Shooting down a silo

Shooting down the family farm silo in South Dakota
Process: First we removed several of the metal bands from the bottom of the silo. Then knocked out roughly every other tile on the right side of the silo. We also had a large tractor off to the right with a long cable to the top of the silo (just visible in video) to put some tension in the direction we wanted it to fall. Then backed up and proceeded to shoot out tiles until it fell. Used shotgun slugs and high power rifles (.30 caliber or so.)

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Silos are easy to hunt, because silos do not run very fast.

[@peterg76yt]

They do the unexpected and rely on the element of surprise.

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@peterg76yt them sneaky silos

[@mike_dodane]

They also tend to lack high quality cano so they’re easy to spot

[@1337fraggzb00N]

@@mike_dodane they try to disguise as silos, which is quite a bad idea, when someone is after silos. Silly silos.

[@vk2ig]

And they don't shoot back.

[@brianhampson2314]

The old silo plans to live on as an astronomical observatory.

[@backpages1]

Indeed, it appears so… good call!

[@R.Merkhet]

Witty!

[@mattdigiulio3196]

I was thinking the same thing.😄😄😄👍

[@dlmsarge8329]

Hahaha! Top comment!!

[@bhatkat]

This is actually done sometimes for those with the interest and means.

[@chuckcartwright1328]

The way the silo gracefully collapsed in a single direction seemed so considerate, so polite.

[@GermanicFood]

It's that rural upbringing, I think.

[@Veikra]

you`d think it's a canadian silo

[@frankoshinski9205]

BAHAHAHAHA

[@vk2ig]

It certainly didn't go on about its rights ...

[@EvgeneXI]

@@GermanicFoodcan confirm. The inner-city silos are rude a fuck.

[@r0cketplumber]

Even at the current price of ammo it's cheaper than hiring a demo company, and way more fun.

[@FloofusTheCat]

Ammo’s nearly at pre-COVID prices, most kinds anyway. Been that way a couple years.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

It's like maybe $50 vs $3 or 4k.

[@fresh_dood]

Yeah, doesn't seem like it took very many shots either

[@kevinphanson]

Guns don't kill silos. People kill silos.

[@Khajiidaro]

with guns

[@theangryotaku3361]

​@@Khajiidarojust as the founding fathers intended

[@BSKustomz]

That looks a hell of a lot safer than "let the hydraulic jack down and run"

[@user-bk4vv7bg1c]

Our silo hunt was finally over and a success 😎

[@xXGENDAMAGEXx]

How did the wall Mount Look?? 😂😂

[@mattanderson4339]

Like a lego astronomy observatory.

[@davidbarlow6860]

How do you cook it, now it's been killed?

[@MrPhotodoc]

I never saw a silo sit down before. Nice.

[@R.Merkhet]

You might never again 😅

[@Dargonhuman]

When you're throwing everything you have at a tough boss and don't know if your attacks are even doing any damage until you hear the victory music...

[@Prestonesfpv]

From silo to observatory in just a few seconds 👍

[@whitesapphire5865]

I think there's going to be an international convention to investigate the possibility of putting these silos onto the endangered species list. All across the world, silos are being hunted to extinction.

[@JxH]

"Self Defense. You can see it moving forward. I had no choice Your Honor."

[@markstevens1729]

Today, in the flat country, a long-standing member of the farming community fell to a barrage of gunfire. Film at 11.

[@dougaltolan3017]

At last, someone that *can* hit the side of a barn!

[@galewinds7696]

He just couldn't hit the tamerite

[@garyruxton5226]

Elmer Fudd: "Be vewy, vewy quiet, I'm hunting silos!"

[@m1t2a1]

It's worse when they get away before you can take a shot.

[@toAdmiller]

Hehehehehehehehehehhehehheh....!!

[@ratoim]

siwos

[@boomer1049]

Looked like it was walking down the stairs 😂

[@lorenwilson8128]

Looks like an eight-point to me. Might have to mount it.

[@Tailspin80]

Sounds painful.

[@jamesweber1827]

The "Silo Slide" never gets old!!

[@liamstone3437]

The kids cheered as they saw the birth of a new playhouse.

[@JB_Hobbies]

There’s a man who knows how to put wood on the table and feed his family.

[@michaelbates1640]

If you mean a family of beavers. Upon reflection you meant to write "food".

