6.5 Grendel vs. MEDIEVAL ARMOR!!! 

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Not gonna lie, that Texas star bit was some pretty impressive shooting.

I love how the .45 takes 3-5 business days to hit the target.

“Was that a ricochet?” Cut to Matt hiding behind a golf cart 😂 that got me good

Whoever made the ramp armor was a mad genius🤣 I'm amazed that it stopped the 6.5

I like how the carbon fiber one is modeled after the N7 armor in Mass Effect!

I’ve got no skin in the game but I think everyone should get a shirt, not the main prize. Maybe a special edition “my homemade armor was destroyed by Demo”. Those guys spend money to provide free targets for theses videos. Keep up the good work.

Depends on the armor. A few years ago, a piece of one of the last remaining half-proof armor sets was used for an experiment to test modern guns against it. Since half-proof and full-proof armor were designed to counter matchlocks back when guns were first popularized (and are the origin of “bullet proof”). Half-proof was designed to protect against pistols. To the scientists’ shock, the armor was outright *invulnerable* to anything less than a .44 (or was it.45? Meh you get the point) and even then required several shots to the same point on the armor. It was noted that the test did not use all the layers of material the soldier would have worn and would have stopped the bullet completely due to how little energy it had left. There are no full-proof sets around, so they can’t be tested. But, it is thought they’re immune to all small arms weaker than an anti-material rifle and might be capable of ensuring the wearer survives even that. As a result of the experiment, historians renewed their interest in finding out why armor stopped being used. Since it clearly was not due to the rise of guns. And the armor was cheap, common, and quick to produce, so it wasn’t any of the associate problems either. Personally, I think the historians overlooked the obvious: cannons. Not that removing literally bullet proof armor is justified by cannons, but the need for metal and manpower to make cannons and the huge numbers of cannonballs probably competed with the armor. Ultimately, cannons matter far more in battle than body armor.

What a great video! I love Gordon Ramsay because he's not afraid to tell it like it is. He's also really good at microwaving things. Mighty 😯 Travels 🤘🏼 Premium has been such a blessing for my travel plans.

This homemade armor idea is absolutely amazing, I'm loving every single one of these

"let's go over the quirks and features of this gun" That threw me off, I was like Doug started gun reviews?! Hell yeah! 😆

Matt’s very serious and grim looking assessment that “no worky” made me chuckle

For anyone that’s curious: The ox firearm Orn sniper is $4100, no scope. It’s a beast of a rifle!

Every time Matt calls this junk "medieval armor" I can feel the cries of pain of Shad & co.

I love the N7 Representation I love mass effect great game and series its great to see Matt get to shoot the armor

3:48 Quirks and features? Doug DeMuro liked that! 👍

Didn’t even know this video existed until 4 days afterward…. But I just won my first auction on gunbroker and it’s a PSA 6.5 Grendel. Now that I’ve seen this video I’m SUPER excited to shoot it! Can’t wait! Great content as always Matt! GG

I still remember watching this man since he would microwave stuff, still love the channel till this day nothing but bangers

"you can hit long targets very hard." Yes Matt with 20 magnificent inches all things are possible.

For some reason this feels like such an old school vid from over 6 years ago. I checked a few times honestly. Love it.

That Doug Demuro reference made me happy. Imagine Doug reviewing guns lmao

So happy to see some 6.5 Grendel love, let’s see how it goes against some normal body armor.

I have been preaching 6.5 grendel to my friends for years now. No one believed me and thought I was wrong. I’m glad to see Matt joining the Grendel Gang

HELL YES Matt thank you for finally uploading a video of the 6.5 Grendel. There are really no videos or reviews on this round and it's actually a really great round.

That’s the best opening skit I’ve seen yet. Bravo .. I’m speechless.

I love the homemade armor experiments. probably some of my favorite episodes! The thoughts and ingenuity that go behind them are awesome!

