9x18 Gel Tests
Test pistol was an East German
Makarov
Hollow Point
Velocity
fps / st dvFPE Penetration
inches / st dvExpansion
inches / st dvPic Barnaul 95gr
1075 28.0 243
7.5 0.19
.613 0.02 all rounds expanded
CCI Blazer 90gr
1018 22.1 207
11.1 0.15
.605 0.06 all rounds expanded
Cor Bon 95gr
1135 22.8 272
11.5 0.19
.486 0.16 all rounds expanded
petals sheared off along wound pathHornady 95gr
959 31.0 194
9.6 0.23
.610 0.06 all rounds expanded
Master Cartridge 95gr
1002 12.8 212
10.9 0.10
.671 0.22 all rounds expanded
some petals sheared
Full Jacket
Velocity
fps / st dvFPE Penetration
inches / st dvExpansion
inches / st dvPic
Wolf 109gr
1015 10.1 249
21.9 0.80
.364 0.00 uniform performance