Sellier & Bellot .357 Mag 158gr Soft Point Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • SP
Sellier & Bellot .357 Mag 158gr Soft Point Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • SP
Solved from this product's advertised 1263 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.184, 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 at 10 and 42 yards, peaks +0.3" at 26 yards, and is -0.4" 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 | 1,263 | 560 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.07 | -1.19 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 1,237 | 537 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +0.95 | +0.28 | 1,225 | 527 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.3" | +1.19 | +0.35 | 1,213 | 517 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.3" | +1.10 | +0.32 | 1,202 | 507 | 0.3 |
| 30 | +0.3" | +0.86 | +0.25 | 1,191 | 497 | 0.5 |
| 35 | +0.2" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 1,180 | 488 | 0.6 |
| 40 | +0.1" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 1,169 | 480 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.34 | -0.10 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -0.4" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -0.8" | -1.33 | -0.39 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -1.2" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 1,129 | 448 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -1.7" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 1,120 * | 440 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -2.2" | -2.98 | -0.87 | 1,111 * | 433 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -2.8" | -3.56 | -1.03 | 1,103 * | 427 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -3.5" | -4.15 | -1.21 | 1,094 * | 420 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -4.2" | -4.75 | -1.38 | 1,086 * | 414 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -5.1" | -5.37 | -1.56 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 95 | -6.0" | -5.99 | -1.74 | 1,071 * | 402 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -7.0" | -6.63 | -1.93 | 1,063 * | 397 | 4.2 |
158gr G1 .184 at 1,263 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 63 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 crosses the line of sight at 15 and 29 yards, peaks +0.1" at 22 yards, and is -0.9" 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 | 1,263 | 560 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.04 | -1.46 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.02 | -0.30 | 1,237 | 537 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,225 | 527 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.23 | +0.07 | 1,213 | 517 | 0.2 |
| 25 | +0.0" | +0.14 | +0.04 | 1,202 | 507 | 0.3 |
| 30 | 0.0" | -0.10 | -0.03 | 1,191 | 497 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.44 | -0.13 | 1,180 | 488 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 1,169 | 480 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -0.6" | -1.30 | -0.38 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -0.9" | -1.78 | -0.52 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -1.3" | -2.29 | -0.67 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -1.8" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 1,129 | 448 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -2.3" | -3.37 | -0.98 | 1,120 * | 440 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -2.9" | -3.94 | -1.15 | 1,111 * | 433 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -3.6" | -4.52 | -1.31 | 1,103 * | 427 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -4.3" | -5.11 | -1.49 | 1,094 * | 420 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -5.1" | -5.71 | -1.66 | 1,086 * | 414 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -6.0" | -6.33 | -1.84 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 95 | -6.9" | -6.96 | -2.02 | 1,071 * | 402 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -8.0" | -7.59 | -2.21 | 1,063 * | 397 | 4.2 |
158gr G1 .184 at 1,263 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 63 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 crosses the line of sight at 18 and 25 yards, peaks +0.0" at 21 yards, 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 | 1,263 | 560 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.18 | -1.51 | 1,250 | 548 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.16 | -0.34 | 1,237 | 537 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 1,225 | 527 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.08 | +0.02 | 1,213 | 517 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,202 | 507 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.24 | -0.07 | 1,191 | 497 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 1,180 | 488 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.4" | -0.99 | -0.29 | 1,169 | 480 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -0.7" | -1.44 | -0.42 | 1,159 | 471 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.0" | -1.92 | -0.56 | 1,149 | 463 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 1,139 | 455 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -1.9" | -2.96 | -0.86 | 1,129 | 448 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -2.4" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 1,120 * | 440 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -3.0" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 1,111 * | 433 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -3.7" | -4.66 | -1.36 | 1,103 * | 427 | 2.4 |
| 80 | -4.4" | -5.25 | -1.53 | 1,094 * | 420 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -5.2" | -5.86 | -1.70 | 1,086 * | 414 | 3.1 |
| 90 | -6.1" | -6.47 | -1.88 | 1,078 * | 408 | 3.4 |
| 95 | -7.1" | -7.10 | -2.06 | 1,071 * | 402 | 3.8 |
| 100 | -8.1" | -7.73 | -2.25 | 1,063 * | 397 | 4.2 |
158gr G1 .184 at 1,263 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 63 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Sellier & Bellot's .357 Mag 158-grain soft point is a jacketed bullet with an exposed lead tip, meant to expand more slowly than a hollow point. Published velocity is 1,263 fps for 560 ft-lbs at the muzzle, and the power factor of 200 clears the 165 USPSA major floor by 35 points. From a 25-yard zero it is 1.0 inch low at 50 yards and 8.1 inches low at 100, where it still carries 1,063 fps and 397 ft-lbs.
Against the hollow points at the same weight it is the marginally faster load. Ammo Inc Signature 158-grain JHP trails by 13 fps and 12 ft-lbs. Hornady Custom 158-grain XTP publishes the same 1,250 fps as the Ammo Inc, but Hornady's figure is not taken under the same conditions as the other makers', so that 13 fps is a paper gap; on the site's engine, taking each maker's velocity as given, both loads are 8.1 inches low at 100 yards and the XTP arrives 8 fps ahead. Federal American Eagle 158-grain JSP is 23 fps slower and 21 ft-lbs behind at the muzzle, but with its higher BC the two are within 1 fps and 2 ft-lbs of each other at 100 yards. Sellier & Bellot's own 158-grain SJHP runs 66 fps faster with 59 ft-lbs more.
Buy it for a revolver or carbine hunter who wants a 158-grain bullet built to open more slowly than a hollow point, at the ordinary magnum speed. Remington Performance WheelGun 158-grain LSWC is the pick for paper: a plain lead semi-wadcutter at 1,235 fps with about 4 percent less recoil energy in the same revolver. A shooter who wants far less recoil should look at Winchester 110-grain JHP, about 49 percent less in the same revolver, at a cut of 150 ft-lbs.
- Highest muzzle energy of the standard-speed 158s in this set at 560 ft-lbs; only the same maker's SJHP goes higher
- Power factor of 200 tops Ammo Inc Signature at 198 and Federal American Eagle at 196
- 113 fps and 96 ft-lbs ahead of Blazer Brass 158-grain JHP at the muzzle
- Blazer Brass 158-grain JHP carries about 15 percent less recoil energy in the same .357 Mag revolver for shooters who want the softest 158 here
- Sellier & Bellot's own 158-grain SJHP runs about 9 percent more recoil but a 210 power factor for shooters who want the hotter load
- Hornady Custom 158 XTP, with a 0.206 BC against this load's 0.184, reaches 100 yards with 6 ft-lbs more
- Federal American Eagle 158 JSP produces about 3 percent less recoil energy in the same revolver
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | SP | 1263 fps | 560 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.53
1000 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JHP | 1250 fps | 548 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$0.53
500 Rounds
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| 158 gr | JSP | 1240 fps | 539 ft-lbs | 0.2 |
$0.70
1000 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 |
All Sellier & Bellot .357 Mag 158gr Soft Point Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $477.92 | $49.99 | $527.91 | $0.53 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $515.44 | $22.99 | $538.43 | $0.54 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $542.39 | $0.00 | $542.39 | $0.54 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $281.65 | $0.00 | $281.65 | $0.56 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $273.43 | $17.99 | $291.42 | $0.58 |
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