FBI Terminal Ballistics Test Data

Caliber - Load Name

.380 CCI/Speer GD .380 CCI/Speer GD .380 Fed HydraShok .380 Win Silvertip 357SIG CCI/Speer GD 357MAG Fed JHP 357MAG Fed JHP 357MAG Rem G.S. 357MAG Win Silvertip 9x19 3-D 9x19 CCI/Speer GD 9x19 CCI/Speer GD 9x19 CCI/Speer GD 9x19 CCI/Speer GD 9x19 CCI/Speer GD 9x19 CCI/Speer GD +P 9x19 CCI/Speer GD+P 9x19 CorBon +P 9x19 CorBon XTP 9x19 Fed +P 9x19 Fed HydraShok 9x19 Fed HydraShok 9x19 Fed Silvertip 9x19 Hornady XTP 9x19 PMC/Eldorado SF 9x19 Rem 9x19 Rem 9x19 Rem +P+ 9x19 Win Black Talon 9x19 Win Ranger +P+ 9x19 Win Ranger PG 9x19 Win Ranger T 9x19 Win Ranger Talon 9x19 Win Ranger Talon 9x19 Win Silvertip 40SW CCI/Speer GD 40SW CCI/Speer GD 40SW CCI/Speer GD 40SW CCI/Speer GD 40SW CCI/Speer GD 40SW Fed Hi-Shok 40SW Fed Hi-Shok 40SW Fed HydeaShok 40SW Fed HydraShok 40SW Fed HydraShok 40SW Fed HydraShok 40SW Hornady XTP 40SW Hornady XTP 40SW Rem 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Rem G.S. 40SW Win B.T. 40SW Win Ranger PG 40SW Win Ranger SXT 40SW Win Ranger T 40SW Win Ranger T. 40SW Win Ranger Talon 40SW Win Silvertip 45ACP Win. B.T. 45ACP Win Silvertip 45ACP Win Ranger SXT 45ACP Win 45ACP Rem G.S. +P 45ACP Rem G.S. 45ACP Rem G.S. 45ACP Rem G.S. 45ACP Rem 45ACP PMC/Eldorado SF 45ACP Fed HydraShok 45ACP Fed HydraShok 45ACP Fed HydraShok 45ACP Fed HydraShok 45ACP Fed Hi-Shok 45ACP Fed Hi-Shok 45ACP Fed Hi-Shok 45ACP CCI/Speer GD +P 45ACP CCI/Speer GD 45ACP CCI/Speer GD 45ACP CCI/Speer GD 10mm CCI/Speer PHP 10mm Hornady XTP 10mm Norma 10mm Win Black Talon

Bullet Mass@ Muzzle Velocity

(gr)@(fps)

90@ 934 88@ 914 90@ 971 85@ 954 125@1372 158@1200 125@1265 125@1220 145@1166 115@1178 115@1197 124@1116 115@1259 147@ 924 124@1068 124@1223 124@1155 115@1317 124@1123 115@1237 147@ 935 147@ 995 115@1091 147@ 918 124@1118 147@ 987 124@1109 115@1221 147@ 946 115@1320 124@1015 147@1016 147@1017 147@ 864 147@ 902 155@1186 155@1176 165@1076 180@ 958 180@ 982 180@ 960 155@1167 165@ 931 165@ 943 180@ 969 165@1007 155@1194 180@ 929 165@1031 180@ 931 180@ 945 180@ 893 180@ 954 165@1022 165@ 952 180@ 917 165@1109 180@ 905 180@ 943 180@ 947 180@1000 155@1199 230@ 886 185@ 951 230@ 819 230@ 802 185@1046 230@ 885 230@ 871 185@1037 185@ 903 230@ 853 230@ 854 230@ 878 230@ 956 230@ 858 230@ 860 185@ 874 185@ 953 200@1062 230@ 896 230@ 847 185@1041 180@ 992 200@1056 170@1358 200@ 901

Bullet Momentum

(lb*fps)

