Bullet Deflection While Shooting Through Brush 

The bottom line is, if you are shooting at a animal don't shoot through brush or trees. The chance of wounding is too great. If an animal is shooting at you through brush or trees, return fire.

I’m personally very impressed how Paul doesn’t even acknowledge that it’s raining. He’s literally drenched and just keeps on going with the presentation . I admire this sense of dedication of how the show must go on .

"Hi, we're not at the range today, we're at one of our Raining Facilities."

The wife: "Honey, will you trim the trees out back?" Paul Harrell: (Click-Clack)

Paul doesn't "Beat around the Bush" he just shoots it.

Still waiting for the Paul Harrell™️ action figure with "you be the judge" grip action*. * Accessories and weapons sold separately.

One time, Paul responded to one of my comments. That was a really good day.

I swear, if farmers anywhere in North America experience a drought, all they need to do is ask Paul to visit for a week or so ... maybe shoot a video or two for his RU-vid channel ... and they’ll be guaranteed some rain. And the first wanker who says “ain’t raining, ain’t training” gets deflected by a tree!

Production crew: "Hey, it's raining." Paul: "Yeah, so?"

I was wondering how Paul would manage to test this theory, since it's pretty common knowledge shrubbery will automatically move out of his way without being asked.

I would have missed without the tree in my way....

Other youtubers: It's raining pretty hard, let's shoot the video another day. Paul Harrel: Hi, we're not on the range today, we're at one of our training facilities.

Hey Paul I'm about to leave for basic at ft Benning, your videos definitely helped me become more informed, wish me luck

This is why we need phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range.

Me: sees a Paul Harrell video has posted, "sweet!" Also me: sees it's only 7 minutes instead of 20, "well, Fudd!" How can I keep my PH balance up with short videos like this? Gimme some of those "I can bore you for hours with..." stories, please!

If trees deflect bullets, and Paul deflects trees, then therefor Paul can deflect bullets

I’ve got to admit that Paul is one of my favorite gun guys on RU-vid. Data and common sense prevail. And unlike many channels it’s not just the latest greatest BS marketing hype.

I appreciate the disclaimer at the end. Certainly less scientific than most installments, but still very interesting and entertaining. Thanks, Paul!

I heard somewhere that Paul Harrell used to be a lumberjack in the Great Sahara Forest

Mr. Harrell deserves a star on Hollywood’s walk of fame. If had the money I would pay him whatever he wanted for a weekend of instruction. The man is a HUGE wealth of information. I would love to see him and Hickok45 sit down and discuss firearms.

Francis E. Sell in his book, “Advanced Deer Hunting” shot various rifles of different calibers from .45-70 to .300 Magnum through both brush and Alders to determine which caliber(s) were best for hunting where the deer were screened by either brush or by Alders. After exhaustive testing he determined that a rifle caliber with a muzzle velocity of between 2100 and 2600 fps was best over all. Also, years ago my partner and I were tasked with testing all available .357 JHP ammunition to determine which was best for USBP issue and carry. We also tested 9mm 124 grain FMC and .45 ACP 230 grain FMC for the sake of comparison. The test were exhaustive, covering everything from hydrodynamic comparison to vehicle penetration. The caliber / cartridge that was absolutely the best in both vehicle and brush penetration was surprisingly the .45 /230 grain FMC fired from a 1911!

Am I the only one that thinks Paul could conceal the A2 in one of his jacket pockets?

This reminded me of my first elk hunting partner. One season he carried an 8mm Remington Magnum and missed a nice bull from about 30 yards shooting through fallen timber and brush when his round glanced off a small diameter tree about 5 yards in front of him. He couldn't see it through the scope. The next year he bought and hunted with a .458 Winchester Magnum but never saw any bulls. We accused him of scaring everything out of the forest. Great times! Thank you Paul for another informative video.

Forget the slogan t-shirt. I want a 'you be the judge' hunting/range jacket!

Paul is like living embodiment of the Post Office creed, "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat..."

Way to go Paul, you just took all my childhood memories of missed shots at deer where my dad told me I probably just deflected off a twig, ..........and flushed them down the toilet. Hahahaha 🤐

I don't know why, but I have a strong urge to see Paul wearing a tricorne hat and 18th century clothes, shooting a black powder rifle.

I like how Paul shoots in rain...snow...sun and does a consistant complete presentation. Every time and the elements never interfere with the lesson...er presentation.

Paul: "Shooting in the rain, just shooting in the rain! What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again." Tree: Surrenders

I'm a simple man. Mr Harrell makes a video, I watch it.

This is one of the BEST channels around!

That plaid sports coat is a national treasure.

No trees were harmed n the making of this video... Yeah... ok. Great information as always Paul.

