I Build a Sniper Camera to test if it gets better shots 

When your Canon is a Cannon

"this is how you get away with filming without a permit" Underrated line

When he almost dropped it I swear I almost had a heart attack. Thank god it didn’t break.

"Take the shot!" "Recording!" "I got you in my frame..." "Flash!" "I have a trained photographer on that building, tracking you." "I'm low on memory; I need SIM!"

11:40. Gosh darn my butt clenched when he dropped the camera. Good catch!!

You have to make a shotgun mic next!

My heart skipped a beat when Wren dropped the camera

This is how you hide your camera in "no taking pictures" area on america.

Niko: "I'm not the one with an engineering degree." Wren: "Lets use a brand new technology... Wood!"

I can see it already: "TAKE THE SHOT, TAKE THE SHOT" *click* "Oh nice shot, love the composition"

„The little like silvery thing on the inside“ - Wren Weichman, certified engineer

As far as a "trigger actuator", why not just use a trigger remote for the camera and place the button within the travel distance of the trigger?

The soviets did this a few decades ago, and it had a functional trigger. Search for Zenit Photosniper.

As an amateur photographer: I need this. As a Russian: we had this kind of technology for like 40 years.

This makes me think of a joke from a Russian Badger video "I'm gonna join a group photo only to find out it's not a group photo it's a firing squad"

trigger button for recording is a good idea but what if reloading swapped batteries, and there was a notch on the gun to use focus

The perfect camera for those aisoft game shoots. The camera men can move with the action... but will get shot more by accident

The fact that this is actually useful is crazy

One of the coolest job changes I've ever seen was a former sniper Graig Jones that became a wildlife photographer... Perfect skillset and yes... His photos are as amazing as you can imagine

General ideas for the v2 build. Make the shoulder mount and the body by yourself. As the only function this needs is giving stability and holding cables you can use ligther materials to lower the overall weight of the rig. additionally if this is done from thinner pieces of metal you will go further away from the rifle look as well. Seeing as the general idea is for this to be used in "active position" for longer ammount of times than when you aim with a rifle, give an extra padding to the shoulder mount to relieve the tension on the arm. Another thing - If you add a rail at the top of the rig, and attach the mount onto it instead of directly into the body you can regulate the position of the camera and how the weight is distributed. One more possible customization - extendable rail under the camera to which you can attach a handle. You coud as such decide if you want the handle close to the body for better stability or extrude it forward to shift the weight distribution and make it easier to hold longer and give you more fluid movement. Plus you could always attach a tripod instead of the handle to it if you'd want to film while lying on the ground for whatever reason :) Under the shoulder mount you could set up space for weights to have an even better capabality of setting up the weight distribution. And one last thing - I have no idea how secure the lock mount is. Seeing that with the strap the camera is hanging I wouldn't exclude the possibilty that with a rapid movement the lock mount could somehow fail. I probably would add some line based secure mechanism that would save the camera from smashing into the ground if the mount lock would ever decide to fail.

Niko is such a good guy. He put that bright tape on it to be safe. That's a smart move. You are a good role model Niko.

when Wren almost dropped the camera i literally jumped out of my seat

Everyone needs a Wren in their lives

"Wrengineering" is somehow more dodgy than actual tradies cutting corners

Using the mount to film a sketch that’s actually merch plug Equally admiring and rolling my eyes

"can I have a camera mount, but... like... American?" "Say no more, say no more!"

Wren: "Look what I discovered!" Also Wren: Field strips the weapon.

“Wren-engineered rig” - Niko missed a great opportunity to instead call it “Wren-gineered”

Wren trying to blow the wood peices with the mask on is the realest thing I've seen in 2020

Pro Drilling Tip: Start with a baby bit size to make way for a bigger bit.

Wren trying to blow sawdust off of the part with his mask on at 6:50 is probably the most relatable part of the whole video.

"I like you Cmike, don't come to the office tomorrow." -Wren after being told Carbon Fiber is indestructible for the millionth time

I threw my fist up in the air when Wren said "We got to make the trigger a record button." ✊👊

Camera shooting... ah-

I literally jumped from my seat when I saw that camera drop. My heart dropped out my ass

I assume its quite front heavy now. Perhaps this could be developed further, so the batteries are separate from the camera body and mounted further back near the shoulder. Anyway, great idea Niko and great work Wren! edit-- And of course they mention it. This happens when you write a comment before the video is finished.

