Magtech .40 S&W 180gr JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 40A
Magtech .40 S&W 180gr JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 40A
Solved from this product's advertised 990 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.174, 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 -12.9" 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 | 990 | 392 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.73 | -1.09 | 984 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 979 | 383 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.64 | +0.19 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 968 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.15 | +0.04 | 963 | 371 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 958 | 367 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.08 | -0.31 | 953 | 363 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.81 | -0.53 | 948 | 359 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.58 | -0.75 | 943 | 356 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.38 | -0.98 | 938 | 352 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.4" | -4.21 | -1.22 | 934 | 349 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.05 | -1.47 | 929 | 345 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.0" | -5.92 | -1.72 | 925 | 342 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.0" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 920 | 339 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.1" | -7.69 | -2.24 | 916 | 335 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.2" | -8.60 | -2.50 | 912 | 332 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -8.5" | -9.51 | -2.77 | 907 | 329 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -9.9" | -10.44 | -3.04 | 903 | 326 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -11.3" | -11.38 | -3.31 | 899 | 323 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -12.9" | -12.32 | -3.58 | 895 | 320 | 3.0 |
180gr G1 .174 at 990 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 -13.6" 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 | 990 | 392 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.38 | -1.28 | 984 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 979 | 383 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.10 | -0.03 | 968 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.50 | -0.15 | 963 | 371 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.07 | -0.31 | 958 | 367 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.73 | -0.50 | 953 | 363 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 948 | 359 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.23 | -0.94 | 943 | 356 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -4.03 | -1.17 | 938 | 352 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.86 | -1.41 | 934 | 349 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.71 | -1.66 | 929 | 345 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.5" | -6.57 | -1.91 | 925 | 342 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.5" | -7.45 | -2.17 | 920 | 339 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.6" | -8.35 | -2.43 | 916 | 335 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.8" | -9.25 | -2.69 | 912 | 332 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -9.1" | -10.17 | -2.96 | 907 | 329 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -10.5" | -11.09 | -3.23 | 903 | 326 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -12.0" | -12.03 | -3.50 | 899 | 323 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -13.6" | -12.98 | -3.77 | 895 | 320 | 3.0 |
180gr G1 .174 at 990 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 -1.8" at 50 and -13.1" 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 | 990 | 392 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.86 | -1.12 | 984 | 387 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 979 | 383 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.43 | +0.12 | 968 | 375 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 963 | 371 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 958 | 367 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 953 | 363 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.93 | -0.56 | 948 | 359 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.70 | -0.79 | 943 | 356 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 938 | 352 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.33 | -1.26 | 934 | 349 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.18 | -1.51 | 929 | 345 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.05 | -1.76 | 925 | 342 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.93 | -2.02 | 920 | 339 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.2" | -7.82 | -2.28 | 916 | 335 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.3" | -8.73 | -2.54 | 912 | 332 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -8.6" | -9.64 | -2.81 | 907 | 329 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -10.0" | -10.57 | -3.07 | 903 | 326 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -11.5" | -11.51 | -3.35 | 899 | 323 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -13.1" | -12.45 | -3.62 | 895 | 320 | 3.0 |
180gr G1 .174 at 990 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
Magtech 180-grain JHP is a jacketed hollow point .40 S&W load made for self-defense. Magtech also lists it for hunting, and the bullet is a conventional cup-and-core hollow point in a brass case. It leaves the muzzle at 990 fps with 392 ft-lbs of energy.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it lands 1.8 inches low at 50 yards, where it is still moving 938 fps. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.7 ft-lbs, half a ft-lb under Speer Gold Dot 180-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Speer Gold Dot 180-grain JHP leaves 35 fps faster with 28 ft-lbs more at the muzzle, behind a bonded core. Sellier and Bellot 180-grain JHP is 16 fps slower with 13 ft-lbs less, from the same bullet weight.
- Keeps 352 of its 392 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 90 percent of the muzzle figure
- More muzzle energy than Hornady American Gunner and Sellier and Bellot
- A brass case, where Speer Gold Dot and Remington Golden Saber use nickel-plated brass
- Speer Gold Dot and Remington Golden Saber both bond the jacket to the core, where this bullet does not
- Kicks harder than Hornady American Gunner in the same pistol
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 180 gr | JHP | 990 fps | 392 ft-lbs | 0.174 | N/A | |
| 180 gr | JHP | 1015 fps | 412 ft-lbs | 0.164 | N/A | |
| 180 gr | JHP | 1025 fps | 420 ft-lbs | 0.143 |
$0.99
50 Rounds
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| 180 gr | XTP JHP | 950 fps | 361 ft-lbs | 0.164 |
$1.95
20 Rounds
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| 180 gr | BJHP | 1015 fps | 412 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$2.32
20 Rounds
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| 180 gr | JHP | 974 fps | 379 ft-lbs | 0.246 |
$0.42
1000 Rounds
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