Hornady American Gunner .38 Special 125gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90324
Hornady American Gunner .38 Special 125gr XTP JHP Ballistics
Brass Case • XTP JHP • MPN: 90324
Solved from this product's advertised 900 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.151, 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 125gr 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 and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -2.5" at 50 and -16.5" 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 | 900 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.56 | -1.03 | 895 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 891 | 220 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.46 | +0.13 | 886 | 218 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.19 | +0.06 | 882 | 216 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.39 | -0.11 | 877 | 214 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 873 | 211 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.99 | -0.58 | 868 | 209 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.90 | -0.84 | 864 | 207 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.85 | -1.12 | 860 | 205 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.5" | -4.84 | -1.41 | 856 | 203 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.4" | -5.85 | -1.70 | 852 | 201 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.3" | -6.89 | -2.00 | 848 | 200 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.4" | -7.94 | -2.31 | 844 | 198 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -6.6" | -9.01 | -2.62 | 840 | 196 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -8.0" | -10.10 | -2.94 | 836 | 194 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -9.4" | -11.19 | -3.26 | 832 | 192 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -11.0" | -12.30 | -3.58 | 828 | 190 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -12.7" | -13.42 | -3.90 | 824 | 189 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -14.5" | -14.55 | -4.23 | 821 | 187 | 2.8 |
| 100 | -16.5" | -15.69 | -4.56 | 817 | 185 | 3.1 |
125gr G1 .151 at 900 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 125gr 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 -2.8" at 50 and -16.9" 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 | 900 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.02 | -1.17 | 895 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 891 | 220 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 886 | 218 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.27 | -0.08 | 882 | 216 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.86 | -0.25 | 877 | 214 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.61 | -0.47 | 873 | 211 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.45 | -0.71 | 868 | 209 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.36 | -0.98 | 864 | 207 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.0" | -4.31 | -1.26 | 860 | 205 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.30 | -1.54 | 856 | 203 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.7" | -6.32 | -1.84 | 852 | 201 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.6" | -7.35 | -2.14 | 848 | 200 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.7" | -8.40 | -2.44 | 844 | 198 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -7.0" | -9.47 | -2.76 | 840 | 196 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -8.3" | -10.56 | -3.07 | 836 | 194 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -9.8" | -11.65 | -3.39 | 832 | 192 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -11.4" | -12.76 | -3.71 | 828 | 190 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -13.1" | -13.88 | -4.04 | 824 | 189 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -15.0" | -15.01 | -4.37 | 821 | 187 | 2.8 |
| 100 | -16.9" | -16.15 | -4.70 | 817 | 185 | 3.1 |
125gr G1 .151 at 900 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 125gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 9 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.3" at 50 and -16.0" 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 | 900 | 225 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.13 | -0.91 | 895 | 222 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.38 | +0.11 | 891 | 220 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.88 | +0.26 | 886 | 218 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 882 | 216 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 877 | 214 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.72 | -0.21 | 873 | 211 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.57 | -0.46 | 868 | 209 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.48 | -0.72 | 864 | 207 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 860 | 205 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.3" | -4.42 | -1.28 | 856 | 203 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.43 | -1.58 | 852 | 201 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.47 | -1.88 | 848 | 200 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.1" | -7.52 | -2.19 | 844 | 198 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -6.3" | -8.59 | -2.50 | 840 | 196 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -7.6" | -9.67 | -2.81 | 836 | 194 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -9.0" | -10.77 | -3.13 | 832 | 192 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -10.6" | -11.88 | -3.46 | 828 | 190 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -12.3" | -13.00 | -3.78 | 824 | 189 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -14.1" | -14.13 | -4.11 | 821 | 187 | 2.8 |
| 100 | -16.0" | -15.27 | -4.44 | 817 | 185 | 3.1 |
125gr G1 .151 at 900 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 American Gunner 125-grain is an XTP .38 Special load, and Hornady names target shooting, hunting and self-defense for the line. The XTP is a conventional jacketed hollow point with a thick jacket. At 900 fps it makes 225 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.3 inches low at 50, holding 856 fps and 203 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil is the least of the caliber's 125-grain hollow points, about 8 percent under the +P pair at 945 fps. The drop across the caliber's 125-grain hollow points spans under half an inch.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington's Golden Saber +P 125-grain BJHP leads the group at 975 fps and 264 ft-lbs, 75 fps and 39 ft-lbs ahead. Magtech's +P 125-grain SJHP and Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain are 38 and 45 fps faster.
- Standard pressure, the only 125-grain hollow point in the caliber that needs no +P rating
- 203 ft-lbs still at 50 yards from a standard-pressure load
- Speer's Lawman 125-grain TMJ practises about 6 percent softer, close enough for ball drills to carry over
- 225 ft-lbs is the least of the caliber's 125-grain hollow points
- Hornady names three uses for the line, so it is not built around defense the way the +P loads are
- Remington's Golden Saber +P 125-grain BJHP kicks harder, so practice with this one understates it
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | XTP JHP | 900 fps | 225 ft-lbs | 0.151 |
$1.00
250 Rounds
|
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| 125 gr | SJHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$0.64
500 Rounds
|
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| 125 gr | SJHP | 938 fps | 244 ft-lbs | 0.163 |
$1.01
50 Rounds
|
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| 125 gr | BJHP | 975 fps | 264 ft-lbs | 0.142 |
$2.42
20 Rounds
|
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| 125 gr | JHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.141 |
$0.82
1000 Rounds
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All Hornady American Gunner .38 Special 125gr XTP JHP Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 250 | $230.00 | $19.56 | $249.56 | $1.00 |
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