Same video but with 5.7x28, .357Sig, & 10mm: ruclips.net/video/oyz2kl21i1g/видео.html Same test with 2 liter soda: ruclips.net/video/-gm05Rs-Pp8/видео.html Concrete blocks: ruclips.net/video/GmPNBxT-vxA/видео.html Cantelope: ruclips.net/video/wLO1I59rlXA/видео.html Way more see Caliber Comparison playlist on channel...
@Buckeyes216 true. My S&W .22 mag is not going to outmatch someone's 9mm Glock. But if I am in a life-threatening situation, it's better than a sharp stick. If you have a cannon in your pocket but are not comfortable with it, it is not going to do you any good.
Agreed. A head shot with one of those high velocity hollow point .22LR would stop a human in their tracks. Another advantage of the .22LR is less clean up work. A .45 ACP at close range would be like the Travolta Pulp Fiction car scene with poor Marvin. You need a lot of used bath towels to soak up a human brain.
.22LR can give you repeated headshots at a reasonable distance, with accuracy.. You can claim 9mm up to .44 Magnum & beyond all day with one shot, but it doesn’t take away from the high capacity magazine of .22LR, I can dump into a person with accuracy, in order to stop a threat. Typically anyone receiving rounds through their body will ultimately be stopped… Especially if you hit the brain stem..
I was a 9mm fan for most of my life but just bought a Kel-Tec P-17 .22lr pistol for personal defense. Accuracy, shot placement and round capacity are far more relevant than caliber.
@Mr.Helper - From all the power and energy dump. Same reason if a meteor hits earth that it does what it does. The larger and faster it is, the bigger the explosion...
@@BuckeyeBallistics Very hard to say if there was there difference in melon size,ammunition was CCI hollow point,cant remember which one of those two they are selling here.
This is a good demonstration that any caliber, even 22, can be effective with good marksmanship. It cracked the melon skin and made a decent wound channel. Bottom line, use what you can shoot well.
@@tmh6848 exactly! This isn’t a good medium for test. I don’t even know why watermelon testing is even a thing besides exploding and looking gore-y lol
I have to disagree with you on part of this statement. Whereas its good to use what you are comfortable with and shots on target are very important, a 22 has a way less potential for stopping a target. I say with this because the shot placement would have to be in a target capable of outright dropping an attacker and head shots are extremely difficult with the adrenaline is flowing. Theres more i could go on about, but enough of us already know the rest
I am French and I am in a shooting club. I have a Glock 44 and I am very satisfied with the 22 caliber. In addition the 22lr is not too expensive. I think it's a very good caliber to start shooting especially with a glock.
I think this was an excellent demonstration. I was surprised to see the 380 hit so hard. Around here watermelons are $7.50 at Costco. Thanks a lot FJB.
@@MrCurtis61etter!!! The .22lr is damn near worthless unless you hit a vital organ or the brain!!! Ever hear of anyone in the wild west using a .22lr??? I don't think so!!! Now, I keep stating .22lr because that is what was used here! The .22mag is a different animal!!!
*Crack, crack, crack...* ".35, .70, 1.05..." .35 or .45, he's gonna leak, and rounds in the gun equals time in the fight. I often carry a 10mm, but 9mm most of the time.
.380 ACP is termed 9mm Corto (short) in Italy and 9mm Kurz (short) Austria and Germany. That's why the 9mm's so popular. Analogously, against a human, between the 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP, it's like falling off a motorcycle, at 200, 240, or 245 mph; you're hurtin' and probably won't make it if it's a headshot.
@@jasonashley4579 Love the Chettah. I had one 20 years or so ago... - I wish I never sold mine. (But when you are young and broke, you have to do what is required to provide for the fam....). Would like to stumble across one again. I carry the LCP daily with 2 extra mags. I have only felt under-armed once. (I was in the park sitting in my car eating lunch and about 5 car loads of gang bangers came zipping into the lot. I started stowing my lunch as they were all getting out of their cars. I pulled out before I saw whatever they were up to....That was the only time I felt naked with the .380....Truth be told though, I would have not been comfortable in that situation even if I had my AR by my side, so the LCP stays as my EDC. I often carry my Sig 365 along with it now days though, since there seems to be so much more crime everywhere.)
@@Hardzinho_yay True, but the real point is to wound, not to kill a watermelon. And with the ability to carry 5 or 6 thousand rounds. That's a lot of watermelons.
Yes it's a great round .... except for the fact your armed adversary is probably equipped with at least 9mm. You gotta at least match the power projection of your potential opponent
Personally, I like the larger frame 380s (but not in my pocket). The added muzzle speed makes it worthwhile to me. But, I enjoy plinking with the sub compacts and micros. Can shoot all day!
Good video. I carry all these calibers as I like to change around, but I mostly carry a .380. When I was working I carried 9mm or .45 acp. Keep showing these. Good info.
Surprised by the .380 A while back, I read a story about a hunter who killed a grizzly bear with a .22 LR pistol. My first reaction was “No Way!” But the story was actually quite fascinating. The bear had chased him up a tree and I think the only thing he hadn’t lost was his .22 LR pistol. He shot the bear several times with the .22 and the bear kept coming. With his final bullet he got the bear through the open mouth and he must have hit something important because the bear fell and died. So this shows both the weakness and the strength of the .22 LR.
A grizzlies skull is probably too thick, but they do use .22lr to kill not only 300lb hogs on farms, but even 1500lb cows. Similarly, if you've ever seen the show "Swamp People," most of them constantly used .22 LR to kill full grown alligators...
As stated in the video, those are pretty devestating hollow points for .22lr. Some lesser offerings would have been closer to what you were expecting...
Aguila super maximum is just about the hottest 22lr money can buy to be fair. Love the stuff. If for some reason I could only have a 22lr for self defense I’m choosing this over federal punch 9 times outta 10
In my gel testing, I concluded that the Supermaximum HP and even Stingers were better than the Punch. The Punch penetrates further due to non expansion, but the former two leave much more devestating wound cavities in my opinion. The Punch does "sometimes," but that's only when it tumbles, and it doesn't always tumble. To anyone reading this, feel free to see for yourself- my rimfire gel tests can be quickly accesed via the .22/rimfire playlist on the channel...
380+p xtp is actually hotter than 9x18 Makarov. I use the same 380 round in my carry pistols as you do. 👍Broham! Results were suitably impressive, very few people test this round man thanks for testing it ...well done!
4 the life of me I don’t know why people think 380 is like a BB gun 😂 Underwood 90 grain +p is nothing too be played with…my Lcp 11 is my backup from my duty carry…I trust my Lcp & that particular ammo with my life….
I think when the "Great Watermelon Uprising" takes place, you are definitely covered... Honestly I was most impressed with the 22LR. I recently picked up a Keltec P17 22LR and I absolutely love this pistol. Very lightweight, dependable and fun to shoot. Great video... Thanks for sharing. RT
Impressed by the .380. I always keep a S&W Bodyguard loaded with self defense rounds in my car. It is easily concealed in a pocket while pumping gas or running into the store.
Thank you for sharing. The 22 did more damage than anticipated. Caution as there is no saami standard for 380 over pressure. If you have a 380 refer to the OM about use of over pressure ammunition and whether your 380 is rated for over pressure. LCP Max is not. Few are. It was impressive.
