How to make ballistic gel for testing different projectiles. I show you the formula I use to make gel blocks for much less than purchasing pre-made blocks.
Who knew ... I just watched John Fetterman make a homemade ballistic gelatin block. Weird but, upvoted and commented so .... may the algorithm gods smile favorably upon your channel.
Have you ever tried using distilled water? By using distilled water and going through the same process people use to make crystal clear ice first, I would be willing to bet that it could help make this gel even clearer. Thanks for sharing your process!
As a chef who's worked with making Jello molds from knox gelatin for 20 years, there were 2 higher mistakes in this video. You never want to add the Knox to cold water and you always want to start a "slurry" before your pour. From whatever mold you are using, pour your warm water into that first , then scoop out 1/4th of your warm water with a measuring cup and pour that directly into a separate container that your dry knox is already in. Then, use an actual whisk and create your slurry/roux. Then pour that directly into your water that's in the mold and mix again with the whisk. Heat it,then let it set in the fridge.
And as a human with common sense you made the mistake of assuming science only has 1 way to make things work lol everything can be made with different techniques and have the same result. Clearly they spent some of those 20 years brainwashing you and your ego
My guy, thank you for this video. This is really good stuff. I appreciate the money you probably spent figuring all of this out. God bless and keep you brother.
Great video Longgunner! Thanks you for being a REGULAR guy and not one of the new TH-camRs trying to sound like the morning radio jockeys. Video was clear and thorough with simple to follow tips on something a lot of people will likely try themselves.
Thanks, I don't like the "show persona" of being over the top. What you see on here is what you get with me, minus the fact that I try not to curse or do anything that would get the channel nuked by the overlords😂
We got some kind of kit, from a craft store (years ago) for one of our kid's school project. We made clear gell in a jar. We sunk stuff inside the gell, while it was setting up. It dried crystal clear!
My son made gelatin molds for an art project. He used my drill with an egg beater blade to stir it. Wife wouldn’t give up her hand mixer. Nobody told us about hydrogen peroxide or cold water…maybe next time. But to get the mold out of the frame we used our air compressor. Good video. Thanks.
This was useful for those who have never made ballistic gelatin before, and also explainss why Clear Ballistics is so popular as a substitute, even though it reacts differently from the real thing. Thanks for sharing your process.
Thank you for making this video on how to make it. I like the idea of using ammo cans because you can easily transport and store the gel blocks inside the can in your fridge and on target day just grab an go. Im going to try to make some now since I seen you make it an I hope what I make turns out like what you made in this video. Thank you so much and im going to share this video with my family and friends since we all love to shoot our guns. It will give us something else to shoot at besides paper targets, balloons and add some baby powder to them for a puff of cloud to know you hit it, and dont forget about the awesome tannerite ones that goes up in a huge poof of white smoke. If you have targets that surprise the eyes then kids will want to get involved in it too. Getting kids outside is alot better than letting them sit playing videogames and watching their cellphones everyday. Get them shooting at fun targets, an your gel blocks they will love help making them an using them. Then after that the next day get the outside and take them fishing. Believe me they will love it too.
Reactive targets are definitely the way to go for little ones. Whether that be clays, steel targets, water bottles or a good old empty pop can. It keeps it entertaining and the instant feedback of whether or not they hit what they were aiming at is a plus.
Ever thought about using glycerin for moisture the block and Isopropanol for clearing it up? I used a block with this recipe for almost one year before it wasnt recyclebe. And there wouldn't be any reaction to the lead. I enjoyed your video. Greetings from Germany.
But considering I have limited Mobility for stirring things with a spoon could I use a blender on a low setting would a blender work reasonably well I'll have to try it and see
@@thelonggunner762 just make your own mold out of MDF that has a melamine coating. Cut to size you want, then run screws into the sides up from the bottom. To prevent leaks you can use a little hot glue on the joints. If it works for people casting resin I see no reason why it wouldn't work for this. Probable wouldn't get a ton of uses out of each mold, which is the only downside, but you would probably figure out an easy enough way around that.
