https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/ead6914a-91da-4c3e-bb50-e4a82d571a34 I've always wondered if body armor could stop a 50 cal, or how many plates would be required. The more interesting question was could you survive the shot even if the plates stopped it. Today on Garand Thumb science we put this all to the test. Stay tuned. 00:00 Can Body Armor Stop A 50 CAL? 01:36 Experiment setup 04:14 50 Cal vs 1 Armor Plate 08:04 50 Cal vs 6 Armor Plates 10:12 50 Cal vs 3 Armor plates 11:30 RAUFOSS 50 CAL vs Armor 13:23 EXPERIMENT CONCLUSIONS For the purpose of this video, this semi automatic shotgun utilizes 10 round magazines Patreon Signup - https://www.patreon.com/GarandTHumb Onward Research http://onwardresearch.com/ SDI School: https://sdischool.co/Garand Xidax Computers: https://tribelink.co/Xidax Insta: https://www.instagram.com/garand_thumb/ GarandThumb on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garandthumb1 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:55:04 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/ead6914a-91da-4c3e-bb50-e4a82d571a34 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.