.223 Remington ballistics chart
The .223 Remington trajectory with a 73-grain match bullet: drop, wind drift and velocity from a 100-yard zero out to 800 yards.
Overview
The .223 Remington is the standard varmint, training and service-rifle cartridge, and with modern heavy-for-calibre match bullets it is a capable target round to 600-800 yards. A 1:8 or faster twist is needed to stabilise the 70-90 grain projectiles that make that possible.
Recoil is minimal and components are cheap, which is why it dominates club-level precision and gas-gun competition. The trade-off is a light bullet that sheds energy quickly and is pushed around by wind more than a 6.5mm or .308 at the same distance.
Typical uses: Varmint hunting, AR-15 service rifle, club-level precision, training and steel matches inside 600 yards.
Sample load
The trajectory below is calculated for this representative factory load in a standard ICAO atmosphere. Your rifle will differ — enter your own chronographed velocity and verified BC in the calculator for numbers you can dial.
- Bullet
- Hornady 73 gr ELD-M
- Muzzle velocity
- 2,790 fps
- Ballistic coefficient
- 0.223 (G7)
- Zero
- 100 yd
.223 Remington trajectory table
| Range (yd) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft⋅lb) | Drop (in) | Elevation (MIL) | Elevation (MOA) | Wind 10 mph (MIL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2,583 | 1,082 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 200 | 2,384 | 922 | -3.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 300 | 2,195 | 781 | -13.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 400 | 2,015 | 658 | -30.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| 500 | 1,843 | 550 | -56.3 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 1.3 |
| 600 | 1,678 | 456 | -92.3 | 4.4 | 14.7 | 1.7 |
| 700 | 1,519 | 374 | -140.6 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 2.1 |
| 800 | 1,368 | 303 | -204.1 | 7.2 | 24.4 | 2.5 |
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