Armscor .40 S&W 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Armscor .40 S&W 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 953 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.188, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .40 S&W.
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.
.40 S&W 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 17 yards, crosses back down at 25 yards, and is -2.0" at 50 and -14.1" 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 | 953 | 363 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.67 | -1.07 | 948 | 360 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 944 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 939 | 353 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.42 | +0.12 | 935 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 931 | 346 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 927 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.41 | -0.41 | 923 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.20 | -0.64 | 919 | 337 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -3.03 | -0.88 | 915 | 334 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.0" | -3.89 | -1.13 | 911 | 332 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.78 | -1.39 | 907 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.69 | -1.65 | 903 | 326 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.5" | -6.61 | -1.92 | 899 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -5.6" | -7.55 | -2.20 | 895 | 320 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.7" | -8.50 | -2.47 | 892 | 318 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -8.0" | -9.47 | -2.75 | 888 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -9.3" | -10.44 | -3.04 | 884 | 313 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -10.8" | -11.42 | -3.32 | 881 | 310 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -12.4" | -12.42 | -3.61 | 877 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -14.1" | -13.42 | -3.90 | 874 | 305 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .188 at 953 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.
.40 S&W 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 -2.4" at 50 and -14.7" 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 | 953 | 363 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.25 | -1.24 | 948 | 360 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 944 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 939 | 353 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 935 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 931 | 346 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.26 | -0.37 | 927 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 923 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.77 | -0.81 | 919 | 337 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.60 | -1.05 | 915 | 334 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.47 | -1.30 | 911 | 332 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.36 | -1.56 | 907 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.26 | -1.82 | 903 | 326 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.9" | -7.19 | -2.09 | 899 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.0" | -8.13 | -2.36 | 895 | 320 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -7.2" | -9.08 | -2.64 | 892 | 318 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -8.4" | -10.04 | -2.92 | 888 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -9.8" | -11.02 | -3.20 | 884 | 313 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -11.3" | -12.00 | -3.49 | 881 | 310 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -13.0" | -12.99 | -3.78 | 877 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -14.7" | -13.99 | -4.07 | 874 | 305 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .188 at 953 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.
.40 S&W 180gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.0" at 50 and -14.0" 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 | 953 | 363 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.61 | -1.05 | 948 | 360 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 944 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.64 | +0.18 | 939 | 353 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 935 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 931 | 346 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.62 | -0.18 | 927 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.34 | -0.39 | 923 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.13 | -0.62 | 919 | 337 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -2.96 | -0.86 | 915 | 334 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.0" | -3.83 | -1.11 | 911 | 332 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -2.7" | -4.71 | -1.37 | 907 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.5" | -5.62 | -1.64 | 903 | 326 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.5" | -6.55 | -1.90 | 899 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -5.5" | -7.49 | -2.18 | 895 | 320 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.6" | -8.44 | -2.45 | 892 | 318 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.9" | -9.40 | -2.74 | 888 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -9.3" | -10.38 | -3.02 | 884 | 313 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -10.7" | -11.36 | -3.30 | 881 | 310 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -12.3" | -12.35 | -3.59 | 877 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -14.0" | -13.35 | -3.88 | 874 | 305 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .188 at 953 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
Armscor 180-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .40 S&W practice load. Armscor loads a plain jacketed projectile at the caliber's heavier standard weight. At 953 fps it is the slowest of the loads compared.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it lands 2.0 inches low at 50 yards, where it still holds 911 fps. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.2 ft-lbs, 1.3 under Aguila 180-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington UMC 180-grain FMJ leaves 37 fps faster with 29 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Aguila 180-grain FMJ is the fastest compared at 1,050 fps with 441 ft-lbs, from 363 at this load's muzzle, and it is the hardest-kicking of them.
- Keeps 332 of its 363 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 91 percent of the muzzle figure
- Holds its speed better than any load compared
- The mildest of the loads compared in estimated recoil
- 78 ft-lbs behind Aguila 180-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Armscor states no purpose for the load, so nothing in its labelling says what it is built for
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