338 Lapua Armor Piercing Rounds vs Level 3 & 4 Body Armor

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[@BuffRANGE]

One thing that could make a difference is angle of attack. 0° is worst cast, but if the plate is set at an angle that increased the material the bullet must pass through. Strapping it down also ensures more energy is imparted into it, vs allowing it to freestand :D

[@GoingBallistic]

Thanks for the comment. Buffman Range is the King Of Body Armor Testing. Go check out his KZbin channel

[@prandomable]

Edwin Sarkissian went from making video shooting his Titanium at an extremely tilted angle with no back support. He got lot of negative comments saying it's an invalid test. And then he shot it at 90 degree angle with no back support and almost killed himself many times. THEN he ended up shooting it at point blank using concrete wall as back support for the Titanium to be secure while firing it behind cover.. But THEN he STILL got hateful comments saying it's an invalid test. So he ended up putting steel I-beams against the concrete wall so his Titanium is secure AND have space behind the Titanium for the bullets to have chance to come out.

[@jonathanb1916]

Most people shoot like crap, you shoot next to crap. Keep up the good work

[@GoingBallistic]

We will take next to crap ;-)

[@MrDoss89]

Nice!! Made me giggle.

[@joeattwell4134]

There is no way the new 6.8 spear is just supposed to burn through level 4 😂

[@herptek]

Perhaps with a few consecutive rounds as the plate loses integrity. Ceramic is pretty difficult to defeat at first try.

[@0mniVerse777]

Ye they tried the 6.8 in a recent video and it tool two shots in the exact spot to go through😂

[@ackerkartoffel8627]

it is not meant to, its meant to disable a soldier by shock

[@marcavius2405]

I think it was iraqvet that stacked two rma1155s one in front of the other, and the first one was already compromised. He shot it with an AP 50G, and the second one stopped it. Truly the king

[@boblarry5524]

The new 6.8 will be armor piercing most likely. With a hardened steel core it will have a good chance at beating most armors.

[@BuffRANGE]

The RMA 1155 does not use a tile array strike face. It's monolithic. :D

[@sarin3088]

We see all the time what a bullet does to a plain body. Could you show us what happens if armor fails and a bullet passes through? Will the shrapnel make a larger wound? Will the damage be minimised?

[@richb3286]

Yeah, want to know that too!

[@alexduke5402]

🤔

[@douglasclark6630]

Anecdotal. West Germany used to issue a flectarn pattern level 2 flak vest. Urban legend is it made wounds worse as the previous comment surmised. Soldiers didn't want it after the word got out how much worse combat injuries were. Sorry I don't have an authoritative source to back up the legend.

[@zacharylovelady9265]

Agreed! Please do that video!

[@wickdghost3639]

The ball round can deform more and dumps more energy, the ap round maintains it's shape more and doesn't do as much expansion damage

[@soulreaper8163]

Ah so the ball ones are for breaking everything under the armor while the pointy ones are for going through it ?

[@wickdghost3639]

@@soulreaper8163 more or less

[@exploranator]

For the sake of experimental consistency, you have to have both plates supported in the exact same way in the exact same position. Having another plate behind the first plate invalidates the results of the tests on the second plate.

[@CovertGamingET]

Ordered some lvl 4 RMA about a week ago, really neat to see this video!

[@b4dth3r4py]

Thanks for another great video!! I always enjoy the body armor torture tests!

[@niagra898]

Nice shooting Justin 👍 Also, that body armor..wow!

[@mateo1726]

After watching a lot of test videos, it seems like no armor is going to stop armor piercing rounds above 30-06 especially those with high velocities. Bottom line is I doubt there are many 338s that you would have to worry about in a situation where most of us would need armor like in a riot situation near our homes for normal 556 and 7.62. Great test nonetheless!

[@KyleC2OO7]

Shew that’s amazing the ceramic stopping that .338 AP. I personally own and trust RMA.

[@cc-vg4ed]

HOT DAMN. That King of Armor plate really took that 338ap!?!?!

