10mm gel test: Hornady 175 gr Critical Duty FlexLock

We fired 10mm Hornady 175 gr Critical Duty FlexLock from 4.5″ barrel EAA polymer frame Witness at 20 feet into clear ballistic gel to assess velocity, penetration, expansion, and weight retention. While the performance may not be perfect, it is nevertheless quite good.

Average velocity: 1,083 fps
Average penetration: 18.7″
Average retained weight: 174.0 gr
Average max expansion: 0.657″
Average min expansion: 0.484″

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