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Federal American Eagle 150gr FMJ BT

Drawing of the Federal American Eagle 150gr FMJ BT bullet
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet weight
9.72 g
Reference velocity
579 m/s
Muzzle energy
1629 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
AE300BLK1
Maker
Federal Premium
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2011
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
FMJBT
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
9.72 g (150.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.226
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.398
Reference velocity
579 m/s (1900 ft/s)
Reference barrel
406 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.18

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 406 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m579 m/s

0150300450600326 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
1629 J
Effective range
326 m
Momentum
5.63 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
12.2
Hatcher relative stopping power
76
Energy density
3572.7 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 m579 m/s1629 J0 cm0 s1.69
50 m559 m/s1518 J3.8 cm0.088 s1.63
100 m539 m/s1411 J15.7 cm0.179 s1.57
200 m499 m/s1209 J67.8 cm0.372 s1.45
300 m459 m/s1023 J165.4 cm0.581 s1.34
400 m418 m/s851 J321 cm0.809 s1.22
500 m377 m/s692 J551.6 cm1.06 s1.10
600 m337 m/s551 J882 cm1.341 s0.98
800 m287 m/s401 J1942.6 cm1.99 s0.84
1000 m257 m/s321 J3649.6 cm2.728 s0.75

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-150fmjbt' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'