Personal Protection: Carry Ammunition Selection Process 

Hey everyone, we were NOT talking about .44 special. I just used this gun/ammo to help illustrate the process. This was NOT an evaluation of the Grizzly ammo.

Hey Dad, why is my sister called Rose? Dad, "Because your mom loves roses, son." Son, "Thanks Dad!" Dad, "Your welcome, Hornady Critical Defense .44 Special 165gr FTX projectile."

This whole damned 'beer' situation has lead to me drinking a whole lot of beer.

"You might not find the ammo for it at Mega-lo-mart." I wish I could like this video again just for the King Of The Hill reference.

Paul Harrell for President, his first State of the Union Address "Please excuse the gunfire you hear in the background we are making room for my new Cabinet.

My process: 1: see what’s at the store 2: watch Paul’s review on it 3: buy if it passes the PH test 3a: if Ammo fails PH test, go back to step one

Did Paul just make a King of the Hill reference? Mega Lo Mart. Just when I thought he couldnt get any better.

We are past 70 and have decided shooting for fun would be a good hobby. We so appreciate the fine work Paul does with this channel. It's to the point. Factual. Avoids jargon. We have been greatly helped. Also entertained. Paul has a unique sense of humor.

Fun Fact : All the locations in this presentation are actually hi-res paintings done by Paul. For the actual shooting, a .17 air rifle was used and then George Lucas was hired to change the air rifle into a revolver in post. Normally, this would cost much more than just using the real ammo, but George did the work for free. When asked why someone like George Lucas would work on these videos, Paul would only say, “George knows why”. George was asked several time about this unusual collaboration, but would only shake his head, look at his feet, and try not to let Paul hear him sobbing.

Paul: "Nothing I say today should be inferred as a tutorial" Me: Pause the video to get a pen and paper.

Paul says " I'm not trying give you any advice"... me: grab my pad and write everything down.

I can't practice at my local range, thanks to "beer". I never thought I'd say this, but I'll sure be glad when America runs out of "beer"

Paul harrell :this is not a tutorial Me: takes this as a tutorial Paul :🤦‍♂️ Me :You're not my real dad!

Tech YT channels refer to that "beer" as "human malware".

Paul you look like the guy no one wants to get shot by intentionally. In a creepy way you would explain to the person you shot. Why you shot him where you shot him. Why you chose the round you used. The gun you chose. All while having that Mr. Rogers demeanor the way you talk. Thats why i love your vids man. Learning a lot.

Paul Harrell is so good that I made my own parody video of him years ago.. He is still, to this day, my favorite Firearms 'RU-vidr'. Thank you for all of your hard work, Paul. We all love and appreciate you!

"a No-Go at this station". No more dire words were ever spoken.

Paul: I'm not saying YOU should build a meat man to test the expansion of your stuff, I'm just saying that I do.

So as always, I did watch this at home. I am what you call a "RU-vid watching professional". You're welcome for watching the 5 point test video.

Mr. Harrell needs to put out some shirts. My first request, "this comes with a few caveats".

When paul puts out a new video is like when we were kids waiting on a new Dukes of Hazzard entertaining and worth the wait

1 minute ago and 80 likes vs. 0 dislikes. Glad to see the Paul fans out early!

"Failure the best teacher is." I think I learned more about your ammunition selection process from the load that failed your process than if you had something that passed.

"Tedious presentation?" We'll be the judge.

"Pro wrester meat target" - had me laugh out loud enough to wake up my upstairs neighbor's cat :-D

The Godfather coming in dropping knowledge. I'm digging this process.

There are a few good firearms channels out there, they mostly tell you what to buy. This channel is the only one that teaches you how to think thru a problem/choice so that we understand how to come to our own conclusions/decisions. Best channel on YT.

"This ammunition was a no go at this station" ....no go at this station.... ....no go at this station.... *Candidate, you are a no-go at this station. Move to the back of the line for re-training and re-testing* This dude just unlocked a repressed memory of EIB qualifications from my Army days...

last time I was here this early caleb was still crying

Being forced to not work right now I am definitely testing positive for beer.

It would appear when determining velocity of .44 spl, a chronograph is unnecessary. A stopwatch would be adequate.

I have never seen someone present firearms information in such an incredibly unbiased, informational, and informed way. The videos that you make are an astounding accomplishment among so many others, and have given me a plethora of things to mull over, while avoiding the unimportant micro-criticisms of many other channels and videos. You get broad points across in incredible detail with functional testing, and it's great to see. Thank you for the content you produce.

I tend to go with bonded ammo that I can get in 50 round boxes(usually because they're overruns of law enforcement ammo orders). That rule has generally served me well because 1) it allows me to replace said ammo each year and 2) it negates the "precious factor" that was mentioned in the video on hyper ammo.

Best content you can find on RU-vid. Thanks Paul!

I love paul's presentation style. I can never tell if he's shitposting or being deadly serious 😂 and I'm British, so that is very high praise indeed.

Damn from 442k to 488k followers? Looks like Caleb spiked Paul’s popularity curve!

The way he rattles off ammo and gun specs is hilarious ❤️ it’s like it’s all one word.

4:21 The camera actually caught the bullet in flight

(Will expand in intended target => will expand in water jug) = (won't expand in water jug => won't expand in intended target). I feel like this deserves a shout out for its correct use of logical implications.

My day was seriously lacking in caveats. Thank goodness for a new PH video.

Since your feud with Gun Nuts started I've been watching a lot of Massad Ayoob's instructional videos and I have to say honestly, I don't find his videos any more instructional than yours. I think your vids are exceptional. I know you don't exhibit near the vulgarity that he does even in the presence of ladies in his classroom environment. Keep up the good work. Paul Harrell for NRA president !!

