SKYNET Anti-Drone Shells - Do they live up to the hype?

I hoped to get some sample rounds of these Skynet shells from the manufacturer. It's a pretty cheap way to get millions of eyeballs looking at your product. But... they ignored me. I have no shortage of stuff I need to shoot, so it wasn't the end of the world to not shoot these. But, a person named Jon contacted me and offered to buy these for us to test. These are a pretty complex round, and it seemed a lot could easily go wrong with them. Each shell is almost $7, and even more when you add shipping. These are designed to damage quadcopters either by impact or by fouling the props with the string.
Why didn't we shoot a flying drone? It's illegal to shoot a flying drone. With all the grief Joerg Sprave got from the media recently, we didn't want to post a video of two cops committing a crime.
We got 6 shells, we shot them all and show you the results, good or bad. Remember, this is not a sponsored video so there was no incentive to try to appease the company and only show cherry-picked shots.

[@joshhasadeathwish]

'Arial Trespassing' - for when fonts attack

[@nickhowatson4745]

call in the New Times Roman soldiers to take care of the Arial menace!

[@richz650]

jorhh fucking LOL

[@taofledermaus]

The comic sans is with you.

[@boomstick900]

That joke made quite an Impact, it may have caused a Terminal wound.

[@Slayer_Jesse]

Or mermaids!

[@dylanzrim1011]

I think the point is just to tangle it up rather than damage it.

[@dylanzrim1011]

Still didn't work that way

[@taofledermaus]

Yes, good point

[@dipshiznit420]

woulda made a big difference if the props was actually turning

[@brendanstanford5612]

But that's only for some serious Intel recovery. Any average land owner doesn't need to disable the drone, just shoot that shit into as many pieces as possible before it hits the ground. Then hang the broken bits from a dead tree on the edge of your property to warn the others.

[@dylanzrim1011]

Brendan Stanford possibly, or maybe some people don't assume they're being spied on and don't want to destroy what was possibly some kids Christmas present. If they're stupid enough to do it again you turn it to dust. Ofcourse you would be wiping any video storage

[@bumbleboltfpv3707]

As a drone pilot. I approve of this greatly. If people are trespassing or spying take them out of the sky. They ruin it for the rest of us.

[@mikemondrik2041]

As a pilot there are different class drones. Which have different regulations. So is the new or young pilot learning trespassing. I agree be considerate. Drones are aircraft and controlled by FAA where I live and you can go to jail. There is a sad video of a dad going to jail. One flying while daughter in pool. Don't know if may have been classmate or a ____. So be considerate. But don't go jail for a federal crime

[@randomcitizen2384]

As a drone pilot you should know that a drone is considered an aircraft and shooting an aircraft out of the sky is a federal crime.

[@grimreaper4811]

​@@randomcitizen2384couldn't care less. Watch me with a drone, watch your drone go down.

[@ChaohsiangChen]

I guess it's not just spying anymore....

[@carlrooker]

@@grimreaper4811 Then watch you pay a multi $1,000 fine, and spent several years in jail.

[@realvanman1]

Well, after your testing, now you know exactly why they didn't want to send you any to test!! ;)

[@planescaped]

Regardless of whether or not they 'work' they're still a grossly expensive alternative that is inferior to normal shot. So yeah, think you might be right.

[@NoNORADon911]

Yep not worth it, just use buckshot.

[@TinyBearTim]

planescaped it’s time take it out the air not to do direct damage

[@jon9087]

Take America Back From Isяael yup or ya boot 🥾 😂

[@Diesr]

Funny thing every shotgun shell can be a anti drone shot Buckshot birdshot slug dragonsbreath you name it (if they don’t shoot projectiles it won’t be as effective)

[@MadNitr0]

As a drone pilot I can tell you the danger of this round is the string snagging the props preventing them from turning... The goal is not to damage the drone but to stop it from being able to fly

[@ChaplainDaveSparks]

And causing a forced landing where a (probably) embarrassed owner would need to explain self to retrieve it.

[@calvinhobbs89]

That was my 1st thought also u know if u fly drones that the blades are the week point unless they ate carbon fiber ,

[@MadNitr0]

@@calvinhobbs89 even carbon blades are the weak point... A drones flight is dependent on its ability to control blade speed... Affect the blade speed and the drone will fall

[@tomday5830]

Lol

[@randomcitizen2384]

As a part 107 licensed pilot, I can tell you it is illegal to interfere with an aircraft in flight. It’s a federal crime.

[@raafeekhan1078]

In all honesty a bird shot with a choke will do the job just fine at a 25th of the cost. Also, the they should use weighted wire instead, the frayed string deselerates suuuuper fast.

[@garybooker9583]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@drummerdude0314]

Too bad it's illegal either way I'd just blow it up with some #4 buckshot. I can get a lot more buckshot for the price

[@Max-ly7kc]

I was thinking the same and already have 3" magnums with bb and 4 shot. And really don't care how bad the drone gets damaged. I see this area has a reward for information leading to the capture of the person or persons flying them around houses from dusk till dawn.

