CHEAP Homemade Body Armor That Stops RIFLES, How's It Done??

[@Texas2Step79]

Got bored and made a plate ... it stopped 3 rounds of 556 and 4 rounds of .308 before it failed... but for 25$ and all materials came from Lowes I was impressed

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

i dont suppose i could talk you into sharing the recipe for that armour

[@AlaskanBallistics]

You got a materials list?

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

@@AlaskanBallistics thats what im wondering too..i want that recipe ,if it can stop .308 then it must be a good one

[@AlaskanBallistics]

@peacemaker121772 put it in my walls for when the AFT comes for 25 bucks i can armor the walls, at least in spots

[@Texas2Step79]

@@AlaskanBallistics 2 pieces ceramic flooring 12 by 12 .... fiberglass cloth with resin ... 5/16 ar 400 steel In the middle which I already had ... after the steel .. another layer of fiberglass with resin followed by the last ceramic flooring... followed by wrapping it in duct tape... this was before Biden inflation so I dunno what it would cost now

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

Thanks for putting my homemade crap through the ringer!

[@pseudopretentions1722]

Why dont you post a video on how to make that body armor

[@kirill2525]

im guessing the last plate had oobleck in it. its a neat concept but it just shatters too easely. and the kevlar didnt seem like it was woven the way body armour would be. i wonder if some one soked gevlar in fiberglass resen and also maybe had fiberglass around that and some carbon fiber around that and some steel around all that . or maybe switch the steal and carbonfiber layers

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

@@kirill2525 That's actually just caulk. I was hoping it would hold everything together. Obviously didn't work out that well. 😅

[@kirill2525]

@@TheOldFatDadGoober oh lol hmm. maybe jbweald would be better. actually try getting a lot of e6000 glue. it hardens into a very strong material that is dence, sticks to everything yet is a bit flexable so it wont crack. also heat resistant. do be aware that it does shrink when it dries. i found a suitcase with a huge hole on the bottom by the wheels and i out some tape or toothoicks and layerd a bunch of that glue on there to fill it. that spot is now the strongest part of the suitcaise wich i have put through hell by caring likr6 gallond of water up stares with it many times

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

@@kirill2525 Neat idea, I'll check it out.

[@garrettschienschang4399]

I think a 5.56 out of a full rifle length barrel would be a better option to test plates against

[@Thekulprit92]

Yeah I agree, but it does take some of the fun out of the testing

[@OEF_Vet_0331]

Good idea

[@craigbrown5510]

100% agree

[@allistermiles9687]

Yes and with green tips too.

[@skeetersaurus6249]

Keep in mind, 'Kevlar' is a trade-name...the fiber you want is 'Aramid fabric' or 'cloth'...and you can get 1-sq.ft. for about $8. Pure fabric layering, 5 layers of 22-oz. extra heavy duty aramid will stop a .22LR...it's the 'layering' that really makes it work. Think of Kevlar/Aramid as a 'cut/puncture' preventer...while the steel (or other intermediary) is the deformity limiter. If you want 'light weight', you'd want a sheet of titanium for the 'strike zone', then maybe 14-gauge steel, then a layer of Aramid, then possibly a 1/8" fiberglass plate, then Aramid, then 1/8" fiberglass, then aramid...possibly dipped in a rubber or polymer coating. Use 2-piece Marine epoxy to hold it all together...possibly with an 'edge wrap' of Aramid or fiberglass and resin (like a boat hull). Someone else mentioned Grumman approaching their company about building a 3-layer 'sandwich' of Kevlar and balsa and it would 'stop a .50 BMG round...not sure of so few of layers, but 5-7 sandwich layers might make it possible...as the balsa is lightweight, and providing a 'bumper zone' to absorb impact energy between sandwich layers.

[@OffGridInvestor]

I think it's nylon technically. One of those. Like nylon rope

[@MylesDavid]

Wow, it’s so great to know that if the bad guys come, and you don’t have any armor, you can just run into the bathroom and rip two tiles off the floor and duct tape them to a frying pan and you’ll probably be good!! I’m actually quite impressed! 👍🏼😬👍🏼

[@Romulus_YT]

@@MylesDavid as absurd as that sounds, it is funny as hell after seeing this video. Freaking gold, man. 😂 one of those times you wish 'funny because it's true' wasn't applicable - but it's very real. 💀

[@Romulus_YT]

Time to start pillaging scrap from home renovations I guess. Mans stopping assault rifles with floor tiles, framing wood and drywall compound. lmao This is the best thing I have seen in ever. I am fairly confident every one of those shots would have been stopped with a decent spread of resin as the first and middle layer, and it wouldn't even add much weight either.

