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Ballistics and Drop for the .30 M1 Carbine. Cartridge Type: Rifle. Height: 1.29" Width: 0.36" Average FPS: 1987. Average Energy: 964. Average Gr: 110. Recoil: 0.99. Power Rank: 2.19 of 20. The .30 M1 Carbine is based off the .32 Win case. This round is made for the M1 Carbine a rifle in service for the United States Military from 1942-1973.
Ballistics Charts & Data for the .30 M1 Carbine Rifle. Velocity, Energy, Short/Long Trajectory for .30 M1 Carbine caliber rounds.
The .30 Carbine cartridge sports more than twice the muzzle energy of the .45 ACP and greater than 10 percent more energy than the later 10 mm Auto pistol cartridge. The .30 Carbine...
The .30 carbine (7.62 × 33 mm) is a rimless carbine / rifle cartridge used in the M1 carbine introduced in the 1940s. It is a light rifle round [2][3][4][5] designed to be fired from the M1 carbine's 18-inch (458 mm) barrel.
As illustrated in the chart, .30 M1 Carbine rounds - on average - achieve a velocity of about 1990 feet per second (fps) while 7.62x39mm rounds travel at a velocity of 2360 fps. To put this into perspective, a Boeing 737 commercial airliner travels at a cruising speed of 600 mph, or 880 fps.
At short range, both FMJ and (most) soft point .30 Carbine ammunition will easily penetrate through most bullet proof vests rated up to Level IIIA (the highest level of ballistic protection without a ceramic plate).
Ballistics Charts & Data for the .30 M1 Carbine Handgun. Velocity, Energy, Short/Long Trajectory for .30 M1 Carbine caliber rounds.
There’s no doubt the ballistics of the .30 Carbine cartridge placed it between a pistol and a real rifle like the M1 Garand or Cooper’s Scout rifle.
The .30 Carbine. By Chuck Hawks. From a carbine length rifle barrel .30 Carbine factory loads drive 110 grain RN bullets at a muzzle velocity of 1,990 fps. Muzzle energy is 977 ft. lbs. At 100 yards the little bullet is traveling at 1,567 fps and still has 600 ft. lbs. of energy.