re: Garand Thumb stress tested a PSA Freedom Rifle and the barrel finally died at 6k rounds...

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He brought a guy on that was all of that for his input.

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plus the guy was a real Asian

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plus the guy was a real Asian

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did y'all catch the gas system comment?


Mike (GT): the shorter the barrel, the harder it is on parts.

Phil: well, not necessarily. it's the shorter the gas system.

Mike (GT): :pointsatnerd: oh interesting. shorter the gas system. thanks, Asian Phil.

Phil: you're welcome, White Mike.

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YouTubes

lots of info in this one and i might've gotten some of it wrong, but:


barrel groupings lost milspec MOA just over 6k rounds.
bolt extractor began to wear out around 5k rounds.

a full-auto was used to expedite the round count, but not in the form of a "burn-down" that most Gun Tubers do. towards the end of the video, GT mentions that it was 3 mags and cooled. you can see his pants change throughout the video so it was done over the course of a few days.

stock gas tube and gas block survived the test, but the tube was worn.

they had a guy from BEXAR ARMs come out and run spec tests on the BCG and barrel after the test.

- BCG was surprising still within spec although the top rails were worn significantly as it rode only the top of the receiver.
- barrel chamber had some serious machining marks.
- gas port was a bit worn mainly due to full-auto



"i would suggest this rifle for someone that isn't serious about shooting. If you want a duty grade weapon at the lowest price point, I suggest BCM. "


i wasn't expecting that response.

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was any maintainence done between cool downs.... if not, who lets their rifle continue to fire without any lube.

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if not, who lets their rifle continue to fire without any lube.

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Too many people.

I have a new tungsten disulfide powder i mix in to my moly grease. Apply a light coating and then cycle the weapon... A lot.

The powder isn't easily removed (understatement, it's impossible). A few applications in and I run a few guns basically dry.

Was suppressed also which accelerates wear. I don't own any PSAs but they replace the barrel I hear if you shoot it out. So for a training gun hard to beat and even if not pretty good.

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I think their main criticism of the barrel was that they expect combat grade hard chrome-lined barrels from FN, Colt, etc to go around 12-15K before they started to lose their accuracy that badly.

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was the PSA barrel hardened chrome?

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was the PSA barrel hardened chrome?

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Their Freedom line is all (almost all?) nitride finish, not chrome. Nitride is excellent for normal shooting, as holding dimensions is easier and when done properly it's a tiny bit harder than chrome. Chrome-lined shines during heat/full auto hard use, and it's used for machine gun barrels for that reason. I know they let it cool but nobody should use a nitride barrel for repeated suppressed mag dumps.

If this was an AR used to hunt hogs you'd get a lot more mileage out of the barrel, it's just not designed for how they used it.

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I freaking hate that term. And while he can be entertaining and seems like a decent enough guy there's nothing about his resume that makes him an expert

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Be careful. You'll enrage the GT schlong slurpers.

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You'll enrage the GT schlong slurpers.

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GT's videos were more informative when he was just 1on1 with the camera. now he's got Micah and Charlie, and now it's turned into an entertainment channel.


his MK18 video from 2017 shows a dramatic difference in the type of content he creates now.

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30 second shooting montage
25 minute talking session

the boy has been eating his Wheaties, too.


2017




2024

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the boy has been eating his Wheaties, too.

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TRT af