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That’s some concrete evidence right there

So moral of the story is, build your home with cinder blocks lol

I learned to wear 2 walls of cinder block in my vest

The exit hole for the .40 was significantly larger than the 9 and the .45 was humongous.

This is what I learned, I am getting behind a cinder block wall if anyone is ever shooting at me with a handgun.

The results were dramatically different. Look at the exit holes for each slug. That’s where all the energy is being dumped. The 45 left a moon surface crater.

Each only went through one wall. But you failed to note the size of the entrance and exit holes. They were significantly different. .45 made the largest amount of damage!

Your test is a good example why 45 is a great round for urban combat , you don’t need a round that over penetrates. And 45 creates a bigger exit wound.

Wow. The difference in the exit holes is amazing.

"Its burning my hand but I wanna get the shot so ill leave it"

"Damn it, Bobby!"

Not surprised by results, the .40 & .45 are bigger and heavier but are a good deal slower then the 9mm. They all have their own advantages and uses.

I was a U.S. Recon Marine in Iraq in 2007 and we were authorized to carry the M1911 .45 ACP sidearm, while Infantry Marines (for the most part) were restricted to the M9 9mm...on more than one occasion I saw the difference up close and personal when a big determined hopped up bad guy got into the same room as you...they could be shot center mass by more then one 9mm round and they would keep coming. But if they were shot center mass by the M1911, they dropped where they stood. Obviously a hollow point 9mm can have much better stopping power but those rounds are against the rules of war so we are talking standard full metal jacket ammo. I also found the slimmer grip of the 1911 to be much more comfortable for me than the Beretta M9/FS-92. My 2 cents anywho.

When he shoots through the blocks, the important thing here isn't the penetration. But look at the exit wound of each caliber where it exits out the back of the first wall.

That ping sound from the overhead cam is so enjoyable!

That 40 and 45 left some pretty dam big entry and exit holes...I'm sticking with my 45 💪💪💪

Now I just gotta convince my boss that this is the best way to drill holes in cinder block 🤣

Your voice is spot on for Hank Hill Edit: apparently I'm not the only one who noticed

I’m amazed at how stout that cinder block is. I’d have bet more penetration especially with the 45! Great intel, thanks a bunch wdw.

Last time I was attacked by a concrete block, I was so happy I was armed with my .44 Mag auto-mag with incendiary concrete piercing exploding rounds.

To get a better understanding of which round penetrates concrete better you would need solid layers of concrete of various thicknesses. The 45 will punch through thicker individual layers than the 9 or 40. Very few rounds will punch through one layer of concrete and then have the shape, velocity , and energy to punch through a second layer. Maybe the Smith and Wesson 500? In your tests, the projectiles are to deformed after the first layer of concrete to punch through a second.

The 3 Little Pigs had it right. No straw or stick houses. 🤣🤣🤣

-Uses 10mm after all of it and the house next door explodes from it's mythical power.-

I guessed exactly the same as you did and I was surprised by results. It makes me want to see what a .357 and .44 mag will do.

Any round that (a) gets there and (b) makes a hole is my favorite round

This was quite interesting. It seems like if you need to get a bad guy through a hard barrier a fmj might be more effective due to it expanding through the hard barrier (assuming it penetrates and has enough energy left to do some damage to the bad guy). We all know that a hollow point is best for direct fire. And so we find barrier blind hollow points, which I believe are the best (but most expensive) option available.

Nice. Love how the back side of wall gets bigger with each cal increase. To be expected though.

What a great idea! Unique way to test power of bullets! I have an 1871 Remington octagonal barrel rolling block with an odd bullet, 42 I think. Would like to use this method to test it. Amazingly accurate in great shape safe to fire I think but have to make bullets. I’m sure underpowered though.

You should have shown the close ups of the exit hole in the first cinder block. The .45 was massive.

That is kind of why I like the 9 mm. The power is about the same as the larger pistol calibers and you generally get a greater capacity. Not to mention that the ammo is always available and very cheap.

My EDC is a 40S&W. I have no doubt that it has stopping power after watching this video. Good job.

The 9mm is king! Just as effective as the other calibers tested, less recoil, more bullets in the mag, cheaper to buy and always available.

