ZSR 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
ZSR 9mm Luger 115gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 1148 fps, 115gr bullet and G1 BC 0.140, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 9mm Luger, or read Pistol Red Dot: 10-Yard vs 25-Yard Zero.
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.
9mm Luger 115gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 10 and 35 yards, peaks +0.2" at 22 yards, and is -0.9" at 50 and -9.4" 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 | 1,148 | 337 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.96 | -1.15 | 1,135 | 329 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 1,123 * | 322 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.84 | +0.24 | 1,111 * | 315 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.96 | +0.28 | 1,100 * | 309 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.2" | +0.76 | +0.22 | 1,089 * | 303 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.1" | +0.39 | +0.11 | 1,078 * | 297 | 0.5 |
| 35 | 0.0" | -0.08 | -0.02 | 1,068 * | 292 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.3" | -0.61 | -0.18 | 1,059 * | 286 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -0.6" | -1.18 | -0.34 | 1,049 * | 281 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -0.9" | -1.80 | -0.52 | 1,041 * | 277 | 1.3 |
| 55 | -1.4" | -2.44 | -0.71 | 1,032 * | 272 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -2.0" | -3.10 | -0.90 | 1,024 * | 268 | 1.8 |
| 65 | -2.6" | -3.78 | -1.10 | 1,016 * | 263 | 2.1 |
| 70 | -3.3" | -4.48 | -1.30 | 1,008 * | 259 | 2.4 |
| 75 | -4.1" | -5.20 | -1.51 | 1,000 * | 256 | 2.8 |
| 80 | -5.0" | -5.93 | -1.72 | 993 * | 252 | 3.1 |
| 85 | -6.0" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 986 * | 248 | 3.5 |
| 90 | -7.0" | -7.42 | -2.16 | 979 * | 245 | 3.9 |
| 95 | -8.2" | -8.19 | -2.38 | 972 * | 241 | 4.3 |
| 100 | -9.4" | -8.97 | -2.61 | 966 * | 238 | 4.7 |
115gr G1 .140 at 1,148 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 10 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
9mm Luger 115gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 15 and 24 yards, peaks +0.0" at 19 yards, and is -1.4" at 50 and -10.3" 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 | 1,148 | 337 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.80 | -1.40 | 1,135 | 329 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.90 | -0.26 | 1,123 * | 322 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,111 * | 315 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 1,100 * | 309 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.09 | -0.03 | 1,089 * | 303 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 1,078 * | 297 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.92 | -0.27 | 1,068 * | 292 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.45 | -0.42 | 1,059 * | 286 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -1.0" | -2.03 | -0.59 | 1,049 * | 281 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -1.4" | -2.64 | -0.77 | 1,041 * | 277 | 1.3 |
| 55 | -1.9" | -3.28 | -0.95 | 1,032 * | 272 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -2.5" | -3.94 | -1.15 | 1,024 * | 268 | 1.8 |
| 65 | -3.2" | -4.63 | -1.35 | 1,016 * | 263 | 2.1 |
| 70 | -3.9" | -5.33 | -1.55 | 1,008 * | 259 | 2.4 |
| 75 | -4.8" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 1,000 * | 256 | 2.8 |
| 80 | -5.7" | -6.77 | -1.97 | 993 * | 252 | 3.1 |
| 85 | -6.7" | -7.52 | -2.19 | 986 * | 248 | 3.5 |
| 90 | -7.8" | -8.27 | -2.41 | 979 * | 245 | 3.9 |
| 95 | -9.0" | -9.04 | -2.63 | 972 * | 241 | 4.3 |
| 100 | -10.3" | -9.82 | -2.86 | 966 * | 238 | 4.7 |
115gr G1 .140 at 1,148 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 10 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
