Louder with Crowder - GUN WEEK w- Mrgunsngear | Ep 1. Handguns 101

00:00:00.000 It's gun week!

00:00:02.000 The Founding Fathers understood that only an armed people could truly be a free people.

00:00:08.000 So this week, I invite you to join me and Mug Club's resident gun aficionado, Mr. Guns and Gear himself, as we tackle the subject of firearms from every angle possible.

00:00:21.000 In today's episode, let's take on all of the basics that you need to know About a handgun.

00:00:27.000 This is Handguns101.

00:00:29.000 Episode number one of Guns Week.

00:00:37.000 We're going to be going through Handguns 101 today.

00:00:40.000 We'll have another installment.

00:00:41.000 You can click the link on Long Guns, Rifles, Shotguns, Debunking Gun Myths, Ballistics.

00:00:46.000 This brings us our resident expert, Mr. Gears.

00:00:50.000 You may know him as Guns and Gear.

00:00:51.000 We call him Mr. Gear.

00:00:53.000 Glad to be here.

00:00:53.000 Guns on a first name basis?

00:00:55.000 Yeah, we can go with Guns or just Mike.

00:00:57.000 No, guns sounds like a good handle.

00:01:01.000 It does, actually.

00:01:02.000 There aren't that many, we've talked about this, entry points for people out there. 0.95

00:01:05.000 There are a lot of gun hobbyists and there are a lot of videos online from incredible speed shooting, unbelievable trick shots, feats, and then people arguing about you being an idiot for purchasing a certain firearm, using a certain caliber.

00:01:19.000 This is hopefully designed to inform you and help you. 0.81

00:01:22.000 Look, if you haven't purchased a firearm, know what you probably need to take into account.

00:01:26.000 How to be safe, how to learn how to shoot, maintain it, the basics.

00:01:30.000 And then if you want to move on down the trail, great.

00:01:32.000 But it does seem like with the gun community sometimes, they forget that there are rungs to the ladder.

00:01:37.000 100%.

00:01:37.000 And that's one of the reasons I started doing what I do.

00:01:40.000 I didn't grow up around guns at all, so I didn't handle them until I was an adult.

00:01:44.000 I felt really intimidated.

00:01:46.000 Um, thought, you know, you need to be military, you need to be police to know anything about guns, and it's just simply not true.

00:01:51.000 Not true at all.

00:01:52.000 And sometimes you will get military and police who will still espouse that, say, actually, well, you guys don't need these.

00:01:57.000 Right.

00:01:57.000 This is for me, you know, with a BMI sometimes of 35.

00:02:00.000 Right, as if they're a gatekeeper to the Second Amendment.

00:02:03.000 Right.

00:02:03.000 There absolutely are no gates.

00:02:05.000 Exactly.

00:02:05.000 I'm not a gun guy, I'm a Second Amendment guy who, you know, I carry a firearm.

00:02:09.000 So, right now on the table, we do have a revolver.

00:02:12.000 This is my carry here.

00:02:14.000 We'll make sure it's unloaded so you can see this.

00:02:16.000 There's no way when there are cameras around.

00:02:18.000 I'm aiming it at a hill for the internet experts, but at some point it'll be aimed at something that can be exploded.

00:02:25.000 That's my Walther.

00:02:26.000 So this is a semi-automatic and a revolver.

00:02:28.000 Maybe a good place to start would be having the ladies bring out some firearms and kind of going through the process of Picking a firearm, a handgun that would be appropriate for you. 1.00

00:02:37.000 Yep, for sure.

00:02:39.000 Alright, let's bring out the lovely ladies. 1.00

00:02:42.000 Thank you.

00:02:47.000 There was no real specific technical purpose for that, but it was nice.

00:02:51.000 So, walk us through here, for folks who may not know, the firearms.

00:02:56.000 First off, if you have a handgun, what would be the primary purposes for someone purchasing one?

00:03:01.000 So, what I always say about when you're trying to pick your first gun, if you want You know, choosing rifle, pistol, shotgun, whatever the case may be, I recommend for your first gun to get a handgun of some sort, whether it be a revolver or a semi-automatic, which we'll get into here in a second.

00:03:16.000 The reason for that is, you can always have your handgun with you.

00:03:20.000 Most situations, you can't just run around with an AR-15, but you can with a handgun, so it gives you options.

00:03:26.000 You can carry it, you can take it, you know, out in the woods, if you're afraid of cats, whatever the case may be.

00:03:31.000 Yes, or just don't like them.

00:03:35.000 I don't like that.

00:03:37.000 But anyway, so that's why I recommend a handgun.

00:03:39.000 Of course, there's some drawbacks to that.

00:03:40.000 They are the hardest of the guns to shoot well, for sure, but again, they definitely give you options.

00:03:45.000 And those could be, especially a handgun, right?

00:03:48.000 Most likely, are you going to have it in your, you know, night, it's going to be a bedside gun.

00:03:51.000 Right.

00:03:51.000 That allows you something larger, which, a benefit, easier to control.

00:03:54.000 Yep.

00:03:55.000 If you're carrying it, the smaller you go, the harder to control, but obviously the easier to conceal, the trade-offs.

00:03:59.000 Right, there's always a trade-off with guns, no matter what.

00:04:01.000 You're giving up something to get something.

00:04:04.000 So, for example, here on the table we have this gun here, which is a Ruger .22 caliber pistol.

00:04:09.000 That would be a great gun for someone who wants to learn how to shoot, because very low recoil, not a powerful round at all, but the benefit of it is very, very low recoil.

00:04:20.000 It's not as loud as some of the other options as well.

00:04:22.000 So, the downside, of course, is that .22 is not good as like a bedside gun, right?

00:04:27.000 Right.

00:04:27.000 You don't want to count on .22 to save your life.

00:04:29.000 And we'll go through that in a future installment here.

00:04:32.000 Myths associated with guns.

00:04:33.000 Because you'll have people say, well, a .22 kills someone.

00:04:35.000 Well, sure, it does.

00:04:36.000 But if they're dead four hours later in the hospital, it's not going to help you.

00:04:40.000 There's a term, stopping power.

00:04:42.000 Also, the idea that the .22 bounces around in your body like a ping pong ball.

00:04:45.000 It's not true.

00:04:46.000 That's another video.

00:04:46.000 Yes, it is.

00:04:48.000 And explain for people.

00:04:48.000 So we have a 9mm, .380, and this is a revolver and .357.

00:04:54.000 What we think, or what you think, is the minimum effective caliber?

00:04:57.000 Why one might...

00:04:58.000 Sure.

00:04:58.000 So, my opinion is, for self-defense, your minimum caliber you should go with, if it's a semi-auto, is .380, which is this one here that we have for the Walther PPK.

00:05:07.000 And the reason for that is just, there's a lot of studies that have been done on it, and between .380 slash 9mm up to .45, there's not a lot of difference in terms of stopping power, as you just said, in the real world.

00:05:19.000 If you actually look at the data, it's pretty darn close.

00:05:22.000 But .380s will be, generally speaking, smaller.

00:05:26.000 Wait, do you hear that?

00:05:27.000 That's the sound of people going nuts in the comments section.

00:05:30.000 Yes.

00:05:30.000 I don't use a caliber unless it starts with a 4.

00:05:33.000 Yes.

00:05:33.000 People will.

00:05:34.000 That's fine.

00:05:34.000 I knew that guns and gear was a fairy.

00:05:38.000 He's talking about the minimum effective dose for someone who's not comfortable necessarily with a firearm.

