Best .223 Defense Ammo Ever? Federal 5.56mm 62gr FBIT3 Gel Test

5.56mm Federal 62gr XM556SBCT3 Tactical Bonded soft point, aka FBIT3, aka Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (TBBC) fired from 10.5" barreled SBR AR-15 into calibrated 10% ordnance gelatin to assess short barrel performance at home defense distance as well as downrange performance for longer barrels.

Penetration: 17.6"
Retained weight: 61.0gr
Max expansion: 0.468"
Min expansion: 0.399"
Neck: 0"
TSC: 5" x 7.5"

Velocities in fps:
2,586
2,576
2,585
2,562
2,574

Average: 2,576.60
StdDev: 9.74
Min: 2,562
Max: 2,586
Spread: 24

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