[@nestor4444]

As far as I know, surface of the ceramic layer is hard enough to mushroom the bullet at that high speed, or at least the front of it. Then the power of the bullet is distributed to larger area as if it was pointy - that means less penetration. After that the steel layer has no problem stopping it. What about the crater in the case of non AP bullet, it is bigger due to ricochet of the shredded soft lead and jacket taking away all the corrupted ceramic material. The hard AP bullet core just get stuck into it and there is realy not much of it deflected away. This is just how I got it :)

[@GoingBallistic]

Thanks for the info

[@martyrobbins4344]

@@GoingBallistic What is the name of the plate and where did you buy it from?

[@brett567]

Aahh. 338 lapua. By far my favorite calibre. Love the content as always 👍

[@GoingBallistic]

Thank you!

[@bmstylee]

I love my 338. Feeding it gets expensive. Even hand loads are expensive.

[@Looney_YKT]

Thank you for adding subtitles, hello from Yakutia

[@Stacey191]

Awesome video to start out my Friday morning 😎👍

[@GoingBallistic]

Rock on!

[@booga-squirrel4566]

The ball round disintegrated on the lvl 4 ceramic and the spalling is what tore a bigger hole in the plate. The tungsten core round did not disintegrate which is why the hole is smaller. Ball ammo is not typically a open tip round, its a full metal jacket wrapped around a lead core.

[@GoingBallistic]

Thanks for the comment.

[@joshriddle4919]

Another awesome video thank you very much you guys are so awesome ☺️

[@GoingBallistic]

Our pleasure!

[@anaphylastiks]

Cool camera system, and nice to see Justin doing some shooting.

[@67daffy]

Without reading other comments i would say the AP round core held together vs the ball round shattering and creating a mini explosion kind of effect.

[@crankygunreviews]

Another fun test. That camera setup is super sweet! I’m sure it’s not cheap… the poop out in the field adds nice ambiance :)

[@GoingBallistic]

About $900

[@crankygunreviews]

@@GoingBallistic better than I thought

[@jamesrose1641]

Amazing shooting! Justin is a true marksman.

[@Millzspec]

Damn fine shooting Justin

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome work fellaz you all have a great channel

[@GoingBallistic]

Thank you!

[@inquisitorgramaticus2250]

Loving the new tech guys, those cameras are bad A$$ 👍🇬🇧

[@CaptShocker]

Just amazed. I need to get some 338 AP.

[@tristangolden8762]

My Savage model 16 was slick as shit. Soon as I seen the trigger and how crisp and clean that pull was. I wondered if it was a Savage. And sure enough on the second shot Justin cleared that up. Savage makes such a great rifle!

[@amalfi460]

I know what my next body armor brand will be…. RMA! The longshot system is awesome value for the dollar

[@DinoPwn]

Awesome video. Beautiful backyard :O

[@GoingBallistic]

Thank you very much!

[@majkiboy86]

Damn you guys are cool! Nice job! I think Buffman Matt liked these RMA plates too. Can't wait too see longer ranges. If you can and RMA gives you more you shall do a .50BMG test too with Ball vs AP from 500 yards or 1000yards if it is possible for Justin to hit from that distance accurately. Not that it would have any real life benefit,because even if it stops you probably die from the energy transfer but for fun. Only issue is that in case it stops the ball round it might copromise the a lot of the ceramic plate but hopefully the tile design let's you hit it one from each.

[@brianreynolds1574]

Ive shot a level IV with a 660 grain ball ammo at 100 yards and it stopped it. There is a video on the RMA website.

[@yvngenterprise]

Guys, I work with body armor engineers every day. They said that after the second shot, the armor was compromised due to the large vertical/horizontal lines produced by the 1st Ap round. If he would have hit closer to the area you designated for the 2nd AP round, 8/10 it would have taken it. All in all The armor did its job and if the shots were placed differently it probably would have stopped another one. It’s over a 200 layers of compressed Kevlar, and Lexan plexi based fibers tucked on the inside. Plus the lightweight resin is applied before it’s put in a massive press and cured. The then ceramic front is applied to the composite plate. This is straight from the horses mouth.

[@cc-vg4ed]

What armor companies do you work with?

[@cc-vg4ed]

??

[@eric81872]

Thank you for the video! ☺👍♥

[@GoingBallistic]

You're welcome 😊

[@donaviaetheridge5609]

That's what I'm talking about. Great video!