So this guys name starts with M and it’s not my business to share his name unless he does but I’ve actually spoke to this gentleman on many occasions and he’s a wealth of useful information and a master of his craft. His crafts that I’m aware of is bow, gun and rifle shooting. Thank you for the information sir.
You need to spray the inside of that ammo can with a product called mold release we use it in the composite Industries so that the particle break away from the mobile very easily
I have some mold release that's used with fiberglass resin but it's water soluble so it seems like it would melt. Is there another type of mold release that's not water soluble ?
Thank you for sharing your video with all of us, it was informative how to make my own ballistic gel. This will be my first making a block so I have one question. Could you use a electric blender to stir the gelatin into the water? It might save a little time for the mixing portion.
Start with hot water, the gelatin will dissolved MUCH quicker! Very cool...thanks for this video! Oh and will chucking the block back in the cooker melt it down, can it be refreshed with more hydrogen peroxide for reuse?
I tried it with hot water first and it turns it into a snot like sticky mess. Yup, just put it back in the roaster and melt it back down. You will need to add a little water/peroxide back to it as it will lose some of the moisture from evaporation.
@@recoiler4545 The majority of the color is coming from the collagen in the gelatin. The water does little to affect the color, but I guess you could try making it with Everclear, just to see what happens. It would be spectacular!
You can use a piece of thick metal wire with a hook or loop bent into the end chucked into a drill to mix it faster. I'm making some in the morning to test my 75 gr OTM 5.56 loads with using this recipe. I've used this video several times to make my own gel, and it works great. Thanks man.
A tip to getting it out, get a bottle of compressed air (if you have no compressor) with a tube and stick it on the side of the gel and just let it come out.
i was thinking an immersion blender. Immediately came to mind - make a casting from a mannequin to make a reusable mold so that one could cast a gelatine dummy
When I was out in Idaho I visited the CCI/Speer plant and talked with them about it and saw how they do their testing for Gold Dot ammo. Apparently Clear Ballistic gel does give slightly different results than standard gel that they make themselves. Clear Ballistic is not just gelatin, it has some type of polymer in it. FBI testing protocol states gelatin must be used. It was cool to compare notes with their Ballistition on making gel, they don't use peroxide in theirs.
Who knew ... I just watched John Fetterman make a homemade ballistic gelatin block. Weird but, upvoted and commented so .... may the algorithm gods smile favorably upon your channel.
The resemblance has been noted on previous occasions 🤣😂🤣
Oh good...I'm not the only one who thought that ;)
Dude, get out of my head. This guy however, is coherent.
@JulioMo thank you for your kind words sir. 🤣
I love this comment!
Have you ever tried using distilled water? By using distilled water and going through the same process people use to make crystal clear ice first, I would be willing to bet that it could help make this gel even clearer. Thanks for sharing your process!
As a chef who's worked with making Jello molds from knox gelatin for 20 years, there were 2 higher mistakes in this video. You never want to add the Knox to cold water and you always want to start a "slurry" before your pour. From whatever mold you are using, pour your warm water into that first , then scoop out 1/4th of your warm water with a measuring cup and pour that directly into a separate container that your dry knox is already in. Then, use an actual whisk and create your slurry/roux. Then pour that directly into your water that's in the mold and mix again with the whisk. Heat it,then let it set in the fridge.
That’s your way. I use cold water and a mixer and it takes a couple minutes
Agree, from my experience always mix the powder out with a little water first to make it smoother
And as a human with common sense you made the mistake of assuming science only has 1 way to make things work lol everything can be made with different techniques and have the same result. Clearly they spent some of those 20 years brainwashing you and your ego
My guy, thank you for this video. This is really good stuff. I appreciate the money you probably spent figuring all of this out. God bless and keep you brother.
