12ga Shotgun FRAGMENTING shotgun DARTS from Russia

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  • @taofledermaus
    @taofledermaus  7 років тому +169

    Alexey's computer model of the external ballistics of the "solid" slugs:
    ua-cam.com/video/vWZpkbtxtIM/v-deo.html

    • @nicholasquintero1080
      @nicholasquintero1080 7 років тому +2

      TAOFLEDERMAUS I heard Central CA mentioned. Where exactly do you guys hail from?

    • @philverhey7335
      @philverhey7335 7 років тому

      OpenFOAM & SimFlow are good (free) tools for this, briefly looking at the video, it looked like an old copy of flowsquare.
      in the past, I tweeted (to the Taofledermaus twitter account)a service that holds your hand (for amateurs) that a colleague mentioned his son started using in university... it escapes me atm... but I thought it would be ideal fans of this channel who want to try designing some things.
      EDIT: it was "SimScale" , link to tweet (jun 19) here: twitter.com/philverhey/status/876879794012663809
      It's good to see some people taking this approach.
      there are options, I believe the youtube channel "Real Engineering" mentions an online service that offers free fluid dynamics software in one or more of his recent aircraft design videos.

    • @JonasUllenius
      @JonasUllenius 7 років тому +4

      TAOFLEDERMAUS Hope it is okay to post a idea ore contribution that can help the videos.
      Contact shotgun companies and ask them if they have sponsored videos like this whit there guns.
      Maybe a ballistics gelatin company that can have there name on a backboard.
      All you need to do is say there name in the videos.
      Maybe the store that sell the melons want there name in the video.
      Hope to see more interesting videos.

    • @johnwilson2338
      @johnwilson2338 7 років тому

      J Attitude , great idea!

    • @stefanstoyanov7460
      @stefanstoyanov7460 7 років тому +6

      TAOFLEDERMAUS Wow! Those amunitions could be patended and sold as millitary grade ammo. Such a performance!

  • @ThatOldWarthog
    @ThatOldWarthog 7 років тому +438

    That moment when a Russian astronomer produces a superior slug as compared to an actual arms company.

    • @WingmanSR
      @WingmanSR 7 років тому +94

      There are some great firearms engineers that studied something completely unrelated, but circumstances suck them into it, and they become legends, like Kalashnikov or Gaston Glock.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +40

      lol

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin 4 роки тому +26

      *Russian scientist defects to United States and provides them access to space darts to load in their shotguns. Dr. Lavrov becomes Putin's public enemy No. 1.*
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      *Florida man arrested by police when he was discovered attempting to cram a full size alligator up his anus headfirst.*
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    • @yournotgully
      @yournotgully 4 роки тому +8

      not exactly. while this slug is cool its completely impractical when you consider the cost of these things to make is probably higher than a regular slug and some rifle rounds probably do a better job than this shotgun slug at pretty much everything

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin 4 роки тому +6

      @@yournotgully Yeah. But it's fun.

  • @hootred3975
    @hootred3975 7 років тому +256

    So a guy managed to make a better slug in (presumably) his backyard than a large company and a team of researchers. Seems legit.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +59

      Haha, pretty much!

    • @comNartheus
      @comNartheus 7 років тому +12

      hoot red Soviet Scientist (TM) XD

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 7 років тому +37

      well he has a phd and does this as a hobby, meaning that he is so good that he is beyond working for ammo manufacturers.

    • @crwydryny
      @crwydryny 7 років тому +19

      the difference is that mass produced slugs are just that mass produced, they have to make allowances for ease of manufacture and such (there are something a big old machine can't do that a human can using hand tools) to make something like this would require extra manufacturing steps (not impossible just expensive) which wouldn't be a good idea for a big company. a single guy in a shed working with hand tools to make a handful of slugs can take more time and work more intricate designs because he doesn't have to worry about time and profit margins also it's easier to quality check a dozen rounds compared to a few thousand where only 1% of them may be checked for defects in any given day

    • @thugasaurusrex6004
      @thugasaurusrex6004 6 років тому +5

      hoot red I mean, these would be pretty expensive to produce, which is most likely why they aren't exactly mass produced. Also, the guy has a PhD in a field that constantly comes into contact with physics, so I'm sure he can do some math and figure out a good shape for something

  • @TheVGMajor
    @TheVGMajor 7 років тому +488

    Jeff and Alexey, improving U.S. Russian relations one slug at a time.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +57

      yep!

