500 S&W Bullets from a SHOTGUN Experiment 

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One thing your channel has established without a shadow of a doubt is that the shotgun is the most versatile rifle.

I'm just some random English guy that has never even held a gun. I must say this is one of the most interesting youtube channels I watch. Much respect to you all.

Love re-watching all of the Danny episodes. He will always be with you and we can all enjoy seeing Danny smoking targets daily.

I like seeing the assembly of the shells before the shooting

The stability of these are way better than I would have thought...

First Lehigh Defense bullets I've ever seen that were covered in lead. Looks like sometimes half the sabot fingers broke off, and sometimes they all stayed attached. Outstanding video as always!

Jeff one of the things I would like to see is a Q&A with you and some of the other shooters. With you in front of the camera even the one time would still be fun to see.

Old Guy knows his stuff! Hat's off to you, sir!!

You seem to have a good stash of Soldier of Fortune :) out there west of Murica.

RU-vid suggested this video to me today.... pulls my heart seeing Danny shooting.

As a slug gun Hunter, that is a nice round! Looks as if it would shoot well and expand as needed. I wonder what the accuracy out say 100-150 would be like? I'm not a shotgun reloader, but you guys make me want to start up!

Beautifully made shells. Great production quality.

6:36 Watching that sabot disappear into the spray of water.....so cool

Hopefully not too much of a nitpick, but when checking grouping, shouldn't you keep the same point of aim for the entire group?

Yo I love OG on this channel ask anyone, but Danny held it down and knows what he's talking about no nonsense. Good balance. I'd take OG on the massive and wild shells but danny on the tight guaranteed know the shape shells. And both firing alternately and going downrange to check out the target would be Top Gear level funny

I have read if you set your rest on the barrel it throws the harmonics off and that will change the point of impact...that being said I dont know if that applies to shot guns... just thought I would throw that out there. I did notice "OG" lol was resting the barrel on the rest. anyhoo love the videos!

Great job on the powder load. Seems to be a pretty good alternative round! Thanks to Tim Hamilton for sending those to y'all!

They look really stable, I have 10 of these left I will load them up and see what kind of accuracy I can get out of them. If I can dial in the accuracy who would be interested in them? Let me know in a reply to this comment or on my Ballistic Machinist Facebook page. This could be my next line of slugs I offer

Going through old vids for my own improvised shotgun loads, I always get sad when I see Danny. OG will always be the only true OG.

Always a pleasure to re-watch Danny in healthier times. "OG means Old Guy". Gotta love the fella. 🙂 - Ed on the Ridge

Man i miss officer Greg on this one.. his comments and Mimics are just great :)

Cool! Love these experiment videos! :D

All of the small jokes and details in these videos really make them unique, and I appreciate them. “Military grade bowling pin” lol. So stupid but it made me laugh out loud. Keep up the great videos, Jeff!

Looks like a promising round! If the loading data could be dialed in it would make a great deer slug!

I loved the "Dancing Octopus". It was choreographed very well with the exploding jug of blue liquid!

I love this channel, very interesting and informative. A small suggestion though, if you're shooting groups you're supposed to aim at the same point every time. Besides that, excellent job!

This was a great experiment. Good results. Although fyi if you were checking the grouping you really have to shoot all three shots with the same point of aim. After you check for the consistency of the group you can adjust your scope or your aim. I was really interested to see what the grouping would be, even through the velocities were not consistent, but the grouping did not say anything with him adjusting point of aim after the first shot.

Those performed really (surprisingly) well! I wonder if one of the 420 gr extreme penetrators could perform even better; the higher inertia probably helps a lot in the giant shotgun bore.

Danny there can only be one OG. Unfortunately Officer Greg's punk rock band naming abilities has won the title.

Your beard reminds me exactly of my Dad's beard when he was in his 50's :) ... he lived till he was almost 80 ... As long as he could stand he could STILL outshoot any of us standing off hand ....... AND even though he was right handed he had to shoot lefty, because he lost one of his eye when he was in his 30's

Your channel is the ONLY channel I'm happy to see advertisements on!

Very interesting. The water jug was beyond great, try that again with a large cardboard a few feet behind to see what kind of spread those give. For those who don't know this, there are ad blockers especially for RU-vid adds.

i really really like the fact that this sabot that holds the bullet opens up fairly well even though it seems to be very very very rigid at the beginning of the video... nice.. must be one "heck" of a lot of wind force on the angled petals

So, does Californistan, border Canuckistan? Can you see Ave from your backdoor?

I have shot bowling pins with a .500S&W with an 8 in barrel. It was throwing them off the table. I don't like shooting the .500, but watching bowling pin flipping down range was pretty fun.

Nice shot on the lead plate! Smashed it

Lol military grade bowling pin...i love this channel...great idea guys

WOW... lovely video (and music) so many fine details - I never thought of personally - the art of loading odd shots and odd items into a shotgun cartridge. That is truly half art half science and you are really good at it Jeff. Nice shooting Danny! That was not easy... even I can tell that through the screen... wonderful work guys. I was getting ready to work... but I had to stop and see the movie...

Man it would suck without you guys! Great video as always, amazed by those rounds,great shooting dead eye Danny!

Great video. So close to a real accurate and re-loadable slug. Appreciate your efforts.

Oh man, that sticker on the lead plate disappearing in a sploosh of lead is super satisfying

I wonder if you should send this video to Lehigh? If I was with that company I would be a happy camper to learn a new application for my product. Great job on setting these up, Jeff. This one has exceeded your already high bar. Thanks to both of you.

Loved the groovy music inbetween shots

I definitely ain’t dating Danny’s daughter downrange. You all stay awesome and thank you for sharing.

