joel seems like a chill dude :) definitely bring him back, even if he doesnt have anymore super interesting guns he just has a nice chill vibe about him
@@skunky1-1 With the amount of money he spent per shot of gyro it would only be fair. I'm sure matts got plenty of guns joel may have never had the chance to see or use before. u never know
Honestly, this might be a good way to get a crossover with The Slow Mo Guys, cause I honestly would love to see those bullets fired in super slow-motion and see how it comes out, but also how fast it accelerates.
@@comrade-princesscelestia4907 have you see the one they made where its just a normal bullet. Its so cool seeing the impact be so strong that it creates a beam of light that shines through the jell for a split second
For real!? An old round that may or may not have burned all its propellant and you think is safe to look straight down the barrel at?? Unless the gun is cleared or the standard round has went off and the slug is still in the barrel, it’s not safe especially with an unknown round like this. This should’ve been placed aside for a couple minutes first before pointing at his face.
@@MegumiZero Mat is definitely a good dude but its not just the money, they're impossible to find. Hopefully Joel has a hookup because I went searching for them just too see what was out there and I didn't see any up for sale anywhere. As far as I can tell they only come up when someone finds some in an attic or garage sale or something. Someone should start making them again, seems like it would be profitable.
That was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on the internet! It was like I'm watching a cartoon...but no: that was real life. A guy actually just did that.
It does not matter, what they did is a rookie and potentially lethal mistake, bullet might easily go off late, and only luck helped nobody to get hurt that day. Weird to see it from "professionals", kinda lame weird flex.
Same, but even if you know it's unloaded 100%, it's a habit thing. Get used to looking down the barrel and eventually you may do it when you thought you were 100% sure, and that's that. They should've cut that part from the video as a lot of younger potential gun owners and enthusiasts watch these channels and we certainly don't want them thinking they should be doing this because professionals on UA-cam, in their eyes, did it before.
Yeah to be fair once I got hit with a literal rocket back blast I probably wouldn't care if someone else shot it 😂 he still has stuff left over to show later, just now he has a story that it actually sucks and literally hurts
This is BY FAR the best footage of anyone firing the GyroJet. BIG thanks to the guys for bringing that out,and sending those high dollar rounds into space.
@@shommershabbots9862 I would bet you can get a halfway competent machinist to crank out some rounds fairly quickly. Even getting the proper fuel shouldn't be that hard. Some of the smaller Estes motors might work with very minor modification.
@@noodlelynoodle. The slow-mo was for Taofledermaus was better, but they didn't have as many rounds or variety of targets. Taofledermaus has a great channel that I have been subbed to longer than Matt's crappy channel, but I love them both for the different things that they do. I wish I had 10-12k worth of rocket guns and bullets to go meet al of the people there that make Matt look as sexy and cool as he seems to be on camera. P.S. I have 300-400 rounds of 50 year old .22LR Remington ammo, still in the original cardboard boxes. I will be happy to bring it to you anytime, I'm less than 2 hours from the range. @DemolitionRanch
This gun was sold at Aidelman's in Long Island NY in the 70's and if it wasn't because of NY's lousey gun laws I would have owned one! It came in a rifle version as well if I recall. Somewhere around here I still have the Aidelman's catalog. I think it sold for under $200 and the rounds were $2-$3 each. The entire concept fascinated me...
Yeah, but the heat issue wouldn't make this a viable concept and its obscurity likely saved a lot of people. This video alone shows the dangers of ammunition that's functioned in this way. The round itself, performed to its spec, the actual gun? That's a no from me dawg. I would not handle that thing with a ten foot pole. There's plenty of ways to get up and close to finger loss, this ain't worth it.
That slowmo at 7:53! You can see the acceleration as it travels; amazing! This thing must have the weirdest trajectory if you tried to shoot long-range.
Probably does like what a cruise missile does without the guidance 😂 ..... would be cool to know what the speed Is that these rockets can top out at! Maybe 2000fps?!.... 🤔 💭
@@jjjacer just incase you dont know fire needs oxygen a rocket is just a mini fire without a oxidizer it wont be able to light in space and even if it had one the effectiveness might not be as good as we think a powerful spring powered bb gun would probably work better
Yeah Joel is a stand up guy for sure. This is definitely the most in depth gyrojet demonstration video ive ever seen. Im actually pretty impressed with its power tbh.
The cool factor is off the chart but the sketchy factor is right there with it. hahaha I still wouldn't turn down getting to shoot it just because why would you not shoot a rocket gun, so yes I'm jealous. Thank you to the owner of those for coming out and letting this video get made!
Freakin awesome to see this. Love demo ranch. I don't want to be THAT guy but I'll admit I got a little triggered safety wise at 15:40 when dude points this at himself. It's already fired and open but it still makes my eye twitch!! Stay safe my friends!!
Agreed I mean it’s a rocket and for all anyone knows only half burnt. If it had been any other device like fireworks anyone would know better then to stare down the barrel
I missed him flagging Matt the first time I watched this. Went back and watched three more time because you know 👉👌 rockets!!... anyways, this guy is probably a cool dude and all I'm not a hater but I hope when he watches this he sees his errors and takes it as a learning experience. Glad everyone is ok. Seems minor until something major happens that's why it's not a good idea.
Loved how excited Joel was to see the slow motion, what a cool guy to bring such a rare and expensive item for us to learn about and enjoy. Great video!
@@YardKat666 It's an old, rocket powered pistol round that already misfired. If you trust that it has no propellant and think it *cannot* go off again, that's a dumb mistake lmao
I remember my dad telling us about this gun many many years ago. He also told us all the flaws. Just so you know, this was only a few miles from where you are shooting. Thank you for this video.
