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| .45 ACP Federal 230gr
HydraShok JHP Product Number: P45HS1, Lot Number: 250076Z320 |
Test Date: 04/00 | |||||||
| Test Weapon: Glock 30, 3.8" bbl | Click here to view recovered bullets | |||||||
| Bare Gelatin | Denim Covered Gelatin | |||||||
| Gelatin Calibration: 8.9cm @ 597 fps | Gelatin Calibration: 8.5cm @ 601 fps | |||||||
| Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | |
| 1 | 821 | 13.0 | .67 | 1 | 806 | 18+ | --- | |
| 2 | 817 | 13.1 | .67 | 2 | 813 | 18+ | --- | |
| 3 | 814 | 12.7 | .66 | 3 | 834 | 18+ | --- | |
| 4 | 812 | 12.7 | .66 | 4 | 813 | 18+ | --- | |
| 5 | 814 | 12.8 | .64 | 5 | 800 | 18+ | --- | |
| Avg. | 815 | 12.9 | .66 | Avg. | 813 | 18+ | See Remarks | |
| Corrected | N/A | Corrected | N/A | |||||
| Remarks: Calibration BB penetration depth corrected to 8.7cm due to velocity error in accordance with: "Figure 5-2, Velocity Variation Correction to Measured BB Penetration Depth." Bullet Penetration, MacPherson, Duncan, Ballistic Publications, El Segundo, CA, 1994, p. 84. Jacket fragments observed in all wound tracks. |
Remarks: Calibration BB penetration depth corrected to 8.3cm due to velocity error in accordance with: "Figure 5-2, Velocity Variation Correction to Measured BB Penetration Depth." Bullet Penetration, MacPherson, Duncan, Ballistic Publications, El Segundo, CA, 1994, p. 84. Average expanded bullet diameter cannot be determined because all bullets penetrated the entire length of the 18 inch gelatin block, exited, and the bullets were not recovered. |
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