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Topic: 303 ballistics
Posted By: phatkat
Subject: 303 ballistics
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 12:07am

Does anyone have any data on the ballistics on 150gr,125gr and 180gr bullets like range,drop,speed.




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Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 4:41am

Well, thats pretty open.....

Do you have an idea about what style and make of bullet you want to use, which powder, what loads and pressures, and not to mention your particular rifle's barrel length ie is it a shorten sporter?
 
Also are talking reload ammo or commercial ammo?
 
Both Lee and RCBS have some pretty cool software, that can plot ballistics curves for damm near ever combo Dave could ever think up, as it has over 35,000 load combos.
 
Especially RCBS' new software as it also assist in the designing of improved cases and any wildcat.  
 
It's called RCBS. Load, there's a video clip here
http://www.rcbs.com/ - http://www.rcbs.com/
 
If you don't like that route, most of the commercial ammo Manf. have a certain amount of ballistic data on there websites
 
this is the data federal lists on it power shok ammo
 
  Load Details
Load No
Caliber
Grains/ Grams
Bullet Style
Brand
Use
303AS
303 British
180 / 11.66
SpeerŪ Hot-CorŪ SP
Power-ShokŪ
document.write(FederalBallisticsDetails.GetUsages('2 ',true)); Medium%20game
  Velocity in Feet per Second (To nearest 10 FPS)
Muzzle
100 Y
200 Y
300 Y
400 Y
500 Y
2460
2206
1966
1744
1542
1363
  Energy in Foot Pounds (To nearest 5 Foot Pounds)
Muzzle
100 Y
200 Y
300 Y
400 Y
500 Y
2418
1944
1545
1215
950
742
  Wind Drift in Inches (at 10 MPH)
100 Y
200 Y
300 Y
400 Y
500 Y
1.2
5.1
12.2
23.0
37.9
  Average Range
50 Y
100 Y
200 Y
300 Y
0.1
-5.7
-20.4
  Long Range
50 Y
100 Y
200 Y
300 Y
400 Y
500 Y
1.5
2.8
-11.9
-35.3
-73.6

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Wind%20Drift%20Graph Long%20Range%20Graph


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Posted By: phatkat
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 7:59am
Thanks thats what i was looking for.


Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 9:36am
no worries, glad my time spent pillaging the internet is useful.
 
and remember divers do it deeper


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If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day



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