@@bwt3278 Well, I'm about to go spend some $. Hopefully they're not too expensive and I have enough $ left for the resulting property damage, injuries, and other lawsuits that are bound to occur...
Being a certified diver, I've learned it isn't the bullet that's so damaging but the massive amount of expanding gasses that rush into the wound channel that is so devastating.
even just firing rounds into a body of water not particularly aiming at anything, the pressure wave from the round being slowed down so rapidly is often enough to kill an awful lot of marine life proximity to the wave is enough to cause enough brain damage to kill fish its why firework/explosive's fishing is illegal in most places
@@abel6298 If you had the first clue about the history of the KJV, you'd understand what a stupid suggestion that is. It was the most accurate translation...in 1611. And that's assuming anyone should care what the bible says about anything in the first place.
Used these "Bang Sticks" several times while diving in the Gulf of Mexico /SW Florida fishing/hunting for sharks. We always used 12 ga. 00 buck loads and sometimes slugs, both worked well. Mine was on a 4-5' foot graphite pole, and thrown/shoved like a spear(with attached retreval cable/line) so no recoil wounds. Now most sharks will not bother you unless YOU screwed around with them first! Good video and experiments, keep them coming.....
I've always wondered how much noise these things must deliver to your ears underwater since sound travels so much more efficiently in water. It must suck to be around one of these going off. Less suck than being eaten by a shark I guess, but still...
Same here in the Gulf of Mexico around the offshore platforms. Had a nice Amberjack on a spear gun and a shark decided he wanted it and got to close to me. 12 gauge bang stick with slug. I got my Amberjack. Other sharks ate the one I killed.
@engineergaming8920 I've done a fair amount of diving, and that's just not true. A shaker signaling device can be clearly heard a dozen times further away under water compared to in air. Tank bangers / clangers can be heard over a hundred meters no problem. Underwater horns can alert other divers even further away than that. Hell, you can hear tiny fish eating from surprising distances, and for me that sound is kind of deafening in a reef. As much as hear with my ears, I feel sounds through the base of my skull while underwater, maybe I'm the weird one though.
@engineergaming8920 Sound travels much faster underwater (for reference sound travels at 1500m/s compared to 340 m/s in air) and most people on average can hear about 3.5x better underwater (depending on water pressure, temperature, etc). It's not muffled your just hearing everything in a totally new way.
What about that coke tin sized round which Kentucky uses in his Tyrannosaurus-Rex gun? That'll be an interesting one...especially if 7 of them were strapped together with 1 in the middle and 6 taped around the outside.
just an FYI - Most divers wear gloves too! Also the power head is usually attached to a speargun shaft so you aren't holding it. You would not want to use a short shaft bangstick in the water as water is 25x denser than air so the shock under water is painful.
The reason why explosives are more dangerous underwater isn't because water is *dense* , it's because water is incompressible. This allows the pressure wave to travel *much* further before dissipating, as it doesn't lose energy compressing the medium it transfers through.
This reminds me of a Hunt: Showdown arrow type where it is literally a shotgun shell as the head of the arrow. The benefit is the arrow allows for the shotgun shell to do full damage at distance as the shell fires point blank on impact.
We make hog arrows by filling an aluminum arrow with smokeless powder and glue a shotgun primer in the end of the shaft with a Bb superglued to the primer to set it off they don't know what hit em
This hands down was the best video Matt has put out in a hot minute. Made me laugh the whole time. I was hoping from the beginning he would throw it like a javelin, and when he said “I have an idea.” I knew it was happing
Yes, expert here in hand coverings. I believe they’ve made something called a glove that you can actually wear that will “protect your hand”. Could be a rumor tho.
I feel like the entire tool including the recoil would operate differently underwater. Wander what it would be like to fire it in a swimming pool while underwater, I guarantee it would be a whole diff experience. Wonder what the damage would be as well.
Underwater you'll feel like someone kicked you in the face !! Because the Shockwave travels faster & more efficient underwater.. Therefore not a lot of divers use it.. They prefer to punch the shark, knife it or just spear it with a normal spear gun, after removing the winged tip. Shark skin is very tough, almost armored, the spear will likely bounce off it.. Unless you have a big Tuna gun or something like that , blue water spear gun, then you might as well just kill the shark if you fear for your life.
Yeah, was interested to see just how effective this was, but while entertaining I learned nothing. I can explode a watermelon with a punch; I wanted to see ballistic gel underwater
@@bigglyguy8429 oh it will fuck up a shark, or a big fish, not just by causing a huge hole in their body, but with the Shockwave of the explosion itself.. You yourself will suffer from it.. So the longer the stick, the better for your ears & eyes.
I used one of these in .45 lc when I was working as a fishing guide on Kodiak island. We used them on halibut (anything over 4 ft usually got it). The one we had on the boat was mounted on an aluminum "broom stick" about 7' long. Worked like a charm
I respect your altruism in the prevention of Nemos kidnapping… Unfortunately, I’m gonna have to go back even further in time and stop you, because if Nemo was never taken, I would not have gotten to voice Becky in Finding Dory… And I really like the fact that I was in Finding Dory.
