338 Lapua vs 50 BMG vs Ballistic Gel

Today on Kentucky Ballistics we shoot some 10% ballistic gel with 338 Lapua and 50 BMG! I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
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Ammunition used in today’s video.
Doubletap 338 Lapua 265 Grain Barnes LRX
Muzzle Velocity - 2950 fps
Muzzle Energy - 5120 ft. lbs.
Doubletap 50 BMG 750 Grain Hornady AMAX Match
Muzzle Velocity - 2710 fps
Muzzle Energy - 12,228 ft. lbs.
Chronograph Readings
Savage 111 Long Range Hunter 338 Lapua
Barrel Length - 26.00 in.
Doubletap 338 Lapua 265 Grain Barnes LRX
Muzzle Velocity
Shot 1 - 3174 fps
Shot 2 - 3189 fps
Shot 3 - 3058 fps
Average - 3140 fps
Muzzle Energy - 5800 ft. lbs.
Serbu RN-50 50 BMG
Barrel Length - 29.50 in.
Doubletap 50 BMG 750 Grain Hornady AMAX Match
Muzzle Velocity
Shot 1 - 2956 fps
Shot 2 - 2766 fps
Shot 3 - 2772 fps
Average - 2831 fps
Muzzle Energy - 13,344 ft. lbs.
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[@KentuckyBallistics]

Please excuse the first minute or so of me talking. This video was filmed when KZbin first introduced their new gun policies. The gun community did not know what was going to happen so we were preparing for the worst. Regardless I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching! 😁

[@johnsavage8778]

Love them all thanks for sharing

[@andrewvanhoose8031]

What part of ky r u in? Live in ky and would love to shoot with u some time. And if take the 338 if I had my pick

[@nah6430]

You're the dude

[@cestlavie5236]

now try it with a 20mm Vulcan sniper rifle

[@ronniesorters8200]

Fuck KZbin if they won't show gun videos...I won't never watch them again...

[@re-gaming3913]

Well, .50 BMG is normally used for hunting armoured vehicles, helicopters and radar systems.

[@AzzKicker-bz1cb]

@RE-Gaming Yup!

[@meat-hook]

Yeah. If your boring, or lacking in a variety of melons, and explosives to blast.

[@Cj1985_GT]

And tactical T-Rex also

[@aliffianchannel.7419]

And don't forget that Tactical Rex 😆

[@Stormchasingjunkie]

Ya armor like aim for the helmet

[@madlit]

The day KZbin takes gun channels off is the day I stop using KZbin plain and simple

[@SamHasACat]

...I'll probably still use KZbin if I'm being honest...

[@johnsomebody972]

Absolutely

[@marujagulamtico3346]

Bot

[@andriesmuller4152]

For sure

[@VladimirTheLeadHead]

Well good news . Matt from Demolition Ranch was just saying the other day that they got KZbin to reverse all of the crazy Magazine inserting and Suppressor installation strikes on their channel and now all of their videos have been reinstated and are good to go.

[@sargentsakto9236]

Holy crap I’ve never seen a block of gel get launched like those did. I’ll take the .50 just because it costs more and I could sell it and buy the .338 Lapua and have money left for ammo and beer.

[@shirtlessbanana74]

Good plan ✌️

[@Windows-bf1ds]

He’s so much calmer and chill in these old videos

[@ChatGPT1111]

Pre-PTSD plus Pre-Human-Gel-Brain from holding these things.

[@EricJh21690]

He was pretty knew still on the whole KZbin gig and probably wasn't fully comfortable truly being himself on camera yet...plus he's probably got an even bigger boost from getting a second lease on life after having the .50 cal accident lol. These older videos are fine and I don't mind the more subdued laid back version of Scott..but I definitely find his more recent stuff much more entertaining and enjoyable.

[@tcjohnson3437]

I own both. Have a 107 and a RPR 338. Both are great rifles . Got 3K in one and 15K in the other. The 338 holds a considerably better group at distance. Both should be standard issue for every tax paying American.

[@stuartj1234]

Oh man I can't believe you killed thr dino!!!! i could watched him for hours.

[@jurilamprecht3643]

He returned Like the terminator himself

[@diguac]

@Luke Campbell Tactical Trex... Tactrex.

[@natedogg6277]

He killed Barney 😅😅😅😅😅

[@SPG063]

Isnt it under animal welfare? It was the last T-Rex...

[@timothygerbig875]

I'm pretty sure it's like a Wile E. Coyote deal. Giant explosions cause one heck of an owwie.

[@albixx3893]

Lapua for hunting yeti and 50 cal for the boulder that yeti hiding behind.

