Homemade Ballistics gel

[LordStanley]

Has anyone ever made it?
How easy is it?
what ingredents did you use?

 

[snicole1976]

Has anyone ever made it?
How easy is it?
what ingredents did you use?

I use phone books for shooting in the house.

 

[LordStanley]

I use phone books for shooting in the house.

thats fine for a bow. Im not shooting or planning on shooting my firearms in the house.

 

[(((echo)))]

I do believe you can contact the mythbusters and they will give you the info

 

[Dukesdad]

Google is my friend

http://www.customcartridge.com/pdfs/BallisticGel.pdf

 

[LordStanley]

http://www.customcartridge.com/pdfs/BallisticGel.pdf

That will work!

Have you ever made any of this yourself?

 

[rack'm]

That will work!

Have you ever made any of this yourself?

Adam just did a show on it the other day, saying he wouldn't repeat himself again about where they get it from.

They buy it in powder forum for $350, you have to make it just right and chill it to make it set and then use it before it warms up because it starts melting at room temperature.

 

[LordStanley]

Adam just did a show on it the other day, saying he wouldn't repeat himself again about where they get it from.

They buy it in powder forum for $350, you have to make it just right and chill it to make it set and then use it before it warms up because it starts melting at room temperature.

Yeah, I was hoping for a less expensive version though.

The Knox gelatin I can buy at the store. And since its colder out, it will be easier to make, store over night and transport the next day.

 

[Agee]

Yeah, I was hoping for a less expensive version though.

The Knox gelatin I can buy at the store. And since its colder out, it will be easier to make, store over night and transport the next day.

Dude, what are you looking to demolish

 

[LordStanley]

Dude, what are you looking to demolish

Just some ballistics gel... Ive never shot at any. It like to see, in person, what my hollow points do to it. Im not shooting anything special. Just pistol rounds

 

[rack'm]

Just pistol rounds

Whatcha got?

 

[LordStanley]

Whatcha got?

Glock, sig and SA in 9mil and .45.

 

[rack'm]

Glock, sig and SA in 9mil and .45.

Let me know if you want to see what a .357 and a .44 can do.

 

[snicole1976]

thats fine for a bow. Im not shooting or planning on shooting my firearms in the house.

I shoot a .22 and a 9mm in the house and it doesn't cause any damage. Just use the thicker phone books

 

[(((echo)))]

I shoot a .22 and a 9mm in the house and it doesn't cause any damage. Just use the thicker phone books

 

[Novus Collectus]

Glock, sig and SA in 9mil and .45.

I and a lot of other people are dying to know how .223 Timbs out of a CZ52 would perform in ballistic gellatin. I have the .223 Timbs, a chronograph and a CZ52 if you are game.

 

[aps45819]

I shoot a .22 and a 9mm in the house and it doesn't cause any damage. Just use the thicker phone books

Pull the bullet on a .22 and dump out about half the powder then take a cleaning patch and set a BB in the case.
Good for beer cans on the mantle



Works best if you've got a lot of fresh targets

 

[(((echo)))]

I have one of those cool plastic guns that shoot the little discs

 

[Novus Collectus]

Pull the bullet on a .22 and dump out about half the powder then take a cleaning patch and set a BB in the case.
Good for beer cans on the mantle



Works best if you've got a lot of fresh targets

There are kits out there where you take .45 or 9mm cases, remove the bullets and powder leaving just the live primer and insert this dart into the barrel. The primer has enough power to send it flying.
I guess someone can make their own or you can use plastic balls stuck in the case instead. Should work fine because other people do that too.

If you reload, then you won't have to buy new ammo. You can just reuse old cases with new primers in them.

 

[rack'm]

A magnum primer puts out a LOT of bang by itself.