00:05:43.000 Correct.

00:05:43.000 If you are a healthy, 25 year old, 6 foot tall, 200 pound man, probably not what I would recommend.

00:05:50.000 But then we go over here to the Walther PPS, which is a 9mm.

00:05:54.000 But it's a smaller 9mm, so 9mm is going to be a little bit more powerful, it's also going to give you more options for defensive carry, better rounds, it's also cheaper.

00:06:05.000 But a small gun like that is going to have more recoil, it's going to jump around, harder to shoot well, and of course you have less capacity.

00:06:11.000 Let me show that kind of for people who may not know, this is what would be considered more of a full size.

00:06:15.000 You can see here the PDP versus the PPS.

00:06:19.000 It's a lot thinner.

00:06:20.000 It's much smaller, easier to conceal.

00:06:22.000 This one has the crimson trace laser grips.

00:06:23.000 This has a red dot.

00:06:24.000 And a lot of people sometimes don't take into account that they go, well, small.

00:06:28.000 I just want a small, cute gun.

00:06:29.000 This is going to be much harder to control because there's less weight, right?

00:06:33.000 So it's more like a bomb going off.

00:06:34.000 Correct.

00:06:34.000 Have you ever fired a Smith & Wesson Scandium J-Frame?

00:06:37.000 I have, with N357 Magnum.

00:06:38.000 It's the most unpleasant thing I've ever shot in my life.

00:06:41.000 You do one cylinder and you're like, okay, I get it.

00:06:44.000 Yeah, 100%.

00:06:45.000 So yeah, like Steven said, of course, this is a larger gun.

00:06:48.000 It's going to have more capacity, so...

00:06:50.000 This particular one is a PDP Compact.

00:06:52.000 Standard capacity on that one is 15 rounds, but it can take magazines that hold more.

00:06:57.000 More rounds is, generally speaking, what you want if you can get it.

00:07:00.000 I've never met anyone who's been in a gunfight who was like, I had too many rounds.

00:07:04.000 Right.

00:07:05.000 It just, it doesn't happen.

00:07:07.000 Now, the downside of that is if you're going to carry it all day, it's a little bit bigger, it's a little bit harder to conceal, but it's easier to shoot well.

00:07:13.000 You're feeling to take into account too many round Kenny.

00:07:17.000 That's more of his calling card, so it's not relevant.

00:07:19.000 For sure.

00:07:19.000 And then this is, you know, the nicest looking firearm I would say there, but this is how I learned on these firearms.

00:07:25.000 Sure, sure.

00:07:26.000 So this one here is a 686+, I believe, from Smith & Wesson.

00:07:29.000 So it's chambered in .357 Magnum, but for revolvers, .357 Magnum will also take .38 Special, and for revolvers, that is the Weakest, I guess we'd say, caliber that I would recommend for defensive use.

00:07:42.000 It's very similar to .380 in terms of how it performs ballistically.

00:07:45.000 But this gives you the option, of course, to use .357 Magnum, which is a much more powerful round, but it's going to have much more recoil.

00:07:52.000 And capacity is limited with revolvers.

00:07:54.000 That's one thing.

00:07:55.000 A lot of people like them because they're simple, they're dead reliable for most people.

00:07:59.000 But this is, and this is, you know, a 6.86, so I think it's seven or eight rounds, but you're usually looking at five or six.

00:08:04.000 Correct.

00:08:05.000 And to your point, I wouldn't say that revolvers are more reliable.

00:08:09.000 That said, what I would say is when revolvers malfunction, they tend to be more difficult to fix.

00:08:15.000 Whereas with a semi-automatic gun, if it has a malfunction, you can just fix it very easily.

00:08:20.000 Typically, when a revolver stops shooting, You need to take it to a Swiss watchmaker.

00:08:23.000 Correct, yes.

00:08:25.000 But it usually means you've done something really bad.

00:08:27.000 Yes, I agree with that as well.

00:08:29.000 But if you're somebody who just doesn't ever want to maintain your guns, which we'll talk about as well, and you just want to leave it in the sock drawer, there's been a ton of little old ladies that had a six-shot revolver that they haven't shot in 20 years that have defended their homes with it.

00:08:42.000 So it's definitely doable.

00:08:43.000 So if we're looking, for example, this might be something home defense, though there are holsters that can work.

00:08:48.000 Something like this for concealed carry for someone who maybe has a little more experience.

00:08:51.000 Maybe a .380 for someone who is a little recoil sensitive. 0.58

00:08:55.000 And a revolver if you're looking to live out your dirty, hairy fantasies.

00:08:59.000 Or just really don't want to ever maintain a firearm. 0.89

00:09:02.000 Correct.

00:09:02.000 I agree with that.

00:09:03.000 Additionally, this particular revolver is heavy.

00:09:05.000 So it's all steel.

00:09:06.000 And if you put 38 specials in there, it's going to have very, very minimal recoil.

00:09:11.000 So if you're recoil sensitive at all, a heavy revolver is definitely one to look at.

00:09:16.000 So let's bring Gerald in here, who owns firearms, but knows very little about them.

00:09:22.000 Has never cleaned them.

00:09:22.000 Look, that's 100% true.

00:09:24.000 It's very untrue.

00:09:25.000 I don't want to clean a revolver.

00:09:26.000 I just know not to point it at any one of you guys on purpose.

00:09:29.000 So, basic gun safety because he's a large man and clumsy.

00:09:33.000 So, of course, the basic gun safety is keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire.

00:09:39.000 Know your target and what's beyond it.

00:09:42.000 Meaning that if you have just a target out here, it's going to go through it into other things.

00:09:47.000 You said keep the finger off the trigger, know your target.

00:09:49.000 So if I shoot one of these cameras, it will hit the person behind it?

00:09:52.000 It might.

00:09:53.000 Okay, so that's fair.

00:09:54.000 Especially because we have old ghost man camera Tim.

00:09:57.000 Yeah, that's true.

00:09:59.000 It means he's non-union.

00:10:01.000 Additionally, the one you'll hear classically is treat all guns like they're loaded.

00:10:05.000 I'm not a big fan of that because it inhibits some training things that you can do.

00:10:09.000 Dry fire.

00:10:10.000 Also, if you own like a Glock, you have to press the trigger to disassemble it.

00:10:13.000 So I say know the status of your firearm.

00:10:16.000 That's my personal rule on that.

00:10:18.000 So if I pick a gun up and put it down, once I put it down, it's not loaded anymore.

00:10:23.000 Mentally and I have to re-clear it.

00:10:25.000 That's kind of my rule of thumb on that one.

00:10:27.000 Okay, that seems to make sense I know a lot of people will say treat every firearm like it's loaded and so again This is one of those things that I think there's gonna be a little bit of chat about.

00:10:33.000 I think you treat every firearm as though it's loaded if it's the first time you're dealing with that firearm.

00:10:37.000 But people who say like treat every firearm like it's loaded They say, well, how do you use our laser system?

00:10:42.000 And you get to, you do targets.

00:10:43.000 Exactly.

00:10:43.000 It's not loaded.

00:10:44.000 It's a laser, but what are we doing here?

00:10:46.000 So, uh, no, it's exactly right.

00:10:48.000 And just like we talked about here, like there's no way at some point we've cleared all these firearms to make sure that it's not aimed at something that we don't want to break.

00:10:54.000 I mean, there's a nice lawn chair over there.

00:10:56.000 Yeah.

00:10:56.000 I don't want to lose that.

00:10:57.000 I wouldn't say nice.

