300 Blackout Ballistic Chart
And in turn the trajectory past 100 yards for this gun has been described as rainbow like.
300 blackout ballistic chart. Complete 300 aac blackout ammunition ballistics chart. Eld match 80269 2790 2564 2349 2144 1950 1764 1262 1066. Bthp 80289 2960 2697 2449 2215 1993 1786 1323 1098 906 741 600 482 1 517 0 7 22 454 m 223 rem 73 gr.
It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet. Ammo description velocity fps energy ft lb trajectory tables inches cartridge bullet item muz 100 yd 200 yd 300 yd 400 yd 500 yd muz 100 yd 200 yd 300 yd 400 yd 500 yd muz 100 yd 200 yd 300 yd 400 yd 500 yd m 223 rem 68 gr. 100 200 300 400 500.
Although the 300 blackout s effective range depends on the shooter and application the chart above provides rough guidelines for consideration. However in this one i ll compare the two specifically by looking at their ballistics. 300 aac blackout is a fantastic hunting round.
So long as your target isn t much over 100 yards that is. To put this into perspective a boeing 737 commercial airliner travels at a cruising speed of 600 mph or 880 fps. Ballistics is a broad term that actually covers three subsections.
Internal ballistics external ballistics and terminal ballistics and i ll be addressing all three. In the chart bold faced entries indicate the last distance at which each hornady load drops less than 5 feet in different length barrels for those uncomfortable dialing in or holding over 60 inches. This demonstrates a distinct advantage in favor of 300 blackout ballistics when fired from two of the most common barrel lengths for the modern m4 carbine 14 5 and 9.
While having a chunky projectile is a nice improvement over the standard 5 56 cartridge it does mean that you lose some muzzle velocity. This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop bullet energy windage and velocity. As illustrated in the chart 30 30 winchester rounds on average achieve a velocity of about 2370 feet per second fps while 300 aac blackout rounds travel at a velocity of 2250 fps.
Compare all 300 aac blackout ammunition manufacturers on one chart. Due to greater kinetic energy stored in the heavier 308 caliber projectile the reduction in velocity does not affect hit probability to the degree it affects the 5. The test platform is the barnes precision cqb rifle reviewed here.
By adding trajectories to the panel on the right you may produce charts and graphs that show the different trajectories side by side.