I sit down for the evening to relax and see Paul has uploaded a new video 7 minutes ago...life is good. (Wait, wrong guy)

Gotta say Paul, I'm always impressed with your ability to stand out in the weather to educate us novices.

Just wanted to thank you and your crew for all that you go through providing us with exemplary presentations.

I'd like to see Mr. Harrell try this with some Hertenberger Buscadero Ticooooooondas. I LOVE this guy!

It's raining pretty hard out there. Paul states, "Perfect, Let's go make a video...well have the range to ourselves."

To be honest, the knowledge of the armory is absolutely useless in Russia, but suddenly I realized, that it is very interesting and useful to hear to Mr. Hurrel. He speaks very clear and makes expressions. For me it is the best English lessons: interesting topics and clear speech. Thank you so much, Paul Hurrel !

This is dual purpose we can see what firearms are best for trimming trees and shooting through brush! I love these videos, loads of entertainment, educational and just fun. Thanks for all you do Paul and crew.

Thanks for making the Bullet Deflection Through Brush video.

When I first moved to Oregon I complained about the rain and working. My neighbor said, if you wait for it to stop you'll never get anything done.

Thanks, Paul, for another excellent topic/presentation! It further emphasized the findings in a similar experiment scenario that appeared in Shooting Times(?), circa the 70s. The 'jist' was intention was to prove or debunking the concept of a big/heavy calibers being a "brush buster". Same conclusion: they ALL were deflected when coming in contact with (brush). And, that article went on to point out that the further the target was from the point(s0 of deflection, the greater the impact deviation (no surprise there, huh?).

Snow, sleet, rain, Paul keeps going !! Much respect!

just remember it's harder to deflect a slow moving dump truck than a fast moving corolla

I love that Paul is not afraid of hydrogen being overly attracted to oxygen.

I was about 12 or 13 when I learned what happened when a fairly high velocity round (7mm Rem mag, 160grain) bullet hits a branch/limb prior to striking a target (deer). I was approx 200 yards away, the shot appeared clear, and I took it. The deer dropped like a rock. I walked up to it and saw a softball sized chunk taken out of the lung area, on the side closest to where i was. I then saw a small (approx 1 inch diameter) branch about 3-4 feet before where the deer was laying. there was an almost perfectly centered hole from the bullet in the branch. The bullet partially expanded/exploded (there was tons of "shrapnel" in the deer) after hitting the branch and then continued on to hit the deer. Bullets do "interesting" things after striking something before hitting the primary target. :)

I love that the auto generated captions think the gunfire is applause.

Get yourself a spouse that talks about you like how Paul talks about his ammo.

With so much wisdom not even the elements that be Dare compromise Mr. Harrell‘s immune system…

You have managed to piss off both the gun grabbers & the tree huggers in one video, well done.

Thank you for showing evidence for light and heavy rifle bullets deflecting from brush.

It's a sad day when you have to be concerned with someone getting upset over a limb being shot of a tree.

Used to see the long grass in front of the firing point on the range deflect rounds up. Very noticeable during night fire with tracers.

No horses or Mazda RX-7's were harmed in the making of this presentation. (Insert blank stare) This is still as good a test as could be done. If you have no choice but to shoot through trees then just do it. Great video again Paul. Thank you.

You're always asking the questions that everybody has, but never wants to put in the effort to answer. Appreciate it.

I've been waiting to see a video on this! Thanks for the continued wealth of knowledge you're giving us :)

I went to UO. The first year, the rain was a nuisance. By the fourth year I didn't pay any attention to it and went about, like you in this video, my business anyway. I can't believe I'm nostalgic about rain. Love your work.

As soon as you went to 5.56 I started wishing for .45-70, and you didn't disappoint. Thank you for honestly covering the gamut.

I recall Ross Seyfried many many years ago doing an article along these lines in Guns & Ammo magazine, where he showed from .17 to 50 BMG would and could be deflected by the smallest of branches and leave. Very interesting topic.

Thank you. Would have loved to see the 30-30, but nevertheless thank you for your presentation.

Yeah I always heard a 30-30 called a "good brush gun."

Mr. Harrell doesn't shoot in the rain, Paul summoned rain to assist with the wet branch deflection portion of today's test. Cheers Mr. Harrell

Does anyone else feel sorry for Paul Harrell's cameraman? Trying to film in the rain must be a pain. Ones of the best firearm information channels on the internet.

When it's raining, it's okay to wear a hat.

thanks

I didn't care about the subject, but will eagerly watch anything by Paul Harrell!

That's the first time I've ever seen anyone even attempting to illustrate deflection when fired through flora , very interesting , I wonder how much these effects have when fired from maybe 50 or 60 yards from behind a camouflaging bush or tree & through a similar bush or tree which maybe obscuring the creature being hunted . Thanks Paul & Crew Stay Safe & Stay Well keep on Shooting .

