Working Group, B.
(2025),
Implications of the Bullet Black Box Study, Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.25-068, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960209 (Accessed September 26, 2026)
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Implications of the Bullet Black Box Study
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Bullet Black Box Working Group
Abstract
The Bullet Black Box Working Group (BulletBB-WG) was convened to review the results of the NIST-Noblis Bullet Black Box Study, and assess the implications of that study on casework. This report includes the recommendations of the BulletBB-WG on how to address those implications with the goal of improving the practice of the comparison of bullets by forensic firearms examiners. BulletBB-WG's recommendations focus on standard operating procedures in casework, quality assurance, training, proficiency and competency testing, standardization, testimony, admissibility, and use/communication of the Bullet Black Box Study results.Citation
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - NIST GCR 25-068
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NIST GCR 25-068
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Keywords
Criteria for identification, Error, forensic firearms examination, forensic science, Quality assurance, Reproducibility, Task-relevant information, Testimony, Training.
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Created June 5, 2025, Updated September 14, 2026