In WWI, Germans did use backwards 7.92mm to fight against armor, but they did also learn that using them would accelerate wear and damage to the rifles themselves so they developed K-bullets to avoid the damage issue. They did come up with the Mauser Tankgewehr m1918 and it did decently against armor. If Scott wants to try using one, He should ask Ian McCollum (He doesn't own one) since Ian has experienced using a Tankgewehr. It is chambered in 13mm.I'd like to see Scott experience shooting the world's first antiarmor rifle.
In WWI the Germans, before they developed K bullets, learned a 7.92mm backwards penetrated armour on the MK IV tanks better than the forward facing spitzer bullet.
@@twistedyogert Apparently it deflected less that regular bullets so all the energy would go into the armor, and would sometimes penetrate but usually just dent and create spall.
They didn't learn anything, simply putting the bullet backward allowed to put more powder in the casing wich means increased muzzle velocity and penetration consequently
Snipers of WW1 used backward bullets as a way of shooting at enemies that were hiding behind metal plating. The theory was when the flat bottom of the bullet hit the metal plate the kinetic energy transfer would cause shrapnel to break off the back of the plate and hit the person behind the plate
@@doggg4977 Yeah, it was far from the safest method (hence it's also a good ting that Scott had some distance between him and the backwards loaded round). This was an improvised idea
the genuine emotion on your face after you pull the string. the amount of courage it takes to do these funky round videos after your accident is amazing. especially with the 50 BMG. applause
I think my favorite part about this channel is the subplot with all the characters Scott has created for the intros. It feels like a universe of its own.
I think it’s amazing that Scott can go back to testing questionable rounds after his accident. That takes some serious confidence and he should be acknowledged for that. You are stronger than a lot of people see. Amazing content!
It's hard to give up something you love, even if it almost takes your life. It goes with any dangerous activity, sure you get bit sometimes, but the good times outweigh the sometimes, if you love it, you're going to get back on that horse.
@samaelsandalphon5600 yup... almost died goose hunting last year, fell on the only metal part of the blind and broke 2 ribs, collapsed my left lung and have got pneumonia 3 times in the last 7 months... I even went out hunting 3 times after that but the recoil hurt the ribs waay to much... 2 months until it's open again and you can bet I will be out there again on opening day
you should test the reverse bullets against armour, originally they were used to puncture early tank armour and it would be interesting to see how they do
The rounds they switch around in wwI, had just a wee bit more powder loaded in too. About 1/5 would penetrate I believe. But still very cool an innovative. Also created malfunctions. Like ‘sploding guns.
I’ve only been watching Scott’s videos for a month now and this channel is genuinely one of the best on RUclips. You can clearly tell how much Scott enjoys what he does and how much he enjoys sharing it with us. After that life and death experience, to continue to do this shows just how pure his passion for firearms is. One of Kentucky’s greatest people. Cheers.
@@thelastminuteman7513 your right and the funny intro cracks me up every time!!!🤣🤣🤣 and unlike sum RUclipsrs will actually admire and actually read your comments
I was not surprised by the increased pressure on the backwards rifle rounds, because they were seated so deep that it made the expansion chamber in the round much smaller.
Yeah, isn't the safety of smokeless powder relatively sensitive to how much 'loose space' there is in the casing? Like with black powder you want everything packed tight, but with smokeless you want a good deal of dead space in behind the bullet?
@@atomic_waitdepends upon the burn rate of the particular powder and the cartridge involved. I can't remember the specific powder but there were a few Kabooms actually called "detonations" decades ago from people trying to download using a fast burning powder in .38spl may have been Blue Dot but it's been a long time.
In the case someone wondering, why backwards bullets have higher pressure, it's because the projectile intruding into the shell casing reduce the volume.
Only very little. The real reason is the wide end hits the lands and slows down. It acts like a barrel obstruction while the case is still blocked by the pointy end. That increases the TIME TO CLEAR THE BRASS. Yes only miliseconds but that's enough to double or triple the pressure.
Back in WWI, the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks. It proved somewhat effective, but there’s 2 drawbacks to the reversed bullet: 1. It can often damage the weapon. 2. And/Or injuring the person who shot it.
I was glad to see your comment. I was just coming to comment. Basically the same thing except they also in the trench warfare of world war 1. Soldiers in the trenches used metal plates to hide behind as they put their heads up above the trench. Some soldiers would load their bullets backwards as they learned they could shoot the metal plate which would create spaw on the opposite side damaging or even killing the soldier shooting from behind the steel shield. The reason it is dangerous is because the projectile sits deeper into the casing with the same amount of powder causing excessive pressures. The further the bullet seats, the smaller the space the powder has to burn and the gas is expanding in a smaller area creates much more pressure than a forward facing projectile. But hey a triple A on your comment, I've seen it rather quickly and was happy to see it. Have a super day everybody and keep them coming Kentucky B. Great video, nicely done.
" the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks" No, it was not about penetrating the armor but as james said - creating shrapnel on the inside of the tank.
Ok we need to pitch in for a new 187k fps slow motion camera for Scott, the energy dump from the .50 cal backwards was incredible, the increased power is not only due to the flat side of the bullet hitting the target but also from the increased chamber pressure caused by the bullet forcing itself backwards through the barrel.
Would it work like the modern British tank round that dont go threw armor they just hit it so hard it throws chunks of metal from the inside armor into the tank? I couldn't see backwards bullet being better at going threw armor but might cause Spalding inside the tank compartment.
@@MRblazedBEANS the bullets were less likely to deflect when going backwards. On some tanks the thickness of the armor would have the bullets act as you were thinking
@@hi-Larry-ous Yeah it sounds like that's what they're getting at. I figure with the thinner armor using the less advanced and more brittle metallurgy of WW1 that something like this could seem like a smart idea.
