Episode 7 - Will it Stop a Bullet (Carbon Fiber)

[krakow784]

I would just suggest, getting better control whether its a 9mm or a .22mm or a 5.56mm

[jibblesmgee]

@FrigginTyler Uh... have you ever shot a gun before? For one thing, you can't tell how far he is from the target from the footage. For another thing, a 9mm pistol is about as accurate as throwing a rock (Only a certain amount of it depends on skill, the rest is the gun). Besides... he hit the target every time, so...

Guns don't work like they do in the video games in real life... especially glocks. lol.

[AZURA888]

Carbon Fiber is strong in only in one way, resistance to tension, if you attack this material in any other way you destroy it like graphite dust of a pencil. Resistance to impact is better in polycarbonate and kevlar, materials not so rigid but with a great capacity of deformation. A good steel is better than all this materials but is 6 to 7 times heavier.

[Irishlad23ni]

Bullet vs 8 in 1 European Chainmail could be interesting, 8 in 1 maile has no historical value, other than to say that it is the next logical upgrade to the original medieval period 4 in 1 pattern. It would also be interesting if the rings that made up the maile are small, like 6mm diameter and of a reasonably strong gauge.

[ChishioAme]

@Irishlad23ni Actually, it'd be pretty predictable. Chainmail itself will stop a bullet. HOWEVER (and this is the important part), the way in which this happens is that the bullet hits the mail, is stopped, but fragments, passing through the rings, and into your flesh; and that's not even counting the broken rings that would follow the shrapnel or the blunt trauma.

[maestermoo]

You guys need to realize that carbon fiber can easily stop the bullet. The reason it penetrates is because it penetrates the Matrix(the stuff surrounding the fibers). CF is alot stronger than kevlar and titanium if only the strands are considered. @ACarsonMedia whats the material surrounding your carbon fiber?

[melissa12300]

Could you test titanium? My freind and I were wondering how thick it would need to be to stop a bullet.

[MultiMtb123]

you could gamble on this

[feluke]

Do the same test but with Kevlar instead of carbon fibre. ;)

[piccalocb]

Thae last carbon fiber was made in China!!

[MOVIMKR7]

my question is , how thick is this piece, how far are from the target, what type of round, hollow point, ball, what grain are you shooting? all have a factor, just saying, nice video , blessings.

[W4FFL32]

will it stop a bullet episode 8 justin beiber

[VicariousReality7]

This video needs:

Projectile performance data

Test material data

Otherwise, it's nearly useless

[lukesterh]

Just skip to 1:50

[yumyumluckycharms]

make a composite plate with at least 3 layers of Kevlar, and the rest of it with carbon.

[tjtomax]

@yumyumluckycharms that would be heavy as fuck!

[drakhen9034]

Fair enough. I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt and figured he meant 1/2 inch. I should know better than to do that on Youtube, I guess. :p

[FrigginTyler]

You're a terrible shot, lol.

[paclos29]

@FrigginTyler the woooooorst ever

[pali4life48]

wut if u put like 5 inch thick carbon fiber



[kelnology]

@pali4life48 that will make no sense my friend..5 inch is too thick and bulky not realistic..its like shooting 50 meters thick of papers is bullet proof off cause anything thick enough is going to be bullet proof yeah? =)

[pali4life48]

@kelnology yah true

[drakhen9034]

@kelnology

Actually .5" is perfectly reasonable for use in body armor. Most of the ceramic and high density polyethylene plates used in Class IV (limited protection against rifle ammunition) are between .75" and 1" thick. Yes, they are very bulky, but they offer far more protection for soldiers than any soft body armor, and thinner plates don't offer enough protection unless made of steel and then excessive weight becomes an issue.

[kelnology]

@drakhen9034 Erm..i think he said 5 inch thick which is about 12.7cm thick..Not .5 inch which is 1.27cm my friend..As a soldier myself i have never came across anyone one that is strong or crazy enough to wear a 12.7 cm thick body armor...lol

[quyiter]

You should do 1090 steel I want to see that

[scuffado777]

this is to good to get only 427 veiws

[humblepain]

We also shot a bowling ball there a while back.... Answer is Yes it will stop a 300 win mag

[humblepain]

spent many hours at that range

[rippedstar77]

I love your videos, keep it up and find someway to advertise, more people should know about this!