Ammo Inc .45 Colt 250gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Ammo Inc .45 Colt 250gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 842 fps, 250gr bullet and G1 BC 0.146, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .45 Colt.
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 Colt 250gr 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 -19.3" 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 | 842 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.40 | -0.99 | 838 | 390 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 834 | 386 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.32 | +0.09 | 830 | 382 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.03 | 826 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.83 | -0.24 | 822 | 375 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.73 | -0.50 | 818 | 372 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.72 | -0.79 | 814 | 368 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.78 | -1.10 | 810 | 365 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.88 | -1.42 | 807 | 361 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.02 | -1.75 | 803 | 358 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.2" | -7.19 | -2.09 | 799 | 355 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.37 | -2.44 | 796 | 351 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.5" | -9.58 | -2.79 | 792 | 348 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -7.9" | -10.80 | -3.14 | 788 | 345 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -9.5" | -12.04 | -3.50 | 785 | 342 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -11.2" | -13.29 | -3.87 | 781 | 339 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -13.0" | -14.56 | -4.23 | 778 | 336 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -15.0" | -15.83 | -4.61 | 774 | 333 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -17.1" | -17.12 | -4.98 | 771 | 330 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -19.3" | -18.42 | -5.36 | 767 | 327 | 3.2 |
250gr G1 .146 at 842 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 Colt 250gr 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 -19.7" 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 | 842 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.72 | -1.08 | 838 | 390 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.36 | -0.10 | 834 | 386 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 830 | 382 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.41 | -0.12 | 826 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.15 | -0.33 | 822 | 375 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 818 | 372 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -3.04 | -0.88 | 814 | 368 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -4.10 | -1.19 | 810 | 365 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.5" | -5.20 | -1.51 | 807 | 361 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.3" | -6.34 | -1.84 | 803 | 358 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.3" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 799 | 355 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.5" | -8.69 | -2.53 | 796 | 351 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.8" | -9.90 | -2.88 | 792 | 348 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -8.2" | -11.12 | -3.24 | 788 | 345 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -9.7" | -12.36 | -3.60 | 785 | 342 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -11.4" | -13.61 | -3.96 | 781 | 339 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -13.3" | -14.88 | -4.33 | 778 | 336 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -15.3" | -16.15 | -4.70 | 774 | 333 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -17.4" | -17.44 | -5.07 | 771 | 330 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -19.7" | -18.74 | -5.45 | 767 | 327 | 3.2 |
250gr G1 .146 at 842 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 Colt 250gr 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 -2.7" at 50 and -18.4" 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 | 842 | 394 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.54 | -0.74 | 838 | 390 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.82 | +0.24 | 834 | 386 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.18 | +0.34 | 830 | 382 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.77 | +0.22 | 826 | 379 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 822 | 375 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.87 | -0.25 | 818 | 372 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 814 | 368 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.92 | -0.85 | 810 | 365 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.03 | -1.17 | 807 | 361 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.16 | -1.50 | 803 | 358 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.33 | -1.84 | 799 | 355 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.7" | -7.52 | -2.19 | 796 | 351 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.0" | -8.72 | -2.54 | 792 | 348 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -7.3" | -9.94 | -2.89 | 788 | 345 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -8.8" | -11.18 | -3.25 | 785 | 342 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -10.4" | -12.43 | -3.62 | 781 | 339 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -12.2" | -13.70 | -3.98 | 778 | 336 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -14.1" | -14.97 | -4.36 | 774 | 333 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -16.2" | -16.26 | -4.73 | 771 | 330 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -18.4" | -17.56 | -5.11 | 767 | 327 | 3.2 |
250gr G1 .146 at 842 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
Ammo Inc 250-grain JHP is a jacketed hollow point .45 Colt load. At 250 grains no load compared fires a heavier bullet. It leaves the muzzle at 842 fps with 394 ft-lbs.
Sighted in at 25 yards, it is 2.7 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 11.3 ft-lbs in the same revolver is about 18 percent above CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester Bigbore 250-grain JSP matches this bullet weight at 845 fps and 396 ft-lbs. CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP is 158 fps faster from a bullet 50 grains lighter.
- Still carrying 803 fps and 358 ft-lbs at 50 yards
- A brass case, where CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP is single-use aluminum
- 394 ft-lbs at the muzzle, level with Winchester Bigbore 250-grain JSP on a bullet of the same weight
- Heavier in the hand than either of the lighter-bullet loads compared, which slows follow-up shots
- CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP is faster from a lighter bullet with less recoil
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