MILITARY GRADE BOWLING PIN AH HAHAHA. THAT KILLED ME GREAT JOB GUYS.

Pretty awesome load sirs. Thanks for the videos!

I love this family friendly science channel!

The wet magazine exit was awesome

Thanks for the videos, they are appreciated. When you're checking accuracy, always hold on the same spot.

Probably the best use for Solder Of Fortune magazines.

Just realized how close you are to 1 mill congratz

Always a treat when the New videos come out. Keep up the good work guys.

Like the new lead plate holder! Cool to see my recommendation work! Great video as always! On that note I feel that the lead plate will not last as long as more force will applied to the stiffer plate.

Like going back through these videos to watch Danny having fun with OG.

Awesome video as always guys! The way RU-vid treat the creators is really sad and outrageous.😞😬

Call the gel blocks "Tactical dirt camouflaged ballistic gel towers". People won't notice how past their prime these are... Possibly.

This was an interesting video. I enjoyed it thoroughly! I love how you break down the projectiles and powder loads. I also enjoy all the science videos as well. I stumbled across your channel a little over a year ago and have been addicted ever since! Wish I didn't live on the opposite side of the country from you cause it would be an honor to meet you, Gregg, and Danny. If you are ever going to be anywhere near Titusville Florida please let me know! I would really like to to shake your hand and possibly buy you dinner (No homo). Please keep making these videos, wish I could afford to donate to your patreon site but I paint houses for a living LOL. This is my favorite channel! Demo ranch is my 2nd favorite... LOL.

Incredible round

I suggest that when shooting you rest the pump handle on the rest instead of the barrel because I've heard it can have a negative effect on accuracy

one good looking set up

Is there going to be an update to the ACOG clone durability.

How is the Arrow shooting shotgun for Jörg Sprave going. I'm really looking forward to the video. I wonder if that works better than with air. :) Cheers from Germany

I think it was the sabot's, they seem to snap around the bullet abit too snug making for a good bit of drag on the round over all. Also the sabot breaking up in the barrel or having a delayed release of the bullet would account for the variation in velocity and accuracy as well.

Now that's one frightening display.

I wouldn't call Danny "Old Guy" to his face. Anyone with a skull bracelet and Grizzly Adams beard is not to be messed with.

Damn Danny is getting good at zoning in these weird shells. His shooting continues to impress me.

I didn’t know you can use a shot gun for long range also and didn’t know you can use different bullets it’s so versatile to compare with any rifle usually they only have a certain size of ammo you can use as in a shot gun you can use pretty much any different type of shot and design long range short or power amazing guys thanks for the lessons

That is some SERIOUS energy transfer!!!

Very cool to feel like we still get to hang out with Danny ♡

What we clearly need here is Greg and Danny fused into one person

Well dad dernit! When the holy heck can we see the AU and AG slugs you teased yesterday?!

Hey those sabots looked amazing.

But first, the obligatory like that every Taofledermaus video gets before I even watch haha

Nice knife Danny! I use to have the same one but it had a tanto point. Sadly, it was stolen from me not long after I bought it. Great video, thumbs up! Glad the chrono is still working lol. 😀

Great video, Hope you can keep up the great work.

To the people hitting the dislike button- I hope you get a rash in a place not polite to scratch in the company of others and I hope it stays for at least a week.

Danny seems to know his stuff, so I'm more inclined to believe that any missteps were mechanical in nature.

Guys! You are awesome. I love your channel and I don't even own a gun. Love the humor and love to see as ll the different slugs people send to you to test. Interesting and fun.

My cat loves these videos! Thanks!

As to the accuracy, I think the slo-mo of the bowling pin is telling. Note the sabot upper right is missing one of the legs. Like OG said, that's a tough piece of plastic. Whatever dynamic caused the leg to sheer off has to affect the flight. Could it have cracked a leg when the bullet was snapped in place?

I love Danny, so calm♥️

What the flippin' heck! Those certainly are some dang fine slug rounds.

Started the video off right! Thanks jeff.

Cool, Thanks been wanting to see the RSS, similar erratic results to what I had.

Someone should write a book on the versatility of the shotgun and the various things you can put into a shotgun shell. It’s like the blunderbuss just evolved into the shotgun but the principle hasn’t changed.

A fun duo and great content. :)) I live in the eussr and all this is highly illegal.. ghehe love it.

For the inconsistant points of impact, my guess would be that the sabots are having difficulty releasing the bullet. Seating the bullet in the sabot seemed a bit tough. The friction resistance as the sabot left the bullet could pull the bullet off course by air resistance from the sabot opening with slight variations. If you modify the sabot so that the bullet drops in and falls out just as easily, and it ends up being accurate, then you have your cause.

Danny is a great shot!

I can’t believe you can still get military-grade bowling pins in the Republic of California! Thanks for the video Jeff, and great shooting Danny : )

Made these several years ago when BPI had firs made the blue sabot wads with good results out to 100 yds. Actually I made them with the earlier white wads as well. Pedals were stiff on the first ones and it helped accuracy to pre open them then load em up. I’ve also messed around with 50 cal lead bullets but you have to find ones that fit the wads well so it takes some experimentation

Buffalo Wind? Sounds like another OG related band plug.

We all will Miss you Danny RIP. I don't know how I missed this video l got in to repack 12g from your videos. I like trying stuff out.

Same set up Lee .50 cal cast Mine Ball... fully rifled barrel. good results....

Luv the dancing gel blocks

Nice work guys...👍

I'm curious what does it look like in slow motion of the bullet exiting at the back of the wet magazine. Those are travelling at Mach 1.63

Jeff - "that's some really hard wood". ;-)

Great video's, I enjoy the way you present them. Thank you. (Cleanish version) :)

RIP, Danny. We miss you.