How Lethal Are Backwards Bullets ???

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11 ай бұрын

In today’s video we test out some backwards bullets! I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
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@KentuckyBallistics 11 ай бұрын

Be sure to check out 5.11 and use code KB20 for 20% off! Use it online or in store! tribelink.co/Kentucky511

@mozammelhaque9489 11 ай бұрын

please give me reply

@uncontrolledtoast 11 ай бұрын

hi kentucky whats better powerade or gatorade

@bradykillman5584 11 ай бұрын

ny first reaction to the backwards bullet is what the hell is that

@U_ever 11 ай бұрын

5.11 Tactical, when you aspire to be confused for an ex patriot defense contractor on long term deployment. LMAO ! ! !

@sacredsock8031 11 ай бұрын

i recognised the name from TC division2, thought it was just a made up company for a video game. sorry

@JoshuaNicoll 11 ай бұрын

In WWI the Germans, before they developed K bullets, learned a 7.92mm backwards penetrated armour on the MK IV tanks better than the forward facing spitzer bullet.

@ashesss_9768 11 ай бұрын

ventured down into the comments to see if this fact was already down here. glad to see someone else knows their military history lol

@twistedyogert 11 ай бұрын

Why is that?

@4theloot638 11 ай бұрын

@@ashesss_9768 😉Same here.

@jimmy3797 11 ай бұрын

@@twistedyogert Apparently it deflected less that regular bullets so all the energy would go into the armor, and would sometimes penetrate but usually just dent and create spall.

@Maverick966 11 ай бұрын

They didn't learn anything, simply putting the bullet backward allowed to put more powder in the casing wich means increased muzzle velocity and penetration consequently

@ricecake3707 11 ай бұрын

Never thought I would see the t Rex and Kentucky ballistic working together without killing each other

@peacemaker-du4hz 11 ай бұрын

That was pretty cool to see I have to admit

@FLPhotoCatcher 11 ай бұрын

It seems like he's dissing the T-Rex arms company... Or is he promoting them?

@republicfryslan 11 ай бұрын

@@FLPhotoCatcherboth😂

@yagotta1 11 ай бұрын

Money talks

@casey1441 11 ай бұрын

They have a common enemy i guess loo

@kevinverwey3743 10 ай бұрын

Scott is single-handedly keeping that table company in business 😂

@bannerrecording 11 ай бұрын

I have to say Scott is a really good sport with the 50BMG jokes. Cracked up at a few of those.

@danieloceansmith3156 11 ай бұрын

So did the gun I’d say…. Or at least 3 anyway

@mr.ironic95 8 ай бұрын

@@danieloceansmith3156lmao made my day

@billant2 Ай бұрын

His neck is still bleeding since last time. Man, it gives me nightmare even thinking about it.

@mattstanford9673 11 ай бұрын

Scott: "I'm NOT going to use the bipod, 'cause I'll hit the cinder block." Also Scott: *destroys the cinder block anyway*

@5peciesunkn0wn 11 ай бұрын

Well, that was the oomph of the round rather than the bullet hitting it lol.

@adrianbooysen219 11 ай бұрын

The ballistic gel T-Rex is horribly impractical and ridiculous. I absolutely love it

@BLU-RAY_GAMING 11 ай бұрын

I love how this comment got 69 likes ☠️

@BLU-RAY_GAMING 11 ай бұрын

Rip not nomore

@BLU-RAY_GAMING 11 ай бұрын

Rip not nomore

@skylerbenoit1103 11 ай бұрын

Back in WWI, the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks. It proved somewhat effective, but there’s 2 drawbacks to the reversed bullet: 1. It can often damage the weapon. 2. And/Or injuring the person who shot it.

@isaacstevens473 11 ай бұрын

Then the Germans invent K-bullets which were armor piercing rounds

@b1battledroid287 10 ай бұрын

K-bullets

@jamesklein1022 10 ай бұрын

I was glad to see your comment. I was just coming to comment. Basically the same thing except they also in the trench warfare of world war 1. Soldiers in the trenches used metal plates to hide behind as they put their heads up above the trench. Some soldiers would load their bullets backwards as they learned they could shoot the metal plate which would create spaw on the opposite side damaging or even killing the soldier shooting from behind the steel shield. The reason it is dangerous is because the projectile sits deeper into the casing with the same amount of powder causing excessive pressures. The further the bullet seats, the smaller the space the powder has to burn and the gas is expanding in a smaller area creates much more pressure than a forward facing projectile. But hey a triple A on your comment, I've seen it rather quickly and was happy to see it. Have a super day everybody and keep them coming Kentucky B. Great video, nicely done.

