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Posted: 1/16/2024 11:03:30 PM EDT
Latest GT thread has people arguing over what is needed to be an expert worth listening to. What does GD think?

Pie not allowed.

For me, not boring and knows a bit about guns. And 90's intros are lame.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:05:41 PM EDT
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“O” face intros

Intro music @ 11/10 volume of dad rock

Quick jump video editing

Catch phrase
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:07:52 PM EDT
[#2]
Laviathan tribe matching tramp stamp tattoo, and uploading "reviews" of the same guns as all the rest of them.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:09:29 PM EDT
[#3]
100k+ followers on instagram
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:09:58 PM EDT
[#4]
Apparently, according to Ktm guy, you can’t be an officer and wear camo and gear.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:10:11 PM EDT
[#5]
A gun.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:11:44 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:11:50 PM EDT
[#7]
Have some knowledge and be entertaining.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:13:06 PM EDT
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I have mismatched camo, and was never an officer. But I ain't got no YouTube channel.

Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:13:54 PM EDT
[#9]
Looks good in yoga pants.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:14:26 PM EDT
[#10]
It should be what who says that matters, not who says what.

Is it valid, practical information? Does it help me improve as a shooter/citizen?

Credentials are great, and entertaining is great, but I just want the deets.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:15:17 PM EDT
[#11]
It kinda depends on what they’re talking about.

Forgotten Weapons, Lucky Gunner, Sage Dynamics, 9 Hole, Honest Outlaw, Garand Thumb, 22Plinkster, and Hickock all do different things to varying levels of competence.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:17:24 PM EDT
[#12]
Whatever Lucas does.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:18:51 PM EDT
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The Simpsons - Stupid Sexy Flanders
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:19:09 PM EDT
[#14]
Entertaining content
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:21:04 PM EDT
[#15]
Sick beats and dance moves. Plus likes to piss off the AFT



Print Shoot Repeat - The HK Slap (Official Music Video)


Print Shoot Repeat - Nods (Official Music Video)


And willing to experiment

Will A Fleshlight Work As A Suppressor?
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:23:05 PM EDT
[#16]
Dugan was peak GunTuber
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:24:16 PM EDT
[#17]
-Own the gun in question
-Own similar guns to gun in question
-Fired significant number of rounds through gun, over significant length of time in various conditions
-Fire significant number of rounds through similar guns as the gun in question, over significant length of time in various conditions
-Speak clearly
-Raise both the pros and cons of the firearm
-Don’t push personal feelings or agenda. Be neutral  
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:31:43 PM EDT
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This, he was not serious or pushing bullshit.

I give zero credit to most modern YouTubers because they are just pushing jive.   The thing with GT is Micah has really been honing his video/editing skills taking that channel to the next level but as with most they are beholden to someone.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:32:21 PM EDT
[#19]
A camera and an internet connection.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:34:55 PM EDT
[#20]
From what is on the internet the only requirement to be an expert is a gun and a camera.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:35:53 PM EDT
[#21]
YouTube account and not boring the fuck out of people like 99% of them
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:37:00 PM EDT
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It should be what who says that matters, not who says what.

Is it valid, practical information? Does it help me improve as a shooter/citizen?

Credentials are great, and entertaining is great, but I just want the deets.
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One of the best gun reviews I've ever seen was by some obscure black lady that recorded the video in her kitchen.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:38:13 PM EDT
[#23]
A beard and tattoos.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:38:17 PM EDT
[#24]
Don't be a douchebag

Have knowledge on what you're talking about

Don't be a douchebag

Stay in your lane

Don't be a douchebag

Keep the videos short(ish) and on topic.

Don't be a douchebag
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:39:31 PM EDT
[#25]
Needs to have a KTMmx001 stamp of approval, obviously.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:40:52 PM EDT
[#26]
Not be blind

JK
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:42:30 PM EDT
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But he was blind the entire time!
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:44:40 PM EDT
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JK
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Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:46:33 PM EDT
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Yes.  His credentials that he never posted are above reproach.

Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:47:39 PM EDT
[#30]
So long as they can shoot well.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:53:32 PM EDT
[#31]
How about being an actual expert.

All of those choices could still be idiots.
Link Posted: 1/16/2024 11:53:47 PM EDT
[#32]
Not being a clickbait retard is a good start.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:04:45 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:06:04 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:21:47 AM EDT
[#36]
I haven't been keeping up. What's everybody mad about now?
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:27:52 AM EDT
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Guys smash that like and subscribe button, now let’s talk about what’s wrong with this MLOK-to-Picatinny adapter
[metal music plays] dvvv dvvv dvv
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:31:57 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Latest GT thread has people arguing over what is needed to be an expert worth listening to. What does GD think?

Pie not allowed.

For me, not boring and knows a bit about guns. And 90's intros are lame.
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It's entertainment.

So be entertaining.

Look at whistlin diesel.  Dude's a steaming pile of stupid.  But he is entertaining.  He knows his role and stays in his lane.  You dont' need to be an expert to have a passion about a topic and to share your passion with others.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 12:32:08 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/17/2024 1:10:01 AM EDT
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It completely depends on what subjects they're talking about.

I don't need a combat soldier, SF or otherwise, to teach me about individual SD tactics. In that type of knowledge, a BTDT police officer or trainer would be better. The former is an expert at team tactics, where I don't have a team. The later are more geared towards individual tactics, which is what I need.

In the same vein, if a bunch of my neighborhood friends have a little group of like minded individuals, and we want to train to be effective at protecting our area from other roving gangs in a SHTF scenario, I want that content present by an experienced combat soldier or former SF guy.

Reviewing guns, a not boring, but not long winded, experienced shooter will work. Someone who can give objective comment on the pros and cons of weapons he tests.

Assembly/ disassembly  / repair / diagnosing malfunctions etc, an armorer, or a gunsmith, or an individual well versed on the gun in question.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 8:25:27 AM EDT
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Have to have a IGU6 tattoo, till Valhalla on a T-shirt, say brother 47 times, fake accent, 3 minute ad hawking coffee, manscaping kit or E.D. pills and have a friend or family member who served in the military or as a leo.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 8:34:05 AM EDT
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Plus,  …. is an Alaskan resident.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 8:37:10 AM EDT
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Depends on what I want to learn

Typically, it’s competitive shooting tips, so I watch competitive shooters to learn and other YouTubers for entertainment
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:24:15 AM EDT
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Entertaining content
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Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:33:35 AM EDT
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Gun Bunnies helps.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:36:05 AM EDT
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from what i gathered... one needs to be......


Scrolled and Tabbed

Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:39:49 AM EDT
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NRA certified.

Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:41:35 AM EDT
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Ironically I don't watch GT(format annoys me, nothing about the dude), but do find the whole debate interesting.

Glad that "Make good videos .... " Is the top pick.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:41:49 AM EDT
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Because when you’re presenting yourself as an authority, you better have the background to back it up. That was my biggest issue with the NRA Instructor and Utah BCI Certified Firearm Permit instructor stuff, all of them thought they were Kyle Lamb.

I was the youngest Utah CFP instructor in my state at the time, and I acted like it. I gave the people the information as it was outlined by the Utah BCI, nothing more and nothing less.

That’s not to say that I couldn’t answer technical questions, but I wasn’t going to tell someone how to survive a fire fight in Fallujah when I’ve never served, nor tell them how to effectively restrain someone during an arrest, as I’ve never been in LE. And yes, those were both two questions I was asked.
Link Posted: 1/17/2024 9:44:34 AM EDT
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