I was a Machery Repairman in the navy. I was on a salvage ship! We had a detachment of navy salvage divers on board. I used to make bang sticks for them. Mine were chambered in 45ACP , 410 gage, 29 gage and 12 gage.they were a lot of FUN!! just an fyi you need to remember that they are designed for use under water. and that softens the recoil and most of the guys wore a glove when they used them. Love the videos!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Congratulations for creating such a large RUclips Chanel and having fun doing what you love all while taking care of your great family. Right on for you brother.
ive been watching you shoot homemade ammo and blowing stuff up for years. This is hands down the sketchiest thing ive seen you do. Throwong the bang stick without having any form of directional control of the shot. I fully understand the idea behind it, but dang the last one made me pucker.
"Power heads" used to be reasonably well known and used here in Australia. Threads onto a speargun shaft as a replacement head. I seem to remember 357mag being the quite common, but I did see a couple others, including some in 303brit. Obviously not so much anymore, what with the scared lot messing with things. Power heads are still around though and mentioned specifically in parts of different states firearm legislations.
It's nice to live in a country that still gives a shit about actual freedom. Australia over the last couple decades has decided for some reason that it really wants to be the next Europestan. 🤷
Typically bang sticks are mounted to the end of a Hawaiian sling or a spear gun, something with some mechanical power to force is to hit harder. They kill more by the concussion/explosion underwater than the bullet itself. The cartridge can also be painted with clear nail polish around where the bullet is seated in the case and the primer to waterproof it.
Yep. I used to do this all the time when I scuba dived. We would go spear fishing and shoot 30+ pound ling cod or halibut. Not something you want to shoot with a spear with a point. I did shoot one, once with a spear with a point, before I got my powerhead. I was down about 80 feet and after shooting it, it was pulling me through the water by the line. I had to work my way down the line, hand over hand, until I got to the fish, and could kill it with my knife. Was way too much of a battle 80 feet down.
The recoil energy is the same as the bullet energy, just the other way & a little slower. So, when firing it, the energy absorbed by your hand is like catching a handle sized bullet.
Almost 60 years ago I got an after school job in a machine shop painting machine parts. It was a complete shop with everything and a lot of working stock. My friend and I would shoot set screws through tube stock with the numerous compressed air lines. Then I got an idea. I drilled, and tapped some solid round stock to make handles for quarter inch id tube, threaded the end and fashioned a chamber to screw onto it. Using a firecracker and a set screw I had made a single shot rifle! It was deadly powerful completely passing through a car door and almost through both sides of a 55 gallon drum. In theory, I could have used black powder but was afraid to try.
@@mrrooter601 id throw a loaded gun (not a sig) before this thing. at least the gun would have a drop safety. With this thing, drop fires are the main /feature/.
@@jeffv536 The slowmo guys or smarter every day did a test with explosives under water ... you do not want to be in the water whan kabooms go off ... trust me! :D :D
@@tondaty Isn't it even more dangerous than to be nearby and explosion in the air? As the water transfers the pressure wave directly into your body and your body being mostly water... oof.
40 years ago I had a friend argued with his girlfriend, said if she was leaving so was he, he hit himself in the forehead with a 44mag bang stick head sitting on the edge of the bed in front of her. Just so you know, the head usually threads onto the end of a Hawaiian sling or a spear gun shaft. Keep up the great work my friend.
There were just so many “that’s what she said” opportunities in this one. Very funny Matt. I have been watching you for years and you are still bringing it every video, every time. Awesome brother!
Awesome video. I'd love to see how deep these bullets would travel into a block of ballistic gelatin, especially something with mass like a 240gr .44mag and 12 gauge slug.
You should get a cheap above ground pool and use them in it. I have never used one but I think the recoil will be less if you and it are underwater. The pool will be good for more videos as well. And if you’re interested in spending a little bit of money you could get one bigger than most in ground pools. And you can get a bigger liner and dig it too be deeper or have a deeper section.
matt is so easy to watch. ive been watching since i saw "how to throw a mosin" back in 2014. i remember showing my dad and brothers his videos al the time. now, as a gun owner in Australia of all places, i use demo ranch to scratch my "semi-auto" and "sketchy sh*t" itch. much love from Australia matt. you're a bloody legend matey
"To test this though... we need to go to the ocean. But we dont want to, so we're just going to do it in this home depot bucket." Probably my all time favorite demolition ranch quote.
Hey I've never seen a device like this before but it brings many new ideas to mind, like on a bow or crossbow, a spear, a walking stick, in a knuckle duster, and the list goes on, while in my schooling yrs I took a long necked glass bottle like a wine bottle and broke the neck a little from where it opens up to the bottle using heat an a damp cloth for a clean break, then i made a normal tractor tube sling shot set up with a leather pouch on the end and all as one would for a sling shot, and the other ends I would put on opposite sides of the bottle neck cork opening side and wrap some tube to secure it to the bottle neck, ("but these days i would make it from something safer and more durable for a survival or self deffence situation"), arrows wer a light verry straight stick I got from a common weed that grows here in South Africa called Karki bos, cut to desired length and insert a large nail in the thicker side as a point and wrap some thin steal wire around the outside to secure the nail and give the tip extra weight, and nothing on the back end of the arrow, hold the bottle neck and insert ur arrow, pull back as you aim and shoot, verry quick and cheap and easy to make and verry powerfull and accurate and small to carry 😉👍, now this puts that idea on another level lol 👀
Genius idea idc about leaving it at a pool table but the pool cue is the best melee weapon in gta if you know how to use it and I go around somehow managing to kill players with it and being terrifying whenever I'm in the right area for it so I'd love to have a pool cue that's close to being as deadly as it is in gta. Also I can hit people off of bike's at 100mph my pool cue skills are unrivaled.
