These are all conventional obstacles and the shotgun is a pretty basic, unspecialized blunt force attack. What about firing a specific anti-drone ordnance (which might not exist yet) at it, such a weighted net, or something that goos it up, or that uses some kind of electro magnetic burst that fries the electronics? Sure, the plastic shell is very tough and mechanically near-indestructible, but that doesnât mean there arenât other means to take it down that havenât been explored or discovered yet.
Especially considering the drone does in fact âgo downâ every single time itâs hit. Granted, it flies again after applying some zip ties or replacement electronics, but thatâs not how most people would interpret the word âindestructible.â
To their credit, in the video theyâre pretty clear about how theyâre only talking about the airframe.
Yeah, I thought it was a cool video and all, but how exactly are they defining the word âindestructible?â Itâs a tough airframe, but proving that a heavy piece of plastic can stand up to a lot of damage isnât the same as making an âindestructibleâ drone in any real meaning of the word. If it continued to fly after taking several direct hits from the shotgun, for instance, then Iâd say you were on the right path.
Still, cool to watch, though!
I guess if youâre in to flying quadcopters youâre mainly interested in not having to buy or build a new airframe every time you have an accident with your toy, in which case ânot snapping when you crashâ is pretty much indestructible enough.
Swapping in a pistol grip on a shotgun is a terrible modification for 99% of scenarios, including zombie warfare. Sure it looks cool, but weâd all have an easier time shooting zombies and drones out of the sky with a standard stock and recoil pad. (However, I do like the paint job on the barrel.)
This is the right forum to talk custom gun-mods, right?
He was probably using birdshot or target loads. Buckshot or slugs would probably work better.
Not really a fair contest until the drone can shoot back.
Wow - what a tough little bugger.
It looks like they were using bird shot. At that range they could use something like 00 or 1 size buckshot and I think the damage would have been more severe.
I say they should go all-in with chainshot. 
Good luck hitting a flying and moving drone with a slug, pistol grip aside. Youâre right about buckshot though.
Seems like part of what is happening is that the drone has so little mass that it just gets pushed aside rather than really damaged. A little work on recovery algorithms and you have something useful. not a gun platform, though, I would assume. It could shoot tazer darts or . . .
Nuke it from orbit. Itâs the only way to be sure.
Number four shot in a 3" shell (turkey load) with a full choke since youâd likely be shooting at long range at a target that might be hovering. Buckshot is for bucks and other large game, but number 4 is for a goose or turkey, which are far more resiliant than any flying gimcrack.
Shooting from that gun, he was probably using âdoveâ loads.
The videoâs presenter both looks and sounds like a cheap Taiwanese knockoff of Bruce Campbell.
This pleases me.
Groovy.
You would need something sharp and fast that would stick into the plastic and not let go. If it weighed anything it would make the drone hard or impossible to fly. Any size shot will just bounce off since the drone isnât anchored and can just be pushed out of the way. Something sharp and quick. maybe a heavy crossbow arrow.
Use buckshot shells loaded with small bolas, whichâd jam up the propellers.
?? Even with their bird loads, they got penetration.
00 Buckshot is 15 .33 caliber pellets with a muzzle velocity of 1100fps. I guarantee unless the thing is made of Kevlar, you would put some serious hurt on it. I rifle round, while much harder to hit especially if moving, would also do some serious damage.
