Block II - Do All Rifle Episode 1 - BHP
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- Sorry in advance about the wind noise. We tried to remove as much as we could in post as well as adding subtitles
In today's video, we go over the parts in a Block II that we consider to be a "Do All Gun". We'll also take you out to the range and push the limits of what the 5.56 cartridge in a 14.5" barrel can do.
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Congrats on 1k subscribers. Great video!
Appreciate it!
Solid video guys, articulated well, and really awesome to see you guys stretch this out to 800.
Appreciate the kind words
@@projectblackhills8 months later lol. But who makes the battery holder in front of the t2
@@2AShooter304 green mountain rangers. Not sure they make them anymore.
A lot of time and money, know how research, looks awesome, and shoots even better so smooth. Great build Man 👍, great long distance so quiet , very impressive .
Thanks man. Appreciate it!
SOPMODs are sick! The weight is actually an advantage and disadvantage.
Yes they’re heavy to carry around. I don’t do patrols so I don’t care. The weight just eats recoil. Especially with a JP spring and a nice brake.
The new Magpul B-2 buttstock is pretty nice and comes with cheek risers.
I’ve watched this vid like 10 times already too good alot of info.
10 times? Damn dude thanks for watching!
It's nice to see the overall similarities to my "do-all" rifle. Mine started as a V-Seven Enlightened, because it's accurate, reliable, and helps keep the weight down, and chambered in 6mm ARC, because I think it bypasses .223/5.56 in every way that counts, and it's easy to handload for. I started with their fluted 14.5" barrel and got it pinned so I didn't need to worry about any NFA nonsense. It's got a HUXWRX can, a SureFire, a MAWL, a S&B 1-8× topped with a Trijicon dot, a handstop, and a sling. It can make 1000m on a good day, it's handy enough to move around in my house or my truck, it'll handily put down a muley or a whitetail in season or coyotes(no hogs local to me) when they're a problem, and although I never want to need it to, I expect it'll warn away the two-legged predators as well.
The one thing I will recommend is a QD bipod. Sometimes, a bipod is handy, but a lot of other times, it's just weight and bulk that's really adept at getting hung up on stuff. I keep a bipod in my safe, and a spare in my truck when I invariably forget it. My overall goal was keeping it under 10lbs loaded with 20 rounds, and as long as the bipod is off, it makes the cut. It is the rifle that I want 95% of the time.
Nice man. That's a solid setup. Literally the only reason this bipod isn't qd is the qd version is much bulkier than the nonqd. I have a small tool on my rifle at all times that I am able to take the bipod off if I need. You're right tho, it's off and on 50/50. Thanks for commenting!
Was impressive how quick you got shots on target at 800. I gotta get to a range where i can try shooting that far, where i go i have 300 yards and that’s just way too easy lol. Sweet build 🤘
Beautiful gun
Very nice setup there sir.
Nice build and good shooting!
Thank you sir
No one is gonna say anything about that intro jingle. Solid video.
I have a similar set up! I didn’t throw a bipod in mine however just for some weight savings. I love my vudu 1-10!
Vudu 1-10 is a awesome optic for sure 👍🏼
beeeeeefy
No u
I am currently in the process of setting up my Block II in a similar way. I am saving up for the LPVO.
Nice dude. Definitely hit up our instagram DMs when you’re finished and send some pics
Looks heavy asf
Little bit, yeah
i use a 10 and 20 round mag as well, it gives it a sexy look
Anyone who's fucked up a few mags shooting prone generally appreciates a 20-rounder.
I’m running a Redfield 3x9x40 on mine until I save up for a Vortex Strike Eagle 1x8x24
Running a YHM Turbo K on mine as well, DD M4A1, I have half dollar groups on a bench at 100, I’ve hit quite a few hogs out to 300 with it as it’s set up currently, the DD M4A1 is a damn tack driver
I have the gun and the scope, it's pretty great at 4x-6x. No worries.
That's an interesting channel name
Im going to say it, that rifle is hot a hell
Gracci
Sir... I am VERY fucking impressed. Hats off! That is fucking awesome. I need to meet friends like you lol
I just picked up my DD M4A1 Block II. So stoked to get a build going.
Isn't it already built?
