Videos tagged with API Rounds

This video tests the effectiveness of a body armor vest against 12-gauge Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) rounds. The test involves firing a single API round from a Mossberg 500/590 series shotgun at the vest. Post-firing inspection reveals the entry point and the recovered projectile, confirming penetration and the hardened core of the API ammunition.

This review showcases the unique Serbu Micro .50 BMG, a custom firearm with a 10-inch barrel based on the RN-50 receiver. Despite its compact size, initial firing tests revealed manageable recoil. The video includes penetration tests comparing different barrel lengths and destructive capability tests using API rounds against oxygen tanks, highlighting the .50 BMG's power.

This video showcases the excitement of winning and shooting a Barrett .50 BMG rifle, including the M107A1 and M82A1 models. Winners Stewart and Tiffany experience the rifle's power on reactive targets like soda bottles and watermelons, and even test its armor-piercing capabilities against AR500 plates. The event, filmed at IraqVeteran8888's farm, also featured full-auto machine gun sessions, highlighting the contrast in recoil.

This video tests the bullet resistance of an empty oxygen tank against various calibers. While smaller handgun rounds like .22 LR and 9mm only cause surface marks, higher-powered rounds like the .500 S&W Magnum and .50 BMG with standard rounds penetrate the first wall. Only .50 BMG Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) rounds achieved full penetration through both sides of the tank.

This experiment tests the penetration depth of a .50 BMG round into a mountain. Despite using armor-piercing incendiary and tracer rounds fired from a semi-automatic rifle, the bullets only penetrated approximately 12 inches into the rocky soil. The recovered cores suggest that even powerful .50 caliber rounds offer significant cover against mountain terrain.

This video demonstrates an unconventional and dangerous method to dry clothes using a Serbu BFG-50A rifle and .50 BMG API rounds to ignite a propane tank inside a dryer. The experiment results in a massive explosion, destroying the appliance. While presented humorously, it highlights the destructive power of incendiary ammunition and the risks of extreme DIY projects.

This video demonstrates the destructive power of the Barrett M107A1 firing .50 BMG API and incendiary rounds at a cinder block wall. API rounds proved highly effective, creating clean penetrations, while incendiary rounds produced significant flash and fragmentation. The test concluded that concrete walls offer minimal resistance to .50 BMG API ammunition.

This video showcases the destructive power of .50 caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) rounds fired from a Barrett M107 rifle, captured in extreme slow motion at 50,000 FPS. The footage clearly demonstrates the projectile's ability to penetrate a 1/2-inch steel plate, with the incendiary component igniting upon impact. Jerry Miculek highlights the significant fire hazards and ricochet risks associated with this type of ammunition.