How to Make Ballistics Gel

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Step by step guide to make your own ballistics gel at home! I used this chunk of ballistics gel as my target while shooting my 3D printed bullets out of my MAS air gun( • 3D Printed Airgun Bullets ). You can also see me turn a 3D printed bullet into metal here( • From 3D print to Metal! )! And lastly, you can see my old ballistics gel video here( • How to Make Ballistics... ) Thanks for watching, and subscribe for a new video every week!
NOTE: 10% ballistic gel is the most commonly used formula for ballistic gel and has a bloom strength( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_(...) ) of around 250 bloom( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballist... ). While I did not test the bloom strength of Knox gelatin myself, after a quick google I am now an expert and it sounds like Knox is about 225 bloom ( www.chefsteps.com/ingredients... ). This puts it at 90% the bloom strength of the common 10% gel mixture. So yeah, the FBI probably wouldn't use it, but for a amateur like me an A- gel is indistinguishable from an A+ gel.
buy knox gelatin here: www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...

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@jodyjohnson3146 4 года назад

Short and to the point with good narration. That's the kind of videos I like. God job.

@user-yi9mb9dy8g 4 года назад

God job ?

@jodyjohnson3146 4 года назад

@@user-yi9mb9dy8g OOOPs, Good job

@catherineharris4746 2 года назад

Hell yeah!👍👍👍

@cupidok2768 2 года назад

Looks like jellyo.... its very delicious dessert

@skeet25s Год назад

Great video. Thank you for not stretching a 3 minute video into 25 minutes of jaw-flapping, like most other channels.

@HardBloodNelza 2 года назад

I will for sure use this for scientific purposes only.

@flaply7691 Год назад

Yes indeed

@varsega Год назад

For sure

$@bensfractals43$

@bensfractals43 Год назад

same

@theman2110 Год назад

Wtf bro

@atharvabhosale3529 Год назад

What do you mean by this?☠️

@disturbeddemons1 3 года назад

Thanks for this! Gel turned out nearly perfect first try and I just tested it on 3 different guns this morning. Very impressed.

@GB-go6gp 4 месяца назад

FINALLY, Someone genuinely dedicated to the promulgation of science and scientific endeavors. It's easy to tell this is a great channel when the narrator uses scientific adjectives like 'goopey'. I'm now a fan

@AllThingsLoud_ Год назад

Thanks for the video I plan to make some to pour into a 3d silhouette target i bought. If it goes well I'll have a 3d silhouette gel target that I can practice putting shots on target at common self defense distances and analyze wound channels left after

@ithepreacher8309 4 года назад

Thank you for the recipe!

@markhuebner7580 3 года назад

Awesome! Who knew it was so easy! Thanks for the temperature heads-up!

@daviddoe6228 2 года назад

Very cool I was thinking of ordering one but I might try this first keep up the good work

@imabeginnercreatingthings1064 4 года назад

This is great dude 👍

@lati_da 6 месяцев назад

So quick and easy thanks for the short vid

@alexmaruvis 3 года назад

thank you, you are a good man

@wifelifelubbock 10 месяцев назад

I can confirm this works. I made this for my husbands birthday. I did 8 oz with 8 cups distilled water. Does work with 9mm defensive ammo but do put something behind the gel to catch rounds if your block is shorter than 16 inches. I posted a video on my page of us shooting the gel. Thanks so much for posting this my man loved it!

@jonwhite1479 5 месяцев назад

I watched your video very cool, thank you for being such an awesome woman, I thought what you did for your husband was so personal and heart felt, theres alot of women out there that could use your influence, your husband is fortunate for your love. Awesome!!!

@wifelifelubbock 5 месяцев назад

@@jonwhite1479thank you! Yeah I was so excited to give him that gift probably my favorite I’ve ever given him!

@charlieskarts1934 4 года назад

Just put mine in the fridge for the first time. Thanks ☺️ Edit: It turned out great! Thanks

@bheaps82 3 года назад

Thanks for the info man!!!

@Like2Truck 5 лет назад

I feel like you deserve more subs

@synthesizer301 6 лет назад

Very nice video to learn from

@richfoster4189 5 лет назад

Just for clarity, 1oz gelatin to 1cup(8.2oz) of water is 10.8% gelatin. To get closer to 10% you want to mix just below 10% because some water will evaporate off during the making process. You want to be right about 0.9oz gelatin per 1cup of water. But there is a scale in this video, so best to just zero the scale with empty cup on it, weigh 9oz water and then use 1oz gelatin. Not sure the little diff matters here for the use in this video, just noting some math.