    • @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186
      @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186 4 роки тому +24

      Who knew it would be weapons that would bring us together

    • @doombringer3498
      @doombringer3498 4 роки тому +2

      @@taofledermaus Ура!

    • @doombringer3498
      @doombringer3498 4 роки тому +6

      @@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186 like it used to be a couple of times. and russians and americans have very many similarities, by the way. much more than russians and french or russians and brits or italians for example

    • @Neanderthal1
      @Neanderthal1 4 роки тому +2

      @@doombringer3498 there was a time Russia , France and America where allies. But sadly it didn't last long

  • @TheJohn8765
    @TheJohn8765 7 років тому +498

    Jesus, those 'followers' did more damage than many of the "real" specialty rounds.
    That Russian, Ph.D has a second career is designing slugs if he gets bored of astrophysics.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +120

      I think machining and ballistics is his hobby. He's a pretty smart guy.

    • @nebiros_at9473
      @nebiros_at9473 7 років тому +32

      His reply above (at least running it through a translator) noted that he just simplified the creation of an older design by Vladimir Shiryaev. Definitely a neat slug, though I'd see it more as something you'd see for military or maybe stopping something big though, with that over penetration we were seeing in the video.

    • @scottsmith1806
      @scottsmith1806 7 років тому +25

      Yeah, I was thinkin' the same thing, I don't wanna get hit by the slug, but if it missed me, I don't wanna get hit by that follower. YEEESH!

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 7 років тому +4

      it's like shot almost, the spread covered by that dart, the follower and geting hit by that watting might not be a pleasent experience either.

    • @TheGoodChap
      @TheGoodChap 7 років тому +16

      Well Kalashnikov was originally just a farm equipment engineer who designed the AK-47 and variants. Of course I'm sure a lot of engineers who make weapons get started out in other fields lol but these are definitely cool rounds, better than I expected considering how difficult it is to make rounds that stay on target.

  • @KetansaCreatesArt
    @KetansaCreatesArt 5 років тому +53

    4:09 He was holding the same KNIFE, that was advertised as 'Free Knife' on the magazines 😎

  • @JuggoJuggo
    @JuggoJuggo 7 років тому +107

    Only Jeff would have gun magazines that are stuck together.

  • @LivingWithGames
    @LivingWithGames 7 років тому +13

    So far we learnt russian engineering is best for shotgun slugs, these results are strong as ever.
    Excellent, Alexei.

  • @jomjom1207
    @jomjom1207 7 років тому +87

    Ah the Lee Safety Scale.. The only reloading scale that detects your neighbor`s farts. You must have the patience of several saints to able to use that without tearing your hair out. I salute you!

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +27

      I like that scale. It's not that bad to use and I trust it more than my cheap Chinese electronic scale.

    • @anthonyc417
      @anthonyc417 7 років тому +2

      I was gonna say get a powder scale lol I had one that cost me just $12.

    • @jomjom1207
      @jomjom1207 7 років тому +1

      Again.. I salute you! :D

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 7 років тому +2

      mechanical scales are still mroe acurate than almost all electronic scales.
      we have one at work that can measure more than a metric ton with a tolerance within a hundred gramms (and adding just one more part would probably make it measure down to the gram if necessary).
      our new electronic scale has a tolerance of eight kilograms (that's more than sixteen pounds)
      we use the electronic one still because the mechanical one just takes too long to handle the ammounts we process but it's realyl amazing how technologies that are thousands of years old still outperform the new stuff just in sheer precision, not to mention production quality.

