Not really, the point of bullpup weaponry is to get similar accuracy and velocities to standard weapons in a more compact package. You can get longer barrels which theoretically get you higher projectile velocities, but that in and of itself does not make a bullpup more "dangerous" than a standard design. This is partially why there is a plethora of ammunition varieties suited to various tasks. *Edit* Guys, I've been made aware, as I explained in a reply to another person, I have younger family members who ask questions like this, so I didn't even bother thinking in context of the video. Sheesh.
I love how Scooter racked the lever a handful of times with no shells coming out, yet the gun is still loaded and he blasts the camera to kingdom come 🤣
I'm press F to pay the respect of the poor camera being blasted. This series is getting better and better with every episode, a price to pay with destroying these weapons but only a legend could turned a serious incident into a helpful series!
I was actually thinking the same thing while watching this video. And then a thought occurred to me: I wonder if making these failure videos causes Scott to have flashbacks?
@Tom C that's all you can do. Know a guy who had an angle gringer explode and nick his jugular and jammed his pinky in it all the way to the ER while driving. He laughs about it now and reminds folks to not modify the guards on grinders and wear an actual face shield instead of just a pair of safety glasses.
Scott you're CRAZY ! However , you definitely make the most entertaining firearms videos . I have to say that it kinda hurts to see perfectly good guns destroyed , but it's one hell of an experience . GREAT VIDEOS
You would be suprised. A henery like that is around $1000-1200 and a 1 million view video gets around $5000 plus whatever he gets from his sponsors. He can also likely get a good deal from the manufacturers for showing their products too and likely wont pay a lot more then cost ontop of a large tax writeoff. Expensive yes, but he still makes more then enough to at least break even on most of these. Doesnt lessen how much i apprecate him doing it and envy him a bit for being able to do so.
@@skunky1-1 I know about Scott’s accident, I was talking about how since gun channels almost never get monetized and idk how much sponsorships give him, I thought there was no way he even breaks even financially
The "guns go boom" series is his most viewed aside from his accident... hes spending a small fraction of what hes earning. Between $20-$30 per 1k views just for UA-cam ad revenue and then any sponsorship or brand deal pay on top of that, so maybe as much as $50-60 per 1K view & they all have at least 2-10 million views.....
yup. I also had to google image a 45-70 because I saw the loading gate on the side, and was like, "hey! Is that a marlin?! thats not a henry with the side gate!" then he whipped out the earlier version I was familiar with.
I wonder if the original non gated versions will call a premium in the future... The all weather in particular being a later product fewer of them were made before the changeover (one less now)
I'm getting used to seeing heads survive these tests more-or-less intact, but I've just done a massive rethink on what that actually means: from memory Scott's head looked fine after the .50 BMG blew up, but one bit of shrapnel in his neck and it was nearly lights out.
@@tenofprime perhaps, I suppose that depends on whether or not the rounds in the tube were flat nosed/HP rounds or if they were pointed/ballistic tips.
Hey Scott, just wanted to say thanks for the content! My nearly 3 year old son absolutely loves watching you and I can confidently put your videos on without worrying about him learning new words. Again thanks!
This one hurts quite a bit for me too, one of my dream rifles getting destroyed is sad but at least it's done in the name of science! Great video as always KB! 👍🏻💪🏼
@@bertroost1675 the squid makes it little less science but the exploding gun footage could still be called science as its showing damage to weapon and possibly you
@@bertroost1675 Physics is a natural science. Every rifle or firearm destruction video is literally nothing but demonstrating how resilient a rifle/ rifle barrel/ firearm can be until it is over pressured or is under catastrophic malfunction or due to a squib lodged in the barrel perhaps. This is Physics, this is science.
I've seen it suggested before that you should slowly ramp up the chamber pressures. It's one thing to see assured destruction, but what about people who get hot reloads that are only slightly over allowable chamber pressures? It'd be nice to see on some guns what to look out for with rounds that would take a few before catastrophic failure, much like your initial 50 blowup with the slap rounds. I have to imagine that some of the rounds fired weakened/strained key parts of your RN50 before it finally gave out.
because most of that stuff is going to be a minor problem. split cases, cracked bolts, actions that won't cycle, and bulged barrels. will end a shooting session and make a gunsmith have some extra money but not likely to send someone to an ER.
RIP camera. Love that even after racking the lever a bunch of times, it still went off. Safety first ! The monster flying everywhere was my reaction as well, with a few more curse words !
As a guy who'd love to be able to afford to own a Henry in .45-70, I cried a LOT at the sight of that kaboom. That, and imagining what a shooter's forearm and hand might look like coming away from that disaster. I'm thinking shredded taco meat. Major gore, pain galore, and long time sore.
I would suspect that you'd likely get them to go off more often with cycling the action, as the rounds slammed into the stop at the back of the tube... All in all, not something I would want to try with real ammo. I would think such a thing would be better tested with a dummy cartridge (the type with holes drilled in the sides) that has a live primer. Of course, i would also prefer that such a thin be tested by someone else, because a large rifle primer is pretty energetic when it goes off.
@@nigelqflarp damn I was looking for something more powerful than 308 for moose but was turned off by the fact that 45-70 is much slower and doesn't actually seem to have more energy, but I guess that's the mass that does that.
