Buffalo Bore +P .32 ACP 60gr Barnes TAC-XP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Barnes TAC-XP
Buffalo Bore +P .32 ACP 60gr Barnes TAC-XP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Barnes TAC-XP
Solved from this product's advertised 1150 fps, 60gr bullet and G1 BC 0.095, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .32 ACP.
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.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 10 and 34 yards, peaks +0.2" at 22 yards, and is -1.0" at 50 and -10.2" at 100 yards.
| 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 | 1,150 | 176 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.95 | -1.15 | 1,131 | 170 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 1,113 * | 165 | 0.2 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.84 | +0.24 | 1,096 * | 160 | 0.3 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.94 | +0.27 | 1,081 * | 156 | 0.4 |
| 25 | +0.2" | +0.72 | +0.21 | 1,066 * | 151 | 0.5 |
| 30 | +0.1" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 1,052 * | 148 | 0.7 |
| 35 | -0.1" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 1,039 * | 144 | 1.0 |
| 40 | -0.3" | -0.72 | -0.21 | 1,026 * | 140 | 1.2 |
| 45 | -0.6" | -1.33 | -0.39 | 1,015 * | 137 | 1.5 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.98 | -0.57 | 1,003 * | 134 | 1.9 |
| 55 | -1.5" | -2.66 | -0.77 | 992 * | 131 | 2.2 |
| 60 | -2.1" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 982 * | 129 | 2.6 |
| 65 | -2.8" | -4.10 | -1.19 | 972 * | 126 | 3.0 |
| 70 | -3.6" | -4.85 | -1.41 | 963 * | 123 | 3.4 |
| 75 | -4.4" | -5.62 | -1.63 | 953 * | 121 | 3.9 |
| 80 | -5.4" | -6.41 | -1.86 | 944 * | 119 | 4.4 |
| 85 | -6.4" | -7.21 | -2.10 | 936 * | 117 | 4.9 |
| 90 | -7.6" | -8.04 | -2.34 | 927 * | 115 | 5.4 |
| 95 | -8.8" | -8.87 | -2.58 | 919 * | 113 | 6.0 |
| 100 | -10.2" | -9.72 | -2.83 | 911 * | 111 | 6.6 |
60gr G1 .095 at 1,150 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 7 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 15 and 23 yards, peaks +0.0" at 19 yards, and is -1.5" at 50 and -11.1" at 100 yards.
| 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 | 1,150 | 176 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.79 | -1.39 | 1,131 | 170 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.89 | -0.26 | 1,113 * | 165 | 0.2 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,096 * | 160 | 0.3 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 1,081 * | 156 | 0.4 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.12 | -0.04 | 1,066 * | 151 | 0.5 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 1,052 * | 148 | 0.7 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 1,039 * | 144 | 1.0 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.56 | -0.45 | 1,026 * | 140 | 1.2 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.17 | -0.63 | 1,015 * | 137 | 1.5 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 1,003 * | 134 | 1.9 |
| 55 | -2.0" | -3.50 | -1.02 | 992 * | 131 | 2.2 |
| 60 | -2.7" | -4.21 | -1.22 | 982 * | 129 | 2.6 |
| 65 | -3.4" | -4.94 | -1.44 | 972 * | 126 | 3.0 |
| 70 | -4.2" | -5.69 | -1.66 | 963 * | 123 | 3.4 |
| 75 | -5.1" | -6.47 | -1.88 | 953 * | 121 | 3.9 |
| 80 | -6.1" | -7.25 | -2.11 | 944 * | 119 | 4.4 |
| 85 | -7.2" | -8.06 | -2.34 | 936 * | 117 | 4.9 |
| 90 | -8.4" | -8.88 | -2.58 | 927 * | 115 | 5.4 |
| 95 | -9.7" | -9.72 | -2.83 | 919 * | 113 | 6.0 |
| 100 | -11.1" | -10.57 | -3.07 | 911 * | 111 | 6.6 |
60gr G1 .095 at 1,150 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 7 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 14 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 19 yards, and is -1.4" at 50 and -11.0" at 100 yards.
