PMC Bronze .44 Mag 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
PMC Bronze .44 Mag 180gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Trajectory @ 25yd Zero
| Range | Velocity | Energy | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muzzle | 1750 fps | 1224 ft-lb | — |
| 5 yds | 1730 fps | 1197 ft-lb | -0.3" |
| 10 yds | 1711 fps | 1171 ft-lb | -0.2" |
| 15 yds | 1693 fps | 1146 ft-lb | -0.1" |
| 20 yds | 1675 fps | 1121 ft-lb | -0.0" |
| 25 yds ⊕ | 1656 fps | 1097 ft-lb | +0.0" |
| 30 yds | 1638 fps | 1073 ft-lb | +0.0" |
| 35 yds | 1621 fps | 1050 ft-lb | -0.0" |
| 40 yds | 1603 fps | 1027 ft-lb | -0.1" |
| 45 yds | 1586 fps | 1005 ft-lb | -0.2" |
| 50 yds | 1568 fps | 983 ft-lb | -0.3" |
| 55 yds | 1551 fps | 962 ft-lb | -0.5" |
| 60 yds | 1534 fps | 941 ft-lb | -0.7" |
| 65 yds | 1517 fps | 921 ft-lb | -0.9" |
| 70 yds | 1501 fps | 901 ft-lb | -1.2" |
| 75 yds | 1484 fps | 881 ft-lb | -1.5" |
| 80 yds | 1468 fps | 862 ft-lb | -1.8" |
| 85 yds | 1452 fps | 843 ft-lb | -2.2" |
| 90 yds | 1436 fps | 825 ft-lb | -2.7" |
| 95 yds | 1421 fps | 807 ft-lb | -3.1" |
| 100 yds | 1405 fps | 790 ft-lb | -3.6" |
Product Overview
PMC's Bronze 180-grain jacketed hollow point is the light-fast end of .44 Magnum: 1,750 fps and 1,225 ft-lbs at the muzzle. Power factor is 315, which clears the USPSA major floor of 165 by 150 points; every load compared here makes major by a wide margin, so the floor is not what separates them. From a 25-yard zero the bullet sits 0.3 inches low at 50 yards and 3.6 inches low at 100. The jacketed hollow point is meant to expand on impact, which is what a self-defense load is asked to do.
The three loads it is compared with are all 240-grain hollow points, and the PMC beats each of them on muzzle energy. It carries 458 ft-lbs more than CCI Blazer 240, 392 more than Sierra Sports Master 240 and 311 more than the Fiocchi Defense Dynamics 240-grain semi-jacketed hollow point (SJHP). The lighter bullet does not buy softer shooting, because the extra velocity cancels the weight saving. In the same revolver the PMC out-kicks both the Blazer 240 and the Sports Master 240, and only the Defense Dynamics 240 kicks harder, by about 7 percent.
Buy this if you want the most muzzle energy of the expanding loads compared here and will take full-power recoil to get it. If what you want from a lighter bullet is less recoil, the 180 will not deliver it; Federal HST 230 produces about 29 percent less recoil energy in the same revolver, at 601 ft-lbs.
- Fastest load in its set: 1,750 fps is 500 fps ahead of Sierra Sports Master 240 and 550 fps ahead of CCI Blazer 240 .44 Magnum
- Power factor of 315 leads the group; Sports Master 240 makes 300 and Blazer 240 makes 288
- Brass case can be reloaded, which the aluminum-cased Blazer 240 cannot
- About 2 percent more recoil energy than Sierra Sports Master 240 in the same revolver, so the 60-grain weight saving never shows up in the hand
- Fiocchi Defense Dynamics 240 semi-jacketed hollow point matches its power factor, 314 to 315, with 440 fps less velocity
- About 9 percent more recoil energy than CCI Blazer 240 in the same revolver
All PMC Bronze .44 Mag 180gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 400 | $282.64 | $39.99 | $322.63 | $0.81 |
| Fast Ammo | 200 | $142.30 | $32.99 | $175.29 | $0.88 |
| Lucky Gunner | 500 | $410.00 | $37.20 | $447.20 | $0.89 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 500 | $439.00 | $34.71 | $473.71 | $0.95 |
| Fast Ammo | 25 | $18.05 | $15.99 | $34.04 | $1.36 |
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