Scooter shooting the camera got me!!! I really appreciate this video because my favorite gun at the moment is a Henry 45-70. It is good to see how the receiver handles the extreme pressure. Makes me more comfortable even though I am shooting hand loads on the light side.
Loving this series so much. This episode was awesome. I don't know what hurts more, seeing the camera at the beginning of the video get shot, the tables breaking, or the gun blowing up. Either way, love the video as always Scott. Hope you have a great rest of the week.
The tables breaking just from being flipped in this video just shows they don't make em like they used to. On the flip side though....I bet them breaking caused Scott much joy
I'm surprised your communist prime Minister allows you guys to watch gun videos. Lmao yall got a problem on your hands with that one, just like we have a problem here
As a veteran living on disability I always shed a little tear when a weapon gets destroyed. It takes me forever to save enough to buy one. Still fun to watch though.👍
I'd love a "Folding table appreciation video" where Scott treats the tables comically with up-most care, but he'll probably couldn't resist the urge to throw it across the range, which is understandable and why we love him.
Scott, you get me every time with those explosions. I'll never learn, but, on the bright side, I'm still breathing so I think my bypass surgery worked.
It really hurts seeing this beautiful rifle destroyed but I appreciate the work you do in educating gun owners. People don't think about failures like this (however unlikely).
I really appreciate you doing this. It's didn't go as I thought it would, at all. It hurt to see such a beautiful gun go out like that but in my opinion worth it for the knowledge. Stay safe.
Hey, Scott. I would like to see what would happen if a black powder Kentucky Long Rifle failed. Either through overloading the powder, or through the mistaken use of modern powders. How about a video for each?. Safely keep up the good work!
Another vote for a black powder test, please. I have long heard that if a rifle will withstand normal charges of black powder then it will withstand any charge of black powder that can be loaded into it. And I have long wondered if that was the case.
I'd vote for that as well, under condition that there is a test shot that is not designed to guaranteed catastrophic failure. So muzzleloader tested with charge that should give performance equivalent to BP cartridges.
Probably less velocity, as the explosion's energy can't be contained and directed. If the bullet comes out at all, it will be much slower than a bullet with the intended load. I think i remember, when he made a research video on how his 50cal rifle that exploded he mentioned that as well.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 no, it isn't. He just loads a too hot round. Thus stimulating the accident he had. There is no need to obstruct the barrel as the pressure in the chamber is too high and makes the gun explode.
I know he always does a squib in the barrel with these tests but I wonder what would happen without it, like would it be as severe or would it maybe be just fine
It would still mess it up pretty bad it just wouldn’t do what It did to the barrel. Whenever he had that hot 50 cal explode on him there was no squib everything in the rear exploded and the barrel didn’t.
With 200k psi, I would imagine the results would be similar. But there’s no way to know that without testing it. As well as the bolt and receiver held up (I was impressed), it very well may have just bulged the barrel in front of the receiver. The squib simply ensures failure.
@@MarshallMims your right! But, it would be a shame. I'd really like one in 7.62x39, and they are real hard to find. They didn't make many. I mean, why not blow up one of his $10k elephant double rifles then too? Lol
Honestly, I was expecting worse. Even though that rifle is a loss, it held up pretty good. That said, this shows exactly why when I reload/load develop, I take my time and weigh everything multiple times. Got distracted once in my 45 years of reloading and that enough. Luckily, I felt the difference and did a weight check. I actually doubled the powder in a 22-250 Rem round. Again, it felt off and I caught it at the bench. Since then, no distractions: no idle chit chat, no phone calls, no wife, no grandson.
At this point, Scott is totally teasing us with a spin-off Scooter UA-cam Channel coming sometime in the future. And these little intros are an idea of what the videos will be like
Split the thing like a firecracker in a cork gun. Yep, did that before we got all 'safety regulated.' Somehow I still have all my fingers and toes. Even spent 22 years playing with big things that go boom and boom again 13 miles away. 20K to you decimal measurers.
What I really love about this is that even if for some reason you are really against firearms this is a series that you can still learn information from and feel good about lol
Much of the content on this channel is very educational, and can be used to give the people who are clueless about firearms a clue about various topics.
@@harpintn oh I fully agree I have been watching Kentucky ballistics for many years now and I have learned so much about firearms and firearm safety. It's amazing that it's able to continue to even greater standards ever since the accident
I have a suspicion that an ACCURATE reproduction of an old muzzle loader (similar steel and such) wouldn't survive even a normal load with modern muzzle loader powder.
We've seen a bunch of big guns go boom, I'd like to see what happens when a .22 LR goes pop. It would be interesting because while the gun is much smaller than everything we've seen so far, so is the cartridge, so I wonder if there is a point where the case can't hold enough of whatever explodium you put into it to actually cause catastrophic failure. I appreciate that you showed no one was behind the camera before flagging it with your boom stick in the intro, little details like that help me appreciate the channel more.
I had a marlin 60 that I fired a store bought round that was double charged with powder in. It didn’t blow up but it did crack the receiver and sounded like a cannon compared to normal
When I was in infantry training in Camp LeJeune, we were at the range trying out a few different guns. One guy, getting down into prone position with a full auto M14, managed to stick it into the dirt. When he pulled the trigger, the flash hider opened up like a flower. He got up all concerned, and stupidly pointed the rifle at the crowd behind the firing line. I believe the D.I.s roasted him and had him for dinner.
