Winchester USA 62 gr Full Metal Jacket

.223 Rem · 62 gr · USA · #USA223R3. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 24″ 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

G1 BC: 0.283maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 3,100 fps24″ test barrel · ~25 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 1,323 ft·lb62 gr at 3,100 fps
Transonic: 650 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 3.0 mil359 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:8typical 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	0.7	-0.4	0.1	0.4	0.2	2,925	1,177	0.05
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	1.0	2,756	1,046	0.10
150	0.1	0.5	-0.8	0.4	1.4	2.3	2,594	926	0.16
200	0.4	1.3	-2.8	0.6	2.0	4.1	2,438	818	0.22
250	0.7	2.4	-6.3	0.7	2.5	6.6	2,287	720	0.28
300	1.1	3.7	-11.5	0.9	3.1	9.9	2,141	631	0.35
350	1.5	5.1	-18.6	1.1	3.8	13.9	2,001	551	0.42
400	1.9	6.6	-27.8	1.3	4.5	18.7	1,866	479	0.50
450	2.4	8.4	-39.6	1.5	5.2	24.5	1,737	415	0.58
500	3.0	10.3	-54.2	1.7	6.0	31.3	1,616	359	0.67
550	3.6	12.5	-72.2	2.0	6.8	39.2	1,502	310	0.77
600	4.4	15.0	-94.0	2.2	7.7	48.2	1,396	268	0.87
650	5.1	17.7	-120.3	2.5	8.6	58.5	1,301	233	0.98
700	6.0	20.7	-151.7	2.8	9.6	70.1	1,217	204	1.10
750	7.0	24.1	-189.0	3.1	10.6	82.9	1,146	181	1.23
800	8.1	27.8	-232.9	3.4	11.6	96.8	1,087	163	1.37
850	9.3	31.9	-284.2	3.7	12.6	111.7	1,039	148	1.51
900	10.6	36.4	-343.5	3.9	13.5	127.6	999	137	1.65
950	12.0	41.4	-411.6	4.2	14.5	144.2	964	128	1.81
1000	13.6	46.7	-489.0	4.5	15.4	161.5	934	120	1.97

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 .223 Rem factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://winchester.com/Products/Ammunition/Rifle/USA · 24" per brand-wide statement in Winchester 2026 catalog ("all other ballistic data generat