I love the serene setting..... Imagine waking up at 6am to the morning dew whilst listening to the birds chirping while you load your .45, rack, shoot.....with ricer sounds in the background.....
Now that I have watched all the gun vids on YT I know exactly what is best for fighting off alien invasions by the melon monsters, the milk jug creatures, and the invaders from planet Twoliter. What a relief.
Thanks for doing this. I carry either a Ruger SR22 or a Springfield Armory XD40 so I appreciated seeing both calibers in action. I'm feeling better about carrying the SR22 now.
I have an SR22 that I really love. At the range i shoot it more than anything else because of cost. But I wouldnt trust it for carry. It malfuntions at least a few times every time I have it out.
@@wildmikefilms I’ve had similar experience with this gun and my Browning Buckmark. I’ve found that if I use premium higher velocity ammo that they both work pretty well. The XD40 has never malfunctioned once. But it’s just a bit large to carry.
thank you for using humane shot placement. far too many people in my neck of the woods use live watermelons for plinking with smaller caliber pistols. the melons are usually subjected to a cruel and unusual death for a few laughs. i once saw a guy, probably 6'1” or so, place a live melon he had subdued in the wild on a rock roughly up to his shoulders. from 5 yards, he fired a .25 ACP from one of his late father's cheap flea market SNS pistols. apparently, it tumbled, basically eviscerating the (still live) melon, but not exiting. it bled its juices for a few minutes before rolling off the rock and cracking when it landed. luckily, his friend was as sympathetic as i and stepped in to put it down with one close range shot (.40s&w) from his glock 27.
Just a suggestion from somebody who's been teaching shooting for several years longer than you've been alive, cut the revolver grip on the semi-autos and get your right thumb on top of your left. I would also suggest working on a weaver hold instead of an isosceles. It's far more useful in tactical engagements.
Isosceles/Weaver hold- you mean stance? Appreciate the suggestions assuming they are intended to be helpful (which I believe is how they were implied). Now allow my rebuttal (for lack of better words)... My grip and stance are something I have developed over the years, both of which feel the most natural and stable (to me). I never recieved any training, never read any, never watched any. Self taught here... I'm a firm believer in not 1 way suits/fits all, not 1 way is right or best for everybody. After all, there is a reason there are multiple "stances," because no one single stance is best for every single shooter. And allthough I understand 99% of instructers teach to hold a semi-auto with both thumbs pointing forward, I still hold the same belief in regards to grip- that not one grip is best for everyone. I was unaware that there was even a name for the stance I gravitated towards until I read your comment and looked it up, but I would say I'm somewhere between a Weaver and Chapman stance. That said, I'm not sure why you mentioned stance since none of my shots in this video were from a standing position. Lastly, I am interested in *trying* the other stances and grips when I have the money for the extra ammunition to do so, but I will almost surely revert back to the way I have been doing it because that is what feels natural to me. I tried shooting with my finger "tip" once as they teach (as opposed to using the middle of my finger), and that caused me to pull shots horribly during rapid fire compared to the way I was comfortable doing it...
Accuracy trumps caliber! I wouldn’t want to be hit with any of them, but obviously 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP were all impressive. Regardless of your “test”/comparison and the results, who doesn’t enjoy seeing watermelons explode! 😂👍
This is great. I'm getting ready to buy my first gun. Lots of people tell you lots of stuff and it ends up being a big muddle of information in your head. Seeing it in action caliber by caliber is a great help.
Yeah, it's fun to see these visual demos,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but still go with what works for YOU. Good rule-of-thumb is .380 if you're a good shot (accuracy is important period, but even more so here), 9mm if you don't want to think about it, 40 if you like the snappy stuff, 45 if you like the nostalgia and a larger gun :-p BTW, I purposely left out .22LR; for that round is for plinking and marksman that feel they need to be at a handicap to prove a point :-/
@@HalfBreedMix ok thx. A S&W .380 was the first one I instinctively thought would feel good in my hand just based on looking at the display, but the store was busy and I wasn't ready to buy, so I didn't want to waste their time. I'm going back to look at that one in particular. A 9m feels too big. I shot a couple of them and can't hit anything even 30 feet away, but with a .22 I can hit whatever I look at, first try, first time with it. The 9 recoil is big and feels out of control the couple times I tried one. I weigh about 95, so I have to consider strength. I've only fired a grand total of maybe 40 handgun rounds in my life (all .22s or 9s, nothing else) but I've fired 100s of shotguns and rifles. My grandpa taught me with rifles & shotguns from the age of 5, keeping critters out of his vineyards and gardens.
@@AngelfromGenX Yeah, a 380 round has about half the power of a 9mm (even though the 380's case is only a bit smaller). The 380 pistols were a big deal before the micro (referring to the gun's size) 9mm guns started coming out. From what you're saying, I'd point you to a nice 380. If you're looking for a small gun, lots of people are going with the LCP Max from Ruger,,,,,,, it's pretty affordable too (the 75th anniversary edition is available now as well).
@HalfBreed - With all due respect, in regards to what she said about the 9mm recoil- I would not recomend the LCP Max. Yes it is "small" (extremely), but it is too small if you are trying to mitigate recoil. The LCP Max in .380 has similar recoil to a compact 9mm, which she explicitly stated she did not like the 9mm recoil...
One thing that people don't think about with a home defense weapon is that it will be fired in an enclosed space, most likely without any hearing protection on. Firing some large caliber pistol rounds can have immediate and long lasting effects on your hearing. In the short term it can cause disorientation and loss of balance. These are things that you don't want happening if you are trying to defend your home.
So as has been said MANY times before, the first hit matters most, even if your handgun is a mild cartridge like .22 or 32 or .380. Your opponent will lose all interest in pursuing you as soon as he's hit.
Other than the 22, i would go with the underwood extreme defender in all of these calibers. I will say that the 380 you used did do a great job, imo. And to be fair, gold dots are always in my top 3 also. I also love to shoot these gold dots and the underwoods in my lcr 357/38. They are wicked nasty.
I’ve tested random fmj’s, sig v crown, critical defense, and +p underwood xtreme defender in my lcp. Those xtreme defenders start hurting your fingers after a few mags lol. It’s no joke. I wouldn’t say the recoil is bad in the sense that it feels uncontrollable or makes it innacurate, I actually seem more accurate with them than the critical defense. But it just really does hurt your fingers with the small trigger well! I also have +p 135 gr critical duty, 124 gr v crowns, and 124 grain +p HST’s in 9mm. The HST’s or critical duty’s don’t kick hard at all for +p. Very nice to shoot from a Beretta APX full size, or Ruger MAX-9. On the first magazine ever fired for the LCP and MAX-9 when they were brand new, I had like 2 malfunctions, but about a thousand rounds later, none of the three guns have had one more malfunction ever. Not even on the immediate second magazine shot through them, or ever again. They all just work, well, and aside from the +p in the LCP, they all feel so good to shoot. I actually qualified for my CWP with the LCP lol 🤣 scored 23/25 with it. Not to bad for a still relatively new shooter when I got it, and well, being an LCP lol. I think you need to score 17 or 18 to pass, something like that.
