Fiocchi Range Dynamics .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
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Fiocchi Range Dynamics .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
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Solved from this product's advertised 950 fps, 130gr bullet and G1 BC 0.153, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .38 Special.
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.
.38 Special 130gr 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 +0.1" at 17 yards, crosses back down at 25 yards, and is -2.1" at 50 and -14.5" 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 | 950 | 261 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.67 | -1.07 | 944 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 939 | 255 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 934 | 252 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.40 | +0.12 | 928 | 249 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.08 | -0.02 | 923 | 246 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.73 | -0.21 | 918 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.47 | -0.43 | 913 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.27 | -0.66 | 909 | 238 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.12 | -0.91 | 904 | 236 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -4.00 | -1.16 | 899 | 233 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.91 | -1.43 | 895 | 231 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.84 | -1.70 | 890 | 229 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.79 | -1.97 | 886 | 226 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.75 | -2.25 | 881 | 224 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -6.9" | -8.73 | -2.54 | 877 | 222 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -8.2" | -9.72 | -2.83 | 873 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -9.6" | -10.72 | -3.12 | 868 | 218 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -11.1" | -11.73 | -3.41 | 864 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -12.7" | -12.75 | -3.71 | 860 | 214 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -14.5" | -13.78 | -4.01 | 856 | 212 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .153 at 950 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. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.38 Special 130gr 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 -2.4" at 50 and -15.1" 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 | 950 | 261 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.23 | -1.23 | 944 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.61 | -0.18 | 939 | 255 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 934 | 252 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 928 | 249 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.65 | -0.19 | 923 | 246 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.29 | -0.38 | 918 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.03 | -0.59 | 913 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.84 | -0.82 | 909 | 238 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.68 | -1.07 | 904 | 236 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.57 | -1.33 | 899 | 233 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.2" | -5.47 | -1.59 | 895 | 231 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.40 | -1.86 | 890 | 229 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.0" | -7.35 | -2.14 | 886 | 226 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -6.1" | -8.31 | -2.42 | 881 | 224 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -7.3" | -9.29 | -2.70 | 877 | 222 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -8.6" | -10.28 | -2.99 | 873 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -10.1" | -11.28 | -3.28 | 868 | 218 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -11.6" | -12.29 | -3.58 | 864 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -13.3" | -13.32 | -3.87 | 860 | 214 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -15.1" | -14.35 | -4.17 | 856 | 212 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .153 at 950 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. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.38 Special 130gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.1" at 50 and -14.4" 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 | 950 | 261 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.56 | -1.04 | 944 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.05 | +0.02 | 939 | 255 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.66 | +0.19 | 934 | 252 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.50 | +0.15 | 928 | 249 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 923 | 246 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 918 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.37 | -0.40 | 913 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.17 | -0.63 | 909 | 238 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -3.02 | -0.88 | 904 | 236 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -3.90 | -1.13 | 899 | 233 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.81 | -1.40 | 895 | 231 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.74 | -1.67 | 890 | 229 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.68 | -1.94 | 886 | 226 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -5.6" | -7.65 | -2.22 | 881 | 224 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -6.8" | -8.62 | -2.51 | 877 | 222 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -8.1" | -9.61 | -2.80 | 873 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -9.5" | -10.61 | -3.09 | 868 | 218 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -11.0" | -11.63 | -3.38 | 864 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -12.6" | -12.65 | -3.68 | 860 | 214 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -14.4" | -13.68 | -3.98 | 856 | 212 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .153 at 950 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. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Fiocchi Range Dynamics 130-grain is a full metal jacket .38 Special load made for target shooting. Fiocchi drives it harder than any other standard-pressure 130-grain ball load in the caliber, to 950 fps. Muzzle energy works out to 260 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.0 inches low at 50, where it still holds 899 fps and 233 ft-lbs. It is the firmest-recoiling of the caliber's 130-grain ball loads, and there is no +P marking on the box, so an older revolver can take it as readily as a new one.
If you're cross-shopping, PMC's Bronze 132-grain comes nearest at 917 fps, 33 fps behind with 28 ft-lbs less at the muzzle. Federal's American Eagle 130-grain is 60 fps slower, and Remington's UMC 130-grain 150 fps slower at 800 fps.
- 260 ft-lbs at the muzzle, the most of any standard-pressure 130-grain .38 Special load
- The least drop at 50 yards of the 130-grain ball loads, at 2.0 inches from a 25-yard zero
- Standard pressure despite the velocity, so no +P rating is needed
- About 32 percent more estimated recoil than Remington's UMC 130-grain
- Fiocchi quotes velocity only, and the muzzle energy is worked out from it
- Harder in the hand than Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain, so it overstates that carry load in practice
All Fiocchi Range Dynamics .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $407.49 | $38.99 | $446.48 | $0.45 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $432.94 | $21.99 | $454.93 | $0.45 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $456.87 | $0.00 | $456.87 | $0.46 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $203.74 | $28.99 | $232.73 | $0.47 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $215.61 | $17.99 | $233.60 | $0.47 |
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