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.45 ACP Georgia Arms 185gr +P "Gold Dot" JHP (Glock 30)
| .45 ACP
Georgia Arms 185gr +P "Gold Dot" JHP Product Number: G45AE, Lot Number: 09169936 |
Test Date: 10/99 | |||||||
| Test Weapon: Glock 30, 3.8" bbl | ||||||||
| Bare Gelatin | Denim Covered Gelatin | |||||||
| Gelatin Calibration: 8.8cm @ 599 fps | Gelatin Calibration: 8.8cm @ 599 fps | |||||||
| Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | Shot # | Velocity Feet/Sec |
Penetration Inches |
Expansion | |
| 1 | 1054 | 10.5 | .74 | 1 | 1025 | 14.6 | .67 | |
| 2 | 1063 | 9.7 | .75 | 2 | 1024 | 18+ | NR | |
| 3 | 1084 | 10.0 | .77 | 3 | 1082 | 14.1 | .67 | |
| 4 | 1076 | 10.2 | .76 | 4 | 1089 | 14.5 | .66 | |
| 5 | 1002 | 11.5 | .77 | 5 | 1013 | 16.3 | .65 | |
| Avg. | 1056 | 10.4 | .76 | Avg. | 1047 | See Remarks | See Remarks | |
| Corrected | N/A | Corrected | N/A | |||||
| Remarks: Gelatin calibration corrected to 8.6cm 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 8.6cm 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 shot #2 penetrated entire length of 18 inch gelatin block, exited, and was not recovered. |
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