REPLY to DemolitionRanch - Can a Real Suit of Armor Stop a Bullet?!?!

Matt from Demolition Ranch recently made a video testing to see if medieval armor could stop a bullet, but is he actually testing REAL medieval armor?
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[@L.J.Kommer]

Demolition Ranch- *talks about armor. Me, a medieval weapons and armor nerd- "oh no." Shad- *talks about firearms Me, a gun nut- "oh no."

[@haircleaver704]

Just need them to collab

[@hirtew7]

@@haircleaver704 that would be one of the best videos on KZbin

[@sicknashty3837]

oh Y E A H

[@R00KIE_GUY]

I felt the same way lol

[@Devin_Stromgren]

I feel your pain my friend.

[@MrRimant]

And all of us Demolitia members who also love shad, all saw this coming. Lol

[@espartanfox]

yep.

[@smokeyou]

i know i did lol

[@tirusrhokin4588]

You too? nice. high 50 cal! *whips out rifle*

[@TrashParty]

We waited and we have been rewarded :D

[@michaelbfishing4385]

it's true

[@Kanner111]

Technically laying siege to a castle was 'breaking into someone's house', so the answer is yes, you should put your armour on. Historically speaking.

[@ikillufrfree]

its sad that i never made that connection. thats funny tho

[@charlieholmes3147]

You're not wrong

[@greatclubsandwich5612]

Don't tread on Wyrm...

[@TheBabylane2]

Nah, laying siege to a castle would be more akin to storming a military installation. The medieval equivalent of breaking into a house would be...breaking into a house.

[@Kanner111]

@@TheBabylane2 *furiously scribbling notes*

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

imagine breaking into a dudes house just to see him charge you in full plate armor and weilding a sword

[@envynoson]

Use gun

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

and when gun don't work?

[@askreddit2431]

@@envynoson thats like when a bear is running straight to you full force

[@EvilPaladin11]

@@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial Use MORE gun. - Engineer TF2

[@panzershock441]

"Neighbors reported two men screaming, and then silence"

[@ModernKnight]

thanks for the mention Shad!

[@gilsonpassos1047]

Your videos are awesome!!

[@KlaverKatten]

New sub(s) coming on over! ;D

[@bradeki2997]

I always like it when KZbinrs I enjoy mention other KZbinrs I enjoy. And I do enjoy Modern History TV! Your content feels like the closest thing to meeting a genuine medieval knight that I'll ever experience. That's partly because you actually do a lot of the things you talk about, like training Talos and Warlord to handle the clattering of armor, but also because you tackle a lot of the more day-to-day aspects of the period and not just the big, exciting stuff like combat and architecture. I never thought I'd enjoy watching someone cook and eat medieval food from peasant to king, nor did I think I'd be quite so tempted to try the peasant food, but here we are. Not trying to down other content creators; just commending you.

[@blameusa7082]

English chuck noris

[@PaulOtis3]

My man!!

[@linkbond08]

I saw the demolition ranch video and literally said to my self, "Shad will take issue with this"

[@pyeitme508]

He did

[@BlackKnight70605]

Same XD

[@tyt5005]

Same here

[@m1tthrawnuru0d06]

I saw the thumbnail of Matt's video and knew that Shad would respond to it.

[@Vidarson]

From the moment i saw that Matt made the video i said to myself "oh no this is gonna set some people off"

[@CameronRay24]

I never seen someone make a reaction video so evident that they are not trying to offend the person they are reacting to. Truly well done, humility and nothing but appreciation shown. Keep up the good content!

[@sleepykitty8918]

They'd make a fun team :)

[@brokenlord3218]

I want to see the collaboration!

[@YusiArtistry]

"Knights used guns sometimes" Looks like Bread Boys was onto something.

[@oldscratch426]

Have you been reading heresy?

[@corrat4866]

@@oldscratch426 HERESY EXTERMINATUS! FIRE!

[@Cairo40000]

@@corrat4866 INQUISITOR CORRAT PLEASE STOP WITH THE EXTERMINATUSING! THE IMPERIUM'S BUDGET AND RESOURCES ARE GOING DOWN THE DRAIN!

[@HORDE36]

"Have a look at this wararrow, the diameter is (nearly) half an inch." .50 CAL WARARROW

[@urieltxify]

YES!!

[@Lakhshamana]

Shot from Joerg's repeating longbow?

[@ragnarokstravius2074]

@@Lakhshamana M82 Barrett, Crusade Edition.

[@Whiskers4169]

Send in the ..100 CAL tactical balista ( this is a joke )

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@ragnarokstravius2074 bruh, either the magazine's gonna be unnecessarily long, or it's a muzzleloader

[@teamozOFFICIAL]

"Buttered mail can sometimes stop .22 rounds" If the butter is cold enough, nothing can breach it.

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

So that's why King Harlaus of Swadia needed all that butter...

[@itchykami]

Somehow this led to me thinking of Rick Moranis saying 'They've jammed our sensors! Strawberry jam! There's only one person who uses strawberry jam!'

[@bleppeli5536]

Wait are you actually his editor

[@damuvang1915]

@@valentinmitterbauer4196 King Harlaus and his feasts when the realm is in a state of war and all his vassals dying and losing horribly.

