kruschiki.com/ Code: oxide for 10% off On Twitch soon! Gonna start streaming there instead of KZread from now on www.twitch.tv/ I'm also on twitter now twitter.com/OxideDoes Range I shot at is elementrange.com/

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@ThyPeasantSlayer No

@johnd0e25

Жыл бұрын

What's your @ on twitch? Nevermind I found it; I followed you already.

@PatrickBergersen

Жыл бұрын

I will subscribe

@ArcturusOTE

Жыл бұрын

Oxide I love your content and love that you were willing to excise section of your fanbase if they supported Russia's escalation, maybe extend that excision towards Assadists?

@gruntlife5055

Жыл бұрын

So you know Corbin, so you shoot at the element training complex right? Cause I live in baker and need help with practicing my shooting

“That’s one less loose end” The last thing the milsim west larper ever heard.

Plot twist, Oxide really was Canadian all this time.

@gripz9387

Жыл бұрын

He is tho..

@Armitage001

Жыл бұрын

Rush don't lie...

@ivancorey7389

Жыл бұрын

I’m lost on this joke. Anyone willing to elaborate?

@stahlhelmturtle9822

Жыл бұрын

@@ivancorey7389 an erroneous article written about Oxide claimed him to be a Canadian neo nazi despite him being Jewish and at the time living in Washington.

@mateusstein9132

Жыл бұрын

@@stahlhelmturtle9822 HE IS A JEW ? 🤮

I was there that day. Steve was extremely lucky as the round hit the battery pack on the back of the helmet first. He was assigned the PSQ-20 device. He fell hard, but got back up quick. That was a terrible day. RIP CSM Bolyard. 2018 Logar

@dxerta1427

Жыл бұрын

terrible indeed brother

@ChiTownGuerrilla

Жыл бұрын

Sorry but that's what happens when you try to invade a country.

@justinkim7756

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiTownGuerrilla u think they lost? 😂😂😂😂 they got vaporized by a million dollar cruise missile the irony of killing habibi with a weapon worth more than his entire extended family lol

@PolynesianSaus

Жыл бұрын

Good info!

@noco7243

Жыл бұрын

@@justinkim7756 I like to think human life has a bit more value than a rocket with a computer, money isn't everything. But yeah, don't become a jihadist and don't get shot.

Out in the rain, getting shit done. Thanks for the hard work and dedication behind making these videos.

@trooperodst6880

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't put it better.

Finally, I've been waiting for this video. There are not many videos out there about the ECH. Thank you, it's good to see the trade offs and pros and cons. I currently have an ACH and I've been wondering whether if I should stick with it or replace it with the ECH. This video helped answer my question.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

I'd say you should if you don't have to spend a lot of money. It absolutely is an improvement

@ThatGearCollector2002

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best Perhaps I'll check it out when ECH helmets are more widely available like the ACH and cost less. I do also want to ask, how would a helmet made out of a combination of kevlar and polyethylene and vice versa perform? What would be the results?

@deadman123x

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I have an ACH I high cutted to paint black and put mc tropic scrim on it, gonna get an ECH to put mc scrim on it.

@TheLadderman

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatGearCollector2002 He's no engineer, I doubt he can answer that question. Nor can anyone truly answer that question without tests. Though, in my personal non-expert opinion, I would expect the results could be more in line with the IHPS. After all, that is a combination of PE and carbon fiber which is basically the same concept as using Kevlar and PE. You use PE to help stop stronger projectiles and the kevlar/carbon fiber for rigidity to reduce deformation. Maybe some application of the concept could work, but it seemingly didn't for the IHPS.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLadderman there is a little bit of Kevlar and carbon fiber in the ech in the same way the IHPS uses it

When I deployed to Afghanistan in 2018, one of the guys we were replacing survived getting shot in his ECH. I wished there were more details, but it looked like the round grazed the top off of his helmet. Nice to find more videos testing the ECH

good test, I own an ECH always thought it was a huge leap forward with rifle protection, maybe not so much

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

It gives you a chance, but it isn't true rifle protection

@justsomeplantcells-

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best will there be a chance to test the diamond age bastion helmet？

@phantom4E2

Жыл бұрын

get an altyn

@geebeaux

Жыл бұрын

It was a weight advancement.

