel gun"...

    • @ilovepotatos
      @ilovepotatos Před 11 měsíci

      M14 had better chance to penetrate a Vietnam tree and strike the soldiers behind using it as cover...

  • @memyself-nd-i
    @memyself-nd-i Před 6 lety +8

    Would love to have one, I like this better than the M4 I currently own. I was in the Army 84-88, 11B, and was assigned this my entire time in, not counting my M-203, when I made E-5. at 3 duty stations......101st.....KOREA, UNCJSF, AND 101ST. AGAIN.

    • @memyself-nd-i
      @memyself-nd-i Před 6 lety

      WAS AN M-60 GUNNER TOO, FOR ABOUT A YEAR

    • @memyself-nd-i
      @memyself-nd-i Před 6 lety +1

      The A2 was out, but not fully issued at the time

    • @Bill23799
      @Bill23799 Před 6 lety

      I bet all the lefties loved the M-16A2. Haha I don't mean leftist liberal progressives.
      I mean all those left handed people haha. Unless you had a brass deflector the M-16A1
      was gonna spit brass in yer eye haha.

    • @dangthiutdangthiut5748
      @dangthiutdangthiut5748 Před 5 lety

      MeMyself &i do you know the distance to the first target in video????

  • @dennissutton3767
    @dennissutton3767 Před 5 lety +1

    I was in the AirForce and we were the first to be issued the m-16. I never had any issues in vietnam, combat engineer/ 1969-1971. I was in the the Mekong area and we were border clashing inside Cambodia mining the Ho Chi Minh trail. It was a hot zone and we got to shoot a lot.

  • @bruckusmc126
    @bruckusmc126 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much for showing off this beauty Gentlemen. I served in the Marine Corps for 12 years and the first two years I used the A1, it's near and dear to my heart.

  • @TommyboyGTP
    @TommyboyGTP Před 6 lety +122

    Was that Yankee Marshal that walked out on the range?

    • @tubeonline629
      @tubeonline629 Před 6 lety +47

      No you NEVER see Yankee Marshall on a range.

    • @jacobacon3219
      @jacobacon3219 Před 6 lety +5

      Uncanny resemblance.

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 Před 6 lety +3

      There wasn't a midget hooker in tow, so probably not YM. Possibly a relative though.

    • @davidmuir7711
      @davidmuir7711 Před 6 lety +3

      A well-trained, motivated marine could keep Yankee Marshall pinned down all day long with that good old M16.

    • @LibertyPrime1982
      @LibertyPrime1982 Před 6 lety

      Chunk Yogurt savage! Lol

  • @onebiggmfan
    @onebiggmfan Před 6 lety +30

    2 videos today!? You guys just made my week

  • @andrewwash8005
    @andrewwash8005 Před 5 lety +1

    M16-A1 was post Vietnam and we used 30 round aluminum mags.
    The max effective range was 460 meters but being Marines we qualed out to 500 meters.

    • @jamesmitchell3496
      @jamesmitchell3496 Před 5 lety

      MAX EFFECTIVE RANGE WAS 400 METERS HAD THE SAME RIFLE FT JACKSON US ARMY WE QUALED OUT TO 300 METERS

    • @andrewwash8005
      @andrewwash8005 Před 5 lety

      @@jamesmitchell3496 The max effective was 460 meters, still have my dope book.
      And Marines still do and have always since smokeless powder qualed at 200, 300 and 500.

  • @modelflyer2003
    @modelflyer2003 Před 4 lety

    I want to build one of the retro AR-15s. Wish I had a dime for every hour I have carried the M16A1 from 1989 to 1993. I was in Air Force Law Enforcement (before the law enforcement specialist and security specialists combined into Security Forces) so you know we didn't get the top of the line M16s, like the Marines or Army. My main duty weapon was the M9 Beretta, but I still got detailed to guard planes, bomb dumps or entry points when security was low on people. I love the nostalgia factor of the M16A1.

