PPU Defense .10mm Auto 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
PPU Defense .10mm Auto 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 1082 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.165, 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 at 10 and 32 yards, peaks +0.2" at 21 yards, and is -1.2" at 50 and -10.5" 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 | 1,082 | 468 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.87 | -1.13 | 1,073 | 460 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 1,065 | 453 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.77 | +0.23 | 1,057 | 446 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.82 | +0.24 | 1,049 | 440 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.55 | +0.16 | 1,041 | 433 | 0.3 |
| 30 | +0.0" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 1,034 | 427 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 1,027 | 421 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -1.02 | -0.30 | 1,020 | 416 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.8" | -1.66 | -0.48 | 1,013 | 410 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.2" | -2.33 | -0.68 | 1,007 | 405 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.8" | -3.03 | -0.88 | 1,000 | 400 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -2.4" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 994 | 395 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -3.1" | -4.49 | -1.31 | 988 | 390 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -3.9" | -5.25 | -1.53 | 982 | 386 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -4.7" | -6.02 | -1.75 | 976 | 381 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -5.7" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 971 | 377 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -6.8" | -7.59 | -2.21 | 965 | 372 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -7.9" | -8.40 | -2.44 | 960 | 368 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -9.2" | -9.21 | -2.68 | 954 | 364 | 3.3 |
| 100 | -10.5" | -10.04 | -2.92 | 949 | 360 | 3.7 |
180gr G1 .165 at 1,082 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 crosses the line of sight at 15 and 22 yards, peaks +0.0" at 18 yards, and is -1.6" at 50 and -11.4" 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 | 1,082 | 468 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.65 | -1.35 | 1,073 | 460 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.83 | -0.24 | 1,065 | 453 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,057 | 446 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.04 | +0.01 | 1,049 | 440 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.23 | -0.07 | 1,041 | 433 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.67 | -0.19 | 1,034 | 427 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.20 | -0.35 | 1,027 | 421 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.80 | -0.52 | 1,020 | 416 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.44 | -0.71 | 1,013 | 410 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.6" | -3.11 | -0.91 | 1,007 | 405 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.2" | -3.81 | -1.11 | 1,000 | 400 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -2.9" | -4.53 | -1.32 | 994 | 395 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -3.6" | -5.27 | -1.53 | 988 | 390 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -4.4" | -6.03 | -1.75 | 982 | 386 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -5.4" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 976 | 381 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -6.4" | -7.58 | -2.21 | 971 | 377 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -7.5" | -8.37 | -2.44 | 965 | 372 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -8.7" | -9.18 | -2.67 | 960 | 368 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -10.0" | -9.99 | -2.91 | 954 | 364 | 3.3 |
| 100 | -11.4" | -10.82 | -3.15 | 949 | 360 | 3.7 |
180gr G1 .165 at 1,082 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 crosses the line of sight at 13 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 19 yards, and is -1.5" at 50 and -11.1" 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 | 1,082 | 468 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.41 | -1.28 | 1,073 | 460 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 1,065 | 453 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.0" | +0.24 | +0.07 | 1,057 | 446 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.28 | +0.08 | 1,049 | 440 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,041 | 433 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.43 | -0.12 | 1,034 | 427 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -0.96 | -0.28 | 1,027 | 421 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.55 | -0.45 | 1,020 | 416 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.20 | -0.64 | 1,013 | 410 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.87 | -0.83 | 1,007 | 405 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.1" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 1,000 | 400 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -2.7" | -4.29 | -1.25 | 994 | 395 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -3.4" | -5.03 | -1.46 | 988 | 390 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -4.3" | -5.79 | -1.68 | 982 | 386 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -5.2" | -6.56 | -1.91 | 976 | 381 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -6.2" | -7.34 | -2.13 | 971 | 377 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -7.3" | -8.13 | -2.37 | 965 | 372 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -8.4" | -8.94 | -2.60 | 960 | 368 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -9.7" | -9.75 | -2.84 | 954 | 364 | 3.3 |
| 100 | -11.1" | -10.57 | -3.08 | 949 | 360 | 3.7 |
180gr G1 .165 at 1,082 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
PPU's Defense 180-grain jacketed hollow point is the slowest load in this group. It leaves the muzzle at 1,082 fps with 468 ft-lbs, a power factor of 195 that clears the 165 major floor by about 30, and it is the only load here that starts below 1,125 fps. From a 25-yard zero it sits 1.5 inches low at 50 yards and 11.1 inches low at 100, where it still has 949 fps and 360 ft-lbs. It has the least recoil energy of the five loads here.
Everything else is loaded harder. The Hornady Custom 180-grain XTP is 193 fps faster at the muzzle with about 32 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. The Winchester Defender 180-grain bonded JHP is 158 fps faster with about 26 percent more recoil. PMC Bronze 170-grain runs 118 fps faster for about 6 percent more. The Federal Personal Defense HST 200-grain is 48 fps faster and kicks about 33 percent harder, but it loses speed quickly: by 100 yards the PPU is 44 fps faster than the HST and they carry the same energy within 4 ft-lbs. Drop at 50 yards is within half an inch across the group; at 100 yards the PPU lands 3.0 inches lower than the Hornady.
Carry this if you want the 10mm hollow point with the least recoil, for a compact pistol, a new 10mm shooter, or high-volume hollow point practice. It is not the load for anyone who bought a 10mm for full power: the Hornady Custom and the Winchester Defender each deliver more than 30 percent more energy at the muzzle. For a ball practice load, the Fiocchi Shooting Dynamics 180-grain FMJTC at 1,250 fps produces about 28 percent more recoil energy than this load, so it will not feel like what you carry.
- Lowest recoil energy of the group at 8.9 ft-lbs in the reference pistol; PMC Bronze 170-grain is the next softest 10mm load here at 9.5
- Loses only 133 fps between the muzzle and 100 yards, against 225 fps for the Federal Personal Defense HST 200-grain
- The only load in this group below 1,125 fps at the muzzle, so it stays subsonic through a suppressor
- 468 ft-lbs at the muzzle is the lowest here; the Winchester Defender 180-grain bonded JHP delivers 146 ft-lbs more
- By 50 yards it is down to 1,007 fps and 405 ft-lbs, 120 ft-lbs behind the Hornady Custom 180-grain XTP at the same distance
- PMC Bronze 170-grain adds 75 ft-lbs at the muzzle and a power factor of 204 against 195 for very little added recoil
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 gr | JHP | 1082 fps | 468 ft-lbs | 0.165 |
$0.55
1000 Rounds
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| 170 gr | JHP | 1200 fps | 543 ft-lbs | 0.114 |
$0.71
1000 Rounds
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| 200 gr | JHP | 1130 fps | 567 ft-lbs | 0.096 | N/A | |
| 180 gr | JHP | 1275 fps | 650 ft-lbs | 0.164 |
$1.13
1000 Rounds
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| 180 gr | JHP | 1240 fps | 614 ft-lbs | 0.164 |
$2.57
20 Rounds
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All PPU Defense .10mm Auto 180gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $507.69 | $46.99 | $554.68 | $0.55 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $572.41 | $0.00 | $572.41 | $0.57 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $292.29 | $0.00 | $292.29 | $0.58 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $276.80 | $36.99 | $313.79 | $0.63 |
| Fast Ammo | 50 | $23.76 | $14.99 | $38.75 | $0.78 |
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