Im glad we're seeing the full cast of the demolition ranch universe more

Love the n7 gear Also the marksmanship in this video is amazing

built a grendel 5 years ago and love it it is a tack driver and have no issues ringing steel at 1000 yards but does its best at 600 to 800 yards and have several hundred rounds of hornady eld and sst and some tungsten tip flash rounds that are so awesome

Wait.. whats that i’m feeling? Oooh i know that feeling all to well. That is a shadiversity video coming in hot! Love all your content you are making here as well on the off the ranch channel Matt. Much love from The Netherlands!

I’m honestly impressed with how effective the curved armor is. Though, to the initiated, it should come as almost no surprise, seeing how similar concepts are used on tanks. I’ll mention, another YTer also made use of that concept, and 1/4 inch thick steel managed to deflect just about all but .50 BMG. Save for some hotter loads, I think angled/curved armor/plating may yield some actually interesting testing.

What a nice fast shooting on that star, very impressive!

I love that DMR, probably my new favourite gun of yours alongside Falkor Petra and of course the Barretts. Hope to see more of it in the future

I love the way the camera zooms in on the targets when he first shoots the DMR. It's so satisfying to watch. Keep up the great work!

I feel like Matt probably has a vault of ammo that he can dive in like Scrooge McDuck

Absolutely Love the Grendel I have changed all my standard 5.56 to Grendel Never regretted it Keep sending out all the great videos

This is a fun video, I like them longer and when you mag dump with whatever you’re shooting. The silly melee stuff was cool too

That's a sweet 6.5 Grendel! I was highly hesitant to put a LuthAR stock on my Grendel but now I love it. Mine has the carbine stock so it collapses to fit into the safe but they are excellent stocks and very affordable compared to other brands.

I built a 6.5g with a Criterion barrel, consistent hits out to 900. Absolutely love 6.5g

I've got agree with you on the Luth-AR stock. I bought a MBA-3 Carbine stock & Atlas mono-pod for an AR-308 build and shelved it in favor of an A2 fixed stock. The MBA is a good alternative to the PRS Gen 3 at half the cost but there isn't anything it can do that other stocks can't and it isn't the most aesthetically pleasing in my view.

24:25 *Stops DMR round* Matt: *Happy TIE fighter noises*

6.5 Grendel is my favorite AR caliber. Glad to see it getting some Demolition Ranch love.

Suggestion. You should do a modern armour vs mediaeval weapon.

The "unrealistic" armor has a bit of history. Germans wore an armor that had a (kind of) shape like that. I imagine the dudes to the right and left of him weren't to happy with it though.

This is a very classic Demo Ranch style video, loved it.

6.5 Grendel is a nasty little round. Great balance between stopping power and long range trajectory.

I'm loving the Mass Effect armor...hope it does something. Happy early N7 day!

Matt, You should do a video of all the different kinds of walls. Like drywall, stone, brick, and even wood. I would love to see what kinds of walls could stop bullets. Just a suggestion 😁

lol i died when he threw the star at the ground looked up at the sky and went "she gone!" that was just too good XD

Matt, the gentleman who sent you that "deflection" armor...he put in a control side for a reason. You should have shot both sides with each type of round to see if his spring loading and added layers actually helped or not.

That .45 was jumping after each shot and Matt timed the follow up shots perfect with the hops. Last shot missed but still impressive timing.

Nice Kentucky Ballistics ending running over all the stuff and destroying the table.... Also the 6.5 Grendel is SICK, I'd love to try it out. 😁

I just watched Wild wonderful off-grid and recognized Josh was wearing one of your t-shirts!! How fun💕💕

"We couldn't find any 6.5 Grendel ammo locally" ... Welcome to my world Matt. After months of scrounging I scored enough components to load 100 rounds, maybe a few more if I'm lucky. Maybe not as popular as 5.56 or 300BO but EXTREMELY popular for hunting and long range target use.

Uh oh, here we go again... *walks outside and yells:* SHAAAADDDDDDD!!!!!

I was saying last year, I thought the 6.5 Grendel would be the best round for weight and performance in the AR system. i hope you cover some of it seriously.

I Love the "Home Made Armor" series, hopefully it will continue for a Long time

I’ve shot Grendel for years now. It’s a fantastic little hunting round I’ve been very successful. Glad to see it getting some love

Intros are the best 😂 keep up the amazing work Matt!

