Testing an AK Chambered in .50 BMG

[@BrandonHerrera]

Thanks for watching guys! Hopefully you learned something from this video, and if you have any more ideas for tests like this, let me know down in the comments! And thanks to SDI for sponsoring! Again, it’s SDI.edu for more info!

[@lilrobi45xxx42]

First

[@prismunit2]

#AKGNotificationSquad

[@sundeeprandhawa6007]

Lamp 2

[@sundeeprandhawa6007]

*Lmao

[@mikelouis1991]

#akgnotificationsquad

[@KentuckyBallistics]

Now imagine taking all of that to your face and neck lol. Awesome video. Also I almost choked on my lunch when you named the steel target Scott 🤣.

[@williammacomb5691]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@FleckAndFire]

lmao

[@BillyBobBrockali69]

Yeah that sucked glad your better now

[@chadgeary2653]

Did you expect anything less really?

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

You're a legend!!!!

[@pilgrim357]

And to think, 100 years from now, after the alien bug invasion wars, people will be watching documentaries on the standard issue Ak-50. The rifle that saved humanity. And they will have all this stock footage to work with.

[@thatmeme1360]

"I'M Doing My Part!"

[@Bran_Nuthin]

Would you like to know more?

[@willybober2]

Service guarantees citizenship?

[@kayla_white01]

The only good bug is a dead bug

[@jacksonfowler4442]

And to think we are he people helping with it

[@lockpickinglawyer]

This video is frickin’ GLORIOUS! Please tell me that you’re going to frame the mangled shards of that gun… if ever there was a conversation piece to hang in the man cave, this is it! And hats off to Eli… finding that dust cover might have been the most impressive feat in the video.

[@MyHeadHz]

Well hello there

[@kevinfitzpatrick5949]

I love when two of my favorite channels come together.

[@eddyflo2978]

LEGEND has entered the chat

[@dartheater7348]

Hi

[@Schrodingers_kid]

LPL?!

[@curseoffenrir]

Between the “Holy shit your Mexican” -Eli and the simulated shooter named Scott, you really won me over this episode with the laughs.

[@coleclifton6876]

Stoned and rolling on the floor laughing with the same thoughts

[@CT5555_]

5:08 "our simulated shooter who we have named Scott for no particular reason" really shows you how much confidence Brandon has in this.

[@CT5555_]

10:09 seems like your lack of confidence was quite warranted. That bolt carrier definitely would have killed someone.

[@Schrodingers_kid]

Man deserved that kind of fame.

[@MrKeserian]

@@CT5555_ Ya, I heard the "bong" of something hitting the steel plate and went "Welp, that answers that."

[@shadowfyed7117]

@@CT5555_ Fives, what are you doing here?

[@NamelocTheBard]

Looking at that, I'm kinda convinced that the way Scott's Serbu exploded ironically saved his life. At least in his case the shrapnel mostly went at various angles and only one small piece found a potentially fatal spot. The way the JTS bolt carrier rocketed straight back and partially embedded into STEEL? Nobody is surviving that.

[@sciathoir]

“Holy shit, you’re Mexican?!” Fucking killed me

[@HungLe-km2wo]

But for real though, is he ?

[@shadowmoon5686]

Same, I fucking died, I had to pause the vid to calm down

[@NinjaMinkzx]

@@HungLe-km2wo “Herrera”

[@lowkeylowkey1000]

Was looking for this in the comments. Figured if nobody had it, I had to. But here we are then! oh and HE IS??????!!!! 0_0 lol

[@myelling7773]

@@HungLe-km2wo Didn't you hear him talk about the recoil spring? I'm pretty sure he's Italian.

[@obviousgreyman]

You should make like a bigger, stronger version of that which could actually fire a 50 bmg. You could call it like the AK-50 or something.

[@tenhundredkills]

It'd be really cool if he filmed the prototyping stages too!

[@jim_rev9335]

@@tenhundredkills And released them like this week. *wink *wink

[@BooBoo48096]

Or like once a month. I'm sure he's a busy man but once a month is PLENTY of time huh?

[@swingaming9385]

yea that sounds really cool

[@CT-7543]

Haha pew pew shooty shoot go boom

[@JustWhyFFS]

After seeing the result and remembering your "what part of the gun do you think will fail?" question, I believe the answer is "yes".

[@Mr.Ice6969]

A perk of this weapon is, if you're shooting a target at fifty or less yards you will, not only hit the target with your projectile, but also with the barrel.

[@exemida]

I mean it is still technically a shotgun so hitting something with more than one projectile still fits. Still made me laugh lol

[@yanisbaker881]

its a tandom charge like how moddern missiles have

[@aauwhatitdo1582]

@@yanisbaker881 Hell yeah.

[@N1gh7L0rd]

and your blood

[@1121sabre]

@@N1gh7L0rd so it is a bioweapon too

[@ineedmymodfixed]

This video is a clear example of the power of a 50 BMG. That's a lot of pressure for that gun to be holding. It's crazy to see a once working gun disassemble itself that violently.

[@jamesfisher9594]

It caused brass, a softer metal, to imprint on what should be hardened steel.

[@StylesEste]

Next up "We test to see if it can survive an APEX round. The same one designed for the F-35." That'd be a hell of an anti-material rifle if that stupidity ever gets figured out.

[@lorgrenbenirus]

@@jamesfisher9594 Yeah, that was both impressive and scary, force behind that..

[@jerryhammack1318]

As a former combat engineer I will confirm that is just like arming a anti-personnel mine ! You had every reason to be leary of loading that up!