Hey Wren, this may or may not help the next time you need to make a magazine. Making sure you have plenty of wood to work with, drill the holes before you shape everything. It means you have more wood for the vice to hold onto making everything more stable. Start with a smaller drill bit, you'll end up being more accurate that way anyways, and work your way up to the diameter you want, keeps its more stable as you're taking less material at a time. To cut the shape of the magazine, you can use a small handsaw like a gent's saw and cut across and around first, then cut down along the length of the magazine. The first round of cuts simply makes sure that the second round can't cut deeper than it should. leave about 1 or 2mm when you cut and just pare down with a chisel to the line you laid out. to pare down, hold the chisel bevel up, placing the cutting edge straight onto your line and aiming the chisel up. This is so that you won't go below the line. Strike the chisel with the palm of your hand and the corner will pop off. Using this as a reference, in a stabbing motion with the chisel as flat and parallel to the line as you can get it, start removing material and slow down and into a slicing motion the closer you get to the line. You can now use the flat of the chisel as a register to the line you want to get to. Essentially you're just doing a very big tenon joint.

"uhm.. I kinda broke it..." I wonder how many times Wren's parents heard this when he was child?

Wren, honestly this childlike joy of you utilizing your engineering degree really resonates with me. I now work in sourcing, nothing to do with my degree, and it's actually kind of nice to find a place to apply it - solder things and fix stuff. Love the content.

Niko: The goods... Me: Oh god this is gonna be a plug isnt it

When you do a swat team scene etc... you could just turn the camera 180 and have a badass shot of somebody holding a gun

"This took a lot more effort to get disassembled than I was expecting." It seems to have gotten a bit more disassembled than you were expecting, too.

i just love , how happy they are doing what they love

To further make it a bit less suspicious looking, you can always paint the whole body in bright orange; you could probably even go so far as to put a side panel on each side that boldly says, “PROP,” or, “NOT A GUN,” or something. Depending on the camera body, if they have an adjustable touchscreen, you could adjust the screen up and/or more towards the chest to reduce neck strain. If you don’t move forward with utilizing the trigger, it may be better to remove it and shave off the trigger guard, which (I think) would further move the shape away from what people might quickly assume is a firearm, both in appearance and how the hand looks while holding it.

Fun Drinking Game: Everybody takes one shot every time Wren's Engineering Degree fails him.

Wait wait wait.... Wren has an engineering degree too? Also convinced Jake is former service 🤔

I absolutely love this channel & the content y'all create! Keep the great vids coming.

"Oh shit someone's being oppressed by the cops! Someone film this!" Niko: *Pulls out rifle camera*

"you know they call me Costco, because everybody gets a sample try it on" Peter 42.2 - Nov 2020

This is the most American thing I ever saw.

I don't know if it helps at all, but most underwater surf housings (SPL comes to mind) have a pistol grip with a shutter trigger. It may not be what you're looking for but it could be a good design queue if you decide to model your own.

Keep this project going! 👍

You may wanna consult "I did a Thing" for further improvements.

"Thank you for giving me an opportunity to utilize my engineering degree" - wren 2020

Loved the vid as usual. Thanks y'all.

I would love just one youtube channel with just wrens shenannigans.

I'd like to say "I did a thing" made a pretty sweet rig.

When Wren nearly pulled a Linus - my heart legit skipped a beat lmao

If you accidentally split some wood that you're working with, there's this magical gunk stuff called "wood glue"! I don't remember how I found out about it, but it's definitely worth keeping around. Works every time! 😝🙃

Replace the gun magazine with external battery for tactical re...charge. Put a dslr camera dial where thumb can reach, like a fire mode selector in a gun. To balance the handle in the center of mass, consider using P90, Famas or Aug. Shotgun mic as an attachment, like a granade launcher in a rifle (kind in the right so left hand can still pull focus). For an alternative project for longer focal lengths (>300mm), would be useful having a small tripod in the front (as in a sniper rifle).

1st, Drill the holes first while there is still a lot of wood surrounding it. 2nd, drill press is vertical, your not a drill press, drill horizontally.

For a blackmagic you definitely need a battery mag - and sleight of hand

Yes to those types of video. Sooo cool😌

I’d recommend painting that “mag” orange or any other color than black

Samsung T5 SSD in the magwell anyone?

So I'm ex-military turned aspiring photographer and videographer, and I'm really glad this video exists. I randomly had this idea too (similar thought process as to reason why) and I had a feeling there would be something on youtube about it. I'm really glad that this is the channel that did it.

Awesome video. Great design. Love it

Sam: that is such a bad idea *wren's mind*: what could possibly go wrong

To fix the drilling into wood problem: drill the hole with a smaller bit, then use progressively larger bits until you get the desired diameter.

Best part of the whole video is the proper trigger control throughout the whole thing.

