How Far are Shotguns Deadly? BirdShot, Slugs, and 00 Buckshot

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  • Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
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    How far is a Shotgun Deadly? These are the not smart ideas we come up with related to shotguns. I've found myself focused on how deadly shotguns are because it is such a compelling weapon. Especially when we think about how far a projectile might need to travel, and given the low pressures and velocities from shotguns I really wanted to see when it would be deadly. Utilizing BirdShot, buckshot, and Slugs we'll be evaluating with intense science.
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    00:00 How far are shotguns deadly?
    02:06 How far are shotguns deadly science setup / explanation
    03:20 types of ammunition and distances
    05:20 120 Yards with Slugs, 00 BuckShot, and birdshot on body
    09:56 80 Yards with Slugs, 00 BuckShot, and birdshot on body
    13:41 50 yards 00 BuckShot and Birdshot
    14:24 Conflict of Nations Sponsor! :)
    15:34 50 yards Buckshot and Birdshot results
    18:38 Introducing Human Heads
    18:58 50 yards Birdshot on Human Head
    19:50 25 yards Birdshot on Human Head
    20:35 25 Yards 00 BuckShot, and Birdshot on Human Body
    21:49 15 Yards Birdshot on Human Body
    22:56 15 Yards Birdshot on Human Head
    24:00 10 Yards Birdshot on Human Head
    25:05 5 yards Birdshot on Human Head
    25:58 Montage of Birdshot mag dumping the body and point blank on the head
    26:58 Final Thoughts on how far are shotguns deadly?
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  • @GarandThumb
    @GarandThumb  2 года назад +352

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    • @BUZZKILLJRJR
      @BUZZKILLJRJR 2 года назад +6

      The science has gotten better and so has the shotgun shells! Hahaha love your videos guys!

    • @tetanustoes6102
      @tetanustoes6102 2 года назад +4

      What’s your gaming channel gonna be called

    • @lance8859
      @lance8859 2 года назад +1

      You have a link to the science glasses but it doesn't work. Missing something? Or am I just that late?

    • @jokerandthethiefgarage8602
      @jokerandthethiefgarage8602 2 года назад +2

      NOOOOO! YOU SHOULDA GOT DOUG MARCAIDA to cameo! It will keeeeeel

    • @Jesusprayerwarriorbw
      @Jesusprayerwarriorbw 2 года назад +3

      Dr. Grand "Awesome" Thumb. Please have Micah zoom in more as the close ups ain't really that up close. I only watch on my phone & would like a very detailed look at the entry & exit wounds. I know those analogs are not cheap & I want them used to maximizes viewing potential!
      Love you guys much & thx for all the humorous stuff you guys do.

  • @stupidthefish1979
    @stupidthefish1979 2 года назад +4528

    Charlie: “Shotguns are pretty diverse; they’re used by breachers, duck hunters, and sad musicians everywhere”
    Garandthumb: •_•

    • @-kryptik-7347
      @-kryptik-7347 2 года назад +306

      he tried so hard not to laugh at that

    • @sargentcuddlepuff3490
      @sargentcuddlepuff3490 2 года назад +214

      You could see his eyebrows raised from behind the pit vipers💀💀💀

    • @vitorf2918
      @vitorf2918 2 года назад +222

      Was that a Kurt Cobain reference I just picked up?😬

    • @nft_synergy8880
      @nft_synergy8880 2 года назад +58

      @@vitorf2918 right I love the face he made when he said it 😂🤣 I immediately was like bruh lmao

    • @jbarbeau92
      @jbarbeau92 2 года назад +15

      @@vitorf2918 Kurt cobain and this one black metal musician. They used the picture of his blown off head for an album cover and supposedly ate his brains and gave pieces of his skull as gifts.

  • @brian-8814
    @brian-8814 2 года назад +8905

    Mike trying to not burst into laughter when he listed "sad musicians" was pretty fantastic.

    • @superpiemaster6452
      @superpiemaster6452 2 года назад +361

      My jaw dropped then I gave him props😂

    • @ctshirk7
      @ctshirk7 2 года назад +207

      I absolutely lost it.

    • @bentrod3405
      @bentrod3405 2 года назад +151

      I had to rewatch to make sure I heard him right then lost it whenI realized I did

    • @jonesbretth
      @jonesbretth 2 года назад +146

      That could a been the end of the video, and I would have felt like I got more than I paid for...

    • @mchapman2424
      @mchapman2424 2 года назад +124

      I enjoyed the dry dark humor here. And the slugs

  • @gotouguts2066
    @gotouguts2066 Год назад +550

    The Dwight/Dahmer/Dynamite energy that Charlie brings to the table is nothing short of comedic genius.

    • @nobodyspecial1852
      @nobodyspecial1852 8 месяцев назад +3

      I definitely get the feeling he could dance funny to "catch me I'm falling".

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 8 месяцев назад +1

      He tries too hard. No.

  • @masoncampos7043
    @masoncampos7043 7 месяцев назад +147

    It woul be interesting to see you relive this test with game loads alone. "Birdshot" is typically 7/8 shot, there's also 5/6. Then getting into duck loads of 2,3&4 shot or seriously hard hitting goose loads like BB, BB2, T. In 3 or 3 1/2 inch mag loads would give people a different outlook on what "birdshot" can do.

    • @egmont3
      @egmont3 6 месяцев назад +6

      I agree here

    • @filkow9541
      @filkow9541 6 месяцев назад +5

      Totally right

    • @seth7131
      @seth7131 6 месяцев назад +5

      Agreed. Do you know what size of shot this was? Or an estimation?

    • @hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476
      @hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476 6 месяцев назад +3

      @mason 100% agreed. (ER / ICU ex- Military MD here). There are a ZILLION variables in this context, and (Sadly enough..) I've seen countless / different injuries from similar shotgun payloads + similar distances.

    • @craigcomfry4645
      @craigcomfry4645 6 месяцев назад +5

      Agree here to. Number 4 shot hunting would be lethal for home defense. I saw another video of a guy showing what different hunting bird shot does around 20 to 30 ft distance against a pig torso. It shredded it at that range

  • @kenny4128
    @kenny4128 2 года назад +1344

    “Shotguns are pretty diverse; they’re used by breachers, duck hunters, and sad musicians everywhere” Best line in the video, keep up the great content Dr. Thumb!

    • @DontPokeTheBare
      @DontPokeTheBare 2 года назад +17

      I laughed so loud when he said that, my neighbors heard it.

    • @SlickAstley_TV
      @SlickAstley_TV 2 года назад +14

      GT's face after he said it made it all the better

    • @BoneyRasputin
      @BoneyRasputin 2 года назад +5

      Sing distinctly, we don’t wanna.
      Just Buy our album, ‘cause we’re nirvana…

    • @Trepanation21
      @Trepanation21 2 года назад +1

      I can't believe he snuck that one in! OOF.

    • @deadsypadilla
      @deadsypadilla Год назад

      Courtney had him killed, watch white wash documentary. I'd kill myself if I was married to her, but if he divorced her, she wouldn't have made His millions..you know, hole..her shitty band, that's her soul.

