New Republic .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
New Republic .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 crosses the line of sight at 10 and 19 yards, peaks +0.1" at 14 yards, 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 crosses the line of sight at 13 and 15 yards, peaks 0.0" at 14 yards, and is -3.4" 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 crosses the line of sight at 8 and 25 yards, peaks +0.2" at 16 yards, 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
New Republic's 230-grain FMJ is standard .45 ball: 830 fps, 352 ft-lbs, and a power factor of 191 that makes USPSA major with room to spare. From a 25-yard zero it sits 2.8 inches low at 50 yards and 18.9 inches low at 100, still moving 794 fps at the 50-yard line. In the same pistol its recoil energy is the lowest in this set, tied with Independence Brass 230 and Speer Lawman 230.
Three loads here are the same at the muzzle. Independence Brass 230 and Speer Lawman 230 TMJ both leave at 830 fps with 352 ft-lbs; the Lawman's TMJ is a fully enclosed bullet with no exposed lead, and its computed drop matches this load's to the tenth of an inch at both 50 and 100 yards. Remington UMC 230 runs 5 fps faster with about 1 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 is 15 fps faster with 13 ft-lbs more and about 3 percent more recoil energy; at 50 yards it is 14 fps ahead and 0.1 inch flatter. Norma Range & Training 230 tops the set at 853 fps and 371 ft-lbs, 23 fps and 19 ft-lbs over this load. None of it changes a hold at pistol distances.
Buy it as bulk-session ball for any .45 that runs 230-grain ammo, and as practice for a standard-pressure 230-grain carry load. If that carry load is Federal HST 230 JHP, the HST leaves at 890 fps with 404 ft-lbs and produces about 12 percent more recoil energy than this load in the same pistol; Norma Range & Training 230 at 853 fps closes that gap to about 7 percent and is the closer rehearsal.
- Power factor of 191 leaves 26 points of margin over the 165 major floor, so it still makes major from a shorter barrel
- About 4 percent less recoil energy than Norma Range & Training 230 in the same pistol, the largest gap in the set
- Holds 296 ft-lbs at 100 yards, within 10 ft-lbs of CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 despite the 15 fps deficit at the muzzle
- Brass case, reloadable, where CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 is not
- Tied for slowest in the set at 830 fps; Norma Range & Training 230 makes a power factor of 196 to this load's 191
- Plain FMJ, where Speer Lawman 230 TMJ gives the same 830 fps with a fully enclosed bullet and no exposed lead
- Drops 18.9 inches at 100 yards, 0.7 inch more than CCI Blazer Aluminum 230
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.156 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | FMJ | 845 fps | 365 ft-lbs | 0.156 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 835 fps | 356 ft-lbs | 0.161 |
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| 230 gr | TMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 853 fps | 371 ft-lbs | 0.195 | N/A |
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