Ballistic gelatin performance of Mk318 Mod0

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5.56 mm Federal Mk318 Mod0 62 gr OTM (T556TNB1) fired from 16" 1/7 barrel AR15 at an average velocity of 2928fps:

 

 

 

Penetration

Neck Length

Max TX diameter

Recovered Diameter

Recovered Length

Recovered Weight

 

Bare Gelatin

17.3”

1.0cm

11.0cm @ 8cm (extending to 17cm)

0.26”

0.41”

34.2gr

 

Auto Glass

18.1”

0cm

7.5cm @7cm (extending to 15cm)

0.30”

0.35”

33.0gr

In the photo below, the right two projectiles are the 5.56 mm 62 gr MK318 Mod0 (BG over AG)