Winchester USA .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Winchester USA .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 800 fps, 130gr bullet and G1 BC 0.144, 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 130gr 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 -3.7" at 50 and -21.8" 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 | 800 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 796 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 792 | 181 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.20 | +0.06 | 789 | 180 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 785 | 178 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.3" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 782 | 176 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.7" | -2.24 | -0.65 | 778 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.2" | -3.36 | -0.98 | 775 | 173 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.9" | -4.55 | -1.32 | 771 | 172 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.7" | -5.79 | -1.68 | 768 | 170 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.7" | -7.06 | -2.05 | 764 | 169 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.8" | -8.35 | -2.43 | 761 | 167 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -6.1" | -9.67 | -2.81 | 757 | 166 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -7.5" | -11.01 | -3.20 | 754 | 164 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -9.1" | -12.37 | -3.60 | 751 | 163 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -10.8" | -13.74 | -4.00 | 747 | 161 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -12.7" | -15.12 | -4.40 | 744 | 160 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -14.7" | -16.52 | -4.81 | 741 | 158 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -16.9" | -17.94 | -5.22 | 737 | 157 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -19.3" | -19.36 | -5.63 | 734 | 156 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -21.8" | -20.79 | -6.05 | 731 | 154 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .144 at 800 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 130gr 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 -3.8" at 50 and -22.0" 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 | 800 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.45 | -1.00 | 796 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 792 | 181 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 789 | 180 | 0.2 |
| 20 | -0.1" | -0.53 | -0.15 | 785 | 178 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.39 | -0.40 | 782 | 176 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.8" | -2.42 | -0.70 | 778 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -1.3" | -3.54 | -1.03 | 775 | 173 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -2.0" | -4.73 | -1.38 | 771 | 172 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.8" | -5.97 | -1.74 | 768 | 170 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.8" | -7.24 | -2.10 | 764 | 169 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.9" | -8.53 | -2.48 | 761 | 167 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -6.2" | -9.85 | -2.87 | 757 | 166 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -7.6" | -11.19 | -3.26 | 754 | 164 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -9.2" | -12.55 | -3.65 | 751 | 163 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -11.0" | -13.92 | -4.05 | 747 | 161 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -12.9" | -15.30 | -4.45 | 744 | 160 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -14.9" | -16.70 | -4.86 | 741 | 158 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -17.1" | -18.12 | -5.27 | 737 | 157 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -19.5" | -19.54 | -5.68 | 734 | 156 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -22.0" | -20.97 | -6.10 | 731 | 154 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .144 at 800 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 130gr 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 +0.2" at 16 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -3.1" at 50 and -20.5" 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 | 800 | 185 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.1" | -2.03 | -0.59 | 796 | 183 | 0.1 |
| 10 | +0.1" | +1.21 | +0.35 | 792 | 181 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.44 | +0.42 | 789 | 180 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.89 | +0.26 | 785 | 178 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 782 | 176 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 778 | 175 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.8" | -2.12 | -0.62 | 775 | 173 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.4" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 771 | 172 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -2.2" | -4.54 | -1.32 | 768 | 170 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -3.1" | -5.81 | -1.69 | 764 | 169 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -4.1" | -7.11 | -2.07 | 761 | 167 | 1.1 |
| 60 | -5.3" | -8.43 | -2.45 | 757 | 166 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -6.7" | -9.77 | -2.84 | 754 | 164 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -8.2" | -11.12 | -3.24 | 751 | 163 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -9.8" | -12.50 | -3.63 | 747 | 161 | 1.9 |
| 80 | -11.7" | -13.88 | -4.04 | 744 | 160 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -13.6" | -15.28 | -4.44 | 741 | 158 | 2.4 |
| 90 | -15.8" | -16.69 | -4.86 | 737 | 157 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -18.1" | -18.12 | -5.27 | 734 | 156 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -20.5" | -19.55 | -5.69 | 731 | 154 | 3.2 |
130gr G1 .144 at 800 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
Winchester USA 130-grain is a flat-nosed full metal jacket .38 Special load made for recreational shooting, and Winchester lists new shooters among its users. Muzzle velocity is 800 fps for 185 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 3.1 inches low at 50, arriving there at 764 fps with 169 ft-lbs. That is as much drop as any of the caliber's 130-grain ball loads, though at revolver distances no shooter will see it. The whole 130-grain ball group spans a little over an inch at that distance.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal's American Eagle 130-grain starts 90 fps faster with 44 ft-lbs more at the muzzle. Fiocchi's Range Dynamics 130-grain is the fastest of the group at 950 fps and 260 ft-lbs, 150 fps and 75 ft-lbs clear of this load.
- Estimated recoil of 2.8 ft-lbs, tied for the least of the caliber's 130-grain ball loads
- Standard pressure, so it runs in any sound .38 Special revolver, including older and alloy-framed ones
- A jacketed bullet, where several of the caliber's mild 158-grain practice loads are unjacketed lead
- 185 ft-lbs ties for the least of the caliber's 130-grain ball loads
- PMC's Bronze 132-grain starts well clear of it on a bullet only two grains heavier
- No practice match for a +P carry round, where Federal's Hydra-Shok Deep +P 130-grain starts faster and pushes harder
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.144 |
$0.52
1000 Rounds
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| 125 gr | TMC | 947 fps | 249 ft-lbs | 0.14 | N/A | |
| 132 gr | FMJ | 917 fps | 232 ft-lbs | 0.187 |
$0.42
1000 Rounds
|
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 800 fps | 185 ft-lbs | 0.181 | N/A | |
| 130 gr | FMJ | 950 fps | 260 ft-lbs | 0.153 |
$0.45
1000 Rounds
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| 130 gr | FMJ | 890 fps | 229 ft-lbs | 0.174 |
$0.51
1000 Rounds
|
All Winchester USA .38 Special 130gr FMJ Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $517.39 | $0.00 | $517.39 | $0.52 |
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $482.49 | $46.99 | $529.48 | $0.53 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $265.31 | $0.00 | $265.31 | $0.53 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $514.30 | $22.99 | $537.29 | $0.54 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $257.13 | $17.99 | $275.12 | $0.55 |
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