Sierra Sports Master .45 Colt 225gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Sierra Sports Master .45 Colt 225gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 850 fps, 225gr bullet and G1 BC 0.157, 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 225gr 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 -3.1" at 50 and -18.8" 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 | 850 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 846 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 842 | 354 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 838 | 351 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 835 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.76 | -0.22 | 831 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.63 | -0.48 | 827 | 342 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.60 | -0.76 | 824 | 339 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.5" | -3.64 | -1.06 | 820 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.2" | -4.71 | -1.37 | 816 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.82 | -1.69 | 813 | 330 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.0" | -6.96 | -2.02 | 809 | 327 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.1" | -8.12 | -2.36 | 806 | 325 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.3" | -9.30 | -2.70 | 802 | 322 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.7" | -10.49 | -3.05 | 799 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.2" | -11.69 | -3.40 | 796 | 316 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -10.8" | -12.91 | -3.76 | 792 | 314 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.6" | -14.15 | -4.12 | 789 | 311 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -14.5" | -15.39 | -4.48 | 786 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -16.6" | -16.64 | -4.84 | 782 | 306 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -18.8" | -17.91 | -5.21 | 779 | 303 | 3.0 |
225gr G1 .157 at 850 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 225gr 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 -3.2" at 50 and -19.1" 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 | 850 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 846 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.37 | -0.11 | 842 | 354 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 838 | 351 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 835 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 831 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.97 | -0.57 | 827 | 342 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.1" | -2.94 | -0.85 | 824 | 339 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.7" | -3.97 | -1.15 | 820 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.05 | -1.47 | 816 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.2" | -6.16 | -1.79 | 813 | 330 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.2" | -7.29 | -2.12 | 809 | 327 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.45 | -2.46 | 806 | 325 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -6.6" | -9.63 | -2.80 | 802 | 322 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -8.0" | -10.82 | -3.15 | 799 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -9.5" | -12.03 | -3.50 | 796 | 316 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -11.1" | -13.25 | -3.85 | 792 | 314 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -12.9" | -14.48 | -4.21 | 789 | 311 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -14.8" | -15.72 | -4.57 | 786 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -16.9" | -16.98 | -4.94 | 782 | 306 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -19.1" | -18.24 | -5.31 | 779 | 303 | 3.0 |
225gr G1 .157 at 850 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 225gr 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 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.7" at 50 and -18.0" 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 | 850 | 361 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.65 | -0.77 | 846 | 358 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.74 | +0.22 | 842 | 354 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.12 | +0.33 | 838 | 351 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.73 | +0.21 | 835 | 348 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 831 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 827 | 342 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.82 | -0.53 | 824 | 339 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.85 | -0.83 | 820 | 336 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -3.93 | -1.14 | 816 | 333 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.7" | -5.04 | -1.47 | 813 | 330 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.6" | -6.18 | -1.80 | 809 | 327 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.6" | -7.34 | -2.13 | 806 | 325 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -5.8" | -8.51 | -2.48 | 802 | 322 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -7.1" | -9.71 | -2.82 | 799 | 319 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -8.6" | -10.91 | -3.17 | 796 | 316 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -10.2" | -12.13 | -3.53 | 792 | 314 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -11.9" | -13.36 | -3.89 | 789 | 311 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -13.8" | -14.61 | -4.25 | 786 | 308 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -15.8" | -15.86 | -4.61 | 782 | 306 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -18.0" | -17.13 | -4.98 | 779 | 303 | 3.0 |
225gr G1 .157 at 850 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
Sierra Sports Master 225-grain JHP is a jacketed hollow point .45 Colt load. The bullet is a hollow cavity jacketed over a lead core. It leaves the muzzle at 850 fps with 361 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.6 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 9.3 ft-lbs in the same revolver is about 3 percent under CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Fort Scott Munitions 225-grain TUI matches this bullet weight at 869 fps with 377 ft-lbs. CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP is 150 fps faster from a bullet 25 grains lighter.
- Holds 813 fps and 330 ft-lbs at 50 yards
- A brass case, where CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP is single-use aluminum
- The mildest recoil of the loads compared
- The least muzzle energy of the loads compared
- Fort Scott Munitions 225-grain TUI is faster at the same bullet weight
- CCI Blazer 200-grain JHP carries more from a lighter bullet
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