[@DronesUnder2A]

@Silvana🔞 yeah. Germs love. That'll snag the clicks

[@benningsniper9516]

How do you know if someone is a veteran?

[@0hn0haha]

@@benningsniper9516 cuz they tell you?😁😁😁

[@damoclesecoe7184]

After you pull the pin Mr. Grenade is not your friend!

[@benningsniper9516]

@@0hn0haha oh it'll be the first thing you hear for sure.

[@grantharriman284]

The look on Brandon's face when he is told they did in fact take the time to put a gas port in this barrel is awesome. He is simultaneously impressed with his shop's attention to detail and horrified at the implication that this could ever possibly work.

[@ineedfriends_]

Brandon making the AK-50 Is shaving years off his life every time someone asks how much longer til it’s done

[@marcogenovesi8570]

he is into the negatives at this point

[@Stalker6622]

Thats why he looks like he is in his Early 40ts

[@SpaceRanger187]

Can't live forever

[@AlpineMonk23]

2 years later and still not done🫠

[@hindenpeter1]

​@@AlpineMonk23 in the words of Jules from Pulp Fiction "you were sayin'"

[@Runedragonx]

*Things that were NOT destroyed in the process of firing this monstrosity:* The pistol grip The trigger... just the trigger The majority of the stock The magazine that was left back in the warehouse The film crew The firing tester *Highlights of things that WERE destroyed:* Everything else on, in, and around the gun, including the butt pad The spirits of idiots that suggested this

[@joshuaallen6450]

Made me laugh….thanks 😊

[@undertaker11ism]

lol

[@TheSantifive]

I mean, those cinder blocks look fairly unharmed.

[@DavidTorres-yv3bf]

@@TheSantifive 🤓👆 "I mean, those cinder blocks look fairly unharmed."

[@onlygaming69]

Dont forget the bolt didnt get seized

[@Booma4142]

2:50 "This gun is gonna blow up." My only thought when you started explaining you'd slimmed down a .50 BMG barrel to fit was, 'He made a pipebomb.'

[@justforever96]

But the barrel was fine. It was the lockup and barrel/receiver fit that gave away. A full .50cal barrel is significantly overbuilt, it has I withstand thousands of rounds and possible over pressures. Even after you trim a bunch off of it it is still way stronger than that bolt and pins that are only made to hold a 12ga. If you put that same barrel onto a Barrett, it would probably burst the barrel, definitely eventually. But with such weak lockup it didn't even have a chance to develop full pressure before it blew the case out the back of the gun and blew the barrel straight out of the gun. As soon as the lockup was compromised, the pressure was released and the barrel survived.

[@Tehstampede]

The fact that Brandon didn't get a slow-mo capture of that detonation is one of the greatest tragedies of our time.

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

Made me laugh when watching frame by frame: 1:trigger clicks 2:small spark coming out the magwell 3:EXPLOSION! 4:gun is gone

[@bmw328igearhead]

Agreed.... if there ever was a time for a proper high speed camera... that was it.

[@mikegarwood8680]

@@bmw328igearhead YT will let you run the vid at quarter speed. The BCG group hit nearly dead center mass on the back plate (I assume planned).

[@bmw328igearhead]

@@mikegarwood8680 1/4 speed sure... but no replacement for frames per second.

[@Espectador666]

The new Trigun is another great tragedy of our time

[@logosofgame4273]

I always thought that the "pulling the trigger with string" thing was overkill in the safety department. Now... Brandon is Mr. Safety.

[@Leftyotism]

Better be save than dead or crippled I say D:

[@alaljarensi6990]

Hell no. They were even taking a risk being 6 yards from the gun. Some of those shards of metal could have ended up right in them.

[@GastropodGaming2006]

@@livecamsex-checkmylink9000 get a job

[@barmacidic2257]

@@GastropodGaming2006 they’re a bot, that *is* their job.

[@GastropodGaming2006]

@@barmacidic2257 as a bot, their job is to be useful, this isnt useful.

[@Lenin_enjoyer]

Congrats for making the first ever Barrel-Launcher gun. Design could be improved for safety reasons. Would be very effective in CQC, because of the barrel and the projectile would kill the target immediately without giving him any time to react.

[@scottmacgregor3444]

Now if only he had put a bayonet on it.

[@vega1287]

soo it's a blow forward ak

[@lonniejohnsoncpccustoms7645]

Dang it..you beat my to... ( the Amazon prime/ wish ,,,50bmg bayonet launcher 🤔🤣🤣🎯🙈

[@ChrisHuppey]

Ultimate home defence shotgun.

[@therandomwizard6312]

Cause of death: skewered by barrel

[@taskforce6983]

Brandon’s really trying to secure his spot in the next Darwin awards

[@arvintyree1109]

Oh yeah, he wasn't hiding far enough away and behind proper shielding. It was definitely 50/50 for a Darwin award

[@xon662]

He's trying to get out of making the ak50

[@davisjames8484]

There can be only one first place winner

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@xon662 more like trying to escape the people asking if it's ready yet. He'd love nothing more than to finish it so he can show us it's features...

[@perfectstranger1152]

@@xon662 same difference

[@mattj.7756]

So in short: 1. Do not do it. 2. Do not even think about doing it. 3. Do not even think about not doing it.

[@amanofmemes]

Soooo... don't think?

[@Rossco139]

Brandon: "So we found a peice of the casing..." Me: "Okay, cool. So we know ejection isn't an issue."

