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Demolitia Guns and Homemade Body Armor Challenge

27 May 2025

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Today, we’re talking about one of the coolest collaborations — and one of the craziest challenges — in the gun world recently: the launch of the Demolitia 1911 with Matt Carriker and Watchtower Firearms, and a DIY body armor challenge that went... about how you’d expect.Main Themes:The Demolitia 1911 — Built for the Demolitia Nation.Matt Carriker, of Demolition Ranch fame, partnered with Watchtower Firearms to release a limited-edition, double-stack 1911:Ported, optics-ready, hand-fit — all made in Texas 🇺🇸Only 500 Elite Packages madeSold out in 48 hours“Those sold out in 48 hours... crazy!”The buzz was real — and if you didn’t move fast, you missed out.Elite Package — What You Got.The Elite package wasn’t just the gun:Hard caseSoft pistol range bagFour magazines (two 20-rounders and two 17-rounders)Ammo canDemolitia patchCollector's hatChallenge coinSigned Certificate of Authenticity from MattIt was a full collector’s setup, aimed squarely at the Demolitia community.Navigating YouTube’s Rules.Matt made it very clear:No videos selling firearmsNo videos teaching how to build firearmsNo showing off high-capacity mags directlyInstead, he stuck to factory tours and behind-the-scenes peeks — playing it safe while still hyping the collab.“This video is not intended to sell firearms... just to see guns being made.”Watchtower’s Manufacturing Process — From Steel to Showtime.The Watchtower factory showed the full process:CNC machining from raw steel blocksHand fitting and live-fire testingFinal coating and serializingDIY Body Armor Challenge — Total Mayhem.Meanwhile, on a completely different note — Matt, David, Jenna, and Mikey took on a homemade body armor challenge:Under 10 poundsLess than 3 inches thickOnly found materials (no real armor allowed)Must stop 3 rounds of 9mm from 10 yardsHow It Went:Matt’s plate: Failed — 2 out of 3 rounds punched through.David’s plate: Same story — partial failure.Jenna and Mikey’s plates: Full success — all rounds stopped!Then things escalated (because, of course they did):Bonus rounds with an MP7 ✅A final hail-mary shot with a .30-06 black tip out of an M1 Garand ✅Final Result:Combining everyone's plates (with Matt’s plate last), they actually stopped the .30-06 round — leading Matt to (somehow) claim victory.“We did it — I guess I stopped it, so I won. That’s how it is.” 🤣Key Quotes:“Only 500 Demolitia Elite packages exist.”“We’re just here to see guns being made, not sell anything.”“Mikey and Jenna stopped all of them!”“If we can stop .30-06 black tip, we’ve hit Level IV.”Bottom Line:The Demolitia 1911 launch was a huge success — combining Texas-built quality, Matt Carriker’s fanbase, and scarcity marketing into a real win.And the body armor challenge? Well... let’s just say it brought classic Demolition Ranch chaos and comedy to the mix.Whether you’re in it for the guns, the gear, or the goofiness, Demolitia delivered.

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