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9mm Luger Trajectory Calculator

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The 9mm Luger is the world's most popular defensive handgun cartridge. With a 124-grain bullet at 1,090 fps and a 25-yard zero, expect about 1.5 inches of drop at 50 yards, 5.1 inches at 75 yards, and 10.9 inches at 100 yards. The round delivers 327 ft-lbs at the muzzle and retains 252 ft-lbs at 100 yards—more than adequate for defensive use at any practical pistol distance.

Use the calculator to match your specific load. Click "Modify Calculation" to enter your bullet weight, muzzle velocity, and ballistic coefficient. The 9mm spans 115-grain target loads to 147-grain subsonic rounds, each with different trajectories. You can also factor in wind and atmospheric conditions for competition shooting.

9mm Luger Trajectory Chart

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9mm Luger Ballistics Data

Range (yd) Elevation (in) Elevation (MOA) Elevation (MIL) Windage (in) Windage (MOA) Windage (MIL) Time (s) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lbs)
0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1090.0 327.21
5 -0.24 4.45 1.294 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.015 1081.03 321.85
10 -0.07 0.61 0.179 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.029 1072.63 316.87
15 0.03 -0.22 -0.063 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.043 1064.5 312.08
20 0.06 -0.27 -0.079 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.057 1056.62 307.48
25 0.0 -0.01 -0.003 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.071 1048.98 303.05
30 -0.13 0.41 0.12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.085 1041.57 298.78
35 -0.34 0.93 0.272 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1034.39 294.67
40 -0.64 1.52 0.442 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.114 1027.4 290.71
45 -1.02 2.15 0.625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.129 1020.63 286.89
50 -1.48 2.81 0.818 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.144 1014.03 283.19
55 -2.02 3.5 1.018 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.159 1007.61 279.62
60 -2.65 4.21 1.224 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.174 1001.36 276.16
65 -3.37 4.94 1.436 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.189 995.26 272.8
70 -4.17 5.68 1.652 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.204 989.31 269.55
75 -5.07 6.44 1.873 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.219 983.51 266.4
80 -6.05 7.21 2.097 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.234 977.85 263.34
85 -7.12 7.99 2.324 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.25 972.31 260.37
90 -8.29 8.78 2.554 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.265 966.89 257.47
95 -9.55 9.58 2.788 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.281 961.59 254.66
100 -10.9 10.4 3.024 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.296 956.39 251.91

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The 9mm Luger reference load above as a wallet-size DOPE card: the same zero, standard conditions, holds in MOA, a 10 mph wind column, and a blank column to write in what the rifle actually does.

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Available 9mm Luger Ammunition Ballistics

