TEST STANDARDS

National Institute of Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice (NILECJ-STD) testing standards.

Armor Type I
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
1	38 Special RNLead	10.2 g 158 gr	259 m/s (850 ft/s)
2	22 LRHV Lead	2.6 g 40 gr	320 m/s (1050 ft/s)
Armor Type II-A
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
1	357 Magnum JSP	10.2 g 158 gr	381 m/s (1250 ft/s)
2	9mm FMJ	8.0 g 124 gr	332 m/s (1090 ft/s)
Armor Type II
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
1	357 Magnum JSP	10.2 g 158 gr	425 m/s (1395 ft/s)
2	9mm FMJ	8.0 g 124 gr	358 m/s (1175 ft/s)
Armor Type III-A
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
1	44 Magnum Lead SWC Gas Checked	15.55 g 240 gr	426 m/s (1400 ft/s)
2	9mm FMJ	8.0 g 124 gr	426 m/s (1400 ft/s)
Armor Type III
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
	7.62mm	9.7 g	838 m/s
	(308 Winchester) FMJ	150 gr	(2750 ft/s)
Armor Type IV
Test Round	Test Ammunition	Nominal Bullet Mass	Minimum Required Bullet Velocity
	30-06 AP	10.8 g 166 gr	868 m/s (2850 ft/s)

Abbreviations:
AP - Armor Piercing
FMJ - Full Metal Jacketed
JSP - Jacketed Soft Point
LRHV - Long Rifle High Velocity
RN - Round Nose
SWC - SemiWadcutter

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