300 Win Mag Vs 300 WSM Ballistics When shooting a 180 grain projectile, the 300 Winchester Magnum has a muzzle velocity of 3,130 feet per second, with 3,917 pound feet of energy. At 100 yards velocity slows to 2,927, with 3,424 pounds of energy. Comparatively, the 300 WSM launches a 180 grain projectile to a […]
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380 ACP Ballistics and Guide
Why 380, and why now? While there is a good reason as to why my family owns a couple of pistols chambered in 380 I’m going to be completely honest with you and say that the 380 is not my first choice for self-defense. I’ll get to the reasons why it’s not my first choice […]
308 Winchester Ballistics, Pros, Cons, Uses, and History
308 Winchester History The very popular 308 Winchester centerfire rifle cartridge was introduced to the public as a civilian sporting cartridge by Winchester in September, 1952. Winchester’s Model 70 bolt action and Model 88 lever action rifles were then chambered for the commercial 308 Winchester cartridge. Two years later, in 1954, the 308 Winchester would be slightly modified for […]
6.8 Remington SPC Ballistics, Pros, Cons
6.8 Remington SPC: 7 Pros, Cons, and Facts 6.8 Remington SPC, what’s in a name? A lot of people have never heard of the 6.8 SPC centerfire rifle cartridge before and when they do hear of it, one of the first questions to follow is, what is an SPC? Well, the first fact we’re going […]
270 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics
270 Weatherby Magnum History The 270 Weatherby Magnum was introduced to the shooting public in 1945 by Roy Weatherby. The cartridge case itself is a shortened 300 H&H; Magnum case with the body blown out and necked down to accept a .27 caliber bullet. The 270 Weatherby Magnum is an excellent, accurate, and flat shooting […]
218 Bee Ballistics
.218 Bee Ballistics Chart: Detailed factory ammunition ballistics information for the; 218 Bee, bullet velocity, bullet energy and bullet drop. .218 bee Ballistics were derived from a 24″ rifle barrel length. Winchester, Super-X, 218 Bee Ammunition: Winchester Bullet Type: Bullet Weight Grains Bullet Ballistic Coefficient Bullet Muzzle Velocity Fps. Bullet Muzzle Energy Ft. lbs. Hollow […]
Handgun Ballistics Chart
The below handgun ballistics chart will give true caliber and diameter of handgun cartridge bullet weight measured in grains, velocity measured in feet per second, energy measured in foot pounds–which also is a good indicator of handgun stopping power, and bullet trajectory measured in inches for the more popular handgun cartridges, (factory ammunition). This handgun […]
7mm-08 Ballistics and Other Info
7mm-08 Remington: The 7mm-08 Remington originated as a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge and was standardized by Remington in 1980. It is the .308 Winchester brass necked down to a bullet diameter of .284″, and was factory loaded with 120 grain bullets at 3,000 feet per second and 140 grain bullets at 2,860 feet per second […]