Product Velocity (fps) BC 25yd Drop 50yd Drop 75yd Drop 100yd Drop
1776 USA 9mm Lead-Free 90gr Ball Ammo Ballistics 1350 0.105 0.0" -0.9" -3.6" -8.1"
Aguila 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1115 0.148 0.0" -1.4" -4.9" -10.6"
Ammo Inc 9mm Luger 124gr Total Metal Coating Ammo Ballistics 1017 0.155 0.0" -1.7" -5.9" -12.6"
Armscor 9mm 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1090 0.155 0.0" -1.5" -5.1" -11.0"
Armscor 9mm Luger 147gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 850 0.212 0.0" -2.6" -8.4" -17.6"
BPS 9mm 124gr FMJ Ballistics 1210 0.145 0.0" -1.2" -4.2" -9.2"
CCI Blazer Aluminum 9mm 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1145 0.155 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
CCI Blazer Brass 9mm 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1145 0.155 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
CCI Blazer Brass 9mm 124gr FMJ Ballistics 1090 0.169 0.0" -1.5" -5.1" -10.9"
CCI Speer 9mm Lawman 147gr TMJ Ballistics 985 0.17 0.0" -1.9" -6.2" -13.2"
Federal 9mm Hi-Shok 115gr JHP +P+ Ammo Ballistics 1300 0.12 0.0" -1.0" -3.7" -8.4"
Federal American Eagle 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1180 0.13 0.0" -1.3" -4.5" -9.8"
Federal American Eagle 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.154 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.0"
Federal Champion 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1125 0.14 0.0" -1.4" -4.9" -10.6"
Federal Premium HST 9mm Luger 124gr JHP Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.15 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.0"
Federal Premium HST 9mm Luger 147gr JHP Ammo Ballistics 1000 0.2 0.0" -1.8" -6.0" -12.7"
Fiocchi 9mm Luger FMJ 158gr Ballistics 850 0.159 0.0" -2.6" -8.6" -17.9"
Fiocchi Pistol Shooting Dynamics 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.148 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
Fiocchi Training Dynamics 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1200 0.158 0.0" -1.2" -4.2" -9.2"
Hornady American Gunner 9mm Luger 115gr XTP Ammo Ballistics 1155 0.129 0.0" -1.3" -4.7" -10.2"
Hornady Critical Defense 9mm Luger 115gr FTX Ammo Ballistics 1135 0.129 0.0" -1.4" -4.8" -10.5"
Hornady Critical Duty 9mm Luger +P 124gr FlexLock Ammo Ballistics 1175 0.179 0.0" -1.2" -4.3" -9.4"
Magtech 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1135 0.144 0.0" -1.4" -4.8" -10.4"
Magtech 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1109 0.16 0.0" -1.4" -4.9" -10.6"
Magtech 9mm Luger 147gr FMJ Flat Subsonic Ammo Ballistics 990 0.2 0.0" -1.8" -6.1" -12.9"
Magtech Steel 9mm 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1135 0.144 0.0" -1.4" -4.8" -10.4"
MaxxTech 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ballistics 1150 0.14 0.0" -1.3" -4.7" -10.2"
Maxxtech 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.149 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
Norma 9mm Luger MLE 94gr Frangible Ammo Ballistics 1316 0.11 0.0" -1.0" -3.7" -8.4"
Norma Range & Training 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1181 0.128 0.0" -1.3" -4.5" -9.8"
PMC Bronze 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.145 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
PMC Bronze 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1110 0.145 0.0" -1.4" -5.0" -10.8"
PMC Bronze 9mm Luger 147gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 975 0.198 0.0" -1.9" -6.3" -13.3"
Remington UMC 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1145 0.155 0.0" -1.3" -4.6" -10.1"
Sellier & Bellot 9mm 115gr FMJ Ballistics 1280 0.116 0.0" -1.1" -3.9" -8.7"
Sellier & Bellot 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1181 0.152 0.0" -1.2" -4.4" -9.5"
SinterFire 9mm Special Duty 100gr HP Ammo Ballistics 1350 0.115 0.0" -0.9" -3.5" -7.9"
Speer Gold Dot 9mm Luger 124gr JHP Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.134 0.0" -1.3" -4.7" -10.2"
Speer Gold Dot 9mm Luger 147gr JHP Ammo Ballistics 985 0.164 0.0" -1.9" -6.3" -13.3"
Speer Lawman 9mm Luger 115gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics 1200 0.177 0.0" -1.2" -4.1" -9.0"
Speer Lawman 9mm Luger 124gr TMJ Ammo Ballistics 1090 0.159 0.0" -1.5" -5.1" -11.0"
Winchester 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1190 0.142 0.0" -1.2" -4.3" -9.5"
Winchester 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ WIN9S Ammo Ballistics 1190 0.142 0.0" -1.2" -4.3" -9.5"
Winchester Defender 9mm Luger +P 124gr Bonded JHP Ammo Ballistics 1200 0.118 0.0" -1.2" -4.4" -9.7"
Winchester NATO 9mm Luger 124gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1200 0.171 0.0" -1.2" -4.1" -9.1"
Wolf Performance Steel Case 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1150 0.14 0.0" -1.3" -4.7" -10.2"
ZSR 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1148 0.14 0.0" -1.3" -4.7" -10.2"

Zeroing the 9mm Luger

Every table in this section uses the same reference load as the calculator above, 124gr G1 .169 at 1,090 fps, with a 0.5" sight height over the bore, at standard conditions (59°F, sea level, no wind for drop; 10 mph crosswind for drift). Handgun zeros are short because the sight sits close to the bore and the bullet arcs little inside 50 yards; the choice is really about where you want the crossover. Change the bullet, velocity or sight height in the calculator above to solve your own load.

