[emmie]

want to make up a wet pack for bullet testing. use to do this many years ago ,bundel paper up ,put in water, let sit add more water put on table and shoot
is this the way its done today,or has a better way come about to make
these ? will be shooting 380-9mm-44spl-357-45acp and some 44mag. this will be cast and factory H/P reloads,with midrange? speed.
wanting to see which bullet works best in wet paper.

all suggestions welcomed.

thank you for your time

emmie

[.cheese.]

in the past, I got a big deep tupperware container, and laid newspaper down until it reached the top. Then I added water all the way to the top.... waited, and added some more after a few hours. Then I wrapped the whole thing in plastic wrap so it could be put on its side for shooting, and so it wouldn't make a huge mess.

Worked fine for me. No handgun bullet made it all the way through.

[c1ogden]

"wanting to see which bullet works best in wet paper."

Why? Are you going to be hunting wet paper?

I don't remember the name of the company but I recently read about a new type of ballistic gelatin that was being sold in blocks (no mixing it up, no molding it into blocks, no need for refrigeration. I beleive each block was good for several hits. Try a Google search for "ballistic gelatin" and maybe you can find it.

[Walkalong]

Wet newspaper or phone books both do a very good job of showing what a bullet will do in game. It is much cheaper than ballistic gel and much easier to work with.

[.cheese.]

C1ogden - as mentioned, wetpack is a pretty decent analog to flesh, whether it be animal or human.