Posted: 1/13/2010 8:44:58 PM EDT
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I am putting together a lesson plan which requires the maximum effective range and the maximum travel distance of the federal 180gr hyrda-shok.
I can't seem to find anything, anywhere on these two subjects. not even conjecture.... any help would be appreciated. 
sorry this would be from a S&W M&P40 w/ 4.25" barrel |
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I am not looking for trajectory stuff here. I know I can put a hole in paper at 100yrds. We have an indoor range, so conditions are perfect. I need to know if it will still put a man down at that range.
Also the actual distance the round will travel. like on a box of 22lr it says this bullet can travel up to one mile. I can't see a 40. going that distance. |
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Quoted: I am not looking for trajectory stuff here. I know I can put a hole in paper at 100yrds. We have an indoor range, so conditions are perfect. I need to know if it will still put a man down at that range. Also the actual distance the round will travel. like on a box of 22lr it says this bullet can travel up to one mile. I can't see a 40. going that distance. Try calling Federal. Update this thread with their response. |
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.45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. I dunno about that. Got a source? I couldn't get one to go through 2 sides of a computer case at 5 yards from a 1911 if there was any angle at all to the impact. Also, since noone has posted anything concrete yet. Here. Enjoy, guys: 
Yes, at 100y a .40 is still plenty lethal. Just use any free ballistic calculator. |
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Let's plug this into the handloads.com ballistic calculator, shall we?
According to their tool, a 180gr., .400", "SWC/HP" style bullet, launched at 1000fps, will still have 439 fps of ass behind it at 1000 yards. Of course, you'll have to "hold over" 286 FEET to get it there, assuming a 25y zero. It would likely still be able to cause death at that range. It doesn't drop below 700 fps until 365 yards. The .38/200 and .38 Special killed an aweful lot of people with similar ballistics. I've repeatedly nailed a man-sized gong at 400 yards with my .22LR...using 20-25 FEET of hold over. Point it, range is more dependent on the launching platform, the amount of time allocated to the shot, and the skill of the operator than the projectile or its velocity. |
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.45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. I dunno about that. Got a source? I couldn't get one to go through 2 sides of a computer case at 5 yards from a 1911 if there was any angle at all to the impact. Also, since noone has posted anything concrete yet. Here. Enjoy, guys: http://i46.tinypic.com/244wdhd.jpg Yes, at 100y a .40 is still plenty lethal. Just use any free ballistic calculator. Source: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=65957 
500 yards 
View of house through .45 bullet hole in drum. 
500 yards, my finger is on the above bullet hole. Pretty darn concrete.
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.45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. I dunno about that. Got a source? I couldn't get one to go through 2 sides of a computer case at 5 yards from a 1911 if there was any angle at all to the impact. Also, since noone has posted anything concrete yet. Here. Enjoy, guys: http://i46.tinypic.com/244wdhd.jpg Yes, at 100y a .40 is still plenty lethal. Just use any free ballistic calculator. Source: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=65957 http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02589reszed.jpg 500 yards http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02593resized.jpg View of house through .45 bullet hole in drum. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02588resized.jpg 500 yards, my finger is on the above bullet hole. Pretty darn concrete. DAAAAAAAAM!!!!! I would have never guessed! And it went through with AUTHORITY!!!!!! |
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.45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. I dunno about that. Got a source? I couldn't get one to go through 2 sides of a computer case at 5 yards from a 1911 if there was any angle at all to the impact. Also, since noone has posted anything concrete yet. Here. Enjoy, guys: http://i46.tinypic.com/244wdhd.jpg Yes, at 100y a .40 is still plenty lethal. Just use any free ballistic calculator. Source: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=65957 http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02589reszed.jpg 500 yards http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02593resized.jpg View of house through .45 bullet hole in drum. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/seven_sixtwo/Shooting/DSC02588resized.jpg 500 yards, my finger is on the above bullet hole. Pretty darn concrete. Well I'm impressed with it. I didn't think it had it in it. Good shootin'! |
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Quoted: .45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. Around 30 years ago, at a shooting spot I used to go to, someone had brought out an old mailbox, the big box kind that sits at street corners. I'm guessing it was constructed out of 16 gauge sheet metal. Heavier than your typical car body, but probably less than 1/8". Sitting out at 200 yards I could hit it with my Dad's GI Colt 45 every time once I got the hold over figured out. At that range it wouldn't penetrate one side, much less both, using milsurp 45 hardball ammo. Made a nice big dent though. There was a big set of gym lockers out there too, wouldn't penetrate those either at 200 yards. |
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.45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. Around 30 years ago, at a shooting spot I used to go to, someone had brought out an old mailbox, the big box kind that sits at street corners. I'm guessing it was constructed out of 16 gauge sheet metal. Heavier than your typical car body, but probably less than 1/8". Sitting out at 200 yards I could hit it with my Dad's GI Colt 45 every time once I got the hold over figured out. At that range it wouldn't penetrate one side, much less both, using milsurp 45 hardball ammo. Made a nice big dent though. There was a big set of gym lockers out there too, wouldn't penetrate those either at 200 yards. Yeah, but at 500 yards, it accelerates by gravity.
It takes 4 seconds for a .45 round to go 500 yards. I would line up the shot, squeeeeeeeeezzzeee the trigger, shot would break, I would calmly put the pistol down and pick up my binos, focus on the target, wait.... wait.... *thump* |
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Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, but at 500 yards, it accelerates by gravity. Quoted: Around 30 years ago, at a shooting spot I used to go to, someone had brought out an old mailbox, the big box kind that sits at street corners. I'm guessing it was constructed out of 16 gauge sheet metal. Heavier than your typical car body, but probably less than 1/8". Sitting out at 200 yards I could hit it with my Dad's GI Colt 45 every time once I got the hold over figured out. At that range it wouldn't penetrate one side, much less both, using milsurp 45 hardball ammo. Made a nice big dent though. There was a big set of gym lockers out there too, wouldn't penetrate those either at 200 yards..45 hardball will go through both sides of a 55 gallon fuel drum at 500 yards. It takes 4 seconds for a .45 round to go 500 yards. I would line up the shot, squeeeeeeeeezzzeee the trigger, shot would break, I would calmly put the pistol down and pick up my binos, focus on the target, wait.... wait.... *thump* That must have been pretty fun!  |