CCI Blazer .40 S&W 165gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics
Aluminum Case • TMJ
CCI Blazer .40 S&W 165gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics
Aluminum Case • TMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 1100 fps, 165gr bullet and G1 BC 0.139, 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 165gr 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 -10.4" 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 | 1,100 | 443 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.90 | -1.13 | 1,089 | 434 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.02 | 1,078 | 426 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 1,068 | 418 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.85 | +0.25 | 1,058 | 411 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.2" | +0.59 | +0.17 | 1,049 | 403 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.1" | +0.17 | +0.05 | 1,040 | 397 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.1" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 1,032 | 390 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.93 | -0.27 | 1,023 | 384 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.56 | -0.45 | 1,015 | 378 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.2" | -2.23 | -0.65 | 1,007 | 372 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -1.7" | -2.92 | -0.85 | 1,000 | 366 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -2.3" | -3.64 | -1.06 | 992 | 361 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.0" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 985 | 356 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -3.8" | -5.12 | -1.49 | 978 | 351 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -4.6" | -5.89 | -1.71 | 972 | 346 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -5.6" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 965 | 341 | 2.9 |
| 85 | -6.7" | -7.47 | -2.17 | 959 | 337 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -7.8" | -8.27 | -2.41 | 952 | 332 | 3.6 |
| 95 | -9.1" | -9.09 | -2.64 | 946 | 328 | 4.0 |
| 100 | -10.4" | -9.92 | -2.89 | 940 | 324 | 4.4 |
165gr G1 .139 at 1,100 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 165gr 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 -11.2" 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 | 1,100 | 443 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.69 | -1.37 | 1,089 | 434 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 1,078 | 426 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,068 | 418 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.05 | +0.02 | 1,058 | 411 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.20 | -0.06 | 1,049 | 403 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.62 | -0.18 | 1,040 | 397 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 1,032 | 390 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.73 | -0.50 | 1,023 | 384 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.1" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 1,015 | 378 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.6" | -3.02 | -0.88 | 1,007 | 372 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -2.2" | -3.72 | -1.08 | 1,000 | 366 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -2.8" | -4.43 | -1.29 | 992 | 361 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.5" | -5.17 | -1.50 | 985 | 356 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -4.4" | -5.92 | -1.72 | 978 | 351 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -5.3" | -6.69 | -1.94 | 972 | 346 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -6.3" | -7.47 | -2.17 | 965 | 341 | 2.9 |
| 85 | -7.4" | -8.26 | -2.40 | 959 | 337 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -8.6" | -9.07 | -2.64 | 952 | 332 | 3.6 |
| 95 | -9.9" | -9.88 | -2.88 | 946 | 328 | 4.0 |
| 100 | -11.2" | -10.71 | -3.12 | 940 | 324 | 4.4 |
165gr G1 .139 at 1,100 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 165gr 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 -11.0" 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 | 1,100 | 443 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.48 | -1.30 | 1,089 | 434 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 1,078 | 426 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.0" | +0.21 | +0.06 | 1,068 | 418 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.27 | +0.08 | 1,058 | 411 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 1,049 | 403 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.41 | -0.12 | 1,040 | 397 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.93 | -0.27 | 1,032 | 390 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.51 | -0.44 | 1,023 | 384 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.14 | -0.62 | 1,015 | 378 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.80 | -0.82 | 1,007 | 372 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -2.0" | -3.50 | -1.02 | 1,000 | 366 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -2.7" | -4.21 | -1.23 | 992 | 361 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.4" | -4.95 | -1.44 | 985 | 356 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -4.2" | -5.70 | -1.66 | 978 | 351 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -5.1" | -6.47 | -1.88 | 972 | 346 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -6.1" | -7.25 | -2.11 | 965 | 341 | 2.9 |
| 85 | -7.2" | -8.04 | -2.34 | 959 | 337 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -8.4" | -8.85 | -2.57 | 952 | 332 | 3.6 |
| 95 | -9.6" | -9.67 | -2.81 | 946 | 328 | 4.0 |
| 100 | -11.0" | -10.50 | -3.05 | 940 | 324 | 4.4 |
165gr G1 .139 at 1,100 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
CCI loads the Blazer 165-grain TMJ in an aluminum case at 1,100 fps and 443 ft-lbs. The TMJ bullet is fully enclosed with no exposed lead, which is what some indoor ranges require, and the aluminum case cannot be reloaded. Power factor is 182, 17 points over the 165 USPSA major floor. From a 25-yard zero the bullet sits 1.5 inches low at 50 yards and 11.0 inches low at 100, carrying 372 ft-lbs at 50.
American Eagle and Remington UMC both leave faster, by 30 and 50 fps, and carry 25 and 42 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. In the same pistol that shows up as about 5 percent more recoil energy from the Federal and about 8 percent more from the Remington. The Federal keeps its lead downrange, 29 fps and 21 ft-lbs ahead at 50 yards. PMC Bronze is the soft end at 989 fps and 358 ft-lbs, 111 fps and 85 ft-lbs behind the Blazer with about 16 percent less recoil energy; at 100 yards it drops 2.0 inches more and arrives with 27 ft-lbs less. It is also the one load in the set under the major floor, at a power factor of 163.
This is the range load for a shooter who wants a 165 close to a carry hollow point and a bullet with no exposed lead for an indoor range. PMC Bronze 165 JHP leaves 60 fps slower, and the Blazer produces about 10 percent more recoil energy than it in the same pistol; PMC Bronze 165 FMJ at 989 fps sits on the other side of that hollow point and is the softer choice. If you reload, the aluminum case rules this one out, and American Eagle 165 in brass is the nearest match at 1,130 fps.
- Makes major at a power factor of 182; PMC Bronze 165, the only softer 165 in the set, misses it at 163
- Only TMJ in its comparison set; American Eagle 165, Remington UMC 165 and PMC Bronze 165 are all FMJ
- Still 40 fps ahead of PMC Bronze 165 at 100 yards
- Aluminum case cannot be reloaded, unlike the brass on American Eagle 165 and every other load in the set
- Remington UMC 165 makes a power factor of 190, 8 points more
- At 100 yards it carries 324 ft-lbs and sits 11.0 inches low, 20 ft-lbs and 0.7 inch behind American Eagle 165
All CCI Blazer .40 S&W 165gr TMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $288.59 | $39.99 | $328.58 | $0.33 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $325.71 | $22.99 | $348.70 | $0.35 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $351.48 | $0.00 | $351.48 | $0.35 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $175.18 | $17.99 | $193.17 | $0.39 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $184.79 | $10.99 | $195.78 | $0.39 |
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