For 9mm I prefer 124/125 or 135 grain bullets for better weight retention and penetration of bone. Heavier is generally always better.

What’s missing in the equation is the degree of impact. When looking at the 2nd cinder block wall one can see the degree of difference in the amount of force or impact on the surface of the 2nd cinder block wall. Look at the size of the circular percussion shadow of the .45 ACP. The distribution of percussion from the impact is visually much greater.

Great test. Note to self, if someone is shooting at you with a 9mm, 40 or 45 cal, hide behind at least the second wall of the cinderblock. I'm looking forward to it being that warm again, I hate shooting in the cold.

Might have been interesting to measure the diameter of the exit side of the hole, to assess how much cinder block was disrupted by each - or weigh the blocks before and after - same idea. I wonder about two other rounds - the vicious 7.62x25 fired out of a CZ-52 or other, and a .44 Magnum or even .357 Magnum. I would think that the issue in penetration would be retained velocity after passing through the first wall, and any of these 3 should have what it takes. But that's different from stopping power, which is probably related to the amount of energy delivered to the first wall - thus the interest in the diameter of the exit hole. I noticed that the 9mm cracked the block - but the .40 and .45 just bulldozed through it. I wonder if that's repeatable and a reflection of the 9mm's higher velocity (1190 vs 990 vs 835 f/s). And where's the .40 cal Waldo? Interesting video!

Thanks for the great video. The results are a little surprising. I also thought the 40 and 45 would carry more energy to the second wall. Again thanks.... we can't learn without testing things out!

Really liked this test! Great comparison! !!!

WOW! VERY surprised with the 45! Thought it would knock that block right in half. Wonder what the 357 would do? Great video. Expected allot more from the 45.

What was impressive was the exit hole in the first “wall” by the 40 and the 45

In reality, say you were in an urban situation, I don't think I would want a round that would penetrate any further. I would rather have the knock down power and have the slug stop there.

I would like to have known the muzzle velocities of these three rounds. Seems like the 40 might have had more fpe (maybe from 1024 fps velocity), which would account for its disintegrating on impact.

A good test that I seen was. The demonstrator had a wooden frame 4 foot tall 4 foot wide with 2 rows of squares about 6 tall and 6 inches wide. Each square was for a specific round. It had a steel plate and various wood plates behind it they were glued together . He fired the same rounds from different companies, one per square so he could compare the different penetration of the rounds.

I was hoping slow and heavy would have done the job but I'll still stick to my 45

I request a redo. This time use something thinner like drywall and set up many layers evenly spaced. I think more varying results from that test. fun vid though thanks!

Thats why the 9mm is the best round. More rounds less recoil more accurate follow up shots. Cheaper to shoot. 9mm is the way to go.

Awesome video! Really appreciate all the efforts to present the comparisons as objectively as possible. Stay safe!

22yrs..in the LAPD. last 15yrs i carried my 1911 in a specialized unit. would rather have the 45acp rd in real world encounters than a 9mm.

That 45 hole though!!!!!!👍and the 9mm should of got highest grain did on the others...nice vid

Brilliant video. Much more useful and meaningful than the expensive ballistic gel videos. Because stuff does get in the way if you are shooting at anything other than a target in a controlled environment.

Love the information. We carry the G19 loaded with Hornady FTX at work.

Great that you kept with the same ammo manufacturer and bullet type.

5:34 you scared the shit out of me, I thought a snake was in there.

As for the velocity vs. grain weight, do this again with a 7.62 x .25 Tokarev round and let us know the results! Would that Tokarev round penetrate the second layer of cinder block with it's much faster speed?

Thank you for the testing!

Great video, I have a 9mm and a .45 I like both of them. I agree with some of the other comments on this, I don't want to be shot by any of them.

Thanks for the video interesting results. I thought that if any of those calibers had a chance to go through the cinder block on the back side it would have been the nine mm because of its smaller projectile traveling and a higher velocity.

biggest difference is in the exit hole on the first wall, you should have measured that... and kinetic force if possible (put one block alone and measure how much it slides under the impact)... I'm still a .45 fan...

Interesting video. I did not think a 9 mm would be able to go through even one wall. But you showed a full cinder block wall would be effective against all 3.

Time for a 44 mag vs. 50 AE cinder block test.

I would have appreciated knowing about how far away you were when you fired the shots.

