[Combat-wombat]

Where can you get it?

[Smoke]

Aisle 7 @ Piggly Wiggly

[Mike Irwin]

Go to google and type in "ballistic gelatin" and manufacturer in the search line.

You'll get about a half dozen manufacturers.

[GoldenLoki]

I use Kind & Knox bought from local grocery stores (no Piggly Wigglys here : )

Make sure it is 100%, no additives.

GL

[blue86buick]

wait, what?? your local grocery store sells ballistic gelatin? wow.

[Smoke]

Ballistic Gel is the same as Jello, basically. It is just mixed in different proportions and with out the fruit flavoring.

I do recommmend using some coloring in the Gel when making it. One can learn a lot about what kind of mess you make when you shooot someone and how far that mess will go.

Recipe (http://www.vyse.com/gelatin_for_ballistic_testing.htm)

Another one (http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/fodder_fact_finding/index1.html)

I've always mixed it up and poured it into 1 gallon plastic milk jugs. They're not big enough to capture the bullet but they do explode nicely when shot with 00 & slugs. I've shot them with just about every variety of firearm I could obtain. Not sceintfic by any means. Just fun.

[shermacman]

Anyone here actually mixed up a tub of the stuff and shot it? How much Jello do you need?
And does the fruit flavoring have any effect?:evil:

[Brad Johnson]

Search the web before heading off to your local supermarket. There are food supply companies that sell powdered gelatin in bulk for a fraction of the cost (by weight) that you will be paying for consumer-boxed gelatin.

Brad

[GoldenLoki]

Anyone here actually mixed up a tub of the stuff and shot it?


A few times (just a hobby)

http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/tests.htm


The ratio is roughly 1 pound of gelatin powder per gallon of water. Estimate amount needed by filling molds with water. Make extra to add in during remelts (you will lose some gelatin)

GL

[shermacman]

Hey GoldenLoki!
I surfed your site...the only thing wrong with it is the refrigerator. You 'claim' that is where you cool your gelatin...but it looks like it is full of beer to me!
:D
Seriously, nice work! I was especially interested in the .22lr data cuz I live in the 'burbs. The squirrels are a problem but the neighbors get all nervous when I head out into the yard with my Winchester rifle blazing away. I was looking for something in the sub-sonic range that would still splatter those tree rats!