[@GoingBallistic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rickyspanish2435]

Very cool vid man!

[@KO_5662]

terrific video, as always! I will stuggle to remember the video at first recall for it's intended content, and not 1- the barbed wire as a prop for the plate, OR 2- the #2 hose poop next to Justin. LMAO. thank you for the info.

[@rooster5174]

I love waking up to a new vid hell yea guys thank you an you all be safe out there we all appreciate it everything you do....this is southwest VA haha

[@jamesrobbins6997]

Makes 2 southwest VA. Peoples in here lol

[@GoingBallistic]

Much appreciated

[@planemech8380]

It looks like you guys are the ship!

[@markanthonystringfellow3923]

Bravo Excellent Work!!!

[@GoingBallistic]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vicvinegar4158]

The side profile was a cool thing to see on the plate- that is something I have not seen alot of content creators do

[@christophesav9638]

Salut a vous je suis ta chaîne depuis la France j'adore ce que tu fais le ic sais la traduction pourrais tu le mettre avec un traducteur français

[@troygibbs6519]

Boy that .338 LP is one bad 2 the bone party popper 🤙🏻

[@user-oy9zy4ds9m]

Doubletap Ammo makes an extremely powerful 338 lapua loading its 300 grains at 3000 FPS. Far more powerful than typical over the counter 338. Not saying it’s going to go through but the backface might still get you from it.

[@dclark1980]

What kind of chamber pressure?

[@perseusrex614]

Your house in the mountain forest is gorgeous. And with the snow falling, its idyllic. I'd love to get a place like that before my time is up...

[@GoingBallistic]

Thank you. it was a perfect day to make that portion of the video for sure.

[@XJwolf4]

I think the ceramic was able to absorb the energy better than the steel. And is the grain the same in both rounds? Slower speeds create a bigger blowout (If I remember correctly). Definitely surprising. Loved it as always man! As always can't wait for the next one!

[@GoingBallistic]

Great point!

[@bradchris2154]

Ceramic absorbs, Kevlar catches and steel deflects Bullets.

[@romrook2136]

Well done guys, interesting video

[@GoingBallistic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@petelamps6055]

What’s up going ballistic, hi from NE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@GoingBallistic]

What's up Scotland Hope you are doing good.

[@ChevTecGroup]

RMA is great stuff, top tier. AR500 on the other hand... pass pass pass

[@pewpew9193]

30-06 AP will usually make light work of those AR 500 plates, so I already knew what the Lapua was gonna do, lol.

[@prandomable]

level 3 AR500 plates are rated up to .308 rounds. Ceramic plate Level 4 is rated to stop .30cal AP rounds.

[@zigwil153]

As is the case with all videos testing body armor, a true test is one round per plate. Non metal armor is compromised with each successive shot. But, that kind of testing requires some serious coin. Additionally, unless you're LE or military who needs armor? Good Vid!

[@johnr.9094]

RMA is good shit for a reason. Live to fight for another round. Hurting but you alive lol.

[@roddrickguerra5652]

From what I read it’s that the AP round holds it’s shape better which is what makes it an AP round due to its core being a stronger metal where as standard FMJ is copper covered in lead

[@BuggaBoy69]

Lead covered in copper

[@xapemanx]

that's impressive

[@andrewcross8244]

Savage. Love it.

[@BuffRANGE]

That camera system would be interesting for me to get. Then I wouldn't have to keep walking down :D

[@GoingBallistic]

Yes, Go get one TODAY!!!!!!

[@bmstylee]

Ah 338 Lapua Magnum. Possibly my favorite caliber after the 22LR.

[@AndreyZhukov-iu4ko]

Good background for Justin:)

[@m6ko815]

Great video.

[@GoingBallistic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@CrimFerret]

I don't think you'd be running any marathons after taking a hit like that, but you'd be alive. That ceramic armor is pretty darn impressive even if you'd feel like a turtle wearing enough to cover your torso front and back effectively.