Another thing about .22LR: by the time you negotiate the recoil of a single 40, 45 or 9mm round from your handgun, you have already placed 5-6 more rounds in your intended target.
If you're using the .22lr for self defense you'll need to put as many rounds in your target to try to stop them. Unless you get a lucky shot!!! It's bad enough that you sometimes have difficulty stopping a criminal with larger calibers!!!
I really enjoyed your video. You were consistent through all of the various calibers. No drama. I tuned in for the.380 results. About to go buy a Ruger Security .380.
Never underestimate a .22LR ever again... Here was the proof... Well done.22 LR. You sure are lots of fun. Though you came a long way with time. Hope to see you for many more years to come.....😊😊
Cool- it’s been done a million and a half times before, but I still enjoy these watermelon takedown videos, lol. It’s an interesting comparison if nothing else- I think it’s cool to see what different calibers and different projectile designs do against the same targets. Well, same medium, if slightly different sized targets, which I doubt that part matters all that much for these tests. Hey, keep having fun and making great precision sports videos man! I enjoy your videos- Life is good!
@@BuckeyeBallistics i don't think it'll damage the gun but it will cycle faster then it is designed to and the likelihood of a malfunction will increase. Because of that I cringed when he said he carries the +p
I’m a .45 guy but obviously the higher pressure and velocity of the .40SW is still compelling. Follow up shots are far easier with .45. .45 is a more controllable round because it is low pressure. Makes you see why 9mm (a high pressure round itself) is the clear winner for capacity and performance.
Now that you mention it, I think I do recall back in the day hearing something about that. However, not only does the current packaging on them not say a darn thing about it being a gold dot, but it would be marketing bs to call it a gold dot anyway because it it not (perhaps that's why the new packaging omits this claim). According to speer themselves, the gold dot bullet was the first to be truly bonded with it's jacket. .22lr does not have a true jacket like .22wmr and centerfire calibers can/do...
@@BuckeyeBallistics I believe that Gold Dot is chemically plated, and the old packaging did in fact say it was a Gold Dot bullet designed by Speer. I'll make a short showing you the packaging.
@@Valorius I vaguely recall the old boxes... Quote from Speer themselves: "Gold Dot was the first handgun ammunition loaded with true, bonded-core bullets. Using our exclusive Uni-Cor method, we bond the jacket to the core one molecule at a time at the very beginning of the bullet construction process. This virtually eliminates core-jacket separation." I don't know about you, but there doesn't appear to be anything special about the velocitor bullet in this regard compared to say, their mini-mag? I can still scratch the copper coating off with a key...
@@BuckeyeBallistics I was just looking through my ammo cans and apparently I threw out all the old boxes that I had from Circa 2011. I will look in my workshop tomorrow and see if I can find one.
Pretty fun video! Ever since you shot those apples way back when, I've been thoroughly impressed with .22 hollowpoints. I really expected that .22 to just make a couple of holes in the watermelon and that's it, but it really chewed that thing up! I also noticed with each larger caliber, the watermelon explosion got bigger and more complete, but once you hit 9mm, it seemed to be a condition of diminishing returns, with no real changes to the extent of damage that happened to the watermelon ...at least that's how it looked in the video. Maybe you experienced a different result. I believe what happened was you reached a point of saturation with the medium you were using. If you can remember how big those were, you could probably categorize them as "9mm watermelons". 😉😂
Dean! Good to see you again- never forget my regulars, even if I haven't seen them in months. As stated in the video, those are about the hottest .22lr you can get (per my ballistic gel testing). Lesser offerings would have probably resulted in the results you expected in .22lr... Yes 9mm, .40, and .45 were all pratically the same result. I fully expected this, since they are all within about 5.6% of each other in terms of ft-lbs of energy, i.e. power. 364, 388, & 356 ft-lbs in order in case you were wondering (with standard ball ammo).
@@BuckeyeBallistics Nice to hear from you again as well. The energies on those larger rounds seem to add up, as to their effect on the watermelon. Thanks for filling in the gaps.
@@BuckeyeBallisticsyes a lot of people don’t understand that .45 has 21,000 psi and 9mm has 35,000. It’s why the energy is basically equal despite being a smaller round and case
They're all lethal. As a Special Forces test pilot I served with said, "The human body is a pressurized vessel. Poke a hole in it, and everything on the inside wants to come to the outside. Takes the fight right out of a guy."
.40 s&w is the ideal cartridge caliber, but 180gr was always too heavy for the .40 s&w, great for the 10mm auto though, between 135gr minimum and 165gr maximum parameters is best, with the 155gr/150gr bullet weight being ideal
I have had several comments about this and I do actualy agree, at least in the 155-165gr range- but I shot what I had as mentioned in the video. That said, I actually prefer the recoil impulse from the 180gr bullets, at least in my G35, because it is more of a push instead of a snap. I might feel the opposite with a compact however...
I've owned and shot .40's since the 90's when it first came out. In every .40 cal pistol I ever shot or owned, they all seem to love the 155 grain bullet weight the best for accuracy. All of the popular bullet weights were reasonably accurate, but the 155's always shoot the best for me.
I own both .40 caliber and 10mm and I actually prefer the 10mm for my EDC, but some people prefer the .40 caliber due to less recoil. Personally I didn't notice enough recoil difference to affect my choice.
@@duaneadkins1261 I agree, I hate when people say true 10mm has a lot more recoil than a .40, I have a glock 20 and I can shoot a can at 20 yards easily with iron sights. Or maybe i'm just used to it.
@@BuckeyeBallistics the 380 plus p rounds loaded by Underwood and Buffalo Bore just tickle the floor of 9 mm performance. If you use a long barrel 380 the performance between it and a 9 mm probably would have been almost indistinguishable. Remember you used a short Mouse gun for the 380 plus p.
@@BuckeyeBallistics while we were chatting the Democrats just passed the most massive IRS expansion in US history. Increasing the IRS budget by 600% and adding 70,000 IRS agents as well as a new tax classification called Dangerous taxpayer. It's a done deal and cannot be stopped. Have a great day.
Don't be mad... but this guy reminded me of Gallagher if he'd used guns instead of a sledgehammer. The giggle when the melon exploded was the trick. this was fun to watch.
I said this before on someone else’s video about a .22: Everyone’s scared of inaccurate shrapnel going 1200fps, but suddenly one accurate piece of metal going 1200fps is not dangerous
I purchased several boxes of liberty Civil defense ammo a couple years ago, my 380 seems to like them the best. The 9mm wonders all over and the Beretta 45 does the same. But if the 380 hits a target it will be gone. I still like the 22 LR more than any weapon I have
excelent video ! i love your range, i wish i had one like yours. i own diferent guns with different calibers. i "sleep" with a walther pk 380, in my humble opinion, is the best balance between firepower and comfort to use caliber. regards from Mallorca, Spain !
You just inspired me to look for that .380 in Underwood. I currently have the Fiocchi with the xtp and was just hoping it will be hot enough if needed.
I did this recently, a 9mm carbine with a 16.5" barrel and shooting Hornady Critical Defense is quite entertaining. Picked up a couple different hollow point variants in 5.56 to do it with the AR next range trip.👍
I greatly appreciate your time and effort. As a military and law enforcement guy I did want to point out one thing that may help you with accuracy if you ever notice any issues. Your thumb placement is backwards from what you’d want. You want your support hand thumb along the slide/frame while your support hand thumb sorta welds that into place. Aside from that good work!
