BALLISTICS GEL - Has anyone attempted to make it?

[joshp3]

Just wondering if anyone has made it before, If so any advice?

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[2Wheels4Ever]

Jello in a milk jug. Makes for a nice visual.

 

[Whitey375]

Myscienceproject.com
That's where I got the recipe to make it for broadhead testing. Works good.

Beast Mode Road Hunter.
If they ain't over 100, back up.

 

[krivey]

I have made some using unflavored gelatin. Worked surprisingly well although storing in the fridge eventually lead to mold issues

 

[Whitey375]

I have made some using unflavored gelatin. Worked surprisingly well although storing in the fridge eventually lead to mold issues

A few drops of cinnamon oil per gallon usually prevents, or at least prolongs, the mold growth.

Beast Mode Road Hunter.
If they ain't over 100, back up.

 

[Joe Link]

I'm thinking of making some of this for my next trip to the woods

How well does it keep in a warm car on the way up, cooler recommended? Any other tips?

 

[Whitey375]

I'm thinking of making some of this for my next trip to the woods

How well does it keep in a warm car on the way up, cooler recommended? Any other tips?

Keep it cold, maybe one of those plug in coolers?

 

[patbob]

What do you want to use it for? The clear glycerin soap is another option, and might be easier to work with.

 

[The Heretic]

When I watch gel test vids, I am much much less interested in some amateur's opinion of the "wound channels" and more interested in how far it penetrates compared to other loads, and the real issue for me is not the bullet's effects on the gel, but the gel's effect on the bullet; i.e., did the bullet expand? Did it fragment? What is the mass of the bullet compared to before it was shot?

Much of this can be tested with simple water in a barrel, shooting down into the barrel - although, it has been noted that some bullets that don't expand in "clear gel" do expand in water - but then I have seen test vids where expansion varied quite a bit between "clear" gel and real ballistics gel - i.e., the bullet expanded in the latter, but not the former.

 

[Whitey375]

When I watch gel test vids, I am much much less interested in some amateur's opinion of the "wound channels" and more interested in how far it penetrates compared to other loads, and the real issue for me is not the bullet's effects on the gel, but the gel's effect on the bullet; i.e., did the bullet expand? Did it fragment? What is the mass of the bullet compared to before it was shot?

Much of this can be tested with simple water in a barrel, shooting down into the barrel - although, it has been noted that some bullets that don't expand in "clear gel" do expand in water - but then I have seen test vids where expansion varied quite a bit between "clear" gel and real ballistics gel - i.e., the bullet expanded in the latter, but not the former.

Water is a great way to just destroy expanding bullets IMO. There's nothing to be learned from fragmenting a bullet into tiny pieces.
The biggest issue with most of the tests you see on YouTube, is not enough gelatin to catch the bullet. As well as shooting the blocks too many times. For a real test with any sort of repeatable results they should line up 10-20 blocks and hit them each with 1 round.

 

[Koda]

Unless youve got some kind of obscure handload, youtube is overrun with just about every imaginable gel test videos.

Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing

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[P7M13]

I'm thinking of making some of this for my next trip to the woods

How well does it keep in a warm car on the way up, cooler recommended? Any other tips?

Quadruple or more the amount of gelatin.
Never tried, but might want to add a few crystals of copper sulfate crystals - it'll kill most moulds.

 

[Mike_M57]

Jello in a milk jug. Makes for a nice visual.

Yes. Yes, it does.