Hornady Custom .357 Mag 158gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90562
Hornady Custom .357 Mag 158gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90562
Solved from this product's advertised 1250 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 26 yards, crosses back down at 41 yards, and is -0.5" at 50 and -7.0" 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 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.06 | -1.18 | 1,239 | 538 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.02 | 1,228 | 529 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +0.95 | +0.28 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.3" | +1.17 | +0.34 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.3" | +1.08 | +0.32 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.3 |
| 30 | +0.3" | +0.83 | +0.24 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.4 |
| 35 | +0.2" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 1,177 | 486 | 0.5 |
| 40 | 0.0" | +0.07 | +0.02 | 1,167 | 478 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 1,158 | 471 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -0.5" | -0.87 | -0.25 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -0.8" | -1.38 | -0.40 | 1,140 | 456 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.2" | -1.91 | -0.56 | 1,132 | 449 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -1.7" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 1,123 * | 443 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -2.2" | -3.03 | -0.88 | 1,115 * | 437 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -2.8" | -3.61 | -1.05 | 1,108 * | 431 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -3.5" | -4.20 | -1.22 | 1,100 * | 425 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -4.3" | -4.80 | -1.40 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -5.1" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 1,085 * | 413 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -6.0" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -7.0" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 1,071 * | 403 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 at 1,250 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 65 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 and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -1.0" at 50 and -8.0" 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 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.02 | -1.46 | 1,239 | 538 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.02 | -0.30 | 1,228 | 529 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.21 | +0.06 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.12 | +0.04 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.3 |
| 30 | 0.0" | -0.13 | -0.04 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.48 | -0.14 | 1,177 | 486 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.89 | -0.26 | 1,167 | 478 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.6" | -1.34 | -0.39 | 1,158 | 471 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.83 | -0.53 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.34 | -0.68 | 1,140 | 456 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.8" | -2.87 | -0.84 | 1,132 | 449 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -2.3" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 1,123 * | 443 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -2.9" | -3.99 | -1.16 | 1,115 * | 437 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.6" | -4.57 | -1.33 | 1,108 * | 431 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.3" | -5.16 | -1.50 | 1,100 * | 425 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -5.1" | -5.77 | -1.68 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -6.0" | -6.38 | -1.86 | 1,085 * | 413 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -7.0" | -7.00 | -2.04 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -8.0" | -7.63 | -2.22 | 1,071 * | 403 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 at 1,250 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 65 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 -1.0" at 50 and -8.1" 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 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.14 | -1.49 | 1,239 | 538 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.13 | -0.33 | 1,228 | 529 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.13 | -0.04 | 1,217 | 520 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 1,207 | 511 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,196 | 502 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.24 | -0.07 | 1,186 | 494 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.59 | -0.17 | 1,177 | 486 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 1,167 | 478 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.46 | -0.42 | 1,158 | 471 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.94 | -0.57 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.46 | -0.71 | 1,140 | 456 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -2.99 | -0.87 | 1,132 | 449 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -2.4" | -3.54 | -1.03 | 1,123 * | 443 | 1.7 |
| 70 | -3.0" | -4.11 | -1.19 | 1,115 * | 437 | 1.9 |
| 75 | -3.7" | -4.69 | -1.36 | 1,108 * | 431 | 2.2 |
| 80 | -4.4" | -5.28 | -1.54 | 1,100 * | 425 | 2.4 |
| 85 | -5.2" | -5.88 | -1.71 | 1,093 * | 419 | 2.7 |
| 90 | -6.1" | -6.49 | -1.89 | 1,085 * | 413 | 3.1 |
| 95 | -7.1" | -7.12 | -2.07 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 100 | -8.1" | -7.75 | -2.25 | 1,071 * | 403 | 3.7 |
158gr G1 .206 at 1,250 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 65 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Hornady Custom 158-grain XTP is a jacketed hollow point .357 Magnum load, and Hornady names no single use for the Custom line. Hornady's XTP is a controlled-expansion hollow point under a heavy jacket. At 1,250 fps it makes 548 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.0 inch low at 50, arriving there at 1,149 fps with 463 ft-lbs. It and Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain Soft Point land on the same energy at that distance, from 13 fps apart at the muzzle.
If you're cross-shopping, Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain SJHP is the fast one at 1,329 fps and 619 ft-lbs, 79 fps and 71 ft-lbs ahead. Blazer Brass 158-grain is the mild end of the group at 1,150 fps and 464 ft-lbs.
- About 10 percent less estimated recoil than Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain SJHP
- A hollow point, where Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain Soft Point and Federal's Fusion 158-grain leave lead at the tip
- 463 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, among the most of the caliber's 158-grain expanding loads
- Hornady names no purpose for the Custom line, so there is nothing stated to judge it against
- Hornady measures this load in a longer vented barrel than the other makers in the caliber use, so the 1,250 fps is not a like-for-like number
- Sellier & Bellot's 158-grain SJHP holds 506 ft-lbs at 50 yards against 463 here
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | XTP JHP | 1250 fps | 548 ft-lbs | 0.206 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | SJHP | 1329 fps | 619 ft-lbs | 0.184 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | Fusion SP | 1240 fps | 539 ft-lbs | 0.206 |
$2.27
20 Rounds
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| 158 gr | SP | 1263 fps | 560 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.51
1000 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JHP | 1220 fps | 522 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$0.67
1000 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JHP | 1150 fps | 464 ft-lbs | 0.18 | N/A |
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