  • @bmwolfe2786
    @bmwolfe2786 2 года назад +1833

    Charlie is killin it lol.
    He’s got the breathing, the confused look, stumbling, bumbling, the glasses push, the random look around and tool touch… it’s so perfect.

    • @tearsmaker
      @tearsmaker 2 года назад +5

      Fr)

    • @xSP3CTREx
      @xSP3CTREx 2 года назад +34

      I saw his belt and the Altoids and thought, where are the Skittles XD

    • @blondequijote
      @blondequijote 2 года назад +10

      There’s a lot of instructors who can throw some goood humor into things but halfway through I realize I’m a pretty occasional garland thumb viewer and appreciate his humor but I don’t know this other guy on the video I just hope he’s doing more than just open mics with his comedy.

    • @LANCEtheBOIL
      @LANCEtheBOIL 2 года назад

      Sooo....Charlie's autistic?

    • @kevmoful
      @kevmoful Год назад +7

      He is still more competent than the president

  • @grey8940
    @grey8940 Год назад +176

    Love it. Not only are the gun tests awesome... the humor of the these two guys is off the chart

  • @galerios1
    @galerios1 Год назад +82

    I'd also like to see a test involving rock salt rounds. For the most part rock salt is used as a non-lethal alternative. I'd like to see that tested at different ranges. The saying generally goes, "Rock salt won't kill. But the target will wish they were dead.

    • @bunk95
      @bunk95 6 месяцев назад +3

      Why would you shoot someone with rock salt?

    • @battalion151R
      @battalion151R 6 месяцев назад +13

      To give them a reminder to never sneak into the garden and steal tomatoes again. Burns like fire for hours.
      And, any idiot that thinks rock salt won't kill is truly an idiot. Wads alone will kill at close ranges.

    • @FlashHawk4
      @FlashHawk4 6 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@battalion151R I'm reminded of the Mythbusters episode where they loaded cigarette butts into a shotgun and fired it. Shocking amount of damage.

    • @spoopy9689
      @spoopy9689 5 месяцев назад

      Ah, I see you watched kill bill vol2

    • @galerios1
      @galerios1 5 месяцев назад

      @@spoopy9689One of my favorite films of all time! At that range, being shot out of a trailer door would have definitely been a death sentence for the target. But It was still really cool in movie context. And we all know Beatrix Kiddo is unkillable.

  • @albertooyola7682
    @albertooyola7682 2 года назад +719

    Charlie: “it’s used by breachers, duck hunters, sad musicians..”
    Garand thumb: *Almost breaks characters*

  • @joeydubbs763
    @joeydubbs763 2 года назад +4453

    Charlie is disturbingly low key brilliant.

    • @Sidekick_Snowman
      @Sidekick_Snowman 2 года назад +263

      He empirically adds 420.69% more laughs to every video he's in

    • @SierraTangoGuns
      @SierraTangoGuns 2 года назад +167

      His character is so my type of humor

    • @andreivaldez2929
      @andreivaldez2929 2 года назад +383

      "Shotguns are used by sad musicians" had me dying

    • @slickdaddy3241
      @slickdaddy3241 2 года назад +45

      Fucking LOVE Charlie

    • @johnqpublic2718
      @johnqpublic2718 2 года назад +46

      He's disturbingly low-key

  • @michaelwestmoreland2530
    @michaelwestmoreland2530 7 месяцев назад +28

    No joke, the sound design on the slow-mo parts is genius. Sounds perfectly matching what's happening.
    Well done.

  • @Zoco101
    @Zoco101 5 месяцев назад +23

    It would be interesting to see #1 and #4 buckshot results. A lot of the home defense community worries about over penetration indoors, so options other than 00 buck are interesting.

    • @hansanderson6607
      @hansanderson6607 4 месяца назад +3

      #4 Buckshot is very devastating, especially in "magnum" loads. Lots more
      pellets than 00 Buck, still plenty of weight and a better "spread".

    • @chrishush9963
      @chrishush9963 3 месяца назад

      I have #5 turkey loads nitro mag in my 870 tactical for home defense

    • @captainchaos3053
      @captainchaos3053 2 дня назад

      ​@@chrishush9963cool, I mostly rely on being a double hard bastard with fists like bricks. That and I've nothing worth stealing

  • @christophersparkman
    @christophersparkman Год назад +962

    As someone who has survived birdshot at point-blank range, it's still life changing and horrifically painful for years and years.... Don't underestimate that junk.

    • @bobmav5729
      @bobmav5729 Год назад +65

      Sorry you had to experience that :(

    • @toolieredd5967
      @toolieredd5967 10 месяцев назад +34

      Why did you get shot? What where you doing

    • @azureandnoir3274
      @azureandnoir3274 9 месяцев назад +24

      they leave some of those tiny pellets in if they cant remove them all correct?

    • @madmod
      @madmod 9 месяцев назад +210

      Christopher Sparkman, a U.S. Army veteran, is the security guard who was working at the Kennesaw FedEx facility when an employee opened fire on April 29, 2014

    • @madmod
      @madmod 9 месяцев назад +125

      Thank you for your service. Sorry you had to endure that man.

  • @joeydriskill8416
    @joeydriskill8416 2 года назад +647

    The "I went hunting with grandpa but he was hunting grandma" bit kills me every time

  • @jimmywatson468
    @jimmywatson468 11 месяцев назад +21

    Birdshot is debatable. It depends on the shot used. For basic home defense, Ive found that #5 shot is more than enough to stop someone at 20 ft. I have a small home with neighbors so wanted something that would drop someone, but not go thru the walls afterwards. Though i do own plenty of 00buck.

    • @digitaldarwinism
      @digitaldarwinism 8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for saying that. It bothers me how birdshot is used as a magic word. Also seems to be used as a fail point.

    • @bunk95
      @bunk95 6 месяцев назад

      Do you think and act like you’re in a fictional place where government, religion and industry exist outside of fiction? Is that where your “home” is?

    • @jimmywatson468
      @jimmywatson468 6 месяцев назад

      @johndiversey8646 I know because I've tested it. I live in a small home and I know what the damage to someone would be, unless they happen to be wearing body armor which is unlikely.

  • @conorshaw5755
    @conorshaw5755 Год назад +9

    Glad I found your channel lol, perfect mix of comedy and practical information with regards to ballistics, love it!

  • @abvgd82
    @abvgd82 Год назад +1829

    Charlie is one of the most effortlessly funny dudes that I've ever seen. It is 1000 times more impressive when you see him being serious.

    • @NK-ne9uf
      @NK-ne9uf Год назад +7

      Yeah sure

    • @abvgd82
      @abvgd82 Год назад +6

      @@MG-lh5tw a character.

    • @stefanmartin7890
      @stefanmartin7890 Год назад +17

      I dont play video games but when i’m on call of duty….

    • @KeepTheGates
      @KeepTheGates Год назад +1

      I have to disagree if you're talking about the ginger. He's annoying and I wish he'd shut up.

    • @abvgd82
      @abvgd82 Год назад +4

      @@KeepTheGates Come on now mate, I’m not even a bloody Yank and that’s funny as f#ck!

