Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 968 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.191, 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 26 yards, and is -1.9" 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 | 968 | 375 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.69 | -1.07 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 958 | 367 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 954 | 364 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 949 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.04 | +0.01 | 945 | 357 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.56 | -0.16 | 941 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.26 | -0.37 | 936 | 351 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.02 | -0.59 | 932 | 347 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 928 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.66 | -1.06 | 924 | 341 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.52 | -1.31 | 920 | 338 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.4" | -5.40 | -1.57 | 916 | 335 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.3" | -6.29 | -1.83 | 912 | 333 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -5.3" | -7.20 | -2.10 | 908 | 330 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.4" | -8.13 | -2.36 | 905 | 327 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.6" | -9.06 | -2.64 | 901 | 324 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -8.9" | -10.01 | -2.91 | 897 | 322 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -10.4" | -10.96 | -3.19 | 893 | 319 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -11.9" | -11.92 | -3.47 | 890 | 316 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -13.5" | -12.90 | -3.75 | 886 | 314 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .191 at 968 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 -2.2" at 50 and -14.2" 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 | 968 | 375 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.31 | -1.25 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.66 | -0.19 | 958 | 367 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 954 | 364 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.13 | -0.04 | 949 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 945 | 357 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.18 | -0.34 | 941 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 936 | 351 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.64 | -0.77 | 932 | 347 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.44 | -1.00 | 928 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.27 | -1.24 | 924 | 341 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.0" | -5.13 | -1.49 | 920 | 338 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.8" | -6.01 | -1.75 | 916 | 335 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.7" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 912 | 333 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.82 | -2.27 | 908 | 330 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.9" | -8.74 | -2.54 | 905 | 327 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -8.1" | -9.68 | -2.81 | 901 | 324 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -9.5" | -10.62 | -3.09 | 897 | 322 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -10.9" | -11.58 | -3.37 | 893 | 319 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -12.5" | -12.54 | -3.65 | 890 | 316 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -14.2" | -13.51 | -3.93 | 886 | 314 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .191 at 968 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 -13.6" 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 | 968 | 375 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.72 | -1.08 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 958 | 367 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.58 | +0.17 | 954 | 364 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.46 | +0.13 | 949 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 945 | 357 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.59 | -0.17 | 941 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.29 | -0.37 | 936 | 351 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 932 | 347 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -2.85 | -0.83 | 928 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.68 | -1.07 | 924 | 341 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.54 | -1.32 | 920 | 338 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.4" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 916 | 335 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.3" | -6.32 | -1.84 | 912 | 333 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -5.3" | -7.23 | -2.10 | 908 | 330 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -6.4" | -8.15 | -2.37 | 905 | 327 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -7.6" | -9.09 | -2.64 | 901 | 324 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -9.0" | -10.03 | -2.92 | 897 | 322 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -10.4" | -10.99 | -3.20 | 893 | 319 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -11.9" | -11.95 | -3.48 | 890 | 316 | 2.4 |
| 100 | -13.6" | -12.92 | -3.76 | 886 | 314 | 2.7 |
180gr G1 .191 at 968 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
Sellier & Bellot 180-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .40 S&W load made for range and match shooting, which are the uses Sellier & Bellot names for it. At 968 fps it is the slowest of the loads compared. It leaves the muzzle with 374 ft-lbs of energy.
A 25-yard zero leaves it 1.9 inches low at 50 yards, where it still holds 924 fps, losing only 44 fps on the way. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.4 ft-lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 180-grain FMJ leaves 32 fps faster with 26 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Aguila 180-grain FMJ is the fastest compared at 1,050 fps with 441 ft-lbs, and the hardest-kicking of them.
- Keeps 341 of its 374 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 91 percent of the muzzle figure
- The mildest of the loads compared in estimated recoil
- Holds its speed better than any load compared
- 67 ft-lbs behind Aguila 180-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Lead left exposed at the bullet base, which some indoor ranges restrict
All Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $292.45 | $39.99 | $332.44 | $0.33 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $329.93 | $15.99 | $345.92 | $0.35 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $140.04 | $32.99 | $173.03 | $0.35 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $352.44 | $0.00 | $352.44 | $0.35 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 1000 | $334.00 | $23.89 | $357.89 | $0.36 |
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