@Tk3997

Жыл бұрын

More then likely these are probably just bad tests, not having a representative head or dummy backing armor is know to produces exaggerated deformation, the claims that those bulges are definitively fatal also seem to be based on him basically just eyeballing them and arbitrarily declaring such which doesn't inspire a ton of confidence in me. Like he doesn't have a shred of data about energy transfer in terms of acceleration or acutal deformation of a representative dummy skull at all. He's literally just looking at a dent and going "eh yeah that would probably kill a dude" Personally I'm gonna take the real world cases of dudes getting shot in the head with rifles and walking it off with a rung bell and extensive professional testing over some random backyard test on youtube where a guy vaguely declares bulges produced in an suspect test as 'fatal'.

Great content, can't wait to see the Ops-Core tests!

Background track is Nathaniel Merriweather Strangers On a Train and Book of the Month, very cool.

Damn, now I’m definitely looking forward to the Ops Core tests since I have an SX.. Plan on mounting the SLAAP plates on the ops core too to see if it makes a difference?

When a Helmet that was made in 2012 does better then the IHPS

@ThatGearCollector2002

Жыл бұрын

Highcut helmets > ACH/ECH > IHPS

@ussenterprise3156

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatGearCollector2002 Highcut helmets > ACH/ECH > IHIPS >>> 6B47

@SonOfTheDawn515

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatGearCollector2002 Disagree. I would've eaten shrapnel through my ear if I was wearing high cuts instead of an ACH in Ramadi.

@ThatGearCollector2002

Жыл бұрын

@@SonOfTheDawn515 Highcuts are definitely lighter. But as mentioned there are pros and cons and tradeoffs. I went with an ACH/ECH helmet because it costs less and all I need is protection. Nothing too fancy, I just gotta suck it up. It also depends if you have comms and/or a headset (peltor, sordins, etc...).

Great vid Oxide. I've been trying to research for my civvie setup for a while and helmets are difficult. I loved the ECH exclusively and still do since what you said about it being better against steel core ammo. It'll be a bitch to find, but now I know for sure what to go with. Thanks man

@dos_gringos9853

Жыл бұрын

If you are going to get an ECH, I highly reccomend making sure that you upgrade the suspension system in some way. The standard issue one with the pads is god awful.

I was in his unit and on his deployment. That’s crazy seeing him on KZread talking about it

"That's one less loose end" that hurt, man....

I love your channel man, I hope you never stop with the content you are known for

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

I have done a couple, I will do a couple more

I'm REALLY looking forward to see how ops core does against lv3a threats.. thanks for all these great videos that you make. You're awesome. If it's possible in the futur, I'd like to see how mtek flux performs against those threats as well. Keep up the good work brother!

Really got me with the Tom Sawyer jump scare ending ngl

As a desert storm veteran, They shot me in the helmet and the bullet ricocheted, because they shot me at a bad angle, luckily

@Danny344S

4 ай бұрын

Thank god we would have lost a good man glad you are still here with us 🫡

@Dam_ramsa__

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@jedicoolgamer5517

Ай бұрын

Amen ❤🙏🏻​@@Danny344S

yep seen nothing but good things about the ech. really the best out there for a full coverage helmet

my man is blowing holes through helmets while its sleeting. Great video.

LETS GO SO HYPED for the ops core tests. I wanna know which helmet to buy

I think the same rationale as for tank armour goes for personal ballistic armour like vests, plates & helmets. Know their limits and act accordingly. If the helmet & plates can stop even a rifle round at say 100 metres distance be careful and neutralise the threat before closing that distance. I liked the russian / soviet military tests as they tested from several different distances as well.

I'm still gonna rock the IHPS at the range when those on the line are looking a little froggy. Maybe I'll get given an ECH some day. It's worth noting that the literature that came with the IHPS really cared about pad placement in the helmet and how many you had in it. I found the IHPS specific pads to be larger than ACH counterparts and a given helmet size to fit tighter than its ACH counterpart.

@scowler7200

Жыл бұрын

Where are you guys getting helmets?

@Brandon34098

Жыл бұрын

@@scowler7200 surplus comes and goes google makes it easy to find some helmets, if your talking about oxides rarer stuff that comes though his connections and from what it sounds like is unreasonably expensive for anything that doesnt earn money back

@SuicidalChocolateSK

Жыл бұрын

For me the IHPS came with a nice set of pads but the pad on the forehead actually hurt for some reason so i replaced it with a brigade OEM sweatband and its nice.

@RepeatedFailure

Жыл бұрын

@@SuicidalChocolateSK I ended up replacing the pads with a team wendy set. The stiffness of the front pad would give me headaches after long wear times (3 hours+). The front pad was black instead of foliage green and specific to the IHPS. It apparently was designed for better blunt trauma protection?

