Hornady Critical Duty 175gr FlexLock
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet weight
- 11.34 g
- Reference velocity
- 308 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 538 J
Specification
The load, and the figures its drawing is made from
IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.
- Designation
- 91380
- Maker
- Hornady
- Country of origin
- United States
- Introduced
- 2011
- Military load
- No
- Widely available
- Yes
ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.
- Bullet type
- FlexLock
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet diameter
- 10.16 mm
- Bullet weight
- 11.34 g (175.0 gr)
- Sectional density
- 0.156
- Ballistic coefficient (G1)
- 0.13
- Ballistic coefficient (G7)
- 0.066
- Reference velocity
- 308 m/s (1010 ft/s)
- Reference barrel
- 102 mm
- Velocity retention exponent
- 0.27
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
- 538 J
- Effective range
- 169 m
- Momentum
- 3.49 kg m/s
- Taylor knockout factor
- 7.6
- Hatcher relative stopping power
- 29
- Energy density
- 1179.5 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 | 308 m/s | 538 J | 0 cm | 0 s | 0.90 |
| 50 m | 282 m/s | 451 J | 14.2 cm | 0.17 s | 0.82 |
| 100 m | 260 m/s | 383 J | 61.7 cm | 0.355 s | 0.76 |
| 200 m | 222 m/s | 279 J | 292.2 cm | 0.772 s | 0.65 |
| 300 m | 189 m/s | 203 J | 779.2 cm | 1.26 s | 0.55 |
| 400 m | 162 m/s | 148 J | 1646.8 cm | 1.832 s | 0.47 |
| 500 m | 138 m/s | 108 J | 3070.2 cm | 2.502 s | 0.40 |
| 600 m | 118 m/s | 79 J | 5295 cm | 3.286 s | 0.34 |
| 800 m | 86 m/s | 42 J | 13659.9 cm | 5.277 s | 0.25 |
| 1000 m | 63 m/s | 22 J | 31444.1 cm | 8.007 s | 0.18 |
Other loads
Other .40 S&W loads
The same cartridge, loaded other ways.
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-duty-175' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'