    • @alecwallisch9045
      @alecwallisch9045 5 років тому

      @@windhelmguard5295 you can even make mechanical measuring devices accurate out to millionths of an inch

  • @jay6400
    @jay6400 7 років тому +41

    I'm gonna say I wouldn't want to be on the receiving ends of these projectiles they have to be some of the most savage rounds you have done recently.
    Also I wasn't sure about Danny when he first appeared on the channel but he has grown on me as he's gained his confidence in front of the camera and although OG is my favourite I think people should show some respect after all Danny gives up his time to entertain us all! Keep up the good work guys

    • @dannyakatrikerred7381
      @dannyakatrikerred7381 7 років тому +22

      jay6400. I thank you Sir for your kind words. 🇺🇸😎

    • @jay6400
      @jay6400 7 років тому +5

      No thank you Sir, and I'm sure I don't need to say it but if you keep gaining the confidence at the rate you have you'll soon be giving OG a run for his money!

    • @spcpitts
      @spcpitts 4 роки тому

      Who gives a rats ass? (Danny's shirt)

  • @UnDeaDCyBorg
    @UnDeaDCyBorg 7 років тому +55

    So this is like the rip slug, only in accurate, more flexible, and probably cheaper?

  • @Justasmalltownokie
    @Justasmalltownokie 7 років тому +29

    Very nice round! The inventor should be very happy with the results you guys got!

  • @Jafromobile
    @Jafromobile 6 років тому +10

    I've left your videos playing while I work. Two of the ads ran that lasted over 15 minutes. Age of empire sword manufacturing. Neat-O. It's pennies, I know...

    • @sjs9698
      @sjs9698 3 роки тому

      every little helps, especially when ye add up all the other good sports who do the same ^^

  • @joshuasamuels4802
    @joshuasamuels4802 7 років тому +4

    Thank you for your service Danny. Much respect for active and retired servicemen and women.

  • @liquidminds
    @liquidminds 7 років тому +11

    didn't expect them to fly that smooth. seems like a lot of know-how went into those.
    Seems like the only real downside is the loading-aspect.

  • @BustedWalletGarage
    @BustedWalletGarage 7 років тому +48

    Remember Lawn Darts from the 70's & 80's , before they were outlawed ? Can these be shot via cannon ?

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +28

      The plastic fins would probably crush. Mail me your cannon and we can give it try! :)

    • @mattbeebe1288
      @mattbeebe1288 7 років тому +4

      ive got 27 of the old steel tipped "jarts" in my collection, i would gladly donate all of them to a video

    • @mikewallace2340
      @mikewallace2340 7 років тому +1

      BustedWalletGarage maybe we can get iraqveteran8888 to try with his cannon

    • @nicolasrouvreau8365
      @nicolasrouvreau8365 7 років тому

      maybe it can work with a sabot, somehow like the sauvestre

    • @Riceball01
      @Riceball01 7 років тому +1

      I think that Joerg from the Slingshot Channel shot lawndarts once.

  • @jerrydimmu2437
    @jerrydimmu2437 5 років тому +1

    Hell ya Danny! I served on CVN-68 The U.S.S. Nimitz! Love the show, you guys are awesome keep it up!

  • @n.m.s7552
    @n.m.s7552 6 років тому +3

    Thanks for your service, Danny! Keep up the great work guys!

  • @dustinrice8124
    @dustinrice8124 6 років тому +2

    Just the way both the frag and solid slid into the targets like nothing was there was very impressive.

  • @charism-207
    @charism-207 7 років тому +20

    First Tetris, now these darts
    Man, people from Russia named Alexey apparently have a great future XD

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +5

      Pretty smart man!

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 4 роки тому +2

      Don't forget its also the name of the first human to walk in space, who later had to fly home manually when his capsule's automated systems malfunctioned.

  • @Dysfunctional126
    @Dysfunctional126 7 років тому +5

    I can't believe you're still killing it on UA-cam, haha. I remember hanging with you and TAO back in the old RTCW days. Good on you for keeping this going. I hope all is well, my friend.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +1

      Those were good times! I'm surprised anyone remembers me from RTCW !

    • @Dysfunctional126
      @Dysfunctional126 7 років тому +1

      Hell yeah, brother. I'm pretty sure I was 10 years old faking to be 18 years old at the time. Here I am at 24 thinking about how stupid that was, haha, but I remember you guys being so talented. I actually got my first copy of photoshop off'a one of you. You were good people, without a doubt.

  • @JesseAndMike
    @JesseAndMike 7 років тому +18

    Great video! That was awesome!