I love your videos I can't wait for more!!!

Good video, too bad youtube didn't want me to see it. Never got a notification (yes I've clicked the bell). If I hadn't checked the discord, I'd have never known.... Would love to see you test the Protection Group Denmark Arch helmet.

one thing that I've come to understand that sure the Kevlar helmets may show less deformation, that doesn't mean that energy wasn't transferred to the skull. This understanding came from me watching Ulbricht helmet test with Kevlar helmets vs their titanium hybrid helmets and they had soft head dummies to demonstrate the deformation of the energy that would transfer to the head. So poly helmets just look worse to me over a Kevlar but I still would want to wear a Kevlar helmet over a metal helmet, but in the I just rock a bump

@gotanon9659

Жыл бұрын

Nah just take the poly helmet and while it might look "worse" in terms of energy transferred to your head remember people survived getting shot in the skull and losing both bone and a little bit of brain matter they still live to tell the tale.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@@gotanon9659 The energy thing needs work, but stopping pen is so damn crucial!

@jakenikolia1453

Жыл бұрын

@@gotanon9659 that is true

@clawrence034

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best It looks like the Ops-Core is trying to manage energy and allow space for deformation by using a styrofoam liner

@ryancasey4038

Жыл бұрын

@@gotanon9659 That's true but less so than survive concussions, head trauma, and skull injuries. It's tough to say for certain either way but I'd take my odds with a fractured skull over a rifle round in loged in my forehead any day.

1:02 worth living for. Rare MOUT sheesh.

Fantastic work as usual, king. Hope the AH-64 treating you well.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Not quite there yet

@noize8148

Жыл бұрын

The dakka awaits you one day

Hey will you be testing any British helmets like the virtus? I’m really interested if it’s any good

I wonder... why we don't see more composite solutions like kevlar and polyurethane maybe even with some ceramic inserts to prevent excessive deformation around front & back of the head at least. Obvious issue is weight i guess. But then again, maybe some light and flexible support that could brace helmet somewhere below neck when worn could be made. Soo many possibilities... but doesn't seem like there's much interest in that.

you should get balistic dummy heads to see how deadly the deformation really is

Awesome vid. Any chance on an SPCS or MSV comparison to the older IOTV?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Not high on the list

great video and great track ! lovage strangers on a train and book of the month !

That was very interesting, thank you.

Amazing video keep it up!

Nice video man

Very cool Mr. Oxide!

So I’m looking at helmets and was wondering if you have any experience or knowledge on the delta 4/5/ X helmets sold by Safariland. There isn’t much online and I was told that they are being purchased by some police departments. As far as I can tell there is no ballistic tests on KZread for them and I am hesitant on purchasing one even though it’s sold by Safariland. Thanks in advance.

really excited for the ops core tests

@supermoon1430

Жыл бұрын

🗿

@ThatGearCollector2002

Жыл бұрын

Add team wendy, revision/galvion solutions, crye airframe, and maybe MTEK USA in there as well. 🤔

Krus is a great meme dude, absolute kino.

Bravo! Good Show! 📺

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Everyone subscribe to this dude

Nice wet wheather top lol, it was cool to hear what you are doing nowadays in that other vid.

I really wanna see the opscore one

We love you Corbin

Can you a video on LWH or Light Weight Helmet used by the US Marines? I like to see how it does in comparsion to both the ECH and ACH helmets.

@Tanya_Von-Degurechaff

Жыл бұрын

Lwh gang

@ThatGearCollector2002

Жыл бұрын

Late response but the LWH is the same as the ACH/ECH, the only difference is the cutout or shape/design. It’s got a brim. Material wise, it’s probably aramid kevlar.

What do you think the result would be if the ECH was augmented with a SLAAP plate? Btw have you reviewed a SLAAP plate? They are quite cheap now.

Love the Nathaniel Merriweather soundtrack.

oh boy, next vids gonna either make the opscore helmet go out of stock or drop in price

We know it’ll stop 7.62x39 and 9mm ball. Now if someone could shoot one with a 556 it would be nice…,.thanks for posting.

@clorox821

7 ай бұрын

Goes through 556 usually goes the poly a lot better then 7.62 bc speed

Krus fancy seeing u here

Thanks for this video

damn you voiced, edited and rendered that fast

I gotta know, what's that optic on the glock? Recently I've been thinking about getting a slide where I can mount an optic and for whatever reason my eye has been leaning towards those boxier looking optics like the acro p-1.

