How deadly are 12 ga. BUBBLE GUM Slugs?

We have a fun video today where we shoot .69 caliber Hubba Bubba bubble gum bullets. I asked my Facebook followers if any of them could help film this video with me and actually got a few people who will willing to drive out on short-notice and help out. It's one thing to stuff random things in a shotgun, but to make them ballistically-stabile and accurate is a bit more difficult.

[@ryanrooks7570]

It was a real honor to shoot with you. Thank you so much for having us out.

[@taofledermaus]

That really was a lot of fun. Thank you again for spending your day out in the hot sun with me!

[@coryroberts7519]

Hope you get invited back, you're a hoot!

[@GrowlieDave]

They need to have you back, your fruit based puns were on point! Amazing sense of humour. Great to see you there. Much love. ♡

[@3isr3g3n]

You guys are a blast! I always enjoy guest shooters!

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

Exploding Fruit, you were alot of fun. Hope you do come back. I only shoot frozen gum myself or none at all, wouldn't want to gum up me guns.

[@glenngriffon8032]

Ryan should definitely come back on the show again. He's funny, witty, and smart.

[@FriedRys]

Ryan was auditioning for for OG's job!

[@WILLYBREATH_v]

Ryan fit right in with his in depth analytical jargon gotta get that man back on!

[@wlbyrd1]

Make him a regular. He and Officer Greg would be awesome together.

[@Fatehtib]

I agree.

[@jterry211]

The Cole's law joke was fire and off the cuff.

[@TBreezy17]

For sure!

[@estradamurcielgo175]

These kids are on the right path, now that's a proud father.

[@taofledermaus]

They were both really good kids.

[@AndreyZ1000]

Очень удобно.😊 Можно застрелиться в любой момент !🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

You need to welcome Ryan back as a regular. He's witty and good with the gun. Great work!

[@taofledermaus]

he seemed really comfortable on camera!

[@galendeig6747]

@@taofledermausi fully agree, he can shoot, is funny, and does great on camera.

[@1978garfield]

@@galendeig6747 Cole's Law is worth another visit.

[@gen81465]

It's sad that Ryan didn't get the "penetration" he was seeking... although, he did "dent" his "cherry"... bubblegum.

[@Squad346]

​@@1978garfield I didn't get it. Care to explain?

[@paulrouth4855]

It was good to see some guest shooters on here! Enjoyed the humor with Ryan. Also, enjoyed David and Mark's humor. Their dad should be proud at how well he has taught them to shoot! Last, I was surprised at how well the gum did and how accurate! Thanks for another great video Jeff!

[@YuasBirds]

Coles law lmao, I don't know how he came up with that on the fly but that was really hilarious

[@taofledermaus]

Oh that was just brilliant! You'd think we used a script sometimes!

[@ajdigifuture4910]

@@taofledermaus Gotta keep him as your guest color commentator!!!!

[@nicksshitbro]

It totally went over my head. Who's Cole and what's his law aboot?

[@russtang]

​@@nicksshitbrocoleslaw

[@nicksshitbro]

@@russtang Wow... how did I miss that? Lmao.

[@mikeabbott2396]

It was nice to have the father and his two sons out there, I'm sure that is something they will always remember fondly.

[@GrowlieDave]

Always happy to have Guest shooters show up. Hats off to Ryan, his sense of humor was a highlight. Cant wait until the next batch of Jeff-based projectiles.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@michaelfoye1135]

@@taofledermaus A yard is 90 centimeters. And a meter is 100 centimeters. So a yard is exactly 9/10ths of a meter. Hope that helps.

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

@@taofledermaus that Cole's Law joke, it would have flown over my head if you hadn't laughed the way you did at it lmao

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

​@@michaelfoye1135love your Sens O'Humour 😅

[@michaelfoye1135]

@@Apocalypse_Cow What humor?

[@ImpendingJoker]

The fact that they were all wearing shirts that they knew the channel would love is great. I liked Ryan's Moria Mining Guild shirt and the YT-1300 shirt of the other guy. These are the kind of guest shooters you should have on often. I remember the military guy you used to have on from time to time he was great on here too.

[@HereticalKitsune]

Jeff, you are too humble! I am not surprised you found so many people to shoot for you!

[@taofledermaus]

I got 3 or 4 people who replied saying they could do it, and a couple hundred giving me excuses why they couldn't do it.

