Winchester .45 ACP 185gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Winchester .45 ACP 185gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 910 fps, 185gr bullet and G1 BC 0.145, 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 185gr 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 -2.5" at 50 and -16.1" 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 | 910 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 905 | 336 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 900 | 333 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.49 | +0.14 | 895 | 329 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.24 | +0.07 | 890 | 326 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 885 | 322 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.05 | -0.31 | 881 | 319 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 876 | 315 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.77 | -0.80 | 872 | 312 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.70 | -1.08 | 867 | 309 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.5" | -4.67 | -1.36 | 863 | 306 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.3" | -5.66 | -1.65 | 858 | 303 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.2" | -6.68 | -1.94 | 854 | 300 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.3" | -7.71 | -2.24 | 850 | 297 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.4" | -8.76 | -2.55 | 846 | 294 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -7.7" | -9.83 | -2.86 | 842 | 291 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -9.2" | -10.91 | -3.17 | 837 | 288 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -10.7" | -12.00 | -3.49 | 833 | 285 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -12.4" | -13.10 | -3.81 | 829 | 283 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -14.2" | -14.21 | -4.13 | 825 | 280 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -16.1" | -15.34 | -4.46 | 822 | 277 | 3.3 |
185gr G1 .145 at 910 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 185gr 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 -2.7" at 50 and -16.6" 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 | 910 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.06 | -1.18 | 905 | 336 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.53 | -0.15 | 900 | 333 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 895 | 329 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 890 | 326 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.81 | -0.24 | 885 | 322 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.54 | -0.45 | 881 | 319 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 876 | 315 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.25 | -0.95 | 872 | 312 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.0" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 867 | 309 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.16 | -1.50 | 863 | 306 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.6" | -6.15 | -1.79 | 858 | 303 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.5" | -7.17 | -2.08 | 854 | 300 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.6" | -8.20 | -2.39 | 850 | 297 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.8" | -9.25 | -2.69 | 846 | 294 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -8.1" | -10.32 | -3.00 | 842 | 291 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -9.6" | -11.39 | -3.31 | 837 | 288 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -11.1" | -12.49 | -3.63 | 833 | 285 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -12.8" | -13.59 | -3.95 | 829 | 283 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -14.7" | -14.70 | -4.28 | 825 | 280 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -16.6" | -15.82 | -4.60 | 822 | 277 | 3.3 |
185gr G1 .145 at 910 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 185gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.3" at 50 and -15.7" 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 | 910 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.23 | -0.94 | 905 | 336 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.31 | +0.09 | 900 | 333 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.83 | +0.24 | 895 | 329 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.59 | +0.17 | 890 | 326 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 885 | 322 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.71 | -0.21 | 881 | 319 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.53 | -0.45 | 876 | 315 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.42 | -0.70 | 872 | 312 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.35 | -0.98 | 867 | 309 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.3" | -4.32 | -1.26 | 863 | 306 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.32 | -1.55 | 858 | 303 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.33 | -1.84 | 854 | 300 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.0" | -7.37 | -2.14 | 850 | 297 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.2" | -8.42 | -2.45 | 846 | 294 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -7.5" | -9.48 | -2.76 | 842 | 291 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -8.9" | -10.56 | -3.07 | 837 | 288 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -10.4" | -11.65 | -3.39 | 833 | 285 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -12.0" | -12.75 | -3.71 | 829 | 283 | 2.7 |
| 95 | -13.8" | -13.87 | -4.03 | 825 | 280 | 3.0 |
| 100 | -15.7" | -14.99 | -4.36 | 822 | 277 | 3.3 |
185gr G1 .145 at 910 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
Winchester 185-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for target and range shooting. It is the light bullet in a caliber built around heavier ball. It leaves the muzzle at 910 fps with 340 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero it prints 2.3 inches low at 50 yards, the flattest of the loads compared, and it is still moving 863 fps there, 47 fps down from the muzzle. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 7.0 ft-lbs, 2.4 less than Winchester's own 230-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ is the hottest 230 compared, leaving at 890 fps. Magtech 230-grain FMJ sits at 837 fps behind a bullet 45 grains heavier than this one.
- Keeps 306 of its 340 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 90 percent of the muzzle figure
- The fastest of the ball loads compared
- The mildest of the ball loads compared in estimated recoil
- 64 ft-lbs behind Federal American Eagle 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- The lightest bullet of the ball loads compared, so it does not stand in for a heavy carry load
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 gr | FMJ | 910 fps | 340 ft-lbs | 0.145 |
$0.40
1000 Rounds
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Magtech .45 ACP 230gr FMJ
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Sentry Ammo
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230 gr | FMJ | 837 fps | 358 ft-lbs | 0.194 |
$0.40
1000 Rounds
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
$0.52
500 Rounds
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| 230 gr | FMJ | 835 fps | 356 ft-lbs | 0.163 |
$0.49
1000 Rounds
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All Winchester .45 ACP 185gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $352.49 | $42.99 | $395.48 | $0.40 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $382.64 | $31.99 | $414.63 | $0.41 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $405.14 | $10.99 | $416.13 | $0.42 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $176.24 | $35.99 | $212.23 | $0.42 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $189.71 | $22.99 | $212.70 | $0.43 |
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