The evolution of the ultimate SOPMOD Block II setup: "STUKA" build.
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
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“Yes my whole team made fun of me for missing.” LMAO
@@wendysbaconator1175 It's a true story all my old teammates will confirm it.
@@ModernTacticalShooting haha I believe it. Little friendly banter is good for the team.
I’m a simple man, I see a modern tactical shooting video, I click it.
This is the way
Same bro
Yup.
Jeff, you could do a video once a month on the SOPMOD rifles and I’d watch.
Appreciate your insight.
Thank you
GWOT surplus fanbase rn... "We are so back!"- The Hangover
Love the setup… the Ris2 will never go “out of style”
3 modern tactical shooting videos in a single month?
July is already the best month this year!
This video also released right on my birthday, so this is a great treat!
@@IndoGunsnGear front loading, going on summer vacation!
@@ModernTacticalShooting
I'm going on vacation too! To Fort Irwin🥲
Not only weapons & tactics, but tid bit's of SF history is an aspect here I love
This dude has unalived a lot of bad guys probably and loved every minute of it
@@dirtdiver8504 a couple, many more SF did alot more than me
You should get an RC2. I have been approved for two form 4 suppressors recently, both were approved 5 days after certifying.
Have the SB2 for the lower backpressure and works very well on a DD Block II. It's still a little over-gassed but I don't really get much back in my face even when shooting indoors. DD Block II FSP with 3 prong, TA31 Acog, PLHv2 w/ modbutton and SF DS00 tailcap. Gotta love Block II
Great stuff, Jeff. It's amazing how this rifle morphed from the M16A1 I carried to what it is today. Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service.
The world is a dark place but there’s still a few good dudes out there doing their thing and lifting others up while doing so. Great video as always!
Thank you
Fantastic enjoyed this one Jeff. It's been 20+ years since I was in green, 12 years British Army, enjoyed every minute. I agree the SA80 was 11 pounds, sight and loaded at 30 inch long it took its toll on the younger lads. Respect to all you guys.
In 2011, my son carried a MK 12 Mod 1 with a 45 degree RMR.
He dude thanks, for your service, and being an awesome Dad! I look up to that a lot as a Bravo. I had transition issues as civi, and Dad, and I learn so much from your genuine content to be better. Not just on firearms, but seeing your history as family man! Much love my man. Not all heroes wear capes brother.
Thank you, you are too kind
This and the Mk12 are my favorite of all time. The KAC SASS as well. GWOT produced by far my favorite vibes weapons wise.
Why would people criticise the creator of the build for not being “clone correct”?
The man literally fought and probably killed with this setup “yOu DidNt UsE tHe RiGhT kiNd oF locTiTe”
Fellow left handed ar user here. My preference for bolt release is the magpul bad lever. After inserting mag, the right hand can palm strike to the end of the bad lever, allowing you to mimic the standard manual of arms. The nice side bonus is that it makes it easier for the left hand to lock the bolt to rear as well.
Would you cut the extra bit off to keep inside the trigger guard clear? 🤔
@mrkeogh no, the part that sticks through is what you hit with your support hand. If you use my method there is zero chance of an ND.
Thank you very much for explaining how you ran your optic at 6x and why. This helped me with a decision I have been pondering. Take care.
Great info Jeff, always good to get more of your perspective. Looking forward to you making a video on the history of the m9 in SF whenever you get the time!
Yes, this is a very interesting video! Thanks for taking the time.
i got into the fancy stuff. i own LmT, radian, daniel defense, bcm, adm. pretty much all of it. with all the gucci stuff i got rid of some uppers and decided to build a block 1….the block 1s and 2s just work and they always will. overtime ive learned that simple is always better.
Thank you for existing, buddy (l)
I saw a guy recently review the VCOG talking about how its not a good optic because its heavier than most LPVOs and other little nit picks like that. Its funny seeing a lot of channels who dont have military or LEO experience make reviews on optics like these and say they are bad. At the end of the review he commented "well one good thing about these is that they are the toughest LPVO that you can get but I dont think that makes the difference".
Your setup is a lot like mine on my combat rotation and it never failed unlike my ELCAN. TBH i have no idea why the Army as a whole hasn't adopted it.
I dont use my VCOG for competition, I run a Vortex 1-8
@@ModernTacticalShooting I can understand that for sure
My favorite hand guard, building another rifle now putting my old one back on. Going to use a carry handle with aim point pro ontop.
I just got a M-lok upper for my XCR-L set up. I own 2 quad rail uppers. I have to admit I prefer the quad rails. However, I'm not hiking ridge to ridge w/60lbs+ of gear and equipment on my back either.
