# Why Ballistics Gel Works and Caliber Arguments are Dumb

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**Category:** Guns\
**Created:** [July 21, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740 "2021-07-21T01:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![RocketPak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rocketpak/32/26925_2.png) [@RocketPak](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RocketPak)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/1 "2021-07-21T01:38:52Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/c/6/c671748e017ba82fcd98f07a06ef4d77b26044c4.jpeg "Why Ballistics Gel Works and Caliber Arguments are Dumb") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6kUvi72s0Y)

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**Author:** ![BRUCE26](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/bruce26/32/111546_2.png) [@BRUCE26](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BRUCE26)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/2 "2021-07-21T02:01:41Z")

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Still think bigger calibers make bigger holes = more and faster blood loss. 😃  
Interesting video, thanks. 👍

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**Author:** ![Lu-Can](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/lu-can/32/28252_2.png) [@Lu-Can](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Lu-Can)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/3 "2021-07-21T09:08:35Z")

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Very interesting video. Just have to put more smaller holes. Lol

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**Author:** ![Aaron25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/aaron25/32/27775_2.png) [@Aaron25](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Aaron25)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/4 "2021-07-22T02:15:38Z")

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That makes it sound like the best pistol caliber would be the 5.7 x 28. 2350 FPS and little recoil. Things that make you go hmm…

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**Author:** ![Aaron25](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/aaron25/32/27775_2.png) [@Aaron25](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Aaron25)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/5 "2021-07-22T02:16:11Z")

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@RocketPak Thanks for sharing, brother.

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**Author:** ![David-65](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/david-65/32/19924_2.png) [@David-65](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/David-65)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-ballistics-gel-works-and-caliber-arguments-are-dumb/74740/6 "2021-07-22T03:14:37Z")

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Good video. Nothing else to say.