@hydrolistconlanka4729 Год назад

i saw this in google, but i came cus you deserve a like

@NefariousEnough Год назад

The box used for the mold looks like a Velveeta Cheese container. Velveeta Cheese itself is known to make a great ballistic gel.

@spazerplus 5 месяцев назад

😂

@kalieblashea4221 2 года назад

Wow its so easy awesome, is it possible to melt it again to reuse it?

@eriklarson2066 Год назад

Thanks for the info

@beefkake5 7 лет назад

New video every week? It's lit.

@Sciencish 7 лет назад

+Bmankelley5 no that's just the flamethrower video

@elliottmaray9766 Год назад

Hello, I want to make a strong and unbreakable gelatin that is durable and resistant to temperature. Thank you

@bigldiesel 2 года назад

How long is the mold good for once made? Does it spoil?

@ShitStainedBallSack 6 лет назад

Thanks for this

@tacktiician4978 2 года назад

i mixed mine and it is much more clear than yours looked. idk if its because ita a newer mix? its chilling in the fridge now

@6sixFace Год назад

Thanks!

@AsianDudeX01 2 года назад

How does the consistency compare with more "official" ballistics gel?

@judymoskowitz7510 2 года назад

I tried to make this but it spilled all over the counter…how did you make the mold water tight???

@johnny-smith 7 лет назад

Nice vids. Nice channel. Will this work for full-sized rifle bullets? Most other methods take a whole lot longer and require more steps.

@Sciencish 7 лет назад

+john smith I've yet to try any rifle calibers, but I imagine you'd want at least a 8x8x16in block for handguns, and probably two of those blocks for rifles. So I'd suggest buying the commercial stuff, it would probably save you time and money in the long run

@sjeverett75 6 лет назад

it'll be fine for rifle. it's good for figuring out of your hollowpoints are expanding at 100yds or so.

@666hobart 2 года назад

Just go over the wikipedia page on ballistic gel it's not all that hard actually. only the 20% solution needs more time synthetics may as well but this isn't that.

@zackc09 3 года назад

Can I make mine strawberry flavor?

@ronenjoyer Год назад

thanks dude

@j_pedraz 2 года назад

Where was the plastic wrap used??

@fronded Год назад

Will this stuff melt under flames?

@robinkopeikin5802 Год назад

What were you shooting into the block? BB gun or .44 mag?

@mitchellrepp7456 Год назад

Just asking but what did you shoot at the ballistic gelatin

@jansonmur4362 4 года назад

New video every week. Last video over a year ago...

@mrdrone2758 2 года назад

Will this work with a .22LR and A 9mm

@rhettperpruner5319 4 года назад

Awesome

@bigbearplays7285 3 года назад

thx man

@Wet_honeybun564 2 года назад

Can you make a recipe with normal jelliton

@claylocker8475 3 года назад

Can the mold be styrofoam

@Landon_Chrud 4 года назад

How many packets and cups of water did u use

@ryanjofre 6 месяцев назад

Only a sucker would pay $285 for ballistic gel when it be made so cheaply and easily. Thanks allot. Godspeed🙏🙏

@OTORAT 4 года назад

Is it necessary to use knoxx gelatin, and also can you use gelatin papers instead of powder?

@psychovfx3575 3 года назад

you can use any geletian brand it does not have to be knox. but u cant use sheets

@desolatedreams1078 3 года назад

So 5 gallon bucket concrete mixer drill attachment and ice

@luigiviking3667 Год назад

Seems 90% of the way there there's got to be a way to make it clear it seems a little bit too bouncy but it seems like would work

@luisbezerrak6727 3 года назад

i want a gel resistant to hot weather, is there any ingredient i can add to give it a permanent life like silicone?

@disturbeddemons1 3 года назад

I've never seen any recipes for that. There are polymer gels that are much more heat resistant but their recipe is a closely guarded secret. I've only ever seen the gel for sale, never a recipe. It's more expensive than ballistics gel and far more expensive than homemade ballistics gel but is worth the price in that it's reusability far exceeds that of traditional ballistics gel, as does its transparency. I'd recommend Clear Ballistics if you decide to buy some.

@e815usa 3 года назад

What were the dimensions of the final container you poured the gel into? Nice job by the way!