  • @EJCox
    @EJCox 2 года назад +282

    Dr. Garand Thumb,
    I am a military historian and watching this video has reminded me of an ammunition load from the American Civil War.
    Because both sides were low on rifled muskets at the start, many of them were using .69 (nice) caliber smoothbore muskets. One of the popular cartridges for this weapon was called the "buck and ball" load. This would be the .69 caliber ball with three buckshot loaded on top.
    The accounts we have describe these loads as being particularly devastating within 80 yards.
    I was wondering if you would do a "historical" science episode on this load.

    • @SgtPotShot
      @SgtPotShot 2 года назад +13

      Winchester had a few of these loads for home defense for their PDX1 line. One rifled slug with 3 00 pellets behind it.
      The performance was disappointing. Might as well used either a rifled slug alone to prevent stray bbs, 00 buck if you need the spread, or just a straight up rifle instead.

    • @natelax1367
      @natelax1367 2 года назад +20

      I don’t think I’ve ever seen a legitimate ballistic test of muskets. Only ever saw them fired just for the fun of it. I would love to see just how accurate they actually are or probably aren’t

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 года назад

      absolutely nobody cares, dude; those confederate & union troops would have MUCH preferred a better rifle =/

    • @EJCox
      @EJCox 2 года назад +29

      @@LIONTAMER3D I think you don't understand the point. The point is that they had to make do before they got the better rifles. Smooth bore muskets were essentially gone by the second year of the war.
      The point is that even with the inadequate weapons, there were some devastating innovations they made and it would be interesting to see those innovations tested with modern science.

    • @eight08hitman63
      @eight08hitman63 2 года назад +5

      Mike is not really a scientist, or historian, he's not even human, he is what's known as A Kutchtikah, from alaskan myth, he will dress up like an old lady, and lure you into the woods, then make you comb his hair...Forever!, oh and he takes your soul

  • @thecatchtoday1056
    @thecatchtoday1056 10 месяцев назад +20

    This test is very interesting and not to sound picky. There are multiple sizes of buck and multiple sizes of birdshot that could have created more gradually effective ranges. There is an "art" to shotgun shooting and selecting the proper shot size for a given task

    • @masoncampos7043
      @masoncampos7043 7 месяцев назад +3

      I think you could easily relive this test with game loads alone. "Birdshot" is typically 7/8 shot, there's also 5/6. Then getting into duck loads of 2,3&4 shot or seriously hard hitting goose loads like BB, BB2, T. In 3 or 3 1/2 inch mag loads would give people a different outlook on what "birdshot" can do.

    • @mikefarmer4748
      @mikefarmer4748 6 месяцев назад +2

      Even the "bird shot" at 50 yds, while not deadly, or even seriously damaging, would help you remember that you left the oven on. 🤔 gotta go.

    • @thecatchtoday1056
      @thecatchtoday1056 6 месяцев назад

      @masoncampos7043 well I have the duck loads lying around but not the ballistics gell to test them on. I'd imagine my bismuth 2 shot is more painful than 7/8 target loans.

  • @NewTypeDilemma01
    @NewTypeDilemma01 11 дней назад +1

    Charlie: “Shotguns are pretty diverse; they’re used by breachers, duck hunters, and sad musicians everywhere.”
    I'm suddenly hearing "Come As You Are" in the background.

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify 2 года назад +963

    Screw a network budget. We need a demonetized youtuber to answer the REAL questions these days

    • @camojoe83
      @camojoe83 2 года назад +8

      Dude gets plenty of cash for his demonetized channel, tho.. neat, huh?

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 года назад +5

      the science channel is real

    • @fagfirearms9323
      @fagfirearms9323 2 года назад +10

      @@camojoe83 sponsored

    • @MasterTaters
      @MasterTaters 2 года назад +1

      @what now lol

    • @eight08hitman63
      @eight08hitman63 2 года назад +2

      I only came here because i thought that was Kentucky Ballistics in the thumbnail, like everything, Mike tells us, it was just a bunch of smoke and mirrors, turns out, it's not Scott..It's some normie, named Charlie, if you ask me, i don't trust em, Charlie...bamboo, Ho Chi Minh, and look at that fuckin moostaschio... i rest my case..

  • @bryanroman1830
    @bryanroman1830 2 года назад +150

    I just love when Charlie says sad musicians, u can see Garand holding his laughter in, at 4:13

    • @collinb.8542
      @collinb.8542 2 года назад +8

      *looks at camera*
      *HMMMMM*

    • @bruh5361
      @bruh5361 2 года назад +22

      That line had me dying from laughter

    • @Obi117kh
      @Obi117kh 2 года назад +5

      Hahaha that was hilarious 🤣

    • @silverwolfe3636
      @silverwolfe3636 2 года назад +5

      Holy shit was that dark. I love it!

    • @decespugliatorenucleare3780
      @decespugliatorenucleare3780 2 года назад +3

      @@collinb.8542 he 100% pissed his pants as soon as the take was over

  • @j.s.c.4355
    @j.s.c.4355 6 месяцев назад +1

    Back in the 00’s, a pheasant hunting preserve was trying to open up in Wasco Co, Oregon. Some of the neighbors objected on the basis that they didn’t want the bird shot crossing their property lines and killing their family. So the business in question staged a demonstration in which they actually shot an employee at a range of 100 yards or so, and showed that he was unharmed beyond maybe some bruising.

  • @unhumanized
    @unhumanized Год назад +3

    4:10 charlie talking about the shotgun made me choke on my drink holy fuck his humor is underrated sometimes

  • @JunkyardDigs
    @JunkyardDigs Год назад +651

    Micah: "I got a question"
    Charlie: "Once"
    I hope more people caught that 😂😂😂

  • @saulayala4970
    @saulayala4970 Год назад +298

    I’m a retired cop. In 1994 I was shot with #9 birdshot from a sawed off shotgun from 17 yards.
    I was in the old Weaver flashlight stance, firing, and was struck in both hands, both arms and unfortunately in the face from below the nose up.
    Felt like a wide baseball bat hit me in the face. Both hands immediately went numb and unusable. I had some arterial bleeding from my left wrists which I covered covered with my limp ass right hand. A few seconds later blood began pouring out of my nose and down my throat.
    So what happened was, some of the pellets hit my forehead and flattened out on the surface of the skull. Several pellets penetrated my skull above my eyes and lodged behind my sinuses, this was the reason the blood faucet turned on. One pellet went very deep and caused a basilar skull fracture. Because I was in the weaver stance most of the damage below my head was to my left arm. I ended up with a compartment syndrome and have two massive scars.
    I was pretty messed up luckily there was lots of cops around because the shooter had already shot an officer, which is why my sorry ass was there and I happened to find the guy.
    The recovery was horrible, very painful, and I was out for two years. The compartment syndrome caused motor nerve damage to my arm and it was slow going. The sensory nerves were wide awake!!!! I have about 85% use but still have pain. Yeah I went back and did 37 years. On a positive note the pattern of the pellets on my face was amazingly lucky on my part. They hit above my eyes, down my nose, and under my right eye. One hitting between my eye and the bridge of my nose. God loves kids,fools and cops
    So at 17 yards, birdshot no joke. I’m sure the ammo was pretty cheap as well. My partner and I shot the guy 9 times before he fired and he died(the old 9mm rounds. A whole different story)

    • @Cptkarma6
      @Cptkarma6 Год назад +21

      Ouch …. way to hang tuff dude ! Glad ya hung in there 👊🏼

    • @saulayala4970
      @saulayala4970 Год назад +26

      @@Cptkarma6 Hey thanks. Yesterday was the anniversary.

