I took it as a charles shakleford reference. www.favething.com/l-walker/sports-and-awesome-sports-quotes/i-can-dribble-with-both-hands-i-m-amphibious-charles-shackleford/ Shackleford is sometimes remembered for telling a reporter after an NC State basketball game that "I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand, I'm amphibious."
Yeandle31 Is that not based on Yogi Berra misusing/creatively using the word amphibious ? Something about batting left and right ? Too many years. No doubt a little homework should dig up the comment.
This was a fantastic Q&A. Ian, you're a fantastic interviewer; I have enjoyed every Q&A I've seen, and I have to say I tend to enjoy your interviewees *more* in one of your videos than in their own- you get more out of their 'stage presence' etc than they do on their own.
Impressed with LAV's knowledge, I thought he'd be more into modern stuff but it was great to see him casually having a chat. Seems like a good bloke with a passion for firearms. His videos are always beautifully shot and edited. Great collaboration, hope to see more!
This is just like the IRTV Q&A videos - I could watch hours of content with these two talking about any bloody thing they could think of. Good video, lads. Cheers.
If you haven't seen it, Ian's already gotten his hands on the Stoner 63. And the reason nobody can discuss them fully is because getting your hands on one is near impossible.
I wonder what kind of 10mm loads they use. Probably something hot, right? It seems a lot of commercial 10mm in the states are underpowered. People compare it to a .40S&W. Neat that 10mm is plenty for a polar bear.
i was wondering if anyone caught that i was like does he mean ambidextrous lol what the hell does dominant eye have to do with swimming lol but hes a cool guy so he gets a pass.
Derek Dziobek that Stoner 63 is so fucking awesome. Didn't Larry do a combined video with that old man who's always shooting auto's, specifically on the 63? I thought I remember that.
I really don't know why people could be disliking or even hating Larry Vickers. When I watch a video of him, it's never overly long, he shows how to fire it effectively and gives some valuable extra info. Furthermore, I don't believe he's a saint because he was in Special Forces and Delta Force. Heck, I only know about those branches because of The Movies. But I truly appreciate the fact that he's been through all of that, survived with all his limbs still functioning and he doesn't give a crap about it.
Nice to see some realistic views on piston AR's. I keep telling people that for most needs DI has some big advantages. I'm certainly noticing DI is absolute king for precision semi auto rifles. But you aren't firing incredibly fast and you want a full length barrel.
I love team Larry/Ian! The combo of Larry's real world experience and Ian's research focus play to each others strengths. It's like the polar opposite of the gamer airsoft internet expert. I am commenting two years after this came out but I hope there are a lot more of these in the future.
One of the best videos with Larry Vickers. He really should do less slow motion shooting and more in depth educational videos. With that level of expertise his channel will again be on top of my list. New found respect for him. As for Ian, great as always.
Hiking in bear country is why I got my Glock 40. Since I don't do a lot of lightweight backpacking (and don't plan on it), the extra size and weight wouldn't present much of an issue while offering benefits for an overpowered cartridge (however minimal). Cheaper and easier to shoot than a 44 mag revolver too, in addition to the larger capacity. And the "problem solva" joke makes for a good conversation starter (difference between the .40 S&W Glocks and the model 40). Happy to be validated in my intended use case.
It cracked me up when Larry kept saying he was "amphibious" and Ian just kept his mouth shut instead of correcting him. I think you meant "ambidextrous" Larry. :P
Germany really experimented in camofloge as well. Every camo we have today is just a derivative of one of the many thousands they designed in the war. They made a lot of one off designs for some reason I guess just experimenting. It was also German doctrine that an infantry squad was really a machine gun squad where the general soldiers where manoeuvre around the machine gun and protecting him. So they need a great machine gun to back up such tactics and doctrine.
Fantastic watch. I will be buying the book. Thank you gentlemen. Oh my dad, 7th SFG from the late 80’s early 90’s, always referred to a CAR-15 (never asked what model), mp5 (which he hated). and his favorite the m-14 in his dm configuration. Apparently also had to occasionally carry that( goddamn bolt gun) which was a 700 platform in I believe 7.62 nato.
I take back anything Negative I've said about Vickers. I might not like his videos but he really shows his stuff in his writing which is probably more important anyway.
I love this duo. I'd love a podcast with you two answering viewer questions for a segment and then covering a main topic. Maybe the questions could be related to the topic.
@@mikemarion19 Indeed, i love watching the Hickok videos but it's more to do with the fact that he is a likeable guy. It's not really for the information. It's also just oddly satisfying to hear his usual range lingo and jokes, and how he shoots and handles guns I most likely wont ever get my hands on. I like all 3 channels a lot, but for different reasons.
I am a left hander and run guns from the right side since my right eye is dominant. But I have found I shoot reasonably well from the left side also. I just have to close my right eye. Straight handled bolt guns are easier to use shoot from the left side than are bent handles.
Im glad to see that there are other right hand/left eye dominant guys, it's a major pain in the ass for most shooting (except shotguns where it's an advantage IMO because of the ease of access to the ejection port with your right hand so loading is easier).
The Army started the 18x enlistment option again in the early 2000s, it was an option when I joined in 2005 (i didn't choose it, but it was there). It's definitely not an option now.
michael Woods the guys I knew (there were three who went SF and two who went RASP) went through the pipeline and they passed. I lost track of them cause they’re busy doing “operator things” I guess. But apparently according to one of them most of the young guys dropped first. Anecdotal yes, but interesting none the less
Watching this excellent exchange between two highly respected experts regarding military weaponry here in Nov 2021. The obvious regarding WWII German small arms, those nutzies had the best overall. Which as iterated by Mr.Vickers, the very same continues to influence modern small arms. So we should all be thankful that the little Austrian corporal was militarily incompetent, yet their arms industry produced rockets, jets, air to air missiles and of course the worlds very first assault rifle....the legendary Sturmgewehr 44. Adding my two cents, the outcome of Stalingrad would have been far different had the STG 44 been widely available to Wehrmacht soldiers. As an assault rifle the STG 44 would have dominated in the urban environment that was Stalingrad.
Forgotten Weapons well I hope you are able to fund some more projects with the money. By the way how does that famas rifle shoot for someone who's a South paw? I can imagine that it's pretty difficult.
Got my WWII signature book......but I'm patiently awaiting the vickers book on the AK.....we all know its coming and I want the full shabang edition with all the bells and whistles!
Outstanding video! I really enjoyed the in-depth discussion between the two of you who bring much insight to the table from different backgrounds and experiences. I hope you will do more videos together in the future. Suggestion: a discussion on the development of the Assault Rifle, for example. Perhaps comparing the development of the StG, AK, and AR, which have much common history, but which diverged for various reasons. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas!