00:10:58.000 Well, we spared no expense.

00:11:00.000 And of course, to that point, never point a firearm at anything you don't want to destroy or kill.

00:11:05.000 That's the last one.

00:11:06.000 Yes.

00:11:06.000 Okay, so for people who don't know, let's go, and I've gone through this before when we've done Change My Minds, let's, you know, revolver is relatively simple.

00:11:12.000 Let's go with a semi-automatic.

00:11:13.000 Let's say this was on the table, right, in the slide.

00:11:16.000 was in here and there's a magazine in there.

00:11:19.000 So someone handed it to you that way.

00:11:20.000 There's nothing in the chamber.

00:11:21.000 How would you ensure that that is safe?

00:11:23.000 Okay, so with the semi-automatic, first thing you want to do is drop the magazine.

00:11:26.000 This is actually, I would say, one of the most common ways that people have a negligent discharge, which is when the gun goes off and they don't want it to.

00:11:34.000 If you don't drop the magazine first and then you rack the slide, you're going to drop, you're going to put it around the chamber rather.

00:11:42.000 So drop your magazine first.

00:11:45.000 Lock the slide back, physically inspect, and visually inspect that the firearm is clear, and now it's clear.

00:11:51.000 Now it's clear.

00:11:52.000 Revolver, pretty simple, but for people who don't know.

00:11:53.000 Sure.

00:11:54.000 So, revolvers are going to open 99% of the time, one of two ways.

00:12:00.000 So, it will open pushing this button forward, like this, on a Smith & Wesson style gun.

00:12:05.000 On a Colt gun, it works the opposite way.

00:12:08.000 But, after that, all you need to do is look into the chamber, or excuse me, the cylinder, and you can see there are no rounds, so it's unloaded.

00:12:14.000 Okay, so all of these firearms safe, unloaded, and I guess now we're going to load them up and take them to the range with some basic tips for people like Gerald, who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn.

00:12:25.000 I'll try!

00:12:25.000 I mean, come on, I've gone to the range a couple of times, I've just never cleaned my gun.

00:12:29.000 That's the problem.

00:12:30.000 We'll get to that.

00:12:31.000 Never?

00:12:32.000 Never.

00:12:32.000 Well, we'll do that after.

00:12:33.000 I don't know how.

00:12:33.000 We'll get to it after.

00:12:34.000 We'll learn how to maintain your firearms and also we'll look at some holster options.

00:12:38.000 But never, really.

00:12:39.000 Never.

00:12:40.000 Okay, now is the fun part that you probably all want to get to, but first you should go

00:12:56.000 back and watch the safety.

00:12:58.000 Ear protection, we're on the range.

00:12:59.000 Oh wow, those are deep in there.

00:13:01.000 Yep, definitely want to get them in.

00:13:02.000 I couldn't even necessarily see it.

00:13:05.000 Oh, you have the big over ears, alright.

00:13:07.000 Eyes and ears.

00:13:08.000 I have my Walther PDP, by the way.

00:13:10.000 They're a sponsor to this show.

00:13:12.000 Look, the plug is just go try one.

00:13:14.000 Go to your local dealership, go to your local gun range, ask to try the Walther.

00:13:18.000 They're cool, they fire easily, they practically sell themselves.

00:13:21.000 They're great guns.

00:13:22.000 Mine has a red dot on it, which we'll get into, but this is a basic one.

00:13:25.000 We'll be using iron sights and some basic shooting tips for, you know, the Mongoloid Gerald. 0.99

00:13:33.000 When you pick a firearm up, the most important thing for a new person is to keep your finger off the trigger.

00:13:38.000 So with a semi-auto, it's easy just to put it up top like that.

00:13:42.000 And of course, you want to be as high as possible into the gun.

00:13:45.000 And the reason for that is as the gun recoils, the slide is going to be doing this.

00:13:50.000 So if you're low down on the grip, then it's just going to flip more.

00:13:54.000 You're going to have a harder time staying on target.

00:13:58.000 You just want to be as high as possible.

00:13:59.000 Get as much purchase on the gun as you can.

00:14:02.000 And then with your other hand, what you want to do... And really quickly, would that be when people use the term limp-wristing?

00:14:08.000 Yes.

00:14:09.000 Is that the term where it's like you're limp-wristing so it doesn't, the recoil operation isn't proper?

00:14:12.000 Correct.

00:14:13.000 So if your hand's too low, it can cause a limp-wristing malfunction like he was just talking about, meaning the slide can't go all the way back and all the way forward to get the next round.

00:14:22.000 Right.

00:14:22.000 So that is another reason you want to grip it nice and high.

00:14:24.000 But it's Gun Week, not Pride Week, so we don't have that concern today.

00:14:29.000 And then with your support hand, you basically want to fill in as much surface as you can on the firearm.

00:14:34.000 So the way I teach it to new people is if you make an L with your hand, come in at a 45 degree angle to the gun.

00:14:43.000 And then you're basically going to be right there.

00:14:45.000 And once again, you want to be as high as possible on the gun to mitigate that slide recoil energy.

00:14:51.000 And you explained to me too, I think this is important for people to know, you're basically trying to create a vice.

00:14:55.000 Right?

00:14:55.000 Yes.

00:14:55.000 Because the recoil operation, right?

00:14:58.000 Thermodynamics, the law of thermodynamics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

00:15:02.000 It's either going to flip up, right?

00:15:04.000 Or, of course, there's instability this way.

00:15:05.000 Right.

00:15:06.000 So you're looking to stabilize it side to side and kind of Front to back muzzle up, and that's what you're controlling with that grip.

00:15:12.000 And some people will teach a push-pull grip, meaning you push with your dominant hand and pull with your sport hand.

00:15:12.000 For sure.

00:15:20.000 I'm not a huge fan of that.

00:15:21.000 The way I like to think of it is you want to, as you come out to present, kind of clamp like a vice, just like Stephen was just saying, up on top.

00:15:29.000 That's kind of how I think of it.

00:15:31.000 There's different techniques, though.

00:15:32.000 But that's your basic grip.

00:15:33.000 And note, again, for the second time, finger off the trigger.

00:15:36.000 Great.

00:15:36.000 Because that's what people do.

00:15:38.000 So this is as close to kind of a basic sort of 9mm that you might, you know, they're similar to their Glocks or HKs, right? 0.78

00:15:44.000 Everyone has a double stack 9mm like this.

00:15:46.000 Would be considered a mid-size, full-size pistol.

00:15:46.000 Right.

00:15:49.000 And then we'll move to some of the different sizes so you can see the different dynamics.

00:15:53.000 I'm going to step away.

00:15:53.000 I love you.

00:15:54.000 Sorry for teasing you.

00:15:55.000 I only teased him because I knew he couldn't hear me.

00:15:57.000 But I want Mr. Guns and Gear to help you handle the fire, alright?

00:16:01.000 So which one of the terrible... Don't ask me, ask him.

00:16:04.000 What targets should we be shooting at?

00:16:05.000 I say we go with the actual target, so establish that good grip like we talked about.

00:16:10.000 Now you have large hands as do I, so this can be kind of a problem in terms of getting as much purchase on the gun as you can.

00:16:17.000 So am I resting it right here?

00:16:18.000 It's not a rental, we do have it.

00:16:21.000 Explain that for people who don't, some people may say, what do you mean by purchase?

00:16:25.000 So what I mean by purchase is getting your surface area of your hand on the surface area of the gun.

00:16:30.000 You want as much as possible.

