Blunt Force Trauma...From Elephant Guns (Would You Survive???)

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[@con8915]

Verry good as usual

[@spacemaddox]

Great creator

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Hey man remember me

[@ethanleopard5545]

It was awesome like always

[@channingvoss474]

Let me know if you want to to come to Kentucky with my ria vr80 and aREX delta m And we can shoot! I’m down

[@KentuckyBallistics]

What did you think about today’s test? I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@kylesmith4209]

I liked it.

[@TheBlackSpartan103]

yes

[@shroomer6413]

Thank you Scott for making this video, you bring a smile to my face with your content. Keep it up

[@ryanthedestroyer1201]

SCOTT U DA BEST

[@vanguard4065]

all i could think about was the movie TREMORS 😂

[@runswithbears3517]

I don't think you would survive the blunt force trauma caused by the bullet traveling through your torso.

[@Woodyjohnson517]

"I wanna see some energy transfer, NOT penetration!" 😂😂😂 Please put that on a Tshirt!🤣

[@geosobservations9496]

The wife would steal it. 😅

[@DemorianCale]

Watching Scott's arms slowly get more and more sunburnt as the video went on was very stressful haha

[@crazycherokee8552]

i love how every time he brings out the 500 Nitro now, he gives us new animals that are engraved into the gun. first the barrel lever was an unknown animal, then it became a chubacabra, now it's a baby velociraptor.

[@mz.6109]

Yeah we had a good laugh about that too. Scott is quite the entertainment

[@michaelcherokee8906]

Finally, another Cherokee. I aint never seen anyone else, actually for a confused second I thought I was somehow looking at my own comment that I just didnt remember posting.

[@JASFILMS-fr9hw]

That made me laugh so hard😂

[@canyonrider493]

It’s called the Edwin Sarkissian effect. Edwin’s grandfather is engraved on the trigger guard.

[@thatsmytwocents4372]

I am so glad you mentioned that. I thot i was losing my mind !!!!!

[@shoking9825]

This guy's content surely never fails to entertain us. Thank You Scott.

[@jakenichols2626]

Scott's underrated and I can't wait to see him blow up more (no pun intended)

[@daffster13]

It's the highlight of my week

[@markushauck2495]

he is THE BEST gun you-tuber ever

[@HOTRODINATOR]

@@jakenichols2626 Hoping he blows more stuff up opposed to stuff blowing him up😂

[@floridafilmscavengerhunt]

Real talk: Wonderful to see your channel thriving! Sharing your recovery and straight-up getting right back to it have absolutely inspired and changed real lives for the better.

[@collinemery7727]

I think him trying to get the dummy ready was the funniest part 🤣

[@Nick-tm2sw]

Just for those that don't know about blunt force trauma, that is called a flail chest. 2 or more adjacent ribs with at least 2 breaks creates a free floating portion of the chest wall causing difficulty in efficiently expanding the lungs leading to breathing difficulty. It is considered a very serious injury and can quickly lead to death if not stabilized quickly. That many ribs being broken in that manner would be an extremely severe flail chest and would cause immediately and extreme issues for the person experiencing it.

[@LordNeobahamut]

All 14 ribs squashed Meatloaf

[@davidtapley2932]

Noted

[@SailTheShip]

I looked it up on Google too.

[@David-mw3th]

There definitely would be punctured organs from the bone fragments. Also a strong possibility of stopping the heart from the impact

[@mrwashy2259]

Scott I know you Probably don't read down this far usually but I must thank you. I was trying to explain this concept to an 18 year old niece who is learning to shoot for self defense. She was concerned that A ballistic vest would stop transfer of energy. She understood the explanation but a practical demonstration is worth a 1000 words.

[@zeronamenata4757]

More like 10,000 words.

[@Johnny-tq9no]

It will lol it'll be pretty much the same thing as holding a 9 mm single shot against your chest and feeling the recoil It's not going to do much... Especially a hard plate... A better question is why is an 18-year-old the concerned about facing body armor in a self-defense situation?

[@kirill2525]

@@Johnny-tq9no because its better to know and protect yourself and never use it then to be in a situation of despretly needing one and not having it

[@mrwashy2259]

@@Johnny-tq9no Johnny, have you seen the news lately? It's a very definite fact that a young female should know how to defend herself and be prepared and able to do so. I know Johnny, the thump of a 12 or even a 20-gauge at close range into a vest will definitely impact a lot of energy to the vest wearer. So now I get to ask, did you watch the video?