@@josephmcbrien7646 the rifle itself is. But I ended up putting an eotech on it with a magnifier, a new stock, took the pinned and welded bird cage off and slapped a warcomp on. Bought a rc2 can, a surefire light with pressure switch, a mawl daisy chained to my pressure switch as well, angled back up sights, ambi mag release, better trigger. Smartass
@@nonetype66how did you end up removing the bird cage?
@@TheTacticalManiacsi would presume it was just ground off at the weld. Id like a place to do it near me but they are all bubba gunsmiths and i dont trust them to work on my now discontinued rifle lol.
Ahh leaving exposed batteries out on a rifle in the elements very good very tactical
Been doing it for 5+ years now with this exact mounts and have never had an issue
800 with a lpvo is impressive!
Thanks!
Love it looks and I’m sure works amazing B5 is enhanced sopmod stock would be all I add but it’s not mine it’s your lol
Been doing the same with my 11.5 "Optimized Mk18 but now it's not a Mk18" build. Pushing guns out to their maximum range tells you so much about how that rifle performs
It does. It’s a really good idea to just keep pushing the distance. Really boosts your confidence when you can hit 600+ with an 11.5
I know this video was made quite some time ago, looking to make a very similar build to yours for a perfect everyday any situation kind of rifle. Specifically with the DD RIS II. My question is, how do you like it. I saw it on a retail M4A1 at a show a few weeks ago and since then it’s sparked the idea to build a block II like build. Trying to stay more budget friendly but that FDE with the overall build and dynamics of the upper itself to me is unmatched.
I love it. It’s chunky, but after getting used to it and shooting it for 2+ years it’s become second nature to me.
Great stuff man. I’ll say this: back-up irons are a great thing to have. However, you already have to aiming systems that are capable of 1x. And in the heat of the moment of both optics failing (not likely), neither of them are QD mounted. They require tools
Yeah these are purely for asthetics lol. The gun looks weird without the front iron and I had a rear laying around.
based and red pilled under no nation!!!
the one that doesn't get you killed
Great build, I am really curious to how much the rifle weigh?
12 pounds.
Hows the gas in the face with its carbine length gas system? Why im leaning towards the ms4a1 ris 3, but ris 2 is peak, lol!
Gas in the face isnt awful. It's tuned alright. Sprinco Blue spring with and I alternated between an H2 and an H3. Both weights shoot reliably with it and I honestly can't tell a difference in terms of gas or recoil impulse. H3 might be a bit better and I think that's what is still in it right now. I honestly haven't checked in a while lol. Go with the RIS2. RIS3 is hot but you cant beat the 2.
How am i just now seeing this 5 months later? LoL!
CZcams doesn’t like us.
@@projectblackhills F CZcams! LoL!
Want one of these in the worst way lol…but when I price all the components, and compare…I find the strength to tell myself no lol
Buying piece by piece over years is how we do it 😂
Daniel Defense quad rails are beautiful, but good god are they expensive. You could buy a whole rifle for $500.
Looks heavy
Not too bad
Do you remember what angle and height your offset mount for the T2 is?
Hey there. It's the badger 1.7 offset mount.
Why does her thickness weigh in at as equipped? 13-14ish?
Wouldn’t say that much but close. Never weighed it fully. Just shoot it.
How would you say accuracy of a DD compares to a BCM? Is it worth spending the extra dollars on DD? Thanks!
Unfortunately I don’t have a direct comparison between the two. I would say the DD is definitely more consistently accurate though. But I also don’t think for the price of DD barrels I would just go out and buy one standalone. I got this with the upper. If I were to buy a barrel by itself I’d probably go centurion, criterion, or if I had the cash, noveske or hodge.
I can’t help but question when people say they leave their LPVO on medium power why they thought getting it over say a Leup 3.6-18 was the better option. The capability you are giving up to have two 1x and save like 5 oz is crazy. You could have had 8 more top end power and parallax adjustment. It’s just not a good option.
I’ve went up to 10x and eventually went back down to my 1-6x. The eye box at 10x was too tight so I always ended up leaving it half way with worse quality. So I’d rather take a 1-6x with better quality over a 1-10x that I’m just going to leave on 6x and try to reach 5-600 with
I can understand that. 100%. The main reason I went with the vudu 1-10 over a mk5 is not necessarily weight, it was more length. This is almost 2 inches shorter than the mk5. I'm working with a 12 inch rail that needs a place to clamp and actuate a tape switch, while also keeping the ir unit on the top. The vudu has proven to me that for the maximum range I would be shooting this rifle, it is capable. The eyebox at 10x isn't really that bad if you're prone or mounted up on a barricade. For me, it's the best option. Which is what we say repeatedly in the video. What works for me, might not work for you. But I've hit 8-900 yards with this exact setup CONSISTENTLY. I will never need anymore range than that with a 556 rifle.
