How Lethal Are Blanks ??? 💥

[@KentuckyBallistics]

I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!

[@AlexPerez-prominister09]

Great video mannn

[@NorwegianCollector_]

Hi Kentucky!

[@AmarettoTheFurry]

Hey Scott

[@Mr.Randomm-J4]

Once again making my day:)

[@greyhunter6820]

No man couldn't enjoy this

[@instathrill8845]

Id be interested to see you do a distance vs lethality test with the blanks. Like at what range / distances do each blank caliber become "safe"

[@ThatGuy-Noob_69]

I was sprinting to the comments to say this exact same thing.

[@TheJako499]

I wanted to ask the same question

[@gallegosm1000]

Same here

[@steamybabushka4349]

When the barrel is against the head then of course it's gonna do insane damage. I'd be interested in seeing 3 inches and farther. Still loved the video though. 👍

[@yeahno4090]

*Houston Jones has entered the chat*

[@AbbyNormL]

In 1984, John Eric Hexum, on the set the TV series “Cover Up” proved the lethality of blanks. While growing bored on the set, he placed the barrel of a .44 Magnum loaded with blanks to his head and pulled the trigger. Pieces of his skull were blown into his brain resulting in his demise.

[@derrickgardener2148]

I remember when that happened. Thats when the firearm tecs stepped up their safety measures for actors that are untrained actors. Except on Rust . Way to lax on safety mesures

[@hops2099x]

1994 it was a .44 blank that also killed Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow; though that accident was way more complicated- the crew were using dummy rounds that didn’t have a powder load but still had primers because they looked good on camera, on a prior take they fired these “deactivated dummy rounds” and a dummy .44 bullet was lodged in the barrel, later take they loaded blanks and the force from the blank then dislodged the “dummy round” that was stuck inside the barrel; the projectile struck Lee from about 12-15ft away in the abdomen… he was pronounced dead due to blood loss from the injury sustained.

[@gypsysanz8603]

@@hops2099x Yup, confirming...that's the same info I got from people involved in that movie way back when I was in the film industry. Even with blanks on set one does not hand a "loaded" weapon to actors until ready to roll and one performs safety inspections prior and after. When scenes are filmed with guns pointing directly at the camera...thick plexiglass is put in between gun and camera & crew. Even when using breaking glass made out if caramel candy (windows, bottles, etc) crews have to take many safety measures...it can still cut in a nasty way.

[@FeddyGrunt]

Welp for someone who was bored.. he sure had his mind blown.. Yea I'm goin to hell

[@hikotai1925]

Years ago my father told me of a Hollywood accident he knew the person who killed himself. Third hand account so take what you will. But story goes people were talking about the blanks on set then to prove they were harmless the guy grabbed the gun pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger.

[@W3aryW1z4rd]

That explosion jumpscare got me a little too good. Well played, Scott. Well played.

[@mlgsquirrel]

fr

[@johnthomas-li3jr]

I think it got Scott worse

[@edbecka233]

He gets me every damned time!

[@19adhyayandas77]

bruh it was dark humor.

[@0fficial1900]

got me also😂,almost got mad

[@Kai-i2e2m]

6:21 "THE SAFTEY WAS ON" i am DEAD

[@matthewrider2742]

Can we just appreciate the fact that he even got back near the same 50cal that almost took his life im proud of you Scott for getting close to shooting that gun again

[@Greenapple.]

I mean it wasn't the gun that almost killed him it was the bullet he loaded

[@Jayd888]

If you read this comment and the reply without context you'd think he got shot by a 50cal

[@lifeispain404]

@@Greenapple. well the gun did blow up and send a bunch of fragments everywhere so i think itd be technically both

[@Salted_Pizza]

@@lifeispain404 No, it was 100% the ammunitions fault. 0% the gun's fault. He knows this and that's why he's comfortable using the same gun.

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

@@lifeispain404 in a following episode he shot also a Barrett with the very same effect...with the same kind of ammo. Nobody seem to pee on the Barrett ! Why do you spit on the Serbu ? The Serbu IS definitely a great gun ! Un

[@happisakshappiplace.6588]

Here in the UK I visted a movie set where firerms were located. I was a film student at the time. 2003. We were shown how movie firearms worked and was told always treat a movie firearm like any other type of firearm, in other words as if it was loaded and ready to go and that blanks under the right conditions were lethal.

[@GorillaWithACellphone]

Exactoy, an exmaple of a case where a blank went wrong during film is the death of brandon lee

[@harezy]

Alec Baldwin knows all about that 😁😁

[@jazztheglass6139]

The armourers handling firearms on a film unit are usually ex military. They have to keep the fire arms in a secure container. They have to be in line of sight of the container at all times. The armourer who deals with swords say those films are the worst. the cast have a tendency to play fight amongst themselves during breaks in filming, forgetting they are as still dangerous weapons. I chatted to the armourer on mary queen of Scots. He was haggard with the stress. Lots of accidents on that film. one of the cast had to be airlifted to a hospital during filming in the Scottish Highlands, close to were they filmed hamish mcbeth

[@Stop_Gooning]

I wish somebody told Alec Baldwin that.

