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The 308 Win’s .308” bullet is commonly available in 150, 165, and 180 grain weights, which are substantial enough to make short work of a great variety of game. In experienced hands it can hit a 1,000 yard target.
Find 308 ballistics charts that include velocity, energy, and bullet drop for major ammo manufactures like Federal, Winchester, and Remington.
Complete .308 Winchester ammunition ballistics Chart. Compare all .308 ammunition manufacturers on one easy to read chart.
The .308 Winchester is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge widely used for hunting, target shooting, police, military, and personal protection applications globally. It is similar, but not identical, to the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
The .308 has proven to be a powerful, effective game killer and combined with readily available sporting ammunition, cheap surplus military ammunition and rifles of every conceivable design, the .308 Winchester is one of the most popular cartridges of our time.
Compare ballistics data on your favorite Winchester Ammunition rounds. Input your hunting conditions to see the drop, drift, bullet trajectory, velocity, and energy in easy-to-read ballistics charts and graphs.
The 308 Winchester is popular with hunters, police, military and long range target shooters worldwide, and to get the most from this cartridge, you need to know 308 ballistics. In order to consistently hit deer-sized targets at 300 yards and beyond, or determine the best sight settings for long range target shooting, use Shoot! to calculate 308 ...
If your .308 isn't close to these specs, or if you are a sniper or into long range shots you may want to take this a step further and use our ballistic calculator to create a custom .308 ballistic chart to take into account variances. You can then also add atmospheric conditions and angles.
The 308 Winchester excels in both home and self-defense scenarios because of its great terminal ballistics, as well as an excellent hunting cartridge taking just about anything North America has to hunt.
Ballistics and Drop for the .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO) Cartridge Type: Rifle Height: 2.015" Width: 0.473" Average FPS: 2681 Average Energy: 2617 Average Gr: 164 Recoil: 1.95 Power Rank: 4.4 of 20 The .308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO was created in 1952 and is based on the .300 savage round a round created in 1920.