[@BoredCanister]

U do go on a bit but 1k a bit much.scotts a great guy glad u can get him extra views with teaching others..thats nice of u

[@bwatkins1223]

Glad you are still alive! I remember selling armor at the gun shop I worked at. We had a small company that made great lighter weight level 4 plates and had an example that had been hit with .223 .5.56 Green Tip, 7.62x39, 30-06AP, and .308 all in one plate and the deformation on the back was impressive, the single plate stopped everything but the higher calibers would definitely rearrange your organs lol. Even if the Premiere armor had stopped the very first large caliber....your insides would be very uncomfortable lol.

[@SMGJohn]

I thought that is why they add spacers and padding in body armour to prevent just that?

[@ianvisser7899]

1:50 Lmao, I bet the lady that checked it through the xray scanner probably had a heart attack xD

[@dagnaldblumbf1882]

I'm glad to see the .416 Rigby again. It may not be the biggest round you have, but it always has impressive performance.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

That's putting it mildly.

[@Williazzzz]

Its the caliber that was used as base for the .338 lapua, impressive indeed.

[@jacoblawrence1124]

Body armor is designed to break up the projectile, very hard to do with a large solid projectile like the 416. A level 4 plate is rated to stop 30-06 black tip and keep the energy transfer below the internal damage threshold.

[@vlogfriendsutopia]

Just out of curiosity, what is the internal damage threshold? How much energy is required?

[@Saiyan4658]

Scott said in the video that the Level 4 plate wasn't desinged to stop the rounds he was using (brass solids) He was just being optimistic lol

[@Valorius]

The US Army did testing in the early 2000s and determined that even if the then issued SAPI plates fully stopped the projectile, any impact of 2700fpe or higher would still produce significant internal damage.

[@vlogfriendsutopia]

@@Valorius Noted, thank ya.

[@spangy8405]

I think 'Jacob' missed the entire point of Scott's video ..... FUN

[@buster5643]

Nothing against Scott in particular. But I've noticed a trend amongst guntubers. "I want penetration test" proceeds to use hollow points and soft points. "I want energy transfer" proceeds to use solid brass or fmj bonded rounds. Either way I'm glad for the video it's very informative l. Glad to see you've fully recovered

[@lorrainehoffman1307]

Never previously have seen a PT cruiser quite like that one (think that is what it was). Loved the entire video, thanks. I guess that solid brass projectiles are more resistant to fragmentation than thought!

[@yamahabiker1937]

Glad you covered this. Many think that ballistic this or that is the end all, be all. Demo Ranch did one about a ballistic face shield that may have kept your grape intact, but you'd still be a vegetable or worm food due to BFT.

[@SnifferSock]

BFT from a BFG hehe

[@hansgruber9685]

Helmets and face shields are helpful if the projectile hits at an angle or from a distance.

[@yamahabiker1937]

@@hansgruber9685 Too many variables to discuss, but the statement stand regarding BFT. However, if you really feel that way, put on a face shield, let someone stand out at 300+m and pop you in the grape; then we'll see how that works out for ya.

[@Ryzot]

@@yamahabiker1937 why so hostile. people don't wear armor because they expect to be shot. they wear armor just in case, and still try to avoid being shot. and a ton of life threatening injuries are due to various shrapnels, which a face shield would be useful for.

[@SirRollAnO]

@@yamahabiker1937 the professionals vouch for helmets. many stories on yt of helmets ricocheting rounds way larger than it was ever meant to stop. stories of stepping over a guy who dropped after a headshot only for him to come to 20 minutes later, being only knocked out. would you rather take a shot at 300 with your bare skull or with the helmet on?

[@Manco65]

The torso unboxing and set up is a great reminder of why you should have "Real friends" to help you move the bodies. Yeah, that back shot messed him up. Like getting punched by The Hulk.

[@robertsimmons9423]

Absolutely love it! Informative and pure comedy. Keep up the good work!

[@dannypottruff9356]

That was awesome! One idea though, you should see if you can find those pressure patches they used on Mythbusters! They will turn from green to red if they are subjected to whatever PSI they're rated for, so you can see if the energy transfer is fatal

[@siraff4461]

In this episode Scott finds out the difference between the words "can" and "will". Those plates "can" stop those rounds. Weather they "will" or not is a different matter. The moral here is don't trust a level 4 plate with big boy rounds.