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

Whiteout a doubt. IMO Jeff's a great guy and herds OG like he's herding a blind cat. ;D

[@HereticalKitsune]

@@taofledermaus Yeah, makes kinda sense too, not everyone is from near you.

[@noahcount7132]

Two takeaways from the thoroughly enjoyable bubble gum shootout. 1. When I was just a kid, my dentist warned me that bubble gum (all chewing gum for that matter) is dangerous. This video proved him right. 2. When Ryan pointed out Cole's Law it was a stroke of genius! 👍👍👍👍

[@coryroberts7519]

Ryan needs to come back! What a character!

[@taofledermaus]

he was great! Very comfortable on camera

[@Madlintelf]

Man, I love when channel fans wind up on the channel, they just gel perfectly. And wow, never thought I'd see a gum round but there it is. Thanks, folks, and definitely bring them back!

[@nevisstkitts8264]

Excellent video! I understand that California is considering a five day waiting period for chewing/hubba gum purchases, and the minimum age for said purchases will be 21.

[@Seelenschmiede]

Assault chewing gum ban inc.!

[@forresttbarnes5710]

Checks out.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 heard the ATF ran a sting on solid Hubba core, full Bubba jacket 12g slug manufacturing and smuggling. After 2.5 years of investigation, they ended up just "busting" a 8 & 10 year old child just buying some bubble gum 😂

[@CplSkiUSMC]

In the immortal words of Jeff... WOW! I would have never thought you could shoot bubble gum out of a shotgun. I thought it would stick in the barrel and you'd get a cartoon size bubble out of the muzzle that would pop and cover everyone with gum. That is amazing!

[@rustleshackleford1553]

Pulling the community together for a bubble gum shoot, very cool indeed 👍😉 good times!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@oggearhound2242]

Commenting here in the first 2mins of this video before seeing the rest.. You know what, Jeff? I just got the biggest dang smile on my face. Just now, I realized how All American this channel is. You bring people together with, fun, humor and force-multiplier Science! Most of all, Curiosity. Curious to see what happens next. Keep on going brother, much Love to you all and God Bless. 🤠

[@taofledermaus]

thank you!

[@searcher3x]

For something like this I'm going to need the ballistics gel. Shooting through metal is pretty rad, but the gel is a truth teller.

[@robmanueb.]

Gum vs gel, frozen gum and my request (always pushing the frangible) gum and shot mix.

[@danwolf307]

Nice shooting everybody! And nice commentary Ryan, your wit and hilarity really added to the video. And once again, thank you Jeff for bringing us this awesome content!

[@owmylehg7811]

You gotta get Ryan back on again, he was super funny and also seems like he knows a lot about what he's doing. Great video, although I think it would've been interesting to see what the gum does to a block of ballistics gel.

[@harrygreen6935]

This was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing Jeff. Thanks to the shooters for filling in.

[@moparedtn]

That looked like a lot of fun! Congrats to all the shooters - and also condolences to all for having to be in the immediate vicinity of a rotten bean-laden Jeff to boot! - Ed on the Ridge

[@taofledermaus]

lol thanks Ed

[@respectbossmon]

Oh man....the horror.

[@jimbagle.3939]

Usually I can't tell my wife about great bean shots, but that was a great bean shot.

[@penuts17]

Mark proving he’s an utter G with the “Cole’s Law” quip coming in clutch.

[@th.burggraf7814]

This episode was, hands down, really fun to watch(as well as surprising). Your shooters did a great job, as so did you behind the camera. 🎥👌🏻👍🏻

[@jackmehoff2363]

Im surprised that taofladermaus is surprised that he has fans. Dude, you're awesome. Please keep doing this forever, even if its years passed you wanting to.

[@jasonhowarth6789]

That was a hubbabubbin video that popped like June bug on a windshield at 1300 fps. Great time with the random shooters. Very cool, Tao! Thanks for the great upload, Jeff! 🎯🔫🧨💥🎆

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Jason!

[@gen81465]

Biden would just pardon him.

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Well done gents. Great information & demonstration. It is great to see father and sons out together. Thank you a bundle.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@tehweez]

I'm wondering if possibly deep freezing them with dry ice instead of a regular ice pack would have made any impact on the durability of the HubBub Slugs in flight. Maybe something to try if you decide to revisit the idea, Jeff. Edit: The only downside that I can think of would be that the gum would then be too fragile to handle the G-Shock from firing and just shatter upon being fired.

