Sean Strickland Shoots the Most Powerful Handgun in the World
UFC fighter Sean Strickland and a former Navy SEAL go shooting at a range, testing various firearms from .300 Blackout to the Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum handgun. They discuss military tactics, training experiences, and compete in shooting drills while sharing personal anecdotes about their backgrounds.
Summary
Sean Strickland visits a shooting range with a former Navy SEAL to test multiple firearms and engage in competitive shooting drills. The session begins with lighter caliber weapons like the .300 Blackout and .556 rifles, during which they discuss magazine preferences, with the SEAL explaining why metal magazines are superior for heavy use. They transition to testing the Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum, described as 'the most powerful handgun in the entire world,' which impresses both shooters with its substantial recoil. Throughout the session, the SEAL shares extensive combat experience, including details about room clearing tactics, the evolution from 'violence of action' to more methodical approaches that clear rooms from doorways, and his work with the CIA on hostage rescue operations. Strickland and the SEAL exchange stories about hunting experiences, with Strickland describing hog hunting via ATV as exhilarating despite moral reservations. The SEAL discusses his aversion to free fall skydiving despite being a Navy SEAL, explaining he only did static line jumps. They discuss cold water survival training in Kodiak, Alaska, and share diving experiences. The shooting competition portion involves CIA qualification drills at various distances (25-75 yards), where they take turns attempting rapid target acquisition and shooting. The SEAL consistently outperforms Strickland in these timed drills, though Strickland manages to win once. They debate firearm preferences, with the SEAL favoring AR platforms for ease of use while Strickland expresses interest in the 300 Blackout as a potential nightstand gun. The session concludes with friendly competition and mutual respect.
Key Insights
- The SEAL explains that metal magazines are preferred over plastic ones because plastic magazine tops wear out with heavy use, causing malfunctions, whereas metal magazines maintain reliability under sustained operational conditions.
- The SEAL describes the evolution of military room clearing tactics from 'violence of action' with grenades to newer methods where operators clear 75% of a room from the exterior doorway before entering, reducing risk of friendly fire.
- The SEAL recounts his Navy SEAL training experience where he states that if you shoot a case officer or 'blue helmet' during training, 'you're fucking done,' emphasizing the extreme consequences of misidentification in protective operations.
- The SEAL experienced a traumatic static line skydiving incident where he became inverted and spinned violently during deployment, nearly passing out from blood rushing to his head, and he avoided free fall jumps despite being a SEAL because he hates heights.
- Strickland acknowledges that room clearing requires split-second identification decisions that are nearly impossible to execute reliably, noting that his brain cannot operate at a fast enough speed to identify threats versus innocents in real-time combat scenarios.
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Transcript
[0:04] Having has a punch to it. >> It happens so fast. Like your brain doesn't operate at a fast enough speed. >> [laughter] >> You better not [ __ ] edit this out, ever. >> You know I will. Nice. Let's shoot some [ __ ] Let's start with uh 300 blackout, huh? >> Oh, [ __ ] Got a preference? [0:34] >> Here, you won't even need that with these. >> Oh, yeah. I guess we're running suppressed. >> The other ones will need them, but you won't need them with that. >> Are you running the metal metal mags, huh? >> I'm running whatever the hell is >> I um had a buddy, he uh he uh…
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