The German 7.92 reversed round with more propellant was used against the Mark I tanks in WW1. Most didn't penetrate the armour but caused spalls to break off the inside causing injuries, the same principle as the HESH rounds of the Challenger II. In June 1917 the K or Kern round was introduced with a tool steel core. These were effective at penetrating the armour but the advantage ended with the introduction of the Mark IV which was up-armoured.
The percussion Colt Walkers often blew up because the bullets were hard to keep straight so the soldiers would turn them point inward, but that would either allow room for too much powder for the metallurgy of the time, or airspace in the cylinder chambers
Back in the 70s a lot of people talked about loading a 38sp hollow based wadcutter backwards giving you huge soft lead hollow point. Would have loved to seen that. Over pressure wasn't really a problem using wadcutter loads.
I have loaded and fired hollow based wad cutters backwards and the only difference was that they tended to keyhole. No increase in pressure with the same powder load, but the bullets are just lead cylinders, not pointed like many rifle bullets.
Dad did some of those, first one by accident, then he thought about it and loaded a range of charge sizes, then tested them against a wall set up, 1/2 inch drywall on 2X4 framing, double sided, so he could see what it would do to a real wall, he took the one that went through the first drywall but only bulged out the backside, so he figured they were Home Safe and would not go through a wall, but hella stopping power from the HB Wadcutter. Illegal round, but it was effective for what it was designed for.
@@chucksweet7533 Illegal? I could see how using a nonstandard round would hurt you in a self defense court battle but never heard it was illegal to make them.
A another trick was to put a gas check on the nose of the HB wadcutter before loading it backward. This allowed for higher velocities without excessive lead build up in the barrel. Was a very effective short-range defense load, especially in .357 mag.
This has been done by big game hunters for some time. The flatter meplat design (or a backwards bullet) transfers energy at a must faster rate and can be used to down tough game faster given the right bullet weight is used. Love to see the results in the gel. Great job!
Love how dedicated you are to firearms and science. Even after the horrific incident with that 50 you can find peace in cracking a few jokes about it. you sir are brave and i hope you succeed in all you endeavors.
Not gonna lie dude, I was suuuper nervous when you were setting the hammer on the last round, and that added explosion gave me a pretty good laugh. 😅 Your ability to continue to do what you love after that incident is inspiring. Thank you for the content Sir!!
Scott your table destruction never fails to disappoint. If you had two more trucks you could draw and quarter some tables. So that's pretty cool. Also a good excuse to buy more trucks.
Fun fact about backwards bullets, the first colt walker revolver made in 1846 by Colt, for Captain Walker of the texas rangers. It was a cap and ball pistol. The first rounds created for the gun where cone shaped, which created the issue. Some of the users, who didn’t know any better would load the bullet backwards, which allowed them to put way to much power in the chambers. This ended up in several of the pistols blowing up in the user’s hand, thus they changed the ammo to the usual .44 caliber ball ammunition of the time.
Makes sense that the backwards BMG would make a lot more smoke, and leave a lot more residue in the wound path. With a normal cartridge, the flat back half of the bullet ensures that the bullet leaves the cartridge only after as much of the powder is burned as possible, but with the bullet backwards in the cartridge, the burning powder can escape around the bullet almost as soon as it starts moving.same with all the other rounds, but it's going to be more pronounced with the rifle rounds due to the bullet shape.
@@bagerandtager The reason they did this is because it caused spalling (bassicallt just the metal inside the tank breaking apart and flying everywhere, and is also very hot, which, for those in the tank, is not at all fun)
Back when I reloaded, we used to load 38 full wadcutters with a hollow base. Turn it around in your 357 case, and you have a all lead hollow point. Load it with a gas check to protect the base of the bullet from leaving so much lead in the barrel, and speed it up a bit with a pinch more magic dust. That made huge holes in squishy things, great for hunting.
The crunching and tearing of the table tug of war was oddly satisfying. Excellent, very interesting video. I've been reloading for many years and always wondered how bullets would act seated backwards. The recovered 308 was very cool
Listen we been watching you for years. My daughter who is 4 now has loved you for as long as I can remember. She yells at me every video about you being safe and you need to fire all guns with a string so you will be safe. She tells me daddy I love him. He can never get hurt again. She made me write this comment just to tell you. She really loves you and wants you to be very safe. Keep doing what you do. You being tons of joy to everyone that watchers you. Also. She asked for a poster of you and I’ve told her I can’t get her one. I know it’s strange but could a little girl get a photo of you.
Mr Scott. I just wanted to thank you for providing content. I'm going through a horrible custody battle for my two little girls that I've had since 2018 and other mothers trying to take them away. Watching your videos is about the only thing that cheers me up and makes me laugh. Thank you so much.
MILLIONS of men are going through the same exact thing. Even men who aren't the biological fathers of the kids are being forced by the government to pay child support. Nobody cares about us unless we're paying someone's bills, raising someone else's kid or fighting and dying in someone else's war. Then when we come home, they want to convince us that WE are "toxic" and WE need to change because we live in a "patriarchy". I PRAY you get your two little girls back and keep them as far away from feminists as possible - so they can have a happy, normal existence. God bless.
As a kid in the 70s I heard a lot about backwards bullets. My dad thankfully always said it was stupid and not worth it. Turns out he was 100% correct. Awesome video Scott. And well done on the 5.11 sponsor. I have a lot of 5.11 stuff including a backpack and sbr backpack. Lots of pants. Everything is top quality and super durable.
