Nosler Match Grade 85 gr RDF

.22 Nosler · 85 gr · Match Grade · #60162. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 18″ barrel. Below: the drop chart, the wind, the energy, and how far it is an ethical hunting load — then shoot it.

Shoot this load through the glass →Hunt with it

G7 BC: 0.245G1 0.498 · G7 0.245
Muzzle velocity: 2,750 fps18″ test barrel · ~30 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 1,427 ft·lb85 gr at 2,750 fps
Transonic: 750 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 3.3 mil581 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:9typical factory twist for the solve

Drop chart · 100 yd zero · 10 mph full-value wind

Range yd	Elev mil	Elev MOA	Drop in	Wind mil	Wind MOA	Wind in	Vel fps	Energy ft·lb	TOF s
50	0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.1	0.4	0.2	2,639	1,315	0.06
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.8	2,531	1,209	0.11
150	0.2	0.7	-1.1	0.3	1.1	1.8	2,426	1,111	0.17
200	0.5	1.7	-3.6	0.4	1.5	3.2	2,323	1,018	0.24
250	0.9	3.0	-7.8	0.6	2.0	5.1	2,223	932	0.30
300	1.3	4.4	-13.7	0.7	2.4	7.5	2,125	852	0.37
350	1.7	5.9	-21.6	0.8	2.9	10.5	2,029	777	0.44
400	2.2	7.5	-31.6	1.0	3.3	14.0	1,936	707	0.52
450	2.7	9.3	-43.8	1.1	3.9	18.2	1,844	642	0.60
500	3.3	11.2	-58.7	1.3	4.4	23.0	1,755	581	0.68
550	3.9	13.3	-76.4	1.4	4.9	28.5	1,668	525	0.77
600	4.5	15.5	-97.1	1.6	5.5	34.8	1,582	472	0.86
650	5.2	17.8	-121.4	1.8	6.2	41.9	1,499	424	0.96
700	5.9	20.4	-149.6	2.0	6.8	49.9	1,417	379	1.06
750	6.7	23.2	-182.0	2.2	7.5	58.9	1,338	338	1.17
800	7.6	26.2	-219.4	2.4	8.2	69.0	1,261	300	1.29
850	8.6	29.5	-262.2	2.6	9.0	80.2	1,188	266	1.41
900	9.6	33.0	-311.1	2.9	9.8	92.7	1,119	236	1.54
950	10.7	36.9	-367.1	3.1	10.7	106.4	1,069	216	1.68
1000	12.0	41.1	-430.6	3.4	11.5	120.8	1,038	203	1.82

Orange rows are transonic (Mach 1.2–1.0), red subsonic. Elevation is the come-up; wind is the bullet's drift for 10 mph at 90°, so halve it for 5 mph and for a 30° wind. The app builds this for your barrel length, your altitude and today's weather, and lets you true the MV against what you actually hit.

Energy on the animal

Max ethical range, vitals shot

Coyote / varmintWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

PronghornWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Whitetail deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Mule deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Wild hogWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Black bearWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

ElkWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

MooseWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Energy floors: Coyote 250 · Pronghorn 800 · Whitetail 1,000 · Mule 1,000 · Wild 1,000 · Black 1,200 · Elk 1,500 · Moose 1,500 ft·lb (see the sources on each animal in the app). Expansion floor from the bullet family's published minimum impact velocity. A bone-breaking shoulder shot wants a bonded, partition or monolithic bullet regardless of energy.

Same cartridge

All .22 Nosler factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://www.nosler.com/22-nosler-85gr-rdf-match-grade-ammunition.html · BC from Nosler component-bullet listing: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-l