{"id":226391,"date":"2025-12-07T16:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T22:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=226391"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:23:07","slug":"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollywood loves to show heroes blasting padlocks off gates like it\u2019s nothing. One trigger pull and boom, instant access. The guys over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@YeeYeeLife\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\">Yee Yee Life<\/a> decided to test that myth the only way they know how: set up the backyard range, grab a pile of guns, and start shooting locks until something breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question: Could you actually blow open a lock with a gun? And if so\u2026 what would it take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-round-1-rimfire-vs-reality\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">Round 1: Rimfire vs. Reality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-9mm-glock-19-america-s-most-common-gun\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">9mm Glock 19: America\u2019s Most Common Gun<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-44-magnum-the-bear-killer\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">.44 Magnum: \u201cThe Bear Killer\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-finally-the-desert-eagle-50-ae-breaks-a-lock\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">Finally: The Desert Eagle .50 AE Breaks a Lock<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-level-up-hardened-steel-lock\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">Level Up: Hardened Steel Lock<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-rifle-time-5-56-308-and-the-big-one\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">Rifle Time: 5.56, .308, and the Big One<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-shotgun-slug-surprise\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">Shotgun Slug Surprise<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-verdict\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" data-level=\"2\">The Verdict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Uull1lt8T8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-round-1-rimfire-vs-reality\"><strong>Round 1: Rimfire vs. Reality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They started small.  A Ruger Mark V in .22 LR. At 10 yards, Parker tags the Master Lock and\u2026 nothing. A dent. A scratch. And a zombie would\u2019ve eaten him five minutes ago. No surprise there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up, a .45 ACP 1911, the OG movie hero gun. Big dent, no breach, lock still holding. The bullet mushroomed beautifully, though, so at least someone got a souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9mm-glock-19-america-s-most-common-gun\"><strong>9mm Glock 19: America\u2019s Most Common Gun<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys switched to a fresh lock and a Glock 19. A dead-center hit in 9mm punched a bulge into the body but didn\u2019t open anything. They even tried the shackle.  Skimmed off, no dice. The lock kept laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far: zombies 3, Yee Yee Life 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-44-magnum-the-bear-killer\"><strong>.44 Magnum: \u201cThe Bear Killer\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Parker brings out his trusty .44 Mag, complete with a story about dropping a bear in Alaska. It hits hard, the lock bulges again\u2026 and still doesn\u2019t open. Even the already-damaged Master Lock refuses to quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finally-the-desert-eagle-50-ae-breaks-a-lock\"><strong>Finally: The Desert Eagle .50 AE Breaks a Lock<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When in doubt, go big. Really big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Desert Eagle in .50 AE lands a clean hit and <em>finally<\/em> pops the Master Lock open. The bullet eats through the face and blows the shackle upward just enough to release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/glock-gen-6-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\">Glock Gen 6 First Look: Evolution, Not Revolution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes. You <em>can<\/em> shoot open a cheap lock\u2026 if you bring a hand cannon the size of a cinder block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-level-up-hardened-steel-lock\"><strong>Level Up: Hardened Steel Lock<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh lock. Much stronger. Same .50 AE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bullet punches in, cracks the shackle, even heats the whole lock until it\u2019s \u201cscalding hot\u201d\u2026 but it still won\u2019t open enough to remove the chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically \u201copen.\u201d Functionally useless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rifle-time-5-56-308-and-the-big-one\"><strong>Rifle Time: 5.56, .308, and the Big One<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardened lock gets punished repeatedly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5.56 green tip: drills nearly to the back wall. Still locked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.308: huge crater, still no opening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.50 BMG: full pass-throughs. Brutal impacts. Broken shackle. Molten-hot metal.<br \/>And yet\u2026 still locked to the chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even a .50 cal couldn\u2019t \u201cHollywood-open\u201d a hardened steel padlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shotgun-slug-surprise\"><strong>Shotgun Slug Surprise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the .50 BMG finale, they tossed a Master Lock onto the gate and hit it with a 12-gauge slug. The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total annihilation.  The lock disintegrated. The shackle blew free. The internals scattered like confetti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you needed to breach a cheap lock, a 12-gauge slug is doing more work than most handguns ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-verdict\"><strong>The Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you shoot a lock off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master Lock: Yes, with a Desert Eagle or a slug.<br \/>Hardened Steel Lock: Practically no, the boys destroyed it, melted it, and punched holes through it, but never got a functional breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie myth lives on screen for a reason.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Uull1lt8T8\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\">Yee Yee Life<\/a> for more cool videos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@YeeYeeLife\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yee-yee-life-can-a-gun-blow-open-a-lock\" title=\"Yee Yee Life: Can a Gun Blow Open a Lock?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The question: Could you actually blow open a lock with a gun? 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