Magtech .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Magtech .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 837 fps, 230gr bullet and G1 BC 0.194, 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 -3.2" at 50 and -19.2" 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 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.39 | -0.99 | 834 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.32 | +0.09 | 828 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 825 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 822 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 819 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.75 | -0.80 | 816 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.81 | -1.11 | 813 | 338 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.91 | -1.43 | 810 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 808 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.2" | -7.20 | -2.09 | 805 | 331 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.38 | -2.44 | 802 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -6.5" | -9.58 | -2.79 | 799 | 326 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.9" | -10.79 | -3.14 | 797 | 324 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -9.5" | -12.01 | -3.49 | 794 | 322 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -11.1" | -13.25 | -3.85 | 791 | 320 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -12.9" | -14.49 | -4.22 | 788 | 317 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -14.9" | -15.75 | -4.58 | 786 | 315 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -17.0" | -17.01 | -4.95 | 783 | 313 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -19.2" | -18.29 | -5.32 | 780 | 311 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .194 at 837 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 -19.5" 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 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.69 | -1.07 | 834 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.34 | -0.10 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 828 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 825 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.16 | -0.34 | 822 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.06 | -0.60 | 819 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -3.05 | -0.89 | 816 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -4.11 | -1.20 | 813 | 338 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.5" | -5.22 | -1.52 | 810 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.35 | -1.85 | 808 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 805 | 331 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.5" | -8.69 | -2.53 | 802 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.88 | -2.88 | 799 | 326 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -8.2" | -11.09 | -3.23 | 797 | 324 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -9.7" | -12.32 | -3.58 | 794 | 322 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -11.4" | -13.55 | -3.94 | 791 | 320 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -13.2" | -14.80 | -4.31 | 788 | 317 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -15.2" | -16.06 | -4.67 | 786 | 315 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -17.3" | -17.32 | -5.04 | 783 | 313 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -19.5" | -18.59 | -5.41 | 780 | 311 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .194 at 837 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 -18.3" 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 | 837 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.52 | -0.73 | 834 | 355 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.84 | +0.24 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.19 | +0.35 | 828 | 350 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.76 | +0.22 | 825 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 822 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.88 | -0.26 | 819 | 343 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 816 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.93 | -0.85 | 813 | 338 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.04 | -1.17 | 810 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.17 | -1.50 | 808 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.33 | -1.84 | 805 | 331 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -4.7" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 802 | 329 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -5.9" | -8.70 | -2.53 | 799 | 326 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.3" | -9.92 | -2.88 | 796 | 324 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -8.8" | -11.14 | -3.24 | 794 | 322 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -10.4" | -12.37 | -3.60 | 791 | 320 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -12.2" | -13.62 | -3.96 | 788 | 317 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -14.1" | -14.88 | -4.33 | 786 | 315 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -16.1" | -16.14 | -4.70 | 783 | 313 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -18.3" | -17.42 | -5.07 | 780 | 311 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .194 at 837 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
Magtech 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for training and general range use. Magtech loads it to 837 fps, mid-pack among the ball loads compared, behind a jacketed bullet at the caliber's standard weight. It leaves the muzzle with 358 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 2.7 inches low at 50 yards, where it is still moving 808 fps. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.5 ft-lbs, one ft-lb under Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ leaves 53 fps faster at 890 fps. Fiocchi Training Dynamics 230-grain FMJ falls between the two at 860 fps with 378 ft-lbs, 23 fps above this load.
- Keeps 333 of its 358 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 93 percent of the muzzle figure
- Holds its speed better than any ball load compared
- Within fourteen feet per second of Armscor and Remington UMC at the muzzle
- 46 ft-lbs behind Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- Lead left exposed at the bullet base, which some indoor ranges restrict
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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 | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 860 fps | 378 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A | |
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| 185 gr | FMJ | 910 fps | 340 ft-lbs | 0.145 |
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All Magtech .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $373.73 | $23.99 | $397.72 | $0.40 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $182.60 | $17.99 | $200.59 | $0.40 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $401.23 | $0.00 | $401.23 | $0.40 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 1000 | $379.00 | $25.24 | $404.24 | $0.40 |
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $380.00 | $26.12 | $406.12 | $0.41 |
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