  • @timb9606
    @timb9606 Před 6 lety +18

    That looks identical to my boot camp issue rifle. I hope it shoots better and more reliably than old "143". hahaha

    • @mikec8086
      @mikec8086 Před 6 lety +7

      yeah, boot camp rifles are beat to shit so a new A1 will definitely work alot better.

    • @texaskidzuk
      @texaskidzuk Před 6 lety +16

      My H&R M16A1 was so worn out that Drill Sergeant Buell ordered me to shoot it in full auto till it literally fell apart. RIP weapon #099 .

    • @walker6296
      @walker6296 Před 2 lety +1

      @@texaskidzuk Knowing H&Rs track record with M16s... How many rounds did it take? 90?

    • @texaskidzuk
      @texaskidzuk Před 2 lety +1

      @@walker6296 No it took about 3000 rounds to kill it. The whole platoon was waiting on me to kill it.

    • @walker6296
      @walker6296 Před 2 lety +1

      @@texaskidzuk Hahaha that's awesome

  • @busaman5261
    @busaman5261 Před 5 lety +7

    That was my issue rifle, and I would love one. But in shtf scenario, it is my AK.

    • @cappuccinosnephew1382
      @cappuccinosnephew1382 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, heard that some troops in Vietnam ditched the M16 for an AK because the OG M16 was too unreliable and lacked the stopping power that the AK had.

  • @Scottishblacksmith61
    @Scottishblacksmith61 Před 6 lety

    Duncan here, Boys, This is just like the one I qualified expert with at Ft. Leonardwood Mo. in 1980 !! Brings back memories ! Thanks si very much !

  • @texassportsman5880
    @texassportsman5880 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I just took delivery of an H&R M16A1 from PSA. I missed out on the Brownell's effort but snapped up one of these ss soon as I found out PSA had them in stock.

  • @nicholaspietrzak9992
    @nicholaspietrzak9992 Před 6 lety +8

    God finally!! Been waiting for someone to make a straight up retro AR. Next firearm purchase for sure.

  • @johndoe3johndoe382
    @johndoe3johndoe382 Před 6 lety +3

    man, this is my dream come true. ive wanted a old school m16 style ar for so many years. I just never see colt ar15a4s ANYWHERE, or any full size 20inch ar for that matter at any gun shop ive ever been too. and let me tell you, ive been to right many. I would love to have one of these rifles. maybe ill be able to afford one hopefully within the next year. what ever happened to colt manufacturing their m16a1 retro? it was on the shot show 2017 I think, but they never showed up anywhere to get.

    • @KB5PQL
      @KB5PQL Před 6 lety +1

      Johndoe3 Johndoe3 I bought mine from buds gun shop. I see them pop up on that site all the time. They told me the 20in rifles are gaining popularity again. 👍

  • @bobwampler3387
    @bobwampler3387 Před 6 lety

    It’s hard not to like this rifle. I was 18yo in ‘73 and if I would have served, this would have been my rifle. I need to get this someday.

  • @chuggon7595
    @chuggon7595 Před 6 lety

    Me and Chad talked about the kit a few months ago and i was about to buy but now i saw this and boy am i glad i waited

  • @jakebavin
    @jakebavin Před 6 lety +5

    No wonder they are out of stock on the uppers. I wish they would focus on keeping inventory instead of bringing out new stuff you can never get.

  • @ajhaegele1158
    @ajhaegele1158 Před 6 lety +70

    Yaaaaay chad gets to shoot first

  • @Killbayne
    @Killbayne Před rokem +1

    "we got some passerbys!"
    _switches to full auto_

  • @richardsveum8452
    @richardsveum8452 Před 5 lety +2

    Vietnam era hell I carried a A1 in Germany in the 86-89 time frame. LOL Also still carried the 1911A1 both as an MP.