If they started making these again and the ammo it would for sure have a market. Also It's a shame the slow-mo guys couldn't have been on the ranch for this one! 😊
Small Arms Review did a fairly comprehensive article on the Gyrojet story and its developer Richard Mainhardt some years ago. Taofledermaus did what's probably the single best recent test firing of the Gyrojet pistol and carbine a few years ago. Backyard Ballistics in Italy tried recreating the rockets on a larger scale a few years ago as well, with some success. There were at least a few snub versions of the pistol made, and some select fire versions of both pistol and carbine. At least one pistol was used in combat in Vietnam, and was reportedly effective. They've also been fired underwater. That's all covered in the Small Arms Review report from the early 2000s. Addition: looks like all of the reported Gyrojet problems surfaced. Misfires, variable velocities, sometimes wild inaccuracy, and maximum velocity isn't reached until some distance from the gun. Before which velocity can be very low and the rocket is easily deflected. Even when new, performance of the little Gyrojet rockets was somewhat erratic. I believe it's been determined that the propellent was a single formed grain of Bullseye smokeless powder wrapped in flash paper. There seems to have been another one or two unknown secret components of the ammunition to increase immediate acceleration from the launcher.
@@Demo_Camera_Guy Ha! But at least you got to shoot one of the world's most unusual weapons. With what is possibly the single most rare form of ammunition there is. More rare now. 😛
Joel seems and looks like the super chill, very laid back uncle we all need in our lives. Please bring him bad. BTW... An idea for a future video, you should team up with Scott and play around with his new punt gun!.
Closest we've got so far to the Bolter from Warhammer 40K! I remember reading about these some time ago and I think it was the unreliability of the rounds and the cost that led to them being very short lived on the market
@@JaredLetoSelfSuck Obviously this wasn't the cost of ammunition when they were on the market. The cost is because they are now so rare. Probably the same with reliability since all this ammunition is so old, and I doubt they rounds are as well sealed as regular ammunition.
Now I want someone to build a 20mm bolt gun, machine custom jyrojet rounds, and get really good slow motion footage so we can see what the Emperor's Wrath would really look like at 10,000 fps.
@@inthefade I vaguely remember something from the 1970s about the gun being around $100 and the bullets being about $10 per shot... So a full magazine was half the price of the gun. For a range toy that blasts fire all over your hands.
Yep, it's the inspiration for boltguns. Although boltgun rounds are more like two stage rockets with a warhead since they have shellcasings and an initial propellant. The rocket motor kicks in after the bolt round leaves the barrel. What i'm holding my breath for is for some backyard tinkerer to invent an actual bolt round because they would sort of work in theory, but we won't know the effectiveness until one is made.
Sure, they should have fired more distance shots. Thou the one fired didn't look too accurate. I thought that thing were super accurate but seemingly it depends on the production quality of these rocket bullets.
@@gofastskatkat The milling of the holes need to be perfect as well as the mix of propellant. If one or both components are not perfect the projectile will not fly in a straight line. "Normal" rockets got a gyroscope and some kind of steering. The rockets from the OICW-Project (was it H+K ?) were kinda accurate thou they had some control circuits in them. Also they were super expensive. I think the OICW-Rockets were flying more like grenades, but they had low kickback and were accelerating in air a bit after leaving the barrel. Gun Jesus XD has a video on that...
@@wurstelei1356 i thinkits a combination of old ammo and the gun moving after pulling the trigger before the rockets leave the barrel since its moving "slow" before it can accelerate
@@sgtmaggi The bullet continues to accelerate for 10 yards after leaving the barrel, but at the muzzle it has the same velocity/energy as a .45 ACP fired from a 1911 at the muzzle. The myth that you could catch a gyrojet bullet in a bottle, or your bare hand, is just that: a myth.
A close friend (now passed) worked for MBA while the Gyrojet was in production, and he had several of them in his collection along with a handful of ammunition. While I got to handle them, we never fired a round. Even 30+ years ago the ammo was very rare and not especially stable. Glad to see some video of someone firing one!
@@SmokesKwazukii He sold them some years before he passed. But if given the opportunity I would have bought one! Though I think even as a close friend, the asking price would have been more than my budget.
I know they're impractical as all hell, but those gyrojets are just so freaking cool from a technology perspective. Especially when you really think about what they had to work with in the 60's. Awesome content and thank you to Joel for sharing!!
makes you wonder what could be done with modern tech, because honestly the amount of power those things have and low recoil is amazing, and i think they could really benefit from a much more thought out design
They have a use, just the reliability of the rounds is the problem. They are designed to fire underwater and in space. Underwater they do better than conventional bullets, but not much is great underwater. In space though they help with Newton's third law of motion. "If two bodies exert forces on each other, these forces have the same magnitude but opposite directions". Basically in space a light machine gun is also a great way to do somersaults backwards when fired. You have mass, but no gravity to align you to the ground. So 5.56 at 1200 foot pounds of force going forward also means that going backwards, enough to push a 250 pound man back a few inches a second.
As a Brit I must quote "Monty Python", are you ready 'And now for something completely different'. What a show we had rockets, squibs, misfires, crouch shots, ricochets, zombie head shots and more. A big thanks to Joel, and everyone there for a great post, thank you.
That was the squib round, so you should definitely flinch! If somehow there was a delay before more propellant, it would be a very different video. Probably safe (enough) but not a fate that should be tempted.
Never thought that I would see one of these space guns in action, and there you are shooting pocket rockets out of it. Thanks and Kudos to you, guys! Much appreciated!
Its so crazy seeing Mikey working with Matt. I was watching Matt while me and Mikey were in highschool together. Glad that boy is doing well for himself.
At 22:09, you can see it land maybe about 5-6 feet in front to the right of Matt, and seems to bounce off further to the right. Not sure if this is the "spinning" Matt saw or not, but thought I'd point it out. I think the Gyrojet would have been an awesome and unique gun for Black Ops 1, seeing as it's from a very similar time period. Thanks to Joel for providing this awesome video!
This gun does exist in Resident Evil 8, it's called the Rocket Pistol in-game. It's the only game I remember seeing it in, and even there it kinda sucks lol
have to love when collectors are willing to blow the dust off of some seriously coo pieces of history. big respect for Joel on this as most with something that rare would not be willing to risk a malfunction or the wear of basic use. much respect
Goodluck nobody makes ammo so you enf up paying like 150 a round because there aren't any more they're finite and every shot increases the value of every other round left
The cameraman and “space sherrif” were really annoying to be honest, and were trying way to hard to be funny/likable… the other guys were really cool and fun to watch on the other hand.
