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Federal American Eagle 150gr FMJ BT

Drawing of the Federal American Eagle 150gr FMJ BT bullet
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet weight
9.72 g
Reference velocity
860 m/s
Muzzle energy
3594 J

Specification

The load, and the figures its drawing is made from

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IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.

Designation
AE308D
Maker
Federal Premium
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2000
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
FMJBT
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
9.72 g (150.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.226
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.408
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.205
Reference velocity
860 m/s (2822 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.15

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 610 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m860 m/s

0225450675900517 m0501002003004005006008001000

At the muzzle

What leaves the barrel

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MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.

Muzzle energy
3594 J
Effective range
517 m
Momentum
8.36 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
18.6
Hatcher relative stopping power
178
Energy density
7483.9 J/cm²

Downrange

Point by point

The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.

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DistanceVelocityEnergyDropTime of flightMach
0 m860 m/s3594 J0 cm0 s2.51
50 m851 m/s3518 J1.7 cm0.058 s2.48
100 m842 m/s3442 J6.8 cm0.118 s2.45
200 m823 m/s3290 J27.7 cm0.238 s2.40
300 m804 m/s3140 J63.8 cm0.361 s2.34
400 m785 m/s2991 J116.1 cm0.487 s2.29
500 m765 m/s2843 J185.9 cm0.616 s2.23
600 m745 m/s2696 J274.5 cm0.748 s2.17
800 m703 m/s2402 J514.7 cm1.024 s2.05
1000 m659 m/s2108 J852.2 cm1.318 s1.92

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/federal-ae-150-fmj' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'