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 at 10 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 17 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 crosses the line of sight at 15 and 17 yards, peaks 0.0" at 16 yards, 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 crosses the line of sight at 10 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, 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's 180-grain FMJ is the slowest 180-grain ball load in this set at 953 fps and 363 ft-lbs. Power factor works out to 171.5, which still clears the 165 USPSA major floor but by only 6.5 points. From a 25-yard zero it drops 2.0 inches at 50 yards and 14.0 inches at 100.
The set stacks up above it. Remington UMC .40 S&W is 37 fps and 29 ft-lbs faster at 990 fps and produces about 7 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. Federal American Eagle and Federal Range and Target both run 1,000 fps and 400 ft-lbs, 47 fps and 37 ft-lbs ahead, with about 8 percent more recoil than the Armscor. Aguila's 180-grain ammunition is 97 fps and 78 ft-lbs faster at 1,050 fps and 441 ft-lbs, and it recoils about 18 percent harder. Put the other way, the Armscor produces about 15 percent less recoil energy than the Aguila and 8 percent less than either Federal, which is the reason to pick it.
Buy this for high-volume range work in a compact .40 S&W where recoil is the complaint, and for new shooters starting on the caliber; it still makes major for a match. Do not buy it as a stand-in for a full-power 180-grain carry load; Aguila's 1,050 fps is the load that reproduces that recoil, and Federal Range and Target at 1,000 fps is the middle ground. If you want a plain lead training bullet at a little more speed, HSM's Training 180-grain RNFP runs 985 fps, 32 fps up on the Armscor, with about 6 percent more recoil energy.
- Lowest recoil energy in the set, under Remington UMC .40 S&W, both Federals and Aguila's 180-grain ammunition
- Still makes USPSA major at 171.5, so the lighter recoil does not push it into minor scoring
- Same 180-grain FMJ bullet weight and construction as Federal American Eagle, Federal Range and Target and Remington UMC .40 S&W, so it drops into the same practice rotation without changing bullet weight
- Only 36 fps above the 917 fps a 180-grain bullet needs for major, against 83 fps of room for Federal American Eagle; a short barrel can push it to minor
- Arrives at 100 yards at 874 fps with 305 ft-lbs, having lost 79 fps from the muzzle
- 363 ft-lbs at the muzzle is the lowest in the set, so it will not reproduce the recoil of a full-power 180-grain carry load the way Aguila's 180-grain ammunition does
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 gr | FMJ | 953 fps | 363 ft-lbs | 0.188 | N/A | |
| 180 gr | FMJ | 1050 fps | 441 ft-lbs | 0.188 |
$0.37
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| 180 gr | FMJ | 1000 fps | 400 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
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| 180 gr | FMJ | 1000 fps | 400 ft-lbs | 0.191 |
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| 180 gr | FMJ | 990 fps | 392 ft-lbs | 0.178 |
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