Remington UMC .38 Special 158gr LRN Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LRN
Remington UMC .38 Special 158gr LRN Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LRN
Solved from this product's advertised 755 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.165, 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 158gr 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 -4.4" at 50 and -24.7" 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 | 755 | 200 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.10 | -0.90 | 752 | 198 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 749 | 197 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.05 | +0.01 | 746 | 195 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.65 | -0.19 | 743 | 194 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.67 | -0.49 | 740 | 192 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.9" | -2.86 | -0.83 | 738 | 191 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.5" | -4.14 | -1.20 | 735 | 189 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -2.3" | -5.48 | -1.59 | 732 | 188 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -3.3" | -6.87 | -2.00 | 729 | 187 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -4.4" | -8.29 | -2.41 | 726 | 185 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -5.6" | -9.75 | -2.83 | 723 | 184 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -7.1" | -11.22 | -3.26 | 721 | 182 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -8.7" | -12.71 | -3.70 | 718 | 181 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -10.5" | -14.22 | -4.14 | 715 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -12.4" | -15.74 | -4.58 | 713 | 178 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -14.5" | -17.28 | -5.03 | 710 | 177 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -16.8" | -18.83 | -5.48 | 707 | 175 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -19.3" | -20.39 | -5.93 | 704 | 174 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -21.9" | -21.97 | -6.39 | 702 | 173 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -24.7" | -23.55 | -6.85 | 699 | 172 | 2.9 |
158gr G1 .165 at 755 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 158gr 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 -4.4" at 50 and -24.7" 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 | 755 | 200 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.14 | -0.91 | 752 | 198 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 749 | 197 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 746 | 195 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.2" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 743 | 194 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.5" | -1.71 | -0.50 | 740 | 192 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.9" | -2.89 | -0.84 | 738 | 191 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.5" | -4.18 | -1.21 | 735 | 189 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -2.3" | -5.52 | -1.61 | 732 | 188 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -3.3" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 729 | 187 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -4.4" | -8.33 | -2.42 | 726 | 185 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -5.7" | -9.78 | -2.85 | 723 | 184 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -7.1" | -11.26 | -3.27 | 721 | 182 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -8.7" | -12.75 | -3.71 | 718 | 181 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -10.5" | -14.26 | -4.15 | 715 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -12.4" | -15.78 | -4.59 | 713 | 178 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -14.5" | -17.32 | -5.04 | 710 | 177 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -16.8" | -18.87 | -5.49 | 707 | 175 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -19.3" | -20.43 | -5.94 | 704 | 174 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -21.9" | -22.00 | -6.40 | 702 | 173 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -24.7" | -23.59 | -6.86 | 699 | 172 | 2.9 |
158gr G1 .165 at 755 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 158gr 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 +0.3" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.5" at 50 and -22.9" 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 | 755 | 200 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -1.40 | -0.41 | 752 | 198 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.2" | +1.68 | +0.49 | 749 | 197 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.3" | +1.75 | +0.51 | 746 | 195 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +1.05 | +0.31 | 743 | 194 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 740 | 192 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.15 | -0.34 | 738 | 191 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 735 | 189 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.78 | -1.10 | 732 | 188 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.4" | -5.17 | -1.50 | 729 | 187 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.5" | -6.59 | -1.92 | 726 | 185 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -4.6" | -8.04 | -2.34 | 723 | 184 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -6.0" | -9.51 | -2.77 | 721 | 182 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -7.5" | -11.01 | -3.20 | 718 | 181 | 1.3 |
| 70 | -9.2" | -12.51 | -3.64 | 715 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 75 | -11.1" | -14.04 | -4.08 | 713 | 178 | 1.7 |
| 80 | -13.1" | -15.58 | -4.53 | 710 | 177 | 1.9 |
| 85 | -15.3" | -17.13 | -4.98 | 707 | 175 | 2.1 |
| 90 | -17.6" | -18.69 | -5.44 | 704 | 174 | 2.4 |
| 95 | -20.2" | -20.26 | -5.89 | 702 | 173 | 2.6 |
| 100 | -22.9" | -21.85 | -6.35 | 699 | 172 | 2.9 |
158gr G1 .165 at 755 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 UMC 158-grain LRN is a plain lead .38 Special load made for target shooting. The bullet is unjacketed lead with a round nose, the shape the caliber started with. At 755 fps it makes 200 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.5 inches low at 50, arriving there at 726 fps with 185 ft-lbs. Magtech's 158-grain matches it at the muzzle and on recoil, and the two are within 3 fps of each other at 50 yards. Across the caliber's mild 158-grain lead loads the whole drop spread is a fifth of an inch.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal's American Eagle 158-grain LRN is 15 fps faster with 8 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Black Hills Cowboy 158-grain CNL adds 45 fps and 25 ft-lbs on a conical lead bullet.
- Estimated recoil of 3.8 ft-lbs, tied for the least of the caliber's 158-grain lead loads
- Standard pressure, which is all an older or alloy-framed .38 should ever see
- Remington states a velocity and an energy that agree with each other
- 200 ft-lbs ties for the lowest muzzle energy of the lead loads at this weight
- An unjacketed lead bullet, which some indoor ranges restrict. Hornady's 158-grain XTP is the jacketed bullet at this weight
- Well short of either cowboy load on push, so it will not stand in for one
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | LRN | 755 fps | 200 ft-lbs | 0.165 |
$0.57
1000 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | LRN | 770 fps | 208 ft-lbs | 0.206 |
$0.95
50 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | RNFP | 840 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.159 |
$0.59
1000 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | LRN | 755 fps | 200 ft-lbs | 0.149 |
$0.44
1000 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | LRN | 997 fps | 349 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$0.91
50 Rounds
|
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| 158 gr | CNL | 800 fps | 225 ft-lbs | 0.15 |
$1.25
50 Rounds
|
All Remington UMC .38 Special 158gr LRN Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $526.16 | $46.99 | $573.15 | $0.57 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $581.16 | $0.00 | $581.16 | $0.58 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $563.65 | $22.99 | $586.64 | $0.59 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $260.88 | $36.99 | $297.87 | $0.60 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $282.86 | $17.99 | $300.85 | $0.60 |
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