@ranger_1472

Жыл бұрын

@@KeterMalkuth Thanks, I'll be sure to have a look at that optic.

Back with the red alert songs

Lighting McQueen went with a different career path after being a race car

When helmet stops the bullets but fails to save the life..

The "bodyarmour" i wear at work is rated to stop 115 gr 9 mm. A friend of mine tried 9mm m/39b and shoot trough 3 vests. Sorry about the spelling.

@top_hat_walrus1860

Жыл бұрын

Is it level 2 or 3A? 2 is thinner also how old was it. I wear 3A and it’s certified to stop shotgun slugs, .357 ect the brand I use also have 3A+ that stops 5.7 mm rounds and steel core slugs

You will love the opscore.

Bro I want there to be an advanced version of the K6. Instead of it having a aramid liner inside, have it be polythelene and instead of the entire shell being 3mm make it so the sides are 1.5-2mm and the front and back to be 4-4.5mm. The weight would be about the same, perhaps a bit lighter and the front and back protection would be cracked asf

Think I’d rather take a Kevlar helmet. Fell like you’re a lot more likely to meet a .44 than some niche steel core round

How are your tests of the Chinese bulletproof helmets coming along?

This guy knows what hes talking about fr fr

Any idea when Kruschiki will be dropping those smoks?

That’s the station balance between the helmets and plate carriers can’t make them too heavy or too weightless.

Look at my little man here wearing his gortex for the first time

Discord notif gang

misty is gonna like the end

the more i learn the more i questions i have about protection.

My primary helmet is ceradyne ECH, but i may prepare light weight kevelar lv3a helmet?

I swear you did a Hard Head Veteran chinesium helmet or am i imagining it?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

I took it down because they fixed the half truths on their website.

Nice MW2 reference at 3:53

Didn't know Oxide was a based Rush enjoyer

Would like to know what a mtek Helmet is capable, but sadly i cannot provide one

WHERE DOD YOU FIND THOSE STEEL CORE 9MM???

We want expired body army test to see if it’s worth buying old IOTV / pasgt stuff it’a ez to get

Sunniest day in Cascadia, I see!

Would there be any benefit to using solid molded UHMWPE in a helmet instead of fiber? Would it just be way too thick?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure it would be as strong as a fiber weave

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

UHMWPE has really weird characteristics that I need to learn about better

@RepeatedFailure

Жыл бұрын

You can shoot some types of cutting boards and find out yourself aha. Short answer is no, the heat & pressure bonding of UHMWPE textile fibers is what makes it able to stop rounds and fragments. You are ripping those layers apart with the projectile. Bonding those layers sufficiently for helmet shapes has been a huge manufacturing hurdle, and plates have been easier to manufacture.

“For good measure I hit it again from the other side” How did you find my sex diary narration?

Any chance on you getting your hands on any bri*ish or french helmets in the future?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at Avon stuff

So I'm contemplating, investing in my first ballistic helmet, I'd like to get something not made out of chinesium, and I'll be using electronic inner ear protection, I would also like it to have facilities for equipment like a pvs 14 as well as a helmet mounted ir light, do you or anyone else have suggestions or point me in the right direction? I would love a link.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Ach, eBay, or surplus store

Wooo! Got the 1k like! Commented for algorithm.

Based Tom Sawyer ending

Wearhouse Gremlin is a good kid

Odd question, would a Kevlar, Poly aramid work better then just normal Kevlar or just normal polyethylene? Similar to the classic Russian chonk helmets with titanium then Kevlar. With polyethylene on the outside for protection against steel core then the inner layer Kevlar for more rigidity?

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

You can actually see the ECH uses a little bit of kevlar and carbon fiber in the mix as well for exactly what you're thinking. A more combined weave might help but I'm not sure

@tex8564

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best well I'll be damned, thanks.

@Victor-g

Жыл бұрын

Yes it does work better, israeli infantry uses revision helmets with polyethylene between kevlar on the inside and outside, and in june a soldier got hit in the helmet (with most likely 9mm from submachine gun), and there was allmost no deformation and the bullet was stoped.

Adding some sort of thin metal plates inside helmet would stop such deforming of the helmet or it just could make it worse?

@Nolzyy1

Жыл бұрын

Becouse now it looks like it can squeeze carrier's skull and yeet him of this world

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

Russians do it with TOR 2 and omnitek helmets. Old bubble helmets like zsh do this

@rekerboi1125

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. I did a high cut conversion for my personal ECH. Bought longer screws. Got plenty of 3x6x1/8 inch 303 Stainless Steel plates. Plan is to bend and weld, going all the way around the helmet to help with rigidity, as well as reduce the amount of BFD and hopefully increase the protection at least slightly.