@@projectblackhills have you looked at the leupold 2-10?
2.5-10 is the sweet spot for I believe for optics. Put a cant red dot on it and you are set for 10 yards to 800.
I have the same set up and I would never go back to red dot sight or anything else.
Most of recent LPVO comes with BDC reticle option. Does it really work?? Yessssss! Even to 600 yards. I was very surprised and impressed. I don’t want to adjust the turret in the stressful situations when I really have to shoot someone at 600 yards.quickly. If I want to snipe the bad guy? I have a M24 and 6.5 CM rifle. But probably I can not carry them all on the doomsday.
Plus with LPVO’s 1X you can do CQB just like a red dot sight. Regular scopes are too finicky to get focus right quickly, especially with fine cross hairs. That is why I chose SFP over FFP.
This is also another reason why military has been moving onto LPVOs.
I have nearly the exact same gun. Only a little cheaper, without all the goodies...
Same Brownell's M4A1 socom barrel DD upper.
LMT lower.
B5 Sopmod stock. (I took off the LMT Sopmod furniture bc I'm a cheap bastrd).
Fudd Hogue finger grip.
Magpul VFG, the Tango Down is too heavy for me.
Sometimes magpul bipod, (that Atlas is beautiful I need one).
A Protac HL-X sometimes, I don't do NV.
(The Streamlight Protac HL-X and new HL-X Pro are the poor man's outdoor champions).
For glass,
A 1.7 inch ADM qd titanium lever mount with a Steiner PX4i.
1.5 ADM with a 1-8 Gen2 Vortex Strike Eagle sometimes.
1.5 ADM qd mount with an AGM Adder TS35-640.
The Adder is the star of the show.
I can identify at 1500 meters on a DDM5V1 I have. All the scopes were bought factory seconds/sales/etc.
Anyway, great choices on a real nice gun.
I don't think I can shoot anywhere near what you can, so maybe mine is defective!
that's a sexy rifle
Thank you dude.
This video is a good indicator of how RECCE rifles and “do all” rifles are not the same thing. I’ve never seen a more “do all” rifle in my entire life. You have close, intermediate, and long range with a 10x optic and a bipod at that. You have night fighting capabilities, a suppressor, and a magwell just in case you didn’t feel like you had enough attachments. The craziest part of all that isn’t the number of attachments, it’s the fact that they’re all going on the heaviest possible upper south of 16 inches in the Block 2. It would be utterly miserable to take this on a 6 hour patrol.
Have taken it on multiple camping outings now and haven’t had any issues with weight. It’s just a bit above 10 pounds fully loaded. It’s not that bad
Useleas putting a offset red dot since its impossible to use w/nods,mount it on top of scope mount ring ext & adjust it to 30 yds or your preference. Not to mention i'm bored w/clone builds,it's been done to death
Everyone stop cloning - this guy is over it.
You saying it's a clone build cause it has a ris ii on it? There's nothing on here that's considered "clone correct". I will agree with you though that the offset is completely useless for nods. It will be moving to a top mount here in the near future.
offsets are impossible to use with nods? have you been smoking something?
@@ConMan1504 Where did I say they were impossible to use? I said they were useless. While it's not impossible, there's no reason to crane your neck to make it work when you could just top mount it. Can you make it work in a pinch? Yes. But it's not ideal. If you're unable to read correctly, don't put words into my mouth.
@projectblackhills i was responding to the original commenter, hence why i didnt @ you. Youre a youtuber, you should be able to understand how the comments section is layed out
Might be a dumb question, but what wrap did you use around your lpvo and bipod
It’s on Amazon. Brand is Gear Aid. It’s like 15 bucks for a roll.
Ranger Wrap makes some really good ones but for specific optics
Really like that tripod mount what’s the brand
It’s a Leofoto LSC-50. It’s a dual clamp so it’ll work on picatinny or arca. Really versatile. I really really like it. And they’re only like 50 bucks on eBay.
what buffer and spring combo are you running with that can?
