Nail Gun As A Weapon?

A "200 subscribers" special video.
We've seen it in the movies, the good guy grabs a nail gun, shoots the bad guys with it, and down they go. But is this actually possible? Lets find out...
Sorry for the wind noise, tropical storm Debby ( or tropical depression now I guess) was blowing through and messing up the audio. What you can't hear wasn't important anyway, the video is fairly self explanatory.
Thanks again everybody for giving me an unbelievable 200 subs!

[@yashjoshi5698]

"Bad guys gettin killed by the nail gun but doesn't work in real life" Activsion - " I don't know about that"

[@BenjaminNguyen226]

lol Im here for the exact same reason, season 4 Black ops right ?

[@i_do_coding]

@@BenjaminNguyen226 yeeaaaaahhh

[@Cosmefulanito2812]

3 nails breaking bullet proof jackets lol

[@solo6396]

Nail gun op

[@Trolly597]

watch dogs legion

[@tyfenrir]

What a beautifully windy day for a ballistics test.

[@MikeWasilisin]

Lol clever

[@gbluesky4264]

Yep

[@mars1952]

I pity the guy that will mow that field.

[@stevenadams4429]

mars1952 That’s ok, cause he’s done another video on metal detectors on a 2-3 race field.

[@JimmyFantage]

And walking in front there with a strong magnet would bring them up.

[@Wanking_wanker]

I did not think of that....oh god...

[@HtiTLmN]

lol big time G unit yes sir dogola on the molola

[@pisceandreams5893]

@@HtiTLmN As a landscaper who cuts Grass,,, that would be torture!!

[@mr.strange6411]

I’m here just to check out how the nail gun will be in Warzone 😂

[@davidkocman3932]

SAME

[@solo6396]

🤣🤣

[@adro_kingx7735]

I be searching for a comment like this

[@theultimatehunt]

Same here. It's kinda funny to me.

[@betaqwq]

No just no u will not watch warzone u will watch this

[@kevinsupreme_ph36yearsago59]

This just reminds me of Highschool of the dead when the student use a nail gun to nail down the zombies's brain.

[@sunsetballers2425]

Go outside

[@DriftQueenCL]

The student’s name is kohta hirano he is a gun otaku geek.

[@Mewwiee1]

@@sunsetballers2425 bruh

[@adgefreeman6091]

@@sunsetballers2425 bro, this whole video is about testing fantasy. Leave the man alone. He just made mention of a show he watch some time ago and he felt as though it was somewhat relevant. Everyone is so goddam CRITICAL.

[@demfatgapsin8189]

@@sunsetballers2425 as much as I don’t like Highschool of the dead,you didn’t have to say that to him bro.

[@sploekgriffy1402]

Could you make your next video when there is more wind blowing?

[@TurtleFL]

Bobby Andrews During a hurricane would be the best. And no pop filter either, we want it all >:)

[@peterv3981]

+Bobby Andrews agreed. I could understand some words, very annoying

[@peterv3981]

FOURYE4RSTRONG waw, you must be a genius...

[@sploekgriffy1402]

FOURYE4RSTRONG​ as a matter of fact, I couldn't care less about what some European plebe thinks about my level of education. I would venture a guess and suppose that my high school, college and multiple post graduate degrees are a significant improvement over your education. 

[@pears0094]

Just to back you up... (2 years later...) The way you said/stated it sounds better when you are stating sarcasm/slang... Said person just does not understand sarcasm I guess... (BTW, "They" all "HATE" and Put-Down Americans online/on the inter webs, but "They" LOVE our country and our freedoms, as well as our culture... (Music, Sports, Entertainment, Otherwise, Etc, Etc...)

[@jesusorta7023]

sorry i dont speak wind

[@HtiTLmN]

LOL

[@youpo1]

God damn it bobby

[@papicazpa3476]

Damnit Bobby

[@DrICE-fg6fo]

Damnit Bobby

[@breakneck777]

shut up loser

[@tripjet999]

"Sure, kids, go play in that big, beautiful field of grass! Just make sure your tetanus shots are up to date!"

