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Hornady ELD Match 285gr

Drawing of the Hornady ELD Match 285gr bullet
Cartridge
.338 Lapua Magnum
Bullet weight
18.50 g
Reference velocity
836 m/s
Muzzle energy
6465 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
82300
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2016
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
ELD Match
Cartridge
.338 Lapua Magnum
Bullet diameter
8.61 mm
Bullet weight
18.5 g (285.5 gr)
Sectional density
0.356
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.789
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.394
Reference velocity
836 m/s (2743 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.12

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 m836 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
6465 J
Effective range
517 m
Momentum
15.47 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
37.9
Hatcher relative stopping power
387
Energy density
11103.5 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 m836 m/s6465 J0 cm0 s2.44
50 m831 m/s6390 J1.8 cm0.06 s2.42
100 m826 m/s6315 J7.1 cm0.12 s2.41
200 m816 m/s6166 J28.7 cm0.242 s2.38
300 m807 m/s6018 J65.5 cm0.365 s2.35
400 m797 m/s5870 J117.8 cm0.49 s2.32
500 m787 m/s5722 J186.4 cm0.616 s2.29
600 m776 m/s5576 J271.8 cm0.744 s2.26
800 m756 m/s5283 J495.8 cm1.005 s2.20
1000 m735 m/s4992 J795.9 cm1.274 s2.14

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-eld-match-285' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'