For the further tests, you should try to keep a zombie hand as well to wrap it around the area where you'd normally be holding it. In this case on the foregrip, it would've been really interesting to see what damage one would sustain should it happen.
Gonna go out on a Limb and say that if your hand was resting under the gun to hold it steady. You would have some serious injuries to the forearm and hands. I love these Guns Exploding videos and I’m extremely happy you made it out of yours realistically speaking Safe! Nice video as always!
It's hard to pick what I'd like to see next! But I'd say either a 10 gauge shotgun, or (it physically pains me to suggest this) a 30-06 M1 Garand. My reasoning is both are chambered in calibers that people often reload thus there is a greater chance for error on the reload causing the malfunction.
@@duoblackrose4381 that's why it pained me to suggest it! I never thought about the M1A but YES!!! That is SOOOO much better!!! If I had a super nice M1 Garand, I might have purchased it from a close family who is a Vietnam Vet getting older and recognizing he won't be around for that much longer and he doesn't have any kids so he is selling off a good portion of his collection. He might have had a SUPER nice M1 Garand that had a ton of work done to it to upgrade it. A super high end match barrel, the stock is pristine with almost 0 scratches or marks. It had a recoil reduction spring installed in the hole for the cleaning kit. A Kick-Eez pad. Super awesome gun, and it's possible that he had a significant amount of ammo to go with it!
I think Scott has a destructive nature! I am very impressed at how strongly the bolt//locking mechanism held up. I'd assume Marlins would fare as well. I had thought the bolt and locking mechanism would have failed under such intense pressure. It serves to bolster confidence in the strength of lever actions! Very impressive and entertaining! I wonder what the results would have been without the squib load. Might have survived more (or less) intact.
This review was not at ALL what I expected... it was MUCH better! Delivery and presentation was hilarious but still managed to show results. Great work!
@@johnwebb7411 firstly, I don't doubt you for a minute👍. How did you find that out because I'd love to read up on it. I'm really interested in the follow up from the manufacturers as well.
@@koolkat5217 Mark Serbu, creator of the RN-50 rifle that Scott was using the day of his accident and other weapons like the BFG-50 (competitor to the Barrett line of semiautomatic .50-cal rifles) and the Serbu Super Shorty compact shotgun, has a series of YT videos about his own study of the weapon remains and ammo casing from the round that blew up. He determined that the round that exploded had the wrong kind of powder inside...pistol-grade that burns faster to allow for lethal velocity out of short barrels, I think. And in too high of a quantity.
Thank you Scott for bellowing "that's a spicy meatball" as randomly as possible. I have spit my Monster not only all over my monitors and keyboard. But also... on the cat sleeping on my desk!
Man, that hurt to watch, couldn't you get a cheap rifle for this lol. Always great to see you doing these, SAFELY, and demonstrating what could happen in the worst-case scenario. I saw a call for a bullpup, and second that motion, I have wondered myself how bad it could be. As always, stay safe and have a great week.
I suggest you go to the other end of the caliber spectrum and see if a .22 or .25 can be made to suffer similar damage. I'm not sure there's enough energy stored in such small cartridges, but I've never tried it either.
Just a thought , in the 22 caliber is the centerfire 223 and several others with high case pressures , but I agree 22 long would be a neat and rather cheap test.
What should we test next ?!? I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching !!!
You should test the 220 Swift on some armours along with a ballistic dummy.
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@@FireKingPS didn’t he already do that?
500 nitro
I'll Re-request a bullpup rifle! Really curious if the chamber being further back makes them more dangerous.
Top tier content as usual Scott.
That's actually a great question. I for one would love to see that
Not really, the point of bullpup weaponry is to get similar accuracy and velocities to standard weapons in a more compact package. You can get longer barrels which theoretically get you higher projectile velocities, but that in and of itself does not make a bullpup more "dangerous" than a standard design. This is partially why there is a plethora of ammunition varieties suited to various tasks.
*Edit* Guys, I've been made aware, as I explained in a reply to another person, I have younger family members who ask questions like this, so I didn't even bother thinking in context of the video. Sheesh.
i like this
@@CreedofDarkness the potential for extra danger is because the chamber is closer to your face rather than your hand.
Whats about barrel-out-barrel-in-shooting-set?
I love how Scooter racked the lever a handful of times with no shells coming out, yet the gun is still loaded and he blasts the camera to kingdom come 🤣
The magic of movie editing... 😁
Leave it up to scooter and he'll find a way to make an empty firearm somehow shoot 😆
Scooter's Law - If a gun can be loaded, it already is.
@@Caannnnoonn now that’s good. That needs to be a phrase he uses
@@punisher3607 Scooter is secretly an Ork, confirmed!
Big props to Scott for keeping the plastic table industry kicking
And being kicked
Between Scott and Buffalo Bills fan business is booming in the folding table industry.
He goes through tables like coffee filters over there!
Why is it so funny? The boy knows his way around those things lol
Now i only throw my folding tables to set them up!
I'm press F to pay the respect of the poor camera being blasted.
