interesting chart

[fastfoci]

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=109958

[mikeCentola]

That's a pretty cool thread!

[Jeff]

Good read.

I wonder what would happen if he put cloth over the front of the block with that birdshot. Not much energy in them.

[mikeCentola]

I'm gonna start planning on making some ballistics gel

[Jeff]

I'm gonna start planning on making some ballistics gel

I looked into it. It's pretty expensive and you have to keep it cool which makes it a pain to work with.

[mikeCentola]

I looked into it.  It's pretty expensive and you have to keep it cool which makes it a pain to work with. 

Is it? I had no idea of cost, but I did see that you had to keep it cool.

[Jeff]

Is it? I had no idea of cost, but I did see that you had to keep it cool.

yeah, it sounds cheap till you realize how much you need to buy and how much of the mix you have to put in the water to get the right consistency.

[fatmax2]

Thanks for the tread - i learned somethings

[kmussack]

Here are some instructions for making and molding the media.

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

Keep in mind that you'll have to calibrate the gel with a BB gun to have accuracte comparable data.