[@lemax6865]

Honestly, it's not really designed with elephant rounds in mind... It's meant to stop rifle calibers likely to be encountered in combat situations, and elephant guns and their ammo are far too heavy and unwieldy to be worth using as primary weapons, not to mention they're overkill. Plus, armor that can reliably stop such a round would itself likely be immensely cumbersome, and soldiers need to be mobile. These plates will reliably stop up to AP 30-06 (according to the manufacturer), which is already way more powerful than most militaries outfit their soldiers with.

[@ldobehardcore]

The first elephant gun round with the brass solid was a poor choice. If it were lead, it'd have had a chance to dump some energy. solids aren't going to deform much. They'll zip right through anything. They're fast, light and strong. Exactly what will defeat armor every time. I can't imagine how he didn't expect the first elephant gun not to penetrate the armor. He used the most overpenetrating round possible.

[@lesflynn4455]

In this case it was all about the materials. Brass is a very hard, resilient metal. Lead is the opposite. I'm really surprised that Scott chose brass solids for this. They rarely expand

[@siraff4461]

@@lemax6865 Nothing against the armour. In fairness its doing better than it should if its stopping anything from these things - let alone brass. My point was more that just because it stopped a round from one of these doesn't mean it always will since its not rated for them. I'm sure Premier can make something that will stop these every time but this isn't that.

[@Astraeus..]

The thing is, for the way armor rating is determined (as in, what level of armor) the actual requirement is much lower than most people assume when hearing what it can "stop" effectively. For example, when he says that the Level 4 plate will stop an armor piercing 7.62 round, the actual specs say it will stop exactly ONE armor piercing 7.62 round. If you put a 2nd round in the same place it's going through. For some comparison, a L3 plate is rated to stop 6 standard 7.62 NATO rounds before being compromised. The more commonly found L3-A armor has some variance (mostly based on it's quality and design), but is rated to stop several 9mm or .44 magnum rounds. The point of distinction is between 3-A and 3, with 3-A and lower usually being "soft" armor, while L3 & L4 are designed using hard plates. Hard plates tend to degrade faster for a variety of reasons, but are usually capable of stopping a more powerful round (well, one round anyway...). That being said, I do still find it a bit sus that a 5.56 from an AR was able to deform the inside of a L4 plate like that. A 7.62 round is leaving the barrel at 3+ times the velocity and carries at least 2x as much energy from the start, so I'm not so sure I'd be willing to trust that particular plate to actually stop an AP 7.62 from penetrating....

[@dogsarebest7107]

My man here takes a 50bmg to the face and does his own thumb-aid and lives without complaining once, even blows up several to show the dangers without a moment of anxiety or fear. But a drop of sweat and his world ends. Best part of the video IMO.

[@dominiclacroix9489]

discovered you like a week ago. I love the fact that the video doesnt go has planned. I was just as shocked as you! I love science

[@sgtpepper3161]

That was another great one! You only keep getting better with the humor and science of ballistics! Love the videos, man! You deserve a TV show:D

[@phoenicsxd1923]

It's so nice when you're having a bad day and a Kentucky ballistics video pops up.

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especaly when it shows up as 1 min ago

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shut up bot

[@DigitalHaze65536]

That was probably a lot of us today, the markets weren't pretty lol.

[@MAGAMAN]

Feds: Open up Scott, we are here to take your guns. Scott: Are you wearing body armor? Feds: yes? Scott. It doesn't matter.

[@rkebarton]

Seeing all that energy completely vibe checking the dummy’s bones and organs is insane!

[@Sporkmaker5150]

I remember reading an account years ago by one of the oldschool professional hunters in Africa, maybe Selby or Capstick, of how a client made a perfect shot on a rhino and when they approached it they found the body of a small bird which had been sitting on its back. There wasn't a visible mark on it, it had just been killed by the kinetic shock going through the animal.

[@LordNeobahamut]

Shockwave broke it's spine Whiplash is the lower end of that

[@hardcorehunter9438]

My brother has some sick stories from Iraq being a 50 gunner. Even if you miss but a round goes just past a person, it would do some serious damage.