Soviet Block assassins used blanks in regular firearms, they fired when the muzzle was pushed against the torso of the victim. A mess and no bullet. Used extra powder for extra gas.
When Matt hits the bang rod the first time and it doesn't go off, the shovel ringing had me laughing! It reminded me of those comedy skits where the bad guy gets hit on the head with a shovel. Epic hilarious!!
Us old guys remember the great father Lloyd Bridges in the TV show "Sea Hunt" using the 12ga version on those pesky/aggressive sharks. After the shot, they usually only showed a few seconds of the ensuing feeding frenzy when the shark's friends started chasing him (with entrails trailing) to have a snack!
I suppose the recoil issue; underwater there'd be more resistance too. So it'd be hurting your hand a bit less, and probably wouldn't fly off so quickly if you let go. Otherwise, quite an interesting little tool. It reminds me of the umbrella spy weapon that has a little poison pellet in the tip and you stab your target with it.
Made a bunch of these as a kid when I used to dive a lot. I'd make them for 20 and 12 gauge on the end of a short Hawaiian sling . Dipped the shells in rubber cement or wax. Underwater the recoil is not as bad. Ahhh, the good O'l days!
I used to be a CSI. I've had people cry on me when I was swabbing the reddish brown stain consistent with blood on their hands. Usually it's just a misunderstanding, according to them.
Also called a Powerhead. The handle/rod is usually longer, up to 2 meters. Great video ! 👍 And usable as a replacement for the barb head on a spear gun shaft.
Apparently if the powerhead is attached permanently to.a rod that is at least 26 inches long, the ATF is ok with it and they do not consider it a firearm.
Cool. I've never heard it called anything except a bangstick. I was on a dive trip and the captain lost his mind on a guy who pulled one of these out of his dive bag.
You know what's Altogether more disturbing when you think about how long it takes to reload. If I'm not mistaken don't they have a version that you can fire from a handheld harpoon gun.
Finally, someone gets to the bangstick. I've been WAITING for the day someone bangsticked a ballistic dummy. A rather bizarre weapon that I truly appreciate. The destructive effect of the .223 version I have is really quite startling. Although I've only ever used it on land. The bullet gets going fast enough to punch through about 1 1/2" of pine board and substantially deform, despite there being essentially no barrel and the bore is rather oversized at .234" diameter. Bullets obturate at the base. Chamber dimensions are quite large at the neck as well, and the mouth of a fired case expands to .250" inside diameter. They really burn the target too. Setting it off requires a certain technique. A sharp swift jab does best rather than a heavy thrust. Exceptionally fun. 😛 And dangerous. It becomes an illegal Any Other Weapon if detached from the ball grip rod, and once in a while a criminal will be found carrying one in this condition. Mine doesn't hurt at all to set off. Except for the occasional fragments it blasts back up towards my arm. But they're very small. Definitely requires extreme care in use. Not like YOU do! 😳 Thankfully someone else tried those stunts, because I had to wonder... 😏
@@justintime753 You could. It creates an illegal firearm that carries the same federal charge as being found with a sawn-off shotgun or machinegun that isn't tax stamped and in the NFA registry. I don't know how practical it is or if anyone has actually used one on somebody else. But every once in a while police will find a detached bangstick head on someone. You're definitely going straight to prison for that. Possibly for as much as 10 years just for possessing it. It has to remain attached to the ball grip rod of at least 26" overall length to remain legal. Unless you file a Form 1 request and get legal approval to register and tax stamp it as an Any Other Weapon with ATF.
@@jamesclark6427 The ATF requires that the powerhead be permanently attached to a rod/stick/spear that is at least 26 inches long... Don;t know if that 26 inches includes the powerhead or is in addition to it.
I've never used one myself but I have done a fair amount of diving and I have heard of these. From what I believe it's not the projectile that will kill the shark but the gas discharge from the round. I could be wrong though.
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Imagine those boomsticks modified in such a way so they can be fired from a crossbow...
They actually have those... Lol
I love how you increase the sketchiness
@@bwt3278 Well, I'm about to go spend some $. Hopefully they're not too expensive and I have enough $ left for the resulting property damage, injuries, and other lawsuits that are bound to occur...
@@deairmen Nonsense! It makes it go boom at a safer distance, therefore, fewer sketches!
I was thinking punjee sticks...lol
I am surprised that Matt didn't figure out a way to put a 50 BMG in the 12 Gauge one lol
The Kentucky Ballistic Experience
Don't give him any ideas
I came here just to comment something along the lines of that
i wouldve wanted to see that
i was thinking the same thing
That was one of the sketchiest things Matt has done in awhile lol
I'm commenting on you but how do you fick this I cannot comment the video alone I have to comment on someonelse comment
Fix
@@unkind_apple_666 have you tried resetting your device sir?
put it in a bow and launch it
@@wrldofnio5495 Oh hoho, that would be some Dukes of Hazzard shit right there.
Being a certified diver, I've learned it isn't the bullet that's so damaging but the massive amount of expanding gasses that rush into the wound channel that is so devastating.
Yeah you could probably use blanks and they'd be about as effective
even just firing rounds into a body of water not particularly aiming at anything, the pressure wave from the round being slowed down so rapidly is often enough to kill an awful lot of marine life proximity to the wave is enough to cause enough brain damage to kill fish its why firework/explosive's fishing is illegal in most places
This gives lawn darts a whole new meaning
Hahahahaha 😂
"High stakes" and "lawn darts" shouldn't go together but people eat pineapple on pizza so why not
@@donaldliverance2597 ok hear me out, cluster together and throw it in the air high above you, then everyone run
Canes… This could be modified into a great assassination device.