  • @Grim-HEX
    @Grim-HEX 7 років тому +5

    This was awesome, amd I see Danny isn't Camera shy anymore, his just as awesome as Greg :)

  • @BadHammers
    @BadHammers 7 років тому +5

    I think this is my favorite slug that you've tested so far. Very cool.

  • @NightclubPegasus1
    @NightclubPegasus1 5 років тому +2

    Expertly done Mr. Lavrov!

  • @USN_Ret-
    @USN_Ret- 7 років тому +14

    I like Danny's hat. I cruised with the USS Enterprise on her World Cruise in '86.

  • @eyescream5313
    @eyescream5313 6 років тому +1

    One of my FAVORITE shotgun slugs! Its extremely deadly. I think the flimsy Styrofoam sabos were just good enough to stabilize the projectile before impact. The plastic ones seem to cause problems. Thanks for using the clay as well, that's my favorite targets! You should consider putting it inside a large, clear tote or tub to keep the clay in a contained area for easier cleanup and reuse too.

  • @GreatLakesDrifta
    @GreatLakesDrifta 5 років тому +7

    Wow, if someone took a headshot from one of those expanding rounds, they'd end up with a stump for a head! The temp cavity that sucker made in the ballistic gel WAS obscene.

  • @raymaster
    @raymaster 2 роки тому

    nice that dannys family and extended youtube family can watch these videos and see him happy and healthy for years to come yet.

  • @Lee_B_Futures
    @Lee_B_Futures 7 років тому +70

    You're evil for including the sound cutting that styrofoam... eeeek! :O

    • @Lee_B_Futures
      @Lee_B_Futures 7 років тому +5

      Really impressive round btw!

    • @demicuan1078
      @demicuan1078 5 років тому

      Weak

    • @nopeexe2740
      @nopeexe2740 4 роки тому

      Joe Ç you know that felling when your eating a popsicle and your teeth rubs on the stick

  • @northamericanheathen8599
    @northamericanheathen8599 7 років тому +2

    Going to go out and say these are one of my favorite slugs you've shot. I would 100% buy the solid dart loads if they were sold to the public.

  • @retakrew
    @retakrew 7 років тому +153

    russians seem to know their shotgun slugs

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +27

      They really do!

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому +50

      In USSR any rifled weapon was banned for civilans. So people have to hunt with smoothbore. Thus we have great experience and great variety of shotgun slugs. In fact, this dart was initially designed by Dmitry Shiryaev to provide rifle accuracy for smoothbore shotgun.

    • @clouster75
      @clouster75 7 років тому +34

      Харитон Круглов Not quite correct. My grand dad used to hunt with Mosin (KO-44) rifle, and rifled hunting rifles were generally available as well - TOZ-16/17/18 for example.
      The thing is that using shotguns were way cheaper, and thats actual reason why they are more popular.

    • @holyravioli5795
      @holyravioli5795 5 років тому +5

      @@LexsLavrov That's bullshit, you can own shotguns in Russia and after two years of owning a shotgun you can buy a rifle of almost any type.

    • @0scar667
      @0scar667 4 роки тому +7

      @@holyravioli5795 he's about USSR, not modern Russia. And yeah, 5 years, not 2. I don't blame you, bud, just want to help.

  • @leetewksbury8726
    @leetewksbury8726 7 років тому

    These need to be marketed and sold. That's an excellent (expensive) concept

  • @M80Ball
    @M80Ball 7 років тому +4

    RIP Barry. Gone but not forgotten.

  • @rcgusto2427
    @rcgusto2427 7 років тому +2

    As an Okie, I love the "Okie ballistic gel". I'll have to make some of that

  • @MrRedeyedJedi
    @MrRedeyedJedi 7 років тому +1

    This is the most impressive alternative design ive seen so far

  • @Dsdcain
    @Dsdcain 7 років тому

    Most impressive. Those were really fun to watch perform. Thanks for making this Jeff.

  • @demantoid418
    @demantoid418 7 років тому +10

    Alexey thanks for one of the best ever. = )

  • @ianmacfarlane1241
    @ianmacfarlane1241 7 років тому +1

    Absolutely fantastic darts from Russian PhD guy - very impressive. As usual, a great video - I enjoy seeing Jeff load the cartridges - unfortunately I'm not a shooter, but I still love to see how things work, so more of that please, (even an explanation of how Jeff works out the load, and maybe even some information on powder) Great shooting from Danny - an excellent addition to the team.

