Federal American Eagle .32 ACP 71gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Federal American Eagle .32 ACP 71gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 900 fps, 71gr bullet and G1 BC 0.123, 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 71gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 10 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -2.6" at 50 and -16.8" 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 | 900 | 128 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.54 | -1.03 | 894 | 126 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 888 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.47 | +0.14 | 883 | 123 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.19 | +0.06 | 877 | 121 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.40 | -0.12 | 872 | 120 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.16 | -0.34 | 867 | 118 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -2.02 | -0.59 | 862 | 117 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.94 | -0.85 | 857 | 116 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -3.91 | -1.14 | 852 | 114 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -4.91 | -1.43 | 847 | 113 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -3.4" | -5.94 | -1.73 | 842 | 112 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -4.4" | -7.00 | -2.03 | 837 | 110 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -5.5" | -8.07 | -2.35 | 832 | 109 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -6.7" | -9.16 | -2.67 | 827 | 108 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -8.1" | -10.27 | -2.99 | 823 | 107 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -9.6" | -11.39 | -3.31 | 818 | 106 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -11.2" | -12.53 | -3.64 | 814 | 104 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -12.9" | -13.68 | -3.98 | 809 | 103 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -14.8" | -14.84 | -4.32 | 805 | 102 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -16.8" | -16.01 | -4.66 | 800 | 101 | 3.8 |
71gr G1 .123 at 900 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 71gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 15 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -2.8" at 50 and -17.3" 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 | 900 | 128 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.01 | -1.17 | 894 | 126 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.50 | -0.14 | 888 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 883 | 123 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.27 | -0.08 | 877 | 121 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.86 | -0.25 | 872 | 120 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.62 | -0.47 | 867 | 118 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.48 | -0.72 | 862 | 117 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.40 | -0.99 | 857 | 116 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -2.1" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 852 | 114 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.37 | -1.56 | 847 | 113 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.40 | -1.86 | 842 | 112 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -4.7" | -7.46 | -2.17 | 837 | 110 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -5.8" | -8.53 | -2.48 | 832 | 109 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -7.1" | -9.62 | -2.80 | 827 | 108 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -8.5" | -10.73 | -3.12 | 823 | 107 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -10.0" | -11.85 | -3.45 | 818 | 106 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -11.6" | -12.99 | -3.78 | 814 | 104 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -13.4" | -14.14 | -4.11 | 809 | 103 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -15.3" | -15.30 | -4.45 | 805 | 102 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -17.3" | -16.47 | -4.79 | 800 | 101 | 3.8 |
71gr G1 .123 at 900 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 71gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 9 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.4" at 50 and -16.4" 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 | 900 | 128 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.12 | -0.91 | 894 | 126 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.39 | +0.11 | 888 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.89 | +0.26 | 883 | 123 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 877 | 121 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 872 | 120 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.74 | -0.21 | 867 | 118 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.59 | -0.46 | 862 | 117 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.52 | -0.73 | 857 | 116 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.48 | -1.01 | 852 | 114 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.49 | -1.31 | 847 | 113 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -3.2" | -5.52 | -1.61 | 842 | 112 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.57 | -1.91 | 837 | 110 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -5.2" | -7.65 | -2.22 | 832 | 109 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -6.4" | -8.74 | -2.54 | 827 | 108 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -7.8" | -9.85 | -2.86 | 823 | 107 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -9.2" | -10.97 | -3.19 | 818 | 106 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -10.8" | -12.11 | -3.52 | 814 | 104 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -12.5" | -13.25 | -3.86 | 809 | 103 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -14.4" | -14.42 | -4.19 | 805 | 102 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -16.4" | -15.59 | -4.53 | 800 | 101 | 3.8 |
71gr G1 .123 at 900 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal's American Eagle 71-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .32 ACP load made for target use. Of the 71-grain ball loads compared, only Winchester USA 71-grain leaves the muzzle faster. Muzzle figures are 900 fps and 128 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards it is 2.4 inches low at 50, where it holds 847 fps with 113 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 1.0 ft-lbs, the mildest of the loads compared alongside PMC Bronze 71-grain and CCI Blazer 71-grain.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester USA 71-grain leaves at 905 fps with 129 ft-lbs and is 9 fps faster again at 50 yards. Fiocchi's 73-grain is the fast one, at 1,000 fps and 162 ft-lbs.
- Brass case, where CCI Blazer 71-grain uses aluminum that cannot be reloaded
- Keeps more speed and energy at 50 yards than PMC Bronze 71-grain, on the same 900 fps muzzle figure
- About 21 percent less estimated recoil than Fiocchi's 73-grain in the same pistol
- 34 ft-lbs under Fiocchi's 73-grain at the muzzle
- Lead is exposed at the bullet base, so an indoor range that bars it will not take this load
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