Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "DemolitionRanch" channel.

  1. Ma Duece was my weapon for years. I tore down and put back together an M2 even before I ever took apart an M16 in the Army. I can still take it apart now, and can show people all sorts of things about troubleshooting and such. I became the go-to M2 guy in my unit. Just something about that weapon that I can't get over. Amazing weapon, and dependable. Our M2s also had old wooden handles with B-17 silhouettes engraved in them. When we got new plastic handles, the guys kept the B-17 handles.
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  2. rusty aluminum
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  3.  @johnfavalorojr.4169  Also mechanical troubleshooting when people assembled something incorrectly. I got to where I could assess a misassembled weapon and within 30sec, and without taking it apart, tell you which part was assembled incorrectly. I would then educate the person in question on how to know the proper way to assemble it for next time (Tricks to figure it out, when you forget and don't have the manual). I really love that weapon. Trained guys on the range, and got everyone in my platoon qualified expert, then took a team of guys on our scout gunnery range and set 3 range records with the M2 on a Humvee on our first try (we were given 200rnds for the course, we cleared it using only 40rnds with a perfect score). Overseas, a couple of us practiced together and could hot-swap a barrel, and then check headspace and timing in as little as 15sec. I really love the M2. The mere thought of it ever being replaced makes me sick. Mounting anything less than an M2 on a vehicle's turret is basically heresy to me.
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  4. made of rusty aluminum
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  5. might have to start thinking about bullet drop at that length. I'm curious to see if any internal damage occurs. edit: for the 22LR, maybe the droop is actually helping? And when not on the rest, the dynamic movements up/down/left/right are causing strikes.
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  6.  @johnbrady1211  About 4 or 5 of us were bored one day, so we just drilled it. Barrel swap with gloves, headspace, check timing, ready to fire. Repeat. I got assigned to an amazing unit. Excellent leadership, and we made everything into a game whenever things got frustrating or miserable. Made us a better team, made us more skilled and efficient. The problem with being in a unit like that right out of the gate is that everything else afterwards is a letdown.
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  7. pretty sure there was a subsonic bolt action rifle that was actually purpose-built for gov-sponsored assassinations with integrated suppressor that was quieter
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  8. @ArborialAspect what parrot?
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