Ballistic gelatin Performance of the 62gr Federal TBBC

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5.56 mm Federal 62 gr FBI TBBC JSP (XM556FBIT3) fired from 16" 1/7 barrel AR15 at an average MV of 2920 fps; 3 shot average noted below:

 

 

Penetration

Neck Length

Max TX diameter

Recovered Diameter

Recovered Length

Recovered Weight

Bare Gelatin

16.5”

1.5cm

11.5cm @ 9cm (1.5-17cm)

0.46”

0.32”

56.6gr

Auto Glass

14.6”

0cm

8.0cm @7cm (0-16cm)

0.40”

0.33”

39.0gr

 

 

In the photo below, the left two recovered projectiles next to the dime are 5.56 mm 62 gr FBI TBBC (BG over AG)