Arms Dealer interview-David Packouz 

johnny sins truly has the worlds longest resume

Second favorite interview since the divorce lawyer. This guy is a fascinating storyteller. His cadence is captivating.

"Everything was legal, until it wasn't." Priceless... lmao

That was a great story. I can't remember the last time I listened to a guy talk about his life for an hour and enjoyed every minute of it.

The guy is amazingly articulate. There was almost no need to edit any of the video. He was able to tell the entire story in one shot. I’m not surprised he is as successful as he is.

Watching an interview with an Arms Dealer... and Soft White Underbelly has 5.56m subs... how poetic...

This story was absolutely GRIPPING. This guy can tell a bloody good story. I could listen to him for days. He took me into a world I had zero clue about. Fantastic. Really enjoyed it.

This guy is one smooth operator.

Please get Efraim Diveroli to tell his side for the LOVE OF GOD. That would be unbelievable.

Its no wonder he’s been so successful. Very charismatic. Transitions a story into a sales pitch 3/4 of the way through and doesn’t make it sound boring!

The way this channel honestly connects every single human that watches these videos in such a unique way is just beyond words. The audience, the guests, the stories, the education in everything for everyone. Amazing. Mark doing unbelievable powerful work in the channelling x x

This is one of your best interviews ever. Very intelligent man with a great story and an amazing ending. 👏🏾

WTF!!! i watched WAR DOGS this past weekend on netflix, and the man himself is on youtube on moday morning. thank you mark from SWU

This is exactly what I picture an arms dealer to look like 😂

The change in David's demeanour as the interview progresses is very astounding. Great story. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

The real scandal of this entire story is how the US government could do such a pathetically poor audit of a company they're about to award a 300m USD contract. Insane!

Nothing good ever starts with "I'm gonna fly to Albania and negotiate with the Albanians." Especially if it's about firearms.

Being in and around Federal contracting for decades, his description of the related pre-award (e.g., auditing financial systems, site visits, etc.) and post-award processes are completely accurate. He's authentic. I started watching this interview fully expecting to click-away, but not so. He is super intelligent, and super interesting…. It was interesting to hear from the private sector side of contracting versus the Federal, which is where my experience has been... Great interview.

I used to play bass in a house band for an open mic in downtown Miami from 2009 to 2010. David would come thru often and perform his songs with us. A few years later, I read about him in the news, and they even made a movie about him. Wild stuff

Man, this guy I would have loved to have as a business partner. He is smart, level-headed, and seems to see the bigger picture.

"How much justice can you afford?" Sound familiar?

Holy crap, started watching an interview with an arms dealer only to learn that I use his musical invention in my guitar studio. Mind blown.

Great interview. Thank you for bringing him to us.

My favorite interview yet, truly amazing to hear the story from the man himself. Thank you SWU!

This is my favorite interview by far

This is one of those dream interviews where you ask one question and the person fills up an hour plus of an engrossing story. Hopefully Mark interviews Efraim Diveroli, for a book end. The longer I watch it, I'd encourage Mark to interview David's replacements.

Wow. Just wow. I had this interview saved in my "watch later" since the day it went live and after reaching over it for two weeks I finally put it on, and I honestly cant remember being so engrossed by a youtube video. Such a great story and such a talented story-teller. Not only that, but in my appraisal a good RU-vid video will both entertain and produce a spark in the mind, a little moment that a new idea is introduced that beckons the viewer to investigate further, and my god this video lit off a firestorm for me. Fascinating, elucidating, entertaining, bravo bravo!

Incredible interview. Thank you very much.

That title didn’t sound interesting to me, but then I started listening and WOW!! This guy is super intelligent and talked very articulately and I watched the whole damn thing!!

I'm a massage therapist. Maybe I could be an arms dealer too!

Thanks, Mark! That was as entertaining, actually even more so than the War Dogs movie! Loved it!

Another fascinating story. I can watch your stuff all day. Super kudos for all you do. Pete 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stockport, England.

Interesting guy and story, although im familiar with the style and reasoning of this channel for years now, interviews like the divorce lawyer or this one right here are very much appreciated

I feel like I really learned something tonight, listened to this whole thing. The guy tells it very well too. I'm sure he will continue to do well in life.

Many of the best podcasts I ever see on RU-vid originates with this channel. Keep up the good work!

this is - by far - the BEST interview on the SWU IMO and also, in general. This is just... pure gold.

To anyone interested, this is the real life dude portraited in the movie "War Dogs" David Packouz.

EXCELLENT interview Mark. Absolutely excellent. You always have something new!

That's very interesting, thank you so much for doing this interview.

Thought I would watch for a few minutes and save for tonight ……ended up watching it in one sitting. Excellent guest.

This was incredible. One of the best interviews I've ever heard. Amazing work as always. Thank you!

This video is probably in the top 5 best videos on this channel, if not top 3.

