Clint Morgan from Classic Firearms introduces himself to new subscribers and followers. He explains that he originally joined Classic Firearms as a warehouse manager and later transitioned into a full‑time role shooting firearms on camera. He notes that he has fired hundreds of different guns over the years, drawing on both personal experience and his ongoing service in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he has served for over a decade. Before working at Classic Firearms, he held jobs in payroll consulting, as a 911 call taker and police dispatcher, and as a lifeguard. He describes his current position as a fortunate opportunity to handle and discuss firearms regularly, then shifts into presenting his current, and often changing, top five favorite guns.
The first firearm on Clint’s list is the Barrett M82, a semi‑automatic, magazine‑fed .50 BMG rifle with a 29‑inch barrel. He emphasizes how much he enjoys shooting this platform and mentions that he has also spent time behind its close relative, the M107. He explains that the M107 is tuned differently at the barrel and receiver to be optimized for suppressed use, whereas the M82 is not designed around suppression. Because he has not yet had the chance to shoot the M107 with a suppressor, he chooses the M82 as his top pick based on familiarity and experience. The combination of the .50 BMG chambering and long barrel makes the M82 his standout favorite in this category.
Clint’s second choice is the MP5 platform, represented in the video by a Zenith Z5. He appreciates the roller‑delayed blowback action and the characteristic “HK slap” when charging the firearm. The featured Zenith Z5 is configured as a giveaway build that includes Guard Dog body armor components: two level IV ceramic standalone plates, a Shepherd plate carrier, and a level IIIA ballistic helmet. The setup also incorporates a Trijicon MRO with a 3X magnifier, a Midwest Industries M‑LOK rail, and an SB Tactical PDW brace. A Franklin Armory binary trigger adds a third selector position, allowing the gun to fire on both the pull and release of the trigger. Clint notes the MP5’s long service history and global use, referencing iconic images of SAS operators carrying MP5s during the Iranian Embassy raid, and points out that the Zenith gun is produced on HK tooling and machinery.
For his third pick, Clint selects the FNX‑45 Tactical as his preferred handgun. He compares it to other pistols he owns, such as a Beretta M9 and Colt 1911s, but favors the FNX‑45 Tactical because it comes from the factory with features he values. These include an optics mounting system, suppressor‑height Trijicon night sights, a threaded barrel, and 15‑round magazines in .45 ACP, giving a total capacity of 16 rounds with one in the chamber. The pistol has adjustable backstraps and a large trigger guard that works well when shooting with gloves. He notes that the gun feels lightweight when empty but becomes well balanced when fully loaded. Clint finds himself more accurate with this pistol than with his Glock 19. His personal FNX‑45 Tactical is equipped with a Trijicon RMR06 red dot, and he mentions that similar Trijicon optics are also used on the Zenith Z5 setup.
Clint then highlights his appreciation for surplus firearms, focusing on the M1 Carbine chambered in .30 Carbine. He grew up shooting an Underwood‑manufactured M1 Carbine, which he still owns and keeps in his safe. The rifle shown in the video is a refinished M1 Carbine offered by Classic Firearms, which he describes as visually appealing and enjoyable to shoot. He values the M1 Carbine for its light recoil, relatively simple maintenance, and effectiveness out to roughly 200 to 300 yards. Clint notes that the platform has even been cited in informal discussions as a top choice for a hypothetical zombie apocalypse scenario. He briefly mentions the M2 variant, a full‑auto version with a thicker “pregnant guppy” style stock designed to better handle automatic fire, while earlier M1 stocks were typically slimmer. The M1 Carbine holds strong sentimental value for him as the first rifle he ever fired and as a key part of childhood memories shooting with his father.
Clint’s final and overall favorite rifle is a Daniel Defense MK18 short‑barreled rifle. This registered SBR is described as a “two‑stamp gun” because it also carries a SureFire SOCOM 556 RC2 suppressor. On the rifle, he has mounted a Steiner DBAL unit that combines an IR illuminator, IR laser, and visible green laser, with plans to feature it in future night‑shooting content. The gun also wears a SureFire M600 Scout Light, awaiting a tailcap to complete the setup. For optics, he uses an EOTech XPS3 holographic sight paired with a magnifier. Additional components include a B5 Systems grip, an EOTech Radian Raptor charging handle, a Geissele trigger, and SureFeed magazines, along with a vertical grip and selected muzzle devices. Clint acknowledges that the short barrel makes the rifle somewhat gassy when suppressed, but the SOCOM 556 RC2 helps reduce blowback. After touring the Daniel Defense facility and seeing the attention to detail and contract work for military and law enforcement, he feels an added sense of pride in owning the MK18, noting that a pistol configuration is also available for those who do not want to register an SBR.
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