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.380 ACP Winchester 95gr Supreme SXT JHP (Beretta 85)

.380 ACP Winchester 95gr SXT JHP
Product Number: S380, Lot Number: 35ND01 015
Test Date: See Remarks
Test Weapon: Beretta 85, 3.8" bbl  
Bare Gelatin   Denim Covered Gelatin
Gelatin Calibration: 9.0cm @ 616 fps Gelatin Calibration: 9.3cm @ 608 fps
Shot # Velocity
Feet/Sec
Penetration
Inches
Expansion Shot # Velocity
Feet/Sec
Penetration
Inches
Expansion
1 868 7.6 .59 1 796 11.9 .42
2 871 7.6 .59 2 811 12.4 .39
3 858 7.6 .59 3 802 11.3 .52
4 890 7.6 .58 4 847 10.9 .49
5 836 7.5 .59 5 812 12.2 .46
Avg. 865 7.6 .59 Avg. 814 11.7 .46
Corrected N/A   Corrected N/A  
Remarks:
Test date: 9/99.

Gelatin calibration corrected to 8.5cm 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:
Test date: 10/99.

Gelatin calibration corrected to 9.0cm 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.


Figure 1. Angular View, Nose Up

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