Same video but with 5.7x28, .357Sig, & 10mm: ruclips.net/video/oyz2kl21i1g/видео.html
Same test with 2 liter soda: ruclips.net/video/-gm05Rs-Pp8/видео.html
Concrete blocks: ruclips.net/video/GmPNBxT-vxA/видео.html
Cantelope: ruclips.net/video/wLO1I59rlXA/видео.html
Way more see Caliber Comparison playlist on channel...
Estava muito perto.
Tinha que ser uns 10metros os testes.
If I pull out my .22 mag S&W, no one is going to say, "OMG, she's got a .22 ".
They're going to say "OMG, she's got a gun!" 😮
Not many people look at the caliber of a gun, that may shoot back.
but if they have a gun and it comes to shots fired.. you’re outmatched.
@Buckeyes216 true. My S&W .22 mag is not going to outmatch someone's 9mm Glock. But if I am in a life-threatening situation, it's better than a sharp stick. If you have a cannon in your pocket but are not comfortable with it, it is not going to do you any good.
@@sunnyscott4876 true! I respect that.
@@Buckeyes216 Thank you for understanding! Have a good day!
I kinda knew what would happen with the 9mm,40 and 45 but I honestly was impressed with the 22LR.
9mm baby
Nothing surprises me with 22
Agreed. A head shot with one of those high velocity hollow point .22LR would stop a human in their tracks. Another advantage of the .22LR is less clean up work. A .45 ACP at close range would be like the Travolta Pulp Fiction car scene with poor Marvin. You need a lot of used bath towels to soak up a human brain.
@@lockman004 😂
.22LR can give you repeated headshots at a reasonable distance, with accuracy.. You can claim 9mm up to .44 Magnum & beyond all day with one shot, but it doesn’t take away from the high capacity magazine of .22LR, I can dump into a person with accuracy, in order to stop a threat. Typically anyone receiving rounds through their body will ultimately be stopped… Especially if you hit the brain stem..
You can really see the step up in energy from the .22 to the .380
The start of a different class
The few smg platforms chambered in 380 are actually controllable, too
@LIONTAMER3D have you ever seen someone shot by .380 get up and run away? I have.
@@mikie1466 I'm sure people have ran away after being shot with .40s and .45s too.
@@jamesrobertson9597100% Adrenaline is a hell of a drug.
22LR is more powerful than some people give it credit for! that first shot was impressive!
I was a 9mm fan for most of my life but just bought a Kel-Tec P-17 .22lr pistol for personal defense. Accuracy, shot placement and round capacity are far more relevant than caliber.
22 is a great caliber EXCEPTED IN TOO SHORT BARREL (MOUSE GUN) 25 acp is lonely decent mouse gun
Why wouldn’t the bullet for the other guns just go straight through .. what is causing the watermelon to explode
@Mr.Helper - From all the power and energy dump. Same reason if a meteor hits earth that it does what it does. The larger and faster it is, the bigger the explosion...
@@BuckeyeBallistics are the bullets still passing through when the watermelon explodes?
Those laughs after the 380 and 9 made the video worthwhile
Scientific evidence that joy increases with caliber. :)
WOW!! The 22lr did better than I expected but that 380 was very impressive
Would not want to stand in front of that .380
I think 22lr bullet was too fast and hard because with my Ruger MK2 and CCI hp melon exploded just as with 380.
@Topi - Then you were shooting different or smaller melons or using fragmenting/segmenting ammunition...
@@BuckeyeBallistics Very hard to say if there was there difference in melon size,ammunition was CCI hollow point,cant remember which one of those two they are selling here.
Yeah that kinda helped make up my mind between the 22 and 380
This is a good demonstration that any caliber, even 22, can be effective with good marksmanship. It cracked the melon skin and made a decent wound channel. Bottom line, use what you can shoot well.
Yes
It’s a watermelon my man
@@tmh6848 exactly! This isn’t a good medium for test. I don’t even know why watermelon testing is even a thing besides exploding and looking gore-y lol
I have to disagree with you on part of this statement. Whereas its good to use what you are comfortable with and shots on target are very important, a 22 has a way less potential for stopping a target. I say with this because the shot placement would have to be in a target capable of outright dropping an attacker and head shots are extremely difficult with the adrenaline is flowing. Theres more i could go on about, but enough of us already know the rest
Except 10mm
The 22 and 380 were actually impressive. Thanks for the video.
Just shows that no caliber should be underestimated. Airguns have even killed people. All of these calibers in the video can and have done it.
Wow! I was seriously impressed by the .22 and .380! Impressive
moral of the story - try not to get shot
I am French and I am in a shooting club. I have a Glock 44 and I am very satisfied with the 22 caliber. In addition the 22lr is not too expensive.
I think it's a very good caliber to start shooting especially with a glock.
Glock makes a 22? I learn something every day, I reckon.
Didn't know frenchies could own guns in France
Or Canada!
pas trop d'incidents de tir avec cette arme?
Best part about summer is the watermelon ballistic tests! Good stuff! The 380 did better than I expected.
Then you know what fall brings...
@@BuckeyeBallistics Pumpkin Spice and Spicey Pumpkin Explosions!
And the 380 had the shortest barrel
.380 is no slouch of a cartridge.
@CallMeOgmios I personally like it, but I use 9 x 19 because .380 is expensive and sometimes unavailable.
People crapping on a 22 probably don’t realise how many people have been killed with a 22 over the years
Well a gun was made to kill people.
I once read online that a .22 has caused the most deaths out of any caliber in history
@Kdhd_dnd Not sure about history but last time I checked the fbi data base it was #1 on fatalities list.
@@Valid909My dad, retired law enforcement, used to tell me that. Shoot what you’ve got.
I got hit in the chest, ruined my month.
I think this was an excellent demonstration. I was surprised to see the 380 hit so hard.
Around here watermelons are $7.50 at Costco. Thanks a lot FJB.
Biden said Putins to blame for our watermelon crisis soooooooooooooooo
Fuck Trump for banning bumpstocks
@@camaroman101 what's a bumpstop? Bumpstocks are stupid.
🤡 FJB 💩
@@jeffhudson2070 also FDT
To be honest, I watched the video to see how the .22 would do. I am very impressed with the wound channel of the .22. Great video.
I wonder how a .32 would do in comparison to the 22 ?
@@MrCurtis61etter!!! The .22lr is damn near worthless unless you hit a vital organ or the brain!!! Ever hear of anyone in the wild west using a .22lr??? I don't think so!!!
Now, I keep stating .22lr because that is what was used here! The .22mag is a different animal!!!
Very impressed with center-fire, especially the 9mm and the 40
Thats really impressive. I was really surprised by the .22LR's result. As for 9mm, .40, and .45, I did not see a difference between those 3 rounds.
Sort of drives the point there is no such thing as "deader".
@@jacobmccandles1767 repeat the same test with full cans of chilli. you'll see the difference. Even more fun when you use a hot loaded 10mm
Look closer
*Crack, crack, crack...* ".35, .70, 1.05..."
.35 or .45, he's gonna leak, and rounds in the gun equals time in the fight. I often carry a 10mm, but 9mm most of the time.
