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.40 S&W Results in fps
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barrel length |
Cor Bon 135 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 150 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 165 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 140 gr. DPX |
Federal 135 gr. expand'g FMJ |
Federal 180 gr. JHP |
Federal 135 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP low recoil |
Federal 180 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP |
Federal 165 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP |
Federal 155 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP |
Speer 180 gr. Gold Dot Short Barrel |
18" | 1662 | 1457 | 1378 | 1442 | 1411 | 1165 | 1425 | 1189 | 1117 | 1355 | 1105 |
17" | 1650 | 1498 | 1387 | 1460 | 1403 | 1196 | 1414 | 1207 | 1133 | 1346 | 1133 |
16" | 1636 | 1464 | 1351 | 1433 | 1398 | 1142 | 1398 | 1175 | 1084 | 1317 | 1143 |
15" | 1672 | 1478 | 1392 | 1438 | 1421 | 1165 | 1398 | 1181 | 1114 | 1341 | 1149 |
14" | 1649 | 1460 | 1377 | 1448 | 1382 | 1156 | 1401 | 1170 | 1128 | 1337 | 1134 |
13" | 1630 | 1429 | 1379 | 1393 | 1385 | 1148 | 1392 | 1160 | 1132 | 1327 | 1137 |
12" | 1618 | 1438 | 1341 | 1414 | 1373 | 1120 | 1371 | 1163 | 1123 | 1313 | 1143 |
11" | 1591 | 1408 | 1350 | 1403 | 1359 | 1124 | 1355 | 1132 | 1103 | 1300 | 1124 |
10" | 1587 | 1405 | 1329 | 1392 | 1345 | 1123 | 1338 | 1148 | 1124 | 1294 | 1125 |
9" | 1555 | 1406 | 1297 | 1382 | 1349 | 1113 | 1342 | 1133 | 1096 | 1297 | 1136 |
8" | 1537 | 1382 | 1293 | 1384 | 1314 | 1104 | 1318 | 1115 | 1096 | 1257 | 1099 |
7" | 1514 | 1354 | 1272 | 1368 | 1305 | 1084 | 1288 | 1092 | 1064 | 1241 | 1101 |
6" | 1476 | 1340 | 1251 | 1328 | 1281 | 1067 | 1267 | 1081 | 1052 | 1209 | 1068 |
5" | 1453 | 1303 | 1225 | 1308 | 1233 | 1047 | 1225 | 1051 | 1038 | 1190 | 1053 |
4" | 1350 | 1240 | 1164 | 1236 | 1201 | 1016 | 1155 | 1022 | 985 | 1126 | 1011 |
3" | 1212 | 1169 | 1085 | 1190 | 1152 | 962 | 1080 | 964 | 924 | 1065 | 979 |
2" | 1117 | 1071 | 998 | 1093 | 1032 | 905 | 964 | 892 | 869 | 972 | 930 |
real world weapons |
Cor Bon 135 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 150 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 165 gr. JHP |
Cor Bon 140 gr. DPX |
Federal 135 gr. expand'g FMJ |
Federal 180 gr. JHP |
Federal 135 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP low recoil |
Federal 180 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP |
Federal 165 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP |
Federal 155 gr. Hydra- Shok JHP (no graph) |
Speer 180 gr. Gold Dot Short Barrel |
Ruger PC4 carbine 16" barrel |
1675 | 1436 | 1355 | 1407 | 1349 | 1076 | 1400 | 1083 | 1097 | n/a | 1136 |
Browning Hi-Power 4.625" barrel |
1422 | 1247 | 1179 | 1202 | 1181 | 979 | 1228 | 987 | 1022 | n/a | 1026 |
Rocky Mountain Sphinx 4.5" barrel |
1403 | 1276 | 1190 | 1194 | 1189 | 1006 | 1226 | 1018 | 1026 | n/a | 1042 |
Beretta 96 Brigadier 4.9" barrel |
1381 | 1227 | 1151 | 1191 | 1151 | 967 | 1183 | 960 | 986 | n/a | 996 |
Steyr M40 4" barrel |
1366 | 1232 | 1118 | 1202 | 1159 | 995 | 1152 | 989 | 943 | 1107 | 984 |