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CONICALS

BULLET Hornady .50 cal 410 conical B.C. .205
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1445 f.p.s. Powder charge 120 grains FFg Goex
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +1.3 +3.0 +3.5 +1.9 0.0 -4.2 -10.3 -18.3
ENERGY 1643 1496 1366 1256 1162 1083 1017 961

BULLET Buffalo Bullet .50 CAL .490 Conical B.C. .248
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1280 f.p.s. Powder charge 110 grains Pyrodex Select
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +1.7 +3.7 +4.1 +2.9 0.0 -4.8 -11.5 -20.2
ENERGY 1653 1540 1441 1355 1280 1216 1159 1109



SABOT PISTOL BULLETS

BULLET Noslers .45 CAL. 300 grain JKT H.P. Sabot: Harvestor B.C. .206
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1604 f.p.s. Powder charge 110 grains FFg Goex
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.7 +2.2 +2.6 +1.9 0.0 -3.3 -8.1 -14.5
ENERGY 1551 1404 1274 1159 1056 967 892 828

BULLETSerria JKT S.P. 300 grain .45 caliber, Sabot: Harvestor B.C. .230
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1523 f.p.s. Powder charge 100 grains FFg Goex
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.7 +2.2 +2.6 +1.9 0.0 -3.2 -7.8 -13.9
ENERGY 1560 1427 1307 1159 1103 1017 942 877

BULLET 31O Grain .45 Cal. Modern Muzzleloading sabot bullet B.C. 246
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1568 f.p.s. Powder charge 120 grains Pyrodex Select
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.7 +2.2 +2.6 +1.9 0.0 -3.2 -7.9 -14.1
ENERGY 1555 1432 1321 1220 1128 1045 973 910



CAST SABOT RIFLE BULLETS

BULLET Lyman 385 gr. RN 45 Cal. mold 457124 Harvestor Sabot B.C. .288
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1512 f.p.s. Powder charge 130 grains FFg Goex.
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.8 +2.3 +2.7 +2.0 0.0 -3.3 -8.1 -14.4
ENERGY 1821 1697 1585 1481 1386 1299 1222 1153

BULLET LYMAN 34O gr. H.P. .45 Cal. mold 457122 Harvestor sabot B.C. 274
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1600 f.p.s. Powder charge 130 grs Pyrodex Select.
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) .7 1.5 2.1 1.8 0.0 -3.0 -7.3 -12.9
ENERGY 1821 1694 1576 1467 1366 1274 1192 1117



MUZZLE LOADING SABOT BULLETS

BULLET BARNES 3OO Grain solid copper .45 Cal. EXPANDER; Sabot: BARNES B.C. 209
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1540 f.p.s. Powder charge 130 grains FFF Elephant Black Powder.
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) 1.0 1.9 2.5 2.1 0.0 -3.6 -8.7 -15.6
ENERGY 1437 1307 1191 1089 999 923 860 808

BULLET Buckskin Bullet's pure lead 370 grain .45 cal. Deep Hollow Point sabot Bullet B.C. 324
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1420 f.p.s. Powder charge 120 grains Goex Cartridge Grade.
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +1.0 +2.7 +3.1 +2.2 0.0 -3.7 -8.9 -15.7
ENERGY 1558 1467 1382 1303 1231 1166 1108 1055



BULLET Buffalo Bullet 375 Grain .45 Cal. Boat Tail Hollow Point SSB; Pure lead; comes with a reinforced Sabot B.C. 318
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1720 f.p.s. Powder charge 150 grains Pellet grade @Pyrodex
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.3 +1.5 +2.0 +1.4 0.0 -2.4 -6.0 -10.6
ENERGY 2313 2170 2035 1907 1789 1678 1576 1482

BULLET Buffalo Bullet 435 Grain .45 Cal. Boat Tail Hollow Point SSB; Pure lead; comes with a reinforced Sabot B.C. .430
MUZZLE VELOCITY 1380 f.p.s. Powder charge 100 grains Elephant Black Powder FFFg
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +1.1 +2.8 +3.2 +2.3 0.0 -3.7 -8.9 -15.6
ENERGY 1757 1680 1606 1536 1472 1412 1357 1305



