Ballistic Gel Testing

[Doublecluck]

I think the more interesting thing to observe by shooting gel at a distance would be how yaw effects bullet performance.

 

[Forkyfinder]

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I cant agree that its got no measurable effect.

 

[Nate Eller]

I cant agree that its got no measurable effect.

How it appears and what it's actually doing are two different things. Temp wound cavities are not the same as permanent wound cavities, and clear ballistics gel does a poor job representing actual permanent wound channels, while ordnance gel retains it's shape, and shows if the temporary wound channels actually correlate to wounding. This video looks cool, but is not giving us actual data

 

[Nate Eller]

Federals response

 

[Forkyfinder]

How it appears and what it's actually doing are two different things. Temp wound cavities are not the same as permanent wound cavities, and clear ballistics gel does a poor job representing actual permanent wound channels, while ordnance gel retains it's shape, and shows if the temporary wound channels actually correlate to wounding. This video looks cool, but is not giving us actual data

"In essence, a bullet going through soft tissue has the same effect as dropping a stone into a pail of water ‑ if the stone (bullet) enters the water slowly, the water (tissue) displacement is so gradual that is has little effect on the surrounding molecules. If the stone (bullet) enters the water (tissue) with a lot of momentum, however, the surrounding molecules have to act a lot more quickly and violently, resulting in a splash (temporary cavity). Temporary cavitation is important because it can be a tremendous wounding mechanism."

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