Goddamn thunderstick from mad max
Now we know what Brandon saw when he went there, Matt's just let his vet self win and saved a helpless fish! Or I mean... Don't Tell Matt
THE LORE
Was thinking they same thing
I was wondering when that was gonna surface...guess we didn't have to wait long!
#DONTTELLMATT
Snitches get Stitches brah
Well now we know why Brandon had blood on the table he was using when he totally didn’t sneak onto Matt’s range …… # don’t tell Matt 😂
I watched the same video I did not put two into together good looking out!
snitches get stitches
Snitches get stitches brah
Snitches get stitches
#donttellmatt #snitchesgetstitches
This has got to be the most old-school demo ranch video I've seen in a while. Good stuff!
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
@@abel6298what is kjv?
King James Version
@@abel6298 If you had the first clue about the history of the KJV, you'd understand what a stupid suggestion that is. It was the most accurate translation...in 1611. And that's assuming anyone should care what the bible says about anything in the first place.
@@abel6298how did this go from a boomstick to the bible?? you’re weird af
Used these "Bang Sticks" several times while diving in the Gulf of Mexico /SW Florida fishing/hunting for sharks. We always used 12 ga. 00 buck loads and sometimes slugs, both worked well. Mine was on a 4-5' foot graphite pole, and thrown/shoved like a spear(with attached retreval cable/line) so no recoil wounds. Now most sharks will not bother you unless YOU screwed around with them first! Good video and experiments, keep them coming.....
I've always wondered how much noise these things must deliver to your ears underwater since sound travels so much more efficiently in water. It must suck to be around one of these going off. Less suck than being eaten by a shark I guess, but still...
Same here in the Gulf of Mexico around the offshore platforms. Had a nice Amberjack on a spear gun and a shark decided he wanted it and got to close to me. 12 gauge bang stick with slug. I got my Amberjack. Other sharks ate the one I killed.
@engineergaming8920 I've done a fair amount of diving, and that's just not true. A shaker signaling device can be clearly heard a dozen times further away under water compared to in air. Tank bangers / clangers can be heard over a hundred meters no problem. Underwater horns can alert other divers even further away than that. Hell, you can hear tiny fish eating from surprising distances, and for me that sound is kind of deafening in a reef.
As much as hear with my ears, I feel sounds through the base of my skull while underwater, maybe I'm the weird one though.
There great for gators too
@engineergaming8920 Sound travels much faster underwater (for reference sound travels at 1500m/s compared to 340 m/s in air) and most people on average can hear about 3.5x better underwater (depending on water pressure, temperature, etc). It's not muffled your just hearing everything in a totally new way.
Well, there’s only one logical conclusion and question… do they make them chambered in 50BMG?
idk if thats good for the hand all that energy is going into the palm of his hand...thats a yikes..
12 gauge can chamber a 50bmg
Kill the shark and rip your arm off at the same time.
If 5.56 is hurting him a .50 might genuinely break something
What about that coke tin sized round which Kentucky uses in his Tyrannosaurus-Rex gun?
That'll be an interesting one...especially if 7 of them were strapped together with 1 in the middle and 6 taped around the outside.
We're reaching levels of sketchiness that weren't previously discovered and I'm all for it 😅. I mean as long as Matt and the crew stays safe .
Obviously you don’t want Brandon Herrera
Watch*
Old school demolition ranch did some pretty sketchy shit
I didn't see anyone cut it down and put it in a crossbow.
Bang Stick + Harpoon Gun = Bullet Arrows?
just an FYI - Most divers wear gloves too! Also the power head is usually attached to a speargun shaft so you aren't holding it. You would not want to use a short shaft bangstick in the water as water is 25x denser than air so the shock under water is painful.
You also have to consider potential shockwave damage to yourself as well if you're too close due to pressure differential.
The reason why explosives are more dangerous underwater isn't because water is *dense* , it's because water is incompressible. This allows the pressure wave to travel *much* further before dissipating, as it doesn't lose energy compressing the medium it transfers through.
@@JosephHarner. And your body transfers the wave really well
But organs probably don't enjoy a wave of energy going through them
Whelp now we know why Brandon thought there was a murder scene 🤣
TRUEEEEEEEEEEE
becouse it wass...
Hey no snitching
ssssssst!...snitches get stitches!... (Brandon's here....)
#don'ttellmatt
This reminds me of a Hunt: Showdown arrow type where it is literally a shotgun shell as the head of the arrow. The benefit is the arrow allows for the shotgun shell to do full damage at distance as the shell fires point blank on impact.
We make hog arrows by filling an aluminum arrow with smokeless powder and glue a shotgun primer in the end of the shaft with a Bb superglued to the primer to set it off they don't know what hit em
Yeah I was hoping he'd cut the little handle off of one and shoot it from a bow. Maybe a crossbow in a lead sled.
Favorite game, ngl kinda the start of my obsession with guns
Hunt has a belt fed chain revolver. How is this any cooler? And zombies have green not red blood.
