12ga Shotgun FRAGMENTING shotgun DARTS from Russia

[@taofledermaus]

Alexey's computer model of the external ballistics of the "solid" slugs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIi9oZ6Yqd2nf68

[@nicholasquintero1080]

TAOFLEDERMAUS I heard Central CA mentioned. Where exactly do you guys hail from?

[@philverhey7335]

OpenFOAM & SimFlow are good (free) tools for this, briefly looking at the video, it looked like an old copy of flowsquare. in the past, I tweeted (to the Taofledermaus twitter account)a service that holds your hand (for amateurs) that a colleague mentioned his son started using in university... it escapes me atm... but I thought it would be ideal fans of this channel who want to try designing some things. EDIT: it was "SimScale" , link to tweet (jun 19) here: twitter.com/philverhey/status/876879794012663809 It's good to see some people taking this approach. there are options, I believe the youtube channel "Real Engineering" mentions an online service that offers free fluid dynamics software in one or more of his recent aircraft design videos.

[@JonasUllenius]

TAOFLEDERMAUS Hope it is okay to post a idea ore contribution that can help the videos. Contact shotgun companies and ask them if they have sponsored videos like this whit there guns. Maybe a ballistics gelatin company that can have there name on a backboard. All you need to do is say there name in the videos. Maybe the store that sell the melons want there name in the video. Hope to see more interesting videos.

[@johnwilson2338]

J Attitude , great idea!

[@stefanstoyanov7460]

TAOFLEDERMAUS Wow! Those amunitions could be patended and sold as millitary grade ammo. Such a performance!

[@TheVGMajor]

Jeff and Alexey, improving U.S. Russian relations one slug at a time.

[@taofledermaus]

yep!

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

Who knew it would be weapons that would bring us together

[@doombringer3498]

@@taofledermaus Ура!

[@doombringer3498]

@@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186 like it used to be a couple of times. and russians and americans have very many similarities, by the way. much more than russians and french or russians and brits or italians for example

[@Neanderthal1]

@@doombringer3498 there was a time Russia , France and America where allies. But sadly it didn't last long

[@ThatOldWarthog]

That moment when a Russian astronomer produces a superior slug as compared to an actual arms company.

[@WingmanSR]

There are some great firearms engineers that studied something completely unrelated, but circumstances suck them into it, and they become legends, like Kalashnikov or Gaston Glock.

[@taofledermaus]

lol

[@BigPuddin]

*Russian scientist defects to United States and provides them access to space darts to load in their shotguns. Dr. Lavrov becomes Putin's public enemy No. 1.* *This banana nut bread recipe will bring back the taste of your childhood. Try it!* *Florida man arrested by police when he was discovered attempting to cram a full size alligator up his anus headfirst.* *Ten reasons why Ectocooler needs to make a comeback* *Ten ways to smash the patriarchy*

[@yournotgully]

not exactly. while this slug is cool its completely impractical when you consider the cost of these things to make is probably higher than a regular slug and some rifle rounds probably do a better job than this shotgun slug at pretty much everything

[@BigPuddin]

@@yournotgully Yeah. But it's fun.

[@meanman6992]

Thank you for not having a stupid 3 minute long intro and making hour long videos of you just going on and on and dragging it out. Straight to the content and staying on topic. This is how it should be done!

[@taofledermaus]

Oh man, I hear you. I tend not to do what bugs me, and a lot of stupid thinks that shouldn't bug me, bug me!

[@DaveTex2375]

What channel do you think this is, Nut N Fancy?

[@hootred3975]

So a guy managed to make a better slug in (presumably) his backyard than a large company and a team of researchers. Seems legit.

[@taofledermaus]

Haha, pretty much!

[@comNartheus]

hoot red Soviet Scientist (TM) XD

[@windhelmguard5295]

well he has a phd and does this as a hobby, meaning that he is so good that he is beyond working for ammo manufacturers.

