7 62x39mm gel test: 123 gr Fusion

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Federal 123 gr Fusion soft point fired from 16" WASR-10/63 into calibrated 10% gelatin.

BB: 588.5 fps, 3.6"

Impact velocity: ~2,267 fps
Penetration: 15.1"
Retained weight: 117.4 gr
Max expansion: 0.759"
Min expansion: 0.460"
Neck: 0.5"
TSC: 2.5"x8"


Big thanks to radiotom from 10mm-firearms.com for providing the ammo.
 
Good results. Its nice to see more options for x39 hunting rounds. The expansion of the fusion round was a little more than a 123 grain Hornady soft point I have recovered from a whitetail. That was from one of my handloads. Unfortunately, domestic x39 ammo has a horrible accuracy reputation. It would be nice to see accuracy results compared to other domestic ammo brands.
 
I liked Fusion a lot in my SKS. That ammo plus tech sights made it a very viable medium game (white tail, etc) rifle for me.
 
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