I Love Hornady Critical Duty!

always covers the subject and hits the nail on the head. "You be the judge." I think it's a clear demonstration.

Practical instruction from a practical man of integrity. Goes in my deep long term memory cache.

Thanks for throwing us the "Step 5" bone, Paul!

* Stops watching a P H video....to Watch a P H video...* 😆👍🏻

Beer still has our city locked down. No restaurants, movies, even the range is closed. Thanks Paul for keeping up the videos.

Oh yeah, PH is back:) And I'm a handgun owner finally. The most important points to me were 1 and 2, reproduce-ability, and accuracy.

Another great video from the man the legend Paul Harrell!!!

Ha, MegaLow-Mart! There's a subtle reference. 😁

02:05 - I really love how Paul encourages us to go buy stuff in small local stores instead of buying things online, esp. on Amazon, unlike most RU-vidrs who spam us with their affiliate links.

Boet, you are a mamba! This is Very High Praise South African style. Possibly, THE highest. I have been shooting for some 50 years, hunting, for sport, and in anger in the South African Police. I thought that I knew a thing or two. Fact: I have never finished viewing one of your videos, without learning something worthwhile. Thank you for delivering an even handed, responsible and very informative presentation every time. Respect!

I guess you could say that beer "beefed up" the meat target.

So as I understand, everything you've said here today should be construed as both a recommendation AND a tutorial. ;D

Two videos from Paul Harrell to spend the weekend, is the only good thing about all of this beer issue.

Paul thanks again for yet another great video. It sure is nice having something interesting to watch during this whole beer crisis.

I've seen this suggested in the comments before but "this comes with a few caveats" really needs to be made into a tshirt.

In the .44 special loading I personally have had great results with the 200 grain Speer Gold Dot Blazer load. It preforms well in the Charter Arms Bulldog and the Ruger Super Blackhawk.

I like Paul’s videos and sense of humor. He’s what you call a professional. I will buy him a beer if we ever meet.

Paul, watching your videos makes me Happy.

Always a pleasure watching your videos. Another great presentation!

More important than feet per second, more important than how many inches of ballistic gel a round goes through, I want a round that goes bang every single time.

I don't know about you, but I think there are 488k people I'd enjoy hanging out with. As much as I love Paul's channel, I love reading the comments just as much. Paul needs to schedule a little event when we are free to roam again.

I absolutely love that plaid jacket shot scene in the opening, together with the music ... it's just ... is.

I’m a simple man. When Paul Harrell uploads, I like the video.

Wait, oh no, what have you done with Paul. You did not say “like a ballistic tip”. End times.

Iv been having a shit day, and listening to Paul calms me down. Thanks Paul!

Awesome Paul. Thanks as always.

Thin skinned milk jugs (like the one paul uses here), have been a standard testing component for me for decades, glad to see that others like Paul view them as a viable initial test medium as well. And "initial" is just that. Of the criteria I have for my own testing, (and this is not meant as a tutorial or me giving you. . .) well, you know. I've never been one to justify the expense of time and money in using ballistic gel. But, I do get a very good idea of how a round is going to perform when I step up from the flimsy jug skin to a thin walled plastic 5 gal. bucket filled with water and the lid snapped firmly down in place. The wall of the bucket tends to resist splitting as quickly as the plastic jug, it does not flex or give as easily from it's normal shape which leads me to believe that lends itself to allowing the water inside to retain a greater resistance level to compression for a extra instant or so. If results look promising, I move on to using the ammo on the incidental farm pests that require being dealt with and observe the results from that. And obviously, accuracy is always the first test as well, without that, it's just emergency standby junk. Great video Sir!! Hope you can continue to dodge the "beer" brushfire that's playing pure hob with the world!!

Thanks for the legal advice and recommendations!

Paul casually dropping a King of the Hill reference is the best thing that's happened in a while.

Another excellent video!

Excellent presention as always Mr. Harrell! Very interesting , eagerly awaiting the next video guys 👍 stay safe and God bless 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸!!!

4:24 you can actually see the bullet travelling on 1x speed !

I've watched a ton of your videos, and for the first time ever, I saw an ad! Congratulations.

Paul, great work as always.

Had to pull over in a gas station to watch this.

I still gotta find a checkered sport coat like the one in the intro. I think it would help me sell a lot more used cars.

Excellent presentation as always.

Excellent work Paul

Watching these videos is a great way to get through your China Beer.

Posted 19 seconds ago? Immediately hit play.

As a cattle hauler I appreciate your business.

Fantastic information as usual

Mega-Lo-Mart....I'll tell you hawhut!

Speaking of Critical Defense, I just got the new Critical Defense in .327 Federal Magnum. I can't wait to see what results I get in my LCR 1.875" revolver.

Great job Paul!

Always a good job Paul, thanks!

Point Six: The scariest words anyone can imagine hearing, Paul Harrell saying "HALT!"

Great 5-step test process! Thank you! Stay 6 feet away from people and wear a muzzle in public. Stay sober and don’t get the beer!

I am glad to watch new material while the beer runs rampant. Semper Fidelis Paul!

Another great vid, Paul. Keep ‘em coming! Love watching these.

We need some Paul Harrell merch T-shirts with the MEAT TARGET on them!

Cancelled plans with the family to watch this, too bad because they have been inside for two months. I guess they don't understand my priorities.

Glad you post this beer season

Thank You PH for another great video !

Beer with TP coozy would be an almost perfect analog for the situation!

Greetings from Finland!

Very nicely done Paul. So clear & concise.

Very informative and filmed in a gorgeous location. Thanks again, Paul.