Videos tagged with API Round

This video tests the penetration capabilities of various firearms, from handguns to a .50 caliber sniper rifle, against a 20-inch wide oak tree. Surprisingly, even the .50 caliber API rounds were stopped by the tree's density, demonstrating its effectiveness as cover. The host, Parker, conducts the tests with a high-energy, enthusiastic approach.

This video from Yee Yee Life, featuring firearms influencer Parker and guest Stinger, tests the ballistic resistance of a 45-pound steel weight plate against various calibers. The test progresses from common handguns (.22, 9mm, 10mm, .44 Magnum, .50 AE) to rifle rounds (7.62x51mm) and culminates with a .50 BMG rifle firing an Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) round. The plate withstands all but the final .50 BMG API shot, which achieves full penetration.

This video from Yee Yee Life, hosted by Parker, tests the ballistic resistance of a 300lb cast iron sewer lid against various calibers, from handguns to a .50 BMG sniper rifle with an API round. The test reveals that while smaller calibers cause minimal damage, a .308 round from an FN SCAR 17 successfully penetrates, and the .50 BMG API round easily obliterates the lid and subsequent targets. The video demonstrates a high-energy, albeit informal, approach to ballistics testing.

This video tests the ballistic resistance of a 150-pound slam ball against various firearms, culminating in .50 BMG rounds. The slam ball successfully stopped all tested calibers, including standard and Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) .50 BMG rounds, demonstrating surprising durability. Projectiles were recovered from the ball's sand-like filling, showing significant deformation.

This video tests the penetration capabilities of .416 Barrett and .50 BMG API rounds against 4-inch thick Humvee bulletproof glass. The .416 Barrett successfully penetrated the glass, while the .50 BMG API round, fired with added challenges of water jugs and a steel I-beam, also went through the glass and the I-beam, demonstrating significant residual energy. The video also touches on California's legal restrictions for .50 BMG.

This video demonstrates the immense power of the .50 BMG cartridge by testing its penetration capabilities against multiple steel I-beams. An M33 Ball round penetrated five beams, while an Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) round penetrated ten, showcasing the significant difference in performance between ammunition types. The Barrett M107A1 rifle proved capable of handling these powerful rounds in a destructive testing scenario.

This video tests the bulletproof capabilities of a 1.5-inch thick titanium plate against various high-powered rifle rounds, including the .50 BMG Raufoss Mk 211 and standard API rounds. Despite the extreme force and specialized nature of the ammunition, the titanium plate demonstrated remarkable resistance, with no penetration observed. The test highlights titanium's potential as a robust armor material.

This video tests the penetration capabilities of various .50 BMG rounds against a 2.5-inch thick T651 ASTM B 209 aluminum plate. While a Spotter round failed to penetrate, API, AP, and APIT rounds successfully achieved full penetration, demonstrating the significant power of the .50 BMG caliber against substantial metal targets. The tests highlight differences in impact characteristics between incendiary and armor-piercing projectiles.

This video demonstrates the destructive power of a .50 BMG API round against six stacked Ozark Trail cast iron skillets. The experiment reveals that even multiple layers of cast iron are no match for this heavy caliber ammunition, with the skillets being completely obliterated. The content highlights the extreme ballistics of the .50 BMG round and the limitations of common materials against such force.

This video tests the penetration and terminal ballistics of three different .50 BMG rounds against a stack of pumpkins. An Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) round penetrated nine pumpkins, while a Lehigh Defense Control Chaos round also reached nine pumpkins but caused more internal damage. A lightweight Lehigh Defense Scorcher CQB round fragmented rapidly, with its base recovered from the fifth pumpkin.

This test pitted a .50 BMG API round against five stacked AR500 armor plates. The second plate successfully stopped the projectile, demonstrating the effectiveness of 1/2 inch of quality steel armor against this heavy caliber round. The incendiary component left visible soot, and the anti-spalling coating performed well.