    • @TheGreatHotDogConsumer
      @TheGreatHotDogConsumer 11 месяцев назад +20

      Bit late to this but damn, man. Glad you’re around to write about it.

    • @saulayala4970
      @saulayala4970 11 месяцев назад +9

      @@TheGreatHotDogConsumer Hey thanks.

    • @RexFella
      @RexFella 11 месяцев назад +6

      Did you ever have any scenerio like that since or was it peaceful until you retired?

  • @michaelprue9024
    @michaelprue9024 4 месяца назад +3

    At 25:15… you found out what I found out.
    I was about 30 years old at the time.
    In an altercation I was shot in the leg at about 5 yards with a 20 gauge. Steel shot, I consider myself lucky at that as I am in my mid 50s now, and still have shot in my leg, lead poisoning. I took it in my right leg outer thigh, and it wiped out a good 5” swath of skin, muscle, nerves, whatever was there ended up on the wall behind me. I got really lucky and wasn’t hit again.
    But yeah, bird shot, 5 yards, the pattern is tight enough to carry the energy. Bad news.
    I keep my shotty loaded with #1 buck. You get the same energy, twice the pellets.

    • @paulwetzel9049
      @paulwetzel9049 27 дней назад

      Typically lead bullets won’t give you lead poisoning. That comes from ingesting lead. I work in an ER and docs don’t remove bullets unless absolutely necessary.

  • @diabeticdaniel7848
    @diabeticdaniel7848 4 месяца назад +19

    Recently discovered this channel and the humour has me giggling like a child. In the hospital now, had surgery yesterday and the pain is sometimes intense. This gave me a good break from the monotony in a hospital setting. It was great with a little escape so thanks for the videos :)

  • @vincentcocchio3450
    @vincentcocchio3450 2 года назад +759

    Garand Thumb is such a hero answering the questions we were all asking ourselves but that no one would answer

    • @charleskramps598
      @charleskramps598 2 года назад +8

      That's been answered already a few years ago by Matt over at Demoranch

    • @techti8792
      @techti8792 2 года назад +14

      "If you ever got tired of driving on the freeway seeing cringe punisher, we the people, 1776, 3%, molan laab, n snek don't tread sticker right next to a blue line sticker(makes no sense) talking about holding the line, when in reality that line keeps getting pushed back go ahead and hit that like button"

    • @andreivaldez2929
      @andreivaldez2929 2 года назад +8

      If you ever had a pro-2A boomer tell you, "Ya don't need an AR15 or high capacity clip for home defense", go ahead and subscribe.

    • @MrSmith336
      @MrSmith336 2 года назад +6

      @@andreivaldez2929 I am a pro-2A boomer and I would tell you that you need multiple AR15s and multiple normal capacity (30rnds) magazines.

    • @jaypee389
      @jaypee389 2 года назад +1

      Don't snek on muh fat family. Where is the Sonic?
      (These guys are my arsenal).

  • @jimjoe4309
    @jimjoe4309 2 года назад +213

    The “Chicago esc type shooting where you hope you don’t hit a three year old” and the shotgun used by sad musicians part 🤣 I love the dark humor in this video. 🤣

  • @buck546
    @buck546 6 месяцев назад +1

    Pretty much lines up with what I imagined after shooting shotguns over the years. I have to tell you this video gave me chills.

  • @jackpruett5648
    @jackpruett5648 5 месяцев назад +3

    Loved the video guys , just curious about your bird shot selection. I would like to know what steel shot does at different sizes and distance. Thank you for sharing this video, keep up the great work!

  • @papaburf7275
    @papaburf7275 2 года назад +510

    The addition of Charlie for the science episodes was genius. He brings so much legitimacy to the entire scientific process. All the great ones have small tics and neurocies and Charlie is no exception. He adds gravity to the postulates of Garand Thumb and I am honored to be able to watch.

    • @favor4afavor823
      @favor4afavor823 2 года назад +10

      From the institute of science institutes

    • @jimsykes2745
      @jimsykes2745 2 года назад

      on the other hand Squire Charlie has a lot of difficulty using his head (blocking sunlight and view). i recommend he have that particular head removed and replaced with a nice Plexiglas box shelf for future videos. as to the voice, i recommend a digital carl sagan in keeping with your science motif.

    • @cholesterol6703
      @cholesterol6703 2 года назад

      neuroses

    • @papaburf7275
      @papaburf7275 2 года назад

      @@cholesterol6703 damnit

  • @Chibblechabble
    @Chibblechabble Год назад +707

    Charlie really knows his stuff. Glad he’s on board to help clarify scientific analysis

    • @christopherj8089
      @christopherj8089 Год назад +5

      hes the best

    • @aetherwalker5434
      @aetherwalker5434 Год назад +21

      "This is just one muscular-esq body, most people avoid the gym... so if you can imagine a body the size of my ex-girlfriend"
      Hahah

  • @jasonlinnabary4920
    @jasonlinnabary4920 11 месяцев назад +9

    Fairly new to your channel, but have you guys ever made just a blooper/gag reel? You guys are informative but also had me dying at times. 😂

  • @InkyBoiArts
    @InkyBoiArts Год назад +2

    Idk why, but I love how daintily he slides the rounds into the M4 chamber
    Some Bob Ross type satisfaction-

  • @s3x5hun8
    @s3x5hun8 2 года назад +832

    Exotic ammo options such as dragons breath and or flechette rounds at the ballistics dummies is something I'd love to see in a future video.

    • @johnjay1147
      @johnjay1147 2 года назад +49

      Those are meme rounds.

    • @collindrilling7727
      @collindrilling7727 2 года назад +42

      @@johnjay1147 yeah and? Shoot them at the dummies for the memes

    • @jonasneumann5915
      @jonasneumann5915 2 года назад +49

      @@johnjay1147 That would make it even more fun to watch.

    • @strizzy239
      @strizzy239 2 года назад +29

      Some bolo rounds would be sick too

    • @davidkatz1503
      @davidkatz1503 2 года назад +36

      @@johnjay1147 The garand thumb channel is a meme at this point

  • @tryhardsmokey4435
    @tryhardsmokey4435 2 года назад +68

    Remember to aim down sights to tighten the spread

  • @8mmmauser84
    @8mmmauser84 8 месяцев назад +4

    Would love to see improvised shotgun rounds, cut shells, wax slugs, wax turkey loads maybe. Thanks for the content..

    • @TonySoul-ik2hh
      @TonySoul-ik2hh 8 месяцев назад

      @26.00 minutes you’ll see a slug fully pancake on the chest and spear to bounce off!!! Like you see that pancaked slug flipping thru the air. How is this possible??? Can anyone respond and tell me this????

