Can I Shoot Holes in WalMart AR500???

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[@OldPecanHomestead]

If you use a lead cup and core bullet for the 6.5 x 300 it would go through. I know copper sure seems like it would penetrate steel better

[@chrisphillips6479]

"It's Time To Grind"...bananas!

[@grandpre25]

That's the only question I had! Exactly how deep did they penetrate the steel?

[@Thousand_yard_King]

😂

[@hamcp3]

Back in "76 I bought a Ruger No.1 in 7mm Rem Mag and it shot pretty well, but I traded it for a Model 70 in 220 Swift which shot better. Muzzle blast was about the same. Yes, we all sold guns to much regret in those days. Nice video!

[@jayztoob]

I bought one of those a few years ago. I shoot it at 100 yards with the small stuff, 5.56, 357Magnum, etc. So far, it's held up just great.

[@Daniel7.62]

I just bought a 220 swift yesterday. It’s a ruger m77 with bull barrel. Haven’t had a chance to shoot it can’t find ammo so I ordered some. I can’t wait

[@WHOTEEWHO]

AWESOME

[@Odd_Interaction]

I’ve owned a Ruger M77 HB in 220 swift since the 1990s. While I no longer shoot it like I used too, the barrel has yet to be “shot out”. I think based on only the one I own that you will be happy with it and it will give you years of service.

[@RedROCK-v2e]

I hope your m77 is as accurate and awesome as both of mine were. Regretted every time I think about them. I had . 223 bull barrel and a 300 win mag the 300 very well then I put it in a rather inexpensive aluminum bedded hunting stock. With hand loads people thought I was stretching the truth about groups at 400yards lasered . Until hunting season site in😅😅

[@usmc2044]

If you have a Dunham Sports close by they should have some. The one in a neighboring town had all kinds of it the other day.

[@jtwest4140]

Mine loves the 50 grain nosler ballistic tip with imr 3031 powder

[@AllThingsLoud_]

I have the old 8” plates Walmart sold got em on sale like 2 for $30. They lasted a couple years but we shot green tips at em from 25-50 yds knowing we weren’t suppose to. They’re durable plates if you shoot them at the ranges intended to shoot at though

[@brians2733]

It’s great to see these results. I have 3 fields that need groundhog control. One requires 150 yard coverage (I use a ridiculously accurate Ruger M77 in .223 for that). One spans around 300 yards at its longest and another spans over 25 acres. I use a Remington 700 in .22-250 for the longest shots but it’s good to know that it can maintain energy at a distance.

[@edwardlance2379]

Sadly, 22-250 velocities die off really quickly. Past about 500 yards, you'll need to step up to slower (muzzle) velocities, but much higher BC bullets to retain higher velocities at long distances.

[@chrishelms1967]

22-250.....is a beast

[@jeffwilson1217]

My next reloading die set!

[@derekyates43]

The swifts lil brother

[@Lookingoutthere]

22-250 may be 220 Little brother but for what it is proforms a (Little) Better being Little!

[@edwardlance2379]

@@jeffwilson1217 You'll love reloading for it. I shoot it from a 700 Rem with 26" medium heavy barrel. With 45 grainers I push 4300 FPS. But, as with all the small super fast rounds, they eat barrel throats in short order. I have less than 750 rounds and the throat is already bad.

[@warwizard2870]

I had a 22-250 70 grain hollow point went through a 1/2" steel plate, well the bullet did not get through, instead it vaporized on the surface imparting extra inertia into the plate punching a 1/2" diameter steel plug through a brick , 2 by 4 and broke a second brick. it took a 3/4 " thick plate to stop the energy however the plate had a 3/4 inch deep hole on the front and a 1/4 in bump on the back, there was a 1/4 in high crater rim on the front. So now that 3/4" plate measured 1 1/4" from front to back at the impact site.

[@elsmitro]

How far away was the target? I'm pretty sure the instructions ask you to be at lest 100 yards away with center fire rifle calibers.

[@roccofilippi1418]

Yep, I was wondering the same thing. I think 556 is like 115 yards...

[@paulking1860]

I’m gonna be honest, my buddy and I go to a specific gun range that allows us to hang these plates I was able to make it last like 60 trips. We have shot at 100 yards with anything from 22LR up to 8mm Mauser and occasionally some .50 Beowulf. We did move to 50 yards and that’s when it started dimpling with my 270 and some 556 rounds. I’d recommend if you want it to last keep it at 100 yards

[@argonunya5585]

Well, it ain't ar500 steal if there's a range requirement.