You won’t. Nobody shoots these far enough to use the advantages of each bullet. At 30 yards all will blow through a target
I carry a .380 and really liked this test. Such a good caliber for microcompact pistols!
.380 ACP is termed 9mm Corto (short) in Italy and 9mm Kurz (short) Austria and Germany. That's why the 9mm's so popular. Analogously, against a human, between the 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP, it's like falling off a motorcycle, at 200, 240, or 245 mph; you're hurtin' and probably won't make it if it's a headshot.
I carry a beretta chettah 84 in .380 in the summer months, I keep corbon 90 grain hollow point ammo in it, I feel plenty well armed with it.
I understand the cost of 380 is expensive. Is that an issue if you practice a lot?
@@ericcurry1119 In my country it costs the same as 9x19mm
@@jasonashley4579 Love the Chettah. I had one 20 years or so ago... - I wish I never sold mine. (But when you are young and broke, you have to do what is required to provide for the fam....). Would like to stumble across one again.
I carry the LCP daily with 2 extra mags. I have only felt under-armed once. (I was in the park sitting in my car eating lunch and about 5 car loads of gang bangers came zipping into the lot. I started stowing my lunch as they were all getting out of their cars. I pulled out before I saw whatever they were up to....That was the only time I felt naked with the .380....Truth be told though, I would have not been comfortable in that situation even if I had my AR by my side, so the LCP stays as my EDC. I often carry my Sig 365 along with it now days though, since there seems to be so much more crime everywhere.)
The 22 LR is a great round. Cheap, light to carry.
Except that the body of a man shooting back at you doesn't have the same density of a watermelon
@@Hardzinho_yay True, but the real point is to wound, not to kill a watermelon. And with the ability to carry 5 or 6 thousand rounds. That's a lot of watermelons.
@@johnadams7402 You want to invade Ohio, admit it!
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Yes it's a great round .... except for the fact your armed adversary is probably equipped with at least 9mm. You gotta at least match the power projection of your potential opponent
Nice down to earth videos and reviews. No gun snob here, just great honest videos!
I love those Ruger 380s like the Max. Such a cool little pocket gun.
I always kind of liked them- but when they came out with the Max I was sold instantly...
They are fantastic pistols and very accurate. I have videos shooting mine out to 20 yards on my channel.
@@BuckeyeBallistics same.
Personally, I like the larger frame 380s (but not in my pocket). The added muzzle speed makes it worthwhile to me. But, I enjoy plinking with the sub compacts and micros. Can shoot all day!
Good video. I carry all these calibers as I like to change around, but I mostly carry a .380. When I was working I carried 9mm or .45 acp. Keep showing these. Good info.
That 9mm sure blew the lungs out of that watermelon.
damnit, I came here to post that, but had to check the comments first! haha
@Rich - Already had a dozen or more, you coulda been #13...
I think they got it from a video by IraqVeteran8888 where they make that joke while shooting watermelons…
This is a great teaching aid for young people and older new shooters alike. Don’t point a firearm at anything you don’t want to destroy. 6:23
Surprised by the .380
A while back, I read a story about a hunter who killed a grizzly bear with a .22 LR pistol. My first reaction was “No Way!”
But the story was actually quite fascinating. The bear had chased him up a tree and I think the only thing he hadn’t lost was his .22 LR pistol. He shot the bear several times with the .22 and the bear kept coming. With his final bullet he got the bear through the open mouth and he must have hit something important because the bear fell and died.
So this shows both the weakness and the strength of the .22 LR.
A grizzlies skull is probably too thick, but they do use .22lr to kill not only 300lb hogs on farms, but even 1500lb cows. Similarly, if you've ever seen the show "Swamp People," most of them constantly used .22 LR to kill full grown alligators...
I read a story about a female hunter from Canada that killed an grizzly with an 22LR Rifle.
That was different. The 22lr surprised me. I thought it would just pinch a clean hole right through.
As stated in the video, those are pretty devestating hollow points for .22lr. Some lesser offerings would have been closer to what you were expecting...
Aguila super maximum is just about the hottest 22lr money can buy to be fair. Love the stuff. If for some reason I could only have a 22lr for self defense I’m choosing this over federal punch 9 times outta 10
In my gel testing, I concluded that the Supermaximum HP and even Stingers were better than the Punch. The Punch penetrates further due to non expansion, but the former two leave much more devestating wound cavities in my opinion. The Punch does "sometimes," but that's only when it tumbles, and it doesn't always tumble. To anyone reading this, feel free to see for yourself- my rimfire gel tests can be quickly accesed via the .22/rimfire playlist on the channel...
That was a nice crisp watermelon. You know the kind that splits with a CRACK sound when you stick a knife in it...
Pretty cool test.
Ball ammo would but hollowpoints do what you saw in the video. The expansion creates so much more damage. Them and ball ammo are night and day.
380+p xtp is actually hotter than 9x18 Makarov. I use the same 380 round in my carry pistols as you do. 👍Broham!
Results were suitably impressive, very few people test this round man thanks for testing it ...well done!
4 the life of me I don’t know why people think 380 is like a BB gun 😂 Underwood 90 grain +p is nothing too be played with…my Lcp 11 is my backup from my duty carry…I trust my Lcp & that particular ammo with my life….
There is a definite advantage with the +p! That's why you use it!!!
Gives me confidence in my .380 carry.
Not all loads are created equal- depends on what you keep loaded in it...
The 380 is also my carry gun and anyone that says the 380 is inadequate for self-defense obviously has never been shot by one!
@@kansasgardener5844 people still underestimate 9mm lol 380 ain’t nothing still
@@jaynola7778 .380 is very effective. Some may even argue that .22lr is also effective.
@@jaynola7778 any caliber projectile can kill you. You know that lol.Especially a head shot. Blood loss. But the 380 definitely ain't like the 9
I wish 40 was more popular it’s my favorite caliber
Then it would be more expensive. 🤫 I like my 40 Ammo cheap. Even easy to find during pandemic. Let the groupies be groupies 😅
I think when the "Great Watermelon Uprising" takes place, you are definitely covered... Honestly I was most impressed with the 22LR. I recently picked up a Keltec P17 22LR and I absolutely love this pistol. Very lightweight, dependable and fun to shoot. Great video... Thanks for sharing. RT
I'm wanting to get one of those...
9mm 40 and 45 looked similar results. I'm surprised 22 went straight through and did good damage. Interesting video 👍
The .22lr split the watermelon! For self-defense, Yippee!!! It's only good for plinking because it's the cheapest!!!
.22 will kill what u mean.
I sure wouldn’t want to be shot with those.22s or any of the others.
Thanks for putting your money into this! It’s tough out there and we all appreciate it
Impressed by the .380. I always keep a S&W Bodyguard loaded with self defense rounds in my car. It is easily concealed in a pocket while pumping gas or running into the store.
Thank you for sharing. The 22 did more damage than anticipated. Caution as there is no saami standard for 380 over pressure. If you have a 380 refer to the OM about use of over pressure ammunition and whether your 380 is rated for over pressure. LCP Max is not. Few are. It was impressive.
I carry a Bodyguard 380, and this is enough evidence for me to feel the round is sufficient as a defensive round. Thanks.
