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.22 LR Aguila 30gr Super Maximum High Velocity LHP (Ruger 22/45)
| .22 LR Aguila 30gr Super
Maximum High Velocity LHP Product Number: None on box, Lot Number: 310399012 |
Test Date: See Remarks | |||||||
| Test Weapon: Ruger 22/45, 5.5" bbl | ||||||||
| Bare Gelatin | Denim Covered Gelatin | |||||||
| Gelatin Calibration: 8.5cm @ 608 fps | Gelatin Calibration: 10.4cm @ 616 fps | |||||||
| Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | |
| 1 | 1275 | 7.2 | .38 | 1 | 1303 | 6.9 | .40 | |
| 2 | 1275 | 7.8 | .38 | 2 | 1282 | 7.4 | .35 | |
| 3 | 1293 | 7.2 | .37 | 3 | 1241 | 7.4 | .36 | |
| 4 | 1298 | 7.2 | .39 | 4 | 1229 | 14.2 | .22 | |
| 5 | 1187 | 7.6 | .37 | 5 | 1240 | 7.4 | .38 | |
| Avg. | 1266 | 7.4 | .38 | Avg. | 1259 | 8.7 | .34 | |
| Corrected | N/A | Corrected | 8.2 | |||||
| Remarks: Test date: 9/99. Gelatin calibration corrected to 8.2cm 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. Terminal performance presented here should be similar to performance expected from a revolver with 4" barrel. |
Remarks: Test date: 10/99. Gelatin calibration corrected to 9.9cm 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. Five shot average penetration depth corrected to 8.2 inches in accordance with: MacPherson, Duncan: "A Simplified Penetration Depth Correction for Data Taken in Non-standard Gelatin." Wound Ballistics Review 2(2); pp. 41-45, 1995. Terminal performance presented here should be similar to performance expected from a revolver with 4" barrel. |
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