@andrewstich4614 10 ай бұрын

I was goin to comment this too

@ABaumstumpf 10 ай бұрын

" the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks" No, it was not about penetrating the armor but as james said - creating shrapnel on the inside of the tank.

@thepantherfan52 9 ай бұрын

the genuine emotion on your face after you pull the string. the amount of courage it takes to do these funky round videos after your accident is amazing. especially with the 50 BMG. applause

@Daedaleus0 11 ай бұрын

In WWI, Germans did use backwards 7.92mm to fight against armor, but they did also learn that using them would accelerate wear and damage to the rifles themselves so they developed K-bullets to avoid the damage issue. They did come up with the Mauser Tankgewehr m1918 and it did decently against armor. If Scott wants to try using one, He should ask Ian McCollum (He doesn't own one) since Ian has experienced using a Tankgewehr. It is chambered in 13mm.I'd like to see Scott experience shooting the world's first antiarmor rifle.

@mattmarzula 11 ай бұрын

Good to see Wikipedia still works...

@warius3462 11 ай бұрын

⁠@@mattmarzula cynical and unnecessary.

@markdorn8873 11 ай бұрын

That rifle could break the collarbone of the firer. Better put it in a vice.

@SiWardsRedneckAdventures 11 ай бұрын

Bought to mention, beat me too it. Lol

@FullNelson007 11 ай бұрын

@@mattmarzulaat least someone did the research.. vs you just being a troll

@brandoncoates1427 11 ай бұрын

Snipers of WW1 used backward bullets as a way of shooting at enemies that were hiding behind metal plating. The theory was when the flat bottom of the bullet hit the metal plate the kinetic energy transfer would cause shrapnel to break off the back of the plate and hit the person behind the plate

@Michael-ex8lk 11 ай бұрын

Thats the idea behind HESH tank rounds.

@doggg4977 11 ай бұрын

I hear it was really sketchy and not guaranteed that it wouldn't backfire in some terrible way

@random.3665 11 ай бұрын

Its spalling, not shrapnel, but otherwise, spot on^^.

@TBird136 11 ай бұрын

@@doggg4977 Yeah, it was far from the safest method (hence it's also a good ting that Scott had some distance between him and the backwards loaded round). This was an improvised idea

@GhostKill88 8 ай бұрын

The true definition and origin of "Spalling".

@thoughtful_criticiser 11 ай бұрын

The German 7.92 reversed round with more propellant was used against the Mark I tanks in WW1. Most didn't penetrate the armour but caused spalls to break off the inside causing injuries, the same principle as the HESH rounds of the Challenger II. In June 1917 the K or Kern round was introduced with a tool steel core. These were effective at penetrating the armour but the advantage ended with the introduction of the Mark IV which was up-armoured.

@arrosoir4544 5 ай бұрын

how about reversed K rounds

@Nick-rs5if 11 ай бұрын

That "Sorry Mark!" after the RN-50 butt-toob done broke just hit right home. Poor Mark. 😂

@isaiahdennhardt9409 11 ай бұрын

you should test the reverse bullets against armour, originally they were used to puncture early tank armour and it would be interesting to see how they do

@SuperD00D 11 ай бұрын

Just a +p+ round really has more room for powder

@CrAzYcArNiE08 11 ай бұрын

The rounds they switch around in wwI, had just a wee bit more powder loaded in too. About 1/5 would penetrate I believe. But still very cool an innovative. Also created malfunctions. Like ‘sploding guns.

@bum116 10 ай бұрын

@@CrAzYcArNiE08 hollowpoints before hollowpoints existed

@SeanDahle 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact: in World War 1 reversed/K bullets were the 1st attempt at a solution for defeating tanks

@GCLEM92 11 ай бұрын

It worked pretty well too

@christianterrill3503 11 ай бұрын

Would it work like the modern British tank round that dont go threw armor they just hit it so hard it throws chunks of metal from the inside armor into the tank? I couldn't see backwards bullet being better at going threw armor but might cause Spalding inside the tank compartment.