[@olliebarwise7264]

Why did you film this video in the epicenter of a volcano

[@ChaBawbe]

Epicenter of a volcano ? Didn't know that that term exist

[@olliebarwise7264]

It would be where the magma erupted from the mouth of the volcano, I think XD

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

He said it dumb ass so stop fucking hating dude lol

[@cumulo25]

ollie barwise Caldera is the opening of a volcano. Epicenter is the origin point of an earthquake.

[@JimmyFantage]

What the guy above said and it's the wind.

[@milesjordan239]

came here after watching the equalizer haha

[@BatootGamer]

Me too lmao

[@rdean45acp]

Lmao me too.

[@arnulfotautho1199]

cuz i was really gonna find out

[@jimmy1363]

Arnulfo Tautho i came her for the same reason hes using a ramset gun which is used for driving hardened nails into concrete never tried shooting someone with one but im sure its alot more powerful then a nail gun there comparable to a 22. caliber

[@markysmaxemup9197]

OMG SAME!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrissoucy5036]

you couldn't pick a windier day

[@scyhh4233]

CHOOSE MASK JAKE [LETHAL THROWS] > IRVIN [NAIL GUN] DALLAS [INNER WARRIOR, NO WEAPONS]

[@larrikinlancer685]

SHOW SOME GODDAMNED RESPECT.

[@FatherAndrew-Scarlet-Priest]

Based

[@saldownik]

Odd. My father's colleague was killed by a nail shot from a nail gun. The nail penetrated a wall (I don't know what kind) and hit a poor guy in another room. It ricochetted on his knee and struck him in the heart. Now that I think of it, this may have been an effect of the tool giving the nail too much momentum.

[@-jank-willson]

it was probably using a 22.blank. much more powerful then the paslode

[@bucketforestfarm3803]

nailer for concrete 22. probably @@-jank-willson

[@lowriderpardonme4553]

the air pressure from the compressor is dropping per pull of trigger, so it should consistently drop in fps if time for pressure to rebuild is not given.

[@Breakfast_and_Bullets]

thank you, I was going to say this

[@philljustphill1656]

just slap in a better graphics card that should do it

[@ccllvn]

Phill, just Phill a gigabyte of RAM should do the trick

[@hughfoster9632]

Do you know what a regulator is

[@PilgrimPrepper]

I used to target practice with them from the roof of the houses I was framing while waiting for a board to be passed up to me... They would go 50 yards from up there... somebody else was paying for the nails of course.

[@bobsimpsons3351]

Same

[@captainmikehagen459]

Imagine the reload animation on a nail gun that would be so cool

[@PacifyKy]

Black ops Cold War says hi 👋🏽

[@PilgrimPrepper]

The 22 cal. nailguns do have a barrel on them... Hmmmmm.

[@ChrisBrown-sk5mf]

"Lawnmower will find them" haha. Hunny, your turn to mow the lawn lol

[@PilgrimPrepper]

Thanks dude. I really expected the nail speed to be faster than it was.

[@BrookeLyn39]

It probably is now.

[@yayakingspro9739]

@@BrookeLyn39 1 day

[@BrookeLyn39]

@@yayakingspro9739 Well, I figured if this was 9 years ago....

[@freshkicks4l838]

@@BrookeLyn39 You should see what the nail gun in Call of duty: Cold War can do

[@BrookeLyn39]

@@freshkicks4l838 Too funny. You have me thinking now. This may be some excellent legal protection. Thank you!

[@mhpgardener]

How many tire tubes and repair kits do you have? Thats a lot of nails across the yard. If I did that, no doubt I'd manage to find every single one of them. Congrats bro.

[@carlosgarcia-jz3dq]

holy shit I was thinking the same thing

[@duduburd]

@@carlosgarcia-jz3dq Lol, same.. i could just imagine riding the mower across that yard...

[@toastsneggs]

You can buy one o the magnets on wheels they use in auto shops to run across your property

[@mar0239]

NAILED IT

[@HockeyCrab]

clever

[@SeatLeonMK2]

lol good one

[@DrunkDuckXD]

i think that was a mythbusters worthy video

[@user-fd9jh1sk5u]

but it's too easy...for a 20min show......