[@crwydryny]

the difference is that mass produced slugs are just that mass produced, they have to make allowances for ease of manufacture and such (there are something a big old machine can't do that a human can using hand tools) to make something like this would require extra manufacturing steps (not impossible just expensive) which wouldn't be a good idea for a big company. a single guy in a shed working with hand tools to make a handful of slugs can take more time and work more intricate designs because he doesn't have to worry about time and profit margins also it's easier to quality check a dozen rounds compared to a few thousand where only 1% of them may be checked for defects in any given day

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

hoot red I mean, these would be pretty expensive to produce, which is most likely why they aren't exactly mass produced. Also, the guy has a PhD in a field that constantly comes into contact with physics, so I'm sure he can do some math and figure out a good shape for something

[@TheJohn8765]

Jesus, those 'followers' did more damage than many of the "real" specialty rounds. That Russian, Ph.D has a second career is designing slugs if he gets bored of astrophysics.

[@taofledermaus]

I think machining and ballistics is his hobby. He's a pretty smart guy.

[@nebiros_at9473]

His reply above (at least running it through a translator) noted that he just simplified the creation of an older design by Vladimir Shiryaev. Definitely a neat slug, though I'd see it more as something you'd see for military or maybe stopping something big though, with that over penetration we were seeing in the video.

[@scottsmith1806]

Yeah, I was thinkin' the same thing, I don't wanna get hit by the slug, but if it missed me, I don't wanna get hit by that follower. YEEESH!

[@windhelmguard5295]

it's like shot almost, the spread covered by that dart, the follower and geting hit by that watting might not be a pleasent experience either.

[@TheGoodChap]

Well Kalashnikov was originally just a farm equipment engineer who designed the AK-47 and variants. Of course I'm sure a lot of engineers who make weapons get started out in other fields lol but these are definitely cool rounds, better than I expected considering how difficult it is to make rounds that stay on target.

[@uspavacka]

Almost 19 minute long video, bless you Jeff.

[@taofledermaus]

Yeah, took forever to render and upload! lol

[@uspavacka]

You said he had to wait half a year for this video, does that mean you have many more slugs to be tested? (btw sorry if my english is bad, it is not my first language, but then again, greetings from Czech Republic :) )

[@Ecosse57]

thanks for all the work you all put into these.

[@LivingWithGames]

So far we learnt russian engineering is best for shotgun slugs, these results are strong as ever. Excellent, Alexei.

[@LexsLavrov]

Thanks!

[@KetansaCreatesArt]

4:09 He was holding the same KNIFE, that was advertised as 'Free Knife' on the magazines 😎

[@felixemmann9262]

Kketansa Art yes i saw That too

[@RETROPLANET-tk8yd]

Holy shit you’re right

[@jamesfranxx6151]

i was just wondering if others seen it

[@StrayEyeStudiosInc]

Lol wow. Good eye.

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Your all wrong. Mine is a SOG Flash II. 🇺🇸😎

[@julians7268]

I love how these internet communities bridge national gaps. These people could probably care less about the political climate and are brought together through their love of different topics.

[@CrustyAbsconder]

I use a Russian computer operating system to run my business in USA. It is called ROSA R9 LXQt and I do not know any Russian.

[@capitalismisbestism8639]

Elstan McFrolicker probably copied from an existing American system. Russians haven't changed since the Soviet Union. They always copy, rename and claim as their own, for example, soviet spies copying the Concord into an inferior Soviet copy.

[@diggy_the_first]

just goes to show how the common people can get along its our tyrants that start wars sending other people's children to kill and die

[@mihan2d]

Capitalism Is Best Ism >claiming Tu144 was inferior having an APU and subsonic flaps Concorde didn't have Typical level of research for a brainwashed fuckhead here. Say now that YaK-141 was a copy of F-35, I dare you.

[@mihan2d]

Joe Ç being technically superior (or not inferior at least) doesn't mean it can't be an economical disaster. Especially in socialistic environment.

[@JuggoJuggo]

Only Jeff would have gun magazines that are stuck together.

[@taofledermaus]

lol

[@jomjom1207]

Ah the Lee Safety Scale.. The only reloading scale that detects your neighbor`s farts. You must have the patience of several saints to able to use that without tearing your hair out. I salute you!

[@taofledermaus]

I like that scale. It's not that bad to use and I trust it more than my cheap Chinese electronic scale.

[@anthonyc417]

I was gonna say get a powder scale lol I had one that cost me just $12.

