Hornady Critical Defense .357 Mag 125gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 90500
Hornady Critical Defense .357 Mag 125gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 90500
Solved from this product's advertised 1500 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.150, 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 125gr 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 +0.5" at 33 yards, crosses back down at 56 yards, and is +0.2" at 50 and -4.2" 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 | 1,500 | 625 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.23 | -1.23 | 1,479 | 607 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 1,459 | 591 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.10 | +0.32 | 1,440 | 575 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.3" | +1.49 | +0.43 | 1,420 | 560 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.4" | +1.56 | +0.45 | 1,402 | 545 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.5" | +1.47 | +0.43 | 1,383 | 531 | 0.5 |
| 35 | +0.5" | +1.28 | +0.37 | 1,365 | 517 | 0.7 |
| 40 | +0.4" | +1.03 | +0.30 | 1,347 | 504 | 0.9 |
| 45 | +0.3" | +0.73 | +0.21 | 1,329 | 490 | 1.1 |
| 50 | +0.2" | +0.39 | +0.11 | 1,312 | 478 | 1.3 |
| 55 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 1,295 | 466 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -0.2" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 1,279 | 454 | 1.9 |
| 65 | -0.5" | -0.75 | -0.22 | 1,263 | 443 | 2.2 |
| 70 | -0.9" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 1,247 | 432 | 2.5 |
| 75 | -1.3" | -1.60 | -0.47 | 1,232 | 422 | 2.9 |
| 80 | -1.7" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 1,217 | 412 | 3.3 |
| 85 | -2.2" | -2.51 | -0.73 | 1,203 | 402 | 3.7 |
| 90 | -2.8" | -2.98 | -0.87 | 1,189 | 393 | 4.2 |
| 95 | -3.5" | -3.47 | -1.01 | 1,176 | 384 | 4.6 |
| 100 | -4.2" | -3.96 | -1.15 | 1,163 | 376 | 5.1 |
125gr G1 .150 at 1,500 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.357 Mag 125gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 15 yards, peaks +0.1" at 27 yards, crosses back down at 39 yards, and is -0.4" at 50 and -5.3" 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 | 1,500 | 625 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.35 | -1.56 | 1,479 | 607 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.19 | -0.35 | 1,459 | 591 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.02 | -0.01 | 1,440 | 575 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.36 | +0.11 | 1,420 | 560 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.43 | +0.13 | 1,402 | 545 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.1" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 1,383 | 531 | 0.5 |
| 35 | +0.1" | +0.15 | +0.04 | 1,365 | 517 | 0.7 |
| 40 | 0.0" | -0.10 | -0.03 | 1,347 | 504 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.40 | -0.12 | 1,329 | 490 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -0.4" | -0.73 | -0.21 | 1,312 | 478 | 1.3 |
| 55 | -0.6" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 1,295 | 466 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -0.9" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 1,279 | 454 | 1.9 |
| 65 | -1.3" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 1,263 | 443 | 2.2 |
| 70 | -1.7" | -2.30 | -0.67 | 1,247 | 432 | 2.5 |
| 75 | -2.2" | -2.73 | -0.79 | 1,232 | 422 | 2.9 |
| 80 | -2.7" | -3.18 | -0.92 | 1,217 | 412 | 3.3 |
| 85 | -3.2" | -3.64 | -1.06 | 1,203 | 402 | 3.7 |
| 90 | -3.9" | -4.11 | -1.20 | 1,189 | 393 | 4.2 |
| 95 | -4.6" | -4.60 | -1.34 | 1,176 | 384 | 4.6 |
| 100 | -5.3" | -5.09 | -1.48 | 1,163 | 376 | 5.1 |
125gr G1 .150 at 1,500 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.357 Mag 125gr 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 -0.6" at 50 and -5.8" 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 | 1,500 | 625 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.79 | -1.68 | 1,479 | 607 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.2" | -1.62 | -0.47 | 1,459 | 591 | 0.1 |
| 15 | -0.1" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 1,440 | 575 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 1,420 | 560 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,402 | 545 | 0.4 |
| 30 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.03 | 1,383 | 531 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.1" | -0.28 | -0.08 | 1,365 | 517 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.2" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 1,347 | 504 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -0.4" | -0.84 | -0.24 | 1,329 | 490 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -0.6" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 1,312 | 478 | 1.3 |
| 55 | -0.9" | -1.53 | -0.44 | 1,295 | 466 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -1.2" | -1.91 | -0.56 | 1,279 | 454 | 1.9 |
| 65 | -1.6" | -2.31 | -0.67 | 1,263 | 443 | 2.2 |
| 70 | -2.0" | -2.73 | -0.79 | 1,247 | 432 | 2.5 |
| 75 | -2.5" | -3.16 | -0.92 | 1,232 | 422 | 2.9 |
| 80 | -3.0" | -3.61 | -1.05 | 1,217 | 412 | 3.3 |
| 85 | -3.6" | -4.07 | -1.18 | 1,203 | 402 | 3.7 |
| 90 | -4.3" | -4.55 | -1.32 | 1,189 | 393 | 4.2 |
| 95 | -5.0" | -5.03 | -1.46 | 1,176 | 384 | 4.6 |
| 100 | -5.8" | -5.53 | -1.61 | 1,163 | 376 | 5.1 |
125gr G1 .150 at 1,500 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Hornady Critical Defense 125-grain FTX is an expanding .357 Magnum load made for personal protection. The FTX is a hollow point with a soft polymer plug filling the cavity. At 1,500 fps it makes 624 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 0.6 inch low at 50, where it still carries 1,312 fps and 478 ft-lbs. It and Hornady's American Gunner 125-grain XTP are the hardest-recoiling loads in the caliber's 125-grain group. Nothing at this weight shoots flatter, at six tenths of an inch.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady's American Gunner 125-grain XTP lists the same 1,500 fps and 624 ft-lbs with an open cavity in place of the plug. Hornady's Critical Duty 135-grain FlexLock is 225 fps slower at 1,275 fps and 137 ft-lbs behind.
- A polymer-filled cavity, which no other 125-grain load in the caliber has
- 478 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, 110 more than Winchester's PDX1 Defender 125-grain holds there
- A nickel-plated brass case, which reloads like plain brass
- Hornady measures it in a longer vented barrel than the other makers in the caliber use, so the 1,500 fps is not a like-for-like figure
- Hornady's Critical Duty 135-grain FlexLock is about 12 percent softer in the same revolver
- Remington's HTP 125-grain SJHP reaches 1,450 fps with a little less push
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | FTX | 1500 fps | 624 ft-lbs | 0.15 |
$1.44
250 Rounds
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| 125 gr | XTP JHP | 1500 fps | 624 ft-lbs | 0.151 |
$0.96
250 Rounds
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| 125 gr | SJHP | 1450 fps | 584 ft-lbs | 0.141 |
$2.37
20 Rounds
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| 125 gr | JSP | 1450 fps | 584 ft-lbs | 0.125 |
$0.78
1000 Rounds
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| 125 gr | BJHP | 1325 fps | 487 ft-lbs | 0.129 |
$1.72
200 Rounds
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| 135 gr | FlexLock JHP | 1275 fps | 487 ft-lbs | 0.17 | N/A |
All Hornady Critical Defense .357 Mag 125gr FTX Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 250 | $340.00 | $19.56 | $359.56 | $1.44 |
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