Ballistic Gel

[DrenalinJunkie]

I have found several recipes for makeing your own gel but the ones I have found are all in small amounts.

Does anyone have a recipe for enough gel to make block big enough to test out pistol rounds on?

[DrenalinJunkie]

ttt

[kraftymate]

What does "ttt" mean????????
I see it alot but wasn't sure what it stands for, something silly I'm sure.

[predatorsniper]

TTT= "to the top".........it moves the thread back to the top of the screen so more people will see it.

[Razorback01]

Go down to Rosedale in Fort Worth, oh, never mind.

[DrenalinJunkie]

ttt

[outlaw38]

why can't you double or triple the recipe ?

[TexasBob]

the recipes I have found were all supposed to be close, but not true ballistics gel so I wondered how accurate the test would be. Shoot a hog

[starr77]

Ballistic Gel

Mythbusters did a good episode where they explain how to make it and where to buy the supplies... in a pinch, a quick google will do... here's two recipes...

1st Recipe
Take 1 part pectin powder (same store aisle as gelatin)
then take 1 part gelatin powder
take 3 parts boiling water (double boiler recommended)
Stir until dissolved.
Add color if desired
A few drops of oil of wintergreen (from baking supply store) can be used as a preservative.

2nd Recipe
Start with 20 grams gelatin powder
add 12 cc distilled water
then mix with 100 cc glycerin (sometimes available at drugstores, first-aid isle)
Let the mixture soak for about 45 minutes, then heat to 140 degrees in a double boiler, and pour into Ziploc bags and lay flat to cool. (Add color if needed)
add oil of wintergreen works as a preservative here too.

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[Bulldog7906]

what about clay?

[EnglishRedneck]

Wet phonebooks work for bullets, and give you a reference for penetration.... made it to page 564 of the houston whitepages etc

[flurryoftexas]

wet phone book are supose to be about the same as ballistic gel.....sow it on GUNS AND AMMO tv.....soak em down and line a bunch up like sitting on a book shelf...and then shoot ....turn the pages and find your bullet!!!!!!!