The Curious 12ga Shotgun Slug with a .22LR Round Inside 

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"We fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet!" -Cave Johnson

This seems like a bad idea, cool!

It's amazing how much punishment the 22 priming compound will take without going off. Nice job guys, it takes a little bit of bravery/faith to pull the trigger on those rounds. Be careful out there!

Forbidden Doornob

Given some of the highly priced commercially available slugs you guys tested, that went all over the place, it's so weird to see something as pinpoint accurate as this weird little contraption. What I'd like to see is a similar slug, but without the hole being drilled all the way through and a .22 blank being put in the nose, that might go off on impact and get some crazy damage.

Thanks for the entertainment!!!! Evan has done it again! Another "odd ball" round that flies straight and does considerable damage. Good job Evan!!!!

This is the best science channel on RU-vid. Great work guys.

And here I thought it was a .357 magnum firing doorknob... ah well, still fun. The primer in the .22lr casing is spun into place and is along the outside edge and must be pinched to be set off - I can't think of any safe way to put a striker pin behind or in front of the .22lr casing rim to get that effect, possibly a short piece of copper wire taped onto the back of the assemblage? The .22lr rimfire mechanic is absolutely awesome, it is technically a shape-charge primer in that the primer goes off all around the rear circumference of the cartridge and a jet of hell is squirted forward through the powder right at the back of the bullet. This is what makes it awesome for nail guns as well - it produces a very centrally distributed chamber pressure with the initial burn and this circulates the powder in a little swirly firestorm.

That final 22 round was more interesting than it going off, I did not expect that

I've watched you guys a few years now... and every round gets weirder.

The lead coming from the back of the .22 shell was eye-opening for me. The pressures involved are gigantic.

Thank you for the plastisol gummy bear. It seems like a fantastic alternative to ballistic jell. You guys might have changed the game a bit here

Evan never fails to impress with his creations, you guys never fail to impress with a great show even if the round doesn't quite live up to expectations, must be why I keep coming back. Have a great week , see y'all next time.

No notifications for a long time from TFM.. Always great to visit you guys :)

Seeing the 22 shell deformed like that was nuts! Solid shooting as always OG, I feel he was definitely holding back a core sample joke or 3

I'm glad Evan enjoys crafting these. I sure enjoy watching them

Who else thought the thumbnail was a doorknob with a bullet inside? I though that was a home defense security feature.

I thought they were door knobs. I had mixed feelings, but officially I would think such a thing would be a bad idea.

That Flock of Seagulls reference was freaking HILARIOUS. Officer Greg is a comedic freaking genius dude.

I'm seeing the slug tumble and hit the target backwards, igniting the charge, and sending a .22 bullet in the general direction of the one that fired the shot in the first place

I love how it leaves a strand of the gel hanging out, I'd call it the Spaghetti maker, just seems right. Nice job Evan, you never cease to amaze us.

That was absolutely crazy how well those worked and how straight they fly! Great show for both you and Evan!

I just want to say this, officer Greg is my favorite and best cop. Keep it up, please, I love this content.

Would have like to have seen one of the .22 rounds against something hard to see if that set the round off and gave it any extra penetrating power but great vis as usual!

Man the creativity of Evan is amazing. Super cool, devastating slugs. The plastisol gummy was cool!

Would love to see one of those rounds got the lead plate or the steel plate. Secondary ignition would be almost a guarantee. Thanks for the entertaining content 🤙

ya meant to put the 22 in the front of the slug so it hits the primer end against the target. but dont have the hole all the way through the slug or the 22 might come back to you

They should make it to where it fires the 12 guage into the target, then a firing pin fires into the .22 Lr and sets it off, that would be crazy.

Reminded me of the “HESH” round video. Had to go rewatch it and got a pleasant flashback of Danny being behind the trigger. One of the great things of videos is the ability to see the ones we miss.

At 3:50, on the first shot, I thought I saw an eyeball flying forward along with the shades after impact. I had to rewatch it to make sure Brandon was still OK. You had me really worried since he's my favorite on the crew. No offense to anyone else there.

They look like mini door knobs. Great video. Thanks Jeff.