Sprinco blue and an h2 or h3. Works with both and I don’t notice a difference between the two
That thing has got to be a brick.
It’s not light. But it’s not awful.
It's a very durable rifle and one of the best battle rifles due to its durability and practicality
What’s the barrel profile for the DD barrel? Gov or Heavy?
Pretty sure it’s the gov version. It’s the brownells built upper.
How does that canted fed dot work while passive aiming under nods?
Not well. Pretty much exclusively using the laser on this one. Toying with swapping over to a top mount
@projectblackhills top mounts work great I've been able to even passively aim with my 7's
Do you like the 1.7 mount better than the 1.54?
I don’t have an opinion one way or another. I’d say I’ll probably do a 1.54 in the future but only because badger only makes a 1.54 in 35mm and if I swapped optics it would be to a MH5D 3-18.
What picatinny mount is that on the Atlas bipod?
It’s just the standard mount. No qd.
That Daniel RISII get my attention every time!! old skewl cheese grater in FDE - love it solid build nice that you can stretch its legs and she’s accurate as all get out!!
She gets out there. The ris2 was 100% chosen for aesthetics haha!
and I 100% support that decision!! mainly cuz its not my money lol just checked current price ooof! DD is not shy 5 benji's is steep cheese #slave2aesthetixz earned a sub BTW have a great day out there @@projectblackhills
You need to ditch a few things on it but it is a good start.
Thank you for your fleshed out comment on what I need to get rid of. The front iron is designed to go either way. Please elaborate for real though. What do I need to get rid of. This is the bare minimum for what could be on it.
@@projectblackhillsI would say ditch the flared mag well, that angled grip and run a more vertical grip, the hand stop and bi pods need to go and then run a short stubby vert grip. Then you got yourself a quick little run and gun/ mid range tack driver
@@jessechavez6278 enlighten me as to why there is "way to much crap" on it.
I’d ditch the off set as well. The set up works great for something like the tactical games but in real life use, I don’t think it’s practical.
NO THERMAL SCOPE.....
SOMEDAY
Gives you an edge and dmr bullpup that shoots out a mile plus can do close range with thermal and ugl for smoke or grenades @@projectblackhills
Today my friend need to see those bad guys all conditions - but which is best thermal scope?@@projectblackhills
@@forwardprogressonly LARPer alert
Solid video! But SFP is not useless lol you just have to know how to use it.
FFP vastly outclasses sfp in my opinion so to me and many others who feel the same way, it’s useless
@@projectblackhills when you consider half power doubles your holds. It becomes a lot more useful
Where is that Kydex battery holder from?
Green Mountain Rangers. But I think they may have stopped making them.
What receiver set are you running?
LMT lower and the upper is Daniel Defense
That mag short is 10 rounds ?
20
Your front iron is on backwards also…
What scope caps are you running on the 1x10 vudu?
They’re butler creek. I can’t remember the sizes off the top of my head. If you really need them i can look them up.
@projectblackhills if u have time it's no rush I'm not sure what size I would need either but I love the idea of having the dope chart in the scope cover! BTW love the build after watching this I started to build one lol
@@nickricci4982 Found the sizes. For these butler creek caps, I use a 03 and a 25.
What’s the estimated cost for a build like this, curious?
All said and done 6k+? If you didnt need an ir device you could build something like this for 4k or less.
How’d you get a suppressor on the 14.5”?
He put it on? Your question is confusing, he just changed the muzzle device to a keymo mount and cranked on a sandman.
@@Not_A_Federal_Agent confusing but you understood 😃
@@noealmanza3699 English your second language?
@@Not_A_Federal_Agent 3rd language, Spanish, italiano & English
@@noealmanza3699 cool where do you originally hail from? Italy? I’m Polynesian
What is the laser, Ir Setup name again?
Phantom hill. Unfortunately they seem to be out of business now.
Just go get an m1a, or an ar10, or a hk91 if this is what you are into. Wont weigh any more and 30 hits harder farther easier
M1a sucks for accuracy, I’m not paying for an hk91, and the lightest weight ar10 we could build that still had good velocities and groups was over 20 pounds with a can and bipod. This is almost half that weight.
@@projectblackhills Shughart woukd disagree, but i hear what you are saying! Good video!
