Perma-Gel is used to determine the effects bullets have on tissue.
Law enforcement, forensics experts and bullet manufacturers use ballistic gelatin to test products and study the effects of real life shooting situations. The ballistic gelatin stimulates soft body tissue, so the effects of bullets discharged into it would be similar to that of a person or animal. The experts can observe penetration depth, fragmentation, bullet expansion and size of wound cavity. Perma-Gel is a ballistic gelatin with different ingredients than traditional ballistic gelatin, yet performs in a superior level due to its ease of remelting and reuse.
Instructions
1. Set up the oven by plugging it in and placing the optional molds into it.
2. Place the used block of gel into pantyhose and tie a knot. The pantyhose is used as a filtration bag.The gel will melt through the hose and the bullet fragments, or any other material, will stay in the pantyhose.
3. Place the used Perma-Gel block into the roaster oven that comes in the kit. Cut the block to fit the mold if necessary.
4. Set the oven temperature by setting the dial at 225 to 250 degrees and placing the lid on top. Turning it higher than 250 degrees may result in burning the gel.
5. Melt the gel. It will take about three to four hours for it to completely melt. Hasten the process by stirring it occasionally with the silicone spatula that comes with the kit.
6. Place the optional divider panel into it by carefully lowering it into the gel while engaging it into the metal channels that are attached to the sides of the pan and place the lid back on.
7. Turn off the oven after one hour or when there are no more bubbles present.
8. Remove the inner pan containing any molds or dividers you used after two hours.
9. Allow the gel to cool on a counter for about 16 hours. The cooling process can be hastened by placing the pan into a refrigerator or floating in a pan of water.
10. Remove the cooled gel from the molds or the pan by pouring a cup of water on the block and separating it from the sides by sliding the fingers of one hand between the gel and the mold or pan.
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