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Rifle Calibers vs Steel at 250,000 frames per second - Ballistic High-Speed

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Elderberry:
Ballistic High-Speed  Feb 16, 2023

Bryce and Adam push AR550 steel to its limits with rifle calibers!
Featuring .223, 5.56, 300 Blackout, 7.62x39n 7.62x54r, .308, and .50 BMG!

Here’s some spectacular slow motion footage of various rifle calibers hitting a steel plate at 250,000 frames per second. Rounds tested include .223, 5.56 NATO, 300 Blackout, 7.62×39 (the AK-47 round, but out of an AR pattern rifle), 7.62×54 (Mosin–Nagant), .308, and our old friend, .50 BMG.

A few notes:

•  5.56 NATO seems to pack more punch than 300 Blackout, which is strangely unimpressive.

•  You can actually see the shadow of the shock cone from the 7.62×39, which is pretty cool.

•  The fireball from the Mosin–Nagant is huge!

•  The .50 BMG is shot from a Noreen 50, which I don’t think I’ve seen before (on video or in person).

•  The .50 BMG punches through the ballistic steel plate and destroys the wooden backstop. You can see the shockwave distortion pass in from of the camera.

•  The fireball from the .50 BMG muzzle break is a lot more noticeable at 250,000 fps compared to 33,000 fps.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0EQs4Ou9u4&t=946s

Sighlass:
Obviously they never saw the video of the 50 cal reflecting back and hitting the fellow in the head... I told the wife it would go all the way through the plate, and it did, but dang if I would of shot that close anyway. I was surprise how well the plate held up to a couple of those calibers though....

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