[@cxpKSip]

Part of it remaimed in the chamber, and thry couldn't find the rim.

[@devinmcleod3395]

I believe ejection wasn't proved to be an issue when the gun ejected itself from itself.

[@exemida]

When you fire the gun and the upper half ejects itself leaving you with a gun grip.

[@MsSomeonenew]

Well the ejection is a bit excessive actually.

[@bubibolz]

The gun ejected more than just the casing

[@allthreeofem]

Wow, it's great to see that the AK-50 is finally ready for sale! I called my local gun store to ask them if they had one in stock and they said, "Who's Brandon Herrera? Is he Mexican?" Can't wait to get my hands on one. :)

[@nateb4543]

Taurus will be selling it

[@ZenHardcore]

That Joerg Sprave reference with "Let me show you its features" caught me completely off guard :) Nicely done :)

[@ct7567CaptRex]

Got me almost jizzing my pants. As a german, i have a faible for this reference...

[@stefanstepanovic3245]

me 2

[@maggostunt]

Same😂

[@fjalling]

Oh if we could get Brandon and Joerg for a week....

[@Raz0rking]

Even KZbin seems to be a small place

[@g0dzilla_au]

7:54 I really thought for a second that he was shooting towards himself. I was so confused for that moment lmao

[@Kampftroll]

Actually seeing how powerful it is compared to a "normal" gun, just makes it WAY more impressive what you are doing with the AK-50

[@sashabedoval238]

AK-50 have working gas driver, but not in here

[@SenkaBandit]

@@livecamsex-checkmylink9000 why are you here

[@SenkaBandit]

@@paulwilliams667 well, they’re mostly found on KZbin channels that are directed towards an audience under 18, So usually dumb 9 year olds click on it

[@benpurcell4935]

The maker of the Serbu who talked to Kentuckyvallistics after his accident told him that the average .50 BMG round produces something like 55,000 psi in pressure.

[@Kampftroll]

@@benpurcell4935 Thats alot

[@Gottaculat]

People: "Wait, he's Mexican?!" Brandon, probably: "What gave it away? The year round tan, or the last name?"

[@DYLANJJK94]

And Mexicans apparently love their guns too lol

[@tentacledood5784]

@@DYLANJJK94 That applies to a lot of people

[@AdrianReyesMex]

@@DYLANJJK94 yup as a Mexican I love guns and my grandpa he owns a whole lotta guns too

[@samholdsworth420]

I bet you his lineage is more European... He definitely ain't oaxacan...

[@samholdsworth420]

@@DYLANJJK94 you can't have a gun in Mexico unless you're a cartel/military member 😂

[@AKStorm49]

You could have also titled the video "THIS is why you don't have an AK-50 yet!" That was rowdy. I don't think Scott faired too well on that.

[@justinhouse2728]

I was your 100th like, are you proud of me Father?

[@andyaitken4243]

It’s because “Scott” never had a thumb to put in it🤣🤣

[@zzxzz-666-thedevil9]

Title of the video should have been: I AM MEXICAN

[@qoph1988]

Nerdy details-proof pressure for a 12 gauge (2 3/4") chamber: 11,500 psi. Proof pressure for a .50 Browning machine gun chamber: ...55,000 psi. Almost five times as much bang to keep away from your tender fingers. Pay your engineers well

[@michael69419]

That had me rollin” holy shit your Mexican?” !!!!!💀💀💀

[@fortunatomejiasidon7989]

que tienes contra los mexicanos yanki ?

[@Diedwhilemakingwaffles]

Not "your" but "you're". "Your" would imply that you own the Mexican...

[@AkimasaJP]

@@fortunatomejiasidon7989quiere llorar quiere llorar 🤣

[@Ananonymousguy-nk9oj]

​@@DiedwhilemakingwafflesThat's actually not a bad idea

[@davidmoore3479]

​@Diedwhilemakingwaffleswhat? you can't own a Mexican?

[@philljustphill1656]

Brandon is like the houdini of gun making. With a simple .50 BMG round he turns Saiga 12 clones into M26A1s

[@xanimosityxgaming2664]

I almost choked and had to spit my drink, that's fucking funny

[@sovietbottle-cap1649]

you would have been ok with your bulletproof puffy jacket ;)

[@sebastianriz4703]

Underated and cursed lmao

[@locallegionary4936]

Brandon will have to deal with the very real possibility that if he manages to go commerical with the AK-50 someone will bubba it

[@andreivaldez2929]

Reported for spam

[@moon.1311]

someones gonna slap a buffer tube on it.

[@john-gg5mk]

Can I get a bullpup ak50?

[@OGbluetooth_]

@@john-gg5mk there's a bullpup Barrett, soo...

[@cazador2711]

Whats the origin of the term bubba?

[@WJS774]

I remember when Mythbusters did one of their tests involving sketchy firearms shit, they had a piece of dowel wedged behind the trigger as an extra safety so they couldn't accidentally pull the trigger while running the string. Then when ready to fire they used a second piece of string tied around the dowel to pull it out, so they didn't have to be _anywhere near_ the gun when making it 'live'. For something like a 50, I'd probably do the same if I were doing something like this.

[@Sweenis80]

Would be cool to make a trigger lock with a motorized cam, that way its impossible to squeeze unless you hit a button on a remote

[@mostlychimp5715]

Also, a little pulley could allow the person with the string to stand off to the side. Might not protect from flying dust covers.... would love to be out of line of that bolt though, thank goodness Scott was there to take the hit.