Paul isn't wet from raindrops, he's just sweating from dodging them all.

I'd like to see the difference between conical and flat nosed bullets in this same test

Paul you are truly the most underrated channel on RU-vid

Paul thank you for telling shooters what hunters have known forever. Slower heavier bullets hold their course through bush and branch a bit better.

Is this the best video you have seen all day? You be the Judge....

*Shooting Through Bush* Was that a Ron Jeremy film?

Paul is willing to stand in the pouring rain while making a video. Heck he brought a bed to the shooting range and sat in the rain. That's commitment.

I think this channel is a pure gem, and though Paul may be too humble to agree, I will say that this is one of very few scenarios that no amount of money could make the series more satisfying, entertaining, or useful to the audience. Paul, with what ever budget he has given himself to produce these videos, time and again finds creative (and often simple) ways to give incredibly useful information, all while exhausting coverage of every 'what if' scenario. All I could ask would be a way to rank channels overall so we could better signal to others that the content delivered here is always 5/5.

Rain and bugs will also deflect bullets, but he will probably mention this... Edit: the long boring part seems to be missing, and I feel cheated, so I will do the boring bit. Newton gives us force equals mass times acceleration. Einstein gives us the theory of relativity, which effectively means that you can calculate the physics of an interaction from ANY given point. So if we imagine a bullet passing through the air and encountering a five grain object, we could calculate what will happen from the tip of the bullet. So the faster the bullet is screaming out of the gun, the faster that the world is screaming past the bullet. This in turn means that the stationary five grain object is moving towards the bullet faster and therefore decelerates on the bullet with more force because it's weight remains constant while it's acceleration depends on the relative speed of the bullet. Therefore the faster the bullet the more it will be deflected by the same objects. Similarly because the object has a constant weight, and assuming that the speed is the same, it will accelerate a lighter the bullet away from it's desired trajectory more because it's total force will give more acceleration to an object with less mass. So, more accurately, the faster and lighter the projectile the more deflection a given obstruction will provide.

How much deflection do you get shooting through CHAZ/CHOP while trying to save a monument?

Paul nails it again, even in the rain. Weather rarely dictates the battle, Soldiers drive on under any conditions.

When I was in the Vietnam war, between being mortared, rocketed and shot at there were some periods of boredom. During one of those times there was a young tree about 3" across and around 200 yards from my position and I said, "I bet I can hit that", which Lou said, "You can't hit that". At the time we still had M14 rifles, so I went over to the M-60 machine gun and took a tracer from the belt and loaded the round into the M14. I shot, hit the tree and the bullet ricocheted. So, a heavy fast moving bullet can ricochet, however I never experienced deflection in the jungle underbrush. Thank you for another informative video.

This is why I was taught to hunt with a 30-30.... bush gun

30 seconds after upload and you are averaging 1 like per second. Not too bad.

This discussion was brought up at hunting camp one time and one of the elders was asked what his opinion was. His reply, "I don't know. I have a hard time keeping up with the bullets once I shoot them"

Let's find someplace where it's raining . Paul digs the rain

I remember a church in our town that had a very tall spear.

Oh hell yes

In my own tests like this many years ago, I found that the distance between the brush and the target is the biggest factor of all. Even 12 ga slugs would miss the target completely if it was more than a few yards from the brush. I'm not criticizing, just making an observation based on my own tests. I love your work; you are without doubt the best on you tube. Actual real world tests; I love it!

00:08 love the jacket

When in doubt M249 it

I wonder if shooting a rifle prone through tall grass has similar results.

I'm not a pro open carry and high rate of fire weapons nut, but man...I really enjoy watching his methodical approach. Real world applications.

Hey Paul, You must have the worst weather. It’s either cold, raining, snowing, hail, etc. We rarely see mild sunny weather I always enjoy your presentations and always learn something I did not know. This one is particularly good. I’ve read many times about think foliage changing the trajectory of a projectile. Thank you and your team for this presentation Ricky from IBM

To an uninformed viewer coming along to this video, they must be asking, What did that poor tree do to tick off Paul? Perhaps the tree was named Wilberforce? ;)

Hi, Paul. Recently, in my hunter education course, they advocated shooting pistols using the notch of the pointer finger on the trigger, rather than the tip of the finger, as you would with rifles or shotguns, saying pistols can be shot more accurately that way. What is your take on this?

Thank you for standing in the rain and giving us this info

paul harrell , the only sane person in youtube left.

Paul, might we see a vid sometime in the future regarding red dot and reflex sights?

I'd trade all but one friend and a few relatives to be an acquaintance of Paul's. I'll bring the 2 liters.

Sir. I admire your dedication and perseverance in producing your excellent videos. No matter the weather you push on thru. Thank you for this video...I have always wondered about this very subject.