Magtech .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Ballistics
Brass Case • SJHP • MPN: 38F
Magtech .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Ballistics
Brass Case • SJHP • MPN: 38F
Solved from this product's advertised 938 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.163, 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 -2.2" at 50 and -14.8" 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 | 938 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.64 | -1.06 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 928 | 239 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.54 | +0.16 | 923 | 237 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.36 | +0.10 | 919 | 234 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 914 | 232 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.81 | -0.24 | 909 | 230 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.57 | -0.46 | 905 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.40 | -0.70 | 901 | 225 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.26 | -0.95 | 896 | 223 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.16 | -1.21 | 892 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.9" | -5.09 | -1.48 | 888 | 219 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.8" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 883 | 217 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.8" | -7.00 | -2.04 | 879 | 215 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.9" | -7.98 | -2.32 | 875 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -7.1" | -8.98 | -2.61 | 871 | 211 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -8.4" | -9.99 | -2.90 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -9.8" | -11.00 | -3.20 | 863 | 207 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -11.4" | -12.03 | -3.50 | 860 | 205 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -13.0" | -13.07 | -3.80 | 856 | 203 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -14.8" | -14.12 | -4.11 | 852 | 201 | 3.0 |
125gr G1 .163 at 938 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 -2.5" at 50 and -15.4" 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 | 938 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.18 | -1.21 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 928 | 239 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 923 | 237 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.18 | -0.05 | 919 | 234 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 914 | 232 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 909 | 230 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.11 | -0.61 | 905 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.93 | -0.85 | 901 | 225 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.80 | -1.11 | 896 | 223 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.5" | -4.70 | -1.37 | 892 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.3" | -5.63 | -1.64 | 888 | 219 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.58 | -1.91 | 883 | 217 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.2" | -7.54 | -2.19 | 879 | 215 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -6.3" | -8.52 | -2.48 | 875 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -7.5" | -9.52 | -2.77 | 871 | 211 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -8.8" | -10.52 | -3.06 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -10.3" | -11.54 | -3.36 | 863 | 207 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -11.9" | -12.57 | -3.66 | 860 | 205 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -13.6" | -13.61 | -3.96 | 856 | 203 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -15.4" | -14.66 | -4.26 | 852 | 201 | 3.0 |
125gr G1 .163 at 938 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 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.1" at 50 and -14.6" 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 | 938 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.47 | -1.01 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.12 | +0.04 | 928 | 239 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.71 | +0.21 | 923 | 237 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 919 | 234 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 914 | 232 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.64 | -0.19 | 909 | 230 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.41 | -0.41 | 905 | 227 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.23 | -0.65 | 901 | 225 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.10 | -0.90 | 896 | 223 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -4.00 | -1.16 | 892 | 221 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.92 | -1.43 | 888 | 219 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.87 | -1.71 | 883 | 217 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.7" | -6.84 | -1.99 | 879 | 215 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.82 | -2.27 | 875 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -6.9" | -8.81 | -2.56 | 871 | 211 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -8.2" | -9.82 | -2.86 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 85 | -9.7" | -10.84 | -3.15 | 863 | 207 | 2.2 |
| 90 | -11.2" | -11.87 | -3.45 | 860 | 205 | 2.5 |
| 95 | -12.9" | -12.90 | -3.75 | 856 | 203 | 2.7 |
| 100 | -14.6" | -13.95 | -4.06 | 852 | 201 | 3.0 |
125gr G1 .163 at 938 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 +P 125-grain is a semi-jacketed hollow point .38 Special load, and Magtech files it in its Range section. Magtech leaves the lead core bare at the tip, the jacket stopping short of the nose. At 938 fps it makes 244 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.1 inches low at 50, where it still holds 892 fps. It starts slower than the caliber's 945 fps +P loads and reaches that distance ahead of them, and its estimated recoil is the mildest of the caliber's +P 125-grain loads.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington's UMC +P 125-grain SJHP is the same style of bullet 7 fps faster with 4 ft-lbs more. Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain matches that 945 fps with a bonded jacket in place of the exposed nose.
- 221 ft-lbs left at 50 yards, more than any of the 945 fps +P loads holds there
- A brass case, where CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain uses aluminum
- Magtech states a 4-inch vented barrel and publishes its own figures, which most makers in this caliber do not
- +P pressure, so it belongs only in a revolver rated for it, and many older and alloy-framed .38s are not
- Exposed lead at the nose, where Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain is bonded and Remington's Golden Saber +P 125-grain brass-jacketed
- 244 ft-lbs is the least of the caliber's +P 125-grain loads at the muzzle
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | SJHP | 938 fps | 244 ft-lbs | 0.163 |
$1.01
50 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 | 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 | |
| 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 Magtech .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 50 | $32.00 | $18.43 | $50.43 | $1.01 |
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