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Winchester Super-X 240gr HSP

Drawing of the Winchester Super-X 240gr HSP bullet
Cartridge
.44 Remington Magnum
Bullet weight
15.55 g
Reference velocity
360 m/s
Muzzle energy
1008 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
X44MHSP2
Maker
Winchester
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
1978
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
HSP
Cartridge
.44 Remington Magnum
Bullet diameter
10.9 mm
Bullet weight
15.55 g (240.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.185
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.169
Reference velocity
360 m/s (1181 ft/s)
Reference barrel
102 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.28

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 102 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m360 m/s

0100200300400189 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
1008 J
Effective range
189 m
Momentum
5.60 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
12.1
Hatcher relative stopping power
47
Energy density
2209.6 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 m360 m/s1008 J0 cm0 s1.05
50 m317 m/s783 J10.8 cm0.148 s0.93
100 m291 m/s659 J48.2 cm0.313 s0.85
200 m255 m/s508 J227.6 cm0.681 s0.74
300 m228 m/s403 J589.5 cm1.096 s0.66
400 m204 m/s324 J1194.6 cm1.561 s0.60
500 m184 m/s263 J2115.5 cm2.077 s0.54
600 m166 m/s213 J3443.9 cm2.65 s0.48
800 m134 m/s139 J7827.8 cm3.995 s0.39
1000 m107 m/s89 J15757.6 cm5.668 s0.31

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-super-x-240hsp' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'