[@Stop_Gooning]

@@harezy Damn, I didn't realize you beat me to it

[@rogofos]

my guy just mythbusted buckshot roulette

[@HavelShifter]

Tf is that

[@rogofos]

@@HavelShifter video game in which you and a forest demon play russian roulette with a shotgun loaded with some blanks and some live rounds

[@cuscus5011]

“I insert the shells in an unknown order”

[@Frosty_GD_2342]

If you put your name as “GOD” there’s like an Easter egg

[@KyloRen-2010]

@@rogofosfr💀

[@project4061]

Honestly, a part 2 of this would be interesting since all of these were point blank range. It would be interesting to see how dangerous these rounds are at different, reasonable distances, like a yard compared to a foot. Edit: Okay, I get it. A yard's too far, and the result would be most likely no structural damage beyond damaged hearing, but I still am interested at which distance blanks start to do damage.

[@Sercer25]

agreed

[@mrbeeoutdoors3213]

Yup, the outcomes were totally expected... I'd like to see at what range could we expect little to no damage..

[@JimD77]

Also holding the head still with the cinder block is not very realistic since our necks flex.

[@bigghoss762]

I was just coming down to the comments to suggest this also.

[@PickleRick91x]

No. It won't do anything at all from a distance. It's the barrel fire. It's basically making an explosion, an since there's no bullet to send, it just shoots out all the pressure, and fire down the barrel. At 5 feet it wouldn't do much but touch it.... Yeah

[@doctorstrange367]

As someone who has stood about 2 metres directly in front of blanks when a gun was fired, you can feel the intense heat and pressure hitting you. Blanks are still a risk of injury if you’re close enough.

[@BlyaCyka]

Usually its the insane amount of pressure that injures you, so if you left like 3 feet of air between you and the gun so the pressure has somewhere to go other than your head, you should be safe

[@Inagalaxyfarfaraway.-er7xk]

people have died from firing them too close to the body.

[@hlalakar4156]

Clearly.

[@roseblite6449]

Being that the 1st death from a 'Prop Gun' (real gun used as a prop) 44 Magnum in 1984 was Jon-Erik Hexum on the set of 'Cover Up', yeah at close range they can be very deadly. Jon-Erik Hexum was goofing off between takes playing, with what he thought was a safe way to play Russian Roulette, and pointed it at his temple and pulled the trigger. He died later from the concussive impact sending skull fragments into his brain. Yeah, that 10 gauge was 'murder'. (bad pun I know)

[@mikebillman8089]

I remember. I was a kid and enjoyed the show and then tragedy struck.

[@WTFer420]

James Woods said that Oliver Stones wanted a scene where the prop gun was held to his head & the blank go off, but he remembered the incident on Cover Up & made Oliver Stone test the gun on a dummy & after what happened, he completely flipped & cursed out the director.

[@madixj]

Yeah, a more fun way to play Russian roulette like that would probably be using a cap gun instead since they make a pop like a gun, but can't fire anything. Honestly that's how they should probably do it for all movies and plays because it's way safer

[@CthuluSpecialK]

Itd be great to re-do the experiment, but put the skulls at different distances away to see at what distance they stop being lethal, or start being lethal, whichever is more efficient to test.

[@HkSniper]

This is a great resource to show new reenactors. I actually have some spots of small scars on one of my hands from an overzealous reenactor who fired an M1 garand way too close to me. Thankfully, nothing major in terms of injury but it still hurt and I had small bits of brass embedded that eventually came out. Even this was at about 2 feet or so. Not point blank. (No pun intended...) Blanks are definitely dangerous. I've always wanted to do a safety video in regards to this for reenactors, but this definitely does it better than anything I could ever come up with.

[@alflyover4413]

Two feet? Close enough. I'd have to see what military specifications were for 30-'06 Springfield blanks regarding penetration of muzzle ejecta, but I think it's rated at either 5 or 10 feet.

[@hoagielamp6543]

@@alflyover4413 Yeah it does count as point blank but only in the proper somewhat esoteric way.

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

Have to 👋 it to you. That endorsement almost could have been an ad for the scar 20. Kidding. Glad you are ok however

[@esquad5406]

If you don't want powder burnt? Don't go nazi or heer.

[@nick.1237]

We’ve had a guy take a blank round to the face during a battle. New guy apparently wasn’t paying attention during our MULTIPLE safety briefs and ran right up on him. Miraculously he wasn’t peppered with brass or anything and his ego was hurt more than his face but needless to say we had a few words with the new guy.

[@PolarfoxPlays]

I remember the time my high school class visited an air force base. And while going thru the general gun safety training before we where allowed to shoot blank ourself, the instructor had an 'accidental discharge' with a shoe cream can on the barrel (you know, the small metal containers) just to show us, that even we where gonna play with blanks, it wasn't harmless at super close range. Definetly one of the gun safety thing that have stuck with me the most over the years.

[@jonathanreews7923]

definitely* through* and were* goddamn, I can't believe that you cant write in your own language man. Thru is a nonstandard or simply put.. idiotic spelling just like gonna I guess.. and where means a place!!!! If you are an American your education system could really use an upgrade. Maybe instead of going to an air force base, you could learn the basics of your own language. I bet you also think than and then is the same or your and you're

[@PolarfoxPlays]

@@jonathanreews7923 well, I'm not an American, and English isn't my first language. 2nd I'm typing on a phone that has an autocorrect to a different language. So i sincerely apologize for my poorer than intensional English grammar

[@MrVakmix]

@@PolarfoxPlays just ignore him

[@jonathanreews7923]

@@PolarfoxPlays I apologize, I didnt mean to sound like a absolute douche. You speak english well for it not being your first language. Have a great day and I am sorry again!

