CCI Blazer Aluminum .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ballistics
Aluminum Case • FMJ
CCI Blazer Aluminum .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ballistics
Aluminum Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 845 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 -3.1" 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 | 845 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.40 | -0.99 | 841 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 833 | 355 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 830 | 352 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.79 | -0.23 | 826 | 349 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.68 | -0.49 | 822 | 345 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.66 | -0.77 | 819 | 342 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.71 | -1.08 | 815 | 339 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.80 | -1.40 | 812 | 336 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.93 | -1.72 | 808 | 334 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.08 | -2.06 | 805 | 331 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.2" | -8.25 | -2.40 | 801 | 328 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.4" | -9.44 | -2.75 | 798 | 325 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.8" | -10.65 | -3.10 | 794 | 322 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.3" | -11.87 | -3.45 | 791 | 320 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.0" | -13.10 | -3.81 | 788 | 317 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.8" | -14.35 | -4.17 | 784 | 314 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -14.7" | -15.61 | -4.54 | 781 | 312 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -16.8" | -16.88 | -4.91 | 778 | 309 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -19.0" | -18.16 | -5.28 | 774 | 306 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 845 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 -3.3" at 50 and -19.4" 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 | 845 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.74 | -1.09 | 841 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.36 | -0.11 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 833 | 355 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.40 | -0.12 | 830 | 352 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.13 | -0.33 | 826 | 349 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -2.01 | -0.59 | 822 | 345 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -3.00 | -0.87 | 819 | 342 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -4.04 | -1.18 | 815 | 339 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.13 | -1.49 | 812 | 336 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.26 | -1.82 | 808 | 334 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.41 | -2.16 | 805 | 331 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.4" | -8.58 | -2.50 | 801 | 328 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.77 | -2.84 | 798 | 325 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.1" | -10.98 | -3.19 | 794 | 322 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.6" | -12.20 | -3.55 | 791 | 320 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.3" | -13.44 | -3.91 | 788 | 317 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -13.1" | -14.68 | -4.27 | 784 | 314 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -15.1" | -15.94 | -4.64 | 781 | 312 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -17.2" | -17.21 | -5.01 | 778 | 309 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -19.4" | -18.49 | -5.38 | 774 | 306 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 845 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 -2.7" at 50 and -18.2" 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 | 845 | 365 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.58 | -0.75 | 841 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.16 | +0.34 | 833 | 355 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.75 | +0.22 | 830 | 352 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 826 | 349 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.86 | -0.25 | 822 | 345 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.84 | -0.54 | 819 | 342 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.89 | -0.84 | 815 | 339 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -3.98 | -1.16 | 812 | 336 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.11 | -1.49 | 808 | 334 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.6" | -6.26 | -1.82 | 805 | 331 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.7" | -7.43 | -2.16 | 801 | 328 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -5.9" | -8.62 | -2.51 | 798 | 325 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.2" | -9.83 | -2.86 | 794 | 322 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -8.7" | -11.05 | -3.21 | 791 | 320 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -10.3" | -12.28 | -3.57 | 788 | 317 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.1" | -13.53 | -3.94 | 784 | 314 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -14.0" | -14.79 | -4.30 | 781 | 311 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -16.0" | -16.06 | -4.67 | 778 | 309 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -18.2" | -17.34 | -5.04 | 774 | 306 | 3.0 |
230gr G1 .156 at 845 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 Aluminum 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for target shooting. CCI builds it on an aluminum case instead of brass, under its Blazer Aluminum label. It leaves the muzzle at 845 fps with 365 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet sits 2.7 inches low at 50 yards. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.6 ft-lbs, between New Republic 230-grain FMJ at 9.4 and Norma Range and Training 230-grain FMJ at 9.8 ft-lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ leaves 45 fps faster with 39 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Speer Lawman 230-grain TMJ is 15 fps slower, on a brass case and with the bullet base covered.
- Keeps 334 of its 365 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 92 percent of the muzzle figure
- More muzzle energy than New Republic and Speer Lawman
- Subsonic, so a suppressed pistol has no sonic crack
- The aluminum case cannot be reloaded, and some ranges ban aluminum
- 39 ft-lbs behind Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 gr | FMJ | 845 fps | 365 ft-lbs | 0.156 |
$0.37
1000 Rounds
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
$0.52
500 Rounds
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 835 fps | 356 ft-lbs | 0.161 |
$0.49
1000 Rounds
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| 230 gr | TMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
$0.50
1000 Rounds
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 853 fps | 371 ft-lbs | 0.1 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.156 | N/A |
All CCI Blazer Aluminum .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $364.22 | $9.99 | $374.21 | $0.37 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $386.14 | $0.00 | $386.14 | $0.39 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $180.19 | $17.99 | $198.18 | $0.40 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $197.61 | $10.99 | $208.60 | $0.42 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 1000 | $398.00 | $24.18 | $422.18 | $0.42 |
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