[@jomjom1207]

Again.. I salute you! :D

[@windhelmguard5295]

mechanical scales are still mroe acurate than almost all electronic scales. we have one at work that can measure more than a metric ton with a tolerance within a hundred gramms (and adding just one more part would probably make it measure down to the gram if necessary). our new electronic scale has a tolerance of eight kilograms (that's more than sixteen pounds) we use the electronic one still because the mechanical one just takes too long to handle the ammounts we process but it's realyl amazing how technologies that are thousands of years old still outperform the new stuff just in sheer precision, not to mention production quality.

[@alecwallisch9045]

@@windhelmguard5295 you can even make mechanical measuring devices accurate out to millionths of an inch

[@jay6400]

I'm gonna say I wouldn't want to be on the receiving ends of these projectiles they have to be some of the most savage rounds you have done recently. Also I wasn't sure about Danny when he first appeared on the channel but he has grown on me as he's gained his confidence in front of the camera and although OG is my favourite I think people should show some respect after all Danny gives up his time to entertain us all! Keep up the good work guys

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

jay6400. I thank you Sir for your kind words. 🇺🇸😎

[@jay6400]

No thank you Sir, and I'm sure I don't need to say it but if you keep gaining the confidence at the rate you have you'll soon be giving OG a run for his money!

[@spcpitts]

Who gives a rats ass? (Danny's shirt)

[@Justasmalltownokie]

Very nice round! The inventor should be very happy with the results you guys got!

[@taofledermaus]

I hope so! I was excited with the results

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Agreed

[@n.m.s7552]

Thanks for your service, Danny! Keep up the great work guys!

[@buffalosoutdoors]

Good stuff! Nice to see that Baikal trimmed down. It was cool seeing them shot through the rifled barrel of the mossberg as well.

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Buffalo's Outdoors. Thanks Buffalo. I'll never shoot bird shot through the Baikal anyways. I mostly got it to use chamber adapters. I think me and that rifled barrel are going to be good friends! 🇺🇸😎

[@Mike_858]

I have followed this channel for years and I gotta say, this is my favorite experimental slug so far. Impossible not to love something called ''frag dart''! Honorable mentions: waxers and bearing balls.

[@taofledermaus]

We did some test shots with these about 6 months ago and I screwed it up by using a powder that was too hot and most of the slugs were destroyed before they left the barrel. I was relieved they worked this time!

[@joshuasamuels4802]

Thank you for your service Danny. Much respect for active and retired servicemen and women.

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Joshua Samuels Thank you for your support! ⚓️🇺🇸😎

[@NightclubPegasus1]

Expertly done Mr. Lavrov!

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

So this is like the rip slug, only in accurate, more flexible, and probably cheaper?

[@taofledermaus]

It seems to be!

[@jamespowell3712]

Awesome video Jeff and Danny. Thanks guys for keeping up with the channel.

[@taofledermaus]

First! Now make a real comment I can reply to!

[@williamdegener]

TAOFLEDERMAUS 2nd that

[@williamdegener]

TAOFLEDERMAUS 4:25 "theres a nice bulge here" thats what she said...

[@BustedWalletGarage]

TAOFLEDERMAUS my cats love those treats ( container gel was in ) also.

[@Phil-ve8lr]

Why are people so adverse to change. I am a huge fan of OG but different people bring new light to these videos...just my opinion.

[@thegregorypenis]

Nah, he's allright, but OG is absolute star of this show

[@Jafromobile]

I've left your videos playing while I work. Two of the ads ran that lasted over 15 minutes. Age of empire sword manufacturing. Neat-O. It's pennies, I know...

[@sjs9698]

every little helps, especially when ye add up all the other good sports who do the same ^^

[@phaedo11]

Impressive! Well designed rounds! Great shots and analysis as always! The multi layer targets are always very enlightening as far as seeing snap shots of what is happening internally as the round progresses. Thank you guys for your hard work testing and filming and thank you to the brilliant designers sending in things to experiment with! Well done Alexey!

[@fernandog.ramirez.6917]

almost 20 min long videos are a wonderful gift Jeff.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Fernando!

[@StreuB1]

Slowly closing in on that gold play button. :-) This will be a long slow clap when that day arrives. One of the most deserving on KZbin if you asked me. Thanks Jeff, for all the years of entertainment and science.

