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	Ballistic gelatin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ballistic gelatin is a solution of gelatin powder in water.
		The most commonly used formula, "10% ballistic gelatin", is prepared by dissolving 1 part 250 bloom gelatin into 9 parts of warm water (by mass), mixing the water while pouring in the powdered gelatin.
		Ballistics gelatin was introduced to the general population by the television shows MythBusters and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which show ballistic gelatin used in such a capacity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballistic_gelatin (959 words)

	Law Enforcement Technology - January Newsletter
		Ballistic gelatin is a 10 percent mixture of gelatin similar to, but firmer than, the food product.
		Ballistic gelatin has to be mixed a day ahead of time and poured into molds.
		Ballistic gelatin is readily available and little has to be done to modify a firing range for this type of testing.
	www.officer.com /magazines/enewsletter/LET/LETjan06_AOI.html (3092 words)

	rec.guns FAQ: X.D.3. Ballistic Gelatin Recipe
		Allow the warm gelatin to stand at room temperature for at least one hour after transferring, so additional foam which rises to the top may be removed.
		The gelatin may then be removed from the moulds by placing the container in hot water.
		Once the gelatin is removed from the mould it should be allowed to remain at room temperature for one hour, then tightly sealed in plastic film and the wrapped block inserted into a plastic bag, which is again sealed to prevent evaporation, which drastically changes the consistency of the gelatin.
	www.recguns.com /Sources/XD3.html (676 words)

	Gelatin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of connective tissue such as skin, cartilage, and bones obtained from animal processing industry.
		Gelatin is a protein produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from connective tissues of animals such as porcine and bovines.
		Gelatin forms a solution of high viscosity in water, which sets to a gel on cooling and its chemical composition is, in many respects, closely similar to that of its parent collagen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gelatin (2036 words)

	FirearmsID.com - Ballistic Gelatin
		It includes a summary discussion of ballistic gelatin’s properties and utility, samples of test firings into ballistic gelatin, a set of procedures for preparing ballistic gelatin, and an extensive set of references on ballistic gelatin.
		Ballistic Gelatin In response to inquiries, here is the procedure for making and using gelatin test blocks.
		Calibration of ballistic gelatin is verified by firing a.177 steel BB at 590 feet per second (fps), plus or minus 15...
	www.firearmsid.com /Gelatin/index.htm (637 words)

	INS National Firearms Unit Ballistic Gelatin Test Protocol
		Gelatin Calibration: Calibration shall consist of gelatin penetration of no less than 3.25 inches and no greater than 3.75 inches by a.177 caliber BB projectile traveling at a velocity of 600 feet per second ± 10 feet per second.
		Distance from the muzzle of the rifle to the front of the gelatin shall be 10 feet.
		Range of Penetration: Acceptable projectile penetration in 10 percent ballistic gelatin shall be a minimum of nine inches and a maximum of 15 inches for five shots fired in each of the five test phases.
	www.firearmstactical.com /tacticalbriefs/volume4/number1/article412.htm (1524 words)

	Ballistic Gelatin
		Properly prepared ballistic gelatin has been shown to give penetration and bullet expansion characteristics within several percent of that in swine tissue.
		Heat the gelatin in a hot water bath or double cooker, and again stir gently until all gelatin is in solution and evenly dispersed throughout the container.
		To yield reproducible results the gelatin should be calibrated using a standard BB shot (preferably 2 shots) at 590 ± 15f/s which should give a penetration depth of 3.3 ±.6" (8.5 ± 1.5 cm) measured from the front surface of the gelatin block to the leading edge of the BB.
	www.frfrogspad.com /gelatin.htm (993 words)

	CALIBERS -- FBI Ballistic Test Protocol
		The test media used by the FBI to simulate living tissue is 10% Ballistic Gelatin (Kind and Knox 250-A), mixed by weight (i.e., one pound of gelatin to 9 pounds of water).
		This specific gelatin mix was determined and calibrated by the U.S. Army Wound Ballistics Research Laboratory, Presidio of San Francisco, to produce the same penetration results as that obtained in actual living tissue.
		The gelatin block is bare, and shot at a range of ten feet measured from the muzzle to the front of the block.
	greent.com /40Page/general/fbitest.htm (1281 words)

	Gelatin Innovations
		Gelatin Innovations, Incorporated (GII) is a privately held company who is proud to offer the cleanest and purest custom products at the best price possible.
		Gelatin Innovations was created to fill a much-needed void in the gelatin industry.
		Gelatin Innovations, Inc., offering VYSE brand gelatin, insures that our customers only receive the highest quality gelatin in the world no matter what type or quantity.
	www.ballisticgelatin.net (198 words)

	Centurion Ordnance, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The 117 gn alloy hollow point bullet is designed to go through a ¾" ballistic polycarbonate plate, plus up to 12" of (10%) ballistic gelatin without breaking, maintaining the full weight.
		However, if fired directly into a block of ballistic gelatin covered with 8 layers of denim, it will break into three or four sharp fragments going in different directions, which will not exit the gelatin block.
		Depicts a bullet (fired from a distance of seven yards) going through a ¾" ballistic polycarbonate plate plus 12" of ballistic gelatin.
	www.aguilaammo.com /iq2.htm (179 words)

