Hornady Critical Defense .40 S&W 165gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 91340
Hornady Critical Defense .40 S&W 165gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 91340
Solved from this product's advertised 1045 fps, 165gr bullet and G1 BC 0.145, 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 on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.2" at 20 yards, crosses back down at 30 yards, and is -1.5" at 50 and -11.6" 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 | 1,045 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.82 | -1.11 | 1,036 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 1,028 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.72 | +0.21 | 1,020 | 381 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.71 | +0.21 | 1,013 | 376 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.38 | +0.11 | 1,005 | 370 | 0.3 |
| 30 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 998 | 365 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 991 | 360 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 984 | 355 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.04 | -0.59 | 977 | 350 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.77 | -0.81 | 971 | 346 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.0" | -3.53 | -1.03 | 965 | 341 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -2.7" | -4.31 | -1.25 | 959 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -3.5" | -5.11 | -1.49 | 953 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -4.4" | -5.93 | -1.72 | 947 | 329 | 2.0 |
| 75 | -5.3" | -6.76 | -1.97 | 941 | 325 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -6.4" | -7.60 | -2.21 | 935 | 321 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -7.5" | -8.46 | -2.46 | 930 | 317 | 2.9 |
| 90 | -8.8" | -9.32 | -2.71 | 925 | 313 | 3.2 |
| 95 | -10.2" | -10.20 | -2.97 | 919 | 310 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -11.6" | -11.09 | -3.23 | 914 | 306 | 3.9 |
165gr G1 .145 at 1,045 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 touches the line of sight at 15 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -1.8" at 50 and -12.4" 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 | 1,045 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.55 | -1.32 | 1,036 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.78 | -0.23 | 1,028 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,020 | 381 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.02 | -0.01 | 1,013 | 376 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 1,005 | 370 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.84 | -0.24 | 998 | 365 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.42 | -0.41 | 991 | 360 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.08 | -0.60 | 984 | 355 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.77 | -0.81 | 977 | 350 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.50 | -1.02 | 971 | 346 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.26 | -1.24 | 965 | 341 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.04 | -1.47 | 959 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -4.0" | -5.84 | -1.70 | 953 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -4.9" | -6.66 | -1.94 | 947 | 329 | 2.0 |
| 75 | -5.9" | -7.49 | -2.18 | 941 | 325 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -7.0" | -8.33 | -2.42 | 935 | 321 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -8.2" | -9.19 | -2.67 | 930 | 317 | 2.9 |
| 90 | -9.5" | -10.05 | -2.92 | 925 | 313 | 3.2 |
| 95 | -10.9" | -10.93 | -3.18 | 919 | 310 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -12.4" | -11.82 | -3.44 | 914 | 306 | 3.9 |
165gr G1 .145 at 1,045 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 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 -12.0" 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 | 1,045 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 1,036 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 1,028 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.35 | +0.10 | 1,020 | 381 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 1,013 | 376 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,005 | 370 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.48 | -0.14 | 998 | 365 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.07 | -0.31 | 991 | 360 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.72 | -0.50 | 984 | 355 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.1" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 977 | 350 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.7" | -3.15 | -0.92 | 971 | 346 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.3" | -3.90 | -1.14 | 965 | 341 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.0" | -4.68 | -1.36 | 959 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -3.7" | -5.48 | -1.60 | 953 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -4.6" | -6.30 | -1.83 | 947 | 329 | 2.0 |
| 75 | -5.6" | -7.13 | -2.07 | 941 | 325 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -6.7" | -7.97 | -2.32 | 935 | 321 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -7.9" | -8.83 | -2.57 | 930 | 317 | 2.9 |
| 90 | -9.2" | -9.70 | -2.82 | 925 | 313 | 3.2 |
| 95 | -10.5" | -10.57 | -3.08 | 919 | 310 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -12.0" | -11.46 | -3.33 | 914 | 306 | 3.9 |
165gr G1 .145 at 1,045 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
Hornady Critical Defense 165-grain FTX is a polymer-tipped hollow point .40 S&W load made for concealed carry. The FTX seats a soft polymer tip in its hollow cavity. It leaves the muzzle at 1,045 fps with 400 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 1.7 inches low at 50 yards, where it is still moving 971 fps, 74 fps down from the muzzle. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.0 ft-lbs, a full ft-lb under Federal HST 165-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal HST 165-grain JHP leaves 85 fps faster with 68 ft-lbs more at the muzzle, over an open cavity. Remington HTP 155-grain JHP is the fastest compared at 1,205 fps with 500 ft-lbs, from a bullet 10 grains lighter.
- Keeps 346 of its 400 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 86 percent of the muzzle figure
- Subsonic, so a suppressed pistol has no sonic crack
- Standard pressure, so it carries in a pistol with no +P rating
- 100 ft-lbs behind Remington HTP 155-grain JHP at the muzzle
- The second slowest of the loads compared, ahead only of PMC Bronze
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All Hornady Critical Defense .40 S&W 165gr FTX Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 200 | $290.00 | $19.56 | $309.56 | $1.55 |
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $30.00 | $18.43 | $48.43 | $2.42 |
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