[@taofledermaus]

thank you Brian!

[@Dysfunctional126]

I can't believe you're still killing it on KZbin, haha. I remember hanging with you and TAO back in the old RTCW days. Good on you for keeping this going. I hope all is well, my friend.

[@taofledermaus]

Those were good times! I'm surprised anyone remembers me from RTCW !

[@Dysfunctional126]

Hell yeah, brother. I'm pretty sure I was 10 years old faking to be 18 years old at the time. Here I am at 24 thinking about how stupid that was, haha, but I remember you guys being so talented. I actually got my first copy of photoshop off'a one of you. You were good people, without a doubt.

[@WillJenkins-em6td]

We miss these videos with Danny. But you still rock today's videos. Thank you for all the work that you put into all your videos

[@BadHammers]

I think this is my favorite slug that you've tested so far. Very cool.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@jerrydimmu2437]

Hell ya Danny! I served on CVN-68 The U.S.S. Nimitz! Love the show, you guys are awesome keep it up!

[@JesseAndMike]

Great video! That was awesome!

[@taofledermaus]

thank you Jesse and Mike!!

[@jorgebrew]

Love seeing your CVN-65 cap. Miss the BIG "E"!

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Jorge Brew 1975-1978 ⚓️. 🇺🇸😎

[@Grim-HEX]

This was awesome, amd I see Danny isn't Camera shy anymore, his just as awesome as Greg :)

[@cosmic-fortytwo]

Nice to see Danny. He was a cool dude.

[@charism-207]

First Tetris, now these darts Man, people from Russia named Alexey apparently have a great future XD

[@taofledermaus]

Pretty smart man!

[@twistedyogert]

Don't forget its also the name of the first human to walk in space, who later had to fly home manually when his capsule's automated systems malfunctioned.

[@dustinrice8124]

Just the way both the frag and solid slid into the targets like nothing was there was very impressive.

[@SurvivalRussia]

Awesome and interesting at the same time :) You seem to get a lot Russian made things to shoot.

[@taofledermaus]

You pretty much started the ball rolling. Once I shot your slugs, I started getting a lot of offers from Russia!

[@spcpitts]

Of all your videos this is the one I always come back to. By far my favorite

[@bladeranger1886]

Terrific video. One of your best, thank you.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Absolutely fantastic darts from Russian PhD guy - very impressive. As usual, a great video - I enjoy seeing Jeff load the cartridges - unfortunately I'm not a shooter, but I still love to see how things work, so more of that please, (even an explanation of how Jeff works out the load, and maybe even some information on powder) Great shooting from Danny - an excellent addition to the team.

[@LexsLavrov]

Thanks!

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Харитон Круглов Alexey, great work - I found your channel - I'll have a look at it later on, but I'm curious about what lead versions of your darts would do - I'm guessing they would make enormous damage being heavier*, and acting differently on impact, but would the ballistics be vastly different? *(Using a scale I found online which says lead is 1.303 - 1.35 x more massive than casting brass, therefore the lead darts would be between 19.545 - 20.25gms) The scale actually said Brass (casting) 8400-8700 kg/cu.m and Lead 11340 kg/cu.m - I've no idea how true that is, but I'm sure you will. If it's a stupid question, then just say so 😄I don't have a PhD - that's for sure.

[@LexsLavrov]

Lead by itself is too soft and can't survive G-force when shot. You need to have some hard case around lead. And the first version of this slug were made of hollow brass case and lead cast inside this cavity. But it takes too much effort and time to drill brass out. So I decided to go with solid brass. Aerodynamics is basically the same. Expanding version gives more drag due to flat nose but general trajectory is same.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Харитон Круглов Thanks for the response - I was curious, and even though I can't shoot, I love watching the various solutions that slug designers come up with. Every day is a school day, as they say. Take care. (I'll look forward to seeing your next design)

[@LexsLavrov]

The foam sabot is the weak point. I think of some more dense material.

[@USN_Ret-]

I like Danny's hat. I cruised with the USS Enterprise on her World Cruise in '86.