00:16:32.000 And his point about his thumb, where should he keep it, in order to get as much purchase on it as you can, your thumb needs to be high.

00:16:39.000 So there's a grip called the two thumbs high grip, that's what you'll see it referred to all the time.

00:16:44.000 That's what most people should use, in my opinion, with a semi-automatic gun.

00:16:48.000 Now, should I keep it off the slide, obviously?

00:16:50.000 It doesn't matter.

00:16:50.000 No.

00:16:50.000 No?

00:16:51.000 So it's not going to mess with me.

00:16:51.000 Okay.

00:16:53.000 Alright.

00:16:53.000 It will not.

00:16:53.000 Okay.

00:16:54.000 Because I saw your other hand coming in and it was high.

00:16:56.000 Yep.

00:16:57.000 So, okay.

00:16:57.000 And you're sure because you're talking to the man with the worst luck in the world.

00:17:01.000 If something can go wrong, explode in his face... What are we talking about?

00:17:04.000 That's why we don't let him around high points.

00:17:07.000 That's a fair point and a wise move.

00:17:09.000 So, again, you're going to have your thumb up and you make an L with your offhand and you kind of come in at a 45 degree angle, just like that.

00:17:17.000 And what you want, again, is no gaps here on the frame.

00:17:21.000 There's no gap, I'm sticking my finger in there, he's grabbing my finger.

00:17:23.000 That's what you want.

00:17:24.000 You don't want any of the gun that's not being supported.

00:17:27.000 So that's pretty much ideal.

00:17:29.000 When we go out to present, if you turn around, so there's two schools of thought on this as well in terms of presenting a firearm.

00:17:36.000 So some people will teach that your arm should be bent slightly to absorb the recoil.

00:17:42.000 Some people will teach straight out.

00:17:44.000 I don't think it matters.

00:17:45.000 I think it's a personal preference thing, honestly.

00:17:46.000 I really do.

00:17:47.000 Yeah, there are different ways.

00:17:48.000 I will tell you this.

00:17:49.000 So the way I always learned, again, I learned on revolvers.

00:17:51.000 I grew up in Canada, so it's the magical gun of mystery you're never supposed to know about.

00:17:55.000 For sure.

00:17:56.000 So I first fired revolvers.

00:17:59.000 I was a former cop, actually, when I was filming in Oceanside, California.

00:18:02.000 And the first time I ever went to any kind of a course on guns, they said, OK, you know, slightly staggered stance.

00:18:07.000 Then when I went to get concealed carry in Texas, he said, no, no, you have to stand completely Straight.

00:18:13.000 And everything you've done is wrong, and I had to relearn it, even though I learned how to shoot.

00:18:17.000 And I think a lot of people will run into this.

00:18:19.000 Sure.

00:18:20.000 First off, what do you prefer, and can both work?

00:18:23.000 So, for stance, what I tell people is most people have played some sort of sport, whether it be volleyball, basketball, football, whatever.

00:18:23.000 Sure.

00:18:31.000 What you want for a stance is a defensive stance.

00:18:33.000 So, something like this.

00:18:35.000 If you wouldn't, what I'll say is, if you wouldn't throw a punch from it, from that stance, don't shoot from that stance.

00:18:40.000 Does that make sense?

00:18:41.000 So for me, that would have to be staggered.

00:18:43.000 Right.

00:18:43.000 A little staggered, right?

00:18:44.000 Yeah, a little staggered.

00:18:45.000 Well, this doesn't make... I don't like that.

00:18:47.000 That's what I was like, you know, straight like this.

00:18:48.000 I mean, it just felt like I could be tipped over.

00:18:50.000 Yep.

00:18:50.000 Well, yeah, we're not going to be blowing our knee out.

00:18:53.000 But yeah, so a good athletic defensive stance.

00:18:55.000 Okay.

00:18:56.000 And that can be within the, you know, sort of your tolerances as to what is comfortable for you.

00:19:01.000 And people have health issues and everything else.

00:19:03.000 Have you run into this too, being a gun guy, like you go to these functions, you go to these expos, and I say it because I want as many firearm owners out there as possible.

00:19:11.000 Am I yelling?

00:19:12.000 No, you're fine.

00:19:14.000 So often I'll see people go up and they'll get scared off.

00:19:17.000 It's not that hard to be safe and to be proficient.

00:19:19.000 You don't need to be a world-beater.

00:19:21.000 You need to find what works for you within the parameters of safety.

00:19:23.000 Do you find that a lot of the time sometimes People are too close to the forest to see the trees and scare folks off.

00:19:28.000 A thousand percent.

00:19:29.000 The enthusiasts in the gun world, they have their egos invested in it.

00:19:33.000 So, definitely recommend not doing that.

00:19:37.000 Come to it with an open mind and you might learn some things.

00:19:40.000 Clear minds and open hearts.

00:19:41.000 Finger off the trigger.

00:19:42.000 Fingers off the trigger.

00:19:43.000 Absolutely.

00:19:44.000 Okay, let's see Gerald do this first.

00:19:48.000 Let me actually get into that.

00:19:49.000 Okay.

00:19:50.000 So, for loading a gun, talking about semi-automatics, there's two essential ways to do it.

00:19:55.000 So, either you can lock the slide back first by hitting our slide lock lever here, insert the magazine, then either drop it with the lever or pull it back, either one, whatever. 0.94

00:20:05.000 Okay, now I've heard people say that you're a retard if you do one or the other. 0.78

00:20:09.000 I'm sure you've heard this too. 0.87

00:20:10.000 Absolutely do this and someone will go, absolutely hit the slide.

00:20:10.000 I have.

00:20:12.000 Right.

00:20:13.000 Either one works?

00:20:14.000 What's the safest way to do it?

00:20:16.000 For the average person, like me.

00:20:18.000 If you're only going to practice one technique, running the slide works on every semi-auto.

00:20:23.000 Okay, gotcha.

00:20:24.000 Dropping the slide stop does not work on every semi-auto.

00:20:27.000 Okay.

00:20:27.000 So if you just want to be consistent...

00:20:30.000 Run the slide.

00:20:30.000 Well, like the Walther PPK we have.

00:20:32.000 Correct.

00:20:32.000 Exactly.

00:20:33.000 And so, that's the perfect example.

00:20:35.000 So, and what you want to do when you do that is overhand grip, good purchase, pull back, let go.

00:20:42.000 Don't run with it.

00:20:43.000 Do not run with it.

00:20:43.000 That spring is sprung to put the round in the chamber from that force.

00:20:48.000 Just let it go.

00:20:49.000 Okay.

00:20:51.000 Get sprung, son.

00:20:54.000 There you go.

00:20:54.000 Alright.

00:20:55.000 Basic sight alignment for Sites like this is going to be, you want everything to be centered.

00:21:01.000 So you said, I can either be here or I can be a little further out.

00:21:04.000 Is there too far to go?

00:21:06.000 People will argue that.

00:21:07.000 So I would say you want to be out no matter what.

00:21:10.000 Right.

00:21:10.000 But some people will say you want to have flex in your elbows and some people will say locked in rigid.

00:21:15.000 I'm going to try a little flex first and see what happens.

00:21:17.000 Sure.

00:21:18.000 I'm just going to fire once and see how this goes.

00:21:19.000 Okay, ready?

00:21:19.000 Let's do it.

00:21:20.000 Pfft! 0.63

00:21:23.000 Good.

00:21:25.000 They're not selling any meat hiding bathing suits anymore! 0.86

00:21:28.000 Okay!

00:21:28.000 Stop real quick.

