NIJ Standard 0101.07 Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT by National Institute of Justice in January 2018
The Next Revision of the NIJ Performance Standard for Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor in October 2018
Ballistic Protect Levels of NIJ 0101.07
| NIJ HG Threat Level | Test Threat Ammunition | Reference Velocity | Compare to NIJ 0101.06 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIJ 0101.07 HG1 | 9mm Luger full metal jacketed (FMJ) round nose (RN) 124 grain | 1305 ft/s (398 m/s) | Formerly NIJ 0101.06 Level II |
| .357 Mag jacketed soft point (JSP) 158 grain | 1430 ft/s (436 m/s) | Formerly NIJ 0101.06 Level II | |
| NIJ 0101.07 HG2 | 9mm Luger FMJ RN 124 grain | 1470 ft/s (448 m/s) | Formerly NIJ 0101.06 Level IIIA |
| .44 MAG jacketed hollow point (JHP) 240 grain | 1430 ft/s (436 m/s) | Formerly NIJ 0101.06 Level IIIA |
| NIJ RF Threat Level | Test Threat Ammunition | Reference Velocity | Compare to NIJ 0101.06 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIJ 0101.07 RF1 | 7.62x51mm M80 Ball NATO FMJ steel jacketed spire point boat tail (BT) 149 +0/-3 grain | 2780 ft/s (847 m/s) | NIJ 0101.06 Level III |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF1 | 7.62x39mm surrogate test round 120.5 grain (7.81 g) | 2380 ft/s (725 m/s) | |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF1 | 5.56mm M193 BT 56 +0/-2 grain | 3250 ft/s (990 m/s) | |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF2 | (847 m/s) | Same as RF1 | |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF2 | (725 m/s) | Same as RF1 | |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF2 | (990 m/s) | Same as RF1 | |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF2 | 5.56mm M855 BT 61.8 ± 1.5 grain | 3115 ft/s (950 m/s) | Add M855 on RF1 |
| NIJ 0101.07 RF3 | 30.06 M2 Armor Piercing (AP) FMJ spire point AP 165.7 +0/-7 grain | 2880 ft/s (878 m/s) | Formerly NIJ 0101.06 Level IV |
