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38 Special Ballistics Charts (Federal, Remington, Hornady)

October 6, 2022 by Ammo

The 38 Special revolver cartridge is one of the most popular handgun cartridges available for self-defense.

Here are several ballistic charts from a few different ammunition manufacturers to help you pick out some good options for training and for self-defense.

Federal Premium:

This 38 Special ballistics chart shows 148 grain Federal Premium Gold Medal Lead Wadcutter Match rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)690648609
Energy (FT/LB)156138122
Drop (Inch)/0-4.3

Our next 38 SPL ballistic chart shows 158 grain Federal Train and Protect rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)830816802
Energy (FT/LB)242233226
Drop (Inch)/0-2.3

This 38 Special ballistic chart shows 110 grain Federal Premium Hydra Shok Low Recoil rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)980943911
Energy (FT/LB)235217203
Drop (Inch)/0-1.5

Remington:

The below 38 Special ballistic chart shows 158 grain Remington Wheel Gun Performance Lead Semi-Wadcutter rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)755739723
Energy (FT/LB)200191183
Drop (Inch)/0-3.1

This next ballistics chart for 38 SPC shows 130 grain Remington UMC FMJ rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)800787775
Energy (FT/LB)185179174
Drop (Inch)/0-2.6

The below 38 Special ballistic table shows 158 grain Remington UMC Handgun lead round nose rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)755739723
Energy (FT/LB)200191183
Drop (Inch)/0-3.1

Hornady:

This 38 Special ballistics chart shows 90 grain Hornady Critical Defense FTX Lite rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)120011031032
Energy (FT/LB)288243213
Drop (Inch)/0-0.3

The below 38 SPL ballistic chart shows 110 grain Hornady Critical Defense FTX rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)1010972939
Energy (FT/LB)249231215
Drop (Inch)/0-0.8

Our last 38 SPC ballistics table shows 125 grain XTP American Gunner rounds.

Muzzle25 Yards50 Yards
Velocity (FPS)900877856
Energy (FT/LB)225214203
Drop (Inch)/0-1.3

Check out our 357 Magnum page, next.

Filed Under: Ballistics Charts, Handgun Ballistics Tagged With: ammunition, ballistics charts, handgun ballistics

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