9mm Luger zero comparison

9mm Luger 124gr reference load zero comparison at 0.5" sight height over bore
10-yd zero 15-yd zero 25-yd zero
Near zero 10 yd 15 yd 13 yd
Far zero 32 yd 22 yd 25 yd
Max ordinate +0.2" +0.0" +0.1"
Max ordinate distance 21 yd 18 yd 19 yd
Hold-dead-on window (4" vital zone, ±2") 0–57 yd 0–53 yd 0–54 yd
Sight in at 25 yd +0.2" (+0.6 MOA) -0.1" (-0.2 MOA) 0.0" (+0.0 MOA)
Drop at 50 yd -1.2" -1.6" -1.5"
Drop at 100 yd -10.3" -11.1" -10.9"
Energy at 50 yd 283 ft-lb 283 ft-lb 283 ft-lb
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How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 4" vital zone, ±2" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 100 yards.

Key terms

Near zero
Where the bullet first climbs up through the line of sight. It starts below the sight, because the sight sits above the barrel.
Far zero
Where it falls back down through the line of sight. A "200-yard zero" is the far zero; the near zero comes with it.
Max ordinate
The highest the bullet gets above the line of sight, between the two crossings. This is what makes a zero shoot high in the middle.
Point blank range (MPBR)
The zero that keeps the whole arc inside a vital zone for the longest distance, so you can aim at the centre and hold dead-on.

9mm Luger with a 10-Yard Zero

Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, the 124gr load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.2" at 21 yards, crosses back down at 32 yards, and is -1.2" at 50 and -10.3" at 100 yards. This load is subsonic from the muzzle.

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9mm Luger 124gr reference load, 10-yard zero, 0.5" sight height over bore
Range (yd) Drop (in) Drop (MOA) Drop (MIL) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lb) Wind drift, 10 mph (in)
0 -0.5" 0.00 0.00 1,090 327 0.1
5 -0.2" -3.89 -1.13 1,081 322 0.1
10 0.0" -0.05 -0.01 1,073 317 0.1
15 +0.1" +0.78 +0.23 1,064 312 0.2
20 +0.2" +0.84 +0.24 1,057 307 0.2
25 +0.2" +0.58 +0.17 1,049 303 0.3
30 +0.1" +0.15 +0.04 1,042 299 0.4
35 -0.1" -0.37 -0.11 1,034 295 0.6
40 -0.4" -0.96 -0.28 1,027 291 0.7
45 -0.8" -1.58 -0.46 1,021 287 0.8
50 -1.2" -2.25 -0.65 1,014 283 1.0
55 -1.7" -2.94 -0.85 1,008 280 1.2
60 -2.3" -3.65 -1.06 1,001 276 1.4
65 -3.0" -4.37 -1.27 995 273 1.6
70 -3.8" -5.12 -1.49 989 270 1.9
75 -4.6" -5.87 -1.71 984 266 2.1
80 -5.6" -6.64 -1.93 978 263 2.4
85 -6.6" -7.43 -2.16 972 260 2.7
90 -7.8" -8.22 -2.39 967 257 3.0
95 -9.0" -9.02 -2.62 962 255 3.3
100 -10.3" -9.83 -2.86 956 252 3.6

124gr G1 .169 at 1,090 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross.

9mm Luger with a 15-Yard Zero

Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, the 124gr load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 15 yards, peaks +0.0" at 18 yards, crosses back down at 22 yards, and is -1.6" at 50 and -11.1" at 100 yards. This load is subsonic from the muzzle.

