Ammo Loadouts How many mags do you need on you? 

Crunchy knees are the hallmark of a man that lived to be old in a profession where men die young

@unclefreedom213 Necks and backs too.

@@unclefreedom213 we can generally spot each other by yhe hobble... lol

Always more bacon

"I'll allow it!"

yes and no. MP5s don't fit in any role outside of direct action and if you're running a 308 as your primary same mag count applies maybe more because you're running less per mag and can't feed off of you teammates

Check out the very first minute forty seconds of the video. “Fast, quick, effective and efficient.” You’re setting an ambush and have .308 more is better. Get there and do your thing. Lay down a bunch of hate to lighten your load out back. Go in heavy come out light.

@@unclefreedom213 Cautionary about the source of what I am about to say. According to a Trench Grenade survey asking about how many people are in your group that you train with in the last six months, most people are solo, have one buddy or 2-3 is on the high end. This stat is heavily influenced by response bias. There is a solid chance that at least initially feeding off your pals is not going to be a thing for vast majority of people.

⁠@@unclefreedom213All true. But civilian .308 is not military selectfire infinite re-supply. It may be very restrictive ammo use based on good target I’d and decently clear shot.We also won’t be working much larger than squad size units.

I feel for you and I'm not gonna tell you what everyone else does which is to move. I know that may not be possible. I will say do what you can and stay safe behind enemy lines

Just some thought of mine. “Jungle mag” those 10 and 15 rounders.

@@twiggybones7040 10 is the cap in California. You can get 10/20 and 10/30 that can be modified later if freedoms are ever restored.

@@newscoulomb3705 still. Jungle mag the 10s. It’s the only solution I have other than to outright ignore the law. The choice is yours.

That's all Murphy if he didn't show up it would've worked in all of those situations

I'm looking into doing a pure recon load out video with all the gear

@@unclefreedom213 Bet you won’t

Much appreciated, glad these are helping people understand the WHY.

@unclefreedom213 yeah and honestly the why is more important than the what most of the time with these kind of topics

I like truths uncomfortable or not truth is always better

I will absolutely promise you if you get into contact like for real contact you can burn 4 or 5 mags and not even be away from contact yet. The military uses belt feds for this role, we don't have that. In oir world that minutman life our focus would be to burn some ammo and break contact to draw then to a place where we can engage and eliminate threats from a superior position. The Minutemen role is far more tactics based on unconventional or asymmetrical warfare than conventional

I would pull some off thw belt you're gonna wreck your back (experience) and you'll be less mobile

I love my 308 own way more of them then 556 guns/ uppers but 556 has its place especially with talking guns

indeed one day imma find his ass

We all hate Murphy, and we would love to be RID of Murphy but Murphy is the ultimate guerilla fighter. He effs you up and vanishes after

what for? gonna MISS with 95% of your shots and expect to survive it? Since the advent of the AK, no medal of honor winner has SURVIVED having to hit more than 6 of the enemy with his rifle. If you're out and about in daylight once shtf, making noise, having a fire in daytime or showing a light at night, you wont last a month.

im at 7

Pretty standard loadout and a hood middle ground would still have access to more in a pack

​@@SonnyCrocket-p6h you are making a lot of assumptions about "SHTF." For most SHTF I observe, 60 rounds is good from a "PDW standpoint." But "most of the time" is not "all the time." And for the rest of the time, 8 mags seems pretty non-controversial. It has some solid logic.

Thanks for watching!

that and the cool guys with helo infil and exfil and QRF getting in the news

oh just wait I went full one breaking down the Kore belt, new carrier system and pros and cons of stockpiling ammo both factory and handloads

Watch more of Uncle’s videos and you’ll see…

I make these to shine some light of experience on the concepts behind the modern minuteman

I've answered this first part a ton.... but to answer it again I will never enforce any unconstitutional law gun or otherwise

Second part what was the crime? crimes against children or violent crime absolutely not. You got caught with weed or something dumb I don't have an issue with that

Handguns absolutely have a purpose in fights. The second your fight enters a structure/vehicle or the rifles has an issue and you don't have cover that handgun is priceless

Seems to be my SOP shine the light of experience on the darkness of fantasy

Glad it was helpful, I like to explain the why behind things there's enough guys just telling you the what

Dude thinks he can lay in a tunnel for 2 years 😂😂😂

what the hell is night vision armor? Is that like an invisibility cloak?

I always have some snivel gear I've spent some miserable nights in hide sites

I second this

I’ll throw a “third” on this! @unclefreedom123 My ‘heavy’ SHTF rifle (backup to ARs) is a Ruger GSR in .308 and a boatload of 10 round mags.

@@PlainsmansCabin man I’m working with a savage axis chambered in 308 and the Glock 19 as back up. And I don’t have a spare mag for it yet. For me, it’s philosophy of used would be more or less gorilla partisan hit and run kind of Minecraft stuff

I have a lot more experience and training than I do equipment at this point, but I’ve worked more on living off grid and gardening and providing all my own food now I’m getting back into the security thing. I’m completely confident in my abilities, but I do want other opinions so uncle freedom needs to read these comments lol

I'm a Mason

Thanks again!

Glad it was helpful!

is marksman his only job? is he carrying a primary fighting rifkw or only rhe 308 gasser? Is he doing fire team stuff ie. enter and clearing? Is he primarily an intelligence took or ddefensive/offensive weapon? Deployed from a vehicle or walked in on foot? Does he have a resupply point?

