This Pistol Literally Shoots ROCKET BULLETS!!!
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Honestly, this might be a good way to get a crossover with The Slow Mo Guys, cause I honestly would love to see those bullets fired in super slow-motion and see how it comes out, but also how fast it accelerates.
I believe that Taofledermous has slow motion video of the Gyrojet rounds flying down range.
we NEED the slow mo guys
@BryanWhite77 yeah they do.
Shoot prince Ruperts drop
think they will cheat on kentucky ballistics?
joel seems like a chill dude :) definitely bring him back, even if he doesnt have anymore super interesting guns he just has a nice chill vibe about him
😂😂😂 THEY WONT
@@skunky1-1 who th are you. lmao take that energy somewhere else
@@skunky1-1 With the amount of money he spent per shot of gyro it would only be fair. I'm sure matts got plenty of guns joel may have never had the chance to see or use before. u never know
@@BarghestOnethere’s no way Matt didn’t pay for every single shot that was fired. I guarantee he did
@@jamez470 Hopefully, each shot still made me cringe tho, especially the miss fires. all's in good faith regardless.
“Plus! we fire the WHOLE bullet, that’s 65% more bullet per bullet!” -cave johnson, aperture science CEO.
M56 Combustible Fragmentation Lemons fucking when?
@@snarkymoosesshack8793are you still there?
i was just thinking about this when i saw the bullet
15:32 I know they only loaded one round... I mean rocket, but that reaction of looking down the barrel made me flinch.
Came to the comments to say the same thing
This one round actually can shot anytime from the barrel. It could still have remains of explosives inside of it.
It does not matter, what they did is a rookie and potentially lethal mistake, bullet might easily go off late, and only luck helped nobody to get hurt that day. Weird to see it from "professionals", kinda lame weird flex.
Same, but even if you know it's unloaded 100%, it's a habit thing. Get used to looking down the barrel and eventually you may do it when you thought you were 100% sure, and that's that. They should've cut that part from the video as a lot of younger potential gun owners and enthusiasts watch these channels and we certainly don't want them thinking they should be doing this because professionals on TH-cam, in their eyes, did it before.
@@evren1079God out of every comment this is like the most logical one about this. I applaud you for having a brain 👏👏👏
We NEED the slow-mo guys to record the gun firing. The detail and things we would see would be so sick
This! Especially with their new 1 million FPS camera
Man, I really hope that happens. It'd be perfect.
I'd love to see super slow motion of it going thru clear ballistic gel too, imagine seeing the rocket firing inside the gel
@@comrade-princesscelestia4907 have you see the one they made where its just a normal bullet. Its so cool seeing the impact be so strong that it creates a beam of light that shines through the jell for a split second
...or using that ridiculous "camera" system that Hydraulic Press Channel made a bunch of videos with, a while back.
This turned out amazing, Thank you guys so much for having us out!!
Can you drop a link to your gunshop or what we can look up too find it!
Only in America 💪🏽
Bro! no way my local gunshop is on Matt's channel😂😂😂😂😂
Best video in a long time.
I’m just disappointed one of the dumbass things you hear liberals say about guns might actually now be true if they call bullets mini rockets LOL
"Ig ill be the first to fire it, you sure joel?"
Joel standing a bit away, looking happy to not fire it: *Yup* fire away!
Joel is a rock star for doing this! Free lifetime membership to DR.
Did anyone else notice when the first squib dude literally pointed it at his face and looked down the barrel. This seems even extra dangerous with these rounds
ikr
Ya that and flagging people. Smh
Yea that was horrible
Came here for this. 😮
Kinda confused on this, I've rewatched the segment with the first squib at least 6 times and haven't spotted when he looks down the barrel. He looks at the holes on the sides, to see if something was happening as you can easily see inside.
The first squib 15:30 … he looked down the barrel🙀 fine on a normal pistol once cleared but this is a rocket 🚀.
Simply brilliant and excellent video.
