Pat McNamara | Weapons Malfunction Training 

His beard alone has 14 confirmed kills and was a POW. And his arms.

"Don't answer the next one because you probably know the sequence" "Is there a patch for that?"

I love his teaching method when he's fishing for answers. He wants those wrong answers and doesn't fault them. Students feel free to ask their questions.

Damn, the Army gets outside instructors and we as Marines just got yelled at by some SNCO with a drinking problem who hated his wife.

Pat’s beard stays in place out of pure fear.

Lucky they have a unit willing to bring in a stud like McNamara to drop some knowledge on them. Good stuff. Props to whoever was smart enough to make that happen and get their soldiers some excellent training.

I like him - not pretending to be a badass, not hollering, not intimidating or threatening. Just, here’s the facts - the class is really focused on his message. Lots of butthead, loud mouth, nasty instructors out there, no reason for it. Thank you for posting!

Damn, you could use his beard as a half pipe for your Tech Deck.

SF dudes are natural born teachers/mentors , they actually give a dam about the fighting men out front. listen, learn , apply, you'll become a better human being all around. ... Respect.

Glad to see the Army getting real training. When I was in from 1997 - 2000 as an Infantryman, the weapons training was weak at best.

Can we get 3.5 million clones of this gentleman to replace the full- and part-time public school teachers?

That was a productive 19 minutes and 29 seconds. Good knowledge shared.

I mean, not to defend those “4 gun geeks”, but Pat is a legit wizard if there ever was one... lmfao

This is the best AR malfunction video I've ever seen.

Guy's a good teacher. Knows his shit, doesn't chew his students out for giving wrong answers, even discourages one student from carrying the class.

dude is so naturally legendary.

Pat Mac, true professional. I love that he's passing his knowledge onto younger troops. Keep it up Pat.

his beard was issued to him as a secondary weapon

12:15 bolt override fix. My absolute favorite part of this video. No matter how badass you think you are, there is always someone that will take you to school. Awesome video!

this man can teach better than actual teachers.

Way to go SGM Pat MAC , still serving those who serve!

My first AR-15 was a 1965 Colt SP 101. My first attempt to fire it resulted in a double feed. I learned a lot of useful information here.

Hey thanks on the "bolt override" tip, a nightmare I could not solve without a "TIME OUT" and a team meeting !

back when I was E-1 at basic, malfunctions wasn't discussed and all we learned was SPORTS to fix a stopped gun. I really like the celebrity trainer!

Mr. McNamara, Excellent, accurate information. Obviously based on first hand experience . I love it. Straight forward no BS instruction. I am 23 years SF. Retired 180A. 19 years on "A" teams. First war Viet Nam ( 2 years) last war Kuwait. It is a pleasure to watch your videos. Keep doing what you are doing as you are doing it. Maximum Soldier.

The bolt override clearing at ~13:20 is the most straight forward explanation that I have ever seen. It make perfect sense that the cartridge will move forward with the charging handle and un-wedge from the bolt if you just hold the bolt from moving forward when driving the charging handle forward. Thank you!

This is beautiful...wish I saw more of this when I was in. Great to see the Special Forces community share their knowledge with everyone else.

New drinking game, when Mr. McNamara spits take a shot

A couple of years ago I had the honor of having Pat Mac diagnose my mystery problem...”You got a primer in the Cam Well.” My thought...”How the hell did he know that? F’ing GENIUS!”

My entire time in the Army, any time there was training like this soldiers were scared to speak up loudly. Mostly for fear of being wrong. These are LIFE SAVING techniques. Don’t be afraid to be wrong because the worst that can happen is you’ll learn the right way.

I'm so glad he's teaching them this stuff. The regular Army doesn't and it's a huge diservice to the warfighter.

Clearing the bolt over ride blew my mind

I wish my instructors were as entertaining as this man when I was at Ft Drum.

I love how americans have such an extensive training session on this. Finnish guys running RK rifles (like an AK but better) its like: Step 1: DROP the mag, fresh mag in, rack it, try firing. If the rifle still doensnt work... Step 2: slam the stock into a rock or a tree while pointing in a safe direction, try to fire. At this point the rifle must be completely fucked if it still doesnt fire when its in battery. Step 3: find new rifle.

Beard has such a fine point, i bet he cuts his rare steaks with it

since when does regular army get actual reputable firearms training?

Blew my mind when he cleared the brass over bolt

This afternoon, my brother and I went out to the farm to shoot up some Norinco .223 ammo I bought back in the early 90's. We are both retired military guys, who have been shooting all our lives. He told me about this video on the drive to the farm, the quality of the information provided, and specifically, the primer story, that was mentioned toward the end of this video. After almost 30 years in the military each, we'd never run into primers from expended ammo, rattling around the inside of the rifle, causing all sorts of problems. When we started shooting, we immediately started to have the issues covered in this video. Every other round was the average for a stoppage...but we weren't expecting an easy day trying to shoot this ~30 year old ammo, so we cleared the jams and kept going...just like this video says. Could be the ammo, could be the rifle(s)...in the beginning, we suspected, but didn't know. After shooting 20 rounds...which took way too long, we'd move to another rifle, to see if the rifle could be the issue/to prove it was the ammo. By the second or third mag, I noticed a spent primer, was stuck on the next, chambered round, causing the bolt to not seat properly. We laughed at the odds of him having seen this video, and then having it happen to us. It took four hours, for us to shoot up ~200 rounds of this old stuff. I watched this video soon after I got back home, but because my brother had seen it before, we spent four hours applying all the info provided in this video...again and again. Thanks for the great video instruction, and thanks to Norinco for enabling an awesome day of "Weapons Malfunction Training".

he's a Gun Wizard Harry

Pat's a great tutor to complement skill at arms trainers. Not just recapping the drills that we're all taught, but experience and explanation with emphasis. For instance, not just cleaning, but checking correct operation (e.g. bolt carrier) I'd love to know what the troops thought of the lesson.