    • @TonySoul-ik2hh
      @TonySoul-ik2hh 8 месяцев назад

      You were the most recent to watch this old ass video so I figure it was my best shot at people seeing this and replying lol

    • @TonySoul-ik2hh
      @TonySoul-ik2hh 8 месяцев назад

      If you know tho.. lmk. If you don’t REALLY KNOW.. lmk (let me know, for boomers) what you THINK MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS PART OF YHE VIDEO!!! Goes from 26.00 to like 26.08ish whenever it cuts to the next shot

  • @andrewr022488
    @andrewr022488 Год назад

    These intros are the best! Totally make me think of the 80’s and the videos we always got stuck watching in school

  • @virphan6988
    @virphan6988 2 года назад +155

    “Used by breachers, duck hunters and sad musicians”. 😆

    • @slunasaurusrex
      @slunasaurusrex 2 года назад +22

      Hilarious. Garandthumb is trying not to laugh right after that. 😂

    • @BKBCrAnK
      @BKBCrAnK 2 года назад +17

      Garand trying to stay in character so hard. :D

    • @nataliedeyton6829
      @nataliedeyton6829 2 года назад +20

      So we learnt that shotguns are best used at Cobain distance 👍

    • @jonanderson4755
      @jonanderson4755 2 года назад +6

      I lost it on that one. Lmao

    • @Emperor_Diplex
      @Emperor_Diplex 2 года назад +2

      Bro I was taken so off guard by that😂

  • @HeSoldScrollsLowAndBehold
    @HeSoldScrollsLowAndBehold 2 года назад +319

    The way Charlie is acting like a new apprentice on sight is brilliant, had me pissing my sides laughing 😂

  • @gustavototi3903
    @gustavototi3903 8 месяцев назад

    great video well explained all i have for protection is a 12 gauge and bird shot ...now i know my capabilities..love Charly man

  • @jacobthomas90
    @jacobthomas90 9 месяцев назад

    Garand Thumb is just Bill Nye At Home at this point... I love your videos man!

  • @jackrex7817
    @jackrex7817 2 года назад +236

    Its good to see that Charlie gets to exercise his genius and talents with other like-minded individuals of his proclivities. His use of the spoken word, and his ability to find the correct tool for the job, really does make him the standout amongst all gun-tube. We should all truly wish we had a little Charlie in us.

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 2 года назад +2

      Or a lot...

    • @Ojthemighty
      @Ojthemighty 2 года назад +5

      That sounds like rape

    • @cavemanlovesmoke4394
      @cavemanlovesmoke4394 2 года назад +1

      So do America!

    • @chrishayes8197
      @chrishayes8197 2 года назад

      fact check for Charlie - the ballistic dummy also lacks nipples, which is pertinent

  • @camelfilters3224
    @camelfilters3224 2 года назад +34

    "It's like Chicago style, where you just send it out and hope you don't hit a 3 year old."
    Man doesn't pull his punches lol

  • @rowdyriemer
    @rowdyriemer 5 месяцев назад +1

    One thing to consider with birdshot for home defense is that if you miss your target, it's much less likely to kill anyone on the other side of interior walls. Sure, it'll blow a hole through sheet rock, but that'll take a lot ouf of the kinetic energy of the shot.

  • @SixOFord
    @SixOFord 2 года назад +514

    I was actually surprised the 00B went clean through at distance. Yeah the pellets were far and wide but if you dump 7 rounds in rapid succession that's 63 .30 caliber balls flying at the problem.

    • @BadazzShovelhead
      @BadazzShovelhead 2 года назад +32

      Would you say then that 00B is a "problem solver"?

    • @SixOFord
      @SixOFord 2 года назад +24

      @@BadazzShovelhead I like it. I've shot pigs with it through some pretty thick brush out to 25-30 yards and dropped them.

    • @MrDrago1954
      @MrDrago1954 2 года назад

      Just buy the police load and tune your shotgun to it. Problems solved.

    • @akimbofurry2179
      @akimbofurry2179 2 года назад +50

      The musket never whent away, we just call em shotguns

    • @kingcosworth2643
      @kingcosworth2643 Год назад +8

      My favourite load out here in Australia is a 42gr BB through an Extra Full choke, has killing power def out to 50m (170ft). I don't like the OOSG's as with our smaller game, the pattern has to many windows and the animals seem to be able to Neo through it.

  • @ryleighpearson6023
    @ryleighpearson6023 2 года назад +93

    "You got a couple hits, here and here but overall that's more consistent with Chicago-ess style shooting where you kind of just send things and hope they don't hit a three year old."- Charlie "Charlie makes really good valid points, now..."- Garand Thumb

    • @MRCOLOURfilld
      @MRCOLOURfilld Год назад +4

      Not to be a pedant but the suffix is “-esque” not -ess. I also found charlie very funny. It could be the longer length but the ratio of landed quips was much higher than other videos.

    • @ryleighpearson6023
      @ryleighpearson6023 Год назад

      @@MRCOLOURfilld Mate, it's a RUclips comment not a legal binding document. Yes, you're right but it wasn't worth the time to edit

    • @jasonthegreat49103
      @jasonthegreat49103 Год назад +1

      Not worth the time to edit, but totally worth the time to type out a butthurt reply.

    • @ryleighpearson6023
      @ryleighpearson6023 Год назад

      ​@@jasonthegreat49103 Not worth the time to edit then explain why I needed to edit in the first place. I accepted that I was technically wrong, yet I'm still butthurt because I remarked that the pretentious grammar-nazi's correction was unnecessary in this forum? Sure. If you say so I guess.

  • @OllyJC
    @OllyJC 3 месяца назад

    Nothing has ever made me happier on RUclips than starting this video and seeing a shotgun that very closely resembles my same setup... I did good...

  • @joedoey6824
    @joedoey6824 11 месяцев назад

    There is nothing better than the science intro. Perfectly done.

  • @Yahsom
    @Yahsom Год назад +408

    I’ve done a few autopsies on shotgun suicides. Even with the barrel of the gun in the mouth, a lot of the birdshot will bounce around the inside of the skull. Skull densities can vary, though. I’ve seen a 9mm, shot in through the mouth, NOT fully penetrate the skull (it was cracked pretty good, though).

    • @Yahsom
      @Yahsom Год назад +165

      @Ryan Lewis adults are easy, you just have to realize it’s an empty body…the person is gone, after that it’s just a task. Dealing with kids can be sad though.

    • @josheh_.
      @josheh_. Год назад +16

      @@Yahsom you got kids big dawg?

    • @Yahsom
      @Yahsom Год назад +62

      @@josheh_. I have foster children

    • @Yahsom
      @Yahsom Год назад +126

      @Ryan Lewis a high powered rifle will do much more damage than a shotgun, but the gruesome ones are the victims of drunk driving crashes. Victims of those can have body parts sheared off, skulls crushed, bodies elongated from stretching, broken bones so that the body is just a blob… and sometimes the car catches fire too. Just know, that this happens to the person who wasn’t drinking. They can also be children. I’ve pulled windshield wipers out of peoples backs. Wire connectors somehow make their way into bodies.
      I’ve seen victims of explosions, getting hit by trains, fires…but the worst are usually vehicle accidents.
      Then there’s multiple stages of decomposition…….and maggots.

    • @robertthebruce7176
      @robertthebruce7176 Год назад +46

      @@Yahsom Yikes Bro, I mean I'm sure it's a necessary job. But no way i could do that.

