Velocity spread of various cartridges from a Kel-Tec P32

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Various .32ACP cartridges were fired through a chronograph at 10' distance to determine the expected velocities from a short barreled handgun.

Cor-Bon 60gr JHP

Shot 1 - 961 ft/sec
Shot 2 - 985 ft/sec (round rimlocked on the third cartridge)
Shot 3 - 969 ft/sec
Shot 4 - 971 ft/sec
Shot 5 - '441' ft/sec (chrono malfunction)


Fiocchi 73gr FMJ

Shot 1 - 815 ft/sec
Shot 2 - 809 ft/sec
Shot 3 - 715 ft/sec
Shot 4 - 753 ft/sec
Shot 5 - 633 ft/sec
Shot 6 - 750 ft/sec
Shot 7 - 820 ft/sec
Shot 8 - 751 ft/sec
Shot 9 - 743 ft/sec
Shot 10 - 731 ft/sec

Fiocchi 60gr SJHP

Shot 1 - 932 ft/sec
Shot 2 - 954 ft/sec
Shot 3 - 951 ft/sec
Shot 4 - '403' ft/sec (chrono malfunction)
Shot 5 - 993 ft/sec
Shot 6 - 972 ft/sec
Shot 7 - 1051 ft/sec
Shot 8 - 984 ft/sec
Shot 9 - 973 ft/sec
Shot 10 - 981 ft/sec

 

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