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

USN_Ret 84-05. 1975-1978. ⚓️🇺🇸😎

[@stevePHXD]

Danny AKA Triker Red what was you're rate?

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Steve W. EN3. ⚓️🇺🇸😎

[@USN_Ret-]

Judge Dredd, Hoo-Yaw!

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Judge Dredd. Salute returned. ⚓️🇺🇸😎

[@raymaster]

nice that dannys family and extended youtube family can watch these videos and see him happy and healthy for years to come yet.

[@BustedWalletGarage]

Remember Lawn Darts from the 70's & 80's , before they were outlawed ? Can these be shot via cannon ?

[@taofledermaus]

The plastic fins would probably crush. Mail me your cannon and we can give it try! :)

[@mattbeebe1288]

ive got 27 of the old steel tipped "jarts" in my collection, i would gladly donate all of them to a video

[@mikewallace2340]

BustedWalletGarage maybe we can get iraqveteran8888 to try with his cannon

[@nicolasrouvreau8365]

maybe it can work with a sabot, somehow like the sauvestre

[@Riceball01]

I think that Joerg from the Slingshot Channel shot lawndarts once.

[@eyescream5313]

One of my FAVORITE shotgun slugs! Its extremely deadly. I think the flimsy Styrofoam sabos were just good enough to stabilize the projectile before impact. The plastic ones seem to cause problems. Thanks for using the clay as well, that's my favorite targets! You should consider putting it inside a large, clear tote or tub to keep the clay in a contained area for easier cleanup and reuse too.

[@liquidminds]

didn't expect them to fly that smooth. seems like a lot of know-how went into those. Seems like the only real downside is the loading-aspect.

[@markuspetersen6072]

Nice Vid. Thanks for showing the loading procedure of the shells!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Markus!

[@mw-if2bb]

Always look forward to what your up to, always do a really god job! Thanks for the great content!

[@taofledermaus]

thank you!

[@Dsdcain]

Most impressive. Those were really fun to watch perform. Thanks for making this Jeff.

[@Lee_B_Futures]

You're evil for including the sound cutting that styrofoam... eeeek! :O

[@Lee_B_Futures]

Really impressive round btw!

[@demicuan1078]

Weak

[@nopeexe2740]

Joe Ç you know that felling when your eating a popsicle and your teeth rubs on the stick

[@mikecimerian6913]

Possibly the best dart shot I have seen on your channel.

[@TheWoundChannel]

G2 should hire this guy

[@taofledermaus]

haha, I know!

[@MrOtis909]

Low budget or not it was really good evaluation of the rounds. The Dr. is on to something with those darts, the expanding one in particular looked awesome.

[@demantoid418]

Alexey thanks for one of the best ever. = )

[@LexsLavrov]

Thanks!

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

This is the most impressive alternative design ive seen so far

[@Vinnie-vn1cf]

You guys are awesome love your video much love from Missouri

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Vincent!

[@deejay1040]

I was attached to CVN-65! Carry on shipmate!

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Dee Jay 1975-1978 ⚓️. 🇺🇸😎

[@vfonte218]

That seemed like an extremely accurate slug/dart! You should do a top 10!!

[@taofledermaus]

Definitely as a user-created slug!

[@leetewksbury8726]

These need to be marketed and sold. That's an excellent (expensive) concept

[@pexleptic2672]

AWESOME VIDEO TAOFADERMAUS

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@pexleptic2672]

TAOFLEDERMAUS thank you Soo much

[@northamericanheathen8599]

Going to go out and say these are one of my favorite slugs you've shot. I would 100% buy the solid dart loads if they were sold to the public.

[@pexleptic2672]

LOVE THIS CHANNEL IT IS THE BEST CHANNEL IVE EVER WATCHED YOU AND DEMOLITIONRANCH ARE AWESOME!!!! keep up the good work

[@taofledermaus]

Thanks! Plus we get bonus points for not ignoring our viewers!

[@pexleptic2672]

TAOFLEDERMAUS if I do get pinned I would rather this comment be pinned then the other one

[@sovietrepublic38]

Entertaining video with some science, thank you for producing this awesome channel!!

[@taofledermaus]

Thank you!!

[@sheltonbradley1648]

Made my crappy day so much better

[@taofledermaus]

glad to help!