@3lyas134 11 ай бұрын

@@christianterrill3503 the bullets were less likely to deflect when going backwards. On some tanks the thickness of the armor would have the bullets act as you were thinking

@hi-Larry-ous 11 ай бұрын

@@christianterrill3503 It's a relatively old round tbh. You're thinking of HESH (High Explosive Squash Head)

@atomic_wait 11 ай бұрын

@@hi-Larry-ous Yeah it sounds like that's what they're getting at. I figure with the thinner armor using the less advanced and more brittle metallurgy of WW1 that something like this could seem like a smart idea.

@maroon_thefox2018 11 ай бұрын

4:33 T-Rex has no balls now.

@caydenworley5002 5 ай бұрын

Scott teaming up with the T-Rex is absolutely golden.

@elr.1281 5 ай бұрын

A rare occurance

@elr.1281 5 ай бұрын

Kinda

@HOTRODINATOR 11 ай бұрын

I think my favorite part about this channel is the subplot with all the characters Scott has created for the intros. It feels like a universe of its own.

@Mosamania 11 ай бұрын

The Kentucky Extended Universe TM....

@randomhistorystuff165 11 ай бұрын

True.

@joke4301 11 ай бұрын

Yep an he’s the only loser in it too 😂😂😂

@alexb7641 11 ай бұрын

😐

@user-xj3mo2lx9z 11 ай бұрын

Thats a main reason i watch him! but i love scott im general.

@Grasyl 11 ай бұрын

In the case someone wondering, why backwards bullets have higher pressure, it's because the projectile intruding into the shell casing reduce the volume.

@johnb7430 11 ай бұрын

Only very little. The real reason is the wide end hits the lands and slows down. It acts like a barrel obstruction while the case is still blocked by the pointy end. That increases the TIME TO CLEAR THE BRASS. Yes only miliseconds but that's enough to double or triple the pressure.

@ChesterManfred 11 ай бұрын

Scott wouldn't have ever placed those two foldable tables in a museum like they were. He wouldn't sleep well knowing a foldable table or two weren't destroyed in his sight

@that-random-kid7244 9 ай бұрын

Kentucky ballistics is the definition of freedom

@KentuckyBallistics 11 ай бұрын

There is a glitch in the matrix during this video. Not sure what happened lol 👾

@tornado_man_4078 11 ай бұрын

lol

@hunterafton2825 11 ай бұрын

🤣

@Gojo_Saturo_Shorts859 11 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ has comment lol

@zerovalon6243 11 ай бұрын

Agent Smith is at it again.

@uncontrolledtoast 11 ай бұрын

FRENCH toast 1 second ago hi kentucky whats better powerade or gatorade

@mysticsilver9023 11 ай бұрын

I think it’s amazing that Scott can go back to testing questionable rounds after his accident. That takes some serious confidence and he should be acknowledged for that. You are stronger than a lot of people see. Amazing content!

@brandoncoates1427 11 ай бұрын

Not to mention that after he recovered he wanted to make other "guns go boom"

@raymondbiskner6885 11 ай бұрын

@@brandoncoates1427 "I found myself that boom"

@Sentarry 11 ай бұрын

He isn't insane... He's passionate 😂

@samaelsandalphon5600 11 ай бұрын

It's hard to give up something you love, even if it almost takes your life. It goes with any dangerous activity, sure you get bit sometimes, but the good times outweigh the sometimes, if you love it, you're going to get back on that horse.

@dallyirwin7310 11 ай бұрын

@samaelsandalphon5600 yup... almost died goose hunting last year, fell on the only metal part of the blind and broke 2 ribs, collapsed my left lung and have got pneumonia 3 times in the last 7 months... I even went out hunting 3 times after that but the recoil hurt the ribs waay to much... 2 months until it's open again and you can bet I will be out there again on opening day

@SomeGuywithPews 11 ай бұрын

Love how dedicated you are to firearms and science. Even after the horrific incident with that 50 you can find peace in cracking a few jokes about it. you sir are brave and i hope you succeed in all you endeavors.

@rileyinscoe3558 11 ай бұрын

Watching the gel shake in slow motion is so satisfying

@harpintn 11 ай бұрын

I was not surprised by the increased pressure on the backwards rifle rounds, because they were seated so deep that it made the expansion chamber in the round much smaller.

@atomic_wait 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, isn't the safety of smokeless powder relatively sensitive to how much 'loose space' there is in the casing? Like with black powder you want everything packed tight, but with smokeless you want a good deal of dead space in behind the bullet?

@Heath3250 11 ай бұрын

Exactly

@samwilliams1142 11 ай бұрын

Another is that the base of the bullet catches the rifling, where as there's a little clearance for the nose to start moving sooner.