Kind of similar to HEAT
This hands down was the best video Matt has put out in a hot minute. Made me laugh the whole time. I was hoping from the beginning he would throw it like a javelin, and when he said “I have an idea.” I knew it was happing
We use similar one to hunt gators in Anahuac Texas. It's a adaptation of a zip stick they used in the 70's
Truly a person that all veterinarians look up to as their icon
As a future veterinarian and vet school student. I can confirm this claim!
think hes a dif kind of vet my G
I want to make new friends who is interested
@@yeetyahh950nah he is a veterinarian ya know the kind that works animals lol
It's amazing what he has achievec
Brought me back to the early days of this channel where everything was sketchy. Thanks for the memories!
Microwaving a .50! Classic!
The end of this video is basically a return to the old video where he made .22lr tnt snaps with plastic drinking straws.
Yes, expert here in hand coverings. I believe they’ve made something called a glove that you can actually wear that will “protect your hand”. Could be a rumor tho.
Also known as "Bitch Mittens".
No those are ableist, we don’t use ableist words anymore.
Sounds like leftist propaganda
I'm sorry, the dadjoke is too strong....
Does that mean you craft is... HANDIWORK? 😜🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@InservioLetum as a dad I approve of this joke
I feel like the entire tool including the recoil would operate differently underwater. Wander what it would be like to fire it in a swimming pool while underwater, I guarantee it would be a whole diff experience. Wonder what the damage would be as well.
I made a pogo stick out of one…try it 👍🏽
Underwater you'll feel like someone kicked you in the face !!
Because the Shockwave travels faster & more efficient underwater..
Therefore not a lot of divers use it.. They prefer to punch the shark, knife it or just spear it with a normal spear gun, after removing the winged tip.
Shark skin is very tough, almost armored, the spear will likely bounce off it.. Unless you have a big Tuna gun or something like that , blue water spear gun, then you might as well just kill the shark if you fear for your life.
Damage to your hearing. Almost certainly.
Yeah, was interested to see just how effective this was, but while entertaining I learned nothing. I can explode a watermelon with a punch; I wanted to see ballistic gel underwater
@@bigglyguy8429 oh it will fuck up a shark, or a big fish, not just by causing a huge hole in their body, but with the Shockwave of the explosion itself.. You yourself will suffer from it.. So the longer the stick, the better for your ears & eyes.
The 12ga one has a warning. Not to be used with Rod and Ball under any circumstances. Good to see Matt putting safety third
Rod and ball? Sounds kinky…
How would it be used?
Are there more attachments?
how so ?
Aaannd... what does that mean?
referring to like the stick and handle right?
I'm sitting here imagining two military units fighting against each other underwater with boom sticks 😂
There was a movie with that scene in it. It was a terrible movie and I don't remember what it was about. But I remember that scene.
I was actually waiting to see him try to figure out how to shoot it from a Bow/Crossbow since I doubt he had a Speargun handy at the time of filming.
@@TehButterflyEffect Sounds like a James Bond movie.
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
Watch archer !!! He dose that and kills a bunch terrorists under water .. It is a cartoon ( not stock ww2 foorage) just heads up
Now we know why Herrera thought he stumbled onto a murder scene 😂😂😂. Awesome
I used one of these in .45 lc when I was working as a fishing guide on Kodiak island. We used them on halibut (anything over 4 ft usually got it). The one we had on the boat was mounted on an aluminum "broom stick" about 7' long. Worked like a charm
I love how Matt hid behind the cover for safety but his butt was sticking out. Gonna take a bullet to the cheek throwing that thing around 🤣
you know, Otto Von Bismark said that a man's courage could be judged by the number of scars across his cheek
This was the best Demo video in a very long time. The more sketchy, the more i like it
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the paint job on the sharkeolns?
I give you big props on this one dude because when I made my slam fire and had to test it I'm not going to lie it scared the hell out of me.
I respect your altruism in the prevention of Nemos kidnapping… Unfortunately, I’m gonna have to go back even further in time and stop you, because if Nemo was never taken, I would not have gotten to voice Becky in Finding Dory… And I really like the fact that I was in Finding Dory.
The plot thickens….
Oh no..... >.>
I did NOT expect to see Gabe commenting on a demolition ranch video but I'm glad I did. Hope you're doing well brother!
I didn't expect to see you here, Super awesome. I hope you're doing well!
@@martinswiney2192 The plot chickens
By far my favorite demo ranch video in a while. The way he says “then we’re gonna hit it with a shovel!” 😂
11:55
i actually thought it was one of his worst and least entertaining videos hes done in a long while...
I want to make new friends who is interested
I was a Machery Repairman in the navy. I was on a salvage ship! We had a detachment of navy salvage divers on board. I used to make bang sticks for them. Mine were chambered in 45ACP , 410 gage, 29 gage and 12 gage.they were a lot of FUN!! just an fyi you need to remember that they are designed for use under water. and that softens the recoil and most of the guys wore a glove when they used them. Love the videos!!! Keep up the good work!!!
These are basically how you're forced to gator hunt in Florida. It's retarded.
Did they tell you about the noise they made when used under water.
@@simonbach3618well better deaf than dead
@@memesfromdeepspace1075 true 🙂
Congratulations for creating such a large RUclips Chanel and having fun doing what you love all while taking care of your great family. Right on for you brother.
You really let those intrusive thoughts win there at the end 😂
ive been watching you shoot homemade ammo and blowing stuff up for years. This is hands down the sketchiest thing ive seen you do. Throwong the bang stick without having any form of directional control of the shot. I fully understand the idea behind it, but dang the last one made me pucker.
or pointing the dud directly at his gut
@@abel6298(preferably one of the most inaccurate and biased versions) lol what??
