How Lethal Are WOOD Bullets ??? (50 BMG, 12 Gauge, 9mm & More) 

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I dunno about wooden bullets, but one time I bought a car made out of wood. Wooden wheels, wooden body, wooden engine, wooden doors, wooden seats, wooden everything. But when I put the wooden key in the wooden ignition, darn thing wooden start.

My father was a soldier in WW2 . One of the few things he told me, was that they used training ammo with wooden projectiles. During one training mission one soldier stepped upon a tank to throw a smoke grenade into it. One of the Soldiers inside fired at him with one of the wooden training rounds, he thought they are harmless. The soldier outside took it into the chest which was torn open and was dead before he reached the ground..I don’t know why he told me that, but it had clearly made a deep impression on him.

I’d be curious to see these used in regular ballistic gel to see what the splintering looks like.

10:20 ‘it’s in there deep’ ‘Oooh yeah!’

"Sketchy ammo" that line cracked me up, nice seeing Scott being humorous over his near death experience.

My family back in Romania used wooden bullets for the longest time. It was highly effective and saved my family (and how I'm here) on many occasions against vampires.

Glad to see you're being safe about sketchy rounds Scott we need you around for a long time to come!

My great-grandfather told me stories on how the Germans used wood bullets in WW2 near the end of the war, he said they would splinter causing horrific wounds and was almost impossible to tend to, especially on the battlefield.

A wood bullet? Now that’s something I didn’t know existed. Scott keeps teaching me more strange things. Instead of shrapnel it’s splinters lol. Keep up the great work Scott! :)

What did you think about the wooden bullets? I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!

The shotgun was surprisingly the most devastating, if you have no skull, then it’s pretty much game over 😂 also did you see how the brain remained level after the log crush and the rest was torn away from it? Wtf! Keep up the good work Scott! Let’s get Scott to 4 million subs! I want to see what’s in store!

Hi Scott from the UK. My grandfather was in the home guard in Ww2 in a rural part of the country. As well as the Lee Enfield issued most of the guard were rural workers. They were taught to open the shotgun cartridges and pour wax into them to make a deformable semi solid slug. Very much against the rules of war but if the German warmachine had made it to my home town 120 miles from the south things would have been a bit tricky.

Never thought I would see Scott finger blasting a ballistic dummy yelling "oh that's deep". Thanks for making my day 😂

I think Scott has passive damage buffs. The rounds seemed to do more damage when he fired them while holding the guns.

The humour while loading the .50 is just amazing. Pure gold. "Ahhh memories" 🤣🤣 love it!

You just made me think of a wicked new way to play paintball. The only thing needed is a few rules and a coverall set made from that same or similar kevlar as the bullet catcher. Shooting wooden bullets you shoukdn't get penetration and if you colored or tipped the bullets with chalk or a dye pack you could shoot targets and tag them. Maybe using a fluorescent and maybe glow in the dark dyes? Another idea for you to try, the triple X experimental bullets, if you could make em they would make for a fun test. Heh, the exploding tip would be wicked on glue or cheese!

I don't think I've seen a RU-vidr who enjoys what they do as much as Scott does. Really transfers the energy through the video and helps make my day a little better :) Thanks Scott!

The German army in the 1930-1940's actually used wooden bullets as training rounds. They had a specific adaptor that would go over then end of the barrel to "shred" the wooden projectile but still have enough back pressure to cycle the MG34's. Similar to the US Army using the BFA and blanks to simulate combat.

Fella you need to make the bullet tips from osage orange tree at the bottom of the tree itself. The grain is omni directional. The tip will stay together really well for an accurate test

I love the commitment to the bit, doing massive damage at the end using WOOD!

In the Finnish army they use wooden bullets with a blank-firing adapter in some training exercises. The blank-firing adapter breaks the wood apart, so the safe zone is 5-30 meters, depending on the gear you are using.

I absolutely love watching Scott being totally random like pulling out a bowling pin and hitting his giant metal rooster

Can we talk about how funny that intro was?!? One of the best in a while.

My dad served under Patton, in WW2. I recall him telling about a soldier being shot by a wooden bullet. According to his story, it did not stop him, but after the battle, he was down a while having splinters removed from his backside. He told a lot of stories, this is the only one I had doubts about. Now I totally believe it, thank you.

The worst part is that wood does not show up on an x-ray very well or at all. So if you survived and made it to the hospital, they would definitely be leaving some parts in you.

