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Hornady Superformance 165gr SST

Drawing of the Hornady Superformance 165gr SST bullet
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet weight
10.69 g
Reference velocity
866 m/s
Muzzle energy
4009 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
80983
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2010
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
SST
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
10.69 g (165.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.248
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.447
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.225
Reference velocity
866 m/s (2841 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 m866 m/s

0225450675900523 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
4009 J
Effective range
523 m
Momentum
9.26 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
20.6
Hatcher relative stopping power
198
Energy density
8346.0 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 m866 m/s4009 J0 cm0 s2.52
50 m858 m/s3931 J1.7 cm0.058 s2.50
100 m849 m/s3855 J6.7 cm0.117 s2.48
200 m832 m/s3702 J27.2 cm0.236 s2.43
300 m815 m/s3551 J62.5 cm0.357 s2.38
400 m798 m/s3402 J113.5 cm0.481 s2.33
500 m780 m/s3253 J181.2 cm0.608 s2.27
600 m762 m/s3104 J266.7 cm0.737 s2.22
800 m725 m/s2810 J496.8 cm1.006 s2.11
1000 m686 m/s2516 J816.1 cm1.29 s2.00

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-superformance-165-sst' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'