Matt has been full of sketchiness over these many years. IS that even a word ??
@@abel6298Your only turning people away from reading the bible by spaming it on everything
but he was still behind the wall
"Power heads" used to be reasonably well known and used here in Australia. Threads onto a speargun shaft as a replacement head. I seem to remember 357mag being the quite common, but I did see a couple others, including some in 303brit. Obviously not so much anymore, what with the scared lot messing with things. Power heads are still around though and mentioned specifically in parts of different states firearm legislations.
It's nice to live in a country that still gives a shit about actual freedom. Australia over the last couple decades has decided for some reason that it really wants to be the next Europestan. 🤷
Typically bang sticks are mounted to the end of a Hawaiian sling or a spear gun, something with some mechanical power to force is to hit harder. They kill more by the concussion/explosion underwater than the bullet itself. The cartridge can also be painted with clear nail polish around where the bullet is seated in the case and the primer to waterproof it.
Does it have to be clear or can my bullets have fashion sense?
@@potatosordfighter666 if its sparkly it might not wanna get dirty
@@soldierblue332 But it might wanna get wet.
Yep. I used to do this all the time when I scuba dived. We would go spear fishing and shoot 30+ pound ling cod or halibut. Not something you want to shoot with a spear with a point. I did shoot one, once with a spear with a point, before I got my powerhead. I was down about 80 feet and after shooting it, it was pulling me through the water by the line. I had to work my way down the line, hand over hand, until I got to the fish, and could kill it with my knife. Was way too much of a battle 80 feet down.
I wanna see what happens when you shoot it out of a bow😂
11:17 I thought it was going to be a 50 cal on a stick tbh LOLLL
I love this man, I wish I could shoot in a firing range with him
Who wouldn't
For a moment I thought this was Serbu from Serbu firearms. Was excited to see the Serbu Butt-master™ in action
Sebru, I thought you were serbu firearms guy
I’d like to shoot a few loads off with Matt too 😮🤣
Just like the fan who went to shoot Chris Kyle...
The recoil energy is the same as the bullet energy, just the other way & a little slower. So, when firing it, the energy absorbed by your hand is like catching a handle sized bullet.
10:37 Found out why Matt's table was bloodied in AK Guy's video
11:24 .50BMG on this thing...Impossible?...maybe!...but,not for demolitia!
Hey Matt, it might be fun to replace the tip of an arrow or crossbow bolt with this system and then shoot with it, what do you think?
He's done it way back in the day. That's a thing that you can buy.
sounds fun if you want it to explode on launch lol
I was thinking about replacing the bullet with a broadhead
@luislongoria6621 I'm slightly terrified at that idea... but I'm listening... that's something I would spend too much money on 😂
Love his “Did this .223 bullet just pierce through this thin plastic bucket? What a surprise😮” reaction
10:51 ahhhhhhh THATS why Brandon's table was bloody 😂
Shout out to Matt for making one for the fans. I Enjoy the youtube safe videos, but the demonitized ones hit different
Matt is always at his best when he goes full sketch. Love the sketchy stuff Matt!
Almost 60 years ago I got an after school job in a machine shop painting machine parts. It was a complete shop with everything and a lot of working stock. My friend and I would shoot set screws through tube stock with the numerous compressed air lines. Then I got an idea. I drilled, and tapped some solid round stock to make handles for quarter inch id tube, threaded the end and fashioned a chamber to screw onto it. Using a firecracker and a set screw I had made a single shot rifle! It was deadly powerful completely passing through a car door and almost through both sides of a 55 gallon drum. In theory, I could have used black powder but was afraid to try.
13:11 was exactly what I was waiting for this whole video! Thank you 😊
That last idea was Sketch AF holy crap thank God it worked out okay.
Stay safe my man don't die for our entertainment PLEASE!
you wouldnt throw a loaded gun...
@@mrrooter601 🤣
To be fair he has a ballistic wall he was hiding behind. Otherwise completely agree
@@delta-db2qk Did you not see if thing go off to the left of the screen on the last throw? If you can see it, it can see you.......
@@mrrooter601 id throw a loaded gun (not a sig) before this thing. at least the gun would have a drop safety. With this thing, drop fires are the main /feature/.
Now I know you can't do custom loads anymore, but the bang stick with various alternate shotgun shells like dragons breath could be interesting.
I love how youtube says "custom shotgun shells bad"
But this is fine.
@@youtubeSuckssNowIs that why Matt quit doing the homemade shotgun shell videos? Man that seems like aaaages ago.
@@TehButterflyEffect yes, youtube said its a no-no
Powerheads are regulated as Class A firearms here in Australia... most often in 12g for sharks but I've seen them in .357/.38 as well.
13:00 I had that exact idea as soon as I saw that you had these things. Glad you went through with it... for science.
It was fun seeing this after seeing Brandon Herrera discover the bloody table. Now I know, and it doesn't make the discovery any less sketchy.
I need an underwater gun test from Matt now.
What r the odds the gun powder gets wet!?
Wondering how eardru.s would be after that
@@jeffv536 The slowmo guys or smarter every day did a test with explosives under water ... you do not want to be in the water whan kabooms go off ... trust me! :D :D
@@tondaty Isn't it even more dangerous than to be nearby and explosion in the air? As the water transfers the pressure wave directly into your body and your body being mostly water... oof.
