Really nice setup! The protractor and shield were both great ideas.

Yup! In the Corps, they told us not to be right up on walls...that "bullets follow walls". Really interesting to see a bullet LITERALLY follow a "wall". Very cool!!

Some really cool footage and great editing guys! I’d love to see what an actually full metal jacketed bullet would do. What was being shot in this video was a cheaper electroplated bullet (if I had to guess maybe it was CCI Blazer). They don’t hold together near as well upon impact and are only plated thick enough to protect your rifling from lead fouling. Actual copper jacketed FMJ rounds would probably yield larger chunks off the steel plate and be much more dangerous downrange.

You guys are literally doing the stuff everyone has wanted to be able to see since we were kids, super underrated channel for the quality of their work

Basic infantry training is 'Stay off of walls' as ricochet's tend to follow along the wall even with varying degrees of impact. It's a good thing to remember if people will be shooting at you. Edit: this was mentioned later in the video....sorry to repeat it.

I think there's also an issue with the distance at which you're ricocheting. At point blank, the bullet is probably significantly more likely to shatter vs. 100-200 yards out when it's lost velocity.

Awesome video BHS. Really enjoy the content y'all come up with so keep up the amazing work. This has quickly became one of if not the favorite channel of mine on KZfaq.

Nice video; long time ago a lost bullet richochet against my sternum, i was in the car, suddenly the door’s glass exploded, i felt something hitting me in my chest, thought it was a stones, but when searching on the car’s floor, found a bullet; it looked like the 15º test you guys made; i believe it bounced against something and the cars glass reduced even more the energy; i was lucky that it hit me on a bone and not on a vital organ or the head. I guess the bullet was fired far away because i didnt hear the gunshot. This video explained me the physics behind that event

would be interesting to see the difference between lead core pistol rounds and steel core rifle rounds.

Y'all should try different wall materials too like concrete, bricks and cinderblocks, since most walls aren't AR500 steel :) Love your content guys keep it up!

I am a machinist and work with all kinds of metal. This is my opinion, and its pure conjecture, but I think you will find that cold rolled or mild steel will ricochet less. the softer metal will absorb much more of the bullets energy. I look forward to seeing if I'm right. Keep it up guys, you're doin great..

Man I remember when this channel had somewhere around 10-20k subscribers just a couple of guys shooting high speed pew pews out by the edge of the corn field lol. A sucker for high-speed and ballistics separately, I immediately subscribed. I didn't even notice until happening to glance at 300k--huge congrats!

It would be interesting to try with a steel core (M855) or an all copper projectile. It seems like a lot of the riccochet energy is going into deforming the lead. Harder metals should produce different behaviors.

Just Wow!!! The content you guys produce is simply amazing... Very high quality, interesting content, excellent execution!!! I love seeing your channel grow, but will miss the smaller channel feel and interaction with you two... Congratulations!!!

Nice video very well done you guys are really doing some top tier work. I also really appreciate your weapon handling on this channel letting people know when the weapon is hot and when it is clear this is great range work and technique great job.👍

Absolutely love this. Thanks for doing this. I am attempting to get into guns, mainly for home defense at this point; however, I am always concerned about bullets coming back at me if I ever set up/ go to a firing range.

Sweet, not enough videos like this. Now that I saw the whole thing, that was dope, guys. Well done 👍

I really appreciate all of the safety precautions and how sophisticated the whole system is. Really seperates you guys from the other guys who'll just pull the trigger with a string.

VERY cool video guys! Super informative and sooo much data visually shown. Thank you for taking the time to film and share. Suggestion.....this should be the first part to maybe a 4 part series that shows differences in caliber and distance from the target, also distance from the target to the jell. That would complete ALL my questions i have ever had dealing with this subject!

Your videos are so well thought through. Very well done!

This was fun to watch. In law enforcement we always teach you never hug the wall in long hallways. We used to teach officer how to skip rounds under cars by shooting at and angle and skipping the round to to target on the opposite side. The bullet would ride just inches above the ground to the target. Same with cinder block walls. This is also why you should never shoot over the hood of a car. The suspects bullet could be low, skip of the hoop and still hit you. We practiced this all the time at the range.

