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Ballistic Trajectory Calculator

Use this ballistic calculator in order to calculate the flight path of a bullet given the shooting parameters that meet your conditions. This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop, bullet energy, windage, and velocity. It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet. By adding trajectories to the panel on the right you may produce charts and graphs that show the different trajectories side by side. This can be useful in comparing cartridges or loads.

Single Trajectory Graph & Chart
Drag Function: [?]
Ballistic Coefficient:[?]
Bullet Weight: [?] (gr)
Initial Velocity: [?] (fps)
Zero Range: [?] (yd)
Sight Height: [?] (in)
Shooting Angle: [?] (deg)
Wind Speed: [?] (mph)
Wind Angle: [?] (deg)
Correct for Atmosphere: [?]
Altitude: [?] (ft)
Temperature: [?] (F)
Barometric Pressure:[?] (hg)
Relative Humidity: [?] (%)
Show Sound Barrier: [?]
Chart Range: [?] (yd)
Chart Step Size: [?] (yd)
Multiple Trajectory Graph
Trajectories
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Height: (px)
Range: (yd)
Chart Step Size: (yd)
Label:
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[Chart Label] Ballistic Trajectory Chart

Hornady 75 gr V-MAX superformance

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.33
Bullet Weight: 75 gr
Initial Velocity: 3580 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 500 yd
Maximum Range: 4801 yd
Step Size: 20 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 2135 3580
20 -0.96 4.55 1.32 0.05 0.25 0.07 0.02 2055 3512
40 -0.54 1.29 0.37 0.14 0.33 0.10 0.03 1978 3446
60 -0.24 0.38 0.11 0.28 0.45 0.13 0.05 1904 3381
80 -0.06 0.07 0.02 0.49 0.58 0.17 0.07 1833 3317
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.72 0.21 0.09 1764 3254
120 -0.08 0.06 0.02 1.08 0.86 0.25 0.11 1697 3192
140 -0.29 0.20 0.06 1.47 1.00 0.29 0.13 1633 3131
160 -0.64 0.38 0.11 1.93 1.15 0.33 0.15 1571 3071
180 -1.15 0.61 0.18 2.45 1.30 0.38 0.16 1510 3011
200 -1.80 0.86 0.25 3.04 1.45 0.42 0.19 1452 2953
220 -2.62 1.13 0.33 3.71 1.61 0.47 0.21 1396 2895
240 -3.60 1.43 0.42 4.44 1.77 0.51 0.23 1342 2838
260 -4.75 1.74 0.51 5.25 1.93 0.56 0.25 1289 2782
280 -6.08 2.07 0.60 6.14 2.09 0.61 0.27 1238 2726
300 -7.60 2.42 0.70 7.10 2.26 0.66 0.29 1189 2671
320 -9.32 2.78 0.81 8.15 2.43 0.71 0.31 1141 2617
340 -11.24 3.15 0.92 9.27 2.60 0.76 0.34 1095 2564
360 -13.37 3.54 1.03 10.49 2.78 0.81 0.36 1050 2511
380 -15.72 3.95 1.15 11.79 2.96 0.86 0.39 1007 2458
400 -18.30 4.37 1.27 13.18 3.15 0.91 0.41 965 2407
420 -21.12 4.80 1.40 14.67 3.33 0.97 0.44 924 2356
440 -24.19 5.25 1.53 16.25 3.53 1.03 0.46 885 2305
460 -27.52 5.71 1.66 17.93 3.72 1.08 0.49 847 2255
480 -31.13 6.19 1.80 19.72 3.92 1.14 0.51 810 2206
500 -35.02 6.69 1.95 21.61 4.13 1.20 0.54 775 2157

