Improved Rifle Ballistics Table

By Chuck Hawks

For an expanded version of this table showing more loads, including British, European,
wildcat, proprietary and obsolescent American calibers, see the "Expanded and Improved
Rifle Ballistics Table" on the Tables, Charts and Lists Page.
There are dozens of loads for any given bullet weight in any cartridge that will produce different
velocity and energy figures. And different rifles seldom produce identical performance, even with
the same load. So the figures in any ballistics table should be taken as approximate. Never-theless, the table below gives a reasonably accurate comparison of the basic ballistics of a great
many rifle cartridges.
The velocity and energy figures in this table are taken from various sources including the
Federal, Hornady, Norma, Remington, Sako, Weatherby and Winchester print and online
ammunition guides, the Shooter's Bible, the "Remington Shoot!" program, and online ballistics
calculators.
General abbreviations used below are: E (energy), V (velocity), Wb (weight of bullet), yds
(yards), n/a (not available).
Abbreviations of bullet types are: AT (AccuTip), BT (Ballistic Tip), BTHP (boat-tail hollow
point), BX (Barnes-X spitzer HP), EVO (LEVERevolution), FP (flat point), HP (hollow point), LFP
(lead flat point), NP (Nosler Patition), PL (Power-Lokt), PP+ (Power Point Plus), PSP (pointed
soft point), RN (round nose), SP (spire point), Sp (soft point), SBT (spitzer boat-tail), SPBT
(spire point boat-tail), Ssp (semi-spitzer), SST (Super Shock Tip), TSX (Barnes Triple Shock-X),
VMX (V-Max).
Note: In the table below Bullet Weight is given in grains, Velocity (V) is given in feet per
second (fps) and Energy (E) is given in foot pounds (ft. lb.).

Cartridge (Wb + type)

V/E @ Muzzle

V/E @ 100 yds V/E @ 200 yds

V/E @ 300 yds

.17 Rem. (20 AT)

.204 Ruger (32 VMX)
.218 Bee (46 HP)
.22 Hornet (45 HP)
.221 Fireball (50 AT)
.222 Rem. (50 AT)
.223 Rem. (50 AT)
.223 Rem. (55 VMX)
.223 Rem. (60 SP)
.22-250 Rem. (50 VMX)
.22-250 Rem. (55 VMX)
5.6x52R (71 PSP)

4250/802
4225/1268
2760/778
2690/723
2995/996
3140/1094
3300/1209
3240/1282
3150/1322
3800/1603
3680/1654
2789/1227

3594/574
3632/937
2102/451
2042/417
2605/753
2744/836
2889/927
2859/998
2782/1031
3349/1245
3265/1302
2446/944

2529/284
2652/500
1155/136
1128/127
1918/408
2045/464
2168/522
2181/581
2127/603
2535/713
2517/772
1835/531

3028/407
3114/689
1550/245
1502/225
2247/560
2380/629
2514/701
2507/767
2442/795
2925/950
2876/1010
2128/714

.22 PPC (52 BTHP)

.225 Win. (55 PSP)
.224 Wby. Mag. (55 PSP)
.220 Swift (50 VMX)
.220 Swift (55 VMX)
.223 WSSM (55 PSP)
6mm PPC (68 BTHP)
6x70R (95 BT)
.243 Win. (55 BT)
.243 Win. (80 PSP)
.243 Win. (95 BT)
.243 Win. (100 PSP)
6mm Rem. (75 VMX)
6mm Rem. (100 PSP)
.243 WSSM (100 PSP)
.240 Wby. Mag. (100 NP)
.25-20 Win. (86 FP)
.25-35 Win. (117 FP)
.250 Sav. (100 PSP)
.257 Roberts (117 SPBT)
.25 WSSM (120 PSP)
.25-06 Rem. (100 PSP)
.25-06 Rem. (120 PSP)
.257 Wby. Mag. (100 SP)
.257 Wby. Mag. (120 NP)
6.5mm Grendel (120 BT)
6.5x50 Jap. (156 Sp)
6.5x52 Carcano (156 Sp)
.260 Rem. (120 BT)
.260 Rem. (140 PSP)
6.5x55 SE (129 SP)
6.5x55 SE (140 PSP)
6.5-284 Norma (140 NP)
6.5mm Rem. Mag. (120 PSP)
6.5mm Rem. Mag. (140 NP)
.264 Win. Mag. (140 PSP)
6.8mm SPC (115 PSP)
.270 Win. (100 PSP)
.270 Win. (130 PP+)
.270 Win. (140 BT)
.270 Win. (150 PP+)
.270 WSM (130 BT)