[@downwiththesicknessrc7783]

Actually a very easy question for me. I would take the 338 Lapua, all day long. It is typically a lighter system to carry (gun and ammo), and it will still put down Godzilla, T-Rex, and King Kong.

[@jclambert9271]

The 50 bmg without question! I was lucky enough to put a few rounds down range once, there is nothing else in the gun world that compares to it for the shear excitement when that round goes off. There was a 10 year old boy watching everyone else shoot it, every time the owner of it or the boys father would ask him to try it he would shrink back and decline. Finally after a rather small woman shot it he relented to try it, when he turned around after the shot he had such a big smile on his face, everyone just stood there and clapped. The few remaining people that hadn't shot said let him finish the few remaining rounds, and he did with no encouragement needed. (It was the best day at the range I ever spent)

[@cheetodorito7403]

Why is this getting recommended after 2 years

[@Brumsey99989]

Give me the 50, so I can sell it and buy the 338 and have enough money left over to actually be able to afford to shoot the damn thing.

[@justyouraveragefluff2298]

Genius X)

[@mcguireskaratetheartofsurv1942]

338 lapua all day everyday! Recoil like a 308 You can shoot it all day Very accurate Does well out the box from zero to 1,000yards In the right hands well beyond 1,500 yards Easy to carry Savage 338 lapua's- a lot of bang for your buck ! Signature is not that bad !

[@cbrucesbiz]

loved the intro. 338 on the Christmas list. BMG will be for the 4X4 monster truck,... when I can talk the wife into believing its a great investment. Wish me luck.

[@ModernWarflare]

I'm no expert but I would bribe her with a nice purse or something lol. Look what I got you! We need to talk... :D

[@toastbusters3897]

I'm going to give my honest opinion regarding the 338 vs 50bmg argument as well as perhaps shed some light as to why 50BMG isn't really a sniper round, despite it being absolutely amazing at doing the job it was designed for. To be honest if I was given the option between a free .338 Lapua or a free 50BMG, I'd have to go with .338 Lapua. I like 50bmg, don't get me wrong. It's a fantastic anti-material round and it is a great time to shoot, but I also like long distance target shooting (or "sniping" as some people call it) and 50 BMG doesn't always have the velocity and the aerodynamic performance that 338 lapua offers. 50BMG is a much heavier, fatter, and wider round and therefore it doesn't cut through the air as effectively and is more effected by wind resistance once you get to long enough ranges that the projectiles are going from supersonic, to transonic, to eventually subsonic (keep in mind, I'm talking ranges like thousand yard and up) because of this, however, it does a fantastic job as an anti-material round because that weight does a good job of pushing through armor or thick walls or anything else you throw it at. Especially with those speciality rounds like black tips and incendiaries. I've noticed 50 BMGs like to sway around in the wind or tumble on occasion where as myself and most the people I've talked to haven't had the same experiences as often with .338 Lapua. If you want 338 lapua like velocities and accuracy and are interested in long distance shooting, but still want the sort of destructive fun that 50bmg provides, California banned 50bmg and by accident created 416 Barrett and it actually comes pretty close to being the best of both worlds.

[@sawyersolomon4339]

It's strange seeing that serbu in 1 piece

[@bokiNYC]

😂😂👍

[@ezekielglenn6155]

That is why I don't like gel. if that was a Paul Harrell meat target you would see what both of those monsters would do.

[@drumbergunnerer3162]

Holy hell! I've never seen huge, heavy gel blocks fly Into the air like that! Simply a hell of a thing to see! Me being a collector, I would take the free 50BMG no doubt about it.. Worth the most $$! Thanks Scott and K.B.!

[@technomancermagus8357]

Watching this from 2020. Glad to see you guys survived!

[@TheMattc999]

This is actually really good to know. I am going on a bigfoot hunt next weekend and I've heard there might actually be a couple tactical T-rex's in the area too. Thanks for the info

[@josephnichols4105]

If I could have any free 338 Lapua it would be the Noreen Bad News Gen 2. The 50 caliber would be the Serbu BFG 50A. Why those? They are both semiautomatic for total devastation and intimidation, but they are super accurate for being semiautos. The Noreen has been shown to shoot .34 MOA and the Serbu can get .5 MOA. SIGN ME UP! In addition they are both lightweight with great brakes.

[@patmerfranklinnebraska6179]

@@josephnichols4105 those are really decent weapons. .I stepped up from .300 winmag mk77 platform on mcmillim stock, with brake

[@patmerfranklinnebraska6179]

Up to a .338 about a year ago and that is all 8s send down range.

[@donnysanner342]

Good to know that the .338 will be adequate for squirrels and the 50 cal should have enough power for groundhogs. Cool video brother...