15:42 I was smiling at the shooting of them until he decided to look in the barrel of the gun for the squib round instantly was like I hope it doesn't jet propel into that guys face glad he's safe love your content keep it coming
Made me gasp when i saw Noah nearly remove himself from the gene pool. I have to assume that Noah Mechling, was thinking of the safety of others first. Like, "before I hand this gun to another person, I want to really make sure I understand and communicate the potential danger". In an act of stupidity or potential self-sacrifice, he looked down the barrel to confirm it was empty. It was not.
🔘👁️🗨️🟰👉➰➿〰️🚀🌙〰️💥 FYI: you can reload those rounds. Which i could see being the issue with some of the “squib” rounds as they were calling them. Perhaps they were a bit out of spec from being shot prior. Either way it’s good the blanket caught quite a few.
Well if it was made for space, the biggest advantage of this compared to a normal gun is that you don't have as much of a kick back from the gun. if you floating in space the kick back will push you as well and you will probably go spinning. this shot doesn't push on you as much. pretty cool stuff. tnx for the video and Hi from the Netherlands
Joel, has to be the nicest gun collector of all time! Just coming out to share a piece of his awesome collection, and giving Matt the honors of firing it even before he did. Only a true collector would be able to save such a special piece for such a special occasion.
This is by far some of the coolest video i've seen, like those things look like the rockets that come off ships a little burst of speed and then the engines fire and the thing zips off. Thats so cool looking I almost wish all guns were like that just cause gun fights would look sick at night
@@pauljamison8546yea ur right. My uncle has a titanium printer for his dental business. I could probably print those if I had an stl file and an idea of how to load them and with what to load them with
Known about this gun for awhile but you are right Ive never seen it shot. I only heard the ammo was bad and inaccurate but cool to see. Looks like the description was on par. Can definitely see why they terminated the project. Very cool to see it working though and the slow mo was perfect. One for the history books.
Thanks to Joel for making this video possible. Back in the 70’s/80’s my dad owned and resold several Gyrojet pistols and rifles. He also knew the inventor and founder of MB Associates that manufactured the Gyrojet. They were located in San Ramon here in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately he never kept any of the guns and as much as I want one myself, it’s tough to justify since the prices have literally shot to the moon. I do still have a modest collection of rounds though, including several different types of “nozzles”. Weapons for use in space were a genuine concern during the space race, yet fortunately were never needed. Or at least we never heard about it. LOL!!
@@embershanerox7529 with modern tech we should be able to run computer simulations for more reliable burn and flight characteristics, we have more reliable propellant mixtures and we can manufacture those rounds to much tighter tolerances and with higher reliability than back in the '50s. We should also be able to develop a more reliable launch platform, especially since it would only need a feed mechanism but no extractor.
If people are willing to fire $200 "bullets", even quarter of the price would see the use of these skyrocket... *badumts* Bring it down to 1/10 or $20 per "bullet" and people are lining up to fire these! Considering it's unique in the world, it's worth the price!
Not to be an old man but machining back then was already extremely accurate. The issue is economy of scale. Making a ton of rounds accurately is very difficult. It's possible that modern technology could make them more cheaply, but honestly probably not much better
@@skeetsmcgrew3282I'm imagining CNC with several axis would be more accurate but Idk how much that would improve.. Dont know how much that would help cost though.. But a complete redesign with larger rounds might do it some good..
Can we do this again and get some long range shots in? That slow motion of it lighting off and accelerating was pretty awesome. I'd love to see how it does long range.
Honestly we need the slo mo guys out with way better slo mo than Matt has to really see how good it is... at minimum get out 1shot he at least has a good slo mo camera I am demolitia till I die but Matt's video as far as slo mo is lacking compared to other channels...
Good idea but that would took alot of shots before the one good shot and since its 200 bucks a pocket rocket, I cant see this happening any time soon cuz its too expensive... If it was more accurate then it would made sense but not like this...
@@daniel_f4050 Yup. I seem to recall having read somewhere (so, y'know, take it with a grain of salt) that it has a "launch" charge that gets it out of the barrel before igniting the rocket-propellant. It basically functions like the world's most disappointing RPG.
My grandfather Robert Mainhardt invented these. My mom has stories about manually cleaning out the ports before a military demo when someone "helpfully" sealed them with wax.
joel seems like a chill dude :) definitely bring him back, even if he doesnt have anymore super interesting guns he just has a nice chill vibe about him
😂😂😂 THEY WONT
@@skunky1-1 who th are you. lmao take that energy somewhere else
@@skunky1-1 With the amount of money he spent per shot of gyro it would only be fair. I'm sure matts got plenty of guns joel may have never had the chance to see or use before. u never know
@@BarghestOnethere’s no way Matt didn’t pay for every single shot that was fired. I guarantee he did
@@jamez470 Hopefully, each shot still made me cringe tho, especially the miss fires. all's in good faith regardless.
Honestly, this might be a good way to get a crossover with The Slow Mo Guys, cause I honestly would love to see those bullets fired in super slow-motion and see how it comes out, but also how fast it accelerates.
I believe that Taofledermous has slow motion video of the Gyrojet rounds flying down range.
we NEED the slow mo guys
@BryanWhite77 yeah they do.
Shoot prince Ruperts drop
think they will cheat on kentucky ballistics?
This turned out amazing, Thank you guys so much for having us out!!
Can you drop a link to your gunshop or what we can look up too find it!
Only in America 💪🏽
Bro! no way my local gunshop is on Matt's channel😂😂😂😂😂
Best video in a long time.
I’m just disappointed one of the dumbass things you hear liberals say about guns might actually now be true if they call bullets mini rockets LOL
“Plus! we fire the WHOLE bullet, that’s 65% more bullet per bullet!” -cave johnson, aperture science CEO.
M56 Combustible Fragmentation Lemons fucking when?
