Videos tagged with Field Maintenance

This video emphasizes the importance of regular firearm maintenance, specifically checking and tightening screws. Vibrations and temperature changes can cause screws to loosen, even with threadlocker. The speaker recommends carrying essential tools like a torque screwdriver, highlighting Fix It Sticks as a comprehensive solution for field maintenance to ensure a successful range day.

This guide details the critical headspace and timing procedure for the M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun, a process essential for safe and reliable operation. Expertly explained by Regular Guy Training LLC, this technique ensures proper ignition and cycling. The video emphasizes the importance of using specialized gauges for this advanced maintenance task, highlighting the weapon's complex mechanical requirements.

This guide outlines essential pre-hunt checks for your deer rifle, emphasizing the importance of verifying zero, practicing with hunting ammunition, and ensuring all hardware, especially scope mounts, is securely fastened to manufacturer specifications. Instruction comes from Mossberg, a major firearm manufacturer, highlighting practical field maintenance for hunting success.

This guide details 17 lesser-known features and maintenance hacks for common firearms, including AK-47/74 buttstock cleaning kits, S&W M&P frame tools for disassembly, Mossberg magazine dowels for capacity control, and status indicators on various pistols. The instruction emphasizes utilizing manufacturer-provided tools and understanding specific firearm mechanisms for safe operation and maintenance, drawing on expert knowledge of firearm platforms.

This video details a "moondust" (fine sand/dirt) test on the HK MR556 A4, a short-stroke gas piston AR-15. The rifle initially performed well with the port cover closed, firing 15 rounds without issue. However, after intentionally contaminating the bolt carrier group with moondust, the rifle began to short-stroke, failing to chamber new rounds. Despite a quick field cleaning, the failures persisted, leading the presenter to express surprise and disappointment.

This guide details how to access the often-stiff trap door compartment found on the buttstocks of M16A1, M16A2, and AR-15 rifles. Originally intended for cleaning kits during the Vietnam War era, this feature remains useful for storing batteries or spare parts on modern retro builds. The video emphasizes the need for a tool to pry open newer or stiff trap doors, highlighting a practical aspect of maintaining older rifle designs.

This video details a rigorous torture test on a Barrett M82A1 .50 BMG rifle, conducted by Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. The test involves submerging the rifle in water, covering it with dirt, mud, and sand, and then attempting to fire it. The expert-level demonstration highlights the rifle's remarkable durability and reliability under extreme conditions, showing its ability to return to service with minimal field maintenance after significant contamination.

This video contrasts the rapid field-strip capabilities of an Accuracy International sniper rifle with a standard hunting rifle. It highlights how the AI's quick-release barrel and folding stock allow for compact transport and minute-level barrel changes, a feature absent in hunting rifles where barrels are torqued and require specialized tools for removal and reinstallation, impacting field expediency and accuracy.

This video provides a curated list of 10 essential hunting and firearm accessories, all priced under $100, from a seasoned hunter and instructor. The host, KJ, emphasizes practical utility and durability, recommending items like Kafaru game bags for meat care, a NOCO battery charger for remote reliability, and Luccotape for blister prevention and gear repair. The selection focuses on gear that enhances field operations, maintenance, and overall hunting success.

This guide details a post-submersion firearm test, focusing on safety and functionality. It covers initial inspection, basic cleaning, and a remote firing procedure for a Glock 17 left underwater for 150 days. The experiment highlights the importance of careful handling and safety protocols when dealing with firearms of unknown condition after extreme environmental exposure.

This video details the process of attempting to fire a Glock pistol after being submerged underwater for 100 days. It highlights the challenges of a stuck slide and obstructed barrel, demonstrating methods to clear these issues using tools like a hammer and arrow shaft. The test concludes that while the firearm can be made to fire, its cycling is compromised, offering a single-shot capability akin to older firearms.

This video demonstrates a rudimentary field repair technique for a damaged fender on an M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer. A soldier uses a sledgehammer to straighten a bent metal component, humorously suggesting the repair will go unnoticed. The content highlights a common, albeit informal, approach to vehicle maintenance in a military context, emphasizing improvisation over precision.