@ghostbirdlary9331 I wear their pants exclusively. I find them more durable than jeans. My daily pants are the NYPD duty pants. My backpack is 6 years old and has been around to say the least. It's same as brand new. In the long run I think is maybe cheaper
@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 Maybe, but it was never used wide spread. And some old style bullets would be much more conducive to fire backwards. I think the 6.5 Swiss had a round nose that was fairly blunt. That would be a lot better than a match king design.
Fun fact Scott. During world War 1, rifle bullets were being loaded backwards by the troops because they were not killing the enemy effectively, so they put them backwards to get less range from them.
Scott. We used to take 158gr. hollow base lead/antimony.38 caliber wad cutters and load them backwards. They were very accurate and still made perfect circles on our paper targets. We would load about 100 rounds each and take our Rossy.357/ .38 special lever action rifles and shoot rats at the local dump. Those rats, would literally explode from being hit by our upside down lead h.p. wad cutters. I still have my old Rossy lever action rifle and out of more than two dozen rifles, I'm never going to sell it to anyone. That little lever action rifle, didn't cost a fortune, but it shoots like a million bucks.
Those ants expecting feeding time, you disappointed them. However the energy of the.50 is just amazing especially the reversed bullet. Would love to see it repeated on steel.
When the revolver was more commonly carried than semi-auto pistols, it was fairly common that hollow base wadcutter bullets in the .38 Special were loaded backwards. The soft lead and the huge hollow base made a truly nasty round.
If this temptation overcomes your common sense, please remember to load a lighter powder charge. A full charge could cause the hollow base wadcutter to expand in the barrel. Have fun with a super hollow point. Safe shooting
@@HSmith-uk9hlHave you loaded a hollow based wadcutter upside-down? These are not jacketed bullets just soft lead. What caliber, powder charge, primer and barrel length? What was your results, and target? Not trolling. Don't know how you can't understand what I have said.
I did a few maybe 50 years ago. I don't recall my loads. If you read the old gun writers who were around when I was growing up in the 1940's onward, they often commented on loading a wadcutter backwards for expansion. Handgun bullets in those days were not nearly as good as they are today and generally didn't expand well because the jackets were too thick and/or hard. @@andreipanek1122
@@sloanmagnum5009 So, nearly dying from a firearms accident and then continuing to experiment and test the limits with firearms with no signs of backing down - you wouldn’t say that’s a good example of fearlessness?
scott i have a lot of respect for some one who has gone through what you have and can have a joke about it, thanks for the content and stay safe, best wishes from the UK 👍
great video scott. actually the backwards bullet idea used to be a thing back in the day when 38spl snubbys were carried more. load a 148 hallow base wadcutter backwards for a load that would expand more in a snubby. your video id say a backwards 308 might be good for close distance home protection.
In the slo-mo of the backwards .223 round out of the Keltec SU16, you could see smoke puffing out of the hole/s in gel block and it was pretty damn funny and kinda friggin’ cool to see.
I'm sure it can sometimes be very difficult to come up with fresh ideas and many channels can start to create similar videos. With that said Scott, you continue to bring unique and awesome content. This video was great and your humor with the 50 BMG is funny, but really is a reminder of just how dangerous our fun hobby can be. Great job by you and your Dad. Thanks for a really entertaining and "educational" video. Stay safe and God bless. 🙏👍
reverse bullets were experimented with in WW1 as an anti-armor method. this was when 'armor plate' was still only several millimeters of steel the idea was that the blunt end has less of a chance to ricochet or have a pointed spitzer bullet shatter in contact with armor
Hey, Scott. I'm really happy about this sponsorship too. 5.11 Tactical has some amazing clothing. Congrats on the amazing sponsorship. See you around, you never fail to make me laugh in ever intro. Love your work.
.45 APC Big, fat and slow! I can relate. Also Taofledermaus learned that pouring some water on ballistic gel helps to show the bullet tracks (and a dark background helps).
would like to see pt. 2 of this where Scott calls the Serbu helpline and tries to file a warranty claim :D also... the table destruction exercise was magnificent!
Hi Scott! I must say that the way the gel blocks explode with the .50 BMG is very impressive. What a tremendous amount of energy transfer! I love to see you do it haha
I'd love to see this revisited with a bit more range between the gun and the gel. I suspect that if you had a few dozen yards between them the bullets would tumble a lot more and open bigger wound channels, but also not fly straight.
Regardless of the direction the projectile is facing.. the bullet still spins in the barrel.. this is what stabilizes the projectile.. and turning it backwards is no different than a flat face or hollow point..
When I carried a S&W Model 36 38 Special 5 shot I reloaded Speer target bullets backwards. Never shot anyone or ballistics gel but they mushroomed real good in soft mud.
I was at a range once & there was some new people shooting a 380 pistol & they had some issue with so my son & I checked it out. We found a backwards (you call it upside down) bullet lodged in the barrel. I had a cleaning rod to push the bullet out & checked all of their store bought factory ammunition & all of rounds were okay. Since they were new they didn’t notice that one cartridge bullet was backwards. Scary.
Oh no - This should be a interesting one. I know that KB knows what its like when a receiver goes backwards but now bullets? :) love the content brother!
This answers the question I had since I found a box of Winchester ammo at the gun shop I used to work at with all the rounds except for a few where loaded backwards.
I heard of a .38spl/.357mag load many, many years ago. Namely, loading a hollow-based wadcutter backward. I think the Speer rounds had fewer cannelures than the Hornady rounds so they stayed together better, especially if you used only about 2.5/6gr of Bullseye. I have no idea if using them in a carry weapon is even legal but they would have to hit mighty hard. Would love to see what they'd do to a gel block, hint, hint. Love your stuff, keep 'em coming!