Things I would suggest to change on the camera, gun rig: -Add a rubber shoulder pad to the stock for comfort -Perhaps add hot shoe mounts to the receiver of the rifle for adding light rigs, audio rigs, etc. -Change the sling for one that is perhaps padded and mounts a little better the gun (I'm not sure how well those clips will hold up over time) -Polish the whole thing up so it looks pretty (optional)

developement suggestions: shutter button as trigger accessory rail with focus remote foregrip, plus adjustable mount for tele lens (stable run and gun with 70-200)

Wood working advice for the project: You are splitting the grain by drilling with it, you should go opposite of the grain to make it stronger and so it will have a smaller chance of splitting. you will want to star with your pilot bit, size of bit between the pilot and final, and then the final. Hold the drill so you are above it (you should be able to look at the back of the drill rather than the drill being above you head. Change the torque on the drill to be lower so instead of possibly splitting the bit will come to a stop. Let me know if there are any other questions.

This is amazing! You guys are awesome, I also thought the trigger could also function as the record button, but I don't have an engineering degree so I've no idea how that would even be possible

I'm kinda picturing Jake watching it and at the woodworking fail bits just shaking his head and when Wren say will just 3d print it Jake slowly looking down while taking the hand to his brow with the 'judging old man' vibe. (Love you Wren, but was really amusing the "New technology, wood!" and then little after 'Oh screw it, I'll just 3d print that.') Also, the idea is cool, the design for a final product prob should use some ideas to make sure it don't look as much as a gun. Lovely idea as may be, and blunt as he was Sam wasn't wrong on potential to bad stuff happening with a camera rig that make look you're with a weapon poiting at people XD But then as Niko said on the very start, initially is not something to use in public indeed. (Not while looking like a gun.)

11:42 my heart stopped

Wrens engineering is really relatable. "That's a good idea!" "I'm making it!" "oh, I'ts the other way around.."

6:50 I did the exact same thing in my high school robotics lab when I finally got back in.

Can’t wait to see version 2!

When Wren almost dropped the camera my heart stopped for a sec

I imagine Black Rifle Coffee would be interested in a mount like that

Lifting that up, actually looked like a real gun motion

This was such a cool video. I like these types.

This video made me realize we need more Peter acting cause he's pretty great at saying his lines (he'd make the perfect "i dont look like a villan but really im batshit crazy" character). Also great rig mount 10/10.

"Stuff", "Thing", can confirm is actual engineering nomenclature

DUUUUUUDE @10:44 I yelled "FUCK YEAH DUDE!" LOL the music HIT, this is SOO BADASS!

Great idea here! Aside from trigger as a shutter release, you might also want to extend the bottom so you can add picattiny rail attachments - foregrip, lights, focus dial, laser, etcetera.

You should have pre drilled the hole with a smaller drill bit.

I think using a bullpup design, like an AUG would take care of getting the weight over the grip!

love that wren is always wrepping wrotor wriot

This is so creative and satisfying.

RELOADING 'slams a new battery in'

Wren: wood will give me the strength I need! Literally 5 seconds later: breaks twice

11:38 my heart STOPED

11:40 BLOOD IS PUMPING OUT OF MY NOSE OMG

Jake: “ohh that’s fine” killed me for some reason 😂

And I was thinking, “dang a real ar-15 is easier to disassemble than the air soft gun”.

so if you want to make the trigger a shutter button, the airsoft trigger is very neat in the way that it works, once the airsoft trigger is pulled it works as a metal wedge that connects two contacts that connect the battery to a motor, but you could probably find a way to connect it to something else because these contacts can be soldered to anything else and the platform allows for wires to be routed into the stock or the pistol grip or even the handguard depending on model. the only thing you would need is a device that activates the shutter for you, then connect the wires to the trigger and your good to go! now this could get way more complicated if you wanted to use the guns selector switch to change between an auto focus selection or a fire mode. im so exited to see you all do it

To address the issue of the weight of the camera being forward of the trigger, you could mount it further back and then mount a separate screen forward and offset to receive the camera feed. It would require more integration with the camera, or if really ambitious re-engineering of the camera itself, but could help with the weight distribution. You'd probably have to partially re-engineer the camera anyway if you're going to integrate the controls into the trigger handle. Also adding Foregrip would probably be easier than holding the lens itself, not to mention potentially improve steadiness. I'm not sure where you would attach it to the current platform unless you attached it to the lens itself, but if you're redesigning the platform anyway, you might try to adapt a way to extend the platform, so it can mount one to the platform.

I remembered a Soviet cartoon called "Prostokvashino", where once a talking dog was given a photo-gun similar to your snipe-cam in this video. Upd: Also, good job!