[@patmerfranklinnebraska6179]

Ha ha ha s.p.a.m.

[@2wheeleddemon999]

My dog and cat would have PTSD if I had that dinosaur suit.

[@thomasgarrett1120]

Going back watching your older vids..... the answer to your question 50 bmg vs .338 Lapua....... free of charge? .338 all day long.

[@negativejam2188]

Nice opening skit! Found that very funny, especially with the waddling dinosaur with a shotgun. Also very interesting video! Thanks for the effort!

[@calangel]

338 definitely. That 50bmg would put holes in my wallet faster than I could anything downrange...

[@ModernWarflare]

.338 ammo is far more expensive because of supply and demand. The fifty is way more popular around the world, therefore a lot more supply and lower prices.

[@patmerfranklinnebraska6179]

@@ModernWarflare ; I just save brass and reload thus saving me money. so I can send 300 rounds down range twice a month. For around 40 bucks.

[@haillobster7154]

Thank you for putting down that homicidal t-rex.

[@remydirt3158]

3 years and 3 50s later and Kentucky Ballistics still lives on!

[@jamesm.1467]

The intro was frigging funny, got a good laugh off of it...thanks👍👍

[@surfing636]

I'd like to see a 400 yard ballistics gel test on the .338 vs .50 calibers. Which one looses muzzle velocity at that distance? I think distance is where the true story is (bullet drop, velocity, penetration). That said, this was one cool video, seeing gel blocks flying thru the air!

[@KalLanPIDT]

The faster .338 bullet will have flatter trajectory at 400 yards but it slows down faster then the heavier bullet so at longer ranges the. 50 wont drop as much since it carries much more energy and wont slow down as fast. If both bullets are FMJ not hollowed, the .50 will always be better at penetrating at all ranges.

[@LordSStorm]

That 50 looks like a good home defense round. ... lol

[@zaffero77]

The T-Rex part was absolutely hilarious! 😂

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

i like it, no uber tactical BS, no weird sniper fetish, just a fun quick video. 10/10.

[@hudsonmeek6728]

Intro reminded me of demo ranch

[@samstewart4807]

what about very dangerous water melons? lol great video- I want the 338.

[@Cred_Bron]

Little did he know that that 50 cal would almost be the death of him😢

[@jaysonmartinez2830]

If someone was going to give me (my choice) a 50 BMG, or 338 Lapua.....I'd probably take the Lapua. 50 BMG ammo is Extremely Expensive, where 338 Lapua is just "Pretty Expensive" 🤣

[@SirOtterman]

Plus round weight differences, platform weight differences, & flight differences. Personally I'd take 338 any day but then again I don't have the skill to max out either lol

[@flexphotographyproduction1240]

The 50 BMG is for when Bigfoot hides behind a tree with a Buffalo is front of it.

[@Dominus4776]

Tough choice. 338 is more useful but I've wanted a 50bmg since I was 10.

[@BLOVECU]

awesome videos for topics we wouldn't see anywhere else. thanks scott for all your fine efforts.

[@danielpaulkostov2302]

Congratulations on 200k I remember when you had under 15k glad to see you making it brthee

[@KentuckyBallistics]

Thanks!

[@bill2859]

always wanted a 338 Lapua, just a dream gun for me.

[@highvelocity6529]

You are not alone !

[@DamionJR4923]

I want one but don’t know what I would use it for.

[@bokiNYC]

Same here 👍

[@bueymb]

Psssst...It's me from the future. Your channel is still going strong. All due to the power of Sprinkles.

[@WritingFighter]

Wow, he learned how to get a lot more animated for his videos in 6 years.

[@ballisticcoefficientdepend9811]

Just found your channel, and I really like it! I wish I would have found it sooner..50 cal, just in case I run into bigfoot lol! Thanks for the video, I really appreciate it! Subscribed and hit that bell! Stay safe out there and God bless!

[@jim7498]

2 years later n Kenfolk are still on the KZbin

[@Lolkek-fp4qy]

If you are hunting wild tanks too. Most people catch them while they are young to raise them to be Abrams.

[@bloodbrothers4582]

Hey scott I've been watching your channel for years and you make my day bro.. Keep it up bro

[@josephalexander3884]

This is the most difficult firearms question I have faced recently. It would actually depend on the gun. My inclination is towards the .50 BMG. Ammunition, except in my native California, seems more common. Vastly more energy through its entire flight regime, which would afford more flexibility, for me. The only other option I would consider in this category would be .416 Barrett. Thank you for a fantastic video. I usually watch KZbin to relax, but I immediately sat up when you posed your question. I’m impressed. Thank you again.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

Subbed just for the intro. That was hilarious.

