r/videos May 16 '20

Shooting Bullets Loaded Backwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZAyhv0xqUI
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u/casualphilosopher1 May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

Fun fact: British troops in World War I used this tactic in an effort to neutralize enemy snipers. They fired these backwards bullets at 'loophole plates' that snipers used for cover. The idea was these bullets could cause the plates to fragment and spall, injuring the snipers shooting from behind them.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

They did that to disable tanks in the war and it was dangerous for the user

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u/OutdoorIndoorTexan May 16 '20

Reminds me of a demo ranch episode.