@Manco65 11 ай бұрын

@@atomic_waitdepends upon the burn rate of the particular powder and the cartridge involved. I can't remember the specific powder but there were a few Kabooms actually called "detonations" decades ago from people trying to download using a fast burning powder in .38spl may have been Blue Dot but it's been a long time.

@lartiga 11 ай бұрын

Ok we need to pitch in for a new 187k fps slow motion camera for Scott, the energy dump from the .50 cal backwards was incredible, the increased power is not only due to the flat side of the bullet hitting the target but also from the increased chamber pressure caused by the bullet forcing itself backwards through the barrel.

@craigallen5029 11 ай бұрын

I stopped reloading a few years back but i always wondered what a backwards seated bullet would do. Now i know. Thank ya buddy. Another awesome video.

@j-1176 28 күн бұрын

Scott is definitely one of the best at making commercials and advertisements. He's just that persuasive.

@progearreviews7455 11 ай бұрын

You can tell Scott didn't want to risk any of his favorite guns with this, and brought out the B-list

@TheXdakerx 11 ай бұрын

I’ve only been watching Scott’s videos for a month now and this channel is genuinely one of the best on KZfaq. You can clearly tell how much Scott enjoys what he does and how much he enjoys sharing it with us. After that life and death experience, to continue to do this shows just how pure his passion for firearms is. One of Kentucky’s greatest people. Cheers.

@rickcimino743 11 ай бұрын

you have a lot of catching up to do.....happy watching.

@unstoppable3364 11 ай бұрын

@@rickcimino743 lol

@captainnerd6452 11 ай бұрын

He's a lot more relaxed and willing to act compared to his first videos

@thelastminuteman7513 11 ай бұрын

You've been missing out man. Scott's one of the coolest dudes on the Tube.

@unstoppable3364 11 ай бұрын

@@thelastminuteman7513 your right and the funny intro cracks me up every time!!!🤣🤣🤣 and unlike sum KZfaqrs will actually admire and actually read your comments

@ronsorrentino6207 11 ай бұрын

In the slo-mo of the backwards .223 round out of the Keltec SU16, you could see smoke puffing out of the hole/s in gel block and it was pretty damn funny and kinda friggin’ cool to see.

@andrewrcarroll5635 9 ай бұрын

I cannot physically put into words how happy I am I understood the Rexkwondo reference

@bertsettle8191 11 ай бұрын

I feel vindicated knowing that table from last week did NOT go unharmed.😂 Loved the idea behind today’s video. Keep up the great work Scott!

@josephpeck7333 11 ай бұрын

I can now continue my life knowing that the table is destroyed and all things are as they should be.

@kyfarm8628 11 ай бұрын

Lol that indeed was art

@onemomthreedads 11 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie dude, I was suuuper nervous when you were setting the hammer on the last round, and that added explosion gave me a pretty good laugh. 😅 Your ability to continue to do what you love after that incident is inspiring. Thank you for the content Sir!!

@mister_woot 11 ай бұрын

19:14 can almost hear Mark yelling "Damnit Scott! Again?" 😂

@kirbydr.argentina8135 11 ай бұрын

18:21 that actually scared the sht out of me

@linuswallgren2888 11 ай бұрын

Same lol

@sE-pn8ds 11 ай бұрын

That explosion edit after you loaded the 50 was perfect.

@harveybc 11 ай бұрын

Back in the 70s a lot of people talked about loading a 38sp hollow based wadcutter backwards giving you huge soft lead hollow point. Would have loved to seen that. Over pressure wasn't really a problem using wadcutter loads.

@OnTheRiver66 11 ай бұрын

I have loaded and fired hollow based wad cutters backwards and the only difference was that they tended to keyhole. No increase in pressure with the same powder load, but the bullets are just lead cylinders, not pointed like many rifle bullets.

@chucksweet7533 11 ай бұрын

Dad did some of those, first one by accident, then he thought about it and loaded a range of charge sizes, then tested them against a wall set up, 1/2 inch drywall on 2X4 framing, double sided, so he could see what it would do to a real wall, he took the one that went through the first drywall but only bulged out the backside, so he figured they were Home Safe and would not go through a wall, but hella stopping power from the HB Wadcutter. Illegal round, but it was effective for what it was designed for.

@harveybc 11 ай бұрын

@@OnTheRiver66 I loaded quite a few myself but would love to see what their ballistic gel performance was.

