Ballistics Table
For Deer Rifles

Data for this ballistics table is from rifles zeroed in at 200 yards.

Caliber	100 yards	200 yards	300 yards	400 yards
bullet weight	energy	energy	energy	energy
	bullet drop	bullet drop	bullet drop	bullet drop
6mm Rem	1775	1470	1205	985
100gr	+1.4	0.0	-6.7	-19.8
.223 Rem	921	648	443	295
55gr	+1.5	0.0	-8.2	-26.2
.243 Win	1615	1330	1090	880
100gr	+1.6	0.0	-7.5	-22.0
.257 Roberts	1710	1445	1210	1010
117gr	+1.9	0.0	-8.2	-24.0
.25-06 Rem	1985	1645	1350	1100
117gr	+1.6	0.0	-7.2	-21.4
.260 Rem	2011	1712	1448	1217
140gr	+1.9	0.0	-8.3	-24.0
.270 Win	2265	1890	1565	1285
130gr	+1.5	0.0	-6.8	-20.0
.280 Rem	2370	2015	1695	1420
150gr	+1.7	0.0	-7.5	-21.8
7mm Rem Mag	2667	2196	1792	1448
150gr	+1.3	0.0	-6.6	-20.2
.30-30 Win	1335	945	650	460
150gr	+3.6	0.0	-15.9	-49.1
.30-06 Springfield	2435	2025	1665	1360
180gr	+2.1	0.0	-9.0	-26.4
.300 Savage	1845	1460	1145	885
150gr	+2.4	0.0	-10.4	-30.9
300 Win Mag	2900	2315	1828	1425
150gr	+1.3	0.0	-6.3	-18.9
.308 Win	2140	1705	1345	1050
150gr	+2.0	0.0	-8.8	-26.3
.35 Rem	1280	840	575	445
200gr	+5.4	0.0	-23.3	-70.0

This ballistics table is based on data using specific bullet weights in factory loaded ammunition. Of course, the data will change depending on the bullet weight but the information can be used to compare different calibers in general.

The ballistics table can also be used to determine how you need to site your gun in. For instance I sight my .30-06 in at about 2 inches high at 100 yards. This puts me at zero at 200 yards and I would still be in the kill zone as it approaches 300 yards. This tells me that out to close to 300 yards I could hold dead center and still hit the heart/lung area on a deer size animal.


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