Channel: @taticacivil
This review focuses on three new lever-action rifles, highlighting the Daria Arms Ranchex. The Ranchex is presented as a modern take on the Mare's Leg, featuring compatibility with accessories via M-LOK and Picatinny rails. It is available in calibers like .45 Long Colt and .40 S&W, offering a balance of compact size and shooting capability.
This review highlights several budget-friendly pistols, focusing on the Palmetto State Armory Dagger, Glock 43, Force Arms Rapture, and Arms DY-9. The presenter emphasizes their accessibility and value, noting specific features like ergonomics and optic readiness. The review suggests these firearms offer significant utility for their price point, making them attractive options for various users.
This video showcases a collection of 9mm ammunition types, including Dragon's Breath and subsonic rounds, tested for their ballistic performance. The presenter aims to demonstrate the effectiveness and characteristics of each round when fired into ballistic blocks, providing insights into their penetration and expansion capabilities.
This video tests the lethality and performance of 9mm hollow-point bullets tipped with artificial diamonds. The test involved shooting both standard 9mm FMJ and the diamond-tipped rounds into water jugs and ballistic gel. The diamond-tipped rounds demonstrated a more violent reaction in water and expanded effectively in ballistic gel, contrary to initial expectations that the diamond might impede expansion. The video suggests that these specialized rounds are available and highlights their performance characteristics.
This video demonstrates a simulated training drill for engaging drone-like targets using a shotgun. The instructor introduces 'clayopters,' stealthy black clay pigeons designed to mimic drones, launched via a specialized launcher. The drill focuses on improving target acquisition and engagement of fast-moving aerial threats, emphasizing the difficulty of spotting the targets and the need for precise aiming.
This video tests the terminal ballistics of a 1-carat diamond-tipped .45 ACP round fired from a 1911. The diamond-tipped bullet, along with standard hollow point and PMC .45 ACP rounds, were tested in water and ballistic gelatin. Notably, none of the tested .45 ACP rounds, including the diamond-tipped one, showed significant expansion in ballistic gelatin, behaving more like FMJ rounds.
This video tests the terminal ballistics and dispersion of 'Bre Shot' 12-gauge ammunition. The 'Bre Shot' is described as a 12-gauge cartridge containing various projectile sizes. Testing involved water jugs for energy assessment and ballistic gel for penetration and effect. The ammunition demonstrated significant projectile spread and varied penetration depths based on projectile size.
This video explores an unexpected phenomenon where a suppressed lever-action rifle (Henry Hush SPD in .38 Special) sounds louder when shot with active noise-canceling headphones compared to shooting without any hearing protection. The instructor highlights that the headphones' amplification of ambient sounds, including the rifle's report, can paradoxically make the suppressed firearm seem louder. The advice given is to simply shoot suppressed firearms without hearing protection if they are already quiet.
This video tests the ballistic resistance of a Soviet-era hammer against various calibers. While smaller rounds like .22 LR caused minimal damage, larger calibers like 9mm, 7.62x39mm, .223 Remington, and .308 Winchester inflicted progressively more damage, with the .308 ultimately causing significant structural failure to the hammer's handle.
This video demonstrates the impact of different shotgun chokes on shot dispersion at 15 yards. It highlights how chokes, marked by stars or names like 'Full Choke' and 'Modified Choke', alter the spread of shot. The instructor shows that more open chokes result in wider patterns, while tighter chokes concentrate the shot, creating smaller, denser holes. This is particularly useful for varying target distances in clay shooting.
This video explores the Outlier chassis system, which integrates a suppressor directly into its barrel design, effectively turning the entire barrel shroud into a baffle system. While the ATF does not classify this as a suppressor, the design significantly reduces sound signature, especially when compared to a standalone small suppressor. The reviewer notes its effectiveness on a 6.5 Creedmoor caliber rifle, though advises against continuous firing due to potential heat buildup.
This video from Tática Civil outlines five essential items to bring to a shooting range, beyond just your firearm. Key recommendations include extra hearing protection, cleaning tools for malfunctions, sun protection (like a UV-blocking shirt), firearm lubricant, and a first-aid kit. An optional bonus item, a fire extinguisher, is also mentioned for use with tracer or incendiary ammunition.
