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Winchester USA 147gr FMJ BT

Drawing of the Winchester USA 147gr FMJ BT bullet
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet weight
9.53 g
Reference velocity
853 m/s
Muzzle energy
3467 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
USA3081
Maker
Winchester
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2005
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
FMJBT
Cartridge
.308 Winchester
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
9.53 g (147.1 gr)
Sectional density
0.221
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.395
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.198
Reference velocity
853 m/s (2799 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 m853 m/s

0225450675900511 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
3467 J
Effective range
511 m
Momentum
8.13 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
18.1
Hatcher relative stopping power
171
Energy density
7218.7 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 m853 m/s3467 J0 cm0 s2.49
50 m843 m/s3390 J1.7 cm0.059 s2.46
100 m834 m/s3313 J6.9 cm0.119 s2.43
200 m814 m/s3160 J28.2 cm0.24 s2.37
300 m794 m/s3008 J65.1 cm0.364 s2.32
400 m774 m/s2857 J118.6 cm0.492 s2.26
500 m754 m/s2707 J190.1 cm0.623 s2.20
600 m733 m/s2558 J281.2 cm0.757 s2.14
800 m689 m/s2260 J529.1 cm1.039 s2.01
1000 m641 m/s1961 J879.8 cm1.339 s1.87

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-usa-147-fmj' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'