@harveybc 11 ай бұрын

@@chucksweet7533 Illegal? I could see how using a nonstandard round would hurt you in a self defense court battle but never heard it was illegal to make them.

@lawrencemarocco8197 9 ай бұрын

A another trick was to put a gas check on the nose of the HB wadcutter before loading it backward. This allowed for higher velocities without excessive lead build up in the barrel. Was a very effective short-range defense load, especially in .357 mag.

@nv8409 11 ай бұрын

That was something else. I didn't expect those results, at .223 and up ... crazy!

@scottydouglass1892 11 ай бұрын

Back when I reloaded, we used to load 38 full wadcutters with a hollow base. Turn it around in your 357 case, and you have a all lead hollow point. Load it with a gas check to protect the base of the bullet from leaving so much lead in the barrel, and speed it up a bit with a pinch more magic dust. That made huge holes in squishy things, great for hunting.

@ja-bv3lq 11 ай бұрын

Scott - I want to see you do the backward bullets at a distance to see how they affect accuracy. 😊

@ptownrat3811 11 ай бұрын

Research "wadcutter bullets".

@raulgutierrezconstante8119 11 ай бұрын

Me too !!!

@andersjjensen 11 ай бұрын

"horribly" is the answer. But for scientific reasons we need to know exactly HOW horribly.

@ericsfishingadventures4433 11 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing, I'd like to the practical accuracy of them

@M_Rasyaki 11 ай бұрын

I wanns see can the backwards bullet penetrate steel armor

@peyton5273 11 ай бұрын

i never know that backwards bullets could do so much damage thanks for showing us this 💪

@bagerandtager 11 ай бұрын

WW1 German soldiers loaded backwards bullets in their rifles as a crude anti tank weapon

@elementalist1984 11 ай бұрын

Backwards facing pellets from an airgun do more damage as well

@Spudstered 11 ай бұрын

@@bagerandtager The reason they did this is because it caused spalling (bassicallt just the metal inside the tank breaking apart and flying everywhere, and is also very hot, which, for those in the tank, is not at all fun)

@dracoseason3784 11 ай бұрын

They also cause pressure spikes. It’s part of the reason why 1/3 of all colt walkers were broken.

@Head-Tr1ck 11 ай бұрын

@@elementalist1984That's a very good way to ruin your air rifle, just like any other rifle with backwards facing bullets

@nigelwilliams5152 11 ай бұрын

Would love to see a long range accuracy test with the backwards bullet

@qmangillett 11 ай бұрын

This answers the question I had since I found a box of Winchester ammo at the gun shop I used to work at with all the rounds except for a few where loaded backwards.

@DogRozan 11 ай бұрын

I think it could be a lot of fun to make a part 2 of this experiment and use a ballistic gel torso to see how devastating it would be on a human.

@tayloremriectx 9 ай бұрын

That mother in law statement had me dying

@DrhaHaPhD 11 ай бұрын

3:28 yknow I usually skip over ads or sponsor messages but that was actually pretty cool, I never knew they had plate carriers

@Vvardenfell_Outlander 11 ай бұрын

Scott your table destruction never fails to disappoint. If you had two more trucks you could draw and quarter some tables. So that's pretty cool. Also a good excuse to buy more trucks.

@ninjab33z 11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't even need a second truck actually. You could just tie one end to something sturdy that won't move and the other end to the truck.

@jimjames8660 11 ай бұрын

The percussion Colt Walkers often blew up because the bullets were hard to keep straight so the soldiers would turn them point inward, but that would either allow room for too much powder for the metallurgy of the time, or airspace in the cylinder chambers

@SqueepsTheGod 5 сағат бұрын

Glad you're showing Canik some love, easily the best trigger I've ever used and my favorite gun!

@tommytestpilot5733 24 күн бұрын

We need 80000 fps to truly appreciate the "Kentucky Effect" with the 50 BMG.

@quigonkenny 11 ай бұрын

Makes sense that the backwards BMG would make a lot more smoke, and leave a lot more residue in the wound path. With a normal cartridge, the flat back half of the bullet ensures that the bullet leaves the cartridge only after as much of the powder is burned as possible, but with the bullet backwards in the cartridge, the burning powder can escape around the bullet almost as soon as it starts moving.same with all the other rounds, but it's going to be more pronounced with the rifle rounds due to the bullet shape.

@Cha-Khia 11 ай бұрын

It's good to see Scott and the T-Rex working together for a change.