[@robbiepemberton]

Ex Royal Air Force here: our instructors blew plywood targets to smithereens from 2 or 3 feet away with 5.56mm on auto before we used blanks on exercise. They are not to be messed with. They also still burn as much when they eject down the back of your mates collar lol

[@can0z8]

This man is blowing people's minds. literally.

[@kaigames1797]

"these rugers have really safe triggers" *10 seconds later bullet fires without even pulling*

[@ZThirtyThree]

Lmfao 🤣 I have the same ruger rifle but in green so I was watching closely when it was the gun he was gonna shoot.. the suspense from failing twice to fire!.. then finding out safety was on and it firing before he yanked it after that “safe trigger” comment had me ☠️ perfect setup of events lmfao 🤣

[@jonathonspears7736]

I would have been offended without the explosion during the BMG test. thank you for meeting my expectations and making me giggle.

[@kalin6149]

I love a random live round in the blanks intro. Big Alex Baldwin vibes.

[@PumpkinHoard]

Lol Alex Baldwin.

[@andrehooker3229]

😂

[@politerudeboi6898]

@@PumpkinHoard alec jones

[@mytrashvalorantmontages9067]

@@politerudeboi6898 HAHA my thought exactly

[@pixiniarts]

Hannah Gutierrez Reed was the onset armourer, Baldwin was an idiot but SHE was solely reponsible for the firearms on set and crawled out of the mess disgustingly free. Reed was why there were live bullets on a movie set, she allowed firearms to leave her sight even being loaned out, on the day she handed a loaded pistol to a script supervisor instead of giving it to Baldwin herself, it was her duty and job to ensure the weapon was unloaded and safe to present it to the actor, she violated and failed every single aspect of her job, and got so lucky everyone hated Alec Baldwin. She should have been arrested and charged with negligent manslaughter. Remember it was rehersal, not a day when guns were needed to fire blanks, she took Baldwin's principle weapon, handed it over loaded, it should NEVER have been loaded in the first place, no one asked WHY it was loaded or left loaded during rehersal, or how live rounds got mixed with blanks to begin with. Still makes me angry.

[@AmbientSpectrum]

“THESE RUGERS HAVE REALLY SAFE TRIGGERS” *hair-fires once the safety was off*

[@radumaverick1706]

It would have been interesting to see a setup where you increase gradually the distance from the target. Obviously, if .22 managed to crack the skull a bit, every other calibers would seriously inflict a lot of damage. So, to sumarize, it would be interesting to see at what distance every caliber become lethal!

[@ecgwineicling2543]

This would naturally be the question if this was about evaluating the danger from blanks. This being youtube, however, the video is made for an audience that clicks on videos to see zombie heads explode. We only have ourselves to blame.

[@radumaverick1706]

@@ecgwineicling2543 Well, I click on videos like that to see also a little bit of science. So, if the case is like you depicted, than this video is not for me. But, who cares, right!? KZbin is a BIG cow to milk!

[@indiancowpissdrinker2823]

saar india will be superpower in 2030

[@demonicgamer5124]

That’s literally the reason I clicked on this video as I wanted to see the range differences but unfortunately it was only point blank which we obviously know they’ll do some damage

[@xathridtech727]

each head is also 190 bucks and would be compromised after a shot

[@verbatim545]

I remember hearing a story of a lady who had blanks in her gun to scare away or ‘defend’ herself from robbers. Well, a robber tried to rob her, she pulled out her gun and at point blank (pun intended) fired to try and scare him, and the force penetrated his face and killed him.

[@elijahparker7655]

Dang. The trauma she tried to avoid still came around. That sucks, big time.

[@adurrezzak]

What was her punishment? She was defending herself and probably didn't know blank rounds could do that...

[@elijahparker7655]

@@adurrezzak in Texas she most likely would have been fine. No charges

[@daquaviousbingleton9763]

@@elijahparker7655 in Texas they probably patted her on the fucking back as she walked out of court 😂😂😂

[@elijahparker7655]

Wouldn't be surprised at all

[@lemoffitt]

FYI- the shotgun blanks have a bit of wadding to keep the powder in and serving as a bit of a projectile, especially at contact range. Still pretty impressive.

[@Ensign_Cthulhu]

These ones look roll-crimped with a card on top of the powder charge, especially the (very short) 12G. Very little to act as a projectile. The volume of gas generated is what does the damage.

[@Daves_lover]

He took point blank to a whole new level 😂

[@chthulu27]

I was a little miffed. I really wanted to see what range they were lethal at. Once he established that most were lethal at point blank, it would have been nice to see just how far they were still lethal.

[@brandonm6117]

Me too

[@justbudd1886]

So was I

[@josefmildner7665]

I agree

[@branni6538]

The .22 German ones sold in uk are unsafe within one meter due to the war and cap. Not lethal hence safe in uk. The same goes for the 12g blanks. Unsafe within one meter. Not lethal. It's the pressure and the wad cap( that holds the powder in) that cause serious danger at point blank. Once beyond the barrel it's power is lost. Don't allow anyone in your space at point blank and there's no problems.

[@Degenerate124]

100%. We know they are deadly at point blank. This should have absolutely been done a cpl feet away. Kind of a pointless video tbh.

[@van7887]

LOVED THIS!!!! The shotgun blanks were very interesting. I think a distance test with the shotguns would be fun.

