CCI Blazer .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
CCI Blazer .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 830 fps, 230gr bullet and G1 BC 0.156, 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 -3.3" at 50 and -19.9" 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 | 830 | 352 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 826 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 823 | 346 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.29 | +0.08 | 819 | 343 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 815 | 340 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -0.93 | -0.27 | 812 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 808 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.89 | -0.84 | 805 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -3.98 | -1.16 | 801 | 328 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.11 | -1.49 | 798 | 325 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.28 | -1.83 | 794 | 322 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.47 | -2.17 | 791 | 320 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.5" | -8.69 | -2.53 | 788 | 317 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.8" | -9.93 | -2.89 | 784 | 314 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.2" | -11.18 | -3.25 | 781 | 312 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.8" | -12.44 | -3.62 | 778 | 309 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.5" | -13.72 | -3.99 | 774 | 306 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -13.4" | -15.01 | -4.37 | 771 | 304 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -15.4" | -16.31 | -4.75 | 768 | 301 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -17.6" | -17.63 | -5.13 | 765 | 299 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -19.9" | -18.95 | -5.51 | 762 | 296 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 830 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 -3.5" at 50 and -20.2" 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 | 830 | 352 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 826 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 823 | 346 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 819 | 343 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 815 | 340 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 812 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.14 | -0.62 | 808 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.2" | -3.17 | -0.92 | 805 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.8" | -4.26 | -1.24 | 801 | 328 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.6" | -5.39 | -1.57 | 798 | 325 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.5" | -6.56 | -1.91 | 794 | 322 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.5" | -7.76 | -2.26 | 791 | 320 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.7" | -8.97 | -2.61 | 788 | 317 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -7.0" | -10.21 | -2.97 | 784 | 314 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.4" | -11.46 | -3.33 | 781 | 312 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -10.0" | -12.72 | -3.70 | 778 | 309 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.8" | -14.00 | -4.07 | 774 | 306 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -13.6" | -15.29 | -4.45 | 771 | 304 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -15.7" | -16.60 | -4.83 | 768 | 301 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -17.9" | -17.91 | -5.21 | 765 | 299 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -20.2" | -19.23 | -5.59 | 762 | 296 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 830 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 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.8" at 50 and -18.9" 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 | 830 | 352 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 826 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.92 | +0.27 | 823 | 346 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.25 | +0.36 | 819 | 343 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 815 | 340 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 812 | 337 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.90 | -0.26 | 808 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.92 | -0.56 | 805 | 331 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -3.01 | -0.88 | 801 | 328 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.0" | -4.15 | -1.21 | 798 | 325 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.32 | -1.55 | 794 | 322 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.8" | -6.51 | -1.89 | 791 | 320 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.9" | -7.73 | -2.25 | 788 | 317 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.1" | -8.96 | -2.61 | 784 | 314 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.5" | -10.22 | -2.97 | 781 | 312 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.0" | -11.48 | -3.34 | 778 | 309 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -10.7" | -12.76 | -3.71 | 774 | 306 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.5" | -14.05 | -4.09 | 771 | 304 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -14.5" | -15.35 | -4.47 | 768 | 301 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -16.6" | -16.67 | -4.85 | 765 | 299 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -18.9" | -17.99 | -5.23 | 762 | 296 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 830 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
CCI Blazer 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for target shooting. This is the brass-cased Blazer, at the caliber's standard 230-grain bullet weight. It leaves the muzzle at 830 fps with 352 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero it prints 2.8 inches low at 50 yards, and it is still moving 794 fps there. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.4 ft-lbs, against 10.5 for Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ leaves 60 fps faster with 52 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. PMC Bronze 230-grain FMJ matches this load's 830 fps and 352 ft-lbs but arrives at 50 yards 5 fps behind it.
- Keeps 322 of its 352 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 91 percent of the muzzle figure
- A brass case, where the aluminum-cased Blazer cannot be reloaded
- Among the mildest of the loads compared in estimated recoil
- 52 ft-lbs behind Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Level with PMC Bronze for the least muzzle energy of the loads compared
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.156 |
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All CCI Blazer .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $345.49 | $9.99 | $355.48 | $0.36 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $172.74 | $20.99 | $193.73 | $0.39 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $369.01 | $26.55 | $395.56 | $0.40 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $398.49 | $0.00 | $398.49 | $0.40 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $184.64 | $17.99 | $202.63 | $0.41 |
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