.223 Ballistics Chart & Coefficient

Article Posted: July 11, 2012

This is a .223 ballistics chart (external) generated using our ballistic trajectory calculator. Based off a standard 55gr bullet leaving the barrel at 3,215fps and follows the bullet trajectry all the way to 1000 yards in steps of 50 yard increments. The charting shows the range, drop (based off a 1.5" scope mount), current velocity, energy, and time in seconds in relation to the bullets movement through space and time. This chart does not account for atmospheric conditions, so if you want to take in to effect these things check out the calculators official page. The Ballistic Coefficient for the .223 Remington, Remington Metal Case, 55gr is 0.202 (in this example) but, but may also range from .185 bc to .257

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A A .223 Remington, Remington Metal Case, 55gr

Range	Drop (inches)		Velocity		Energy		Time (milliseconds)
	A		A		A		A
0	-1.4944		3239		1281		0
50	-0.2598		2992		1093		49
100	0.0017		2759		929		101
150	-0.8818		2537		786		157
200	-3.1190		2326		661		219
250	-6.9673		2125		551		287
300	-12.7464		1934		457		361
350	-20.8563		1755		376		442
400	-31.7981		1588		308		532
450	-46.1962		1437		252		631
500	-64.8176		1302		207		741
550	-88.5729		1189		173		862
600	-118.4729		1101		148		993
650	-155.5388		1033		130		1134
700	-200.7333		981		118		1283
750	-255.1502		937		107		1440
800	-319.2840		900		99		1604
850	-394.1343		867		92		1773
900	-480.5335		837		86		1950
950	-579.6734		809		80		2133
1000	-691.7547		783		75		2321

So what does the charting of the .223 remingtons external ballistics tell us exactly? It says that at around the halfway point of 500 yards the bullet will have slowed to less than half of its original velocity, lost 1000 ft pounds of energy (now pushing just 207 lbs), and dropped due to gravitational forces some 64 some inches, and all of this in just a fraction of a second (.741 of a second).

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