For real!? An old round that may or may not have burned all its propellant and you think is safe to look straight down the barrel at?? Unless the gun is cleared or the standard round has went off and the slug is still in the barrel, it’s not safe especially with an unknown round like this. This should’ve been placed aside for a couple minutes first before pointing at his face.
@@MasterMayhem78 i think that was his point "but this is a rocket" as in it couldve gone of at any time
He even flagged Matt earlier in the video.
10:18 he fiddling with it like a toy, it was no rocket in there but it still poor gun control
Yeah that was still really sketchy looking directly down the barrel..
You should have saved a round to fire in the dark at night.
This gun was sold at Aidelman's in Long Island NY in the 70's and if it wasn't because of NY's lousey gun laws I would have owned one! It came in a rifle version as well if I recall. Somewhere around here I still have the Aidelman's catalog. I think it sold for under $200 and the rounds were $2-$3 each. The entire concept fascinated me...
As a long time demolitia fanboy I really appreciate that Joel gave us the chance to see this fantastic gun in action!
Yes sir ,fire in the hole.
It's really not a fantastic gun. It kinda sucks doody. Which is why the concept never went anywhere, lol.
@@thisdude9363 It’s fantastic because they tried the idea. Sorry that you can’t appreciate a fun invention.
Thank you Joel. Preserving history and sharing it with the world is a priceless gift.
You’re welcome
Imagine being hit in the d!ck with a rocket! Damn... best shot ever!
@@joelmichotjr97but aren't you using up rare irreplaceable ammo?
@@DamplyDoo absolutely but idc I say shoot ‘em all. It’s what they were made for
The cool factor is off the chart but the sketchy factor is right there with it. hahaha I still wouldn't turn down getting to shoot it just because why would you not shoot a rocket gun, so yes I'm jealous. Thank you to the owner of those for coming out and letting this video get made!
The first iteration of the Bolter. Praise the Emperor and his Golden Throne.
That guy pointing the gun at his own face at 15:43 made me flinch.
That was the squib round, so you should definitely flinch! If somehow there was a delay before more propellant, it would be a very different video. Probably safe (enough) but not a fate that should be tempted.
Joel definitely looks like the kind of guy to collect a lot of weird and whacky things. Such a cool guy!
looks like a cool family member from a different state lol
What can I say, we tend to be pretty awesome..
Joel burned through thousands of dollars of ammo. Joel is doing OK.
@@Kemp1730😂🤣
@@basedman68California
I appreciate Joel’s beard, it really gave us the look at the air blowing in your faces, you can see his beard blown by it
Loved how excited Joel was to see the slow motion, what a cool guy to bring such a rare and expensive item for us to learn about and enjoy. Great video!
This is BY FAR the best footage of anyone firing the GyroJet. BIG thanks to the guys for bringing that out,and sending those high dollar rounds into space.
Needed the SloMo guys out to film this!
Right. I have the rifle but won’t ever shoot the rounds I have
@@shommershabbots9862 I would bet you can get a halfway competent machinist to crank out some rounds fairly quickly. Even getting the proper fuel shouldn't be that hard. Some of the smaller Estes motors might work with very minor modification.
I feel like the taofledermaus one might be better just cause they have a faster slowmo camera from what I remember
@@noodlelynoodle. The slow-mo was for Taofledermaus was better, but they didn't have as many rounds or variety of targets. Taofledermaus has a great channel that I have been subbed to longer than Matt's crappy channel, but I love them both for the different things that they do. I wish I had 10-12k worth of rocket guns and bullets to go meet al of the people there that make Matt look as sexy and cool as he seems to be on camera. P.S. I have 300-400 rounds of 50 year old .22LR Remington ammo, still in the original cardboard boxes. I will be happy to bring it to you anytime, I'm less than 2 hours from the range. @DemolitionRanch
👍 to Joel for sharing your spendy toys and bullets with us🇺🇸🇺🇸
That was some of the coolest slo mo footage I've seen on this channel
Big UP for Joel Mr. Wonderful! Thanks so much dude! Love from Italy!
