50rds - 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo

50rds - 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo Details

This is 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo. Black Hills Ammunition is highly respected all over the country. Black Hills supplies all five US military branches with ammunition. There are many Law Enforcement Agencies using Black Hills nationwide. They only use the best components available. This ammo is brass cased, boxer primed, non-magnetic and non-corrosive. It comes packed in 50rd. boxes. Muzzle Velocity: 1050 fps.

  • Product Type
    Ammo
  • Manufacturer
  • Condition
    New
  • Bullet Weight
  • Use Type
    Self Defense
  • Casing Type
    Brass
  • Quantity
    50
  • Ammo Caliber
    38 Special
  • Pressure
    +P
  • Manufacturer SKU
    D38N2
  • Primer Type
  • Muzzle Velocity
    1050
  • Muzzle Energy
  • UPC Barcode
    612710100682
  • Cost Per Round
    $1.2/ppr

Gel test Results

We tested this Black Hills Ammunition 38 Special ammo by firing five rounds with a S&W 640 with a -inch barrel into calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin. Of those five rounds, we discovered the ammo penetrated an average of 22.12-inches into the gelatin. Our test rounds ended the test with an average expanded diameter of 0.35-inches, retaining 100% of the projectile's original weight.

On this page, you'll see video of our tests including photographs that detail the ammunition before/after firing it through a four-layer barrier into gelatin. Also, you'll see how this Black Hills Ammunition 38 Special ammunition stacks up compared to other self-defense rounds in 38 Special.

To read more about our testing procedures and processes, please head here.

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 50rds - 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo Image detailing before and after firing 50rds - 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo

How do the results for this Black Hills Ammunition 38 Special compare to other Black Hills Ammunition?

50rds - 38 Special Black Hills 125gr. +P Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo Gel Test Results

  Median
Bullet Depth (in.) 19.3 20 22.4 22.8 26.1
Expanded Diameter (in.) 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) 125 125 125 125 125
Bullet Velocity (fps) 810 817 820 825 837

Black Hills Ammunition 38 Special Ballistic Data

Black Hills Ammunition 38 Special Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches
4
Ballistics Coefficient (G1)
0.000
Ballistics Coefficient (G7)
0.000
Sectional Density
0.140
Muzzle 25 yds. 50 yds. 75 yds. 100 yds.
Velocity fps 1050 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Energy ft lbs 306 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Bullet drop inch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo Muzzle Velocity Muzzle Energy
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Fiocchi Ammunition
#25
648 fps
#24
138 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition
#12
852 fps
#14
209 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo
#7
890 fps
#7
229 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Remington Ammunition
#17
787 fps
#22
179 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition
#6
899 fps
#6
233 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Federal Ammunition
#19
745 fps
#17
195 ft lbs
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Remington Ammunition
#23
710 fps
#25
110 ft lbs
130 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#13
844 fps
#15
206 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Semi-Wadcutter Hollow Point(LSWCHP) Federal Ammunition
#10
866 fps
#2
263 ft lbs
148 Grain Lead Wadcutter Winchester Ammunition
#24
690.5 fps
#23
157 ft lbs
130 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition
#16
791 fps
#21
181 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Blazer
#8
888 fps
#11
219 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Blazer
#21
729 fps
#19
186 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Magtech
#22
723 fps
#20
183 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Round Nose (LRN) Federal Ammunition
#20
745 fps
#18
195 ft lbs
158 Grain Lead Flat Nose Black Hills Ammunition
#15
800 fps
#10
225 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition
#14
802 fps
#8
226 ft lbs
125 Grain Semi-Jacketed Hollow-Point (SJHP) Remington Ammunition
#4
921 fps
#5
235 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition
#1
1050 fps
#1
306 ft lbs
158 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer
#11
861 fps
#3
260 ft lbs
132 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition
#9
879 fps
#9
226 ft lbs
158 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#18
775 fps
#13
211 ft lbs
110 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#5
911 fps
#16
203 ft lbs
90 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition
#2
1032 fps
#12
213 ft lbs
125 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition
#3
950 fps
#4
250 ft lbs
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