  • @themawsjawz_9491
    @themawsjawz_9491 Před 6 lety +7

    *"Well...."*
    Lmao

  • @user-el5mg4it9t
    @user-el5mg4it9t Před 4 lety +12

    *(Trees suddenly start speaking vietnamese)*

  • @ralphcurtis983
    @ralphcurtis983 Před 6 lety +1

    That weapon look spot on, I was in the Marine Corps in the 80's that was my weapon right there...looks like all it's missing is the Colt stamp and the Eagle Globe and Anchor.

  • @TheOldMachines
    @TheOldMachines Před 6 lety

    M16A1 FTW I built my A1 clone using original Colt parts and Nodak Spud receiver. What a beauty. Outshoots any other AR I've ever seen.

  • @skymaster9484
    @skymaster9484 Před 6 lety +3

    $1300 crap I wish I would have kept mine $313 colt brand new in 1978, in the military these were great center mass at 300 meters all day.

  • @ltk108
    @ltk108 Před 6 lety +11

    m16a1!! good rifle!!

  • @raider6511
    @raider6511 Před 6 lety

    Had a lot of FUN making this, oh come on. You have FUN ANY TIME YOU GO SHOOTING.

  • @bobwalsh2112
    @bobwalsh2112 Před 5 lety

    In Marine Corps boot camp in 1983 we qualified with the M16A1 from the 200, 300 yard (Kneeling, sitting, Standing, prone) & 500 yards (prone) with iron sights with excellent accuracy!!! I liked the triangular hand guards

  • @2AEnthusiast
    @2AEnthusiast Před 6 lety +21

    That's a lucky cow! Lol

  • @fefgam
    @fefgam Před 6 lety +3

    i love it... my childhood dream!!

  • @shimsnee5686
    @shimsnee5686 Před 6 lety

    Whether or not your decision to go with "Not Shot" coverage this year was deliberate, you deserve a hats off for the video and for not promoting the NSSF when they have irresponsibly given cover to those opposed to 2A rights of Americans.

  • @rikertvonfulton16
    @rikertvonfulton16 Před 5 lety

    Shot expert with a very worn A1 in boot camp in 1986. I would love to have an A1 just for nostalgia.

  • @sternstones4871
    @sternstones4871 Před 6 lety +6

    I wouldn't mind one of these if it had a 1:8 twist barrel.

    • @medicineman360
      @medicineman360 Před 6 lety +1

      Easy to build. Just get the nodak retro lower/upper with a 1:8 20" barrel. You can find used furniture online or at a gun show.

    • @medicineman360
      @medicineman360 Před 6 lety

      I *think* faxon is the only ones who make a govt profile 20" in a 1:8 twist.

  • @Skullnaught
    @Skullnaught Před 6 lety +53

    I'll take 20

  • @usmctien
    @usmctien Před 6 lety

    I built one from a GunBroker M16A1 upper and Spike's lower. Colored it grey and shot first place, iron sights at an NRA ARM shoot at Burro Canyon, CA this past Oct 2017... retro kicks ass!

  • @valeo29
    @valeo29 Před 6 lety

    We have a bunch of '65-66 M16A1s at work. They are sweet shooters and the real deal. Picked up a Gau-5A/A recently.

  • @jordanaug81
    @jordanaug81 Před 6 lety +7

    The AR type rifle really was ahead of it's time. It's taken to about right now to get everything just right and the ammo just right. I still don't quite understand swapping the M-14 for this in Vietnam, but it's a great rifle nonetheless.

    • @budfans
      @budfans Před 6 lety +1

      there are alot of reasons the m16 was about 2 pounds lighter you could carry more ammo also easier to disassemble and you could fire full auto with good accuracy without hosing the whole barn and less recoil and dont forget easier to reload

    • @seanhazelwood3311
      @seanhazelwood3311 Před 6 lety +1

      shawn benfield All except the reloading part. Both rifles used 20rd detachable box magazines.