"Gee Lord Commissar, how come the Commissariat lets you have TWO Bolt Pistols?"
"So I can execute two fleeing cowards at once"
"For propaganda posters, of course, did you see me use anything else than my las-pistol?"
Freakin awesome to see this. Love demo ranch. I don't want to be THAT guy but I'll admit I got a little triggered safety wise at 15:40 when dude points this at himself. It's already fired and open but it still makes my eye twitch!! Stay safe my friends!!
Same here. No shame in safety! 💪🏻😎👍🏻
Yeah that was 100% unacceptable and I'm pretty disappointed no one said anything immediately.
Agreed I mean it’s a rocket and for all anyone knows only half burnt. If it had been any other device like fireworks anyone would know better then to stare down the barrel
I missed him flagging Matt the first time I watched this. Went back and watched three more time because you know 👉👌 rockets!!... anyways, this guy is probably a cool dude and all I'm not a hater but I hope when he watches this he sees his errors and takes it as a learning experience. Glad everyone is ok. Seems minor until something major happens that's why it's not a good idea.
Clipboard warriors not welcome.
The Proto-Bolter... We Going 40K up in here
This was such a fun video to watch.
I've looked into this before and all the (very valid) reasons it never caught on, but the *much* higher risk of ricochets never occurred to me.
Every other gun loses energy after firing, and much more after hitting something. This is a rocket, speeding up as it goes. It can hit something, bounce around, then accelerate right back towards the wielder - just as deadly as when it left the barrel. It's so obvious after watching the video, but I never heard anyone mention it, nor had i thought of it before.
joel is a true collector. he seems just happy to see people enjoy and fire it, doesn't even care about firing it himself, lol
He's probably just happy somone else is footing the bill to shoot it/ let him shoot it. And I think that's fair.
That or he knows something they don't and doesn't want to be missing a hand. 😂
@@rogerslade6998my thoughts exactly when he was asked if he was sure. 😂
Yeah to be fair once I got hit with a literal rocket back blast I probably wouldn't care if someone else shot it 😂 he still has stuff left over to show later, just now he has a story that it actually sucks and literally hurts
@@g52879 He said he hadn't ever fired it.
Joel is the star if this video... seems like a true collector. Brought a few with him and just wanted to share the hobby and enjoyment.
Insane! Thanks to you guys for showing to the world.
Joel is awesome for making this possible!!
This round is like... The primitive version of the warhammer 40k boltgun round. This is insane.
It was the inspiration for the boltgun by the games workshop creators back in the 80's. They have talked about it widely before.
@@TaylorLiam87 shit man I didn't know that. Awesome
The only reason I knew what this was previously was because Jonathan Ferguson referenced it when reviewing a 40k videogame, lol.
And thus...we are one step closer to the grim darkness of the far future...
Yep, it's the inspiration for boltguns.
Although boltgun rounds are more like two stage rockets with a warhead since they have shellcasings and an initial propellant. The rocket motor kicks in after the bolt round leaves the barrel.
What i'm holding my breath for is for some backyard tinkerer to invent an actual bolt round because they would sort of work in theory, but we won't know the effectiveness until one is made.
Matt not succumbing to peer pressure at the end by not firing the shot is some true character development!
Joel, you the man. Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
This is an amazing video. Thanks for showing something I never heard about.
Yeah Joel is a stand up guy for sure. This is definitely the most in depth gyrojet demonstration video ive ever seen. Im actually pretty impressed with its power tbh.
did you see one from taofledermaus? they did one 5 years ago with better in depth analysis and slow motion than Matt did
@@MrMattNoir no I didn't, will have to check it out!
Tao's wasn't better, it was just different.
Joel is a cool dude. How awesome of him to share that with you guys.
Matt your videos are muuuuucho fun brother!!! Thanks for the good times! God bless you and yours❤😊🎉 KEEP HAVING FUN😂
Met Joel delivering furniture to him. He is every bit as genuine, knowledgeable, and friendly as he appears.