This series is getting better and better with every episode, a price to pay with destroying these weapons but only a legend could turned a serious incident into a helpful series!
But the real question is, how did he load a round after chambering 12 times tis a mystery
😅😮
It still amazes me that he turned a freak accident that nearly killed him into a recurring series on his channel that's one of my favorites
And the unexpected catastrophic failures he catches on video...
I was actually thinking the same thing while watching this video. And then a thought occurred to me: I wonder if making these failure videos causes Scott to have flashbacks?
Cheats death and laughs at it
Kentucky Ballistics is just one long running PSA on what not to do.
@Tom C that's all you can do.
Know a guy who had an angle gringer explode and nick his jugular and jammed his pinky in it all the way to the ER while driving.
He laughs about it now and reminds folks to not modify the guards on grinders and wear an actual face shield instead of just a pair of safety glasses.
That camera getting shot and scott spitting the drink out had me in stitches 🤣 the intros are superb big man
I haven’t laughed that hard in quite a while.
Absolutely right. When I lose it, my wife of 51 years says, “you must be watching that crazy guy from Kentucky again.”
@@steveperry3538haha. Congrats on 50+ btw man!
Seriously! Scott, your intros just keep getting better and better. Between this one and the pen gun...Great stuff!🤣🤣🤣
That's commitment, since he could have just used editing to make it look like he shot the camera instead of actually obliterating one.
BIG UP to Henry … that bolt not flying out the back at that pressure is remarkable
I was thinking the same.
don't think Henry is going to attempt or try to attempt to fix that because that is massive major catastrophic malfunction
Scott you're CRAZY ! However , you definitely make the most entertaining firearms videos . I have to say that it kinda hurts to see perfectly good guns destroyed , but it's one hell of an experience . GREAT VIDEOS
There’s no way this series is financially sustainable, but you do it anyway for content for us. Bless you Scott
The sponsorships he gets on the channel make him alot. The sponsors pay a crazy amount of money sometimes, so I think he'll be fine eh ahah
You would be suprised. A henery like that is around $1000-1200 and a 1 million view video gets around $5000 plus whatever he gets from his sponsors. He can also likely get a good deal from the manufacturers for showing their products too and likely wont pay a lot more then cost ontop of a large tax writeoff.
Expensive yes, but he still makes more then enough to at least break even on most of these. Doesnt lessen how much i apprecate him doing it and envy him a bit for being able to do so.
This dude does this because he loves this. His wife. I'm sure has many a look thrown his way spending all this money :)
He does it because his serbu rn 50 blew up and almost killed him. Now he blows up guns to see how they would affect a person.
@@skunky1-1 I know about Scott’s accident, I was talking about how since gun channels almost never get monetized and idk how much sponsorships give him, I thought there was no way he even breaks even financially
This man single-handedly keeps the folding picnic table industry in business
Insert "Obligatory I Think You Should Leave -Drivers Ed scetch reference" here.
How many tables you break now
@@dogishappy0 bruh wtf is that joke
And frat houses
@@krikex314 Cheaper by the Dozen I always say know what I Mean Gene.
Every time Scott, every time. You always get me with the explosion.
Me too. I know it’s coming, but I jump every time.
Not gonna lie, my soul left my body for a second
It's all going to be okay, he put a thumb in it!
Watching on my phone with the sound in the car stereo...Scott had me cussing.
@@justplinkin4809damn I thought I was the only one that jumped!!! I don't feel so bad now. 😂
"Just put a thumb in it".
Glad you're still with us.
I feel like Scott has an addiction to blowing up guns at this point 🤦🏻♂️😂
What’s a little more shrapnel gonna really do cmonnn. Lol
I have an addiction to him blowing guns up too
No, it’s revenge.
I feel like hes trying to show that "any gun" would give him those injuries but so far its still just the rn 50
As long as he's not holding them.
Lets all take a moment to appreciate that Scott has been going out of his way, spending who knows how much money, on these projects.
Perfectly good and well functioning guns : what did we do to deserve this ?
And making even more money. Lol
that barrett alone yeesh
The "guns go boom" series is his most viewed aside from his accident... hes spending a small fraction of what hes earning. Between $20-$30 per 1k views just for UA-cam ad revenue and then any sponsorship or brand deal pay on top of that, so maybe as much as $50-60 per 1K view & they all have at least 2-10 million views.....
He getting paid don't worry
That did hurt a little seeing that beautiful lever action meet it's end, but all in the name of science! Love this series Scott, keep em coming!
yup. I also had to google image a 45-70 because I saw the loading gate on the side, and was like, "hey! Is that a marlin?! thats not a henry with the side gate!" then he whipped out the earlier version I was familiar with.
I wonder if the original non gated versions will call a premium in the future... The all weather in particular being a later product fewer of them were made before the changeover (one less now)
"that's a spicy meatball" i wasn't ready for it I'm crying laughing.
No joke that spit take in the beginning was one of the best acted spit takes I've ever seen. 😂
Agreed
I knew it was coming, but he got me anyway. I know I'm not alone. Well played Scott, well played.
Near pissed in my pants when he did that 😂😂😂😂
I'm getting used to seeing heads survive these tests more-or-less intact, but I've just done a massive rethink on what that actually means: from memory Scott's head looked fine after the .50 BMG blew up, but one bit of shrapnel in his neck and it was nearly lights out.
