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.357 Magnum Drop Chart

The classic magnum revolver round — and a different animal from a lever-action carbine, where the longer barrel adds 600+ fps and real 150-yard reach.

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158 gr XTP · 1,250 fps · G1 BC 0.206 · 8″ barrel · 100-yard zero · 2″ optic height · sea level.

RangeDrop (in)Hold (MOA)Hold (MIL)Velocity
25 yd+0.9——1,196 fps
50 yd+2.3——1,148 fps
75 yd+2.0——1,106 fps
100 yd0——1,069 fps
150 yd−9.96.31.81,009 fps
200 yd−28.313.53.9961 fps

This load is subsonic — quiet and superb suppressed, but it drops fast and is a short-range proposition.

Estimate — confirm at the range. These figures are computed for the selected load, barrel, and zero at sea level — the barrel setting shifts muzzle velocity by a typical per-inch rate from published cut-down tests, so it’s an estimate too. Your real drop also depends on your exact ammo and lot, altitude, temperature, and conditions. Use this to get in the ballpark and to pick the right optic — then verify your actual holdovers on paper or steel before you trust them.

What this means for your optic

By the time you're holding several MOA or MIL of holdover, a plain dot stops being enough. That's where a reticle with marked holds (a BDC or MIL/MOA grid), an exposed turret you can dial, and a first-focal-plane scope earn their keep. Pick a rifle below to see the optics that fit it — and how they mount.

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