[@intergalacticchicano]

Now I'm thinking of making a full size ballistic shield 🤔

[@TakManSan]

Shields are amazing and like closing the gap by forcing the perspective it can force errors.

[@Tessalate]

Or maybe even a full sized ballistic umbrella with a Bluetooth tooth brush holder that is ballistic also ,ofcourse!

[@VTPSTTU]

Thanks for the video. To me, the real value in this kind of effort would be finding an economical way to keep bullets from going through walls in a suburban home. Ideally, we'd all set up our home defense plans to try to funnel an attacker into a specific choke point where we would be able to shoot from a position of relative safety and make easy hits. We'd also want to have the downrange area be one where missed shots or bullets going through the attacker don't injure innocent bystanders. If one could fortify a wall in the downrange area, then missed shots wouldn't endanger the neighbors. I could see value in fortifying the walls of a child's bedroom this way. I could see value in putting these kinds of plates on the back of furniture to stop stray rounds. I love your testing as part of trying to achieve that kind of effect.

[@PiNKMuDSimGaming]

For a wall it'd obviously be costly but you could; fill the cavity will something like stones (similar to ceramic ball idea I saw yrs ago), then something like the first vest, a thin sheet of metal, tiles glued to that maybe even a double layer & then marine plywood. You could just paint the plywood or glue a sheet of drywall & paint you could even use the fireproof drywall 15 or 20mm pink stuff.

[@gregshuffield1976]

Dude I love the idea to incorporate into furniture, lawn or porch furniture ,never know when you gotta take cover.

[@nickelsonpotter2089]

Just don't buy/build a crappy american style house made out of cheap chipboard and drywall and you wouldnt ever have too. I cannot understand why every american likes living in such filmsy cardboard tinder boxes when guns are so entwined into the culture. Are masonry materials or skilled brickys/concreter labour really expensive or something over there?

[@VTPSTTU]

@@nickelsonpotter2089 I don't care what people in other parts of the world think about our homes. Those rants just remind Americans of how glad we are to be separated from other people by a couple of oceans. The homes we build are perfectly functional for our daily needs. That they don't meet the aesthetic standards of people in other places is irrelevant to us. Again, their complaints just remind us how glad we are that we are separated by oceans. I'm glad that I didn't have to spend even five thousand dollars on different construction that would not have improved my house in any practical way. I suspect that skilled brick or concrete construction would have increased the costs of past houses by ten or twenty thousand dollars. The reduced costs allowed me to save and invest money that I can use to live now that my health has failed. Some other kind of improvised system that would provide some bullet resistance and be much less expensive is a better choice for me and others like me. We get the advantage of bullet resistance without spending as much money. An added benefit is that people overseas don't like this idea, so they are more likely to stay overseas.

[@SageBlueMusic]

Hey that secret sauce has an added bonus. When the bullet goes into you, it automatically patches you up so you don't bleed out 😅.

[@Vottotoiono]

☠🤣🤣🤣💀

[@bikerguykrash1182]

I was on a papermill shutdown several years ago and I was talking to a guy that was doing fiberglass piping on a tile vessel. I asked him if he has ever worked with any kevlar. His response was yes but the better armor was made of carbon fiber and balsa wood. He goes on to dmsay that Northrop Grumman contracted his company to make them 4'×8' sheets of carbon fiber 1/4" thick with balsa wood 1/4" thick. 2 layers of carbon fiber with one balsa wood in the middle would stop .50 BMG. I havent tried this configuration myself so if its a lie that fiberglass pipe guy told it. Maybe some industrious youtuber could try this out.

[@TheJBerg]

I could see it working. The carbon fiber would need to be pretty tightly woven, maybe some secret sauce mixed together with other elements. The fibers would provide the surface tension to the balsa wood, and given the diameter of a 50 cal, theoretically, it would disperse the force enough. Again, that's some special carbon fiber in the first place.

