Ballistic Charts

UL 752 Ratings of Bullet Resisting Materials
(UL Standard 9th edition, January 1995)

Rating Level Ammunition Grain Velocity Number of
Shots
Min (ft/s) Max (ft/s)
Level 1 9mm Full Metal Copper Jacket with Lead Core 124 1175 1293 3
Level 2 .357 Magnum Jacketed Lead Soft Point 158 1250 1375 3
Level 3 .44 Magnum Lead Semi-Wadcutter Gas Checked 240 1350 1485 3
Level 4 .30 Caliber Rifle Lead Core Soft Point 180 2540 2794 1
Level 5 7.62mm Rifle Lead Core Full Metal Copper Jacket, Military Ball 150 2750 3025 1
Level 6 9mm Full Metal Copper Jacket with Lead Core 124 1400 1540 5
Level 7 5.56mm Rifle Full Metal Copper Jacket with Lead Core 55 3080 3388 5
Level 8 7.62mm Rifle Lead Core Full Metal Copper Jacket, Military Ball 150 2750 3025 5
Supplementary Shotgun 12-Gauge Rifled Lead Slug 437 1585 1744 3
12-Gauge 00 Lead Buckshot (12 pellets) 650 1200 1320 3

NIJ 0108.01 Ratings of Bullet Resisting Materials
(September 1985)

Armor Type Ammunition* Nominal Bullet Mass Suggested Barrel Length Required Bullet Velocity Required Hits
per Armor Specimen
I
  • 22 LRHV
  • Lead
  • 38 Special
  • RN Lead
  • 2.6 g
  • 40 gr
  • 10.2 g
  • 158 gr
  • 15 to 16.5 cm
  • 6 to 6.5 in
  • 15 to 16.5 cm
  • 6 to 6.5 in
  • 320 +/- 12 m/s
  • 1050 +/- 40 ft/s
  • 259 +/- 15 m/s
  • 850 +/- 50 ft/s
  • 5
  •  
  • 5
II-A
  • 357 Magnum
  • JSP
  • 9 mm
  • FMJ
  • 10.2 g
  • 158 gr
  • 8.0 g
  • 124 gr
  • 10 to 12 cm
  • 4 to 4.75 in
  • 10 to 12 cm
  • 4 to 4.75 in
  • 381 +/- 15 m/s
  • 1250 +/- 50 ft/s
  • 332 +/- 12 m/s
  • 1090 +/- 40 ft/s
 5
II
  • 357 Magnum
  • JSP
  • 9 mm
  • FMJ
  • 10.2 g
  • 158 gr
  • 8.0 g
  • 124 gr
  • 15 to 16.5 cm
  • 6 to 6.5 in
  • 10 to 12 cm
  • 4 to 4.75 in
  • 425 +/- 15 m/s
  • 1395 +/- 50 ft/s
  • 358 +/- 12 m/s
  • 1175 +/- 40 ft/s
 5
III-A
  • 44 Magnum
  • Lead SWC Gas
  • Checked
  •  
  • 9 mm
  • FMJ
  • 15.55 g
  • 240 gr
  •  
  • 8.0 g
  • 124 gr
  • 14 to 16 cm
  • 5.5 to 6.25 in
  •  
  • 24 to 26 cm
  • 9.5 to 10.25 in
  • 426 +/- 15 m/s
  • 1400 +/- 50 ft/s
  •  
  • 426 +/- 15 m/s
  • 1400 +/- 50 ft/s
 5
III
  • 7.62 mm
  • 308 Winchester
  • FMJ
  • 9.7 g
  • 150 gr
  • 56 cm
  • 22 in
  • 838 +/- 15 m/s
  • 2750 +/- 50 ft/s
 5
IV
  • 30-06
  • AP
  • 10.8 g
  • 166 gr
  • 56 cm
  • 22 in
  • 868 +/- 15 m/s
  • 2850 +/- 50 ft/s
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*Abbreviations: AP Armor Piercing
  FMJ Full Metal Jacket
  JSP Jacketed Soft Point
  LRHV Long Range High Velocity
  RN Round Nose
  SWC Semi-Wadcutter