Bullet Shell Survival Whistle

guys for this video I’m going to show

guys for this video I’m going to show you a cool little survival hack you can

you a cool little survival hack you can

you a cool little survival hack you can use to make an emergency survival

use to make an emergency survival

use to make an emergency survival whistle out of an empty bullet casing so

whistle out of an empty bullet casing so

whistle out of an empty bullet casing so let’s imagine you’re stranded in the

let’s imagine you’re stranded in the

let’s imagine you’re stranded in the forest and you need some way to signal

forest and you need some way to signal

forest and you need some way to signal for help when you glance down at the

for help when you glance down at the

for help when you glance down at the forest floor and you just happen to

forest floor and you just happen to

forest floor and you just happen to notice one of these cartridge casings

notice one of these cartridge casings

notice one of these cartridge casings sitting under the branch this shell is

sitting under the branch this shell is

sitting under the branch this shell is from a two to three cartridge but any

from a two to three cartridge but any

from a two to three cartridge but any long narrow casing like this should work

long narrow casing like this should work

long narrow casing like this should work now the first thing we need to do is

now the first thing we need to do is

now the first thing we need to do is actually shave off the tip of this

actually shave off the tip of this

actually shave off the tip of this cartridge casing so we’re just left with

cartridge casing so we’re just left with

cartridge casing so we’re just left with this fat part at the bottom you can

this fat part at the bottom you can

this fat part at the bottom you can easily do that with some concrete or a

easily do that with some concrete or a

easily do that with some concrete or a rock like this and we’re going to use

rock like this and we’re going to use

rock like this and we’re going to use that almost as improvised sandpaper

that almost as improvised sandpaper

that almost as improvised sandpaper because what we need to do is sand the

because what we need to do is sand the

because what we need to do is sand the brass all the way back to this bigger

brass all the way back to this bigger

brass all the way back to this bigger casing back here it’s going to take a

casing back here it’s going to take a

casing back here it’s going to take a little bit of work but it is very

little bit of work but it is very

little bit of work but it is very possible to do now if you’re somewhere

possible to do now if you’re somewhere

possible to do now if you’re somewhere closer to civilization you could use

closer to civilization you could use

closer to civilization you could use concrete to curb on your road or even a

concrete to curb on your road or even a

concrete to curb on your road or even a paver stone or if you even have some

paver stone or if you even have some

paver stone or if you even have some metal files that will work better but

metal files that will work better but

metal files that will work better but the essential idea is we need to shave

the essential idea is we need to shave

the essential idea is we need to shave this back until it gets to about there

this back until it gets to about there

this back until it gets to about there [Music]

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[Music] it’s going to take a few minutes but

it’s going to take a few minutes but

it’s going to take a few minutes but eventually you can see we actually get

eventually you can see we actually get

eventually you can see we actually get the cartridge casing ground down and

the cartridge casing ground down and

the cartridge casing ground down and there are some little bits inside where

there are some little bits inside where

there are some little bits inside where you can take a sharp Rock now and just

you can take a sharp Rock now and just

you can take a sharp Rock now and just kind of dig those out to clean it up we

kind of dig those out to clean it up we

kind of dig those out to clean it up we want the inside of that to be as smooth

want the inside of that to be as smooth

want the inside of that to be as smooth as possible you can see they’re like

as possible you can see they’re like

as possible you can see they’re like little flakes of brass in there that

little flakes of brass in there that

little flakes of brass in there that need to come off that’s what we’re

need to come off that’s what we’re

need to come off that’s what we’re looking for right there the next thing

looking for right there the next thing

looking for right there the next thing we need to do is come back about half to

we need to do is come back about half to

we need to do is come back about half to three quarters of an inch and grind a

three quarters of an inch and grind a

three quarters of an inch and grind a small hole in the top in a way that

small hole in the top in a way that

small hole in the top in a way that there’s a flat side on the mouth and and

there’s a flat side on the mouth and and

there’s a flat side on the mouth and and then a gradual sloping side toward the

then a gradual sloping side toward the

then a gradual sloping side toward the back take your casing with the open end

back take your casing with the open end

back take your casing with the open end overlapping the edge a little bit and

overlapping the edge a little bit and

overlapping the edge a little bit and then tilt it a little bit and at that

then tilt it a little bit and at that

then tilt it a little bit and at that angle we’re just gonna run this back and

angle we’re just gonna run this back and

angle we’re just gonna run this back and forth and it’s good to take a few

forth and it’s good to take a few

forth and it’s good to take a few minutes but we want to keep doing this

minutes but we want to keep doing this

minutes but we want to keep doing this until we dig a hole right through that

until we dig a hole right through that

until we dig a hole right through that side of the casing this is going to be

side of the casing this is going to be

side of the casing this is going to be the whistle part of our whistle

the whistle part of our whistle

the whistle part of our whistle [Music]

