Armscor .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Armscor .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 849 fps, 230gr bullet and G1 BC 0.185, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .45 ACP.
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.
.45 ACP 230gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 10 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -3.0" at 50 and -18.6" 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 | 849 | 368 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.42 | -0.99 | 846 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 842 | 362 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.35 | +0.10 | 839 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 836 | 357 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.75 | -0.22 | 833 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.62 | -0.47 | 830 | 352 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.58 | -0.75 | 826 | 349 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.5" | -3.61 | -1.05 | 823 | 346 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.2" | -4.68 | -1.36 | 820 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.0" | -5.78 | -1.68 | 817 | 341 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.0" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 814 | 339 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.1" | -8.06 | -2.34 | 811 | 336 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.3" | -9.23 | -2.68 | 808 | 334 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.7" | -10.41 | -3.03 | 805 | 331 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -9.1" | -11.60 | -3.37 | 802 | 329 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -10.8" | -12.81 | -3.73 | 800 | 327 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -12.5" | -14.02 | -4.08 | 797 | 324 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -14.4" | -15.25 | -4.44 | 794 | 322 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -16.4" | -16.48 | -4.80 | 791 | 320 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -18.6" | -17.73 | -5.16 | 788 | 317 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 at 849 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.
.45 ACP 230gr 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 -3.2" at 50 and -19.0" 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 | 849 | 368 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 846 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 842 | 362 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 839 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.39 | -0.11 | 836 | 357 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 833 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.96 | -0.57 | 830 | 352 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.93 | -0.85 | 826 | 349 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -3.96 | -1.15 | 823 | 346 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.03 | -1.46 | 820 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.13 | -1.78 | 817 | 341 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.2" | -7.26 | -2.11 | 814 | 339 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.41 | -2.45 | 811 | 336 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.5" | -9.57 | -2.78 | 808 | 334 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.9" | -10.75 | -3.13 | 805 | 331 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -9.4" | -11.95 | -3.48 | 802 | 329 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -11.0" | -13.15 | -3.83 | 800 | 327 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -12.8" | -14.37 | -4.18 | 797 | 324 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -14.7" | -15.59 | -4.54 | 794 | 322 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -16.8" | -16.83 | -4.90 | 791 | 320 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -19.0" | -18.07 | -5.26 | 788 | 317 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 at 849 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.
.45 ACP 230gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 8 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.6" at 50 and -17.8" 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 | 849 | 368 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.65 | -0.77 | 846 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.74 | +0.21 | 842 | 362 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.12 | +0.33 | 839 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.73 | +0.21 | 836 | 357 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 833 | 354 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 830 | 352 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.81 | -0.53 | 826 | 349 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.84 | -0.83 | 823 | 346 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -3.91 | -1.14 | 820 | 344 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -5.01 | -1.46 | 817 | 341 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.6" | -6.14 | -1.79 | 814 | 339 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -4.6" | -7.29 | -2.12 | 811 | 336 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -5.8" | -8.46 | -2.46 | 808 | 334 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.1" | -9.64 | -2.80 | 805 | 331 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -8.5" | -10.83 | -3.15 | 802 | 329 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -10.1" | -12.04 | -3.50 | 800 | 327 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -11.8" | -13.25 | -3.86 | 797 | 324 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -13.7" | -14.48 | -4.21 | 794 | 322 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -15.7" | -15.72 | -4.57 | 791 | 320 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -17.8" | -16.96 | -4.93 | 788 | 317 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 at 849 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
Armscor 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP practice load. Armscor drives the caliber's standard 230-grain bullet to 849 fps, second only to Ammo Inc Signature 230-grain TMC among the loads compared. It leaves the muzzle with 368 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 2.6 inches low at 50 yards, and it still holds 817 fps there. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.7 ft-lbs, the second highest of the loads compared.
If you're cross-shopping, Magtech 230-grain FMJ leaves 12 fps slower with 10 ft-lbs less at the muzzle. Ammo Inc Signature 230-grain TMC is 41 fps faster with 37 ft-lbs more, and its bullet base is covered. Both carry the same 230-grain bullet.
- Keeps 341 of its 368 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 93 percent of the muzzle figure
- Holds its speed well to the 50-yard line
- More muzzle energy than Independence Brass and Winchester at the same bullet weight
- Armscor states no purpose for the load, so nothing in its labelling says what it is built for
- Kicks harder than Magtech and Winchester in the same pistol
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 gr | FMJ | 849 fps | 368 ft-lbs | 0.185 |
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| 230 gr | TMC | 890 fps | 405 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A | |
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Magtech .45 ACP 230gr FMJ
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230 gr | FMJ | 837 fps | 358 ft-lbs | 0.194 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 835 fps | 356 ft-lbs | 0.163 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A |
All Armscor .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $403.29 | $0.00 | $403.29 | $0.40 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $201.64 | $9.99 | $211.63 | $0.42 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 50 | $26.99 | $10.99 | $37.98 | $0.76 |
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