[@narwhalicorn6229]

Well, the only reason the blanks are able to do this much damage is because they're pressed right up against the zombie heads, creating a pseudo gas seal. I bet even an inch of clearance would cut the damage in half, maybe more.

[@m000sej00se]

Absolutely, definitely need a distance test!

[@justadude78]

Agreed

[@tenofprime]

Not sure which one was the most lethal but like you I was surprised and impressed by how much a 22 blank did. It was a great display of how much pressure even a small caliber generates.

[@5weating_8ullets]

i was dying to see this experiment too but from about a meter away or even 30cm. having the blanks pointed so close will obviously cause v serious damage, such as heads being blown completely irl when the gun's so close. love your vids either way, rock on and pls pls pls STAY SAFE!!! lots of love - kai

[@notsosilentmajority1]

The .308 was more devastating than I thought it would be compared to the .223 and 50 BMG. It looks like the .308 caused more damage than the 50 BMG. It's a great video because it shows people that didn't already know better, just how dangerous "blanks" are. They are absolutely deadly at close range and should be treated like a regular bullet when firing. Great job Scott. Stay safe.

[@greatcornholio5541]

Also remember a Drill Sgt took off the BFA of an M16 in Basic and put a cleaning rod section 2/3 in the end of the barrel…he shot at a tree from about 10 feet away and it stuck in a couple inches.

[@thomaswashburn3513]

@@greatcornholio5541 I saw some one in a NG unit do the same thing… we had raccoon problems lol

[@ajrey8457]

the .22 lr did more damage than I thought it would I was thinking maybe broken skin but not bone.

[@thisdude9363]

You're surprised a .308 did more damage than a .223?

[@jacobeldredge2956]

@@thisdude9363 Yeah, the dude obviously has no idea 😂

[@GiveSic]

This makes me want a mechanic in a zombie survival game where you can use blanks as long as you get close enough. Or maybe a scene in a zombie movie where one guy is picking up all the blanks while everyone else is looking for live ammo. When they ask why he's taking blanks he just loads them into his shotgun, walks outside and starts exploding zombie heads at close range.

[@splaty2231]

Effective. But it’s gonna get tedious the more zombies show up

[@woolfytim6249]

Or just put a metal object in it and you have live ammo

[@knightwolf5006]

stick pellets and bbs in the crimped part

[@rayburn8282]

Never expected those shotgun blanks to do that. That was insane

[@floundergearjam]

Scott, first of all - you are approaching 3M subscribers. What an accomplishment. You and your dad have worked very hard to make this channel a success. I've been a subscriber since around 700k. You have literally bled for your art. Perhaps do a 3M Sub livestream? Also, would like to see a "Watermelon Time" with 10 ga blanks. Also, would like to see what some 10 ga blanks would do to a can of nacho cheese. Thanks for all you do for us. Love your channel.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Eh. With 80% of Twitter being deep state bots, I don't put a ton of weight on social media analytics.

[@carterdodds6906]

WATERMELON TIME 🍉

[@ecrogue4496]

Agreed on the 10 ga. blank watermelon time!

[@emiel255]

Better do a video with the 6.27ga KS-23 shotgun!

[@TheProphetOfThePan]

I love the shotgun blank part like i didnt expect for the head to completely get evaporated and how you said "oh dear" before hand made it all the more comical.

[@abgmurrell4074]

3:13 : that "ooohhh dear" before the dummy skull exploded actually made me laugh

[@Dextersauve11]

3:12

[@jeza453]

the 10 gauge was the most powerful for sure! so surprising how strong they were didn't expect that

[@styx7027]

I’ll assume that even 12 and 10 gauge blanks have wads, i bet it is what made them this spectacular and messy

[@timetheridge3791]

I would like to see these shot at standard ballistics gel. It would be interesting to observe how much penetration each of the blanks will achieve.

[@mustafamufasa]

Good demonstration. Had no idea what blanks actually were. This puts into perspective how lethal they CAN be.

[@polskabalaclava]

If shot at point blank range yeah, but anywhere further than 20-30 meters and you’re safe as long as they barrel is not filled with debris/obstructed

[@ayitsanthony4619]

why do you think its called point blank when you have a gun up against your head

[@bremvet]

Bro really forgot to turn the safety off and then fought with it for a couple minutes. Absolute gold and it made me laugh way harder than I thought it would

[@theknifeman7097]

I was dying

[@ChristopherKnN]

I've definitely never done that before 😜

[@adlerg]

“Now I will pull our hammer back” my heart dropped followed by nervous laughter 😂

[@Polskie573]

wheres my sickle

[@silvergrizzly316]

Hey Scott, I don't know if it's ever been mentioned and you'll probably will never see this comment but I would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Scott Sr. if he hadn't been with you on that dreadful day April 9th, 2021 it most likely would have been a totally different outcome. GOD BLESS YOU SCOTT SR. 🙏 Thank you for keeping our guy safe and here on earth. Much Love and Respect!!! 🕊🕊🕊 Jay.

[@LD-Orbs]

Truth! 🤝

[@Manco65]

Darn right 🙂👍

[@bi0hazard921]

I think he knows buddy 😎👍

[@samargo3835]

Ahh yes you are welcome thanks big pimp Scott

[@FuegoNegro463]

That skull has been officially blown to smithereens.

