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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : gunsup0331 July 10, 2008, 04:16:56 PM

: Wax Wound Channel
: gunsup0331 July 10, 2008, 04:16:56 PM
Got bored today waiting for my A/C to get fixed in my house so i poured some candle wax into a 3" plastic tube and used it to show the terminal ballistics of a Gamo Hunter pellet fired from my Quest 1000 at 10meters.  Didnt get it center mass (oops) but it looked pretty cool so i thought id share.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/azgunner0331/Gamohunt-1.jpg) (http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/azgunner0331/?action=view¤t=Gamohunt-1.jpg)

Ambient temp was between 90-95 degrees so the wax was fairly soft to better simulate tissue (in my feeble imagination, lol.)
 At the widest the cavity measures about 1/2-2/3 inch. The pellet exited and gently bounced off my backstop.

 Not too scientific but it shows a pellet doesnt just punch through soft stuff like a pencil.
 If you look closely you can see the large impacted area around the entrance as well.
: RE: Wax Wound Channel
: longislandhunter July 10, 2008, 11:36:29 PM
That is pretty cool,,,, thanks for posting.......

Jeff
: RE: Wax Wound Channel
: gamo2hammerli July 12, 2008, 10:47:01 AM
Very imaginative thinking!!!!  I like....