Scott: firing a bullet backwards had got to be one of the most dangerous things we’ve done on this channel. Destroyed 50cal rifle: am I a joke to you?!
Kentucky, this was a tactic used in WW1 to deal with Snipers and the sniper plates they used. the bullets would not penetrate but they would knock steel and metal off in the direction of the enemy sniper and cause either death or flesh wounds.
Nice video as usual Scott. I have an idea for a cool video; you should try every caliber you have on an underwater target. Which one will be the deadliest? And yes... it'll be awesome to see the Four Bore again 😊
Scott, you had me worried with the table after the last videos...so glad you destroyed it this time around. 🤣 And now you've escalated from destroying to torturing the tables first. I approve!!👍😝 P.S. I think Mark is going to be leery of selling you any more 50bmg's. Great video as always, thank you!!!
I love how he switches between backwards and upside-down depending on the bullets orientation to himself. It's so goddamn wholesome and endearing i can't take it.😊
This makes me feel better about what I did a few days ago. My derringer can't push 300 grain jacketed hollowpoints fast enough to make them expand, so I figured I'd turn them around and effectively have a hard cast wadcutter bullet. I haven't fired them yet, but I think they'll be pretty effective... for... moose? I dunno.
It's amazing to me how Scott gets these rounds to move backward! One thing I would have liked to see is Scott wearing a white lab coat and safety glasses when doing science.
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ny first reaction to the backwards bullet is what the hell is that
5.11 Tactical, when you aspire to be confused for an ex patriot defense contractor on long term deployment. LMAO ! ! !
i recognised the name from TC division2, thought it was just a made up company for a video game. sorry
Never thought I would see the t Rex and Kentucky ballistic working together without killing each other
That was pretty cool to see I have to admit
It seems like he's dissing the T-Rex arms company... Or is he promoting them?
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Money talks
They have a common enemy i guess loo
In WWI, Germans did use backwards 7.92mm to fight against armor, but they did also learn that using them would accelerate wear and damage to the rifles themselves so they developed K-bullets to avoid the damage issue. They did come up with the Mauser Tankgewehr m1918 and it did decently against armor. If Scott wants to try using one, He should ask Ian McCollum (He doesn't own one) since Ian has experienced using a Tankgewehr. It is chambered in 13mm.I'd like to see Scott experience shooting the world's first antiarmor rifle.
Good to see Wikipedia still works...
@@mattmarzula cynical and unnecessary.
That rifle could break the collarbone of the firer. Better put it in a vice.
Bought to mention, beat me too it. Lol
@@mattmarzulaat least someone did the research.. vs you just being a troll
The ballistic gel T-Rex is horribly impractical and ridiculous.
I absolutely love it
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@@BLU-RAY_GAMINGa comment so nice you had to say it twice
Scott is single-handedly keeping that table company in business 😂
for real.
In WWI the Germans, before they developed K bullets, learned a 7.92mm backwards penetrated armour on the MK IV tanks better than the forward facing spitzer bullet.
ventured down into the comments to see if this fact was already down here. glad to see someone else knows their military history lol
Why is that?
@@ashesss_9768 😉Same here.
@@twistedyogert Apparently it deflected less that regular bullets so all the energy would go into the armor, and would sometimes penetrate but usually just dent and create spall.
They didn't learn anything, simply putting the bullet backward allowed to put more powder in the casing wich means increased muzzle velocity and penetration consequently
Scott: "I'm NOT going to use the bipod, 'cause I'll hit the cinder block."
Also Scott: *destroys the cinder block anyway*
Well, that was the oomph of the round rather than the bullet hitting it lol.
Snipers of WW1 used backward bullets as a way of shooting at enemies that were hiding behind metal plating. The theory was when the flat bottom of the bullet hit the metal plate the kinetic energy transfer would cause shrapnel to break off the back of the plate and hit the person behind the plate
Thats the idea behind HESH tank rounds.
I hear it was really sketchy and not guaranteed that it wouldn't backfire in some terrible way
Its spalling, not shrapnel, but otherwise, spot on^^.
@@doggg4977 Yeah, it was far from the safest method (hence it's also a good ting that Scott had some distance between him and the backwards loaded round). This was an improvised idea
The true definition and origin of "Spalling".
the genuine emotion on your face after you pull the string. the amount of courage it takes to do these funky round videos after your accident is amazing.
especially with the 50 BMG. applause
I think my favorite part about this channel is the subplot with all the characters Scott has created for the intros. It feels like a universe of its own.
The Kentucky Extended Universe TM....
True.
Yep an he’s the only loser in it too 😂😂😂
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Thats a main reason i watch him! but i love scott im general.
I think it’s amazing that Scott can go back to testing questionable rounds after his accident. That takes some serious confidence and he should be acknowledged for that. You are stronger than a lot of people see. Amazing content!
Not to mention that after he recovered he wanted to make other "guns go boom"
@@brandoncoates1427 "I found myself that boom"
He isn't insane... He's passionate 😂
It's hard to give up something you love, even if it almost takes your life. It goes with any dangerous activity, sure you get bit sometimes, but the good times outweigh the sometimes, if you love it, you're going to get back on that horse.
@samaelsandalphon5600 yup... almost died goose hunting last year, fell on the only metal part of the blind and broke 2 ribs, collapsed my left lung and have got pneumonia 3 times in the last 7 months... I even went out hunting 3 times after that but the recoil hurt the ribs waay to much... 2 months until it's open again and you can bet I will be out there again on opening day
you should test the reverse bullets against armour, originally they were used to puncture early tank armour and it would be interesting to see how they do
Just a +p+ round really has more room for powder
The rounds they switch around in wwI, had just a wee bit more powder loaded in too. About 1/5 would penetrate I believe. But still very cool an innovative. Also created malfunctions. Like ‘sploding guns.