With the right ammunition yes. You may want to check out some of my .380 gel tests...
Not really that watermelon already had a big cavity wound from the .22
Uh, no it didn't. Each caliber had it's own fresh watermelon...
@@BuckeyeBallistics Hornaday Critical Defense. Speaks softly but carries a big stick.
I have the same gun, my daily carry. Absolutely Wonderful weapon
.380 did better than I expected. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Because it was a +P load moving at 1,200 fps.
I was really amazed how much damage that 380 did, very under rate round.
I love the serene setting.....
Imagine waking up at 6am to the morning dew whilst listening to the birds chirping while you load your .45, rack, shoot.....with ricer sounds in the background.....
Now that I have watched all the gun vids on YT I know exactly what is best for fighting off alien invasions by the melon monsters, the milk jug creatures, and the invaders from planet Twoliter. What a relief.
Thanks for doing this. I carry either a Ruger SR22 or a Springfield Armory XD40 so I appreciated seeing both calibers in action. I'm feeling better about carrying the SR22 now.
You might want to check out some of my gel tests for a more accurate analagy of lethality between cartridges.
I have an SR22 that I really love. At the range i shoot it more than anything else because of cost. But I wouldnt trust it for carry. It malfuntions at least a few times every time I have it out.
@@wildmikefilms I’ve had similar experience with this gun and my Browning Buckmark. I’ve found that if I use premium higher velocity ammo that they both work pretty well. The XD40 has never malfunctioned once. But it’s just a bit large to carry.
I had the XD 40 at one point in my life and i probally put 2000 rounds through it without a jam. Very reliable weapon.
@@wildmikefilms Send it back to ruger. They will fix it for free. I sent mine back and in 2 weeks or so maybe they sent me back a flawless gun!!!!!!!
Watermelons are known to be extremely vicious and bear sprays are ineffective ! Be ready !
🤔🤔🤔Hmm.Well garlics are known to be extremely vicious and bear spray is ineffective. doesn't work.Stay ready💯🤦♂️
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After 9mm was the point of diminishing returns. Stay with 9mm for the sake of ammo capacity, balanced recoil and cost.
You must've missed the .22lr, ain't no bb pellet and no recoil whatsoever, and cost is well WAY cheaper than 9mm repacked cartridges
Nicely done and kudos for hitting your targets appropriately.
I would hope from 6 feet away!
This is the best Gallagher tribute I have seen!
I think of the .22 as an excellent addition to your survival equipment.
Everyone should have one, especially a rifle.
@@BuckeyeBallistics Exactly!
Love my 22. For my CC and mailbox nightstand …. It fits my lifestyle and it’s micro … love the content
Impressed with the "wound channel" from the Aguila 22LR. Definitely does some damage.
That wasn't a wound channel! That was a slice! Could have done that with a knife!!!
thank you for using humane shot placement. far too many people in my neck of the woods use live watermelons for plinking with smaller caliber pistols. the melons are usually subjected to a cruel and unusual death for a few laughs.
i once saw a guy, probably 6'1” or so, place a live melon he had subdued in the wild on a rock roughly up to his shoulders. from 5 yards, he fired a .25 ACP from one of his late father's cheap flea market SNS pistols. apparently, it tumbled, basically eviscerating the (still live) melon, but not exiting. it bled its juices for a few minutes before rolling off the rock and cracking when it landed. luckily, his friend was as sympathetic as i and stepped in to put it down with one close range shot (.40s&w) from his glock 27.
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Very good. The .380 + P hit harder than I thought. Even the .22 did more than I was expecting.
I've always been a fan of 22lr.
Our issue .40 S&W cartridge was the 155 grain JHP. Performed much better than the180 grain JHP.
165 is pretty common in fmj, never really seen 155 (but I know it exits). For some reason most of the HP's are 180...
.... You should give the 40 S&W 115gr Xtreme Defenders a whirl. Over 1400+ fps @ 500+ ft-lbs and the permanent & temporary cavitation is brutal.👍
Corbon 135 gr JHP in 40 s&w.
Blamo!
My EDC is a 9mm, but I was impressed by the .22 and .380. Very nice video!!
"Guns&Cars" ... it took its sweet time (16 years) but RUclips is finally recommending me things I'm interested in, haha!!
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Just a suggestion from somebody who's been teaching shooting for several years longer than you've been alive, cut the revolver grip on the semi-autos and get your right thumb on top of your left. I would also suggest working on a weaver hold instead of an isosceles. It's far more useful in tactical engagements.
Isosceles/Weaver hold- you mean stance? Appreciate the suggestions assuming they are intended to be helpful (which I believe is how they were implied). Now allow my rebuttal (for lack of better words)...
My grip and stance are something I have developed over the years, both of which feel the most natural and stable (to me). I never recieved any training, never read any, never watched any. Self taught here...
I'm a firm believer in not 1 way suits/fits all, not 1 way is right or best for everybody. After all, there is a reason there are multiple "stances," because no one single stance is best for every single shooter. And allthough I understand 99% of instructers teach to hold a semi-auto with both thumbs pointing forward, I still hold the same belief in regards to grip- that not one grip is best for everyone.
I was unaware that there was even a name for the stance I gravitated towards until I read your comment and looked it up, but I would say I'm somewhere between a Weaver and Chapman stance. That said, I'm not sure why you mentioned stance since none of my shots in this video were from a standing position.
Lastly, I am interested in *trying* the other stances and grips when I have the money for the extra ammunition to do so, but I will almost surely revert back to the way I have been doing it because that is what feels natural to me. I tried shooting with my finger "tip" once as they teach (as opposed to using the middle of my finger), and that caused me to pull shots horribly during rapid fire compared to the way I was comfortable doing it...
I concur.. watch field craft survival’s video on how having a good pistol grip. ruclips.net/video/HfUnBzbYAtw/видео.html
You've created a sticky situation, another good video!👍
Accuracy trumps caliber! I wouldn’t want to be hit with any of them, but obviously 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP were all impressive. Regardless of your “test”/comparison and the results, who doesn’t enjoy seeing watermelons explode! 😂👍
Great video! Thanks for just going through the calibers shooting one by one with one slow mo shot
This is great. I'm getting ready to buy my first gun. Lots of people tell you lots of stuff and it ends up being a big muddle of information in your head. Seeing it in action caliber by caliber is a great help.
Yeah, it's fun to see these visual demos,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but still go with what works for YOU. Good rule-of-thumb is .380 if you're a good shot (accuracy is important period, but even more so here), 9mm if you don't want to think about it, 40 if you like the snappy stuff, 45 if you like the nostalgia and a larger gun :-p BTW, I purposely left out .22LR; for that round is for plinking and marksman that feel they need to be at a handicap to prove a point :-/
@@HalfBreedMix ok thx. A S&W .380 was the first one I instinctively thought would feel good in my hand just based on looking at the display, but the store was busy and I wasn't ready to buy, so I didn't want to waste their time. I'm going back to look at that one in particular. A 9m feels too big. I shot a couple of them and can't hit anything even 30 feet away, but with a .22 I can hit whatever I look at, first try, first time with it. The 9 recoil is big and feels out of control the couple times I tried one. I weigh about 95, so I have to consider strength. I've only fired a grand total of maybe 40 handgun rounds in my life (all .22s or 9s, nothing else) but I've fired 100s of shotguns and rifles. My grandpa taught me with rifles & shotguns from the age of 5, keeping critters out of his vineyards and gardens.
