
| .40 S&W Winchester
180gr Ranger SXT JHP Product Number: RA40T, Lot Number: 64NK32 88 48 |
Test Date: 03/00 | |||||||
| Test Weapon: Glock 27, 3.5" bbl | Click here to view recovered bullets | |||||||
| Bare Gelatin | Denim Covered Gelatin | |||||||
| Gelatin Calibration: 9.5cm @ 623 fps | Gelatin Calibration: 8.6cm @ 613 fps | |||||||
| Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | |
| 1 | 925 | 11.5 | .71 | 1 | 914 | 13.5 | .63 | |
| 2 | 892 | 11.4 | .69 | 2 | 874 | 13.4 | .61 | |
| 3 | 909 | 11.4 | .71 | 3 | 912 | 12.8 | .64 | |
| 4 | 879 | 10.8 | .70 | 4 | 922 | 12.5 | .66 | |
| 5 | 921 | 10.8 | .68 | 5 | 936 | 12.7 | .67 | |
| Avg. | 905 | 11.2 | .70 | Avg. | 911 | 13.0 | .64 | |
| Corrected | N/A | Corrected | N/A | |||||
| Remarks: Calibration BB penetration depth corrected to 8.8cm 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. |
Remarks: Calibration BB penetration depth corrected to 8.2cm 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.
Expanded diameters listed above are measurements of the expanded lead core. Expanded
diameter of the copper jacket talons are as follows: |
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