Best. Shotgun. Ever.

[QuarterBoreGunner]

I'm in absolute awe of this video.
I had thought that the US military gave up on Beehive rounds after Vietnam... but damn.

1150 .40 caliber tungsten pellets launched at 4500 fps, with an effective range of 500 yards.

http://fieldandstream.blogs.com/gunn...rlds-larg.html

Just damn.

[StraightShooter]

Wow... that is cool.

[tattooed_freak]

whats impressive is the cameraman keeping up with something going 4500 FPS

[pbrand]

[Matt C]

And so that shot cup is moving at 4500 fps as well? Delay looks a bit long as well. Something seems off here, maybe 450 fps?

[mooster]

whats impressive is the cameraman keeping up with something going 4500 FPS

The cameras are automated actually. The ballistics guys know the round's approximate velocity and tune the camera movement accordingly. The really nice ranges use a non-linear motor control to keep the shot in frame and have radar to track the round's behavior.

I had a chance to learn about the round's development. There's an incredible amount of tuning involved to get the dispersion pattern just right. What's really amusing is that during testing, they have to have these massive rolls of witness paper strung out to check impacts. Some poor guys (probably interns or co-ops) have to go out there and circle and measure EVERY impact point on the paper.

[QuarterBoreGunner]

mooster; you wouldn't work for United Defense in San Jose, by any chance would you?

[mooster]

mooster; you wouldn't work for United Defense in San Jose, by any chance would you?

Yes We are actually BAE Systems Land & Armaments now.

Need a job? We are still hiring!!!!

[tattooed_freak]

The cameras are automated actually. The ballistics guys know the round's approximate velocity and tune the camera movement accordingly. The really nice ranges use a non-linear motor control to keep the shot in frame and have radar to track the round's behavior.

I had a chance to learn about the round's development. There's an incredible amount of tuning involved to get the dispersion pattern just right. What's really amusing is that during testing, they have to have these massive rolls of witness paper strung out to check impacts. Some poor guys (probably interns or co-ops) have to go out there and circle and measure EVERY impact point on the paper.

dude it was a joke.....

[mooster]

dude it was a joke.....

My bad. I've been here going on 13 hours now and I'm reading stuff out of context.

[eviioiive]

[What Just Happened?]

Yes We are actually BAE Systems Land & Armaments now.

Need a job? We are still hiring!!!!

BAE Systems... I think I'm doing some work on a new building for that company out in Vista. That the same company?

[Guns R Tools]

Damn, it can take down flock of anything.

[JeffM]

I enjoyed some of the comments there.

This is all very nice, but does it have screw-in chokes?

[mooster]

BAE Systems... I think I'm doing some work on a new building for that company out in Vista. That the same company?

Yup. They are our advanced materials group (formerly cercom/advanced ceramics). We purchased them when we were still United Defense. They do awesome work on ceramic armor and other fun materials.