Videos tagged with Lost Arts

This video explores the dangerous 'what if' scenario of firing 30-30 Winchester ammunition from a Mosin Nagant rifle. Testing reveals significant safety issues, including case rupture and dangerous gas blowback, due to chamber incompatibility. Modifications like electrical tape proved ineffective, highlighting that 30-30 WIN is not a safe or viable substitute for 7.62x54R in a Mosin Nagant.

This video tests the structural integrity of a .410 single-shot shotgun when fired with high-pressure handgun and rifle cartridges like .454 Casull. Despite significant pressure, the firearm showed no signs of damage or barrel stretching, though projectiles keyholed due to the smoothbore. Terminal ballistics tests demonstrated impressive expansion of the .454 Casull round.

This video tests the extreme limits of a Brazilian-made .410 shotgun by firing higher-pressure and larger-caliber rounds, including 30-30 Winchester and .454 Casull. Despite significant pressure differences and casing failures with the 30-30, the shotgun's bore and action remained undamaged after firing the powerful .454 Casull. The firearm, imported by Firearms Import and Export Corp, demonstrated surprising durability for its origin and perceived low cost.

This video explores the creation and effectiveness of improvised shotgun slugs, including cut shells, fishing sinkers, and musket balls. Demonstrations show these loads can achieve a 7-inch group at 25 yards, sufficient for hunting. Destructive testing on cinder blocks and buckets highlights their significant power, with a 10-gauge cut shell proving particularly destructive.