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Results .375

Bullet: .375 250gr Barnes TTSX
Penetration: 16.5"
Weight retention: 152.1gr (61%)
Expansion diameter: .528"
Impact speed: ~2900fps

Results .308

Bullet: 200gr Sierra BTSP
Penetration: 9"
Weight retention: 130.6gr (65.3%)
Expansion diameter: .730"
Impact speed: ~2825fps

Bullet: 200gr Speer SP
Penetration: 3"
Weight retention: 14.5gr (7.25%)
Expansion diameter: .533"
Impact speed: ~2825

Bullet: 190gr Hornady Interlock BTSP
Penetration: 8.5"
Weight retention: 29.8gr (15.7%)
Expansion diameter: .806"
Impact speed: ~2875fps

Bullet: 180gr Speer Deep Curl
Penetration: 10"
Weight retention: 104.3gr (58%)
Expansion diameter: .664"
Impact speed: ~2900fps

Bullet: 180gr Speer Grand Slam
Penetration: 8"
Weight retention: 68.1gr (38%)
Expansion diameter: .585"
Impact speed: ~2900fps

Bullet: 180gr Nosler Partition
Penetration: 13"
Weight retention: 96.2gr (53%)
Expansion diameter: .760"
Impact speed: ~2900fps

Bullet: 180gr Nosler Partition Protected Point
Penetration: 12.5"
Weight retention: 118.2gr (65.7%)
Expansion diameter: .594"
Impact speed: ~2900fps

Bullet: 175gr Barnes LRX
Penetration: 20.5"
Weight retention: 112.3gr (64.2%)
Expansion diameter: .381"
Impact speed: ~3000fps

Bullet: 168gr Barnes TSX
Penetration: 19"
Weight retention: 121gr (72%)
Expansion diameter: .440"
Impact speed: ~3100fps

Bullet: 165gr Speer Grand Slam
Penetration: 4.5"
Weight retention: 26.9gr (16.3%)
Expansion diameter: .528"
Impact speed: ~3100fps

Bullet: 155gr Lapua Scenar
Penetration: 6.5"
Weight retention: 46.1gr (29.8%)
Expansion diameter: .624"
Impact speed: ~3400fps

Bullet: 130gr Barnes TTSX
Penetration: 14"
Weight retention: 105.8gr (81.4%)
Expansion diameter: .655"
Impact speed: ~3575fps

I also tested 3 favorite .264 bullets of mine. Same test (cow bones, muscle etc).

Bullet: 155gr Lapua Mega
Penetration: 11"
Weight retention: 46.1gr (29.7%)
Expansion diameter: .624"
Impact speed: ~2500fps

Bullet: 140gr Hornady Match BTHP
Penetration: 10"
Weight retention: 59.4gr (42.4%)
Expansion diameter: .622"
Impact speed: ~2800fps

Bullet: 120gr Barnes TSX
Penetration: 16"
Weight retention: 97.6gr (81.3%
Expansion diameter: .485"
Impact speed: ~2950fps


Bullets L to R
.375 250gr TTSX, .308 175gr LRX, .308 168gr TSX, .308 130gr TTSX






Bullets L to R
.308 200gr Speer SP, 200gr Sierra BTSP, 180gr Speer Grand Slam, 180gr Speer Deep Curl, 180gr Nosler Partition Protected Point, 180gr Nosler Partition





Bullets L to R
.308 190gr Hornady IL BTSP, 165gr Speer Grand Slam, 155gr Lapua Scenar





Bullets L to R
.264 155gr Lapua Mega, 120gr Barnes TSX, 140gr Hornady Match BTHP
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I'm done testing for now. If I do more it won't be until Summer. Newspaper weighed 550lbs today and my back is killing me. I'm very surprised by some of the results and others were expected. Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions. I would like to point out though that all 4 "fragile" "match" bullets (210 vld, 208 amax, 155 scenar, 140 bthp) penetrated a cow femur and several inches of muscle as well as newspaper. None of them exploded and all of them out penetrated several "real" hunting bullets. They make huge wound channels as well. They are certainly not premium bullets (partition, tsx et al) but they are better than several normal cup and core hunting bullets, imvho of course.