[@Ptushkin_Denis]

As always cool, guys! I was very surprised by the armor. Thanks for the camera review. I've been dreaming for a long time that someone would invent something like this. I'm sick of riding to the targets! And the horse shit in the background is already becoming a classic of the channel! :) The picture is Justin in a minefield! :) Как всегда круто, парни! Очень удивила броня. Спасибо за обзор камер. Я давно мечтал что кто-нибудь изобретет что-то подобное. Задолбало кататься к мишеням! А лошадиное говно на заднем плане уже становится классикой канала! :) Картина - Джастин на минном поле! :)

[@jantschierschky3461]

I expected the.338 be more effective, great video.

[@GoingBallistic]

Thanks 👍

[@cheryltysver4819]

It would be...at about one eighth of the range! I don't know what the BC of the AP round is, nor the bullet weight... but I am pretty sure it's less than the 338 Winchester Magnum energy at 25 yards given that the Winchester round is only just over 150 fps slower than the Lapua at the muzzle! Too bad that they don't test it at 25 yards, 0 degrees... like Buffman does... especially given how hard they are to get!

[@CPOK1980]

I would love to see you guys get your hands on a Lee-Enfield .303 British to add some more variety to the video's. No one really uses it on youtube unfortunately.

[@LosRiji]

Nice vid guys. I'm not interested in much then armor penetration. & Justin check out notch cap, terra/aviator cut

[@michaelmcgourty9535]

Too much fun! How dedicated must Justin be to lay next to a huge pile of road apples to make a video! PS don't forget to set your self up on RUMBLE just incase there's another purge!

[@GoingBallistic]

Were already there.

[@stevewaggoner8237]

Good video guy's

[@LosRiji]

I heared of the Albert Arms ALR 338. it's a semiauto .338 LM this is nuts, wouldn't even matter if the Bad guys wearing RMA 1155/89 bodyarmor, they would get fuggt tho

[@danieldismuke9675]

Hey guys, love your videos! Just curious cuz your background looks SO familiar.. are you guys in Idaho? Looks like my backyard lol

[@GoingBallistic]

No, were in CO

[@franksinatra9250]

Try that same trick without the plate in the back. Bet different results

[@peterv1318]

I feel the same way.

[@peterv1318]

Most of the armor tested suck because they don’t do them right. One guy on KZbin does it the right way. He comments on this channel sometimes.

[@williamfettis6307]

The plate should be resting on a clay block so to measure back face deformation. Would bet the results would be different, that ar500 renforced the other plate

[@brianehrenberger356]

Love all your videos and the barbed wire seems to be holding it's own. lol

[@GoingBallistic]

Glad you like them!

[@kelvikelv5322]

Even if the BA stops the round, it will knock you off your feet, break bones and take your breath away. That's a lot of energy at 200 yards.

[@cloudnurdz6331]

kinda think it's going to turn ya insides to jello

[@Sterlingh8ter]

Damn it guys, are you shooting next to doo-doo? That's some real man's man's stuff! 👏

[@GoingBallistic]

LOL, Right!

[@DJErikBrown]

Mannnnnn lol I was thinking the same 💩💩💩💩💩

[@brucebaxter6923]

Nice camera system. I have two pairs of 25km 5G wifi to stream cameras through.

[@trackpackgt877]

I'd like to see you guys do some videos with the new M855A1 5.56 they're really hard to come by but they penetrate better than the old green tips. I don't know just a suggestion thank you guys

[@trumanhw]

that AR500 stuff is so damned tough ... esp a half inch. As badass as a 338 L is ... yes, even 4500 lb-ft ... it's IMPRESSIVE. I know that 14.5mm Lathi round wasn't quite full power ... but that thing is massive and it couldn't penetrate the 1" of AR500 or maybe AR550 to further make the point of how impressive this AP round was. And that ceramic plate..?? It's really hard to say what's more impressive. Great ... GREAT test guys.

[@nimsocasonod5150]

I wish i could see on you tube some kind of different rifles different calibers shooting to bulletproof vests and armornplates from long distances 👌🏻

[@donaldslayton2769]

I'd be really interested to see what a 30 cal AP round would do from a long action ultra mag like 300 RUM or 30-338 WBY

[@rhd280z]

Adding another plate in the back strengthens the first medium, and makes it less likely for a bullet to pass the first armor.