00:21:29.000 If you find yourself shooting four, five, six shots, whatever the case may be, and your grip starts slipping, it's because you're not gripping it tight enough.

00:21:34.000 Okay.

00:21:35.000 Period.

00:21:35.000 years go to waltherarms.com to check them out.

00:21:38.000 Stop real quick.

00:21:40.000 If you find yourself shooting four, five, six shots, whatever the case may be, and your

00:21:44.000 grip starts slipping, it's because you're not gripping it tight enough.

00:21:48.000 Okay.

00:21:49.000 Period.

00:21:50.000 Or your gun just doesn't have enough texture.

00:21:52.000 But that's not the case with the PDP either.

00:21:53.000 That gun has plenty of texture.

00:21:54.000 Yeah, no, it definitely has good grip.

00:21:56.000 So let's make those adjustments and let's see, I guess, if that... Okay.

00:22:02.000 All the way up.

00:22:03.000 Any thoughts?

00:22:16.000 I like it.

00:22:17.000 This is the first time I've fired my PDP and that's not so bad.

00:22:20.000 That's very good.

00:22:20.000 I'm going pretty slow, like I'm not actually running through this thing.

00:22:24.000 No, that's very good for someone who's not a proficient shooter.

00:22:27.000 I mean, there's a lot of people who shoot pretty often.

00:22:29.000 It also just shows how those little tips can make a huge difference.

00:22:33.000 It doesn't need to be as complicated as some folks.

00:22:35.000 Of course, if you want to be a world competition shooter, but just look at that with those couple of tips.

00:22:39.000 Every single one was on target.

00:22:40.000 Alright, so I'm going to see if I can remember how to do this here.

00:22:42.000 So we put this guy right there.

00:22:44.000 There we go.

00:22:46.000 Alright, so one thing I would recommend, just for consistency's sake, come over the top of the slide like this.

00:22:53.000 Because you have the most power.

00:22:54.000 Why did I do that?

00:22:55.000 So I'm going back at this target here.

00:22:57.000 Alright, so 45 again.

00:22:59.000 Right here, just so I can show you guys.

00:23:02.000 Right there and snug up to the top.

00:23:03.000 Is that about right?

00:23:04.000 And again, just for a check, you want to make sure there's no, nothing, my hand can't get in there and get on the grip.

00:23:10.000 That means it's doing it right.

00:23:11.000 It's Gay Pride Month.

00:23:12.000 I'm not sure if we should be doing the pokey thing. 1.00

00:23:14.000 That's true.

00:23:14.000 We may not run on Gay Pride Month, so now we have to, now, but for you it's always, it's always Gay Pride Month.

00:23:21.000 I'm trying to talk!

00:23:22.000 One thing too, with your offhand grip, sometimes if you cam it forward a little bit more, i.e.

00:23:29.000 rotate your wrist, it'll create a stronger point.

00:23:33.000 Yeah, it kind of feels better.

00:23:35.000 Because you're using your bones instead of your muscles at that point to stabilize it.

00:23:38.000 So sometimes, cam it forward and see how that works.

00:23:42.000 If it works for you, do it.

00:23:43.000 Let's see how he does with the smaller...

00:23:56.000 The target moved!

00:24:03.000 Alright.

00:24:04.000 So, most likely, we'll just pull the slide back.

00:24:07.000 Most likely what he just did there, it's called riding the slide lock.

00:24:11.000 It's when you have your hands up high like that.

00:24:13.000 Oh, I hit that.

00:24:14.000 Yep.

00:24:14.000 It hit it and prevented it from locking back.

00:24:15.000 Okay, right.

00:24:16.000 But that's fine.

00:24:16.000 There's nothing wrong with that.

00:24:17.000 Okay, perfect.

00:24:18.000 I noticed it was, it was actually pretty, pretty similar than a couple shots that did go high.

00:24:22.000 Is that, for people who don't know, is that typical with a smaller firearm?

00:24:25.000 It's typical that you're just not controlling your recoil as well.

00:24:27.000 Okay.

00:24:28.000 That's really what it is.

00:24:29.000 Okay.

00:24:29.000 So it was my fault.

00:24:30.000 Yeah.

00:24:32.000 It's your fault combined with physics.

00:24:33.000 Okay.

00:24:34.000 You were honestly really good with both of them once you made those little corrections, which has proven the point that it doesn't have to be overly complicated to get proficient, right?

00:24:43.000 If we're talking about a defensive scenario, and of course adrenaline is dumping, and we understand all those things, that would be more than serviceable for what you need.

00:24:49.000 Yeah, 100%.

00:24:49.000 Especially considering that you have giant crab claws on a tiny little gun.

00:24:53.000 Right, which makes a difference.

00:24:54.000 He's a large man.

00:24:56.000 This brings us to, you know, some people now will say, don't ever use a firearm anymore in the year 2023 without a red dot.

00:25:03.000 And this one, and I didn't learn on any Red Dot, so I have the same PDP here.

00:25:07.000 That's a Red Dot, we'll check it.

00:25:09.000 I don't want to put my... You need to take the... Yeah, take the magazine, otherwise I'll put it in the... So, it is clear?

00:25:15.000 Yep.

00:25:16.000 And what are your thoughts on this?

00:25:18.000 Are you pro-Red Dot?

00:25:19.000 Are you anti-Red Dot?

00:25:20.000 For people who don't know iron sights, or I think traditional metal sights, this, it's not a laser, but when you look through this looking glass, you will see a dot, and that's basically supposed to make target acquisition faster, and I think for most people it does.

00:25:33.000 Kind of.

00:25:33.000 So if you were to ask me this question five years ago, I'd give you a totally different answer.

00:25:39.000 Today...

00:25:41.000 Red dots on pistol sides are pretty reliable.

00:25:44.000 Before they were very fragile, would break.

00:25:46.000 The good ones now are fine in terms of durability.

00:25:48.000 This is one of them, it's a Holosun 509T.

00:25:53.000 That said, with people who are new to guns, I think it's easier, well it's easier for them to get hits with red dots, but I think it's easier for them to get proficient with iron sights.

00:26:03.000 So the reason I say that is, People who are new to firearms, when they go out to present, very often will miss the dot, i.e.

00:26:11.000 it's not there, they don't see it, and they end up doing this.

00:26:14.000 A lot of this, trying to find the dot.

00:26:16.000 Now there is a solution for that, it's called the ACSS reticle, but that's a video for another day.

00:26:22.000 My main thing is usually tipping the gun down helps.

00:26:26.000 I've almost always noticed that if I'm looking through the way I would look at iron sights, take it and tip it down, you find the red dot.

00:26:32.000 If you miss the dot, it's probably 90% that it's high.

00:26:36.000 Additionally, newer guns like this PDP is actually a perfect example.

00:26:39.000 The reason this Yep, so when you grip it, you do that.

00:26:46.000 That's literally why it's there, that's why they designed the frame like that.

00:26:49.000 That makes sense.

00:26:50.000 So, it's to do that to get the dot.

00:26:53.000 That said, if you do a bunch of dry presentations, meaning no rounds and you just kind of come up like that, practice over and over again, you absolutely can get it, but there is a steeper learning curve to learning red dots on a pistol than there is on a rifle.

00:27:07.000 Okay.

00:27:08.000 Do you want to try with a red dot, Gerald, since you're kind of the experiment here?

00:27:12.000 So, this is an unloaded gun, but Gerald, try and find the red dot on the target.

00:27:16.000 With pistol red dot, well, any red dots actually, you want to ignore your iron sights.