	Speer Gold Dot Ammunition, Ordnance Gelatin Calibration, Anatomically Correct Targets
		Gelatin that meets this calibration standard is referred to as standard gelatin.
		If photographs of gelatin blocks with bullets shot into them are published with the article, look for the telltale presence of a BB in each of the blocks used.
		It is common for authors to claim they’ve calibrated their gelatin (usually citing the obsolete specification of 8.5 cm ± 0.8 cm), however it is uncommon for gelatin blocks to meet this exacting calibration standard.
	www.firearmstactical.com /briefs9.htm (3082 words)

	Wound ballistics (Geoff Kotzar; John Bercovitz)
		That is exactly what the contributors to the book "Wound Ballistics" editted by Coates and Beyer discovered from their experiments on cat cadavers and ballistic gelatin.
		These researchers were ones originally responsible for demonstrating the suitability of ballistic gelatin as a substitute for live or recently killed tissue.
		Two that provide a fairly good approximation to the performance of ballistic gelatin relative to bullet expansion are water soaked newspapers and plain old water.
	yarchive.net /gun/ammo/wound_ballistics.html (5011 words)

	FBI Test Protocol
		The test media used by the FBI to simulate living tissue is 10% ballistic gelatin (Kind and Knox 250-A), mixed by weight.
		The gelatin block is covered with four layers of clothing: One layer of cotton T-Shirt material (48 threads per inch); one layer of cotton shirt material (80 threads per inch); a I0 ounce down comforter in cambric shell cover (232 threads per inch); and one layer of 13 ounce cotton denim (50 threads per inch).
		The gelatin block is covered with light clothing and set 18 inches behind the rear surface of the plywood.
	www.seark.net /~jlove/fbitest.htm (1177 words)

	AccuTec USA Frangible Bullet & Frangible Ammunition Technology
		Rounds which do not meet the standards against bare gelatin tend to be unreliable in the more practical test events that follow.
		The block is shot at ten feet, measured from the muzzle to the front of the block.
		The gelatin block is covered with Light Clothing and placed 18 inches behind the rear most piece of steel.
	www.accutecusa.com /gelpics_1.htm (323 words)

	Ballistic characterization of the Remington Premier® Copper Solid™ sabot shotgun slug
		When the slug impacted the gelatin block in a nose-first orientation, the slotted nose portion tended to fragment and radially deposit pieces in the gelatin that were visible on radiographs.
		When the slug struck the gelatin target in a side-first orientation, it passed through the gelatin intact.
		The ammunition was fired through a 12-gage shotgun using a rifled barrel, a smooth-bore barrel with rifled choke, and a smooth-bore barrel with a smooth modified choke into targets consisting of poster board and 10% ballistic gelatin at a variety of distances.
	www.astm.org /JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/3541.htm (787 words)

	How to Make Your Own Ballistic Gel
		Ballistics labs within the FBI and law enforcement often use ballistics gel to test wound penetration.
		They use a special ordnance gelatin powder to make the gel to specific standards under carefully controlled conditions, and it is then calibrated for accuracy.
		We used a basic formula of one pound of gelatin powder to one gallon of water.
	www.myscienceproject.org /gelatin.html (400 words)

	Firearms & Ballistics Expert - Ronald R. Scott - Shooting Investigations, Crime Scenes, Police Shootings & Use of Force ...
		He conducts penetration tests into ballistic gelatin without calibrating the gelatin first as required and gelatin bears no semblance to the human head and should be used only for testing in tissue parts of the body.
		The jury heard evidence from non-expert police officers that it was impossible for driver to have been the possible shooter because he would have been incapable of firing and driving a standard transmission truck and that it was a near impossibility to shoot with the left hand at a distance beyond 5' and be accurate.
		In addition to his claim of expertise in this field, he testified that he was also a genetic scientist conducting research in the field of male sperm and stated that his data was based on the case study of hundreds of samples.
	www.azballistics.com /wst_page10.html (4353 words)

	Ballistic Gel
		The ballistic gel is made by Gelita (once known as Kind and Knox).
		It is a 10% mixture (90% water, 10% gelatin powder).
		The acceptable measure of a block of gelatin is a.177-caliber ground steel BB to penetrate 3.34 inches (8.5 cm) when launched at 590 fps.
	rumkin.com /reference/firearms/ballistic_gel.php (407 words)

	Gelatin Blocks For Ballistic Testing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The test designs are based on research and consultation with experts in the fields of wound ballistics, forensic pathology, wound research and medical research.
		Calibration of ballistic gelatin is verified by firing a.177 steel BB at 590 feet per second (fps), plus or minus 15 fps, into the gelatin, resulting in 8.5 centimeters (cm), plus or minus 1 cm, penetration (2.95" - 3.74").
		Because some shots may penetrate more than one block of gelatin, one or more “stopper” blocks are placed behind the primary block.
	www.vyse.com /gelatin_for_ballistic_testing.htm (683 words)