[@mrclucker1969]

Awesome rounds. It was very interesting to see the amount of difference in penetration between the two designs.

[@GreatLakesDrifta]

Wow, if someone took a headshot from one of those expanding rounds, they'd end up with a stump for a head! The temp cavity that sucker made in the ballistic gel WAS obscene.

[@rightleg5920]

Always love the videos guys. Awesome rewatching them.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@DoRC]

KZbin needs to add a double like button for videos like this!

[@LexsLavrov]

Great idea!

[@johnthomas425]

Nice work! It only took 7 minutes and 58 seconds to take a turn. Then that whole obscene slowmo of the jelly-nards. I love this channel. stay safe

[@branak]

Hahahahaha counting the blocks/sheets made me feel like watching adult sesame street >_

[@taofledermaus]

haha!

[@smallenginedude71]

excellent video as always, these slugs are awesome. i can imagine the carnage that the expanding dart would cause upon impact to a person!

[@M80Ball]

RIP Barry. Gone but not forgotten.

[@raggedclawstarcraft6562]

Rest in Peace Danny. So sad watching this video now.

[@arielkozak]

Anyone notice the knife he is using is similar to the knife in the magazine?

[@PV2Omni]

Ariel Kozak Yes, and pointed it out to my child, live!

[@taofledermaus]

lol, the stuff that people notice in videos always cracks me up!

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

Ariel Kozak. The magazine freebie knife is a S&W. Mine is a SOG. Very similar. Good eye! 🇺🇸😎

[@DevDog67]

I just saw that too. Scrolled down to see if anyone else saw it!

[@MitchN9660]

SOG Flash II, semi-serrated blade. Guess what knife I have clipped to my pocket?!

[@HauptJager]

Amazing slugs, hat off to Alexey! Nice job on the video guys, but I did miss the lead plate.

[@taofledermaus]

I forgot to bring out the lead plate for this shoot

[@MrRedFox13Gaming]

I wish you get some more clear gel lol

[@packbadge]

Or if he would put a cheap tarp down under his table when he would shoot gel, it wouldn't get so dirty. But I agree.

[@taofledermaus]

It doesn't get dirty, it degrades after you melt it down. I wish I was rich enough to afford that gel but it is $160 for a block and $120 for the mold.

[@PV2Omni]

Vise Diesel Several people, including myself, offered to order gel for him, normal, or clear, but he refuses! How about we band together, order some bulk gelatin powder, crock pots, and molds, for him? It shouldn't be more than $1000 total. Hell, I called to order ballistic gelatin powder, in 2000, and it was only $700 in bulk. The only problem is, he wouldn't give me his shipping address, as I would have sent it anyways. So, someone would have to "leak" it ;-)

[@Worrsaint]

TAOFLEDERMAUS might want to try hitting up clearballistics or another ballistic gel site and see if they would be willing to donate some gel to your channel in exchange for you giving them a shout out. Just a thought.

[@TheWoundChannel]

robert denicola they typically don't do that since the people who watch these test videos usually go out and buy Ammo, not gel.

[@GuitARPlayr100]

Great video as always, and you should definitely consider doing more long videos like this as long as you have enough rounds to make it feesable. The videos of homemade rounds are some of my favorites. Just how weird and complex some of the designs are is really intriguing, especially when they work flawlessly like these did.

[@MegaBait1616]

Tao, one of your better videos. thumbs up...................

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!!

[@jasone1881]

I pledged! I love watching your videos! It make my job go by quicker. I work security and it can get pretty boring and my boss suggested I watch KZbin

[@taofledermaus]

Lol, that's a cool boss!

[@bobkamachi2346]

thanks for shooting it at a farther distance

[@taofledermaus]

People yell at us when we forget to do that! lol

[@seanstorms599]

Very impressed with the stability of them darts very skilled craftsmanship behind this dart

[@mattparsons2]

You should call him Dr. Lavrov

[@taofledermaus]

I didn't even know he had a PhD until recently. lol

[@bobbobertson9325]

If you want bonus points for saying it like a true slav: Doctor Lah-vrohv. Cyrillic vowels almost always have they same sound in every word/name thus a Cyrillic 'o' will always sound like "oh" :)

[@BARS113113]

Bob Bobertson не, херь какая-то, я так не говорю🤔

[@thebmac]

It's awesome when "amateurs" make it better than the big companies! Great vid!