@SilverOilman 11 ай бұрын

This was pretty neat. I'd like to see something on the accuracy of these (especially the rifle rounds) at a greater distance.

@dennistennyson8856 9 ай бұрын

When I carried a S&W Model 36 38 Special 5 shot I reloaded Speer target bullets backwards. Never shot anyone or ballistics gel but they mushroomed real good in soft mud.

@Lkilkenny 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact about backwards bullets, the first colt walker revolver made in 1846 by Colt, for Captain Walker of the texas rangers. It was a cap and ball pistol. The first rounds created for the gun where cone shaped, which created the issue. Some of the users, who didn’t know any better would load the bullet backwards, which allowed them to put way to much power in the chambers. This ended up in several of the pistols blowing up in the user’s hand, thus they changed the ammo to the usual .44 caliber ball ammunition of the time.

@CommanderNoob 11 ай бұрын

Gotta love Scot's skits in his videos. Not only is he a gun freak who is still responsible, he's also a creative mastermind.

@chipmonkey7266 11 ай бұрын

The lore is absolutely crazy

@FuzedBox 11 ай бұрын

The fact you imply that most gun "freaks" are irresponsible is pretty insulting; real 2A enthusiasts tend to be the safest shooters.

@murrayford2200 11 ай бұрын

The sniff of the .50 got me 😂😂 “that was a stout round”

@HeavensDemon966 11 ай бұрын

Great research, man! Liked and subscribed!

@taskmasterhorni 11 ай бұрын

This has been done by big game hunters for some time. The flatter meplat design (or a backwards bullet) transfers energy at a must faster rate and can be used to down tough game faster given the right bullet weight is used. Love to see the results in the gel. Great job!

@kevinh2345 11 ай бұрын

I'm really glad the slo-mo guys came out since the amazing improvement to slo-mo on this channel has been wonderful.

@elliejohnson3012 10 ай бұрын

“Do you hear that? Sounds like my mother-in law” 😂 You’ve got a killer sense of humour 😅

@DaveBurchette 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting video. Many years ago (as in the mid-70's) there was an article in either "Gins and Ammo" or "Shooting Times" about "flipping" hollow base wadcutter rounds in .38 Special and .357 Magnum. Never shot into ballistic gel with these rounds, just gallon milk jugs filled with water and Knox gelatin. At 10 yards the difference between the impact of the 2 different rounds was amazing. Perhaps you should try that?!?!?!?

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 11 ай бұрын

As a kid in the 70s I heard a lot about backwards bullets. My dad thankfully always said it was stupid and not worth it. Turns out he was 100% correct. Awesome video Scott. And well done on the 5.11 sponsor. I have a lot of 5.11 stuff including a backpack and sbr backpack. Lots of pants. Everything is top quality and super durable.

@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 11 ай бұрын

Nazis would say otherwise. 🤷🏼‍♂️. Penetrated armor back in ww2

@ghostbirdlary 11 ай бұрын

expensive tho

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 11 ай бұрын

@ghostbirdlary9331 I wear their pants exclusively. I find them more durable than jeans. My daily pants are the NYPD duty pants. My backpack is 6 years old and has been around to say the least. It's same as brand new. In the long run I think is maybe cheaper

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 11 ай бұрын

@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 Maybe, but it was never used wide spread. And some old style bullets would be much more conducive to fire backwards. I think the 6.5 Swiss had a round nose that was fairly blunt. That would be a lot better than a match king design.

@ghostbirdlary 11 ай бұрын

@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 fair

@twointhebush6611 11 ай бұрын

The crunching and tearing of the table tug of war was oddly satisfying. Excellent, very interesting video. I've been reloading for many years and always wondered how bullets would act seated backwards. The recovered 308 was very cool

@robertibert9269 11 ай бұрын

Good post Scott. Nice mixture of humor and firearm experimentation.

@hermanwilliams3092 11 ай бұрын

The test was AWESOME! I think you should do a backwards 4 bore. That would be very interesting.

@HSmith-uk9hl 11 ай бұрын

When the revolver was more commonly carried than semi-auto pistols, it was fairly common that hollow base wadcutter bullets in the .38 Special were loaded backwards. The soft lead and the huge hollow base made a truly nasty round.