I know this is an older video, but wondering if the .40 would have done more had it not been a flat nose which dissipates the energy quicker. A round nose .40 would have been a better comparison (where to find?). Would be interesting to see high penetration rounds comparison like something from Underwood.

You should have used 147gr. for the nine, being the others were heavy for caliber. Great job, however!

357 vs 50 cal 380 vs 38 special vs 9mm 5.56 vs 7.62 vs 308 💪😁👍

Very well presented! No B.S. just facts! Thank you Sir. John in N.C.

I’ve been pretty happy as well as very confident with my 9mm Taurus. It’s a great gun. Great vid 🤙🏼

Yet another good barrier test concluding that these three popular pistol cartridges are similar in terminal results.

would love to see these tests done with the same weight round !

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And another great video as always thanks

Just bought a s&w 645 today and i can't wait to shoot at stuff like this!

This is silly. Why isn't he pointing out size of exit "wound"? 9mm - modest; 40 cal - large; 45 - HOOOGE!

I doubt if it would have changed the results, but choosing the 115gr round for 9mm, while choosing the 180gr & 230gr loads for the .40S&W and the .45ACP respectively seems inconsistent. Wouldn’t a 124gr or even a 147gr 9mm load have been a more accurate comparison? Just a thought. Thanks for the video.

Great video, kind of shocked by the outcome.

Well that answers my queston. I was wondering which would penatrate more. Now i know what to order in buffalo bore cast for woods carry. I couldnt make my mind up on 45 or 9mm i wanted max penatration in the woods. I went with the buffalo bore +p+ cast outdoorsman. Thanks again for a learning and fun video again. God speed.

hmm...I might need some bigger caliber for my cinder block hunting expedition...

I love this! It would be interesting to see what would happen with the same rounds shot out of a 16inch barrel.

Very good video! I would like to see the results of the bullets exiting the first wall of the blocks.

Please be aware, that with that ever so small gap (maybe 1/4 of an inch) between the cinder blocks, you loose most of the forward momentum of the projectile, meaning that unless those blocks are secured to something, your test in inconclusive.

In fact the handgun i've had go through m.i.e than one wall is the .44 magnum

Look at the back of the block wall. Signifcant exit damage difference.

Best narration. My favorite of the gun guys

I like your tests and cheesy catch phrases. Got them dad jokes for days. Love it

They are all effective rounds , they all will put a lethal hole in a bad guy so in my humble opinion it all comes down to capacity.

I thought for sure the .40 or maybe the 9mm wouldve at least embedded themselves inside the second wall. Oh well. Also, props to you for actually resetting the blocks every test, makes it fair. So many shitty ballistics test online where they re-use the same block, which has lessened integrity because of prior holes.

Good experiment! My reloads are pretty hot so I'm thinking three.

WOW! I Thought the 45 would at least cause some nasty damage to the Second Wall. GREAT VIDEO! 🇺🇸🤠

You can see the difference in damage on the inside of the first section

With all the 10mm hype it would be interesting to see how the 10mm does.

Very interesting ... nice to see all of them not go through and also shows the force of each well.

I really prefer the 45 acp. I have a 1911 and a Cobra Patriot 45. The Cobra Patriot 45 came with a 6 round magazine. However, it accepts 1911 magazines. I have 5 standard 7 round magazines and two 10 round magazines that I bought online from a company that sells them and had them shipped to my house.

Cinder blocks, valid cover for most handgun fire. Thank you.

Another cool test,..I like this channel

Thank you for sharing video. My house built in 1955, the walls are all cinder block. I always been curious if a bullet would get pass my walls.

It's been a while since you did the test but thanks for your time making the video. This video just now showed up in my feed in February 2020. I'll give it thumbs up too and bump the algorithm for you. I'm curious to see what the copper bullets do with my edc 45 sig using bullseye powder and a cci primer. IDK but I'm going to be disappointed if I don't have better results.

You neglected one extremely important variable: barrel length. I might have tried the 9mm in 125gr. Then compare that to a rifle!

I’m investing in more cinderblocks. LOL!

Thanks for sharing!

I got a xd 40 subcompact and it has a lot of recoil. I should have got the full size one so I could have less kick but I know its got some serious fire power and nice accuracy.