Remington Golden Saber .38 Special +P 125gr BJHP Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • BJHP • MPN: 27606
Remington Golden Saber .38 Special +P 125gr BJHP Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • BJHP • MPN: 27606
Solved from this product's advertised 975 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.142, 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 crosses the line of sight on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, crosses back down at 26 yards, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.7" 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 | 975 | 264 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.71 | -1.08 | 968 | 260 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 962 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 956 | 254 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.49 | +0.14 | 950 | 250 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.05 | +0.02 | 944 | 247 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 938 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.25 | -0.36 | 932 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.01 | -0.58 | 927 | 238 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 921 | 236 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.66 | -1.06 | 916 | 233 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.53 | -1.32 | 911 | 230 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.4" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 906 | 228 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.3" | -6.32 | -1.84 | 901 | 225 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -5.3" | -7.25 | -2.11 | 896 | 223 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.4" | -8.19 | -2.38 | 891 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -7.7" | -9.14 | -2.66 | 886 | 218 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.0" | -10.11 | -2.94 | 881 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -10.5" | -11.08 | -3.22 | 876 | 213 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -12.0" | -12.07 | -3.51 | 872 | 211 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -13.7" | -13.07 | -3.80 | 867 | 209 | 3.6 |
125gr G1 .142 at 975 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 -2.2" at 50 and -14.4" 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 | 975 | 264 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.32 | -1.26 | 968 | 260 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.66 | -0.19 | 962 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 956 | 254 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.13 | -0.04 | 950 | 250 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.56 | -0.16 | 944 | 247 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.16 | -0.34 | 938 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 932 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.62 | -0.76 | 927 | 238 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.43 | -1.00 | 921 | 236 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.27 | -1.24 | 916 | 233 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -3.0" | -5.14 | -1.50 | 911 | 230 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.8" | -6.03 | -1.75 | 906 | 228 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.7" | -6.94 | -2.02 | 901 | 225 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -5.8" | -7.86 | -2.29 | 896 | 223 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.9" | -8.80 | -2.56 | 891 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -8.2" | -9.76 | -2.84 | 886 | 218 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.6" | -10.72 | -3.12 | 881 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -11.0" | -11.70 | -3.40 | 876 | 213 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -12.6" | -12.68 | -3.69 | 872 | 211 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -14.4" | -13.68 | -3.98 | 867 | 209 | 3.6 |
125gr G1 .142 at 975 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 11 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.8" 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 | 975 | 264 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 968 | 260 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.02 | 962 | 257 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 956 | 254 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.45 | +0.13 | 950 | 250 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 944 | 247 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.59 | -0.17 | 938 | 244 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.29 | -0.37 | 932 | 241 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 927 | 238 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -2.86 | -0.83 | 921 | 236 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.70 | -1.08 | 916 | 233 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.56 | -1.33 | 911 | 230 | 1.2 |
| 60 | -3.4" | -5.45 | -1.59 | 906 | 228 | 1.4 |
| 65 | -4.3" | -6.36 | -1.85 | 901 | 225 | 1.6 |
| 70 | -5.4" | -7.29 | -2.12 | 896 | 223 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.5" | -8.23 | -2.39 | 891 | 220 | 2.1 |
| 80 | -7.7" | -9.18 | -2.67 | 886 | 218 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.1" | -10.14 | -2.95 | 881 | 216 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -10.5" | -11.12 | -3.23 | 876 | 213 | 2.9 |
| 95 | -12.1" | -12.11 | -3.52 | 872 | 211 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -13.8" | -13.11 | -3.81 | 867 | 209 | 3.6 |
125gr G1 .142 at 975 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
Remington Golden Saber +P 125-grain is a brass-jacketed hollow point .38 Special load made for self-defense. Remington uses a brass jacket in place of the usual copper one. At 975 fps it makes 264 ft-lbs, the fastest and strongest 125-grain load in the caliber.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 1.9 inches low at 50, where it still carries 916 fps and 233 ft-lbs. Its estimated recoil is the firmest of the caliber's 125-grain loads, about 5 percent above the pair at 945 fps.
If you're cross-shopping, Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain and Remington's own UMC +P 125-grain both run 945 fps and 248 ft-lbs, 30 fps and 16 ft-lbs behind. Hornady's American Gunner 125-grain XTP is the standard-pressure load, at 900 fps.
- 233 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, the most of any +P 125-grain load in the caliber
- A brass jacket, which no other hollow point in the caliber uses
- Speer's Lawman 125-grain TMJ practises about 18 percent softer at standard pressure
- +P pressure, so it belongs only in a revolver rated for it, and many older and alloy-framed .38s are not
- Magtech's +P 125-grain SJHP is the mildest of the caliber's +P 125-grain loads, if the recoil here is too much
- Remington states no test barrel length for the 975 fps
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | BJHP | 975 fps | 264 ft-lbs | 0.142 |
$2.42
20 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 | 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
|
All Remington Golden Saber .38 Special +P 125gr BJHP Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $30.00 | $18.43 | $48.43 | $2.42 |
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