@@snarkymoosesshack8793are you still there?
i was just thinking about this when i saw the bullet
Thank you Joel. Preserving history and sharing it with the world is a priceless gift.
You’re welcome
Imagine being hit in the d!ck with a rocket! Damn... best shot ever!
@@joelmichotjr97but aren't you using up rare irreplaceable ammo?
@@DamplyDoo absolutely but idc I say shoot ‘em all. It’s what they were made for
We NEED the slow-mo guys to record the gun firing. The detail and things we would see would be so sick
This! Especially with their new 1 million FPS camera
Man, I really hope that happens. It'd be perfect.
I'd love to see super slow motion of it going thru clear ballistic gel too, imagine seeing the rocket firing inside the gel
@@comrade-princesscelestia4907 have you see the one they made where its just a normal bullet. Its so cool seeing the impact be so strong that it creates a beam of light that shines through the jell for a split second
...or using that ridiculous "camera" system that Hydraulic Press Channel made a bunch of videos with, a while back.
Joel is the star if this video... seems like a true collector. Brought a few with him and just wanted to share the hobby and enjoyment.
Joel is a rock star for doing this! Free lifetime membership to DR.
The first squib 15:30 … he looked down the barrel🙀 fine on a normal pistol once cleared but this is a rocket 🚀.
Simply brilliant and excellent video.
For real!? An old round that may or may not have burned all its propellant and you think is safe to look straight down the barrel at?? Unless the gun is cleared or the standard round has went off and the slug is still in the barrel, it’s not safe especially with an unknown round like this. This should’ve been placed aside for a couple minutes first before pointing at his face.
@@MasterMayhem78 i think that was his point "but this is a rocket" as in it couldve gone of at any time
He even flagged Matt earlier in the video.
10:18 he fiddling with it like a toy, it was no rocket in there but it still poor gun control
Yeah that was still really sketchy looking directly down the barrel..
As a long time demolitia fanboy I really appreciate that Joel gave us the chance to see this fantastic gun in action!
Yes sir ,fire in the hole.
It's really not a fantastic gun. It kinda sucks doody. Which is why the concept never went anywhere, lol.
@@thisdude9363 It’s fantastic because they tried the idea. Sorry that you can’t appreciate a fun invention.
Joel is a cool dude. How awesome of him to share that with you guys.
"Ig ill be the first to fire it, you sure joel?"
Joel standing a bit away, looking happy to not fire it: *Yup* fire away!
Props to Joel, what an awesome guy letting you shoot so much $$$$$$$ worth of rockets. 👏👏👏
I'm sure he was reimbursed. 200 a pop would weigh heavily on Mat's conscience.
@@MegumiZero Around a thousand dollars worth of duds in the mix doesn't help.
I'm sure he reimbursed the guy, but ouch...
@@MegumiZero Mat is definitely a good dude but its not just the money, they're impossible to find. Hopefully Joel has a hookup because I went searching for them just too see what was out there and I didn't see any up for sale anywhere. As far as I can tell they only come up when someone finds some in an attic or garage sale or something. Someone should start making them again, seems like it would be profitable.
I wondered if it is possible ?@@Nefville
@@grbenwayhonestly doesnt seem that hard, other than making them shoot straight but no one could do that yet anyway
15:36 my heart just stopped omg :O this mans
Thats what I just came here to say, you have rocket propelled bullet in a gun and you decide to point it directly at your face?
The comment I came to see
Dude I had to pause the video when I saw that lmao I was shook
That was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on the internet! It was like I'm watching a cartoon...but no: that was real life. A guy actually just did that.
he did it twice (once right before 15:36 )
Joel I know you're watching this and you're the man for sharing this piece of history with us! Thank you!
Thank you Joel
At 200 a pop, it was especially generous.
Thanks Joel!
he is busy eating junk food... who the hell owns a gun without shooting it?!!
@@geniusmarcsays2434A dude trashing talking on the internet cannot be talking.
15:32 I know they only loaded one round... I mean rocket, but that reaction of looking down the barrel made me flinch.
Came to the comments to say the same thing
This one round actually can shot anytime from the barrel. It could still have remains of explosives inside of it.
It does not matter, what they did is a rookie and potentially lethal mistake, bullet might easily go off late, and only luck helped nobody to get hurt that day. Weird to see it from "professionals", kinda lame weird flex.
Same, but even if you know it's unloaded 100%, it's a habit thing. Get used to looking down the barrel and eventually you may do it when you thought you were 100% sure, and that's that. They should've cut that part from the video as a lot of younger potential gun owners and enthusiasts watch these channels and we certainly don't want them thinking they should be doing this because professionals on UA-cam, in their eyes, did it before.
@@evren1079God out of every comment this is like the most logical one about this. I applaud you for having a brain 👏👏👏
joel is a true collector. he seems just happy to see people enjoy and fire it, doesn't even care about firing it himself, lol
He's probably just happy somone else is footing the bill to shoot it/ let him shoot it. And I think that's fair.
That or he knows something they don't and doesn't want to be missing a hand. 😂
@@rogerslade6998my thoughts exactly when he was asked if he was sure. 😂
Yeah to be fair once I got hit with a literal rocket back blast I probably wouldn't care if someone else shot it 😂 he still has stuff left over to show later, just now he has a story that it actually sucks and literally hurts
@@g52879 He said he hadn't ever fired it.
This is BY FAR the best footage of anyone firing the GyroJet. BIG thanks to the guys for bringing that out,and sending those high dollar rounds into space.
Needed the SloMo guys out to film this!
Right. I have the rifle but won’t ever shoot the rounds I have
@@shommershabbots9862 I would bet you can get a halfway competent machinist to crank out some rounds fairly quickly. Even getting the proper fuel shouldn't be that hard. Some of the smaller Estes motors might work with very minor modification.