Very interesting interview. Expected to watch this over two parts. David just made his story totally engrossing to watch. Hour flew by. Well done Mark and David

Great interview. I went straight back to watch the movie again and realised that David features in the movie playing the guitar and singing. So cool!

What an amazing episode. Thank you!

This was so amazing!!!!! Thanks, Mark, for inviting him 😊

What an interesting interview. Thank you for sharing.

Wow- this video was truly "Not" what I had expected. Kudos 2u- my brother for being so well spoken & informative. I totally saved this vid & my intentions are to share it w/ those that are special 2me- while I personally look into some kinda Mechanical Engineering degree myself. * U ARE THE MAN *... Thank You Sincerely...

I could listen to this guy's stories all day! LOVED this interview! 👏

what an incredible story!! thank you so much for sharing. this has truly inspired me, at 41, to take a different direction in life. so much gratitude for this. thank you again.

Amazing story! Thank you to the both of you! Can’t wait to watch the movie!

As a viewer with a Federal Firearms License which includes full auto manufacturing. I can tell ya everything he is saying is correct. It's not that easy anymore, they added some changes to the bid process now. Because of these guys. Now I have never bid on a government contract because I have no way to fill it. But because of these guys. Now the US government inspects even the manufacturing lines to ensure you have the capability to make the product you are saying you can. Love this interview.

I enjoyed the format of this interview, no distracting graphics or music. A well spoken interviewee and respectful interviewer telling a fascinating story! Subbed!

the sales pitch 3/4's of the way thru lol

This was a great listen. Thanks for sharing. !!!!!

thanks for documenting his story. thanks david for sharing

As a former Army contracting officer in Afghanistan, Iraq and other armpits of the world, I found this very interesting, entertaining and not surprising.

One of the best interviews!! Absolutely enjoyed it.

So much pleasure listening to this man, to his admission to being wrong, his redemption and ability to persevere and find a path to success, and take others there with him; "A rising tide lifts all boats" such the perfect aphorism. Thanks for making this important documentary.

I am so grateful I got to watch this! Fascinating!!!!!!

This is the most interesting, satisfying and cool thing I have watched in months. Thanks for telling us about this guy!

This is an awesome interview! I’ve seen the movie a couple times but enjoyed hearing it this way

How good was this interview! Wow! So well spoken as well!

Great guest! Thanks!

Dude this was the best interview you’ve ever done, thank you Mark for always delivering!

This is an amazing interview!!! Brilliant!!!

Two things jumped out at me: 1. I worked in the arms industry myself for about 13 years, and when it comes to ammunition, every single case that comes out of a state arsenal, and pretty much everything made privately has a headstamp or factory stamp on it. The information these stamps give varies, but usually its going to be factory of origin and year of production. Chinese and indeed, all combloc ammunition had a headstamp scheme that was well understood by western intelligence throughout the cold war. Not to mention that Chinese ammo that was sold commercially in the US was made at state arsenals so the factory stamps would be no secret. So when he describes simply changing the boxes to conceal the origin of the ammo, I immediately knew they were going to be caught because there was simply no way that the ammo would not be inspected on arrival and the headstamps cross referenced. The military authorities probably knew from the day it arrived where it was from and simply didn't care. 2. The New York times always shows their journalistic integrity.

Best interview ever, thanks!

Another great one Mark !

honestly the best, most unexpected interview.

Great story! Thanks for posting!

Really interesting interview Thanks for that Respect from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fascinating!! Another awesome walk of life! Fantastic work mark!

Thank you for interviewing this man I loved it

Love love loved this one thank you SWU!

This was a very good one Mark. Watched this from beginning to end and was fully engaged the whole time. David is a heck of a speaker.

Absolutely riveting! Thank you!

Really fascinating story One of the best you've ever had on your channel

Very smart guy. Would have been great at anything. Thank you For this interview!

Thankyou. Very captivating story

David, you're a great storyteller! So great that you turned everything around & hopefully it inspires others to do similarly.💜

This is one of the best ones to date!!

Loved this interview!

I just left my job working in this world, and hearing the perspective of someone who was such a well known figure in my circles is incredibly interesting (and a little unsettling that we have so many shared experiences lol). Thanks so much to David for sitting down to do this, and thank you SWU for putting this together :D

My favorite interview so far! And you’ve had many great ones!

This was one great interview!

This chap is remarkably knowledgable about the background and history and I love that he explains it in such an interesting way

Amazing interview!

Fascinating !! Thank you !! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

War dogs is such a great movie. Glad to finally put a face to the story! Great interview

One of the best episodes on this channel!

Such a badass interview!

Great interview Wasn’t expecting that

One of the good interviews that I don’t cry at listening to stories at abuse . Great story.

Beautiful interview ❤

What a great video glad I watched

Great interview. Very well spoken and detailed 👊 .

This is one of your BEST interviews. Congratulations

Great interview, so interesting!

Mark, you've outdone yourself. Thanks for all you do!