Well he did get some serious damage around his eye if I remember right
To be fair, he did get a black eye from it. Still though~
Paul Mauser (yes, THAT mauser) lost an eye in an accident involving an exploding rifle/out of battery detonation
Mightuv been a dirt-dobber.
Always remember..........check for dirt-dobbers and check your neck. 👍
@@nef36 black eye plus temporary eye damage. He lost sight in it for a little bit
When that camera at the beginning got destroyed and you spit everywhere! that was so awesome. I am laughing so hard right now.
I’ve always appreciated the elegance of lever actions, clearly they’re also very safe!
Very safe unless you don't like to be called stumpy. I see the potential of one hand being blown off along with some fingers of the other hand.
@@orlock20 yea, that front handgaurd would do some real damage. I also wonder if a chain detonation might be possible had the tube been loaded.
It’s not that elegant with that optic on it, just doesn’t look right to me.
@@tenofprime perhaps, I suppose that depends on whether or not the rounds in the tube were flat nosed/HP rounds or if they were pointed/ballistic tips.
Scott: almost leaves us, turns his accident into an informative series of videos 👏🏼 You da man
Hey Scott, just wanted to say thanks for the content! My nearly 3 year old son absolutely loves watching you and I can confidently put your videos on without worrying about him learning new words. Again thanks!
Nice 😂
“New words”
I like it
😂😂😂
Brandon Herrera is really good for kids to watch too
Plus Scott teaches valuable life lessons, like how eggplants are the worst.
Omg 6:06 "hyahh" 😂😂😂 he cracks me up lol he acts so ridiculous out there 😂😂 I love it. He always makes me laugh even if I'm feeling sick.
This one hurts quite a bit for me too, one of my dream rifles getting destroyed is sad but at least it's done in the name of science! Great video as always KB! 👍🏻💪🏼
Barely science.
Henry is trash
@@bertroost1675 the squid makes it little less science but the exploding gun footage could still be called science as its showing damage to weapon and possibly you
Well I made it to 2 minutes. Dipshits!
@@bertroost1675 Physics is a natural science. Every rifle or firearm destruction video is literally nothing but demonstrating how resilient a rifle/ rifle barrel/ firearm can be until it is over pressured or is under catastrophic malfunction or due to a squib lodged in the barrel perhaps. This is Physics, this is science.
I've seen it suggested before that you should slowly ramp up the chamber pressures. It's one thing to see assured destruction, but what about people who get hot reloads that are only slightly over allowable chamber pressures? It'd be nice to see on some guns what to look out for with rounds that would take a few before catastrophic failure, much like your initial 50 blowup with the slap rounds. I have to imagine that some of the rounds fired weakened/strained key parts of your RN50 before it finally gave out.
That's exactly what I was going to say too!
@@ElationProductions
Me too.
Good idea. As somebody who handloads I’d love to see some content like that.
because most of that stuff is going to be a minor problem. split cases, cracked bolts, actions that won't cycle, and bulged barrels. will end a shooting session and make a gunsmith have some extra money but not likely to send someone to an ER.
I second this
RIP camera. Love that even after racking the lever a bunch of times, it still went off.
Safety first ! The monster flying everywhere was my reaction as well, with a few more curse words !
Tube magazines are notorious for rounds hanging up in the tube.
Always thump the gun to shake things loose,just in case.
I am normally not jumpy but you got me with loading that lead cartridge😮. Good show! 😅
Same.
As a guy who shoots lever-actions almost exclusively, I can't deny that I cried a little watching that slow-mo.
I'm man enough to admit that.
That was me with his desert eagle that was actually Herrerras' 🤣
As a guy who'd love to be able to afford to own a Henry in .45-70, I cried a LOT at the sight of that kaboom. That, and imagining what a shooter's forearm and hand might look like coming away from that disaster. I'm thinking shredded taco meat. Major gore, pain galore, and long time sore.
The intro to this video is another reason why you don’t aim at anything you don’t intend to shoot. I love that.
Safety sally
Safety Sally here doesnt understand guns can be unloaded 🙄
@@miamislice3280 People with unloaded guns shoot stuff all the time
@@servicetrucker5564 You have exactly one braincell and its misfiring.
@@miamislice3280 So you don’t check a gun someone hands you even if they say it’s empty? Good luck with that
Love his reactions to his own skits! 😂
Damn it, don't do the explosion trick again! I jumped!
Exactly ......... same here !!
Yeah. He got me.
Here's an idea. Have you ever considered loading spitzers in a tube magazine and trying to get them to go off under recoil?
I would suspect that you'd likely get them to go off more often with cycling the action, as the rounds slammed into the stop at the back of the tube... All in all, not something I would want to try with real ammo. I would think such a thing would be better tested with a dummy cartridge (the type with holes drilled in the sides) that has a live primer.
Of course, i would also prefer that such a thin be tested by someone else, because a large rifle primer is pretty energetic when it goes off.
I’ve seen someone try this but they didn’t use a gun as you couldn’t see what happened, it did work in the end though but only with pointy bullets
Taofledermaus tested this and nothing happened
I've always suspected the spritzer bullets detonating primers under recoil was fudd nonsense.
