Demolitia Guns and Homemade Body Armor Challenge

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 made

• Sold 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 case

• Soft pistol range bag

• Four magazines (two 20-rounders and two 17-rounders)

• Ammo can

• Demolitia patch

• Collector's hat

• Challenge coin

• Signed Certificate of Authenticity from Matt

It was a full collector’s setup, aimed squarely at the Demolitia community.

Navigating YouTube’s Rules.
Matt made it very clear:

• No videos selling firearms

• No videos teaching how to build firearms

• No showing off high-capacity mags directly

Instead, 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 blocks

• Hand fitting and live-fire testing

• Final coating and serializing

DIY 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 pounds

• Less than 3 inches thick

• Only found materials (no real armor allowed)

• Must stop 3 rounds of 9mm from 10 yards

How 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.”