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 on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.3" at 26 yards, crosses back down at 42 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 touches the line of sight at 15 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), 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 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 | 1,263 | 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 158-grain Soft Point is an expanding .357 Magnum load, and S&B names no single use for it. The bullet is a jacketed soft point with bare lead at the tip. At 1,263 fps it makes 560 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.0 inch low at 50, still holding 1,149 fps there. Among the caliber's standard 158-grain expanding loads only S&B's own SJHP arrives with more energy, and recoil follows the same order. One hold covers everything out to the 50-yard line.
If you're cross-shopping, Sellier & Bellot's own 158-grain SJHP is 66 fps faster at 1,329 fps with 59 ft-lbs more. Hornady's Custom 158-grain XTP is 13 fps slower at 1,250 fps, with a controlled-expansion hollow point in place of the bare nose.
- 463 ft-lbs left at 50 yards, bettered only by S&B's own 158-grain SJHP among the standard 158-grain expanding loads
- A soft point, where Hornady's Custom 158-grain XTP and Blazer Brass 158-grain are hollow points
- S&B publishes its own metric velocity and energy with a stated test barrel length, which most makers in this caliber do not
- S&B names no use for it, so there is nothing stated about what it is built to do
- Blazer Brass 158-grain is about 15 percent softer in estimated recoil, at 1,150 fps
- Sellier & Bellot's own 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 | SP | 1263 fps | 560 ft-lbs | 0.184 |
$0.51
1000 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 | JSP | 1240 fps | 539 ft-lbs | 0.2 |
$0.69
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 | $462.50 | $49.99 | $512.49 | $0.51 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $522.49 | $0.00 | $522.49 | $0.52 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $499.98 | $22.99 | $522.97 | $0.52 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $228.24 | $36.99 | $265.23 | $0.53 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $248.38 | $17.99 | $266.37 | $0.53 |
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