Ballistic Standards

UL752 & NIJ Ballistic Resistance Standards

UL 752 Ratings of Bullet Resistant Materials

The UL 752 Standard is used to determine the bullet resistance of building components including windows, walls, or barriers made out of bullet resistant materials.

Protection Level Ammunition No. of Shots
Level 1 9mm Full Metal Copper Jacket with 3. Lead Core 3
Level 2 357 Magnum Jacketed Lead Soft Point 3. 3
Level 3 44 Magnum Lead Semi-Wadcutter 3. Gas Checked 3
Level 4 30 Caliber Rifle Lead Core Soft Point (.30-06 caliber) 1
Level 5 7.62mm Rifle Lead Core Full Metal Copper 1 Jacket, Military Ball (.308 caliber) 1
Level 6 9mm Full Metal Copper Jacket with 5 Lead Core 5
Level 7 5.56mm Rifle Full Metal Copper Jacket with 5 Lead Core (223 caliber) 5
Level 8 7.62mm Rifle Lead Core Full Metal Copper 5

NIJ Standard 0108.01 Ballistic Resistant Protective Materials

The purpose of NIJ Standard 0108.01 is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for ballistic resistant protective materials.

Armor Type Test Ammunition RQD. Hits Per Specimen
I LRHW Lead 38
Special RN Lead		 5
II-A 357 Magnum
JSP 9mm FMJ		 5
II 357 Magnum JSP (higher velocity round)
9mm FMJ (higher velocity round)		 5
III-A 44 Magnum, Lead SWC Gas Checked
9mm FMJ		 5
III 7.62mm, 308Winchester FMJ 5
IV 30-06 AP 1
  • AP – Armor Piercing
  • LRHV – Long Rifle High Velocity
  • FMJ – Full Metal Jacket
  • RN – Round Nose
  • JSP – Jacketed Soft Point