[@JB_Hobbies]

@@michaelbates1640 Oh no, the pun was definitely intended.

[@RT-qd8yl]

*concrete and rebar on the table

[@antthegord9411]

Damn all these replies be an absolute buzz kill lol.

[@tsbrownie]

There's a joke in there about a porn star, but I ain't gonna touch it.

[@antthegord9411]

Everybody knows that guns were invented in 1849 by John Gun specifically for toppling silos from a safe distance. This man is just using it for it's intended purpose.

[@user-ev4pb9xj7e]

That was a graceful fall👍

[@tommcallister7647]

How does “eat what you kill” work in this particular situation?

[@fallongarens6734]

Reuse/recycle/sell whatever materials you can, of course. Responsiblity! :)

[@Wavemaninawe]

Field dress the panelling. Keep the grain.

[@captchaos83]

Run silo, run deep.

[@paulgandy8400]

only in america😁

[@nitramnitram1966]

‘Merica

[@Renville80]

Gotta practice for when the inevitable knock on the door in the middle of the night comes.

[@southern_merican]

not true,......in Russia, the silo shoots back😂

[@user-go8fw6it6y]

That's a stupid thing to do about history

[@halewich]

What a waste of ammo.

[@uturniaphobic]

looks like we're having silo for dinner tonight!!

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Easily got my thumbs up! This is what youtube was made for!

[@doctorhagglefester7199]

Those .22 caliber shots were vicious!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Not sure if you're joking but I'm pretty sure he was using a shotgun with slugs and not a .22 rifle.

[@medicbabe2ID]

Safe, effective, and fun as sh*t 😂

[@johndavid8815]

What are the dates for silo season?

[@flyingled3176]

Tax assessment season

[@markgentry6688]

Bahaha 😂 good one ❤

[@vk2ig]

Is there a size limit or bag limit?

[@markgentry6688]

@@vk2ig good one ❤️

[@victorhopper6774]

@@flyingled3176 sad how much damage tax law does

[@rollingthunder277]

The after-party must have been wild.

[@kevinphanson]

"After"? I guarantee you the party started long before someone said "Hey, I've got an idea! Hold my beer!"

[@eugenepearson4467]

Nicely done.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Every movie ever: They’re attacking! Quick, take cover behind this upturned table! 😏

[@HM2SGT]

Or car door

[@geraldhuff7413]

That certainly is one way to make “it” go flaccid.

[@chouseification]

I have shot down several trees, but never a silo... impressive! :D

[@negativeindustrial]

You must have been really mad at those trees.

[@chouseification]

@@negativeindustrial target practice

[@darksu6947]

​@@negativeindustrialThe trees around here are all the time talking shit.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@negativeindustrial It's for when the trees start speaking Vietnamese...

[@negativeindustrial]

@@darksu6947 🤣

[@michaelcorvin4330]

Found amongst the ruins were the bones of a man who died trying to find a corner to pee into.

[@gonzaleslou7672]

That was badass it fell down so perfect 🏆⭐🙌

[@mrcryptozoic817]

I expected a tip-over, not a slow collapse. Surprised! Maybe the wind held it up.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Most tile silos like this "walk" when coming down.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

The wind held it up, 😂

[@guodlca]

The wind, which is barely moving the tree leaves, was holding up a tilting brick silo?

[@Fallout3131]

@@possiblepilotdeviation5791no

[@jimlower1842]

Linear momentum has entered the chat.

[@Efemral]

I wonder what the silo did to annoy that man so much

[@whatusernameis5295]

be old and dangerous

[@mikek0135]

It stood there!

[@thomaskerley1388]

Looks like a "Hold my beer" thing.

[@Edward-bd8iy]

Someone did their math homework... Excellent fall.

[@LygerTheCLaw]

was like watching a slinky walk down a flight of steps.

[@billgreen576]

And finished with a home made astronomical observatory.

[@ruststar]

Astrological

[@kingofcastlechaos]

The day after this happened, Tannerite went on sale at the Ace Hardware Store where the family had un-used credits.

[@MoultrieGeek]

This was so much cooler (pun intended)

[@flyerbob124]

I had some concerns about a ricochet.

[@R.Merkhet]

IKR!! I was going to say that.

[@MrYfrank14]

Looks like he was using a shotgun. Assuming he was using buckshot, not much chance of a ricochet

[@R.Merkhet]

Way too much time and beer.