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому

      Thanks!

    • @ianmacfarlane1241
      @ianmacfarlane1241 7 років тому +1

      Харитон Круглов Alexey, great work - I found your channel - I'll have a look at it later on, but I'm curious about what lead versions of your darts would do - I'm guessing they would make enormous damage being heavier*, and acting differently on impact, but would the ballistics be vastly different?
      *(Using a scale I found online which says lead is 1.303 - 1.35 x more massive than casting brass, therefore the lead darts would be between 19.545 - 20.25gms) The scale actually said Brass (casting) 8400-8700 kg/cu.m and Lead 11340 kg/cu.m - I've no idea how true that is, but I'm sure you will. If it's a stupid question, then just say so 😄I don't have a PhD - that's for sure.

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому

      Lead by itself is too soft and can't survive G-force when shot. You need to have some hard case around lead. And the first version of this slug were made of hollow brass case and lead cast inside this cavity. But it takes too much effort and time to drill brass out. So I decided to go with solid brass.
      Aerodynamics is basically the same. Expanding version gives more drag due to flat nose but general trajectory is same.

    • @ianmacfarlane1241
      @ianmacfarlane1241 7 років тому +1

      Харитон Круглов Thanks for the response - I was curious, and even though I can't shoot, I love watching the various solutions that slug designers come up with. Every day is a school day, as they say. Take care. (I'll look forward to seeing your next design)

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому

      The foam sabot is the weak point. I think of some more dense material.

  • @branak
    @branak 7 років тому +16

    Hahahahaha counting the blocks/sheets made me feel like watching adult sesame street >_

  • @Lukey-Dukey-AUS
    @Lukey-Dukey-AUS 7 років тому

    Those solid darts with a hot load looked they could go through a pistol rated vest quiet easily.
    Thanks for the vid as always.

  • @MrRedFox13Photography
    @MrRedFox13Photography 7 років тому +61

    I wish you get some more clear gel lol

    • @packbadge
      @packbadge 7 років тому +4

      Or if he would put a cheap tarp down under his table when he would shoot gel, it wouldn't get so dirty. But I agree.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +19

      It doesn't get dirty, it degrades after you melt it down. I wish I was rich enough to afford that gel but it is $160 for a block and $120 for the mold.

    • @PV2Omni
      @PV2Omni 7 років тому +12

      Vise Diesel Several people, including myself, offered to order gel for him, normal, or clear, but he refuses!
      How about we band together, order some bulk gelatin powder, crock pots, and molds, for him? It shouldn't be more than $1000 total. Hell, I called to order ballistic gelatin powder, in 2000, and it was only $700 in bulk.
      The only problem is, he wouldn't give me his shipping address, as I would have sent it anyways. So, someone would have to "leak" it ;-)

    • @Worrsaint
      @Worrsaint 7 років тому +10

      TAOFLEDERMAUS might want to try hitting up clearballistics or another ballistic gel site and see if they would be willing to donate some gel to your channel in exchange for you giving them a shout out. Just a thought.

    • @TheWoundChannel
      @TheWoundChannel 7 років тому +5

      robert denicola they typically don't do that since the people who watch these test videos usually go out and buy Ammo, not gel.

  • @GuitARPlayr100
    @GuitARPlayr100 7 років тому

    Great video as always, and you should definitely consider doing more long videos like this as long as you have enough rounds to make it feesable. The videos of homemade rounds are some of my favorites. Just how weird and complex some of the designs are is really intriguing, especially when they work flawlessly like these did.

  • @bobkamachi2346
    @bobkamachi2346 7 років тому +10

    thanks for shooting it at a farther distance

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +3

      People yell at us when we forget to do that! lol

  • @joea7886
    @joea7886 6 років тому

    i love the choice of scenery. beautiful acid pits in the backround

  • @base935
    @base935 7 років тому +4

    For ONE MILLION subscribers, you should create your ultimate SLUG.