[@taofledermaus]

That's a good point, these are resilient enough to handle that shock

[@tehweez]

@@taofledermaus I imagine that there's an optimal temperature where you could have a more rigid, yet still resilient round that isn't shredding itself apart mid flight, but it's probably not worth the effort to fight the California heat to trial and error it. 😝 In any event, great video as always!

[@nickfranklin1867]

I am truly amazed that a bubble-gum projectile could do so much damage! I think keeping it cold was the the major reason

[@therealkillerb7643]

"It seems to be obeying Cole's Law.." It took me a minute to get this. Now who is going to pay for a new keyboard since I just snorted a mouthful of iced tea all over my desktop! 🙂

[@taofledermaus]

lol

[@roylarue7233]

That was a very interesting test with the Hubba Bubba! That has been my go-to gum of choice for 40 years, and now I know it's surprising ballistic capabilities....should I ever need it. Thanks to your guests for helping out!

[@Tim_Lehmann]

Another great video. Thanks Jeff and guests. OG, stay safe.

[@taofledermaus]

thank you Tim!

[@pewpewwithtodd8077]

I wouldn't be mad at a ballistic gel test with the gum. That was very fun.

[@taofledermaus]

Thanks

[@theamazingmystico1243]

At what range can a bubble gum bullet be safely caught with your teeth? The world wonders.

[@taofledermaus]

Sounds like you're volunteering to be the next guest shootee.

[@RustyorBroken]

The same as the number of licks that it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie roll Tootsie Pop.

[@bigdaddyd9445]

​@@taofledermaus or target 😅😅

[@theamazingmystico1243]

@@taofledermaus I'm too fond of my teeth to do that. I would have to work up to it by catching gum or M&M's thrown from across the room.

[@RustyorBroken]

@@theamazingmystico1243 you're missing out on a great opportunity for summer teeth. Summer there, summer not.

[@thepagan5432]

So refreshing to have different guest shooters, and what a great family too. Was Josh's hat from Cutting Edge Engineering ( Australia ) ? Fascinating results just using Hubba Hubba, surprised me no end. Thank you ALL for an entertaining post, really loved it ❤

[@PaulGuzzo]

All of the guest shooters were great. Naturals in front of the camera and behind the gun. Although I'm not so sure Ryan wasn't Officer Greg in disguise. His jokes were pretty good.

[@Seelenschmiede]

Maybe a long lost relative?

[@galendeig6747]

These could be great home defense rounds.... AND... You've got something to chew on while you're waiting on the police! 😂😂

[@BeanDip2288]

I don’t think you could of found better guys to come out and shoot, should bring them out again !

[@dand8538]

19:06 The cup holder went through because the glass it hit was already shattered. The moment the bubblegum bullet hit, the fractures went so fast even in slow motion you could barely see it. The top right of the glass was sent flying from the speed of the shockwave.

[@MSmith-jx3mi]

These guys were great! Thanks for having them on! Definitely tell that they watch your channel but were able to inject their own twists as well. Outstanding! Cole's Law! 😆

[@taofledermaus]

lol thanks!!

[@evilnineteen]

Hold on, I gotta pick my brain up off the floor cause this just blew my mind.🤯 You guys are the best.

[@taofledermaus]

lol thanks!

[@jmichaelcarbonniere9549]

Good one, Jeff, and kudos to the volunteer crew! Everyone was a great addition. And the gum slugs were amazing! I would have, like you, expected them to fly apart from the spin. And the accuracy was a complete surprise as well. Until I saw the last fender I was thinking these might be considered a less lethal round but maybe not! I certainly wouldn't want to get hit by one at any range! Ouch! Cheers, jc

[@taofledermaus]

I think these would cave in a skull pretty easily

[@eriklarson2066]

Great video. Really nice to see a father taking his sons shooting

[@Rusty.1776]

Thanks y'all for another great video!💚 To me, the biggest surprise was the gum staying together on impact. I did not see that coming.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Rusty

[@bobhowe5919]

All four did a great job! I'm very impressed.

[@rileyneufeld7001]

This might make a good small game round where you don't want the projectile to be lethal at range if you miss and it were to ricochet. Definitely looks like enough power to kill most pests with blunt force trauma seeing how big that dent was and how it destroyed that watermelon.