Thanks for the very interesting and informative video. I always thought there was more to making ballistic gel. Very cool!
Awesome video very informative and straight forward instructions with no BS, thanks !
well done, great information made simple for everyone and the best blocks I've seen made at home
I was just about to ask the same question about shooting it. Great content!
Great video Longgunner! Thanks you for being a REGULAR guy and not one of the new TH-camRs trying to sound like the morning radio jockeys. Video was clear and thorough with simple to follow tips on something a lot of people will likely try themselves.
Thanks, I don't like the "show persona" of being over the top. What you see on here is what you get with me, minus the fact that I try not to curse or do anything that would get the channel nuked by the overlords😂
Thanks.
After watching many episodes of Mythbusters finally see how it’s done with ballistic gel. Really cool.
Great tutorial. Thanks!!!
That looks awesome, Thank you for sharing 👍
We got some kind of kit, from a craft store (years ago) for one of our kid's school project. We made clear gell in a jar. We sunk stuff inside the gell, while it was setting up. It dried crystal clear!
Best how to yet. Thank you.
My son made gelatin molds for an art project. He used my drill with an egg beater blade to stir it. Wife wouldn’t give up her hand mixer. Nobody told us about hydrogen peroxide or cold water…maybe next time. But to get the mold out of the frame we used our air compressor. Good video. Thanks.
Very good, informative video. Thanks for posting.
Well done! Thank you.
Very cool video- thank you for sharing Sir, Blessings to you and your family And it looks like Malt-O-Meal to me
That's pretty cool. Thanks.
This was useful for those who have never made ballistic gelatin before, and also explainss why Clear Ballistics is so popular as a substitute, even though it reacts differently from the real thing. Thanks for sharing your process.
Great video thanks dude I will be making me some
Very helpful. Thank you.
Best recipe and instructions on TH-cam !!
Thank you!
Very helpful video!!
Dude once I saw the peroxide I knew what was up. This is the perfect video, thanks man
The difference in the blocks is that I can see behind the h202 block wayyyy further
A blender with cold water might help with initial mixing
How about a brill with a whisker I'm going to try this. Great 👍 video thank you good Job.
Excellent.
Glad to see you are recovering from the stroke.
Exceeding all doctors expectations.😂
Awesome and thank you
Pretty cool.
Thank you for making this video on how to make it. I like the idea of using ammo cans because you can easily transport and store the gel blocks inside the can in your fridge and on target day just grab an go. Im going to try to make some now since I seen you make it an I hope what I make turns out like what you made in this video. Thank you so much and im going to share this video with my family and friends since we all love to shoot our guns. It will give us something else to shoot at besides paper targets, balloons and add some baby powder to them for a puff of cloud to know you hit it, and dont forget about the awesome tannerite ones that goes up in a huge poof of white smoke. If you have targets that surprise the eyes then kids will want to get involved in it too. Getting kids outside is alot better than letting them sit playing videogames and watching their cellphones everyday. Get them shooting at fun targets, an your gel blocks they will love help making them an using them. Then after that the next day get the outside and take them fishing. Believe me they will love it too.
Reactive targets are definitely the way to go for little ones. Whether that be clays, steel targets, water bottles or a good old empty pop can. It keeps it entertaining and the instant feedback of whether or not they hit what they were aiming at is a plus.
Thanks 🙏🏻 for this video.
GREAT VIDEO, THX!
Ever thought about using glycerin for moisture the block and Isopropanol for clearing it up? I used a block with this recipe for almost one year before it wasnt recyclebe. And there wouldn't be any reaction to the lead. I enjoyed your video. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you.
This is awesome..thenk you
I was curious if you could spray the ammo can with "Pam" or something similar to make it easier to remove?
A little compressed air can help to remove it from the ammo box mold.
