.223 Ballistics Chart & Coefficient GunData.org

.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)
Range	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).