Loads › .450 Bushmaster › Federal 300 gr

Federal 300 gr Power-Shok SP

.450 Bushmaster · 300 gr · Power-Shok · #450BMB. 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

G1 BC: 0.225maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 1,900 fps24″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,404 ft·lb300 gr at 1,900 fps
Transonic: 200 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 11.0 mil569 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	-0.3	-1.0	0.5	0.3	1.1	0.6	1,737	2,010	0.08
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.3	2.4	1,585	1,674	0.17
150	0.7	2.6	-4.0	1.0	3.6	5.6	1,446	1,393	0.27
200	1.7	5.8	-12.2	1.4	4.9	10.3	1,322	1,163	0.38
250	2.8	9.7	-25.3	1.8	6.3	16.5	1,214	982	0.50
300	4.1	14.1	-44.4	2.2	7.7	24.2	1,127	846	0.63
350	5.6	19.2	-70.3	2.6	9.1	33.3	1,059	747	0.76
400	7.2	24.8	-103.9	3.0	10.4	43.5	1,006	674	0.91
450	9.0	31.0	-146.1	3.4	11.6	54.6	962	616	1.06
500	11.0	37.8	-197.7	3.7	12.7	66.5	925	569	1.22
550	13.1	45.1	-259.5	4.0	13.8	79.2	892	529	1.39
600	15.4	52.9	-332.2	4.3	14.7	92.6	862	494	1.56
650	17.8	61.2	-416.7	4.6	15.7	106.6	834	463	1.74
700	20.4	70.1	-513.7	4.8	16.5	121.2	809	435	1.92
750	23.1	79.4	-624.0	5.1	17.4	136.4	785	410	2.11
800	26.0	89.3	-748.4	5.3	18.2	152.1	762	387	2.30
850	29.0	99.8	-888.0	5.5	18.9	168.4	740	365	2.50
900	32.2	110.7	-1043.5	5.7	19.7	185.2	719	345	2.71
950	35.6	122.2	-1215.9	5.9	20.4	202.6	700	326	2.92
1000	39.1	134.3	-1406.3	6.1	21.1	220.5	681	308	3.14

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 / varmint1,000 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 1,000 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Pronghorn300 ydKeeps 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 300 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Whitetail deer200 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Mule deer200 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

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 .450 Bushmaster factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/power-shok/11-450BMB.html · 24" test barrel per Federal rifle FAQ (velocities from 24" barrel "in most cases"); not st