[@WJS774]

@@mostlychimp5715 Eh, you can be off to the side a fair bit even without anything like that, and you should NOT be doing anything that could cause a kaboom unless you have some very solid cover to hide behind. I don't really think that the angle you are at should make all that much difference.

[@DarkAttack14]

Do you really need all that? The gun isn't just going to decide to fire on its own

[@WJS774]

@@DarkAttack14 Idiotic statement. Nobody is saying that it will fire on its own, it will fire if you accidentally pull the trigger before you're ready.

[@ignaciorequena9182]

3:39 "Holy shit you're mexican?" 😂😂😂

[@gagemason3865]

The fact that the carrier penetrated and broke off in an AR500 steel target is really impressive

[@abysswalker2594]

Now imagine if that was a real person

[@JustIn-op6oy]

Yep. I was expecting catastrophic failure and stuff getting wrecked, but didn't expect the flying shrapnel to penetrate that steel target. Both terrifying and beautiful.

[@Stalker6622]

The front isnt the Business end. The butt is, just like me after moms chilly.

[@devinadams8219]

Can’t help but feel like that would remove someone’s shoulder.

[@tannerskatrud7504]

That really puts it in perspective..

[@PootisPenserPow]

"Let me show you it's features!" I love it. Time to get Joerg on the show

[@maskedredstonerproz]

Nah, Mr. Sprave would make it legal in germany

[@maskedredstonerproz]

also, when he says it it doesn't have that same feel

[@maskedredstonerproz]

it's like that "how dare you stand where he stood" meme moment

[@FartInYourFace234]

slingshots and guns... both likely homemade... what could go wrong 😂

[@jzeronegaming2413]

Nice easter egg

[@silentnight9097]

You know Scott got a damn good chuckle out of them naming the plate after him.

[@virtuaguyverify]

It's not named after that Scott... 😵

[@rokkstar115]

love the joerg sprave reference at 4:24 my guy haha

[@willholly7526]

I'm astonished. I didn't expect that at all. I figured the gun would be severely damaged but no where near to that extent. This has been a learning experience for me. Very informative video. Thank you.

[@jacobwilbert1018]

Shotguns typically operate 10,000 to 11,500 psi Common rifle calibers typically operate from 50,000 to 65,000 psi Food for thought, its no joke. This thing never stood a chance

[@msihcs8171]

@@jacobwilbert1018 I've tried to understand ballistics, but it never really sticks for me, 12 guage slug seems like it can beat my 460S&W Magnum at penetration (at least at short ranges) with a heavier bullet, but the 460 has a max chamber pressure of 65k so going by just that number it shouldn't come close

[@1m3agle]

@@msihcs8171 so basically that heavier bullet actually gives it more power. think about it this way, pretend the 460 is like a formula 1 car, while the 12 gauge slug is like a semi truck. the f1 car is smaller with more power pushing it forward, but the semi truck is gonna make a bigger dent in whatever it hits

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@msihcs8171 that'd be the inertia, basically, the slug has less surface area per unit of mass so gains and losses energy slower, so it penetrates further but needs a longer barrel and has a lower final velocity. The magnum hits top speed faster and hits harder but will loses most of its energy within the first few inches of whatever it hits.

[@JainZar1]

@@jacobwilbert1018 That is 6 times the energy density of a 12 gauge, since pressure is energy per volume (1 Pa = 1 J/m³). Add to that, that the case of a 50BMG is larger and, you have over 6 times the energy to contain.

[@cyclicspoon2588]

I think that this is now the largest projectile fired from an AK, a barrel…

[@TauCu]

Big brain Why fire bullet from barrel when you can fire barrel from bullet.

[@maltewernerwoiske]

​@@TauCu This is even more funny after the gyrojet video

[@cozyaxolotl5127]

This video is a perfect example of Brandon’s decent into madness

[@Real_Mick3y6]

Nice username

[@Schrodingers_kid]

Descend*

[@Ozymandias2x]

@@Schrodingers_kid *descent

[@firstconsul7286]

@@Schrodingers_kid *descent

[@Cybetrexs]

@@Schrodingers_kid wrong, but thank you for incorrecting him.

[@rustyauerswald1069]

As a gunsmith with over 60 years of hands on work...I enjoy your channel..

[@blurredvision1976]

Brandon hides behind a plastic drum while the heavy target get dropped by shrapnel. The force of this goes to show how unbelievably tough Scott is for taking a blast from a 50bmg grenading

[@howardanderton4525]

Absofuckinlutley Scott is one tough son of a gun. The very reason that he's with us today. But I think this video was worthy of some high speed camera content that evidently Mr Herrera cannot provide. Loved the content!!

[@Michaels_lack_of_AC]

The most crucial part to Scott being with us is due to his life saving technique of "stick a thumb in it"

[@DFloyd84]

What we learned: .50 BMG is so absurdly powerful that any platform firing it must be built front-to-back with all that force in mind if you want to fire it more than once.

[@001sharpshot]

And you want to be the one to shoot it more than once

[@rkadi6540]

But how about a single use disposable .50 BMG gun?

[@podolanko7]

Why fire it more than once?

[@DFloyd84]

@@podolanko7 When I say "more than once," I mean "without it exploding and probably killing you with shrapnel."

[@WilomhGaming]

“Our simulated shooter here, who we have nicknamed Scott for no particular reason” I died, good thing Scott did not.

[@justicesportsman6020]

That was a spot on slingshot channel impression!

[@VitoFur]

Let me show you its features!

