Winchester Ranger ammo comparison

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You might want to take a look at this when considering what caliber and type of ammo to carry.

I never realized that the expansion and retention varied so much even within the same caliber depending on the style of bullet you use.

If only there were as many options for 223 ammo.  One can dream…


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7 responses to “Winchester Ranger ammo comparison”

  1. […] .40 S&W, and .45 ACP was insignificant?  Well, it turns out I was right.  Science is cool.  Winchester fired all their Ranger rounds through the FBI protocols: bare gel, denim, heavy clothing,….  The graph is pretty interesting for multiple reasons, for example the .380 ACP performed poorly […]

  2. […] Someone made a pretty graphic. Via Caleb I find Mike (or I guess it was Mike) cobbled together a nice graphic of Winchester ballistics data. I’ve seen that before… that is, the graphic layout that presents that data I’ve […]

  3. […] printing a press release.  Anyway, if you’ll recall a couple of weeks ago, the post from ENDOTactical that had the Winchester Ranger penetration/expansion diagram – the bonded rounds performed much better when fired through barriers than the non-bonded […]

  4. Hannah Shreffler Avatar
    Hannah Shreffler

    I would like to have permission to use the photo of the ammo comparison on my history fair project at school. I am doing a project on forensic science, and including bullet comparisons. Please e-mail me back. Thank you.

  5. […] those of you that were a fan of the previous Winchester Ranger Ammo Comparison.  Here is a similar comparison chart for Speer Gold Dot […]

  6. […] The current lineup of Winchester Ranger ammunition – HERE […]

  7. […] A similar comparison with Winchester Ranger ammo – HERE […]