PMC Bronze .38 Special 132gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
PMC Bronze .38 Special 132gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 917 fps, 132gr bullet and G1 BC 0.187, 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 132gr 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 -2.4" at 50 and -15.5" 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 | 917 | 247 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.59 | -1.05 | 913 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 909 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.50 | +0.15 | 905 | 240 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.28 | +0.08 | 901 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.26 | -0.08 | 897 | 236 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.97 | -0.28 | 894 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.77 | -0.51 | 890 | 232 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.63 | -0.76 | 886 | 230 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.53 | -1.03 | 883 | 228 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.47 | -1.30 | 879 | 227 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.43 | -1.58 | 875 | 225 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.41 | -1.87 | 872 | 223 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -5.1" | -7.41 | -2.16 | 868 | 221 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.2" | -8.42 | -2.45 | 865 | 219 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -7.4" | -9.45 | -2.75 | 862 | 218 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -8.8" | -10.48 | -3.05 | 858 | 216 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -10.3" | -11.53 | -3.35 | 855 | 214 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -11.9" | -12.59 | -3.66 | 852 | 213 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -13.6" | -13.66 | -3.97 | 848 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -15.5" | -14.73 | -4.28 | 845 | 209 | 2.6 |
132gr G1 .187 at 917 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 132gr 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 -2.6" 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 | 917 | 247 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.09 | -1.19 | 913 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 909 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 905 | 240 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 901 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.76 | -0.22 | 897 | 236 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.47 | -0.43 | 894 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.27 | -0.66 | 890 | 232 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.3" | -3.13 | -0.91 | 886 | 230 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.9" | -4.03 | -1.17 | 883 | 228 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -4.97 | -1.45 | 879 | 227 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.4" | -5.93 | -1.73 | 875 | 225 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.4" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 872 | 223 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -5.4" | -7.91 | -2.30 | 868 | 221 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.6" | -8.92 | -2.60 | 865 | 219 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -7.8" | -9.95 | -2.89 | 862 | 218 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -9.2" | -10.98 | -3.20 | 858 | 216 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -10.7" | -12.03 | -3.50 | 855 | 214 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -12.4" | -13.09 | -3.81 | 852 | 213 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -14.1" | -14.16 | -4.12 | 848 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -16.0" | -15.23 | -4.43 | 845 | 209 | 2.6 |
132gr G1 .187 at 917 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 132gr 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 -2.2" at 50 and -15.2" 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 | 917 | 247 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 913 | 244 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.24 | +0.07 | 909 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.79 | +0.23 | 905 | 240 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 901 | 238 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 897 | 236 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 894 | 234 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.49 | -0.43 | 890 | 232 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.35 | -0.68 | 886 | 230 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.25 | -0.95 | 883 | 228 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 879 | 227 | 0.7 |
| 55 | -3.0" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 875 | 225 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -3.9" | -6.13 | -1.78 | 872 | 223 | 1.0 |
| 65 | -4.9" | -7.13 | -2.07 | 868 | 221 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.0" | -8.14 | -2.37 | 865 | 219 | 1.3 |
| 75 | -7.2" | -9.17 | -2.67 | 862 | 218 | 1.5 |
| 80 | -8.6" | -10.20 | -2.97 | 858 | 216 | 1.7 |
| 85 | -10.0" | -11.25 | -3.27 | 855 | 214 | 1.9 |
| 90 | -11.6" | -12.31 | -3.58 | 852 | 213 | 2.1 |
| 95 | -13.3" | -13.37 | -3.89 | 848 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 100 | -15.2" | -14.45 | -4.20 | 845 | 209 | 2.6 |
132gr G1 .187 at 917 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
PMC Bronze 132-grain is a full metal jacket .38 Special load made for target shooting. At 132 grains it is the odd weight in a caliber built around 125, 130 and 158. Muzzle velocity is 917 fps for 232 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.2 inches low at 50, holding 227 ft-lbs at 879 fps. Only Fiocchi's Range Dynamics 130-grain recoils harder among the caliber's ball loads near this bullet weight, and the two of them sit within a fifth of an inch of each other on drop.
If you're cross-shopping, Fiocchi's Range Dynamics 130-grain starts 33 fps faster with 28 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Winchester's USA 130-grain and Remington's UMC 130-grain both sit at 800 fps and 185 ft-lbs, 117 fps and 47 ft-lbs behind this load.
- 227 ft-lbs left at 50 yards, more than any of the 800 fps 130-grain loads carry at the muzzle
- Standard pressure, so it needs no +P rating
- Close to Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain in the hand, which makes it a near practice match for that carry load
- PMC's published muzzle energy is below what 132 grains at 917 fps works out to, so the two figures disagree
- About 29 percent more estimated recoil than Remington's UMC 130-grain
- PMC states no test barrel length, so the 917 fps cannot be set beside Federal's 4-inch vented figure
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 gr | FMJ | 917 fps | 232 ft-lbs | 0.187 |
$0.42
1000 Rounds
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 950 fps | 260 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
$0.45
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 890 fps | 229 ft-lbs | 0.174 |
$0.51
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.145 |
$0.51
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.144 |
$0.52
1000 Rounds
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All PMC Bronze .38 Special 132gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $387.49 | $33.99 | $421.48 | $0.42 |
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $400.00 | $23.92 | $423.92 | $0.42 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $413.93 | $22.99 | $436.92 | $0.44 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $193.74 | $27.99 | $221.73 | $0.44 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $205.35 | $17.99 | $223.34 | $0.45 |
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