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.40 S&W Winchester 180gr Ranger SXT JHP (Glock 27)
| .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 | ||||||||
| 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: Gelatin calibration corrected to 8.8cm 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. |
Remarks: 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. Expanded diameters presented above are
measurements of expanded lead core. Expanded diameter of copper
jacket talons as follows: |
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Figures 1 - 4. .40 S&W Winchester Ranger 180gr RA40T JHP:

Figure 1. Angular View, Nose Up

Figure 2. Overhead View, Nose Up

Figure 3. Overhead View, Base Up

Figure 4. Overhead View, Base
Up
(Bare Gelatin Left, Denim Covered Gelatin Right
Typical Expansion Performance)
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