O Desafio dos Ursos: A Garra Bruta!

This video tests shotgun shells loaded with ceramic spheres, comparing their performance to traditional lead shot. The demonstration includes shooting a milk jug for energy transfer and ballistic gelatin for penetration and lethality. The results suggest ceramic spheres disperse rapidly but exhibit similar penetration depth to lead, with potential implications for reduced lethality in some scenarios.

This guide details a test of a golf ball launcher attachment for an AR-15, firing standard golf balls propelled by 5.56/.223 blanks. Testing against milk jugs and ballistic gelatin indicates a lethal impact, not a less-lethal option. The video emphasizes safety procedures, including the exclusive use of blank ammunition.

This video showcases the 'Gualbo' shotgun cartridge, a unique design featuring external pedals and a top button for stable flight. Tested with a Beretta 1301, the Gualbo demonstrated significant energy transfer and fragmentation, as evidenced by its performance in a five-gallon bucket and ballistic gelatin. The presenter highlights its devastating impact and suggests it's an overlooked, highly effective round.

This video from 704 Tactical provides an expert look at the Firequest Macho Gaucho 12-gauge ball and chain ammunition. Through a live-fire test using ballistic gelatin and a Mossberg 590A1 shotgun, the video demonstrates the unique projectile's terminal ballistics, showing its significant penetration and impact on a pine tree. The demonstration highlights the specialized nature of this ammunition and its potential effects.

This video showcases the terminal ballistics performance of Black Hills Ammunition's Honey Badger self-defense rounds, specifically the .45 ACP 135-grain variant. Tested using 10% ballistic gelatin and simulated barriers, the Honey Badger demonstrated significant temporary and permanent wound cavities, achieving deep penetration without traditional hollow-point expansion. The instructor highlights its effectiveness in creating immediate trauma and its superiority to many hollow-point designs for defensive applications.

This guide details the process used by ARFCOM News to test the Federal 5.56mm 62gr FBIT3 ammunition. The test involves firing the round from a suppressed 10.5-inch barrel AR-15 into calibrated ballistic gelatin to measure velocity, penetration, expansion, and weight retention. The results are analyzed to assess its effectiveness as a defensive round, highlighting its barrier blind capabilities.

This video explores the compatibility of a 50 BMG cartridge with a 12 gauge flare gun. The experiment reveals that while the cartridge fits, the flare gun's mechanism cannot ignite the tough 50 BMG primers. However, it successfully fires a standard 12 gauge blank, highlighting the difference in primer hardness. The content is presented from a hobbyist perspective, focusing on experimental curiosity rather than professional instruction.

This video from Tática Civil, featuring an expert instructor, explains the dangers of firing upwards due to projectile drop and terminal velocity. It demonstrates the safe use of 9mm shot shells for controlled demonstrations, highlighting the Canik Mete MC9 Prime with a Gideon Valor red dot sight. The instructor emphasizes crucial firearm safety protocols.

This guide details an experimental test to debunk the myth that a .50 BMG round passing near a target can be lethal. Using a ballistic mannequin, cardboard indicators, and a concrete backstop, the test demonstrates that a near miss from a .50 BMG round does not impart enough shockwave or air pressure to cause fatal injury, though the projectile itself possesses immense kinetic energy as evidenced by its impact on the concrete block. The test was conducted objectively by an individual with high authority, indicated by their empirical testing methods and proper safety protocols.

This video explores the surprising functionality of a realistic toy shotgun, the M870 by Dart Armory. The presenter tests if it can chamber and cycle real 12-gauge shotgun shells, comparing its operation to a Mossberg 590. The toy shotgun successfully loads, chambers, and ejects real shells, demonstrating a high degree of realism in its mechanical operation.