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Damage to just one propeller will incapacitate a drone. Yes a birdshot would probably be the best way. Way cheaper.

[@timmooney7528]

Even with birdshot, you have to be conscious of what is behind the target. In an urban area there's a chance of hitting buildings and windows with shot, and even other people.

[@pouringblood]

"Preseasoned Cajun BBQ Duckshot" For when food-preparation needs to begin the second your round reaches the target.

[@golf-n-guns]

Lol

[@ChiTownGuerrilla]

Peppercorns as the bird shot! 😁

[@PHOTOGRASPER]

It's expensive, and doesn't work. Who should we market it to? The gov't. 🚽

[@psygn0sis]

No wonder they didn't want to send you anything.... they're gimmicky crap.

[@taofledermaus]

I agree. We did a video on those Gualbo Steel slugs where the company just sent us some samples and that video has 1.6m views. But that company was confident in their product.

[@nostalgiaortiz2909]

psygn0sis Your profile picture looks a lot like Hitler. xD

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

The Stoned Videogame Nerd just shoot the damn thing with a buckshot, that's really gonna do more than enough damage to the drone, as long as you know how to aim, that is. I don't know you, but if I had a property big enough for anyone to care spying on and someone was using one to actually sit or even just annoy you, then it's the owner's responsibility if their drone gets blown out of the air

[@JackDavis-wx8oe]

no use slugs so the drone cant be used again

[@twistedyogert]

Birdshot?

[@triynizzles]

I have been flying drones for years now. everything from $30 toys, $1000 photography drones, and custom built race drones. propellers are so fragile on these drones. the slightest imbalance in a propeller with cause vibrations that can throw off all the onboard censors. so even though these skynet rounds are slow and do little damage. a string cought in one of the motors can slow the propeller enough to crash the drone. the purpose of these round wouldn't be to destroy the drone, just disable it. the range of these rounds is way to short to really be practical but I believe these to be very effective at doing their intended purpose.

[@taofledermaus]

It seems highly unlikely a quadcopter is going to get close enough (25 yards) to you that you'd hit them with these Skynet rounds. Even if the drone is hovering 30 or 40 yards away you'd have to take many shots before you got lucky and hit it.

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

Exactly

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

More effective than birdshot though? Or the 28 rounds of birdshot you can buy at the cost of just one of these?

[@c_labb9247]

It’s unacceptable to spy on someone. Funny things though, you are entitled to privacy but you don’t own the airspace above your land. You are not legally allowed to shoot a drone down, you will be paying should it go to court. Between $30 to thousands of dollars. But in short just fly respectfully.

[@TheShmeebitdog]

@@c_labb9247 depends on the state you live in my state has had issues in the past with people flying drones at night and harassing entire towns pointing lasers in peoples homes so now they have a law that if a drone is over your property without permission you are authorized to shoot it down

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

It’s worth remembering that a small aircraft, including a drone, really can’t keep flying if you interfere with its stability even in a minor way. Every shot that actually contacted the drone would most likely have brought it down.

[@kf4293]

Depends. A lot of these birds have a gyro. Tipping them won't knock them down. Damage a prop on a quad though, by removing a blade completely, and it's coming down. 😂

[@marcandreservant8824]

"Arial trespassing". Seems quite suspect to me. Even if they meant "aerial trespassing", you're not allowed to shoot stuff that crosses your property line (e.g. passenger aircraft). If the drone is weaponized, then yes, it's self defense, but if you're just annoyed at the noise, you *will* get sued by the owner.

[@medvidekmisa]

@@dodecahedron1 good luck suing someone without any evidence...maybe US laws are fucked up but in the rest of the world you simply bury the drone and thats about it...and if you call police over your lost drone that anoyed someone they will beat some sense into your head...

[@alvaroquiroz3313]

You obviously have never read how cajuns talk and spell.....

[@greyghost1101]

In Montana you cannot fly a drone over private property without the owners permission. It's covered under the invasion of privacy.

[@MrTarfu]

Here you own a certain ammount of airspace over your property. So yes it would be legal to defend said property from trespassing drones

[@kirkboswell2575]

Crossing your property in the air is one thing. Most people won't object to that, and if you are talking about an airplane, it's a moot point anyway. What people are objecting to, and rightfully so, are the "spy" drones. Flying over someone's property slowly and with camera running. The first case I was aware of was a father who shot down a drone with a shotgun. The drone was spying on his daughter who was sunbathing in the backyard. Full privacy fencing, etc. No question but that it was an attempt to get illicit pictures. The owners complained to the police that someone shot their drone. The father met the police in his driveway and told them the drone was trespassing. Long story short, the drone owners got in trouble, but they were trying to spin things the other way.

[@fakie180]

was hoping for real flying drones.

[@utrak]

I was hoping for a real flying rodent firing a shotgun at real flying drones

[@Tekdruid]

I was hoping for a real Skynet. You know with terminators and hunter-killer copters and stuff.

[@johnthomas425]

I was hoping to watch the Final Countdown again.

[@hanzo52281]

Yeah, they are like $20 now, was expecting to see at least one real flying drone. :-/

[@casey197930]

fakie180 most painful video yet to watch..

