Live fire · Freedom Armory, PA

UL 752 Level 10.
.50 BMG at 15 ft.
No exit.

4-inch Delta Panel. Indoor range. The clip is 7.62 NATO, front and rear cameras on the same panel.

7.62 NATO · Front and rear
01

Setup

Indoor lane. Fixed standoff.

Freedom Armory, Pennsylvania. Panel mounted in a steel frame at 15 ft. 4-inch thickness. 53 lb/sf. Fire from the indoor lane, then inspect the strike face.

15 ft

Firing distance

4"

Panel thickness

53 lb/sf

Panel weight

Indoor

Freedom Armory, PA

02

Threat

M33 Ball and 7.62 NATO.

.50 BMG M33 ball ammunition used in the live-fire test

.50 BMG

661 grain M33 Ball. 2,910 fps. 12,389 ft·lb.

UL 752 Level 10 is .50 BMG. Level 8 is 7.62×51 NATO. The Delta Panel is rated to both.

Level 10
.50 BMG
Level 8
7.62×51 NATO
UL name
UL-RF-J / UL-RF-H

A UL pass is a single impact. These stills are that impact.

03

Strike face

Projectile captured in the crater.

Jacket stripped. Core retained in the strike face.

UL 752 Level 10 front face with the .50 BMG still in the crater

Level 10 · Face

.50 BMG retained in the panel.

Close-up of the bullet in the 4-inch Delta Panel

Close-up

Same crater. Same projectile.

UL 752 Level 8 panel after 7.62 NATO

Level 8 · 7.62 NATO

Smaller entry. Fibers in the cavity. Projectile retained.

0.1 lb

Mass loss on the 7.62 impact. A typical rifle hit sheds about 2 lb. The strike face remains intact.

04

Rear face

Rear face. No perforation.

Exit would show here. It does not, on Level 10 or Level 8.

Level 10 front

Level 10

Face

Level 10 rear

Level 10

Rear intact

7.62 front

7.62

Small entry

7.62 rear

7.62

No exit

UL-RF-H certification panel

UL-RF-H panel

Certification panel. No exits.

7.62 NATO into a 4-inch lightweight aggregate panel. Damage remains on the strike face.

05

Recovered

Projectiles pulled from the panel.

Jacket stripped. Core retained in the matrix.

.50 BMG projectiles recovered from the panel
Recovered from the panel.
.50 BMG after contact, jacket stripped
Jacket stripped. Core retained.
06

Results

Recorded results.

RoundDistObservationResult
.50 BMG15 ftStrike-face crater. Projectile retained. Rear intact.Pass
7.62 NATO15 ftSmall entry. No crater. No perforation.Pass

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