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Hornady BLACK 208gr A-MAX

Drawing of the Hornady BLACK 208gr A-MAX bullet
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet weight
13.47 g
Reference velocity
311 m/s
Muzzle energy
651 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
BLACK A-MAX
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2011
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
A-MAX
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
13.47 g (207.9 gr)
Sectional density
0.313
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.648
Reference velocity
311 m/s (1020 ft/s)
Reference barrel
406 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.1

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 m311 m/s

0100200300400190 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
651 J
Effective range
190 m
Momentum
4.19 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
9.1
Hatcher relative stopping power
31
Energy density
1428.4 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 m311 m/s651 J0 cm0 s0.91
50 m304 m/s622 J13 cm0.163 s0.89
100 m297 m/s595 J53.1 cm0.329 s0.87
200 m286 m/s551 J221.7 cm0.672 s0.83
300 m276 m/s512 J518.8 cm1.028 s0.80
400 m267 m/s479 J957.5 cm1.397 s0.78
500 m258 m/s449 J1551 cm1.778 s0.75
600 m250 m/s423 J2312.6 cm2.171 s0.73
800 m236 m/s374 J4398.6 cm2.995 s0.69
1000 m222 m/s333 J7339.8 cm3.868 s0.65

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/hornady-208-amax' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'