--- title: "Watch This Guy Blast A Telephone Pole In Half With An AR-15" date: "2016-09-23" modified: "2016-09-23" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/watch-guy-blast-telephone-half-ar-15/" categories: - "Culture" - "Guns" - "Humor" - "Tech & Tactics" - "Weapons" tags: - "video" --- # Watch This Guy Blast A Telephone Pole In Half With An AR-15 ![]() There are some questions that plague people their entire lives: Why are we here? What’s our purpose? What’s actually at the center of a Tootsie Pop? And, just how many rounds does it take to blast a telephone pole in half? Alright, not everyone wonders about that last one, but Matt Carriker of the YouTube comedy and firearm channel, [Demolition Ranch]() does, and fortunately for us, he decided to find out. In the seven-minute long video, Carriker unloads on a telephone pole with an AR-15 from Patriot Ordnance Factory that fires 7.62, the same caliber ammunition as an AK-47. The video breaks partway through because Carriker was called away to tend to an injured kitten, really. In addition to running a popular firearm and humor channel, Carriker is also a veterinarian and hosts another show called [Vet Ranch](), where he and his team take in and treat sick animals. Related: This Is What Happens When You Play Billiards With A Gun Instead Of A Pool Cue » Coming back the next day, Carriker fires several more magazines and on the fifth, he successfully cuts the massive log in two. There are definitely more efficient ways to cut a chunk of wood in half, but if you’re bored and have a surplus of ammo, going Rambo on a bigass log like a gun-toting lumberjack does look like fun. Check out the YouTube video by Demolition Ranch and see for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ROQ0E4bHA ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()