I feel like the taofledermaus one might be better just cause they have a faster slowmo camera from what I remember
@@noodlelynoodle. The slow-mo was for Taofledermaus was better, but they didn't have as many rounds or variety of targets. Taofledermaus has a great channel that I have been subbed to longer than Matt's crappy channel, but I love them both for the different things that they do. I wish I had 10-12k worth of rocket guns and bullets to go meet al of the people there that make Matt look as sexy and cool as he seems to be on camera. P.S. I have 300-400 rounds of 50 year old .22LR Remington ammo, still in the original cardboard boxes. I will be happy to bring it to you anytime, I'm less than 2 hours from the range. @DemolitionRanch
Joel definitely looks like the kind of guy to collect a lot of weird and whacky things. Such a cool guy!
looks like a cool family member from a different state lol
What can I say, we tend to be pretty awesome..
Joel burned through thousands of dollars of ammo. Joel is doing OK.
@@Kemp1730😂🤣
@@ShinTree12California
This gun was sold at Aidelman's in Long Island NY in the 70's and if it wasn't because of NY's lousey gun laws I would have owned one! It came in a rifle version as well if I recall. Somewhere around here I still have the Aidelman's catalog. I think it sold for under $200 and the rounds were $2-$3 each. The entire concept fascinated me...
Yeah, but the heat issue wouldn't make this a viable concept and its obscurity likely saved a lot of people. This video alone shows the dangers of ammunition that's functioned in this way. The round itself, performed to its spec, the actual gun? That's a no from me dawg. I would not handle that thing with a ten foot pole. There's plenty of ways to get up and close to finger loss, this ain't worth it.
Joel is a legend . I have always wanted to see a gyrojet fire in person and this was almost as good ! Thanks to Joel and Matt!
That slowmo at 7:53! You can see the acceleration as it travels; amazing! This thing must have the weirdest trajectory if you tried to shoot long-range.
Probably does like what a cruise missile does without the guidance 😂 ..... would be cool to know what the speed Is that these rockets can top out at! Maybe 2000fps?!....
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Seems to be a split second after leaving the barrel...must be difficult to run and gun with this thing
@thomoswald712 until your on the wrong side of the guy running and gunning 😅
also basically no recoil. so could be useful in space combat as its not pushing you around as much as a normal gun
@@jjjacer just incase you dont know fire needs oxygen a rocket is just a mini fire without a oxidizer it wont be able to light in space and even if it had one the effectiveness might not be as good as we think a powerful spring powered bb gun would probably work better
Yeah Joel is a stand up guy for sure. This is definitely the most in depth gyrojet demonstration video ive ever seen. Im actually pretty impressed with its power tbh.
did you see one from taofledermaus? they did one 5 years ago with better in depth analysis and slow motion than Matt did
@@MrMattNoir no I didn't, will have to check it out!
Tao's wasn't better, it was just different.
The cool factor is off the chart but the sketchy factor is right there with it. hahaha I still wouldn't turn down getting to shoot it just because why would you not shoot a rocket gun, so yes I'm jealous. Thank you to the owner of those for coming out and letting this video get made!
👍 to Joel for sharing your spendy toys and bullets with us🇺🇸🇺🇸
Mad props to danny going and finding that round, like a literal needle in a haystack. this is why we love him. RIP mate.
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nice copy and paste from taofledermaus's comment section
Freakin awesome to see this. Love demo ranch. I don't want to be THAT guy but I'll admit I got a little triggered safety wise at 15:40 when dude points this at himself. It's already fired and open but it still makes my eye twitch!! Stay safe my friends!!
Same here. No shame in safety! 💪🏻😎👍🏻
Yeah that was 100% unacceptable and I'm pretty disappointed no one said anything immediately.
Agreed I mean it’s a rocket and for all anyone knows only half burnt. If it had been any other device like fireworks anyone would know better then to stare down the barrel
I missed him flagging Matt the first time I watched this. Went back and watched three more time because you know 👉👌 rockets!!... anyways, this guy is probably a cool dude and all I'm not a hater but I hope when he watches this he sees his errors and takes it as a learning experience. Glad everyone is ok. Seems minor until something major happens that's why it's not a good idea.
Clipboard warriors not welcome.
Loved how excited Joel was to see the slow motion, what a cool guy to bring such a rare and expensive item for us to learn about and enjoy. Great video!
Gotta be one of the best episodes in recent times. The non stop innuendos, cool interesting gun and chilled guests 🙌🏻
Joel seems like just a genuinely really nice guy, would love to see more of his collection
15:40 So if you think you’ve had a misfire, don’t ever do what he does and look down the barrel of the gun..
Almost got himself a bonus hole in the face
he has horrible gun control, he’s flagged everyone in that video. let’s hope he gets a range ban until he learns the basics of firearm safety.
@@710Reeferwhy did you type it twice
It was a squib. No propellant left…
@@YardKat666 It's an old, rocket powered pistol round that already misfired. If you trust that it has no propellant and think it *cannot* go off again, that's a dumb mistake lmao
I remember my dad telling us about this gun many many years ago. He also told us all the flaws.
Just so you know, this was only a few miles from where you are shooting.
Thank you for this video.
Matt not succumbing to peer pressure at the end by not firing the shot is some true character development!
This is one of the coolest things I've seen on this channel. The slow mo is so sick. Thanks to Joel for showing us this.
If they started making these again and the ammo it would for sure have a market. Also It's a shame the slow-mo guys couldn't have been on the ranch for this one! 😊
With modern 3d printing and laser welding/sintering it’d be way cheaper and more reliable
Slow Mo guys should definitely be on this video
The Taofledermaus guys did some slow mo with these, really cool stuff!
100% AGREE💥💥💥💥💥
send this felleh over to taufladermaus
I appreciate Joel’s beard, it really gave us the look at the air blowing in your faces, you can see his beard blown by it
Small Arms Review did a fairly comprehensive article on the Gyrojet story and its developer Richard Mainhardt some years ago. Taofledermaus did what's probably the single best recent test firing of the Gyrojet pistol and carbine a few years ago. Backyard Ballistics in Italy tried recreating the rockets on a larger scale a few years ago as well, with some success. There were at least a few snub versions of the pistol made, and some select fire versions of both pistol and carbine. At least one pistol was used in combat in Vietnam, and was reportedly effective. They've also been fired underwater. That's all covered in the Small Arms Review report from the early 2000s.