This could be revisited in so many ways. Hopefully, we can look forward to seeing more in the future. Awesome video, as always, guys. 👏 👏 👏

Good information and excellent video. As far as ricochet goes, most take place a LOT farther from the target. You're so close to the plate that the bullet is virtually still at muzzle velocity! And softer steel will not give more bounce. The harder the surface, the greater the bounce. Try dropping a ball on a tile floor from 4 feet, then drop the same ball on a carpet floor and see which surface makes the ball bounce the highest. One way to test the hardness of steel when you don't have a tester is to drop a ball bearing on it and see how high it bounces, the higher the bounce the harder the steel. That's how blacksmiths used to check the surface of an anvil, by dropping a ball bearing on it to see how high it bounces. If you back the gun up about 30 feet, I'm pretty sure you'll get a ricochet at a steeper angle. Bullet design has a lot to do with it too. .22's are notorious for ricocheting, they use harder, cast bullets. Use some hard cast lead bullets and you'll get more ricocheting too. Just some suggestions, not criticism. It is a great video and very good tests and I enjoyed it and found it very interesting.

Excellent video and attention to detail. Love that you provided the velocities before and after

I was out hunting with a friend many years ago and we were walking up a canyon about 100 feet apart from each other with Mini-14's. My buddy saw a rabbit run out in front of him in the center of the canyon and fired off a round. That .223 bullet must have hit a rock and came back in my direction. It had flattened out and had lost most of it's velocity but sounded like the biggest hornet ever had flown past me.

Great video, would love to see a similar test with both softer steel or other surfaces and higher velocity rounds

Love your guys' work. Best new KZfaq weapons (and camera gear!) channel around.

i remember learning about bounce angle and it blew my mind. the range i took shooting lessons at did their own experiment and they put up a tarp and just shot the concrete floor at various angles. what they found was that for most natural angles (resting with your gun pointed down naturally), the bounce angle was nearly the same. it still blows my mind that bullets don't reflect off like even remotely close to what you would expect. and that's to mention spalling from a jacketed round hitting steel! i've been hit with spalling in the neck, and it was a jacket that came up over a 12 foot berm and down into my neck. thankfully it was essentially just a bee sting and barely broke the skin

I would be really interested in seeing what the ricochet off of a concrete pad, like a floor. What would the rebound angles be for a FMJ round ?

Mild steel is a great idea. Cinder block would also be interesting. You might consider weighing the largest chunks left- retained mass. Also I believe 9mm is more commonly used than .45.

Great data collection! Fun and informative! Thank you guys!

WOW! This is why I subbed and keep you guys around. LOL! They just keep getting better and better! Also, thank you so much for demonstrating SAFETY FIRST! This is EXACTLY the kind of adherence that will do so much to help our cause. There are so many vids on Tik Tok, Facebook, etc, that are dangerous in the fact that they portray guns in an irresponsible manner. Many other platforms and other channels do this and that for "like" yet never mention or even demonstrate SAFETY First. This channel and content show the gun community and also the public at large that guns, vids, and related type channels can still be cool, fun, and entertaining without being ignorant or dumb. Responsible gun ownership, handling, and use is what it's all about while having fun and also learning a bunch! Again, what an awesome video, and please keep em coming! You guys are AWESOME!

i believe that trying this experiment with either larger calibers or bullets with different material. like brass bullets, AP, etc. that would be amazing to see in slow mo

Great stuff! This helps a lot with me implementing realistic ballistics in some of my game projects. Would love to see you doing a follow up with other calibers and softer targets! :)

Thank you for the video. That experiment was super interesting. Definitely good to know to stay a little bit away from a wall. I would have never guessed that.

I've been wanting to see this for so long. Glad you made it.

FMJ bullets are actually very soft lead cores. Try a "hard cast" lead bullet and see how they respond. I have seen some impressive results with hard cast bullets.

Would love to see further ranges, and different types of bullets, against the same degree differences. Thanks much

Great video, as you test further with different calibers, target materials etc, they all have roughly the same delfection exit angle. This is why im most military or LEO training they teach you not to hug the wall. Its an instant way to catch a ricochet as in most angles of attack they leave roughly the safe exit trajectory.

