Federal Hydra-Shok .32 ACP 65gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel Plated Case • Hydra-Shok JHP
Federal Hydra-Shok .32 ACP 65gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel Plated Case • Hydra-Shok JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 925 fps, 65gr bullet and G1 BC 0.112, 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 65gr 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 -2.4" at 50 and -15.9" 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 | 925 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.60 | -1.05 | 918 | 122 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 911 | 120 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.51 | +0.15 | 905 | 118 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.29 | +0.08 | 898 | 117 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 892 | 115 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.96 | -0.28 | 886 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.77 | -0.51 | 880 | 112 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.64 | -0.77 | 874 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.56 | -1.04 | 868 | 109 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.52 | -1.31 | 862 | 107 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -3.2" | -5.51 | -1.60 | 857 | 106 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.51 | -1.89 | 851 | 105 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -5.2" | -7.54 | -2.19 | 846 | 103 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -6.3" | -8.59 | -2.50 | 841 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -7.6" | -9.66 | -2.81 | 835 | 101 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -9.0" | -10.74 | -3.12 | 830 | 99 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -10.6" | -11.83 | -3.44 | 825 | 98 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -12.2" | -12.94 | -3.76 | 820 | 97 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -14.0" | -14.06 | -4.09 | 815 | 96 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -15.9" | -15.20 | -4.42 | 810 | 95 | 4.2 |
65gr G1 .112 at 925 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 65gr 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 -2.6" at 50 and -16.5" 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 | 925 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.12 | -1.20 | 918 | 122 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.56 | -0.16 | 911 | 120 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 905 | 118 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.22 | -0.07 | 898 | 117 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 892 | 115 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 886 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.28 | -0.66 | 880 | 112 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -3.16 | -0.92 | 874 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 868 | 109 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -5.03 | -1.46 | 862 | 107 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -3.5" | -6.02 | -1.75 | 857 | 106 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -4.4" | -7.03 | -2.04 | 851 | 105 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -5.5" | -8.06 | -2.34 | 846 | 103 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -6.7" | -9.11 | -2.65 | 841 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -8.0" | -10.17 | -2.96 | 835 | 101 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -9.4" | -11.25 | -3.27 | 830 | 99 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -11.0" | -12.35 | -3.59 | 825 | 98 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -12.7" | -13.46 | -3.91 | 820 | 97 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -14.5" | -14.58 | -4.24 | 815 | 96 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -16.5" | -15.71 | -4.57 | 810 | 95 | 4.2 |
65gr G1 .112 at 925 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 65gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.2" at 50 and -15.7" 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 | 925 | 124 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.32 | -0.97 | 918 | 122 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.24 | +0.07 | 911 | 120 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 905 | 118 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 898 | 117 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 892 | 115 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 886 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.49 | -0.43 | 880 | 112 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 874 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.28 | -0.95 | 868 | 109 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.24 | -1.23 | 862 | 107 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -3.0" | -5.22 | -1.52 | 857 | 106 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -3.9" | -6.23 | -1.81 | 851 | 105 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -5.0" | -7.26 | -2.11 | 846 | 103 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -6.1" | -8.31 | -2.42 | 841 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -7.4" | -9.38 | -2.73 | 835 | 101 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -8.8" | -10.46 | -3.04 | 830 | 99 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -10.3" | -11.55 | -3.36 | 825 | 98 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -12.0" | -12.66 | -3.68 | 820 | 97 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -13.7" | -13.78 | -4.01 | 815 | 96 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -15.7" | -14.92 | -4.34 | 810 | 95 | 4.2 |
65gr G1 .112 at 925 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 Hydra-Shok 65-grain JHP is a jacketed hollow point .32 ACP load made for personal defense. A center post stands inside its nose cavity. It leaves the muzzle at 925 fps with 123 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards it is 2.2 inches low at 50, where it holds 862 fps with 107 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 0.9 ft-lbs, a shade over both Hornady 60-grain loads compared.
If you're cross-shopping, PMC Bronze 60-grain is 55 fps faster at 980 fps, for 128 ft-lbs. Buffalo Bore's +P 60-grain Barnes TAC-XP is the hot one, at 1,150 fps and 176 ft-lbs.
- The heaviest bullet of the loads compared, 5 grains over the 60-grain field
- Standard pressure, so no +P-rated pistol is needed
- Keeps more energy at 50 yards than Hornady Critical Defense 60-grain FTX, Winchester Silvertip 60-grain and PMC Bronze 60-grain
- The least muzzle energy of the loads compared, 10 ft-lbs under both Hornady 60-grain loads
- About 9 percent more estimated recoil than Winchester Silvertip 60-grain in the same pistol
- The slowest of the loads compared at the muzzle
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 65 gr | Hydra-Shok JHP | 925 fps | 123 ft-lbs | 0.112 | 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 |
$0.92
50 Rounds
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| 60 gr | Barnes TAC-XP | 1150 fps | 176 ft-lbs | 0.095 | N/A | |
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PMC Bronze .32 ACP 60gr JHP Ammo
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60 gr | JHP | 980 fps | 128 ft-lbs | 0.092 |
$0.86
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