3300/1257
3570/1556
3650/1627
3850/1645
3680/1654
3850/1810
3100/1451
2461/1211
4025/1978
3350/1993
3100/2021
2960/1945
3400/1925
3100/2133
3110/2147
3406/2576
1460/407
2230/1292
2820/1765
2780/2007
2990/2382
3230/2316
2990/2382
3602/2881
3305/2910
2600/1801
2067/1480
2428/2043
2890/2226
2750/2351
2770/2197
2600/2100
2900/2614
3210/2745
2900/2614
3030/2854
2625/1759
3320/2448
3150/2865
2950/2705
2950/2900
3281/3108

2952/1006
3066/1148
3192/1244
3396/1280
3265/1302
3367/1384
2751/1143
2231/995
3597/1579
2955/1551
2854/1719
2697/1615
3088/1587
2829/1777
2838/1789
3136/2183
1194/272
1866/904
2504/1392
2550/1689
2717/1967
2893/1858
2730/1985
3298/2416
3046/2472
2413/1551
1832/1162
2169/1630
2688/1924
2544/2011
2561/1878
2400/1795
2712/2286
2905/2248
2712/2286
2782/2406
2332/1389
2924/1898
2881/2396
2751/2352
2679/2391
3047/2681

2629/798
2616/836
2780/944
2970/979
2878/1010
2934/1051
2428/890
2013/810
3209/1257
2593/1194
2626/1455
2449/1332
2797/1303
2573/1470
2583/1481
2882/1844
1030/203
1545/620
2210/1084
2331/1411
2459/1612
2580/1478
2484/1644
3016/2019
2801/2091
2234/1330
1615/904
1926/1286
2494/1657
2347/1712
2361/1597
2220/1525
2532/1992
2621/1830
2532/1992
2548/2018
2058/1082
2561/1456
2628/1993
2560/2038
2425/1959
2825/2305

2329/626
2208/595
2403/705
2576/736
2517/772
2541/789
2128/684
1809/654
2853/994
2259/906
2410/1225
2215/1089
2524/1061
2332/1207
2341/1217
2642/1550
931/165
1282/427
1936/832
2122/1170
2216/1309
2287/1161
2252/1351
2750/1680
2570/1760
2062/1133
1423/701
1702/1004
2309/1420
2158/1448
2171/1350
2040/1285
2359/1730
2353/1475
2359/1730
2326/1682
1805/832
2225/1099
2388/1646
2378/1757
2184/1589
2614/1973

.270 WSM (150 BT)

.270 Wby. Mag. (130 NP)
.270 Wby. Mag. (150 NP)
7-30 Waters (120 FP)
7x57 Mauser (139 SPBT)
7x57 Mauser (175 RN)
7x57R (154 PSP)
7mm-08 Rem. (120 HP)
7mm-08 Rem. (140 NP)
7x64 (160 NP)
7x65R (156 PSP)
.284 Win. (150 PSP)
.280 Rem. (140 PSP)
.280 Rem. (150 PSP)
7mm SAUM (150 PSP)
7mm WSM (150 PSP)
7mm Rem. Mag. (140 PSP)
7mm Rem. Mag. (150 PSP)
7mm Rem. Mag. (160 BT)
7mm Wby. Mag. (140 NP)
7mm Wby. Mag. (160 NP)
7mm Dakota (160 BX)
7mm STW (140 PSP)
7mm STW (160 SBT)
7mm Ultra Mag (140 PSP)
7mm Ultra Mag (160 PSP)
.30 Carbine (110 RN)
.30-30 Win. (150 FP)
.30-30 Win. (170 FP)
.30-40 Krag (180 PSP)
.300 Sav. (180 PSP)
.307 Win. (180 FP)
.308 Marlin Exp. (160 EVO)
7.5x55 Swiss (150 SP)
.30 T/C (165 SST)
.308 Win. (150 PSP)
.308 Win. (165 BT)
.308 Win. (180 PSP)
.30-06 Spfd. (150 PSP)
.30-06 Spfd. (165 PSP)
.30-06 Spfd. (180 PSP)
.300 SAUM (180 NP)