[@mh-rl4sz]

Maybe hearth attack

[@FuzedBox]

@@hardcorehunter9438 I am so sick of that dumb myth.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@hardcorehunter9438 Either you or your brother are talking out your asses. Who is it?

[@darthjaegr7514]

Love the fact that you had the "Science" shirt on the whole time and really show what us scientists have to deal with when nothing goes as planned/expected.

[@pokemon1895]

As someone who is literally a scientist, I can confirm this is what happens every time.

[@VinnieSaint]

@@pokemon1895 It's more worrying if everything DOES go according to plan.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Metallurgy, chemistry, and physics! At the same time!😁😁😁

[@solanumtinkr8280]

That CZ 550 with the 416 Rigby is BRUTAL, I would place it and maybe the next size up as the most dangerous of those rifles to face. The 700 is large, but...that 416 seems to have TEETH.

[@shanecollins4800]

The 416 is one of my favorites to see, it was awesome in the bowling ball video

[@darrionj707]

It's gotta be the speed, that thing is fuckin scary, straight vaporizes whatever it touches

[@jantaiwan9390]

Yeah I thought exactly the same. Those nitro projectiles are too big and they loose their piercing effect as we saw it here or in the bowling balls vid. That cz550 416 is totally insane 🤯 and tbh after bowling balls video I was expecting these results 😂

[@hansgruber9685]

@@darrionj707 An Alaskan guide I know shot a huge brown bear with a .416 Rigby from across a ravine. It was walking uphill so he hit it in the back kinda between the shoulders. It literally planted that bear in the ground when it hit.

[@M60gunner1971]

@@hansgruber9685 fungular maaaan. I lived in AK five Winters.

[@austinsparks4561]

this mans table budget is astronomical

[@vincentcocchio3450]

At least you didn't use a 9mm That wouldn't blown the lungs right out

[@paulwilliams4483]

Even in the tests that completely penetrated you can see that shockwave moving through the zombie. Brutal forces at work here.

[@lapulgaxbicho]

What a penetration

[@DinnerForkTongue]

The forces in effect are UNREAL.

[@inakiaraluze4528]

Thank you for sharing this videos with us. One of the most enterraining channels on KZbin! Congratulations!

[@russhowison132]

That was SO gnarly! That last shot shattered the zombie skull like an egg! So much energy transfer! Thanks brother! Too much fun!

[@deekhaye]

When my dad first got his Rigby, he set up to sight in with 3 oak logs, each about 2 feet in diameter, as a backstop. Shot a 400 grain solid through all of them. Level 4 plates stand no chance against that sort of power.

[@marakalos3838]

ALRIGHT! THAT TEARS MY MIND APART! .416 Rigby is now my favorite Nitro Express cartridge. It just penetrates no matter what, I assume due to the smaller diameter but similar yet lesser power of other Nitro Express cartridges.

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

This is the test everyone has been expecting, judging by the comments on previous videos as well as my own curiosity! It goes to show that he will deliver exactly what the people want!

[@nitroplayzrobloxandotherga780]

Your channel brings me so much joy, please upload more like this

[@tbthedozer]

🤣When you said brass solids I thought hmmm those are typically meant for heavy game penetration.. Like 6 inches of elephant skull or water buffalo shoulder I wonder how body armor is going to take that? Well thanks to Scott, I guess we know now! LOL!!!

[@Kudown]

The body armor Are much stronger than natural bones of any kind on this planet. But i Get ur point

[@TKodiak]

Great training video Scott! Once again as a police trainer you can never account for " Murphy's Law". The brass rounds might as well have been armor piercing....This is great information and kudos to you for showing the actual truth that no one would survive that level of blunt force trauma even with a heavy ceramic plate. TK

[@sethdaboss245]

You gonna tell the police that when they come to confiscate the people's firearms that they're not gonna have a good time?

[@92Jdmsupra]

acab. Cops protect capital not citizens.

[@caseyb1346]

@@sethdaboss245 Police aren't legally obligated to enforce the law (or save people like we saw in Uvalde). So if their boss (most places the sheriff) tells them to look the other way when they see a 'illegal' gun, they can and will. Be sure to pick your local leaders carefully, they can do a lot to protect you.

[@sethdaboss245]

@@caseyb1346 Great advice, unfortunately we have many brothers living in counties with Democrat Sheriffs.