@Angel - I really love the new Ruger Security .380 and recently did a review video on it.
@@AngelfromGenX Yeah, a 380 round has about half the power of a 9mm (even though the 380's case is only a bit smaller). The 380 pistols were a big deal before the micro (referring to the gun's size) 9mm guns started coming out. From what you're saying, I'd point you to a nice 380. If you're looking for a small gun, lots of people are going with the LCP Max from Ruger,,,,,,, it's pretty affordable too (the 75th anniversary edition is available now as well).
@HalfBreed - With all due respect, in regards to what she said about the 9mm recoil- I would not recomend the LCP Max. Yes it is "small" (extremely), but it is too small if you are trying to mitigate recoil. The LCP Max in .380 has similar recoil to a compact 9mm, which she explicitly stated she did not like the 9mm recoil...
One thing that people don't think about with a home defense weapon is that it will be fired in an enclosed space, most likely without any hearing protection on. Firing some large caliber pistol rounds can have immediate and long lasting effects on your hearing. In the short term it can cause disorientation and loss of balance. These are things that you don't want happening if you are trying to defend your home.
Pistols and shotguns aren't too bad, centerfire rifle cartridges (like an AR) will make your ears bleed.
Good point!!!!
Entertaining! the 22 LR was a bit of a surprise and honestly, even as a 9mm fan, I was surprised that it pulverized the watermelon!
What surprised me about the .22lr is that it didn't make an exit hole! There was no damage!!! It just split it! I could have used a spoon to eat it!!!
@@robertramirez2076 Given the shock damage, you could probably use a straw. LOL
Wow! That was a great video, and fun to watch, and informative. I was really surprised at the .380. Thanks for the vid.
So as has been said MANY times before, the first hit matters most, even if your handgun is a mild cartridge like .22 or 32 or .380. Your opponent will lose all interest in pursuing you as soon as he's hit.
Perfect video for my 'know it all' son on his first side arm purchase! Thanks.
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Other than the 22, i would go with the underwood extreme defender in all of these calibers. I will say that the 380 you used did do a great job, imo. And to be fair, gold dots are always in my top 3 also.
I also love to shoot these gold dots and the underwoods in my lcr 357/38. They are wicked nasty.
I have them in 3 of the 4 centerfire cartridges currently and will be doing gel tests with them soon.
@@BuckeyeBallistics sweet. Thank you
I’ve tested random fmj’s, sig v crown, critical defense, and +p underwood xtreme defender in my lcp. Those xtreme defenders start hurting your fingers after a few mags lol. It’s no joke. I wouldn’t say the recoil is bad in the sense that it feels uncontrollable or makes it innacurate, I actually seem more accurate with them than the critical defense. But it just really does hurt your fingers with the small trigger well!
I also have +p 135 gr critical duty, 124 gr v crowns, and 124 grain +p HST’s in 9mm. The HST’s or critical duty’s don’t kick hard at all for +p. Very nice to shoot from a Beretta APX full size, or Ruger MAX-9. On the first magazine ever fired for the LCP and MAX-9 when they were brand new, I had like 2 malfunctions, but about a thousand rounds later, none of the three guns have had one more malfunction ever. Not even on the immediate second magazine shot through them, or ever again. They all just work, well, and aside from the +p in the LCP, they all feel so good to shoot.
I actually qualified for my CWP with the LCP lol 🤣 scored 23/25 with it. Not to bad for a still relatively new shooter when I got it, and well, being an LCP lol. I think you need to score 17 or 18 to pass, something like that.
Another thing about .22LR: by the time you negotiate the recoil of a single 40, 45 or 9mm round from your handgun, you have already placed 5-6 more rounds in your intended target.
Lmao dumbest shit I've ever heard 😂🤣
If you're using the .22lr for self defense you'll need to put as many rounds in your target to try to stop them. Unless you get a lucky shot!!!
It's bad enough that you sometimes have difficulty stopping a criminal with larger calibers!!!
Good point and much cheaper on top of it
Absolutely 💯
TBH The 9 MM was way more impressive than I thought it would be ;-)
I really enjoyed your video. You were consistent through all of the various calibers. No drama. I tuned in for the.380 results. About to go buy a Ruger Security .380.
I'm planning on getting one of those soon!
@@BuckeyeBallistics Cool. I don't know if you live near a Bass Pro Shop but they are $300 there. About the cheapest I can find...
Thanks. I have one about an hour away but my LGS has them for 299 as well...
Never underestimate a .22LR ever again... Here was the proof... Well done.22 LR. You sure are lots of fun. Though you came a long way with time. Hope to see you for many more years to come.....😊😊
Cool- it’s been done a million and a half times before, but I still enjoy these watermelon takedown videos, lol. It’s an interesting comparison if nothing else- I think it’s cool to see what different calibers and different projectile designs do against the same targets. Well, same medium, if slightly different sized targets, which I doubt that part matters all that much for these tests. Hey, keep having fun and making great precision sports videos man! I enjoy your videos- Life is good!
That sounds really crazy but $50 in watermelons is true. Man things are going to sh!t…ammo’s just as bad. Thanks for the demo though.
You may not want to fire too many +p's through your LCP Max. The manual advises against it and you may damage your pistol. Nice video, I enjoyed it.
Aware, thanks. I need to get a +p rated .380...
@@BuckeyeBallistics i don't think it'll damage the gun but it will cycle faster then it is designed to and the likelihood of a malfunction will increase. Because of that I cringed when he said he carries the +p
Never heard of it causing malfunctions, but I know it will wear out the pistol faster.
@@lampshadesoapmaker678 that's weird because the ec9s is +p rated
awesome video.. that yard and set up is sick dude!
I’m a .45 guy but obviously the higher pressure and velocity of the .40SW is still compelling. Follow up shots are far easier with .45. .45 is a more controllable round because it is low pressure. Makes you see why 9mm (a high pressure round itself) is the clear winner for capacity and performance.
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Heads up: CCI velocitor is loaded with a 40 grain Gold Dot bullet in 22 long rifle.
Now that you mention it, I think I do recall back in the day hearing something about that. However, not only does the current packaging on them not say a darn thing about it being a gold dot, but it would be marketing bs to call it a gold dot anyway because it it not (perhaps that's why the new packaging omits this claim). According to speer themselves, the gold dot bullet was the first to be truly bonded with it's jacket. .22lr does not have a true jacket like .22wmr and centerfire calibers can/do...
@@BuckeyeBallistics I believe that Gold Dot is chemically plated, and the old packaging did in fact say it was a Gold Dot bullet designed by Speer. I'll make a short showing you the packaging.
@@Valorius I vaguely recall the old boxes... Quote from Speer themselves: "Gold Dot was the first handgun ammunition loaded with true, bonded-core bullets. Using our exclusive Uni-Cor method, we bond the jacket to the core one molecule at a time at the very beginning of the bullet construction process. This virtually eliminates core-jacket separation."
I don't know about you, but there doesn't appear to be anything special about the velocitor bullet in this regard compared to say, their mini-mag? I can still scratch the copper coating off with a key...