Props to Joel, what an awesome guy letting you shoot so much $$$$$$$ worth of rockets. 👏👏👏
I'm sure he was reimbursed. 200 a pop would weigh heavily on Mat's conscience.
@@MegumiZero Around a thousand dollars worth of duds in the mix doesn't help.
I'm sure he reimbursed the guy, but ouch...
@@MegumiZero Mat is definitely a good dude but its not just the money, they're impossible to find. Hopefully Joel has a hookup because I went searching for them just too see what was out there and I didn't see any up for sale anywhere. As far as I can tell they only come up when someone finds some in an attic or garage sale or something. Someone should start making them again, seems like it would be profitable.
I wondered if it is possible ?@@Nefville
@@grbenwayhonestly doesnt seem that hard, other than making them shoot straight but no one could do that yet anyway
Joel I know you're watching this and you're the man for sharing this piece of history with us! Thank you!
Thank you Joel
At 200 a pop, it was especially generous.
Thanks Joel!
he is busy eating junk food... who the hell owns a gun without shooting it?!!
@@geniusmarcsays2434A dude trashing talking on the internet cannot be talking.
This is by far some of the coolest video i've seen, like those things look like the rockets that come off ships a little burst of speed and then the engines fire and the thing zips off. Thats so cool looking I almost wish all guns were like that just cause gun fights would look sick at night
I remember my dad telling us about this gun many many years ago. He also told us all the flaws.
Just so you know, this was only a few miles from where you are shooting.
Thank you for this video.
If they started making these again and the ammo it would for sure have a market. Also It's a shame the slow-mo guys couldn't have been on the ranch for this one! 😊
With modern 3d printing and laser welding/sintering it’d be way cheaper and more reliable
Slow Mo guys should definitely be on this video
The Taofledermaus guys did some slow mo with these, really cool stuff!
100% AGREE💥💥💥💥💥
send this felleh over to taufladermaus
That slowmo at 7:53! You can see the acceleration as it travels; amazing! This thing must have the weirdest trajectory if you tried to shoot long-range.
Probably does like what a cruise missile does without the guidance 😂 ..... would be cool to know what the speed Is that these rockets can top out at! Maybe 2000fps?!....
🤔 💭
Seems to be a split second after leaving the barrel...must be difficult to run and gun with this thing
@thomoswald712 until your on the wrong side of the guy running and gunning 😅
also basically no recoil. so could be useful in space combat as its not pushing you around as much as a normal gun
@@jjjacer just incase you dont know fire needs oxygen a rocket is just a mini fire without a oxidizer it wont be able to light in space and even if it had one the effectiveness might not be as good as we think a powerful spring powered bb gun would probably work better
Storm troopers not hitting anything makes so much more sense now!
I love your videos man! Its rad to see your channel continue to grow as we all get older lol 😂
It's too bad you guys didn't do any shots at night. They'd probably look really cool.
Actually though
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FYI: you can reload those rounds.
Which i could see being the issue with some of the “squib” rounds as they were calling them. Perhaps they were a bit out of spec from being shot prior.
Either way it’s good the blanket caught quite a few.
or in space
15:40 So if you think you’ve had a misfire, don’t ever do what he does and look down the barrel of the gun..
Almost got himself a bonus hole in the face
he has horrible gun control, he’s flagged everyone in that video. let’s hope he gets a range ban until he learns the basics of firearm safety.
@@710Reeferwhy did you type it twice
It was a squib. No propellant left…
@@YardKat666 It's an old, rocket powered pistol round that already misfired. If you trust that it has no propellant and think it *cannot* go off again, that's a dumb mistake lmao
Joel, thank you for sharing such a rarely seen gun with us.