[@gongfkai7934]

You went full Lindybeige with that comment

[@firefox5926]

28:17 actually in ww1 the Germans and others did make segmented steel armour that was resistant to rifle fire and yes it was stupid heavy lol

[@berennicholas5003]

Everyone used steel armour in early ww1 they were called helmets

[@liamkerr7183]

Yea and it was like an inch thick

[@edgarallenpo8330]

WWI Italy and thier freaking armored "super soldiers".

[@arctichoundtv2823]

@@edgarallenpo8330 bruh you gotta admit, the arditi did look badass and they used it pretty effectively most likely since they gave it to there special forces units. but it was still funny

[@user-pq4by2rq9y]

@@berennicholas5003 though helmets were more to stop artillery fragments rather than bullets.

[@EnigmacTheFirst]

7:20 "The diameter [of the arrow] is nearly half an inch." .50 caliber arrow.

[@DANINJAPIGEON]

Never has the meme: "parry this you filthy casual" been so fitting and historically accurate.

[@VaSoapman]

TELL ME HOW THE GRASS TASTES LITTLE MAN!

[@chayudyodchit2872]

knights during siege of cividale del friuli around 1331 also has been reported to used firearms (both hand-held and artillery): "The first recorded use of gunpowder weapons in Europe was in 1331 when two mounted German knights attacked Cividale del Friuli with gunpowder weapons of some sort." "In the 1331 siege of Cividale, German knights used guns which were probably very similar to Milemete weapons."

[@backonlazer791]

You might actually be able to parry a bullet, although it's highly unlikely. If you manage to catch it on the flat of the blade and redirect it, or use a metal shield (yes they were rare, but there were some) and do the same. I don't think there's anyone stupid enough to try, though. In any case, parrying is more likely than splitting the bullet in half with a sword (with the bullet coming straight at you) and not getting hit.

[@ThrottleKitty]

@@backonlazer791 There is indeed a man who can strike a bullet out of the air with his sword. I'm sure you can find it here on KZbin with just a bit of searching.

[@backonlazer791]

@@ThrottleKitty Yes, I have seen it, which is why I said head on since he did it from the side. If you do it head on the sliced bullet will now potentially hit you in two different places instead of one. On top of that he knew how the gun was aligned before it was fired. It's very different than if someone were to try and shoot you for real.

[@PaulOtis3]

If anyone ever doubts Shad’s medieval knowledge, all he has to say is “Dude, trust me - I’m wearing a gambeson.”

[@NeoMicy]

If a guys can afford more than one Gamberson and he is rich enough to wear them as daily clothes. Chances are he is a noble never trust a noble one!

[@MrSunny-fj3eg]

@@NeoMicy but... I trust Shad! Even though he is a noble. (But when you think that... nobles some way or another will back stab you... but HIS SHAD CRYING OUT LOAD!)

[@kooldudematt1]

@@NeoMicy Now why on earth can't we trust Metatron? lmfao xD

[@rekaadang]

MACHICOLATIONNNNNNS!!!!

[@anguslever9075]

shad is slightly wrong on this (wrong being in the point of context) platemail came about in the 1200's. guns the mid-late 13's. so no, plate armor was not made to stop firearms. was it improved upon later? probally. but its original intent was not to stop guns

[@johnd2422]

Having made a 5 weave riveted chain mail, 4 months and one sleeve holy Christ I have so much respect for anyone who makes this stuff.

[@sleepdeep305]

How far did you get with it?

[@johnd2422]

@@sleepdeep305 just the sleeve, I gave it to a friend. Haven’t been able to make much more.

[@The_child-catcher]

There were two guys that worked on the Lord of the rings movies and their only job was to make chain mail, 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, for two years.

[@Awesomeflame16]

@@The_child-catcher that sounds agonizingly boring.

[@theawesomeduo54]

Imagine making them for an army

[@daleharden1749]

Regardless of how effective it is, I feel like the pure fear that would be struck into the heart of a robber who came across a homeowner in full plate would be more than sufficient.

[@acrsclspdrcls1365]

Better if the armor's real.

[@ranguntnt8732]

Cut a hole in teh armor and have a tin can where the penis would be. Extra intimidation bonus

[@flyingbusa3407]

Wearing A full medieval armor while holding A pump action shotgun, then shouting "You done fucked up son!"

[@zjjohnson3827]

If I broke into a house and after a few minutes finally got the door open only to see a knight in full plate with a Morningstar, I’d dip out immediately

[@atlas9852]

"Knights used guns" Yea I know, I've seen bread boys.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

I understood that reference

[@Nicspartan]

SON!!!!

[@Tacticaviator7]

@@Nicspartan Father why do you have that shotgun ? DAD NO !

[@nethersteel341]

SON. SON GIVE ME THE DEAGLE-

[@maestro0798]

Underrated comment

[@adityasingh3331]

Shad watches demoranch....now we know

[@pixelmaster98]

or he just got spammed by his fans. I mean, the comment section below Matt's video was basically 95% "sword-stuff KZbinrs will be triggered by this". //edit: never mind, I shouldn't comment before I watch the video xD

[@Voltstorm0207]

He also listens to sabaton

[@jonathansmith1281]

Neat!

