Federal American Eagle .357 Mag 158gr JSP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JSP
Federal American Eagle .357 Mag 158gr JSP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JSP
Solved from this product's advertised 1240 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.200, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .357 Mag.
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.
.357 Mag 158gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.3" at 25 yards, crosses back down at 41 yards, and is -0.5" at 50 and -7.2" 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 | 1,240 | 540 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.06 | -1.18 | 1,228 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +0.93 | +0.27 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +1.15 | +0.33 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.3" | +1.05 | +0.31 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.3 |
| 30 | +0.3" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 1,176 | 485 | 0.4 |
| 35 | +0.2" | +0.43 | +0.13 | 1,166 | 477 | 0.6 |
| 40 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,157 | 470 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 1,148 | 462 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -0.5" | -0.95 | -0.28 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -0.9" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 1,130 | 448 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.3" | -2.02 | -0.59 | 1,121 * | 441 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -1.8" | -2.58 | -0.75 | 1,113 * | 435 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -2.3" | -3.16 | -0.92 | 1,105 * | 429 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.0" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 1,097 * | 423 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -3.7" | -4.35 | -1.27 | 1,090 * | 417 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -4.4" | -4.97 | -1.45 | 1,082 * | 411 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -5.3" | -5.59 | -1.63 | 1,075 * | 406 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -6.2" | -6.23 | -1.81 | 1,068 * | 401 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -7.2" | -6.87 | -2.00 | 1,062 * | 395 | 3.8 |
158gr G1 .200 at 1,240 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 58 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.357 Mag 158gr 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 -1.0" at 50 and -8.2" 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 | 1,240 | 540 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.00 | -1.46 | 1,228 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.01 | -0.29 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.02 | 0.00 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 1,176 | 485 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.52 | -0.15 | 1,166 | 477 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.94 | -0.27 | 1,157 | 470 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.40 | -0.41 | 1,148 | 462 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.90 | -0.55 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.42 | -0.70 | 1,130 | 448 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -2.97 | -0.86 | 1,121 * | 441 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -2.4" | -3.53 | -1.03 | 1,113 * | 435 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -3.0" | -4.11 | -1.19 | 1,105 * | 429 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.7" | -4.70 | -1.37 | 1,097 * | 423 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.5" | -5.30 | -1.54 | 1,090 * | 417 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -5.3" | -5.92 | -1.72 | 1,082 * | 411 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -6.2" | -6.54 | -1.90 | 1,075 * | 406 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -7.2" | -7.18 | -2.09 | 1,068 * | 401 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -8.2" | -7.82 | -2.27 | 1,062 * | 395 | 3.8 |
158gr G1 .200 at 1,240 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 58 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.357 Mag 158gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 25 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -1.1" at 50 and -8.3" 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 | 1,240 | 540 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.09 | -1.48 | 1,228 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.10 | -0.32 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 1,176 | 485 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.61 | -0.18 | 1,166 | 477 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -1.03 | -0.30 | 1,157 | 470 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.49 | -0.43 | 1,148 | 462 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.1" | -1.99 | -0.58 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.5" | -2.51 | -0.73 | 1,130 | 448 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -3.06 | -0.89 | 1,121 * | 441 | 1.5 |
| 65 | -2.5" | -3.62 | -1.05 | 1,113 * | 435 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -3.1" | -4.20 | -1.22 | 1,105 * | 429 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.8" | -4.79 | -1.39 | 1,097 * | 423 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.5" | -5.39 | -1.57 | 1,090 * | 417 | 2.5 |
| 85 | -5.4" | -6.01 | -1.75 | 1,082 * | 411 | 2.8 |
| 90 | -6.3" | -6.63 | -1.93 | 1,075 * | 406 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -7.2" | -7.27 | -2.11 | 1,068 * | 401 | 3.5 |
| 100 | -8.3" | -7.91 | -2.30 | 1,062 * | 395 | 3.8 |
158gr G1 .200 at 1,240 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 58 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal American Eagle 158-grain JSP is a jacketed soft point .357 Magnum load made for target shooting. A soft point shows lead at the nose and has no cavity in it. Federal lists 1,240 fps for 539 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.0 inch low at 50, arriving at 1,139 fps with 455 ft-lbs. Nothing in the 158-grain group it is set against starts slower, and nothing in it recoils less. At 50 yards it sits within a tenth of an inch of the other standard-velocity 158-grain loads here.
If you're cross-shopping, Ammo Inc's Signature 158-grain is 10 fps faster with 9 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. PMC's Bronze 158-grain JSP is another soft point at this weight and in another class entirely, at 1,471 fps and 759 ft-lbs.
- Federal states a 4-inch vented barrel for the 1,240 fps, so it is a revolver figure
- About 26 percent less estimated recoil than PMC's Bronze 158-grain JSP
- 455 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, within 6 of Ammo Inc's Signature 158-grain
- Federal lists this load for target shooting while the page files it under hunting, so the two disagree
- Bare lead at the tip, where Ammo Inc's Signature 158-grain is a hollow point
- PMC's Bronze 158-grain JSP holds 596 ft-lbs at 50 yards against 455 here
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | JSP | 1240 fps | 539 ft-lbs | 0.2 |
$0.69
1000 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JSP | 1471 fps | 759 ft-lbs | 0.165 |
$0.54
500 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JHP | 1250 fps | 548 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$0.54
500 Rounds
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| 158 gr | SP | 1263 fps | 560 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.51
1000 Rounds
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| 125 gr | JSP | 1450 fps | 584 ft-lbs | 0.125 |
$0.78
1000 Rounds
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All Federal American Eagle .357 Mag 158gr JSP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $690.89 | $0.00 | $690.89 | $0.69 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $353.68 | $0.00 | $353.68 | $0.71 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 50 | $43.26 | $10.99 | $54.25 | $1.09 |
| Guns.com | 50 | $41.99 | $14.99 | $56.98 | $1.14 |
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