.280 Ackley Improved · 160 gr · Trophy Grade · #60076. 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 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2,859 | 2,903 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2,770 | 2,725 | 0.10 |
| 150 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2,682 | 2,556 | 0.16 |
| 200 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2,596 | 2,395 | 0.22 |
| 250 | 0.7 | 2.3 | -6.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2,512 | 2,242 | 0.28 |
| 300 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -10.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 2,430 | 2,097 | 0.34 |
| 350 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -16.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 2,349 | 1,960 | 0.40 |
| 400 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -24.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 2,269 | 1,829 | 0.46 |
| 450 | 2.1 | 7.2 | -33.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 2,191 | 1,706 | 0.53 |
| 500 | 2.5 | 8.6 | -45.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 2,115 | 1,589 | 0.60 |
| 550 | 2.9 | 10.1 | -58.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 18.3 | 2,040 | 1,478 | 0.67 |
| 600 | 3.4 | 11.7 | -73.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 22.2 | 1,967 | 1,374 | 0.75 |
| 650 | 3.9 | 13.3 | -90.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 26.5 | 1,895 | 1,275 | 0.83 |
| 700 | 4.4 | 15.1 | -110.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 31.3 | 1,825 | 1,183 | 0.91 |
| 750 | 4.9 | 17.0 | -133.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 36.6 | 1,757 | 1,096 | 0.99 |
| 800 | 5.5 | 18.9 | -158.5 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 42.3 | 1,690 | 1,015 | 1.08 |
| 850 | 6.1 | 21.0 | -186.8 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 48.7 | 1,626 | 939 | 1.17 |
| 900 | 6.7 | 23.2 | -218.5 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 55.6 | 1,564 | 869 | 1.26 |
| 950 | 7.4 | 25.5 | -253.7 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 63.0 | 1,504 | 804 | 1.36 |
| 1000 | 8.1 | 28.0 | -292.7 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 71.1 | 1,447 | 744 | 1.46 |
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 .280 Ackley Improved factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.nosler.com/280-ackley-improved-160gr-accubond-trophy-grade-ammunition.html · BC from Nosler component-bullet listing: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-l