Great vid...
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!
Great videos as is the norm! Love my RIS II!
Great video as always Jeff!
I was thinking of doing this setup for my second AR and I saw a pic of yours a few weeks ago, glad to see a video on my feed or this setup
OG Lefty, god speed brother!!
I appreciate you sharing the thought process on the redundancy of using the 1x on an LPVO when using an offset dot for 100m and in. I always thought, “why not use a 2-10x when you already have an offset dot?” And your explanation is something so simple I overlooked it. Great video!
The Sopmod block ii and its reliability inspired my block 2 FSB build
recreating the mk18 experience and do it again with that stuka setup will be a good video
Ever run and used the forward assist? Your notion of "positive" input makes an even greater and important reason to keep it, especially at night.
Yes used it alot as a just in case sometimes during reloading. Dirt and sand on a multi day op adds up.
Great story you shared, most guys dont share those kind!
Love that ris 2. My favorite rifle setup in my safe!
Great video and thank you for your service.
Would like to see a follow up video to part 4 of those articles you wrote in regards to guys running budget optics.
Really enjoyed, good info, thanks
I have been coming back looking for this video since the day the first one came out lol
A. I feel like there should be an MLOK bomb rack for a Stuka rifle, and B. I enjoyed the explanation of careful mag changes versus quick ones. That stuff is important.
Running a VCOG on 1x as a back-up red dot (BURD?) is pretty baller 😄
I like this setup as a lefty
Block 2 is eternal
Those kns pins are not meant to be used with Geissele triggers! It will cause your trigger to fail over time. Geissele pins are meant to rotate.
@@kerrybaker371 thank you il change it out
Another great upload from GWOT Pops
GWOT Pops..Perhaps I should have made that my channel name!🎉
The superior " Lefty Stoner Slap">"HK Slap".😊
We used Dual Optics back in 2006. My unit got issued ACOG's with J-Point red dots(IIRC, we were the first in the Army to get this Unit Wide). The ACOG's were non-fiber optic and they used the Crosshair reticle instead of the Chevron. This was the predecessor to the ACOG+RMR setup the USMC would later go on to adopt. The Concept was great at the time, Sadly though, the J-Point was all that was available at the time and is a seriously garbage sight. No adjustments, had to remove to replace the battery, was Always On, battery life of about 2 days. In the end we all just adapted to using the ACOG only, even for close quarters. Takes practice, but it eventually just becomes natural. We left the J-Points on but that was because we weren't allowed to remove them. "Made us look cool" apparently, lol.
Have you kept up with MRDSs and if so, what would you use in place of the J Point? I lived through all of this as well from irons to Aimpoints, ACOG NSN, Eotechs, to LPVOs.
@@LRRPFco52 TBH, I've only kept up a little. It sounds like pretty much all of them will eventually have issues when place on a pistol. The vast majority sound like they do fine on a rifle. I, personally, have a bias against Vortex Red Dots as I've consistently had them fail for me on both rifles and pistols(So far, I've had good luck with the Strike Eagle I've been playing with for the past couple years now, but it is a sample size of One). But, that's me. Aimpoint makes good stuff, I just don't like the idea of having to send it to Sweden if/when it fails(even puppies get born dead sometimes). Trijicon seems to be consistently improving their stuff from lessons learned. Personally, My main thing with modern MRDS's is access to the battery and known reliability. Almost none come without adjustability anymore. An enclosed emitter is a plus and it looks like the market is slowly swaying that way too.
I've been playing a little with the Holosun 507, but I got that on a whim to try out and on sale.
So, I'd say:
Ease of battery access.
Ease of warranty repairability.
Reliability.
Sight Adjustment.
Enclosed emitter.
NOTE: this may change the more I play with MRDS's. I will say this, it is like a Cheat Code for shooting pistols.
The reason the J-Point was used all those years ago is because the RMR didn't exist. The USMC RCO setup they would later adopt was a massive improvement all the way around on what we tested. Our setup was a Army Experiment. See what happens when you give EVERYONE an ACOG and a MRDS. Concept was pulled from competition shooting at the time, IIRC.
@@jik294 Great points. I'm the same way about battery access on MRDSs. Love the durability of the RMR, but having to remove it to replace the power source is no Bueno, though I understand the engineering trade-off for compactness.
