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M1911 Ball

Drawing of the M1911 Ball bullet
Cartridge
.45 ACP
Bullet weight
14.90 g
Reference velocity
253 m/s
Muzzle energy
477 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
M1911
Maker
Various
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
1911
Military load
Yes
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
FMJ
Cartridge
.45 ACP
Bullet diameter
11.48 mm
Bullet weight
14.9 g (229.9 gr)
Sectional density
0.162
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.162
Reference velocity
253 m/s (830 ft/s)
Reference barrel
127 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.28

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 127 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m253 m/s

075150225300147 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
477 J
Effective range
147 m
Momentum
3.77 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
12.3
Hatcher relative stopping power
50
Energy density
464.7 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 m253 m/s477 J0 cm0 s0.74
50 m238 m/s422 J20.4 cm0.204 s0.69
100 m224 m/s375 J86.6 cm0.42 s0.65
200 m201 m/s300 J390.2 cm0.892 s0.58
300 m180 m/s241 J987 cm1.419 s0.52
400 m161 m/s194 J1973.3 cm2.006 s0.47
500 m144 m/s155 J3474.3 cm2.661 s0.42
600 m129 m/s124 J5653.4 cm3.395 s0.38
800 m102 m/s78 J12968.9 cm5.142 s0.30
1000 m80 m/s48 J26569.3 cm7.36 s0.23

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/m1911-ball' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'