[@jonboy9734]

@@caseyb1346 they will not look the other way. Do not kid yourself.

[@jeffreyalme6480]

Honestly I enjoy your acting, and humor. The guns are a nice touch. Thanks for being so goofy, and a good shoot. Bravo.

[@joesavage4734]

Now this guy knows how to have some fun. I see youtubers stress so much over videos but he just has a blast with it

[@Alhu90]

Those 2 first guns were no surprise for me actually.. especially with the brass solids. I think those could penetrate even with FMJ since they are so much smaller in diameter and awfully fast. The last shot from the side really did show how much energy the 500 Nitro is dumping. Cool video once again! Keep on keeping on and let's see what you come up with next time.

[@aliengoboom]

I love these SCIENCE videos 🧟‍♂️

[@ForgivenMan-jl7bp]

Practical science for your everyday life!

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

@@ForgivenMan-jl7bp metallurgy, chemistry, and physics😁

[@graysonjd5624]

I’d be interested in seeing a shrapnel/spall test done on various plates, perhaps using smaller pieces of ballistics gel, to identify which plates produce what.

[@JoshJos-Shwa]

The 416 Rigby is just a beast. Should have been an option in your Jurassic Park poll.

[@forrest8976]

THE BEGINNING JUST SCREAMS…”RUN FORREST RUN”….with a lil taste of Crocodile Dundee. Never ceases to amaze me. SCIENCE RULES! And Dog Gone…you guys must have a great deal of zombies running around on your property. I guess that’s better than having Sasquatch and Dogman out there.

[@mandosaiyan]

The look on your face as you realize that first round punched thru the body armor......Priceless

[@manchild111]

I just love this channel. God bless you and yours Scott. Thank you to Scott's Pops for all he does. Couldn't doit without you Pops. Lol. Happy 4th

[@jeremyfrix522]

This is such a great vid and funny i keep watching it over and over again and you absolutely have the coolest dad in the whole world the fact that he mans the camera and builds all those crazy customs is BOSS 💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@maddg7471]

All I had to read was, "elephant guns" in the title to know that survival will be a solid no.

[@ragingcomedy1835]

It’s so good that see this channel at an all time high, getting to around 1 M views a video!! Keep it up Scott 👍

[@monkmoto1887]

To everyone saying “stopping power” and “knock down power” doesn’t exist, this is the rebuttal. If it hits bone it deposits energy just the same. My big brother took a 7.62x39 to a US military ceradyne plate and it broke a rib

[@stephanieann6622]

The sass that's permeating through him is amazing

[@guillem]

In all the elephant gun videos I'm not very impressed by .500 - .600 - .700 nitro, maybe they're too powerful and just zip through stuff. I always find that the effects of the .416 Rigby are way more spectacular.

[@mariabrown1278]

Just big bullets going too slow to make the hydrostatic shock that makes things blow up

[@mariabrown1278]

But the force they carry is unreal

[@superluminalsquirrel9359]

@@mariabrown1278 right, 500+ grains is a lot of lead to stop. I’m not sure what kind of velocities these rounds are capable of but that is a whole hell of a lot of lead screaming down range. I agree with OP though, .416 Rigby seems like an insanely effective round. Edit .460 to .416

[@msihcs8171]

I'd like to see him get ahold of a 950 JDJ, a 3600 (that's not a typo, it's a 3 thousand 6 hundred) grain projectile with a 2200 ft/s muzzle velocity is liable to rip that zombie in half

[@johnathanmcdoe]

@@msihcs8171 Might be the first rifle he wouldn't try to shoot standing up lol

[@racxsious7732]

Always a good day when Scott uploads ❤️

[@p-anilsson6306]

There is Nothing more redneck than these videos, i just love it😂✊💪❤️

[@mvd0072]

I want to be a redneck

[@Orangutanmaster_3]

@@mvd0072🎉

[@thegamingdave5089]

21:34

[@Toolness1]

That CZ 550 is awesome. I have lots of CZ pistols going all the way back to 1924 but the only CZ rifle I have is a surplus Mauser they made for the Romanians. Very nice rifle, was barely used.

[@chriswalsh9989]

Awesome video scott! Learned alot like from the bowling ball video, those cz rifles with smaller rounds, if you wana call them, def can penetrate and explode things alot better, while the biggest elephant guns seem to dump massive amoumts of enegy, and this was a great demo of that. Enjoyed as always!

