Federal Fusion .357 Mag 158gr Fusion SP Ballistics
Brass Case • Fusion SP • MPN: F357FS1
Federal Fusion .357 Mag 158gr Fusion SP Ballistics
Brass Case • Fusion SP • MPN: F357FS1
Solved from this product's advertised 1240 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.206, 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" | -4.05 | -1.18 | 1,229 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 1,218 | 521 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +0.93 | +0.27 | 1,208 | 512 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +1.15 | +0.34 | 1,197 | 503 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.3" | +1.05 | +0.31 | 1,187 | 495 | 0.3 |
| 30 | +0.3" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 1,178 | 487 | 0.4 |
| 35 | +0.2" | +0.44 | +0.13 | 1,168 | 479 | 0.5 |
| 40 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 1,150 | 464 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -0.5" | -0.94 | -0.27 | 1,141 | 457 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -0.9" | -1.46 | -0.43 | 1,133 | 450 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.3" | -2.01 | -0.58 | 1,124 * | 444 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -1.8" | -2.57 | -0.75 | 1,116 * | 437 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -2.3" | -3.14 | -0.91 | 1,108 * | 431 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -2.9" | -3.73 | -1.08 | 1,101 * | 425 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -3.6" | -4.33 | -1.26 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -4.4" | -4.94 | -1.44 | 1,086 * | 414 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -5.3" | -5.56 | -1.62 | 1,079 * | 409 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -6.2" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 1,072 * | 403 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -7.2" | -6.83 | -1.99 | 1,065 * | 398 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 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 60 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 | 1,229 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.01 | -0.29 | 1,218 | 521 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,208 | 512 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 1,197 | 503 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 1,187 | 495 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 1,178 | 487 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 1,168 | 479 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.93 | -0.27 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.39 | -0.41 | 1,150 | 464 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.89 | -0.55 | 1,141 | 457 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 1,133 | 450 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -2.95 | -0.86 | 1,124 * | 444 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -2.4" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 1,116 * | 437 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -3.0" | -4.09 | -1.19 | 1,108 * | 431 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.7" | -4.68 | -1.36 | 1,101 * | 425 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.4" | -5.28 | -1.54 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -5.3" | -5.89 | -1.71 | 1,086 * | 414 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -6.2" | -6.51 | -1.89 | 1,079 * | 409 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -7.1" | -7.14 | -2.08 | 1,072 * | 403 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -8.2" | -7.78 | -2.26 | 1,065 * | 398 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 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 60 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" | -5.11 | -1.49 | 1,229 | 530 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.11 | -0.32 | 1,218 | 521 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.12 | -0.03 | 1,208 | 512 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 1,197 | 503 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,187 | 495 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.26 | -0.07 | 1,178 | 487 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.61 | -0.18 | 1,168 | 479 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -1.03 | -0.30 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.50 | -0.44 | 1,150 | 464 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.1" | -1.99 | -0.58 | 1,141 | 457 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.5" | -2.51 | -0.73 | 1,133 | 450 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -3.06 | -0.89 | 1,124 * | 444 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -2.5" | -3.62 | -1.05 | 1,116 * | 437 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -3.1" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 1,108 * | 431 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.8" | -4.78 | -1.39 | 1,101 * | 425 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.5" | -5.38 | -1.56 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -5.3" | -5.99 | -1.74 | 1,086 * | 414 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -6.2" | -6.61 | -1.92 | 1,079 * | 409 | 3.0 |
| 95 | -7.2" | -7.24 | -2.11 | 1,072 * | 403 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -8.3" | -7.88 | -2.29 | 1,065 * | 398 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 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 60 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal Fusion 158-grain is a bonded soft point .357 Magnum load made for deer, which Federal names for it directly. Federal fuses the jacket to the lead core so the two hold together as one piece. Muzzle velocity is 1,240 fps for 539 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.0 inch low at 50, where it still carries 1,141 fps and 457 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil sits at the mild end of the caliber's 158-grain expanding loads, a good way under Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain SJHP.
If you're cross-shopping, Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain Soft Point is the unbonded version of the same idea, 23 fps faster at 1,263 fps with 21 ft-lbs more. Hornady's Custom 158-grain XTP is 10 fps faster, with a controlled-expansion hollow point.
- The only bonded bullet among the caliber's 158-grain expanding loads
- Federal names deer for it, which no other 158-grain load in the caliber states
- 457 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, within 6 of Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain Soft Point
- Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain SJHP carries 80 ft-lbs more at the muzzle
- A soft point with a bare lead tip, where Hornady's Custom 158-grain XTP and Blazer Brass 158-grain are hollow points
- Full magnum recoil, about 14 percent above Blazer Brass 158-grain
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | Fusion SP | 1240 fps | 539 ft-lbs | 0.206 |
$2.27
20 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | XTP JHP | 1250 fps | 548 ft-lbs | 0.206 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | JHP | 1150 fps | 464 ft-lbs | 0.18 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | SJHP | 1329 fps | 619 ft-lbs | 0.184 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | JHP | 1250 fps | 548 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$0.54
500 Rounds
|
|
| 158 gr | SP | 1263 fps | 560 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.51
1000 Rounds
|
All Federal Fusion .357 Mag 158gr Fusion SP Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $27.00 | $18.43 | $45.43 | $2.27 |
| Guns.com | 20 | $30.99 | $14.99 | $45.98 | $2.30 |
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