Handgun Ballistics Chart

The below handgun ballistics chart will give true caliber and diameter of handgun cartridge bullet weight measured in grains, velocity measured in feet per second, energy measured in foot pounds–which also is a good indicator of handgun stopping power, and bullet trajectory measured in inches for the more popular handgun cartridges, (factory ammunition).

This handgun ballistics chart gives a good, reliable comparison of handgun cartridge ballistics. We have recently updated it to be more friendly on different size screens, and have added a search feature so you can more quickly find the calibers you’re looking for. For example, if you type in 40 S&W, a few different options will show.

Same thing with all the other calibers. We plan to add to this ballistics chart as necessary.

Also, any links on any of the calibers themselves (inside the chart) should take you to a more in-depth summary of that caliber. This will be getting updated more as I have time. It’s our goal to provide as much detail as possible.

The information in this chart itself is just meant to be used as a comparison.

The table can be scrolled to the left and right on smaller touch screens and is setup to be mobile friendly. You can use your arrows to go down, right, left, and back up again if on a computer after clicking the table with your mouse.

Finally, ammunition is exceedingly hard to find right now. For an in-stock database, please check out our sister-site https://ammo2u.com that is updated with in-stock ammo daily.

Handgun Cartridge	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
.17 Caliber Handgun	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
17 Hornady Mag Rimfire	17	2040	1495	157	84	1.7
17 Hornady Mag Rimfire	20	1830	1342	149	80	2.7
.22 Caliber Handgun	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
22 Short	29	1010	857	66	47	12.5
22 Long Rifle	37	1085	923	97	70	10.6
22 Long Rifle	40	1060	918	100	75	10.9
.22 WMR	34	1690	1152	216	100	4.1
.22 WMR	40	1480	1071	195	102	5.7
.25 Caliber Handgun	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
.25 Automatic	35	900	742	63	43	15.1
.30 Caliber Handgun	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
30 Luger	93	1200	1021	297	215	8.2
7.62X25 Tokarev	85	1645	1307	511	322	3.5
30 Carbine	110	1790	1421	783	493	2.6
.31 Caliber Handgun	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
32 S&W	85	680	633	87	76	27.6
32 Short Colt	80	745	693	99	85	22.6
32 S&W Long	98	705	657	108	94	25.5
32 Automatic	60	1000	834	133	96	12.0
32 H&R	90	750	698	112	97	22.3
32-20 Winchester	115	800	742	163	141	19.3
32 H&R Mag	85	1120	977	237	180	9.4
32 H&R Mag	95	1020	916	219	177	11.4
327 Federal Magnum	85	1400	1136	370	243	5.7
.35 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
380 Automatic	90	1000	846	200	143	12.1
38 Long Colt	158	650	606	148	129	30.4
9mm Luger	115	1155	971	341	241	9.0
9mm Luger	124	1110	971	339	259	9.8
9mm Luger	147	975	899	310	264	12.7
38 Special	110	1010	883	249	191	11.8
38 Special	124	900	817	225	185	14.9
38 Special	158	800	735	199	168	19.3
38 Super +P	125	1240	1043	427	302	7.5
38 Super +P	130	1215	1030	426	306	8.0
357 Magnum	125	1500	1153	624	298	4.7
357 Magnum	140	1350	1100	566	376	6.2
357 Magnum	158	1250	1073	548	404	7.5
357 SIG	124	1350	1108	502	338	6.2
357 SIG	147	1225	1072	490	375	7.8
.37 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
38-55 Winchester	255	1250	1049	885	623	7.5
.40 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
38-40 Winchester	180	800	742	256	220	19.3
40 S&W	155	1180	980	479	331	8.5
40 S&W	165	1175	937	506	308	8.5
40 S&W	180	950	862	361	297	13.3
10 MM Auto	155	1265	1020	551	358	7.3
10 MM Auto	180	1180	1004	556	403	8.5
10 MM Auto	200	1050	948	490	399	10.8
.41 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
41 Rem Mag	210	1300	1077	788	540	6.8
41 Rem Mag	250	1160	1000	747	555	8.8
.43 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
44 Russian	210	650	606	197	171	30.4
44 Colt	230	730	679	272	236	23.6
44-40 Winchster	200	800	742	284	245	19.3
44-40 Winchester	205	725	655	239	195	24.0
44 Special	180	1000	882	400	311	11.9
44 Rem Mag	180	1550	1173	960	550	4.2
44 Rem Mag	200	1500	1196	999	635	4.7
44 Rem Mag	225	1410	1111	993	617	5.6
44 Rem Mag	240	1350	1134	971	685	5.6
44 Rem Mag	300	1150	1031	881	708	8.9
.45 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
45 Auto	185	970	860	386	304	12.7
45 Auto	200	900	817	360	296	14.9
45 Auto	230	850	788	369	317	16.9
45 Auto +P	200	1055	926	494	380	10.7
45 Auto +P	230	950	872	461	385	13.3
45 GAP	185	1090	960	488	379	10.0
45 GAP	230	880	811	395	336	15.7
45 Schofield	180	730	679	213	185	23.6
45 Colt	255	725	651	298	240	24.0
45 Colt	225	960	841	460	354	13.0
410 Judge 3″ 5-000 Buck	71	775	683	95	73	21.8
410 Judge 2.5″ 4-000 Buck	71	850	743	114	87	17.9
45 Win Mag	260	1200	1021	831	602	8.2
454 Casull	240	1900	1478	1923	1163	2.0
454 Casull	300	1650	1348	1813	1210	3.5
460 S&W	200	2200	1715	2149	1305	0.9
.47 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
475 Linebaugh	400	1300	1084	1501	1043	6.8
480 Ruger	325	1350	1078	1315	839	6.2
480 Ruger	400	1100	971	1075	838	9.8
.50 Caliber Handgun Ballistics	Bullet Weight	Muzzle Velocity (FPS)	100 YD Velocity	Muzzle Energy	100 YD Energy LB FT	Bullet Drop 100 YDS
50 Action Express	300	1475	1095	1449	799	4.9
500 S&W	300	1950	1598	2533	1700	1.8
500 S&W	350	1700	1289	2246	1291	3.1
500 S&W	500	1300	1087	1876	1310	6.8

If you see anything that looks off, please let us know. We do the best we can, but are obviously humans. Sometimes, believe it or not, I make typos as I sit down and spend hours upon hours entering information and numbers into the ballistics table.

Also, we’re adding another feature in that the table shown is actually a scaled down version of the original chart. The chart was too massive and went off screen. I was actually getting dinged by the search engines for it, so we had to show this scaled down, yet still huge, ballistics chart.

I plan to add the ability to show you the original one in a PDF or download so you can see the entire thing. Stay tuned for that, but this stuff takes time. Since I’m a one man show, it takes a lot of it.

More Ballistics Charts:

Rimfire Ballistics Chart

Centerfire Rifle Ballistics Chart

You may also want to check out Joe’s Glock 48 Review.

That concludes our pistol and handgun ballistics chart.