@andreipanek1122 11 ай бұрын

If this temptation overcomes your common sense, please remember to load a lighter powder charge. A full charge could cause the hollow base wadcutter to expand in the barrel. Have fun with a super hollow point. Safe shooting

@HSmith-uk9hl 11 ай бұрын

@@andreipanek1122 Are you a troll? Your comments make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

@andreipanek1122 8 ай бұрын

@@HSmith-uk9hlHave you loaded a hollow based wadcutter upside-down? These are not jacketed bullets just soft lead. What caliber, powder charge, primer and barrel length? What was your results, and target? Not trolling. Don't know how you can't understand what I have said.

@HSmith-uk9hl 8 ай бұрын

I did a few maybe 50 years ago. I don't recall my loads. If you read the old gun writers who were around when I was growing up in the 1940's onward, they often commented on loading a wadcutter backwards for expansion. Handgun bullets in those days were not nearly as good as they are today and generally didn't expand well because the jackets were too thick and/or hard. @@andreipanek1122

@GregoryGreg87 11 ай бұрын

This table story line is getting elaborate and for some reason I'm liking way too much. The folding tables could have their own separate story arc.😆😆

@Eggly69 5 ай бұрын

I started buying Underwood ammo because of you Just went through 100 .357 Sig jacketed HP and loved it out of my G32

@Mupshot 11 ай бұрын

Interesting to see this. When I first started reloading, I had bought a bunch of wadcutter .38 and wasnt sure which direction they went. they were not identical ends, so I tested a dozen in each direction and couldnt tell any difference at all, but they were light target loads.

@rockyhearn1274 11 ай бұрын

Mr Scott. I just wanted to thank you for providing content. I'm going through a horrible custody battle for my two little girls that I've had since 2018 and other mothers trying to take them away. Watching your videos is about the only thing that cheers me up and makes me laugh. Thank you so much.

@marcoslaureano5562 11 ай бұрын

MILLIONS of men are going through the same exact thing. Even men who aren't the biological fathers of the kids are being forced by the government to pay child support. Nobody cares about us unless we're paying someone's bills, raising someone else's kid or fighting and dying in someone else's war. Then when we come home, they want to convince us that WE are "toxic" and WE need to change because we live in a "patriarchy". I PRAY you get your two little girls back and keep them as far away from feminists as possible - so they can have a happy, normal existence. God bless.

@bjlewis5431 11 ай бұрын

Hang in there, mate..

@smallboi8574 11 ай бұрын

Hey man im rooting for you, i hope the best for you.

@TheFrank96 11 ай бұрын

Stay strong brother 🙏

@muffinmaxxed5303 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact Scott. During world War 1, rifle bullets were being loaded backwards by the troops because they were not killing the enemy effectively, so they put them backwards to get less range from them.

@KOS762 11 ай бұрын

They were also, cutting the tips off and cross cutting the tips. Cross cutting is a very old way, even used in the 1800's.

@Larry5469 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this one to the point I shared it with a friend who is big time into guns and ammo.

@alexhndr 11 ай бұрын

18:47 That Stock was being held against a cinder Block, and that Block got SPLIT IN HALF holding that massive recoil And it STILL BROKE THE STOCK *IMAGINE YOUR SHOULDER*

@maxdong3514 10 ай бұрын

Your shoulder bones would become mush along with your entire upper body

@connorlohse4097 11 ай бұрын

This man is the definition of "never let fear stop you."

@sloanmagnum5009 11 ай бұрын

The definition of? No... nott even close lol

@najyhussain2243 11 ай бұрын

@@sloanmagnum5009never let them know your next move

@connorlohse4097 11 ай бұрын

@@sloanmagnum5009 So, nearly dying from a firearms accident and then continuing to experiment and test the limits with firearms with no signs of backing down - you wouldn’t say that’s a good example of fearlessness?

@robbytheartist3997 11 ай бұрын

Aye yo, Scott needs to be in a movie man! This guy got the talent! Funny as hell

@jessanddavidboham8014 11 ай бұрын

That is absolutely nuts and pretty crazy I can't believe that the backwards bullets do a little bit more damage but don't go through as far that's pretty interesting like if you had a backwards bullet when you were deer hunting but yet you were doing that at point-blank range how accurate are backwards pull-ups though I would love to see a video of you doing backwards bullets and how accurate and how far they go before they start to tumble.

@sar_ptolemy 11 ай бұрын

reverse bullets were experimented with in WW1 as an anti-armor method. this was when 'armor plate' was still only several millimeters of steel the idea was that the blunt end has less of a chance to ricochet or have a pointed spitzer bullet shatter in contact with armor

@jantschierschky3461 11 ай бұрын

It acted like punch, causing the steel to shear.

