Hornady Critical Defense 185gr FTX
- Cartridge
- .45 ACP
- Bullet weight
- 12.00 g
- Reference velocity
- 305 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 558 J
Specification
The load, and the figures its drawing is made from
IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.
- Designation
- 90900
- Maker
- Hornady
- Country of origin
- United States
- Introduced
- 2008
- Military load
- No
- Widely available
- Yes
ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.
- Bullet type
- FTX
- Cartridge
- .45 ACP
- Bullet diameter
- 11.48 mm
- Bullet weight
- 12 g (185.2 gr)
- Sectional density
- 0.13
- Ballistic coefficient (G1)
- 0.14
- Reference velocity
- 305 m/s (1001 ft/s)
- Reference barrel
- 127 mm
- Velocity retention exponent
- 0.3
Ballistics
Downrange, solved
Solved at the reference barrel of 127 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
- 558 J
- Effective range
- 168 m
- Momentum
- 3.66 kg m/s
- Taylor knockout factor
- 11.9
- Hatcher relative stopping power
- 59
- Energy density
- 544.0 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 | 305 m/s | 558 J | 0 cm | 0 s | 0.89 |
| 50 m | 278 m/s | 465 J | 14.5 cm | 0.172 s | 0.81 |
| 100 m | 258 m/s | 399 J | 63.1 cm | 0.359 s | 0.75 |
| 200 m | 224 m/s | 302 J | 294.5 cm | 0.775 s | 0.65 |
| 300 m | 197 m/s | 233 J | 767.4 cm | 1.251 s | 0.58 |
| 400 m | 174 m/s | 181 J | 1573.6 cm | 1.791 s | 0.51 |
| 500 m | 153 m/s | 141 J | 2835.4 cm | 2.404 s | 0.45 |
| 600 m | 134 m/s | 108 J | 4718.5 cm | 3.102 s | 0.39 |
| 800 m | 103 m/s | 63 J | 11333.3 cm | 4.807 s | 0.30 |
| 1000 m | 77 m/s | 36 J | 24405.2 cm | 7.054 s | 0.23 |
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-185' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'