[@cheryltysver4819]

Excellent video...as always! Since you posted your 'We tried Everything ' video with regards to the 3/4" AR500 plate tests. I decided to see what a 30" barreled .300 Ultra Magnum would do versus the same plate that you tested in that video. I had 8 out of 21 pass through with one that daylighted the plate but did not pass through. Several of the rounds that were complete penetrations...had enough remaining energy to have significant behind armor effects...in one case blowing a half inch wide crater off the backside of the plate and then completely penetrating a 4" thick pressure treated pine projectile capture block and both sides of a concrete block behind that! Most of my testing with the largest case capacity chamberings (> with the Smk-H's, for example) were done in the late 80's to early 90's. Bullet construction and jacketing are critical. Lead sleeving and cores are important for greatest effectiveness... FMJ's or soft points work best. Monolithic or tipped projectiles are not the way to go for AR500! Soft points can be a problem when projectile speeds exceed 4,000 fps! All projectile types are a problem when velocities exceed the low to mid 6,000 fps... due to hyper-velocity gouging! Hope that this is helpful!

[@WHOTEEWHO]

I need to get the 300 rum out

[@AndrewBowles-p5r]

This is not a video I would normally even watch. First thought when showing the impacts was damn what does the back look like and it came out of your mouth a second later. Definitely a one of us video from one of us. Thanks!

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@aceclinchers139]

I thought that with the FMJ, the .223 would have an advantage over the softer ammo. This is a great video; keep up the good work.

[@sonnygay3597]

Well I don’t know what happened but I tried to post and it didn’t go through but crap I thought this was great to put it mildly. Anyway love to see more either big boy calibers that have speed also . Thanks Adam

[@karlbergersen8564]

Give that superformance 243-58gr a shot on steel- it’s a drill press.

[@HelterSkelter117]

That 22-250 and 220 Swift was impressive!

[@allthingsconsidered3211]

thanks for sharing! if u are gunna save the steel make sure the divots are facing u like "pimples" so the dragments dont shoot back out at u

[@pheideaux69]

Did it with Winchester Super X .223 55 gr soft points. Granted it was only the 1/4 inch plate but still had 4 out of 10 get through. Was out of Springfield Saint Victor .556 and only 50 yards (not chronoed and only range I had at the time ).

[@MrJtin69]

I agree speed is needed to go thru steal and penetrate but when hunting big bullet proper design and speed with a proper shot placement is what kills but I’d love to see a redo with hand loaded 22-250 and 220 swift vs the 300 rum and ur 500

[@Adam-nv9zo]

That was pretty cool. I'd definitely like to see more. Great video, as always.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@Megellin]

If you have a 243 try it, because I've had to adjust hand loads for it several times due to overpenetration on deer. (It is impressive having it go straight through both front shoulders at over 400 yards on a whitetail deer, but having to drag it out of blackberry, and thorn tree thorny hell valley several hundred yards from where you shot it is far from fun!) I don't have anywhere to shoot plates considering the nearest range to me isn't set up in a way I'd risk shooting plate due to lack of decent mounds of dirt between shooting lanes. (outdoor)

[@iDreamOfWeenie]

I JUST saw this stuff in Walmart was wondering if it would be worth picking a few up for the back yard. Thanks!!

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@brucecook502]

I have one of these exact same 3/8 inch Walmart ar500 steel targets and I honestly didn't think any of these were going to go through because less than a couple months ago a co-worker of mine went shooting with me and he used green tip 5.56 ammo out of his sig spear LT rifle and they barely even left a scratch on this 3/8 inch ar500 Target, so after seeing that I really didn't think any of these were going to go through but obviously I was wrong LOL

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Wow

[@brucecook502]

@@WHOTEEWHO yeah I'm really surprised your .223 make that dent in it. The green tip 5.56 made like the smallest darn near microscopic dimples on my plate, but not even a fraction of what your 223 did. In fact after watching your video and leaving that comment a few minutes ago, I went to the trunk of my car to make sure I had the same plate(the plate stays in my trunk) just in case mine was thicker but it was the exact same 3/8 inch ar500 Walmart plate. Weird.

[@Thetankguy308]

Try this at 100 yards.

[@matthewbutcher203]

Id say that ar500 is legit..i know for a fact that a 300 ultra mag will whistle through a peice of 1/2" mild steel @ 200 yards without hardly even swinging it so for sure that 6.5-300 woulda whizzed through if it wasnt hardened!

[@jamesbromstead4949]

Wally World AR500 steel plate... or as the internet knows it... ATF body armor....

[@WHOTEEWHO]

😝😝😝

[@ludeguy]

Love my .204 Ruger … they have some 24 grains that are loaded for 4400 fps. Thanks for making this vid btw… almost bought some of that steel once…. Now I know lol

[@justacentrist4147]

Those targets are fine for what they are rated for.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

204 is awesome

[@robgadbois1282]

Love that 220 swift! Another awesome video .

