Channel: @kentuckyballistics
This video from Kentucky Ballistics features a detailed test of various firearms against a life-sized Velociraptor replica to determine what it would take to defeat one. Host Scott, alongside Chris from Ballistic Dummy Lab, tests handguns from .22LR up to .500 Magnum, shotguns including a Spas-12, and rifles ranging from .45-70 to a .4 Bore. The experiment provides insights into the stopping power required for different threats, with a focus on practical application and the effectiveness of various calibers against a simulated large predator.
This video showcases the 'Kraken,' a custom-built, seven-barrel Nock Volley Gun, demonstrating its capabilities and extreme recoil. The presenter, Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, fires the weapon at various targets, including sodas, a ham, bulletproof glass, and body armor, detailing the significant recoil (340 lbs) and the weapon's destructive power. The video also touches upon the historical context of Nock Volley guns and the presenter's personal history with a severe firearm accident.
This video from Kentucky Ballistics tests the ballistic resistance of a helicopter against various calibers and projectiles, including 10mm, 300 Win Mag, 37mm flashbang, 50 AE, 277 Fury, 10 Gauge bird and buck shot, 50 BMG, crossbow bolts, 44 Magnum, 45 ACP, and 45-70 Auto. The experiment aims to determine how bulletproof a helicopter truly is, demonstrating significant penetration and destruction with larger calibers and high-energy rounds. The video also includes a segment where the helicopter is dropped from a crane to simulate a crash, showcasing its structural failure.
This video demonstrates the consequences of dry firing a compound bow. The presenter intentionally dry fires a 70-pound draw weight Matthews compound bow multiple times to observe the effects. While initial dry fires caused minor issues like a limb saver detaching and rubber fragments, subsequent attempts led to visible damage to the bow, suggesting that repeated dry firing can cause significant and potentially catastrophic failure.
This video reviews the Tipman Ordinance Pirate Pistol, chambered in .380 ACP, highlighting its unique slam-fire capability and tube-fed design. The reviewer conducts extensive testing, including accuracy at a Texas Star, slam-fire demonstrations, suppressed shooting with an Otter Creek Milkman suppressor, and various ballistic tests against targets like milk, spam, sardines, windshields, bulletproof glass, cottage cheese, cocktail sauce, and pimento cheese. The pistol is noted for its fun factor and surprising effectiveness with certain ammunition types.
This video tests the effectiveness of a medieval handgonne and its projectiles against modern body armor. The handgonne, a crude firearm from the 1400s-1500s, fired wooden bolts with iron tips. Tests included shooting ballistics gel and both soft (Level 3A) and hard (Level 4 ceramic) body armor. The medieval projectiles proved surprisingly effective against soft armor, penetrating both sides, while the lead ball did not penetrate. Against hard armor, the projectiles caused surface damage but did not penetrate.
This video investigates the lethal range of birdshot using a ballistic dummy. It demonstrates that at 100 yards, birdshot is not lethal, with pellets merely resting on the surface. At 50 yards, it's painful but not considered lethal, and at 25 yards, while more pellets penetrate, it's still not deemed lethal. The instructor suggests 15 yards begins to enter the lethal range, and 5 yards is definitively lethal, with significant tissue damage observed.
This video reviews the Bond Arms Cyclops 50 AE derringer, specifically testing a custom suppressed version. The host, Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, compares the suppressed model's sound and blast to the unsuppressed version. Various tests are conducted, including ballistic gel, target destruction, and accuracy at range, highlighting the derringer's significant power and the suppressor's effectiveness in reducing noise.
This video provides an expert-level review and demonstration of the Sako 85 XL Safari Rifle chambered in .416 Rigby, presented by Kentucky Ballistics. The demonstration highlights the rifle's capability with potent .416 Rigby ammunition, specifically 350-grain Hot Core rounds, showcasing its significant recoil and destructive power on a distant target. The presenter's experienced handling and commentary underscore the rifle's suitability for large game hunting.
This guide details a ballistic gel test comparing the 10mm Auto and .357 Magnum calibers, as demonstrated by Kentucky Ballistics. Both calibers, using specific JHP ammunition, were tested for penetration in 16-inch Clear Ballistics gel blocks. The results showed full penetration for both, leaving the caliber debate unsettled. The video emphasizes practical comparison using specialized testing equipment.
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics tests the Sig MCX Spear, the civilian version of the military's new M7 rifle, chambered in the powerful 277 Fury (6.8x51mm) cartridge. The video focuses on the cartridge's performance, testing its penetration against ballistic glass, Level IV body armor, and an armored truck, alongside ballistic gel and dairy product tests. The 277 Fury demonstrates significantly higher pressure and energy transfer compared to 5.56 NATO.
This guide details the process of firing the Norinco ULR, a single-shot, bolt-action .50 BMG pistol. It emphasizes safe handling and preparation for the significant recoil and concussion associated with this powerful firearm. The demonstration includes loading, aiming, and firing at a water jug target, showcasing the destructive power of the .50 BMG round. Instruction is provided by an experienced individual from Kentucky Ballistics.