Get a desert water bag. It's canvas, squareish, with a stiffening dowel sewn into the top, and an organic cork at one of the top corners, also a rope sewn into the top corners to carry it on your shoulder. Water slowly seeps through the material and keeps the water inside cool through evaporation, if you're in some thick dust it will coat the outside of the bag as it sticks to the humidity on the outside of the bag. If you leave it alone for a long time, of course all the water inside will evaporate out, but in desert conditions you will use the water too fast to notice any loss in the volume of available drinking water. We bought these at the PX when I was stationed in 29 Palms, those things were a little bit of luxurious cool water during training out in the field. When I went to Desert Storm, I wish I had brought mine. We didn't have Camelbaks back then, only our plastic canteens and soft two-quart canteens. You could soak the canteen pouch to get a similar effect but the water wasn't as cool as the one in the water bag. Semper Fi.

The .22LR experienced the last moments of a bug hitting a windshield.

As I drove up the 5 yesterday and looked at the temperature I assumed we weren’t getting a video this week. OG wasn’t exaggerating, it was hot. You two tough guys surprised me with another cool vid.

Interesting that the 22 through the gel didn't compress hard enough, fast enough to set off the powder. As always, a good video and interesting content.

Just watched again. "Jerry Michelob" and the Ray Liotta jokes were HILARIOUS Greg! The one liner OG!

This was by far the most dangerous thing ive seen you guys try. You always slant your hard targets so you don't get a ricochet back but you didn't think about the ramifications if the slug wasn't stable and tumbled hitting back end first

I saw Kentuckey Balistics do a vid with Evan's slugs the other day. I hadn't realised he had an actual business selling these things until then, maybe give his business a shoutout next time?

In theory could you have a round that does that, goes backwards, and pushes out blades inside ballistic gel?🤔 I'll keep dreaming for now haha,Great Video Guys!

I was worried it would impact tail first and shoot back at the shooter... not the best outcome! Love your show :)

“Their not upset over at Demoranch” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 OG is awesome and keeps it real. Taoflederfolks all day!

Looking at that .22 that had the whole back bent in, I'm wondering if the fact that it bent the whole middle in meant that there was less direct pressure on the primer. I don't know much about how rimfire primer works but I know at least on my rifle the imprint looks a lot "sharper" if that's what you want to call it.

I can see this used for hunting being that it will make a wound track that cannot close on it's own due to the hole in the middle cutting out a tube of meat. In doing so it ensures that the animal will bleed out.

I'm not a native of the San Joaquin Valley, but everytime I've been there in the summer it was both hot and humid, so thank you for still giving us videos. I subscribe to most of the other gun channels OG references, but this has come to be the only gun channel I still watch every video of. I never comment, mostly because this account is clearly not a burner, but wanted to thank you for the countless hours you guys put into preparing, filming, and editing. I know words are cheap, but I do mean them.

of course this is an evan creation. of course it is. the mad lad always delivers.

The thumbnail made me think this was a dismantled doorknob

My dad died 3 years ago. I was cleaning out the barn recently and found a hidden storage area. I found some long guns, some more long guns and a barrel of freedom seeds, in all calibers. Makes me wonder where the 22 Hornet is? I hope I find it! I now have 410, 12 & 16 guage shot guns. I didn't know how bad I needed a 410 shot gun! It's my new squirrel & racoon gun...

That is one gnarly slug, awesome!

The most successful of these I've seen have been 22 blanks that are mounted with the case head on the front of the slug, because you've still got two points of contact to set the blank off.

As always, thanks for the interesting ballistics content!

The thumbnail made me think this was some sort of anti burglary door knob. Also made me think of something even less wholesome but we don't talk about that.

"Yo dawg, I heard you like ammo, so I put ammo inside your ammo, so you can shoot while you shoot" As for .22 not going off, I'm guessing the round itself should go a little deeper inside the slug, and you would need some additional loose element fitted behind the round, which would act as a striker.

High speed physics is amazing. I love everything you guys do. far more science than demo-lotion ranch lol. keep on shooting, stay safe. Blessings from sunny England. (not too sunny of course).

First impression before watching: if the .22 ignites on impact its casing should be propelled back towards the shooter since its mass is much lower than the bullet's, and there is no rear wall to it's chamber. I would advise against this... After seeing the video I have to agree that .22 primers are pretty tough. That, and Evan Perry makes really impressive slugs! Still love these guys and this channel, but I believe unnecessary risk was taken here.

Make slugs that hold 9mm. That way, when the slug hits the guy, the 9mm goes off and blows the lung out!

Back in the 80s there was a tunnel point .38 Special bullet that demonstrated the core cutting action demonstrated here. Made a bit more work for a surgeon working on a victim if they got to the ER, but I doubt improved stopping power. Just another exotic that didn't sell real well. PMC brand I think.