  • @2serveand2protect
    @2serveand2protect 6 років тому +1

    That's the Mossberg 500??? Hell! It's BEAUTIFUL.

  • @mw-if2bb
    @mw-if2bb 7 років тому +6

    Always look forward to what your up to, always do a really god job! Thanks for the great content!

  • @kalixtshawxo
    @kalixtshawxo 6 років тому

    Clay blocks and lead plates...
    Are my favorite targets, and a good name for a rock band!

  • @arielkozak
    @arielkozak 7 років тому +24

    Anyone notice the knife he is using is similar to the knife in the magazine?

    • @PV2Omni
      @PV2Omni 7 років тому +1

      Ariel Kozak Yes, and pointed it out to my child, live!

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +17

      lol, the stuff that people notice in videos always cracks me up!

    • @dannyakatrikerred7381
      @dannyakatrikerred7381 7 років тому +16

      Ariel Kozak. The magazine freebie knife is a S&W. Mine is a SOG. Very similar. Good eye! 🇺🇸😎

    • @DevDog67
      @DevDog67 7 років тому

      I just saw that too. Scrolled down to see if anyone else saw it!

    • @MitchN9660
      @MitchN9660 5 років тому +1

      SOG Flash II, semi-serrated blade. Guess what knife I have clipped to my pocket?!

  • @seanstorms599
    @seanstorms599 7 років тому

    Very impressed with the stability of them darts very skilled craftsmanship behind this dart

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC 7 років тому +4

    UA-cam needs to add a double like button for videos like this!

  • @Jesses001
    @Jesses001 7 років тому +1

    These are some of the better dart style slugs you have tried out. Darts are, despite their appearance, not the best in super sonic flight, but these seem rather stable, and the accuracy even at longer ranges was rather good.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому

      Alexey does a lot of computer ballistic models on this stuff. It just confuses me but he's able to tweak his designs using those. ua-cam.com/video/LQg2prrYbzM/v-deo.html

  • @Vinnie-vn1cf
    @Vinnie-vn1cf 7 років тому +5

    You guys are awesome love your video much love from Missouri

  • @johnthomas425
    @johnthomas425 7 років тому

    Nice work! It only took 7 minutes and 58 seconds to take a turn. Then that whole obscene slowmo of the jelly-nards. I love this channel. stay safe

  • @RCScaleAirplanes
    @RCScaleAirplanes 7 років тому +14

    As always very interesting. 👍😎

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +6

      thank you Horst! I was about to sit down and watch your new epic video!!

    • @RCScaleAirplanes
      @RCScaleAirplanes 7 років тому

      TAOFLEDERMAUS *_smile_*
      Sorry for the extended lenght of the video, but the guys asked me to show as much as possible. 😎
      _Cheers_

  • @golf-n-guns
    @golf-n-guns 7 років тому +1

    You thought *_Jarts_* were fun growing up?!? Well, now Mainway Toys is proud to present *Shotgun Darts!*

  • @foobar201
    @foobar201 7 років тому +1

    Looks like the secret to getting a stable dart round has finally been cracked! Looks like lightweight foam sabots plus thick wadding are the way to go.

  • @meowserita
    @meowserita 7 років тому +1

    these are amazingly effective, plenty of penetration and plenty of damage especially with the fragmentation darts.

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому +2

      The ideas are free :)

  • @cosmic-fortytwo
    @cosmic-fortytwo 2 роки тому +1

    Nice to see Danny. He was a cool dude.

  • @Gungeek
    @Gungeek 7 років тому +5

    Danny has the best shirts :)

  • @sovietrepublic38
    @sovietrepublic38 7 років тому +1

    Entertaining video with some science, thank you for producing this awesome channel!!

  • @moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683
    @moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683 7 років тому +7

    That was a damn impressive homemade round. Amazing that a foam sabot works that well.
    Those hot loads were hella nice too.
    #moarrecoil

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +2

      It seems all the foam sabots ended up landing around the table.

    • @moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683
      @moseslakemicroarmorgaming2683 7 років тому

      TAOFLEDERMAUS And largely intact no less. I'm tempted to find that foam to use for my wargaming boards lol

  • @edwardjones1536
    @edwardjones1536 7 років тому

    Geoff and his amazing ballistic slug!