@@CrAzYcArNiE08 hollowpoints before hollowpoints existed
I have to say Scott is a really good sport with the 50BMG jokes. Cracked up at a few of those.
So did the gun I’d say…. Or at least 3 anyway
@@danieloceansmith3156lmao made my day
His neck is still bleeding since last time. Man, it gives me nightmare even thinking about it.
I’ve only been watching Scott’s videos for a month now and this channel is genuinely one of the best on RUclips. You can clearly tell how much Scott enjoys what he does and how much he enjoys sharing it with us. After that life and death experience, to continue to do this shows just how pure his passion for firearms is. One of Kentucky’s greatest people. Cheers.
you have a lot of catching up to do.....happy watching.
@@rickcimino743 lol
He's a lot more relaxed and willing to act compared to his first videos
You've been missing out man. Scott's one of the coolest dudes on the Tube.
@@thelastminuteman7513 your right and the funny intro cracks me up every time!!!🤣🤣🤣 and unlike sum RUclipsrs will actually admire and actually read your comments
I was not surprised by the increased pressure on the backwards rifle rounds, because they were seated so deep that it made the expansion chamber in the round much smaller.
Yeah, isn't the safety of smokeless powder relatively sensitive to how much 'loose space' there is in the casing? Like with black powder you want everything packed tight, but with smokeless you want a good deal of dead space in behind the bullet?
Exactly
Another is that the base of the bullet catches the rifling, where as there's a little clearance for the nose to start moving sooner.
@@atomic_waitdepends upon the burn rate of the particular powder and the cartridge involved. I can't remember the specific powder but there were a few Kabooms actually called "detonations" decades ago from people trying to download using a fast burning powder in .38spl may have been Blue Dot but it's been a long time.
In the case someone wondering, why backwards bullets have higher pressure, it's because the projectile intruding into the shell casing reduce the volume.
Only very little. The real reason is the wide end hits the lands and slows down. It acts like a barrel obstruction while the case is still blocked by the pointy end. That increases the TIME TO CLEAR THE BRASS. Yes only miliseconds but that's enough to double or triple the pressure.
Back in WWI, the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks. It proved somewhat effective, but there’s 2 drawbacks to the reversed bullet: 1. It can often damage the weapon. 2. And/Or injuring the person who shot it.
Then the Germans invent K-bullets which were armor piercing rounds
K-bullets
I was glad to see your comment. I was just coming to comment. Basically the same thing except they also in the trench warfare of world war 1. Soldiers in the trenches used metal plates to hide behind as they put their heads up above the trench. Some soldiers would load their bullets backwards as they learned they could shoot the metal plate which would create spaw on the opposite side damaging or even killing the soldier shooting from behind the steel shield.
The reason it is dangerous is because the projectile sits deeper into the casing with the same amount of powder causing excessive pressures. The further the bullet seats, the smaller the space the powder has to burn and the gas is expanding in a smaller area creates much more pressure than a forward facing projectile. But hey a triple A on your comment, I've seen it rather quickly and was happy to see it. Have a super day everybody and keep them coming Kentucky B. Great video, nicely done.
I was goin to comment this too
" the Germans figured out that the backwards bullet would penetrate the armor on the British MK IV tanks"
No, it was not about penetrating the armor but as james said - creating shrapnel on the inside of the tank.
There is a glitch in the matrix during this video. Not sure what happened lol 👾
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Jesus Christ has comment lol
Agent Smith is at it again.
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Ok we need to pitch in for a new 187k fps slow motion camera for Scott, the energy dump from the .50 cal backwards was incredible, the increased power is not only due to the flat side of the bullet hitting the target but also from the increased chamber pressure caused by the bullet forcing itself backwards through the barrel.
Fun fact: in World War 1 reversed/K bullets were the 1st attempt at a solution for defeating tanks
It worked pretty well too
Would it work like the modern British tank round that dont go threw armor they just hit it so hard it throws chunks of metal from the inside armor into the tank? I couldn't see backwards bullet being better at going threw armor but might cause Spalding inside the tank compartment.
@@MRblazedBEANS the bullets were less likely to deflect when going backwards.
On some tanks the thickness of the armor would have the bullets act as you were thinking
@@MRblazedBEANS It's a relatively old round tbh. You're thinking of HESH (High Explosive Squash Head)
@@hi-Larry-ous Yeah it sounds like that's what they're getting at. I figure with the thinner armor using the less advanced and more brittle metallurgy of WW1 that something like this could seem like a smart idea.
The German 7.92 reversed round with more propellant was used against the Mark I tanks in WW1. Most didn't penetrate the armour but caused spalls to break off the inside causing injuries, the same principle as the HESH rounds of the Challenger II. In June 1917 the K or Kern round was introduced with a tool steel core. These were effective at penetrating the armour but the advantage ended with the introduction of the Mark IV which was up-armoured.
how about reversed K rounds
The percussion Colt Walkers often blew up because the bullets were hard to keep straight so the soldiers would turn them point inward, but that would either allow room for too much powder for the metallurgy of the time, or airspace in the cylinder chambers
Back in the 70s a lot of people talked about loading a 38sp hollow based wadcutter backwards giving you huge soft lead hollow point. Would have loved to seen that. Over pressure wasn't really a problem using wadcutter loads.
I have loaded and fired hollow based wad cutters backwards and the only difference was that they tended to keyhole. No increase in pressure with the same powder load, but the bullets are just lead cylinders, not pointed like many rifle bullets.
