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.25 ACP Winchester 45gr Expanding Point (Beretta 20)
| .25 ACP Winchester 45gr
Expanding Point Product Number: X25AXP, Lot Number: 012BF72 82 3 |
Test Date: See Remarks | |||||||
| Test Weapon: Beretta 20, 2.4" bbl | ||||||||
| Bare Gelatin | Denim Covered Gelatin | |||||||
| Gelatin Calibration: 8.1cm @ 608fps | Gelatin Calibration: 9.1cm @ 602 fps | |||||||
| Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | |
| 1 | 788 | 5.5 | .42 | 1 | 750 | 10.1 | .26 | |
| 2 | 771 | 6.1 | .39 | 2 | 724 | 9.5 | .26 | |
| 3 | 776 | 6.0 | .42 | 3 | 732 | 9.3 | .27 | |
| 4 | 732 | 7.6 | .34 | 4 | 719 | 8.7 | .27 | |
| 5 | 733 | 7.1 | .38 | 5 | 766 | 10.1 | .26 | |
| Avg. | 760 | 6.5 | .39 | Avg. | 738 | 9.5 | .26 | |
| Corrected | N/A | Corrected | N/A | |||||
| Remarks: Test date: 9/99. Gelatin calibration corrected to 7.8cm 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. This cartridge uses a bullet with a single #4 steel shot pellet embedded in tip of nose. Bullet #1, #3, #4, and #5 steel pellet came to rest at a penetration depth of 4.3". Bullet #2, steel pellet came to rest at 4.2". |
Remarks: Test date 10/99. Gelatin calibration corrected to 8.9cm 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. |
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