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300 Winchester Magnum Hunting & Ballistics:

Hunting ballistics pertains to bullet energy and bullet trajectory down-range. To properly sight-in a 300 Win. Mag. hunting rifle a person needs to know a little bit about their scope mount height of their rifle and how that affects bullet trajectory. Low to Medium scope mount and rings = 1.5 inch sight height. Medium to High scope mount and rings = 2.0 inch sight height. Just as important is the size of target that the game animal that your hunting presents to you, typically standing broadside, exposing heart and lung area. Varmint size animals: 2 inch target zone = 1 inch mid range bullet height. Deer size animals: 4 inch target zone = 2 inch mid-range bullet height. Elk size animals: 6 inch target zone = 3 inch mid-range bullet height. Moose size animals: 6 inch target zone = 3 inch mid-range bullet height. Before the bullet is down-range and on target, you have to know whether the bullet will have enough energy retention to cleanly harvest the animal. Ammunition manufacturers for the 300 Win. Mag. cartridge have really begun to extract the full potential of the 300 Win. Mag. in the last ten years or so bringing it up in performance, via, felt recoil reduction and flatter trajectories. Below are several ballistics charts for 300 Win. Mag. ammunition that categorize this ammunition to its practical use on various game animals for hunting and always remember the fastest way to reduce felt recoil in any rifle is to shoot a lighter weight bullet.

Ballistics:
Rifle Barrel Length Used For Ballistics: 24 Inches. Ammuntion Used For Ballistics: Hornady Superformance 150 Grain. This is a ballistics chart for the 300 Win. Mag.: (Rifle Zero 230 Yds.) Bullet diameter: .308 inch. Bullet weight: 150 grains. Bullet ballistic coeffecient: .415. Bullet muzzle velocity: 3,400 feet per second. Bullet muzzle energy: 3,850 foot pounds. This is a bullet velocity chart for the 300 Win. Mag.:
Range 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Yards

Bullet Velocity:
Range

3,150
100 yds.

2,914
200 yds.

2,691
300 yds.

2,479
400 yds.

2,276
500 yds.

2,083
600 yds.

fps.
Yards

This is a bullet trajectory chart for the 300 Win. Mag.: Bullet Drop:
Range

+ 1.5"
100 yds.

+ .9"
200 yds.

- 3.7"
300 yds.

- 13.2"
400 yds.

- 28.3"
500 yds.

- 50.2"
600 yds.

in.
Yards

This is a bullet energy chart for the 300 Win. Mag.: Bullet Energy: 3,304 2,829 2,412 2,046 1,725 1,445 ft. lbs.

Effective bullet energy hunting range for the following animal sizes: Deer Size Animals: Antelope, Blacktail, Hogs, Javelina, Mule & Whitetail.

Elk Size Animals: Caribou, Black Bear, Sheep & Elk. Moose Size Animals: Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear & Moose.
Range 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Yards

Deer Size: Elk Size: Moose Size:

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300 Winchester Magnum And Moose Size Game Hunting:

The 300 Win. Mag. cartridge is more than capable of taking out moose and big bears at fairly long distances when the right bullet weight and loading is correctly chosen for such animals. A heavier, very high ballistic coeffecient bullet is in order here to stretch out range with plenty of down range energy left to get the job done.

300 Win. Mag. Hunting Ballistics:

Rifle Barrel Length: 24 Inches. Ammuntion: Hornady, 300 Win. Mag., Superformace, 180 Grain SST Bullet. Bullet Diameter: .308 Inch. Bullet Weight: 180 Grains. Bullet Ballistic Coeffecient: .480. Note: FPS. = Feet Per Second, FT. LBS. = Foot Pounds & IN. = Inches. This Cartridge Has An Effective Bullet Energy Range Of 500 Yards For Moose Size Animals: Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear & Moose.
Range Bullet Velocity: Bullet Energy: Bullet Trajectory: Moose Size: Muzzle 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. Yards FPS. FT. LBS. IN.

3,130 3,917 - 1.5" +

2,927 3,424 + 1.3" +

2,732 2,983 0" +

2,546 2,589 - 5.9" +

2,366 2,238 - 17.3" +

2,195 1,925 - 34.8" +

As you can see from the above ballistics charts the 300 Win. Mag. is a very powerful 500 yard moose and bear cartridge for North American hunting and it achieves this through the latest developments in factory ammunition and handloading your own 300 Win. Mag. ammunition.

300 Winchester Magnum And Elk Size Game Hunting:

The 300 Win. Mag. chambering is an excellent cartridge for elk hunting. The 300 Win. Mag. is good for elk depending on the ammunition you choose. For the best compromise of power, recoil and distance the 300 Win. Mag. 165 grain GMX loading by Hornady is a real good choice as best overall elk performer in a good 300 Win. Mag. rifle.

300 Win. Mag. Ballistics:

Rifle Barrel Length: 24 Inches. Ammuntion: Hornady, 300 Win. Mag., Superformace, 165 Grain GMX Bullet. Bullet Diameter: .308 Inch. Bullet Weight: 165 Grains. Bullet Ballistic Coeffecient: .447. Note: FPS. = Feet Per Second, FT. LBS. = Foot Pounds & IN. = Inches. This Cartridge Has An Effective Bullet Energy Range Of 500 Yards For Elk Size Animals: Caribou, Black Bear, Sheep & Elk.
Range Bullet Velocity: Muzzle 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. Yards FPS.

3,260

3,035

2,821

2,617

2,422

2,235

Bullet Energy: Bullet Trajectory: Elk Size:

3,893 - 1.5" +

3,373 + 1.1" +

2,915 0" +

2,505 - 5.5" +

2,148 - 16.1" +

1,830 - 32.7" +

FT. LBS. IN.

300 Winchester Magnum And Deer Size Game Hunting:

The 300 Win. Mag. is a really good choice for long range deer and antelope hunting, the 300 Win. Mag. cartridge is more than capable of supplying plenty of energy with a very flat trajectory well beyond a 1/4 of a mile or (440 Yards) when used for deer and antelope hunting when the correct ammunition is used.

300 Win. Mag. Hunting Ballistics:

Rifle Barrel Length: 24 Inches. Ammuntion: Hornady, 300 Win. Mag., Superformace, 150 Grain GMX Bullet. Bullet Diameter: .308 Inch. Bullet Weight: 150 Grains. Bullet Ballistic Coeffecient: .415. Note: FPS. = Feet Per Second, FT. LBS. = Foot Pounds & IN. = Inches. This Cartridge Has An Effective Bullet Energy Range Of 500 Yards For Deer Size Animals: Antelope, Blacktail, Hogs, Javelina, Mule & Whitetail.
Range Bullet Velocity: Bullet Energy: Bullet Trajectory: Deer Size: Muzzle 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. Yards FPS. FT. LBS. IN.

3,400 3,850 - 1.5" +

3,150 3,304 + 1.0" +

2,914 2,827 0" +

2,690 2,409 - 5.1" +

2,477 2,043 - 15.0" +

2,273 1,721 - 30.6" +