3120/3242
3375/3288
3245/3507
2700/1940
2700/2251
2440/2315
2625/2357
3000/2398
2860/2542
2650/2495
2723/2569
2860/2724
3000/2797
2890/2781
3110/3221
3200/3410
2710/2283
3110/3221
2950/3091
3303/3391
3200/3638
3200/3638
3325/3436
3200/3638
3425/3646
3200/3638
1990/965
2390/1902
2200/1827
2430/2360
2350/2205
2510/2519
2660/2513
2800/2611
2850/2975
2820/2648
2700/2672
2620/2743
2910/2820
2800/2872
2700/2913
2960/3501

2923/2845
3127/2822
3029/3055
2300/1405
2504/1936
2140/1775
2417/1990
2725/1979
2648/2180
2480/2180
2454/2086
2595/2243
2758/2363
2624/2293
2828/2663
2915/2830
2482/1915
2830/2667
2766/2718
3069/2927
2991/3177
3001/3200
3064/2918
3020/3245
3158/3099
2991/3177
1570/600
2018/1356
1895/1353
2213/1957
2140/1825
2179/1898
2430/2111
2533/2137
2644/2560
2488/2061
2613/2314
2393/2288
2617/2281
2534/2352
2469/2436
2761/3047

2734/2490
2892/2415
2823/2655
1930/990
2316/1656
1860/1340
2219/1684
2467/1621
2446/1860
2310/1895
2200/1678
2344/1830
2528/1986
2373/1875
2653/2188
2648/2335
2265/1595
2568/2196
2590/2382
2847/2519
2791/2767
2811/2808
2818/2468
2850/2890
2907/2626
2791/2767
1240/375
1684/944
1619/989
2007/1610
1940/1495
1874/1404
2226/1761
2282/1734
2447/2193
2179/1581
2333/1995
2178/1896
2342/1827
2283/1909
2250/2023
2571/2642

2554/2172
2670/2058
2627/2298
1600/685
2137/1410
1600/1000
2030/1410
2223/1316
2253/1577
2150/1640
1962/1334
2108/1480
2309/1657
2135/1518
2313/1782
2396/1911
2059/1318
2320/1792
2420/2080
2636/2159
2600/2401
2630/2456
2585/2077
2670/2570
2669/2214
2600/2401
1040/260
1398/651
1381/720
1813/1314
1750/1215
1599/1022
2026/1457
2045/1393
2258/1868
1893/1193
2161/1711
1974/1557
2083/1445
2047/1534
2042/1666
2389/2280

.300 WSM (150 BT)

.300 WSM (180 PSP)
.300 H&H Mag. (180 NP)
.308 Norma Mag. (180 PSP)
.300 Win. Mag. (150 PSP)
.300 Win. Mag. (165 SST)
.300 Win. Mag. (180 PSP)
.300 Dakota (200 BX)
.300 Wby. Mag. (150 NP)
.300 Wby. Mag. (180 NP)
.300 Ultra Mag (180 NP)
.30-378 Wby. (180 BT)
7.62x39 (123 PSP)
7.62x54R Russian (150 SP)
7.65x53 Mauser (180 PSP)
.303 British (150 PSP)
.303 British (180 PSP)
7.7x58 Jap. (180 PSP)
.32-20 Win. (100 LFP)
.32 Spec. (170 FP)
8x57JS (170 PSP)
8x57JS (196 PSP)
.325 WSM (180 BT)
.325 WSM (220 PSP)
8mm Rem. Mag. (200 PSP)
.338 Marlin Express (200 FTX)
.338 Federal (180 BT)
.338 Federal (210 NP)
.338-06 (210 NP)
.338 Win. Mag. (200 PSP)
.338 Win. Mag. (225 SP)
.338 Win. Mag. (250 NP)
.330 Dakota (250 BX)
.338 Ultra Mag (250 PSP)
.340 Wby. Mag. (250 NP)
.338-378 Wby. (250 NP)
.338 A-Square (250 SPBT)
.348 Win. (200 FP)
.357 Mag. (158 Sp)
.35 Rem. (200 RN)
.356 Win. (200 FP)
.358 Win. (200 PSP)

