Part 3Results .375
Bullet:
.375 250gr Barnes TTSXPenetration: 16.5"
Weight retention: 152.1gr (61%)
Expansion diameter: .528"
Impact speed: ~2900fps
Results .308
Bullet:
200gr Sierra BTSPPenetration: 9"
Weight retention: 130.6gr (65.3%)
Expansion diameter: .730"
Impact speed: ~2825fps
Bullet:
200gr Speer SPPenetration: 3"
Weight retention: 14.5gr (7.25%)
Expansion diameter: .533"
Impact speed: ~2825
Bullet:
190gr Hornady Interlock BTSPPenetration: 8.5"
Weight retention: 29.8gr (15.7%)
Expansion diameter: .806"
Impact speed: ~2875fps
Bullet:
180gr Speer Deep CurlPenetration: 10"
Weight retention: 104.3gr (58%)
Expansion diameter: .664"
Impact speed: ~2900fps
Bullet:
180gr Speer Grand SlamPenetration: 8"
Weight retention: 68.1gr (38%)
Expansion diameter: .585"
Impact speed: ~2900fps
Bullet:
180gr Nosler PartitionPenetration: 13"
Weight retention: 96.2gr (53%)
Expansion diameter: .760"
Impact speed: ~2900fps
Bullet:
180gr Nosler Partition Protected PointPenetration: 12.5"
Weight retention: 118.2gr (65.7%)
Expansion diameter: .594"
Impact speed: ~2900fps
Bullet:
175gr Barnes LRXPenetration: 20.5"
Weight retention: 112.3gr (64.2%)
Expansion diameter: .381"
Impact speed: ~3000fps
Bullet:
168gr Barnes TSXPenetration: 19"
Weight retention: 121gr (72%)
Expansion diameter: .440"
Impact speed: ~3100fps
Bullet:
165gr Speer Grand SlamPenetration: 4.5"
Weight retention: 26.9gr (16.3%)
Expansion diameter: .528"
Impact speed: ~3100fps
Bullet:
155gr Lapua ScenarPenetration: 6.5"
Weight retention: 46.1gr (29.8%)
Expansion diameter: .624"
Impact speed: ~3400fps
Bullet:
130gr Barnes TTSXPenetration: 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 MegaPenetration: 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 TSXPenetration: 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.