.300 Winchester Magnum ballistics chart
The .300 Winchester Magnum trajectory with a 195-grain match bullet: drop, wind drift and retained velocity from a 100-yard zero out to 1,200 yards.
Overview
The .300 Winchester Magnum is the most widely issued and competed Western magnum, used by military precision units and F-Open shooters alike. It pushes heavy .30-calibre match bullets fast enough to stay supersonic past 1,200 yards and hits with authority the whole way.
Recoil is significant, barrel life is around 1,500-2,000 rounds of match use, and it demands a full-length action and magnum bolt face. As a do-everything long-range and large-game cartridge with universal factory support, it remains hard to beat.
Typical uses: Military and F-Open long-range shooting, elk and large game, and any application needing supersonic .30-calibre performance past 1,000 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 195 gr ELD-M
- Muzzle velocity
- 2,850 fps
- Ballistic coefficient
- 0.345 (G7)
- Zero
- 100 yd
.300 Winchester Magnum trajectory table
| Range (yd) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft⋅lb) | Drop (in) | Elevation (MIL) | Elevation (MOA) | Wind 10 mph (MIL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2,714 | 3,189 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 200 | 2,581 | 2,885 | -3.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| 300 | 2,452 | 2,603 | -11.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 400 | 2,326 | 2,343 | -25.9 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| 500 | 2,204 | 2,105 | -46.6 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| 600 | 2,087 | 1,886 | -74.4 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 1.0 |
| 700 | 1,972 | 1,685 | -110.2 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 1.2 |
| 800 | 1,862 | 1,501 | -155.0 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 1.4 |
| 900 | 1,754 | 1,332 | -209.8 | 6.6 | 22.3 | 1.6 |
| 1,000 | 1,649 | 1,177 | -275.9 | 7.8 | 26.3 | 1.8 |
| 1,100 | 1,546 | 1,035 | -354.8 | 9.1 | 30.8 | 2.1 |
| 1,200 | 1,447 | 906 | -448.3 | 10.6 | 35.7 | 2.3 |
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