[@vegtamthewanderer1516]

and knowing is half the battle

[@kaiserkiefer1760]

@@Voltstorm0207 best band

[@generationm2059]

No kidding, the armor basically sounded like a massive beer can when Matt tapped it.

[@MT-jt5uo]

First thing I thought like a soup can lol.

[@tiggle5485]

The fact of the matter is, we still wear armor TODAY. Granted, it’s different materials and technology, but the same principles apply. I’m curious to see how a medieval style would function with modern materials...

[@TheGreatThicc]

If you think about it, a Juggernaut is pretty much a modern day Knight

[@SirDemonLord]

I wonder how effective would metal armour be if it was made out of titanium, against medieval and renaissance weaponry.

[@audric6747]

@@SirDemonLord It'd be virtually unstoppable

[@jacobcombs1106]

@@audric6747 titanium isn't any tougher than rolled steel, it's just stupid light for the same size.

[@audric6747]

@@jacobcombs1106 Therefore allowing you to stack more than one plate of titanium on top of each other and equal out the weight for more toughness

[@danieltilson4053]

Shad as a guest on the ranch? Matt as a guest at the castle? These are things we need to see!

[@enochofmi]

I think Matt loses his power if he leaves Texas

[@jtmartin1170]

@@enochofmi that’s just all Texans

[@malcolmturnerjr4258]

As a Texan I confirm this

[@stingray4540]

Underrated comment!

[@aaronblygh4719]

That would be really cool to see. Though I can't see that happening, plane tickets from/to Australia are really expensive.

[@oler777]

I love how sword guys can still cringe like gun guys when they see a cursed sword/gun

[@KairuHakubi]

We are all cool guys youtube needs to watch their ass with the enemies theyre making i tell you what

[@davidwilson6577]

Picture a 1911 with a grip 90° offset from the barrel.

[@jello788]

@@KairuHakubi is that you hank?

[@carval51]

but there is gun with bayonet though

[@cloudcleaver23]

Shad needs to do a "Cursed Swords" bit like Brandon's cursed guns reviews.

[@thecreator4333]

3:36 -BODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL ME

[@spacepotato2516]

Thats perfect

[@NonsenseFabricator]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

[@ruairimusic2747]

lmao someone needs to edit it into a video: Shrekiversity

[@magiv4205]

IKR WHY DOES HE SAY IT LIKE THAT LMAO

[@RJWdevelopment]

Well here's a fun testing idea for the Crow's Beak - how would it perform against modern bullet proof vests?

[@paraplegicparakeet4857]

Soft armour (kevlar) : would pierce like a hot knife through a butter vest, or smash whatever’s underneath with the hammerhead Hard armour (steel/ceramic) : ready to bet the material would be tough enough to resist piercing even better than medieval armour because it’s at least a 1/4” of hardened steel, but probably get every single rib broken by a hit from the hammer pushing it into your chest

[@arrownymouse1811]

"Highest tier garbage" sounds like I found a new way to find describe the loot my party finds

[@goreobsessed2308]

It makes me think of borderlands 3 all the damn legendaries on the world 90% of em ain't worth picking up

[@beholdandfearme]

@@goreobsessed2308 probably the best description of borderlands in general.

[@goreobsessed2308]

@@beholdandfearme :( I like that series

[@beholdandfearme]

@@goreobsessed2308 that's fine by me.

[@mattgibbia2692]

Never thought I'd see Shad talking about Demo ranch. Love it

[@LaPtaVerdad]

2020 is a weird year dude xD

[@muninrob]

I keep finding shad's comments in odd places - I'm starting to think he might be almost as "odd" in his interests as I am.

[@LaPtaVerdad]

@@muninrob there is a reason hes got "diversity" in the name xD

[@muninrob]

@@LaPtaVerdad *pinches nose* You need to be pun-ished for that joke :-)

[@LaPtaVerdad]

@@muninrob xD

[@KurValenti]

I love how Shad Is so formal while Matt is poking the armor in the... jewls

[@temporaryname4121]

I was both crying and laughing so hard whenever _that_ sword was on the screen

[@kaelt9264]

Shad - "hmm i dont have a sponsor!" also Shad - "i'll sponsor myself!"

[@700pierwizard4]

That’s what his only fans is for

[@williamburnett3660]

I absolutely agree with you, it's always amusing when the KZbinr you are watching makes a self insert plug. Especially when their self aware about it. P.S. nice profile picture.

[@hig8436]

2:10 Shad: *trying to explain something in a reasonably serious manner* Matt in the background: *poking the armored mannequin in the junk with a sword*

[@thenecrophymm6591]

only if this wasn't happening 5000 times a day everywhere I look ...

[@DavyMaybe]

Jazza energy lmao

[@PoisonousPotato69]

reliatic representation of what will happen if they collab lmao

[@robertbormann9606]

"Sword fight"

[@Omgoldrakanthiled]

Shad: *owns the sword we all want to own* Also Shad: *shows it off every chance he gets* 😩

[@GreySoul]

Do you know what model sword that is with the green handle? Its incredible.

[@chipmu5301]

@@GreySoul Lockwood SL1009

[@chipmu5301]

@@GreySoul roughly 1200

[@adventureridergirl]

Matt actually used to be my dogs' veterinarian before he went full time with demolition Ranch. I still use his practice, but now I see his sister-in-law.