[@LexsLavrov]

It is natural. Because bid companies want profits only. Amateur wants anything but profit.

[@moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683]

That was a damn impressive homemade round. Amazing that a foam sabot works that well. Those hot loads were hella nice too. #moarrecoil

[@taofledermaus]

It seems all the foam sabots ended up landing around the table.

[@moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683]

TAOFLEDERMAUS And largely intact no less. I'm tempted to find that foam to use for my wargaming boards lol

[@Lukey-Dukey-AUS]

Those solid darts with a hot load looked they could go through a pistol rated vest quiet easily. Thanks for the vid as always.

[@base935]

For ONE MILLION subscribers, you should create your ultimate SLUG.

[@johnparrish9215]

You know, this arrow slug Idea is not bad at all. Make is a little shorter to fit in the shell, sharpen the fins to cut all the way through and still have the four pieces making their own wound channels. Very Nasty well done Dr. Astronomer (who must be really pissed off at somebody !!!! )

[@LexsLavrov]

Real astronomer never gets pissed off :) I got Benelli Supernova chambered for 12x89 supermagnum so I do not have problems with length.

[@windhelmguard5295]

that'S the difference between scientists and normal people. you tell a normal person taht you disagree with them and they'll get pissed. you tell a scientist that he'S wrong, he'll get exited because he might learn something new.

[@LexsLavrov]

That's true :)

[@RCScaleAirplanes]

As always very interesting. 👍😎

[@taofledermaus]

thank you Horst! I was about to sit down and watch your new epic video!!

[@RCScaleAirplanes]

TAOFLEDERMAUS *_smile_* Sorry for the extended lenght of the video, but the guys asked me to show as much as possible. 😎 _Cheers_

[@joea7886]

i love the choice of scenery. beautiful acid pits in the backround

[@Gungeek]

Danny has the best shirts :)

[@tuke3541]

Daam. I wanna see more tests of these slugs!

[@retakrew]

russians seem to know their shotgun slugs

[@taofledermaus]

They really do!

[@LexsLavrov]

In USSR any rifled weapon was banned for civilans. So people have to hunt with smoothbore. Thus we have great experience and great variety of shotgun slugs. In fact, this dart was initially designed by Dmitry Shiryaev to provide rifle accuracy for smoothbore shotgun.

[@clouster75]

Харитон Круглов Not quite correct. My grand dad used to hunt with Mosin (KO-44) rifle, and rifled hunting rifles were generally available as well - TOZ-16/17/18 for example. The thing is that using shotguns were way cheaper, and thats actual reason why they are more popular.

[@holyravioli5795]

@@LexsLavrov That's bullshit, you can own shotguns in Russia and after two years of owning a shotgun you can buy a rifle of almost any type.

[@0scar667]

@@holyravioli5795 he's about USSR, not modern Russia. And yeah, 5 years, not 2. I don't blame you, bud, just want to help.

[@theputnamto3468]

the moment that you see one of your favorite youtubers is a patreon of one of your favorite youtubers.

[@trefod]

Is it me or is Danny operating at 6/10th the speed of the rest of the universe? Danny the shotgun sloth :-)

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

trefod Slow and steady! Thats how I roll. 🇺🇸😎

[@trefod]

Brilliant :D

[@malcytull]

I always enjoy your videos, thank you for posting.

[@taofledermaus]

Thanks Malc! You've been watching our stuff for a long time!

[@moefuggerr2970]

Ha I was on the Enterprise.

[@Twisted_carbon1]

Never a bad video. Enjoy them every time 😊

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Matthew!

[@billybob803]

12:30 does just the tip count as penetration? This is a serious life question.

[@carlavery7132]

Love your work, I'm always grinning by the end.

[@SharpiesERA]

Stop sniffing the orange paint, crazy old men!❤

[@dannyakatrikerred7381]

RK 043. You're no fun! 🇺🇸😎

[@dillyd3488]

Yet another fuggin' Killer Vid! I'm up in Manteca, so I love to see the familiar landscape.