Youtube.....it's my channel, so butt out.

[M29since14]

I watch gun stuff on YouTube that sometimes makes me marvel a bit at the pomposity and arrogance of the presenter. But on occasion they actually present bits of useful information. I wade through as much as I want, and then go on to other things. They don't offend me with their egotistic nonsense. I have ultimate control. I can send them down the river with a tap or a click.

 

[Rustyt1953]

As to YouTube channels...be as smart as a cow... swallow the hay and spit out the sticks.

 

[rockquarry]

As to YouTube channels...be as smart as a cow... swallow the hay and spit out the sticks.

Good idea and you're right, but some novices can't tell the hay from the sticks. Some background is helpful, but not everyone has that advantage and that's one way bad information spreads.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

A good way to judge videos is how well they are made. Poor volume, the narrator/presenter doesn't speak clearly, mumbles, swallows their words, seems to be just reading from a teleprompter, distracting backgrounds, background noise, camera either too far away or too many irrelevant closeups.

 

[Truckman]

A good way to judge videos is how well they are made. Poor volume, the narrator/presenter doesn't speak clearly, mumbles, swallows their words, seems to be just reading from a teleprompter, distracting backgrounds, background noise, camera either too far away or too many irrelevant closeups.

Something I can't stand in videos of the genre such as I produce is the constant, incessant use of profanity!...I make a point of never using it in my videos, although I confess it's a regular habit in my conversations...I've even had complaints from viewers who expect every other word to be obscene, and they also complain if a video is more than about two minutes long...I suppose that's about the limit of some attention spans......Ben

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Anyone with a camera can be a u-tube expert......In their own mind!!!!! Some gun videos out there remind of a comic strip. I watch very few and wouldn't subscribe to any...Even if held a gun point. One I do enjoy on occasion is Ian's Forgotten weapons.

u-tube has helped me with some auto repair problems.........Plus the music is good(ol time rock & roll)

 

[Fullmetaljacket]

The information that I have garnered on this forum trumps anything I've ever "learned"about S&W on YT.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

Plenty of firearms channels on YT. I tend to stick with only three: Harrell, Hickok, and Sootch.

 

[LVSteve]

Plenty of firearms channels on YT. I tend to stick with only three: Harrell, Hickok, and Sootch.

I also watch those guys, but Sootch and Harrell leave me shaking my head when they do accuracy "tests" standing, unsupported. If you want to determine the accuracy of a gun or a certain ammo, you have to reduce the variables affecting aim to a minimum. At least when Graham Baates does this it comes with the caveat "practical accuracy".

 

[Benton Quest]

Well, I just checked out GunBlue490's channel. The first video that popped up was him laying down the groundwork for making comments.

He has quite an ego that is rather evident. This omniscient attitude carried through the next several samplings.

No, I can live without this useful knowledge being imparted onto me.

Now...back to Tom Bukovac's Homeskoolin Channel to learn more about guitar.

Sent from my SM-G990U using Tapatalk

 

[chief38]

I think most of the regular YT makers have large egos - probably something required to do that in the first place! IIRC GunBlue490 is a retired Captain on the BPD and I would have hated to work under his command - that's for sure, as his ego is larger than life itself! Again, while I respect his and other peoples opinions (we are all entitled to them) I can't deal with the "it's my way or the highway" attitude! Yes - it's his intellectual property and YT channel. He's the one doing all the work, but c'mon man, at least respect other peoples opinion's and comments even if they are not exactly the same as yours! At the very least - treat viewers who spent the time watching with some respect!

I do watch Harrel, Hickock, Sooch, HR Funk and maybe another one or two others on occasion (for entertainment mostly) and have corresponded with all of them - none were nasty, condescending or deleted my comments! While I may not agree with all of them all of the time, once again I will respect their opinions even though they might drastically differ with mine. I don't need to be talked down to by a bitter retired "boss".

 

[sniper]

YouTube?

YouTube...what can I say that hasn't been said...good and bad. I don't subscribe much, and when I did, my questions, particularly to Gunblue about whether the "new" Smith Model 19 improvements have been included in the current Model 66, were ignored. He does have a BEAUTIFUL Winchester Featherweight in 257 Roberts, tho!

Mcarbo's video about changing the springs in the Ruger SR 101, and GP 100 was helpful...except when I reported a couple of the springs in his kit were too long/the wrong size! Fortunately, I figured it out, and made "adjustments"!

BUT!!! the absolute worst are some of the "expert" videos about disassembling/reassembling the Ruger Standard, Mark II and III pistols! Hoo Boy!

On most of the websites, if a person even hints he/she has trouble reassembling their Ruger pistols, there appear at least a baker's dozen "wizards" that claim they have been doing the assembly/reassembly since they were weaned, and have NO trouble.

According to them...those that do/have had trouble, including myself and an Australian Regimental Sergeant Major, apparently suffer some sort of hereditary weakness.

