https://youtu.be/_CaDUQ5-ulM?si=P8jiZKUaV4V75C6L

This is just one of several tests coming soon. Gonna really use this head for as much testing as possible. Also, be aware that the skull on this thing is WAY tougher than it seems, it's kind of like a weird very slightly flexible concrete, and also has way more "flesh" between the skull and the outside than a real head. I suspect this thing is actually harder to damage than a real head.

1: 44 grams, 97 fps/(29.5mps), 19 joules. no serious damage to skull. 32mm long

2. 44 grams, 117 fps/(35.6mps), 28 joules. full penetration into the skull and brain matter. 31mm long

3. 44 grams, 153 fps/(46.6mps), 48 joules. throw was off to the side of the radar, so realistically the speed should be higher but we'll just use this as a definite.32 mm long

Very cool.

Can you add m/s in parentheses next to the feet/sec in the original post?

Nice job.  Thanks for sharing.

Great video! 

thabaill wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 2:32pm:


Hey there! Glad u enjoy some of my videos 😀

Just so there is no confusion, I'll post a video of how to align bullets in the pouch. But generally, just put them into the pouch with the points facing in the direction that there is no string.

Jaegoor wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 10:46pm:


Hello again! 👋 😀
I have found that calibrated gelatine by itself is a good medium in general in place of meat, however it definitely doesn't count as skin. In a video I am currently editing I place thick leather over the skull and sling at it for a representation of a leather cap+skin.
I purposely chose not to buy the one with a rubber coating because there are alot of videos on youtube with these heads being tested against many different weapons, and wanted to be able to compare against those too.
I'm shooting at close range because I didn't want to spend all day losing the bullets that took so long to procure. Also, I purposely used very light effort in order to A. Find out how lightly one can throw and still be lethal, and B. To simulate a long range impact that may have lost some velocity, considering it could be 200-300 yards distance before an impact.
And lastly, I just love ballistic testing. I really wanted to know how hard it was to be a lethal slinger back in antiquity, disregarding accuracy that is.

Back to gelatine. Gelatine has the disadvantage that it has to be used at a very low temperature. But then it also simulates skin resistance. If you put leather or fabric in front of it, So you simulate clothing. Not skin. The important thing is that you have fun. In Germany, you can really get into trouble for that. Shooting at human representations is forbidden there. We tried to get permission. We didn't even get permission with a scientific background. That's why our tests took place in Switzerland

Foresight17 wrote on Apr 12^th, 2024 at 6:25am:


Half agree. It seems to me excessive. But each country has a history that must be respected. Many others equally valuable countries have problems with weapons.
Maybe a subject outside slinging to avoid ?