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Nosler 55 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint

.22 Nosler · 55 gr · Ballistic Tip Varmint · #61030. 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.

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G1 BC
0.267maker G1
Muzzle velocity
3,500 fps18″ test barrel · ~30 fps per inch
Muzzle energy
1,496 ft·lb55 gr at 3,500 fps
Transonic
700 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd
2.3 mil398 ft·lb on arrival
Twist
1:9typical factory twist for the solve

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

Range ydElev milElev MOADrop inWind milWind MOAWind inVel fpsEnergy ft·lbTOF s
500.31.0-0.50.10.40.23,2961,3270.04
1000.00.00.00.20.90.93,1021,1750.09
1500.10.3-0.40.41.32.12,9161,0380.14
2000.30.9-1.80.51.83.82,7389160.19
2500.51.7-4.40.72.36.12,5678050.25
3000.82.7-8.30.82.99.02,4037050.31
3501.13.7-13.71.03.412.62,2446150.38
4001.55.0-20.91.24.117.02,0915340.44
4501.96.4-30.01.44.722.31,9454620.52
5002.37.9-41.51.65.428.41,8053980.60
5502.89.6-55.61.86.235.61,6723410.69
6003.411.6-72.82.07.044.01,5482920.78
6504.013.8-93.72.37.953.51,4322510.88
7004.716.2-118.72.68.864.31,3282150.99
7505.518.9-148.82.89.776.51,2351861.11
8006.422.0-184.53.110.790.01,1571631.23
8507.425.5-226.73.411.8104.71,0931461.36
9008.529.3-276.23.712.8120.51,0411321.51
9509.833.5-333.84.013.8137.29981221.65
100011.138.2-400.04.314.8154.89621131.81

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

04008001,2001,600 1002003004005006007008009001000 RANGE (YD) · ENERGY (FT·LB) WHITETAIL 1,000ELK 1,500

Max ethical range, vitals shot

Coyote / varmint650 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 650 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.
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-55gr-ballistic-tip-varmint-ammunition.html · BC from Nosler component-bullet listing: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-l