Atomic .45 Colt 200gr LRNFP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LRNFP
Atomic .45 Colt 200gr LRNFP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LRNFP
Solved from this product's advertised 800 fps, 200gr bullet and G1 BC 0.125, 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 200gr 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 without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -3.7" at 50 and -22.1" 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 | 800 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.26 | -0.95 | 796 | 281 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 791 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 787 | 275 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 783 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 779 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.25 | -0.65 | 775 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.3" | -3.38 | -0.98 | 771 | 264 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.9" | -4.58 | -1.33 | 767 | 261 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -2.8" | -5.83 | -1.69 | 763 | 258 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -3.7" | -7.11 | -2.07 | 759 | 256 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -4.9" | -8.42 | -2.45 | 755 | 253 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -6.1" | -9.75 | -2.84 | 751 | 251 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -7.6" | -11.11 | -3.23 | 747 | 248 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -9.2" | -12.48 | -3.63 | 743 | 246 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -10.9" | -13.87 | -4.03 | 740 | 243 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -12.8" | -15.28 | -4.44 | 736 | 241 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -14.9" | -16.70 | -4.86 | 732 | 238 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -17.1" | -18.13 | -5.27 | 728 | 236 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -19.5" | -19.58 | -5.70 | 725 | 233 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -22.1" | -21.04 | -6.12 | 721 | 231 | 3.7 |
200gr G1 .125 at 800 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 200gr 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 -3.8" at 50 and -22.3" 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 | 800 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.45 | -1.00 | 796 | 281 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 791 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 787 | 275 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 783 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.41 | -0.41 | 779 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.8" | -2.44 | -0.71 | 775 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.3" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 771 | 264 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -2.0" | -4.77 | -1.39 | 767 | 261 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -2.9" | -6.02 | -1.75 | 763 | 258 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -3.8" | -7.30 | -2.12 | 759 | 256 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -5.0" | -8.61 | -2.50 | 755 | 253 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -6.3" | -9.94 | -2.89 | 751 | 251 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -7.7" | -11.30 | -3.29 | 747 | 248 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -9.3" | -12.67 | -3.69 | 743 | 246 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -11.1" | -14.06 | -4.09 | 740 | 243 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -13.0" | -15.47 | -4.50 | 736 | 241 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -15.1" | -16.89 | -4.91 | 732 | 238 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -17.3" | -18.33 | -5.33 | 728 | 236 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -19.7" | -19.77 | -5.75 | 725 | 233 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -22.3" | -21.24 | -6.18 | 721 | 231 | 3.7 |
200gr G1 .125 at 800 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 200gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 7 yards, peaks +0.2" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.1" at 50 and -20.8" 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 | 800 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.02 | -0.59 | 796 | 281 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +1.22 | +0.35 | 791 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.45 | +0.42 | 787 | 275 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.90 | +0.26 | 783 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 779 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.01 | -0.29 | 775 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.14 | -0.62 | 771 | 264 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.34 | -0.97 | 767 | 261 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -2.2" | -4.58 | -1.33 | 763 | 258 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.86 | -1.71 | 759 | 256 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.17 | -2.09 | 755 | 253 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -5.4" | -8.51 | -2.47 | 751 | 251 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.86 | -2.87 | 747 | 248 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -8.3" | -11.24 | -3.27 | 743 | 246 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -9.9" | -12.63 | -3.67 | 740 | 243 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -11.8" | -14.03 | -4.08 | 736 | 241 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -13.8" | -15.46 | -4.50 | 732 | 238 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -16.0" | -16.89 | -4.91 | 728 | 236 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -18.3" | -18.34 | -5.33 | 725 | 233 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -20.8" | -19.80 | -5.76 | 721 | 231 | 3.7 |
200gr G1 .125 at 800 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
Atomic 200-grain LRNFP is a lead round nose flat point .45 Colt load made for cowboy action shooting. At 200 grains it carries the lightest bullet of the loads compared. At 800 fps it makes 284 ft-lbs and a power factor of 160.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.1 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 6.7 ft-lbs in the same revolver is the lightest of the loads compared, about 29 percent under Winchester Super-X 250-grain LFN.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester Super-X 250-grain LFN is 50 fps slower with 28 ft-lbs more at the muzzle from a bullet 50 grains heavier. Black Hills 250-grain RNFP is 75 fps slower with 292 ft-lbs.
- The least recoil of the loads compared, which tells over a long match day
- Power factor clears the 125 minor floor by 35
- Keeps 759 fps and 256 ft-lbs at 50 yards
- Plain lead with no jacket, which some ranges ban
- The least muzzle energy of the loads compared
- Scores minor where the 250-grain lead loads compared score major
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 gr | LRNFP | 800 fps | 284 ft-lbs | 0.125 | N/A | |
| 250 gr | LRNFP | 750 fps | 312 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
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| 250 gr | LFN | 750 fps | 312 ft-lbs | 0.159 | N/A | |
| 250 gr | RNFP | 725 fps | 292 ft-lbs | 0.14 | N/A |
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