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Is a Military-issue M4A1 Better than a Civilian AR15?

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Lucas Botkin tackles the question of whether the military-issue M4 is superior to the civilian equivalent.

00:00 M4s Rock
01:01 The Politics Behind the Question
02:31 Blasting
03:07 Colt M4A1 Overview
03:53 Custom AR15 Overview
04:24 Is Full Auto Even a Feature?
05:59 Suppressed LMT Drills
06:23 Performance Differences with M4A1
11:11 Performance Differences with AR15
15:04 14.5 AR15 Drills
15:28 M4A1 Clone Overviews
19:07 Civilian-Owned Grenade Launchers
19:42 Same Same
22:40 The Greatest Injustice
23:29 The Most Important Point
24:02 We’re Here for the Bank’s Money

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33 COMMENTS

  1. My issued rifle was M4A1 with eotech 552 , magpul moe stock, magpul rail covers and hand stop, peq-15/surefire m951, magpul 2 point sling with QD.
    Now my personal rifle
    Is pretty much a aero clone of my issued rifle except for the peq15 and eotech, i put all the crap i had on my issued rifle on to my personal, and I bought a elcan spec dr

  2. Then why doesn't the military just make full auto obsolete on infantry rifles and if you were dropped off behind enemy lines with four other guys which would you pick for your hypothetical team five military full auto capable m4's or semi only civilian ar15's

  3. Ar 15 is superior as military cut down cost as they have to provide weapons to millions of men but you can buy better rifle as you have to buy only few rifles like 5 for house that you hide 1 for your kid and wife if they are cool enough and 1 for yourself

  4. I’d imagine that this is similar to surfing and hydrofoiling in which most gear is good enigma for the job and it almost entirely depends on the user.

    For example, a professional surfer can get barreled on a $200 foam top board that most surfers tend to scoff at.

    I’ve seen people scoff at military weapons. Perhaps poorly maintained and lacking Gucci features, they’re more than adequate if you have sufficient training and the money to push ammo

  5. I honestly never saw Full Auto being useful in ANY application period point blank. It’s literally the least accurate and controllable way to fire a gun period. Plus with a good trigger you can still quickly get rounds off but have better technique and control behind it.

  6. Bringing in the "ship of Theseus" paradox is great.
    If I buy a base gun, say from Colt. And slowly replace the parts with upgrades after several years, including the upper and lower. If I never buy another rifle, is it still the Colt I originally bought?

  7. aside from a clearly well demonstrated shooting and tactical proficiency Lucas delivers concise tutorials and is one of the very best for masterful knowledge of nomenclature and distinctions of arms and equipment.

    this all requires acute attention to detail and thorough understanding of a wide range of concepts and realities.

    quite enjoyable content. was watching some slander fest about this kid…… and i think he draws flak because he is this good and this young.

    having good language and communication skills along with confidence pisses many people off regardless of topic…..

  8. Lets not pretend that this guy is good at anything other than competition style shooting. If you want to train for actual "2a purposes" learn some guerilla tactics. Comp shooting is going to get you whacked irl.

  9. So Milspec M4A1 vs civilian AR15 is like a rental fleet Camry vs a private Camry with TRD parts, they have the same underpinning but difference performance level.

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