    • @jordanaug81
      @jordanaug81 Před 6 lety +1

      Shawn Benfield Not all of that is accurate though, I remember hearing a number one time about the rounds fired to kill ratio in Vietnam that was unbelievable it was so bad. Full auto fire will never be efficient. And 7.62 x 51 would have been superior in that war in dense jungle.

    • @mikec8086
      @mikec8086 Před 6 lety +1

      jordanaug81 that's mostly because we were sending draftees to an unpopular war with little full auto training. Either way, the jungle was fairly thick and you really couldn't see anything which resulted in situations like in predator with everyone unloading. The m14 wouldn't have fared any better and was more prone to lose accuracy.

    • @jordanaug81
      @jordanaug81 Před 6 lety +1

      mike C and XM193 is WAY more likely to lose accuracy in the jungle than full power .30 cal.

  • @eduardorivera4100
    @eduardorivera4100 Před 6 lety +7

    This rifle is beautiful

  • @99Racker
    @99Racker Před 2 lety

    The older ones did their job. Lighter too. Thanks for the video.

  • @yankeesfan1985
    @yankeesfan1985 Před 6 lety +1

    Growing up and watching Vietnam war movies, 80s cop movies and movies like HeartBreak Ridge makes me really want this bad.

  • @joshschilz2951
    @joshschilz2951 Před 6 lety +5

    What jacket is Eric wearing?

    • @CountArtha
      @CountArtha Před 6 lety

      Some kind of field jacket. The camouflage pattern is called A-Tacs FG.

  • @calvinboyd9139
    @calvinboyd9139 Před 6 lety +13

    One of the first comments, my life is complete

    • @vasilzahariev5741
      @vasilzahariev5741 Před 6 lety +2

      Calvin Boyd Too bad it's only got 2 thumbs up 1 hour later, here, have one thumb up from me.

  • @MLGInfidel1
    @MLGInfidel1 Před 6 lety

    Wow!!!! I remember at 17 getting issued my M16A1. Talk about a flashback. 500 yards with iron sights in a prone position at the rifle range on Parrish Island. OOH RAH I got to get one of these

  • @fschoneboom
    @fschoneboom Před 4 lety

    This is what I shot in Basic in 1980 and used till about 1996-7 when we went to the A2. My kids used the M4's in Basic I think.
    I always liked the A1 best.

  • @danielroesner2342
    @danielroesner2342 Před 6 lety +10

    MELTDOWN PLEASE!!

  • @Harleysandguns
    @Harleysandguns Před 6 lety +20

    I want one but 1299 really? I can see 800 maybe even 1000 but not 1300

    • @SerenGetter
      @SerenGetter Před 6 lety +5

      Buy a cheaper lower, and just buy the remaining upper from Brownells, it should be 800-100 depending on what you go with

    • @Harleysandguns
      @Harleysandguns Před 6 lety +1

      SerenGetter I just ordered the furniture from Brownell and a 20 inch upper and lower from palmetto state armory

    • @MINONIVEK1
      @MINONIVEK1 Před 6 lety +2

      For the faxon barrel and everything 1300 is not a bad deal. The non reinforced lowers are impossible to find

    • @Harleysandguns
      @Harleysandguns Před 6 lety +1

      Kevin McMinoway ya but for me I'm just into the look not a exact detailed copy

    • @Harleysandguns
      @Harleysandguns Před 6 lety +3

      Don't get me wrong I'm very happy that someone finally did this ,maybe the price will drop in time

  • @avalynpoe4441
    @avalynpoe4441 Před 4 lety +1

    I always preferred the classic M16A1 look over modern M16s and ARs. They are just sleeker, less rough-looking and have more historical connotations.

  • @STB-jh7od
    @STB-jh7od Před 6 lety

    In 1989, I was issued one of these in Basic training, and was pretty much issued same rifle for my 4 years active duty, only combat arms were issued the A2s then. Got my first A2 as a guardsman in 1995.

