Tactical Arms TV: July 22 M110 Knights Armament Army Sniper Rifle) .308 AR Platform

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tactical Arms TV: July 22 M110 Knights Armament Army Sniper Rifle) .308 AR Platform

Posted: 7/15/2010 1:52:01 PM EDT

Tonight (Thursday) on the Sportsman Channel.. It ran earlier this week too. Covers the Sturmgevair (sp) and up. One helluva good show. Anybody else already seen it.

Posted: 7/15/2010 2:01:38 PM EDT

[#1]

I wish I had cable to see that.

Posted: 7/15/2010 2:28:53 PM EDT

[#2]

DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

Posted: 7/15/2010 2:30:24 PM EDT

[#3]

Somehow, I always watch that show

Posted: 7/15/2010 2:41:31 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Tonight (Thursday) on the Sportsman Channel.. It ran earlier this week too. Covers the Sturmgevair (sp) Sturmgewehr and up. One helluva good show. Anybody else already seen it.

FIFY

Posted: 7/15/2010 2:56:29 PM EDT

[#5]

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DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

He's killed more people (who deserved it) than I have, so I don't laugh.

Let's hope you are young and thin forever.

Posted: 7/15/2010 3:00:58 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:

DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

He's killed more people (who deserved it) than I have, so I don't laugh.

Let's hope you are young and thin forever.

Don't get me wrong, Larry is a badass and he has my respect, but watching him run around still makes me chuckle.

Posted: 7/15/2010 3:06:30 PM EDT

[#7]

I hate Cox cable sometimes.

Posted: 7/15/2010 3:09:14 PM EDT

[#8]

So they are spending a whole show on the HK-90 series + STG-44?

Posted: 7/15/2010 3:13:33 PM EDT

[#9]

Did any one notice audio issues like he was talking to the mic way out there?

It sounded pretty bad. I would like to insure that Larry's show is seen in a positive way don't need the media spouting stupid stuff because his editing guys messed up.

I'm also not to impressed with the director always changing shots with Larry pointing in the wrong direction for 1.5 seconds then switching. I'm pretty sure he is being stifled.

I'm not in any way dismissing Vicker's and/or his shooting cadre I am disappointed with the filming and editing

Posted: 7/15/2010 4:47:23 PM EDT

[#10]

He's lost some weight for season 2.

Posted: 7/15/2010 8:15:15 PM EDT

[#11]

It was a good show.

Posted: 7/19/2010 9:55:05 AM EDT

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It was a good show.

The previous week compared Thompsons and Grease guns plus some german something or other.

Apparently Ken Hackathorn is a regular guest now.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:03:47 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

he's a good guy but anuone else have sgt sugarcookie flashbacks when his running around in his multicam.

for the record it's neat seeing the gun but the show really doesn't seem to have much actual meat to it.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:05:10 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

20 years in Army SF...15 in Delta...multiple decorations for valor in combat...and you refer to the guy as "tubby".

Awesome.

Quoted:
he's a good guy but anuone else have sgt sugarcookie flashbacks when his running around in his multicam.

Nope. Can't say I've ever confused an airsofter with the guy who used to be the lead training and small arms guy for one of the most elite military units in the world.

for the record it's neat seeing the gun but the show really doesn't seem to have much actual meat to it.

You've got to keep the target audience in mind...it's a show for the average joe who doesn't know much about the weapons presented. It would be pointless for LAV to discuss the different spring weights the Germans tested out in the development of the STMG before settling on this version in combination with X version of the extractor for maximum reliability because most of the audience would be snoring. He knows that kind of information, but the average guy doesn't care. If you're a hardcore gun forum junkie some of the myths TA deals with have been dealt with before...but this time since there are real experts like LAV and Ken Hackathorn and Kyle Defoor doing the talking perhaps people will actually pay attention.

...unless they get all hung up on his outfit or something.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:10:14 AM EDT

[#15]

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Did any one notice audio issues like he was talking to the mic way out there?

They've had some audio issues in the previous season of TA as well. A couple of times, especially in the weapon cage segments it sounds like Larry's mic wasn't working right.

Keep in mind that it's not a big budget show and that they are filming on a schedule that can only be described as brutal. They've also tried to use a lot of high-speed video which is extremely expensive. It ain't perfect, but It is LIGHT YEARS beyond the shows where they showcase the awesome anti-carjacker powers of the Taurus Judge.

The trials and tribulations of putting that show together are really something...especially when you have as many other gigs as LAV does. I've had the chance to talk to LAV and Kyle Defoor about the show and it was a real eye opener.

I'm also not to impressed with the director always changing shots with Larry pointing in the wrong direction for 1.5 seconds then switching. I'm pretty sure he is being stifled.

I don't think LAV is in the editing room...but the guns and the information presented on the show are coming right from LAV. Most of what you see used on the show is from his own personal collection, with occasional contributions from manufacturers.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:31:28 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

he's a good guy but anuone else have sgt sugarcookie flashbacks when his running around in his multicam.

for the record it's neat seeing the gun but the show really doesn't seem to have much actual meat to it.

