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Test # 12 Gauge Test 1

Cartridge : 12 gauge Remington Express 2 3/4” 00 magnum buckshot

 

Test Parameters : Nominal 10% ballistic gelatin block.  Block faced with 4 layers of 12.5-ounce denim fabric.  (16.0 x 6.0 x 6.0)” gelatin block

 

Block calibration velocity : 592 ft/sec

Block calibration penetration : 3.4 inch

Block calibration temperature : unk

Block core temperature : unk

 

Bullet impact velocity : 1290 ft/sec (chronograph-displayed velocity is not the mean velocity for all of the pellets)

Deepest penetration depth : 16.0+ inch

Maximum crack diameter : 6.0+ inch

Maximum crack diameter location : 4.5 inch

Cavitation depth : 0-15.8 inch

 

Weapon : Mossberg 590; 20.0 inch barrel length, cylinder choke

Distance from weapon muzzle to impact face of gelatin block : 10 feet

Test site conditions : unk

Time out of refrigeration prior to shot impact : 5 minutes

 

Bullet recovered weight : One 00 lead pellet recovered at 52.5gr

Bullet recovered average diameter : 0.320”

Bullet recovered length : 0.304