204 Ruger 40 gr V-MAX Superformance

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.275
Bullet Weight: 40 gr
Initial Velocity: 3900 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 500 yd
Maximum Range: 4250 yd
Step Size: 20 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 1351 3900
20 -1.00 4.72 1.37 0.05 0.26 0.07 0.02 1291 3812
40 -0.59 1.41 0.41 0.15 0.35 0.10 0.03 1234 3727
60 -0.29 0.46 0.13 0.31 0.49 0.14 0.05 1179 3644
80 -0.09 0.11 0.03 0.53 0.63 0.18 0.06 1127 3562
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.82 0.78 0.23 0.08 1077 3482
120 -0.03 0.02 0.01 1.18 0.94 0.27 0.10 1029 3403
140 -0.17 0.12 0.03 1.61 1.10 0.32 0.12 983 3326
160 -0.45 0.27 0.08 2.12 1.26 0.37 0.14 939 3250
180 -0.85 0.45 0.13 2.70 1.43 0.42 0.15 896 3176
200 -1.39 0.66 0.19 3.36 1.60 0.47 0.17 855 3103
220 -2.08 0.90 0.26 4.09 1.77 0.52 0.19 816 3031
240 -2.91 1.16 0.34 4.91 1.95 0.57 0.21 779 2961
260 -3.91 1.43 0.42 5.81 2.13 0.62 0.23 743 2892
280 -5.07 1.73 0.50 6.80 2.32 0.67 0.25 708 2823
300 -6.41 2.04 0.59 7.88 2.51 0.73 0.28 675 2756
320 -7.93 2.36 0.69 9.05 2.70 0.79 0.30 643 2690
340 -9.64 2.71 0.79 10.32 2.90 0.84 0.32 612 2625
360 -11.55 3.06 0.89 11.68 3.10 0.90 0.34 582 2560
380 -13.68 3.44 1.00 13.15 3.30 0.96 0.37 554 2497
400 -16.03 3.83 1.11 14.73 3.52 1.02 0.39 527 2435
420 -18.61 4.23 1.23 16.41 3.73 1.09 0.42 500 2373
440 -21.44 4.65 1.35 18.22 3.95 1.15 0.44 475 2312
460 -24.53 5.09 1.48 20.14 4.18 1.22 0.47 451 2252
480 -27.90 5.55 1.61 22.18 4.41 1.28 0.50 427 2193
500 -31.55 6.02 1.75 24.35 4.65 1.35 0.52 405 2135

Hornady 58 gr V-MAX superformance

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.25
Bullet Weight: 58 gr
Initial Velocity: 3925 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 500 yd
Maximum Range: 3952 yd
Step Size: 20 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 1984 3925
20 -1.00 4.72 1.37 0.06 0.27 0.08 0.02 1888 3828
40 -0.59 1.41 0.41 0.16 0.38 0.11 0.03 1796 3734
60 -0.29 0.45 0.13 0.33 0.53 0.15 0.05 1709 3642
80 -0.09 0.10 0.03 0.58 0.69 0.20 0.06 1626 3552
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 0.86 0.25 0.08 1546 3465
120 -0.02 0.02 0.01 1.30 1.03 0.30 0.10 1470 3379
140 -0.17 0.12 0.03 1.77 1.21 0.35 0.12 1398 3294
160 -0.45 0.27 0.08 2.33 1.39 0.40 0.14 1329 3212
180 -0.86 0.45 0.13 2.97 1.57 0.46 0.15 1263 3131
200 -1.41 0.67 0.20 3.70 1.76 0.51 0.17 1200 3052
220 -2.11 0.92 0.27 4.51 1.96 0.57 0.19 1139 2974
240 -2.97 1.18 0.34 5.42 2.16 0.63 0.21 1081 2897
260 -4.00 1.47 0.43 6.42 2.36 0.69 0.24 1026 2822
280 -5.20 1.77 0.52 7.52 2.57 0.75 0.26 973 2748
300 -6.58 2.09 0.61 8.73 2.78 0.81 0.28 922 2676
320 -8.16 2.43 0.71 10.04 2.99 0.87 0.30 874 2604
340 -9.94 2.79 0.81 11.46 3.22 0.94 0.33 827 2534
360 -11.94 3.17 0.92 13.00 3.45 1.00 0.35 782 2465
380 -14.17 3.56 1.04 14.65 3.68 1.07 0.37 740 2396
400 -16.64 3.97 1.16 16.43 3.92 1.14 0.40 699 2329
420 -19.37 4.40 1.28 18.34 4.17 1.21 0.43 660 2263
440 -22.37 4.85 1.41 20.39 4.42 1.29 0.45 622 2198
460 -25.66 5.32 1.55 22.57 4.69 1.36 0.48 587 2134
480 -29.25 5.82 1.69 24.91 4.95 1.44 0.51 552 2071
500 -33.17 6.33 1.84 27.39 5.23 1.52 0.54 520 2009