Addition: looks like all of the reported Gyrojet problems surfaced. Misfires, variable velocities, sometimes wild inaccuracy, and maximum velocity isn't reached until some distance from the gun. Before which velocity can be very low and the rocket is easily deflected. Even when new, performance of the little Gyrojet rockets was somewhat erratic. I believe it's been determined that the propellent was a single formed grain of Bullseye smokeless powder wrapped in flash paper. There seems to have been another one or two unknown secret components of the ammunition to increase immediate acceleration from the launcher.
All that just for us to shoot it at garbage in 2023..
@@Demo_Camera_Guy Ha! But at least you got to shoot one of the world's most unusual weapons. With what is possibly the single most rare form of ammunition there is. More rare now. 😛
@Demo_Camera_Guy what a monumental occasion, this is the first time I've seen a reply from the channel.
where is Matt's reply?
@@Demo_Camera_GuyYou still made history regardless lol
Thanks Joel for the opportunity to see a really cool and unknown to most of us, piece of weapons history. May the force be with you
Joel seems and looks like the super chill, very laid back uncle we all need in our lives. Please bring him bad. BTW... An idea for a future video, you should team up with Scott and play around with his new punt gun!.
That was some of the coolest slo mo footage I've seen on this channel
Closest we've got so far to the Bolter from Warhammer 40K! I remember reading about these some time ago and I think it was the unreliability of the rounds and the cost that led to them being very short lived on the market
We still have around 23 thousand years to perfect the technology before the Eldar fuck over the entire Galaxy
Yea I mean paying that much for the firearm itself then a higher price than any round in the market/world only to have them be unreliable? No thanks
@@JaredLetoSelfSuck Obviously this wasn't the cost of ammunition when they were on the market. The cost is because they are now so rare. Probably the same with reliability since all this ammunition is so old, and I doubt they rounds are as well sealed as regular ammunition.
Now I want someone to build a 20mm bolt gun, machine custom jyrojet rounds, and get really good slow motion footage so we can see what the Emperor's Wrath would really look like at 10,000 fps.
@@inthefade I vaguely remember something from the 1970s about the gun being around $100 and the bullets being about $10 per shot... So a full magazine was half the price of the gun.
For a range toy that blasts fire all over your hands.
This round is like... The primitive version of the warhammer 40k boltgun round. This is insane.
It was the inspiration for the boltgun by the games workshop creators back in the 80's. They have talked about it widely before.
@@TaylorLiam87 shit man I didn't know that. Awesome
The only reason I knew what this was previously was because Jonathan Ferguson referenced it when reviewing a 40k videogame, lol.
And thus...we are one step closer to the grim darkness of the far future...
Yep, it's the inspiration for boltguns.
Although boltgun rounds are more like two stage rockets with a warhead since they have shellcasings and an initial propellant. The rocket motor kicks in after the bolt round leaves the barrel.
What i'm holding my breath for is for some backyard tinkerer to invent an actual bolt round because they would sort of work in theory, but we won't know the effectiveness until one is made.
Thanks Joel!! Super generous of you to share your super awesome ROCKET BULLETS!!!
Big UP for Joel Mr. Wonderful! Thanks so much dude! Love from Italy!
I really wanted to see it travel long distance, or try to shoot through a really long chunk of ballistic gel.
Sure, they should have fired more distance shots. Thou the one fired didn't look too accurate. I thought that thing were super accurate but seemingly it depends on the production quality of these rocket bullets.
@@wurstelei1356 modern ammo for it probably would be fairly accurate, but from what Ive read before, they were notoriously inaccurate
@@gofastskatkat The milling of the holes need to be perfect as well as the mix of propellant. If one or both components are not perfect the projectile will not fly in a straight line. "Normal" rockets got a gyroscope and some kind of steering. The rockets from the OICW-Project (was it H+K ?) were kinda accurate thou they had some control circuits in them. Also they were super expensive. I think the OICW-Rockets were flying more like grenades, but they had low kickback and were accelerating in air a bit after leaving the barrel. Gun Jesus XD has a video on that...
@@wurstelei1356 i thinkits a combination of old ammo and the gun moving after pulling the trigger before the rockets leave the barrel since its moving "slow" before it can accelerate
@@sgtmaggi The bullet continues to accelerate for 10 yards after leaving the barrel, but at the muzzle it has the same velocity/energy as a .45 ACP fired from a 1911 at the muzzle. The myth that you could catch a gyrojet bullet in a bottle, or your bare hand, is just that: a myth.
7:53 Epic angle for that shot! Joel is the MAN for bringing these things, what an awesome guy 👍
A close friend (now passed) worked for MBA while the Gyrojet was in production, and he had several of them in his collection along with a handful of ammunition. While I got to handle them, we never fired a round. Even 30+ years ago the ammo was very rare and not especially stable. Glad to see some video of someone firing one!
that's a bummer. if only he had left one to you
@@SmokesKwazukii He sold them some years before he passed. But if given the opportunity I would have bought one! Though I think even as a close friend, the asking price would have been more than my budget.
@@live4java Who knows, maybe one of these ammos in the video was from your friend?
@@samuraidoggythat would be cool lol i bet it’s a pretty high chance it could be since the ammo is so rare
Met Joel delivering furniture to him. He is every bit as genuine, knowledgeable, and friendly as he appears.
If there is more ammo to be had I want to see y'all set something up with the slowmo guys. It would be sick to see what the round does in flight!
No better they do it with the Ballistic High-Speed guys
www.youtube.com/@BallisticHighSpeed
Nah man smarter every day!
