The Guat ammo was manufactured in '93, lot 6. It is very tarnished but has no corrosion. Packed in black battlepack.
The XM193PD came loose packed.
Temperature was ~70 degrees.
The testing weapon is a FrankenAR with a 16" barrel and a SRT Hurrincane Suppressor:
The Chronograph is a Chrony Beta. Measurements were taken about 10 feet from the chronograph witht the distance from the chronograph kept consistent.
The results:
Guatemalanshot 1 2959
shot 2 2988
shot 3 3014
shot 4 3044
shot 5 2959
shot 6 2978
shot 7 2978
shot 8 3023
shot 9 2868
shot 10 3013
Average velocity
2993, standard deviation 29.34, extreme spread 84.87.
XM 193PDshot 1 2939
shot 2 2899
shot 3 2915
shot 4 2894
shot 5 2922
shot 6 2883
shot 7 2917
shot 8 2883
shot 9 2970
shot 10 2849
Average velocity
2907, standard deviation 33.54, extreme spread 120.9.
Shots were fired at the rate of 1 shot every 10 seconds with 2 minutes in between the 2 tests.
I failed to observe the distance of ejected brass, however I did note that the spent primers on both test catagories exhibited standard (non-flattened) primers.
There was no noticeable difference in the recoil of the 2 test groups. Muzzle flash and noise was not obsereved because of the suppressor.
No malfunctions of any kind were noted.
I thought about not posting this info as I feel it demonstrates the quality of the Guat ammo, and I'd rather this ammo stay in stock for a while. But I share.
I know the pictures suck. Digital cameras don't put holes in things and they typically don't go bang, so I'm not too interested in getting a new one.