What To Do If You Find An Ammo Stash!

This video provides an expert-level overview of various 12-gauge shotgun ammunition types, focusing on their characteristics and potential uses in a hypothetical survival scenario. The instructor, demonstrating significant expertise, breaks down the differences between steel shot, buckshot (00 and other sizes), slugs, birdshot, and exotic rounds from brands like Remington, Rio, and Hickory Flat Boars. It highlights recoil, stopping power, and acquisition ease, offering practical insights for firearm enthusiasts and preppers.

This video from Civilian Tactical tests the effectiveness of the YHM Victra 12 gauge shotgun suppressor with birdshot, buckshot, and slugs. The instructor demonstrates significant sound reduction across all ammunition types, noting the most pronounced difference with buckshot. The conclusion suggests birdshot or slower buckshot are ideal for achieving the quietest suppressed 12 gauge loads.

This video provides a practical demonstration of how different types of 12 Gauge shotgun ammunition perform acoustically when fired through a YHM Victra 12 suppressor. The instructor highlights that buckshot and fine shot offer the most significant sound reduction compared to slugs, with buckshot showing the greatest difference. This information is valuable for understanding suppressor effectiveness with various shotgun loads.

This guide, presented by an experienced instructor from Civilian Tactical, details the practical and recreational uses of red tracer ammunition. It emphasizes proper application for target signaling and high-speed shooting, while explicitly warning against using tracers for ignition. The instructor demonstrates proficiency with firearms like the Girsan XMC and a 9mm subgun, highlighting the visual feedback tracer rounds provide.

Shortshot Tony explains why alternating buckshot and slugs ('candy cane loads') in a shotgun magazine is an ineffective defensive strategy. He demonstrates buckshot's immediate tissue damage and argues that slugs following buckshot are redundant, often passing through the same wound channel. Tony advises sticking to consistent loads like all buckshot for general use and keeping slugs on a side saddle for specific long-range needs.

This guide, presented by Shortshot Tony, explains the dangers of 'candy cane loading' shotguns, where different ammunition types are mixed in the magazine tube. It emphasizes the critical importance of consistent load management for tactical and defensive scenarios. The recommended practice is to load the main magazine with a single, reliable type of ammunition (like buckshot for home defense) and use a side saddle for specialty rounds, ensuring predictable performance when it matters most.

This comedic skit humorously emphasizes the critical importance of wearing eye protection at the shooting range. It illustrates a handgun malfunction, specifically a stovepipe, and uses a visual gag with a spent casing to drive home the safety message. The creator showcases tactical gear and a Sig Sauer P365 XL, demonstrating firearm handling in a range environment.

This video tests the penetration capabilities of various calibers, from .22 LR to .50 BMG, against a tree. Surprisingly, even the powerful .50 BMG round failed to penetrate the tree completely, demonstrating the significant stopping power of natural barriers against firearms.

This video explores the hypothetical concept of using a human body as a suppressor, simulating the scenario with ballistic gel. A Derya Arms .22 rifle is fired into a ballistic gel head, with the host noting the shot sounded 'dead silent'. The experiment demonstrates the penetration depth of a .22 LR round through the simulated head.

This test evaluates the ballistic protection of a Belgian M1 steel helmet against various calibers. While it stopped birdshot, .22, and .380 Auto rounds, it failed to defeat 9mm and .223 Remington rounds, indicating it is not suitable for protection against common handgun or rifle threats.