BULLET Lyman 335 Grain .45 Cal. "SHOCKER", Boat tail Hollow Point; Sabot B.C. .274
MUZZLE VELOCITY1620 f.p.s. Powder charge 120 grains Pyrodex Select
RANGE (YDS) 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TRAJ (IN) +.5 +1.9 +2.3 +1.7 0.0 -2.9 -7.1 -12.7
ENERGY 1812 1680 1560 1450 1349 1257 1173 1097



    TABULAR TRAJECTORY DATA


    1.C1 (ICAO)=0.318
    Non Std. Atmosphere
    Max. point blank range (P) 172 Yds.
    ..with zero range set to 148 Yds.
    ..a peak range at (M)85 Yds.

Zero range : 125 yards,Sighting in at level firing
Range Vel. Time of
flight
Energy Trajectory Defl.Wind:
10.0 Mph
Yards f.p.s. sec. ft.lbs. in. in.
0 1720 0.0000 2463 -1.8 0.0
10 1699 0.0178 2402 -0.9 0.1
20 1677 0.0358 2342 -0.1 0.2
30 1656 0.0539 2284 +0.6 0.3
40 1635 0.0723 2227 +1.1 0.4
50 1615 0.0909 2171 +1.5 0.6
60 1594 0.1096 2116 +1.7 0.9
70 1574 0.1286 2063 +1.8 1.1
M 74 1566 0.1362 2041 +1.9 1.3
80 1554 0.1477 2010 +1.8 1.4
90 1534 0.1669 1959 +1.7 1.8
100 1514 0.1864 1908 +1.4 2.1
110 1494 0.2060 1859 +0.9 2.5
120 1476 0.2259 1813 +0.4 2.9
X 125 1466 0.2360 1790 0.0 3.2
130 1457 0.2462 1767 -0.4 3.4
140 1438 0.2668 1722 -1.3 4.0
150 1420 0.2878 1679 -2.4 4.6
P 154 1413 0.2963 1662 -2.9 4.9
160 1402 0.3091 1637 -3.7 5.3
170 1385 0.3308 1597 -5.2 6.1
180 1368 0.3527 1558 -6.8 6.8
190 1351 0.3749 1521 -8.7 7.7
200 1335 0.3973 1484 -10.7 8.6
M= Peak vs. L.O.S, X= Set Zero, P= Max. Point Blank Range

Max. point blank range (P) 160 Yds.
.. with zero range set to 137 Yds.
... a peak range at (M)79 Yds.

Zero range : 125 yards,Sighting in at level firing
Range Vel. Time of
flight
Energy Trajectory Defl.Wind:
10.0 Mph
Yards f.p.s. sec. ft.lbs. in. in.
0 1620 0.0000 1952 -1.8 0.0 0.0
10 1596 0.0187 1895 -0.7 0.0 0.1
20 1573 0.0376 1839 +0.1 0.1 0.3
30 1549 0.0568 1785 +0.9 0.2 0.6
40 1526 0.0761 1732 +1.5 0.4 1.1
50 1503 0.0956 1680 +1.9 0.5 1.7
60 1481 0.1154 1632 +2.2 0.8 2.5
70 1459 0.1356 1583 +2.3 1.1 3.4
M 74 1450 0.1438 1565 +2.4 1.2 3.8
80 1437 0.1563 1537 +2.3 1.4 4.5
90 1416 0.1773 1492 +2.1 1.9 5.8
100 1396 0.1987 1449 +1.7 2.4 7.3
110 1376 0.2205 1408 +1.2 3.0 8.9
120 1356 0.2425 1368 +0.4 3.6 10.7
X 125 1347 0.2537 1349 0.0 3.9 11.7
130 1337 0.2649 1330 -0.5 4.3 12.7
140 1318 0.2876 1293 -1.6 5.0 14.9
P 150 1300 0.3106 1257 -2.9 5.8 17.3
160 1282 0.3338 1222 -4.5 6.6 19.9
170 1264 0.3572 1189 -6.2 7.5 22.7
180 1247 0.3809 1157 -8.1 8.4 25.7
190 1231 0.4052 1127 -10.3 9.4 29.0
200 1215 0.4297 1098 -12.7 10.5 32.5
M= Peak vs. L.O.S, X= Set Zero, P= Max. Point Blank Range