Is this guy just acting?

He's probably just rusty and getting the viewer psyched when he hams it up sometimes. In all of the eps where he fires a weapon he usually has great accuracy and he knows how to handle them professionally, so I'm guessing he's just a bit nervous or rusty, that's all.

Um, The military channel wouldnt just call anybody a SEAL, so yes, that he is for sure.

He is just rusty, hes been 10 years retired, but he seems like he can handle a weapon proficiently, watch the epidsode where he handles the Barret.

It's not easy - life - is not easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it.

maybe he is just trying to be humble... these people are giving him their life's work. hes not just going to be like "oh thanks... im an ex-SEAL, let ME show you how to use it". he scored a headshot with IMI's new assault rifle from a few hundred yards on his first shot.

He is just an actor in my opinion. In the Future Weapons program, he identified a 7.62x39 (ak47 ammo) round as a .308 (7.62x51). He claims the Barrett XM107 was built for the US Army, when in fact it is just a copy of the M82A1 that was built for civilian use back in the 1980's. A fifty caliber bullet moving at 2800 fps will definitely not cut a man in half as he says. He also claims it takes 15-20 seconds to cycle the bolt on a bolt action rifle; complete BS.

Crap like this is why people believe 50 caliber rifles are WMD, and that Oswald could not fire 3 rounds in 8 seconds at JFK back in 1963.

He is just a pretty (bald) face reading a script.

Ranb

"Mack" as i'll call him, has been on a reality show (look it up on this website).
He is a RETIRED Seal, so these brilliant weapons are absolutely awe-inspring to him, and he probably needs to emphasize and hyperbolize many aspects of each weapon. He tries to draw viewers from all ages and often dramatizes things, like when he: 1. whispers when talking about a weapon/effects of weapon
2. exaggerates the weapons and tries to make it seem dramatic...(such as in the episode about either the MLRS, or one of the field artillery weapons, he is at the target area with wooden figures gathered around a decommissioned artillery piece; the targets were numbered, not exact quote but he says,
"These dummies are numbered....so they can identify the bodies."


He probably needs to dramatize everything to draw viewers in, it is still a show, like any other show on any channel. If the show doesn't get good ratings, the show could be canceled, or they might replace him with someone that'll "grab" the audience's attention; which is why he makes everything so dramatic.


..............but he is an ex-navy seal, no doubt about that. It's not like he could afford to live retirement merely on whatever retirement money the navy gives.

I like the show, respect the man and will continue watching. However, "Mack" is to hosting what David Caruso is to acting. He is overly dramatic and uses the Clint Eastwood "menacing whisper" much too often. Slap some sunglasses and red hair on him, and have him stand with his hands on his hips and it would be just like watching CSI: Miami.

What could it possibly hurt if he acted less like an ultra macho tough guy and more like a normal person?



MMMMM, donuts!