3200/3410
2970/3526
2880/3315
2953/3486
3290/3605
3100/3520
2960/3501
3000/3996
3540/4173
3240/4195
3250/4221
3420/4676
2300/1445
2800/2611
2592/2686
2690/2400
2460/2420
2493/2485
1210/325
2250/1911
2360/2102
2526/2778
3060/3743
2840/39413
2900/3734
2565/2921
2830/3200
2630/3225
2750/3527
2960/3890
2920/4259
2660/3925
2900/4668
2860/4540
2941/4801
3060/5197
3120/5403
2520/2820
1830/1175
2080/1280
2460/2688
2490/2753

2970/2940
2755/3034
2620/2750
2630/2766
2951/2900
2885/3049
2745/3011
2824/3542
3263/3547
3028/3665
3037/3686
3213/4126
2030/1125
2550/2165
2386/2276
2440/1980
2230/1995
2291/2099
1021/231
1921/1393
1969/1463
2244/2192
2841/3226
2605/3316
2623/3054
2365/2483
2590/2670
2415/2719
2526/2975
2658/3137
2678/3583
2470/3395
2719/4103
2647/3888
2743/4176
2856/4528
2799/4348
2215/2178
1427/715
1698/841
2114/1985
2171/2093

2755/2520
2549/2598
2380/2260
2330/2170
2636/2314
2680/2630
2540/2578
2636/2314
3004/3005
2826/3193
2843/3201
3015/3634
1780/860
2313/1782
2189/1916
2210/1620
2020/1625
2099/1761
913/185
1626/998
1622/993
1981/1708
2632/2769
2382/2772
2361/2476
2174/2099
2350/2215
2211/2279
2312/2403
2375/2505
2449/2996
2300/2925
2545/3595
2443/3314
2553/3618
2662/3933
2500/3469
1931/1656
1138/454
1376/577
1797/1434
1876/1563

2545/2155
2353/2214
2150/1840
2049/1679
2342/1827
2483/2259
2344/2196
2342/1827
2759/2536
2634/2772
2640/2786
2826/3193
1550/655
2089/1453
2002/1602
1980/1310
1820/1315
1916/1468
834/154
1372/710
1333/671
1737/1314
2432/2365
2169/2300
2115/1987
1991/1760
2130/1820
2016/1895
2109/2074
2110/1977
2232/2489
2120/2505
2378/3138
2249/2807
2371/3120
2475/3401
2220/2736
1672/1241
980/337
1140/445
1517/1022
1610/1151

.35 Whelen (200 PSP)

.350 Rem. Mag. (200 PSP)
.358 Norma (250 PSP)
.358 STA (275 RN)
9.3x57 (232 PSP)
9.3x62 (232 PSP)
9.3x62 (286 PSP)
9.3x64 (286 RN)
9.3x74R (232 PSP)
9.3x74R (286 PSP)
.375 Win. (200 FP)
.376 Steyr (270 SP)
.375 Dakota (270 BX)
.375 Ruger (270 SP)
.375 H&H Mag. (270 PSP)
.375 H&H Mag. (300 RN)
.375 Wby. Mag. (300 NP)
.375 JRS (300 SPBT)
.375 Ultra Mag (300 NP)
.375 A-Square (300 SPBT)
.378 Wby. Mag. (300 RN)
.38-40 Win. (180 FP)
.38-55 Win. (255 LFP)
.450/400 3" (400 RN)
.450/400 3-1/4" (400 RN)
.404 Jeffery (400 RN)
.405 Win. (300 SP)
.416 Taylor (400 RN)
.416 Rem. Mag. (400 Ssp)
.416 Rigby (400 RN)
.416 Dakota (400 BX)
.416 Wby. Mag. (400 RN)
.44-40 Win. (200 FP)
.44 Rem. Mag. (240 FP)
.44 Rem. Mag. (275 HP)
.444 Marlin (240 FP)
.444 Marlin (265 FP)
.450 Bushmaster (250 FTX)
.45-70 Govt. (300 HP)
.45-70 Govt. (350 FP)
.45-70 Govt. (405 FP)
.450 Marlin (350 FP)