There’s already a video on UA-cam with slow mo
I know they're impractical as all hell, but those gyrojets are just so freaking cool from a technology perspective. Especially when you really think about what they had to work with in the 60's. Awesome content and thank you to Joel for sharing!!
makes you wonder what could be done with modern tech, because honestly the amount of power those things have and low recoil is amazing, and i think they could really benefit from a much more thought out design
@@sir.phillip2697 agreed!! That's for the rocket scientists to figure out. LOL, I wish I had that kind of knowledge, but I'm just a lowly chef. LOL
They have a use, just the reliability of the rounds is the problem. They are designed to fire underwater and in space. Underwater they do better than conventional bullets, but not much is great underwater. In space though they help with Newton's third law of motion. "If two bodies exert forces on each other, these forces have the same magnitude but opposite directions". Basically in space a light machine gun is also a great way to do somersaults backwards when fired. You have mass, but no gravity to align you to the ground. So 5.56 at 1200 foot pounds of force going forward also means that going backwards, enough to push a 250 pound man back a few inches a second.
@@TheOriginalCoolDadWalter White chef or Gordon Ramsay chef? Either one can cook up rcandy propellant
@@m4vr1ck LMAO!! Absolutely fair assessment
I like how relaxed these guys are instead of the typical hyped up UA-camr.
Same, i got tired of the WHATS UP GUYS ITS... voice 20 years ago. So this is a nice change of pace
@Gurtington or "what's up guys, it's ya boy....."
You mean like Matt?..
That's exactly why I wasn't watching this guy's videos lol
That ammo is extinct to find. Joel is a legend! Great vid!👍🏻👍🏻
As a Brit I must quote "Monty Python", are you ready 'And now for something completely different'. What a show we had rockets, squibs, misfires, crouch shots, ricochets, zombie head shots and more. A big thanks to Joel, and everyone there for a great post, thank you.
Not to mention, a pointed stick!(please say that you remember the reference?)
@@christopherseivard8925 that pointed stick doesn't have shit against my banana
Joel, we truly appreciate you bringing these out.
Definitely this is pretty cool
That guy pointing the gun at his own face at 15:43 made me flinch.
That was the squib round, so you should definitely flinch! If somehow there was a delay before more propellant, it would be a very different video. Probably safe (enough) but not a fate that should be tempted.
The Proto-Bolter... We Going 40K up in here
Never thought that I would see one of these space guns in action, and there you are shooting pocket rockets out of it. Thanks and Kudos to you, guys! Much appreciated!
Its so crazy seeing Mikey working with Matt. I was watching Matt while me and Mikey were in highschool together. Glad that boy is doing well for himself.
I have never been more excited to see a video. Someone should call Brandon, he's been wanting to find one of these
Brandon would want Torgue guns that have some Vladof parts.
Hasn't he already had his mitts on one of these? Either way, unique bit of kit.
Brandon is a bit busy ATM, trying to get back at the government, by becoming the government.
Joel’s beard blowing in the wind from the jet blast @ 12:43.
I’m very glad he was able to share this with so many people and have it captured on slow-motion. Thanks for your generosity and consideration!
Legend.
Joel is such a kind,fun guy. Matt should have him on a few times a year as joel aka rocket man.
At 22:09, you can see it land maybe about 5-6 feet in front to the right of Matt, and seems to bounce off further to the right. Not sure if this is the "spinning" Matt saw or not, but thought I'd point it out. I think the Gyrojet would have been an awesome and unique gun for Black Ops 1, seeing as it's from a very similar time period. Thanks to Joel for providing this awesome video!
This gun does exist in Resident Evil 8, it's called the Rocket Pistol in-game. It's the only game I remember seeing it in, and even there it kinda sucks lol
At 22:24 you can see his shirt ripple from the wind of the bullet ricocheting and almost hitting him
@@olivegodGoddamn that's crazy. I would've loved to see if you could see it on the slow mo camera but I don't think they'd show it
Black ops 1 had the G11, which fired caseless ammunition similar to the pistol shown in the video
but you have bolters in warhammer
at 22:44 if you go frame by frame you can see uneven jet distribution to the point its got a near 15 degree rise from the barrel. Thats scary.
What an amazing opportunity. It is truly a unique firearm. So awesome of you to have this on the channel. Thank you
have to love when collectors are willing to blow the dust off of some seriously coo pieces of history. big respect for Joel on this as most with something that rare would not be willing to risk a malfunction or the wear of basic use. much respect
As a former missile guy in the army. I’m totally about to nerd out on this hand held missile launcher.
I'd like to see how that bullet performs under water
And yet you dont know the difference between a missile and a rocket? Smh.
You know there was a rifle version of it xD. And as a amateur rocket nerd my future money would be a epic redesign and make rocket bullets/firearms
its how i feel about kentuckyballistics and his punt gun as a former redleg.
Goodluck nobody makes ammo so you enf up paying like 150 a round because there aren't any more they're finite and every shot increases the value of every other round left
This is clear example of how sometimes "cool" can max out on the graph as "practical" bottoms out on a graph.
It's cool how you have came so far but you still bring us everyday people on. Much respect for you.
Honestly, it was really nice to have an audience at the range, almost a natural laugh track
The cameraman and “space sherrif” were really annoying to be honest, and were trying way to hard to be funny/likable… the other guys were really cool and fun to watch on the other hand.
15:42 I was smiling at the shooting of them until he decided to look in the barrel of the gun for the squib round instantly was like I hope it doesn't jet propel into that guys face glad he's safe love your content keep it coming
I hoped it did go off. Before he hurt someone else with the lack of gun safety and common sense he has
We wouldn't see the video if it went off
Made me gasp when i saw Noah nearly remove himself from the gene pool.
I have to assume that Noah Mechling, was thinking of the safety of others first. Like, "before I hand this gun to another person, I want to really make sure I understand and communicate the potential danger". In an act of stupidity or potential self-sacrifice, he looked down the barrel to confirm it was empty. It was not.
@@Jpm463 yeah dropped my heart seeing him about to get one to the cranium and he looked a totally of 2 times
Joel is an absolute UNIT
Pretty awesome of Joel to bring these out to let Matt shoot, thanks guys was cool to watch!
What a badass episode. Joel, Mikey, and Matt were having a “blast”. Especially with those hot loads in the face 😂😂
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from the pocket rockets
Man that was amazing. Props to these guys for letting it happen!
Matt your videos are muuuuucho fun brother!!! Thanks for the good times! God bless you and yours❤😊🎉 KEEP HAVING FUN😂
It's too bad you guys didn't do any shots at night. They'd probably look really cool.
