Standards

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International ballistic standards are created to reflect the most common types of ballistic threat present in the specific geographic region. The most commonly used standards are the EN and NIJ Ballistic Standards:

European Normalization Standard (EN) - Europe & Middle East

Legend
L - Armor Piercing CB - Coned Bullet FJ - Full Metal Jacket Bullet FN - Flat Nose HC1 - Steel Hard Core Mass Mass 3.7 ±0.1g HRC 63+	PB - Pointed Bullet RN - Round Nose SC - Soft Core (Lead) SCP1 - Soft Core (Lead & Steel Penetrator SS109)	1) Full Steel Jacket Plated 2) Full Steel Jacket Twisted Length 178mm ±10mm *Twisted Length 254mm ±10mm

National Institution of Justice (NIJ) - North America

Legend
AP – Armor Piercing FMJ – Full Metal Jacket			LRHV – Long Rifle Velocity JSP – Jacketed Soft Point			RN – Round Nose SWC – Semi-Wadcutter