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Zippy round!

[@notjoecheez1]

KZbin playing games with your posts. I got the notification, clicked on it and it sent me to a Tim pool advertisement and that’s it

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Yikes

[@gregbeck906]

Now these are the videos I enjoy. Simple, yet quite intriguing. Thanks 👊

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Appreciate you watching!

[@thinkmegatv]

good to see some Walmarts still support the 2A community. In my area they don't carry anything firearm related. There was a woman in a relationship with a woman that worked at Walmart. They had an abusive relationship and she went to Walmart, bought bullets, went to her car and loaded the gun and went back and shot the girlfriend that worked there. No firearm accessory has been sold since then.

[@johndeere2cylfarmer]

Loaded 165gr sst's for my 300wsm and they went through that target as well

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Shewee

[@obbyjep7597]

That was cool! I like my 22 250. Those 6.5 300 seemed a bit slower than they could maybe

[@michaellongshanks7884]

Could you please shoot the 220 Swift and the 22-250 at the top half of your target to confirm there isn't a difference in metal hardness or thickness from the top half to bottom half? That plate looks like it was cast, so there could be big differences in the metal pour.

[@JohnHabbinga]

This…

[@jasonshink6589]

No

[@madmat990]

AR500 is rolled plate, and should not have any such variation that you describe.

[@Grumpyseabee22]

I’ve got the same one, had it for years. Holds up to 5.56 just fine at various ranges .

[@VitalArms]

That’s gotta be some soft “ar500”. I’m glad I never bought these cuz I have almost many times to add to my targets. I regularly shoot my 3/8 ar500 with 30-06 out of a 24 inch barrel (steel core) anywhere from 15 yards to a couple hundred. They don’t even dent the ar500 at all, niether do m855 5.56 from a 16 inch barrel. I assume 30-06 would have gone through these Walmart plates.. what do you think?

[@merlinnorris714]

Interesting video Adam enjoyed it

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@columbotee2652]

@@WHOTEEWHO hello mr. Whoteewho, you are correct when you said it’s all about speed. As long as point of impact is above 3200 FPS, I pierced 1/2” AR 500 with 22 250 at 85 yards.

[@unbalancedredneck5778]

I knew the 22-250 and the 220 would. Kinda thought the 204 may have had a chance. I think a cool follow up video would be to back the target up and see how far away it has to be to stop them. I’d bet by 200 yds they slow enough to be stopped. Cool video

[@TomL3grandsons]

Depends on how close. I think the 220 swift will if it’s not a cup& core projectile

[@robertantolik2146]

I've not shot nor even heard of AR500 but I have shot holes in 1/2" steel with an 8mm Mauser. I think I've also done the same with 30.06

[@fg6971]

It may be interesting to place stuff a foot behind metal plates to evaluate what a bullet that passes through is still capable of. Stuff like water jugs or ballistic gel. Thanks for continuing to use a chronograph in your videos.

[@dlbracer56]

Howdy! THANK YOU! my DNT ThermNight TNC225R arrived tonight. OMG! I've spent the last hour reading and setting it up. SO MANY options and it looks, feels phenomenal.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thing is sweet. I love it

[@dlbracer56]

@@WHOTEEWHO ABSOLUTLEY

[@extremesheepdawg6379]

100 yards with a .223 Remington will blow about 4 inches of the paper sticker with the lines on it off of the steel. Rattle can repair works fine. Used an AR to send it there. Standard rounds: don’t remember the specific brand but nothing special.

[@spencercline1957]

Hey @WHOTEEWHO if you want crazy speed out of “ factory” ammo look up Lazzeroni either their scramjet or warbird. I have a buddy that builds custom rifles and I wanna say his warbird .308 is pushing a 150 gn lazzer head .308 close to 4000 fps. Those Lazzeroni are probably the fastest in their class but ammo will make Wetherby ammo look cheap. I know those warbird cost 190 per box or $9.50 per trigger squeeze 😮😢. Also their brass is made by hornady and everyone knows how hornady primmer pockets get under magnums. So maybe 3-4 loading till your brass can’t hold a primmer.

[@jesseperkins7601]

I don't know why, but these semi oddball light and fast rounds are very interesting. I can't even imagine what they would do to a coy dog

[@kevinfarris3581]

I collected one cartridge by Lazzeroni in 6.68 Spitfire and 7.62 Patriot. Fast stuff.