  • @ChiKrew_
    @ChiKrew_ Před 6 lety +11

    Can they make a retro ak

    • @ralpha1358
      @ralpha1358 Před 6 lety +1

      Joseph Stalin I thought you were dead?!?

    • @copperharris2368
      @copperharris2368 Před 6 lety +1

      Stg44???

    • @tommyw.9424
      @tommyw.9424 Před 6 lety

      Copper Harris AK looks and serves a similar purpose as the STG but is a completely different gun.

    • @1994CPK
      @1994CPK Před 6 lety +1

      We need more SVT 40

    • @TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN
      @TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN Před 6 lety +1

      Nyet comrade! AK only made in Soviet lands! Capitalist pig dogs ruin beautiful ak!

  • @airbomb34
    @airbomb34 Před 6 lety +43

    Why are youtubers trying to boycott shot show?

    • @blakenoble4014
      @blakenoble4014 Před 6 lety +8

      Haven't heard anything of it. Is the whole thing sponsored by the NRA?

    • @yungblac8336
      @yungblac8336 Před 6 lety +62

      airbomb34 cuz da NRA supported the bump stock ban

    • @thatmanchan5999
      @thatmanchan5999 Před 6 lety +6

      airbomb34 who’s boycotting it

    • @Tula1940_LB
      @Tula1940_LB Před 6 lety +8

      They shouldn't boycott shot show. Yes the NRA fucked up but it's going to hurt manufacturers in the firearms industry.

    • @TheSpaceBrosShow
      @TheSpaceBrosShow Před 6 lety +16

      Logan Barnette if it does then the industry will apply pressure on the NRA.

  • @531greyghost
    @531greyghost Před 4 lety

    I used that in Marine boot camp and first couple years on the rifle range.

  • @Spangdaddy1
    @Spangdaddy1 Před 4 lety

    The original barrel twist was actually 1 in 14. That was the AR that Gen Curtis LeMay fell in love with and purchased for his SAC troops. It was also what those early SF advisor’s took with them to Vietnam. Let’s just say 1-14 and 1-12 leave horrific wounds on human flesh just as long as nothing is in between like grass leaves tiny twigs. Then that M193 55 grain bullet will deflect because it’s just stable enough. The switch to 1-7 with the A-2 was to accommodate new requirements to penetrate a steel helmet at a greater distance (62 grain bullet) dictated by NATO adoption thus the M855 and NATO SS109.

  • @dcd-pn3sd
    @dcd-pn3sd Před 6 lety +4

    sounds like the same LOUD annoying trigger reset click the JR Carbine has. So it would need a better trigger. The 1;12 twist rate in the barrel will cause the bullet to "yaw" turn sideways in flight, killing the long range accuracy. ( probably WHY it was consistently hitting left) And nowhere can I find how many riflings it has. For $1300, they are nuts. You can buy two PROVEN Bushmasters or Winhams Govt A4's for that.

    • @dcd-pn3sd
      @dcd-pn3sd Před 6 lety +1

      YUP. Agreed. I just think Brownells are way outta line with their $1300 price for that when its NOT really A1 or A2 spec.. Any Bushmaster or Windham Govt model ( $700) could just have the hand guard changed and meet specs. . They come with a better trigger and also have the Govt correct twist rate And you KNOW what you are getting quality wise. You need a 1;9 twist rate with a 6 groove rifling to get any really good long range accuracy,, especially with light 55 grain ( M193 ) bullets. The military found that out the hard way with the M16. Brownells 1;12 twist is more suited with 62 grain ( M 855 ) or NATO spec bullets.

  • @leadpelletinass
    @leadpelletinass Před 6 lety +3

    $1,300.00 for a vietnam era configured M-16/AR15. Should cost no more than $700. so is the brownells name worth the extra $600 cost? In my opinion, No.
    Nice shooting, good commentary, hamburger on the hoof looked tasty. People Eating Tasty Animals

    • @MrMe-yk5of
      @MrMe-yk5of Před 5 lety

      Bounty B. Wolf tell that to FN who has theirs at 1700ish I think and it’s not even the exact variant and colt has them at 2,400 dollars and ik that they’re more classic complains per say but for guns that are basically the same they’re wildly over priced but that’s just my opinion.