[@Nefville]

I love seeing a family that shoots. That is so much fun, I grew up going out and shooting with my grandfather and sister, great memories and great times.

[@chris_is_here_oh_no]

Excellent video, very surprising results.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Chris

[@warrenharrison9490]

Excellent episode, very fun, great guests, humor is on point.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Warren

[@prjndigo]

The squash shot is probably the best looking hit since Bro'anna went home with a new ring. When making deep-sea articulate-ring diving suits (metal bubble things) they actually use a super strong hydraulic press to compress the aluminum blanks. May be interesting to get some dome-front Diabolo milled from some of that critical compressed alumuminimyim

[@taofledermaus]

lol

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

That was a butternut squash, I'm pretty sure. They're DELICIOUS! Roast them (cut lengthwise in two, cut side up, scoop out the guts and put your stuff in the resulting cavity) at 375° with butter, salt, pepper and garlic for savory or with butter, a PINCH of salt, brown sugar, and honey or agave for more of a candied yam situation. They even make great soup!

[@CowCommando]

They make decent pumpkin pie too.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@CowCommando Wouldn't it be butternut squash pie? Haha! But yeah, I'm sure they would. I like them (and their seeds) much better than pumpkin.

[@CowCommando]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney Eh, you use pumpkin pie seasoning/spices still, and most people can't tell that it's anything other than a good pumpkin pie if you don't tell them.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@CowCommando I'll try it! I'm not real wild about MOST (some is amazing, most isn't) pumpkin pie. Maybe this'll be a Thanksgiving game-changer.

[@234dB]

Thanks to all the Taoflederfolks involved in this production. We love to see it

[@glencalhoun9544]

That is awesome. Those young men did great out there. Had some great shots. That was super cool of you to have them out to shoot with you!!! Truly Super Cool!!!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Glen!

[@Brian_Hoover]

This was a very fun video. I though sure the gum would would spin apart and look like cotton candy. Awesome video as always.

[@taofledermaus]

That is what I thought would happen and why I filmed it from the barrel to target in the first shot. I really thought we'd have had to use a smooth bore

[@rh5563]

The guy with the cane is auditioning for OG’s job. He was pretty darn funny. 👍👍👍 Edit: Ryan

[@taofledermaus]

Seems like many people enjoyed him.

[@Alfs_Armory]

There was a difference in angle of impact as well as distance on the fender. The non penetrating shot hit above the bend on the fender, with the metal sloping away, penetrating shot hit a lot flatter.

[@dirtbikematt3128]

Ryan is hilarious. Invite him back so that we can watch him and OG.

[@nitro650]

I expected a great big bubble to form at the edge of the barrel !! 😂🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@penuts17]

Lmao

[@Seelenschmiede]

I would still laugh if this would have happened 🤣

[@dougalexander7204]

Please have these gentlemen come back. I like.

[@thomasmeyer9932]

The gum now is flavoured watermelon.

[@Grimpurple_minion99]

OK the guys who are filling in are pretty cool. You should probably have them back on. Pure core hubba Bubba, had me Rollin!!!

[@janf1174]

perfect less-lethal home defense round 😆

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

Doesn’t overpenetrate drywall!

[@rob6850]

If it doesn't take a chunk off, it sure will leave a mark!

[@taofledermaus]

Nothing like injuring a home intruder so he can shoot back with more-lethal ammo

[@bobjordan8283]

Thank you Jeff for having just us regular followers of your channel get the opportunity to participate in the fun and science! This episode was chewy lol!!

[@Sr.DudeGuy]

To those who care, hello and have a good day! 👋❤️

[@nelhead4807]

So awesome to see people come together and have an amazing time shooting hubba bubba.

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!!

[@carlubambi5541]

That's going to leave a mark !

[@donosborne9398]

Bazooka Joe should have been the choice. It's basically like rocks anyway. The jokes on the wrapper are always a bonus 😬😄

[@chrisg.b.6927]

Maybe dipping the bullet in liquid nitrogen or using freeze spray might give better penetration

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Somekind of rubber jacket could work

[@VashStarwind]

Yeah but then whats the point? Keeping your rounds in liquid nitrogen isnt very practical. Might make a good video, but thats about it ha

[@chrisg.b.6927]

@@VashStarwind It would be science 🤓

[@VashStarwind]

@@chrisg.b.6927 YEAH SCIENCE!! hahah

[@iduswelton9567]

All the guests were great - Jeff needs to invite more guests to these shoots

[@machintelligence]

Since the window was pre-shattered and only held together with the tint film, the shot cup was able to penetrate. By itself it probably wouldn't have been able to do so. Tempered glass is remarkably hard to break with blunt objects. Sharp pointed ones or the edges of the sheets are another story.