@disturbeddemons1 3 года назад

The mold he used appeared to be the box that velveta cheese comes in which is what I used. The dimensions of mine in inches are 8.5" x 2.75" x 2.5". 3 cups water to 3 ounces of knox is the perfect amount to fill right to the edge of a container of those dimensions making a 12.5% gel which, for my testing, (pcp airguns) was perfect. All pellets/slugs were caught, highspeed (slow motion) camera demonstrated hydrostatic shock (cavitation) and ease of reuse was great. I have the videos of 3 different guns I tested unlisted here on youtube which I can link to you if you like. They're only a minute each but demonstrate well the usefulness of the gel. These are all guns I use for hunting small to medium-small game so I was curious to see how well they were all performing once the projectile entered the animal.

@davidmorley1606 2 года назад

Looks like he used the bottom of a Velvita cheese box. I suppose you can use a Pyrex loaf pan

@Landon_Chrud 4 года назад

Do u need hot water when mixing in the powder or just room temp

@gpoutdoors4749 3 года назад

i just did it an i used room temperature water

@ohyeayea6201 6 лет назад

How long does the gel stay good like before the gel goes bad

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

it is food based, so it will age and mold like other foods. I'd say you have no more than a couple weeks, less if it gets exposed to the elements often. Keep it clean, cool, and sealed so it doesn't dry out. remelting it after use may help kill some of the molds that like to grow on it before they really take root.

@yohanecgvj922 3 года назад

Hey is it possible to not use a fridge ? Maybe after 2 days it'll have the same result ?

@Sciencish 3 года назад

As far as I know, gelatin needs to be refrigerated to congeal, and to be the right toughness to act as ballistic gel, it needs to be chilled

@Gabriel-yk4it 2 года назад

I was here for the comments, but they weren't here for me

@alexmaruvis 3 года назад

this is so cool

@Mothermoon420 3 года назад

Do you think this will be good for 40 cal s&w hollow point bullets?

@kalieblashea4221 2 года назад

God damn. Yes lol perfect for hollow points

@dogfather68 Год назад

Has anyone tried using a home made slime or the like?

@wankima2.069 3 года назад

whitty's favorite gel

@itechhen Год назад

Yeah but how much water do you add initially to the powder when melting it down? You only gives the final weight of the gel block. That's not the formula

@Thorneazy 8 месяцев назад

1oz of gelatin to every 8 oz of water. The gelatin thickens during the heating and cooling process

@onursoyturk7548 5 лет назад

Is it reuseable? After shooting test, can we remelt it, then freeze it for reuse?

@BlueRedGooGoo 5 лет назад

I think after it fully sets it's permanent. But I would love to be proven wrong if anybody wanted to test it before I get around to it

@OctaApe 5 лет назад

I'm guessing you didn't watch the video....... -,-

@MRDEWVOLTAGE 6 лет назад

Am i mixing it too much? When doing the first step with mixing the powder and water, I had a very bubbly solution on the surface and liquidy underneath. I might add more gelatin next time, but what do you think? How long did you mix yours for?

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

After mixing it all together it will be fairly granulated and bubbly. Putting it in the fridge to bloom is to give the gelatin time to hydrate. After remelting and pouring the now hydrated gel it will be much more clear with little to no bubbles when solidified

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

And I mixed until there were no large clumps left, the goal is just to get it mixed well enough that the water can reach each grain of gelatin. Also hand stir. Electric mixers tend to put more bubbles into the mix.

@MRDEWVOLTAGE 6 лет назад

Yeah that's what ended up happening, thanks.

@pirateboyfearless 2 года назад

if you flavour it strawberry you can eat it after you shoot it.

@stephenarnold7163 Год назад

Have you thought of adding glycerine to plasticise the gelatin. I would be interested to know the ratio if you do this please. It means that you can keep it out of refrigeration!!

@jeroenfeher8107 5 лет назад

where did that outro tune come from?

@ChronixBlazes420 4 года назад

Nick eh 30

@1.4142 Год назад

Don't need to it for 2 hours, will be same consistency after melting.

@luisbezerrak6727 3 года назад

some tutorials say 4 parts of water for one of gelatine, you say 8...others say to add one part of glycerin...why there are so many different recipes?

@disturbeddemons1 3 года назад

It's for the different types of analogues it's meant for. Traditional fbi standards is 10% gel to analogue human flesh, an even combination of muscle and fat. But if you were using gel to test ammunition for hunting, specifically large or tough game like bore or bear you would use 20% gel as boar, bears, etc have much more and much tougher muscle than humans.