12.0 mv 11.5 mv 12.5 mv 11.6 mv 24.5 mv 27.1 mv 22.6 mv 21.8 mv 24.2 mv 19.4 mv 19.7 mv 19.8 mv 20.7 mv 19.4 mv 18.9 mv 21.7 mv 20.5 mv 21.6 mv 19.9 mv 20.3 mv 19.6 mv 20.9 mv 17.9 mv 19.3 mv 19.8 mv 20.7 mv 19.6 mv 20.1 mv 19.9 mv 21.7 mv 18.0 mv 21.3 mv 21.4 mv 18.1 mv 18.9 mv 26.3 mv 26.0 mv 25.4 mv 24.6 mv 25.3 mv 24.7 mv 25.8 mv 21.9 mv 22.2 mv 24.9 mv 23.7 mv 26.4 mv 23.9 mv 24.3 mv 23.9 mv 24.3 mv 23.0 mv 24.5 mv 24.1 mv 22.4 mv 23.6 mv 26.1 mv 23.3 mv 24.2 mv 24.4 mv 25.7 mv 26.5 mv 29.1 mv 25.1 mv 26.9 mv 26.4 mv 27.6 mv 29.1 mv 28.6 mv 27.4 mv 23.9 mv 28.0 mv 28.1 mv 28.8 mv 31.4 mv 28.2 mv 28.3 mv 23.1 mv 25.2 mv 30.3 mv 29.4 mv 27.8 mv 27.5 mv 25.5 mv 30.2 mv 33.0 mv 25.7 mv

Muzzle Engergy

(ftlbs)

174 E 163 E 188 E 172 E 522 E 505 E 444 E 413 E 437 E 354 E 365 E 342 E 404 E 278 E 314 E 411 E 367 E 442 E 347 E 390 E 285 E 323 E 304 E 275 E 344 E 318 E 338 E 380 E 292 E 444 E 283 E 337 E 337 E 243 E 265 E 483 E 475 E 424 E 366 E 385 E 368 E 468 E 317 E 325 E 375 E 371 E 490 E 345 E 389 E 346 E 356 E 318 E 363 E 382 E 332 E 336 E 450 E 327 E 355 E 358 E 399 E 494 E 400 E 371 E 342 E 328 E 449 E 399 E 387 E 441 E 335 E 371 E 372 E 393 E 466 E 375 E 377 E 313 E 373 E 500 E 409 E 366 E 445 E 393 E 495 E 695 E 360 E

Penetration

BR 9.3" BR 11.6" BR 6.7" BR 7.9" BR 16.1" BR 16.5" BR 10.7" BR 14.4" BR 15.8" BR 11.6" BR 12.8" BR 11.8" BR 12.3" BR 14.8" BR 12.6" BR 13.4" BR 13.2" BR 8.9" BR 13.9" BR 11.2" BR 13.6" BR 21.4" BR 10.1" BR 22.1" BR 10.7" BR 18.1" BR 12.4" BR 10.8" BR 14.8" BR 9.6" BR 12.5" BR 13.8" BR 13.8" BR 13.8" BR 14.6" BR 10.7" BR 10.7" BR 13.1" BR 14.6" BR 14.5" BR 14.8" BR 13.8" BR 15.8" BR 18.2" BR 14.2" BR 13.8" BR 14.5" BR 13.9" BR 12.5" BR 16.8" BR 16.9" BR 15.7" BR 14.8" BR 14.8" BR 13.1" BR 13.5" BR 13.1" BR 11.2" BR 13.6" BR 13.8" BR 13.6" BR 12.2" BR 11.9" BR 10.7" BR 13.2" BR 17.9" BR 10.1" BR 14.1" BR 15.0" BR 14.4" BR 16.2" BR 13.9" BR 14.9" BR 16.6" BR 13.8" BR 13.7" BR 13.8" BR 11.7" BR 13.3" BR 11.7" BR 16.0" BR 13.2" BR 11.9" BR 15.8" BR 21.4" BR 16.6" BR 13.9"

FBI Terminal Ballistics Test Data

Chart Compiled by

Recovered Diameter

Approx. Wound Volume

Penetration

Recovered Diameter

Approx. Wound Volume

Bare Gelatin

Clothed Gelatin

0.59" 0.46"

2.54cu 1.92cu

CL 11.3" CL 17.2"

0.49" 0.35"

2.14cu 1.66cu

0.66" 0.58"

2.29cu 2.09cu

CL 12.0" CL 9.1"

0.49" 0.47"

2.26cu 1.58cu

0.60" 0.50"

4.54cu 3.24cu

CL 19.1" CL 15.9"

0.54" 0.64"

4.36cu 5.12cu

0.49" 0.56"

2.01cu 3.55cu

CL 11.8" CL 20.6"

0.51" 0.48"

2.40cu 3.72cu

0.58"

4.17cu

CL 12.9"

0.64"

4.15cu

0.54"

2.66cu

CL 13.9"

0.48"

2.52cu

0.67"

4.51cu

CL 22.6"

0.44"

3.44cu

0.69"

4.41cu

CL 22.0"

0.36"

2.24cu

0.67"

4.35cu

CL 22.1"

0.40"

2.78cu

0.57"

3.78cu

CL 14.7"

0.55"

3.49cu

0.59"

3.44cu

CL 17.5"