@@Tomyironmane a friend of mine did it out of ignorance in my marlin 3030 and nothing happened but a few minor scratches on the primers
I've never burst out laughing at one of your intros, but this one..... well done. Well done
Scott I love this series and how you've become more focused on information and safety but you keep destruction and comedy so it's fun to watch.
You really got me ! I'm sitting in my car, in the driveway, it's dark and quiet watching you be you and then BOOM! Now I gotta check my shorts Scott!
As a 45-70 lover, this one hurt
What game you hunt with it? Do they drop on the spot?
It hurts more for me, because i can't have guns.
@@ollikoskiniemi6221 Anything short of a whale! 38 inches of penetration in a bull moose (with shattering the shoulder).
@@nigelqflarp damn I was looking for something more powerful than 308 for moose but was turned off by the fact that 45-70 is much slower and doesn't actually seem to have more energy, but I guess that's the mass that does that.
@@ollikoskiniemi6221 what about 30-30 or 30.06?
Scooter shooting the camera got me!!! I really appreciate this video because my favorite gun at the moment is a Henry 45-70. It is good to see how the receiver handles the extreme pressure. Makes me more comfortable even though I am shooting hand loads on the light side.
Loving this series so much. This episode was awesome. I don't know what hurts more, seeing the camera at the beginning of the video get shot, the tables breaking, or the gun blowing up. Either way, love the video as always Scott. Hope you have a great rest of the week.
The tables breaking just from being flipped in this video just shows they don't make em like they used to. On the flip side though....I bet them breaking caused Scott much joy
7:07 your sense of humor never fails to get a good chuckle out of me 😂
Scott’s intros are hands down the best of all gun tubers😂
As much as I like to see what happens, a tear comes to my eye seeing any gun destroyed.
Scott always manages to entertain hello from Canada 🇨🇦
Sooooooooooooooooooo true!
Watch out, it won’t take longe before trudeu bans gun videos too.
@@retonman7492 lmao
@@retonman7492 can't expect much less from Fidel Castro's son
I'm surprised your communist prime Minister allows you guys to watch gun videos. Lmao yall got a problem on your hands with that one, just like we have a problem here
Thank you for demonstrating why we follow safety rules!
As a veteran living on disability I always shed a little tear when a weapon gets destroyed. It takes me forever to save enough to buy one. Still fun to watch though.👍
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Thank you for your service and sacrifice. I get ya big time on destroying weapons.
When guns get destroyed, kittens cry.
Stop making kittens cry.
Scott’s always the goat when it comes to sketchy experiments with firearms. I’d try a .22lr or 10 gauge next. Love you’re content Scott!!😉
I'd love a "Folding table appreciation video" where Scott treats the tables comically with up-most care, but he'll probably couldn't resist the urge to throw it across the range, which is understandable and why we love him.
He's tough on tables. I have to wonder if he has a container full of them.
This. Valentine's or April 1 should be him taking the tables out for a nice eggplant parmesan.
Sounds like a decent April fools days video
5:35 the dummy head just rolling off the table was hilarious!!!🤣🤣🤣
Scott, you get me every time with those explosions. I'll never learn, but, on the bright side, I'm still breathing so I think my bypass surgery worked.
You should do bullpups next. Im sure a catastrophic failure on those guns would probably give your the second worst injuries, 2nd only to the .50 cal.
I'm actually pretty impressed how well it took that amount of pressure, especially with they squib in it.. that's pretty good designing..
It really hurts seeing this beautiful rifle destroyed but I appreciate the work you do in educating gun owners. People don't think about failures like this (however unlikely).
I really appreciate you doing this. It's didn't go as I thought it would, at all. It hurt to see such a beautiful gun go out like that but in my opinion worth it for the knowledge. Stay safe.
Scott's video intros are always top tier and ridiculously hilarious
It looked like he surprised himself with how much of that drink stayed under his hat and hitting him in the face. lol
and this one was one of the best, i watched a couple times!!! hillarious.
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Totally agree mate. All Scott's intros are great but this and the one where T'rex attacks him with a table are 2 of the best.
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@William Tell Your comment made me laugh and smile, so yeah, I guess I am easily pleased and amused. Carry on, Captain Obvious.
Hey, Scott. I would like to see what would happen if a black powder Kentucky Long Rifle failed. Either through overloading the powder, or through the mistaken use of modern powders. How about a video for each?. Safely keep up the good work!
Another vote for a black powder test, please. I have long heard that if a rifle will withstand normal charges of black powder then it will withstand any charge of black powder that can be loaded into it. And I have long wondered if that was the case.
Iraq veteran did one
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@@Onyex. yeah, well, his videos aren't as entertaining.
I'd vote for that as well, under condition that there is a test shot that is not designed to guaranteed catastrophic failure. So muzzleloader tested with charge that should give performance equivalent to BP cartridges.
That bomb scared me lol
You give a whole new meaning to boom stick. Henry 45-70 is on my wish list.
Thank you for all that you do.
