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25 ACP Ammunition Performance Data

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.25 ACP (6.35mm Browning) Ammunition Performance Data Page updated September 1998. Latest updates are published in teal.
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Part I. Ammunition Manufacturer Products for 1998:

CCI-Speer:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None 35 grain Gold Dot JHP 50 grain Blazer TMJ X Manufacturer FBI Tests Other X

Federal:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None 50 grain Classic FMJ 50 grain American Eagle FMJ X X Manufacturer FBI Tests Other

Hornady:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None 35 grain XTP JHP X Manufacturer FBI Tests Other

PMC-Eldorado:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None 50 grain FMJ X Manufacturer FBI Tests Other

Remington:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None 50 grain FMJ X Manufacturer FBI Tests Other

Winchester:
Ammunition Performance Data Cartridge None Manufacturer FBI Tests Other

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.25 ACP Ammunition Performance Data

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45 grain Super-X Expanding Point (EP) 50 grain Super-X FMJ X

Part II. Manufacturer's Performance Data: None. Part III. FBI Ammunition Tests: None. Part IV. Other Performance Data: Speer .25 ACP 35 grain Gold Dot JHP, 8/6/98:
Barrel Length Bare Gelatin Velocity Penetration 861 fps 7.8" Expansion 0.35" Penetration Not tested Expansion Not tested Denim Covered Gelatin

Test Gun

Beretta M20

2.4"

Notes: BB calibration velocity 596 fps/penetration 9.5 cm. Penetration and expansion values listed are five shot averages. Shot #5 exhibited asymmetrical (uneven) expansion and was invalidated. Penetration depth listed is corrected [MacPherson, Duncan: "A Simplified Penetration Depth Correction for Data Taken in Non-Standard Gelatin." Wound Ballistics Review 2(2); 41-45, 1995.] Click here to view recovered bullets.

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