Comments by "Archangel M127" (@Archangelm127) on "Garand Thumb" channel.

  1. I have never served in any capacity, but I do have some experience as a WWII reenactor. Most of my work there is in garrison, but I have been out in the field when I was younger. One of my most vivid memories of my entire time on this earth is lying in the mud next to a trail in the pouring rain, wearing Wehrmacht battle kit. One of a squad of 5, all lying in a line just off the trail. We'd heard somebody coming and hit dirt. Literally about 4 dozen Soviets (this was an Eastern Front event) come down the trail, ready for combat, expecting to be ambushed. There's just the five of us, so we put our faces in the mud and stop breathing. (I had no training, no real experience, no nothing, by the way. Second event.) We were so filthy and our field grey uniforms and helmets blended so well with the New England mud that these nearly 50 alert, nervous Russian reenactors walked right past us. One of them actually stepped on our sergeant's hand, nearly broke his fingers. Even though I knew for an absolute fact that nobody would hurt me in any way if we were caught, this was the most terrifying experience of my life. By far. (I have not lived a very dramatic life otherwise, and I count myself very lucky.) The point, if I have one at all, is that even with zero training and zero clue, you can be surprisingly invisible in the field. With proper training, experience, and practice I imagine it's infinitely moreso.
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  2.  @michaelblacktree  Very well said.
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  3. Hey, the Mk1 Eyeball doesn't need batteries and is less likely to get smacked around by a passing branch or whatever.
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  4. The drone evasion demo reminds me of the team hiding from those crows in "The Fellowship of the Ring." Eerie stuff.
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  5. Paul, it's not so much the content of your videos that's had a profound impact, but your absolutely-no-BS approach to things and how you stay absolutely grounded. Seeing that and seeing how much we all appreciate the lack of BS has, I think, had a calming effect on the firearms creator community. So there's a bit more info going around, and a bit less drama and/or showmanship.
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