Speer Lawman .40 S&W 180gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ
Speer Lawman .40 S&W 180gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 1000 fps, 180gr bullet and G1 BC 0.147, 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 at 10 and 27 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, and is -1.7" 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 | 1,000 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 993 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 986 | 389 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.65 | +0.19 | 979 | 384 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.18 | +0.05 | 967 | 374 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 961 | 369 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.03 | -0.30 | 955 | 364 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 949 | 360 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.51 | -0.73 | 943 | 356 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.7" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 938 | 352 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.4" | -4.13 | -1.20 | 932 | 347 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.1" | -4.98 | -1.45 | 927 | 343 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.0" | -5.84 | -1.70 | 922 | 340 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -4.9" | -6.72 | -1.96 | 916 | 336 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.0" | -7.62 | -2.22 | 911 | 332 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -7.2" | -8.52 | -2.48 | 906 | 328 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -8.4" | -9.44 | -2.75 | 901 | 325 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -9.8" | -10.37 | -3.02 | 897 | 321 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -11.3" | -11.31 | -3.29 | 892 | 318 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -12.9" | -12.27 | -3.57 | 887 | 315 | 3.6 |
180gr G1 .147 at 1,000 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 crosses the line of sight at 15 and 19 yards, peaks 0.0" at 17 yards, 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 | 1,000 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.41 | -1.28 | 993 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 986 | 389 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 979 | 384 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.08 | -0.02 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.47 | -0.14 | 967 | 374 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.03 | -0.30 | 961 | 369 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.69 | -0.49 | 955 | 364 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.40 | -0.70 | 949 | 360 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.17 | -0.92 | 943 | 356 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -3.96 | -1.15 | 938 | 352 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.79 | -1.39 | 932 | 347 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.63 | -1.64 | 927 | 343 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.4" | -6.50 | -1.89 | 922 | 340 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -5.4" | -7.38 | -2.15 | 916 | 336 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.5" | -8.27 | -2.41 | 911 | 332 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -7.7" | -9.18 | -2.67 | 906 | 328 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.0" | -10.10 | -2.94 | 901 | 325 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -10.4" | -11.03 | -3.21 | 897 | 321 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -11.9" | -11.97 | -3.48 | 892 | 318 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -13.6" | -12.92 | -3.76 | 887 | 315 | 3.6 |
180gr G1 .147 at 1,000 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 crosses the line of sight at 11 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 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 | 1,000 | 400 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.92 | -1.14 | 993 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 986 | 389 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 979 | 384 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.41 | +0.12 | 973 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 967 | 374 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 961 | 369 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.20 | -0.35 | 955 | 364 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.92 | -0.56 | 949 | 360 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.68 | -0.78 | 943 | 356 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.48 | -1.01 | 938 | 352 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.30 | -1.25 | 932 | 347 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 927 | 343 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.01 | -1.75 | 922 | 340 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.89 | -2.00 | 916 | 336 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.1" | -7.78 | -2.26 | 911 | 332 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -7.3" | -8.69 | -2.53 | 906 | 328 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -8.6" | -9.61 | -2.80 | 901 | 325 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -10.0" | -10.54 | -3.07 | 897 | 321 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -11.4" | -11.48 | -3.34 | 892 | 318 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -13.0" | -12.43 | -3.62 | 887 | 315 | 3.6 |
180gr G1 .147 at 1,000 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
Speer's Lawman 180-grain TMJ leaves the muzzle at 1,000 fps with 400 ft-lbs of energy. TMJ means the jacket fully encloses the bullet with no exposed lead, which is what indoor ranges ask for. Power factor is 180, 15 points over the 165 USPSA major floor. From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 1.8 inches low at 50 yards and 13.0 inches low at 100, having slowed to 938 fps at 50 and 887 fps at 100.
At the muzzle the Lawman and Federal American Eagle .40 S&W are identical: 1,000 fps, 400 ft-lbs and the same recoil energy in the same pistol. By 100 yards the Lawman is 13 fps and 9 ft-lbs behind the American Eagle. Magtech's flat nose starts 10 fps slower at 990 fps, yet it is 5 fps ahead of the Lawman at 50 yards and 15 fps and 11 ft-lbs ahead at 100, with the same 13.0 inches of drop. None of that changes a hold at pistol distances; the 50-yard drop is 1.8 inches for all three. Recoil is where the set spreads out. The Lawman produces about 2 percent more recoil energy than Magtech, 7 percent more than Ammo Inc Signature's 180-grain TMJ at 958 fps, and 8 percent more than Fiocchi Training Dynamics 170-grain at 1,020 fps.
This is the 180-grain practice load for anyone who shoots indoors and needs a bullet with no exposed lead. If the range rules do not care about exposed lead, Federal American Eagle gives the same muzzle numbers and a little more velocity at 100 yards, and HSM's Training 180-grain lead RNFP runs 15 fps slower with about 3 percent less recoil energy. For the softest practice round, Fiocchi Training Dynamics 170 still makes major at a power factor of 173.
- No exposed lead on the TMJ bullet, which is what indoor ranges that restrict bare-base bullets ask for; Federal American Eagle and Magtech flat nose are FMJ
- Power factor of 180 gives 15 points over the major floor; Ammo Inc Signature's 180-grain TMJ has 7
- Holds 938 fps and 352 ft-lbs at 50 yards, within 7 fps of Federal American Eagle
- Loses 80 fps between 25 and 100 yards where Magtech's flat nose loses 63
- Same recoil as Federal American Eagle, so it offers no softer-shooting advantage over plain FMJ; Fiocchi Training Dynamics at 1,020 fps and 170 grains is the lighter-kicking option in the set
- Ammo Inc Signature offers the same no-exposed-lead TMJ construction at 958 fps for shooters who want less recoil
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| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $227.97 | $0.00 | $227.97 | $0.46 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $233.04 | $17.99 | $251.03 | $0.50 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $242.53 | $10.99 | $253.52 | $0.51 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 50 | $30.17 | $9.00 | $39.17 | $0.78 |
| Sentry Ammo | 50 | $29.42 | $10.50 | $39.92 | $0.80 |
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