Understanding the Why and How Behind FBI Ammo Testing Standards

By Robert Jordan

The following article on FBI ammo testing is from the October/November 2016 issue of Guns & Weapons For Law Enforcement.

A lot of factors go into winning a gunfight. One of the most important and least understood is the ammunition that is fired.

The number of anecdotes and myths about what bullets will and will not do could fill a book that would make the Bible look pretty short in comparison. Everyone wants a round that will stop a bad guy with one shot, function reliably and cost next to nothing—all without overpenetrating. Today, there is one authority that overwhelmingly sets the bar of whether a round is considered good enough for law enforcement to carry it on duty. That standard is set by the FBI’s penetration testing protocol. Many shooters know it exists, but very few know what it is. This is a quick explanation of what you should know about this test.

In 1988, the FBI Firearms Training Unit (FTU) first …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life