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Federal American Eagle 260 gr FMJRN

.450 Bushmaster · 260 gr · American Eagle · #AE450BM. 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: 0.186maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,040 fps24″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,402 ft·lb260 gr at 2,040 fps
Transonic: 200 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 12.4 mil402 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	-0.2	-0.8	0.4	0.4	1.5	0.8	1,807	1,885	0.08
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	3.2	3.3	1,594	1,466	0.17
150	0.7	2.5	-3.9	1.5	5.0	7.9	1,404	1,138	0.27
200	1.7	5.8	-12.2	2.0	7.0	14.7	1,244	894	0.38
250	2.9	10.0	-26.1	2.6	9.1	23.8	1,121	725	0.51
300	4.3	14.9	-46.9	3.2	11.2	35.0	1,033	616	0.65
350	6.0	20.7	-75.9	3.8	13.1	47.9	968	541	0.80
400	7.9	27.2	-114.1	4.3	14.9	62.3	917	485	0.96
450	10.0	34.5	-162.7	4.8	16.5	78.0	873	440	1.12
500	12.4	42.5	-222.7	5.3	18.1	94.9	834	402	1.30
550	14.9	51.2	-295.1	5.7	19.6	113.1	799	369	1.48
600	17.7	60.7	-381.3	6.1	21.1	132.4	767	339	1.68
650	20.6	70.8	-482.2	6.5	22.5	153.0	737	313	1.88
700	23.8	81.7	-599.2	6.9	23.8	174.8	708	290	2.08
750	27.2	93.4	-733.6	7.3	25.2	197.8	681	268	2.30
800	30.8	105.9	-886.9	7.7	26.5	222.0	656	248	2.53
850	34.7	119.1	-1060.5	8.1	27.8	247.6	631	230	2.76
900	38.8	133.3	-1256.2	8.5	29.1	274.4	608	213	3.00
950	43.2	148.3	-1475.8	8.8	30.4	302.6	586	198	3.26
1000	47.8	164.3	-1721.1	9.2	31.7	332.3	564	184	3.52

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

Source: https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/american-eagle/american-eagle-rifle/11-AE450BM.html · 24" test barrel per Federal rifle FAQ (velocities from 24" barrel "in most cases"); not st