  • @garrettfiller3418
    @garrettfiller3418 2 года назад +337

    It's a good thing that Charlie has such positive roll models around. God knows what he'd be up to without you there. Keep up the amazing work.

    • @freshjnew
      @freshjnew Год назад

      He would be a Chicago gang member by now

  • @hitman1421
    @hitman1421 9 месяцев назад

    Just found this channel. So glad Charlie has become a staple. His comedy kills

  • @mikeforester3963
    @mikeforester3963 Год назад +27

    16:00 Thing is with birdshot that most bird-game or rabbits aren't killed by the pellets themselves. It's the shock that temporarily dislocates organs, causing internal organ failure and death.

    • @robertlosasso4222
      @robertlosasso4222 8 месяцев назад +4

      Gimme a break .

    • @bmbullman
      @bmbullman 3 месяца назад +4

      @@robertlosasso4222 That's some HIGH quality fudd-lore right there. Wow!

    • @haydenjones962
      @haydenjones962 Месяц назад +1

      I suppose you believe a 50 cal will blow limbs of it it passes close also😂

    • @mikeforester3963
      @mikeforester3963 Месяц назад

      @@haydenjones962 Why would I? I'm a hunter. I know my game. Has nothing to do with belief. Can't speculate on rounds I don't shoot.

    • @bmbullman
      @bmbullman Месяц назад +1

      @@mikeforester3963 Because it falls into the same category of other nonsense that "hunters" would spout on gun forums in earlier internet days.

  • @whiteowlmassacre4907
    @whiteowlmassacre4907 2 года назад +256

    Cameraman: "I got a question..."
    Charlie: "Once."
    Also, Garand says "Now, I wanna try the head next..." *Charlie takes a knee*
    Charlie is a gem.

  • @jimjustice581
    @jimjustice581 8 месяцев назад +1

    If all else fails, just sing loudly, 🎶”Shotgun get it done, come on Mony…”🎶

  • @curtisneill2007
    @curtisneill2007 5 месяцев назад

    I absolutely love your guys content lmao yeah they're funny but the tests you guys do are literally the tests I'd do.. I think about this stuff and sometime later a video pops up 😂 you kill these

  • @greaser3069
    @greaser3069 Год назад +161

    “Ballistic gel isnt quite a human body.”
    Charlie: it doesn’t feel the same 😏
    “I got a question”
    Charlie: “Once”

  • @runlevelone
    @runlevelone 2 года назад +235

    Next I would like to see improvised shotgun ammo tested: "cut" shells, and wax slugs made from birdshot. One of the early IV8888 videos had him and Barry discussing how old timers used to make them, it would be a nice homage. RIP Barry.

    • @luisperalta3839
      @luisperalta3839 2 года назад +6

      Yeah!! Cut shells

    • @dayzreloadedpve
      @dayzreloadedpve 2 года назад

      @GambleSTARS I make them already for myself

    • @DWalter.27
      @DWalter.27 2 года назад +8

      RUclips doesn't allow that kind of stuff anymore. Demoranch grew his channel doing videos like those and had to take them all down

    • @coltonstalcup7533
      @coltonstalcup7533 2 года назад +18

      The channel you're looking for is Taofledermaus

    • @travishopkins2275
      @travishopkins2275 2 года назад

      Please!

  • @DannyPhantom992
    @DannyPhantom992 8 месяцев назад +1

    “Is this real Charlie?”
    “No… We talked about that.”
    😂😂😂

  • @CainTheMain
    @CainTheMain 4 месяца назад +1

    Had an older neighbor who survived getting birdshot to the face. Another neighbor thought he was stealing from them because they saw him cutting through the woods between their houses, and the two never got acquainted to know each other. He ended up losing one of his eyes, and that side of his face slumps similar to people who have strokes. Terrible stuff. 😔

  • @mattallen4608
    @mattallen4608 2 года назад +238

    It would have been cool to see the face test with ballistic eyepro. Although, as a fellow doctor in New Jersey, my medical expertise tells me that even if your eyepro kept pellets out of your eyes, the bbs would likely be able to penetrate your temporal and facial arteries and your face would be bleeding so much you'd be out of the fight because of all the blood getting in your eyes

    • @moreparrotsmoredereks2275
      @moreparrotsmoredereks2275 2 года назад +11

      But all that metal in your face will make bulletproof armor that can save you from any other shots.

    • @adabsurdum5905
      @adabsurdum5905 2 года назад +2

      And that's assuming that the individual in question is so badass they don't don't tail and run after being shot in the face

    • @mattallen4608
      @mattallen4608 2 года назад +8

      @@adabsurdum5905 fair. Just watching the slow mo impacts I can’t imagine not being like “NOPE I’m fucking done. Fuck this”

    • @nickloven6728
      @nickloven6728 2 года назад +3

      I can believe him, i got a small cut on eyebrow and i couldnt see out of 1 eye because of the blood. I cant imagine how much blood you would lose if you have 100 little holes in your face.

    • @mattallen4608
      @mattallen4608 2 года назад +3

      @@nickloven6728 as I said, fellow doctor in New Jersey. The face is very vascular and the two arteries in your face would make that so much worse. -11/10 would be a bad day

  • @DeathMetalinfedel
    @DeathMetalinfedel Год назад +431

    The birdshot is basically a slug at 5yds but at 10 the amount of muscle separation and concussive effect that showed had to be lights out.

    • @darthvader7684
      @darthvader7684 Год назад +79

      Videogame shotguns must use birdshot

    • @potatoes5829
      @potatoes5829 Год назад +5

      @@darthvader7684 genius

    • @jkent9915
      @jkent9915 Год назад +4

      Lacrimosa is the perfect song to watch shotguns and Altoids.

    • @glenwaldrop8166
      @glenwaldrop8166 Год назад +6

      @@darthvader7684 Days Gone feels pretty accurate with buckshot or something there abouts.
      Fallout 4, shotguns are almost pointless unfortunately.

    • @fatpad00
      @fatpad00 Год назад +4

      I'd like to see a comparison of the impact force of the birdshot compared to say, a pro slugger with a baseball bat.
      If imagine the pellets that individually they don't penetrate the skull, but their collective impact is something like getting wailed on with a bat or 2x4

  • @57mckee
    @57mckee 28 дней назад

    I have learned some valuable information from this , thanks 👍👍👍

  • @jeeperken87
    @jeeperken87 8 месяцев назад +1

    Put some safety/range glasses on the head. Be interesting to see what kind of protection they’d provide, especially after seeing what the shirt did.
    And maybe an okie slug using the bird shot

  • @dylanwarmuth5727
    @dylanwarmuth5727 2 года назад +261

    One thing I’ve heard, is in the 1960s or so, bird shot was used in riot shotguns as “less than lethal” ammo, because of the lack of penetration. I’m not entirely sure of the validity of this but it is interesting to see the performance of birdshot here.

    • @thunderring8056
      @thunderring8056 2 года назад +2

      I’ve also heard that.

