Magtech .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: 38T
Magtech .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: 38T
Solved from this product's advertised 800 fps, 130gr bullet and G1 BC 0.181, 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 touches the line of sight at 10 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 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 797 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 794 | 182 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 791 | 181 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.34 | -0.10 | 788 | 179 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.19 | -0.35 | 785 | 178 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.21 | -0.64 | 782 | 177 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.2" | -3.32 | -0.97 | 780 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.9" | -4.50 | -1.31 | 777 | 174 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.7" | -5.72 | -1.66 | 774 | 173 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.7" | -6.97 | -2.03 | 771 | 172 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.8" | -8.25 | -2.40 | 768 | 170 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -6.0" | -9.55 | -2.78 | 766 | 169 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -7.4" | -10.87 | -3.16 | 763 | 168 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -9.0" | -12.20 | -3.55 | 760 | 167 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -10.7" | -13.55 | -3.94 | 758 | 166 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -12.5" | -14.90 | -4.34 | 755 | 165 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -14.5" | -16.27 | -4.73 | 752 | 163 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -16.7" | -17.66 | -5.14 | 749 | 162 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -19.0" | -19.05 | -5.54 | 747 | 161 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -21.5" | -20.45 | -5.95 | 744 | 160 | 2.6 |
130gr G1 .181 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 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 -3.8" at 50 and -21.7" 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 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.46 | -1.01 | 797 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.23 | -0.07 | 794 | 182 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 791 | 181 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.53 | -0.15 | 788 | 179 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.38 | -0.40 | 785 | 178 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.8" | -2.40 | -0.70 | 782 | 177 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -1.3" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 780 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -2.0" | -4.69 | -1.36 | 777 | 174 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.8" | -5.91 | -1.72 | 774 | 173 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.8" | -7.16 | -2.08 | 771 | 172 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.9" | -8.44 | -2.46 | 768 | 170 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -6.1" | -9.74 | -2.83 | 766 | 169 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -7.6" | -11.06 | -3.22 | 763 | 168 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -9.1" | -12.39 | -3.60 | 760 | 167 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -10.8" | -13.74 | -4.00 | 758 | 166 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -12.7" | -15.10 | -4.39 | 755 | 165 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -14.7" | -16.47 | -4.79 | 752 | 163 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -16.9" | -17.85 | -5.19 | 749 | 162 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -19.2" | -19.24 | -5.60 | 747 | 161 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -21.7" | -20.64 | -6.00 | 744 | 160 | 2.6 |
130gr G1 .181 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 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 7 yards, peaks +0.2" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.0" at 50 and -20.2" 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 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 797 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +1.18 | +0.34 | 794 | 182 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.42 | +0.41 | 791 | 181 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.88 | +0.26 | 788 | 179 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 785 | 178 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.99 | -0.29 | 782 | 177 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.10 | -0.61 | 780 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.28 | -0.95 | 777 | 174 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.1" | -4.50 | -1.31 | 774 | 173 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -3.0" | -5.75 | -1.67 | 771 | 172 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.03 | -2.05 | 768 | 170 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.33 | -2.42 | 766 | 169 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -6.6" | -9.65 | -2.81 | 763 | 168 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -8.1" | -10.98 | -3.19 | 760 | 167 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -9.7" | -12.33 | -3.59 | 758 | 166 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -11.5" | -13.69 | -3.98 | 755 | 165 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -13.4" | -15.06 | -4.38 | 752 | 163 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -15.5" | -16.44 | -4.78 | 749 | 162 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -17.8" | -17.83 | -5.19 | 747 | 161 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -20.2" | -19.23 | -5.59 | 744 | 160 | 2.6 |
130gr G1 .181 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
Magtech 130-grain is a flat-nosed full metal jacket .38 Special load made for range and training work, which is where Magtech files it in its own catalogue. Magtech lists 800 fps and 185 ft-lbs for it.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.0 inches low at 50, arriving there at 771 fps with 172 ft-lbs. It matches Winchester's USA 130-grain and Remington's UMC 130-grain at the muzzle and on estimated recoil, so the three are interchangeable for practice. The only separation among them is a tenth of an inch of drop at 50 yards.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal's American Eagle 130-grain starts 90 fps faster with 44 ft-lbs more. Fiocchi's Range Dynamics 130-grain tops the group at 950 fps and 260 ft-lbs, 150 fps clear of this load.
- Estimated recoil of 2.8 ft-lbs, tied for the least of the caliber's 130-grain ball loads
- Magtech states a 4-inch vented test barrel for its figures, which most makers in this caliber do not
- Magtech names the bullet an FMJ Flat, with a flat nose in place of a round one
- 185 ft-lbs ties for the lowest muzzle energy in the 130-grain group
- PMC's Bronze 132-grain holds more at 50 yards than this load makes at the muzzle
- Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain pushes about 21 percent harder, so this is a soft stand-in for that carry round
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.181 | N/A | |
| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.144 |
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 950 fps | 260 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
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| 132 gr | FMJ | 917 fps | 232 ft-lbs | 0.187 |
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