Hornady Critical Defense .45 Colt 185gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 92790
Hornady Critical Defense .45 Colt 185gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 92790
Solved from this product's advertised 920 fps, 185gr bullet and G1 BC 0.140, 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 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 -2.4" 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 | 920 | 348 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.60 | -1.05 | 914 | 344 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 909 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.50 | +0.15 | 904 | 336 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.27 | +0.08 | 899 | 332 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.27 | -0.08 | 894 | 328 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.98 | -0.28 | 889 | 325 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.78 | -0.52 | 884 | 321 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.65 | -0.77 | 879 | 318 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 874 | 314 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.52 | -1.31 | 870 | 311 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.2" | -5.49 | -1.60 | 865 | 308 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.49 | -1.89 | 861 | 304 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.1" | -7.50 | -2.18 | 856 | 301 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.3" | -8.54 | -2.48 | 852 | 298 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -7.5" | -9.58 | -2.79 | 847 | 295 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -8.9" | -10.65 | -3.10 | 843 | 292 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -10.5" | -11.72 | -3.41 | 839 | 289 | 2.5 |
| 90 | -12.1" | -12.80 | -3.72 | 835 | 286 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -13.9" | -13.90 | -4.04 | 830 | 283 | 3.1 |
| 100 | -15.7" | -15.01 | -4.37 | 826 | 281 | 3.4 |
185gr G1 .140 at 920 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 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 -2.6" at 50 and -16.3" 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 | 920 | 348 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.10 | -1.19 | 914 | 344 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 909 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 904 | 336 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.22 | -0.07 | 899 | 332 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 894 | 328 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 889 | 325 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.28 | -0.66 | 884 | 321 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -3.15 | -0.92 | 879 | 318 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.07 | -1.18 | 874 | 314 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -5.02 | -1.46 | 870 | 311 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.5" | -5.99 | -1.74 | 865 | 308 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.4" | -6.99 | -2.03 | 861 | 304 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.5" | -8.00 | -2.33 | 856 | 301 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.6" | -9.04 | -2.63 | 852 | 298 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -7.9" | -10.08 | -2.93 | 847 | 295 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -9.4" | -11.15 | -3.24 | 843 | 292 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -10.9" | -12.22 | -3.55 | 839 | 289 | 2.5 |
| 90 | -12.6" | -13.30 | -3.87 | 835 | 286 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -14.4" | -14.40 | -4.19 | 830 | 283 | 3.1 |
| 100 | -16.3" | -15.51 | -4.51 | 826 | 281 | 3.4 |
185gr G1 .140 at 920 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 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 -2.2" at 50 and -15.4" 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 | 920 | 348 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 914 | 344 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.25 | +0.07 | 909 | 340 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 904 | 336 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 899 | 332 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 894 | 328 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 889 | 325 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.49 | -0.43 | 884 | 321 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 879 | 318 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 874 | 314 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.22 | -1.23 | 870 | 311 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.0" | -5.20 | -1.51 | 865 | 308 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.9" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 861 | 304 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -4.9" | -7.21 | -2.10 | 856 | 301 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.1" | -8.24 | -2.40 | 852 | 298 | 1.7 |
| 75 | -7.3" | -9.29 | -2.70 | 847 | 295 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -8.7" | -10.35 | -3.01 | 843 | 292 | 2.2 |
| 85 | -10.2" | -11.42 | -3.32 | 839 | 289 | 2.5 |
| 90 | -11.8" | -12.51 | -3.64 | 835 | 286 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -13.6" | -13.60 | -3.96 | 830 | 283 | 3.1 |
| 100 | -15.4" | -14.71 | -4.28 | 826 | 281 | 3.4 |
185gr G1 .140 at 920 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
Hornady Critical Defense 185-grain FTX is a polymer-tipped hollow point .45 Colt load made for personal protection. Hornady seats a soft polymer plug in the bullet's nose cavity. At 920 fps it makes 348 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.2 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 7.2 ft-lbs in the same revolver is the lightest of the loads compared, about 25 percent under CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Barnes VOR-TX 200-grain XPB is 70 fps slower with 27 ft-lbs less at the muzzle, from a copper bullet with no lead in it. Corbon +P 200-grain JHP is 180 fps faster with 537 ft-lbs.
- The least recoil of the loads compared, so follow-up shots come quickly
- Still moving 870 fps with 311 ft-lbs at 50 yards
- Standard pressure, where Corbon +P 200-grain JHP needs a +P-rated revolver
- Corbon +P 200-grain JHP carries far more energy, in exchange for the +P rating
- The lightest bullet of the loads compared at 185 grains
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 gr | FTX | 920 fps | 348 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$2.52
20 Rounds
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Corbon .45 Colt +P 200gr JHP
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Lucky Gunner
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200 gr | JHP | 1100 fps | 537 ft-lbs | 0.13 |
$2.32
20 Rounds
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| 200 gr | JHP | 1000 fps | 444 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$1.25
400 Rounds
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| 200 gr | XPB | 850 fps | 321 ft-lbs | 0.13 |
$1.66
400 Rounds
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| 225 gr | JSP | 860 fps | 369 ft-lbs | 0.195 |
$1.57
50 Rounds
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| 225 gr | LSWCHP | 830 fps | 344 ft-lbs | 0.154 |
$2.67
20 Rounds
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All Hornady Critical Defense .45 Colt 185gr FTX Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $32.00 | $18.43 | $50.43 | $2.52 |
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