Winchester .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Winchester .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 835 fps, 230gr bullet and G1 BC 0.163, 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 -19.5" 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 | 835 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.38 | -0.98 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 828 | 350 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.31 | +0.09 | 824 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.13 | -0.04 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.88 | -0.26 | 817 | 341 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.79 | -0.52 | 814 | 338 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.80 | -0.82 | 810 | 336 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.87 | -1.13 | 807 | 333 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -4.99 | -1.45 | 804 | 330 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.14 | -1.79 | 800 | 327 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.2" | -7.32 | -2.13 | 797 | 325 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -5.4" | -8.52 | -2.48 | 794 | 322 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.6" | -9.73 | -2.83 | 791 | 319 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.1" | -10.97 | -3.19 | 787 | 317 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.6" | -12.21 | -3.55 | 784 | 314 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.3" | -13.47 | -3.92 | 781 | 312 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -13.2" | -14.74 | -4.29 | 778 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -15.1" | -16.02 | -4.66 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -17.3" | -17.32 | -5.04 | 772 | 304 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -19.5" | -18.62 | -5.42 | 769 | 302 | 2.8 |
230gr G1 .163 at 835 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 -3.4" at 50 and -19.8" 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 | 835 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.68 | -1.07 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.33 | -0.10 | 828 | 350 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 824 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 817 | 341 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.09 | -0.61 | 814 | 338 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -3.10 | -0.90 | 810 | 336 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.8" | -4.17 | -1.21 | 807 | 333 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.5" | -5.29 | -1.54 | 804 | 330 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.4" | -6.44 | -1.87 | 800 | 327 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.4" | -7.61 | -2.21 | 797 | 325 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -5.6" | -8.81 | -2.56 | 794 | 322 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.8" | -10.03 | -2.92 | 791 | 319 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.3" | -11.26 | -3.28 | 787 | 317 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.8" | -12.51 | -3.64 | 784 | 314 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.6" | -13.77 | -4.00 | 781 | 312 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -13.4" | -15.04 | -4.37 | 778 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -15.4" | -16.32 | -4.75 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -17.6" | -17.61 | -5.12 | 772 | 304 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -19.8" | -18.91 | -5.50 | 769 | 302 | 2.8 |
230gr G1 .163 at 835 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 -2.8" at 50 and -18.6" 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 | 835 | 356 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.47 | -0.72 | 831 | 353 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.87 | +0.25 | 828 | 350 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.22 | +0.35 | 824 | 347 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.78 | +0.23 | 821 | 344 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 817 | 341 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.88 | -0.26 | 814 | 338 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.89 | -0.55 | 810 | 336 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -2.96 | -0.86 | 807 | 333 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 804 | 330 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.23 | -1.52 | 800 | 327 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.41 | -1.86 | 797 | 325 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.8" | -7.61 | -2.21 | 794 | 322 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.0" | -8.82 | -2.57 | 791 | 319 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.4" | -10.06 | -2.93 | 787 | 317 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -8.9" | -11.30 | -3.29 | 784 | 314 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -10.5" | -12.56 | -3.65 | 781 | 312 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.3" | -13.83 | -4.02 | 778 | 309 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -14.3" | -15.11 | -4.40 | 775 | 307 | 2.3 |
| 95 | -16.4" | -16.41 | -4.77 | 772 | 304 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -18.6" | -17.71 | -5.15 | 769 | 302 | 2.8 |
230gr G1 .163 at 835 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 230-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .45 ACP load made for target and range shooting. It is Winchester's plain ball load at the caliber's standard 230-grain bullet weight, sold alongside its 185-grain FMJ. It leaves the muzzle at 835 fps with 356 ft-lbs of energy.
From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 2.7 inches low at 50 yards, and it still holds 800 fps there. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 9.5 ft-lbs, a tenth over Independence Brass 230-grain FMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Armscor 230-grain FMJ leaves 14 fps faster with 12 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Independence Brass 230-grain FMJ is 5 fps slower with 4 ft-lbs less. Both carry the same 230-grain bullet weight as this load.
- Keeps 327 of its 356 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 92 percent of the muzzle figure
- At the caliber's standard bullet weight, matching the heavy carry loads
- Holds its speed well to the 50-yard line
- 12 ft-lbs behind Armscor 230-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- The slowest load compared apart from Independence Brass
All Winchester .45 ACP 230gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $486.25 | $0.00 | $486.25 | $0.49 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $466.49 | $22.99 | $489.48 | $0.49 |
| BulkAmmo.com | 500 | $229.00 | $20.24 | $249.24 | $0.50 |
| Lucky Gunner | 500 | $230.00 | $20.30 | $250.30 | $0.50 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $250.84 | $0.00 | $250.84 | $0.50 |
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