.308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO) Ballistics

Ballistics and Drop for the .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)

Cartridge Type: Rifle
Height: 2.015"
Width: 0.473"
Average FPS: 2681
Average Energy: 2617
Average Gr: 164
Recoil: 1.95
Power Rank: 4.4 of 20

The .308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO was created in 1952 and is based on the .300 savage round a round created in 1920. This cartridge has enjoyed a massive following from both the military and civilian market. The .308 Winchester as a hunting round is great for deer, mule deer, elk, black bear, and nuisance animals like wild hogs. The 7.62x51 NATO is a superior round to the .223 in terms of knock down power, this fact has been tested in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What makes the .308 such a good round? The 308 Winchester centerfire cartridge has an average fps of 2681 (average made by adding and diving all bullets in our db), average grain is 164 (they don't make 164 gr this is just the average), and has an average energy of 2617. These figures give this bullet a 4.4 out of 20 power rank using our algorithm. So it's not a shocker that the .308 would be a good cartridge.

So in quick summary the .308 Winchester also known by it's military name the 7.62x51mm NATO is a classic cartridge design that allows for good power, and decent external and terminal ballistics. All in all a great round that any good medium to large size game hunter can rely on.

*Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO) Ballistics cartridge. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings.

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Known Rounds

.308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Cor-Bon JHP, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Sellier & Bellot SPCE, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Hornady BTSP InterLock, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Remington Swift Scirocco Bonded, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Winchester XP3, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-CorBon HPBT, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Hornady SP - LM InterLock, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Lapua Scenar, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Norma Plastic Point, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Cor-Bon Scenar, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Norma Vulcan, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Lapua Scenar, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Hornady BTSP InterLock, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO)-Hornady InterBond,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Widths (cartridges not bullets)

.30 Luger (7.65mm), .44 Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO), .300 Savage, .40 Smith & Wesson, .505 Rimless Magnum (Gibbs), .30-06 Springfield, .357 Magnum (Rifle Data), .38 Short Colt, 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum, 8x57mm Mauser JS, .38 Smith & Wesson, .375 Dakota,

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Other Cartridges with Similar Length

6.71mm (.264) Lazzeroni Phantom, .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO), .300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, .25-35 Winchester, .356 Winchester, .30-30 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, 6.17mm (.243) Lazzeroni Spitfire, 7-30 Waters, .307 Winchester, 7.82mm (.308) Lazzeroni Patriot, 7mm-08 Remington,

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Power Rank

The PowerRank is an estimation of the cartridge power. The first number is the value of this cartridge, and the last number is the value of the most powerful round in our bullet database.

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