YEEEES! THANK YOU! I've been wanting to see ricochets in slomo for so long but havent been able to find and decent ones

I have a 3x6mm piece of bullet jacket from a .243 lodged against my right jaw. Been in there 40 years and hasn't been a problem. We were shooting a thick steel plate that was mounted on a tree. The bullets were drilling holes (tubes) into the steel but not penetrating completely through. The last shot connected with a previous hole and pieces of the bullet came back at us hitting both of us in the face. We had shot other bullets at the target before but they were relatively low velocity and just splattered harmlessly. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome content as always guys. I’d be interested to see what monolithic all copper rounds would do in that situation. I’m guessing there’d be a lot less crushing like lead and more unpredictable effects.

Incredible as always, thank you guys !

Very informative. I did not expect those results.

At what angle will a bullet ricochet off of water? Could be some amazing camera work there. Great video, one of your best!

The metal type has a huge affect on ricochets. Softer metals will deform and more of the bullet will stay in tact. Also when the softer metals deform, it will throw the bullet it crazy directions. When I was 15 I was shooting a 38 caliber pistol I think, and had a pretty good ricochet hit me in the leg from probably 30 yards away shooting random soft metal.

amazing images! so fast, so accurate! to actually see what happens to the bullet based upon the impact angle! then seeing the disintegration of the bullet! love to see some rifle rounds!

Fascinating study! Thanks for the great vid!!!

Your work is very informative, thanks.

heckin love this thanks guys! Interesting real world situation i thought of after you guys mentioned softer steel would be steel doors (either slab or the foam filled kind) that apartment complexes usually have vs say hollow points since thats what most cops / civilians carry. I've seen a couple shoot out videos where people have shot through those doors and the thought always stuck in my head what would ballistics of that look like and bam there you reminded me.

Love that you put a poll up and within the week had the video drop , was very interested in this one

very well done. loved the side by side comparisons with the protractor. subbed

👏👏👏 Great video like always, it's interesting to watch how physics plays out in slow motion.

Great footage! Fascinating!

What fantastic footage. Thank you so much. You should be spot on that a yielding surface would result in steeper exit angles so would be interesting to see that. I'm also curious to see how a non-lead monolithic projectile behaves.

Nice video. I always enjoy terminal ballistics slowmo footage. I'd really like to see the high speed of a handgun bullet (especially hollow points) transitioning a sloped windshield opposite of normal perception resulting in low torso or steering wheel hits. I understand the reason, but I just think it would be cool to visualize the trajectory redirect in slowmo.

Very interesting. Thanks for producing this!

I'm learning so much from your show guys, keep it up!

Once again great info guys. Would love to see the same test, but with hard cast bullets out of the .45ACP and shot from say, 10 or 15 yards, to lower the velocity. I would guess you would get much more deflection. More of a real world test. Thanks keep up the great videos!

Fantastic video and data capture. It would be interesting imo to see that same type test at 7-10 yards for collateral damage, which "some people" believe is the normal contact range for self-defense.

This channel is one of the most professional that i've ever seen. You guys knows how to shoot (camera work)

Love it guys ! I would think trying further back would give good results 😊

This is a great start for a full on series! Love the visuals and safety concerns! ALSO DATA!!!! Also as extra safety might be the case but from what we can see on the video, loading the bullet in the gun should be the last step before stepping into cover. But I love the extra layers of "I don't want to get shot here" ^^ Again, love the content, definitely want more variety for DATA, and while going through all those shots, y'all might get some interesting artsy footage! Question : how hot was the shoot day? a bit sad the data wasn't converted, but still great job with the info on this video

Great video, to the point with all important information clearly explained. You made a subscriber out of me. Would love to see a video showing how much a small trig would change the trajectory of a common hunting rifle round. How small of a branch makes a difference?

Great video. I've wondered about this topic. 😃

The footage from that camera is outstanding. Slow mo is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

*Thank you for this video!! You juste got a new subscriber!*

Fantastic work...my only wish is, it was longer😂 It was so good time flew by. Again, awesome stuff like always. Keep rocking.

What a great video. Please show it with other surfaces like brickwalls, wood, plasterboard or drywall, doormaterial, carhoods and so on.

I love the sciency feel of your videos. Great use of the phantom!

You have done a greatful work by prepairing and setting up everything. You have my admiration. - I think, the bullet you used is made to not ricochet. Try the same with some black tip round.

That is really cool. Like your trigger mechanism.

