Gunners Den

9mm Ballistics Chart

By

9mm ballistics chart
From left to right: 9mm, .45 ACP, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, 5.56 NATO, 308 Winchester.

9mm Luger Handgun Cartridge:

The 9mm luger cartridge was designed by Georg Luger in 1902, this cartridge is also known as the 9mm Parabellum and 9x19mm. This cartridge is very popular today for the simple fact that many United States law enforcement officers carry this round as a main duty weapon and cartridge.

9mm Reloading Information:

  • Bullet Diameter: .355 Inch.
  • Maximum Case Length: .754 Inch.
  • Trimmed Case Length: .749 Inch.
  • Primer Size: Small Pistol.
  • Maximum Cartridge Overall Length: 1.169 Inches.

9mm Ballistics:

This is a ballistics chart for the 9mm Luger handgun cartridge:
Bullet diameter: .355 inch.
Bullet weight: 147 grains.
Bullet ballistic coefficient: .212.
Bullet muzzle velocity: 975 feet per second.
Bullet muzzle energy: 310 foot pounds.
This is a bullet velocity chart for the 9mm Luger handgun cartridge:
Range
25 yds.
50 yds.
75 yds.
100 yds.
150 yds.
200 yds.
Yards
Bullet Velocity:
954
934
916
899
867
838
fps.
This is a bullet trajectory chart for the 9mm Luger handgun cartridge:
Range
25 yds.
50 yds.
75 yds.
100 yds.
150 yds.
200 yds.
Yards
Bullet Drop:
0
– 1.6″
– 5.7″
– 12.4″
– 33.9″
– 67.0″
in.
This is a bullet energy chart for the 9mm Luger handgun cartridge:
Range
25 yds.
50 yds.
75 yds.
100 yds.
150 yds.
200 yds.
Yards
Bullet Energy:
297
285
274
264
245
229
ft. lbs.

For a listing of some of the best 9mm handguns currently available on the market today, click on that link. It’ll give you a few ideas of which handguns are highly rated.

Also, click here for a more in depth handgun ballistics chart on many more calibers.