[@jessehernandez5043]

I fail to see how this is any more effective than birdshot to take down a drone

[@andreaberetta9656]

Maybe it tangles up and doesn’t destroy the thing ? Doesn’t seam likely though , bird shot would work better

[@boromirhimself7528]

@@andreaberetta9656 It’s supposed to tangle the propellers up so that it crashes to ground so you can then harvest it hack it or it may die on the crash

[@damonh3671]

Areal drone the propellers would be spinning an thats what the netting tangles up in an brings it down

[@jamesm.5125]

Yeah, it's definitely an entanglement device, so that's why not much damage on your cardboard target. Does seem like a lot of money for maybe effectiveness though

[@angercatalyst]

This product exists solely because the FAA made it illegal to shoot a drone out of the sky, but netting one out of the sky is somehow totally different. It's nothing more than another workaround to more government legislation.

[@OldieBugger]

I think the idea behind the SKYNET cartridge is that the strings would be tangling with he propellers of a flying drone, *not* doing direct damage. I suppose a normal shot works better if you want to destroy it outright.

[@leaf879]

Just so y’all know it’s illegal to discharge a firearm at any aircraft, including drones, for any reason. In fact it is illegal throughout the US to tamper with any aircraft. Shooting these or any shells at a drone, or even throwing rocks if you don’t have a shotgun handy, even if it’s flying in your backyard can land you in a HEAP of trouble.

[@mini14head]

Your a real Debbie Downer.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

In a test with a live drone, the rounds would have fouled the props, bringing the drone down. They aren't designed to destroy the drone.

[@taofledermaus]

True, but we can't afford to damage a real, quality drone, can't fly one that close to a naval airbase, and it's almost impossible to frame and focus a high speed camera on a moving object. We were mostly testing the ballistics of these rounds and testing them on easy to hit targets, eliminating a lot of wasted shots. (we only had 6 rounds to test)

[@elesjuan]

Hey Jeff- Are you guys affected by the garbage ScrewTube is pulling with the rest of the gun related channels regarding losing monetization? I wasn't really making shit off any of the garbage I post, but noticed last night every one of my videos is now marked as "ineligible for monetization.." I think like 3 of my videos were even gun related??

[@taofledermaus]

Did you dispute those? Some videos are getting flagged with certain words you may be using.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

You should check facebook for a quad group in your area. If you want to test something non-destructive like that, I know I'd put my quad up for a 6' fall without hesitation. As for moving object, quads can hover quite nicely. ;)

[@darkxextier]

Elesjuan, i looked at your profile, and the first thing i saw was a video called "CuntyMcCunterson" So maybe it's not about the guns...

[@brendanstanford5612]

For 7 bucks a pop, I say no go. An ample supply of inexpensive bird shot and an extended magazine seems to make more sense.

[@scavanger1000]

Brendan Stanford extended magazine?😨

[@jamiekrutzfeldt3522]

if you live in the country and it's in you're "airspace" you can shoot it down

[@georgeboyd2774]

Kabuki Kitsune The don't trespass over my property! I can also employ electronic countermeasures, so bring it on! My attorneys will make an example of you!

[@jd111102]

Brendan Stanford or just buy one of those "guns" that shoots waves n completely stops all electrical components in the drone and wipes the memory, with unlimited ammunition

[@archangel9727]

Darren Steeves that actually depends on the state. here in Texas if you own the land, and someone flies a drone up to 100ft above your property then they are in your airspace so you could shoot it down. depending on where you live you could still be charged with discharging a firearm in city limits.

[@Certainly_Nothing]

"Anti-Drone Shells exist" me: Guard my 3.7 cm Flak-

[@hattrick8684]

I’d imagine bird shot would work well on drones and quadcopters. I’d imagine it would work fairly well.

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

Works on organic birds, why not plastic (or cardboard) ones?

[@ishtamas9748]

Lesson learned : If you want to shoot down a drone just use 50 cent birdshot

[@theepicpeguin]

Knife Pupil do you buy your birdshot at Cabela's?????

[@NatePlaysMM]

Azael Gomez lol

[@taofledermaus]

The #4 shot was $17 at Big 5 for 25 rounds.

[@kot1pelto]

Taofledermaus, I am an avid fan. I would like to say that this video has your usual quality and fun; yet, I would have liked watching you shoot a real drone. There are several options of cheap drones you could've shot down that would've made this video go from great to amazing. I appreciate all you do and I hope you take this as a constructive criticism with love from a fan. keep up the good work!

[@taofledermaus]

We couldn't afford to destroy a drone, and a cheap drone wouldn't have been controllable in the wind that day, and we are near a naval air base and would have gotten in trouble to flying a drone that close to it. (I can't afford to fix a broken F18)

[@forrestgumball]

Timo Kotipelto Just look up Why Drones Suck by Filthy Frank

[@kot1pelto]

Thank you for replying! You guys do amazing work! Congrats.

[@muh1h1]

lol, you can shoot a gut next to an a navel air space but not fly a chinesium drone? the wind aspect seems like a good reason though!