@benfeld1 2 года назад

King

@DenwarTheoriginal 3 года назад

cardboard milk containers make a good mould.

@evilbrynn3802 2 года назад

Is this stuff bodysafe cause what if some child ate some by accident?

@srstime2354 6 лет назад

What did you shoot it with

@cuteoctopi8413 4 года назад

Maybe pellets or BBs

@jnnyg65 3 года назад

lol what did you shoot it with a bb gun?

@samzam7890 3 года назад

Gold fish he shot

@chikken_wangz5184 4 года назад

Can you use great value

@AdzzyM 3 года назад

nigga

@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada 5 лет назад

So first we put it in the fridge for 2 hours (0:51) then 12 hours (1:29) ??? Why do we need 10 extra hours?

@Sciencish 5 лет назад

The first 2 hour refrigeration hydrates the powder but leaves the mixture crumbly, cloudy, and overall no good for testing. This is why we melt it back down and remold it, so that it is a consistent firm block of gel at the correct temperature to be as strong as it needs to be for testing.

@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada 5 лет назад

I made some, except the second setting, I left it in the fridge for about 3 hours and it was good and rubbery

@barbarafike4487 2 года назад

what were you shooting into it?

@519FIREARMS 2 года назад

450 Bushmaster

@Santiago-qb8pb 3 года назад

I will make it not because I have weapon to test it with, ill make it to hit it when im stressed

@pain6362 3 года назад

Guys, dont let the gel outside, it gets a horrible smell

@sirduckoufthenorth 6 лет назад

will it become stronger if I put a higher concentration of gelatin?

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

I think it would, but I’d also imagine that at some point there wouldn’t be enough water to hydrate all the powder. I’d say you could probably double up the amount of gelatin powder but that could be pushing it.

@SuperPhexx 3 года назад

This channel is au pair with veritasium, applied science, smarter every day and steve mould.

@universalexplorer5957 3 года назад

do you mean on par???

@SuperPhexx 3 года назад

@@universalexplorer5957 yes😂 mai inglish is greit

@universalexplorer5957 3 года назад

@@SuperPhexx 😂😂😂 I was like wait.. au pair? this man is a nanny?

@Yasin_Abdul 5 лет назад

I made my own gel just like you did and I’m target shooting it from 12 yards than at 15 yards but every ammo goes straight through. I’m not understanding this trick. So how far (YARDS) are you setting your gel target?

@leafrusenov2142 4 года назад

@James Larson fuck you are the saddest person I've ever seen on RU-vid wtf Is your problem? Some people like bb guns and find it satisfying shooting gel, some people can't afford real guns or live in a country where they can't get the guns they want. Not everyone has to bankrupt themselves or uproot their lives just to satisfy YOUR idea of a "big kid" and while I'm at it as if shooting at ballistics fell with a real gun tells you anything important "oh it planted itself in the gell again big surprise" like you think you're a real top dog FBI guy shooting at gell that (spoilers) PROBABLY ISN'T A GOOD ANALOGUE FOR FLESH ANYWAY its just a fun thing people do weather they've got a real gun, bb gun, pallet gun, knife, axe, fucking grenade launcher. Fuck off stop being a wanker no ones impressed that you think people who like bb guns are like kids

@wolflahti412 2 года назад

This 8:1 ratio of water to gelatin doesn't come close to the FBI spec for ballistic gel. 4.5:1 would be much closer.

@crusaderthememer6523 Год назад

NATO standards are 2x as much as FBI standers I believe

@sketchessays6940 2 года назад

Best part is this thing is recyclable and reusable

@519FIREARMS 3 года назад

I made some ballistic gel using the ratio from the video. In my opinion it's much too soft and floppy, for lack of better terms. I increased the ratio to double the gelatin. So 2oz of gelatin for 1 cup of water. I don't know what the guy in the video is shooting with, but I used a large caliber and it absolutely annihilated my first slabs of gel. Didn't work at all. Try double the gelatin!!!

@barbarafike4487 2 года назад

he was using a pellit gun

@henriklopperi6686 2 года назад

Does not really matter what gun is used. Gel is a test platform to make assumptions what the bullet does to living tissue.

@henriklopperi6686 2 года назад

10% gelatin is supposed to be very close to the FBI standard.

