Norma Range & Training .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: 620840050
Norma Range & Training .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: 620840050
Solved from this product's advertised 853 fps, 230gr bullet and G1 BC 0.100, 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 -19.5" 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 | 853 | 372 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.42 | -1.00 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 841 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.35 | +0.10 | 835 | 356 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 829 | 351 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 823 | 346 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.66 | -0.48 | 818 | 341 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.65 | -0.77 | 812 | 337 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.70 | -1.08 | 806 | 332 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.81 | -1.40 | 801 | 328 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.95 | -1.73 | 796 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.12 | -2.07 | 790 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -5.2" | -8.32 | -2.42 | 785 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -6.5" | -9.54 | -2.77 | 780 | 311 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -7.9" | -10.78 | -3.14 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -9.5" | -12.04 | -3.50 | 770 | 303 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -11.2" | -13.32 | -3.87 | 765 | 299 | 3.0 |
| 85 | -13.0" | -14.61 | -4.25 | 760 | 295 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -15.0" | -15.92 | -4.63 | 755 | 291 | 3.7 |
| 95 | -17.2" | -17.24 | -5.02 | 750 | 288 | 4.1 |
| 100 | -19.5" | -18.58 | -5.41 | 745 | 284 | 4.6 |
230gr G1 .100 at 853 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 -19.9" 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 | 853 | 372 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.77 | -1.10 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 841 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 835 | 356 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.40 | -0.12 | 829 | 351 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.12 | -0.33 | 823 | 346 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -2.00 | -0.58 | 818 | 341 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.99 | -0.87 | 812 | 337 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -4.05 | -1.18 | 806 | 332 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 801 | 328 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.29 | -1.83 | 796 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.47 | -2.17 | 790 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -5.5" | -8.66 | -2.52 | 785 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.88 | -2.88 | 780 | 311 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -8.2" | -11.13 | -3.24 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -9.8" | -12.38 | -3.60 | 770 | 303 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -11.5" | -13.66 | -3.97 | 765 | 299 | 3.0 |
| 85 | -13.3" | -14.96 | -4.35 | 760 | 295 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -15.4" | -16.26 | -4.73 | 755 | 291 | 3.7 |
| 95 | -17.5" | -17.59 | -5.12 | 750 | 288 | 4.1 |
| 100 | -19.9" | -18.93 | -5.51 | 745 | 284 | 4.6 |
230gr G1 .100 at 853 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 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.7" at 50 and -18.7" 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 | 853 | 372 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.63 | -0.76 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.76 | +0.22 | 841 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.14 | +0.33 | 835 | 356 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.74 | +0.22 | 829 | 351 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 823 | 346 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.86 | -0.25 | 818 | 341 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.85 | -0.54 | 812 | 337 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.91 | -0.85 | 806 | 332 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.01 | -1.17 | 801 | 328 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 796 | 323 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.32 | -1.84 | 790 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 60 | -4.7" | -7.52 | -2.19 | 785 | 315 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -6.0" | -8.74 | -2.54 | 780 | 311 | 2.0 |
| 70 | -7.3" | -9.98 | -2.90 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 75 | -8.9" | -11.24 | -3.27 | 770 | 303 | 2.6 |
| 80 | -10.5" | -12.52 | -3.64 | 765 | 299 | 3.0 |
| 85 | -12.3" | -13.81 | -4.02 | 760 | 295 | 3.3 |
| 90 | -14.3" | -15.12 | -4.40 | 755 | 291 | 3.7 |
| 95 | -16.4" | -16.45 | -4.78 | 750 | 288 | 4.1 |
| 100 | -18.7" | -17.79 | -5.17 | 745 | 284 | 4.6 |
230gr G1 .100 at 853 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
Norma Range and Training 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for shooting practice. It is Norma's practice ball at the caliber's standard 230-grain bullet weight. It leaves the muzzle at 853 fps with 371 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 2.7 inches low at 50 yards, and by then it is down to 796 fps, with only Speer Lawman 230-grain TMJ slower at that distance. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.8 ft-lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, Ammo Inc Signature 230-grain TMC leaves 37 fps faster with 34 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Fiocchi Training Dynamics 230-grain FMJ starts 7 fps faster and holds 827 fps at 50 yards, 31 more than this load.
- Keeps 323 of its 371 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 87 percent of the muzzle figure
- A brass case, where CCI Blazer Aluminum uses aluminum that cannot be reloaded
- More muzzle energy than Speer Lawman at the same bullet weight
- Sheds 57 fps between the muzzle and 50 yards, where Fiocchi Training Dynamics loses 33
- Its velocity is measured over a six-inch barrel, where the rest of the caliber is quoted over five inches
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 gr | FMJ | 853 fps | 371 ft-lbs | 0.1 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | TMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
$0.50
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| 230 gr | TMC | 890 fps | 405 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | FMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.185 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | FMJ | 860 fps | 378 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.41
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 845 fps | 365 ft-lbs | 0.156 |
$0.37
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