[@abysspect]

The results for this video were honestly shocking! Very entertaining, as always, would love to see a few pistol caliber blanks tested since in this one we jumped straight from .22 to larger calibers. Also, as many others are saying, an actual range test would be cool to see as well! Just how far back would you need to be from a blank for it to be "safe"? Since these get used so often in hollywood and even in some live stage productions its kinda scary to see just how dangerous nothing but powder in a crimped case can be.

[@simonp1165]

Yea Pistol calibers and with some distance would be great!

[@mrbeeoutdoors3213]

I'm clearly the odd one out in this comment section as I don't see what is so shocking...? As soon as he put the muzzle of the .22 against the head I knew it was not going to be surprising at all.. What would have been interesting for me is to see how far you have to be, before there is no damage caused. 6", 12", further? Less?

[@ciro79]

Shotgun blanks do more damage than rifle blanks because they have a large plug in front of the powder in the cartridge. The amount of powder in the shotgun cartridge is only one fifth of the length of the entire cartridge, maybe even less, and the rest is the big plug.

[@abysspect]

@@mrbeeoutdoors3213 The fact a point-blank shot did damage wasn't surprising, but the _amount_ of damage it did was. I knew that the blast from even a .22 would be enough to probably break skin, but being enough to punch through bone? That's what surprised me, personally.

[@mrbeeoutdoors3213]

@@abysspect fair point I suppose. For me I guess when I think that a blank is effectively a round without a projectile and that knowing the energy created to throw that projectile, when I figure there is sort of no where for it to go other than down the barrel and then either disperse or push through what's in the way, I guess it sort of made a bit of sense to me. I'd be very interested to see if a couple inch gap would totally change the outcome of a .22

[@madpiggy4r]

6:15 This Ruger have really safe trigger! ...(*click*)... THE SAFETY WAS ON!!!

[@AnimeRoot]

The amount of energy in these blanks is surprising! Those shotgun blasts were amazing! Great Video!

[@coreyhamby2989]

Right. It looks like it actually is doing more damage than the actual projectile.

[@PrinceAlhorian]

Basically a directional pipe bomb

[@winkletown8828]

Surprising how 🤷🤷 it's a case packed with powder and even though there's no bullet coming out, the energy has to go somewhere

[@feedbackzaloop]

@@winkletown8828 surprising, that this much energy is packed there in the first place.

[@knightwolf5006]

"worse scenario with a blank, would be point blank" -Scott

[@lodougherty]

Back in 2005, I was in Basic Training out in Ft Jackson. We were doing our two week FTX, and all the screw ups were usually put on bad details like ammo duty etc. You'd think that'd be fun, but it's not, you sit around all day while other soldiers do real training, and just load magazines all day long full of blanks for the field training events. So one day, we wake up early, and go to the ammo depot, to pick up our magazines in MILES gear at the time to do a red vs blue type of game, utilizing the training we had, and as I picked up my magazines, I noticed as I looked down into it, the rounds toward the bottom of the chamber had points poking out of them, so I quickly thumbed out all the rounds, to find live ammunition loaded at the bottom of every magazine I had picked up, with blanks along the top. Someone was very disgruntled and set out to do harm to a lot of people that day, granted - we had blank adapters but as this channel has demonstrated sometimes barrel blockage can cause more damage as well. I called a Drill Seargent over quickly and showed him, to which we red flagged the entire training area that day, and found live ammunition at the bottom of every single one of the magazines. The DS told me I probably saved a few lives that day. It still gives me chills to think back and wonder what would have happened, had I not just been nosey about looking over the magazines and inspecting them closely.

[@madixj]

Dang, that's crazy

[@TemporaryName80]

So what happened to the screw up who tried to cause a mass blue on blue? Should be life in the glasshouse

[@PackthatcameBack]

You did every proper, safety-minded shooter proud that day. Myself included.

[@troybrown9009]

I was there in 04. Crazy to think how easy that could have wend sideways real fast! Good save on your part. And I hope the ones responsible got what they deserved.

[@lodougherty]

@@TemporaryName80 I'm not sure if they ever figured out exactly who did it, but they stopped putting screw ups on ammo detail going forward.

[@gallaros9]

I am incredibly happy for this video. Mainly because I asked for it and it was delivered in record time, but secondly, because it's a good way for people to learn that blanks aren't toy bullets

[@andrewmoe7078]

Dang it, Scott!! You get me with that explosion every time!! 😂👍

[@mrhopps6439]

i cant be the only only one laughing at that oh look its your mom call absolutely golden 😂

[@Phred91]

Hey brother, I know it's been said before, but I'm so glad you're still with us! You make fantastic videos and I hope you're still with us for many years to come!

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[@justanotherhuman9830]

4:24 that’s the most creative way I’ve seen anyone plug there channel, you’ve earned it.

[@Sintaxx]

That was very eye (and head) opening! I was so shocked that the 12 gauge blank actually blew the skull apart that I laughed! Informative and entertaining as always :)

[@arthurmorgan2679]

mindblowing

[@ciro79]

Shotgun blanks do more damage than rifle blanks because they have a large plug in front of the powder in the cartridge. The amount of powder in the shotgun cartridge is only one fifth of the length of the entire cartridge, maybe even less, and the rest is the big plug.

[@newman793]

@@ciro79 The piece in the front on the shotgun shell blank that holds in the power is just cardboard

[@SeersantLoom]

@@newman793 Don't underestimate felt and cardboard that has been accelerated to very high velocity. I've shot felt cleaning wad through a leather glove, quite unexpected thing from a

[@mircorizza5609]

Man, at the min 8:46 my heart iced and stopped to beat, then I saw you still alive and I got back to life ahah! Definitely we need a man like you here in Italy!