[@bikerguykrash1182]

Probably a 3k or higher weave I would imagine. The rosin I'm sure would be standard 2 part epoxy resin

[@xxxlonewolf49]

Sounds like a lucky shot. C/F shakers when hit. Seen it.

[@johnharder5618]

Interesting video A Body Armor I made a while back that worked on Pistol rounds Never tested rifle ammo , but it should work Several layers of Kevlar , 1" of duct seal putty and then 1/4" AR 500 plate All inside a fabric case The duct seal putty helps spread the energy over a larger area

[@hectortamales405]

1:57 Greedo from Star Wars called... he wants his blaster back 'cause he has a rendezvous with Hans Solo at a cantina somewhere.

[@cr42hunting99]

As someone that makes homemade body armor too very impressive stuff!!

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

Thanks!

[@TheRhinestoneHurricane]

Nice, I make custom slugs ☺️

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍😊 the camera and light was spot on that day, you could see the bullet neat 😊. My take is if an person has a semi 308 you will have a bad day.

[@Agilepickleunite]

Yeah but the odds of that are so low are we trying to go to war with this stuff or just stop some crack head with a 9 mm

[@me1dor]

I miss the 45-70, and would love to see more of that against body armor ;)

[@cjleon1104]

Yeah... TRex Rifle!

[@DW-nm5cx]

Yes!!!! That would be graet . I love the 45-70

[@mfallen6894]

It's just going to be stopped if it's rated to stop rifle rounds... I've seen some 3A rated to .44mag stop .500smith and .45-70, but most 3A will be defeated these rounds. Small/fast is what defeats hardened armor (barring an API round) .45/70 is big/heavy/relatively slow. Big/heavy/slow/high frontal area is great for penetration on soft targets while tearing tissue, breaking bone, etc. Hence why the .45-70 is so commonly carried in Alaska for bear defense. Not great at defeating plate armor though...

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

He did pretty damn well! Good stuff man. I actually work at a fabrication shop and we have some composite that might need to be tested. I’m willing to put my work up against you!

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

Go for it! I really enjoy doing stuff like this. Love to see what people come up with.

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

@@TheOldFatDadGoober hey bud I just subbed. I appreciate the encouragement. I’m going to start working on something on my lunch breaks.

[@TheOldFatDadGoober]

@@Thegoofyairgunner thanks!

[@scaleworksRC]

Yep, composite is the way to go. I was also thinking the guy should use smaller single tiles instead, so only one small spot is compromised, and not the huge cracks in one single tile.

[@Thegoofyairgunner]

@@scaleworksRC I was thinking about a layer of the small octagon type in front and middle of the layers of composite. I think I can keep it around 8 pounds too. I stopped by the shop and looked at a few things. I’m hoping to get some together. Since we are already on the same thought process if you have any suggestions I would like to hear from you

[@KrisTomich]

Let's be honest, the real test needs to be issued ammo out of common length barrels.

[@Jagdtyger2A]

This armor surprised you>> In WWII, the PT boats used a plywood gunshield of highly compressed 1.5" (1.25"?) marine grade plywood that stopped Japanese 20 mm

[@Tessalate]

That PT boat armour impressed you ??? In world war 1 they had a fully bullet resistant jockstrap that was made out of crushed up camel teeth that was mixed up with the entire "Goony Goo Goo" tribes feces that had been urinated on by grasshoppers and then highly compressed and it stopped the drones carrying hollow point scud missle war heads with tribesmens under pants glued to thw back for longrange aesthetic wonder!!!!

[@Agilepickleunite]

@@Tessalatewtf

[@scout3058]

After watching Buffman Range I can't help but mention how using a shooting rest, and a representative backing (like clay) would/could have changed the performance of the plates. Fair hits and a static plate (meaning the plate wouldn't have been affected by reciprocal impact force, and having a body-like medium behind it to dispurse force) may have been a more realistic scenario as well as preventing the plate from moving or absorbing reflective force that was induced by the concrete block. Good video, though.

[@fredcarbery3966]

How about an old cookie tray of tin front back or center

[@Orlandohaschanged]

steel and ceramics. thats why armor is now like 150 for carrier and 2 plates. cool video. love to see how it turned out! thanks!

