I recently retired another pair of steel-toe boots, and, as is my custom, decided to give them a ballistic send-off. I’ve shot these with a variety of handgun and rifle rounds in previous videos, so this time I decided to try some shotgun rounds. TheIdahoanShowIdaho was one of the last continental US states to be […]

This video documents an experiment I conducted to determine if a 3/8″ thick AR500 steel target was up to stopping 7mm Rem mag rounds. TheIdahoanShowIdaho was one of the last continental US states to be settled and, more so than some parts of the US, the culture of Idaho still retains a frontier spirit of […]

A little comparison of the Hornady Critical Defense round.

The Idahoan demonstrates how to make a substitute for ballistic gelatin out of corn starch. This alternative is not as elastic or as transparent as true ballistic gel, but it does provide similar results in terms of bullet penetration and terminal performance.