[@emburgess7186]

Holy shit that intro was so funny...laughed my ass off.

[@perseusrex614]

LOL LOVE that intro, you got him finally!

[@toddthebod22]

You’re still rolling. You killed the t-Rex!

[@LordZiTan]

Simply put, i can afford the .338 ( may take a little time, but its in my price range.) So ill take the .50 and go buy the .338 later

[@ratcamaro]

Those are made to shoot long range. Take them to a 1 mile range and let's see what you got! Let's go!

[@briangc1972]

Already bought my 3rd Lapua. Shooting a Lapua suppressed is more fun that you can imagine, kicks like a .243W and very easy on the ears. 1" groups at 200 yards are cool.

[@kamron_thurmond]

A dinosaur with a gun now that is terrifying. Good job on blowing it up.

[@vrproxy9377]

I like how you laugh after almost every shot

[@KentuckyBallistics]

Thanks 😁

[@kennethjohnson9169]

The .338 was specifically designed around the sniper's needs and has more reach-out-there and touch you (2,000 yd kills verified). Where the .50 delivers more energy at a shorter distance (1,960 yd verified. YES!! I know about the Canadian 2,734 yd kill but he's Super Man) but the rifle was developed around an existing cartridge forcing the sniper to bend to the will of the round. Personally I would go with the .50 because I already have few hundred rounds of spent .50 brass and just need to get the press.

[@saltysteel3996]

Kenneth Johnson, 50BMG has a maximum effective range of 7500 meters. Nothing else in a center fire rifle cartridge legal for civilian use can offer that. 50BMG also has more capacity to carry AP, Incendiary, HE, and other specialty rounds or combinations of each. 338LM can't touch 50BMG at any range. Was in the Marines for 5 years and I've been shooting precision bolt guns at long ranges my whole life. I consider long range to start at 1000 yards and anything after 1760 yards (1 mile) to be extreme long range.

[@bluefalconssuck5881]

What do you mean... "For Now". I like coming back and rewatching these videos. Tactical T-Rex freakin cracks me up.

[@chrisplissken4626]

i am glad this did not happen still watching you in 2020 ..love you dude and matt also xD you guys rock and have gotten me through depression with your hilarious yet educational gun videos

[@mikeb.3373]

.338 Lapua....I can't do much hunting with a 50 bmg and expect to have anything worth eating left. Plus I live in California...

[@Fmily]

6:56 put your- sorry, this is a family friendly channel, never mind.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Pity i cant get a real version of either of these hahaha i have to settle for the gel blaster versions here hahahaha thanks for the videos

[@lesflynn4455]

I'm a latecomer to your channel, joined about a month ago. This is a very impressive video. The way these rounds just picked up the blocks of gel and threw them around is pretty cool. And that wound channel, omg! How much do these blocks weigh?

[@aidans4866]

My 1.5 year old daughter loved that opener😃

[@TOMBSTONESTAN]

338 is beautifully exotic, but I'd hulk out with the 50.😁

[@georg177]

You Murdered Dino!(((( I wish you good luck for the channel!

[@gradyguy3823]

Your channel is my favorite channel on KZbin I really hope the channel doesn’t go away!👍

[@johnrogers2826]

With the gun control laws here in Canada, I would probably have to go with a .22lr.

[@jl7294]

You can get the BMG up here

[@ELRman86]

338 LM has been my favorite round for years but I would LOVE to see same comparison again with addition of 408 CheyTac and 375 CheyTac

[@ModernWarflare]

I think companies just make up new shit every decade to keep the money flowing. They do their best to convince people that their fancy new caliber is better because of XYZ. Thanks but no thanks, I'll stick with the tried and true .50 BMG.

[@ELRman86]

@@ModernWarflare I agree to an extent. Look at how many 6.5 caliber rounds have spawned in the last 10 years. The old 6.5x55 swiss still holds its weight pretty well against any of the newer rounds

[@ModernWarflare]

@@ELRman86 If you look around almost everything is that way these days. Nobody can come up with new inventions so they just improve on 50 year old shit over and over and over. TVs are bigger and thinner and have better quality but it's still the same shit I was using in 1999, 20 years ago. Cars are fancier and safer and have better features but they're still 4 wheels and an engine, same shit we've been using since the 20s. Society is getting progressively dumber thanks to modern medicine and the insane amount of time wasting shit out there these days.