[@agenttexx]

As a fellow "Herrera" I found the "holy SHIT, you're Mexican" the funniest. We need an AK-50 shirt with that on it.

[@airsoftluke17]

Dude he is the whitest Mexican. Not in color but culture

[@michaelkaiser1864]

LOL!!! I'd buy it lol! bad thing is no one would understand but fellow fans....the rest? I dont think it would go well visiting the average taqueria here in dallas LOL!

[@choppergunner8650]

Is he really Mexican? I had no idea...

[@daltonhernandez721]

With my last name and looking way whiter then Brandon I would definitely buy that.

[@ernestoherrera2755]

Me too🤠🤘

[@KhaliryllTheVile]

The "let me show you it's features" made me smile so much, I've been watching the Slingshot channel for years

[@croakeralex7433]

Yes

[@taeshikkim6598]

Ah, a fellow man of culture

[@steveos6472]

HAHAHA me too.

[@sublimestyle21]

I half-expected he would follow up with a hearty and loud laughter but...alas hahaha

[@Vahlsten]

Same.

[@Ludovit110]

The frame by frame disintegration was comically hilarious; the bolt carrier with piston instantly fired as a projectile backwards, the dust cover got catapulted into air (and flew 50+ yards), while the barrel begun its own journey a moment later. Btw you can examine frame by frame by pausing the video and then pressing "." for forward and "," for backward.

[@alexmikhael5061]

......my number 3 thing on a GO BACK IN TIME WITH THE DOCTOR WHO'S TIME MACHINE would be to TAKE BRANDON a REAL HIGH SPEED CAMERA one day before this shoot happened!!!!!! :) JUST SYAING :) :) :)

[@MikeDCWeld]

Doesn't work on mobile.

[@phoenixmastm]

Imagine trying to shoulder that thing! You would've been dead from the bolt carrier entering your eye. Feck safetly glasses, that thing left a hole in a 1/4" thick steel plate, your head is going to be cratered...

[@TheCell-vx3pk]

Just the ignition you can see in the mag well a frame before the detonation. Holy hell

[@notstazzmann9429]

*Cries in mobile*

[@drops2cents260]

11:39 So, considering what the barrel did, it's safe to say that an AK chambered in .50 BMG could be effective up to 50 yards in the right direction. I'd say that's progress. It might still be prudent to work out some minor kinks (such as the gun not killing the shooter every time it's fired), but it's progress.

[@SCORCHED-EARTH]

😁

[@madstar44]

aswell as about 75 yards in....a direction with the dust cover!

[@miloda_bess]

Just hipfire it backwards lol

[@drops2cents260]

@@miloda_bess Well, that wouldn't solve the recoil problem but just change it's direction. So I'd suggest to make the AK-50 essentially a recoilless rifle by bolting *_two_* AK-50 together end-to-end and firing them in opposite directions at the same time so they cancel out each others recoil. (In addition, this would also come in quite handy if you're surrounded and have to fight attackers in front of you as well as behind you at the same time.)

[@miloda_bess]

@@drops2cents260 I think that that would be more of a grenade lol

[@plank3947]

14:18 keeping your finger off the trigger when 90% of the gun just ended up 70 years away in the woods and the firing pin just got sent into the stratosphere is maximum trigger discipline

[@garettplein1322]

It broke the time barrier? I mean 70 years in the future did it bring back the scores for all the sports and esports games in the future?

[@alaljarensi6990]

@@garettplein1322 I would like to know those rosters. But what if the butterfly effect changes it? What if the wind resistance from you writing down the notes from the future causes a slight change in barometric pressure that makes the bean harvest in Mexico extra gassy so that, Mohammed Borislav would be quarterback is 30 seconds late for his flight and never chosen by the Dallas Cowboys.

[@iamReddington]

"blah blah trigger discipline, blah blah"

[@45Gunner556]

@@iamReddingtonBlah blah blah who asked you ?

[@BalkanRedneck]

This could qualify as the WR for fastest field-stripping.

[@edwardcullen1739]

LOL, as long as the rules don't require you to put it back together 🙄🤣

[@Timochat_]

Tool assisted gun disassembly

[@GameTavern2224]

I'm pretty sure the gun has to be put back together

[@Alex-dh2cx]

That quiet "oh shit" in the background at 1:25 was amazing

[@boazkn8049]

As a qualified vacuum cleaner repairman i personally think the sights are going to be the main point of failure here. Shoulda put a scope on it.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

This is a great comment, man.

[@chancesensenig3319]

Love you dude. Great scense of humor! Keep it up bud.

[@swiggle1410]

Was NOT expecting the reference to Joerg Sprave, Brandon is even more cultured than I thought

[@theone-tg4ey]

A fine man of culture and taste 🍷

[@cerealkiller7143]

He really caught me off-guard.

[@AnthonyCalabro]

**Joerg laugh**

[@judgestacker9472]

I was like WTF did he really just say that?!? Dang. I wonder if he is foreshadowing a crossover...

[@Ultimateminigun]

12:44 when you take a nap on the couch and you wake up and see markings on your face:

[@PastorOfMuppets91]

Finally, a thorough .50BMG-in-shotgun test, I've wanted to see a shotgun actually be destroyed by shooting a .50 BMG for soe years now

[@carnut015]

A clear case of spontaneous disassembly. Nicely illustrated.

[@morkovija]

"Let me show you its features" - Brandon, a man of culture and connoisseur of fine, german, rubber-band engineering

[@fvnk_buddha]

*mexican german, get it right man

[@ramonrommers5387]

Damn, haven’t watched TheSlingshotchannel/Joergsprave in more than a year. Thanks for reminding me.