Dad did some of those, first one by accident, then he thought about it and loaded a range of charge sizes, then tested them against a wall set up, 1/2 inch drywall on 2X4 framing, double sided, so he could see what it would do to a real wall, he took the one that went through the first drywall but only bulged out the backside, so he figured they were Home Safe and would not go through a wall, but hella stopping power from the HB Wadcutter. Illegal round, but it was effective for what it was designed for.
@@OnTheRiver66 I loaded quite a few myself but would love to see what their ballistic gel performance was.
@@chucksweet7533 Illegal? I could see how using a nonstandard round would hurt you in a self defense court battle but never heard it was illegal to make them.
A another trick was to put a gas check on the nose of the HB wadcutter before loading it backward. This allowed for higher velocities without excessive lead build up in the barrel. Was a very effective short-range defense load, especially in .357 mag.
This has been done by big game hunters for some time. The flatter meplat design (or a backwards bullet) transfers energy at a must faster rate and can be used to down tough game faster given the right bullet weight is used. Love to see the results in the gel. Great job!
Love how dedicated you are to firearms and science. Even after the horrific incident with that 50 you can find peace in cracking a few jokes about it. you sir are brave and i hope you succeed in all you endeavors.
I feel vindicated knowing that table from last week did NOT go unharmed.😂 Loved the idea behind today’s video. Keep up the great work Scott!
I can now continue my life knowing that the table is destroyed and all things are as they should be.
Lol that indeed was art
Not gonna lie dude, I was suuuper nervous when you were setting the hammer on the last round, and that added explosion gave me a pretty good laugh. 😅 Your ability to continue to do what you love after that incident is inspiring. Thank you for the content Sir!!
You can tell Scott didn't want to risk any of his favorite guns with this, and brought out the B-list
Scott teaming up with the T-Rex is absolutely golden.
A rare occurance
Kinda
Scott your table destruction never fails to disappoint. If you had two more trucks you could draw and quarter some tables. So that's pretty cool. Also a good excuse to buy more trucks.
Wouldn't even need a second truck actually. You could just tie one end to something sturdy that won't move and the other end to the truck.
Gotta love Scot's skits in his videos. Not only is he a gun freak who is still responsible, he's also a creative mastermind.
The lore is absolutely crazy
The fact you imply that most gun "freaks" are irresponsible is pretty insulting; real 2A enthusiasts tend to be the safest shooters.
I'm really glad the slo-mo guys came out since the amazing improvement to slo-mo on this channel has been wonderful.
Watching the gel shake in slow motion is so satisfying
It's good to see Scott and the T-Rex working together for a change.
That explosion edit after you loaded the 50 was perfect.
Fun fact about backwards bullets, the first colt walker revolver made in 1846 by Colt, for Captain Walker of the texas rangers. It was a cap and ball pistol. The first rounds created for the gun where cone shaped, which created the issue. Some of the users, who didn’t know any better would load the bullet backwards, which allowed them to put way to much power in the chambers. This ended up in several of the pistols blowing up in the user’s hand, thus they changed the ammo to the usual .44 caliber ball ammunition of the time.
Kentucky ballistics is the definition of freedom
Makes sense that the backwards BMG would make a lot more smoke, and leave a lot more residue in the wound path. With a normal cartridge, the flat back half of the bullet ensures that the bullet leaves the cartridge only after as much of the powder is burned as possible, but with the bullet backwards in the cartridge, the burning powder can escape around the bullet almost as soon as it starts moving.same with all the other rounds, but it's going to be more pronounced with the rifle rounds due to the bullet shape.
i never know that backwards bullets could do so much damage thanks for showing us this 💪
WW1 German soldiers loaded backwards bullets in their rifles as a crude anti tank weapon
Backwards facing pellets from an airgun do more damage as well
@@bagerandtager The reason they did this is because it caused spalling (bassicallt just the metal inside the tank breaking apart and flying everywhere, and is also very hot, which, for those in the tank, is not at all fun)
They also cause pressure spikes. It’s part of the reason why 1/3 of all colt walkers were broken.
@@elementalist1984That's a very good way to ruin your air rifle, just like any other rifle with backwards facing bullets
Back when I reloaded, we used to load 38 full wadcutters with a hollow base. Turn it around in your 357 case, and you have a all lead hollow point. Load it with a gas check to protect the base of the bullet from leaving so much lead in the barrel, and speed it up a bit with a pinch more magic dust. That made huge holes in squishy things, great for hunting.
Scott - I want to see you do the backward bullets at a distance to see how they affect accuracy. 😊
Research "wadcutter bullets".
Me too !!!
"horribly" is the answer. But for scientific reasons we need to know exactly HOW horribly.
I was going to say the same thing, I'd like to the practical accuracy of them
I wanns see can the backwards bullet penetrate steel armor
The crunching and tearing of the table tug of war was oddly satisfying. Excellent, very interesting video. I've been reloading for many years and always wondered how bullets would act seated backwards. The recovered 308 was very cool
I think it could be a lot of fun to make a part 2 of this experiment and use a ballistic gel torso to see how devastating it would be on a human.
Listen we been watching you for years. My daughter who is 4 now has loved you for as long as I can remember. She yells at me every video about you being safe and you need to fire all guns with a string so you will be safe. She tells me daddy I love him. He can never get hurt again. She made me write this comment just to tell you. She really loves you and wants you to be very safe. Keep doing what you do. You being tons of joy to everyone that watchers you. Also. She asked for a poster of you and I’ve told her I can’t get her one. I know it’s strange but could a little girl get a photo of you.
Mr Scott. I just wanted to thank you for providing content. I'm going through a horrible custody battle for my two little girls that I've had since 2018 and other mothers trying to take them away. Watching your videos is about the only thing that cheers me up and makes me laugh. Thank you so much.