Yeah they got a compression issue with their recording setup. The show beats 98% of today's TV. How can we complain.

Lock and Load Thursday on Sportsman Channel. It's a good night for me.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:39:34 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

I've never seen Larry Vickers before in my life, and then pulled up this picture:

Are you really calling him tubby?

Hax

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:41:34 AM EDT

[#18]

I try to watch it every time it comes on. Larry Vikers has lost a good bit of weight, congradulations to him.

I'd like to spend a day at the range with him.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:48:45 AM EDT

[#19]

Well crap. I didn't know the new season started.

Posted: 7/19/2010 10:49:34 AM EDT

[#20]

Larry has slimmed down quite a bit and should be commended for that effort. It's a lot harder to take off than it is to put on.

Posted: 7/19/2010 12:19:39 PM EDT

[#21]

How did I not discover this show sooner....

Posted: 7/19/2010 12:36:59 PM EDT

[#22]

You can buy season 1 on DVD:

https://store.intermediaoutdoors.com/shop/ItemDetail.aspx?item=1DTATV9&

In season 1 they cover:

1911
S&W M&P
MK-12
Barrett .50
MAG-58
M249
MP5
AK family
Remington 870
SOCOM 16
FN SCAR
Timberwolf

Posted: 7/19/2010 1:11:39 PM EDT

[#23]

never heard of the show i just happened to run into it the other day pretty good show nice to see something differnt for a change.

Posted: 7/19/2010 1:25:36 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:
DVR is set for it. Watching tubby Vickers run around is always good for a laugh!

He's killed more people (who deserved it) than I have, so I don't laugh.

Let's hope you are young and thin forever.

This

Posted: 7/19/2010 1:52:59 PM EDT

[#25]

Larry was only in Delta for 15 years, what the hell does he know?

If I ever know as much about firearms as he and Ken Hackathorn has forgotten, I will be a happy man.

Posted: 7/19/2010 1:57:33 PM EDT

[#26]

i got the feeling he holds the hk g36 in high regard

Posted: 7/19/2010 2:03:10 PM EDT

[#27]

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i got the feeling he holds the hk g36 in high regard

Actually, he was saying it was just alright (not to put words in his mouth). He wasn't praising it as well as you would think considering his connection to it.

Posted: 7/19/2010 2:34:46 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:

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i got the feeling he holds the hk g36 in high regard

Actually, he was saying it was just alright (not to put words in his mouth). He wasn't praising it as well as you would think considering his connection to it.

The idea of a polymer receiver for a FA Assault Rifle still doesn't seem any smarter a decade after reading about it, and LAV actually mentioned it in the show and the fact the WIZbang sight set-up wasn't so great. As opposed to some of the other show hosts who can only drool over the awesomeness of the HK family.

Posted: 7/19/2010 2:36:09 PM EDT

[#29]

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i got the feeling he holds the hk g36 in high regard

Actually, he was saying it was just alright (not to put words in his mouth). He wasn't praising it as well as you would think considering his connection to it.

His conection is to the 416.

Posted: 7/21/2010 2:27:57 PM EDT

[#30]

Early preview edition of Tactical Arms is on tonight Wed 5:30 central time. It's the M110. Isn't this the Stoner 308 AR? This episode repeats Thursday later at night.

Posted: 7/21/2010 3:26:26 PM EDT

[#31]

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Early preview edition of Tactical Arms is on tonight Wed 5:30 central time. It's the M110. Isn't this the Stoner 308 AR? This episode repeats Thursday later at night.

Correct. It is the KAC gun that won the Army contract.

Posted: 7/21/2010 3:37:33 PM EDT

[#32]

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Early preview edition of Tactical Arms is on tonight Wed 5:30 central time. It's the M110. Isn't this the Stoner 308 AR? This episode repeats Thursday later at night.

Correct. It is the KAC gun that won the Army contract.

The OBR looks sleeker. I wonder if politics will let Vickers test a LaRue OBR? Costa likes it!

Posted: 7/21/2010 5:59:58 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Early preview edition of Tactical Arms is on tonight Wed 5:30 central time. It's the M110. Isn't this the Stoner 308 AR? This episode repeats Thursday later at night.

Correct. It is the KAC gun that won the Army contract.

The OBR looks sleeker. I wonder if politics will let Vickers test a LaRue OBR? Costa likes it!

Politics has never stopped Larry before.

Politically Correct and LAV do not co-habitate the same universe. Larry will be the first to call a turd a turd, even if it is someone who wrote him a check making it.

Posted: 7/21/2010 6:14:34 PM EDT

[#34]

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i got the feeling he holds the hk g36 in high regard

Actually, he was saying it was just alright (not to put words in his mouth). He wasn't praising it as well as you would think considering his connection to it.

He really likes the FAL. In fact in at least one episode he uses one.

I must have caught one of the new seasons where they were deciding on old west guns for some sort of a situation. Then some WWII semi-auto guns, etc. I really like that show for the gun pron alone.

Posted: 7/22/2010 10:30:57 AM EDT

[#35]

Vickers shoots the bolt action vs the M110 auto on a course tonight.

Great episode!

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