[@Kyle-sx8nq]

I was wondering how many other people were gonna get that line

[@morkovija]

@@ramonrommers5387 he got some really good stuff! Might not impress 50 BMG dual wielding rambos, but for us, europeans - its the most fun we can have x)

[@denisromero407]

"Did we bother Even drilling a gas port?" "Yup!" "Really?" "Yup!" 😂😂😂 That was perfect

[@Shadow_Lunatale]

It's almost like you need a gunsmith with experience, do calculations and proper testing to build a gun that is safe to operate EVERY time you fire it. Thanks for the video Brandon. It is always impressive to see how much force a cartridge contains, especially the .50 BMG. There is a good reason why the M82 has a weight of around 25 pounds.

[@maksimkharbyshev4525]

Yes, i never understood these "gunsmits/gun expertes" all they do is randomly shoot things and switch calibers but no maths, no calculations... its kinda dumb i just watch them expecting something good and i keep falling into this trap...

[@samholdsworth420]

Everyone knew it was going to happen... 50 BMG in an assault rifle is a terrible. Have you ever seen a ma duece in real life? they are massive..☺️

[@aiTheVulture]

@karim lavji lynx - 10 kg 112 cm... 5 rnd mags. closest thing to 50 BMG assault rifle is PKP Pecheneg, 8 kg 115 cm 100-250 rnd belts.

[@mochaninja1299]

@@aiTheVulture unless I’m mistaken, even the pkp only fires 7.62x54, not .50. So the “closest thing” is still pretty far away. There’s .458 SOCOM, .50 Beowulf, n the short Russian .50 (12.7x55mm), but those (while all packing a huge punch), still fall short of a true .50 BMG. As someone else already said: there’s a reason why almost any firearm intended to chamber .50BMG or 12.7x108mm weighs almost always over 20lbs and are sometimes almost as long as the person shooting it is tall.

[@aiTheVulture]

@@mochaninja1299 "closest thing" in therm of energy not bullet size ofc. .458 SOCOM, .50 Beowulf, 12.7x55mm have less energy then 7.62x54r...

[@garageofscrap]

I never thought there would be a day where Brandon puts this much effort into destroying an AK variant, but I’m not disappointed #akgnotificationsquad

[@SpaceRanger187]

Looks like it's over gassed.Yup..its an AK

[@KpaBaPa]

Brandon: lets stick a 50 BMG in a shotgut with a pressfit 50 cal barrel. Also Brandon minutes after firing what was essentially a granade: We had a malfunction.

[@suprosonic7337]

not brandon. the community wanted it. they requested it

[@tymeier7570]

What's safer 50 BMG in shotgun or shooting an IO AKM Which is more dangerous

[@RJ-wx3fh]

I feel like it functioned exactly as expected...

[@Heisenbrick]

Also Brandon: wearing flip-flops and hiding behind a flimsy plastic barrel 5 yards away from the violent explosion. Meanwhile the dust cover had ideas of its own.

[@davecrupel2817]

This was not a catastrophic malfunction. This was not even a _calamitous_ malfunction. This was a *cataclysmic malfunction.*

[@swiger530]

Scott would be proud lol. In all seriousness think this experiment just goes to show the true durability with which the Serbu 50 is built. This weapon, which was stout in its own right had a catastrophic failure with a normal .50 BMG which was orders of multitude greater than the failure of Scott's rifle; and Scott's rifle had an actual bomb in the chamber.

[@madkoala2130]

What was the pressure that SLAP round created (in metric pls because i am from Europe)?

[@SomeConch357]

@@madkoala2130 the scariest part was it was not even a SLAPP round it was a fucked with slapp round that had waaaaay to much powder

[@dvdadaudits7500]

@@SomeConch357 a SLAP round meant to be fired out of a M2 machine gun

[@LDSG_A_Team]

@@madkoala2130 Mark Serbu said that in order to rip the cap off the threads, you would need pressure in excess of 80000 psi, or over 550 megapascals. And that's the slow estimate. It also tore off the backup lugs that were supposed to make sure the cap stayed put. So the actual numbers would have to be even higher. To put that into perspective, a standard .50BMG round is only supposed to create a *maximum* chamber pressure of about 55000 psi, or around 380 megapascals. The round that blew up Scott's rifle was in all likelihood DOUBLE that. You might as well have blown up a hand grenade only a meter or two from his face. Additionally, SLAP rounds aren't supposed to create much of an increase in chamber pressure. Its effectiveness comes from the fact that it's a sub-caliber projectile made of tungsten, which means it has way better material properties for penetration, and because it's sub-caliber and weighs less than a regular .50BMG lead bullet, it achieves a much higher velocity from basically the same powder load. If SLAP rounds ran at pressures much higher than a regular .50 cal, you wouldn't be able to shoot them through all your M2 Browning's or any other weapon chambered in .50BMG. You want it to run as similarly as possible to the regular cartridge. The US Army made extensive use of SLAP rounds out of their M2 machine guns during Operation: Desert Storm, and they ran just fine. Many, many thousands of rounds without issue. Whatever it was that went into Scott's gun was definitely not a regular SLAP round.

[@madkoala2130]

@@LDSG_A_Team thx

[@kiwisontoast]

All of the “where ak-50” bullshit finally drove him insane, God help us all.

[@Real_Mick3y6]

He's gonna invade Russia himself just to take all of their things

[@itatane]

Well, to be fair, it's not that far of a drive...