Oh man....thnx about this presentation. I am full of ideas now...awesome
Closest we've got so far to the Bolter from Warhammer 40K! I remember reading about these some time ago and I think it was the unreliability of the rounds and the cost that led to them being very short lived on the market
We still have around 23 thousand years to perfect the technology before the Eldar fuck over the entire Galaxy
Yea I mean paying that much for the firearm itself then a higher price than any round in the market/world only to have them be unreliable? No thanks
@@wh1tew0lfalpha Obviously this wasn't the cost of ammunition when they were on the market. The cost is because they are now so rare. Probably the same with reliability since all this ammunition is so old, and I doubt they rounds are as well sealed as regular ammunition.
Now I want someone to build a 20mm bolt gun, machine custom jyrojet rounds, and get really good slow motion footage so we can see what the Emperor's Wrath would really look like at 10,000 fps.
@@inthefade I vaguely remember something from the 1970s about the gun being around $100 and the bullets being about $10 per shot... So a full magazine was half the price of the gun.
For a range toy that blasts fire all over your hands.
Joel is a legend . I have always wanted to see a gyrojet fire in person and this was almost as good ! Thanks to Joel and Matt!
Joel is an absolute UNIT
The engineering is great. A modern revisit is needed.
I really wanted to see it travel long distance, or try to shoot through a really long chunk of ballistic gel.
Sure, they should have fired more distance shots. Thou the one fired didn't look too accurate. I thought that thing were super accurate but seemingly it depends on the production quality of these rocket bullets.
@@wurstelei1356 modern ammo for it probably would be fairly accurate, but from what Ive read before, they were notoriously inaccurate
@@gofastskatkat The milling of the holes need to be perfect as well as the mix of propellant. If one or both components are not perfect the projectile will not fly in a straight line. "Normal" rockets got a gyroscope and some kind of steering. The rockets from the OICW-Project (was it H+K ?) were kinda accurate thou they had some control circuits in them. Also they were super expensive. I think the OICW-Rockets were flying more like grenades, but they had low kickback and were accelerating in air a bit after leaving the barrel. Gun Jesus XD has a video on that...
@@wurstelei1356 i thinkits a combination of old ammo and the gun moving after pulling the trigger before the rockets leave the barrel since its moving "slow" before it can accelerate
@@sgtmaggi The bullet continues to accelerate for 10 yards after leaving the barrel, but at the muzzle it has the same velocity/energy as a .45 ACP fired from a 1911 at the muzzle. The myth that you could catch a gyrojet bullet in a bottle, or your bare hand, is just that: a myth.
Gotta be one of the best episodes in recent times. The non stop innuendos, cool interesting gun and chilled guests 🙌🏻
Matt: "You sure?"
Joel, hoping to god the barrel doesn't come rip roaring out with the rest of the round: "Yup, fire away!"
Thanks to Joel for making this video possible. Back in the 70’s/80’s my dad owned and resold several Gyrojet pistols and rifles. He also knew the inventor and founder of MB Associates that manufactured the Gyrojet. They were located in San Ramon here in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately he never kept any of the guns and as much as I want one myself, it’s tough to justify since the prices have literally shot to the moon. I do still have a modest collection of rounds though, including several different types of “nozzles”. Weapons for use in space were a genuine concern during the space race, yet fortunately were never needed. Or at least we never heard about it. LOL!!
If there is more ammo to be had I want to see y'all set something up with the slowmo guys. It would be sick to see what the round does in flight!
No better they do it with the Ballistic High-Speed guys
www.youtube.com/@BallisticHighSpeed
Nah man smarter every day!
There’s already a video on TH-cam with slow mo
Small Arms Review did a fairly comprehensive article on the Gyrojet story and its developer Richard Mainhardt some years ago. Taofledermaus did what's probably the single best recent test firing of the Gyrojet pistol and carbine a few years ago. Backyard Ballistics in Italy tried recreating the rockets on a larger scale a few years ago as well, with some success. There were at least a few snub versions of the pistol made, and some select fire versions of both pistol and carbine. At least one pistol was used in combat in Vietnam, and was reportedly effective. They've also been fired underwater. That's all covered in the Small Arms Review report from the early 2000s.
