Hornady Critical Defense .38 Special 110gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 90310
Hornady Critical Defense .38 Special 110gr FTX Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • FTX • MPN: 90310
Solved from this product's advertised 1010 fps, 110gr bullet and G1 BC 0.131, 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 110gr 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 19 yards, crosses back down at 28 yards, and is -1.7" at 50 and -12.8" 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 | 1,010 | 249 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 1,002 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 994 | 241 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.67 | +0.19 | 986 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 979 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.22 | +0.07 | 972 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 965 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -0.97 | -0.28 | 958 | 224 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.68 | -0.49 | 951 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 945 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.7" | -3.22 | -0.94 | 939 | 215 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.3" | -4.04 | -1.18 | 932 | 212 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.1" | -4.88 | -1.42 | 926 | 210 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -3.9" | -5.74 | -1.67 | 921 | 207 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -4.9" | -6.62 | -1.92 | 915 | 204 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -5.9" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 909 | 202 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -7.1" | -8.41 | -2.45 | 904 | 199 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -8.3" | -9.33 | -2.71 | 898 | 197 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -9.7" | -10.26 | -2.99 | 893 | 195 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -11.2" | -11.21 | -3.26 | 888 | 192 | 3.6 |
| 100 | -12.8" | -12.16 | -3.54 | 882 | 190 | 4.0 |
110gr G1 .131 at 1,010 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 110gr 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 -2.1" at 50 and -13.5" 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 | 1,010 | 249 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.44 | -1.29 | 1,002 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.72 | -0.21 | 994 | 241 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 986 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 979 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 972 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 965 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.65 | -0.48 | 958 | 224 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 951 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.11 | -0.91 | 945 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -3.90 | -1.13 | 939 | 215 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.7" | -4.72 | -1.37 | 932 | 212 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.5" | -5.56 | -1.62 | 926 | 210 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -4.4" | -6.42 | -1.87 | 921 | 207 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -5.4" | -7.30 | -2.12 | 915 | 204 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -6.4" | -8.19 | -2.38 | 909 | 202 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -7.6" | -9.09 | -2.65 | 904 | 199 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -8.9" | -10.01 | -2.91 | 898 | 197 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -10.3" | -10.94 | -3.18 | 893 | 195 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -11.8" | -11.88 | -3.46 | 888 | 192 | 3.6 |
| 100 | -13.5" | -12.84 | -3.73 | 882 | 190 | 4.0 |
110gr G1 .131 at 1,010 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 110gr 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 and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -1.8" at 50 and -13.0" 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 | 1,010 | 249 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.97 | -1.15 | 1,002 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 994 | 241 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.46 | +0.14 | 986 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.40 | +0.12 | 979 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 972 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.53 | -0.15 | 965 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 958 | 224 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.88 | -0.55 | 951 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.64 | -0.77 | 945 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 939 | 215 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.24 | -1.23 | 932 | 212 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.2" | -5.09 | -1.48 | 926 | 210 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -5.94 | -1.73 | 921 | 207 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -5.0" | -6.82 | -1.98 | 915 | 204 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -6.1" | -7.71 | -2.24 | 909 | 202 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -7.2" | -8.62 | -2.51 | 904 | 199 | 2.6 |
| 85 | -8.5" | -9.54 | -2.77 | 898 | 197 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -9.9" | -10.47 | -3.05 | 893 | 195 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -11.4" | -11.41 | -3.32 | 888 | 192 | 3.6 |
| 100 | -13.0" | -12.36 | -3.60 | 882 | 190 | 4.0 |
110gr G1 .131 at 1,010 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 Critical Defense 110-grain is an FTX .38 Special load made for personal protection. The FTX is a hollow point with a soft polymer plug filling the cavity. At 1,010 fps it makes 249 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.8 inches low at 50, still carrying 939 fps and 215 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil is the mildest of the loads it is compared with, and the drop is the second least among them, behind only its own +P version.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady's Critical Defense +P 110-grain is the same bullet 80 fps faster at 1,090 fps with 41 ft-lbs more. CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain and Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain both run 945 fps and 248 ft-lbs, a single ft-lb under this load.
- Standard pressure, so an older or alloy-framed .38 can shoot it and still match the +P 125-grain loads on muzzle energy
- About 13 percent less estimated recoil than the +P 125-grain loads at 945 fps
- Speer's Lawman 125-grain TMJ has the same estimated recoil, so ball practice matches this carry load
- Hornady's Critical Defense +P 110-grain carries more at 50 yards on the same bullet
- At 110 grains it carries 15 fewer grains than the +P 125-grain loads at the same muzzle energy
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 gr | FTX | 1010 fps | 249 ft-lbs | 0.131 |
$1.28
250 Rounds
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| 110 gr | FTX | 1090 fps | 290 ft-lbs | 0.131 |
$1.31
250 Rounds
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| 125 gr | JHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.141 |
$0.82
1000 Rounds
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| 125 gr | XTP JHP | 900 fps | 225 ft-lbs | 0.151 |
$1.00
250 Rounds
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| 125 gr | JHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.132 | N/A |
All Hornady Critical Defense .38 Special 110gr FTX Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 250 | $300.00 | $19.56 | $319.56 | $1.28 |
| Lucky Gunner | 25 | $32.00 | $18.43 | $50.43 | $2.02 |
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