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[Music] already starting to get a hole through

already starting to get a hole through

already starting to get a hole through there you can see it’s already starting

there you can see it’s already starting

there you can see it’s already starting to take the whistle shape this edge

to take the whistle shape this edge

to take the whistle shape this edge could be a little bit flatter so I’m

could be a little bit flatter so I’m

could be a little bit flatter so I’m going to just adjust my angle a little

going to just adjust my angle a little

going to just adjust my angle a little bit there we go

bit there we go

bit there we go now all this brass in here we can just

now all this brass in here we can just

now all this brass in here we can just carve that out with a rock or a knife or

carve that out with a rock or a knife or

carve that out with a rock or a knife or a file or whatever the case may be but

a file or whatever the case may be but

a file or whatever the case may be but we just want to clean up that hole and

we just want to clean up that hole and

we just want to clean up that hole and open it up alright so that actually went

open it up alright so that actually went

open it up alright so that actually went a lot faster than I thought maybe about

a lot faster than I thought maybe about

a lot faster than I thought maybe about two minutes and we got this thing ground

two minutes and we got this thing ground

two minutes and we got this thing ground down if you look at the profile of this

down if you look at the profile of this

down if you look at the profile of this casing though you can see that there’s a

casing though you can see that there’s a

casing though you can see that there’s a vertical line near the mouthpiece and

vertical line near the mouthpiece and

vertical line near the mouthpiece and then a sloping line for at the back of

then a sloping line for at the back of

then a sloping line for at the back of the bullet that’s exactly what we’re

the bullet that’s exactly what we’re

the bullet that’s exactly what we’re looking for and there’s still a piece on

looking for and there’s still a piece on

looking for and there’s still a piece on the inside there but I can use a stick

the inside there but I can use a stick

the inside there but I can use a stick to go down there and yeah look there’s

to go down there and yeah look there’s

to go down there and yeah look there’s the whole flap right there you might

the whole flap right there you might

the whole flap right there you might just want to rub it back and forth a few

just want to rub it back and forth a few

just want to rub it back and forth a few times to clean out some of those brass

times to clean out some of those brass

times to clean out some of those brass burrs but essentially that is our

burrs but essentially that is our

burrs but essentially that is our whistle what I need to do now is find

whistle what I need to do now is find

whistle what I need to do now is find some kind of a stick that will fit

some kind of a stick that will fit

some kind of a stick that will fit perfectly into the front piece here with

perfectly into the front piece here with

perfectly into the front piece here with just enough of a gap on the top to allow

just enough of a gap on the top to allow

just enough of a gap on the top to allow air to flow in and split over that

air to flow in and split over that

air to flow in and split over that whistle on the back all we have to do is

whistle on the back all we have to do is

whistle on the back all we have to do is a little bit of trial and error until we

a little bit of trial and error until we

a little bit of trial and error until we find a nice tight fit and then take a

find a nice tight fit and then take a

find a nice tight fit and then take a little bit off the top now we can use

little bit off the top now we can use

little bit off the top now we can use the rock to grind this down to make a

the rock to grind this down to make a

the rock to grind this down to make a flat surface as well but essentially

flat surface as well but essentially

flat surface as well but essentially we’re looking for something that will

we’re looking for something that will

we’re looking for something that will just fit very snugly inside of that

just fit very snugly inside of that

just fit very snugly inside of that casing the last thing to do is just to

casing the last thing to do is just to

casing the last thing to do is just to trim a little bit of the stick off the

trim a little bit of the stick off the

trim a little bit of the stick off the tops that we have an air gap for our air

tops that we have an air gap for our air

tops that we have an air gap for our air to flow through and split on the whistle

to flow through and split on the whistle

to flow through and split on the whistle so let’s mark that piece right there and

so let’s mark that piece right there and

so let’s mark that piece right there and then either file or carve with a knife a

then either file or carve with a knife a

then either file or carve with a knife a little bit off the top just a sliver and

little bit off the top just a sliver and

little bit off the top just a sliver and that looks good so now we have to do is

that looks good so now we have to do is

that looks good so now we have to do is break the stick off file it down and we

break the stick off file it down and we

break the stick off file it down and we got ourselves a whistle mm fiber hey

got ourselves a whistle mm fiber hey

got ourselves a whistle mm fiber hey that sounds amazing so look at the

that sounds amazing so look at the

that sounds amazing so look at the positioning of that see how the wood is

positioning of that see how the wood is

positioning of that see how the wood is actually right on the indent where it

actually right on the indent where it

actually right on the indent where it starts sloping upward so right there is

starts sloping upward so right there is

starts sloping upward so right there is a perfect bullet shell whistle that we

a perfect bullet shell whistle that we

a perfect bullet shell whistle that we made with stuff we found right here in

made with stuff we found right here in

made with stuff we found right here in the forest how cool is that guys

actually hurts my ears and definitely

actually hurts my ears and definitely loud enough to find some help when

loud enough to find some help when

loud enough to find some help when you’re in need in the woods so there you

you’re in need in the woods so there you

you’re in need in the woods so there you have a guy is a cool little trick for

have a guy is a cool little trick for

have a guy is a cool little trick for turning scrap bullet casings into

turning scrap bullet casings into

turning scrap bullet casings into emergency survival whistles thanks so

emergency survival whistles thanks so

emergency survival whistles thanks so much for joining me for this project and

much for joining me for this project and

much for joining me for this project and I’ll be looking for you the next video

I’ll be looking for you the next video

I’ll be looking for you the next video talk to you then

you

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