Federal American Eagle 10mm Auto 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Federal American Eagle 10mm Auto 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 1030 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.170, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 10mm Auto.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 4" vital zone, ±2" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 100 yards.
10mm Auto 180gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 19 yards, crosses back down at 29 yards, and is -1.5" at 50 and -11.8" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,030 | 424 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.81 | -1.11 | 1,023 | 418 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.02 | 1,016 | 413 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.70 | +0.20 | 1,010 | 408 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.67 | +0.20 | 1,004 | 403 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.33 | +0.10 | 997 | 398 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.18 | -0.05 | 992 | 393 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.78 | -0.23 | 986 | 388 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.44 | -0.42 | 980 | 384 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.15 | -0.63 | 974 | 380 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.89 | -0.84 | 969 | 375 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.1" | -3.66 | -1.07 | 964 | 371 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -2.8" | -4.45 | -1.29 | 958 | 367 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -3.6" | -5.26 | -1.53 | 953 | 363 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -4.5" | -6.08 | -1.77 | 948 | 360 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -5.4" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 943 | 356 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -6.5" | -7.76 | -2.26 | 939 | 352 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -7.7" | -8.62 | -2.51 | 934 | 349 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -9.0" | -9.48 | -2.76 | 929 | 345 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -10.3" | -10.36 | -3.01 | 925 | 342 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -11.8" | -11.25 | -3.27 | 920 | 338 | 3.3 |
180gr G1 .170 at 1,030 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
10mm Auto 180gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 15 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -1.9" at 50 and -12.5" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,030 | 424 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.51 | -1.31 | 1,023 | 418 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.76 | -0.22 | 1,016 | 413 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,010 | 408 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 1,004 | 403 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 997 | 398 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.88 | -0.26 | 992 | 393 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 986 | 388 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.15 | -0.63 | 980 | 384 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -2.86 | -0.83 | 974 | 380 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.60 | -1.05 | 969 | 375 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 964 | 371 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 959 | 367 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -5.96 | -1.73 | 953 | 363 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -5.0" | -6.78 | -1.97 | 948 | 360 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -6.0" | -7.62 | -2.22 | 943 | 356 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -7.1" | -8.46 | -2.46 | 939 | 352 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -8.3" | -9.32 | -2.71 | 934 | 349 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -9.6" | -10.19 | -2.96 | 929 | 345 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -11.0" | -11.07 | -3.22 | 925 | 342 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -12.5" | -11.95 | -3.48 | 920 | 338 | 3.3 |
180gr G1 .170 at 1,030 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
10mm Auto 180gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 25 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -1.7" at 50 and -12.1" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,030 | 424 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.11 | -1.20 | 1,023 | 418 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.36 | -0.10 | 1,016 | 413 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.39 | +0.11 | 1,010 | 408 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.36 | +0.11 | 1,004 | 403 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 997 | 398 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.49 | -0.14 | 992 | 393 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 986 | 388 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 980 | 384 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 974 | 380 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.7" | -3.20 | -0.93 | 969 | 375 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.3" | -3.97 | -1.15 | 964 | 371 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.0" | -4.76 | -1.38 | 959 | 367 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -3.8" | -5.56 | -1.62 | 953 | 363 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -4.7" | -6.38 | -1.86 | 948 | 360 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -5.7" | -7.22 | -2.10 | 943 | 356 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -6.8" | -8.06 | -2.35 | 939 | 352 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -8.0" | -8.92 | -2.60 | 934 | 349 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -9.2" | -9.79 | -2.85 | 929 | 345 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -10.6" | -10.67 | -3.10 | 925 | 342 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -12.1" | -11.56 | -3.36 | 920 | 338 | 3.3 |
180gr G1 .170 at 1,030 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal American Eagle 180-grain is a full metal jacket 10mm Auto load made for target practice. Federal loads a plain jacketed round-nose bullet with a lead core. It leaves the muzzle at 1,030 fps with 424 ft-lbs, below the speed of sound from the start.
With a 25-yard zero it sits 1.7 inches low at 50, the most of the 10mm ball loads compared. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 8.2 ft-lbs, the least of them.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington UMC 180-grain FMJ runs 1,150 fps for 528 ft-lbs. Magtech 180-grain FMJ is the hot one of the three at 1,230 fps and 605 ft-lbs. Winchester USA 180-grain FMJ is the nearest to this load at 1,080 fps, and it is also under the speed of sound.
- About 26 percent less estimated recoil in the same pistol than Magtech 180-grain FMJ
- Subsonic from the muzzle, so a suppressed 10mm draws no sonic crack with it
- At 180 grains it matches the bullet weight of every other 10mm ball load compared, so it swaps in for them at the range
- Remington UMC 180-grain FMJ carries 104 more ft-lbs at the muzzle
- Reaches 50 yards 160 fps slower than Magtech 180-grain FMJ
- 0.4 inch more drop at 50 yards than Remington UMC 180-grain FMJ from the same zero
All Federal American Eagle 10mm Auto 180gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $480.70 | $0.00 | $480.70 | $0.48 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $458.19 | $22.99 | $481.18 | $0.48 |
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $436.49 | $45.00 | $481.49 | $0.48 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $231.91 | $17.99 | $249.90 | $0.50 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $249.92 | $0.00 | $249.92 | $0.50 |
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