Awesome...what else do you need to prove a point? Those drums are probably the best low-tech item to show the actual shock-wave of what a human body / deer experiences as well.

 

I remember my days in the USCG, we used to practice shooting 55 gal drums that we about half filled with water to practice shooting just below the water line with our Browning Ma Deuces'. The idea was to rip holes into the engine compartment and flood it...they will stop when enough water gets in there. When you walked your rounds into the sweet spot, you know when you hit the drum because it use to launch upwards out of the water and then settle back down. That used to be some fun training.

 

Thanks for sharing.

i think i need a 338lapua or 50bmg wow the barrel like split in half

Great video Paul, +1, thanks!

Damn that 50 did some damage haha. Thanks for the post

that was awesome! that 50 cal. WOW! after seeing that, i love my saiga 7.62x39 even more! thanks paul....

Would of been interesting to see a .45 ACP...

 

Nice vid though!

They did not show the .45acp because it did not penetrate and rebounded off the side of the barrel to fall meekly into the grass.

Makes me miss my 338 and my 50

would a .50 caliber pistol like a desert eagle do similar damage or alot less damage because of barrel length and velocities?

I'd say less. It's a .50 AE round compared to .50 BMG.

 

Comparison of sizes.

FAAAAAR less. Muzzle energy of 50 ae is around 1400ft/lbs, 50 bmg is around 15,000. 338LM is around 5000.

DAM! that .50 bmg looks like a nuclear missle next to the other rounds, were does the 7.62x39 fit in that line up?

In between .223 and .308

thanks thats good to know, I love watching this vid, I have been showing all my friends! that 30-06 is what they used in world war II right?

In between .223 and .308

This. 7.62x39 is about as tall as the .223, and almost as wide as the .308.

thanks thats good to know, I love watching this vid, I have been showing all my friends! that 30-06 is what they used in world war II right?

 

Most Garands and 1903s were chambered in .30-06, yes.

Excellent video, they should do slow motion too. That 338 and 50 was amazing!

Awesome video, thanks for posting it!

Nice video Paul

 

Hey, where are the 7.62X54R shots??

 

Harry

Nice video Paul

 

Hey, where are the 7.62X54R shots??

 

Harry

 

I'd say it's about the same as the .308

Nick, I klnow it would be right arond that but you know being a lot of us have them it would be nice to see it for real.

 

Harry

Awesome video! I like the barrel dancing around BEHIND the car door!

 

-Scott