Awesome and informative video especially for us who shoot a lot of steel targets. Thank you! As I watched this, I wondered what’s the possibility of capturing a view of the muzzle as the bullet comes toward the camera (drill a super small hole in AR 500/50 steel and have the camera view the muzzle/bullet through the hole)?

Wow, what a great video! Also, please do a video of bullets hitting worn out steel plates- the ones with pock marks that are considered dangerous. Shooters are often told to discard compromised plates because the divots can cause the bullet to come directly back. A high speed camera can tell us if this is really true.

Excellent tests fellas. The bullets behaved the way I expected, with the exception of the small fragments ricocheting straight back.

Thank you. Very interesting ❤

Outstanding and without frivolous drama. You guys rock.

Very interesting thanks guys

great footage, thanks

Reminds me of rain-drop (especially bigger ones >2mm) impacts on aircraft and their hard optical surfaces (such as Forward Looking InfraRed FLIR cameras, regular windscreens and radomes). There's a whole lot of interaction between the shock-waves traversing the contacted material, the position of the contact point and in the bullet case, the shock-waves along the bullet surface (Have a think about how a thrown dart or fired arrow manages to 'stop'). Those shock wave 'spats' are real interesting.

Legit. Nice work guys!

Great video. 👍🏿 Love the channel and the cornfields.

Good report. Thank you.

Firearms examiner here. This stuff is fascinating and a lot of this stuff has been studied in the forensic community but seeing it in high def slow motion is very cool. If you look at the pattern on the steel plate you can actually determine the direction twist that the bullet has. Would love to see in slow mo something we call the can opener effect where the bullet tears sheet metal (generally through a car) and it's also directional meaning depending on how the tear looks, you can determine the twist direction that the bullet had.

This is very quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. So many questions iv had from playing games get real life answers. Fuck yeah!

Mastering the craft. Keep at it gentlemen.

Great Videos, An idea for a video, I was shooting mild steel and was got hit by a ricochet lucky it was only a bruise. I think it would be interesting and a safety video. One of the causes of the ricochet I think was, The mild steel , I was shooting a high pressure scuba tank cut in half, 5.56 was putting 1/4 -3/8" deep craters in it a 50yd. I think the crater was focusing the shrapnel back to the shooter. Green tips would be worse. By the way i removed the mild steel targets for the rifles Thanks again for you great videos.

Interesting video. It actually reminds me of the Demolition Ranch video where he was shooting through tubing with curves in it. In general, the bullets were following along with the curves of the tube. A slight nudge (low angle of deflection) was all it took in most cases. I'm also wondering what the results of this test would be if you placed the pistol at greater distances from the plate. A test with a rifle round should be interesting as well.

Les images sont complètement dingue..🤯🤯🤩🤩. Tout bonnement magnifique.👏👏

Got to try again with mild steel to test your hypothesis on softer material deform and keep more of the projectile intact. Great content guys!

Ill watch all the videos you guys make keep it up.

Excellent footage. I remember Mythbusters testing this, but only vaguely remembering them also concluding that there is little real ricochet risk.

I have noticed the same results when shooting targets in front of AR-500 plates, the paper target shows the spatter ring from the bullet disintegration on impact with the plate. And it didn't matter what I shot, FMJ or lead pistol bullets all did the same.

What a great video for my high school physics class. Bullets are way more exciting than pool balls. I sure appreciate your content in these videos. It is obvious that you have seriously upped your level of safety. Perhaps a backstory video documenting the evolution from lightweight table and dirt berm into the heavy wooden structure you are now using. Great use of the overhead mirror to protect your camera and body shield. Several comments have suggested different metals and building materials. If you are going to consider a variety of materials include a car windshield or two. By using laser sights could you add some distance from muzzle to target? Wishing you two gentlemen a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Cheers

EXCELLENT VIDEO, THANKS!!!

Awesome video! Please repeat with the other end of the spectrum - 357 Sig Underwood Xtreme Defender 65 grain copper mono moving at over 2k ft/s

Awesome demo! Would be cool to see this same test but with solid copper rounds 🤘

That was cool and has earned my subscription. now to binge watch the channel.

Very interesting. I would have thought theat the angle of impact would have equaled the angle of deflection. I posit that the hardness of the impact medium is impacting the deflection results somewhat. Thanks guys.

One I've always wanted to see. Since air is friction. As a soft point/ lead tip is flying through the air. It expands the bullet tip over the trajectory it's heading