Rifle Ballistics Charts by Cartridge

Every chart here is solved with the ballisticcalculator.com calculator under one identical set of conditions, so the cartridges can be compared against each other rather than against whichever atmosphere a catalogue happened to use. Each page carries the full drop and wind table, a mini DOPE card, and a button that opens the load in the live calculator.

Standard conditions used for every chart on this page

Zero
100 yd
Sight height
1.5 in over bore
Atmosphere
59 °F, 29.92 inHg, 50% RH, 0 ft (ICAO standard)
Wind
10 mph at 90° (90° = full-value crosswind from the right)
Shooting angle
Spin drift / Coriolis
Off — not modelled by this solver

6.5 Creedmoor

Example load: 140 gr Hornady 140 gr ELD Match at 2710 fps (0.326 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -53.2 in

View 6.5 Creedmoor chart

.308 Winchester

Example load: 168 gr Hornady 168 gr ELD Match at 2700 fps (0.27 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -56.7 in

View .308 Winchester chart

5.56 NATO

Example load: 55 gr Federal / Lake City 55 gr M193 at 3165 fps (0.243 G1)

Drop @ 500 yd: -58.8 in

View 5.56 NATO chart

6.5 PRC

Example load: 143 gr Hornady 143 gr ELD-X at 2960 fps (0.315 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -43.6 in

View 6.5 PRC chart

.300 Blackout

Example load: 110 gr Hornady 110 gr V-MAX (supersonic) at 2375 fps (0.29 G1)

Drop @ 500 yd: -103.7 in

View .300 Blackout chart

7mm PRC

Example load: 180 gr Hornady 180 gr ELD Match at 2975 fps (0.354 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -41.8 in

View 7mm PRC chart

.300 PRC

Example load: 225 gr Hornady 225 gr ELD Match at 2810 fps (0.391 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -46.8 in

View .300 PRC chart

6mm Creedmoor

Example load: 108 gr Hornady 108 gr ELD Match at 2960 fps (0.27 G7)

Drop @ 500 yd: -45.5 in

View 6mm Creedmoor chart

Build your own instead

These pages are reference charts for published factory loads. For your rifle, your chronograph number and your weather, use the trajectory calculator, print a DOPE card, or read the guide to G1 and G7 drag models.