[@OffGridInvestor]

Tile is porcelain. Big difference

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Thank you for giving this good demo. Good results IMO.

[@awhoot1]

Oh also As a guy who loads. .223 and .308, I love EITHER Hornady BTHP/nosler BTHP. I’d be curious to see that style bullet hit body armor!!

[@_Jobe]

Cool shock wave, but it's more impressive when you shoot through the woods. Everything in front of the muzzle moves, tree branches, leaves, and dirt sometimes if you shoot prone in the field.

[@Adam-nv9zo]

That first plate was really impressive. Great work 👏 👏 👏.

[@trackpackgt877]

I love homemade body armor tests that first panel did really well very impressed

[@chrislang5659]

I've been amazed at how well regular fiberglass/epoxy will stop! The dust coming out of the plate is probably ceramic tiles!

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

If I was to make one, it would consist of steel in the front like this armour, then layers of epoxy and carbon fiber weave

[@SergeantExtreme]

I'm not. Fiberglass has been used to reinforce Engineering Grade plastics for decades. So it's no secret that fiberglass would hold up this well.

[@kennydoggins1712]

@@SergeantExtreme obviously I'm aware that it failed but there's a definitive reason they make submersibles and stuff like that out of fiberglass

[@mortenovergaard7397]

considering that most wounds in modern warfare come from artillery/bombs/shrapnel, and not bullets, a high supply of such "cheaper" plates might make sense..

[@PiNKMuDSimGaming]

@@kennydoggins1712 I heard carbon fibre is the best stuff for making deep sea submersibles 🤣

[@mikeanucinski2468]

The grass moving was the ricochet off the steel Target in the back

[@rauberhotzenplotz6657]

Thank you for these very thoroughly carried out experiments, very interesting !

[@awhoot1]

You sir are the worst best shot around 😂 I swear, you try and aim high right, and boom dead center lol. Hats off dude! I wish I could miss and hit that center target lol.

[@greghackstaff217]

Food for thought. The main way tanks defeat penetration is by angles. Why not use angles to redirect the projectial on body armor. If you look at ancient Japanese Samurai armor, the chest plate is curved or angled in some way. Also they used a silk parachute behind their horse to catch incoming arrows with great mass, by slowing them gently. Armor needs more dampening and angle deflection to defeat high velocity, high mass projectiles. Add a ridge in the center creating a 22 degree angle to the edge with a spaling splash guard under the neck. Put light weight high density foam between layers of pure titanium, not alloy with silicon adhesive and kevlar sheets. Add a Polly carbonate top for mounting goodies like reactive armor. Yes, I've been drinking 😮

[@Mantyszyger]

Some guys have some crazy angled armour and even tubes wrapped around you. I suppose it's a natural curiosity. I would wager it's so that anyone near you isn't catching the bullet that your armour should be stopping. If you are on your own, I guess it doesn't matter. The angled steel video, without any modern body armour was deflecting rifle rounds with simple flash on the steel for evidence it was even hit. Is it practical? If you want to look like a knight of sorts. It might be easier to anti ballistic the inside of regular knight armour than reinvent the wheel.

[@davidjames1063]

Had the same idea for my own. Angled surface creates in effect much thicker armor, with deflection the goal.

[@tooslo5oh44]

Because it deflects straight into vital arteries maybe?🙃

[@BrilloHead]

Lol are you a tank? Because if you're not a tank, then all this angled armor would just get in your way and make you less agile due to the nature of angled armor. It's good for vehicles. But on a person, you want armor that's not going to get in your way while still maintaining a level of comfort.

[@Steelcity77]

Awesome video! I was hoping to see what 855GT would do but I'm sure it would have performed like the 545. 👍🏻🇺🇸💪🏻

[@Muke-t8m]

Like to see a camera view of the backside when getting hit to see if there is any expansion/ contraction from the shot .

[@ranndomundead9112]

what comes flying off your mag at 11:42?

[@joshuagibson2520]

What did you see? All I saw was a shell normally eject from the chamber on the right hand side.