Still waiting for D.U.D.S. test!

My only thing with these videos is that the rounds a fired within 10-25 meters of the Armor, dependent on rifle vs pistol round. Those distances are unrealistic for what the armor is intended to do. I mean a 9mm NATO is going to lose around 100 FPS at 50 yards. Thats not considering other internal or external ballistic factors like barrel length and twist, barometric pressure, or wind. I mean a .44Mag is gonna lose 200fps from 6” barrel to a 4” barrel. The round cannot be the only consideration. I recommend you standardize your scientific process and eliminate as many external factors as possible. You could standardize distances to more common engagement ranges like 25-50 meters for pistol rounds and 100-200 meter for rifle rounds. I also recommend you provide external and terminal ballistic information such as weather and date if manufacture of the armor, as ballistic fabrics, ceramics, and some cheaper steel armors (🇷🇺👀) will loose protective factors over time.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

What is more standard than a 9mm NATO round? In a general sense I hit all of my helmets with a basic round, an AP round, and a high energy round. It has been pretty consistent unless you want to split hairs. You learn a lot from each hit even without a strict standard. We can already make accurate comparisons between helmet's and armor's ballistic strengths based on the composition of the round it was able to stop at close distances. Armor losing ballistic protection over time is largely a myth, I've tested metal, ceramic, and kevlar armor in excess of 40 years old with results consistent to their original standard. Please give me a specific realistic hit scenario that cannot be resolved because of the way I tested things. I bet I can tell you how it would go based on existing tests I've done.

@Rebelsteve5

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best I apologize if that came off as hostile or condescending in anyway. I am only trying to provide a suggestion that would bring more credibility to you claims, I don’t disagree with or doubt the findings or you claims. You have already emplaced a good number of controls already. I am only suggesting you add a few more standardized ones like a more normalized engagement distance (i.e. 25 meters for pistol rounds and 150 meters for intermediate rifle rounds), this would do two things, further legitimize your findings and allow you viewers to see the terminal effects from an expected engagement distance where rounds will have lost some of their energy upon impact. The close in tests can still be done, but rather than use so many rounds from that close distance you could enhance your videos this way. On a final note, I have no issues with the rounds or guns you use they are definitely meeting the standardization mark.

@Oxide_does_his_best

Жыл бұрын

@@Rebelsteve5 Do not apologize, I have been eagerly awaiting this discussion. Terminal effects can be found from lighter loads or subsonic ammo usually without actually shooting at range. There usually hasn't been a need to do this except in very specific instances. A realistic engagement test is really not useful when most body armor can stop hits at very close ranges anyway with deformation not being much of a factor. What is realistic anyway? Crime statistics suggest most firefights happen within 20 feet. However, I do consider making hits at range like you suggest (or with light loads) but I need an actual reason first. One case is with helmets and armor that deforms poorly yet still stops the round. But if it already deforms poorly from a close hit I think it isn't up to my own personal standard. To shoot again at range is to simply find the more exact margins. This can probably be found to a degree by dividing the deformation measurement by FPS though :D

@blackopsaf3471

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxide_does_his_best Rifle rounds at typical engagement distances? It might not stop a rifle round right up at it, but it might do when it loses sufficient velocity and energy.

If you increase distance between pistol and helmet, highly likely its can be penetrated easily.

yooooo kruschiki LFG!!!

will it survive a 250ml bottle of maple syrup

Helicopter guy

You have to trust someone to be betrayed. I never did.

That after credits tho

hows the army been for you so far?

Yes

Lovage, Nice.

😯 that looks painful

Would one of these shaped like one of those Vietnamese straw hats work? Even if get hit it would not deform into the head or would it be to heavy.

I always found odd the story about the soldier whose ECH helmet stopped a 7.62x54r. Can the ECH helmet stop an FMJ 7.62x54r?

@dos_gringos9853

Жыл бұрын

Not a direct hit, I’m pretty sure I know the story you’re talking about and it was a glancing blow.

@top_hat_walrus1860

Жыл бұрын

@@dos_gringos9853 no there was one where it was his NVG plate that got hit first and then his helmet and it barley stopped it it was from a draganov rifle

@dos_gringos9853

Жыл бұрын

@@top_hat_walrus1860 Yeah, I've heard a bunch of versions of the story