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 0.195, 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 20 yards, peaks +0.1" at 15 yards, and is -3.0" 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 | 853 | 372 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 850 | 369 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.36 | +0.10 | 844 | 363 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.02 | -0.01 | 840 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.72 | -0.21 | 837 | 358 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.57 | -0.46 | 834 | 356 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.52 | -0.73 | 831 | 353 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.5" | -3.54 | -1.03 | 828 | 351 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.2" | -4.60 | -1.34 | 825 | 348 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.0" | -5.68 | -1.65 | 823 | 346 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.9" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 820 | 343 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.0" | -7.93 | -2.31 | 817 | 341 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -6.2" | -9.08 | -2.64 | 814 | 338 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.5" | -10.25 | -2.98 | 811 | 336 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -9.0" | -11.43 | -3.32 | 808 | 334 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -10.6" | -12.62 | -3.67 | 805 | 331 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -12.3" | -13.82 | -4.02 | 803 | 329 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -14.2" | -15.03 | -4.37 | 800 | 327 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -16.2" | -16.24 | -4.73 | 797 | 325 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -18.3" | -17.47 | -5.08 | 794 | 322 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .195 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 crosses the line of sight at 15 and 15 yards, peaks 0.0" at 14 yards, and is -3.2" 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 | -0.2" | -3.79 | -1.10 | 850 | 369 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.39 | -0.11 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 844 | 363 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 840 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.07 | -0.31 | 837 | 358 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.93 | -0.56 | 834 | 356 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.88 | -0.84 | 831 | 353 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.90 | -1.13 | 828 | 351 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.95 | -1.44 | 825 | 348 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 823 | 346 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.16 | -2.08 | 820 | 343 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.2" | -8.29 | -2.41 | 817 | 341 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -6.4" | -9.44 | -2.75 | 814 | 338 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.8" | -10.61 | -3.09 | 811 | 336 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -9.3" | -11.79 | -3.43 | 808 | 334 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -10.9" | -12.97 | -3.77 | 805 | 331 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -12.6" | -14.17 | -4.12 | 803 | 329 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -14.5" | -15.38 | -4.48 | 800 | 327 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -16.6" | -16.60 | -4.83 | 797 | 325 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -18.7" | -17.83 | -5.19 | 794 | 322 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .195 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 crosses the line of sight at 8 and 25 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, and is -2.6" at 50 and -17.6" 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 | 853 | 372 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -2.69 | -0.78 | 850 | 369 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.71 | +0.21 | 847 | 366 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.10 | +0.32 | 844 | 363 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.72 | +0.21 | 840 | 361 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 837 | 358 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.83 | -0.24 | 834 | 356 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.78 | -0.52 | 831 | 353 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 828 | 351 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.85 | -1.12 | 825 | 348 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -4.94 | -1.44 | 823 | 346 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.5" | -6.06 | -1.76 | 820 | 343 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -4.5" | -7.19 | -2.09 | 817 | 341 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -5.7" | -8.34 | -2.43 | 814 | 338 | 1.1 |
| 70 | -7.0" | -9.51 | -2.76 | 811 | 336 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -8.4" | -10.68 | -3.11 | 808 | 334 | 1.4 |
| 80 | -10.0" | -11.87 | -3.45 | 805 | 331 | 1.6 |
| 85 | -11.7" | -13.07 | -3.80 | 803 | 329 | 1.8 |
| 90 | -13.5" | -14.28 | -4.15 | 800 | 327 | 2.0 |
| 95 | -15.5" | -15.50 | -4.51 | 797 | 325 | 2.2 |
| 100 | -17.6" | -16.73 | -4.87 | 794 | 322 | 2.4 |
230gr G1 .195 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
At 853 fps and 371 ft-lbs, Norma's Range & Training 230-grain FMJ is the third-fastest of the six loads in this set. Its power factor of 196 gives a 31-point margin over the 165 USPSA major floor. From a 25-yard zero it shows 2.6 inches of drop at 50 yards and 17.5 inches at 100. Its recoil energy in the same pistol is within about 1 percent of Fiocchi Training Dynamics 230, the nearest load to it here.
That Fiocchi is 7 fps and 7 ft-lbs ahead at the muzzle. CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 is 8 fps slower, with about 2 percent less recoil energy in the same pistol. Independence Brass 230 and Speer Lawman 230 TMJ are identical to each other at 830 fps and 352 ft-lbs, 23 fps and 19 ft-lbs under the Norma, with about 4 percent less recoil energy. Ammo Inc Signature Series 230 TMC is the outlier at 890 fps and 405 ft-lbs, 37 fps and 34 ft-lbs ahead of this load, with about 7 percent more recoil energy.
Buy Norma for practice that feels closer to a full-power carry load than 830 fps ball does. Federal HST 230 JHP leaves at 890 fps with 404 ft-lbs, 33 ft-lbs more than this load. Ammo Inc Signature Series 230 TMC matches the HST's 890 fps and is the closer rehearsal; a shooter who wants the softest session in this set should pick Independence Brass 230 instead.
- Power factor of 196 is 5 points above Independence Brass 230 and Speer Lawman 230
- Brass case, reloadable, where CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 is not
- 6 ft-lbs more than CCI Blazer Aluminum 230 at the muzzle
- Ammo Inc Signature Series 230 TMC makes a power factor of 205 against this load's 196
- Fiocchi Training Dynamics 230 is a touch hotter on every muzzle figure, with a power factor of 198
- Speer Lawman 230 TMJ has a fully enclosed bullet with no exposed lead, the better pick for an indoor range
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 853 fps | 371 ft-lbs | 0.195 | N/A | |
| 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 |
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 845 fps | 365 ft-lbs | 0.156 |
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| 230 gr | TMJ | 830 fps | 352 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
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