The splinters have elevated these rounds to the Hyper Lethal category

14:50 Kentucky Ballistics going through a little PTSD looking at that .50 you are a legend

I looked back when he made a video how is 50 cal exploded and how he has healed and come back stronger than ever hope you stay safe and have fun

I did Finnish Military service in 1989. We used wooden bullets with breaker on Valmet RK-62's on training exercises. Shot hundreds of them, they had little less recoil than the real thing and occasionally caused a misfire on full auto which never happened on hard ammo. With the breaker they did make a total mess out of the barrel and seemed to speed up the rusting so thorough cleaning was always necessary after shooting them. So of course some guys would just pretend to be shooting so they didn't have to clean up afterwards.

Scott, wood bulkets have been around for quite a while, so nothing new here. They were recommended back in late 60's and early 70's as home defense rounds because they don't penetrate very deeply but do create massive flesh wounds. They were used mainly out of revolvers, which is pprobably why they gave fallen out of favor these days. I did quite a bit of testing with them back in the early 70"s and used exotic hardwoods such as teak and oak, which was available as several diameter dowels . They have very little recoil due to the light weight of the bullets but do damage far beyond what you might first imagine. I made the bullets on a poor man's lathe, that is, a drill motor and sand paper! They were able to withstand some fairly high velocities, according to the data I had. Most were in a full wadcutter profile with the front edge beveled to make loading easier. They were amazingly accurate as well, although I never did any testing beyond 5 to 10 yards. Using powders such as Bullseye they made a lot of noise and had fair muzzle blast as well, certainly enough to get the intended target's attention! I should make a few more and see what kind of velocities they are actually getting! Interesting project, I think! Cheers, jc

Scott, When you fired the .50 seeing ur truck with the bed liner as paint made me think of a Avocado 😂 I’m sure that’s not what we’re going for but yes.

The Japanese Army used wooden bullets in their machine guns for training practice before and during WWII. A lot of American soldiers brought them home from the Pacific Theater, but they would break and sometimes do so horribly because the wood bullet firing MGs were designed to ONLY use wood bullets.

I’m absolutely loving the creative ways you’re using the dummies after you’re done shooting them. We’ve all seen them shot to oblivion, but watching a log drop on it was satisfying. I hope there’s more destructive/creative content headed our way. Thank you for doing what you do!

I think the best part of this channel is that even if you know absolutely nothing about firearms, it's still really entertaining (and occasionally extremely educational).

I just got my bag thank you and the patch is on my vest looking cool.

Hey Kentucky ballistics I just wanted to let you know that all ur vidoes have gotten me through some tough mental games ur vidoes have provided me hours of entertainment to take the thoughts off of the hell I'm dealing with watermelon time always makes me smile whenever I'm depressed and bobs big boom sticks always seems to make me laugh and my day seems to have a positive outcome im not expecting you to respond but I just wanted to let you know that your videos have kept me from anxiety attacks and panic attacks ur vidoes have been comfort for me and I just wanted to thank you for all that you've done so far I know It seems weird a gun channel of all things would help anxiety but it has ty so much for the years of content you have provided and ty for the peace and serenity that ur videos have provided for me keep up the great work and I look forward to watching further videos in the future

I really had NO idea that the wooden rounds were going to penetrate as much as they did. I really thought they'd come apart in the barrel or just disintegrate from the heat. Awesome!

Actually quite impressive how well they held together. I was thinking maybe a less lethal at first but.. yeah... 😂 That slug round was absolutely bananas 😮

I'm only halfway through - but I'm starting to hypothesize that the wooden bullets fired into the torso are getting caught in "body fat/muscle", while those fired into the head have very little skin to slow them down and are absolutely smashing bone upon contact.

No joke, 5.11 makes some fantastic pants. Wore one pair almost everyday for about 10 months at an agricultural mill plant. Ended with one hole worn in the back packet where I clipped my flashlight . They don't hold up to welding though.

We built a deck for a psychiatrist about 15 years ago out of ipe. Had to drill every single hole for the screws or they would twist and break off. Extremely dense and heavy! Deck still looks as amazing today as it did the day we finished it! Great video! Edit : you don't want to get a splinter from Ipe, it sucks!

In WW2, the Japanese used wooden bullets because of how scarce their lead supply was during the war. My dad's childhood doctor(he was also a biologist and a combat medic) shipped the body of a Japanese soldier back to the States. It was complete with uniform, different types of gear, rifle, and wooden bullets. My dad's doctor has since passed away and his home has been made into a museum of all the things he collected overseas.