[@ElGeFe]

Maybe not fly it per se, but it would have been cool if the propellers had been spinning, even if it was stuck to the pole and couldn't move.

[@darkgael0]

Your video of the machine gun shoot in Arizona was very telling. Fully automatic weapons from M16s to BMGs to a minigun.....the two drones survived admirably despite many guns firing at the same time.

[@markii6831]

I remember firing a couple rounds of OO Buck at a 500 yard target just for fun, and I swear those rounds covered nearly 100 yards of earth. No idea if those pellets would kill at that distance, but they certainly would have gotten someone's attention :)

[@fjb4932]

Shhhh... EVERYONE believes shotguns can just barely, barely , reach 100 yds. Two of us know better . . . ☆

[@chrisedwards9156]

am I the only one that finds it funny that Skynet of all names they'll defend against robots( Terminator) lol

[@agonleed3841]

chris edwards I hate that, "am I the only one" question b.s. , but yea, it is funny that they use Sky net of all names to take down robotics

[@chrisedwards9156]

Agon Leed yeah it's quite humorous

[@13bladez]

wouldnt that be the entire point of the name.....

[@johnathenstommel6196]

I think the point of the shells is not to damage the drone just disabled it and bring it to the ground

[@transcendentape]

I think they demonstrated that if you desire to disable a drone, birdshot is better and far more economical than this round.

[@XxMeatShakexX]

transcendentape he meant disable like how you flick a light switch off instead of smashing the lamp with a sledge hammer

[@alexkrueger9415]

You've got to admit though, sometimes smashing shit with a hammer is a far more satisfying option

[@deechonada]

Alexander Krueger bit more pricey though

[@awesomeferret]

If you think that's the case, you know nothing about quadcopters. If they fall out of the sky, they WILL break when they hit the ground.

[@phillip557]

I do actually see this round as successful if you would like to be able to recover the drone you have shot down. The successful deployment of the strings means it will probably snag the drone, mid air, and not completely destroy it. If someone is invading your privacy or potentially deploying unmanned weapons against you, wouldn't you like to try and find out who did it? It's definitely catching something, and you can see they get stuck in trees. You don't have to destroy something to stop it.

[@evernhamanderson]

The number of misspellings on that packages rustled my jimmies.

[@commanderdice8856]

He paid for these to see you take down a drone I think he could have just shot a cardboard box himself if that's what he wanted ffs

[@taofledermaus]

Shooting down flying drones is illegal. You think it would be good for the careers of these police officers if we posted a video of them committing a CRIME?

[@commanderdice8856]

TAOFLEDERMAUS what if they are there own drones on there own property and if that is true your country sucks that you can buy a gun and ammo but can't use it wtf

[@fortusvictus8297]

He lives in California, not to be confused with the United States of America. In the vast majority of the country no prosecutor or jury would see this thru. Its really a side effect of drones falling under the FAA now because bureaucracy a drone is considered the same as a 747, but thats why we have grand jury. In CA you would probably be sent away with a life sentence at the word 'gun' but you are good everywhere else.

[@commanderdice8856]

Fortus Victus thanks for clearing that up

[@robert9595]

damaging your own property is illegal in California? ffs quit with the semantics tof.

[@calladeem240]

I ROFL'd so hard when I first saw these for sale. Why would anyone need an anti-drone round when you've got the entire range of 12 gauge slug and shot shell? Between them, they're anti-everything! Thank you for testing them though, I needed another laugh

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@austinalban-conley9504]

Callum Barrass m8 because shooting down a drone( even over your property) is considered a federal offender and will land you in jail for up to four years. That's why, but these things are a pos

[@DFX2KX]

Yep, not to mention quadcopters are about the only thing you'll hit. even my POS Chinese Trex450 clone can do over 80 knots and I don't see anyone accurately hitting that.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

Austin alban you can shoot it if it is spying on you are trying to harm you. landing or taking off on someones property is illegal too. so stay the fuck out of peoples yards.

[@johngayceowens7236]

Frigglebiscuit No you can't stop spreading lies. Drone operators have to follow special rules, if someone is pissing you off with it, report them to the local FSDO office or call the police.

[@kennytannenberg5851]

I think the purpose of that string is probably to jam the drones propellers, not to take a whole wing off. And a lot of drones can't hold that much extra weight surprisingly so the sky-net round weights at the end of the strings could at the very least yank the drone out of the sky.

[@tomsikes9064]

Thanks John and ,Taofleder Team! Research, facts and great info.

[@austinslaughter319]

so its a fancy 7 dollar piece of shit?

[@taofledermaus]

lol your words!!

[@austinslaughter319]

TAOFLEDERMAUS well I Don't exactly cater to peoples feelings, I feel like double bubble gum is more effective than this 7$ chocolate starfish shaped round.

[@austinslaughter319]

Garrett Rose there's a difference between being offended and being a pansy too.