[@MichaelGronski]

Amazing what can be created in a garage...The American Way!!!❤

[@freeman7788]

Bro with ya ammo list the Pounds per square inch and size of the round. velocity is inconsequential its all pressure and surface area.5.56 or 223 usually Then all ya have to do is match the material to the pressure plus 25% for an overlay of rounds and a factor of safety... So if ya Buy Bisaloy or Hard Ox wear plate with an MPa of 500 Mpa to 600Mps or 80,000 psi to be safe... Then Fibreglass reinforce 7 mill either side as the fibreglass will act as the Beat Spall suppressant and will most likely capture the deformed round and if ya throw a layer of kevlar over the top of the fibreglass this will ensure a very effective amour protection from front line government M16 Platform rifles...The kevlar is an option...As this will ensure the plate will be reusable multiple tiles and the fibreglass will make the plate repairable... Parent case .223 Remington (M193) Case type Rimless tapered, bottleneck Bullet diameter 5.70 mm (0.224 in) Land diameter 5.56 mm (0.219 in) Neck diameter 6.43 mm (0.253 in) Shoulder diameter 9.00 mm (0.354 in) Base diameter 9.58 mm (0.377 in) Rim diameter 9.60 mm (0.378 in) Rim thickness 1.14 mm (0.045 in) Case length 44.70 mm (1.760 in) Overall length 57.40 mm (2.260 in) Case capacity 1.85 cm3 (28.5 gr H2O) Rifling twist 1 in 7 in (178 mm) or 1 in 9 in (229 mm) Primer type Small rifle Ma11ximum pressure (EPVAT) 430.00 MPa (62,366 psi) Signed Ex parra Ex Armourer Ex Engineer...

[@Snakewild96]

Opinions? Even though it is stopping the round …could the hit to body from the impact n pressure etc cause heart to stop ,internal bleeding. Etc.. .i never really thought about it..even though not penetrating..you’re probably definitely going to be in rough shape…any videos of ballistic gel props to shoe internal damage to critical organs? Thanks for vids.

[@OffGridInvestor]

You know most people who wear soft body armor end up with broken ribs and huge bruises after taking a few rounds right?

[@johnbennett2748]

I'm impressed with the first plate. I'll definitely pass on the secret sauce. It's usually just French dressing anyway 😁

[@jedediahsibley3355]

Awesome content brother, I bet if the last plate had the steel backer like the first and somehow attached the layers together would have stopped 308?

[@DonkeyDeeWillis]

The velocity from that 5.56 pistol is around 2350 to 2500 with brown bear. A 20" with 55 grain may have given a bit more of a vibe check.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

At least with a 16" or 18" barrel which are more common than a 20" these days.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

I'm curious what the velocity of the bullet is after it passes through the body armor. So maybe a bullet will pass through the body armor, but does it still have a velocity that would make it absolutely lethal? If the bullet is traveling at 2500 feet per second when it hits the armor, is it only going 500fps when it exits? 500fps will enter the body, but will it penetrate enough to puncture vital organs?

[@patrickdixon505]

At 13:46 you see some of the .308 bullet strike the red metal target at it's extreme right towards the bottom. I wonder if the grass you saw moving was reacting to a richochet?

[@vendetta6451]

The 308 on the saucy plate actually went thru the plate, inside of the cinder block and then hit the red steel target. Check the slow mo again:)

[@TakManSan]

Like hi-test fluid & cornstarch where speed/pressure tightens it up?

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

My gues is the white paste is ooblek, a combination of cornstarch and water making a non-newtonian liquid.

[@Friedbrain11]

I love the Calicos! We have a Scheel's opening in July here so it will be a good place to be for the grand opening. try the SS109 round...it is 5.56 with steel tip.

[@dariodicarlo8745]

I think even the normal .223 would’ve done a lot better if shot from a full size rifle like a 16-20 inch barrel

[@clifbradley]

He did pretty good. Imworked with some Turkish guys that took small baggies filled with BB's and resin and made like this wierd dragon skin type armor. It would cause the bullets to break apart they claimed. We tried telling them that it wouldn't work and would in fact kill them if they got shot...I mean pool anyone??!!....but they insisted it worked and the most outlandish claim was that it stopped 7.62x54R. Absolute insanity. But it was a leather vest filled with these baggies and resin used in yacht making to put GRP hulls together. Yachts I know about too and the resin is tough, but not that tough.