I love how you combine entertainment with education in the aspect of firearms. You should do something along the lines of a 50 Cal showdown between all 50 caliber cartridges. Also, it would be really awesome if you could get your hands on a 20 mm Vulcan. I think you could do some really cool videos with it!!!

They use wooden rifle rounds in the Finnish military all the time. We put a muzzle block on the end of the rifle barrel and the wood hits it. You need the stop to produce enough pressure to fire in semi-auto/auto with the RK95 rifles. We used them for group practices where we could essentially fire “at” each other safely.

Great video as always, Scott. The fact that you still joke about the accident shows how much of a chad you are. Keep being awesome. God bless.

really neat seeing that the bullets actually worked. I was a tad disappointed because I thought the bullet that would be the most effective as wood would be 12 gauge BUCK shot, but Scott used a slug instead. Still really cool seeing this.

honestly. tuned into this because i was trying to remember the sponsor for scott that had those shoes, and amazingly on the latest upload! gotta love those fun coincidences! and yea wood ammo was way more destructive than i thought that'd be

At 11:30 Wooden shotgun ammunition.... You forgot the the wooden pellets!! Wooden double-ought buck?? Wooden bird shot??

15:11 I FUCKING KNEW IT!!!

No one on RU-vid can be as fun, pedagogue and violent as Scott. That log clearly showed that wood can be lethal.

Omg I had to rewind that intro to see tactical t-rex get hit by the car like 10 times... lmao... Scott these videos are getting better and better.

17:29 probably one of the most successful pointblank 50 bmg shots ever

The wooden 9mm would leave tons of fragments. As opposed to a 9mm FMJ. Also, it seems that it wouldn't leave the body. So this is pretty much perfect if you wanna cause damage with a bad after effect, yet not affectimg anything beyond the target. Because it'd be hard to pick out all the splinters

The German WW2 Rifle Grenades were launched by putting a round with a wooden bullet in the chamber and then attaching the grenade launcher to the K98 rifle. You then just had to put the rifle grenade in the launcher and fire the wooden round. The wooden round then hit the back of the rifle grenade and together with the gases it launched them pretty far.

Saturday i got me a Rock Island Armory 12 gauge Mag-Fed Pump shotgun, and i fell in love with it today, i loooove it, gotta get a drum mag for it now.😎🇺🇸

I love how your always jolly in your videos 😊

The first I’d heard of wooden bullets was in the WWII game ‘Sniper Elite 5’ in which wooden rounds (for pistols, rifles, and SMGs) are used as non-lethal rounds to incapacitate enemies instead of killing outright. Shotguns in this game use rock salt shells for non-lethal rounds. I’d figured wooden SMG rounds were outlandish but until I saw this video I’d thought wooden pistol and rifle rounds were fiction as well. Learn something new everyday.😊

he never fails to fill us up with his wood

I think the wooden bullets are a great opportunity to get the slow mo guys back out to really see what they do

Hey Kentucky Ballistics hope your having a good week love the videos keep up the good work

I did not think a wooden rounds would actually do that much damage. This video also got me thinking, See what kind of damage a Blunderbuss can do and what kind of strange stuff you can shoot out of them.

I couldn’t have been the only one hoping for a wooden 4 bore attempt.

I grew up around guns and gun safety. This channel/ guy brings a smile to my face every post

I don’t know how I ended up watching gun videos but this is perhaps one of the most entertaining youtube channels in existence and he is hilarious

6:19 Scott's reaction to seeing how effective that 9mm wooden bullet is 💀😂 absolutely priceless

Love how safe you are scott, especially after what happened a couple years ago

Renotribe loves Kentucky ballistics!!! Keep up the great work Scott!!!!

Scott you always release new vids that are always entertaining and fun to watch

One of the interesting ammo you´ve shown in a really long time, I really think that wood ammo would be perfect for people starting out shooting, due to the complete lack of recoil. I really like how careful and serious you take safety- We don´t want any more close calls!