    • @beerdedwanderer
      @beerdedwanderer 2 года назад +1

      Ask Harry Whittington

    • @matthewgill8332
      @matthewgill8332 2 года назад +43

      I saw a video of a shootout where a cop got shot by a shotgun straight to the arms and chest, and because it was birdshot he was able to draw, return fire, and secure the scene. I wouldn't really want to trust my life to birdshot

    • @georgefloydsinhellwbreonna5330
      @georgefloydsinhellwbreonna5330 2 года назад +62

      My aunt hit a home intruder with birdshot from about 15 feet and he survived to only break into her neighbors house 2 years later but he got hit with a slug in his face. Closed casket I’m afraid.
      Edit: the real question is how am I commenting on a video when I’m in hell hanging with my bestie Breona Taylor?

    • @KageRyuu6
      @KageRyuu6 2 года назад +15

      I have heard of riot police using rock salt, unfortunately all tests to date that I'm aware of have used small grain rock salt which simply disintegrates prior to leaving the barrel. But clearly bird shot would be a far less lethal option assuming you were beyond 20 yards.

  • @moosiefate
    @moosiefate 2 года назад +124

    The video was amazing but Charlie’s deadpan dark humor just made the video even better. From his circuitous entry, to hunting with grandpa, depressed musician, third world militaries and everything in between was hilarious. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks guys!

    • @bdwilcox
      @bdwilcox 2 года назад +13

      Don't forget the Chicago spray and pray (you don't hit a 3 year old).

    • @WontSeeReplies
      @WontSeeReplies 2 года назад +7

      “You said the bodies.”

  • @user-pn7sy1ln8s
    @user-pn7sy1ln8s 8 месяцев назад +2

    Id love to see the results of using chokes at the 120 yard range with bird and buck

  • @krinnge
    @krinnge 8 месяцев назад +1

    That birdshot to the cheek looked really painful

  • @YeetoLavito
    @YeetoLavito 2 года назад +165

    Charlie is a fantastic addition. I hope he gets his certification.

    • @enticingFicus
      @enticingFicus 2 года назад +6

      Well, he did drop out of medical school. I mean, why not.

    • @sebastianriz4703
      @sebastianriz4703 2 года назад +3

      Hey. He earned his white lab coat so that counts for something right?

  • @whatsgoingoncanada
    @whatsgoingoncanada 2 года назад +169

    More on bird shot please.
    -3.5" Gobbler loads.
    -3" steel in BB and #4
    -Lead shot in #4
    A 410 with buckshot @ 80 yards would be cool to see aswell.
    Good stuff guys.

    • @TheRangaTanGaming
      @TheRangaTanGaming 2 года назад +6

      BIG YES, especially the .410 loads at range.

    • @bald1518
      @bald1518 2 года назад +9

      Bigger bird shot like steel 1s and BB would be interesting.

    • @jacobmurdaugh9785
      @jacobmurdaugh9785 2 года назад +7

      tungsten turkey loads

    • @brettnipps7205
      @brettnipps7205 2 года назад +6

      The biggest issue I have is whether it's a home defender or a full barrel shotgun, is it a full choke or 1 with variable choke tubes and then if it is a 12 Ga. what size chamber/shell is being used? 2 3/4, 3" or even 3.5"... I find these all to be a bit miss leading when the shotgun is not identified, or shell size used plus wether it's a semi-auto or a pump ( we all should know that a semi has less force than a pump due to gasses being used to cycle the action) .... just my 2 cents

    • @whatsgoingoncanada
      @whatsgoingoncanada 2 года назад +3

      @@brettnipps7205
      Agreed. So many variables.

  • @danielwalker4624
    @danielwalker4624 3 месяца назад

    Charlie is spot on for everything. It’s amazing seeing seeing the results

  • @ihcterra4625
    @ihcterra4625 8 месяцев назад +2

    The effective range of birdshot can increase dramatically when using chokes. Not to mention that bird shot comes in much bigger sizes and much higher velocities than those target loads.

    • @seth7131
      @seth7131 6 месяцев назад

      Do you know what size of shot this was?

    • @ihcterra4625
      @ihcterra4625 6 месяцев назад

      @seth7131 it looked like a Federal Top Gun target load. Which only come in 7 1/2 shot or smaller. Usually 1 oz and elocity is 1145 ft/sec.
      I shoot those for sporting clays if I run out of reloads.

  • @rreaper8860
    @rreaper8860 2 года назад +254

    Dude, the mix of seriousness and Charlie is just right. Love the mix with info and slow mo, and his dumb ass. I also really enjoy your regular gun review and ballistic tests. To much of Charlie could be bad or brilliant. Time will tell.

    • @Writerx83
      @Writerx83 2 года назад +5

      Word..funny, just don’t overdo it.

    • @surfingonmars8979
      @surfingonmars8979 2 года назад +4

      Charlie needs his own sub-channel

  • @zacharyleka7980
    @zacharyleka7980 2 года назад +39

    Charlie is the man!
    "Chicago-esque shooting where you sort of just send things and hope you don't hit a 3 year old"

  • @hoodini1999
    @hoodini1999 2 месяца назад

    A family friend was turkey hunting a number of years ago and according to the police report he was shot at approx. 20ish yards by another hunter who ran when he realized what he did. He survived and made a full recovery, he is also the one who called for his own rescue as he couldn’t see anything.

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 6 месяцев назад +2

    even though the birdshot didn't penetrate very far, it's still putting a lot of kinetic energy into the target, and the shock value of a bad guy suddenly seeing blood all over..

  • @PaddyInf
    @PaddyInf 2 года назад +191

    These results are surprisingly similar to the stated effective ranges taught in the military for the M4 shotgun - 40m for buck and 120m for slug.

    • @Centermass762
      @Centermass762 2 года назад +26

      That's not at all surprising. Do you think they just guessed?

    • @PaddyInf
      @PaddyInf 2 года назад +38

      @@Centermass762 You've never been in the British Army, have you?

    • @Centermass762
      @Centermass762 2 года назад +6

      No, sir, I have not. 😆

    • @EtherFox
      @EtherFox 2 года назад +14

      @@PaddyInf TBF, you didn't specify it was the British military making the claim.

    • @shahrozekhurram9836
      @shahrozekhurram9836 2 года назад

      How do you land a slug on target through a 18inch barrel shotgun?

  • @henrykelso7349
    @henrykelso7349 2 года назад +51

    Charlie is actually a genius addition to the channel; the perfect blend of awkward antagonist and surreal assistant.
    ( *squire* , I mean.)

  • @j.aaroncatlin3141
    @j.aaroncatlin3141 11 месяцев назад

    I would love to see a comparison of different slug options and guns
    Start with a rifled slug and go to a midwestern deer slug gun with riffled barrel and sabot slugs.
    A lot of the guys I used to hunt with back there have gone to bolt action 20 gauges chambered for shells 3 to 3.5” with rifled barrels and they are grouping decent at 200 yards.
    It would just be interesting to see how far out the slugs in different weapons and different styles stay accurate and deadly.

  • @gl3618
    @gl3618 9 месяцев назад

    Love your vids, I really do. I get good information from them. But I'm not near as entertained if Charlie isn't there. I still watch them and smile at yours and Micha's humor, but Charlie seals the awkwardness with a mushroom stamp kiss.

