500rds - 45 ACP Winchester Ranger Talon 230gr. +P HP Ammo

Winchester Ammunition 230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

Bulk pack Winchester Ranger .45 ACP? You bet! Now you can buy this incredibly hard to find ammo in 500 round cases. Winchester Ranger ammo is the well known (and infamous) Winchester Black Talon ammo with a friendlier name and minor technical upgrades. Built for the rigors of law enforcement duty use, it is ideal for the armed citizen who wants only the absolute best ammo available. This ammo is always in high demand due to the unique expanding capabilities of the Winchester Ranger bullet, and its reliable penetrating abilities. Pushing a 230 grain bullet a 990 feet per second, this ammo comes in boxer primed, reloadable brass cases, and packed in handy 50 round boxes.

These rounds are loaded with increased pressure and designed with a +P on the box. Not sure what this means? For a ton of details, head here to read more on what is +p ammunition but you should know that not all firearm manufacturers recommend shooting it in your pistol.


Packed ten 50 round boxes to a 500 round case, this rare bulk purchasing opportunity is ideal for shooters who wish to practice with what they carry, gun shop and range sales, or departmental purchases. Winchester Ranger .45 ACP is ideal for all popular .45 handguns and carbines, and offers greatly improved performance over traditional ammo, and most all other premium brands. Take advantage of this rare chance to bulk purchase Winchester Ranger, and lay in a supply of this ever popular and hard to find ammo.


  • Product Type
    Ammo
  • Manufacturer
  • Condition
    New
  • Bullet Weight
  • Use Type
    Self Defense
  • Casing Type
    Nickel-Plated Brass
  • Quantity
    500
  • Ammo Caliber
    45 ACP (Auto)
  • Pressure
    +P
  • Manufacturer SKU
    RA45TP
  • Primer Type
  • Muzzle Velocity
    990
  • Muzzle Energy
  • Cost Per Round
    $0.78/ppr

Gel test Results

As you hunt for the best self-defense 45 ACP (Auto) ammo, we thought you might enjoy seeing the results of some testing we recently conducted with calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin.

We shot five of these Winchester Ammunition rounds through a four-layer cloth barrier using a Ruger SR45. The results are detailed in the video you see above as well as the photographs. Through the charts, you should get a great idea how this Winchester Ammunition ammo stacked up relative to other 45 ACP (Auto) ammo products available to American shooters.

To get a better sense of our tests, be sure to check out all the protocols we followed when conducting our tests to determine the best self-defense ammo.

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 500rds - 45 ACP Winchester Ranger Talon 230gr. +P HP Ammo Image detailing before and after firing 500rds - 45 ACP Winchester Ranger Talon 230gr. +P HP Ammo

How do the results for this Winchester Ammunition 45 ACP (Auto) compare to other Hollow Point?

500rds - 45 ACP Winchester Ranger Talon 230gr. +P HP Ammo Gel Test Results

  Median
Bullet Depth (in.) 12.5 13 16.7 20 25.5
Expanded Diameter (in.) 0.45 0.64 0.83 1.01 1.03
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) 218 223.1 223.3 228.5 230
Bullet Velocity (fps) 917 982 989 992 998

Winchester Ammunition 45 ACP (Auto) Ballistic Data

Winchester Ammunition 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches
5
Ballistics Coefficient (G1)
0.180
Ballistics Coefficient (G7)
0.000
Sectional Density
0.162
Muzzle 25 yds. 50 yds. 75 yds. 100 yds.
Velocity fps 990 964 940 918 898
Energy ft lbs 501 474 451 431 412
Bullet drop inch n/a 0 -2.3 -7.1 -14.5

Trajectory Line Graph Winchester Ammunition 45 ACP (Auto)

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo Muzzle Velocity Muzzle Energy
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#34
814 fps
#31
338.5 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#26
841 fps
#25
349 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech
#35
809 fps
#32
334 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#30
827 fps
#23
350 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Remington Ammunition
#32
817 fps
#28
341 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition
#42
789 fps
#40
318 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#20
856 fps
#13
374 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo
#23
850 fps
#17
369 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass
#40
794 fps
#38
322 ft lbs
185 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#15
899 fps
#34
332 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#38
800 fps
#36
327 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#13
909 fps
#5
422 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Wolf Ammunition
#24
850 fps
#18
369 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#21
856 fps
#14
374 ft lbs
185 Grain Semi-Wadcutter Federal Ammunition
#43
703 fps
#43
203 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#25
845 fps
#20
365 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition
#22
853 fps
#16
372 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition
#33
817 fps
#29
341 ft lbs
230 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer
#41
794 fps
#39
322 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#6
950 fps
#1
460 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer
#36
808 fps
#33
334 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Armscor Precision Ammunition
#28
830 fps
#22
352 ft lbs
185 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#10
936 fps
#21
360 ft lbs
185 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#19
863 fps
#41
306 ft lbs
220 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#11
928 fps
#6
421 ft lbs
230 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#29
828 fps
#24
350 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition
#7
950 fps
#2
460 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#31
819 fps
#27
343 ft lbs
185 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Barnes Bullets
#8
944 fps
#19
366 ft lbs
230 Grain TSJ Federal Ammunition
#39
800 fps
#37
327 ft lbs
165 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#4
976 fps
#26
349 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition
#9
940 fps
#3
451 ft lbs
200 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Sig Sauer
#12
918 fps
#15
374 ft lbs
200 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#2
994 fps
#4
439 ft lbs
185 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer
#5
955 fps
#12
375 ft lbs
230 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Federal Ammunition
#37
803 fps
#35
329 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#14
908 fps
#7
421 ft lbs
185 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition
#3
981 fps
#10
395 ft lbs
185 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) PMC Ammunition
#27
836 fps
#42
287 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition
#17
882 fps
#9
397 ft lbs
155 Grain Frangible Federal Ammunition
#1
1008 fps
#11
388 ft lbs
200 Grain Semi-Wadcutter Black Hills Ammunition
#18
875 fps
#30
340 ft lbs
230 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition
#16
893 fps
#8
408 ft lbs
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