Ballistic gelatin performance of the 7.62x39 mm Hornady 123 gr VMAX/SST

All information on this page provided by Doctor Gary Roberts

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 TC diameter	Recovered Diameter	Recovered Length	Recovered Weight
Bare Gelatin	15.6”	0cm	8cm @ 8cm (extending to 19cm)	0.58”	0.32”	99.6gr
Auto Glass	12-13”+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

· Note--no projectiles shot through AG recovered, as all 3 shots veered at angle and exited the gel blocks after 12-13" pen

The single projectile on the far right is a 7.62x39 mm 123 gr VMAX shot into bare gel.