@@unclefreedom213 I am thinking more long range patrol setting up hide sites collecting intel on high value targets and taking out those targets more sniper than DMR but operates in both roles with the same rifle

Any time!

Hope you liked it more as it went on. I'm all about the why more than the what. If people think in reference to the why we make better choices

Oh yeah I remember 7 mags being the be all end all and then we learned better solutions

I was in Ramadi in 07. 7 mags was definitely standard.

I don’t think that’s enough. Maybe your tactical dog can carry 10 more.

No state requires a permit for a dog to carry.... just sayin

I have a question for you, you've changed up some gear based on my videos. Did it help you to be a better minuteman and better prepared? Either way it's all love my friend I'm glad you're here.

@@unclefreedom213 it absolutely has. I’ve become slightly faster and more efficient. I know more in depth why I run what I run now too instead of it just being because that’s what the guys around me run or because that’s what so and so runs. Don’t get me wrong..I’ve made changes and I’ve tried it and it just didn’t work for me but most changes I’ve made have been for the better and have benefited me in all aspects.

@@unclefreedom213 and it’s not like I’ve made a shit ton of changes or anything. It’s just been a few. 1 or 2 of them didn’t work but majority of them did.

Becker BK-18 Harpoon, If you like that one, take a look at the BK-16 and BK-19! I recommend both of those as Ive caried abd used the 16 for years. The 19 just recently came out and may overtake my 16 as regular field carry. For EDC, I carry a Becker Necker, BK-11, ita an excellent small fixed blade, esp. with Micarta scales. Speaking of Micarta scales, I really like upgrading to those on most of my Beckers. Becker is my “goto” fixed blade brand. I recommend the Becker sub-forum at Bladeforums, btw. Good luck!

@@PlainsmansCabindoes anyone know why fixed blade is recommended?

They're stronger and no built in failure points (pivots)

As Plainsman said BK18 love this blade design

@@jeremywilson8334 As Uncle said, stronger, (an old quote said folders are knives that are already “half” broken.’ Hence as he said, pivots are a weak point. Also, not to mention can be quicker to deploy as no extra motion needed to flip open.

yep gotta play youtube rules

I know you’re probably looking for Uncle Freedom’s response but I would agree. More rifle than pistol. If anything, two rifle and one pistol reload, but I’ve switched from a battle belt setup to LBE for more rifle ammo and sustainment. I still have a battle belt, two rifle, one pistol, one dump, one blowout kit and a knife, but I just don’t see that as being enough for your typical civilian 2-4 man team doing just about anything. We don’t generally have resupply like a modern military. Hell, we don’t generally have uncompromised comms to even coordinate such things if we had the man power to run logistics like that, unless you’re loaded or you’ve spent ALOT of time, with money here and there, to create an AO with caches, a mesh network with encryption and plenty of nodes, etc. I digress. There are few kinetic situations I can see a civilian in, where they carry both pistol and rifle, that you would actually need more pistol ammo. Better to keep your primary up and running. Hell if all you have is a battle belt, sub one of those pistol pouches for a GP with a backup BCG and small cleaning/malfunction clearing kit. Itd be a better use of the weight than more pistol ammo. Reserve the extra pistol pouches/mags for a low vis setup, where carrying a rifle just isn’t feasible, but contact in close range is still a possibility. My two cents. YMMV

@@MochiMoose yes but all info is accepted here brother. Always willing to see what other guys are running and listen to their reasons behind it and their thoughts. Good points and info. Appreciate your response!

I always have at least 2 pistol on the belt as the belts primary job is to support the handgun and my personal aid stuff. That said I have run and know lots of guys that do run 2 rifle reloads on thier belt. It can actually help balance the load from the handgun on the other side. I'm cautious about overloading a belt because it will wreck you hips and lower back over time.

@@unclefreedom213 I’ve noticed it helped once I put an extra pound on that side it just felt better. Good points. Thanks!

I've never needed 28 mags even in the field for 9 days or more. If I've burned 28 mags we're not living through this

Glad it was helpful!

Know your audience and teach according to that knowledge

Use your military knowledge and apply it to shtf or wrol

The military absolutely does NOT give what you need. I learned to modify loadouts and gear because the military did sub optimal gear sets unless you're on the pointiest end of the Spear. I bring that knowledge and background to all to apply as you need yo your situation.

@unclefreedom213 I kind of don't believe that "the military does not give what you need" my best friend is army infantry, the gear he has is more than enough and far better than what I got

@unclefreedom213 he is issued 8 mags in the feild and stows more ammo, I've seen his ruck, and plate carrier personally

oh yeah contacts usually

also been in this particular club since 97

thank you

bingo my friend

Low mag loadouts are a Spec Ops thing LE only adopted it and recently at that. Loadouts are what they are mentioned for in the video. I agree people need to understand this better. I think I'm gonna do individual loadout videos with all the gear from low mag to Heavy recon

@unclefreedom213 I spent quite a few years hanging out with the special people... saw many loadouts for many different missions. In time though, the more experienced guys began to view missions as infiltration/target/egress. Thus, loadouts usually got larger. Jeff Gurwich served in the same group and has an excellent video on the topic. FWIW I think this is a topic that many people need help with. Keep up the good work. Best of luck, Phil

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