Mainly because I live in the Mountain West region now, I've only been using a lot of MPVOs and LPVOs on ARs, plus I rarely shoot 5.56 anymore after getting into 6.5 Grendel. 12" Grendel is awesome compared even with 20-24" .224" bores. Effects on-target are night/day, but still an easy sight picture to self-spot.
Acog with Dr or point the orgianl dual optic saw my 1st one in late 2005. MRDS garbage seen too many break with teams guys.The one I used, lens coating came off was permanently blurry, and switched back to DR sight
Outstanding!
Great video. Can we get your thoughts on a modern mk18 setup?
@@HariboStarman Good idea!
I think a X300 light in front the front sight post and a peq 15 behind it can be a truly ambi setup on that rifle.
Great video. Thank you
Dream build thanks for the awesome video!
Glad you like it!
Great video as always
Thank you
Would you run some kind of offset red dots when you ran a MK18? Thanks for your service and the incredible content you put out!
Yes
When I see any video by Mr. Gurwitch I give it a "Like" regardless if I actually watch it then and there or not. Automatic "Likes" for a high speed low drag large caliber professional like Mr. Gurwitch.
I inadvertently made this rifle recently lol little changes I prefer a vertical grip and my optic is from PA and the mount is Bobro Eng. lower is radian so I don’t have a magwell. The other lower it used to have had an HRF Concepts one. Also I don’t have the offset dot. The protective wings is a nice touch
You had me at block lol
I think the quad rail gives the sopmod a bit of charm that all the m-lok ARs lack.
My favorite CZcamsr every upload is like Christmas! Have a great day Jeff.
Nathan
@@TheNatestEver Thank you
Loved the video.
Would you consider doing a video about your hearing protection while deployed versus the modern consumer ear pro like the walkers that you featured?
Not alot to it, I used military issued Peltors, with comms.
Do you think you can make a video about the SIG Rattler in the future? It seems like the pipeline towards the evolution of the UMP-45 and MP5, in it's use case.
probably not, Ive got no ins with Sig
Block 2 is best block (verifiably no it's not but it's the biggest vibe)
So would your go to rifle right now be a Block 2, or a Block 3/URGI?
@MannElite Good question, URGI slightly lighter, so I'd go with that.
@20:12 and that's not even taking into account the weight of the ammo itself in the magazine- let alone in the spare magazines dispered across the plate carrier.
Yep
Can you do a video on your kit and helmet setup from 2015?
leupold AR ballistic reticle in the mark 3hd and 4hd is made for 62gr projectile with a 50-200 yard zero food for thought
Did you do the commando mission out of Fenty?
Awesome rifle, ngl i just copied your mk18 and block 2 for my AR setups
@flopus7 Yes I was out of FOB Fenty but at that time 2014, I was not on the commando mission. I did commando mission 2015 Dahlke
@@ModernTacticalShooting I thought yall were the coolest people alive as a private. Extremely jealous everytime I heard the test fire pit
Those Norgon-style ambi mag releases are neat and tidy but you need long fingers to stand a chance of using it, and because the leverage sucks the force to actuate it requires your freakishly long digits to also be swole AF 🤨
@@mrkeogh agree
The carbine being a PDW is something civillians arent going to be able to understand very well. We acquire carbines to be our primary weapons, we dont have access to larger weapons like MK19s and M240s.
Its sort of the only thing i have against so many civvies rocking Mock18s, so much sacrifice to effectiveness for dubious benefit.
Agree
Counter point, as a civilian in a city, I’m much more likely to need a rifle for a sub-300 meter shot.
I’m more likely to find myself wanting something handier inside of a vehicle or a building, and I’d be far more likely to break contact if I was engaged in a long range fight anyway.
This is all kind of in the realm of fantasy, though.
You should check out Centurion Arms. Their FBI profile CHF barrel with their MLok rail is magic sauce.
20:03 you just know that the weight issue is going to lead to SIG! (the American imitation version of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft 😉) to propose a titanium upper or some other insanity so they can charge the US Government $20,000 per rifle rather than just ~$4,000 for the base 6.8mm gun.
I love when keyboard commandos give “blowback” to combat hardened Green Berets about setting up their rifles. Shut up and learn.
Some ppl have spent a lot of time with the teams on cod and we like to share how we set up our kits.
@@alonzokincaid1362 😂🤣
Plastic stuff breaks
Aredondo magwell: hold my beer
Awesome video.
@@littlebyrdprocurement Thank-you
Thank for the video and breakdown Jeff! One thing that wasn’t addressed much that I was curious about was the use of the surefire suppressor. Did you feel that the additional length of the suppressor was unwieldy or not worth the added weight penalty? Especially if in use with vehicles or moving on patrols?