00:27:22.000 So, a lot of people will try to like lollipop them, meaning put the dot on the front sight.

00:27:26.000 Do not do that.

00:27:27.000 Ignore them.

00:27:28.000 Pretend it's not there.

00:27:29.000 Alright.

00:27:34.000 I don't.

00:27:34.000 Oh, there it is.

00:27:34.000 Okay.

00:27:35.000 There we go.

00:27:35.000 I just needed to tip it down a little bit.

00:27:37.000 Yeah, but that's the problem with pistol red dots.

00:27:38.000 So, under stress, imagine trying to do that, right?

00:27:41.000 I know.

00:27:41.000 Yeah.

00:27:42.000 There we go.

00:27:43.000 With red dots, just like lasers actually that you just had out here, one of the things, again, with newer folks is they want to get everything right.

00:27:49.000 This is More so for women than men, just in my experience in teaching people.

00:27:55.000 So it can slow them down initially.

00:27:58.000 Now once you get proficient, the red dot's 100% faster.

00:28:00.000 There's a reason all world champion shooters are using red dots.

00:28:04.000 But at the beginner level, it can slow you down because what you want to do is you want to get it perfectly centered.

00:28:07.000 And like you just said, you stop moving.

00:28:09.000 Well, your iron sights are moving too.

00:28:11.000 You just can't see them.

00:28:12.000 We'll do another tip.

00:28:13.000 So when you're loading a magazine and a pistol, I recommend always grabbing it like this.

00:28:17.000 And the reason for that, is that if I don't know any number of scenarios that you're not in a typical stance like I am right now you're on the ground you whatever somebody just knocked you over if you have your finger like this you have kinesthetic awareness we all do so you can you don't have to look at it per se okay and it's just there we all know where this is

00:28:38.000 Right.

00:28:39.000 I'm not saying you can't look at your gun.

00:28:41.000 That's another argument on the internet.

00:28:45.000 If you're just trying to learn, I would learn it this way.

00:28:48.000 Just because it's simpler, right?

00:28:50.000 Let's just do that.

00:28:51.000 He makes it look so easy.

00:28:56.000 Red dot away.

00:28:57.000 Yeah, I know.

00:28:58.000 That's the thing.

00:28:59.000 The red dot changes everything for me a little bit.

00:29:02.000 It's not going to.

00:29:03.000 I know, that's a problem.

00:29:04.000 💀 💀

00:29:10.000 💀 Almost shot a bee!

00:29:12.000 Not kidding.

00:29:12.000 Don't mess it up.

00:29:14.000 It was like a pigeon that flew in front of Randy Johnson.

00:29:21.000 Just bad timing.

00:29:24.000 Almost.

00:29:25.000 Alright, here we go.

00:29:26.000 You're on around.

00:29:27.000 See, I didn't even realize that because I was looking at the dot.

00:29:27.000 Here we go.

00:29:30.000 As much as I love to give Gerald guff.

00:29:32.000 It's not bad.

00:29:33.000 No, it's very good.

00:29:34.000 So this is actually a gift from Walter, the Walter Patriot.

00:29:39.000 I guess a semi-custom, the way they do this.

00:29:43.000 You were talking about how this is kind of a specialty firearm, but it does shoot really nicely.

00:29:43.000 Very heavy.

00:29:48.000 It does, and there's a couple reasons for that.

00:29:50.000 Number one, it has a match trigger, which helps.

00:29:53.000 Additionally, it's just heavy.

00:29:54.000 So it's an all-steel frame.

00:29:55.000 The gun's about, I think this one's like 43 ounces, versus that PDP, which is like 25 ounces.

00:30:01.000 It's a significant difference.

00:30:03.000 Additionally, it has match sights on it, which are just More precise than other ones and the grip texture is also a little bit tackier if you will.

00:30:12.000 The magwell will also help you keep a good grip on it as well.

00:30:15.000 I'll take a few shots and then we'll obviously have Gerald do it and you can blow us away. 0.97

00:30:21.000 I do that right?

00:30:22.000 Alright, we are live.

00:30:22.000 Yep.

00:30:24.000 Let's go with the generic and offensive swimsuit. 0.56

00:30:29.000 I don't know why we have a swimsuit on the target.

00:30:30.000 No one does.

00:30:31.000 So, thumb.

00:30:32.000 Yep.

00:30:33.000 And what I would do is, see how I can get my finger right there?

00:30:35.000 Can you get your hand a little bit?

00:30:38.000 You have more purchase on it.

00:30:38.000 There you go.

00:30:40.000 Thumbs up a little bit.

00:30:41.000 There you go.

00:30:42.000 Alright.

00:30:43.000 Swimsuit.

00:30:43.000 Well, it's not really the same as a target.

00:30:45.000 No, it's not.

00:30:51.000 It's harder to see.

00:30:51.000 There's so many colors on it.

00:30:53.000 I don't know.

00:30:54.000 We'll find out.

00:30:56.000 We have no idea where we are.

00:30:57.000 I have to transition to Bud Light.

00:30:59.000 Yeah, you know what?

00:31:00.000 Here.

00:31:00.000 I'll shoot the Bud Light over here.

00:31:01.000 I think we can probably see that more clearly.

00:31:03.000 Which, by the way, we did not purchase any Bud Light.

00:31:05.000 That's right.

00:31:05.000 It was donated from a sales rep who couldn't move any more prop.

00:31:09.000 That's right.

00:31:10.000 Shockingly.

00:31:11.000 Yes.

00:31:12.000 I don't really know what I'm aiming for.

00:31:27.000 I'm kind of aiming for the bottom of the U. Top of the G. Alright, am I?

00:31:31.000 Okay.

00:31:32.000 Yeah, you came up.

00:31:33.000 Gerald, do we want to use this one?

00:31:34.000 Yeah, that'd be great.

00:31:35.000 Let's let Gerald give it a whirl.

00:31:37.000 Finger off the trigger and see if you can feel that difference.

00:31:40.000 And the real place that you're going to feel the difference on this is on follow-up shots.

00:31:44.000 Yeah, so the next shot.

00:31:46.000 Correct.

00:31:46.000 How fast your sights will be on target.

00:31:48.000 So if you want to pick the speed up once you get a hang of it do that and you'll see the difference, okay

00:31:52.000 Try speed up Hmm.

00:32:02.000 Feel the difference?

00:32:03.000 Yeah, definitely felt the difference.

00:32:04.000 That wasn't bad at all.

00:32:04.000 It was much easier to come right back to it.

00:32:06.000 So you said it was much faster, so that's what you're talking about.

00:32:09.000 The speed that I can get to the next round.

00:32:11.000 Absolutely.

00:32:11.000 Hold on, for context, drop that magazine, Gerald.

00:32:15.000 I got a fresh one.

00:32:15.000 Some of these are defensive rounds, but it doesn't matter.

00:32:19.000 We'll do an episode on that, by the way.

00:32:20.000 Defensive rounds, hollow points, it doesn't explode inside you like people have said, but they are better for defensive uses.

00:32:27.000 But that one, it's okay, we can use those.

00:32:29.000 Let's watch Mr. Gear do it like a pro.

00:32:33.000 I like it, but yeah.

00:32:42.000 It's a sweet shooter.

00:32:43.000 I aspire to be that someday.

00:32:45.000 And now people can see why I shot with a technique that I was teased for years, but we can explain why with a revolver.

00:32:52.000 Okay, this is loaded.

00:32:54.000 Now, everything that you just taught, correct, but of course I would lose my thumb potentially with a revolver because you see this cylinder gap.

