Demolition Ranch
YouTube channel
Demolition Ranch is a firearms YouTube channel owned by Matt Carriker, a YouTuber based in Boerne, Texas. The channel was active between 2011 and 2025, when Carriker announced his retirement from YouTube.
History
Founded in 2011 and having around 11 million subscribers, Demolition Ranch published content related to firearms and their capabilities. USA Today described Demolition Ranch as "a variety show of shooting, reviews and entertainment around guns". Weapons that Demolition Ranch has tested and that were mentioned in the media include a golf ball cannon, a double-barreled AR rifle, and custom shotgun shells. In addition, Demolition Ranch has videos of entertaining firearms-related activities such as shooting at an armored car's door, microwaving a live grenade, and shooting a truck with a tank.
In 2018, Demolition Ranch had to remove some of their videos due to new YouTube rules.
In July 2024, Demolition Ranch received media coverage when images and videos showed that the perpetrator of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania was wearing a Demolition Ranch shirt during the shooting. Carriker condemned the shooting and stressed the channel "was never meant to incite violence or hate."
On January 28, 2025, Carriker announced he would be leaving YouTube in order to spend more time with his family.
Carriker's other ventures
Vet Ranch
In addition to owning the Demolition Ranch YouTube channel, Carriker is a veterinarian, and owns the veterinary YouTube channel Vet Ranch, which was founded in 2014 and has around 2 million subscribers.
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