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Splitting a .45 Cal bullet with an Axe Blade
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/29/2018 | J Hines

Posted on 03/29/2018 4:45:29 AM PDT by w1n1

You may have seen out in the wire splitting a bullet with an axe blade by shooting at it. This usually ends up cutting the bullet in half if successful.
Youtuber Slow Mo Guys took this up a notch.
By utilizing super slow mo technology to view what happens when bullet meets steel.

The results is astonishing and surprising.
Oh yes, Slow Mo Guys not only did they just split the bullet in half but went for slicing it up into 4 pieces.

Its amazing to see the ax blade wobbled once the bullet made contact.
We obviously, don't recommend attempting to deflect an oncoming bullet with a bladed object as a means of self-defense. Don't try this at home. See the full splitting a 45 cal bullet footage here.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 45cal; banglist; plinking

1 posted on 03/29/2018 4:45:29 AM PDT by w1n1
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To: w1n1

This is not new. Back in the 70’s I did a lot of competitive shooting with a muzzleloader.

One of the novelty shoots was like this. You would shoot at an axe head with a clay pigeon hung on each side. And we didn’t have the gun clamped in a vise. We shot offhand at 25 yards.


2 posted on 03/29/2018 4:56:50 AM PDT by shelterguy (Bigdeal)
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To: w1n1

I thought the blade wobble on the first shot was the best part.


3 posted on 03/29/2018 4:57:38 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: w1n1

Don’t try this at home? Of course it isn’t. This trick was meant to be tried lakeside, on Saturday afternoon, with your buddies.


4 posted on 03/29/2018 4:58:23 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: shelterguy

It’s new from the standpoint of people investing serious money, time, and ingenuity to film and dissect some very interesting stunts. I’ve seen some of their other videos and they’re very entertaining. And given the number of views their videos have, I presume there making some serious money doing it. I applaud them.


5 posted on 03/29/2018 5:09:01 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: w1n1
"Forged In Fire" sometimes do this and I've seen the bullet split in three more often than not.

6 posted on 03/29/2018 5:41:45 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: w1n1
You may have seen out in the wire splitting a bullet with an axe blade by shooting at it

Elsewhere, "ax" was termed an improper spelling. I've seen it spelled both ways; in fact, this video's text spells it "ax".

But—it's a hatchet. ;)

7 posted on 03/29/2018 6:08:40 AM PDT by Does so (Let's make the word Mohammedism--adding it to other ISMs...)
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To: Moonman62
I think the wobble was caused by the spin of the bullet due to rifleing.

The bullet appeared to be almost perfectly bisected by the blade; not enough asymmetry present to excite such a strong vibration.

But the bullet was spinning pretty fast; it had to transfer all its angular momentum to the blade when it was cut. That’s why the blade edge vibrated in that “twisty” high-frequency mode.

8 posted on 03/29/2018 6:14:01 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: w1n1

The lead inside of a copper jacketed bullet isnt melted in there. Its a die process that usually drops the lead plug into the copper jacket, then that assembly is pressed through one or a series of dies for final sizing. This basically squeezes the lead into place with no bonding at all. Those bullets were split and the lead immediately separated from the copper jacket loosing energy and reducing the focused shock of the bullet on the target.

Hunters dont want/like this. So a few manufacturers are now bonding the lead into the copper jacket by a melting process. These bullets will deform and mushroom but the lead is chemically and physically bonded, (soldered) to the copper so it will not separate and retains close to 98% of the original bullet weight after doing the job. More concentrated weight, stays together after impact, mushrooms bigger because there is more bullet left to mushroom thus creating a larger wound channel. This increases your chance for a 1st round kill on Yuge game like elk, water buffalo, etc.

Swift Scirroco and A-Frame, Nosler Accu-bond, and Hornaday all are making bonded bullets now (they aint cheap) and they are the choice of serius hunters that want maximum force put into the target.

Shoot that axe blade with a .450 nitro express with a bonded .45 cal Swift A-Frame Swift bullet and watch it do its dance!


9 posted on 03/29/2018 6:18:08 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Steely Tom

That makes a lot of sense.


10 posted on 03/29/2018 6:36:04 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: w1n1

They do that to test knife blades on Forged in Fire.


11 posted on 03/29/2018 9:23:06 AM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: w1n1

Thank you Dan and Gav.


12 posted on 03/29/2018 9:56:00 AM PDT by exPBRrat (.)
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