.38 Special Federal 125gr Nyclad JHP (S&W Model 60)

.38 Special Federal 125gr Nyclad HP Product Number: P38M, Lot Number: 164992W012						Test Date: 10/99
Test Weapon: S&W M60, 2.0" bbl
Bare Gelatin				Denim Covered Gelatin
Gelatin Calibration: 10.5cm @ 624 fps				Gelatin Calibration: 10.5cm @ 624 fps
Shot #	Velocity Feet/Sec	Penetration Inches	Expansion	Shot #	Velocity Feet/Sec	Penetration Inches	Expansion
1	739	7.9	.64	1	725	18+	NR
2	767	7.9	.65	2	721	18+	NR
3	765	9.0	.63	3	739	18+	NR
4	726	7.0	.68	4	766	18+	NR
5	762	8.2	.67	5	717	18+	NR
Avg.	752	8.0	.65	Avg.	734	18+	See Remarks
Corrected		7.4		Corrected		N/A
Remarks: Gelatin calibration corrected to 9.8cm 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. Five shot average penetration depth corrected to 7.4 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.				Remarks: Gelatin calibration corrected to 9.8cm 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. Five shot average penetration depth and expanded diameter cannot be determined because all bullets penetrated entire length of 18 inch gelatin block, exited, and were not recovered.