I would say that they're somewhat less lethal given the low mass and propellant, it certainly wouldn't do much of anything against armour, but the complications from getting shot would be truly horrific. Not only does the victim have to deal with regular fragmentation but with the sharp splinters going everywhere to pierce organs and get lodged you would also be dealing with severe infections. Wooden bullets would make for a truly fantastic poison delivery system though, if you could soak the bullet in that liquid poison, the sheer number of splinters would ensure a wide area of delivery that will guarantee a death even if you do not manage to deliver an otherwise fatal shot. _Edit: To be crystal clear these are just idle thoughts, I'd never employ them._

0:27 gotta be the funniest thing I’ve seen today🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hey man I just want to say I been watching your videos form many years and I love watching your content. You make your videos with so much passion and pride even when it comes to shooting the four bore I just want to say you give me so much joy I feel like I could shoot the four bore when I know I cant but that’s ok because I can see you shoot it and I make me laugh just seeing your reaction. I would love to meet you in person one day and hang out with you, and I used to live out in Kentucky not to far from your area

Hearing the word Epi (Wood used for these rounds) just hit me like a Vietnam flashback. I had to try to make a set of cabinets with this wood with my father when I was younger. Lets just say that unless you predrill everything you will never get a screw to sink into it. This stuff is like working with stone. It doesn't float. It doesn't burn. Bugs won't touch it. I used to have a few pieces of it that were left outside and they didn't rot. That wood is probably the best thing ever for building a deck, just heed my warning of predrilling every hole as you will go through a LOT of drill bits just doing that with this stuff. The cabinets just didn't work out as well. This stuff didn't want to sit still and would break the screws that was inside of the wood for the face frame. Though I still laugh when I think back to when my father's grey hair was bleached blonde by the sawdust due to the oils in this wood.

You know Scott is genuine because of how he uses his new crane; just like a guy with a new toy, he wants to play with it as much as he can. ;) That and his laugh whenever he takes a moment to reflect on the silly things he's doing, like putting a .50 BMG to shoot a ballistic torso point-blank.

Love this guy...he always cracks me up

That shot at the end, the jello-brain just catapulting out of the skull *Chef's Kiss*

Out of curiosity I took a peek to see how much those zombie torsos costs. They go for roughly $3,300. And Scott brings a new one in on so many episodes. That's dedication, right there. I respect it.

Scott, I'm amazed how you managed to consistently set everything every gun in that sled while keeping such a tight spread!

Takes getting a splinter to the next level

Super good video ! Eow that was a great " EL-- Squisho" with the log !

Fun fact, Shadowrun actually has Wood Bullets due to some things having severe wood allergies. Guess they do more than just trigger the allergy.

Scott should try different types of wood bullets that have different densitities and oil/sap content. That would be pretty interesting to see.

Scott super interesting wood bullet test. You ought to try a silver bullet test sometime so we will know if they will work on the resident werewolves.

Swedish training ammo in 6.5x55 used to be extremely cheap in the US. Both loose rounds and 250 round cloth belts.

Glass bullets encased in a protective metal casing (to prevent shattering in the barrel) could be interesting.

Some impressive results for the most part. I'm guessing most of these are similar to cowboy loads and not full power to help keep the wood intact and even still had issues with full powder burn. Also the rounds are so light they probably move pretty quick. Would like to see them tested to see how fast they move

Can’t be a Kentucky ballistics video without the edited in explosion😂😂😂

The stuff with the cranes only happens on this channel its just great honestly

love all the safety measures he uses: keep safe man, we love your contents

The smaller wood round seems like it'd be better for spreading infection with all the splintering that happens. Imagine if there was some kind of coating on the round, it would be pretty difficult if not impossible to get all those fragments out and cleaned

That ending was really cool. Seeing the skull pulled away while the brains stayed was cool. Surprising outcome from the wood bullets too.

Scott’s laugh is the main reason I watch

Scott was trying to give us a little bit of fan service when he was digging for the slug. We appreciate it greatly!

I've seen glass bullets before, be awesome to see what damage they'll do.

i don't know if they still use them but some police departments and correctional facilities used wooden bullets as less than lethal options and the British used them for training in ww2.

That jump scare. Lol. Loving it, Scott, you starting to be more and more like a comedy club, in a good way of course.

Id like to see what sorts of speeds youre getting with these wood bullets, as well as how accurate they are and how well it maintains energy downrange. Also crazy what the 12 gauge did, i think it was because the wood is so much lighter but going similar speeds, so its still quite energetic even if its not as much, and more importantly it damaged the skull but not the inside because how much quicker the wood dumps all its energy into the target, while lead resists the change in momentum longer than wood

Hey Scott, you’re doing so great. I hope you just continue like all the years you’ve came through.

Never fails.. your videos are freaking awesome...