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Matt at Demolition Ranch tests a set of DIY body armor that is probably not up to NIJ specs.

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Dr. Matt down on Demolition Ranch fell into a pair of green Steyr M9-A1 pistols, so he shot one and tried to blow the other one up while submerged in gasoline.

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Matt on Demolition Ranch is trying to clear out his gun safe by destroying a .40 S&W Hi-Point JHP model but is having a hard time.

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Matt down at Demolition Ranch got a "crazy cheap" Hi-Point Zamak special and proceeded to test it out in traditional Demolition Ranch style.

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Matt with Demolition Ranch picked up a bunch of watermelons and assorted target media-- such as dry ice-- to test some backyard ballistics.

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Matt on Demolition Ranch was gifted a big ol chunk of lead to destroy, so he clocks in and does some heavy metal worship via .500 S&W.

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Setting out to stifle the claims that shotguns are useless after a few feet, Matt at Demolition Ranch broke out a few burners and various chokes to see just what actually happens down range.

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Pro tip from Demolition Ranch: don't fill a shotgun barrel most of the way with lead shot and then pull the trigger.

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Matt at Demolition Ranch has accumulated a table top of bad hard drives, a Toughbook and some old monitors. Care to wager what happens next?

The post How many rounds does it take to perforate a stack-o-hard drives? (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Matt picked up an Ion XM42 handheld flamethrower and it seems like a blast.

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Matt on Demolition Ranch shows us what kind of force comes from the rapidly escaping gas of a rifle's muzzle brake.

The post Why you don’t want to get too close to a muzzle brake (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Matt on Demolition Ranch recently got into 3-gun and picked up a really sweet scattergun from Hayes Custom Guns. He still needs to work on his quad-loads, though.

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