[@thejatomis]

I was looking in horror for about a minute when you compared the size of the barrel to the size of the cartridge. I am very impressed that the chamber of the barrel didn't mushroom.

[@haph2087]

I think the locking lug will fail, and if it survives, the barrel will be “fine” but not perfect, cause they probably include a bit of extra material to increase reliability.

[@engar-dug5197]

You didn't make a shotgun that fired .50 cal bullets, you made a shotgun that fired .50 cal barrels.

[@Gadsden-rn2wl]

He made a .50 cal that fired shotguns

[@imperialbricks1977]

"Mom can we get AK-50?" "No, we have AK-50 at home." AK-50 at home: Aw shit I didn't even see the thumbnail properly before I wrote this 🤣🤣 I'm so sorry.

[@rainmannoodles]

Something I noticed - when you run the string, you have the string already on the trigger and there's a risk of accidentally pulling it if it catches on something while you walk away. That's especially true since you're already putting light pressure on the string to keep it from falling off. What I'd recommend: lay the string out from your shelter all the way to the test stand before looping it around the trigger. Then, you can set the loop and walk back to cover *without touching the string*. To keep the string from falling off the trigger there are plenty of things you could do, but something that would be really useful would be a clamp that attaches to the trigger with a dedicated hook for attaching the string. Not sure if that sort of thing already exists but I'm sure you could make something in short order.

[@YoBoyNeptune]

Not to mention he did all that with the safety off

[@tatianapreobrazhenskaya9777]

This should be top comment. I shivered when he put the string on the trigger without laying it out on the ground beforehand.

[@itsharibonph]

he knows what the fuck he's doing.

[@eliahballard1831]

Dude! It's basically an AK-Trigger, he could use that rifle as a tow hook and pull a car with the string and it still wouldn't go off by accident. 😆

[@walkingvirus487]

how about some scotch tape?

[@uncannyvalley3190]

at 10:09 if you go frame by frame you can see a jet of fire shooting out of the mag well 😂

[@pandorasflame7742]

ATF: “We’re here to seize your guns” Also ATF: “Why is this a pile of parts?”

[@gcart5619]

nah theyd take anything gun/weapon related* probly not even tell you just come in the middle of the night and come in your house and take em

[@jdw221221]

@@gcart5619 Hey, give the ATF some credit, they would announce themselves by shooting your dog.

[@3CODKing]

“Put your chest right here and You can find out!”

[@gcart5619]

@@jdw221221 wow😑😒🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kirkmooneyham]

I actually appreciate the video. It shows all the kids and sheer dumbasses why you can't just stick a 50 BMG barrel onto a regular AK receiver, etc, and expect it to work. And it also does a good job highlighting all the work that's been put into the AK-50 so far.

[@lioncelica5170]

Exactly why everyone should buy the already well established Barret M82, which is already a bit based on the AK and has a very proven track record. They also cost less than one might think, less even than the Zastava M93, and that's a bolt action

[@mikepomerleau5752]

@@lioncelica5170 where are you finding an m82 for less than 8k?

[@thierryfaquet7405]

The bolt head being stamped by the casing is kinda crazy really.

[@bobbyhill3323]

Brandon has accidentally invented the microstamping technology required to make a new pistol available in California. But backwards...

[@Beanibirb]

It is really

[@revoluciangaming7400]

I'd buy that bolt head for $50 tbh.

[@thierryfaquet7405]

@@revoluciangaming7400 it’s more unique than an NFT, prepare your checkbook 🤣

[@revoluciangaming7400]

@@thierryfaquet7405 You can literally use it as a wax stamp for official letters XD

[@wiliams5372]

Whenever I watch Brandon find new and interesting ways of breaking shit I feel like we are kindred spirits lol…as growing up my parents referred to toys being of good quality if they were quote “ Bill Proof” 😂😂

[@sirbreadstick]

You know your test is stupid dangerous when the "down range" zone goes from a line to a circumference.

[@Trueraider]

"Holy shit he's Mexican?" Well we do love AK's just as much as anyone else

[@nekomakhea9440]

With 8 projectiles created per shot, just imagine how much money you'll save on ammo!

[@LegendStormcrow]

Sounds like a weapon made by a Borderlands company, or a weapon made by Hi-Point

[@dragons_advocate]

THIS is why I go to the youtube comments 🤣

[@Leonarco333]

Most underrated comment on this video.

[@bushhawk5460]

@@LegendStormcrow I think Torgue would make that. Or Tediore, if it jams.

[@jeiillson]

“Holy shit you’re Mexican?” That shit made me laugh 😂😂

[@fatal_sightxgaming4842]

I've definitely seen the comments about just chambering the 12 gauge in 50 BMG and I always thought, "SURE! if you want to pull the pin on a grenade, let the spoon flop, and just stare at it!". Glad to see you show instead of tell. Visual aid is much more effective at getting a point across!

[@docilustheprotogen6673]

I'm willing to bet that, despite the evidence this video, there are still gonna be people that think it's that easy to rechamber an AK into .50 BMG. Those people will end up on the Darwin Awards for trying to do so.

[@nickolaswilcox425]

it it easy? about as much as any other custom rechamber, is it safe? about as safe as a hand grenade you forgot to throw

[@APlagueOnBothYourHouses]

Definitely the coolest AK variant hand grande I've ever seen. Also I caught your Jorg Sprave reference, I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@jonornelas149]

🤣😂”your Mexican”, that’s shhh had me spit out my food, little bit 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@jacobszymczak9323]

Brandon: "What do you think is going to fail?" AK-50 at home: *"Yes"*

[@Sammael66685]

Is like that patient in the robot asylum in Futurama, one thing's for sure is that is gonna explode at any given moment.