@@alkestos don't forget you'll most probably be deaf
40 years ago I had a friend argued with his girlfriend, said if she was leaving so was he, he hit himself in the forehead with a 44mag bang stick head sitting on the edge of the bed in front of her.
Just so you know, the head usually threads onto the end of a Hawaiian sling or a spear gun shaft.
Keep up the great work my friend.
I would love to see you do a 50 BMG out of the 12 Gauge one!!
Perfect timing! Lunch break time
Cultured man I see, I also eat and watch his videos 😂
like so perfect!! mine too 😂
There were just so many “that’s what she said” opportunities in this one. Very funny Matt. I have been watching you for years and you are still bringing it every video, every time. Awesome brother!
That thing made me flinch from across the ENTIRE internet, can't imagine what it must have been like to fire it in person 😬
Awesome video. I'd love to see how deep these bullets would travel into a block of ballistic gelatin, especially something with mass like a 240gr .44mag and 12 gauge slug.
I definitely wanna see that
@@richardjunkins416 same
This explains the state of the table in Brandon's video😂
You weren't supposed to tell Matt!
You should get a cheap above ground pool and use them in it. I have never used one but I think the recoil will be less if you and it are underwater. The pool will be good for more videos as well. And if you’re interested in spending a little bit of money you could get one bigger than most in ground pools. And you can get a bigger liner and dig it too be deeper or have a deeper section.
matt is so easy to watch. ive been watching since i saw "how to throw a mosin" back in 2014.
i remember showing my dad and brothers his videos al the time.
now, as a gun owner in Australia of all places, i use demo ranch to scratch my "semi-auto" and "sketchy sh*t" itch.
much love from Australia matt. you're a bloody legend matey
Not all semi autos are banned here. Join a pistol club. IPSC is fun. Get a semi auto.
@@thomasa5619 By semi auto, I mean rifles haha gotta be a primary producer for the fun stuff.
@thomasa5619 oh a pistol? A bolt action 30-06 is funner to shoot than a pistol lol
@@raynman6466 maybe to you, I find the practical pistol matches to be quite fun, more so than a bolt action
@@onik6512 yeah I’m suggesting a 9mm is also “fun stuff” and you can actually have them
9:28 so this is the bloody murder aftermath we saw in Brandon’s video.
That would explain it very well. 😅
It all makes sense now
I feel like wearing one of those thick padded leather welding gloves would have been a pretty good idea during this scientific experiment 😂
Or perhaps.... a diving glove?
Indeed, but when does Matt ever put PPE first.?
"To test this though... we need to go to the ocean. But we dont want to, so we're just going to do it in this home depot bucket." Probably my all time favorite demolition ranch quote.
It's great going from watching Brandon's video yesterday, to seeing the cause of it today.
I've only know them to be used with shotgun shells. The selection of different calibers surprised me
They make spear versions and I’ve also seen 22 on arrows. Great video, like the old demo days
Arisaka's are known to be one of the strongest mauser actions....others have tested their strength, it would be great to see you give it a try!
Hey I've never seen a device like this before but it brings many new ideas to mind, like on a bow or crossbow, a spear, a walking stick, in a knuckle duster, and the list goes on, while in my schooling yrs I took a long necked glass bottle like a wine bottle and broke the neck a little from where it opens up to the bottle using heat an a damp cloth for a clean break, then i made a normal tractor tube sling shot set up with a leather pouch on the end and all as one would for a sling shot, and the other ends I would put on opposite sides of the bottle neck cork opening side and wrap some tube to secure it to the bottle neck, ("but these days i would make it from something safer and more durable for a survival or self deffence situation"), arrows wer a light verry straight stick I got from a common weed that grows here in South Africa called Karki bos, cut to desired length and insert a large nail in the thicker side as a point and wrap some thin steal wire around the outside to secure the nail and give the tip extra weight, and nothing on the back end of the arrow, hold the bottle neck and insert ur arrow, pull back as you aim and shoot, verry quick and cheap and easy to make and verry powerfull and accurate and small to carry 😉👍, now this puts that idea on another level lol 👀
Imagine disguising this as a pool cue and leaving it near a pool table lol
Genius idea idc about leaving it at a pool table but the pool cue is the best melee weapon in gta if you know how to use it and I go around somehow managing to kill players with it and being terrifying whenever I'm in the right area for it so I'd love to have a pool cue that's close to being as deadly as it is in gta. Also I can hit people off of bike's at 100mph my pool cue skills are unrivaled.
You sir need to be on a list. 😆 🤣 😂
www.youtube.com/@Ididathing
It would make for one hell of a break.
@@firebirdnewtjokes on you, he's already on several lists!
definitely love that the first shot on the dummies. it was way more then what I expected. great episode as always
Would be fun to see you actually go under water to test it out on ballistic gel!
I wonder if being under water would lessen the recoil any? I imagine it would, I just don't know how much.
@@leetsausage Why would it reduce it? It's direct metal rod into your hand, the felt recoil would be the exact same.
@alkestos water absorbs energy. Not much, but it does. Air doesn't
@@BorisKotkovair does absorb energy
That would've been EXACTLY WTF this video should've been.
8:42 my favorite character shows up and gives me a good chuckle. lmao Matt you scared of bees?
2:23 How bulletproof is a turtle shell 🤔
jk dont hurt turtleoni ples 🐢
Incredible! They use these on Alligators as well! Usually a longer version. 😊
Thanks for sharing.
