Independence Brass .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Independence Brass .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 830 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 -3.3" at 50 and -19.6" 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 | 830 | 352 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 827 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 824 | 347 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.29 | +0.08 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 818 | 341 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.92 | -0.27 | 815 | 339 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.84 | -0.53 | 812 | 336 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.86 | -0.83 | 809 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -3.94 | -1.15 | 806 | 332 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.06 | -1.47 | 803 | 329 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.22 | -1.81 | 800 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.40 | -2.15 | 797 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.4" | -8.61 | -2.50 | 794 | 322 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.83 | -2.86 | 791 | 320 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -8.1" | -11.06 | -3.22 | 788 | 317 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -9.7" | -12.31 | -3.58 | 786 | 315 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -11.4" | -13.57 | -3.95 | 783 | 313 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -13.2" | -14.84 | -4.32 | 780 | 311 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -15.2" | -16.12 | -4.69 | 777 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -17.4" | -17.42 | -5.07 | 774 | 306 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -19.6" | -18.72 | -5.44 | 772 | 304 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 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 -3.4" 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" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 827 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 824 | 347 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.44 | -0.13 | 818 | 341 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.20 | -0.35 | 815 | 339 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.12 | -0.62 | 812 | 336 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.2" | -3.14 | -0.91 | 809 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.8" | -4.22 | -1.23 | 806 | 332 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.5" | -5.35 | -1.56 | 803 | 329 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.4" | -6.50 | -1.89 | 800 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.4" | -7.69 | -2.24 | 797 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.6" | -8.89 | -2.59 | 794 | 322 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.9" | -10.11 | -2.94 | 791 | 320 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -8.3" | -11.34 | -3.30 | 788 | 317 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -9.9" | -12.59 | -3.66 | 786 | 315 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -11.6" | -13.85 | -4.03 | 783 | 313 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -13.5" | -15.13 | -4.40 | 780 | 311 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -15.5" | -16.41 | -4.77 | 777 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -17.6" | -17.70 | -5.15 | 774 | 306 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -19.9" | -19.00 | -5.53 | 772 | 304 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 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 -18.6" 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 | 830 | 352 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.42 | -0.70 | 827 | 349 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.91 | +0.26 | 824 | 347 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.24 | +0.36 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 818 | 341 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 815 | 339 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.89 | -0.26 | 812 | 336 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.91 | -0.56 | 809 | 334 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -2.99 | -0.87 | 806 | 332 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.0" | -4.12 | -1.20 | 803 | 329 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.27 | -1.53 | 800 | 327 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.46 | -1.88 | 797 | 324 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -4.8" | -7.66 | -2.23 | 794 | 322 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.1" | -8.88 | -2.58 | 791 | 320 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.4" | -10.11 | -2.94 | 788 | 317 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -8.9" | -11.36 | -3.31 | 786 | 315 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -10.6" | -12.62 | -3.67 | 783 | 313 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -12.4" | -13.89 | -4.04 | 780 | 311 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -14.3" | -15.18 | -4.41 | 777 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -16.4" | -16.47 | -4.79 | 774 | 306 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -18.6" | -17.77 | -5.17 | 772 | 304 | 2.5 |
230gr G1 .185 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
Independence Brass 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP practice load. It runs the caliber's standard 230-grain bullet at 830 fps, and no load compared is slower. It leaves the muzzle with 352 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero it prints 2.8 inches low at 50 yards, where it still holds 800 fps. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.4 ft-lbs, and it reaches 50 yards at 800 fps.
If you're cross-shopping, Magtech 230-grain FMJ leaves 7 fps faster with 6 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Armscor 230-grain FMJ is 19 fps faster with 16 ft-lbs more behind the same bullet weight. Winchester 230-grain FMJ sits between them at 835 fps.
- Keeps 327 of its 352 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 93 percent of the muzzle figure
- Holds its speed well to the 50-yard line
- Among the mildest of the loads compared in estimated recoil
- 16 ft-lbs behind Armscor 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Independence states no purpose for the load, so nothing in its labelling says what it is built for
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