"Bleeding" Ballistic Gel Target

After watching a lot of Deadliest Warrior episodes and getting bored with shooting paper targets with my pellet guns, I decided to make a target with a little more reaction. This is a "bleeding" target that will spill fake blood once shot. This ballistic gel is perfect to test experimental homemade weapons or covert gadgets. Even with a low budget, this is very inexpensive to make.
Enjoy :)

Step 1 Supplies

These are the basic supplies that you will need:
1. Unflavored powdered gelatin (I used a Kroger brand but many use the Knox brand)
2. Sandwich bags (the ones that don't have a zipper)
3. Maple syrup or Corn syrup
4. Red Food coloring
5. A Container that will allow the blood bag to be covered fully
6. String
7. Cooking spray
 
The other supplies will be added along

Comments

[Ctholden]

i too have spent too many lone nites whaching deadliest warrior
________Great design i snipe these of of posts with my AK_____ forskin color add syrup whether it be chocolate or caramel

[ilpug]

*For skin

[scartissue3]

instead of the zip lock bags, you can use condoms. Many people use them. in special affects and training. great instructable.

[Tbirdfisher]

Lol many people use them

[Hitman227]

Nice work. Should of thught of this. I made just ballistics gel while ago, but no blood so I used a katch up packet instead.

[cam.dav32]

That is cool- a reacting target. now all you need to do is shape it like a rabbit spray-paint it and ka-boom! good 'ible, nice work

[jongscx]

I'm not sure, so this is just a guess, but I think adding more gelatin would make the target denser and give it a more flesh-like consistency... so it would act more like actual ballistics gel. I just noticed that your hollow-point was barely mushroomed, instead of the typical flattened/as-ploded.

[THRE3]

Neato. I am trying to make a ballistics gel using flour, water, and a microwave. So far it is not working so well but it is the best I can do at the moment.

[jongscx]

Ummm... I don't see any Gelatin in that... Flour and water being heated will come out like a dense cookie...

Are you meaning to add flour and water to the Gelatin?

[norbizzle12]

hmmm ive never heard of using those but hey keep on trying.... I have made some shatter blast disc out of that that are pretty cool