Hornady Critical Duty .45 ACP +P 220gr FlexLock Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FlexLock • MPN: 90926
Hornady Critical Duty .45 ACP +P 220gr FlexLock Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FlexLock • MPN: 90926
Solved from this product's advertised 975 fps, 220gr bullet and G1 BC 0.180, 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 220gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, crosses back down at 26 yards, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.4" 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 | 975 | 465 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.71 | -1.08 | 970 | 459 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 965 | 455 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.62 | +0.18 | 960 | 450 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.50 | +0.15 | 955 | 445 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.07 | +0.02 | 950 | 441 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.52 | -0.15 | 945 | 437 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 941 | 432 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.96 | -0.57 | 936 | 428 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.75 | -0.80 | 932 | 424 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.58 | -1.04 | 927 | 420 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.43 | -1.29 | 923 | 416 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.30 | -1.54 | 919 | 413 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.2" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 915 | 409 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.2" | -7.09 | -2.06 | 911 | 405 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.3" | -8.00 | -2.33 | 907 | 402 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -7.5" | -8.93 | -2.60 | 903 | 398 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -8.8" | -9.87 | -2.87 | 899 | 395 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.2" | -10.82 | -3.15 | 895 | 391 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -11.7" | -11.78 | -3.43 | 891 | 388 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -13.4" | -12.74 | -3.71 | 887 | 384 | 2.8 |
220gr G1 .180 at 975 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 220gr 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 -2.2" at 50 and -14.0" 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 | 975 | 465 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.32 | -1.26 | 970 | 459 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.66 | -0.19 | 965 | 455 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 960 | 450 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 955 | 445 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 950 | 441 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.13 | -0.33 | 945 | 437 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.82 | -0.53 | 941 | 433 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.57 | -0.75 | 936 | 428 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 932 | 424 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 927 | 420 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.9" | -5.04 | -1.47 | 923 | 416 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.91 | -1.72 | 919 | 413 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 915 | 409 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.70 | -2.24 | 911 | 405 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.8" | -8.62 | -2.51 | 907 | 402 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -8.0" | -9.55 | -2.78 | 903 | 398 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -9.4" | -10.49 | -3.05 | 899 | 395 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.8" | -11.43 | -3.33 | 895 | 391 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -12.4" | -12.39 | -3.60 | 891 | 388 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -14.0" | -13.36 | -3.89 | 887 | 384 | 2.8 |
220gr G1 .180 at 975 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 220gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 11 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.4" 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 | 975 | 465 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 970 | 459 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.03 | 965 | 455 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.16 | 960 | 450 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.45 | +0.13 | 955 | 445 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 950 | 441 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.57 | -0.17 | 945 | 437 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.26 | -0.37 | 941 | 433 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -2.01 | -0.58 | 936 | 428 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 932 | 424 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.63 | -1.06 | 927 | 420 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.48 | -1.30 | 923 | 416 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.4" | -5.35 | -1.56 | 919 | 413 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -4.3" | -6.24 | -1.81 | 915 | 409 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.3" | -7.14 | -2.08 | 911 | 405 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.3" | -8.06 | -2.34 | 907 | 402 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -7.5" | -8.98 | -2.61 | 903 | 398 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -8.9" | -9.92 | -2.89 | 899 | 395 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -10.3" | -10.87 | -3.16 | 895 | 391 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -11.8" | -11.83 | -3.44 | 891 | 388 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -13.4" | -12.79 | -3.72 | 887 | 384 | 2.8 |
220gr G1 .180 at 975 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
Hornady Critical Duty +P 220-grain FlexLock is a bonded polymer-tipped hollow point .45 ACP load made for personal protection from a full-size pistol. The FlexLock pairs that polymer tip with an InterLock band that locks the jacket to the core. It leaves the muzzle at 975 fps with 464 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 1.9 inches low at 50 yards and still carries 420 ft-lbs there. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 11.2 ft-lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun +P 200-grain JHP is the other +P load compared, 105 fps faster with 54 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Federal HST 230-grain JHP is 85 fps slower at standard pressure, with 60 ft-lbs less.
- Loses only 48 fps between the muzzle and the 50-yard line
- The heavier bullet of the two +P loads compared, 220 grains against 200
- A bonded jacket and core, where Federal HST uses a conventional hollow point
- Loaded to +P, so it belongs only in a pistol rated for the higher pressure
- The hardest-kicking load compared
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 gr | FlexLock | 975 fps | 464 ft-lbs | 0.18 |
$1.45
500 Rounds
|
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| 230 gr | JHP | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.19 |
$0.64
1000 Rounds
|
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| 200 gr | JHP | 1080 fps | 518 ft-lbs | 0.138 |
$2.76
20 Rounds
|
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| 200 gr | XTP | 900 fps | 360 ft-lbs | 0.151 | N/A | |
| 185 gr | JHP | 1050 fps | 453 ft-lbs | 0.109 |
$1.43
200 Rounds
|
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| 185 gr | FTX | 900 fps | 333 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$1.36
500 Rounds
|
All Hornady Critical Duty .45 ACP +P 220gr FlexLock Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $722.69 | $0.00 | $722.69 | $1.45 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 200 | $317.23 | $0.00 | $317.23 | $1.59 |
| Lucky Gunner | 200 | $310.00 | $19.67 | $329.67 | $1.65 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 20 | $36.55 | $10.99 | $47.54 | $2.38 |
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $33.00 | $18.43 | $51.43 | $2.57 |
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