Hornady .38 Special 158gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90362
Hornady .38 Special 158gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90362
Solved from this product's advertised 800 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.206, 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 158gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 10 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -3.6" at 50 and -21.3" 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 | 800 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 797 | 223 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 795 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.21 | +0.06 | 792 | 220 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.33 | -0.10 | 790 | 219 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.18 | -0.34 | 787 | 217 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.19 | -0.64 | 785 | 216 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.2" | -3.30 | -0.96 | 782 | 215 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.9" | -4.47 | -1.30 | 780 | 213 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.7" | -5.69 | -1.65 | 777 | 212 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.6" | -6.93 | -2.02 | 775 | 211 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.7" | -8.20 | -2.39 | 772 | 209 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -6.0" | -9.49 | -2.76 | 770 | 208 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -7.4" | -10.80 | -3.14 | 767 | 207 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -8.9" | -12.12 | -3.53 | 765 | 205 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -10.6" | -13.45 | -3.91 | 762 | 204 | 1.3 |
| 80 | -12.4" | -14.80 | -4.31 | 760 | 203 | 1.5 |
| 85 | -14.4" | -16.16 | -4.70 | 758 | 201 | 1.7 |
| 90 | -16.6" | -17.52 | -5.10 | 755 | 200 | 1.9 |
| 95 | -18.8" | -18.90 | -5.50 | 753 | 199 | 2.1 |
| 100 | -21.3" | -20.28 | -5.90 | 751 | 198 | 2.3 |
158gr G1 .206 at 800 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 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 without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -3.7" at 50 and -21.5" 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 | 800 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.46 | -1.01 | 797 | 223 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.22 | -0.07 | 795 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 792 | 220 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.52 | -0.15 | 790 | 219 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.37 | -0.40 | 787 | 217 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.8" | -2.39 | -0.69 | 785 | 216 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.3" | -3.49 | -1.02 | 782 | 215 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -2.0" | -4.66 | -1.36 | 780 | 213 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.8" | -5.88 | -1.71 | 777 | 212 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.7" | -7.12 | -2.07 | 775 | 211 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.9" | -8.39 | -2.44 | 772 | 209 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -6.1" | -9.68 | -2.82 | 770 | 208 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -7.5" | -10.99 | -3.20 | 767 | 207 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -9.1" | -12.31 | -3.58 | 765 | 205 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -10.7" | -13.65 | -3.97 | 762 | 204 | 1.3 |
| 80 | -12.6" | -14.99 | -4.36 | 760 | 203 | 1.5 |
| 85 | -14.6" | -16.35 | -4.76 | 758 | 201 | 1.7 |
| 90 | -16.7" | -17.72 | -5.15 | 755 | 200 | 1.9 |
| 95 | -19.0" | -19.09 | -5.55 | 753 | 199 | 2.1 |
| 100 | -21.5" | -20.48 | -5.96 | 751 | 198 | 2.3 |
158gr G1 .206 at 800 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 158gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 7 yards, peaks +0.2" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.0" at 50 and -20.0" 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 | 800 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 797 | 223 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +1.19 | +0.35 | 795 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.42 | +0.41 | 792 | 220 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.89 | +0.26 | 790 | 219 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.04 | +0.01 | 787 | 217 | 0.2 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.98 | -0.28 | 785 | 216 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.08 | -0.61 | 782 | 215 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.25 | -0.95 | 780 | 213 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.1" | -4.47 | -1.30 | 777 | 212 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.0" | -5.71 | -1.66 | 775 | 211 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.0" | -6.98 | -2.03 | 772 | 209 | 0.8 |
| 60 | -5.2" | -8.27 | -2.41 | 770 | 208 | 0.9 |
| 65 | -6.5" | -9.58 | -2.79 | 767 | 207 | 1.0 |
| 70 | -8.0" | -10.90 | -3.17 | 765 | 205 | 1.2 |
| 75 | -9.6" | -12.24 | -3.56 | 762 | 204 | 1.3 |
| 80 | -11.4" | -13.58 | -3.95 | 760 | 203 | 1.5 |
| 85 | -13.3" | -14.94 | -4.35 | 758 | 201 | 1.7 |
| 90 | -15.4" | -16.31 | -4.74 | 755 | 200 | 1.9 |
| 95 | -17.6" | -17.68 | -5.14 | 753 | 199 | 2.1 |
| 100 | -20.0" | -19.07 | -5.55 | 751 | 198 | 2.3 |
158gr G1 .206 at 800 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
Hornady 158-grain XTP is a jacketed hollow point .38 Special load, and Hornady's Custom copy names no single use for it. Hornady builds the XTP around a thick jacket over a lead core. At 800 fps it makes 225 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.0 inches low at 50, where it still holds 775 fps and 211 ft-lbs. It is the heaviest and the slowest of the caliber's defensive loads, and the hardest-recoiling of them. The drop is about an inch more than the +P 125-grain loads show at that distance.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain starts 100 fps faster at 900 fps with 9 ft-lbs more. CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain and Remington's UMC +P 125-grain both reach 945 fps and 248 ft-lbs on much lighter bullets.
- Standard pressure at 158 grains, so an older revolver gets the caliber's heaviest defensive bullet
- 211 ft-lbs left at 50 yards, the same as Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain holds there
- The only .38 Special hollow point above 130 grains, where the rest of the defensive loads run 90 to 130
- About 22 percent more estimated recoil than CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain
- Hornady names no purpose for the Custom line, so there is nothing stated about what it is built to do
- Hornady's own Critical Defense 110-grain starts 210 fps faster with more at the muzzle
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