Another thing I wanted to add was maybe you can do a video on the history of the SPR within SF.
It was long but worth it due to reduced muzzle blast
Awesome!
Great to see you again man! I was worried you disappeared from YT. What kind of BCG did you say that was again?
@@Mjdeben FERFRANS, I have a full video on FERFRANS rifles
@@ModernTacticalShooting thanks!
Excellent
Maybe us new SF guys are just gonna have to get stronger to carry the 13 lb rifle everywhere 😂
honestly wonder if the ris3 wouldve done just as well or better in combat. seems like the durability is there. nice weight savings, mid length gas. im going to get a ris3 soon and stick a fixed frontsight on it with a flip up rear and beat the piss out of it: see what it can do
I’ve seen a few pictures of RIS3 rails on .mil guns.
@@kevinalmgren8332 really? No shit lol...I guess some dudes said screw the geissele i want the real deal.
13:20 Interesting talk about left handed reloads.
Super interesting
Why use an LVPO instead of a fixed ala ACOG? Negligible weight difference?
Fixed optics, no reason to struggle with only one magnification setting plus 1x4s are long out classed
Hi Jeff. Thanks so much for the no nonsense info, based on long experience! I’ve built my old colt 6920 into a SOPMOD 2 frankenbuild. Went with a “Troy Delta” rail. Not quite sure how I feel about it. It’s a little flexi, but seems to work. Have you seen or used one? Any opinion it? Thanks again for the great content!
@Itisbp Yes my buddy ran one in 2014 see competition to combat cross over part II at defensereview.com
Wow. That’s a variety of different builds for sure. If I was more into cloning, that would be the death of my savings account. Thanks again for the great content.
I’m sure that would grind my gears too if my rounds fell short of the target lol, love my Mk18, but it’s not my go-to for a good reason 👍🏻
Funny how much the hk416 or USMC M27 resembles this setup.
Beautiful....absolutely beautiful rifle...what's the sight
@@Grubbypanda666 Vcog
I have a set of laRue Tactical LT 152 RIS II Scope mounts I bought back in 08’ and never used. I had no idea about them at the time. Their 1.2” In height, and I’m guessing had something to do with the RIS ll rail, (FSB?) but still don’t really know the story. Were these ever used in theater? I look at the Block ll as a must own system now..
Larue was very popular, not issued but was purchased by some SF using team funds.
@@ModernTacticalShooting Cool, thanks. Looks like just the excuse I need to get myself into a Block II so those LT 152 mounts have a proper home..
HRF wagwell. I'll just leave this right here
Did you ever use any sort of lens covers on your VCOG while in country? I’m debating on keeping them on my NX8. I like the protection, but they’re clunky and slow down getting the rifle into action.
@@w.w.9047 Never used lens covers
Nice.
I need a scope on mine..I like the idea of a light dot but id like to hit what I shoot so may have to get a scope..sux there expensive...my buddy does or used to do on target magazine and have a shop but idno if he does anymore and I miss the shop it was nice to have a buddy close in a shop to get stuff and hang
Hey Jeff, I’m curious about your thoughts on arm fatigue from different positions. Did you find yourself bracing off of cover or going prone in the fire fights that you participated in (not counting the ones you were providing leadership/comms) or shooting a majority of the time unsupported? Does rifle weight with optics, lights, and lasers really add up when in combat and engaging at distance, or is it negligible because you are firing supported?
@@depthcharge126 in combat I shot supported off walls and stuff.
Great video, Jeff. As the means come about I find myself unintentionally building something similar to the stuka setup, and you’ve sold me on adding a red dot to my rifle.
My next purchase however is a lvpo, would it be better to get one that is first focal plane or second focal plane?
@unsmote1560 Well most would say 1st focal plane, Now that I own both 1st and second, I prefer second plane. Set size reticle just works for me.
@@ModernTacticalShooting Thanks, the input is noted and appreciated.
I'm sure it was just a slip of the tongue, but optics are not front focal plane, they're first focal plane. I prefer FFP optics over SFP ones.
@@scout3058 same
I've always wanted a mk.18 or a 300 honey badger type 😢
Where can I get one of those modern tactical shooting shirts you're rocking at 10:44?
Simple fact, if someone gets lead on (or in them) even at 500yds/m they are going to question why they are there.
Could you have used your own privately purchased upper on a deployment? Or was that not allowed?
@@dylanputman3377 offically..no
@@ModernTacticalShooting I'm assuming some found ways to get away with it? Hypothetically.