This is a guy I would live to train with!!! Knowledge combined with humor and a true passion for the content and seeing the student “get it”!!!!

This guy is actually a good instructor. Patient with the “students” and informative. Actually really like this

Legit former Delta operator for free training????Lucky bunch!

Love me some up-close-and-personal weapons instruction by Pat the Mac!

1:39 me during the ammo shortage. I'll take that round back lol

So awesome to see such experience shared with our young troops. Go Pat!

Uploaded on September 11th. Hooah gentlemen, never forget

Pat is a great teacher. Very patient individual. Very simple & plain explanations.

That beard is straight out of a Japanese anime cartoon.

When this man speaks you listen!!!

Everytime I watch pat, I feel like I’m going through puberty again 😂

PatMac is the real deal, glad to see our guys learning from him.

i learned from watching this i know absolutely nothing.

I've trained soldiers from the 10th Mountain. They are a great group of men and women.

That beard alone went through 5 tours, recorded 17 kills, has a wife and two kids

10th mtn good on you guys for bringing out a true expert in his field

It's very cool to see you training troops. "Institutional inbreeding' is being bred out..?

As a new shooter to rifles. I really enjoyed the detail to each process of elimination for a failure. I didn't think about the in depth steps to clear a malfunction and if your doing it while stress. Gave me a lot to think about and practice.

This people is a true warrior, Pat my brother I'm glad you wear the American flag.

Thanks for the video and especially the Bolt Over-Ride explanation and how to clear. I got me first a couple weeks ago, bad mag, and was totally lost on how to clear. I got it but by brute force, not nearly as gracefully as what you showed. Thanks again.

BASIC DUDE STUFF

That was freaking great.....I learned alot in 19 mins...thanks Pat

More accesories than gi joe. Copenhagen, Crotch Shemagh, Neck Shemagh, Oversized leather Biker bracelet, Black Flaming vampire Punisher skull Shirt, e-tool beard , Tactical watch, glasses, hat, tactical everything lol.

This information is beyond valuable for the casual to professional shooter. So well instructed

this guy is straight outta borderlands.

The Living Legend BIG BOSS! Pat Mac!

He makes that gun look so small

Best video on malfunctions would obviously come from our lord and savior Pat Mac

Very good breakdown. I just saved this for my wife and daughter. I "yell too much and make it not fun"

This was amazingly detailed! Absolutely loved it, I knew the way to clear all of these and fix most of them but the way he explains it is amazing. Can never have to much knowledge.

I love how he says “Rings” 😔😂 and done in 1.5 mns Ish 😂😂

that is a man over there. the manliest ive seen.

Was there some post range day PT??

There probably isn't a better instructor for this, LOVE seeing Pat Mac training the boys up. Rocknroll!!!!

2:29 The tip should be BULBOUS! Not the whole thing, just the tip.

I'm glad I found this video. I learned a few new things.

Another reason for failure to feed is cheap magazines like Thermold. If you look at a GI or Magpul magazine from the back and hold up the Thermold next to it, you will see that the magazine follower on the Thermold doesn't ride up as high. It tends to feed the round into the top of the magwell no matter how well you seat the mag.

My favorite is a guy looks the part of bad-ass and just continues to execute. This guy knows his shit.

Describing technical issues: Shooter induced.

I wish we had more and more training like this across the forces. You can tell they are all paying attention and retaining.

Some of those troops look bored to tears and wanting to be somewhere else, I don't think that they're fully understanding the pertinence of this training and from whom it's coming from. They're going to have malfunctioning weapons like the 507th Maintenance Company, who could not fight back with jammed weapons during the invasion of Iraq.

This shouldn't be free for the world to watch. God bless America! 🧱

His beard replaces the need for a mess kit.

This is a really good instruction on malfunctions. Wow.

Damn I didnt know rex, maker of rex-kwon-do, was a real guy

i could sit there all day long and listen to him

Wonder if these motards know they are learning from a living legend .

10th Mountain is no doubt honored to have Pat train them.

"I'm the dude, dude."

Glad he's there to help our boys. Stay safe.

This is basic dude stuff!!

Great reference/refresh video I'm using for my guys! Thanks for the upload.

Jerry Mc- take one of his courses, you'll have a different opinion.

That guy is an absolute unit.

Goddang the mosquitos are big there.. could hardly hear half the video..

Bolt override clearance was genius! best solution ever.

Is somebody flying Spitfires in the background or what?

Damn good teacher. Knows his stuff, strips out unnecessary complexity, communicates clearly, and takes an almost Socratic approach to facilitating his students' learning. Reminds me of the guy who taught me to drive a forklift. Whole class ended up getting full marks on the tests, except for one guy who made a mistake and only got 97% on the written (pass mark was 50% I think).

I could tell he was Delta because his beard.....has a beard.

PatMac... already a living legend.