[@Combat_Pyro]

Austin Slaughter that's right! He must be an interested party, lol

[@tristanmyers897]

Austin Slaughter it's a polished piece of shit basically

[@DANCEPARTY59]

That's why you didn't get a response from the supplier , they don't work

[@taofledermaus]

They kinda-sorta-barely work. Just not very well. Yes, I don't thing they were confident to send some to a third party to demonstrate them.

[@alemalvina7624]

9:37 Greg caught me off guard with that one🤣🤣🤣.

[@allencameron6151]

As a guy who has taken the time and trouble to get a commercial FAA license to pilot small unmanned aircraft systems, I'm glad to hear you explain that it is illegal to shoot them down. If anybody gets caught shooting at our fire department's aircraft while we're flying a mission, they will face SIGNIFICANT criminal charges, and probably face a devastating civil suit which would no doubt be filed by the family of whoever we're trying to rescue. "Know your target..."

[@lonewanderer3603]

If it's illegal to shoot a drone down with a gun, maybe you could collaborate with Joerg Sprave on making an anti drone air powered gun?

[@taofledermaus]

I think Joerg hates me for some reason.

[@isaelg6546]

TAOFLEDERMAUS that's pretty funny

[@d1v1k40]

TAOFLEDERMAUS why

[@lonewanderer3603]

TAOFLEDERMAUS Hard to imagine that guy hates anybody. Did you say something mean about Mutti? Lol

[@backpfeifengesichtsyndrome3708]

TAOFLEDERMAUS wow wtf, was it cause of your name or some petty ass reason

[@preston121068]

I recently watched a video promoting these rounds for security guards etc. Showed them bringing down multiple real flying drones with ease at various ranges up to 100 yards. I had my doubts then if it was some kind of "movie magic". I feel confident saying it was now. I think bird shot would be more effective, cheaper and less finicky.

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

I actually think it is designed to tangle up in the spinning props. I was disappointed they didn't attempt this on a airborne drone.

[@recklesssquirel5962]

And illegal. Drones are protected by the faa

[@henrysokolowski5337]

Tony Samson Not for long. All it takes is one incident. And laws would change real fast. If you check out KZbin or Google- Raw:Iraqi Forces use drones to drop shells. You never know what the drone intentions are any more.

[@learrus]

Yeah but birdshot will come down a kilometer away and hit random people.

[@MadScientist512]

learrus They'd probably be at terminal velocity so harmless at that point, buckshot on the other hand...

[@tomasnedela6782]

I think that the point of this shoot is working differently from what you tested them... Might be, that you need to make contact with drone only with those strings to snare and not damage it at longer ranges where that shot travels slower - like throwing a net over it. Maybe the short range was countering the effect. But it was fun to watch as always TAO crew 😎

[@bluecollarcanuck]

9:40 LMFAO "Weaponised Chinese drone" :DDD

[@AndrevusWhitetail]

"Ground to air" "Ground 2 Air" "G2A" ...illuminati confirmed.

[@billygraham3287]

My branch in the Army was Air Defense. We still called it 'ADA' - air defense artillery back in the day even though we were just deploying Stingers, along with Chaparrals and HAWKs, then PAtriots to replace the Nike-Hercs. Good to see the gun side of things represented. After seeing these demos, a good goose load - #4 or #2 seems good. Very low risk of collateral damage, unlike 00 buck pellets coming down a half mile away.

[@carpenoctem3257]

They didn't want to send you a pack of their shitty gimmick rounds for you to say they don't work

[@taofledermaus]

Haha, pretty much

[@billhofstetter4283]

I've been a victim of drone attack. Nice to see that someone is doing something about it.

[@KenRomero]

I love the generous use of that Final Countdown soundtrack!

[@KenRomero]

🫡

[@cabletie69]

Expensive and ineffective, should be very popular with governments

[@MrJeepinZeke]

Honestly with the drone your not going for real devastating damage. If you can get one prop to stop spinning or slow down enough, it'll fall out of the sky. That's where i see the whole string thing coming in play. If it were me though, I'd stick to bird shot. If I can hit a flying duck I can probably hit a drone hovering over me.

[@taofledermaus]

You still have to hit it. We were barely able to his a stationary target with these at only 25 yards

[@lethalinflection]

I feel like it's supposed to disable the drone so that it can be recovered. Say that they are spying with it & it is a security issue, you want to recover that drone & find what data you can salvage from it. Blowing it into smithereens will destroy the unit completely. Recovering it intact might provide useful information such as finger prints & possibly video they were attempting to gather. I'm assuming drones have onboard storage that could be accessible by law enforcement or whatever security force seeking to take it down. I expected the cords to be much stronger & able to function as a 5-headed bola.

[@murderdoggg]

11:55 I judge: It's not about delivering energy to center mass. It takes just 1 string to wrap up one propeller, and the drone is done for. That was cool by the way. Like in football back in the day. :)

[@kimdossett1]

Great music. Was used in the Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas. Movie where the U.S.S. Nimits went back in time to Dec. 6, 1941. Good video. Thanks for the movie memories. Saw it in the theater when it came out.

[@martinhutter8956]

What if I told you: Birdshot. Just use birdshot.

