We replicate convoy dust conditions and torture a mix-master BCM upper M4gery/AR15.
The AK74 passed this test with flying colors here:
How will the M4 do?
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Early on in the GWOT the problem was worn out magazines, magazines were just recirculated even if they had “bad” painted on them.
Hope you cleaned your car's air filter after that!
Interesting content as always! Looking forward to seeing more dust test videos in the future.
These videos always hurt my heart.
Ugh, I literally could not watch that when Ian kicked all that dirt into it.
Eagerly waiting the AR 8 filth test!
The only time I’ve ever had an issue with moon dust was during emv before my first deployment. I had just finished cleaning my rifle and had never thought of not running it wet and when some ospreys came in to land dust went everywhere. We were then flown to conduct an assault on a mount town and my rifle had become a magazine fed straight pull bolt action. After I had time to clean it out with a toothbrush I was left with a substantial clump of wet oily sand in my hands and a good lesson.
oh yes, finally ar15 test
Theres lots of videos showing the ar 15 platform is just as capable as an ak 47 people might be butt hurt but alot of cases the m4 has out ran the ak …
There’s no way it was a magazine issue either because every single malfunction was a failure to extract
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Impressive last part, AR’s are at least as dust resistant as AK’s, another urban legend blown. Thanx!
I am personally quite surprised that your AR was able to run so well dry dust or no dust. I have personally had the experience of an immaculately clean But dry M-16 that ran perfectly FOR 1 MAG but couldn’t manage two rounds in a row no the Second mag And went right back to running perfectly as soon as I put lube on it.
So I just had to be that guy and point this out but the AK had its bolt closed when you kicked dust on it and the AR had its bolt locked open. I know it’s a distinct feature that separates the two which have its pros and cons so that could be the reason for leaving it locked open but I think the ar15 would have done even better if the bolt was closed during the test. Either way watching both videos I personally see it as a near tie with the AK ever so slightly edging out the win. I’d have to put the videos up side by side but it seemed it took both of you similar times to get them back to running order.
I think that you failed when you only kicked an imperial crap ton of dust at it. You need to kick a metric crap ton of dust at it.
What about powdered moly dust grease? For dry lube.
9:50 is just asking for slow-mo and gulag-execution style editing.
But the song has to be Enya – Only Time.
11:37 Angry dirt bukkake
Could I use the convoy dust test to give my gun a sandy finish? 😀
That photo you are talking about with the soldier holding a G3 and covering the ejection port is likely Danish or Norwegian, the Swedes have used the Ak5 since the 80s.
Is this really a fair test?
The ak was designed to not need lubricant which is one reason why it's tolerances were so loose.
The ar was designed with tight tolerances, that requires lubricant in reality… So the ar should be tested with lubricant right, at least dry lubricant.
In my military experience the m4a1's malfunction all the time for a few reasons..1: bad mags. 2:ammo with dents on the casings. 3: the h1 buffer mimics an undergassed gun in adverse conditions. They only shoot brass 2 feet. That's my 2 cents
Beyond impressed, I expected the AR to fail!