[@operatorhoot470]

Matt if you're reading this, that armor is the hi-point of armour.

[@edwinball985]

More the bad airsoft AR replica of armor. A 9mm high point still shoots the same bullet as a Glock.

[@Bubben246]

The Hi-Point of armor would be making a level III ballistic plate out of pot metal.

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

More like the Jimenez of armour.

[@cristian-ionutapostol8018]

More like the USFA ZiP .22 of armor.

[@TheDarkestDestroyer]

If it was the high point of armor bullets could never go through it lol

[@mateuszbednarski_fizjo]

Knights: look at my armour, I'm invincible Mercenary: look at my handcannon, I'm powerful Peasants: haha, fork and scythe goes swishh

[@JessWLStuart]

We need a DemolitionRanch / Shadiversity collaboration (or is that a cloboration?)!

[@JackWyman]

If my memory serves, there were also attempts to 'bulletproof' knights by wearing a breastplate over a cuirass. The breastplate had the design to help deflect it and absorb most of the impact, along with the cuirass as a backup for any shots that got through to stop any left over penetrative power. Mind you, this only worked for frontal shots to the chest and was very successful if the wearer could withstand the extra weight. Modern high power firearms will probably still treat it like paper, but things like birdshot or other low calibre rounds will struggle to pull off anything other than a dent, due to a second layer to stop it.

[@nubreed13]

Skalgarim did a video similar to this. His helmet survived a shotgun. Realistically armor is meant to keep you alive. Leaving uninjured is just a luxury. Also that armor in the video looked cheap

[@llamasteve8376]

​@@nubreed13 it doesn't just look cheap, it looks absolutely nothing like actual armour, you can tell when armour is proper because it looks sturdy and has thickness. The armour in this video, assuming it's even steel, looks like sheet metal that has just been cut and pressed into shape, not only is it cheap armour but it could hardly even be considered armour when you compare it to actual armour.

[@colbyboucher6391]

​@@nubreed13I mean, shotgun shells aren't exactly known for their penetrative power...

[@sassui90]

He'd probably understand the equivalent of that armor set quality better if you compared it to hi-points

[@haflife2486]

Matt: "ohhhhhhhhhhhh. oh no."

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

Yes

[@keithcross7554]

@@haflife2486 I can hear him saying that! LOL!

[@BeckertP]

As a chainmailler for 17 years, I can definitely tell that the hauberk was made from Bright Aluminum. Very common for cheap costume-grade pieces like you'd find at most Ren Faires. It will stop a dry fart, but iffy on stopping a wet fart.

[@thorodox3796]

Those damn wet farts have so much penatrative power...

[@tyrantrex734]

Ain't none of it stopping a .300 win mag though lmao.

[@Superbug-tf8zy]

@@tyrantrex734 most crossbows, at least high quality ones have more power then handguns. They are fucking beasts that just won't be stopped

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@aggromemnon335 And not quite as noisy either.

[@fukumarkzuckerburg]

not much of a guy for medieval shit, but since this got recommended to me, im now curious. what type/caliber of handgun slug would be most effective at punching through medieval armor? unlike modern soft armor, i dont think speed would be a major factor in dealing with armor, but, also unlike modern hardened armor (plates and such) , i dont know if a heavy, relatively slow slug would be effective either. a middle ground would be ideal, yah? something along the lines of .45 ACP or .357 Sig, with either sigs v-crown or a jacketed slug. i could be very wrong, though, as i am just a gun nut staring at something shiny :p

[@palladin9479]

What he's got armor... Shad: Pulls out giant can opener...

[@BubbaYoshi117]

Another reason to have padding under a chain coif was for comfort. If you just have chain against your head, it can tug and pinch at your skin and hair, and that kind of distraction can be deadly

[@ajohnson153]

Shadiversity and Demolition Ranch is the collab that I didn't know I wanted.

[@skoshman1]

Shad's collection of anti-armour bashing / poking things vs Matt's collection of targets

[@zardzewialy]

Medieval projectile weapons vs modern armor and modern weapons vs medieval armor. A true mix of both chanels. :D

[@BadAphorism]

@@zardzewialy THIS...this would be awesome! @DemolitionRach You gotta make this happen for us Matt. We won't tell Mere, promise.

[@razarok3584]

Why do you look like a former spokesmen of subway @Aaron Johnson

[@problems3485]

@@BadAphorism I hate to say but most medieval projectile anything would destroy modern armor because of how each protects you modern armor has a lot more emphasis on dispersing the energy but most arrow types will be able to penetrate the armor and basically avoid the protection provided all together

[@darkbringer1440]

9:54 Shad: "You're restricted by budget" Matt: *Shoots blocks of gold*

[@lukeskylicker]

I know this is a joke but I want to leave this here anyways. There is a vast difference in cost between a block of metal that can be (relatively) easily melted back together, and a high quality, finished item made from said metal.

[@darkbringer1440]

@@lukeskylicker Yeah, I know. Also, IIRC, Matt auctioned off the misshapen remains of the gold as a sort of collector's item.