@519FIREARMS 2 года назад

@@henriklopperi6686 I was shooting .450 Bushmaster, a 250gr polymer tip jacketed hollow point going 2200 fps @ 50 yards out of an 18.5" barrel. The whole block of gelatin just exploded.

@henriklopperi6686 2 года назад

Nato uses 20% gelatin and FBI 10% according to my sources. So it it blows up, you need to make it bigger.

@papaemeritusiv1687 6 лет назад

is it edible

@cuteoctopi8413 4 года назад

Probably but idk

@BlueRedGooGoo 5 лет назад

"If it's hot outside it wont be as strong as it needs to be, so keep it cool" *Wyoming regularly gets up to 110 farenheit in the summer*

@bluewaterboof82 5 лет назад

Well that still leaves you with about 3/4 of the rest of the year to play with it, right?

@BlueRedGooGoo 5 лет назад

@@bluewaterboof82 winter normally gets below negative 20 and lasts 4 months. And summer stays over 100 for 3 - 4 months too. So 1/3 of the year I guess

@ILik3PH0T0 4 года назад

@@BlueRedGooGoo Keep it in a cooler till your ready to use it and stop complaining

@BlueRedGooGoo 4 года назад

@@ILik3PH0T0 hey, fuck you. Lol

@BlueRedGooGoo 3 года назад

@Andrew Coles Fremont. Aside from the two or more weeks straight we had in and over the 100 degree mark earlier last month, the unusual amount of humidity and mixture of smoke in the air from Colorado and Montana burning to the ground has the temp hovering right around 75-85. But the humidity isn't normal, and this years weather is just kinda fucked. August is usually BALLS hot, so this year is throwing curve balls

@outbreaksbillyboby4864 3 года назад

I just wanted to be appreciated

@joelopezjl28 7 лет назад

its not cheap...

@T-DsGaming 6 лет назад

Buy the gelatin on Amazon, it's cheap that way compared to buying ballistics gel.

@ShitStainedBallSack 6 лет назад

It's 15 dollars for 1lb of Knox gelatine how's that not cheap

@benzo7660 6 лет назад

Question; After being 2hours in the fridge, the first mixture is still not jelly-like. How could i prevent this ? I used more than enough gelatine.

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

The two fridge time is to bloom the gelatin, when you poke it does it kind of break and crumble? If so you’re doing fine, just remelt and refrigerate again for 12 hours and it should be ready

@benzo7660 6 лет назад

Sciencish It's after you mix the water and gelatine, and put it i the fridge. It was still a fluid, but no crumbs or bubbles on top. Atm I'm putting it an extra hour in the fridge, I used hot water maybe that was a no-go ?

@Sciencish 6 лет назад

It could’ve been the water, let me know how the extra time in the fridge works out

@benzo7660 6 лет назад

Sciencish Will do. Next time I'll use cold water in the beginning.

@benzo7660 6 лет назад

After 3 hours it became a jelly like substance, I'm keeping it in for another hour to be sure the inner parts are 'bloomed' aswell. I'll let you know if it worked out if you'd want that.

@miranda.cooper 3 года назад

Wonder what I need Ballistics Gel for... maybe I'll think of something lol

@jenniferwright8215 3 года назад

@thebestojf7160 5 лет назад

Hot water?

@terranceriggs578 5 лет назад

Probably should tell everyone it's for air guns only and not suitable for real guns or ammo

@cheeselord8153 5 лет назад

Terrance Riggs unless you make a crazy high ratio of gelatin to water and have a pretty long block

@chonchburger9092 4 года назад

Ballistics gel isn't made to stop projectiles, it's made to get a visual on the wound channel a projectile makes. You can use it to stop bullets and people do but that's not the intended purpose.

@asmodeus1234 2 года назад

Upvote for channel name

@sandmanlopez9920 2 года назад

Hard background music 😤😤😤

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@brodieclamp5090 5 лет назад

Anyone else also read greentexts and or the stolen reddit versions

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@brodieclamp5090 5 лет назад

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@brodieclamp5090 5 лет назад

Then you'll know, and on the tiniest chance this is serious how the fuck do you have a youtube account, a meme image, and know what a fleshlight is without knowing of reddit or 4chan, your not a boomer or you'd of heard of at least 4 chan on cnn or fox and your clearly not an old man because of the fact you refrenced kindergarden and your obviously american because of the way you said it, your not 9 because they're dank memers so who the fuck are you