[@garyhopkinssr8561]

All I can say is thank you for another good video and that Sendero makes me slobber

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Hey Gary

[@DerekNS74]

That Walmart gong can take a 50 BMG. The brass solids dished it, but 660gr just splattered.

[@mikepoint4717]

We need more of these tests WTW , that 204 Ruger is my kind of slinger . Cheers 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Love 204

[@michaelpistone8235]

I think Walmart is selling an inferior product. A 3/8" Abrasion Resistant 500 target should withstand up to .308 / 30.06. My typical AR500 3/8" silhouette targets are struck hundreds of times, per outing, from as close as 30 feet shooting 5.56 Rem 52gr through 62gr, including green tips and rarely do they leave a mark. That Walmart junk is not hardened to 500 BHN.

[@craigparker4108]

Well it was made in china.

[@CrysResan]

Honestly it seems like they are only that useful as pistol targets.

[@jorgeruelas8356]

I have same steel target and I followed the instructions (tells you recommend distance) to shoot at with pistols and rifles and it’s held up very well.

[@anthonyross9276]

more 220 swift please! I have a model 70 barrel chambered in 220 wilson arrow which is a slight variation on 220 swift. Both are real hot rod cartridges.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Very nice

[@SBDScott]

Maybe try the same idea, but with three or more different plates shooting each plate with each rifle, to verify consistency of the plates. They look cast, and may have considerable hardness differences between each plate, and even much harder and softer areas in each plate.

[@RacinJosh72]

That’s crazy the price went up that much, I bought that same plate from Walmart 5 years ago and it was $24.99 and the only thing that I’ve got to go through it was a .308 AP round and I shoot it all the time with my .270 and other rifle calibers.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Yup. I bought it then too

[@garyh1449]

What was the distance to the steel?

[@GarrettSapp]

I think Hornady makes a 35 grain vmax bullet you could hand load in your 220 swift if you wanted to. You should be able to get well over 4000 fps then.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Shewee

[@mikehaid8957]

should do one with 6.5's.. already have a 6.5-300 so now 6.5 prc, 6.5 creedmore, 6.5-55 swede, and 6.5 grendle... just to see the difference...

[@omc-radio-tv]

I checked, it's similar to the corner iron we found one day at the gun range some guy left behind, I was curious about the power of the 8mm mauser and at the time we only had the military rounds for it, drilled a hole right through it. If any of those are shooting the same speeds of a 8mm mauser, it should in theory punch through.

[@edcox8007]

The 22-250 will go thru it if you shoot it closer the recommended. 3/8 inch is 100 yard minimum distance for rifles. Had a knucklehead young man shoot mine at 25 yards and it burned a hole. .223 at 50 yards will dings it . The 204 and the 220 swift probably will at less then 100 yards or more precisely at pistol ranges 50 or less.

[@Sharig-t6o]

In doing my own loads for the 22-250 and the 220 swift I find taking a sharpie to the bullet helps eliminate the err on the chrono

[@markkimball1569]

My brother in law passed. . We now own his 3😊- 378 weatherby mag. 🎉 expensive so 😮 won’t get to shoot it much.

[@taylorwhitener3746]

Juat found this video, and someone who has shot .220 for years. It with a 55gr barnes solid copper does NASTY things. Also the old facory load .220 ammo was running anywhere from 4000-4200fps

[@tbthedozer]

I wonder if 223 / 5.56 steel core would go through? Also it’d be nifty to do a comparison between some 6mm calibers like 243 Win, 6.5 PRC, 6.8 Western and the 6.5-3000 with the lead soft point.

[@eddiewest8477]

An awesome video my man 🫡🇺🇸💪keep up the great work, and thank you for your hard work 👍

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@PFM0809]

I bought some a few years ago, from my experience, yes you can. Good for pistols but anything break 3k it will.

[@NatureMan50]

I buy all my AR500 steel from Shooting Targets 7 in Michigan Also US Army did a test in WWII and 30 06 with armor piercing round didn't go through armored 1/2 track but 220 Swift did

[@scottwinkle5503]

Great video. Another interesting one would be to shoot into 5 gallon jugs of water and see the slo mo of the explosions.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

I might do that

[@eddiearchuleta615]

If you can find any independence xm193 from 2012-2015 it goes 3250 from a 16 and 3400 from a 20 inch barrel

[@tommy-leerice8143]

You should try a 243 with a 55 grand projectile. They penetrate armor pretty well.

[@KentuckyLasslo]

Awesome, I always enjoy your content! 🇺🇸

[@WHOTEEWHO]

I appreciate that!

[@allthingsconsidered3211]

the err2 and err3 mean the front or rear sensor didnt read so make sure your straight on over the 1" sensors

[@WHOTEEWHO]

👍👍

[@robertvandick453]

Great job WTW.

