Could This Be The Best Cheap Defense Ammo? Hornady Frontier 62gr SP Gel Test

Hornady's Frontier line is budget oriented. Can it produce good terminal results? We shoot Hornady 5.56x45mm Frontier 62gr soft point from a 10.5" AR15.com upper into calibrated 10% ordnance gelatin to assess penetration, expansion, fragmentation, and retained weight.

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Penetration: 13.5"
Retained weight: 33.5gr
Max expansion: 0.453"
Min expansion: 0.332"
Neck: 0"
TSC: 7" x 2.5"

Velocities in fps:
2,550
2,510
2,462
2,514
2,543
Average: 2,516
StdDev: 34.79
Min: 2,462
Max: 2,550
Spread: 88

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