It's part 2 of the free test of real steel rifles by Garand Thumb. Covered in this test are the Tavor X95, Springfield M1A, SIG 553, SIG Spear LT 5.56x45, PTR-91, Springfield Hellion, HCAR, SCAR-L, M1 Garand, Lever Action in 45-70, Palmetto State Armory AK-105, Ikon Galil, and the Palmetto State Armory AR-15... "The Freezing Rifle Test PT 2, we’re here to remind you this test is fun but silly. Please consider not basing your personality off of this test.

Would you agree that the SPAS-12 is the world's most iconic shotgun? We would. Garand Thumb agrees and got one to tell you why in this video...  "The SPAS-12 is without a doubt the most iconic shotgun to have ever been made or designed. It's used in almost every video game and movie you can imagine. However how effective is this very interesting weapon? The SPAS-12 is without a doubt perhaps one of the worst designed shotguns to have ever hit the market."

What do you think? Is it possible to suppress the sound of a .50CAL when fired? Garand Thumb tries in this video... "A 50 BMG produces an enormous amount of energy per trigger pull. Can you silence the immense amount of powder being put out by such a weapon? How effective can this possibly be? Today the Garand Thumb Science team investigates."

This is a real world demonstration of being fired at in this video from Garand Thumb and it involves a good list of firearms... "What does it sound like to be shot at? In today’s video we show you what bullets sound like at various distances from various weapons. There is much that can be gleaned from these sounds specifically in reference to distance and caliber of the shooter. It’s a very interesting topic and I hope you’ll enjoy this video."

Spiritus Systems got Garand Thumb as special guest on their channel to talk about his plate carrier... "Today we have a special guest, Mr. Michael J Thumb aka, Garand Thumb. In this video, live from Garand Ram Ranch, the Doctor himself lays out his LV119 and explains the intent behind building a general purpose plate carrier. Oh, and it's F'ing cold."

In part 4 of Garand Thumb's "Becoming Deadly in the Mountains" how talks about surviving an ambush... "Surviving an ambush will take way more than just a video to understand. But we hope that in today’s video we can begin to explain this vital and complex topic. We have to give a big shoutout to Spiritus System for helping with this video."

Garand Thumb tries to semi-auto belt-fed firearms in this episode, checking out the M249S and Fitelight MCR... "Semi automatic belt feds are an interesting topic within the non-governmental gun world. Often overlooked I find them to be a compelling choice in many ways for the average larper for a large numbers of reasons that we'll delve into in this video. Today we go over the M249S and the Fitelight MCR, both semi automatic belt fed weapons that feed using M27 links."

With the new NGSW of the U.S. Army also comes with a new optic. Garand Thumb tries the XM-157 made by Vortex Optics selected to be paired with the NGSW being produced by SIG Sauer... "The US Army has selected the XM-157 to work along side many new weapon systems including the X-M5 NGSW. This new optic from Vortex has a feature that ranges and calculates your exact hold to achieve first round impacts. The hold is displayed within the optic.

Garand Thumb takes to the field the Mk14 Mod 0 EBR, a rifle based on the M14 rifle with the Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR) chassis... "The Mk14 Mod 0 EBR is an M-14 but tricked out and ready to go. It's perhaps the most iconic rifle to have ever been fielded as games like Call of Duty propelled it to stardom. Today we take a close look at this venerable little guy and go over the good, and lots of bad when is comes to this compelling platform."

You might wonder if this shotgun can be replicated for airsoft as it is the fastest shotgun in the world. Garand Thumb takes a look at the Genesis Arms 12 in this episode... "This shotgun has some ridiculous speed due to a fairly innovative operating mechanism. All ammo used was full power buckshot and slugs. Today we take a dive on the Genesis Arms 12, a semi automatic magazine fed shotgun that actually works.