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Hornady 285 gr ELD Match

.338 Lapua Mag · 285 gr · Match · #82300. 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.

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G7 BC
0.417G1 0.829 · G7 0.417
Muzzle velocity
2,745 fps24″ test barrel · ~30 fps per inch
Muzzle energy
4,768 ft·lb285 gr at 2,745 fps
Transonic
1,000+ ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd
2.6 mil3,115 ft·lb on arrival
Twist
1:9.35typical 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
500.20.6-0.30.00.20.12,6894,5770.06
1000.00.00.00.10.30.32,6354,3920.11
1500.20.6-1.00.10.50.82,5804,2130.17
2000.41.5-3.20.20.71.42,5274,0400.23
2500.82.6-6.80.20.82.22,4743,8730.29
3001.13.8-11.90.31.03.22,4223,7110.35
3501.55.0-18.40.31.24.42,3703,5540.41
4001.86.3-26.40.41.45.82,3193,4030.48
4502.27.7-36.10.51.67.42,2693,2570.54
5002.69.1-47.50.51.89.32,2193,1150.61
5503.110.5-60.60.62.011.32,1702,9790.68
6003.512.0-75.60.62.213.72,1212,8470.75
6504.013.6-92.50.72.416.22,0732,7190.82
7004.415.2-111.50.82.619.02,0262,5960.89
7504.916.9-132.50.82.822.11,9792,4780.97
8005.418.6-155.80.93.025.41,9332,3631.04
8505.920.4-181.40.93.329.11,8872,2521.12
9006.522.2-209.41.03.533.01,8412,1461.20
9507.024.1-240.01.13.737.21,7972,0431.28
10007.626.1-273.31.24.041.71,7521,9431.37

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

01,2002,4003,6004,800 1002003004005006007008009001000 RANGE (YD) · ENERGY (FT·LB) WHITETAIL 1,000ELK 1,500

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 .338 Lapua Mag factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/338-lapua-285-gr-eld-match · hand-verified on the maker's page (2026-09) · 24" test barrel per product page