Bullet Type: American Eagle IRT Toxic Metal Jacket (TMJ**)
Usage: Target shooting, training, practice
* TMF Primers are lead free
** TMJ bullet jackets completely encase the lead core and eliminate exposure of the core to hot powder gas.
The American Eagle "Indoor Range Training" ammunition totally eliminates airborne lead from originating at the firing line. The IRT ammunition also produces less gun fouling and cleaner fired cartridge cases.
Test Barrel Length: 4"
Factory Velocity in Feet Per Second (to nearest 10 FPS):
- Muzzle: 990
- 25yds: 960fps
- 50yds: 940fps
- 75yds: 910fps
- 100yds: 890fps
Energy in Foot Pounds (to nearest 5 foot pounds):
- Muzzle: 390
- 25yds: 370
- 50yds: 350
- 75yds: 330
- 100yds: 315
Mid Range Trajectory:
- 25yds: 0.3
- 50yds: 1.2
- 75yds: 2.7
- 100yds: 5.0
40 S&W, 180gr, Total Metal Jacket, (Per 50)
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
Designed by Winchester and introduced by Winchester and Smith & Wesson in 1990, the 40 S&W was designed as a "compromise" semiautomatic pistol cartridge that would offer more performance than the 9mm Luger (9x19)…but would produce less recoil and allow higher magazine capacity than the 45 ACP. Few compromises in the firearms world have ever worked as well. From a manufacturing standpoint many pistols designed for the 9mm could be re-engineered to handle the larger cartridge; in a short time it has become a standard issue in the law enforcement community. Using a .400-inch bullet of from 135 to 180 grains from a .850-inch cae, the .40 S&W produces up to 1205 fps, and although recoil is greater than the 9mm, it is easier to shoot than the 45 ACP, and its greater velocity and smaller bullet diameter aid penetration.
—
Craig Boddington
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