0.51"

3.57cu

0.68" 0.62"

4.87cu 3.99cu

CL 20.2" CL 16.1"

0.53" 0.53"

4.47cu 3.55cu

0.52" 0.56"

1.90cu 3.44cu

CL 10.2" CL 18.3"

0.61" 0.46"

2.98cu 3.04cu

0.53" 0.60"

2.48cu 3.85cu

CL 10.6" CL 16.1"

0.62" 0.52"

3.20cu 3.41cu

0.37" 0.63"

2.30cu 3.13cu

CL 15.6" CL 11.8"

0.60" 0.58"

4.41cu 3.12cu

0.44"

3.36cu

CL 20.5"

0.46"

3.41cu

0.63"

3.32cu

CL 20.1"

0.41"

2.65cu

0.51"

3.71cu

CL 15.9"

0.59"

4.36cu

0.60"

3.52cu

CL 13.7"

0.57"

3.50cu

0.63"

3.37cu

CL 10.9"

0.62"

3.29cu

0.60"

4.20cu

CL 16.4"

0.61"

4.78cu

0.53"

2.11cu

CL 10.2"

0.65"

3.37cu

0.65" 0.66"

4.15cu 4.72cu

CL 14.0" CL 15.7"

0.61" 0.00"

4.09cu 0.00cu

0.66" 0.61"

4.70cu 4.03cu

CL 15.5" CL 15.2"

0.65" 0.59"

5.14cu 4.17cu

0.53" 0.84"

3.22cu 5.93cu

CL 18.1" CL 17.7"

0.47" 0.58"

3.14cu 4.68cu

0.84" 0.65"

5.93cu 4.33cu

CL 18.1" CL 15.8"

0.57" 0.60"

4.62cu 4.47cu

0.60"

4.13cu

CL 17.1"

0.62"

5.16cu

0.59"

3.96cu

CL 17.6"

0.60"

4.96cu

0.66"

5.05cu

CL 24.0"

0.47"

4.16cu

0.61"

4.02cu

CL 19.5"

0.51"

3.98cu

0.58"

4.19cu

CL 21.1"

0.43"

3.06cu

0.63"

5.69cu

CL 19.4"

0.56"

4.77cu

0.69"

5.29cu

CL 19.8"

0.59"

5.41cu

0.62" 0.65"

4.18cu 4.81cu

CL 15.2" CL 18.1"

0.64" 0.55"

4.87cu 4.30cu

0.64" 0.67"

4.49cu 4.41cu

CL 18.4" CL 16.3"

0.55" 0.61"

4.38cu 4.76cu

0.69" 0.64"

6.28cu 5.44cu

CL 16.9" CL 21.0"

0.63" 0.43"

5.28cu 3.05cu

0.65" 0.66"

5.19cu 5.06cu

CL 21.1" CL 14.8"

0.51" 0.67"

4.32cu 5.20cu

0.65"

4.89cu

CL 14.3"

0.66"

4.91cu

0.64"

4.21cu

CL 20.0"

0.53"

4.41cu

0.69"

5.05cu

CL 14.4"

0.70"

5.54cu

0.73"

5.48cu

CL 14.5"

0.72"

5.90cu

0.70"

4.31cu

CL 13.0"

0.64"

4.18cu

0.68"

4.94cu

CL 14.6"

0.70"

5.62cu

0.69"

5.14cu

CL 13.7"

0.70"

5.25cu

0.68" 0.69"

4.92cu 4.54cu

CL 13.5" CL 13.2"

0.68" 0.71"

4.90cu 5.21cu

0.77" 0.78"

5.56cu 5.11cu

CL 13.9" CL 10.9"

0.74" 0.73"

6.00cu 4.56cu

0.73" 0.60"

5.55cu 5.06cu

CL 17.9" CL 24.0"

0.63" 0.51"

5.56cu 4.90cu

0.87" 0.76"

6.00cu 6.37cu

CL 9.5" CL 16.6"

0.81" 0.69"

4.90cu 6.19cu

0.71"

5.94cu

CL 18.9"

0.73"

7.89cu

0.72"

5.86cu

CL 15.9"

0.68"

5.79cu

0.70"

6.23cu

CL 24.6"

0.55"

5.83cu

0.67"

4.90cu

CL 22.6"

0.45"

3.59cu

0.71"

5.90cu

CL 15.4"

0.64"

4.97cu

0.66"

5.66cu

CL 20.2"

0.55"

4.80cu

0.72"

5.64cu

CL 13.6"

0.74"

5.83cu

0.71" 0.80"

5.42cu 6.96cu

CL 16.4" CL 17.4"

