Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog
Trying to cut a Level III body armor plate in half with a select-fire AR (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel stacked the M193 deep then borrowed a post-86 dealer sample AR in an effort to see how much smash they could get on an unneeded plate.
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Car starter v. 7.62mm NATO (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel decided to pit a CMMG Mk3 CBR in 7.62x51mm against a worn-out car starter.
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Windscreen testing the Can Cannon (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerWhile the X-Products Can Cannon is meant by its very name to chunk pop cans to distance, its ballistic properties are suspect.
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You’ve seen bullets v. engine blocks, and bullets v. gel, but how about a gel-filled engine block
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel filled a few cylinders of a blown Ford Racing 5.0L Coyote Aluminator with clear ballistics gel then summoned the gods of 5.56 and 7.62.
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Up-armored 5lb gummy bear faces the FN PS90 (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel stacked up a massively dense mega gummy bear, outfitted with a homemade sheet metal plate carrier, against FN's 5.7x28mm carbine.
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Can a loaded mag in a plate carrier save your life? (VIDEOS)
by Chris EgerThe good folks over at The Wound Channel did the research into just how likely a magazine in a plate carrier is likely to stop or slow down a bullet enough to possibly save your life.
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Beating through ESAPI plate with a box of 22s (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerWhile an ESAPI plate may stop a single armor-piercing .30-06, how will it stand up to a whole mess of .22?
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Ten pin! Bowling ball vs. 10mm (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel picked up a gently used Rhino bowling ball and promptly proceeded to test it against the vaunted 10mm. It was a short test.
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Does sun-warmed ammo shoot faster than cold ammo? (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel delves into a field test to see if you gain more velocity with ammunition that is warmer over ammo that is several degrees cooler.
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Just how fast is a bump fire stock, anyway? (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Wound Channel does the math on just how fast a Slide Fire bump fire stock is on an AR-15
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