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Ballistic Properties And Terminal Effectiveness

The tables below compare ballistic properties and testing data for Winchester Ranger® T-Series™ centerfire handgun ammunition. Results are shown for penetration through several substances, including bare gelatin, four layers of denim, heavy cloth, wallboard, plywood, stell and autoglass.

RANGER® 9mm "T" SERIES · (RA9T) - 5 SHOT AVERAGE
  Bare Gelatin 4 Layer Denim Heavy Cloth Wallboard Plywood Steel Autoglass
Penetration (inches) 13.8 15.7 15.6 14.2 14.8 19.6 14.3
Retained
Weight
98.0% 100% 98.0% 100% 100% 100% 81.0%
Instrumented Velocity (fps) 1016 898 1024 1026 1021 1022 1019
Expansion (inches) 0.66 0.66 0.65 0.63 0.63 0.44 0.49

RANGER® 40 "T" SERIES · (RA40T) - 5 SHOT AVERAGE
  Bare Gelatin 4 Layer Denim Heavy Cloth Wallboard Plywood Steel Autoglass
Penetration (inches) 13.6 14.6 13.5 13.8 16.8 17.8 12.2
Retained
Weight
97.0% 100% 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 100% 71%
Instrumented Velocity (fps) 943 931 951 952 948 943 947
Expansion (inches) 0.68 0.70 0.68 0.67 0.62 0.49 0.56

RANGER® 45 "T" SERIES · (RA45T) - 5 SHOT AVERAGE
  Bare Gelatin 4 Layer Denim Heavy Cloth Wallboard Plywood Steel Autoglass
Penetration (inches) 12.6 14.0 15.6 12.9 13.9 18.6 13.0
Retained
Weight
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 77%
Instrumented Velocity (fps) 820 855 843 849 854 828 838
Expansion (inches) 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.54 0.76

 
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