The Little Lever That Could: Hornady .357mag 140gr FTX Leverevolution carbine gel test
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We shoot Hornady .357mag 140gr FTX Leverevolution ammunition from a Rossi M92 lever action carbine with a 16″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight.
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Bare gel
Penetration: 25.4″
Retained weight: 121.3gr, 121.7gr
max expansion: 0.586″, 0.560″
Min expansion: 0.464″, 0.475″
Heavy clothing
Penetration: 26.2″, 26.2″
Retained weight: 121.1gr, 121.7gr
max expansion: 0.541″, 0.582″
Min expansion: 0.441″, 0.478″
Velocities in fps:
1,747
1,747
1,749
1,762
1,734
Average: 1,747.80
StdDev: 9.93
Min: 1,734
Max: 1,762
Spread: 28
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Andrew is a combat veteran of OEF and has performed hundreds of ballistic tests for his YouTube channel, The Chopping Block (https://www.youtube.com/user/chopinbloc). He is an avid firearm collector and competitor and lives with his family in Arizona. If you have any questions, you may email him at choppingblocktests@gmail.com
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Is shooting a carbine round out of a carbine at pistol ranges a fair test? Would the round perform better at 50 or 100 yards? Just curious. I think you're right about this being a hunting round, which might be a good reason to test it at longer ranges. (I know you run these tests as defensive round tests, but why pass up a chance to do more shooting?)
As usual, an interesting test and a well-made video.
As a hunting round that would be used on medium game the penetration would possibly be less. A deer's rib would slow it down and start expansion earlier, think. Paul Harrell's 'Meat Target' would be a better test than bare gel. It appears that this combination of the Hornady FTX ammunition and a sixteen or eighteen inch barrel would be a very effective deer gun out to 100 yards o a bit more. Solid-top rifles with low power scopes attached would help with shot placement. Think Marlin 1894 or Ruger 77/357.