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Cartridge : Speer 135gr Short Barrel Gold Dot (Load # 23921)
Firearm : .38 Special revolver with 1 7/8" barrel length
Calibration : All depths corrected (From 9.5cm @ 578 ft/sec impact velocity)
Shot 1 : Penetrated to 9.4" and expanded to 0.601"
Shot 2 : Penetrated to 10.2" and expanded to 0.605"
Shot 3 : Penetrated to 10.2" and expanded to 0.593"
Shot 4 : Penetrated to 10.0" and expanded to 0.597"
Shot 5 : Exited the side of the block at 10.0" and was not recovered.
One bullet out of five followed a straight path through the gelatin - all others curved and deviated significantly from their initial path in the block.
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