[@robbygood3458]

@@lukeskylicker no, look up how much that gold he had was. I am a regular viewer of demo ranch he sometimes show it in the back of things

[@lukeskylicker]

@@robbygood3458 You're missing my main point. If I have a block of steel/gold/tungsten/titanium or whatever and put it under destructive testing, no what happens, I'll probably still have a block of whatever if I melt it down and cast it again. If I shoot something that's been manufactured however, all I'm gonna get from breaking it down is the absolute, rawest materials and parts from something worth more than the sum of its parts. If you for whatever reason you need one metric ton of steel, you can get it for less than a thousand dollars. Buying a riveted steel mail hauberk is about half that, despite not weighing over a thousand pounds.

[@benchristian360]

Okay guys, he can write either item off on his taxes. Let's be real here.

[@YeomanArcher]

Everyone forgets the poor bastard using a sling. I'd definitely feel somewhat inadequate when the guys next to me have bows, crossbows and even handgonnes and all I have is bit of leather and string.

[@minmus410]

Aka: Shad assures you that he doesn't dislike Demo Ranch or his video for 30 minutes.

[@Jebu911]

Pretty annoying to be honest

[@LeafMaltieze]

Just tell Matt that his armor was equivalent to a Highpoint brand gun. He'll understand how bad it is at that point.

[@thor498]

Underrated comment.

[@Thisismycomment.]

Right on😂😂

[@Dsdcain]

Matt would understand that for sure. *I* understand it so... 👍

[@OwOraTheWitch]

Wait but in his tests Hi Points were actually able to stand up to a lot. That armor... Well...

[@toddbatchelder9380]

Those sound like fighting words.

[@UwUOwl]

Everyone say it with me: *COLLAB!*

[@MrThomaspop]

my thoughts as well.

[@DemonHunter4050]

For sure man

[@Fifek666]

It would be hard due to the covid tho, but I would like to see that.

[@lewischrismichealdomonical2216]

I colab would be a great idea, but instead of with shad I think it'd be more appropriate with Tod's workshop and the others involved in that medieval armor vs arrows tests

[@puffo7120]

Now I can’t wait to see shad shoot massive guns.

[@rackneh]

First soldier to ever carry a gun into battle: PARRY THIS YOU FILTHY CASUAL

[@JAGraptor]

...and then the filthy casual survives cause the knight rolled a nat 1 on his aiming.

[@rackneh]

@@JAGraptor I mean yeah but IRL he wouldn't even have to roll dice lol. It'd probably be so innacurate he'd miss

[@alganhar1]

@@rackneh Or it blew up in his face... which was startlingly common with early firearms!

[@mayonnaise2396]

@@JAGraptor or he just rolled. Sub 25% equip load is really good.

[@mayonnaise2396]

Him playing Mordhau: “ok!”

[@jeremys.2451]

You bring a good point to "classifications" of armor. Kinda like how we literally have classifications for current body armor depending on what kind of bullets they will "usually" stop. Like level 1-3 and wether they have the A classification with the number rating.

[@Predator20357]

Oh this’ll be fun, a favorite youtuber of mine talking about another favorite youtuber of mine.

[@fuferito]

Matt, clearly, neglected his most valuable armour in his inventory. _Plot_ armour.

[@jamesskaine7561]

Plot armor is too broken, not even a nuke would be able to beat it

[@cageybee7221]

@@jamesskaine7561 literally in the case of resident evil and indiana jones

[@fantasyman7833]

Loved Shadiversity for years and this is so exciting!

[@yesterdayschunda1760]

Just had that video in my recommendations and i am so glad to see both Shad and Metatron did a video on this.

[@camrendavis6650]

God I love the "Community Of The Sword"♥️

[@pyeitme508]

Community Of Firearms: "We beg to differ!"

[@richard6133]

I am torn... I belong to both!

[@5thnovemberscrivener634]

Sword guns

[@rikospostmodernlife]

Bladetube?

[@ARandomCustodian]

I called it in a reply on the video

[@PineberryLive]

The moment I saw the video I wanted to see Shad's thoughts on it. Well, that was quick.

[@A_Maggot]

Yea, sounds like they might be doing a colab soon as quickly as this reply came out.

[@rabbidninja79]

I had the same thought!

[@josephdoucette2292]

Love the video Shad! I just learned so much about different chain mail lol.

[@UteChewb]

Reminds me of watching Tod's Workshop, the episode titled "Arrows vs Armour", based on weapons and armour at Agincourt. Surprising how well-designed and high quality the armour was.

[@rolandkatsuragi]

"Can medieval armor withstand modern bullets?" "Meh, depends..."

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

"Stop saying 'it depends' all the time, Historians!" "WE'LL STOP SAYING IT WHEN IT STOPS BEING TRUE!"

[@Superbug-tf8zy]

"can modern armor stop medieval weapons"

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

No

[@RoulicisThe]

@@Superbug-tf8zy Depends : Are you talking about the armor worn by soldiers or the one we plate vehicles with ? Both are armor, and both are really different from each-other ^^

[@sessy01]

Infantry v infantry

[@skybattler2624]

Virgin during COVID: wears face mask Chad during COVID: wears chainmail with mask.

[@gohantanaka]

You misspelled Shad.

[@bambostarla6259]

@@gohantanaka Wears pull plate armor with sallet (mask underneath of course) and then comes home and disinfects the whole thing.