9mm Luger 115gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 14 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 20 yards, and is -1.3" at 50 and -10.2" 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 | 1,148 | 337 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.70 | -1.37 | 1,135 | 329 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.80 | -0.23 | 1,123 * | 322 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.0" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 1,111 * | 315 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.21 | +0.06 | 1,100 * | 309 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,089 * | 303 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.35 | -0.10 | 1,078 * | 297 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.3" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 1,068 * | 292 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.6" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 1,059 * | 286 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -0.9" | -1.93 | -0.56 | 1,049 * | 281 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -1.3" | -2.54 | -0.74 | 1,041 * | 277 | 1.3 |
| 55 | -1.8" | -3.18 | -0.92 | 1,032 * | 272 | 1.6 |
| 60 | -2.4" | -3.84 | -1.12 | 1,024 * | 268 | 1.8 |
| 65 | -3.1" | -4.52 | -1.32 | 1,016 * | 263 | 2.1 |
| 70 | -3.8" | -5.22 | -1.52 | 1,008 * | 259 | 2.4 |
| 75 | -4.7" | -5.94 | -1.73 | 1,000 * | 256 | 2.8 |
| 80 | -5.6" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 993 * | 252 | 3.1 |
| 85 | -6.6" | -7.41 | -2.16 | 986 * | 248 | 3.5 |
| 90 | -7.7" | -8.17 | -2.38 | 979 * | 245 | 3.9 |
| 95 | -8.9" | -8.94 | -2.60 | 972 * | 241 | 4.3 |
| 100 | -10.2" | -9.71 | -2.83 | 966 * | 238 | 4.7 |
115gr G1 .140 at 1,148 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 10 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
ZSR's 115-grain FMJ is a standard-velocity ball load: 1,148 fps at the muzzle, 336 ft-lbs of energy, and a power factor of 132 that clears the 125 minor floor for USPSA and IDPA. From a 25-yard zero the bullet is 1.3 inches low at 50 yards and 10.2 inches low at 100, and it has slowed to about 1,041 fps by 50. In a 1.9-pound compact pistol, estimated recoil energy is 4.0 ft-lbs.
PMC Bronze 115 is its twin in this group, 2 fps faster with the same 4.0 ft-lbs of recoil, and Magtech 115 is 13 fps slower with about 2 percent less. Winchester 115 steps up to 1,190 fps and 362 ft-lbs, 42 fps ahead of the ZSR, with about 6 percent more estimated recoil energy. Sellier & Bellot 115 is the outlier at 1,280 fps and 418 ft-lbs, 132 fps faster with about 21 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. That is the one load here that changes the trajectory in a measurable way: at 100 yards it is 1.5 inches flatter than the ZSR. At 50 yards every load in the group is within 0.3 inch.
Buy this for practice and club matches when you want ordinary 115-grain ball recoil, the same feel as PMC Bronze and close to Magtech. If your range has steel plates and you want more energy on target, Winchester 115 carries 26 ft-lbs more to the muzzle and 16 ft-lbs more to the 50-yard line. If you want to learn how a hot load feels, or you shoot a pistol with a heavy recoil spring, Sellier & Bellot's 82 ft-lbs advantage and 21 percent more recoil energy are the numbers that matter; its flatter 100-yard trajectory only counts past pistol distances.
- Power factor of 132 clears the 125 minor floor for USPSA and IDPA
- Within 2 fps and 2 ft-lbs of PMC Bronze 115 at the muzzle and within 5 fps out to 100 yards, so the two are interchangeable in a match or a class
- Winchester 115 produces about 6 percent more and Sellier & Bellot 115 about 21 percent more estimated recoil energy in the same pistol, which makes the ZSR the easier of the three on a subcompact
- Gives up 42 fps and 26 ft-lbs at the muzzle to Winchester 115, the margin a pistol with a stiff recoil spring may want
- Sellier & Bellot 115 delivers 82 ft-lbs more at the muzzle and is 1.5 inches flatter at 100 yards if steel plates or long shots are the job
- Magtech 115 is about 2 percent softer in estimated recoil, the lower choice for a new shooter, though the 13 fps difference is hard to feel
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