7mm Remington Magnum Ballistics Chart

7mm Remington Magnum drop and wind charts for the three factory weights people actually hunt with, all solved under one fixed atmosphere so the speed-versus-BC trade is visible rather than argued about. Every number below is solved live by the ballistic calculator on this site, not copied from a book — treat it as a reference starting point, not a substitute for truing your own rifle at distance.

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

7mm Remington Magnum factory loads

Muzzle velocity
2940 fps
Bullet
162 gr Hornady
BC
0.315 G7
Drop @ 500 yd
-44.2 in / -8.45 MOA / -2.46 MIL
Drop @ 1000 yd
-268.5 in / -7.46 MIL
10 mph wind @ 500 yd
13.4 in / 0.75 MIL
Goes subsonic
still supersonic at 1000 yd

Source: Hornady Precision Hunter 7mm Rem Mag 162 gr ELD-X (published G7 BC 0.315, 2940 fps). Manufacturer page. Drag model labelled on every table: G7.

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7mm Remington Magnum 162 gr drop chart — inches over range, 100 yd zero
7mm Remington Magnum 162 gr velocity and energy chart — fps and ft·lbf over range

7mm Remington Magnum 162 gr drop and wind table (G7)

7mm Remington Magnum 162 gr ELD-X trajectory: drop, wind drift, velocity, energy and time of flight
Range (yd)Drop (in)Drop MILWind MILVelocity (fps)
0-1.50.000.002940
50-0.2-0.120.102864
100-0.0-0.000.142789
150-0.9-0.170.212715
200-3.0-0.410.282642
250-6.3-0.700.352570
300-11.0-1.020.432499
350-17.0-1.350.502429
400-24.5-1.700.582360
450-33.5-2.070.662293
500-44.2-2.460.752227
550-56.7-2.870.832162
600-71.1-3.290.922098
650-87.3-3.731.012035
700-105.8-4.201.111973
750-126.4-4.681.201912
800-149.4-5.191.311852
850-174.9-5.721.411793
900-203.1-6.271.511735
950-234.3-6.851.621677
1000-268.5-7.461.741621

Dimmed rows are below the speed of sound, where published coefficients and this point-mass model are both least reliable. The solver stops once velocity falls too low to model honestly.

7mm Remington Magnum mini DOPE card

Range (yd)Elevation MILElevation MOAWind MILWind MOA
1000.000.000.140.50
2000.411.420.280.96
3001.023.490.431.48
4001.705.850.582.01
5002.468.450.752.57
6003.2911.310.923.17
8005.1917.841.314.49
10007.4625.641.745.98
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How to use this chart

  • Match the zero first. These tables assume a 100 yard zero; a 200 yard zero shifts every row.
  • Match the sight height. 1.5 inches is used here; a high AR mount is closer to 2.6 inches.
  • Match the air. Standard sea-level air is thicker than most hunting country, so real drop at altitude is usually less than shown.
  • True your muzzle velocity. Box velocity comes from a test barrel — chronograph yours, then re-run it in the calculator.

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7mm Remington Magnum ballistics FAQ

How much does 7mm Remington Magnum drop at 500 yards?
7mm Remington Magnum with the Hornady 162 gr ELD-X load (0.315 G7 BC at 2940 fps) drops 44.2 inches below the line of sight at 500 yards from a 100 yard zero in standard sea-level air, which is 8.45 MOA or 2.46 mils of elevation. It is still carrying 2227 fps and 1784 ft·lbf there.
How much does 7mm Remington Magnum drop at 1000 yards?
268.5 inches below the line of sight, or 7.46 mils / 25.64 MOA of come-up, with 1621 fps left. Time of flight is 1.38 seconds, so a switching wind matters more than the elevation by then.
How much does a 10 mph crosswind push 7mm Remington Magnum?
A full-value 10 mph wind moves it 4.6 inches at 300 yards and 13.4 inches at 500 yards — 0.75 mils. Half-value wind is roughly half that; the wind hold, not the drop, is what usually misses.
Should I dial MIL or MOA for this chart?
Whichever your scope is marked in — the two columns describe the same come-up. One mil is 3.6 inches at 100 yards and one MOA is about 1.047 inches, so mils give coarser, faster clicks and MOA gives finer ones. Never mix a mil reticle with an MOA turret.
Where does 7mm Remington Magnum go subsonic with this load?
It is still supersonic at 1000 yards under these conditions, which is why the table stays useful across its whole range.

Before you trust these numbers

Factory muzzle velocity is a starting point measured in a test barrel. Barrel length, throat, temperature and lot number all move it, and 50 fps of error is worth most of a click at distance. Confirm on paper at 300 and beyond before you hold off an animal or a plate.

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