[@TheTdw2000]

Hey, chainmail is probably about as effective as the masks most people are wearing

[@rancidcrawfish]

chad

[@bambostarla6259]

@@TheTdw2000 No, because it has gaps in it, so you would breathe directly through the rings, it wouldnt be corona proof.

[@WvlfDarkfire]

I needed Demo to ask the question and you to answer it. Thanks Shad

[@Elite7555]

Also a point to consider: One couldn't stop bleeding under an armor. When tending to bullet wounds, the armor is just in the way.

[@grandfatherwisdom9156]

The bullet won't do any damage if you enchanted your armor with protection V

[@onepants6081]

projectile protection *

[@gollumisahomie5671]

@@onepants6081 exactly

[@gollumisahomie5671]

Actually in Minecraft the armor does not block anything it just makes you take less damage

[@manfrompi4353]

Gollumisahomie but the shields will block anything

[@dirtydan1763]

@@manfrompi4353 even better just drink an invisibility potion

[@sevenproxies4255]

Gun-related channels everyone could enjoy: Demolition Ranch and Forgotten Weapons

[@hairychris444]

And Taofledermaus for weird shotgun projectile action.

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

Garand Thumb and Kentucky Ballistics, as well.

[@daetslovactmandcarry6999]

InRangeTV.

[@CSRoyNokusanagi]

C&Rsenal for WW1 firearmearms, 9 holes review for practical accuracy and Mark Novak for the repairing side

[@bioemiliano]

Salve Gun Jesus!

[@TheGibsOfTheTube]

I see the AMAZING possibility of a collaboration here!!!

[@psal8715]

Love that you have a Bec de Corbin, one of my favorite historical weapons

[@widgren87]

This brought to mind an exchange between two bodyguards in an old movie. "You really should wear some body-armor" "Everybody assumes we do, they compensate."

[@RedHerring1290]

Let's all just take a moment to appreciate how lovingly Shad looks at his new weapon.

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

tbh the sheer intimidation factor of a man coming out a room in full armor with a AR would scare any intruder off

[@BranchedOut]

Watching this was like watching 2 friends have a super nice conversation.

[@Perfectedketchup]

The amount of fans of both demolition ranch and shadiversity is higher than I honestly expected.

[@SuperRandomNinja1]

Yes same would not have expected this

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Well both are fairly big channels, and channels that talk about weapons tend to have quite a bit of sub overlap.

[@brucewayne8483]

Right??

[@WratchetDeth10mm]

We Weaponbros are everywhere...

[@michagruzewski5592]

People who walue quality are drawn towards quality content. Why are you suprised?

[@LizardKingPerseus]

Guy: "I really want to stab that guy but he's all the way over there." Guy about to invent a gun: "Dude I just had the best idea."

[@thomasconrad7998]

More like I want stab that guy over there but i cant draw a longbow, mmmmh

[@atraxian5881]

Guns are just next level pointy sticks. So advanced that the the pointy part is detachable by design and flies to the target.

[@Grunt_007]

Same goes for the flamethrower but it's a bit darker. Guy: "dude I really want to burn that guy alive but he's to far away" Dude about to invent the flawethrower: "bro I just had the best idea ever"

[@PilotTed]

@@atraxian5881 No man, it wasn't pointy, at least not yet, you got to wait till the 1800s and then it becomes somewhat pointy. Its more of a long range bludgeon that can go through armor and skin XD.

[@swampdonkey1567]

More of a high powered sling

[@norsealaskan6834]

Love both these videos!

[@ryancummins8745]

I personally would love to see shadiversity and demolition ranch to actually get together in person for a guns versus armor type video

[@Say_Tin]

I can stop a bullet with my skin. If someone throws it at me with their hand

[@asphaltshingles8594]

Who says super soldiers don't exist.

[@gasparmeco7445]

"They had us in the first half not gonna lie"

[@Lucas61616]

Technically, if your shot and the bullet doesn't leave your body, your still stopping the bullet with your skin

[@acem82]

I've actually "shot myself" (with ricochets) and stopped the bullet pieces with my skin. I once shot a very light loaded percussion cap revolver into a piece of plywood and had it bounce off and smack into my shin. I was taken aback with the thought "I just shot myself"...

[@boggless2771]

@@acem82 weird flex but ok.

[@tylerwest4756]

I’m a simple man. I see shad talking about Demolition Ranch and I click.

[@coletrain3511]

Found your channel today and love it...when I saw you did one about demolition ranch I nearly pooped...I've been a long time fan of Matt over there

[@EnmerkarUnugKi]

your sword is so pretty i love the blueish hue to the steel

[@animefan3794]

“I get that Mat and game ranch’s video was for fun, not some grand scientific statement.” But we all know there’d be people who treat it like it was, and thus why this video exists.

[@Oblithian]

One might wonder, 'why ask the question if not to answer it properly'. (hence this video's creation) There are perhaps even more who would take it seriously in ignorance as well. Assuming that the results in the video can be applied universally. "Yep this gun/ammo can shoot through armour" or "armour is useless didn't you see demo ranch?".