MILLIONS of men are going through the same exact thing. Even men who aren't the biological fathers of the kids are being forced by the government to pay child support. Nobody cares about us unless we're paying someone's bills, raising someone else's kid or fighting and dying in someone else's war. Then when we come home, they want to convince us that WE are "toxic" and WE need to change because we live in a "patriarchy". I PRAY you get your two little girls back and keep them as far away from feminists as possible - so they can have a happy, normal existence. God bless.
Hang in there, mate..
Hey man im rooting for you, i hope the best for you.
Stay strong brother 🙏
This table story line is getting elaborate and for some reason I'm liking way too much. The folding tables could have their own separate story arc.😆😆
Scott out here answering questions we never asked.. love this guy🤣
I stopped reloading a few years back but i always wondered what a backwards seated bullet would do. Now i know. Thank ya buddy. Another awesome video.
As a kid in the 70s I heard a lot about backwards bullets. My dad thankfully always said it was stupid and not worth it. Turns out he was 100% correct. Awesome video Scott. And well done on the 5.11 sponsor. I have a lot of 5.11 stuff including a backpack and sbr backpack. Lots of pants. Everything is top quality and super durable.
Nazis would say otherwise. 🤷🏼♂️. Penetrated armor back in ww2
expensive tho
@ghostbirdlary9331 I wear their pants exclusively. I find them more durable than jeans. My daily pants are the NYPD duty pants. My backpack is 6 years old and has been around to say the least. It's same as brand new. In the long run I think is maybe cheaper
@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 Maybe, but it was never used wide spread. And some old style bullets would be much more conducive to fire backwards. I think the 6.5 Swiss had a round nose that was fairly blunt. That would be a lot better than a match king design.
@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 fair
Glad to see that Scott is still so brave when it comes to firearms. Thanks for another great video; glad you're staying safe
Maybe 0.1% less brave than before but brave nonetheless.
Fun fact Scott. During world War 1, rifle bullets were being loaded backwards by the troops because they were not killing the enemy effectively, so they put them backwards to get less range from them.
They were also, cutting the tips off and cross cutting the tips. Cross cutting is a very old way, even used in the 1800's.
That "Sorry Mark!" after the RN-50 butt-toob done broke just hit right home.
Poor Mark. 😂
Scott. We used to take 158gr. hollow base lead/antimony.38 caliber wad cutters and load them backwards. They were very accurate and still made perfect circles on our paper targets. We would load about 100 rounds each and take our Rossy.357/ .38 special lever action rifles and shoot rats at the local dump. Those rats, would literally explode from being hit by our upside down lead h.p. wad cutters. I still have my old Rossy lever action rifle and out of more than two dozen rifles, I'm never going to sell it to anyone. That little lever action rifle, didn't cost a fortune, but it shoots like a million bucks.
Those ants expecting feeding time, you disappointed them.
However the energy of the.50 is just amazing especially the reversed bullet.
Would love to see it repeated on steel.
I was surprised to see how the .223 shattered the block.
Ants wanted watermelon time
When the revolver was more commonly carried than semi-auto pistols, it was fairly common that hollow base wadcutter bullets in the .38 Special were loaded backwards. The soft lead and the huge hollow base made a truly nasty round.
If this temptation overcomes your common sense, please remember to load a lighter powder charge. A full charge could cause the hollow base wadcutter to expand in the barrel.
Have fun with a super hollow point.
Safe shooting
@@andreipanek1122 Are you a troll? Your comments make absolutely no sense whatsoever.
@@HSmith-uk9hlHave you loaded a hollow based wadcutter upside-down? These are not jacketed bullets just soft lead.
What caliber, powder charge, primer and barrel length?
What was your results, and target? Not trolling. Don't know how you can't understand what I have said.
I did a few maybe 50 years ago. I don't recall my loads. If you read the old gun writers who were around when I was growing up in the 1940's onward, they often commented on loading a wadcutter backwards for expansion. Handgun bullets in those days were not nearly as good as they are today and generally didn't expand well because the jackets were too thick and/or hard. @@andreipanek1122
3:28 yknow I usually skip over ads or sponsor messages but that was actually pretty cool, I never knew they had plate carriers
This man is the definition of "never let fear stop you."
The definition of? No... nott even close lol
@@sloanmagnum5009never let them know your next move
@@sloanmagnum5009 So, nearly dying from a firearms accident and then continuing to experiment and test the limits with firearms with no signs of backing down - you wouldn’t say that’s a good example of fearlessness?
scott i have a lot of respect for some one who has gone through what you have and can have a joke about it, thanks for the content and stay safe, best wishes from the UK 👍
A thum emoji probably isn't the best idea 😳
@@MADDOXSSS what?
@@CajunReaper95 I mean it can be a nice thing but it can cause a bit of trauma when you have to stick it in a hole in your neck
great video scott. actually the backwards bullet idea used to be a thing back in the day when 38spl snubbys were carried more. load a 148 hallow base wadcutter backwards for a load that would expand more in a snubby. your video id say a backwards 308 might be good for close distance home protection.
Not good enough to beat out a 12 gauge though
In the slo-mo of the backwards .223 round out of the Keltec SU16, you could see smoke puffing out of the hole/s in gel block and it was pretty damn funny and kinda friggin’ cool to see.
I'm sure it can sometimes be very difficult to come up with fresh ideas and many channels can start to create similar videos. With that said Scott, you continue to bring unique and awesome content. This video was great and your humor with the 50 BMG is funny, but really is a reminder of just how dangerous our fun hobby can be. Great job by you and your Dad. Thanks for a really entertaining and "educational" video. Stay safe and God bless. 🙏👍
reverse bullets were experimented with in WW1 as an anti-armor method. this was when 'armor plate' was still only several millimeters of steel
the idea was that the blunt end has less of a chance to ricochet or have a pointed spitzer bullet shatter in contact with armor
It acted like punch, causing the steel to shear.
