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Winchester Ranger T-Series 180gr JHP

Drawing of the Winchester Ranger T-Series 180gr JHP bullet
Cartridge
.40 S&W
Bullet weight
11.66 g
Reference velocity
302 m/s
Muzzle energy
532 J

Specification

The load, and the figures its drawing is made from

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IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.

Designation
RA40T
Maker
Winchester
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2000
Military load
No
Widely available
No

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
JHP
Cartridge
.40 S&W
Bullet diameter
10.16 mm
Bullet weight
11.66 g (179.9 gr)
Sectional density
0.161
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.127
Reference velocity
302 m/s (991 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.

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0 m302 m/s

0100200300400165 m0501002003004005006008001000

At the muzzle

What leaves the barrel

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MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.

Muzzle energy
532 J
Effective range
165 m
Momentum
3.52 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
7.6
Hatcher relative stopping power
28
Energy density
1166.0 J/cm²

Downrange

Point by point

The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.

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DistanceVelocityEnergyDropTime of flightMach
0 m302 m/s532 J0 cm0 s0.88
50 m274 m/s438 J14.9 cm0.174 s0.80
100 m253 m/s372 J65.1 cm0.364 s0.74
200 m217 m/s275 J308 cm0.792 s0.63
300 m189 m/s207 J812.8 cm1.287 s0.55
400 m164 m/s157 J1689.8 cm1.856 s0.48
500 m142 m/s118 J3091.6 cm2.511 s0.42
600 m123 m/s88 J5232.2 cm3.266 s0.36
800 m91 m/s48 J13057.6 cm5.16 s0.27
1000 m66 m/s26 J29393.1 cm7.741 s0.19

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/winchester-ranger-t-180' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'