Posted on 05/03/2021 3:07:42 PM PDT by blueyon
Popular YouTuber Kentucky Ballistics nearly lost his life after his Serbu .50-cal rifle explodes due to a 'hot round' during a recent test. YouTuber Scott Allen DeShields Jr., better known as Kentucky Ballistics, is all about going big. With more than 1.5 million subscribers, he frequently shoots .500 S&W Magnums, .50 cals, and even elephant guns. However, during a recent test, he nearly died when his Serbu .50-cal rifle exploded due to a “hot round.” .50-Cal Rifle Explodes During Test
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The question is:
Was it a commercial load or reload?
It was an old (decades) surplus SLAP round.
“The question is:
Was it a commercial load or reload?”
The answer is”
In the article.
— Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues
Then...we will never know...
Most accidents/mishaps contain the phrase “I didn’t know” on forensic analysis.
I watched the entire YouTube video. A piece of the rifle lacerated the right side of his neck and got his jugular vein. He is a little confused about human anatomy and stated that if he hadn’t applied pressure to his jugular not enough blood would have reached his brain and he would have died. Not so. The jugular is a vein, the carotid is the artery that runs next to it. Had that shrapnel hit his carotid he would have bled out in a rather spectacular fashion. I’m glad that didn’t happen to him. I hope his days of shooting surplus ammunition of unknown provenance are over.
Fame seeker gets his wish. He's famous now.
Has he a blog as well?
A “hot round” is any round at the top of the powder range for the caliber you are shooting. 45 grains of Varget powder for a 308 round would be considered a hot round. Top it off with a 180 grain bullet and it becomes a “match” round.
You misheard the fellow. Kentucky is home of the "Hot Brown", an open faced turkey sandwich, dressed to the nines.
Obviously poor quality control on round (and maybe hardware) manufacturing by THAT old foreign company. Bet he junked that ammo and the rifle, and never shoots one from that company again.
And this was a sabot round! A specialty round that would not move down the barrel in sufficient time to relieve some of the over-pressure. Wonder if he got that contraption on “special”?
some were hitting low, possible light charge that flashed over
Lucky man...
Thank God..
After the ‘hot round’ explanation, I was waiting to hear if the postmortem on the rifle showed a clear or obstructed barrel. Expanding gas always seeks the path of least resistance. He never said what the barrel condition was found to be afterward. Is he saying the powder in the round had chemically changed to where it was explosive vs fast burning, or did the cartridge/bullet block the barrel?
Watched this a few days ago , he is really lucky . The Thump is the thing
YouTube announced that they would no longer carry gun videos so I quit watching them.
It looks like they have changed their mind.
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