@@jantschierschky3461 had a better chance to cause more spall, yes.
Hey, Scott. I'm really happy about this sponsorship too. 5.11 Tactical has some amazing clothing. Congrats on the amazing sponsorship. See you around, you never fail to make me laugh in ever intro. Love your work.
.45 APC Big, fat and slow! I can relate. Also Taofledermaus learned that pouring some water on ballistic gel helps to show the bullet tracks (and a dark background helps).
You should never feel bad about talking about sponsors! We all know how RUclips is with gun tubers. Plus you always make it entertaining and funny!
would like to see pt. 2 of this where Scott calls the Serbu helpline and tries to file a warranty claim :D
also... the table destruction exercise was magnificent!
Hi Scott!
I must say that the way the gel blocks explode with the .50 BMG is very impressive. What a tremendous amount of energy transfer!
I love to see you do it haha
Scott is definitely one of the best at making commercials and advertisements. He's just that persuasive.
I’m really loving these new no ad videos. Straight to the action!
I'd love to see this revisited with a bit more range between the gun and the gel. I suspect that if you had a few dozen yards between them the bullets would tumble a lot more and open bigger wound channels, but also not fly straight.
Regardless of the direction the projectile is facing.. the bullet still spins in the barrel.. this is what stabilizes the projectile.. and turning it backwards is no different than a flat face or hollow point..
Hands down one of the most important ballistics tests of all time. We have all thought about it, now we know.
When I carried a S&W Model 36 38 Special 5 shot I reloaded Speer target bullets backwards. Never shot anyone or ballistics gel but they mushroomed real good in soft mud.
It’s so nice to see you and the t-Rex working as a team 🍻
You put more effort into your opening than some do in their entire video, I love it.
I was at a range once & there was some new people shooting a 380 pistol & they had some issue with so my son & I checked it out. We found a backwards (you call it upside down) bullet lodged in the barrel. I had a cleaning rod to push the bullet out & checked all of their store bought factory ammunition & all of rounds were okay. Since they were new they didn’t notice that one cartridge bullet was backwards. Scary.
Use to load hollow base wad cutters backward in .38 spl. Expanded really well.min. load of bullseye.
I started buying Underwood ammo because of you
Just went through 100 .357 Sig jacketed HP and loved it out of my G32
Would love to see what the 4 bore does to ballistic gel.
His skits are always so funny lmfao, never ending comedy with some education also thrown in the mix 😂 he seems like a fun person to hangout with lol
I'd love to see you do this with hard cast hollow based wadcutters / semi wadcutters and see the results.
I cannot physically put into words how happy I am I understood the Rexkwondo reference
Oh no - This should be a interesting one. I know that KB knows what its like when a receiver goes backwards but now bullets? :) love the content brother!
I, think I see what you did there.
It would be interesting to see what kind of accuracy you can get with backwards bullets.
It's always a great day when Scott has a new video
This answers the question I had since I found a box of Winchester ammo at the gun shop I used to work at with all the rounds except for a few where loaded backwards.
I heard of a .38spl/.357mag load many, many years ago. Namely, loading a hollow-based wadcutter backward. I think the Speer rounds had fewer cannelures than the Hornady rounds so they stayed together better, especially if you used only about 2.5/6gr of Bullseye. I have no idea if using them in a carry weapon is even legal but they would have to hit mighty hard. Would love to see what they'd do to a gel block, hint, hint. Love your stuff, keep 'em coming!
Mixed results were always reported with those, and they don't work at high velocity (accuracy)
Would love to see a long range accuracy test with the backwards bullet
4:33 T-Rex has no balls now.
That was something else. I didn't expect those results, at .223 and up ... crazy!
Yay, a new video.
Love all your content.
Also, your opening videos keep getting better and better.
Would have been interesting to see the effect of backwards loaded double-aught buckshot
Scott: firing a bullet backwards had got to be one of the most dangerous things we’ve done on this channel.
Destroyed 50cal rifle: am I a joke to you?!
Kentucky, this was a tactic used in WW1 to deal with Snipers and the sniper plates they used. the bullets would not penetrate but they would knock steel and metal off in the direction of the enemy sniper and cause either death or flesh wounds.
Nice video as usual Scott. I have an idea for a cool video; you should try every caliber you have on an underwater target. Which one will be the deadliest? And yes... it'll be awesome to see the Four Bore again 😊
Scott, you had me worried with the table after the last videos...so glad you destroyed it this time around. 🤣 And now you've escalated from destroying to torturing the tables first. I approve!!👍😝 P.S. I think Mark is going to be leery of selling you any more 50bmg's. Great video as always, thank you!!!
I love how he switches between backwards and upside-down depending on the bullets orientation to himself. It's so goddamn wholesome and endearing i can't take it.😊
This makes me feel better about what I did a few days ago. My derringer can't push 300 grain jacketed hollowpoints fast enough to make them expand, so I figured I'd turn them around and effectively have a hard cast wadcutter bullet. I haven't fired them yet, but I think they'll be pretty effective... for... moose? I dunno.
18:26 It always makes me laugh so much 😂😂😂 Thank for the video you are the best 👌👍👍❤️
Tell the RN50 to put a thumb in it 19:12
It's amazing to me how Scott gets these rounds to move backward! One thing I would have liked to see is Scott wearing a white lab coat and safety glasses when doing science.
Loved seeing the trucks try to pull eachother through the tables.