| 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 | 1,150 | 176 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.66 | -1.36 | 1,131 | 170 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 1,113 * | 165 | 0.2 |
| 15 | +0.0" | +0.12 | +0.03 | 1,096 * | 160 | 0.3 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.22 | +0.07 | 1,081 * | 156 | 0.4 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,066 * | 151 | 0.5 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 1,052 * | 148 | 0.7 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.87 | -0.25 | 1,039 * | 144 | 1.0 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.43 | -0.42 | 1,026 * | 140 | 1.2 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.04 | -0.59 | 1,015 * | 137 | 1.5 |
| 50 | -1.4" | -2.69 | -0.78 | 1,003 * | 134 | 1.9 |
| 55 | -2.0" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 992 * | 131 | 2.2 |
| 60 | -2.6" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 982 * | 129 | 2.6 |
| 65 | -3.3" | -4.81 | -1.40 | 972 * | 126 | 3.0 |
| 70 | -4.1" | -5.57 | -1.62 | 963 * | 123 | 3.4 |
| 75 | -5.0" | -6.34 | -1.84 | 953 * | 121 | 3.9 |
| 80 | -6.0" | -7.13 | -2.07 | 944 * | 119 | 4.4 |
| 85 | -7.1" | -7.93 | -2.31 | 936 * | 117 | 4.9 |
| 90 | -8.3" | -8.75 | -2.55 | 927 * | 115 | 5.4 |
| 95 | -9.6" | -9.59 | -2.79 | 919 * | 113 | 6.0 |
| 100 | -11.0" | -10.44 | -3.04 | 911 * | 111 | 6.6 |
60gr G1 .095 at 1,150 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 7 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Buffalo Bore rates this load +P: a 60-grain Barnes TAC-XP, a solid copper hollow point with no lead core, leaves the muzzle at 1,150 fps with 176 ft-lbs. That is 150 fps and 43 ft-lbs more than the next-fastest loads in the set, Hornady Critical Defense 60 and Hornady Custom 60 XTP, or about 32 percent more muzzle energy. Check that your pistol is rated for +P before carrying it. From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 1.4 inches low at 50 yards and 10.9 inches low at 100, still a close-range pistol load. Recoil energy in the same pistol is about 26 percent more than the Hornady loads.
Every standard-pressure load in the set sits between 960 and 1,000 fps and 123 and 133 ft-lbs. The TAC-XP is 170 fps and 48 ft-lbs over PMC Bronze 60-grain JHP, 180 fps and 51 ft-lbs over Silvertip 60, and 190 fps and 53 ft-lbs over Speer Gold Dot 60. The recoil gap is as wide: about 31 percent more recoil energy than the PMC, 34 percent more than the Silvertip and 36 percent more than the Gold Dot in the same pistol.
This is the load for a shooter with a +P-rated .32 pistol who wants the most energy the cartridge offers here and will take the extra recoil. Anyone with an older or unrated pistol, or who wants the lightest recoil, should choose a standard-pressure load; Speer Gold Dot 60 at 960 fps has the least recoil energy in the set. For practice, PMC Bronze 71-grain FMJ at 900 fps produces about 8 percent less recoil energy than the TAC-XP in the same pistol, so even ball ammo kicks less than this load.
- 176 ft-lbs at the muzzle; nothing else in the set exceeds 133
- 1,150 fps, the only load in the set above 1,000 fps
- Barnes TAC-XP solid copper hollow point with no lead core, the only solid copper bullet in the set; Silvertip 60 and Speer Gold Dot 60 are jacketed lead-core hollow points
- +P: Buffalo Bore rates it above standard .32 ACP pressure, and it is the only load in the set that does; PMC Bronze 60 and Hornady Custom 60 XTP are standard pressure
- About 13 percent more recoil velocity than Hornady Custom 60 in the same pistol, on top of the recoil energy gap
- 250 fps faster than 71-grain ball at 900 fps, so ordinary practice ammo does not reproduce it
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 60 gr | Barnes TAC-XP | 1150 fps | 176 ft-lbs | 0.095 | N/A | |
| 60 gr | FTX | 1000 fps | 133 ft-lbs | 0.071 |
$1.66
25 Rounds
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| 60 gr | XTP JHP | 1000 fps | 133 ft-lbs | 0.095 |
$1.58
25 Rounds
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| 60 gr | Silvertip JHP | 970 fps | 125 ft-lbs | 0.092 |
$0.90
50 Rounds
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| 60 gr | JHP | 980 fps | 128 ft-lbs | 0.092 |
$0.87
50 Rounds
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| 60 gr | GDHP | 960 fps | 123 ft-lbs | 0.121 |
$2.57
20 Rounds
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