Actually though
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FYI: you can reload those rounds.
Which i could see being the issue with some of the “squib” rounds as they were calling them. Perhaps they were a bit out of spec from being shot prior.
Either way it’s good the blanket caught quite a few.
or in space
Well if it was made for space, the biggest advantage of this compared to a normal gun is that you don't have as much of a kick back from the gun. if you floating in space the kick back will push you as well and you will probably go spinning. this shot doesn't push on you as much. pretty cool stuff. tnx for the video and Hi from the Netherlands
Can we see more content with a group of people? The interactions between everyone has great
Yeah Matt is the life of the party
Joel, has to be the nicest gun collector of all time! Just coming out to share a piece of his awesome collection, and giving Matt the honors of firing it even before he did. Only a true collector would be able to save such a special piece for such a special occasion.
Thanks for sharing Joel, you’re the man! Glad the collaboration happened and hope for more of Joel’s collection to show up!!
The slomo flight path on that 2nd round was awesome! Love when Matt gets unique guns to fire
Sick video! I’ve heard of gyrojets before but never seen one fire. This was epic🔥! Thanks to everyone that made it happen.
This is by far some of the coolest video i've seen, like those things look like the rockets that come off ships a little burst of speed and then the engines fire and the thing zips off. Thats so cool looking I almost wish all guns were like that just cause gun fights would look sick at night
"Gee Lord Commissar, how come the Commissariat lets you have TWO Bolt Pistols?"
"So I can execute two fleeing cowards at once"
"For propaganda posters, of course, did you see me use anything else than my las-pistol?"
Finding ammo for that would be virtually impossible I'd imagine.
It's not terribly hard to find- it's the other problem. It's absolutely bonkers expensive, and it's only ever going to get more expensive.
@@magikarp9718 _Someone_ needs to manufacture those again ;)
@@CyberChrist maybe metal 3d prints will make that a reality.
@@pauljamison8546yea ur right. My uncle has a titanium printer for his dental business. I could probably print those if I had an stl file and an idea of how to load them and with what to load them with
May be hard but id like to see you and the Slowmo Guys collab to get super close footage of the actual jet leaving the barrel and picking up rotation.
Joel is awesome for making this possible!!
Favorite episode in a while. Joel seems like such a great guy!
This video had a whole vibe. A bunch of cool dudes hanging out and nerding out about old firearms. One of my favorite videos yet!
Known about this gun for awhile but you are right Ive never seen it shot. I only heard the ammo was bad and inaccurate but cool to see. Looks like the description was on par. Can definitely see why they terminated the project. Very cool to see it working though and the slow mo was perfect. One for the history books.
Thanks to Joel for making this video possible. Back in the 70’s/80’s my dad owned and resold several Gyrojet pistols and rifles. He also knew the inventor and founder of MB Associates that manufactured the Gyrojet. They were located in San Ramon here in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately he never kept any of the guns and as much as I want one myself, it’s tough to justify since the prices have literally shot to the moon. I do still have a modest collection of rounds though, including several different types of “nozzles”. Weapons for use in space were a genuine concern during the space race, yet fortunately were never needed. Or at least we never heard about it. LOL!!
I'd love to see someone start re manufacturing those rounds, it's just so cool seeing them speed up after they fire.
With specs and the correct molds, I'd imagine you could get the price down, but if they're hard to manufacture, that's a different story.
@@embershanerox7529 with modern tech we should be able to run computer simulations for more reliable burn and flight characteristics, we have more reliable propellant mixtures and we can manufacture those rounds to much tighter tolerances and with higher reliability than back in the '50s. We should also be able to develop a more reliable launch platform, especially since it would only need a feed mechanism but no extractor.
also, with a 50 year advancement in precision manufacturing, the rounds would probably be a lot more accurate and reliable.
If people are willing to fire $200 "bullets", even quarter of the price would see the use of these skyrocket... *badumts*
Bring it down to 1/10 or $20 per "bullet" and people are lining up to fire these! Considering it's unique in the world, it's worth the price!
there are model rockets for exactly that! :)
Having unfired rounds is cool and all but having a small collection of rounds you shot and got to see in slow mo is just next level.
Would be pretty cool to see a modern version with modern machining. Or a rifled barrel with straight vents
Agreed; I wonder how effective it would be with an upgrade including a rifled barrel.
Rockets and spin stabilization don't get along.
@@spoonmw3 Facts
Not to be an old man but machining back then was already extremely accurate. The issue is economy of scale. Making a ton of rounds accurately is very difficult. It's possible that modern technology could make them more cheaply, but honestly probably not much better
@@skeetsmcgrew3282I'm imagining CNC with several axis would be more accurate but Idk how much that would improve.. Dont know how much that would help cost though.. But a complete redesign with larger rounds might do it some good..
Joel, you the man. Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
Can we do this again and get some long range shots in? That slow motion of it lighting off and accelerating was pretty awesome. I'd love to see how it does long range.
7:52 for the replay, it really does look awesome an actual rocket haha
It seems like it has 2 stages? As it moves down range there is a flare well after the rocket has left the launcher.
Honestly we need the slo mo guys out with way better slo mo than Matt has to really see how good it is... at minimum get out 1shot he at least has a good slo mo camera
I am demolitia till I die but Matt's video as far as slo mo is lacking compared to other channels...
Good idea but that would took alot of shots before the one good shot and since its 200 bucks a pocket rocket, I cant see this happening any time soon cuz its too expensive... If it was more accurate then it would made sense but not like this...
@@daniel_f4050 Yup.
I seem to recall having read somewhere (so, y'know, take it with a grain of salt) that it has a "launch" charge that gets it out of the barrel before igniting the rocket-propellant.
It basically functions like the world's most disappointing RPG.
Joel is a legend. Thanks for allowing this vid to occur.
Wasn't expecting a gyrojet video and Im amazed so many rounds actually worked.
My grandfather Robert Mainhardt invented these. My mom has stories about manually cleaning out the ports before a military demo when someone "helpfully" sealed them with wax.