[@zachlieberman_]

at 6:43 i was so waiting for him to say here is mr kennedy after 308 blank

[@TheColinShowGaming]

You got me so good with the 50 Cal 😂! I was like "no way, not again..."

[@rehack_]

Legit gave me a heart attack

[@inflatablewolfie]

Hey Scott. All of these were point blank. I'm really curious as to what happens at various - albeit short - ranges. I doubt it'll still be lethal at 20 yds, but 1 foot away?

[@tyler1988]

This. After the .22 proved lethal at point blank, the rest of the tests are pretty unscientific other than a 'let's see how much we can jack these skulls up' entertainment value."

[@instablaster.]

@@tyler1988 yes but i still enjoyed watching that 10 gauge evaporate zombie head

[@Wildwest89]

A general safety rule is if the blank pops a balloon at 20 feet it’s unsafe

[@indycharlie]

Yeah , I'd like to see them all again at 20 yds , or maybe the 7 1/2 yds some say are the normal range for an encounter .

[@HinoTestsuExtra]

When he said he didn’t know where the head was after the 10 gauge blank I was like “Pick a direction you’ll find some”

[@LITTLE1994]

Point blank is obvious, because people in movie sets had died this way. But, this video definitely teaches me more about them. Thanks, Scott. 10 gauge was WILD!

[@ciro79]

Shotgun blanks do more damage than rifle blanks because they have a large plug in front of the powder in the cartridge. The amount of powder in the shotgun cartridge is only one fifth of the length of the entire cartridge, maybe even less, and the rest is the big plug.

[@Mickster180]

Interesting video Scott! Thanks for explaining what blanks actually are was cool to know for us here in the UK who have no idea about firearms! :D

[@hudsonbear5038]

Unless you was in the cadets or military etc.... There are still many ways to use them. Many ranges in the UK will have open days and even have the ability for you to spend a few hours there with an instructor. And of course you have clay shooting or even go to scotland on a deer shoot etc too... Don't be fooled by the Media BS... If yoju really want too shoot there are many ways you can and completely legal too.

[@alistairmscott]

@@hudsonbear5038 I'm UK and learned to shoot in the Air Cadets as a teenager, Lee Enfield bolt actions, 7.62 SLR, SA80 variants. Even a few pistols back when they were legal. I now shoot .38 lever actions, .22LR mini Ruger and am looking at getting into practical shotgun. Our laws are outrageously prohibitive and we're extremely limited in what we're allowed to use, but there are clubs around, most of whom are always after new members. In my experience I've found UK shooters to be welcoming and cordial and grateful for new interest.

[@craigm3011]

The military switched to .556 because they can carry more into battle due to its lower weight. They would surely be able to double that bullet count by dropping the weight of the actual projectile and instead ran blanks. This may just be the edge our troops need in combat.

[@Supercar_Brunett]

@Kentucky_Ballisti u sus

[@Bigman-vd7gc]

Banger comment

[@thatdudeinasuit5422]

There was several motivations for switching to intermediate calibre rounds one was as you say less weight. But others also include the fact that engagement distances at the time were shown to be less than 400m at most so using a full powered rifle cartridge capable of reaching to 1000+m was overkill another reason was for sake of making fully automatic fire more controllable.

[@craigm3011]

True that, unfortunately my comment wouldn’t be as smooth if I had added all the factual information so I kept it short and sweet. Thanks for the additional knowledge.

[@tiptop1263]

How many troops usually execute call of duty style at point blank range

[@alexzs10]

You could say this experiment “blew my mind”. Can’t believe how much damage a blank can do.

[@MeowMeowMeow7576]

I did learn more about blanks than I knew. Thank you Scott. The 10 gauge was definitely the most lethal that turned that head into a mist! Lol

[@textme-2658]

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[@ciro79]

Shotgun blanks do more damage than rifle blanks because they have a large plug in front of the powder in the cartridge. The amount of powder in the shotgun cartridge is only one fifth of the length of the entire cartridge, maybe even less, and the rest is the big plug.

[@Pesach65]

When I was in Army basic training, way back in the early 80's, we used M16's with blanks and adapters at the end of the barrel . One of my squad mates did not properly tighten his blank adapter and launched it while firing. It went through the plywood wall in a mock building, missing the "opposing force" member by inches. Two years later, I was an M60 gunner on a training exercise. While shooting many hundreds of times from the mount in our jeep, I noticed a very different sound and the belt stopped feeding. I looked and realized my blank adapter was gone. A Swedish officer approached us and handed my driver my blank adapter. He said no one was hurt but it scared the crud out of them when it bounced off of his windshield. I tried to fix t with pliers but it was a mangled mess. I was firing one shot at a time for the rest of the week. The armorer didn't bring any spares to the field and our unit was 8 hours away by jeep.

[@kasperkata]

haha, same experiences. When someone had a bad adaptor (or just didn't tighten them well enough) and lost it while firing the whole training squad was sent out to comb every square millimeter of the forest floor until found. Then one time my friend jammed an RK-62 barrel full of the wooden junk from the blank's "bullet" in a really stupid way. Long story short, our captain in charge got to work himself trying to clean it, because there was no way anyone would have done that with proper supervision, and punishments would have been severe if anyone had been caught in that case :D

[@KravenSpider]

“How lethal are blanks?” Me: *remembering what happened during The Crow* They can be VERY LETHAL

[@Supercar_Brunett]

@Kentucky_Ballisti still sus

[@vaulthunter7777]

He did get shot by someone with real rounds it was hard to tell what gun specifically did it because there was a lot with the same caliber being fired at the same time.