[@nemesisobsidian]

I could be wrong but from what I've seen with homemade armor 7.62x54R isn't all that hard to stop. I think it has some similar ballistics to a .308(7.62x51mm) even though I know those 2 are supposed to be different ballistically. The reason I say this is because there is a guy on KZbin who made some plates that actually stopped the x54R round. Hell those plates he made were even able to stop 5.56 green tips with one plate stopping 3 rounds of 5.56 green tip, 6 rounds of 5.56 M193, and a shot of 7.62x54R FMJ! One plate was able to stop all of that before failing to stop follow up shots due to the plate being too compromised by that point.

[@pestleman1951]

Yeah it stopped that .22 but it looked like it deflected it right up into the underside of the chin/neck area. That's probably a worse place to get hit than the chest... I wonder if we couldn't mold some kind of curled curb to get the ricochet bouncing more straight back from where it came,as opposed to up into the head/neck area? An amazing video. I had no clue you could make your own body armor plates this well, thank you!!!

[@kennydoggins1712]

Would love to see how these home-made armors do against smaller rounds that are proven to go through kevlar like 5.7, 22wmr, 17hmr (I've heard that not confirmed) and if you can get them some old school depleted uranium rounds

[@davearonow65]

Ok, you wear the vest and I'll do the uhm.... "experiment". Come on! Let's do this!

[@kennydoggins1712]

@@davearonow65 so edgy so cool. That is for participating. I'm out of ribbons though. I literally just said these rounds will go through kevlar I'm smart enough to understand that kevlar is armor. There are people on here that aren't I can send you to the right place to find the people that will genuinely let you because they think that there isn't a single 22 caliber bullet that can go through armor.

[@davearonow65]

@@kennydoggins1712 It's a joke. Lighten up. You should probably go buy some sensitivity armor if your feelings get hurt that easily.

[@kennydoggins1712]

@@davearonow65 more like I'm sick of hearing the same limp attempt at humor that everyone says. If you are going to try to add something add something unique or personal. Copy paste using ass

[@kennydoggins1712]

@@davearonow65 adults are talking about physics and ballistics here. Scram with the kid stuff.

[@dennmark4843]

Great SLOMO! That Calaico will shoot the 100rd magazines, if you can find any.

[@kurtcarlson3569]

What optic is on your poison bullet AK? My 762x39 AK looks almost identical to it with a pic rail on the gas tube cover.

[@blakebeaton5821]

I love your videos, they remind me of older Demo Ranch videos. The only thing that I wasn't big on was that you used steel case .223, which is loaded weaker than other .223, and fired it out of a 10.3" barrel, which reduces the velocity potential of .223/5.56 greatly.

[@luckylg1046]

How about 5.56 green tip out of a rifle length barrel?

[@bharnden7759]

I have not heard the words "poison bullet" since the boys frim " Solder of Fortune " magazine smuggled the 545 round out of Ashcanistan in the early 80s.

[@Tier1Norseman]

Might be a hybrid JB Weld with some sort of heavy duty silicone/epoxy for the sauce plate. I think the first plate would be more defensive with a decent layer of melted HDPE plastics/fiberglass welding blankets mixed in too.

[@kobudo]

April fool’s day 2024: a homemade plate to test, but the secret sauce is Tannerite.

[@tonkashouse]

Try using an overhand grip with the AR pistol. It really does add stability and you can have proper eye relief.

[@dennmark4843]

Wouldn’t it be fairer if you tested the .223/5.56 out of a barrel the same size as the 7.62X39?

[@surfingtothestars]

A 20” barrel 556 could have zipped through it

[@AlaskanBallistics]

What hi-speed camera are you using?

[@TrainingMacro]

I think if you combined that second plate with gambeson or something in that vein the preference towards deformation makes a lot more sense.

[@TERMINAL-BALLISTICS]

What was the bullet model and grain weight of the 308 you used in this video?

[@korvenkuningas1016]

I wonder how the steel would hold up if it were some grade 100 10 or 12 gauge.

[@hueyrotorhead]

So would this even fit in a standard plate carrier?

[@tubbyshvfd9110]

The first plate was kinda impressive

[@mentalcog2187]

Strong sell of the 308 caliber! 😁👍

[@Fishingfanatic88]

Holy shit....yeah

[@ReffaDay]

The calico is a pretty good gun, I can get rounds on a 12"x12" at 60-70 yards all day. Just make sure you get that mag wound up right. 9 for the 50, 22 for the 100.