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9mm Luger 124gr reference load, 15-yard zero, 0.5" sight height over bore
Range (yd) Drop (in) Drop (MOA) Drop (MIL) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lb) Wind drift, 10 mph (in)
0 -0.5" 0.00 0.00 1,090 327 0.1
5 -0.3" -4.68 -1.36 1,081 322 0.1
10 -0.1" -0.85 -0.25 1,073 317 0.1
15 0.0" -0.01 0.00 1,064 312 0.2
20 +0.0" +0.04 +0.01 1,057 307 0.2
25 -0.1" -0.22 -0.06 1,049 303 0.3
30 -0.2" -0.64 -0.19 1,042 299 0.4
35 -0.4" -1.17 -0.34 1,034 295 0.6
40 -0.7" -1.75 -0.51 1,027 291 0.7
45 -1.1" -2.38 -0.69 1,021 287 0.8
50 -1.6" -3.04 -0.88 1,014 283 1.0
55 -2.2" -3.73 -1.09 1,008 280 1.2
60 -2.8" -4.44 -1.29 1,001 276 1.4
65 -3.5" -5.17 -1.50 995 273 1.6
70 -4.3" -5.91 -1.72 989 270 1.9
75 -5.3" -6.67 -1.94 984 266 2.1
80 -6.2" -7.44 -2.16 978 263 2.4
85 -7.3" -8.22 -2.39 972 260 2.7
90 -8.5" -9.01 -2.62 967 257 3.0
95 -9.8" -9.81 -2.85 962 255 3.3
100 -11.1" -10.63 -3.09 956 252 3.6

124gr G1 .169 at 1,090 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross.

9mm Luger with a 25-Yard Zero

Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, the 124gr load first crosses the line of sight at 13 yards, peaks +0.1" at 19 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -1.5" at 50 and -10.9" at 100 yards. This load is subsonic from the muzzle.

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9mm Luger 124gr reference load, 25-yard zero, 0.5" sight height over bore
Range (yd) Drop (in) Drop (MOA) Drop (MIL) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lb) Wind drift, 10 mph (in)
0 -0.5" 0.00 0.00 1,090 327 0.1
5 -0.2" -4.45 -1.29 1,081 322 0.1
10 -0.1" -0.61 -0.18 1,073 317 0.1
15 +0.0" +0.22 +0.06 1,064 312 0.2
20 +0.1" +0.27 +0.08 1,057 307 0.2
25 0.0" +0.01 0.00 1,049 303 0.3
30 -0.1" -0.41 -0.12 1,042 299 0.4
35 -0.3" -0.93 -0.27 1,034 295 0.6
40 -0.6" -1.52 -0.44 1,027 291 0.7
45 -1.0" -2.15 -0.62 1,021 287 0.8
50 -1.5" -2.81 -0.82 1,014 283 1.0
55 -2.0" -3.50 -1.02 1,008 280 1.2
60 -2.7" -4.21 -1.22 1,001 276 1.4
65 -3.4" -4.94 -1.44 995 273 1.6
70 -4.2" -5.68 -1.65 989 270 1.9
75 -5.1" -6.44 -1.87 984 266 2.1
80 -6.1" -7.21 -2.10 978 263 2.4
85 -7.1" -7.99 -2.32 972 260 2.7
90 -8.3" -8.78 -2.55 967 257 3.0
95 -9.6" -9.58 -2.79 962 255 3.3
100 -10.9" -10.40 -3.02 956 252 3.6

124gr G1 .169 at 1,090 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross.

Which Zero Should You Use for the 9mm Luger?

This page assumes iron sights half an inch over the bore, and at that height the 9mm zero barely matters: whether you zero at 10, 15 or 25 yards the bullet is within 1.6" of the line of sight at 50 yards and 10 to 11 inches low at 100. Choose the zero that matches how you confirm it, which for most pistols with fixed sights means 25 yards, the distance the factory regulated them for.

The 15-yard zero is the tangent zero for this load: the bullet touches the line of sight at 15 and never climbs above it, so point of aim is point of impact or slightly low everywhere. The 10-yard zero is a near zero that crosses back at 32 yards, with a peak of less than a fifth of an inch, which is why a 10-yard zero on a pistol with irons is harmless.

A slide-mounted red dot changes the picture because the dot sits nearer 0.9" over the bore. At that height a 10-yard zero is 0.7" high at 25 and does not cross back down until 56 yards, while a 25-yard zero never rises above the dot and is about an inch low at 50. The red-dot zero comparison pages solve the cartridge at the taller sight height; use those numbers, not this page's, for a dot.

Guidance reviewed 2026-09-13.

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