[@IvanMoncure]

@@Oblithian Demo Ranch isn’t really as much of an education channel so much as it is an exhibition / entertainment channel. It serves a different purpose but is nonetheless of value.

[@mr.ballstone1914]

@@Oblithian one might answer “because it’s fun as fuck”

[@johnisaiah985]

Shad, the metatron, skallagrim, and scholagladiatoria are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse

[@cossin281]

Horses? Not horsemen?

[@l.o.b.2433]

@Daniel Stefanov If they are only the horse legs, I don't want to meet the horse. And even less the rider.

[@AscendantStoic]

The 4 horsemen of HEMA 😉

[@evilestmonkeey]

Maybe the Asses of the Apocalypse.

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

Lindybeige!!

[@impulsivesevans9265]

This is a collab we didnt know we needed but know we know we need it

[@omitica]

Very informative and respectful response to Matt's channel.

[@UnholynessPlays]

"Highest tier garbage" LMAO

[@aboutthegiggins4236]

This is low tier

[@yonathanrakau1783]

Metatron "real roman crusader spartan templar labelled armor" 😂😂😂

[@lokimidknight7319]

Interesting how much overlap there is between Shadites and Demolitia. I thought I might be a minority there.

[@grendal113]

The term is "arms" we support them all

[@redshedindustries1345]

The era doesn’t matter, some of us just like to know about all of the weapons

[@benjaminmyers5139]

@@grendal113 2nd am for life. Australia at least has a hope of it.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Own and bear arms, it isnt just the "fire" type we geek out over haha. Most gun guys i know are also knife bros as well.

[@xRAVENxCLAWx]

Matt has been preparing us all for the zombie apocalypse, and thats fine while there is ammo, when the ammo runs out... we turn to Shad for survival... LOL

[@crossup13]

a shad/demo ranch collab video would be super awesome. Just going to throw that out there. it would for sure throw people off, and I'm sure as smart as both of y'all are you could come up with amazing ideas to test

[@crossup13]

if I could make a suggestion: a video where you use modern techniques to make old medieval style armor, and test it against the best weapons they had in the day, but to take it a little further, you could then step it up, step-by-step, to upgrade the weapons used until failure (preferably as incrementally as possible)

[@Zraknul]

What gun, what round, what angle does the round hit from and what spot on the armor. Even warships have stronger and weaker armored locations.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Demolition ranch is cool and funny But definitely NOT a historian...

[@Subutai_Khan]

Yeah, that is more or less my opinion of him. I like his channel more than Game Theory because he only sticks to what he knows (for the most part) he slipped here but mistakes happen and honestly, I can excuse that compared to the stuff Mat Pat has done. Matt generally only talks about stuff he has experience with and is able to show the camera while Mat Pat often talks out of his ass these days with minimal research. Not that I hate Mat Pat as a person (though he annoys me) but I don't like his channel.

[@MrTangolizard]

No he’s a vet

[@seanc9520]

Being a vet just means his knowledgeable with modern weapons, so the comment is not wrong. Even Shad at times get his historical stuff wrong and made videos to talk about them Both are cool and love the knowledge they shared

[@ARS3NIC3]

@@MrTangolizard He is a veterinarian sort of vet....not a Veteran type of vet. btw. He has never claimed to be a historian. His big thing he is he gets something and shoots it with bigger and bigger calibers to see what goes through it.

[@tederetronika]

@@seanc9520 he's a vetrinarian not a veteran

[@LungsOutJem]

The lack of popularity of brigandine armor in modern fiction is probably a direct result of those early firearms.

[@vodkalover4204]

No that's because people think it's studded leather

[@haph2087]

I think the best thing to compare medieval guns and armour to is modern guns and armor. Especially if you are talking to a gun youtuber. Modern guns have a large variety in power, from .22 to .50 BMG, and modern ballistic armor also has variety, from lightweight or clear plastic and composite armors, to ceramic with III+ and IV level protection.

[@Michael_MW]

Shad I am a bit of an armor and gun enthusiast. Modern rifles also have increased power due to increased barrel length. The barrel actually tapers slightly, so you can’t quite fit the round in the end of the barrel. This causes the round to build up pressure as it moves down the barrel, and greatly increases the speed and distance of the round. Plus the longer rifling increases accuracy. So handgun rounds are less accurate/fast due to the smaller barrels, and also due to the fact that it’s harder to steady or “support” a handgun to eliminate sway. So the velocity of a rifle round can be bananas, but just like the armor there are many different rounds and different guns. There are hollow point rounds which have drastically less armor piercing capability, but are more devastating to flesh. So even certain rifles firing hollow points may not make it through certain armors! And as for handguns, you’d be surprised how easy it is to stop many handgun rounds. As a rule they’re big, fat, and slow. And it’s more common to see hollow points fired from handguns than it is from rifles. When a lead round is stopped by a steel surface it has a “splash” effect called spalling, which essentially turns it into a mini fragmentation explosion. This could really damage the face of whoever is wearing the armor. So there’s another wild variable. Modern body armor comes in all shapes and sizes, but still used today are AR500 steel plates with protective coatings on them to mitigate spalling. They’re still effective despite being much heavier than modern armor, especially since they’re a fraction of the price. I am a bit of an armor enthusiast, own various armors myself. Fought in the ACL, fired guns my whole life, work at a company where we manufacture AR500 steel shooting targets, and I even own my own AR500 armored plates. Just some interesting tid bits to throw into your sea of grey area knowledge on this topic! Cheers man.

