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Firearm : US M-1 Carbine with 18" barrel length
Ammunition : Federal 110gr Power-Shok SPRN and 110gr M1 ball
Block calibration : 10.6cm @ 597 ft/sec
Both shots fired from a distance of 10' between the muzzle face and the front face of the rifle-size gelatin block.
Shot 1 - Federal 110gr Power-Shok Soft Point round nose. Impacted at 1954 ft/sec, penetrated to 16.3" and exited the rear face of the block. Bullet was recovered at unknown distance in a polyester bullet arresting box. Recovered average diameter was 0.461".
Shot 2 - Lake City 1952, M1 ball. Impacted at 1910 ft/sec, penetrated to 16.3" and exited the rear face of the block. Bullet began to yaw at 4.0" penetration and righted itself (apparently continued on in nose-forward orientation) at 11.9". This action of the bullet created significant wounding potential, as may be evident in the second picture below. Bullet was not recovered.
Please note that the damage to the upper portion of the block in the second photo happened sometime during removal from the mold. It was not an effect of a bullet penetration.
Thank you.
Ammunition : Federal 110gr Power-Shok SPRN and 110gr M1 ball
Block calibration : 10.6cm @ 597 ft/sec
Both shots fired from a distance of 10' between the muzzle face and the front face of the rifle-size gelatin block.
Shot 1 - Federal 110gr Power-Shok Soft Point round nose. Impacted at 1954 ft/sec, penetrated to 16.3" and exited the rear face of the block. Bullet was recovered at unknown distance in a polyester bullet arresting box. Recovered average diameter was 0.461".
Shot 2 - Lake City 1952, M1 ball. Impacted at 1910 ft/sec, penetrated to 16.3" and exited the rear face of the block. Bullet began to yaw at 4.0" penetration and righted itself (apparently continued on in nose-forward orientation) at 11.9". This action of the bullet created significant wounding potential, as may be evident in the second picture below. Bullet was not recovered.
Please note that the damage to the upper portion of the block in the second photo happened sometime during removal from the mold. It was not an effect of a bullet penetration.
Thank you.