Barnes VOR-TX 250 gr XFB

.450 Bushmaster · 250 gr · VOR-TX · #32085. 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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G1 BC: 0.192maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,250 fps24″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,810 ft·lb250 gr at 2,250 fps
Transonic: 250 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 10.2 mil427 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:24typical 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	-0.1	-0.3	0.2	0.4	1.3	0.7	2,009	2,239	0.07
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.7	2.8	1,783	1,765	0.15
150	0.5	1.9	-2.9	1.2	4.3	6.7	1,577	1,381	0.24
200	1.3	4.5	-9.4	1.8	6.0	12.6	1,394	1,079	0.34
250	2.3	7.8	-20.3	2.3	7.9	20.7	1,240	853	0.45
300	3.4	11.7	-36.9	2.9	9.9	31.0	1,120	696	0.58
350	4.8	16.5	-60.4	3.4	11.8	43.4	1,034	593	0.72
400	6.4	22.0	-92.0	4.0	13.7	57.4	971	523	0.87
450	8.2	28.2	-132.9	4.5	15.5	72.9	920	470	1.03
500	10.2	35.1	-184.0	5.0	17.1	89.6	877	427	1.20
550	12.4	42.8	-246.5	5.4	18.7	107.6	838	390	1.37
600	14.9	51.1	-321.3	5.9	20.2	126.7	804	359	1.56
650	17.5	60.2	-409.6	6.3	21.6	147.1	772	331	1.75
700	20.3	69.9	-512.5	6.7	23.0	168.6	742	306	1.95
750	23.4	80.4	-631.3	7.1	24.3	191.2	714	283	2.15
800	26.6	91.6	-767.2	7.5	25.7	215.1	688	262	2.37
850	30.1	103.5	-921.6	7.8	27.0	240.2	662	243	2.59
900	33.8	116.3	-1096.0	8.2	28.3	266.5	638	226	2.82
950	37.8	129.9	-1291.9	8.6	29.6	294.1	615	210	3.06
1000	42.0	144.3	-1511.2	9.0	30.8	323.0	593	195	3.31

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 / varmint800 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 800 yd.

Pronghorn250 ydKeeps 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 250 yd.

Whitetail deer200 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd.

Mule deer200 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd.

Wild hog200 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd.

Black bear150 ydKeeps 1,200 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 150 yd.

Elk100 ydKeeps 1,500 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 100 yd.

Moose100 ydKeeps 1,500 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 100 yd.

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 .450 Bushmaster 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