Great for disciplining children
I just wanted to say that I love you Matt, you are such a wholesome guy
I love you too ❤
Calm down, he doesn't have an Only Fans account.
Soviet Block assassins used blanks in regular firearms, they fired when the muzzle was pushed against the torso of the victim. A mess and no bullet. Used extra powder for extra gas.
Matt fires a round with essentially a solid piece of metal as a buffer tube. Also Matt: "it kicked a bit *surprised Pikachu face"
The original design of "shark sticks", as I understand it, were chambered for 12ga anyway... not fun to use, but very useful as a last ditch defense.
When Matt hits the bang rod the first time and it doesn't go off, the shovel ringing had me laughing! It reminded me of those comedy skits where the bad guy gets hit on the head with a shovel. Epic hilarious!!
Us old guys remember the great father Lloyd Bridges in the TV show "Sea Hunt" using the 12ga version on those pesky/aggressive sharks. After the shot, they usually only showed a few seconds of the ensuing feeding frenzy when the shark's friends started chasing him (with entrails trailing) to have a snack!
Brings a whole new meaning to "Tactical boom stick"
I suppose the recoil issue; underwater there'd be more resistance too. So it'd be hurting your hand a bit less, and probably wouldn't fly off so quickly if you let go. Otherwise, quite an interesting little tool. It reminds me of the umbrella spy weapon that has a little poison pellet in the tip and you stab your target with it.
Made a bunch of these as a kid when I used to dive a lot. I'd make them for 20 and 12 gauge on the end of a short Hawaiian sling . Dipped the shells in rubber cement or wax. Underwater the recoil is not as bad. Ahhh, the good O'l days!
I used to be a CSI. I've had people cry on me when I was swabbing the reddish brown stain consistent with blood on their hands.
Usually it's just a misunderstanding, according to them.
Also called a Powerhead. The handle/rod is usually longer, up to 2 meters. Great video ! 👍 And usable as a replacement for the barb head on a spear gun shaft.
Apparently if the powerhead is attached permanently to.a rod that is at least 26 inches long, the ATF is ok with it and they do not consider it a firearm.
Cool. I've never heard it called anything except a bangstick. I was on a dive trip and the captain lost his mind on a guy who pulled one of these out of his dive bag.
Please for the love of God. Make more videos like these again!!! This is your roots 💙
I hate it every time those aggressive turtles want to attack you😂 love your Videos 🎉
You know what's Altogether more disturbing when you think about how long it takes to reload. If I'm not mistaken don't they have a version that you can fire from a handheld harpoon gun.
The "power head" can be attached to a spear that is fired from a spear gun...
Bring multiple boom sticks!
Finally, someone gets to the bangstick. I've been WAITING for the day someone bangsticked a ballistic dummy. A rather bizarre weapon that I truly appreciate. The destructive effect of the .223 version I have is really quite startling. Although I've only ever used it on land. The bullet gets going fast enough to punch through about 1 1/2" of pine board and substantially deform, despite there being essentially no barrel and the bore is rather oversized at .234" diameter. Bullets obturate at the base. Chamber dimensions are quite large at the neck as well, and the mouth of a fired case expands to .250" inside diameter. They really burn the target too. Setting it off requires a certain technique. A sharp swift jab does best rather than a heavy thrust. Exceptionally fun. 😛 And dangerous. It becomes an illegal Any Other Weapon if detached from the ball grip rod, and once in a while a criminal will be found carrying one in this condition. Mine doesn't hurt at all to set off. Except for the occasional fragments it blasts back up towards my arm. But they're very small. Definitely requires extreme care in use. Not like YOU do! 😳 Thankfully someone else tried those stunts, because I had to wonder... 😏
So technically you could just take the rode off and hold the end part and hit someone with it? That's kinda scary
@@justintime753 You could. It creates an illegal firearm that carries the same federal charge as being found with a sawn-off shotgun or machinegun that isn't tax stamped and in the NFA registry. I don't know how practical it is or if anyone has actually used one on somebody else. But every once in a while police will find a detached bangstick head on someone. You're definitely going straight to prison for that. Possibly for as much as 10 years just for possessing it. It has to remain attached to the ball grip rod of at least 26" overall length to remain legal. Unless you file a Form 1 request and get legal approval to register and tax stamp it as an Any Other Weapon with ATF.
@@jamesclark6427 The ATF requires that the powerhead be permanently attached to a rod/stick/spear that is at least 26 inches long... Don;t know if that 26 inches includes the powerhead or is in addition to it.
I don’t think Edwin would even touch this! And he’s the king of sketch! Way to go Matt! 😅
Well, maybe if he had an oxygen tank and Mark Serbu cheering him on
Cabron, I wonder if he even knows about these.
They need to collab
I think you underestimate his power.
still love how you keep the old intro with MDKs music, even if its a lil outdated
So now we know where the blood came from in Brandon's video, Matt murked the doctor from Finding Nemo.
Wish you all of the good luck, Matt. Thank you for the content!
I've never used one myself but I have done a fair amount of diving and I have heard of these. From what I believe it's not the projectile that will kill the shark but the gas discharge from the round. I could be wrong though.
"If something is too sketchy... double down on the sketchyness"
*PWANG*
Probably hard to do but I would love to see this done actually underwater lol
Well he does have a pool.... might need to send Mare on vaca for a bit.
The way shockwaves and noise travel underwater I suspect it’ll be a bad time haha
Just need a large pool
I literally salute this man......
for saving nemo