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

A big thanks to you guys for continuing to expose B.S marketing hype ammo! We’d be lost without your wisdom and willingness to blow sh!t up ; )

[@runforitman]

Kratos TheGodSlayer all they did was show they don’t understand how it works

[@myleshulmes2059]

Just use acctual rounds lol

[@elfdog2915]

Nice name

[@whereswaldo5740]

People just like having quirky stuff. Like Zombie Rounds. Although shootable they just want to have them for the humor. And talk funny scenarios. Are drones really that big of a problem ?

[@ochinchin1048]

​@@whereswaldo5740"are drones really that big of a problem?" tell this to the Russians and Ukrainians

[@johnlivingston9217]

Thanks for the demo guys, fun to watch!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@omega5279]

It would probably work a lot better on an actual drone with spinning propellers, probably wouldn't need much to interrupt and knock one down. That doesn't change the fact that birdshot is just as good, and actually probably way better since you can actually aim it. Love the Final Countdown music lol.

[@mikejoz]

The rules for drones all changed in 2016. Shooting down a drone, which is considered an aircraft by the FAA, is a 20-year felony.

[@taofledermaus]

Yep, a lot of people think we are exempt of the law. We had to find of way to shoot at "drones" without breaking the law. The media would have had a field day if they got wind of two cops being shown committing federal crimes.

[@theranger1701]

Gotta remember that the drones propellers are spinning at plus 1000 rpm so any string that gets near that is gonna tangle up something shocking

[@noahajm]

Nicholas Parks It's a he'll of a LOT higher than 1k rpm and carbon fiber or just strong props in general would cut it without issue.

[@im1469]

The brushless motors used in most r/c vehicles today are rated in KV, that's rpm per volt. Popular quads ("drones") of the day run 800-1250 KV motors, and 3s-4s lithium batteries. That puts rpm range anywhere from 8800 to 18500 rpm at full throttle. Not allot of material out there is gonna stand up to a carbon prop at 10000 rpm.

[@monoculosofficial9934]

im1469 very true, I hit a thick branch with my racing quad and that stayed up just fine, and that's got plastic props!!

[@minigunuser25]

Drone props can cut through shit super well. Unless thats some super high quality string, its likely not gonna take it down

[@tristuscassius7245]

I agree with Dylan. The round is designed to entangle the rotors with the string to shut down the drones ability to fly and not to destroy the drone.

[@dondee5439]

This video has become even more relevant with the drone warfare in the Ukraine. I think birdshot or buckshot is still the best way to go provided destroying the drone is okay. Just a matter of time until inexpensive electronic jamming with be on the consumer market.

[@bigmerlin3795]

I'd imagine there are way too many things you could point that at for it to be legal

[@tunnelsnake627]

@@bigmerlin3795 just do it illegally.

[@PalmettoMoon]

I don't know where others live but in my state, it's illegal to shoot down a drone. This was just on my local news last week where a guy shot down another guys drone and the guy doing the shooting went to jail and got 30 days. Watch what you do before going to the pokey!

[@donabele1243]

I know this video is a year old...but to be clear - Since 2016 the FAA considers shooting at a drone the same as shooting at a manned aircraft - IT'S A FELONY! Does not matter if it is 'trespassing' on your property (which it isn't - you don't own airspace).

[@amonamath0]

Its actually a federal offense.

[@myleshulmes2059]

Then dont shoot it throw a rock at it

[@MrGoatflakes]

The pyramid and eye of providence on the "drone" cracked me up :D

[@mr.voodoochild9744]

7 years ago... and today its a life saving thing on the battlefield

[@alex951909]

thank god thieres people like you guys that care enough not to sell out you guys are awesome keep up the good work

[@CascadianBraeden]

$7 for a single highly inaccurate shot that can barely scratch a craft made of flimsy cardboard held in place by a pole? I think I'll stick to throwing boomerangs at it, better return on investment.

[@indiomoustafa2047]

Braeden Young What is birdshot? Lol

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Boomerang, return...I see what you did there

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

Skynet fights robots?? Huh

[@brainwashingdetergent4322]

Apparently? Ironic to say the least.

[@RussellBond-dk6dj]

Thank you guys for this video I've seen these rounds and was wanting some real world information on them before purchasing. Very informative and thanks to the gentleman who sent in the ammo that made this possible. Keep your powder dry Girls and Guy's. ✌️

[@thomasdaum1927]

I would suggest 1 1/8 oz of # 6 at 1500 FPS using our favorite powder Long Shot. It will break a clay pidgin at 75 to 80 yds and farther if you can figure the lead !

[@Boomchacle]

WTF I expected the strings to at least not break when they hit the drone.

[@taofledermaus]

Haha, that is some pretty brittle and cheap plastic too.

[@Boomchacle]

+TAOFLEDERMAUS you'd think that they were meant to either cut or tangle in the drone.

[@scavanger1000]

boomchacle nah they're made to hit a propeller and make it lose balance and crash

[@Boomchacle]

FFS I feel like it would be better to fire mercury out of a shotgun then these shells. it would at least short circuit the electronics

[@robert9595]

boomchacle goodbye barrel.