Not that I doubt their truthfulness, mind you, but I think there are a lot of us out here that NEVER take their Rugers I II and III apart...ever! For me, it is; remove the grips, lock the bolt back, spray out good with Gun Scrubber, Bore Snake the barrel with a solvent of choice, shake it out if there is no compresssed air handy, spritz with something good like REMINGTON DriLube or Hornady's #1, and call it done! Ah well...enough for today, while my Blood Pressure returns to what it is just before the doctor whips out a sharp instrument , preparing to do rude things to my cringing flesh! Have a good day!

 

[rockquarry]

YouTube...what can I say that hasn't been said...good and bad. I don't subscribe much, and when I did, my questions, particularly to Gunblue about whether the "new" Smith Model 19 improvements have been included in the current Model 66, were ignored. He does have a BEAUTIFUL Winchester Featherweight in 257 Roberts, tho!

Mcarbo's video about changing the springs in the Ruger SR 101, and GP 100 was helpful...except when I reported a couple of the springs in his kit were too long/the wrong size! Fortunately, I figured it out, and made "adjustments"!

BUT!!! the absolute worst are some of the "expert" videos about disassembling/reassembling the Ruger Standard, Mark II and III pistols! Hoo Boy!

On most of the websites, if a person even hints he/she has trouble reassembling their Ruger pistols, there appear at least a baker's dozen "wizards" that claim they have been doing the assembly/reassembly since they were weaned, and have NO trouble.

According to them...those that do/have had trouble, including myself and an Australian Regimental Sergeant Major, apparently suffer some sort of hereditary weakness.

Not that I doubt their truthfulness, mind you, but I think there are a lot of us out here that NEVER take their Rugers I II and III apart...ever! For me, it is; remove the grips, lock the bolt back, spray out good with Gun Scrubber, Bore Snake the barrel with a solvent of choice, shake it out if there is no compresssed air handy, spritz with something good like REMINGTON DriLube or Hornady's #1, and call it done! Ah well...enough for today, while my Blood Pressure returns to what it is just before the doctor whips out a sharp instrument , preparing to do rude things to my cringing flesh! Have a good day!

If you'll follow written instructions from one of the NRA books or other publications (maybe even a Ruger owner's pamphlet), it's not difficult to put these guns back together. You don't need a YouTube video. I was originally among those who thought these guns were hard to assemble.

I took apart my MK I in the 1980s (I think) after I had had it about ten years. Because of the perceived difficulty, I didn't disassemble it again for thirty years or longer. I had fired it a great deal during that time, cleaning only the barrel and the bolt face. Stripped down completely, it was barely dirty and could easily have gone another ten or more years without disassembly. About the same story for a Mark II I bought in the late 1980s.

If your Ruger pistol is working fine and you don't want to tear into it, that's probably okay unless you're an obsessive cleaner.

 

[LVSteve]

I'm surprised that so many of you here have the Youtube account required to make comments. I do all I can to keep the creeping fingers of Google out of my life.

 

[rockquarry]

I'm surprised that so many of you here have the Youtube account required to make comments. I do all I can to keep the creeping fingers of Google out of my life.

I didn't know you needed an account, but I'm pretty sure I'm not missing much.

 

[LVSteve]

I didn't know you needed an account, but I'm pretty sure I'm not missing much.

AFAIK you do. I run things on my computers a little tight, and it could be that would prevent me posting on YT.

ETA: I just tried to add a comment to a GBGuns video and it immediately requested I log in.

 

[Moo Moo]

I did forget that Gunblue490 did do the S&W Armourers (Armorers - US Spelling) 2 week course but I'm not sure if that gets someone to be called an "Expert". Does it?

 

[sniper]

Spirits, attend me...I wish to speak with Bill Ruger...

If your Ruger pistol is working fine and you don't want to tear into it, that's probably okay unless you're an obsessive cleaner.

...About the MK II...Hello? Are you there? He hung up!

Not just NO, but Hell No! The 3 times I've had my MK II apart since I bought it in 1983 were a near repeat of the first time taking it to a gunsmith as a bag of parts...he fixed it in about 45 seconds...it doesn't come apart! Despite communing with the familiar spirits of Youtube, Ruger and periodicals, it's better that way! YMMV!

 

[armorer951]

I did forget that Gunblue490 did do the S&W Armourers (Armorers - US Spelling) 2 week course but I'm not sure if that gets someone to be called an "Expert". Does it?

No sir, it doesn't. A very basic class about minor, simple repairs and parts replacement. The quantity, value, and impact of the information gathered depends on the quality of the instructors, and the level of the student's curiosity. A lot of the students never put the information to any regular use.

I was fortunate to have John Contro and Don Vivenzio as instructors. Fortunately, they were very kind, and patient enough to answer all my stupid questions.

In my case, it eventually morphed into 43 years of bench experience.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

I have found a good video or 2 combined with good written instructions is the best combo.