Addition: looks like all of the reported Gyrojet problems surfaced. Misfires, variable velocities, sometimes wild inaccuracy, and maximum velocity isn't reached until some distance from the gun. Before which velocity can be very low and the rocket is easily deflected. Even when new, performance of the little Gyrojet rockets was somewhat erratic. I believe it's been determined that the propellent was a single formed grain of Bullseye smokeless powder wrapped in flash paper. There seems to have been another one or two unknown secret components of the ammunition to increase immediate acceleration from the launcher.
All that just for us to shoot it at garbage in 2023..
@@Demo_Camera_Guy Ha! But at least you got to shoot one of the world's most unusual weapons. With what is possibly the single most rare form of ammunition there is. More rare now. 😛
@Demo_Camera_Guy what a monumental occasion, this is the first time I've seen a reply from the channel.
where is Matt's reply?
@@Demo_Camera_GuyYou still made history regardless lol
That ammo is extinct to find. Joel is a legend! Great vid!👍🏻👍🏻
This was a really cool piece of history, the gyrojet is crazy looking nice video
I like how relaxed these guys are instead of the typical hyped up TH-camr.
Same, i got tired of the WHATS UP GUYS ITS... voice 20 years ago. So this is a nice change of pace
@Gurtington or "what's up guys, it's ya boy....."
You mean like Matt?..
That's exactly why I wasn't watching this guy's videos lol
What a badass episode. Joel, Mikey, and Matt were having a “blast”. Especially with those hot loads in the face 😂😂
💀
from the pocket rockets
Joel’s beard blowing in the wind from the jet blast @ 12:43.
Joel, has to be the nicest gun collector of all time! Just coming out to share a piece of his awesome collection, and giving Matt the honors of firing it even before he did. Only a true collector would be able to save such a special piece for such a special occasion.
Joel seems and looks like the super chill, very laid back uncle we all need in our lives. Please bring him bad. BTW... An idea for a future video, you should team up with Scott and play around with his new punt gun!.
I know they're impractical as all hell, but those gyrojets are just so freaking cool from a technology perspective. Especially when you really think about what they had to work with in the 60's. Awesome content and thank you to Joel for sharing!!
makes you wonder what could be done with modern tech, because honestly the amount of power those things have and low recoil is amazing, and i think they could really benefit from a much more thought out design
@@sir.phillip2697 agreed!! That's for the rocket scientists to figure out. LOL, I wish I had that kind of knowledge, but I'm just a lowly chef. LOL
They have a use, just the reliability of the rounds is the problem. They are designed to fire underwater and in space. Underwater they do better than conventional bullets, but not much is great underwater. In space though they help with Newton's third law of motion. "If two bodies exert forces on each other, these forces have the same magnitude but opposite directions". Basically in space a light machine gun is also a great way to do somersaults backwards when fired. You have mass, but no gravity to align you to the ground. So 5.56 at 1200 foot pounds of force going forward also means that going backwards, enough to push a 250 pound man back a few inches a second.
@@TheOriginalCoolDadWalter White chef or Gordon Ramsay chef? Either one can cook up rcandy propellant
@@m4vr1ck LMAO!! Absolutely fair assessment
"That one was spicy"
proceeds to stare directly into the barrel
The slow motion is so incredibly cool! I’d love to see a company do a modern rocket pistol.
As a Brit I must quote "Monty Python", are you ready 'And now for something completely different'. What a show we had rockets, squibs, misfires, crouch shots, ricochets, zombie head shots and more. A big thanks to Joel, and everyone there for a great post, thank you.
Not to mention, a pointed stick!(please say that you remember the reference?)
@@christopherseivard8925 that pointed stick doesn't have shit against my banana
15:42 I was smiling at the shooting of them until he decided to look in the barrel of the gun for the squib round instantly was like I hope it doesn't jet propel into that guys face glad he's safe love your content keep it coming
I hoped it did go off. Before he hurt someone else with the lack of gun safety and common sense he has
We wouldn't see the video if it went off
Made me gasp when i saw Noah nearly remove himself from the gene pool.
