Winchester USA 165gr FMJ
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet weight
- 10.69 g
- Reference velocity
- 344 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 633 J
Specification
The load, and the figures its drawing is made from
IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.
- Designation
- Q4236
- Maker
- Winchester
- Country of origin
- United States
- Introduced
- 1995
- Military load
- No
- Widely available
- Yes
ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.
- Bullet type
- FMJ
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet diameter
- 10.16 mm
- Bullet weight
- 10.69 g (165.0 gr)
- Sectional density
- 0.147
- Ballistic coefficient (G1)
- 0.135
- Reference velocity
- 344 m/s (1129 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
- 633 J
- Effective range
- 179 m
- Momentum
- 3.68 kg m/s
- Taylor knockout factor
- 8.0
- Hatcher relative stopping power
- 30
- Energy density
- 1387.0 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 | 344 m/s | 633 J | 0 cm | 0 s | 1.00 |
| 50 m | 301 m/s | 484 J | 12 cm | 0.156 s | 0.88 |
| 100 m | 275 m/s | 403 J | 53.7 cm | 0.331 s | 0.80 |
| 200 m | 236 m/s | 298 J | 257.4 cm | 0.724 s | 0.69 |
| 300 m | 206 m/s | 227 J | 681.3 cm | 1.179 s | 0.60 |
| 400 m | 181 m/s | 174 J | 1413.4 cm | 1.697 s | 0.53 |
| 500 m | 158 m/s | 134 J | 2569.9 cm | 2.289 s | 0.46 |
| 600 m | 139 m/s | 103 J | 4310.3 cm | 2.964 s | 0.40 |
| 800 m | 105 m/s | 59 J | 10500.3 cm | 4.627 s | 0.31 |
| 1000 m | 78 m/s | 33 J | 22932.5 cm | 6.838 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/winchester-usa-165fmj' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'