Just told Donut I love him but you more. I’m a neighbor and been watching for awhile. My whole family loves the content.

I swear, the sponsor segments in his videos are still entertaining despite not even being about the video. Like... I don't even have to skip it, lol

I liked the body armor that won. Great design and performed amazing, and great job to the builder of the armor.

Matt: it’s medieval armor The armor: street signs, ceramic, and carbon fiber.

This is, in my opinion, one of the coolest guns you own... Great vid!

That was dramatic 🤣 I'm 💀. I second the long distance range!!!

Love my 6.5mm Grendel, and love that Matt decided to use a caliber he usually doesn't.

Love the addition of air guns as a starter rather than just .22lr 👍

THIS NEEDS TO BE A SERIES!

Thank you brother ! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours👍👍

The historical channels should really like Matt for giving them materials to react to.

Yes! Love to see the 6.5 grendel getting some love! My favorite AR-15 cartridge. Ammo has been tougher to find lately, so I've been reloading for it more.

Demolition Ranch is on Fuego 🔥🔥 I love this channel.

3:: > Bat house / Bat cave. All natural. Impressive conservation . . .

13:00 to 13:11 has got to be the best sequence of events I have seen in a while.

I've been on the 6.5 Grendel wagon since 2008. Absolutely love the caliber!

I built a similar 6.5 grendel AR and I've shot it out to 1250 on a 12 inch plate. Definitely needed a spotter but it will do the job.

That quirks and features reference was legendary.

Bro!!! You finally gave the 6.5 Grendel some love💪🏻 Hooaaaa! I lay down hate with that round and I don’t even need the .308 most the time

"So Matt, what firearm would you most like to own?" Matt: "Yes."

You should check out the slow mo guys i feel like a collab with them would give some epic shots and insight into the way armor breaks in super slow mo

Matt, you are my favorite t-shirt salesman on RU-vid. Keep up the good work.

6.5G is by far my favorite round. Still super past 1000 y.

This is an interesting way to introduce 6.5 Grendel to the channel. I use it as a better alternative to 5.56

Love the confidence of the HEMA and LARPer dudes. That's why you guys are into make-believe.

Those DMRs are really fun to use with a red dot sight while doing the Mozambique method. Always my go to when playing a shooter game. Dmr and a M1911. M110 DMR is probably one of my favorites. Also, that curved body armor is really interesting. As long as you don't have a partner standing next to you 🤣

Imagine being in combat and running out of Grendel. You'd have a really cool hiking stick.

2 of my favorite pistols. I live in Indiana and am a member of a 1000yd range. 6.5's working well.

You sir are an amazing shooter! Hats off to you Matt!

You had fun with. The Mark 23, but the DMR really seemed to agree with you.

I’ve been going through quite a rough patch, today especially was really hard I just decided to open RU-vid and look for something to watch and saw a new demo ranch upload, really made me feel better. Thanks Matt!!

You were pretty slick with that rifle Matt, would love to see a long range contest with Reaper.

I need a dmr like that! That things amazing!

Tilting on a quad, best opening ever! W need to make that a thing, like clubs or something!

Can't wait to see Shad cover this.

That funky, impractical armor...I could see that being useful on a crew served weapon. Wouldn't necessarily want to be an A gunner next to it though.

His skill with the throw’s are unmatched love u

Props to the ramp that was sick

O joy. The sword and armor community can have yet another video to talk about Matt. Lol. I am sure shad and scal will love to continue to tell you to stop buying wish armor. 😂

There's actually a video on a channel called Ryan & David where they explain the physics of the slanted armor and test it out themselves but with thin flat steel sheets rather than curved.

I would love to shoot the 6.5 Grendel one day in my life, I know there are other similar or better firearms to shoot but this one I really like. Also I love these kind of videos because they're interesting to watch, you never know someone could miraculously make a solid armour build made out of plywood and sheeted metal or whatever they can get their hands on, plus Matt's funny humour makes the video 10x better to watch!