[@guardiangibbs2663]

that was a blank + squib load.

[@drachenrecke5090]

Don't you worry about blank, let me worry about blank.

[@tupenrapina3868]

8:43 almost shat myself, then bursted in laught You have great humor ✌🏻

[@Brunicon]

This video blew my mind I think the guy at 7:25 was mind blown too

[@flyboy9167]

4:33 If mama said, I'm goona to do it. Oh! Wait! I'm already subscribed. LOL

[@g80gzt]

People forget that it isn't just a bullet. It's still an explosion capable of propelling a bullet beyond the speed of SOUND. That, going off in a chamber designed to funnel as much energy as possible out of the barrel, with the barrel near soft bits, will make lots of pain.

[@robfunkhouser3793]

As usual, stellar performance and an enjoyable video with humor abundant. Keep up the great work Scott!

[@starry53]

Same here, Scott. The 10 and 12 gauge shotgun blanks were also my Top 3 beside the 50 bmg. That was gnarly results, most of the zombie heads were blown into pieces.

[@ciro79]

Shotgun blanks do more damage than rifle blanks because they have a large plug in front of the powder in the cartridge. The amount of powder in the shotgun cartridge is only one fifth of the length of the entire cartridge, maybe even less, and the rest is the big plug.

[@ThatGuyFromKY]

I love Scott's genuine reactions to the blanks going off. Especially the 10 gauge

[@bloodlos]

Ok so I’m not a big fan of the gun channels (Not because I’m anti gun but I’m more interested in gun history then this kind of stuff.), but “The safety was on” tells me everything I need to know about this channel. Very good video and practicing good gun safety!

[@MrIncogwastaken]

7:36 me when i spot a holy cow

[@CaidenGolfAndOtherStuff]

Real

[@tendraftsdeep]

Jon-Erik Hexum comes to mind as an example of someone who made a fatal error with a blank.

[@jamesshelton308]

Bruce Lee's son also died to a blank, although the circumstances were somewhat different. In his case, the gun had been used in a previous scene with bullets that had no powder, but still had the primers. One of those went off and the bullet got stuck in the barrel. Later, when Brandon Lee was to be "shot" in the final act, the blank propelled the live round out of the gun. Several gun safety rules here, any one of which would have prevented his death: Do NOT improvise ammunition. If the scene calls for blanks, get real blanks, dont make your own. Check the gun safe and clear after each use NEVER point a gun at someone unless you intend to actually shoot them, even if you KNOW it is loaded with blanks

[@r.blakehole932]

As I recall that story from the 1980's the "blank" Hexum shot himself with had a paper cap that he shot into his own brain in order to scare some models on the set. They were VERY impressed with his demonstration. I thought at the time I heard the story that some genetics don't deserve propagation.

[@ludlowlamonsoff4609]

I worked for Michael Washington at that time. He was given Hexum's heart in a transplant.

[@1badz239]

@@jamesshelton308 I have never bought into that story. Reason? Prop/stage guns don't fire bullets real amo. Whether the bullet/slug was placed there by accident or intentionally. A prop/stage won't launch a real bullet. That would be like going to a gun range with a stage gun and taking real amo/bullets and trying to hit a target @ many feet away. It's not going to happen.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

@@r.blakehole932 Mentally , probably Jon was on the low side. But he certainly was a handsome physical specimen of manhood.

[@1014p]

So when I was in basic training. A few groups before me apparently had a suicide by blank. Also apparently an accidental killing of fellow soldier by blank. At the time was confused how that would be possible. Seeing the 5.56 do that kind of internal damage. Perhaps the Drill Sargents were telling us true events. Interesting results here and a video I will be saving.

[@Horrible_Deplorable]

Yeah, I heard them in basic, too. I believed it from the get go. Wasn't willing to test it.

[@john-paulsilke893]

The sergeants start all kinds of myths and bs as an allegorical lesson. Doesn’t mean they are liars or wrong, they just don’t have the leisure to explain all the details. That being said some of these crazy things do happen, it’s just not always personal experience.

[@The.craze.cat23]

0:20 I should have never taken the training wheels 😂😂

[@Aro-Skye]

Holy… I was NOT expecting that much power from a blank. 😂

[@fallouthirteen]

Makes sense though. Like even without a payload that's still the amount of expanding gas to send a bullet to lethal speeds. Like that amount of force is coming out of the barrel either way. So point blank it has nowhere else to go except into what's right in front of it.

[@mscudde2]

It would be fun to see the blanks from different distances. Awesome video!

[@BasedBidoof]

You set yourself up for a perfect part 2 test, where you find the safe distances for all the blanks

[@fighterjetdude990]

7:16 his reaction 😂

[@YiminyCricket]

I guess South Park said it best: "They may be blanks, but they hurt like hell!"

[@jameslafitte1326]

I enjoy all your videos because I've been around firearms all my life and have seen first hand what can happen when proper firearm safety is not taken. I mean absolute loss of a good friend. This video opened my old eyes to new information Scott. Thank you very much , God bless you and keep up the great videos

[@calebbarnes3166]

As a reenactor I would like you to show these blanks at different ranges because from all the training and safety I've gone through I know the distance of lethal but I would like you to see how close you can get.

