.270 WSM · 140 gr · VOR-TX · #21559. 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| Range yd | Elev mil | Elev MOA | Drop in | Wind mil | Wind MOA | Wind in | Vel fps | Energy ft·lb | TOF s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3,008 | 2,813 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2,885 | 2,588 | 0.10 |
| 150 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2,766 | 2,378 | 0.15 |
| 200 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -2.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2,650 | 2,182 | 0.21 |
| 250 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -5.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2,536 | 1,999 | 0.27 |
| 300 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -9.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 2,426 | 1,829 | 0.33 |
| 350 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -15.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 2,318 | 1,670 | 0.39 |
| 400 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -23.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 12.1 | 2,213 | 1,522 | 0.46 |
| 450 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -32.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 15.7 | 2,111 | 1,384 | 0.53 |
| 500 | 2.4 | 8.3 | -43.4 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 19.8 | 2,011 | 1,257 | 0.60 |
| 550 | 2.9 | 9.8 | -56.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 24.5 | 1,914 | 1,139 | 0.67 |
| 600 | 3.4 | 11.5 | -72.4 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 29.9 | 1,820 | 1,030 | 0.76 |
| 650 | 3.9 | 13.3 | -90.7 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 1,730 | 930 | 0.84 |
| 700 | 4.4 | 15.3 | -112.0 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 42.7 | 1,643 | 839 | 0.93 |
| 750 | 5.1 | 17.4 | -136.4 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 50.2 | 1,560 | 756 | 1.02 |
| 800 | 5.7 | 19.6 | -164.5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 58.5 | 1,480 | 681 | 1.12 |
| 850 | 6.4 | 22.1 | -196.4 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 67.7 | 1,406 | 614 | 1.23 |
| 900 | 7.2 | 24.7 | -232.8 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 77.7 | 1,336 | 555 | 1.33 |
| 950 | 8.0 | 27.6 | -274.1 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 88.6 | 1,272 | 503 | 1.45 |
| 1000 | 8.9 | 30.6 | -320.7 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 100.4 | 1,214 | 458 | 1.57 |
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 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.
All .270 WSM factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://barnesbullets.com/content/Barnes-Ballistics-Charts/CFR-Imperial.pdf · MV, BC and 24" test barrel from Barnes CFR ballistics chart PDF (BC column unlabeled; Barn