@sar_ptolemy 11 ай бұрын

@@jantschierschky3461 had a better chance to cause more spall, yes.

@jantschierschky3461 11 ай бұрын

Those ants expecting feeding time, you disappointed them. However the energy of the.50 is just amazing especially the reversed bullet. Would love to see it repeated on steel.

@harpintn 11 ай бұрын

I was surprised to see how the .223 shattered the block.

@timmyblock6785 11 ай бұрын

Ants wanted watermelon time

@irafowlerjr.7492 11 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed, lots of info and fun, thanks 😊

@keenanmcbreen7073 10 ай бұрын

With the backwards 50 i wonder if gas was getting around the bullet, the gas situation was pretty wild.

@FartingSpider12 11 ай бұрын

Glad to see that Scott is still so brave when it comes to firearms. Thanks for another great video; glad you're staying safe

@methamphetamememcmeth3422 11 ай бұрын

Maybe 0.1% less brave than before but brave nonetheless.

@DuvalDashCams 11 ай бұрын

Scott out here answering questions we never asked.. love this guy🤣

@LukeCoiner 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos man I always look forward to seeing new ones posted keep up the work

@brettmorton7365 11 ай бұрын

Scott, you certainly are a great entertainer. I'm new to the channel, but loving it!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@CoffeeLoki67879 11 ай бұрын

I'd love to see this revisited with a bit more range between the gun and the gel. I suspect that if you had a few dozen yards between them the bullets would tumble a lot more and open bigger wound channels, but also not fly straight.

@speedlimit6869 11 ай бұрын

Regardless of the direction the projectile is facing.. the bullet still spins in the barrel.. this is what stabilizes the projectile.. and turning it backwards is no different than a flat face or hollow point..

@roy2586 11 ай бұрын

Would love to see what the 4 bore does to ballistic gel.

@Yeshayahu. 11 ай бұрын

What is interesting to see is the difference between common pistol rounds and common rifles rounds in energy, even .223 transfered a lot more energy into the block, at least that is what it looked like.

@tylerfriedel8150 9 ай бұрын

Damn it, Scott, that "explosion while carefully turning the safety off jumpscare" bit gets me every time even when I know it's coming. Stoppit (don't), we care about you not blowing up lmao

@kennethboston8301 11 ай бұрын

Scott. We used to take 158gr. hollow base lead/antimony.38 caliber wad cutters and load them backwards. They were very accurate and still made perfect circles on our paper targets. We would load about 100 rounds each and take our Rossy.357/ .38 special lever action rifles and shoot rats at the local dump. Those rats, would literally explode from being hit by our upside down lead h.p. wad cutters. I still have my old Rossy lever action rifle and out of more than two dozen rifles, I'm never going to sell it to anyone. That little lever action rifle, didn't cost a fortune, but it shoots like a million bucks.

@AurumFortium 11 ай бұрын

18:26 It always makes me laugh so much 😂😂😂 Thank for the video you are the best 👌👍👍❤️

@asjmpickle 11 ай бұрын

Oh my god Scott you are a true man of science answering the questions I never knew I needed to know.

@Sonya700 8 ай бұрын

17:27 bro that is my fav part like I was dying to it

@nedmewhileyoucan 11 ай бұрын

would like to see pt. 2 of this where Scott calls the Serbu helpline and tries to file a warranty claim :D also... the table destruction exercise was magnificent!

@Alphakennyone13 11 ай бұрын

You should never feel bad about talking about sponsors! We all know how KZfaq is with gun tubers. Plus you always make it entertaining and funny!

@hughmungus5033 11 ай бұрын

Loved seeing the trucks try to pull eachother through the tables.

@davidpankey9845 11 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your content bro, keep up the firer arm fun.

@chrisgosling6083 11 ай бұрын

scott i have a lot of respect for some one who has gone through what you have and can have a joke about it, thanks for the content and stay safe, best wishes from the UK 👍

@saltwaterthevikingpirate8313 11 ай бұрын

A thum emoji probably isn't the best idea 😳

@CajunReaper95 11 ай бұрын

@@saltwaterthevikingpirate8313 what?

@saltwaterthevikingpirate8313 11 ай бұрын

@@CajunReaper95 I mean it can be a nice thing but it can cause a bit of trauma when you have to stick it in a hole in your neck