PMC Bronze .40 S&W 165gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
PMC Bronze .40 S&W 165gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 989 fps, 165gr bullet and G1 BC 0.187, 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 +0.1" 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 | 989 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.73 | -1.09 | 984 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 978 | 351 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.64 | +0.19 | 973 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.55 | +0.16 | 969 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.15 | +0.04 | 964 | 340 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 959 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.08 | -0.31 | 954 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.81 | -0.53 | 950 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.57 | -0.75 | 945 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 941 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.4" | -4.20 | -1.22 | 936 | 321 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.04 | -1.47 | 932 | 318 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.0" | -5.90 | -1.72 | 928 | 316 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.0" | -6.78 | -1.97 | 924 | 313 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.0" | -7.67 | -2.23 | 920 | 310 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.2" | -8.57 | -2.49 | 916 | 307 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -8.5" | -9.48 | -2.76 | 912 | 305 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -9.8" | -10.40 | -3.03 | 908 | 302 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -11.3" | -11.33 | -3.30 | 904 | 299 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -12.9" | -12.27 | -3.57 | 900 | 297 | 2.8 |
165gr G1 .187 at 989 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 -2.1" at 50 and -13.5" 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 | 989 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 984 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 978 | 351 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 973 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.03 | 969 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.49 | -0.14 | 964 | 340 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.06 | -0.31 | 959 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.72 | -0.50 | 954 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.45 | -0.71 | 950 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.21 | -0.93 | 945 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -4.01 | -1.17 | 941 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.84 | -1.41 | 936 | 321 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.68 | -1.65 | 932 | 318 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.5" | -6.54 | -1.90 | 928 | 316 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.5" | -7.42 | -2.16 | 924 | 313 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.5" | -8.31 | -2.42 | 920 | 310 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.7" | -9.21 | -2.68 | 916 | 307 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -9.0" | -10.12 | -2.94 | 912 | 305 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.4" | -11.04 | -3.21 | 908 | 302 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -11.9" | -11.97 | -3.48 | 904 | 299 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -13.5" | -12.91 | -3.76 | 900 | 297 | 2.8 |
165gr G1 .187 at 989 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 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 -13.0" 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 | 989 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.86 | -1.12 | 984 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 978 | 351 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.51 | +0.15 | 973 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.42 | +0.12 | 969 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 964 | 340 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 959 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 954 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.93 | -0.56 | 950 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.70 | -0.79 | 945 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.50 | -1.02 | 941 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.33 | -1.26 | 936 | 321 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.17 | -1.50 | 932 | 318 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.03 | -1.75 | 928 | 316 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 924 | 313 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.1" | -7.80 | -2.27 | 920 | 310 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.3" | -8.70 | -2.53 | 916 | 307 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -8.6" | -9.61 | -2.79 | 912 | 305 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -9.9" | -10.53 | -3.06 | 908 | 302 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -11.4" | -11.46 | -3.33 | 904 | 299 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -13.0" | -12.40 | -3.61 | 900 | 297 | 2.8 |
165gr G1 .187 at 989 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
PMC Bronze 165-grain FMJ is a flat-point full metal jacket .40 S&W load made for target shooting. PMC loads a flat-point jacketed bullet, and at 989 fps this is the slowest of the loads compared. It leaves the muzzle with 358 ft-lbs of energy.
A 25-yard zero puts it 1.8 inches low at 50 yards, the most drop of the loads compared, and it is still moving 941 fps there. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 6.4 ft-lbs, against 8.3 for Remington UMC 165-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester 165-grain FMJ leaves 71 fps faster with 54 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Remington UMC 165-grain FMJ is the fastest compared at 1,150 fps with 484 ft-lbs, on a brass case like this one.
- Keeps 324 of its 358 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 91 percent of the muzzle figure
- The mildest of the loads compared in estimated recoil, by a clear margin
- Holds its speed better than any load compared
- 126 ft-lbs behind Remington UMC 165-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Lead left exposed at the bullet base, which some indoor ranges restrict
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 gr | FMJ | 989 fps | 358 ft-lbs | 0.187 |
$0.35
1000 Rounds
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| 165 gr | FMJ | 1130 fps | 468 ft-lbs | 0.154 |
$0.42
1000 Rounds
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| 165 gr | FMJ | 1150 fps | 484 ft-lbs | 0.165 |
$0.40
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| 165 gr | FMJ | 1060 fps | 412 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
$0.34
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| 165 gr | TMJ | 1100 fps | 443 ft-lbs | 0.135 |
$0.33
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| 165 gr | FMJ | 1060 fps | 412 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
$0.34
1000 Rounds
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All PMC Bronze .40 S&W 165gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $352.65 | $0.00 | $352.65 | $0.35 |
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $337.00 | $25.23 | $362.23 | $0.36 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 1000 | $349.00 | $22.91 | $371.91 | $0.37 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $177.97 | $10.99 | $188.96 | $0.38 |
| Sentry Ammo | 900 | $349.42 | $17.99 | $367.41 | $0.41 |
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