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Hornady American Whitetail 245 gr InterLock

.450 Bushmaster · 245 gr · American Whitetail · #82242. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 20″ 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: 0.165maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,200 fps20″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,633 ft·lb245 gr at 2,200 fps
Transonic: 200 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 12.3 mil354 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	-0.5	0.3	0.5	1.6	0.8	1,923	2,011	0.07
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.3	3.5	1,669	1,516	0.16
150	0.6	2.2	-3.4	1.5	5.3	8.4	1,444	1,135	0.25
200	1.5	5.3	-11.0	2.2	7.5	15.8	1,256	858	0.36
250	2.7	9.2	-24.2	2.9	9.9	25.8	1,115	676	0.49
300	4.1	14.1	-44.3	3.5	12.2	38.2	1,018	564	0.63
350	5.8	19.9	-72.8	4.2	14.3	52.5	949	490	0.79
400	7.7	26.5	-110.9	4.8	16.3	68.5	895	435	0.95
450	9.9	33.9	-159.9	5.3	18.2	85.9	848	391	1.12
500	12.3	42.2	-220.9	5.8	20.0	104.7	807	354	1.30
550	14.9	51.3	-295.4	6.3	21.7	125.0	770	322	1.49
600	17.8	61.2	-384.5	6.8	23.3	146.6	735	294	1.69
650	20.9	72.0	-489.8	7.3	24.9	169.7	703	269	1.90
700	24.3	83.6	-612.8	7.7	26.5	194.2	672	246	2.12
750	28.0	96.1	-755.1	8.2	28.0	220.1	643	225	2.35
800	31.9	109.6	-918.5	8.6	29.6	247.6	616	206	2.59
850	36.1	124.2	-1105.1	9.0	31.1	276.7	590	189	2.84
900	40.6	139.7	-1317.0	9.5	32.6	307.4	565	174	3.10
950	45.5	156.5	-1556.5	9.9	34.2	339.8	542	160	3.37
1000	50.7	174.4	-1826.2	10.4	35.7	374.0	519	146	3.66

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 / varmint650 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 650 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Pronghorn200 ydKeeps 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 200 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Whitetail deer150 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 150 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Mule deer150 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 150 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.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/450-bushmaster-245-gr-interlock-american-whitetail · 20" test barrel per product page