[@chrisvandewater7066]

Looks like that grass movement was a ricochet off the red target behind the homemade armor.

[@michaelglenning5107]

How much does it weigh? Steel plates, fiberglass, ceramic, ballisticrete?

[@1badZ06]

sounds like your last shot went through the armor, hit a steel target and ricocheted back. Be careful. Great videos.

[@leehess6335]

The first piece would be good for some book bag Amor 👍👍👍 as long as it works 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@curiousgeorge809]

Could you do a review for the Umarex hdx 68? I’m curious how the aluminum rounds would do on your ballistics skull. Seems like a good home defense option for felons?

[@John-wo5bp]

1st shot on second plate test you closed bolt I saw something fly out from your left . But did you also know if you heat up metal sheet steel it tempers it same as if ar500 steel is heated it goes soft 🇬🇧👍🐾🦊

[@John-wo5bp]

1st shot I got notification of reply but nothing there

[@rob7710]

The .308 is a beast !!

[@techmarc6996]

Just a thought. A water carboy would probably simulate the weight of the human behind the armor plate. The cinder block is lighter, & therefore will move more easily than a vessel of H2O. This might change the results a bit, since we (humans) are 70% water.

[@blueballs5150]

You could try emergency armor. A couple hardcover books with a few standard house tiles attached to front and sandwiched between

[@userunfriendly9304]

would it still be considered a stock if it is permanently attached?

[@DrewishAF]

So these are ALMOST Level III plates... Might I remind people that the plates, in order from lowest to highest protection, go: Level III Level IIIA Level III (Level III+) *Not official Level IV The IIIA is rated for 44 Magnum The III is rated for 5.56/7.62 AP And the IV is rated for 30-06 AP. There are a TON of considerations that go into making body armor. But the most important lesson is that you should get the best body armor that you think your life (or at least the internal organs that armor covers) is worth. A huge majority of civilian gunfights will be with handguns, so a level IIIA will suffice. But stepping up to a Level III will provide significantly more protection from common, FMJ rifle rounds you might face. Level IV is for when shit goes down. The problem is that Level IV armor is typically compromised after 1-3 shots. After that, even a 22 can skate through it. It's also typically solid and much heavier than the III/IIIA armor. In any case, you're not going to be having a good day if you get your money's worth from your armor. But you'll be sore and thankful instead of stuff and blue.

[@stephenwatson2056]

Soft level IV has been made, and for multiple rounds.

[@anthonytamilio9501]

Like i been satin forever 10mm is the best pistol round ever it should be as popular as 9mm

[@JohnMkrv]

That AR's stat -- Stability + Reload speed

[@paladin556]

Put a chronograph after the armor to see how much the armor slows down the projectile. Obviously it has to be close range. But I have always wondered how fast the bullet is going after the armor slowed it down. Is it enough to keep it from penetrating to our organs?

[@FranklinGray]

Of all the homemade plates, which was the strongest per weight?

[@torchofkck4989]

Interesting.!.! That 2nd plate with the .308, will pack the cavity... reducing the time & efforts of the Corman / medic. Maybe the ""Secret Sauce"" is a blood clotting agent. Man did very well with these. Thanks for sharing.

[@Polydeukes68]

When you guys are adding a steel plate or other hard plate (like tiles) to your armor panels how are you controlling ricochets and shattering tile or bullet fragments? Ceramic tiles, metal jackets or the bullet itself shattering in all directions including your throat and face can be quite devastating. Even the whole bullet can change direction from impact when hitting a hard surface in an angle and take your face off, unless there is something to slow down of stop it. This especially if the hard part of the armor is placed in front of it. In many videos I see the first layer of the panel itself explode like a grenade and no mention where the bullet fragments went. How do you solve this effectively?

[@trentvlak]

1/4 AR500 then ceramic then kevlar would be pretty good.

[@techmarc6996]

So if one added the 14 gauge steel, a layer of Kevlar & the two Porcelain Tiles, one could make some formidable armor. Interesting!

[@chemistryscuriosities]

I can’t find anything about his body armor on his channel. Can you post a link?