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

I like how the jelly did an epic bouncy dive from the table from the 338

[@dansherwood9851]

This was good for a laugh. I'm putting in now for a tag for Godzilla!! HAhaha

[@alangehrke3462]

I've been paying monthly for KZbin red for years. If the videos I love watching are blocked or deleted because of firearm content, I will not give them my money anymore. This is ridiculous. Matter of fact, I'm done paying them now. Good job KZbin, your not getting my money anymore.

[@briand.1694]

Not exactly sure what what learned here other than the 50 BMG is MORE devastating than the 338 Lapua at close range. Would like to have seen the results of each at a more realistic distance, say 1000 yards or more.

[@borocamo]

Coming back to watch this and think this needs redone with your new way of filming and see how many zombies you can get through with both

[@geronimo5537]

He didnt know it at the time. But KB actually became this ballastic gel test of the 50 himself.

[@js6729]

I was just thinking the same thing! Would love to see a re-do of this video

[@bigblocksbigturbos853]

I liked the video right at that intro hahah great video, pretty cool to see the gel getting hit like that, to choose between the two rifles I think you will never beat the cool factor of a .50 and i will own one someday but for all around usefulness I would go with the 338 just because of the fact that if you did want to hunt a bull elk you would still have some meat left with the 338, with the 50 you could bring a sponge and bucket and maybe have enough left for a soup

[@mr.charisma9121]

He finally got tactical t-rex

[@nc_mtbmedic1399]

Should send these rounds from 300yards away

[@TheTmshuman]

Shoot a block with a Raufoss Mk 211 round. That’s what we used in the Corps with the SASR. For shooting LAV’s, IED’s, technicals, canteens, zippers, buttons, rifles, and various other material. Obviously never intending to hit people with an anti material rifle...

[@oldrabidus2230]

That laugh after shooting the 50 BMG through gel.....like a kid trying out a new toy!

[@juliamariepalero2105]

For a .50 i prefer the M107a1. However for maximum stopping power. I own a Anzio Iron Works 20mm Vulcan. HIt that ballistic gel with a 20mm HE/Incendiary round and it will be liquified. Hit a bowling ball with what bowling BALL

[@sgt.p.3244]

Awesome intro,laughed my ass off. Sgt.P usmc

[@jongecsek5085]

338 if I didn't have a 50BMG, 50BMG if I didn't have a 338... Great video!

[@tadashi289]

Love this video. Thanks!

[@thats_my_comment]

338 NO QUESTION! !

[@christopherparker3884]

338 Lapua so I could use it for hunting brown bear,moose elk etc.

[@abuzzgrain124]

I got a Safelife Defense ad that was Scott shooting the body armor😂

[@okpyles]

I would go with the 338 Lapua! Great video!

[@johnv.v.9716]

I would have to go with the 338 just for the simple fact is because I like them.

[@charleycellers8885]

.50 BMG, without hesitation!

[@davidapple8047]

Scott vs. Tactical Rex reminds me of the old Spy vs Spy from the MAD magazine!

[@danieljob3184]

You missed a great opportunity there to have Tactical T-Rex look at the camera & soundbite Bob Peck from JP saying "Clever girl!"

[@base935]

Best intro ever, keep up the great work!

[@KentuckyBallistics]

Thank you!

[@x7ameedo700]

Ballistic gel: i didn't sign up for this

[@michaelw.urbansr.8617]

i loved your video!!! I have been trying to figure out what my next AR build was going to be and i want a beafy cartridge and i was looking at ballistics charts and FPS and stats on all kinds of rounds. What they use in Africa while on Safari on truly large game? I am what you call someone that likes to be prepared in any situation.If there was ever a chance i had to protect my family in an SHTF situation where i know what may be coming and can get my family to a safe space,i would want a system that i can use at a very long range?Still havnt maid my mind up on the rifle which ill be using for long range competitions actually!LOL I just wish i had more hard data?

[@floppy401]

This is the best intro I've seen in a while lol

[@scottcoombs3201]

50 BMG because...” ‘merica!”

[@Artcore103]

Wish we'd seen an FMJ 50 cal for a more direct comparison between the rounds =/

[@jeremyv4636]

Hot DAMN, I KNEW that T-Rex was up to no good when I saw him slip off into the woods with a rifle....

[@michaelpeery8487]

You know guns, hunting, the outdoors, it's a birth wright for myself, I'm tired of people who are not educated on firearm's, who honestly have never fired, handle, most or less only hear about the bad, (ignorant people) who feel they need to shot some blue collared respectable person for nothing. For us who fallow the rules and regulations of gun ownership, it's making it harder for us to own firearms.

[@johnburner6739]

Michael Peery well, stop allowing such easy access for untrained, unstable, reckless idiots and murderous psychos. There has to be some reform if not you will eventually loose them.