Win 22 250 45gr

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.175
Bullet Weight: 45 gr
Initial Velocity: 4000 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 500 yd
Maximum Range: 2992 yd
Step Size: 20 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 1599 4000
20 -0.99 4.71 1.37 0.07 0.34 0.10 0.02 1489 3860
40 -0.59 1.40 0.41 0.22 0.52 0.15 0.03 1387 3725
60 -0.28 0.44 0.13 0.46 0.74 0.21 0.05 1292 3595
80 -0.08 0.10 0.03 0.81 0.97 0.28 0.06 1202 3469
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.28 1.22 0.35 0.08 1119 3346
120 -0.04 0.03 0.01 1.85 1.47 0.43 0.10 1041 3227
140 -0.21 0.14 0.04 2.54 1.73 0.50 0.12 968 3112
160 -0.53 0.31 0.09 3.36 2.00 0.58 0.14 899 2999
180 -1.00 0.53 0.15 4.31 2.28 0.66 0.16 835 2890
200 -1.64 0.78 0.23 5.39 2.57 0.75 0.18 774 2783
220 -2.46 1.07 0.31 6.62 2.87 0.84 0.20 717 2679
240 -3.47 1.38 0.40 8.00 3.18 0.93 0.23 664 2577
260 -4.69 1.72 0.50 9.54 3.50 1.02 0.25 613 2478
280 -6.14 2.09 0.61 11.25 3.84 1.12 0.27 566 2380
300 -7.83 2.49 0.72 13.14 4.18 1.22 0.30 522 2285
320 -9.79 2.92 0.85 15.22 4.54 1.32 0.33 480 2192
340 -12.04 3.38 0.98 17.50 4.91 1.43 0.35 441 2101
360 -14.61 3.87 1.13 20.00 5.30 1.54 0.38 405 2012
380 -17.52 4.40 1.28 22.73 5.71 1.66 0.41 371 1925
400 -20.80 4.96 1.44 25.70 6.13 1.78 0.45 339 1841
420 -24.50 5.57 1.62 28.93 6.58 1.91 0.48 309 1760
440 -28.64 6.21 1.81 32.43 7.04 2.05 0.51 282 1681
460 -33.28 6.91 2.01 36.22 7.52 2.19 0.55 257 1605
480 -38.45 7.65 2.22 40.31 8.02 2.33 0.59 235 1532
500 -44.22 8.44 2.46 44.73 8.54 2.48 0.63 214 1463

223 Remington 53 hornady sup 3265

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.290
Bullet Weight: 53 gr
Initial Velocity: 3265 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 500 yd
Maximum Range: 4265 yd
Step Size: 20 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 1255 3265
20 -0.91 4.31 1.25 0.06 0.30 0.09 0.02 1201 3194
40 -0.46 1.10 0.32 0.17 0.41 0.12 0.04 1149 3124
60 -0.16 0.25 0.07 0.36 0.57 0.16 0.06 1099 3056
80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.62 0.74 0.21 0.08 1051 2988
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.96 0.91 0.27 0.10 1005 2922
120 -0.17 0.13 0.04 1.38 1.10 0.32 0.12 961 2857
140 -0.50 0.34 0.10 1.88 1.28 0.37 0.14 918 2793
160 -1.01 0.60 0.18 2.47 1.48 0.43 0.16 877 2730
180 -1.71 0.91 0.26 3.15 1.67 0.49 0.18 837 2667
200 -2.60 1.24 0.36 3.93 1.87 0.55 0.21 799 2606
220 -3.70 1.61 0.47 4.79 2.08 0.60 0.23 762 2545
240 -5.01 1.99 0.58 5.76 2.29 0.67 0.25 727 2485
260 -6.55 2.41 0.70 6.83 2.51 0.73 0.28 693 2426
280 -8.33 2.84 0.83 8.00 2.73 0.79 0.30 660 2367
300 -10.35 3.29 0.96 9.28 2.95 0.86 0.33 628 2310
320 -12.64 3.77 1.10 10.68 3.19 0.93 0.35 597 2253
340 -15.19 4.27 1.24 12.19 3.42 1.00 0.38 568 2197
360 -18.04 4.78 1.39 13.83 3.67 1.07 0.41 540 2142
380 -21.19 5.32 1.55 15.59 3.92 1.14 0.44 513 2087
400 -24.66 5.88 1.71 17.48 4.17 1.21 0.47 487 2034
420 -28.46 6.47 1.88 19.51 4.43 1.29 0.50 462 1981
440 -32.62 7.08 2.06 21.68 4.70 1.37 0.53 438 1929
460 -37.16 7.71 2.24 23.99 4.98 1.45 0.56 415 1878
480 -42.08 8.37 2.43 26.46 5.26 1.53 0.59 393 1828
500 -47.43 9.06 2.63 29.08 5.55 1.62 0.62 372 1778
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Keep in mind this is an approximation and although it is quite accurate it should never replace first-hand experience of shooting your specific firearm and ammunition to determine the bullet drop and windage at different ranges and conditions. To make it as accurate as possible, it is important that you input the most accurate information that represents shooting conditions, your firearm, and cartridge. The two most important variables are the Initial Velocity and the Ballistic Coefficient. If you do not have a Shooting Chronograph, I strongly suggest you purchase one. It is a great investment if you want to get into long range shooting and will be especially useful if you handload.

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