A YouTuber who reproduced the 'pipe gun' used to assassinate former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared



On July 8, 2022, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was

shot , wounded, and died during a speech . At this time, a movie showing the appearance of reproducing and testing the homemade gun used by the suspect has been released.

Testing the Pipe Gun That Killed the Japanese Prime Minister-Brandon Herrera Reupload-YouTube


YouTuber Brandon Herrera created a video recreating the gun used to kill former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. As stated in the announcement, ``Please watch it before it is deleted,'' the original video uploaded by him has been deleted as a violation of YouTube's terms. Instead, similar movies are reprinted on YouTube, and are also reprinted on VKontakte, a Russian SNS.



The first thing you see when you play the movie is a warning that you should never imitate it.



Mr. Herrera appeared and repeatedly cautioned, 'This is not a DIY video, so please do not try to reproduce it.'



Mr. Herrera, who immediately started making guns, first bought materials on Amazon. The cost was less than $ 250 (about 33,000 yen).



The basic materials are two barrel tubes, two caps to cover one end of the tubes, a wooden board for the frame, hose clamps and insulating tape to hold them in place.



The next thing to consider is what to shoot. Ordinary guns use ammunition or cartridges, but in the pipe gun reproduced this time, black powder is electrically ignited, so it is necessary to find a reliable method of igniting gunpowder using electricity.



Herrera first tried an igniter for the grill, but failed.



Through trial and error, Mr. Herrera arrived at an igniter based on the same principle as a light bulb.



It ignited just fine.



Next, procure gunpowder. I prepared powdered coal and saltpeter, which are available at supermarkets, that is, potassium nitrate, and a small amount of organic sulfur.



First, mix the ingredients together.



When it's done, I'll try to light it.



Burned well.



Now that we have the gunpowder and its ignition method, the next step is to test whether it can actually be ignited by filling the tube with gunpowder.



This was also successful.



Metal balls for ball bearings are used for the bullets to be fired.



Since the barrel part has been tested, we will actually make a gun. First, create a wooden frame and gun handle.



Next, set and fix the pipe that will be the barrel.



You are almost done.



Mr. Herrera commented on the appearance of the pipe gun wrapped with tape on the finish, ``It looks a little better, but it's pretty bad even if it's better.''



I'll give it a shot right away.



Before that, Herrera reminded me again, 'I've said this about 18 times, but don't try to do this at home.'



First, load gunpowder and ball bearings into the barrel.



Then fix the gun on the table.



The reason the gun was fixed was to fire it remotely for safety reasons.



When Mr. Herrera actually ignited it, the gun exploded rather than firing.



'Remember when I told you not to do this at home? That's why,' Herrera said.



It seems that the cause of the explosion was too much gunpowder.



The bottle, which was placed in front of the muzzle as a target, was shredded.



One of the barrel caps is missing. With this, the person who shot, let alone the target, is not free.



For the second launch, I'll try a slightly different method. The reason I used too much gunpowder last time was because I needed to fill the igniter.



So this time, I'll pack a lot of paper towels to gain space, and then pack a little gunpowder.



Load gunpowder and bullets and try again. One of the two barrels was blown off, so this time it seems that only one will be tested.



ignition. A big explosion was avoided for the time being.



However, when I looked at the state of shooting with a high-speed camera, the barrel came out and was blown away.



The missing parts were found far behind.



Despite the accident, the target can was torn in half.



Both test shots were a bit unsuccessful, but Mr. Herrera commented on his impression of reproducing the homemade gun, ``I can say that this pipe gun is not a finished product yet. It's easy to imagine that even a crudely made product can serve its purpose.'

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