[@josephbeaver3574]

Well its already been done go look up buffman range he has done it with the 308 caliber AP bullet loaded into 300 win mag and also 300 rum and he has some with 338 lupa and he uses the rma plates and others I wont spoil what happens for u just go watch it gor yourself u will be surprised

[@KathrynLiz1]

Remarkable for something so light in weight...... It would still be a hell of a wallop, which might break ribs etc, but you'd have a good chance of surviving such a shot.

[@HalfWarrior]

This proves again that I don’t ever want to be in Justin’s sights.☠️🥺😵‍💫

[@TheTGRproductions]

U.S. Troops with body armor in the Middle East were getting thrown on their backs with 7.62 x 39. I'm sure the 338 Lapua will do the same thing, except they won't get back up!

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

the hollowpoint mushrooms and expands pushing material out the AP just punches that tiny hole because it doesn't it just dumps the core into it

[@DDowling06]

So where did you source 338 lapua AP then?….?

[@billkaldem5099]

Just out of curiosity. What is the energy transfer through the plate to the sternum and what a thoracic surgeon has to say. Maybe plate stops round but, energy transfer turns lungs into soup.

[@atklm1]

Perhaps having a level 4 armor plate right behind level 3 had something to do with not penetrating the level 3.

[@righty-o3585]

That backing material is Kevlar

[@wegmandan]

If that was worn by a person. Would the spalling have hit the lower face. Chin area?

[@user-qm4my3dz5h]

Спасибо за новое видео! И субтитры! 👍

[@GoingBallistic]

Your welcome

[@trackpackgt877]

6:16 Justin are you laying beside a monstrous pile of dump LOL I just seen that funny love your guyses videos new subscriber

[@avatarion]

I don't know what the barrel length on that gun is, but perhaps a longer barrel would have given it more velocity?

[@RogerRose2206]

I'd like to see you do that same test with level 3 and level 4 ar500 plates. Against level 3 and level 4 ceramic plates. That would make it even test!

[@cc-vg4ed]

there is no steel level IV plates on the market.

[@mariowajrak3868]

How long is the barrel length and the overall length of this rifle?

[@prandomable]

Chris, it's hard to imagine wifi connection could actually go up to 2 miles. A lot of drone manufacturers allow people to fly their drone up to 2 miles (or more). It isn't thru wifi connection anymore though.

[@Oldsoldiersays]

i have wireless internet, beamed wireless, my provider needs line of sight to all its customers within 20 miles. not sat, not cellphone, actual wireless.

[@prandomable]

@@Oldsoldiersays is it Wifi connection though?

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

Just depends on line of sight, RF interference, transmit power, antenna size & alignment. I've previously transmitted 2.4Ghz wifi 3km (1.864 miles)

[@MaryJane-qc6pb]

It would be nice to speed difference between normal round and ap round.

[@GoingBallistic]

Yeah we should have pulled out the chrono. Next time for sure

[@t.mayne5595]

I watched a vid of an old kar98 with armor piercing surplus ammo going right through ar500 I want to see it against that ceramic plate I’m curious.

[@victorphillips6654]

The other armour plate must have kevlar in it pretty cool video guys

[@giuliobaldinger8313]

its not kevlar, its UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene)

[@jrk9372]

I would have expected the AP round to go through the ceramic body armour.

[@jamesrose1641]

How about some 416 rigby? I have never seen that round fail

[@idealist4910]

You should try 8mm Mauser SMKH (NOT to confuse with 8mm Mauser SMK) as I havent seen any plate stop this ww2 round but its very hard to get your hands on them. The germans developed the round to penetrate armored vehicles.

[@barneylinet6602]

Correct me if i am wrong, but ceramic armor will only withstand one hit, and then it becomes compromised and will not stop further rounds.

[@GoingBallistic]

The ceramic can take multiple hits but not in the same spot. Or is that what you meant?

[@volkerpetersen2671]

putting the steel plate behind it you made the armor actually 2 as thick and a lot stiffer. for accurate results you would need to strap it to ballistic dummy. with the steel backing the ceramic does not flex, and the round is smashed. without backing...it would blow through

[@jamesrose1641]

Justin, are you a sniper? How did you learn how to shoot like that?

[@trevoncegomes4504]

you messed up the test by adding extra density with the metal behind the rma......the metal helped catch some of the force like a catchers mitt...just saying.seriously