[@copbaguet]

8:48 Scott: Got ya! yes...very much yes..

[@japaul1977]

I was hoping you’d test lethality at different distances, especially after seeing how much even the .22 did.

[@jcarlson517]

Much cooler sponsor, Scott! Much better than a silly phone game :) Thank you for being entertaining, and scientific at the same time! Keep up the great work

[@CQBlitz0]

Whatever pays the bills, mate.

[@pharethi1241]

Reminds me of one story our school military ed teacher told back from his serving times. After one of ceremonies during which blanks were used for firing, a guy was polishing used rifles with one still having last blank still loaded into the chamber. Sadly for him, the guy was unfortunate enough to stare down into the barrel at one point, and even more unfortunate, caused misfire at this exact moment. Died to a series of a really unfortunate events, but there's a huge part of his own fault in it.

[@xanderbrooks427]

Yes, never look down the barrel of any gun for any reason, even if you know there are no bullets in the gun, just dont do it

[@2A_ROCKS_]

Military Ed??? Your school sounds awesome

[@pharethi1241]

@@2A_ROCKS_, eeeeh, it's not that cool as it sounds. Those classes are mandatory in last 2 grades in ex-USSR countries schools, and their quality greatly differs from school to school. In our we only had one practice for digging trenches, few drill practices so we know basic commands and had old gas mask with old chemical protection uniform, guns we saw only on old board, no firing practice.

[@jdwylde7]

Instead of the t-Rex, Alex Baldwin walks up. Alex: “Hey Scott!” Scott: “nope. Nope. I didn’t survive the slap rounds to be taken out by a ‘prop gun’”.

[@WvlfDarkfire]

6:25 HAHA! THAT ONE GOT US BOTH!!! LMAO

[@frankballard6958]

Always enjoy your videos! Thanks for doing all you do. Amazing firearms and amazing content. Never fails!

[@MPdude237]

Hey Scott, great video! 8 years ago, Taofledermaus made a video where he used Nail Gun blanks to launch a .22 Airgun pellet and it worked well. Now although airguns are best known for shooting BBs and small pellets, there are large caliber airguns in the range of .30 cal up to .615 caliber that can even take down bears. I am aware this might be kind of sketch but if you are willing, can you try these airgun pellets in firearms using blanks? In particular, I am looking at a .51 cal pellet out of the RN-50 or something out of the elephant guns. Or a .30 cal out of a centerfire rifle.

[@NismoXero]

Interesting idea. I have an old .22lr, .22 cal airgun pellets and blanks 🤔 might give it a try some day.

[@thelatiosmaster]

Omg, I can't stop laughing seeing those zombie heads blow up. What's wrong with me!?😂

[@mrwolf540]

4:20 xD nice one scott if i wasnt subscribed already i wouldve done it now

[@ShadowStrike28]

Well, I think we learned something today. At point blank range, just about everything is lethal. Was definitely fun to watch the destruction.

[@benjones5799]

the 308 was actually one of the most impressive ones, it did more than the 50bmg. Would love to see it all again 1ft away and then 2ft, and work out until it isn't lethal

[@jadenkaiser8266]

10 gauge

[@Matty8x8]

Almost positive a 50 round has a 50 yard lethal radius.

[@zebra1327]

The most famous blank incident that comes to mind, is that of Brandon Lee, but that wasn't just a blank, but also due to a dummy bullet in the barrel

[@Mister_Clean]

Wow. I didn't realize blanks could literally blow heads off. Incredible.

[@cornhd6346]

There was an actor that died of a brain hemorrhage after shooting himself in the head with a blank

[@Mister_Clean]

@@cornhd6346 Now that's what I call... Method acting

[@s3dchr]

It takes quite a bit of energy to send a bullet flying at 300-1200 m/s~

[@indiancowpissdrinker2823]

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[@realmofrandom3696]

i wonder if having a muzzle brake makes a difference in the lethality of a blank at point blank range, that'd be an interesting video. edit. i am also curious as to the effect other muzzle devices such as flash hiders and silencers/suppressors have on point blank lethality

[@Njazmo]

Muzzle devices won't make a difference, since the whole pressure is going "forward", because you don't have a bullet. Suppressor might slow the pressure down a bit, but not much.

[@bills6093]

I think the muzzle device is the only reason the .223 round didn't blow the head apart. Easy to test that if he wanted to.

[@ryshellso526]

They use them in the military. You'll see a red cube on the end of the muzzle.

[@bills6093]

@@ryshellso526 That's a blank adapter to make the action cycle with a blank round.

[@SuperbFairy]

I would like to see something like this again but with the blanks being fired from a more realistic range like 5-10 feet, because it could be guessed by anyone that the muzzle blast point blank would injure lol

[@joshuacheung6518]

I feel like after a foot or two most of the force would have bled off. Except maybe the shotgun ones, looks like they had cardboard or something? That would be interesting

[@indiancowpissdrinker2823]

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[@indiancowpissdrinker2823]

Saar india will be super pooper by 2030

[@jerryhatcher901]

@@indiancowpissdrinker2823 Scott needs to block u.

[@indiancowpissdrinker2823]

@@jerryhatcher901 india will be superpower by 2030

[@houbond5293]

"ha, Its your mom!" had me dying