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 […]
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300 H&H Magnum Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
300 H&H Magnum Ballistics Charts: This 300 H&H Magnum ballistics chart shows 180 Grain Federal Trophy rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .500: Muzzle 100 YDS 200 YDS Velocity (FPS) 2880 2695 2517 Energy (FT/LB) 3315 2902 2532 Drop (Inch) / +1.6 0 This 300 H&H Magnum ballistics chart shows 180 Grain InterBond Hornady with […]
300 Savage Ballistic Charts and Cartridge Guide
300 Savage Ballistics A 150 grain Remington Core-Lokt 300 Savage has a velocity of 2630 at the muzzle with 2304 LB/FT of energy. At 100 yards energy drops to 1845 LB/FT, and velocity slows to 2354. 300 Savage Ballistic Charts: This 300 Savage ballistic chart shows 180 grain Federal Premium Power-Shok Jacketed Soft Point rounds […]
338 Lapua Magnum Ballistic Charts and Cartridge Guide
338 Lapua Magnum Ballistic Charts This 338 Lapua Magnum ballistic chart shows 270 grain Hornady ELD-X Precision Hunter: Muzzle 100 YDS 200 YDS 300 YDS Velocity (FPS) 2800 2680 2562 2447 Energy (FT/LB) 4699 4304 3935 3590 Drop (Inch) / +1.7 0 -7 This 338 Lapua Magnum ballistic chart shows 300 grain Federal Premium Nosler […]
308 VS 270 Winchester Ballistics, Recoil, Etc
The purpose of this 308 vs 270 Winchester ballistics article isn’t necessarily to tell you which caliber is better, but to help you decide which direction you might want to go for your first or next rifle. I will tell you which one I choose for myself based on my own experiences and needs, but […]
220 Swift VS 223 Ballistics, Recoil, Etc
We like to take similar calibers in a platform, like rifle, and compare them. Our goal with this 220 Swift VS 223 Remington article is to help you choose which cartridge will be right for your next rifle based on several criteria. Please know that whatever it is that you choose, you’re not wrong. At […]
460 S&W Ballistics Chart and Cartridge Guide
460 S&W Ballistics Charts: This 460 S&W ballistic chart shows 300 grain Federal Premium Swift A-Frame: Muzzle 50 YDS 100 YDS Velocity (FPS) 1750 1506 1300 Energy (FT/LB) 2040 1510 1125 Drop (Inches) / +.1 -2.8 This 460 S&W ballistics chart shows 200 grain Hornady Monoflex: Muzzle 50 YDS 100 YDS Velocity (FPS) 2150 1917 […]
300 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics
300 Weatherby Magnum: The 300 Weatherby Magnum is a thirty caliber centerfire rifle cartridge that was introduced to the public in 1948 by Roy Weatherby. The 300 Weatherby Magnum cartridge case itself is nothing more than an improved version of the 300 H&H magnum made by blowing out the full length of the case which […]
240 WBY Mag Ballistics and Cartridge Guide
240 Weatherby Magnum: The 240 Weatherby Magnum was introduced in 1968 as the twelfth Weatherby cartridge in their belted long range rifle cartridge line-up. The 240 Weatherby cartridge case is unique in its design and is best described as a .30-06 cartridge case necked down to .243″ caliber and a belt added to the case. […]
280 Remington Ballistics Chart and Cartridge Guide
The 280 Remington rifle cartridge is based on the more popular 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .284″ diameter bullets and is very similar to an earlier wildcat cartridge the 7mm-06. Remington began producing the 280 Remington in 1957. They changed the name of the cartridge to the 7mm Express Remington in 1979, and later changed it […]