00:33:01.000 If your thumb is over there, there's gas that escapes.

00:33:04.000 And so, the way people shot for a long time, and now they, do people say tea and saucer or teacup?

00:33:10.000 Teacup, okay.

00:33:11.000 So this is how I shot everything because I learned how to shoot on revolvers first.

00:33:17.000 I'm going to use a single action because double action probably won't be very good.

00:33:31.000 And that's single action where you would cock the hammer like you would see in the films,

00:33:34.000 but you'd most likely use a double action which is where you would pull this all the

00:33:38.000 way through the range of the trigger.

00:33:40.000 So, double action.

00:33:44.000 you There's no real way to make sure.

00:33:47.000 I mean, you open it up, so make sure that people know it's not live.

00:33:50.000 Hey, you know what?

00:33:52.000 That's not bad for a three-inch barrel revolver.

00:33:56.000 I mean, it's kind of hitting the top of the tuck.

00:33:59.000 I was aiming for the top of the tuck. 0.76

00:34:00.000 No, that's fair.

00:34:01.000 That's the most offensive part of the tuck. 0.60

00:34:01.000 That's what I'm saying. 0.60

00:34:03.000 I mean, well, some men's tucks are a bit different than others.

00:34:05.000 Well, yeah.

00:34:06.000 I would assume there's an up tuck.

00:34:09.000 Some revolvers will rotate different ways.

00:34:12.000 Smith and Wesson revolvers all rotate like this, the cylinder.

00:34:15.000 So if you're trying to line up which one you're going to shoot, that's how you do it.

00:34:21.000 So what I mean by that is the not shot round is right here.

00:34:24.000 So as I pull the trigger, it will rotate into the chamber.

00:34:29.000 And we're out.

00:34:36.000 Basically, getting rid of the ammo is pretty simple on most revolvers.

00:34:40.000 It has this rod right here.

00:34:41.000 You just push down on it, let gravity do the work.

00:34:44.000 Yeah.

00:34:44.000 And then if you're in a live shooting scenario, right, you reload it like this.

00:34:50.000 And you kiss your ass goodbye. 1.00

00:34:52.000 Or you just use it as a hammer. 1.00

00:34:53.000 Yes, exactly.

00:34:53.000 That's one thing.

00:34:54.000 It is great for pistol whipping and for killing people in Italian restaurants, which we don't advise. 1.00

00:34:59.000 But it does happen. 0.96

00:35:01.000 It happens.

00:35:01.000 We're not supporters of it.

00:35:03.000 No, we don't advocate.

00:35:03.000 But it does happen.

00:35:06.000 Okay, end of day, everyone's least favorite part.

00:35:08.000 Gerald's never done this.

00:35:09.000 I've never done this, at all.

00:35:10.000 Cleaning your firearm.

00:35:11.000 Now, to be clear, there are a million different ways to do it.

00:35:14.000 If you have a very high-level competition gun, you're going to treat it differently.

00:35:19.000 Most people at home want to know, okay, how do I clean my firearm after using it to make sure that I can keep it battle-ready, as it were?

00:35:27.000 And there's a pretty simple way to do that.

00:35:28.000 Agreed.

00:35:29.000 Yeah, so if you have a semi-automatic, obviously every gun is going to disassemble a little bit differently.

00:35:34.000 On these, we've already verified that we are clear, which is important.

00:35:38.000 Always verify you're clear before you do this.

00:35:39.000 So we're going to let our slide go home, point in a safe direction, pull the trigger, pull back slightly, and these two tabs pull down, slide will come right off.

00:35:47.000 This is the basic components that you're going to disassemble your gun to.

00:35:50.000 Obviously the gun can be disassembled much more than this, but for average maintenance, you do not need to do any more than that.

00:35:56.000 These are what they would call CLP, so you have some that are cleaning, like more so solvents, and then some that are very specific lubricants, which we'll probably use more with the rifles.

00:36:03.000 That'll be another installment.

00:36:04.000 With these basic handguns, you were saying that CLP, for most people, works fine.

00:36:08.000 That stands for what?

00:36:10.000 Well, depending on the brand, it's either cleaner, lubricant, protectant, or cleaner, lubricant, and preservative, depending on the brand.

00:36:17.000 Generally speaking, if you don't know what lube you're looking at, what I recommend for a cleaner or lubricant is something that's petroleum-based.

00:36:21.000 is true, Germany, they wanted something that they could use that would be fine for all

00:36:26.000 metals, woods, as well as leather holsters.

00:36:28.000 So I've used this specifically for revolvers because they often sit like in a leather holster

00:36:32.000 and it's very friendly to wood.

00:36:33.000 It's called Ballistol.

00:36:35.000 People will argue about it.

00:36:36.000 It's worked pretty well for revolvers.

00:36:37.000 Generally speaking, if you don't know what lube you're looking at, what I recommend for

00:36:41.000 a cleaner lubricant is something that's petroleum based.

00:36:44.000 There are vegetable based cleaner lubricants.

00:36:49.000 What if you're vegan?

00:36:50.000 I mean, if you want to eat it, sure.

00:36:52.000 I don't like petroleum, I don't think they have a problem with it.

00:36:55.000 Oh, but it's because of fossils?

00:36:56.000 Maybe.

00:36:56.000 Why are you still wearing your eye protection?

00:36:58.000 I like the look.

00:36:59.000 I never went out without it before I was wearing the glasses these days.

00:37:02.000 So what I personally do, typically, is start out with the barrel and run either a patch or in this case a boar snake through it.

00:37:09.000 You're going to start with the heavy end here, that's weighted for a reason, and that's going to go through.

00:37:14.000 And you don't put the CLP in first?

00:37:16.000 Depends.

00:37:17.000 If I was using a patch, I would, yes.

00:37:19.000 With a bore snake, I generally don't.

00:37:21.000 You absolutely can.

00:37:22.000 That's a valid way to do it. 0.96

00:37:24.000 And what you want to look for when you're looking through to see how clean your gun is, is look through the rifling and you want to be able to see the rifling without a bunch of crap in it.

00:37:32.000 So before you start cleaning it, just look and you'll see there are things in there.

00:37:35.000 You want to get those things out.

00:37:37.000 Well, how's mine doing since I've never cleaned it?

00:37:39.000 It's doing alright, but there are things in there and we want to get those out.

00:37:42.000 Good.

00:37:42.000 I'm the guy that doesn't change the oil in his car and just crosses his fingers.

00:37:45.000 He's late to work all the time.

00:37:45.000 Right.

00:37:48.000 And also, on semi-automatics, you want to make sure that your feed ramp, this area right here, which is where the bullet hits and then goes up and in, is clean because that is key to reliability.

00:37:57.000 So, additionally, basically all of the metal parts that are wear parts, we're going to hit with some CLP.

00:38:04.000 I personally like to take a brush and brush it around, make that CLP work, because what the CLP is doing is actually constantly breaking down the carbon that's in there.

00:38:15.000 So even if you don't get all of it out of there when we clean it up here in a second, it's still going to continue to break down that carbon.

00:38:21.000 It's also going to help with lubrication.

00:38:24.000 So CLP is just your friend.

00:38:27.000 And what I've always done, that's worked pretty well for me, is I'll do exactly what you're doing, grab that, basically a nylon toothbrush, right, anything, they have firearm brushes, but some of this nylon's not going to scratch.

00:38:36.000 It'll be pretty safe.

00:38:37.000 Correct.

00:38:37.000 Then I'll wipe it down with a t-shirt, some kind of cotton cloth, to get rid of the excess.