    • @rawpony03
      @rawpony03 Před 5 lety

      @@MrMe-yk5of The term is "per se" not "per say".

  • @josephhouseman9482
    @josephhouseman9482 Před 6 lety

    Best 100 yard group I've ever fired was with the original Colt AR-15 Sporter with the Colt 3x scope and Winchester white box par-military ammo, 5 shots in 5/8" the first five shots from that rifle.

  • @efficientskillet2931
    @efficientskillet2931 Před 5 lety

    We used the M16a1 when I was an infantryman in the army. In my opinion it's the coolest rifle ever made. LOVE IT (Brownell is missing the door on the butt of the rifle that held cleaning gear).

  • @somemanwhoateapuertoricanl7859

    bruh sell the cow to mcdonalds then

  • @foxiiitrot
    @foxiiitrot Před 6 lety +4

    YOU SHOULD’VE SHOT THE COW 🐮 🐄 🥩🍔🥛🧀🥓🍟🥔🍠! I’M HUNGRY AND THIRSTY!

  • @jasonkeen3777
    @jasonkeen3777 Před 6 lety

    I used a M16A1 back in 1989 in the NZ army, loved it. Just a db15, love it too.

  • @josemoreno3334
    @josemoreno3334 Před 6 lety

    Hope to get one soon. M16A1 was the first rifle i fired and that was in 1979 during Air Force basic training . Good rifle i think..

  • @jblack5728
    @jblack5728 Před 6 lety +7

    Love that rifle. Wanna build one similar. One thing though. Don’t need to be shooting that close to cows. If I had done that when I was little my dad would’ve had my ass and now I’d be the same with my son. The cow was right there when you shot because it had just came into frame. Just sayin because you wouldn’t shoot that close to a human either.

    • @850spirates3
      @850spirates3 Před 6 lety +6

      JBlack yeah but it's his cow, his property. Who cares! And no the cow is not like a human that the dumbest thing I've heard all week. You do you on your range. Just enjoy the video and leave the peta stuff to the libtards.

    • @jblack5728
      @jblack5728 Před 6 lety

      Joseph Pyritz Can agree with what your saying about it’s his property etc, but I’m def not a libtard or a peta person at all. I love animals, but not what this is about. I’m just saying because that cow is worth money and makes money. That’s why I would’ve been in trouble back in the day. You hurt one you have vet bills etc, you kill one you lose all its value of calving etc. That was my perspective.

    • @850spirates3
      @850spirates3 Před 6 lety +2

      JBlack I said leave it to the libtards and peta. Never said you were. I get completely what your saying about the cow being worth something. Food, milk, vet bills. I would make sure before I shot also but my point was if he hits it, it only hurts his pocketbook. Sucks for him. I'm sure he's fully aware what it would cost. And they both shoot very well to not it it and they also did stop to remove it. Not bustin your balls brotha.

    • @andrewrowzee5411
      @andrewrowzee5411 Před 6 lety +1

      Were adults now man.

  • @gkhanjriii91-04
    @gkhanjriii91-04 Před 6 lety

    The main reason I love this is the sights , nobody can screw with it but you ....

  • @f1hotrod527
    @f1hotrod527 Před 4 lety

    I don't get how people say it is outdated looking. The new AR's look more tactical and they came after the M16, but the M16 is more futuristic looking. It really looks like the rifle of the future. The stock, carry handle and that hand guard are like artwork. It is the coolest looking military rifle ever IMO.

  • @jussayinmipeece1069
    @jussayinmipeece1069 Před 4 lety

    you are the funniest shooter i have seen in a while. "lets see what this is capable of" , lifts the rifle OFF the shooting cradle....