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.45 to .50 cal. Ballistic Comparison

 

WARNING!

The loads below  on this page are offered for theoretical comparison purposes only and are not suggested to be safe nor is their use advocated. Always check with your firearms manufacturer before selecting a load.

Rifle 28" barrel with 1-48 twist using patched round ball.

Powder Charge in grains Projectile Powder Muzzle Velocity (fps) Muzzle Energy (ft/lb) Pressure (psi) Velocity 100 yards (fps) Energy 100 yards (ft/lb)
.45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50
40 R/Ball FFFg 1 459 1 332 605 697 8 600 3 800 924 911 242 327
50 R/Ball FFFg 1 589 1  449 718 825 9 900 5 700 958 944 261 351
60 R/Ball FFFg 1 719 1 566 840 964 11 300 7 500 994 978 281 376
70 R/Ball FFFg 1 790 1 675 911 1 079 13 300 8 500 1 016 1 006 293 398
80 R/Ball FFFg 1 861 1 748 985 1 201 15 300 9 500 1 038 1 039 306 422
90 R/Ball FFFg 1 912 1 830 1 039 1 317 16 200 9 900 1 056 1 064 317 446
100 R/Ball FFFg 1 962 1 911 1 094 1 436 17 200 10 200 1 073 1 096 328 472
110 R/Ball FFFg 2 043 1 963 1 187 1 515 18 000 10 300 1 105 1 118 347 491
120 R/Ball FFFg 2 124 2 015 1 283 1 596 18 700 10 800 1 139 1 141 369 512

 

Rifle 28" barrel with 1-48 twist using Sabot

Powder in gr. Projectile gr. Powder Muzzle Velocity (fps) Muzzle Energy (ft/lb) Pressure (psi) Velocity 100 yards (fps) Energy 100 yards (ft/lb)
.45 .50 Pyrodex .45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50 .45 .50
40 158 240 Pyrodex 1 323 1 008 614 542 11 600 4 300 1 117 921 438 452
50 158 240 Pyrodex 1 490 1 182 779 745 14 000 5 200 1 232 1 032 533 567
60 158 240 Pyrodex 1 656 1 356 962 980 16 300 6 100 1 360 1 138 649 691
70 158 240 Pyrodex 1 849 1 417 1 200 1 070 17 900 7 300 1 520 1 179 811 741
80 158 240 Pyrodex 2 042 1 478 1 463 1 164 19 400 8 600 1 687 1 223 999 797
90 158 240 Pyrodex 2 127 1 575 1 588 1 322 20 900 9 300 1 762 1 296 1 090 895
100 158 240 Pyrodex 2 212 1 673 1 717 1 492 22 400 10 000 1 838 1 373 1 185 1 005
110 158 240 Pyrodex 2 315 1 712 1 881 1 562 23 800 11 600 1 930 1 405 1 308 1 052
120 158 240 Pyrodex 2 418 1 751 2 052 1 634 25 100 13 300 2 023 1 437 1 437 1 101

 

 

WARNING

The above loads on this page are offered for theoretical comparison purposes only and are not suggested to be safe nor is their use advocated. Always check with your firearms manufacturer before selecting a load.