00:38:41.000 That's where I was going to go next, yep.

00:38:42.000 And then spritz it one last time, and make sure there's no excess, and usually only takes me about five minutes.

00:38:47.000 We just did something right there I wanted to point out.

00:38:49.000 Go ahead.

00:38:49.000 So we hold this.

00:38:51.000 So where did you spray in here?

00:38:52.000 Because as somebody who's a newbie, I'd just be like spraying all over the place, and you didn't do that.

00:38:56.000 No, so what you want to think about is where your contact points are.

00:38:59.000 So on a semi-auto, generally speaking, they're going to be right here, right here, right here, and right here.

00:39:04.000 And then additionally, in your trigger component area here, what you don't want to do, the thing that will get you in trouble, is if you start fishing around in there and digging around in there.

00:39:14.000 There's very small springs in there, you don't want to do that.

00:39:16.000 Basically, just get everything that you can see, that is there to see, clean that up.

00:39:22.000 Anything beyond that is armor level maintenance.

00:39:24.000 So this is, you've brushed it, so then you wipe off the excess with a t-shirt.

00:39:28.000 Yep.

00:39:29.000 And you're not scrubbing really hard.

00:39:30.000 No, not fooling around in there.

00:39:31.000 If you fool around with that too much, you'll go blind.

00:39:33.000 Okay.

00:39:34.000 Pistols have a breech face, which basically what that means is it's right here where the actual bullet sits when it's being fired.

00:39:40.000 And so you want to make sure you clean under there as well.

00:39:44.000 Specifically on our extractor, which is this piece right here, which is what actually pulls the rim of the case out.

00:39:50.000 And you want to make sure that's clean so it can get a good purchase on the actual rim of the case.

00:39:54.000 Okay, so you can see, this is still, that's oil with a lot of, you know, what would have been deposits.

00:39:57.000 Uh, carbon, yep.

00:39:58.000 Carbon deposits.

00:40:00.000 Or, if people, you know, some people go, what are you, black powder?

00:40:02.000 Okay, that could be black powder.

00:40:03.000 Fine.

00:40:03.000 Alright.

00:40:04.000 Minerals, right?

00:40:05.000 Copper, all of that.

00:40:06.000 With your black powder semi-automatic.

00:40:08.000 Yes, exactly.

00:40:08.000 It's a niche market.

00:40:11.000 It's very niche.

00:40:11.000 It is.

00:40:12.000 It's Blackbeard with a DeLorean.

00:40:13.000 It's very niche.

00:40:14.000 You've all read the science fiction, so.

00:40:15.000 Yeah.

00:40:16.000 Uh, wipe all that out, is what I'll do, and then, what, and you can correct me where I'm wrong, what I would typically do after I'm using a CLP, It's tough sometimes with an aerosol like this.

00:40:26.000 It's tough to spray.

00:40:29.000 A light, that's a little too much.

00:40:30.000 Obviously, get rid of the excess.

00:40:32.000 And what you want to see, what you want to lubricate, is all of the wear points.

00:40:36.000 So, like we just talked about, the touch points up front, touch points on the rear, where that slide is actually riding on those rails.

00:40:43.000 And then, as you shoot your gun, you'll see wear, but I'm not sure if the cameras can pick it up out here in the bright sun, but you can already see some wear there on the barrel.

00:40:50.000 So wherever the wear is, that's where you just want to put a little bit of oil.

00:40:50.000 Yeah, I saw that.

00:40:53.000 A little bit of oil, right there.

00:40:57.000 Sorry, it's blowing right in Gerald's face right now.

00:40:59.000 It's okay, it tastes pretty good.

00:41:01.000 Now, with a revolver, same kind of thing.

00:41:03.000 Because there's a lot of steelware, you can see with revolvers, right, this is where you'll often get, remember we talked about that gas?

00:41:08.000 Cylinder gap.

00:41:08.000 Yeah, that cylinder gap.

00:41:09.000 That's where a lot of that gas escapes.

00:41:11.000 So that'll get dirty. 0.99

00:41:14.000 With something like Ballistol, because it's actually pretty friendly to metal and wood, what I do, and you can tell me if it's right or wrong.

00:41:20.000 Again, I've had five different people coach me.

00:41:22.000 I don't know that it's wrong.

00:41:23.000 I soak it.

00:41:23.000 Yep, I'm good with that.

00:41:25.000 And I'll do it.

00:41:26.000 And each of the cylinders kind of soak it.

00:41:27.000 Sometimes I'll soak the whole thing if there's a lot of... And with a revolver, one thing that kind of sucks, it's not the easiest thing to do, is you have to run this boar snake... Through each one?

00:41:38.000 Through each cylinder.

00:41:40.000 Can you just throw it in like a bucket of this stuff?

00:41:42.000 You actually probably could, really.

00:41:43.000 Yeah, they have those.

00:41:45.000 Just throw it in, shake it around a little bit, pull it out, and you know.

00:41:48.000 So they actually, it vibrates by itself.

00:41:51.000 So it's a real thing for the lazy.

00:41:54.000 You'll see this here.

00:41:54.000 What we'll do is I'm showing you, but there'll be a time lapse.

00:41:57.000 It still wouldn't take you more than about eight minutes, right?

00:41:59.000 It runs a couple of times through each cylinder.

00:42:02.000 Once the soak is done, that's where you take the, you take the brush to it.

00:42:06.000 loosens everything, brush it up, wipe it down with a t-shirt, and then once you

00:42:10.000 close it up, again, spray it with something like a balisaw.

00:42:12.000 It's actually really nice preservative, fun for the wood. And just wipe

00:42:15.000 off the excess.

00:42:16.000 The microfiber cloth is really more so. Sometimes people make this mistake. You

00:42:19.000 don't really want to use this for actually cleaning the gun from the oil.

00:42:22.000 Use it kind of at the end to finish it, right? If you're looking at really excess

00:42:24.000 and have something nice and shiny, like, that's kind of a piece of jewelry,

00:42:28.000 something that's, you know, in my opinion.

00:42:30.000 A useful piece of jewelry.

00:42:32.000 Yeah, the Walther BBK is beautiful.

00:42:34.000 I keep that one, I keep that showroom ready.

00:42:35.000 But, we literally just cleaned that in real time.

00:42:38.000 This would be done, you know...

00:42:40.000 Another minute or two.

00:42:41.000 Another couple of minutes, and you're good to go.

00:42:44.000 Hopefully this helped you guys.

00:42:45.000 Thank you again to Walther for providing some of these.

00:42:47.000 Go check out Mr. Guns in here.

00:42:49.000 If you want to dive in deeper, you can go as deep and as intricate as you want.

00:42:53.000 This is, again, designed for people who are afraid of firearms.

00:42:55.000 Hopefully you know basic safety, how to shoot, how to maintain your firearm, how to make a choice, some other videos coming on rifles and common myths, and we get to shoot the gel, which is fun. 0.99

00:43:05.000 We also couldn't afford hogs. 0.99

00:43:08.000 In Texas, you couldn't afford hogs? 1.00

00:43:09.000 Well, okay, correct me if I'm too lazy to go on.

00:43:13.000 Ted Nugent had a conflicting schedule.

00:43:15.000 Got it.

00:43:17.000 And our thanks to the folks at the TDSA range in Ferris, Texas.

00:43:21.000 It was hot, but it was wonderful.

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Louder with Crowder - July 03, 2023

GUN WEEK w- Mrgunsngear | Ep 1. Handguns 101

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