  • @MatthewSmith-du5dy
    @MatthewSmith-du5dy 2 года назад +18

    I used to work in a hospital near Dekalb,Il. This guy in in late 20s broke into an elderly woman's home. She hit him with a 1oz slug from approximately 12feet. The entrance whole in his chest was a bit bigger than a half dollar. You turn him over and his scapula was gone. Needless to say, he was super dead. .

  • @bulkmulch
    @bulkmulch Год назад +378

    Seems nobody else has commented the absolute funniest Charlie moment in this vid:
    @16:32 "You want about a good 12" of penetra-" "It doesn't feel the same..." Immediately following up with (as Mika starts to ask "how many-") "Once."
    Pure Gold

    • @ajcook7777
      @ajcook7777 Год назад +6

      Yah...
      But the joke about kids in Chicago getting killed from stray bullets wasn't even funny at all...
      Pretty sad that would even be a joke on here, I thought these guys were classy...
      Don't joke about little kids getting killed man, not cool Charleston

    • @GraniteStateofMind
      @GraniteStateofMind Год назад +59

      @@ajcook7777 it’s dark humor but it is funny

    • @matthewp5472
      @matthewp5472 Год назад +24

      @@ajcook7777 no it's funny

    • @Rommel12
      @Rommel12 Год назад +22

      ​@@ajcook7777 How to tell someone you don't understand humour without saying that you don't understand humour. Carry on, Karen.

    • @randyangel9412
      @randyangel9412 Год назад

      I don’t get it lol

  • @MastroAdventures
    @MastroAdventures Год назад

    Love my m38/96. You have to aim low at 100yds because the sites start at 200m. The Mauser shoots 5” or better groups all day at 500yds with Lapua 121g scenar rounds.

  • @KenjiPN
    @KenjiPN 20 дней назад

    This is the first video I’ve seen from this channel and oh lord yall are hilarious. Got yourself another subscriber 😂

  • @heightsbori
    @heightsbori 2 года назад +79

    That 5 yard birdshot slow motion was easily the best shot you’ve recorded during this whole science series 🤔🤯🤯🤯

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 2 года назад +8

      That expansion was...eye opening.

    • @heightsbori
      @heightsbori 2 года назад +3

      @@Jeff.78 🤣😂

    • @thedfarm01
      @thedfarm01 2 года назад +4

      Anyone else hear "meat from bone" in Clint Smith's voice ?

    • @MavGamingTv
      @MavGamingTv 2 года назад

      Especially with the Hitman ish music in the background, love it!

  • @austinoginski9513
    @austinoginski9513 2 года назад +30

    The fact that Clint Smith hasn't been on for a shotgun science video yet is a tragedy that knows no bounds.

  • @keithfreeman5204
    @keithfreeman5204 8 месяцев назад

    Back in the Vietnam Era the US military wanted the 12 gauge to have a bit more Range, so the Fleshets were produced. Small about and inch log, made out of Lead with fins.
    100 yards and a bit farther.

  • @troygarza5720
    @troygarza5720 Год назад +11

    I think if you adjust for drop a slug could easily be deadly at 300 to 400 yards. Put a scope on a shot gun and then dial it in. Be interesting to see y'all spend a day seeing just how far you can get with a slug.

    • @st.gregory
      @st.gregory 9 месяцев назад +3

      Yes, The shooters accuracy sucks

    • @twentyfifthdui4717
      @twentyfifthdui4717 4 месяца назад

      I think Iraq Vet 8888 tested that. Basically if you can hit it with a slug, it will die. But the drop plus the loss of stabilization due to low amount of spin will make it nearly impossible to consistently hit targets past 150. Slugs are pretty bad about fluttering off course by several feet due to a light breeze at 150 yards or more.

    • @xxTAARGUS
      @xxTAARGUS 4 месяца назад

      Bad Company vibes

  • @pl3101
    @pl3101 2 года назад +429

    Charlie is hilarious, he fits right in with the rest of you. Would love to keep seeing him on the show!

    • @classicbandgeek
      @classicbandgeek 2 года назад +8

      Hard pass

    • @Ironpine27
      @Ironpine27 2 года назад +11

      @@classicbandgeek Wdym his awkwardness is hilarious lmao

    • @fr4me.01
      @fr4me.01 2 года назад +3

      yes please

    • @classicbandgeek
      @classicbandgeek 2 года назад

      @@Ironpine27 I feel that Mike is entertaining enough on his own and that if he needs somebody to play off of, Micah has always been there. That, and any time that Charlie is on camera or speaks, it breaks the pacing of the video.

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 2 года назад +5

      @@classicbandgeek Please tell me you know he's acting and not doing it to fuck up the beloved pacing you enjoy and can't seem to live without?

  • @joseph7640
    @joseph7640 2 года назад +73

    I really respect you paying homage to those that came before

    • @bdwilcox
      @bdwilcox 2 года назад +4

      He forgot 'depressed novelists'.

    • @five5105
      @five5105 2 года назад +5

      @@bdwilcox to be fair i can't say i blame hemmingway given his situation

  • @user-zk7xn2xx9y
    @user-zk7xn2xx9y 23 дня назад

    Slugs, a quarters & 00 (double ott) buckshot are my favorite.

  • @DeathStrokeYourThrot
    @DeathStrokeYourThrot 11 месяцев назад

    The first shot when the credits started rolling was beautiful.

  • @reesem6411
    @reesem6411 2 года назад +166

    The video editing just keeps getting better, and Charlie is just amazing and GTs reactions to Charlies actions are perfect.
    Best channel ive started frequenting lately.

    • @HaloDude557
      @HaloDude557 2 года назад +2

      sound engineer needs to tone it down

  • @andrewglick5320
    @andrewglick5320 2 года назад +75

    Seems accurate, have a coworker who took some birdshot to the face from a hunting accident at 80 yards or so. Similar results to this, pellets got stuck just under skin. One was lodged behind eye and had to be removed about a year later when he started to have lead poisoning issues...

    • @echo3568
      @echo3568 2 года назад +7

      Damn your coworker just had lead behind his eye and just didn’t care

    • @DaDaDo661
      @DaDaDo661 2 года назад

      Jesus

    • @Saanonymous80
      @Saanonymous80 2 года назад +15

      @@echo3568 sometimes removing it is more dangerous than leaving it

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 года назад +8

      remember when dick cheney blasted a guy in the face with a turkey gun?

    • @warrenharrison9490
      @warrenharrison9490 2 года назад +3

      Coworker if mine was accidentally shot by an old timer getting up to greet him during turkey hunting. Lost a few more of the few teeth he had left (he's from VT) still has a hole in his cheek.

  • @grenobel
    @grenobel 3 месяца назад

    Fun video! It would be nice to know the weight and velocity of the different rounds used.
    Also - can you do a test of glasses (sunglasses, protective eyewear & prescription polycarbonates) with the bird shot to see which glasses provide the best protection?

  • @mikeforester3963
    @mikeforester3963 Год назад +2

    1:10 Why do I get a Christian Bale "American Psycho" vibe during this intro?
    Also, that stupid broken rake gets me every time :D

  • @dougnorthcote3420
    @dougnorthcote3420 2 года назад +9

    "When would you be dead from this?"
    Charlie: "I think right after it happens" I'm wiping my eyes. God that was perfect!