[@dannylamb456]

Barney Stinson Not really, maybe they'd end up making a weaponized nailgun? That's going to be worth watching. Adam: "Firing the automatic nail gun in three, two, one!" *Target gets fucked* Adam: "Haha! Nailed it!" and all this while, Jamie is facepalming at the number of puns the crew will throw out.

[@user-fd9jh1sk5u]

***** .....well......it's gonna be a kick ass gun.......

[@dannylamb456]

Barney Stinson You said it.

[@roamy37748]

I see flat lawn mower tires in your future

[@Huneis]

"In the movies where bad guys get killed by the nail gun but does it work in real life? Let's find out!"

[@parksparks5296]

Should've tested a powder actuated nail gun, I'd like to see what one of those could do.

[@PilgrimPrepper]

I did try that back a year or so ago, but the video video came out terrible. Not only that, the Ramset nail gun kept acting up. Results were much more impressive out to 5 yards.

[@martinmcdonagh2381]

Éolkuii

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

True lol haha

[@Muffin_Masher]

+Parks Parks Won't make much difference, nail guns, concrete stud drivers etc all have the same design/function..........A striker forces the nail/bolt/brad into the material in the same way a hammer would but by using the one very quick, powerful strike, As soon as the nail leaves the gun it loses energy FAST and won't fly straight, and at 100fps that isnt enough energy to penetrate anyway, it is the force of the Striker itself inside the gun that does the work, driving the nail into the material

[@ramases1]

+tapper88 why would a nail lose energy fast after leaving the tool as you say? I would say that if it can penetrate 2 inches of wood then its going to fly quite far with the same energy.

[@xbhdlhjs9423]

Little did he know 9 years after this will be added to warzone

[@billtree52]

Could you have picked a windier day?

[@tsfcancerman]

I used an industrial bolt gun around 13 years ago, that could run on air and blanks, and with the blanks it pushed the whole key cylinder and the thing that hold the cylinder thrue the door. Was quite amazed by the force.

[@jonaspaskevicius414]

Gas blank guns without nails and shot to air was nice

[@jasongr3219]

"Does it work in real life?" Dude, if I ever miss a day of work, you know it was a real injury.

[@corbingannon905]

5:16 "the lawnmower will find them" 😂😂😂😂

[@boardfu]

Fun video. Something to consider- There's no barrel. If someone could figure out a way to rig up a barrel onto this thing and modify each nail to ensure a seal to the barrel (Sabot?)- My guess is that you'd almost have something to replace the bb gun with. Haha :-p Reminds me of that Happy Gilmore scene.

[@-jank-willson]

much more poweful than a bb gun...only issue is that it does not have a barrel to build up pressure in...

[@gearbow]

would be interesting to see a 3000 psi scuba cylinder attached to one of those guns!

[@PilgrimPrepper]

+Mike Gerrie I saw a high pressure air tank shoot a pencil through a 3/4 inch pine board back in the 60's when that sort of activity was acceptable for children's television.

[@EpicXXProductions]

+Mike Gerrie Would destroy the seals of the gun. Much better off just building a high pressure purge system leading out of a thick polymer tube, that way you'd be giving it a barrel to gain velocity in under confinement when the pressure is released. The nail gun just sparks ideas in my opinion, it isn't a weapon on it's own.

[@gearbow]

Makes sense the seals could not handle that :( would have been cool if they could ;)

[@tubestick00]

Mike Gerrie acually i have seen some timber joinery guys use a scuba tank. Although it may have been nitrogen. Not sure what pressure it had but apparently for finish pinnong on cedar beads around glass its easier just to bring a tank out for the day.

[@kennethsee6262]

Mike Gerrie or they will certainly pierce anything oming out of the chute

[@CosmasBauer]

Please always wear your helmet and UV resistant clothing when leaving the house! Interesting video!

[@Afterthought_]

Lol who has uv resistant clothing?

[@madoric13]

GT Gaming Me.

[@User-vu1jq]

@@Afterthought_ ikr

[@raypurchase801]

Here in the UK, people aren't allowed ANY kind of weapon for defending their home. A nail gun would be an alternative, with a plausible excuse for ownership.

