.280 Rem · 140 gr · Expansion Tip · #40511. 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 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2,827 | 2,483 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2,731 | 2,317 | 0.11 |
| 150 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2,637 | 2,161 | 0.16 |
| 200 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2,545 | 2,012 | 0.22 |
| 250 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -6.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2,454 | 1,872 | 0.28 |
| 300 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -11.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 2,366 | 1,740 | 0.34 |
| 350 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -17.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 2,279 | 1,615 | 0.41 |
| 400 | 1.8 | 6.1 | -25.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 2,195 | 1,497 | 0.47 |
| 450 | 2.2 | 7.5 | -35.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 13.1 | 2,111 | 1,386 | 0.54 |
| 500 | 2.6 | 9.0 | -47.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 2,030 | 1,281 | 0.62 |
| 550 | 3.1 | 10.6 | -61.2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 20.3 | 1,951 | 1,183 | 0.69 |
| 600 | 3.6 | 12.3 | -77.4 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 24.6 | 1,873 | 1,091 | 0.77 |
| 650 | 4.1 | 14.1 | -96.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 29.5 | 1,798 | 1,005 | 0.85 |
| 700 | 4.7 | 16.0 | -117.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 34.8 | 1,725 | 925 | 0.94 |
| 750 | 5.3 | 18.1 | -141.8 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 40.8 | 1,654 | 850 | 1.03 |
| 800 | 5.9 | 20.2 | -169.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 47.3 | 1,586 | 781 | 1.12 |
| 850 | 6.5 | 22.5 | -200.3 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 54.5 | 1,520 | 718 | 1.21 |
| 900 | 7.3 | 24.9 | -235.0 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 62.3 | 1,457 | 660 | 1.32 |
| 950 | 8.0 | 27.5 | -273.8 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 70.7 | 1,397 | 607 | 1.42 |
| 1000 | 8.8 | 30.3 | -317.0 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 79.8 | 1,341 | 559 | 1.53 |
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 Rem factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.nosler.com/280-remington-140gr-expansion-tip-ammunition.html · BC from Nosler component-bullet listing: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-l