Speer Lawman .38 Special +P 158gr TMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ • MPN: 53750
Speer Lawman .38 Special +P 158gr TMJ Ballistics
Brass Case • TMJ • MPN: 53750
Solved from this product's advertised 900 fps, 158gr bullet and G1 BC 0.173, 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 and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -2.5" at 50 and -16.3" 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 | 900 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.56 | -1.03 | 896 | 282 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 892 | 279 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.46 | +0.14 | 888 | 277 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 884 | 274 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.38 | -0.11 | 880 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.13 | -0.33 | 876 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.97 | -0.57 | 872 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.87 | -0.83 | 869 | 265 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.8" | -3.82 | -1.11 | 865 | 262 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.5" | -4.79 | -1.39 | 861 | 260 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.4" | -5.80 | -1.69 | 858 | 258 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.3" | -6.82 | -1.98 | 854 | 256 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -5.4" | -7.86 | -2.29 | 850 | 254 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.6" | -8.92 | -2.60 | 847 | 252 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -7.9" | -9.99 | -2.91 | 843 | 250 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -9.3" | -11.07 | -3.22 | 840 | 248 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -10.9" | -12.17 | -3.54 | 836 | 246 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -12.5" | -13.27 | -3.86 | 833 | 244 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -14.3" | -14.38 | -4.18 | 830 | 242 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -16.3" | -15.51 | -4.51 | 826 | 240 | 2.7 |
158gr G1 .173 at 900 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 -2.8" at 50 and -16.8" 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 | 900 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.02 | -1.17 | 896 | 282 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 892 | 279 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 888 | 277 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.26 | -0.08 | 884 | 274 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.84 | -0.25 | 880 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.5" | -1.59 | -0.46 | 876 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.9" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 872 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.33 | -0.97 | 869 | 265 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -2.0" | -4.28 | -1.24 | 865 | 262 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.8" | -5.26 | -1.53 | 861 | 260 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.6" | -6.26 | -1.82 | 858 | 258 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.6" | -7.28 | -2.12 | 854 | 256 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -5.7" | -8.33 | -2.42 | 850 | 254 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.9" | -9.38 | -2.73 | 847 | 252 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -8.2" | -10.45 | -3.04 | 843 | 250 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -9.7" | -11.54 | -3.36 | 840 | 248 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -11.3" | -12.63 | -3.67 | 836 | 246 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -13.0" | -13.73 | -3.99 | 833 | 244 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -14.8" | -14.85 | -4.32 | 830 | 242 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -16.8" | -15.97 | -4.64 | 826 | 240 | 2.7 |
158gr G1 .173 at 900 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 9 yards, peaks +0.2" at 17 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -2.3" at 50 and -15.8" 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 | 900 | 284 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.15 | -0.91 | 896 | 282 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.37 | +0.11 | 892 | 279 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.87 | +0.25 | 888 | 277 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 884 | 274 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 880 | 272 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.72 | -0.21 | 876 | 269 | 0.3 |
| 35 | -0.6" | -1.56 | -0.45 | 872 | 267 | 0.4 |
| 40 | -1.0" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 869 | 265 | 0.5 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.41 | -0.99 | 865 | 262 | 0.6 |
| 50 | -2.3" | -4.38 | -1.28 | 861 | 260 | 0.8 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.39 | -1.57 | 858 | 258 | 0.9 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.41 | -1.87 | 854 | 256 | 1.1 |
| 65 | -5.1" | -7.45 | -2.17 | 850 | 254 | 1.2 |
| 70 | -6.3" | -8.51 | -2.48 | 847 | 252 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -7.5" | -9.58 | -2.79 | 843 | 250 | 1.6 |
| 80 | -9.0" | -10.66 | -3.10 | 840 | 248 | 1.8 |
| 85 | -10.5" | -11.76 | -3.42 | 836 | 246 | 2.0 |
| 90 | -12.1" | -12.86 | -3.74 | 833 | 244 | 2.2 |
| 95 | -13.9" | -13.97 | -4.06 | 830 | 242 | 2.5 |
| 100 | -15.8" | -15.10 | -4.39 | 826 | 240 | 2.7 |
158gr G1 .173 at 900 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 .38 Special +P 158-grain is a total metal jacket practice load. The jacket covers the base of the bullet as well as the nose, which Speer says reduces airborne lead at indoor ranges. It leaves the muzzle at 900 fps with 284 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 2.3 inches low at 50. Its estimated recoil of 5.0 ft-lbs is the highest of the .38 ball loads compared. Fiocchi Range Dynamics, at 730 fps, comes in at 3.6.
If you're cross-shopping, Armscor 158-grain FMJ is 9 fps slower at standard pressure, with exposed lead at the base of the bullet. Ammo Inc 158-grain TMC also has a jacketed base, and at 750 fps it is the milder of the two.
- A jacketed base, for ranges that restrict exposed-lead bullets
- The most muzzle energy of the .38 ball loads compared, 6 ft-lbs more than Armscor 158-grain FMJ
- The least drop at 50 yards of the 158-grain ball loads compared
- Loaded to +P pressure, so it belongs only in a revolver rated for +P, and many older and alloy-framed .38s are not
- About 40 percent more estimated recoil than Fiocchi Range Dynamics
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 gr | TMJ | 900 fps | 284 ft-lbs | 0.173 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | FMJ | 891 fps | 278 ft-lbs | 0.159 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | TMC | 750 fps | 197 ft-lbs | 0.15 | N/A | |
| 158 gr | FMJ | 730 fps | 187 ft-lbs | 0.159 |
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| 132 gr | FMJ | 917 fps | 232 ft-lbs | 0.187 |
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.181 | N/A |
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