[@totallynotdonpollo]

I can’t believe this man is making a bootleg AK-50 with a pair of sandals on. What a legend.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

You think that's legend, go watch all the insane shit "I Did A Thing" does *_barefoot!_* lol Two examples: testing out a huge log circular saw blade-turned-top in his garage, and, smelting metal in his backyard with a propane smelting furnace (gotta love them Aussies!)

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Wow, I am amazed that the barrel actually survived that with only damage to the pin sections, I thought for sure it was going to split open like an overripe cucumber! Pretty cool that it took off like a rocket though, almost behaved like a recoilless rifle, only the rim of the cartridge separated from the rest of the brass and left an impression on the bolt! LOL As far as I'm concerned, nobody has any business putting a .50 BMG round into anything not chambered for it, or engineered to fire that specific round, that round is evil incarnate already just as it is, without putting it into something that wasn't designed for it and basically creating a destructive device!

[@SudsyMedusa53]

Returning to this video on this historic day. We certainly have come a long way!

[@xylven5918]

Brandon hasn't been the same ever since the AK mud test.

[@johnmckenna5521]

"if he dies, we will have to get a real job" that had me rolling #akgnotificationsquad

[@TheSigurdsson]

I always knew that .50 BMG was a monstrous cartridge and that a weapon that was specifically chambered for the round had to be seriously tough to handle the amount of energy that the round produced. I predicted that this shotgun would be pooched after firing just once. My thoughts were basically along the lines of the bolt jumping backwards, out of the receiver and may the Lord have mercy on that steel silhouette. But the sheer violence and the utter and complete nature of that "rapid disassembly" were somewhat beyond my prediction. As much as this video was a real good laugh, it was actually very educational. Brandon, take all the time you need on that AK 50.

[@darkest_eclipse8271]

I was kinda expecting some sort of rapid disassembly because of the previous instance with the RN-50 that Scott had and it was made to handle the upper echelons of pressure (I know it was an especially hot round). Though there was definitely some surprising damages like the tearing of the mag well.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

>Loads anti-aircraft round into trench gun >Trench gun becomes the ammo Yeah, honestly fairly predictable.

[@javjersey]

I wish Eli would’ve stuck w the “holy shit your Mexican “ joke for the entirety of the video 🤣😂 that would’ve been hilarious

[@justinmoran9866]

I kind of want to see a repeat of this test except with .338 lapua and 7.62x54R. I know it doesn't sound as grandeur as the .50 bmg but the fireballs produced by a Mosin leads me to believe that further research with different calibers is needed

[@kevinfitzpatrick5949]

I'd love to see it just for the memes

[@lx1995Mk2]

SPLOSIONS For SCIENCE now with 12GA speargun, now that's my kinda science class

[@scottmacgregor3444]

He's gonna go through a lot of shotguns doing that. Mind you, I'm not saying don't.

[@Kesssuli]

There are already plenty of AK variants with .308 and 7.62x54r champers. .338 lapua would actually be next step in between .308 and .50bmg. But i doupt it to sell more than couple guns because .338 lapua is precision round and AK platform is not exacly what i would mate with that bullet. Bit too pricey and uncommon round to just have fun.

[@justinmoran9866]

@@scottmacgregor3444 I'm merely suggesting those 2 particular calibers for now. Although 7.62x54R is technically a NATO round, there are a few Russian firearms that use it. It sounds befitting to be considered a test for a AK prototype in the future. .338 Lapua is just another heavy hitter I think everyone would like to see eventually shot out of a AK platform.

[@asheshinfinite3766]

Guys remember, this was the amount of destructive force that Scott took on his face and chest! Dude's a toughie!😲💪😁

[@brytonmassie]

Also, the round Scott took to the face was considered hot even by BMG 50 standards.

[@imaginaryfriend9655]

@David Barr I was thinking the same thing, That SLAP round would have had Waaaaaaay more force than the 50 BMG Round that blew that AK Shotgun Apart...

[@mirzahakeem6151]

Safety is everything in firearms training. Thank you for making entertaining contents while having safety as priority.

[@TwentyOneBunSalute]

I was a little shocked how right Brandon was, about him basically arming a hand grenade lol

[@Crazcosmopwnu]

Everyone: "We want AK50!" Brandon: "We have AK50 at home!" AK50 at home:

[@bmw328igearhead]

Yeah, I suspected a rapid self-disassembly event would occur, but even for me, that was a good one. That dust cover getting turned into a wee-part made me giggle.

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I think it will explode the receiver and send the bolt fragments through dust cover. (Haven’t seen the imminent explosion yet)

[@penguinfascist1142]

Never thought i'd see YOU here. Got any more insect infected beaters? 😂

[@jameson7276]

What makes you think this explosion has high social status?

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

@@penguinfascist1142 No just the camry🤣.

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

@@jameson7276 I don’t think I can give an answer without context. Are you sarcastically communicating disapproval of exploding an AK by making it fire a .50bmg?

[@Fattts]

I thought the barrel and gas tube were going to grenade myself. Multiple pieces. I was wrong, but the whole gun self disassembled

[@mortraven69]

"Holyshit, you're Mexican?" Bro! I had to rewind that shit like 10 times, and my cackling grew louder with each playthrough. The look of exasperation on your face...you deserve an Oscar.