0.66" 0.67"

5.59cu 6.13cu

0.74" 0.63"

5.03cu 4.15cu

CL 19.8" CL 12.4"

0.61" 0.74"

5.79cu 5.33cu

0.75" 0.69"

5.17cu 5.98cu

CL 18.8" CL 18.9"

0.55" 0.59"

4.47cu 5.17cu

0.74" 0.68"

5.66cu 4.34cu

CL 14.3" CL 14.8"

0.70" 0.68"

5.50cu 5.36cu

0.72"

6.44cu

CL 17.5"

0.61"

5.11cu

0.58"

5.65cu

CL 24.1"

0.52"

5.13cu

0.59"

4.52cu

CL 17.0"

0.63"

5.30cu

0.67"

4.90cu

CL 15.6"

0.67"

5.50cu

Avg. Wound Volume

Clothed and Bare

avg 2.34 avg 1.79 avg 2.28 avg 1.83 avg 4.45 avg 4.18 avg 2.20 avg 3.58 avg 4.16 avg 2.59 avg 3.78 avg 3.22 avg 3.43 avg 3.63 avg 3.51 avg 4.64 avg 3.77 avg 2.44 avg 3.24 avg 2.84 avg 3.63 avg 3.28 avg 3.13 avg 3.18 avg 2.98 avg 4.03 avg 3.51 avg 3.33 avg 4.49 avg 2.74 avg 4.12 avg 2.36 avg 4.92 avg 4.10 avg 3.18 avg 5.30 avg 5.27 avg 4.40 avg 4.65 avg 4.46 avg 4.26 avg 4.00 avg 3.55 avg 5.23 avg 5.35 avg 4.53 avg 4.56 avg 4.44 avg 4.59 avg 5.78 avg 4.17 avg 4.64 avg 5.13 avg 4.90 avg 4.31 avg 5.29 avg 5.69 avg 4.25 avg 5.28 avg 5.20 avg 4.91 avg 4.87 avg 5.78 avg 4.84 avg 5.55 avg 4.57 avg 5.45 avg 6.28 avg 6.91 avg 5.83 avg 5.49 avg 4.04 avg 5.43 avg 5.21 avg 5.73 avg 5.51 avg 6.55 avg 5.41 avg 4.74 avg 4.82 avg 5.58 avg 5.58 avg 4.85 avg 5.78 avg 4.77 avg 4.91 avg 5.20

Free Recoil

(1.88lb pistol)

1.19 re 1.09 re 1.29 re 1.11 re 4.96 re 6.07 re 4.22 re 3.92 re 4.82 re 3.10 re 3.20 re 3.23 re 3.54 re 3.11 re 2.96 re 3.88 re 3.46 re 3.87 re 3.27 re 3.41 re 3.19 re 3.61 re 2.66 re 3.07 re 3.24 re 3.55 re 3.19 re 3.33 re 3.26 re 3.89 re 2.67 re 3.76 re 3.77 re 2.72 re 2.97 re 5.70 re 5.61 re 5.32 re 5.02 re 5.27 re 5.04 re 5.52 re 3.98 re 4.08 re 5.13 re 4.66 re 5.78 re 4.72 re 4.88 re 4.74 re 4.88 re 4.36 re 4.98 re 4.80 re 4.16 re 4.60 re 5.65 re 4.48 re 4.86 re 4.90 re 5.47 re 5.83 re 7.01 re 5.22 re 5.99 re 5.74 re 6.32 re 6.99 re 6.77 re 6.21 re 4.71 re 6.49 re 6.51 re 6.88 re 8.16 re 6.57 re 6.60 re 4.41 re 5.24 re 7.61 re 7.17 re 6.40 re 6.26 re 5.38 re 7.53 re 8.99 re 5.48 re

Avg. Wound Volume per unit Free

Recoile Energy

1.96 1.64 1.77 1.65 0.9 0.69 0.52 0.91 0.86 0.84 1.18

1 0.97 1.17 1.19 1.2 1.09 0.63 0.99 0.83 1.14 0.91 1.18 1.04 0.92 1.14 1.1

1 1.38 0.7 1.54 0.63 1.31 1.51 1.07 0.93 0.94 0.83 0.93 0.85 0.85 0.72 0.89 1.28 1.04 0.97 0.79 0.94 0.94 1.22 0.85 1.06 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.15 1.01 0.95 1.09 1.06 0.9 0.84 0.83 0.93 0.93 0.8 0.86 0.9 1.02 0.94 1.17 0.62 0.83 0.76 0.7 0.84 0.99 1.23 0.9 0.63 0.78 0.87 0.77 1.07 0.63 0.55 0.95

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