I have to assume that Noah Mechling, was thinking of the safety of others first. Like, "before I hand this gun to another person, I want to really make sure I understand and communicate the potential danger". In an act of stupidity or potential self-sacrifice, he looked down the barrel to confirm it was empty. It was not.
@@JohndotMcGuire yeah dropped my heart seeing him about to get one to the cranium and he looked a totally of 2 times
Bless the Emperor! A real life bolter!
15:40 Truly a DEMOLITION ranch.
As a former missile guy in the army. I’m totally about to nerd out on this hand held missile launcher.
I'd like to see how that bullet performs under water
And yet you dont know the difference between a missile and a rocket? Smh.
You know there was a rifle version of it xD. And as a amateur rocket nerd my future money would be a epic redesign and make rocket bullets/firearms
its how i feel about kentuckyballistics and his punt gun as a former redleg.
Goodluck nobody makes ammo so you enf up paying like 150 a round because there aren't any more they're finite and every shot increases the value of every other round left
Joel, we truly appreciate you bringing these out.
Definitely this is pretty cool
What an insane concept. Would absolutely love to experience that once.
Damn that's cool to see one of these in action. I saw them years ago in Forgotten Firearms but I don't recall him trying them out besides just showing the mechanics behind it. My first thought on how to improve the design would be like how revolvers have the gas shielding (or whatever they actually call them) to protect the user's hands from the debris shooting out the gap. Just little vents on the holdes to direct that pressure front and away from the shooter.
edit: Also Mr.Wonderful should definitely make a return. Seems like a legitimately relaxed person
Pretty awesome of Joel to bring these out to let Matt shoot, thanks guys was cool to watch!
Thanks Joel for the opportunity to see a really cool and unknown to most of us, piece of weapons history. May the force be with you
"Its really hard to keep your eyes open when you get blasted in the face with a pocket rocket."
Thats a wild sentencr😂
Epic as Always
Its so crazy seeing Mikey working with Matt. I was watching Matt while me and Mikey were in highschool together. Glad that boy is doing well for himself.
This is one of the coolest things I've seen on this channel. The slow mo is so sick. Thanks to Joel for showing us this.
perfect round to work with the slow mo guys with. this would look insane at 10,000fps
Your face on that first shot is priceless.
To Joel: I have ALWAYS wanted to see good quality gyrojer shots, especially in slow mo! Thank you so much for sharing your guns and thia precious ammo with us!!
Joel seems like just a genuinely really nice guy, would love to see more of his collection
Joel approved you being the first to fire that thing from a very safe distance lol
This is clear example of how sometimes "cool" can max out on the graph as "practical" bottoms out on a graph.
Thanks Joel!! Super generous of you to share your super awesome ROCKET BULLETS!!!
15:36 my heart just stopped omg :O this mans
Thats what I just came here to say, you have rocket propelled bullet in a gun and you decide to point it directly at your face?
The comment I came to see
Dude I had to pause the video when I saw that lmao I was shook
That was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on the internet! It was like I'm watching a cartoon...but no: that was real life. A guy actually just did that.
he did it twice (once right before 15:36 )
My grandfather Robert Mainhardt invented these. My mom has stories about manually cleaning out the ports before a military demo when someone "helpfully" sealed them with wax.
Joel ain't fire that thing cuz Joel enjoys his dexterity 😂😂😂😂😂
May be hard but id like to see you and the Slowmo Guys collab to get super close footage of the actual jet leaving the barrel and picking up rotation.
have to love when collectors are willing to blow the dust off of some seriously coo pieces of history. big respect for Joel on this as most with something that rare would not be willing to risk a malfunction or the wear of basic use. much respect
im impressed how effective it is. ive never heard of one of these til now but its definitely a cool oddity and i love the idea of rocketed rounds haha
"mikeys down range" good call out david!