.223 gel test: Silver Bear 62 gr soft point

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.223 Silver Bear 62 gr soft point fired from 16" and 11.5" barrels into calibrated 10% gelatin.

BB calibration: 591.1 fps, 2.9"

11.5" bbl:
Impact velocity: 2,576 fps
Penetration: 10.5"
Retained weight: 42.1 gr
Max expansion: 0.482"
Min expansion: 0.342"

16" bbl:
Impact velocity: 2,901 fps
Penetration: 11"
Retained weight: 41.8 gr
Max expansion: 0.699"
Min expansion: 0.403"