Winchester Super-X .45 Colt 250gr LFN Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LFN
Winchester Super-X .45 Colt 250gr LFN Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LFN
Solved from this product's advertised 750 fps, 250gr bullet and G1 BC 0.159, 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 without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -4.5" at 50 and -25.2" 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 | 750 | 312 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.09 | -0.90 | 747 | 310 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 744 | 307 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 741 | 305 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.2" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 738 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.5" | -1.74 | -0.51 | 735 | 300 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.9" | -2.94 | -0.86 | 732 | 298 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.6" | -4.24 | -1.23 | 729 | 295 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -2.4" | -5.61 | -1.63 | 726 | 293 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -3.3" | -7.02 | -2.04 | 723 | 291 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -4.5" | -8.47 | -2.46 | 720 | 288 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -5.7" | -9.94 | -2.89 | 718 | 286 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -7.2" | -11.44 | -3.33 | 715 | 284 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -8.8" | -12.96 | -3.77 | 712 | 281 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -10.7" | -14.49 | -4.22 | 709 | 279 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -12.6" | -16.04 | -4.67 | 706 | 277 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -14.8" | -17.60 | -5.12 | 704 | 275 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -17.1" | -19.18 | -5.58 | 701 | 273 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -19.6" | -20.77 | -6.04 | 698 | 271 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -22.3" | -22.37 | -6.51 | 695 | 269 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -25.2" | -23.98 | -6.98 | 693 | 266 | 3.0 |
250gr G1 .159 at 750 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 -4.5" at 50 and -25.2" 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 | 750 | 312 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.10 | -0.90 | 747 | 310 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 744 | 307 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 741 | 305 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.2" | -0.71 | -0.21 | 738 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.5" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 735 | 300 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.9" | -2.96 | -0.86 | 732 | 298 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.6" | -4.26 | -1.24 | 729 | 295 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -2.4" | -5.62 | -1.64 | 726 | 293 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -3.3" | -7.04 | -2.05 | 723 | 291 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -4.5" | -8.48 | -2.47 | 720 | 288 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -5.8" | -9.96 | -2.90 | 718 | 286 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -7.2" | -11.45 | -3.33 | 715 | 284 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -8.9" | -12.97 | -3.77 | 712 | 281 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -10.7" | -14.50 | -4.22 | 709 | 279 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -12.6" | -16.05 | -4.67 | 706 | 277 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -14.8" | -17.62 | -5.12 | 704 | 275 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -17.1" | -19.19 | -5.58 | 701 | 273 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -19.6" | -20.78 | -6.04 | 698 | 271 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -22.3" | -22.38 | -6.51 | 695 | 269 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -25.2" | -23.99 | -6.98 | 693 | 266 | 3.0 |
250gr G1 .159 at 750 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 7 yards, peaks +0.3" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.5" at 50 and -23.3" 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 | 750 | 312 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -1.30 | -0.38 | 747 | 310 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.2" | +1.75 | +0.51 | 744 | 307 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.3" | +1.81 | +0.53 | 741 | 305 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +1.08 | +0.32 | 738 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.04 | +0.01 | 735 | 300 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.16 | -0.34 | 732 | 298 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 729 | 295 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.83 | -1.11 | 726 | 293 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.5" | -5.24 | -1.52 | 723 | 291 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.5" | -6.69 | -1.95 | 720 | 288 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.7" | -8.16 | -2.37 | 718 | 286 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -6.1" | -9.66 | -2.81 | 715 | 284 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -7.6" | -11.18 | -3.25 | 712 | 281 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -9.3" | -12.71 | -3.70 | 709 | 279 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -11.2" | -14.26 | -4.15 | 706 | 277 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -13.3" | -15.82 | -4.60 | 704 | 275 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -15.5" | -17.40 | -5.06 | 701 | 273 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -17.9" | -18.99 | -5.52 | 698 | 271 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -20.5" | -20.59 | -5.99 | 695 | 269 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -23.3" | -22.20 | -6.46 | 693 | 266 | 3.0 |
250gr G1 .159 at 750 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 Super-X 250-grain LFN is a lead flat nose .45 Colt load made for cowboy action shooting. The bullet is plain lead with a flat tip and no jacket. At 750 fps it makes 312 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.5 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 9.4 ft-lbs in the same revolver is about 40 percent under Underwood 255-grain LSWCGC.
If you're cross-shopping, Fiocchi Cowboy Action 250-grain matches its muzzle figures and its recoil estimate. Black Hills 250-grain RNFP is 25 fps slower with 20 ft-lbs less, and Atomic 200-grain LRNFP is 50 fps faster from a bullet 50 grains lighter.
- Keeps 720 fps and 288 ft-lbs at 50 yards
- Far milder than Underwood 255-grain LSWCGC, which makes it the one for a long match day
- Fiocchi Cowboy Action 250-grain is loaded to the same muzzle figures, so either covers the same job
- Plain lead with no jacket, which some ranges ban
- 312 ft-lbs at the muzzle, near the bottom of the loads compared
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 gr | LFN | 750 fps | 312 ft-lbs | 0.159 | N/A | |
| 200 gr | LRNFP | 800 fps | 284 ft-lbs | 0.125 | N/A | |
| 250 gr | RNFP | 725 fps | 292 ft-lbs | 0.14 | N/A | |
| 250 gr | LRNFP | 750 fps | 312 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
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| 255 gr | LSWCGC | 1000 fps | 566 ft-lbs | 0.12 | N/A |
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