7 62x39mm gel test: 123 gr Fusion

[AndrewWiggin]

Link to video of test








Federal 123 gr Fusion soft point fired from 16" WASR-10/63 into calibrated 10% gelatin.

BB: 588.5 fps, 3.6"

Impact velocity: ~2,267 fps
Penetration: 15.1"
Retained weight: 117.4 gr
Max expansion: 0.759"
Min expansion: 0.460"
Neck: 0.5"
TSC: 2.5"x8"


Big thanks to radiotom from 10mm-firearms.com for providing the ammo.

[fz1boxer]

pretty good results.
can you tell me if the neck and primer have sealant?
i ask because in the pic it looks like there is some blue sealant on the primer.
definitely going to add some to the reserves.

[AndrewWiggin]

Definitely on the primer. Couldn't tell you about the neck.

[vicious_cb]

Excellent test, looks like a top performer for that caliber. Does this mean you finally stopped shooting odd ball rounds out of odd ball barrel lengths?

[AndrewWiggin]

No. It means my buddy who has the PAP pistol wasn't with me. I'll continue to test .2235/5.56mm and 7.62x39mm from 16" and 10.5" or 11.5" when I can. I think that the short barrel tests are useful, not just as an idea of what the round can do from a short barrel, but it also provides a good way of predicting how the bullet will behave further down range when fired from a longer barrel.

[fz1boxer]

the down range ballistics and terminal performance is what counts.

[Grizzly16]

No. It means my buddy who has the PAP pistol wasn't with me. I'll continue to test .2235/5.56mm and 7.62x39mm from 16" and 10.5" or 11.5" when I can. I think that the short barrel tests are useful, not just as an idea of what the round can do from a short barrel, but it also provides a good way of predicting how the bullet will behave further down range when fired from a longer barrel.

I appreciate the short barrel tests as it is very applicable to my short barreled AK....

[PA PATRIOT]

Another well done test, Do you think the Tula 124gr H/P's (8M3 Bullet) will be happening any time soon?

[AndrewWiggin]

I tested it a few weeks ago but it yawed and left the block. It didn't look like there was much fragmentation. I also sectioned the bullet and although it has scoring on the inside of the jacket, it doesn't appear that it is 8M3.

[JimBow]

Thanks for the test, you are the only guy on all of u tube or anywhere else for that matter to have tested this stuff. I plan on shooting hogs with it next month.