[@flat-earther]

but as you see in this video, a nail gun sucks as a weapon. A better alternative would be an alcohol gun, I think it's a concept with much potential. But I have only seen crappy asian videos about the concept. I wish there was better how to videos on the subject on how to make a good one.

[@cdtelting]

I think you should have used one of the extremely large tanks with higher psi for the pneumatic. The pressure was obviously going down when you used it. In some furniture shops I would be surprised if they didn't use double or triple tank systems that pressure regulate from higher to lower.

[@GrunTz187]

6k+ subs and in this vid he had 200 no matter how long it takes keep doing what u like everything at its own time

[@cold6257]

This shit was 9 years ago🤣

[@ryancook6452]

there is a severe lack of highschool of the dead comments here

[@Destructocorps]

Wasn't that nail gun modified?

[@ryancook6452]

***** no, apart from the taped on shoulder stock and sights

[@nahbro2411]

+field Marshall cook now you know how weak zombies are

[@chriso9345]

that was a good show

[@ryancook6452]

Wal Nuts a really shitty anime in which one the characters kills a zombie with a modified nail gun

[@yusufmangera2538]

So I work in a hardware store in Baltimore, and gee wilkers about 15 years ago this girl who could pass for a guy walks in and spends 669 plus taxes on nail throwing mayhem, gave me a bump too. I wonder whatever happened to that sweet lady?

[@BeTaTrEv217]

Lmao “The Wire” reference, nice

[@mokujin29]

"....What you can't hear wasn't important anyway" said no responsible video maker ever.

[@justinspiguzza5276]

That test was apples to oranges on the pneumatic nail gun the first set of nails had a full air tank but when you switch to the heavier nails the compressor was on trying to fill the tank so it didn't have as much air pressure.

[@sdfghjghdhjksdfghjd]

Were you filming in a tornado or something?

[@rfaell7001]

I dont understand why soo many people hate your content.

[@MCWeldsofficial]

Awesome video. Loved how he put a bit of science behind it and even measured the speed of the nail. Heck he even mentioned mythbusters!

[@RainbowGardens]

This is a funny video.:) When will we have to register nail guns with the state?

[@tierfuehrer2]

As you shoot nails onto your backyard....you can pcik them up later with your own tires. ;)

[@kg4boj]

Anyone who works with power tools like a roofing nailer and brings their own truck to a job site requiring one is probably a seasoned professional in putting in a tire plig

[@rexnicious]

I wouldn't wanna run barefoot through his lawn...

[@monamarvinsowers3499]

I've used nail guns for years and always thought their use in movies was laughable but I never did anything to prove it. Thanks for taking the time to do this myth busting! (The next video you make can feature those nails shooting out from a lawn mower whose blades are spinning at 18,000 fpm!)

[@SuperNoobSalad]

Great video about what a tropical storm sounds like

[@mac_attack_zach]

The audio is so clear, what software did you use to clean it up?

[@bowgart5567]

oh shit congrats on your 200 subs dogs very nice achievement

[@72HarryPlaysGames72]

Should of named this video Wind simulator

[@TheIndogamer]

*should have

[@VanillaSnake21]

From this I certainly got the impression that it's usable for self defense, you won't kill but certainly make someone get out of the way

[@4998826p]

I bet the secret ingredient would be a barrel, for pressures to build behind the nail after it's fired.

[@TheoLubbe]

Considering the surface on which the air is forced is right at the wavefront's side, the 'tip' of the nail would end up scraping against the inside of the barrel at an angle long before it leaves said barrel, ultimately causing it to tumble from the moment the tip of the nail has an opportunity to start pushing in an even more obtuse direction. Ergo, you'd probably have a spinning nail by the time it's leaving the barrel and a *worse* velocity at that as the air-seal gets broken once the contact area becomes an elipse in a circular barrel, allowing air past it while an edge is still in contact and causing friction on the nail. Best-case scenario you'd have a cylindrical 'plug' behind each nail to ensure there's a constant wavefront forcing the nail forward and keeping the head perpendicular to the barrel. But that's not how nailguns nor standard nails for the things are designed, so unless one could modify the nails used to have such a plug on their heads also it's a *glasses* pipe dream. (yeaaaahhh)

[@Theo_1390]

me: posts a new video, youtube: no Pilgrim's video from almost 9 years ago youtube: okay I recommend this to the people now

[@powerpope940]

What you're doing is illegal, you could be nailed for that

[@henryher]

You should wait for the compressor to have full charge before firing the nailer in order to keep the consistency of the trial.