[@robertwilliams2623]

My 22 250 with Winchester 55g in the black box 1/2 inch . Put a hole clean 3/4 inch made a big dent .

[@bigdatapimp]

The Walmart plates are great cheap plates. At 100yds they are 5.56 safe. Just about anything under that and you start doing actual damage. They will hold up to almost all pistol ammo all day. For the money though, great steel targets.

[@robertwies6806]

What about the 50 BMG????

[@WHOTEEWHO]

🤯🤯🤯

[@jamesn7305]

Would have liked to see the back of the plate. Cool video

[@WHOTEEWHO]

I showed the back of the plate

[@MadMax4thGen]

Just by looking at the steel it got soft and started crumbling....BOSS EFFECT!!

[@alvacatt2928]

I'd like to see a 55 grain 243 give it a try.

[@Chris_Garman]

The 22-250 was 300-400 fps slower than I expected at that weight.

[@Lookingoutthere]

Think the can affected it

[@BradH-q2k]

223 WSSM fast barrel burner but would probably do it

[@jameskelly7241]

Awesome video !!! I think the bullet construction would help with the steel penetration. What distance were you shooting at . I have a 22-250 and they are a beast ! And some say that the 22-250 is too flangable … that one didn’t explode on impact 🤨 It’s the velocity. Hand load that Weatherby and a different bullet and that may do it too . GREAT VIDEO !,, Thanks Who Tee

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching. I may have been close....

[@mikerh3]

at least you guys can get that stuff at Walmarts . here in Canada there's nothing firearms related in them stores . not even crossbows or bows , barely anything hunting related , some camo jackets and pants not much else .

[@wickertwm]

Copper is not as dense as lead. They use depleted Uranium for tank busting because uranium is much denser than steel and it can pierce through armour plate much easier. If the Weatherby had a lead core, it would have gone through.

[@MrSavage170]

For some reason copper doesn't go thru steel as good as lead bullets at least that has been our observation at our range so far

[@davidjernigan8161]

Maybe you could find someone with a hardness tester to find out if that plate is actually hardened to 500 brinell. It seems soft.

[@grandpre25]

Good video! It would be really cool to see how a 5.56mm m855 steel penetrator would perform on that same AR500 walmart steel gong.

[@fromthefarmvideos6411]

Try an 8mm Mauser with Sierra 175 loaded to modern pressures.... Daylight

[@yabba5696]

I have the same chrono, i love when i get a "error" in the middle of load development

[@jamesmarkov9570]

0:25 interesting. Some real world examples we can see off the shelf tested from Walmart.

[@Bo_Spurlock]

@whoteewho Only thing is.....3/8ths AR500 is only rated fpr 3000fps and lower. So any of those had a chance of going through. It says it right on the targets usually. So I mean I'm surprised they all didn't go through.

[@77blawrence]

220 swift is an amazing round. Had one years ago in a Ruger No 1b. Had to sell it to pay bills. Still have bills, but not the rifle. Regret it every day.

[@lukemoeckel3212]

Wow just wow I don't know alot about rounds and grain weights but that caught me off guard i was sure none of the rounds would punch thru. I'd love to see that replicated on quality ar steel just to see what Walmart is actually selling

[@WHOTEEWHO]

I have replicated it in other videos

[@allthingsconsidered3211]

220 swift 50gr or 30-06 armor piercing vs tank armor what wpuld you choose? look up the old article!

[@WHOTEEWHO]

That's a tough one

[@tylerramsey4463]

Using 55 or 58 grain 243 should go through due to fps

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Yup

[@Danscrazyadventures]

Great video man I’m new to the channel and I’m loving your content 👍

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching!

[@switchbackmat69]

I shoot a 35 grain bullet in my 22-250. It's just under max charge, so it's moving. Drops yotes instantly. It play games with deer eatber.

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Zoom zoom

[@brucebarr2003]

The Weather by might

[@rwschumm]

Great Slingin' Who-T-Who! :)

[@charlesmorgan1879]

Fine test and shootin !

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Thanks for watching

[@gunman-6646]

I'm going with the 220 swift, the 204 ruger and the 6.5-300!

[@Dmowery5036]

I work at a rock quarry, we use all sorts of AR metal. If it’s not thicker than 1/2 inch none of it is very good. Even harddox steel isn’t that good if it’s 1/4 or 3/8.

[@lifewithmarleyandjon4616]

Small caliber, high speed defeats armor. You proved that in this scientific experiment!

[@johnanderson3405]

A good penetration test could be done with different thicknesses of mild steel also. Probably be quite a bit cheaper also. Good video WTW😊