Hornady Critical Defense 125gr FTX
- Cartridge
- .357 Magnum
- Bullet weight
- 8.10 g
- Reference velocity
- 457 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 846 J
Specification
The load, and the figures its drawing is made from
IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.
- Designation
- 90500
- Maker
- Hornady
- Country of origin
- United States
- Introduced
- 2009
- Military load
- No
- Widely available
- Yes
ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.
- Bullet type
- FTX
- Cartridge
- .357 Magnum
- Bullet diameter
- 9.07 mm
- Bullet weight
- 8.1 g (125.0 gr)
- Sectional density
- 0.14
- Ballistic coefficient (G1)
- 0.15
- Reference velocity
- 457 m/s (1499 ft/s)
- Reference barrel
- 102 mm
- Velocity retention exponent
- 0.31
Ballistics
Downrange, solved
Solved at the reference barrel of 102 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.
At the muzzle
What leaves the barrel
MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.
- Muzzle energy
- 846 J
- Effective range
- 42 m
- Momentum
- 3.70 kg m/s
- Taylor knockout factor
- 8.0
- Hatcher relative stopping power
- 40
- Energy density
- 1854.8 J/cm²
Downrange
Point by point
The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.
| Distance | Velocity | Energy | Drop | Time of flight | Mach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 m | 457 m/s | 846 J | 0 cm | 0 s | 1.33 |
| 50 m | 403 m/s | 659 J | 6.6 cm | 0.116 s | 1.18 |
| 100 m | 349 m/s | 492 J | 30.6 cm | 0.25 s | 1.02 |
| 200 m | 281 m/s | 320 J | 161.7 cm | 0.574 s | 0.82 |
| 300 m | 245 m/s | 242 J | 448.7 cm | 0.956 s | 0.71 |
| 400 m | 215 m/s | 188 J | 951.3 cm | 1.393 s | 0.63 |
| 500 m | 191 m/s | 148 J | 1744.2 cm | 1.886 s | 0.56 |
| 600 m | 170 m/s | 117 J | 2921.1 cm | 2.44 s | 0.50 |
| 800 m | 134 m/s | 72 J | 6966.9 cm | 3.769 s | 0.39 |
| 1000 m | 104 m/s | 44 J | 14663.4 cm | 5.468 s | 0.30 |
API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/hornady-critical-defense-125' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'