  • @trefod
    @trefod 7 років тому +6

    Is it me or is Danny operating at 6/10th the speed of the rest of the universe? Danny the shotgun sloth :-)

    • @dannyakatrikerred7381
      @dannyakatrikerred7381 7 років тому +10

      trefod
      Slow and steady! Thats how I roll. 🇺🇸😎

    • @trefod
      @trefod 7 років тому

      Brilliant :D

  • @dillyd3488
    @dillyd3488 7 років тому +1

    Yet another fuggin' Killer Vid! I'm up in Manteca, so I love to see the familiar landscape.

  • @billybob803
    @billybob803 7 років тому +4

    12:30 does just the tip count as penetration? This is a serious life question.

  • @ucgaofficial5339
    @ucgaofficial5339 4 роки тому +1

    I love that you inherently get 2 shots out of one round (the 2nd being the wad)

  • @bastionunitb7388
    @bastionunitb7388 4 роки тому

    4:14 I love how he is using the free knife to show the damage done to the magazine that's advertising the free knife

  • @jgedutis
    @jgedutis 7 років тому +7

    2:10 Am I the only person who gets shooting pain from the sound of cutting styrofoam?

  • @thebmac
    @thebmac 7 років тому

    It's awesome when "amateurs" make it better than the big companies! Great vid!

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому

      It is natural. Because bid companies want profits only. Amateur wants anything but profit.

  • @robohat4837
    @robohat4837 7 років тому +6

    Огонь!

  • @jawms
    @jawms 7 років тому +1

    This thing is awesome! Almost mass-production worthy.. I'm sure there's improvements to be made for powder load and shortening the length, but I'd buy them!

  • @SharpiesERA
    @SharpiesERA 7 років тому +3

    Stop sniffing the orange paint, crazy old men!❤

  • @carlavery7132
    @carlavery7132 7 років тому +1

    Love your work, I'm always grinning by the end.

  • @MegaBait1616
    @MegaBait1616 7 років тому +3

    Tao, one of your better videos. thumbs up...................

  • @HauptJager
    @HauptJager 7 років тому +2

    Amazing slugs, hat off to Alexey! Nice job on the video guys, but I did miss the lead plate.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +1

      I forgot to bring out the lead plate for this shoot

  • @moefuggerr2970
    @moefuggerr2970 3 роки тому +3

    Ha I was on the Enterprise.

  • @jedadiahtucker2132
    @jedadiahtucker2132 6 років тому

    it would be nice to see some more test with these rounds. they do a impressive amount of damge for being so light. with the fragments and the solid part behind continuing through. if he could rework the packaging or maybe just shorten the slug a hair so they would fit more easily this could be a really nice round. some more long range shots would be nice to like up to 100 yards.

  • @rightleg5920
    @rightleg5920 5 років тому

    Always love the videos guys. Awesome rewatching them.

  • @CoalCoalJames
    @CoalCoalJames 7 років тому +3

    *"Just shootin darts down by the cess pool"*

  • @jasone1881
    @jasone1881 7 років тому +2

    I pledged! I love watching your videos! It make my job go by quicker. I work security and it can get pretty boring and my boss suggested I watch UA-cam

  • @machete417
    @machete417 7 років тому +3

    I like the new shooter. #oldschoolaf

    • @dannyakatrikerred7381
      @dannyakatrikerred7381 7 років тому +2

      s johnson. Thanks. Yeah, I'm pretty much old school. 🇺🇸😎

  • @wetworkwolf
    @wetworkwolf 6 років тому

    Those things are scary accurate! Awesome!

  • @theputnamto3468
    @theputnamto3468 5 років тому +1

    the moment that you see one of your favorite youtubers is a patreon of one of your favorite youtubers.

  • @jakedunning9995
    @jakedunning9995 7 років тому

    probably the most effective round you've tested in my opinion......you guys should do a revisit to these when you can shoot farther away, seems like they would be just about zeroed at 100m with the consistently high point of impact we saw. I think they are very promising indeed...

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому

      The problem is, we'd probably have to shoot most of them just to get the optics zeroed in and we'd have nothing left to film.