[@muzzleflash7056]

A lot of that has to do with the ammunition. The solid brass rounds are made for penetrating. Soft points are made to fragment and dump all energy into the target. 🤙🏻 Edit. Fragment or mushroom.

[@austinkoeppen6122]

@@muzzleflash7056 yep, and you'd want it to dump all of its energy in the target if you're hunting stuff the size of elephants.

[@brandontolley1361]

@@austinkoeppen6122 actually on the biggest of game you want maximum penetration and solids are used more than anything else. The dgs is actually not a soft point but its not a true solid either. You need to break huge animals down and only solids can do that

[@josephhilton7296]

If there's one thing I did not expect to see today, it was Scott shoving a rod into a zombie's hole

[@Papst_Polle]

Excellent intro, the timing for "eye contact" was just *Chefs kiss*

[@28boudreaux]

Love the content man!!! So glad another deputy turned me on to your channel!!!!

[@Strugglin.on.YouTube]

10:26 - “VIDEO’S OVER FOLKS!!!” 🔊 I thought that was hilarious as an actual ending! Even better that it was just a bit halfway through the video!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder how many people bailed when they heard the outro and didn’t know there was more… 🤔

[@jjbigbuck]

Nobody destroys a ballistic dummy quite like you Scott! I'm so glad you're shooting them now too. Watching those brass solids smoke them lvl 4 plates was pretty dope too, no disappointment here, that was sick💯💯😁🤘🤙

[@williamdaniel6697]

Incredibly fun to watch!! Thanks

[@Hodge3425]

Your videos make me feel like I’m there hanging out with you and being silly but safe!

[@hoosierway]

The next time you do this you should make your first shot on the side like the last shot in this video. The impact pushed the ribs out through the front of the chest and I'm curious to see if that would happen with no existing front impact damage. Keep up the good videos Scott.

[@ronchum5178]

As you turned the torso to the side for a fresh target, I thought to myself "it would make weird sense for him to cut of the shoulder" for a split second. Then I stopped thinking that thought for what should have been forever. But then, you actually did it! Then you PUNTED IT 🤣🤣

[@cc6r6]

😂The only one who is able to make me laugh in all my situations, with my anger, with my space, and with my boredom, I love you, man

[@Deadonv]

Great skit always love em when i get done liking like you deserved even when I finish the a skit keep up the great work

[@twolak1972]

That 416 shooting brass solids is INCREDIBLE.. WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A PASS THROUGH. .

[@CloudedPlasma17]

I loved this video. I've always heard that plates are just meant to stop the round from going into you, but you can still get pretty injured just from the energy transfer. But I've always wondered how injured. This was amazing to watch. Keep it up scott. I love these ideas you get for videos. Would love to see more of this maybe with some more common rounds.

[@ldobehardcore]

The purpose of a bullet is to put a large amount of kinetic energy into a small cross-section. The point of armor is to enlarge the cross section of impact. 5000N applied to a cross section the size of a pencil lead is deadly. 5000N applied to a many kg mass spreads the cross section of that energy transfer in both time and space.

[@DrQuagmire1]

LOL @ 10:26

[@AG-pm3tc]

Dude, you are just such a wholesome person, i glad to see you being successful, gives me some hope in the world

[@calvinbrodhead6199]

I'm surprised you don't bring a towel or two. Good stuff man keep it up love the channel. Glad you're alive

[@howardoller443]

A thoroughly enjoyable and interesting video, as always. Good job, Scott.

[@joshvinson1237]

Kentucky Ballistics is the "Tool Time" of KZbin shooters, Scott has Al Borland charisma and Tim Taylor overkill. Always entertaining

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

From all your science vids, im pretty sure i would go with one of the sub 50 cal elephant guns, with those brass solids they DO NOT mess around.

[@brianschor3832]

That PT Cruiser is badass!!! Great videos man!

[@TheoriginalIlleven11]

Very cool fun video. That 416 Rigby and those brass solid rounds 🤯 WOW!!!

[@joeld_i4052]

These intro's never get old. always brightens up my day! Thanks scott.

[@bighominid]

This has to be one of my favorite Kentucky Ballistics videos. Entertaining and educational. I've never handled anything more than a BB gun, so this channel has done much to "learn me right" regarding guns.