I just love how your gun failure tests have progressively got more and more engineered with each one!! 🤣 absolutely fantastic Scott!!!
it would be cool to get a chronograph in front of these to see how much velocity you're getting from these massively overpressure rounds
True, I would l8ke to see that too
Probably less velocity, as the explosion's energy can't be contained and directed. If the bullet comes out at all, it will be much slower than a bullet with the intended load. I think i remember, when he made a research video on how his 50cal rifle that exploded he mentioned that as well.
None, the barrel is obstructed.
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 no, it isn't. He just loads a too hot round. Thus stimulating the accident he had. There is no need to obstruct the barrel as the pressure in the chamber is too high and makes the gun explode.
@@rojalD Dude he said the barrel was squibed which means a bullet was lodged the barrel obstructing it. Pay attention next time.
my god I actually jumped when that cheesy explosion happened
I know he always does a squib in the barrel with these tests but I wonder what would happen without it, like would it be as severe or would it maybe be just fine
It would still mess it up pretty bad it just wouldn’t do what It did to the barrel. Whenever he had that hot 50 cal explode on him there was no squib everything in the rear exploded and the barrel didn’t.
The same thing would happen in this case.
With 200k psi, I would imagine the results would be similar. But there’s no way to know that without testing it. As well as the bolt and receiver held up (I was impressed), it very well may have just bulged the barrel in front of the receiver. The squib simply ensures failure.
Love the intro of Scooter trying to get into guns 🤣
I've always heard one of the strongest actions was a Ruger No. 1 . would love to see what it takes to make one of those go boom!
Way too expensive to blow up for fun.
@@mikebolton3816 when has that ever stopped him? 😂
@@MarshallMims your right! But, it would be a shame. I'd really like one in 7.62x39, and they are real hard to find. They didn't make many.
I mean, why not blow up one of his $10k elephant double rifles then too? Lol
Honestly, I was expecting worse. Even though that rifle is a loss, it held up pretty good. That said, this shows exactly why when I reload/load develop, I take my time and weigh everything multiple times. Got distracted once in my 45 years of reloading and that enough. Luckily, I felt the difference and did a weight check. I actually doubled the powder in a 22-250 Rem round. Again, it felt off and I caught it at the bench. Since then, no distractions: no idle chit chat, no phone calls, no wife, no grandson.
At this point, Scott is totally teasing us with a spin-off Scooter UA-cam Channel coming sometime in the future. And these little intros are an idea of what the videos will be like
I knew lever guns were tough, but MAN!! That held up better than I thought!!
Split the thing like a firecracker in a cork gun. Yep, did that before we got all 'safety regulated.'
Somehow I still have all my fingers and toes. Even spent 22 years playing with big things that go boom and boom again 13 miles away.
20K to you decimal measurers.
What I really love about this is that even if for some reason you are really against firearms this is a series that you can still learn information from and feel good about lol
Much of the content on this channel is very educational, and can be used to give the people who are clueless about firearms a clue about various topics.
@@harpintn oh I fully agree I have been watching Kentucky ballistics for many years now and I have learned so much about firearms and firearm safety. It's amazing that it's able to continue to even greater standards ever since the accident
Sorry, what do you mean by "against firearms"? Like, against them in a competition to see which firearms are the best for what purpose? :D
@@dondaleb Lol!!!!
Yes. I don't own any firearms but I have learned so so much from Scott + others. Glad he's still with us
I love your optimism. This one hurts. Always wanted a 45-70 Henry All Weather more than anything. Never had the opportunity or funds to drop.
It would be interesting to see how an old musket fares against a modern muzzle loader if it was overloaded
I have a suspicion that an ACCURATE reproduction of an old muzzle loader (similar steel and such) wouldn't survive even a normal load with modern muzzle loader powder.
Scott, you literally made me jump halfway out of my chair with the boom!! I should've known.
We've seen a bunch of big guns go boom, I'd like to see what happens when a .22 LR goes pop. It would be interesting because while the gun is much smaller than everything we've seen so far, so is the cartridge, so I wonder if there is a point where the case can't hold enough of whatever explodium you put into it to actually cause catastrophic failure.
I appreciate that you showed no one was behind the camera before flagging it with your boom stick in the intro, little details like that help me appreciate the channel more.
I had a marlin 60 that I fired a store bought round that was double charged with powder in. It didn’t blow up but it did crack the receiver and sounded like a cannon compared to normal
When I was in infantry training in Camp LeJeune, we were at the range trying out a few different guns. One guy, getting down into prone position with a full auto M14, managed to stick it into the dirt. When he pulled the trigger, the flash hider opened up like a flower. He got up all concerned, and stupidly pointed the rifle at the crowd behind the firing line. I believe the D.I.s roasted him and had him for dinner.
For the further tests, you should try to keep a zombie hand as well to wrap it around the area where you'd normally be holding it. In this case on the foregrip, it would've been really interesting to see what damage one would sustain should it happen.
Pretty sure the forward arm would fare about like the wooden foerarm did....blown to pieces.
@@MrTruckerf Yeah but imagine the slo-mo footage though.... :D I mean, Scott's doing this for science after all.
Gonna go out on a Limb and say that if your hand was resting under the gun to hold it steady. You would have some serious injuries to the forearm and hands. I love these Guns Exploding videos and I’m extremely happy you made it out of yours realistically speaking Safe! Nice video as always!
