Ballistic Trajectory Calculator

Use this ballistic calculator in order to calculate the flight path of a bullet given the shooting parameters that meet your conditions. This calculator will produce a ballistic trajectory chart that shows the bullet drop, bullet energy, windage, and velocity. It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet. By adding trajectories to the panel on the right you may produce charts and graphs that show the different trajectories side by side. This can be useful in comparing cartridges or loads.

Single Trajectory Graph & Chart [?]
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Ballistic Coefficient:[?]
Bullet Weight: [?] (gr)
Initial Velocity: [?] (fps)
Zero Range: [?] (yd)
Sight Height: [?] (in)
Shooting Angle: [?] (deg)
Wind Speed: [?] (mph)
Wind Angle: [?] (deg)
Correct for Atmosphere: [?]
Altitude: [?] (ft)
Temperature: [?] (F)
Barometric Pressure:[?] (hg)
Relative Humidity: [?] (%)
Show Sound Barrier: [?]
Chart Range: [?] (yd)
Chart Step Size: [?] (yd)
Multiple Trajectory Graph [?]
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.45 ACP vs. 5.56mm Ballistic Trajectory Chart

.45 ACP 230 grain FMJ

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.162
Bullet Weight: 230 gr
Initial Velocity: 820 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 50 yd
Chart Range: 1000 yd
Maximum Range: 1975 yd
Step Size: 25 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
- Sound Barrier (1116 fps) -
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 343 820
25 0.96 -3.64 -1.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 329 803
50 0.02 -0.03 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 316 786
75 -4.44 5.64 1.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 303 771
100 -12.55 11.96 3.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.38 291 755
125 -24.47 18.67 5.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.48 280 741
150 -40.35 25.66 7.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.59 269 726
175 -60.35 32.91 9.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.69 259 712
200 -84.63 40.38 11.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 249 699
225 -113.36 48.08 13.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 240 686
250 -146.71 56.01 16.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.01 231 673
275 -184.85 64.17 18.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.13 222 660
300 -227.98 72.55 21.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.24 214 648
325 -276.28 81.16 23.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.36 206 635
350 -330.31 90.07 26.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.48 199 624
375 -389.58 99.16 28.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.60 191 612
400 -454.62 108.50 31.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.72 184 601
425 -526.15 118.15 34.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.85 177 589
450 -603.98 128.06 37.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.98 171 578
475 -687.76 138.18 40.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.11 165 568
500 -778.85 148.63 43.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 159 557
525 -876.96 159.37 46.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.38 153 547
550 -982.34 170.39 49.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.52 147 537
575 -1095.27 181.71 52.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.66 142 527
600 -1216.02 193.33 56.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.81 136 517
625 -1345.74 205.34 59.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.96 131 507
650 -1483.95 217.68 63.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.11 127 498
675 -1630.96 230.35 67.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.26 122 489
700 -1787.06 243.35 70.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.42 118 480
725 -1953.69 256.80 74.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.58 113 471
750 -2128.99 270.51 78.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.74 109 462
775 -2316.83 284.77 82.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.91 105 454
800 -2513.99 299.31 87.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.08 102 446
825 -2723.37 314.33 91.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.26 98 438
850 -2945.53 329.85 95.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.43 95 430
875 -3179.48 345.77 100.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.62 91 423
900 -3425.57 362.10 105.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.80 88 415
925 -3685.84 378.96 110.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.99 85 408
950 -3960.86 396.36 115.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.18 82 402
975 -4251.23 414.31 120.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.38 80 395
1000 -4555.55 432.71 125.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.58 77 389

