Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 974 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.246, 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 -1.8" 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 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.71 | -1.08 | 970 | 376 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 966 | 373 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.62 | +0.18 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.51 | +0.15 | 959 | 368 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.08 | +0.02 | 956 | 365 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.50 | -0.15 | 952 | 362 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.18 | -0.34 | 949 | 360 | 0.3 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.92 | -0.56 | 945 | 357 | 0.4 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.70 | -0.79 | 942 | 355 | 0.5 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 939 | 352 | 0.6 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.35 | -1.26 | 935 | 350 | 0.7 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.20 | -1.51 | 932 | 347 | 0.8 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.07 | -1.77 | 929 | 345 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.95 | -2.02 | 926 | 343 | 1.1 |
| 75 | -6.2" | -7.85 | -2.28 | 922 | 340 | 1.2 |
| 80 | -7.4" | -8.75 | -2.55 | 919 | 338 | 1.4 |
| 85 | -8.6" | -9.66 | -2.81 | 916 | 336 | 1.6 |
| 90 | -10.0" | -10.59 | -3.08 | 913 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 95 | -11.5" | -11.52 | -3.35 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 100 | -13.1" | -12.45 | -3.62 | 907 | 329 | 2.1 |
180gr G1 .246 at 974 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 -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 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.34 | -1.26 | 970 | 376 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.67 | -0.20 | 966 | 373 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.12 | -0.03 | 959 | 368 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 956 | 365 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.13 | -0.33 | 952 | 362 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.81 | -0.53 | 949 | 360 | 0.3 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.55 | -0.74 | 945 | 357 | 0.4 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.33 | -0.97 | 942 | 355 | 0.5 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.14 | -1.20 | 939 | 352 | 0.6 |
| 55 | -2.9" | -4.97 | -1.45 | 935 | 350 | 0.7 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.83 | -1.70 | 932 | 347 | 0.8 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.70 | -1.95 | 929 | 345 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -5.6" | -7.58 | -2.21 | 926 | 343 | 1.1 |
| 75 | -6.7" | -8.48 | -2.47 | 922 | 340 | 1.2 |
| 80 | -7.9" | -9.38 | -2.73 | 919 | 338 | 1.4 |
| 85 | -9.2" | -10.29 | -2.99 | 916 | 336 | 1.6 |
| 90 | -10.6" | -11.21 | -3.26 | 913 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 95 | -12.1" | -12.14 | -3.53 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 100 | -13.7" | -13.08 | -3.80 | 907 | 329 | 2.1 |
180gr G1 .246 at 974 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 -13.1" 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 | 974 | 379 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.77 | -1.10 | 970 | 376 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 966 | 373 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 963 | 371 | 0.1 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.45 | +0.13 | 959 | 368 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 956 | 365 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.56 | -0.16 | 952 | 362 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.24 | -0.36 | 949 | 360 | 0.3 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 945 | 357 | 0.4 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.76 | -0.80 | 942 | 355 | 0.5 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.58 | -1.04 | 939 | 352 | 0.6 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.41 | -1.28 | 935 | 350 | 0.7 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.26 | -1.53 | 932 | 347 | 0.8 |
| 65 | -4.2" | -6.13 | -1.78 | 929 | 345 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -5.2" | -7.02 | -2.04 | 926 | 343 | 1.1 |
| 75 | -6.2" | -7.91 | -2.30 | 922 | 340 | 1.2 |
| 80 | -7.4" | -8.82 | -2.56 | 919 | 338 | 1.4 |
| 85 | -8.7" | -9.73 | -2.83 | 916 | 336 | 1.6 |
| 90 | -10.1" | -10.65 | -3.10 | 913 | 333 | 1.7 |
| 95 | -11.5" | -11.58 | -3.37 | 910 | 331 | 1.9 |
| 100 | -13.1" | -12.52 | -3.64 | 907 | 329 | 2.1 |
180gr G1 .246 at 974 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 JHP is a jacketed hollow point .40 S&W load made for defensive use. Sellier & Bellot makes no bonding claim for it, so the bullet is a conventional cup-and-core hollow point. It leaves the muzzle at 974 fps with 379 ft-lbs of energy.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it lands 1.9 inches low at 50 yards, and it still holds 939 fps there, 35 fps down from the muzzle. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.5 ft-lbs, against 8.1 for Speer Gold Dot 180-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Speer Gold Dot 180-grain JHP leaves 51 fps faster with 41 ft-lbs more at the muzzle, behind a bonded core. Remington Golden Saber 180-grain BJHP falls between the two at 1,015 fps with 412 ft-lbs.
- Keeps 352 of its 379 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 93 percent of the muzzle figure
- Holds its speed better than any load compared
- Milder in estimated recoil than every load compared except Hornady American Gunner
- 33 ft-lbs behind Remington Golden Saber 180-grain BJHP at the muzzle
- Speer Gold Dot bonds its jacket to the core, where this bullet does not
All Sellier & Bellot .40 S&W 180gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $397.73 | $22.99 | $420.72 | $0.42 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $421.66 | $0.00 | $421.66 | $0.42 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $198.01 | $17.99 | $216.00 | $0.43 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $217.44 | $10.99 | $228.43 | $0.46 |
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $440.00 | $26.71 | $466.71 | $0.47 |
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