@@BuckeyeBallistics I was just looking through my ammo cans and apparently I threw out all the old boxes that I had from Circa 2011. I will look in my workshop tomorrow and see if I can find one.
Pretty fun video!
Ever since you shot those apples way back when, I've been thoroughly impressed with .22 hollowpoints.
I really expected that .22 to just make a couple of holes in the watermelon and that's it, but it really chewed that thing up!
I also noticed with each larger caliber, the watermelon explosion got bigger and more complete, but once you hit 9mm, it seemed to be a condition of diminishing returns, with no real changes to the extent of damage that happened to the watermelon
...at least that's how it looked in the video. Maybe you experienced a different result.
I believe what happened was you reached a point of saturation with the medium you were using.
If you can remember how big those were, you could probably categorize them as "9mm watermelons". 😉😂
Dean! Good to see you again- never forget my regulars, even if I haven't seen them in months. As stated in the video, those are about the hottest .22lr you can get (per my ballistic gel testing). Lesser offerings would have probably resulted in the results you expected in .22lr...
Yes 9mm, .40, and .45 were all pratically the same result. I fully expected this, since they are all within about 5.6% of each other in terms of ft-lbs of energy, i.e. power. 364, 388, & 356 ft-lbs in order in case you were wondering (with standard ball ammo).
@@BuckeyeBallistics Nice to hear from you again as well. The energies on those larger rounds seem to add up, as to their effect on the watermelon.
Thanks for filling in the gaps.
@@BuckeyeBallisticsyes a lot of people don’t understand that .45 has 21,000 psi and 9mm has 35,000. It’s why the energy is basically equal despite being a smaller round and case
They're all lethal. As a Special Forces test pilot I served with said, "The human body is a pressurized vessel. Poke a hole in it, and everything on the inside wants to come to the outside. Takes the fight right out of a guy."
Of course- the whole purpose of a firearm, regardless of caliber, is to deliver a lethal blow. Some are just better than others at doing it...
True, but shot placement is paramount.
Even perfect shot placement with a .22lr can kill! But I'm not fool enough to depend on it to protect my life! It's just a range plinker!!!
Holy 9mm is in the league of it's own. The biggest difference was the shift to 9mm then to the 45 acp
At 6:00 if you listen closely, you can hear the ants running over licking their lips
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.40 s&w is the ideal cartridge caliber, but 180gr was always too heavy for the .40 s&w, great for the 10mm auto though, between 135gr minimum and 165gr maximum parameters is best, with the 155gr/150gr bullet weight being ideal
I have had several comments about this and I do actualy agree, at least in the 155-165gr range- but I shot what I had as mentioned in the video. That said, I actually prefer the recoil impulse from the 180gr bullets, at least in my G35, because it is more of a push instead of a snap. I might feel the opposite with a compact however...
Them 45 people not going to be happy with your comment! 🤣. But I agree with you!
I've owned and shot .40's since the 90's when it first came out. In every .40 cal pistol I ever shot or owned, they all seem to love the 155 grain bullet weight the best for accuracy. All of the popular bullet weights were reasonably accurate, but the 155's always shoot the best for me.
I own both .40 caliber and 10mm and I actually prefer the 10mm for my EDC, but some people prefer the .40 caliber due to less recoil. Personally I didn't notice enough recoil difference to affect my choice.
@@duaneadkins1261 I agree, I hate when people say true 10mm has a lot more recoil than a .40, I have a glock 20 and I can shoot a can at 20 yards easily with iron sights. Or maybe i'm just used to it.
Cool, great video brother. I MST say I was somewhat surprised by the 380 round. Looking forward to the 2 liter testing. Thanks
I was surprised as well, but then I was also surprised seeing just how much of a difference there was between it and the 9mm...
@@BuckeyeBallistics oh yeah for sure.
@@BuckeyeBallistics the 380 plus p rounds loaded by Underwood and Buffalo Bore just tickle the floor of 9 mm performance. If you use a long barrel 380 the performance between it and a 9 mm probably would have been almost indistinguishable. Remember you used a short Mouse gun for the 380 plus p.
Yeah that's why I want the Browning Black Label...
@@BuckeyeBallistics while we were chatting the Democrats just passed the most massive IRS expansion in US history. Increasing the IRS budget by 600% and adding 70,000 IRS agents as well as a new tax classification called Dangerous taxpayer. It's a done deal and cannot be stopped. Have a great day.
It's been a long time since I've seen anyone shoot with a grip like that...
Don't be mad... but this guy reminded me of Gallagher if he'd used guns instead of a sledgehammer. The giggle when the melon exploded was the trick. this was fun to watch.
I said this before on someone else’s video about a .22: Everyone’s scared of inaccurate shrapnel going 1200fps, but suddenly one accurate piece of metal going 1200fps is not dangerous
Well said
I purchased several boxes of liberty Civil defense ammo a couple years ago, my 380 seems to like them the best. The 9mm wonders all over and the Beretta 45 does the same. But if the 380 hits a target it will be gone. I still like the 22 LR more than any weapon I have
I gel tested those in .380 & 9mm on the channel. My .380 doesn't "wander" with other ammo, it just didn't like these Federal for some reason.
What does "wander" mean?
What does "wander" mean?
excelent video ! i love your range, i wish i had one like yours. i own diferent guns with different calibers. i "sleep" with a walther pk 380, in my humble opinion, is the best balance between firepower and comfort to use caliber. regards from Mallorca, Spain !
This is my friends range, but yes it is very nice.
Wow. Could not help but think that the 9mm, 40S&W and the 45ACP were today's version of the Star Trek Phazer. One hit and you descenigrate! LOL
Fun video. After I saw 9mm I knew acp would absolutely shred
Can't believe the 380+p round blew that melon apart.. way cool.
I know for sure now, I don't want to be hit with any of them, calibre snobs take note
RIGHT! Any time you have a hole in you that you weren't born with medical attention will be required.
Excellent video on different calibers from different hand guns goes to show you what they could do to watermelon 🍉 💯👍
You just inspired me to look for that .380 in Underwood. I currently have the Fiocchi with the xtp and was just hoping it will be hot enough if needed.
I ordered it direct from Underwood if I recall correctly- or Midway
didn't expected that with 9mm. Good stuff.
I did this recently, a 9mm carbine with a 16.5" barrel and shooting Hornady Critical Defense is quite entertaining. Picked up a couple different hollow point variants in 5.56 to do it with the AR next range trip.👍
I did water filled pumpkins with 5.56 and other centerfire rifle calibers. You don't even need a hollow point with 5.56 lol.
What a fun video. Thanks for shooting this.
Thanks for watching!
That certainly was an impressive.380 round!
Yup - but I have fragmenting rounds for it that would have done what the 9mm did in this video...
Wow, that 9mm blew the lungs right out of that watermelon.
10th comment saying this now lol
Scattered seeds like it was planting time! I'm in... just subbed, and looking forward to more videos!
Check out the caliber comparison playlist on the channel for more videos like this one.
I greatly appreciate your time and effort. As a military and law enforcement guy I did want to point out one thing that may help you with accuracy if you ever notice any issues. Your thumb placement is backwards from what you’d want. You want your support hand thumb along the slide/frame while your support hand thumb sorta welds that into place. Aside from that good work!