5.56mm x 45mm NATO

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.2
Bullet Weight: 62 gr
Initial Velocity: 3100 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 100 yd
Chart Range: 1000 yd
Maximum Range: 3166 yd
Step Size: 25 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 1323 3100
25 -0.73 2.77 0.81 0.12 0.45 0.13 0.03 1220 2977
50 -0.21 0.41 0.12 0.39 0.74 0.21 0.05 1125 2858
75 0.04 -0.05 -0.01 0.85 1.07 0.31 0.08 1035 2742
100 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 1.43 0.42 0.11 952 2629
125 -0.35 0.27 0.08 2.38 1.81 0.53 0.13 874 2519
150 -1.05 0.67 0.19 3.48 2.21 0.64 0.17 801 2412
175 -2.12 1.15 0.34 4.82 2.63 0.76 0.20 733 2307
200 -3.59 1.71 0.50 6.41 3.06 0.89 0.23 669 2205
225 -5.52 2.34 0.68 8.28 3.51 1.02 0.26 610 2105
250 -7.93 3.03 0.88 10.45 3.99 1.16 0.30 555 2008
275 -10.89 3.78 1.10 12.93 4.49 1.31 0.34 504 1913
300 -14.44 4.59 1.34 15.74 5.01 1.46 0.38 457 1822
325 -18.64 5.48 1.59 18.91 5.56 1.62 0.42 414 1733
350 -23.57 6.43 1.87 22.47 6.13 1.78 0.47 374 1649
375 -29.30 7.46 2.17 26.42 6.73 1.96 0.51 338 1567
400 -35.91 8.57 2.49 30.81 7.35 2.14 0.56 305 1490
425 -43.51 9.77 2.84 35.64 8.01 2.33 0.61 276 1416
450 -52.18 11.07 3.22 40.95 8.69 2.53 0.67 250 1347
475 -62.06 12.47 3.63 46.73 9.39 2.73 0.73 227 1283
500 -73.26 13.99 4.07 53.01 10.12 2.94 0.79 207 1225
525 -85.90 15.62 4.54 59.77 10.87 3.16 0.85 189 1173
550 -100.12 17.38 5.06 67.00 11.63 3.38 0.91 175 1127
- Sound Barrier (1116 fps) -
575 -116.06 19.27 5.61 74.67 12.40 3.61 0.98 163 1088
600 -133.82 21.30 6.19 82.75 13.17 3.83 1.05 153 1053
625 -153.55 23.46 6.82 91.22 13.94 4.05 1.12 144 1023
650 -175.35 25.76 7.49 100.04 14.70 4.27 1.20 137 996
675 -199.34 28.20 8.20 109.21 15.45 4.49 1.27 130 972
700 -225.63 30.78 8.95 118.69 16.19 4.71 1.35 124 950
725 -254.53 33.52 9.75 128.56 16.93 4.92 1.43 119 929
750 -285.76 36.38 10.58 138.66 17.65 5.13 1.51 114 910
775 -319.60 39.37 11.45 149.05 18.36 5.34 1.60 110 893
800 -356.17 42.51 12.36 159.73 19.06 5.55 1.68 106 876
825 -395.57 45.78 13.32 170.69 19.76 5.75 1.77 102 860
850 -437.91 49.19 14.31 181.93 20.44 5.95 1.86 98 844
875 -483.28 52.74 15.34 193.45 21.11 6.14 1.95 95 830
900 -532.14 56.45 16.42 205.32 21.78 6.34 2.04 92 816
925 -583.94 60.27 17.53 217.39 22.44 6.53 2.13 89 802
950 -639.10 64.23 18.68 229.74 23.09 6.72 2.22 86 789
975 -697.75 68.33 19.88 242.36 23.74 6.90 2.32 83 776
1000 -760.41 72.59 21.12 255.34 24.38 7.09 2.42 80 764

9mm Parabellum

Drag Function: G1
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.15
Bullet Weight: 115 gr
Initial Velocity: 1312 fps
Sight Height : 1.5 in
Shooting Angle: 0°		 Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Angle: 90°
Zero Range: 50 yd
Chart Range: 1000 yd
Maximum Range: 2177 yd
Step Size: 25 yd
 International Standard Atmosphere
Altitude: Sea Level (0 ft)
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 Hg
Temperature: 59° F
Relative Humidity: 50%
Speed of Sound: 1116 fps

Range Elevation Elevation Elevation Windage Windage Windage Time Energy Vel[x+y]
(yd) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (in) (MOA) (MIL) (s) (ft.lbf) (ft/s)
0 -1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 440 1312
25 -0.02 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 387 1232
50 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 345 1163
- Sound Barrier (1116 fps) -
75 -1.58 2.00 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 312 1105
100 -4.93 4.71 1.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 285 1057
125 -10.24 7.81 2.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 264 1017
150 -17.64 11.22 3.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 246 982
175 -27.30 14.88 4.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.48 231 952
200 -39.35 18.78 5.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.56 218 925
225 -53.95 22.88 6.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.65 207 900
250 -71.22 27.19 7.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.73 197 877
275 -91.32 31.70 9.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.82 187 856
300 -114.38 36.40 10.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.91 178 836
325 -140.55 41.28 12.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 170 817
350 -169.98 46.36 13.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.09 163 799
375 -202.80 51.63 15.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.18 156 781
400 -239.19 57.09 16.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.28 149 765
425 -279.28 62.74 18.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.38 143 748
450 -323.56 68.63 19.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.48 137 733
475 -371.59 74.68 21.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.59 132 718
500 -423.83 80.92 23.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.69 126 703
525 -480.45 87.37 25.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.80 121 689
550 -542.06 94.07 27.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.91 116 675
575 -608.03 100.94 29.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.02 112 661
600 -679.43 108.08 31.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 107 648
625 -755.53 115.39 33.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.25 103 635
650 -837.54 122.97 35.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.37 99 622
675 -925.20 130.80 38.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 95 610
700 -1018.09 138.81 40.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.62 91 597
725 -1117.67 147.12 42.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.75 88 585
750 -1223.61 155.68 45.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.88 84 574
775 -1336.90 164.57 47.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.01 81 562
800 -1456.32 173.67 50.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.15 78 551
825 -1582.87 183.04 53.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.29 75 540
850 -1717.72 192.76 56.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.43 72 529
875 -1860.35 202.77 58.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.57 69 519
900 -2011.07 213.09 61.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.72 66 508
925 -2170.18 223.72 65.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.87 63 498
950 -2339.14 234.74 68.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.03 61 488
975 -2517.24 246.10 71.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.19 58 479
1000 -2704.82 257.79 74.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.35 56 469
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Keep in mind this is an approximation and although it is quite accurate it should never replace first-hand experience of shooting your specific firearm and ammunition to determine the bullet drop and windage at different ranges and conditions. To make it as accurate as possible, it is important that you input the most accurate information that represents shooting conditions, your firearm, and cartridge. The two most important variables are the Initial Velocity and the Ballistic Coefficient. If you do not have a Shooting Chronograph, I strongly suggest you purchase one. It is a great investment if you want to get into long range shooting and will be especially useful if you handload.

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