  • @lostfound8112
    @lostfound8112 7 років тому +3

    nice

  • @Riceball01
    @Riceball01 7 років тому +1

    You should talk to this guy about partnering up and bringing these slugs into the US, I'm not sure if it's any better than anything else on the market but it does look like they would probably work pretty well against boar. The solid slugs might find use either with the military or police where barriers and/or armor penetration is a concern.

  • @radmirponomarenko6198
    @radmirponomarenko6198 7 років тому +11

    Why do I have to buy rip slugs when I can ask Alexey to make some for me for money of course and send me in Kazakhstan

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +5

      Probably cheaper!

    • @radmirponomarenko6198
      @radmirponomarenko6198 7 років тому +2

      TAOFLEDERMAUS of course it may be will be cheaper than some cartridges like 223 Rem or 7,62 x39 308 win especially in my country

    • @capitalismisbestism8639
      @capitalismisbestism8639 7 років тому

      Radmir Ponomarenko isn't Kazakhstan a brutal oligarchic dictatorship? I thought that non oligarchs were restricted from going online.

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 6 років тому

      Capitalism Is Best Ism, see - you have all the internet at your disposal in theory and yet your government and corporations made you as ignorant as the people living under authoritarian regimes. That's truly impressive work!

  • @golf-n-guns
    @golf-n-guns 7 років тому +1

    Danny's skull bracelet is badass! ☠☠☠☠

  • @crwydryny
    @crwydryny 7 років тому

    watching this it makes me think of an interesting design for a dart, take the solid dart, then add fragmenting case around it instead of having the point fragment so that when it strikes the core follows through while the case peels off for greater damage making a round useful for hard and soft targets

  • @trevorwhitford672
    @trevorwhitford672 3 роки тому +1

    What a mind blowing slug

  • @spencershipley9577
    @spencershipley9577 7 років тому +3

    None of you have finished this yet

  • @Gottaculat
    @Gottaculat 5 років тому +2

    I wonder how nasty a fiberglass dart would be with a small conical cavity drilled into the tip with a steel cone wedge glued into the cavity. The idea being when it hits, the steel wedge gets driven down the shaft of the dart, forcing non-uniform fragmentation of the glass fibers.
    My hypothesis is the fiberglass would splinter greatly into a fleshy target, and have almost no penetration. Basically, a very nasty round designed to wound/maim (like a great big middle finger to the Geneva Convention).

  • @steffanofumo
    @steffanofumo 7 років тому +1

    The dart had a really beautiful spin going threw that rifled choke!!!

  • @tsnorquist
    @tsnorquist 7 років тому

    It's be interesting to see this same dart milled out of different metals : (steel, aluminum, lead, titanium, etc.) what a great design

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому

      Lead is too soft. It gonna collapse from G-force. Even black powder wouldn't help.
      Aluminum and titanium are too light . In fact for such a small slug even steel is too light. I think copper would be a good choice of material but copper is nasty thing to process.

  • @kentonmiles
    @kentonmiles 7 років тому +88

    Gun related YT channels earn 70 cents for every dollar a SJW/ clickbait YT channel gets. Now that's the real Pay Gap injustice I want investigated

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому +47

      Ha, I don't think it is even 70%!

    • @silentbob267
      @silentbob267 7 років тому +3

      That is pretty sad. Makes me wish Full30.com was a bigger success than it has been.

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 6 років тому

      ChopStick Pony, poop related YT channels earn even less than that. Poop eating community is quite outraged by that!

  • @Hemimike426
    @Hemimike426 7 років тому

    Really nice when a good amount of projectiles are sent, gives margin for more tests.

    • @taofledermaus
      @taofledermaus  7 років тому

      Yes, it gave us a lot of options, but it takes a long time to film so we were waiting for a cooler day to film these on.

    • @LexsLavrov
      @LexsLavrov 7 років тому +1

      Looks like you chose just a PERFECT day! :) Thanks!

  • @thinking7181
    @thinking7181 7 років тому +1

    those are some really impressive rounds, I live in NZ and have no idea about gun laws, but they should sell these!

  • @Mazaroth
    @Mazaroth 7 років тому

    Oh god my ears when you cut that foam with a box cutter.
    The skin on my back started crawling when you did it.