Amazing video sir!❤
Liked commented and subscribed
Awesome awesome, thanks
Thank You
But considering I have limited Mobility for stirring things with a spoon could I use a blender on a low setting would a blender work reasonably well I'll have to try it and see
Always wondered how they made these blocks in shooter vids
Thank you
I wonder if RetroBrite would work on this product to make it clear.
Holy good Lord, Fetterman on the Tube. See you made a 89% recovery...
an air compressor with a blowie-schnozzle would probably pop that block out a lot easier
I think I'd want longer blocks, but very well presented and informative. Thanks bro.
Agreed, longer blocks would be nice but I haven't found something the right size that would work well for a mold.
Make two
@@thelonggunner762first thing I thought of using was a window planter box for plants, they’re usually 2-3 ft long. Would be perfect
What about using those small plastic totes? Seems like some of those are 2 or 3 feet long
@@thelonggunner762 just make your own mold out of MDF that has a melamine coating. Cut to size you want, then run screws into the sides up from the bottom. To prevent leaks you can use a little hot glue on the joints. If it works for people casting resin I see no reason why it wouldn't work for this. Probable wouldn't get a ton of uses out of each mold, which is the only downside, but you would probably figure out an easy enough way around that.
So this guys name starts with M and it’s not my business to share his name unless he does but I’ve actually spoke to this gentleman on many occasions and he’s a wealth of useful information and a master of his craft. His crafts that I’m aware of is bow, gun and rifle shooting. Thank you for the information sir.
cool!
Do you think distilled or DI water will make it clearer like it does when making ice?
The use of an extended air nozzle jammed in the corner of the mold should release it really quickly?
I wonder if an immersion blender would work for mixing the gelatin in?
Do you think a hand blender would make mixing knox easier?
would a whisk help mix it better?
You need to spray the inside of that ammo can with a product called mold release we use it in the composite Industries so that the particle break away from the mobile very easily
I have some mold release that's used with fiberglass resin but it's water soluble so it seems like it would melt.
Is there another type of mold release that's not water soluble ?
Cheap car wax will work as well, and/or maybe a very very thin layer of vaseline or cooking oil (something to just make the sides of the can slick)
Furniture wax!! I use it as a release agent when bedding rifles.
Awesome video! How did you get that scar it looks like it was deep!
4-wheeler crash, deep enough I could see/ touch my jaw bone. Took 86 stitches to put my face back together
Thank you for sharing your video with all of us, it was informative how to make my own ballistic gel. This will be my first making a block so I have one question. Could you use a electric blender to stir the gelatin into the water? It might save a little time for the mixing portion.
Yes its possible to use an electric mixer
Im wondering if a drill and paint mixer would expedite the mixing part.
A paint stirrer in a cordless drill.
Or an epileptic. Just throw one in. I use them to do laundry in the bathtub.
Metal can and heat the outstde to remove???
probably saving lots of people money with this recipe. I can only imagine the price of purchasing ballistic gel from a retailer.
At over $100 a block for pre-made gel there's no way I could afford buy very many. This a a quarter of the price.
@@thelonggunner762 holy moly, what a rip off. I'm not really into the ballistic gel but you are a good man for helping out the community.
Thank you sir
Good video spray inside your box with pam and wipe it down will help to get it out and doesn't mess with the clearness of it.
How about using a wisk to mix with?
#200 @ Sept.-12-2023. Cool. Thanks for your dedication to our firearms heritage ✝️
Have you tried using a hand held food mixer ?
Start with hot water, the gelatin will dissolved MUCH quicker!
Very cool...thanks for this video!
Oh and will chucking the block back in the cooker melt it down, can it be refreshed with more hydrogen peroxide for reuse?
I tried it with hot water first and it turns it into a snot like sticky mess. Yup, just put it back in the roaster and melt it back down. You will need to add a little water/peroxide back to it as it will lose some of the moisture from evaporation.
Also What about using a wisk to mix rather than the spoon?
How about using an immersion blender?
Have you tried a wire whisk
What about using a mixer?
How about using a electric hand mixer?
