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Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 150gr

Drawing of the Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 150gr bullet
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet weight
9.72 g
Reference velocity
857 m/s
Muzzle energy
3569 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
SBST308
Maker
Winchester
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
1995
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
Polymer Tip
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
9.72 g (150.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.226
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.435
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.218
Reference velocity
857 m/s (2812 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 m857 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
3569 J
Effective range
517 m
Momentum
8.33 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
18.5
Hatcher relative stopping power
186
Energy density
7431.8 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 m857 m/s3569 J0 cm0 s2.50
50 m848 m/s3497 J1.7 cm0.059 s2.47
100 m840 m/s3426 J6.8 cm0.118 s2.45
200 m822 m/s3284 J27.8 cm0.238 s2.40
300 m804 m/s3143 J64 cm0.361 s2.34
400 m786 m/s3003 J116.3 cm0.487 s2.29
500 m768 m/s2863 J186 cm0.616 s2.24
600 m749 m/s2725 J274.2 cm0.748 s2.18
800 m710 m/s2449 J512.2 cm1.022 s2.07
1000 m669 m/s2172 J844.5 cm1.312 s1.95

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/winchester-silvertip-150' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'