[@TheEternalHermit]

So is the reason it's able to penetrate wood because it's still has compressed air behind it when it is being driven through the wood?

[@schwarzerritter5724]

+The Eternal Hermit Seems like it.

[@amaggard14]

+The Eternal Hermit Well for starters, it is being propelled a lot closer, point blank to be exact. Also, he has such a tiny compressor that every time he fired, it lost a considerable amount of pressure. The speed of the nail also drastically decreases the farther it goes. It is like how if you were hit by a bullet from 100 ft away, you have a greater chance of surviving than if you get shot point blank. But yeah you are right because the air needs to go somewhere so it pushes the nail deeper into the wood to get out of the nail gun.

[@PilgrimPrepper]

+Brian P Kuhn Exactly. Once the head of the nail looses contact with the striker, velocity falls off quickly. We may see exactly how far a nail will shoot distance wise in the next video

[@ShellsOnTheFloor]

+Brian P Kuhn Except that 100 feet won't make hardly any difference in the lethality of most bullets. Bullets are aerodynamic - they'll travel quite a distance before air resistance slows them much. Nails are.....not. They tumble through the air and will slow very quickly.

[@EpicXXProductions]

+The Eternal Hermit It isn't launched by the air itself, the air is used to push forward a rod that "hammers" the nail into a board. Once the rod is no longer in contact with the nail, there is no more transfer of kinetic energy. It works on the factor of torque rather than velocity.

[@257condor5]

I first started watching and thought how cool if he chronographed it then you did. Great idea! Enjoyed this

[@whoami30204]

MEDIC

[@whoami30204]

@Lukman Nul Haqim timely reply to my comment from when I was 12 yrs of age

[@uDiniZ980]

@Lukman Nul Haqim You are boring.

[@juhotuho10]

This is something i have wanted to do ever since i was a child, cool to finally see the results of it

[@ricospamsr2l261]

Every time a new gun come in there’s always a decade old video 😭😭

[@PilgrimPrepper]

Never tried the C02 tank. It looks like the fps may have been effected by the lower pressure of the smaller compressor I was using. Still working on a powder actuated nail gun video...

[@AlumniWeaver]

Your lawnmower is going to love you.

[@vinyl6668]

Meme: when you get out of prison and can’t legally own a firearm.

[@Dulcimerea]

Invest in a wind screen for the microphone....

[@JonMow]

1 nail gun guy vs army of FBI

[@saeefullahmohammad1402]

where did the nails go? hope no one steps on em

[@kgirard6538]

Try letting the Compressor build to pressure before testing it.

[@mr0scary]

I fucking hate the sound of wind on a camera speaker

[@2009mechanic]

In the military , they issue a HATCHET as one of the soldier's "tools". If it gets bad enough to resort to a hatchet , the shit just got real !!

[@MrDoekoe]

I rather use a knife in a contact situation... :b

[@radiantjet418]

I would also!

[@lolzan98]

lol

[@TurtleFL]

Cees Boogert Yup, it would be a lot more effective.

[@missmamtube]

Congratulations on your 200 subs, and the Lord bless u with many more !

[@lildecent34]

Quake 4 anyone?

[@usuarioextra9324]

The first Quake already has some cool nailguns. XD

[@laurenceperkins7468]

This is one case where a smaller nail gun might actually perform better. The velocity you're getting is limited by the inertia of the piston so the energy transfer to the nail is atrocious unless there's some additional resistance. A smaller nail gun with a smaller piston would have less internal inertia and better energy transfer, but how much better would require testing. The other option would be to use heavier nails. Much heavier nails.

[@Nasher98]

2,800 subs later lol

[@PilgrimPrepper]

+Nasher98 Kinda makes one wish they had monetized the video... Oh well...

[@lazy4life207]

3838 subscribers later**

[@MrBigshrimphead]

And B., Danny Glover's character did use the nail gun in a "contact" situation, it was directly through the plastic sheeting into the bad guy.

