Remington UMC .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Ballistics
Brass Case • SJHP • MPN: 23771
Remington UMC .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Ballistics
Brass Case • SJHP • MPN: 23771
Solved from this product's advertised 945 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.140, 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 17 yards, crosses back down at 24 yards, 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 | 945 | 248 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 939 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.55 | +0.16 | 928 | 239 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.38 | +0.11 | 922 | 236 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.12 | -0.03 | 917 | 233 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 911 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.53 | -0.44 | 906 | 228 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.35 | -0.68 | 901 | 225 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.21 | -0.93 | 896 | 223 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.11 | -1.19 | 891 | 220 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.9" | -5.03 | -1.46 | 886 | 218 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.8" | -5.98 | -1.74 | 881 | 216 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -4.7" | -6.94 | -2.02 | 876 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -5.8" | -7.92 | -2.30 | 872 | 211 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -7.0" | -8.92 | -2.59 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -8.3" | -9.93 | -2.89 | 862 | 206 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.8" | -10.95 | -3.19 | 858 | 204 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -11.3" | -11.99 | -3.49 | 854 | 202 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -13.0" | -13.03 | -3.79 | 849 | 200 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -14.8" | -14.09 | -4.10 | 845 | 198 | 3.5 |
125gr G1 .140 at 945 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 | 945 | 248 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.20 | -1.22 | 939 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.60 | -0.17 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 928 | 239 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 922 | 236 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.67 | -0.19 | 917 | 233 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.32 | -0.39 | 911 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.08 | -0.60 | 906 | 228 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.90 | -0.84 | 901 | 225 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 896 | 223 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.5" | -4.66 | -1.35 | 891 | 220 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -3.2" | -5.58 | -1.62 | 886 | 218 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -4.1" | -6.53 | -1.90 | 881 | 216 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -5.1" | -7.49 | -2.18 | 876 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -6.2" | -8.47 | -2.47 | 872 | 211 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -7.5" | -9.47 | -2.76 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -8.8" | -10.48 | -3.05 | 862 | 206 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -10.3" | -11.50 | -3.35 | 858 | 204 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -11.8" | -12.54 | -3.65 | 854 | 202 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -13.5" | -13.58 | -3.95 | 849 | 200 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -15.4" | -14.64 | -4.26 | 845 | 198 | 3.5 |
125gr G1 .140 at 945 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 | 945 | 248 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.51 | -1.02 | 939 | 245 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 933 | 242 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.70 | +0.20 | 928 | 239 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 922 | 236 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 917 | 233 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 911 | 231 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.39 | -0.40 | 906 | 228 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.20 | -0.64 | 901 | 225 | 0.7 |
| 45 | -1.5" | -3.07 | -0.89 | 896 | 223 | 0.8 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -3.97 | -1.15 | 891 | 220 | 1.0 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.89 | -1.42 | 886 | 218 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.84 | -1.70 | 881 | 216 | 1.3 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 876 | 213 | 1.5 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.78 | -2.26 | 872 | 211 | 1.8 |
| 75 | -6.9" | -8.78 | -2.55 | 867 | 209 | 2.0 |
| 80 | -8.2" | -9.79 | -2.85 | 862 | 206 | 2.3 |
| 85 | -9.6" | -10.81 | -3.14 | 858 | 204 | 2.6 |
| 90 | -11.2" | -11.84 | -3.45 | 854 | 202 | 2.8 |
| 95 | -12.8" | -12.89 | -3.75 | 849 | 200 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -14.6" | -13.94 | -4.06 | 845 | 198 | 3.5 |
125gr G1 .140 at 945 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 +P 125-grain is a semi-jacketed hollow point .38 Special load, and Remington's spec table lists it for target shooting. The jacket stops short of the nose and leaves lead showing at the tip. At 945 fps it makes 248 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.1 inches low at 50, holding 891 fps and 220 ft-lbs. CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain and Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain post the same muzzle figures and the same estimated recoil as this load.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington's own Golden Saber +P 125-grain BJHP is 30 fps faster at 975 fps with 16 ft-lbs more, on a brass-jacketed bullet. Magtech's +P 125-grain SJHP is the same style of bullet 7 fps slower.
- A brass case, where CCI's Blazer +P 125-grain uses aluminum
- 220 ft-lbs still at 50 yards, within 2 of every other +P 125-grain load in the caliber bar the Golden Saber
- Speer's Lawman 125-grain TMJ is the standard-pressure drill load at this bullet weight, about 13 percent softer in estimated recoil
- +P pressure, so a revolver without the rating should not fire it, which rules out many older and alloy-framed .38s
- Exposed lead at the nose, where Speer's Gold Dot +P 125-grain has a bonded jacket and Remington's own Golden Saber +P 125-grain a brass one
- Remington lists it under target shooting, not defense, despite the hollow point
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | SJHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$0.64
500 Rounds
|
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| 125 gr | JHP | 945 fps | 248 ft-lbs | 0.132 | N/A | |
| 125 gr | SJHP | 938 fps | 244 ft-lbs | 0.163 |
$1.01
50 Rounds
|
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| 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
|
All Remington UMC .38 Special +P 125gr SJHP Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 500 | $300.00 | $21.38 | $321.38 | $0.64 |
| Lucky Gunner | 50 | $31.50 | $18.43 | $49.93 | $1.00 |
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