[@richardgomes3228]

A classic example of a silo having a tantrum when things do not go its way.

[@user-vd6is7fg7h]

That was just so COOL!!

[@justink1075]

Awesome. Very cool.

[@Fester_]

Should have more views , very cool.

[@everready19373]

I wonder if he had the kill stuffed and mounted.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

beautiful controlled fall

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

all he did was make a smaller silo😂

[@MrButtonpresser]

Yeah OK, but how do you cook one after you’ve shot it?

[@JAT922]

I wish Alvin and the chipmunks would have stopped gabbing the whole video

[@rcnelson]

Never gave it a chance to surrender.

[@Vectorh]

Silo does its riding the escalator impression

[@catman19]

At least they saved the dome

[@gordbaker896]

$250 in ammo.

[@george8873]

Cheaper than a hospital bill or the price of a funeral, lol.

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

Entertainment: priceless

[@stevef.8041]

Crazy awesome!!

[@darth_dan8886]

Somehow I expected a lot more of a 3000 RPM minigun... But turns out that shotgun works great too!

[@darwingraeme3310]

That has to be one of the most America only things I've seen on KZbin. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sthompson1000]

That's the most American thing I've ever seen.

[@dlmsarge8329]

I think that was the most American thing I've ever seen!!

[@johnnybrace]

and now a nice astronomy observatory in the pasture

[@marktibbetts3799]

Wow,now you have an observatory to look at the stars

[@techristopher8077]

Nicely Done

[@vk2ig]

Or, nicely dome?

[@markh4926]

This reminds me of Merrill Barracks in Nuremburg, Germany. You could still see the bullet holes around windows where there must have been a sniper. But those Germans built some sturdy stuff for their Troops.

[@jasonh.8754]

You can't tell me burning jet fuel will melt steel beams...

[@NASNICK01]

Very cool

[@ColdMystery]

That's the most _Texas_ solution I have ever seen.

[@johnnybrace]

Silo: "I'm not dead yet" -- Monty Python

[@patrickmorgan3326]

Cool!

[@spiritwhispers667]

brilliant

[@HM2SGT]

_Fred Dibnah shakes his head in bemused wonder before returning to work with his sledge hammer on a 300 foot Industrial smokestack_

[@cristianomesquita7782]

Fazenda do Clive Owen!

[@ourv9603]

When I was a kid our church bought a farm & remodeled the barn into a chapel. They wrapped a rope? Cable? around the top of the silo & connected the end to a truck & simply pulled the silo over. !

[@patmcbride9853]

"It was coming at me! I had no choice but to shoot it!"

[@sannyassi73]

Just needs a Telescope now.

[@frenchcreekvalley]

perfect!

[@Christophersanchez1326]

Bravo.

[@mikechurvis2762]

Prop Hunt looks better than I remember

[@michaelgover1519]

Finally found a use for the Barrett

[@donloughrey1615]

What? No 1 shot, 1 kill, ? Pretty cool.👍

[@dennistennyson8856]

Love the name Dink. I have had that name since birth , 73+ years ago.

[@ARNYKATZ]

It was discovered afterward that it wasn't an alien space craft.

[@phlodel]

All the silo demolitions I've seen destroyed the wonderful domed roof. This one didn't. I hope someone had the imagination to save the roof.

[@JohnVance]

My neighbors at 2pm on a Tuesday while I'm trying to work.

[@worldtraveler930]

Might I suggest next time you invest in some Tannerwright!!! 🤠👍

[@kimpeterman5978]

Pro tip. If you shoot from inside you can’t miss.

[@jayaar5978]

Tannerite! Cool though!

[@jsmcguireIII]

You could charge folks a $1 a shot and make a small fortune.

[@12TribesUnite]

why? what was it made of? looked cool

[@fredsalter1915]

kinda sad when a large structure gets felled...

[@cratecruncher4974]

Typical video game boss fight. Keep plugging away at the weak spot until something happens.

[@noelhutchins7366]

Just think, someone at the top of the ladder could've easily survived riding the whole collapse to the ground

[@davidsignor7931]

Should have some tannerite would have saved some ammo

[@bertvdlast]

It’s no longer allowed here. Silos are deemed an endangered specy.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

The video title did not lie

[@mikek0135]

"Cleanup in aisle 5?"

[@davidyetter5409]

Did they can it or freeze it?