[@jerseysilva2036]

Hitman: Bloodmoney anyone?

[@vikvalkyr9601]

+Jersey Silva Denzel Washington wud've lost that slomo scene from "Equalizer" in real life. Just imagine the end SLOMO with 5.45 slugs ripping through his body....now that'll be "unEqualizer" Slomo!!!

[@EpicGamingTUGC]

Battlefield 4 anyone?

[@ElectronPower]

I read in a newspaper about a worker who got nail all the way into his skull by a nail gun. And this was caused by his coworker, who was few feet away.

[@6jizza6whizza6]

That was awesome. ..the nail gun part was the only thing in the Evil Dead remake that pissed me and my dad off lol...

[@dirtrider88]

the air nail gun isn't consistent because your air pressure was dropping.

[@psantini5963]

Take away ? No shooting zombies from a distance, must contact their skulls .

[@marchlander1]

So I'm not looking for nailgun anymore... Now excuse me, I have to upgrade my slingshot with stronger bands.

[@R5H4D0W]

Dad's old nail gun takes powder blanks in the form of .22 shorts. It has a muzzle safety interlock where unless its pressed on the surface hard enough it won't fire. This could be overcome quite easily, but that probably won't do much other than pissing off your attacker.

[@VerdeMorte]

Pneumatic: "Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy..." Powder-actuated: *"Hefty, Hefty, Hefty!!!"*

[@highwaydvl7963]

The velocity dropped off with the air nailer because the compressor couldn't keep up. I'd like to see the test repeated with the compressor not running so the air supply is a steady 90psi. I suspect when he got to shooting the paneling it was down around 40 at the most.

[@WM-wh3hm]

Thanks for dispelling that stupid myth. There goes my protection without a gun

[@HshsAhaa]

200 subs and now you've over 7k. Nice one

[@rogerbussiii]

It was Murtagh. I remember cuz it was he who said "nailed em both". I'm pretty sure it wasnt Riggs. Js

[@TheKillStreaker]

Warzone devs after they watch this:ADD THE nAiL gUn

[@wrightvcx2249]

Just watched this video...wanted to say this is something new that I saw here thats why I enjoyed watching it...good job...

[@TheBootyWrangler]

How do yours not even penetrate cardboard but that guy that hit a bullseye on his first shot got it to completely sink through a clay plate and inro plywood? How many PSI can you run with that compressor?

[@exarion2239]

Nail gun in rust goes kind wyld

[@robertherndon8352]

It works at "point blank range" in Sydney Australia a guy was killed with a nail gun

[@MichaelJordan-hn4zd]

Found this video after watching the movie "Kimi" that use a nail gun hahahaha

[@oneballjrook5736]

that's gotta suck for the guy has to clean all those Nails up that he shot

[@flat-earther]

yeah. BTW oneb have you become a flat earther yet?

[@mpg869]

I think he's a nail wholesaler cause he has a Lotta nails ..

[@cakeliar1]

Man, I've been looking for a video like this for the longest time!

[@bonydanza7046]

Not much an offensive weapon but I don't think you can write the gas nailer off as a saboteur tool. You could ruin all four of somebody's tires with ample time to make an escape. Could probably block off doors or just straight up trap someone if you were fast enough. Quickly make to anchoring points to string piano wire for some poor bastard neck. Generally fudge up machinery: criss-cross a breaker box, puncture a vacuum/fuel/air line/battery and maybe wedge a nail in between the coils and amature of someone's starter if youre lucky. Not to mention you can use it to keep somebody held in place while you drive additional nails through their knuckles. All around a handy tool if we could only make it quieter

[@DwightGaut]

Bullets use rifling, i.e. they spin. Keeps them straight. Without the spin they tumble. These nails would tumble through the air. **KIMI SPOILER ALERT** Having just watched #KimiMovie, I was looking for proof of my theory that nailguns are not guns.

[@COMPTROL]

I am also coming from Kimi. Are you saying the scenes with close range shooting aren’t realistic due to tumbling?

[@MrMenthole56]

Great video thanks. Just been watching lethal weapon 2 was wondering about the viability. U cleared it up