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Hornady Hornady BLACK 250 gr FTX

.450 Bushmaster · 250 gr · Hornady BLACK · #82246. 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: 0.210maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,200 fps20″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,686 ft·lb250 gr at 2,200 fps
Transonic: 250 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 9.8 mil455 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	-0.4	0.2	0.3	1.2	0.6	1,982	2,180	0.07
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.5	2.6	1,778	1,754	0.15
150	0.6	1.9	-3.0	1.2	4.0	6.2	1,589	1,402	0.24
200	1.3	4.5	-9.4	1.6	5.5	11.6	1,420	1,119	0.34
250	2.2	7.7	-20.2	2.1	7.3	19.0	1,273	900	0.45
300	3.4	11.5	-36.3	2.6	9.1	28.4	1,155	740	0.58
350	4.7	16.1	-58.9	3.2	10.9	39.8	1,066	630	0.71
400	6.2	21.3	-89.2	3.7	12.6	52.8	1,000	555	0.86
450	7.9	27.2	-128.1	4.1	14.3	67.2	948	499	1.01
500	9.8	33.8	-176.8	4.6	15.8	82.8	905	455	1.17
550	11.9	41.0	-236.0	5.0	17.3	99.5	867	417	1.34
600	14.2	48.8	-306.8	5.4	18.7	117.4	833	385	1.52
650	16.7	57.3	-390.2	5.8	20.0	136.3	802	357	1.70
700	19.3	66.4	-487.1	6.2	21.3	156.3	773	332	1.89
750	22.2	76.2	-598.6	6.6	22.6	177.3	746	309	2.09
800	25.2	86.6	-725.8	6.9	23.8	199.4	720	288	2.30
850	28.4	97.7	-869.8	7.3	25.0	222.5	695	268	2.51
900	31.9	109.5	-1032.0	7.6	26.2	246.8	672	251	2.73
950	35.5	122.0	-1213.6	8.0	27.4	272.1	650	234	2.96
1000	39.3	135.2	-1416.0	8.3	28.5	298.6	628	219	3.20

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 / varmint900 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 900 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Pronghorn250 ydKeeps 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 250 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.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/450-bushmaster-250-gr-ftx-black · 20" test barrel per product page