Building the Black Hawk Down M14 

A life size statue of Gary Gordon is at the veterans memorial in Lincoln Maine where he's from. An American hero.

I know we're on a gun channel, but I would imagine that Randy had trained with countless rounds on the platform - so much so that the gun and ammo choice debate isn't even relevant. His #1 concern would be the men in the chopper.

@@eddietat95 Which, like I said. Balls on the dude who was only there as an overwatch to support from the air with the limited ammo a DMR guy is supposed to have and pushed himself to hold ground against a wave.

@@Excalibur01 Part of the reason he used the weapon was because the M855 rounds that was standard, combined with the short barrel carbines Delta was using, tended to penetrate too well and “icepick” through enemies. So since you’re just poking a small, .22 caliber hole in someone hopped up on khat, they often could shrug off those rounds and still come after you. The 7.62 NATO round, however, did far more damage so even a drugged up militiaman was still stopped with a single shot from it. PFC Howe said other Delta guys used to tease Shughart about insisting on carrying an M14, but after seeing how poorly their M855 rounds performed, decided that Randy was the smartest guy in the unit for carrying this gun. Obviously, nowadays, we have better bullet technology to make 5.56 perfectly serviceable, but I definitely know why Randy Shughart insisted on it in the Battle of Mogadishu.

Unlike 5.56 it only takes 1 round

@@rednecksniper4715 if you can hit them. And more rounds is better than stopping power

Absolutely heroes.

Yes, great movie. 👍🏾

OMG, I love Daylight's End and Johnny Strong is an awesome actor and he is a true gun guy!

When I saw that movie, I was yelling how cool it was

If you want a better representation, watch Garand Thumbs video on it

What made those M-14s special were the men behind them, Gordon and Shughart. Elite warriors of that caliber can fight with Makarov (pistol) and a steak knife, as the saying goes...

Oh shut up you cloner. He literally explained that his rifle is not an clone correct build you fool.

Well he said he was just trying to get the look of the rifle from the movie, not trying to get exact build of randys

No kidding? It's almost like he said that at the start of the video

I think they could make a .22 work if you told them to. These are the guys who train to hit targets at 300 meters with a colt 1911. M-14 is a very accurate rifle, and I can imagine paired with a delta operators marksmanship, is unmatched.

It tells you he wants to be able to shoot through thick shit to hit the enemy

When you shoot at zombies jacked up on khat,a methamphetamine type.drug,5.56 green tips zipped right through,when you get hit with 7.62x51, you stay hit.

​@@judahboyd2107been wanting to get this rifle for years, seems like it dosnt get alot of love

I mean, he was as sniper, so he used a sniper's rifle. Not because he thought the m14 was so much better.

...you could buy a faux selector from Brownells...mounts to the stock...not the receiver

In your personal opinion can a Springfield Armory SOCOM 16 pull off hits at 400 yards? Honest inquiry...

@@gemayeljones248 So many variables. My full size M1A has a Kreiger heavy barrel and I used a scope on 9x. Wind starts to play into it also. I had a calm day. CAN it be done? Probably. At extended range every tiny error is compounded. You put yourself at a disadvantage. It's gonna take you being on the range to figure out if 400 yards is feasible. Dance with the girl who brung ya.

These gun nerds that constantly complain drive me nuts

I can't either.

@@thomasvess6253administrative results has one up. Enjoy.

Yeah but my advice to you as an owner of two M1a standard builds is to get the Bassett machine picatinny M1a mount. When you look into it it’s so hard to find a bad experience, and I’m not kidding when I say it’s 10x easier to mount and dismount, it literally takes 2 minutes with no tools other than the little mount specific wrench that’s included by the company.

Thank you so much. You’re awesome.

USMC 18 years old. same

Being a virgin doesnt allow you to talk shit on the internet, yet here you are joey.