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.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)
Range	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.