HSM .40 S&W Training 180gr RNFP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • RNFP
HSM .40 S&W Training 180gr RNFP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • RNFP
Solved from this product's advertised 985 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.180, 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 18 yards, crosses back down at 27 yards, and is -1.8" at 50 and -13.0" 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 | 985 | 388 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.73 | -1.08 | 979 | 384 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.63 | +0.18 | 969 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.54 | +0.16 | 964 | 372 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.12 | +0.04 | 959 | 368 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 954 | 364 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.12 | -0.33 | 950 | 360 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 945 | 357 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.63 | -0.77 | 940 | 353 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.44 | -1.00 | 936 | 350 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.27 | -1.24 | 931 | 347 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.13 | -1.49 | 927 | 344 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.00 | -1.74 | 923 | 340 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.88 | -2.00 | 918 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.1" | -7.78 | -2.26 | 914 | 334 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -7.3" | -8.69 | -2.53 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -8.6" | -9.61 | -2.80 | 906 | 328 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.0" | -10.55 | -3.07 | 902 | 325 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -11.5" | -11.49 | -3.34 | 898 | 322 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -13.0" | -12.44 | -3.62 | 894 | 320 | 2.9 |
180gr G1 .180 at 985 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 -2.1" at 50 and -13.7" 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 | 985 | 388 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 979 | 384 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 969 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 964 | 372 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.52 | -0.15 | 959 | 368 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 954 | 364 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.76 | -0.51 | 950 | 360 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.50 | -0.73 | 945 | 357 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 940 | 353 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 936 | 350 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.91 | -1.43 | 931 | 347 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.77 | -1.68 | 927 | 344 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.5" | -6.64 | -1.93 | 923 | 340 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.5" | -7.53 | -2.19 | 918 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.6" | -8.42 | -2.45 | 914 | 334 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -7.8" | -9.33 | -2.72 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -9.2" | -10.26 | -2.98 | 906 | 328 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.6" | -11.19 | -3.25 | 902 | 325 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -12.1" | -12.13 | -3.53 | 898 | 322 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -13.7" | -13.08 | -3.80 | 894 | 320 | 2.9 |
180gr G1 .180 at 985 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 11 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.2" 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 | 985 | 388 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.83 | -1.11 | 979 | 384 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.53 | +0.15 | 969 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.43 | +0.13 | 964 | 372 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 959 | 368 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 954 | 364 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.23 | -0.36 | 950 | 360 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.96 | -0.57 | 945 | 357 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.73 | -0.80 | 940 | 353 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.54 | -1.03 | 936 | 350 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.38 | -1.27 | 931 | 347 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.23 | -1.52 | 927 | 344 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.2" | -6.10 | -1.77 | 923 | 340 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.99 | -2.03 | 918 | 337 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.2" | -7.89 | -2.29 | 914 | 334 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -7.4" | -8.80 | -2.56 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -8.7" | -9.72 | -2.83 | 906 | 328 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.1" | -10.65 | -3.10 | 902 | 325 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -11.6" | -11.59 | -3.37 | 898 | 322 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -13.2" | -12.54 | -3.65 | 894 | 320 | 2.9 |
180gr G1 .180 at 985 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
HSM Training 180-grain RNFP is a plated lead round-nose flat-point .40 S&W load made for suppressed shooting, tactical use or target practice. The bullet has no jacket, only a copper plate over lead. It leaves the muzzle at 985 fps with 388 ft-lbs of energy.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it lands 1.9 inches low at 50 yards, where it still holds 936 fps. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.6 ft-lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 180-grain FMJ leaves 15 fps faster with 12 ft-lbs more at the muzzle, behind a jacket instead of plated lead. Its drop at 50 yards from the same 25-yard zero is a tenth of an inch less, and it leaves the muzzle with 400 ft-lbs.
- Keeps 350 of its 388 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 90 percent of the muzzle figure
- Subsonic, so a suppressed pistol has no sonic crack
- Holds its speed well to the 50-yard line
- A plated lead bullet with no jacket, which some indoor ranges restrict
- Built on remanufactured cases, so the brass has been fired before
All HSM .40 S&W Training 180gr RNFP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $322.49 | $33.99 | $356.48 | $0.36 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $161.24 | $21.99 | $183.23 | $0.37 |
| Fast Ammo | 50 | $21.13 | $11.99 | $33.12 | $0.66 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $682.50 | $0.00 | $682.50 | $0.68 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $351.20 | $0.00 | $351.20 | $0.70 |
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