Going to be honest that boom when loading the round definitely got me 🤣
LOL... the camera getting yeeted out of existence was hilarious.
You should bring this to a gun buyback. Just the way it is.
You never fail to inform and crack me up at the same time!!! Thank you Sir for the fine work you put in for our safety!!!!!
scott must do an ak 47 next
It's hard to pick what I'd like to see next! But I'd say either a 10 gauge shotgun, or (it physically pains me to suggest this) a 30-06 M1 Garand. My reasoning is both are chambered in calibers that people often reload thus there is a greater chance for error on the reload causing the malfunction.
You do realize they dont make M1 garands anymore right? so blowing one up is an major waste. Blow up an M1A instead. They at least still make those
@@duoblackrose4381 that's why it pained me to suggest it! I never thought about the M1A but YES!!! That is SOOOO much better!!! If I had a super nice M1 Garand, I might have purchased it from a close family who is a Vietnam Vet getting older and recognizing he won't be around for that much longer and he doesn't have any kids so he is selling off a good portion of his collection. He might have had a SUPER nice M1 Garand that had a ton of work done to it to upgrade it. A super high end match barrel, the stock is pristine with almost 0 scratches or marks. It had a recoil reduction spring installed in the hole for the cleaning kit. A Kick-Eez pad. Super awesome gun, and it's possible that he had a significant amount of ammo to go with it!
Scooter shooting the camera right at the beginning had me almost pissing myself with laughter. Good one!
I think Scott has a destructive nature! I am very impressed at how strongly the bolt//locking mechanism held up. I'd assume Marlins would fare as well. I had thought the bolt and locking mechanism would have failed under such intense pressure. It serves to bolster confidence in the strength of lever actions! Very impressive and entertaining! I wonder what the results would have been without the squib load. Might have survived more (or less) intact.
I wish he hadn’t put the squib in as well.
At least it wasn't another cooking with a scooter. I still have nightmares about the soda, cheetos and pumpkin pie 😅
I love your explosion pranks!
Yeah, He got me good with this one.
This review was not at ALL what I expected... it was MUCH better! Delivery and presentation was hilarious but still managed to show results. Great work!
You got me Scott. I jumped when you loaded the round and then the explosion. I still shook & say to myself dang he got me good.
I jumped lol!
He got me good too, lol.
@@tradewisetv2801 I jumped out of my chair, lol.
Question: Does the Manufacture ever ask you to send them the broken parts so they can analyze them?
The original.50 that exploded did.
@@johnwebb7411 firstly, I don't doubt you for a minute👍. How did you find that out because I'd love to read up on it. I'm really interested in the follow up from the manufacturers as well.
@@koolkat5217 Mark Serbu, creator of the RN-50 rifle that Scott was using the day of his accident and other weapons like the BFG-50 (competitor to the Barrett line of semiautomatic .50-cal rifles) and the Serbu Super Shorty compact shotgun, has a series of YT videos about his own study of the weapon remains and ammo casing from the round that blew up.
He determined that the round that exploded had the wrong kind of powder inside...pistol-grade that burns faster to allow for lethal velocity out of short barrels, I think. And in too high of a quantity.
@@generalilbis To quote his final video on the subject: "Some idiot put pistol powder in a rifle round. And a hell of a lot of it."
Thank you Scott for bellowing "that's a spicy meatball" as randomly as possible. I have spit my Monster not only all over my monitors and keyboard. But also... on the cat sleeping on my desk!
As a Texan, seeing the sweet tea on the table almost gave me a heart attack. I can’t express how much relief I felt when he shot it and it was green.
Loved that little bit of excitement you got when the brass popped out 😁
Man, that hurt to watch, couldn't you get a cheap rifle for this lol. Always great to see you doing these, SAFELY, and demonstrating what could happen in the worst-case scenario. I saw a call for a bullpup, and second that motion, I have wondered myself how bad it could be. As always, stay safe and have a great week.
Having a couple of Henry's myself, yes, painful to watch, but also useful info since Henry's continue to be so popular.
I suggest you go to the other end of the caliber spectrum and see if a .22 or .25 can be made to suffer similar damage. I'm not sure there's enough energy stored in such small cartridges, but I've never tried it either.
Just a thought , in the 22 caliber is the centerfire 223 and several others with high case pressures , but I agree 22 long would be a neat and rather cheap test.
Bro the intro got me rolling on the floor🤣
This was your best one thus far. Intro was pure gold.
I was waiting for the explosion on round loading and Scott delivered flawlessly! I just love this (predictable) scare... 😂😁😇🤟
EXACTLY!!! I just knew it was coming and still jumped.
@@acesup5845 me too lol
4:58 i almost died💀
I heavily respect that this man almost died to a gun explosion and made a series documenting how different guns go boom massive props 👍
I have to admit the opening scene made me LOL and also Scott you got me when loading the gun with the explosion. I jumped😆
This dude is a menace just shooting a camera for an intro, that is dedication and that is why I love your intros! Keep it up
I admit I felt kind of sad seeing a perfectly good 45/70 blow up.
An awesome video though!
Let’s not forget the monster he sprayed all over his face and hat reacting to his camera being shot.
It did a LOT better than I thought it would. I just cried for the loss of a beautiful Gun...
The monster cough when he shot the camera was gold😂