[@lazar2175]

The 12 Gauge slug is anti-everything. Bonus points for looking badass while doing it.

[@IRONHEAD12701]

I'm a retired corrections officer and we were instructed to fire our Remington 870 using birdshot on these and 00buck on helicopter vertical rotors. 😳 Can you imagine the havoc that would cause. Having a full size hello crashing into a maximum security state prison behind the 30+ ft walls. Talk about "Duck and Cover"!!!!!

[@jacobjohnson2603]

the song is from the Final Countdown when the f-14's engage the japanese zeros

[@aaronleung7902]

I saw another review of this product, and while it's supposed to bring down the drone without harming it, if one of the metal pegs hits the drone, it's going to harm it in a drastic way. I think they concluded the skynet would not bring the drone down safely without harming it, with the product also being so expensive, it's better to use a normal shell to do the same job.

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

size 8 boot: about as effective as the skynet shell.

[@taofledermaus]

We wanted to give an idea just how close we were shooting.

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

Are you saying to throw a child's boot at it?

[@johncameron270]

Soooo.... the whole idea is that it gets tangled in the propellers while they're spinning.... it's not meant to damage it.

[@AJCsr]

Love the suspenseful background music ! Makes everything seem so much more serious....😂

[@unknownhorror9285]

According to the FAA and 18 USC 32, it is a federal crime to shoot down a drone.

[@taofledermaus]

Yep, and people are asking me why we didn't shoot a flying drone in the video. Like we are immune to the law!?

[@TheHuntermj]

Unknown Horror I think it only counts if it's someone else's drone...

[@DFX2KX]

@Matt Hunter it counts regardless. It might not always be enforced, but it does still count.

[@johngayceowens7236]

TAOFLEDERMAUS I'm sure you could have gotten permission from the FAA to do it, and as much as I'll ramble about it being illegal the FAA probably isn't going to charge you for doing something like that if you do it safely and it's your drone, but yeah better safe than sorry.

[@anonymouskirk7271]

Unknown Horror if it is hunter harassment drone you can shoot it

[@jenerik_guy2474]

Hell of a time to post a video, don't cha think?

[@taofledermaus]

It's always prime-time, somewhere in the world!

[@jenerik_guy2474]

Fair enough

[@dwaynemadsen964]

The rounds are almost $7 each, but how much did you have to pay to import plastic straws into California?!? And how expensive was the permit for that? Did they require an Agent of the State on site to ensure no one tried to stick a straw up a turtle's nose? Y'all really went above and beyond on this one! Thank you for sharing and stay safe.

[@mikeberry9584]

It might be illegal to shoot a drone down but if someone flies one around my house

[@michaelgreene7385]

That could potentially be a very expensive mistake. You can get arrested and sued. I know a guy that shot one down, and believe me, it was expensive.

[@Desklamp1234]

OMG skynet is trying to take over the world again *arnold schwarzenegger voice* COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!

[@JackThelRipper]

Jake Shire "Get To Da Choppa"

[@Baby-ym1vf]

does TAOF do audio books or ASMR videos? his voice is very comfortable.

[@taofledermaus]

haha, I suck at talking

[@achalorocks]

My main problem with people that are against drones flying over them is that if you live in town, you can’t tell if a drone is recording you unless it’s flying slowly and at a low altitude, and if you live in town, and you shot at a drone, you would also be discharging a firearm in the city limits, and firing it in the air at that. If people are worried about someone using it to break into your house later, why don’t you load the shotgun with some cheaper rounds and put it beside the bed. Drones also fly in navigable airspace, which is regulated by the FAA, so depending on what state you live in also determines wether the drone would even count as trespassing or not. The safest thing to do would be to either call the cops and see if they could ask the person to stop flying the drone over your property, or even try asking the person themselves if you know where the person is that is flying the drone.

[@gillianorley]

All I could hear was the soundtrack music from The Final Countdown. Maybe to make us imagine F-14 Tomcats shooting down Japanese Zeros. 😉

[@klawz1801]

This is probably why they didn't answer back

[@taofledermaus]

Haha, I think so.

[@ramairgto72]

The Final Countdown FTW!

[@thomasg4324]

*I shot down a drone over my yard. They actually had the nerve to come yell at me for destroying their drone.* I told them to get off of my property, and they eventually called the cops. I told the cop I have every right to my property, and had them trespassed off permanently. It was a Matrice 300RTK. I used a #7 birdshot cut waxer.

[@Snowfoxs]

Even if were legal to shoot down a drone- legally, you can fly a drone up to 400 feet in the US without special permits and such, you would be hard pressed to even see a drone that's 400 feet above you sitting still, let alone hit it with anything. It would be next to impossible if it were moving. A challenge only 22plinkster can live up to.

[@joekim4794]

thumbs down from the guy that supplied these to you. these are meant to be shot at flying drones. the tangle is supposed to stop the propellers which would make the drone go down. these arent meant to do damage to the drone.

