.243 Ballistics Chart & Coefficient

Article Posted: July 18, 2012

The following is a ballistic chart/table that details drop, velocity, energy, and time for a common .243 round the Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, 95gr. This bullet has an initial velocity of 3100 fps, and is pushing 2027 lbs of force. 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 .243 Winchester 95gr is 0.40 (in this example).

This bullet really performs well up to 200, 250, and even 300 yards having a drop of just 2.7" (2 and 1 half inches) at the 200 yard mark.

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A A .243 Winchester, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, 95gr

Range	Drop (inches)		Velocity		Energy		Time (milliseconds)
	A		A		A		A
0	-1.4943		3100		2027		0
50	-0.2542		2977		1869		50
100	0.0047		2858		1723		101
150	-0.8010		2742		1586		155
200	-2.7632		2630		1459		211
250	-5.9833		2520		1339		269
300	-10.5736		2412		1227		330
350	-16.6588		2307		1122		393
400	-24.3780		2205		1025		460
450	-33.8865		2105		935		529
500	-45.3577		2008		850		602

.243 round the Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, 95gr external ballistics tell us exactly? It says that at around the halfway point of 250 yards the bullet will have slowed 580fps to a velocity of 2520fps, lost 688 ft pounds of energy (now pushing just 1339 lbs), and dropped due to gravitational forces just 5.9833 inches, and all of this in just a fraction of a second (.269 of a second). All in all this is a great round for deer and medium sized game up to around 200-300 yards. Just make sure to know your drop if shooting over 2. Thanks everyone. Please bookmark and come back.

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