[@Chris_Garman]

I've hears of chewed musket balls but not shotgun slugs. I find that if you chew the gum until it loses most of it's colour, it will dry way harder than slightly chewed. Props to the guests. Ryan is a gem.

[@fastamx069box8]

Hey Jeff, This was one of the nicest shoots you have done. Hats off to your new crew. Most excellent my friend. Kindest Regards Fastamx

[@taofledermaus]

thanx!

[@ryansmithza]

That Ryan is funnier than this Ryan! Cole's law was not bad at all! 🤣😂

[@taofledermaus]

Lol, he's quick on the wit for sure!

[@krisbuildit5149]

This guy was awesome! Great fill in for Greg. He needs to be back! Good shooter as well!!

[@rodgerneeb301]

Lemme guess, Bazooka Joe?

[@penuts17]

It’s how it feels to chew 5 gum

[@mikeg_123]

This was really great to watch! Hubba Bubba is deadly accurate.

[@Maxid1]

So it's Jeff Fledermaus. I learn something new every time I watch your videos..

[@Hatch61]

What a great bunch of guest shooters. They were all naturals ( and great shooters). Great video, fun as always.

[@nobody-pr7fg]

I'm so glad I found this channel, I've fallen in love! This is exactly what I find fascinating in firearms at the moment

[@damienthomas6655]

so awesome you got these guys to help ,,everyone was really chill and a bunch of good blokes who ain't woke !!

[@BenjySparky]

Jeff,Ryan,Josh and the kids he found under an overpass y'all rock! Nice shooting! Peace

[@YoKnow]

Now I know how to make a magic bullet! Genius!

[@NewsScapeChannel]

Brilliant episode. You should get the crowd in more often. Cole's Law indeed...

[@taofledermaus]

Lol thank you

[@pateras_siderompounias]

11:31 Cole's Law hahaha, Ryan fits like a glove to conduct these wacky bullet experiments

[@McCaffreyJoemomma]

Nice.

[@pantherpaw9]

That was awesome. Those guys are hilarious, you should shoot with them more often 😅

[@rangetime6779]

Very entertaining and your guests were great. It's nice that you got some young shooters involved. It helps promote a fun time.

[@taofledermaus]

thank you!

[@siddupuy5666]

So neat to have some nice guys standing in!

[@828_Nate]

Great video Jeff! The special guests was awesome!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks Nate!

[@petermoto409]

Great hat Josh! Two of the best channels on YT!!

[@Bubba_Fett_]

Man that was super cool!!! Glad those guys had a blast!!! They were all entertaining as well! 🤟🏻much love dudes!

[@markchapman2585]

That's awesome Jeff getting some young people into shooting. It's way better than playing video games all day. Thanks for the great video guys keep up the great content cheers from Canada 🍻.

[@WarblyWark]

Cole's Law. Absolutely slayed. From now on that has to be a thing. Great video as usual!!!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!!

[@heywardmorgan7699]

Its amazing what Jeff will come up with sometimes, never disappointed stopping by his channel. Miss the OG being there, but the fill in guest have been great in their own way, wish we weren't on opposite coast, id surely like to come hang out myself. Have a great week.

[@lukearts2954]

The dad should've introduced himself as: "I'm the guy that left him under the overpass..."

[@dandel351]

Very cool video Jeff. The guest shooters was a great idea and we even got the first non-O.G finger wiggle. The Cole's law comment was priceless !!

[@taofledermaus]

thank you!!

[@unclewyatt5111]

"Taofledermaus Tuesday" with Guest shooters and Hubba Bubba gum! It's sensory overload! Thanks Jeff!

[@DesireeCassel]

That's a butternut squash. Enjoyed your bubblegum experiment!

[@billhoppe2991]

That was a really interesting episode. I remember as a kid watching a black and white movie where the assassin was able to go undetected because he used "Ice Bullets." After seeing the Bubblegum, I guess anything is possible. Thanks so much.