{"id":7550,"date":"2013-09-15T14:57:24","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T14:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=7550"},"modified":"2014-11-14T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T14:09:00","slug":"sunday-morning-in-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/sunday-morning-in-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Morning in the Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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14 blocks of 10% ordnance gelatin gelling on the counter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No apple turnovers today! In preparation for the finalization of a research project on the .300 Blackout and the testing of some of Federal’s – newly released for consumers – HST ammo<\/a>, this morning we all gathered in the kitchen to mix 14 blocks of 10% ordnance gelatin. The process is greatly simplified by using my milk carton trick<\/a> but it is still about as much fun as pulling a tooth with a pair of rusty needly nose pliers.<\/p>\n

Still, I would encourage anyone with any interest in terminal performance to give it a try at least once. It is an educational experience with regard to bullets and it will also convince you that becoming a ballistics engineer is probably not the best career path. I’m not a cook by any stretch of the imagination but I’d rather make a cake than conjure up a single block of ordnance gelatin. At least with the cake, eating your mistakes – or successes – is an enjoyable by product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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