What atlas bipod is that ?
It’s the v8 non qd
What grip?
Houge
Sweet rifle, but my only gripe: if you're running nods with this rifle why have a canted dot, let alone a T2? Why not a piggybacked T2/RMR or a canted RMR (if you just really hate piggybacks and/or passive aiming).
If you're running nods, you know you cant use canted to passively aim, and you obviously know that the T2 is the best nv passive aiming red dot on the market. You also know the T2 adds more weight than an RMR - yet you still went canted - and with a T2 at that.
I would think if you wanted to run a T2 it would be piggybacked and used for passive aiming under nods, not primarily for a backup aiming system, because if you didn't want to passive aim (just wanted a backup system), then the sensible choice would be a canted RMR for bulks sake.
Its the worst of both worlds because you're adding unnecessary bulk while foregoing passive aiming capability. A LAM is great, and I run them on all of my rifles (besides my GPR), but i always have a way to passively aim, because if you ever find yourself in a life or death situation against another person with nods, the LAM is a beacon for them.
You're 100% right. Passive aiming through a canted dot sucks. At the time, I preferred it for aiming, but it doesn't work for nods. It's been replaced with a top mounted P2.
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Looks heavy…
It is heavy. It would make a good boat anchor.
12 pounds isnt heavy if you're not a nerd
If you're not a nerd? Nice. I've seen some pretty jacked nerds
Black hills? You in SD?
Midwest
@@projectblackhills all good. From the Black Hills myself. Just wondering if some local boys are doing the channel.
I'll wack it on the ground
Are your going to paint it?
Don’t really plan on it, no. Usually I paint everything, but this one looks too good to paint imo.
If cant make a first round hit on cold barrel i believe id pass on the shot if shtf because if you miss the first shot the second one is most likely going to be a real b.t.h i dont think the target will stand still or out in the open for you
I can make first round hits out to 600 meters with this. We took it out to 850 just to test if it was possible. This is not the rifle I’d prefer to be taking shots out at that distance but it’s nice to know I can do it. Keep in mind these targets we are using are 10x12 steel plates that we drilled a hole through and stuck on a post. It’s not a standard ipsc sized steel target.
@@projectblackhills cold bore shot first round hit out to 600 is really doing something with a ar 15 platform in my opinion
@@projectblackhills 10x12 ant no big target that's kinda small I think with wind and drop at that distance on that caliber
Where did you get that extra battery holder?
Green Mountain Rangers. But I think they have changed their design.
Quad rail....uugghhh... You build that in 98' Lol cool video though
'98 was a vibe. Don't hate hahaha
the only time I'd go woke and would marry something not human haha
Where sling
in box at home cause im dumb and forgot it
I’ve heard Daniel defense gets their barrels from geisselle but take that for what it’s worth. Nice build
Wtf? You mean other way around?? I think they both make there own. But dd is know fit their in house hf barrels.
All DD barrels are made in house. Not sure where you got that info.
Builds a nice rifle… puts a BAD lever on it😢
Same bad lever on the same lower for the past 5 years and no ND. It’s like if you’re not a complete idiot, it’s actually a really useful tool.
Good looking gun, but there’s no getting around it….it’s WAY too heavy. The M249 is 17 lbs and I just know this thing is getting close to that.
👇🏻All the guys below have never done a 30k ruck with 70 lbs of issued shit, and it SHOWS.
Nope. fully loaded up on a scale it's just under 12 pounds. Still heavy as hell but nowhere near a 249 lol
Lane just needs to do some more push ups I think
I actively use one similar to this while hiking and backpacking. It’s heavy sure, but everything is heavy after hours of up and down a mountain
You cant be serious lol
Go gym.
Another dork with a little bit of cash thinks he's tactical shooting targets ....it's very different when those targets shoot back .....? Is can you do this under the stress of being shot at your buddies screaming for help the sounds of people dying in the distance hearing the bullets whizzing by your head ....yeah its alot different buddy
Mom, new copypasta dropped
If its chambered in 5.56 its not a do all rifle
What would you consider a do all caliber?
no fsp, sad
Big sad
Its a nice rifle but you're just an expensive loot drop brother
Yeah but I'm having a good time until that happens...
@@projectblackhills I like your spirit
Sir will you buy me one for Christmas I have been good this year
Hmm. If you've been good I suppose so.