Speer Lawman .38 Special 125gr TMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ • MPN: 53733
Speer Lawman .38 Special 125gr TMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ • MPN: 53733
Solved from this product's advertised 865 fps, 125gr bullet and G1 BC 0.147, 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 -2.9" at 50 and -18.1" 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 | 865 | 208 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.46 | -1.01 | 861 | 206 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 856 | 204 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.38 | +0.11 | 852 | 202 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 848 | 200 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.64 | -0.19 | 844 | 198 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 840 | 196 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 836 | 194 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.41 | -0.99 | 832 | 192 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.1" | -4.45 | -1.29 | 828 | 190 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.9" | -5.52 | -1.61 | 824 | 188 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.8" | -6.63 | -1.93 | 820 | 187 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.9" | -7.75 | -2.25 | 816 | 185 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.1" | -8.89 | -2.59 | 812 | 183 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -7.4" | -10.05 | -2.92 | 809 | 182 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -8.8" | -11.22 | -3.26 | 805 | 180 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -10.4" | -12.41 | -3.61 | 801 | 178 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -12.1" | -13.61 | -3.96 | 798 | 177 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -14.0" | -14.82 | -4.31 | 794 | 175 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -16.0" | -16.04 | -4.67 | 790 | 173 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -18.1" | -17.27 | -5.02 | 787 | 172 | 3.2 |
125gr G1 .147 at 865 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 -3.1" at 50 and -18.5" 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 | 865 | 208 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.85 | -1.12 | 861 | 206 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 856 | 204 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 852 | 202 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.36 | -0.10 | 848 | 200 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.03 | -0.30 | 844 | 198 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.6" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 840 | 196 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.0" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 836 | 194 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.6" | -3.79 | -1.10 | 832 | 192 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.3" | -4.83 | -1.41 | 828 | 190 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.91 | -1.72 | 824 | 188 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.01 | -2.04 | 820 | 187 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -5.1" | -8.13 | -2.37 | 816 | 185 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.3" | -9.28 | -2.70 | 812 | 183 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -7.7" | -10.43 | -3.04 | 809 | 182 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -9.1" | -11.61 | -3.38 | 805 | 180 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -10.7" | -12.79 | -3.72 | 801 | 178 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -12.5" | -13.99 | -4.07 | 798 | 177 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -14.4" | -15.20 | -4.42 | 794 | 175 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -16.4" | -16.43 | -4.78 | 790 | 173 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -18.5" | -17.66 | -5.14 | 787 | 172 | 3.2 |
125gr G1 .147 at 865 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 9 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.6" at 50 and -17.4" 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 | 865 | 208 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 861 | 206 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +0.63 | +0.18 | 856 | 204 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.05 | +0.31 | 852 | 202 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.69 | +0.20 | 848 | 200 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 844 | 198 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -0.81 | -0.24 | 840 | 196 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 836 | 194 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.74 | -0.80 | 832 | 192 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.78 | -1.10 | 828 | 190 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.6" | -4.86 | -1.41 | 824 | 188 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -3.4" | -5.96 | -1.73 | 820 | 187 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -4.5" | -7.08 | -2.06 | 816 | 185 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -5.6" | -8.22 | -2.39 | 812 | 183 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -6.9" | -9.38 | -2.73 | 809 | 182 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -8.3" | -10.56 | -3.07 | 805 | 180 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -9.9" | -11.74 | -3.42 | 801 | 178 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -11.5" | -12.94 | -3.76 | 798 | 177 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -13.4" | -14.15 | -4.12 | 794 | 175 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -15.3" | -15.37 | -4.47 | 790 | 173 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -17.4" | -16.61 | -4.83 | 787 | 172 | 3.2 |
125gr G1 .147 at 865 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
Speer Lawman 125-grain is a total metal jacket .38 Special load made for training. Speer wraps the jacket around the base of the bullet as well as the nose, which Speer says cuts airborne lead at indoor ranges. At 865 fps it makes 208 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.6 inches low at 50, arriving at 824 fps with 188 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil of 3.0 ft-lbs puts it a shade above the 800 fps 130-grain loads and well under the fast end of the caliber's ball loads.
If you're cross-shopping, Ammo Inc's Signature Line 125-grain TMC is the other enclosed-base bullet at this weight, 82 fps faster at 947 fps with 41 ft-lbs more. Fiocchi's Range Dynamics 130-grain is the fastest of the caliber's ball loads at 950 fps, with 260 ft-lbs.
- An enclosed base, where the caliber's plain FMJ loads leave lead showing at the rear
- 208 ft-lbs at the muzzle for about 5 percent more estimated recoil than the mildest 130-grain ball loads
- Standard pressure, so it runs in any sound .38 Special revolver
- Speer's own catalogue lists it above the figures on its product page, so the maker's two sources disagree
- Remington's UMC +P 125-grain SJHP pushes harder, so practice with this load understates that carry round
- 188 ft-lbs left at 50 yards, the least of the caliber's 125-grain ball loads
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 gr | TMJ | 865 fps | 208 ft-lbs | 0.147 |
$0.52
1000 Rounds
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| 125 gr | TMC | 947 fps | 249 ft-lbs | 0.14 | N/A | |
| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.181 | N/A | |
| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.144 |
$0.52
1000 Rounds
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.145 |
$0.51
1000 Rounds
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 950 fps | 260 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
$0.45
1000 Rounds
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All Speer Lawman .38 Special 125gr TMJ Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $500.00 | $23.92 | $523.92 | $0.52 |
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