2675/3177
2775/3419
2756/4217
2850/4959
2362/2875
2625/3551
2362/3544
2700/4629
2625/3551
2362/3544
2200/2150
2600/4052
2530/4265
2840/4835
2690/4340
2550/4331
2800/5224
2700/4856
2760/5073
2920/5679
2925/5699
1160/538
1320/987
2150/4105
2150/4105
2150/4105
2200/3224
2350/4905
2400/5115
2400/5115
2450/5330
2700/6474
1190/629
1760/1650
1580/1524
2350/2942
2335/3208
2200/2686
1880/2355
2100/3427
1330/1590
2100/3427

2378/2510
2471/2711
2493/2451
2562/4009
2058/2182
2327/2791
2135/2894
2391/3630
2327/2791
2135/2894
1841/1506
2372/3373
2336/3636
2600/4052
2420/3510
2251/3375
2572/4408
2560/4366
2505/4178
2773/5123
2558/4360
999/399
1190/802
1910/3241
1910/3241
1901/3211
1890/2379
2093/3892
2175/4201
2140/4069
2294/4671
2417/5189
1006/449
1380/1015
1293/1020
1815/1755
1913/2153
1840/1879
1650/1815
1720/2298
1168/1227
1720/2298

2100/1958
2186/2122
2245/2798
2292/3208
1778/1630
2049/2164
1920/2342
2103/2808
2049/2164
1920/2342
1526/1034
2156/2787
2151/3082
2372/3373
2170/2810
1973/2592
2366/3696
2425/3916
2263/3412
2631/4611
2220/3283
901/324
1091/674
1690/2537
1690/2537
1674/2489
1610/1727
1853/3049
1962/3419
1897/3194
2143/4077
2152/4113
900/360
1114/661
1093/730
1377/1010
1551/1415
1524/1289
1430/1355
1397/1516
1055/1001
1397/1516

1842/1506
1921/1639
2011/2245
2039/2539
1528/1203
1792/1655
1720/1879
1835/2139
1792/1655
1720/1879
1268/714
1951/2283
1974/2596
2156/2786
1920/2220
1717/1964
2140/3076
2293/3503
2035/2759
2494/4142
1908/2424
827/273
1018/587
1490/1972
1490/1972
1468/1915
1370/1250
1634/2371
1763/2760
1673/2487
1998/3544
1903/3216
822/300
970/501
976/582
1087/630
1266/943
1268/893
1240/1015
1156/1039
977/858
1156/1039

.450 NE 3-1/4" (465 RN)

.450 #2 NE (465 RN)
.458 Win. Mag. (500 RN)
.458 Lott (500 RN)
.450 Dakota (500 RN)
.460 Wby. Mag. (500 RN)
.465 NE (480 RN)
.470 NE (500 RN)
.500 NE 3" (570 RN)
.505 Gibbs (525 RN)
.577 NE (750 RN)
.600 NE (900 RN)
.700 NE (1000 RN)

2190/4952
2190/4952
2090/4850
2300/5872
2450/6663
2600/7504
2150/4926
2150/5132
2150/5850
2300/6166
2050/6998
1950/7596
1900/8015

1970/4009
1970/4009
1870/3880
2022/4537
2235/5544
2309/5917
1928/3960
1912/4058
1928/4703
2063/4962
1811/5463
1680/5634
1669/6188

1765/3216
1765/3216
1670/3085
1776/3502
2030/4576
2037/4506
1722/3160
1693/3182
1722/3752
1840/3948
1595/4234
1452/4212
1461/4740

1577/2567
1577/2567
1480/2440
1551/2671
1838/3748
1784/3534
1533/2505
1494/2478
1533/2975
1637/3122
1401/3267
1336/3564
1288/3685