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.50 bmg shotgun round!

Thank you Patrons!   I might give away one of these bullets soon.  (if anyone really wants one!) 

.22 phillips screwdriver mod

I had some issues with this video.  Right after I posted it the first time on Patreon,   it went to "limited or not ads"  so I deleted it in disgust,  and spend another hour uploading it again with new tags, etc.   Youtube is still broken.  

Titanium Slugs - Reusable Projectile

Early viewing for Patrons!    Thank you everyone!!   

VERY powerful steel slugs, but HOW is it stable?

Thank you very much Patreon supporters!   Things are looking better. 

Mega "nerf" shotgun slugs

I want to hug all our awesome Patreon supporters for keeping us alive!  thank you again!  

FIMO polymer clay slugs - pretty DOPE!

Thanks again to all the Patreon supporters-  it looked pretty hopeless at the beginning of the year but if we keep growing,   I'm pretty sure we can keep doing this.  

Russian ZINC shotgun slug - first time shot in the U.S.

Thank you everyone who believes in us enough to support us on Patreon! 

Applying sun screen with a shotgun

Liquids tend to hydro-shock when quickly accelerated-  just like when a projectile strikes a liquid but in reverse.    Thank you everyone supporting us on Patron!   

Flare vs Gel

This was just an impromptu idea that Gregg and Nick thought up.   It turned out to be quite interesting.    

Early Viewing: Heavy Hitter with FULL rifling

Thank you again Patrons for your support.   We want to completely eliminate all advertising and prevent Google from profiting off our work while they spit in our eye.  They've screwed us over long enough.  With 5000 patrons giving just $1 each,  we can do this and actually afford new equipment,  maybe travel a little bit,  and bring you better content.

Double Mega Ball - 2.25 oz. of Pain

Thank you Patrons!   Enjoy the early viewing of our new video! 

Shooting the Gold and Silver Slugs

Thank you Patrons for your support.   You guys get to see this first.  Enjoy!

Sneak peek for Patreon Supporters

Thank you again for your support in these tough times.   

There might be a light at the end of the tunnel

Thank you everyone who has responded to the call.   We broke the $1000 barrier and this has given me a lot of hope.    I love creating videos and retired after working  35 years for other people.  Most of the bosses I worked for were jerks who were better at inspiring workers to do as well as the least-productive worker in the team- than inspiring workers to exceed.   I worked graveyard shift for years and that takes a toll on you.   My drea...

YMIWSI - Awesome Wooden Slugs

Thank you Patreon supporters.   Your kindness kept this channel from dying last year.  We were able to use your money to improve this channel and purchase supplies, camera gear, gas,   and even a chronograph. 

  January 1,   our advertiser earnings were AGAIN cut in half.  Now things have gotten critical.  We must stop relying on Google's leverage they have on us with limited ads,  demonetized videos,  videos put on restrict...

OC BOMB BLAST Shells

Starting Jan 1,   our record-low earnings were again,  cut in HALF.    I'm earning about $2 an hour now.    Why am bothering to continue to do this? 

FAstest airsoft bbs! Sneak peek!~

Sneak peek for Patreon supporters!

Shotgun Hulls and wads

More stuff I have been purchasing with your help.

Powder, primers (and hulls)

I've been stocking up on Longshot,  primers and hulls.   This is the stuff that I use to load slugs that people send me.   Not sure how the new California laws will affect loading components come January,   so I wanted to have a couple year's worth on hand.   

This is how I spend your donations.   Thank you.

Chronograph

We used a chunk of your money this month to purchase a Caldwell chronograph.   This was $80.    We should be able to utilize this in many videos and I'm sure people will be happy to know if a slug is going 1600 or only 1598 fps.    

One project that Danny is working on is an adapter for a shotgun that will shoot 6mm airsoft bb's at VERY high velocity.   The adapter will also shoot arrows and is a something Joerg Sprave has been wanting us to tr...

Testing another brand of bolo rounds - frustrating day of filming

Some days nothing seems to go well! 

The real threat to YouTube Creators

We went from an advertising RPM of $3 per 1000 page impressions,   to around .50 cents today and it will continue to trend downwards.   The threat is advertising rates dropping each year.  Imagine starting a job making $30 and hour,  and after 3 years, the company has reduced your wage to $5 an hour.   That is what's going on and why long-time Youtube channels are shutting down.  

How bulletproof is tungsten (wolfram) ?

We'll be shooting this super dense metal with various rounds to see how tough it is!  

New (used) microphone

I started using my Sony RX10  camera that I used to use for slow motion as just an HD real time camera.   The microphones on that camera are pretty bad,  and really bad with regards to wind noise.   I decided I need to improve the audio so I am going to try this shotgun microphone.   This is "used",  but was just used as a store display and comes with the original box and paperwork.  

Normally this mic is $100 but I saved a little and shipping ...

Improved lens for Chronos - Thank you!

I found a bargain on ebay for new lens for $87.   This lens costs $340 new,  so there is a huge savings.    Thanks everyone who has supported us!

Magnesium

I purchased some magnesium shavings for a new project!   Thanks everyone for your support!

New High Speed Camera

David designed and built his OWN high speed camera.   He has made some prototypes and has given me one so I would help promote his GoFundMe campaign next month.   Yes,  he gave it to me.  However,   I want David to succeed in his efforts to start production of these cameras which will cost $2500,   so  I want to repay him.

I will be using earnings from my shirt sales and Patreon to start repaying him for the camera so he doesn't go broke trying to fulfill his...

Solid gallium shotgun slugs!   Thank you everyone for making this possible!

People have asked me to shoot the .68 cal paint ball solid rubber balls.   

Thanks for helping make this happen!    Order is on its way!