[@demagescod9657]

The grass movement was likely a vortex ring caused by the discharge... it happens sometime and is really cool with a smokey black powder gun... Ive seen smoke rings go almost 100 yards very quickly.

[@ThoughtfulBiped]

Watched this after the fiberglass plate video hoping to see how to stop bullets from crazy people with guns. Then I realized... anyone with that many guns, that many bullets, and that much of an urge to use them isn't going to be stopped without shooting back. Talk about a catch 22, or hopefully not catching a .22, let alone a 50cal, or the many other shades of projectile death on the market. The fantasy of shooting and killing things with overpowered bullets seems more motivating than the willingness to evade bullets when confronted with an "enthusiast." It is neat to see people nerd out on a subject until you realize that subject is all about ending lives. Marksmanship is one thing but the underlying goal of gun culture, deep down, seems to be realizing the ending of lives. Guns are neat but the culture is a little too dark for me. I just hope I never have to stop a bullet. Today was a good day, I don't have to own an AK.

[@3RBallistics]

Pretty sure that secret sauce was UHMWPE (dyneema or spectra) not aramid (kevlar). Great stuff at stopping but tons of energy transfer. I’ll have a video on this next week.

[@br3226]

Next time , you need to test also wirh a Tank 😂😂😂😂

[@meanman6992]

You’d be amazed what two pieces of aluminum with a piece of fiberglass in the middile will stop. 1/8” alumin on the strike face, plus 3/4” fiberglass in the middle with a 1/4-1/2” piece of aluminum in the rear. Use the fiberglass cloth, right weave.

[@gsestream]

Try stack of dvd's as armor with separators or none, yep they are polycarbonate discs

[@jeff-JAO530]

That shockwave was nuts

[@electrolysisresearch8013]

Well he appears to be using 12ga A36. It takes 3/8" of A36 to stop a .223 24" bolt action, but 1/4" of AR500 will stop the same round, AR650 can easily stop the 223 at 1/5". L2 Bainite perfectly heat treated at about 1/8" can Roughly stop the a .223, but confidently defeats a 9mm or a .45. If he simply used stainless steel he would have had something impressive. Anyway I'm a Blacksmith and I think I can stop a 30-06 AP black tip from 50 ft away, with 1/4" thick tempered tool steel, but I don't have a 30-06 and cannot test it yet.

[@keefespencer1173]

What I want to know is not about what seems to be a shockwave from the .308 but when he showed the impact on the plate of the same shot it almost looks like when the bullet makes it through the plate and got redirected it looks like the projectile made contact with a small piece of cinder block and exploded it because in the top right corner right above the cinder block you can see a dust explosion out of nowhere and that is the only thing I can think of especially when he said it made it through and when he laid the plate down and you can see the direction the projectile went when it made it through the back of the plate

[@justinconley7978]

I would love to the homemade body armor in front of the zombie torso. Very curious if the energy transfer can cause internal bleeding.

[@earthdaddy]

Did you say your range? I missed it. I really wanna see these tested at various ranges aka much closer.

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Want to borrow my 26" barrel AR10 IN .22-250 to shoot body armor with? I'm got green tip 5.56 bullets going nearly 3700fps

[@pureaggressionmotorsports]

I have the same 308.... Love it

[@rrr40]

amazing really think he is on to something with that first one 👍👍💪💪

[@jackviers6915]

That paste looked like ceramic grout 😊

[@dp1381]

It would be interesting to have a layer of non-newtonian fluid contained in a tough membrane as the final layer that goes toward the body. I’d like to see something like Kevlar+tile+Kevlar+non-Newtonian fluid all within a canvas case.

[@MFxFM]

what is a non newtonian fluid?

[@markjohnson4643]

​@@MFxFM It's a fluid that is not suitable for dipping fig newtons

[@themuckler8176]

​@MF-er5eq Gel, ketchup and paint are examples

[@pieterveenders9793]

I can't remember who it was, but someone did test it, the video is on KZbin (spoiler alert, the armour failed).

[@Boofy_Gastard]

@@MFxFM It's a fluid that when impacted behaves like a solid, good ol' custard is an example. There are videos of people running across swimming pools filled with such liquids/fluids, pretty weird to see, lol.