300 Blackout Ballistic Chart
300 aac blackout is a fantastic hunting round.
300 blackout ballistic chart. The test platform is the barnes precision cqb rifle reviewed here. Ballistics is a broad term that actually covers three subsections. To put this into perspective a boeing 737 commercial airliner travels at a cruising speed of 600 mph or 880 fps.
Compare all 300 aac blackout ammunition manufacturers on one chart. Complete 300 aac blackout ammunition ballistics chart. 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.
Yes another 300 aac blackout vs. I chose this rifle because it has a barrel length that is consistent with standard rifles chambered in that round and plus it is accurate enough that i have yet to hit any of the sky screens on my chronograph. It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet.
This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop bullet energy windage and velocity. Cartridge sku wt gr style primer b c. 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.
Although the 300 blackout s effective range depends on the shooter and application the chart above provides rough guidelines for consideration. 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.
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. And in turn the trajectory past 100 yards for this gun has been described as rainbow like. 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.
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. However in this one i ll compare the two specifically by looking at their ballistics. While having a chunky projectile is a nice improvement over the standard 5 56 cartridge it does mean that you lose some muzzle velocity.
By adding trajectories to the panel on the right you may produce charts and graphs that show the different trajectories side by side.