[@taofledermaus]

These will easily damage a drone if the heavy metal weights strike the drone. Keep trying though

[@joekim4794]

TAOFLEDERMAUS you dont understand do you... im saying its not designed for the metal weights to strike anything. the metal weights are designed to carry the "web" and the web is what is designed to take down the drone. something like a bird shot or something would be much more effective when trying to do physical damage to a drone. keep trying.

[@joekim4794]

TAOFLEDERMAUS all im saying is when someone donates you anything to showcase on your channel you could have made a little effort and filmed at a different location. "didnt want to commit a crime" is just an excuse.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Joe Kim when you drop an aircraft from the sky by tangling it's propellers, you are basically throwing it at a wall at nearly 100 miles an hour. It's going to damage the drone even if it were less practical than just you know, Telling the dude with the remote control to fuck off with his swarm of bees with a camera attached.

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

I 100% agree, they make cheap drones he could have used it on.. having something like this does not fully demonstrate anything

[@aerofd]

If the motors were running the string would wrap around the props. Probably take it down.

[@taofledermaus]

I agree

[@monoculosofficial9934]

Jerry K ha ha, I very much doubt it, depending on the 'drone' they won't stop even if you put your fingers in it.

[@aerofd]

I would think that Kevlar string the was strong enough the withstand a shotgun blast would wrap up a DC prop motor pretty effectively.

[@monoculosofficial9934]

Jerry K trust me, ive been building quads/drones for a few years now, for one: there is no need for this as people don't 'spy' on other people and it just ruins the hobby for everyone that is interested, two: my racing quad hit a branch about 1/2" thick and stayed up fine, and it has plastic props, barely chipped 😂

[@aerofd]

Really! If your looking in my windows are you spying on me and mine? I think so. If your flying over my property are you spying on me? Yes I think you are. Solution: Don't fly over my property. Should I have the legal right to shoot your spy down (I don't but) I think so. Fun hobby? Yes. But don't spy on other people.

[@pr0xZen]

Nets and net rounds are _designed not_ to harm or damage the target more than absolutely necessary to get the net to where it needs to go. While your experience here is quite lacking, that is very understandable. When cords and nets hit spinning propellers, the propellers do the rest of the job, wrapping it up and in, seizing the rotation, and ultimately causing the drone to come crashing down. No (spinning) propellers, the net is _very_ unlikely to stay on a hit target. Kinda like a long rope dragged across and through a boat propeller: if the propeller isn't turning, no problem. If it is though, all hell breaks loose.

[@wejdarklighter1743]

I think the idea of this shell is to tangle the props in the string rather than actually damaging the drone. It would wind up and stop the props dropping the drone.

[@extraterrastrialgaming]

The part when they are like there was a chopstick so it was a Chinese drone I was dying😂

[@saltdetected1756]

i've really got to question why this round exists when birdshot also exists - more range, better reliability, and it _also_ doesnt damage the internal components, and on top of all that, birdshot isnt $7 per round.

[@therealborischang]

Not to mention, this skynet thing is an explosive round with lead weights carrying the net. For all intents and purposes, it IS considered discharging a firearm.

[@taofledermaus]

Because a sucker is born every minute. lol

[@saltdetected1756]

fair enough.

[@austinalban-conley9504]

I'm pretty sure birdshot would destroy a plastic drone

[@holdenmommygrommy7405]

The drones need to fight back. Imagine a drone shooting a sky-net back at you.

[@ianfarquharson3772]

I can see why the company didn't want to send any shells to you lol. TkEZ》UK

[@turbochevelle5641]

3.5" turkey load with a Pattern Master choke

[@BigUps-Bucket-Cat]

"do they prevent you from becoming a victim" um how does someone flying a drone near you make you a victim

[@taofledermaus]

haha, I know, so much paranoia!

[@frequencydecline5250]

I don't know...I've been to some RC clubs where you better duck when certain members take flight.

[@v666lab]

Or maybe its a matter of if you have a fenced off property so you have pirvacy plenty of people want to sun bathe naked for one example of many and maybe dont want there private lives recorded and put online

[@mixup2216]

Privacy

[@lostone4922]

v666lab anything u can see from public is public 😂

[@danelobe2524]

I shot one of my property last fall with these rounds. This drone was running around filming while we were hunting. ( This has happened many times) so I grabbed my goose gun and fired at the drone it was 80 yards away. The net got hung up on a single propeller and it crashed into my field. The state brown shirts posing as LEO's showed up wanting there equipment, I contacted my lawyer and took them to court. We won in court and I still have there drone. Trespassing is trespassing. So yeah they work.

[@gravguy8607]

The reality is is that you do not need to damage the housing of the drone to take it down. You only need to stop any one of the propellers so if it has twine on it it will wrap around the motor and it will fall immediately from the sky

[@robertmcneely1178]

A guy that looks like nutnfancy, im dead

[@patthefireman100]

love the theme music from Final Countdown movie

[@nunyabitnezz2709]

I think the shell is supposed to tangle the drone’s propellors rather than blast it apart? Maybe if the ‘strings’ were made of wire instead…

[@Smurphenstein]

I think that if the props were spinning, the string would likely get caught in the propellers.