	6.5 Grendel Ballistic Testing Quick Report
		Calibrated gelatin was and is only intended to be a representative protocol to establish the relative performance of projectiles.
		The gelatin is rarely representative of any particular tissue found within a wound track, but rather is a good approximation to the overall average tissue traversed.
		The gelatin block is covered with four layers of clothing: One layer of cotton T-Shirt material (48 threads per inch); one layer of cotton shirt material (80 threads per inch); a 10-ounce down comforter in cambric shell cover (232 threads per inch); and one layer of 13 ounce cotton denim (50 threads per inch).
	www.65grendel.com /art004balltests1.htm (1862 words)

	tacticalworks.ca!
		Terminal ballistics is the study of the interaction between penetrating projectiles and body tissues.
		Shotgun wound ballistics seem to have been somewhat neglected in the available literature; somthing that is regrettable and as a result a general lack of knowledge surrounds both the effectiveness and limitations of the shotgun in armed conflict.
		Once the gelatin has been prepared, it is then calibrated immediately before use to demonstrate that it falls within a relatively narrow window of physical properties designed for block to block consistency.
	www.tacticalshotgun.ca /ballistics_shotgun.html (1589 words)

	Private Contractor Tests New Illegal Ammo On Iraqi
		Those conclusions are derived from a series of tests conducted a few years ago in which RBCD ammo's effects were observed in ballistic gelatin, the standard means for testing bullets.
		Considering his standing in the ballistics community, his findings are accepted as gospel by many influential members of the special-operations community.
		But Bulmer insists that tests in ballistic gelatin fail to demonstrate RBCD ammo's actual performance because the gelatin is chilled to 36 degrees.
	www.rense.com /general45/priva.htm (1348 words)

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		Ballistic gelatin is good as far as it goes, but there's nothing like seeing what a bullet actually does once it strikes bone, flesh, and organs.
		First, ballistic gelatin, being all that's available for most bullet testing, is good as far as it goes but it's often far different from what we see in the morgue.
		As I've said several time in other posts, I just don't believe that ballistic gelatin is a realistic representation of what actually happens, and I'm afraid that folks are placing their faith in a bullet that looks impressive in ballistic gelatin although the results are markedly different in the human body.
	www.mouseguns.com /deadmeat.htm (23964 words)

	Ballistics
		Forensic scientists examine two 16" long by 6" square blocks of ballistic gelatin.
		The chronograph brain (some type of computer chip) calculates the time the bullet takes to travel between the two points and displays it on the LCD screen as bullet velocity in fps (feet per second).
		It is surrounded by a temporary stretch cavity, which is caused from the spiral twisting of the bullet as it flies through the target.
	www.andreacampbell.com /html/ballistics.html (268 words)

	Ballistics gelatin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		- Ballistic Gelatin Properly prepared ballistic gelatin has been shown to give penetration and Use Kind and Knox Type 250A Ordnance Gelatin, or Vyse Ballistic Gelatin* Terminal Ballistics a minimum penetration in calibrated ballistic gelatin of about 12" (with prepared scale drawings of test firings in calibrated ballistic gelatin.
		Gelatin Blocks For Ballistic Testing tissue simulant utilized in FBI ballistic tests is Vyse ordinance gelatin.
		Calibration of ballistic gelatin is verified by firing a.177 steel BB at rec.guns FAQ: XD3.
	trademark-search.pbnet.ru /ballistics-gelatin.htm (148 words)

	Tactical Ammo. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This information on HORNADY'S "Tactical Ammunition Police" Products (TAP) is offered not only because all ballistics testing was performed with Bushmaster firearms, but also to demonstrate to the Law Enforcement community the effectiveness and versatility of the Bushmaster line of Law Enforcement Rifles and Carbines when the proper ammunition is used in them.
		Ballistic Testing is offered here on 4 different varieties of Hornady TAP Ammunition in.223 Rem.
		The bullet will begin to fragment in a sheetrock wall but still has significant retained velocity, weight and penetration in ballistic gelatin.
	www.bushmaster.com /le/tests/hornady_tactical_ammunition.htm (420 words)

	"Ballistic Gelatin" Cadavers Hit the Theater - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com
		As our eyes are slowly melted away by the copious amounts of fixatives fuming from our cadavers, we strive to learn and understand the intricate construction of the human body.
		Our corpse is made out of ballistic gelatin, which has longer protein strands and is sturdier than the gelatin you buy to eat in the grocery store.
		Ballistic gelatin is used by the FBI to simulate human flesh in ballistics testing and forensic pathology.
	www.medgadget.com /archives/2006/10/ballistic_gelat.html (397 words)

	Primedia Outdoors: Hornady Microsite
		Polymer tips have proven their worth in regard to improving the ballistic coefficient of bullets, but the hard, needle-sharp tip of previous designs would surely perform as a firing pin in a tubular magazine.
		The.30-30 payload is a 160-grain bullet with a ballistic coefficient of.330.
		I calculated downrange ballistics and trajectories for these loads using "Hodgdon Blast" software, and it's clear from the accompanying chart that Hornady has succeeded in extending the range of the.30-30 lever gun.
	hornady.primediaoutdoors.com /HDstory1.html (1782 words)

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