[@eduardventer5008]

Damn, i just love the way you present your videos! The guns you use are simply AWESOME! And you are an excellent shot! I truly enjoy your videos, and the useful information it contains! Shot, bro! (South-Africa)

[@MorrisOutdoors98]

When you said "brass solid" I knew it was going to go through with the 416 Rigby. They drop water buffalo's with those lol.. knock elephants in the skull with them! And watch them plop down

[@shanecollins4800]

That 416 Rigby is absolutely wicked

[@dunkirchen1940]

Scott, you are a freaking riot. Thanks for keeping these great videos coming!

[@sleepydoc3]

Yet - I do admire Your attitude and way to disclose different issues by trial and error !

[@The50Americans]

Hey Scott! Can you do a test like this with some hard cast vs copper and or brass solids? There’s a lot of debate about what’s best for dangerous game and these big bore rifles are a great way to see a test like that!

[@scorpionx1502]

8:18 Your laugh is legendary Sir haha

[@Jags.44]

I think I’d rather just let the bullet go through me when it comes to the 600 Nitro🤣 That slow mo looked absolutely gnarly.

[@gregorylatta8159]

416 Rigby is a beast. Love it!!!

[@RenniaTrayvold]

Good to know that even if the elephant that you're hunting is wearing lvl 4 plate (Which is obviously quite a common thing), you can still down it with a brass solid... but also, just imagine if those plates had been properly secure. I'm willing to bet a fair bit of energy was actually being lost by them pushing back off the torso.

[@spleenslitta7595]

My conclusion from this experiment is that you are in dire need of a 2-bore stopping rifle in order to deliver the maximum amount of lead downrange in a single trigger pull.

[@misguidedsaint3693]

I’ve been wanting him to get the 2 bore or the 1 bore punt gun or a 20mm

[@spleenslitta7595]

@@misguidedsaint3693 The puntgun is a really nice home defense gun, if you got a room in the house where you can comfortably swing it around to point in the general compass direction of the target.

[@misguidedsaint3693]

@LabRat Knatz the 1 bore is a 2 inch shell

[@misguidedsaint3693]

@@spleenslitta7595 can also get the burglar from 3 area codes over

[@dwerenat1]

Nice to see this channel thriving, you're one of the good ones. One little critique though-- When dealing with flying debris at close range, especially with the insides of shattered ceramic plate you really should wear eye protection. Trust me, it won't ruin the humor.

[@Bobs2cents]

That was truly fascinating! That round didn’t care what you put in front of it!

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I wonder how AR500 steel plate would fare, I think it would handle the energy better than the ceramics. Ceramics are great for stopping high velocity small bullets, but it's too brittle for such large high-inertia projectiles such as those from an elephant gun. Steel would stop the projectiles much better, and transfer much more of the energy behind it too.

[@1810jeff]

It would probably take some of the energy and disperse it but it would ring you like a bell. Even then I think it would break ribs. Online you can see videos of officers being knocked over by shotguns while wearing hard armor so I would imagine an elephant gun would do the same and then some.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@1810jeff Ohh I'm not implying anyone wear steel over ceramic if given the option, more from a video quality point of view. The ballistic dummy would have been thoroughly concussed if it was a steel plate😂, the entire plate would probably imprint itself into the dummy with the bigger rounds like .600NE or .700NE lol. My point is the steel plate would stand up to an elephant gun better than the ceramics, but maybe not so much the person wearing the plates, who is more or less fucked with steel _or_ ceramic armor, either way you're getting hit by a dump truck🤣.

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Scott, your videos always make my day better. Thank you brother.

[@user-gn3nc2rb2r]

He served in the military aviation (now Ghosts of Kyiv), as a weapons specialist... Interesting material for demonstrating the bullet's anti-obstructive effect.

[@rhysmodica2892]

One thing I think might slew the results maybe is that because the armor was harder than the target, the bullet stopped in the armor. This meant that all of the kinetic energy was transferred into the plate...and then into the target. However with penetration, the round will enter and most likely exit the target with considerable velocity still left in it. This means that less kinetic energy will have been transferred into the target (from what I can gather with basic physics). I kinda wonder whether you have slightly better chances if it hits you in the arm and goes through, as opposed to hitting say, a shoulder pad and completely crushing your ribs.