Thumbnail looked like a doorknob for home defense. Press panic button when you hear noise in house. Doorknob arms. Intruder gets hand blown off.

Hmmm... the slugs with the .22LR's in them COULD potentially be called the "22-12 double tap" depending on whether they can be made to fire on impact

It's always interesting to see what you guys are going to shoot next. Stay safe and may GOD bless.

If the 22LR were to go off, would that technically classify as being a machine gun? I mean if you really think about it, ATF ruling says a machine gun is a weapon that fires more than one round with a single trigger pull, if the .22 were to go off as well you're technically firing two rounds with a single trigger pull.....you better hide your dog because that 22lr is now a machine gun!

Very cool. Glad to see you’re still making videos. And clearly the plastisol eliminates the need for a tarp.

You guys are stepping into the video game Borderlands "Torgue" gun manufacturing company's EXPLOSIVE rounds lolol. For real that game has some neat gun and ammo ideas.

I have an idea that involves certain safety concerns: I think the 22lr might go off if shoved in backward and shot at something hard. I guess a blank could work for testing purposes.

So this round needs a third part that strikes the 22 After impact

Evan makes some pretty cool rounds. He needs to be hired by federal in the R&D department.

One of the best home spun slugs episodes, great accuracy, hard hitting and,,,great shooting. Tanks

Jeff, I think you demonstrated a major safety feature of rimfire cartridges, you should license this video to ammo makers. If there is no impact, of crimping nature, directly on the rim, there is no fire. I was as surprised as you were. So, if you added a a feature that would transfer force to the rim, it would go off.

if you do a review of this slug it would be interesting to see what happens when fired at a concrete block or anything solid and weighty.

That's neat! I've done just about everything there is with .22 rounds, but this is new. In arrow tips and the end of straws is how we had fun as kids.

That 22LR on the last test gives new meaning to “head down the @$$”

A pin, or pins, pressed into the brass piece and standing proud that would strike the front side of the .22 rim would likely set off the .22 round as the shot shell was fired. With no rifling to impart spin on the .22 slug it would tumble out the shotgun barrel ahead of the brass slug, and strike the target first.

Clearly a great adapter for shooting 22LR out of your 12ga.

Yeah, if the tailpiece were extended about 1/4" & rest adapted to accommodate... as well as countersink & tap the center well... A shallow plug w/a gasket can be installed after the ""filler material"" thus making the full unit more entertaining upon impact. Thanks for sharing

Thanks, now the MacGyver theme is stuck in my head

The Flock of Seagulls reference is an example of why I have notifications on for this channel

I love the conception round OG.

Put the .22 in the front of the slug, so it's primer hits first. A .22 blank or nail gun charge, would be interesting

They look like the most unwelcoming doorknobs in the world...

For a second I thought this was a doorknob gun designed for home defense.

I thought it was a doorknob with a lock until I saw it was a Taofledermaus video.

When you're literally using a doorknob as a bullet.

I LOVE THE PURP CABBAGE EXPLOSION! THIS NEEDS TO BE IN EVERY VIDEO FROM NOW ON!

Cool projectile for a twelve gauge shotgun.

No criticisms. Just a great video. And I love experimental rounds! God bless y’all.

Buddy can easily take that design to make an exploding dumb dumb round. It definitely has the accuracy!

I love your show, Watchin it for a long time. That cop is the only one I liked in my life.

that hole in the center makes it really stable

A 22 blank inserted in the front and shot at a hard target should work as long as you keep the pressure from pushing the blank out by plugging the tail end of the round.

I hope that cabbage was spoiled! Thanks for the shout out, I’m glad you are getting good use out of the circus tent. As always, love watching you fellows do what you do. All in the name of fun.

TL;DR: it never went off. Pressure of passing through the ballistic gel pushed the 22LR projectile backwards into the casing and out the back of the 22 shell itself. The 12gauge slugs flew true and cut out a tube in the gel. Testing starts at 3:44.

Looking at the thumbnail I was trying to figure out how your weird new doorknob gun worked.

Thought the thumbnail was some weird trapped doorknobs lol xD

Man, I never could I have known that human would be able to fit a door knob into a shotgun.

Really made that little Gummy Bear stand up and Dance. More moves than Michael Jackson. Nicely done test, enjoyed the show.

Here's a thought... an attached plate behind the .22 shell with a small hollow and some sort of design feature that strikes the casing at the moment of impact.

the radio tower in the background is just too funny to me on acid

"Little man in the boat" slug

At first glance I thought that round was a booby-trapped door knob.

The slomo on the gel is outstanding!