Good video...pretty clear gel..wonder if there's anything else that could clear it up even more...never satisfied..LOL
There's always room for improvement
Using distilled water maybe? There'd be fewer impurities and minerals.
@@recoiler4545 The majority of the color is coming from the collagen in the gelatin. The water does little to affect the color, but I guess you could try making it with Everclear, just to see what happens. It would be spectacular!
Use a whisk or a beater hand blender like for making cakes.
You can use a piece of thick metal wire with a hook or loop bent into the end chucked into a drill to mix it faster.
I'm making some in the morning to test my 75 gr OTM 5.56 loads with using this recipe.
I've used this video several times to make my own gel, and it works great. Thanks man.
Ever tried using a electric hand mixer?
Question can you not use a paint mixer the drill motor to mix it up.
Yup, I bought one the other day
A tip to getting it out, get a bottle of compressed air (if you have no compressor) with a tube and stick it on the side of the gel and just let it come out.
the first thing i would do is use a bigger spoon - wouldn't that be better ?
Have you tried using a whisk instead of a spoon? I'm not sure if it would make too many bubbles, but it might help mix it up easier
I was about to make this comment. A whisk would definitely provide a more violent agitation without the waves.
i was thinking an immersion blender.
Immediately came to mind - make a casting from a mannequin to make a reusable mold so that one could cast a gelatine dummy
Would doing quick passes with a torch take care of the surface bubbles like it does with epoxy?
Yes it does
Is that a plastic ammo can I'd be afraid to put that in my turkey roaster at any temperature
You could cook it in a canner and it will come out bubble free. And you just let it cool in the canner. Might need a different container tho.
How you thought about using a whisk to mix the powder in
I bought a small paint mixer for a drill, it's working well
A gallon of pure water is 8 pounds ... by definition (128 ounces).
How far away from the target you gotta be??? What's the standard.didnt hear that info..thanks
Should be shot from 10 feet away with .177 BB doing 590fps
I do like the with peroxide version better.
Great video but did I miss when the peroxide was used?
I add it into the water in the very beginning.
I heard that Knox gelatin it's good for your joints your fingernails and hair.
I have heard that as well, mix a teaspoon in with your drink once a day.
Can you re melt it down after using "regular" calibers?
Yes
Did you say that's a plastic ammo box? And if so it ok for the roaster?
Yup, it's just a regular plastic mtm ammo can. You just don't want to turn the roaster all the way up or you'll melt it.
Did I understand you right that after you shoot them you melt them down and reform them again? Just maybe add a little more water and peroxide?
Yup, normally add just a bit more water
That is so informative. As for the resemblance to our Senate Vegetable, you look much healthier and are 1000% smarter that Fetterman.
The tree stump in my backyard has a higher IQ than MutterMan. But then, living in Kali I recognize the symptoms from watching Gov Gruesome on the TV.
Why did you have to go and insult your tree stump like that 😂
You should also try using a air compressor to blow it out of the container
Could you use just a regular oven to melt it down?
You might, it depends on what your lowest temp setting is.
have you tried an emmersion blender to mix the gelatine?
I just picked up a small paint mixer for a drill yesterday.
Gnarly scar btw. Thanks for the recipe!
You should have seen it 22 years ago, 86 stitches to put my face back together.
Could you mold a hole in it? And can you reheat it? Lets say, to 98.6 degrees? Lol asking for a friend. . .
Probably stupid question but how does this compare to the Clear Ballistics 10/20% blocks? If you had them side-by-side how different do they perform
When I was out in Idaho I visited the CCI/Speer plant and talked with them about it and saw how they do their testing for Gold Dot ammo. Apparently Clear Ballistic gel does give slightly different results than standard gel that they make themselves. Clear Ballistic is not just gelatin, it has some type of polymer in it. FBI testing protocol states gelatin must be used. It was cool to compare notes with their Ballistition on making gel, they don't use peroxide in theirs.