[@ninjabommber6714]

Everyone else: "this is educational" Me: "I wanna see riveted mail vs .50 bmg"

[@elapidpython4378]

Future Collab title

[@artbrann]

they can even add Brandon (AK Guy) and the AK50... oh wait we will be using pulse rifles before that thing is completed

[@pixelmaster98]

wouldn't be very interesting, no matter how good the mail, a .50 bmg will go right through. Would be interesting to see lower calibers vs proper armor, though.

[@ninjabommber6714]

@@pixelmaster98 bro bro bro, BRO Its the .50 BMG! Its interesting to watch anything be shot with 50 cal

[@elapidpython4378]

@@pixelmaster98 riveted mail vs .50 bmg would just be the title of the video and like every one of his test videos they would work there way up from low calibers to the .50 bmg

[@frozenweevil4022]

Whenever I see Guns VS Armor I can hear Conquistadors face palming in their plate.

[@TheBayzent]

Well Spaniards did use a Guns vs Heavy Cavalry thing pretty well in the Battle of Biccoca against the French. Obviously positioning had a lot more to do than the fact they heavily used firearms (the post 100 years war French also made heavy use of them, for an early renaissance army, let alone their Venetian allies) but still. Hell, plate was still used in WW1 to some degree.

[@wolfehoffmann2697]

@@TheBayzent World War I was also the last use of the ballista and chainmail in combat. Some of the Ottomon Empire units were very behind on modernization. I wish I was joking, but I am not. These units did use modern-for-the-era rifles however. So it must have been quite a sight.

[@GiveMeYourEyes947]

@@wolfehoffmann2697 unfortunately a lot of units in different army's where "behind the times" during the first world war. It's hard to realise it, but the first world war had some the largest leaps in military warfare that haven't been seen since. Like just imagine 10-15 years ago you're using Calvary and then fast forward to world war 1 and you now have to worry about trench warfare, fighter planes, machine guns, tanks, submarines etc. All within a short number of years. That's a massive leap in military technology and mitary tactics hadn't caught up to that leap.

[@Eledaraumar]

21:49 This still applies to modern body armor. Took me forever to figure out how to properly adjust my vest when I had to wear one

[@garrettwilson8471]

There is a documentary called "Secrets of the Knights in Shinning Armor". That armor was a really good looking armor and was made for resisting gunfire, it's also my favorite armor, add that to the brigendine, and the resulting armor is what I would wear.

[@shadfacts6465]

Shad Fact: Shads work out routing consists of several things. One important piece is drinking enough water. Be like Shad and drink your water!

[@Anthony-qx1ps]

Good job, Shad! And good job, Shad Facts!

[@seymourfields3613]

If you're routing, things are not working out.

[@steffenjespersen247]

Shad, you forgot to mention that armor at the time was actually "bullet proofed" to show they could stop a standard musket round of the time.

[@bleedingmasque.6193]

"Routine"

[@seymourfields3613]

@@bleedingmasque.6193 I think I got that covered?

[@colereid727]

Could we imagine if Shad and Demo met up and did a "bow vs firearms" video with shad's warbows and demos guns. And then they can swap and try and shoot each others weapons.

[@markdahlia9543]

*loads matts multiple 50bmgs*

[@MikeDindu]

Idk what Shad experience with guns is, but Matt knows a little bit about bows.

[@mirthenary]

Didn't they do a crossover, I've seen so many youtube crossovers i don't remember, maybe I saw the crossover with How Ridiculous and thought he did Matt as well

[@puffo7120]

You know somethings up when the debunking video shows up BEFORE the actual video. Love your content Shad! c:

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

what sword are you holding with the green handle?

[@CWill014]

Everyone was so focused on the armor, but when I saw his sword I spit out my drink lollll

[@ebofthechill8008]

Shad: "Knights used guns and arrows at the same time at one point in history." Chosen ash "See?" Good hunter "cool, you still can't have it."

[@alephkasai9384]

The Chosen Bearer of Ash: Bruh

[@PheonyxJay]

Hahaha

[@Pedro_Colicigno]

Ashen one "C'mom, even that upstart Altair dude has one... I'll trade you a miracle for it"

[@DS-tv2fi]

What’s this referencing? Who is Chosen Ash?

[@ebofthechill8008]

@@DS-tv2fi it's the designation for the player character of Dark Souls 3 and Good Hunter is the designation for the player character of Bloodborne. They're sibling titles from the developer fromsoftware.

[@niktniewiem4785]

Great video! I learned something new about medieval armor, although I thought I know quite a lot. About the modern kevlar armor - It is not light either, but what is absolutely amazing are bomb suits, although you would not want to travel more than 500m wearing those, even if they make you a tank basically. I wonder when they will make and use exoskeleton bulletproof suits, an Iron Man essentially, but they would be bulky as Hulk probably.

[@SioxerNikita]

Decades, likely. Biggest issue is energy density.

[@Hei_Darkfire]

You know, I would love to see you and Matt get together to do a video experimenting guns against higher quality armor. I bet that would make a great video.