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AndrewWiggin
03-29-14, 00:25
10mm Federal 180 gr JSP video link (http://youtu.be/KTAdVZXLnb0)


10mm Federal 180 gr Vital Shok Trophy Bonded Jacketed Soft Point fired from 4.5" barrel EAA Witness into calibrated gelatin.

BB: 599.8 fps, 3.5"

Impact velocity: 1,270 fps
Penetration: 16.7"
Retained weight: 177.6 gr
Max expansion: 0.635"
Min expansion: 0.594"

Notes:

One petal was shed and left at about the 6.75" mark. I did not include denim because this is not a hollow point projectile and it is most likely to be used for hunting or animal defense. I doubt that denim would make any substantive difference in penetration or expansion.



.357 mag 125 gr Gold Dot hand load video link (http://youtu.be/3sAhTkvnqwA)

.357 mag 125 gr Gold Dot over 14.0 gr AA9 Fired from 4" S&W Model 13 through four layers of denim into calibrated gelatin.

BB: 599.8 fps, 3.5"

Impact velocity: 1,037 fps
Penetration: 15.2"
Retained weight: 124.5 gr
Max expansion: 0.549"
Min expansion: 0.415"




.357 mag 158 gr JSP hand load video link (http://youtu.be/YsPQ5FkdBSE)

.357 mag 158 gr JSP over 11.0 gr AA7 fired from 4" barrel S&W Model 13 into calibrated gelatin.

BB: 599.8 fps, 3.5"

Impact velocity: 1,035 fps
Penetration: 19.4"
Retained weight: 157.4 gr
Max expansion: 0.467"
Min expansion: 0.361"