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Winchester 260 gr Power-Point

.450 Bushmaster · 260 gr · Power-Point · #X4501. Maker-published figures. 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: 0.191maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,110 fpsbarrel not stated
Muzzle energy: 2,570 ft·lb260 gr at 2,110 fps
Transonic: 200 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 11.4 mil424 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	-0.6	0.3	0.4	1.4	0.7	1,879	2,038	0.08
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,666	1,601	0.16
150	0.6	2.2	-3.5	1.3	4.6	7.3	1,473	1,252	0.26
200	1.5	5.2	-11.0	1.9	6.5	13.6	1,306	984	0.36
250	2.6	9.0	-23.6	2.5	8.5	22.2	1,170	790	0.49
300	3.9	13.6	-42.6	3.0	10.5	32.9	1,070	661	0.62
350	5.5	18.9	-69.1	3.6	12.4	45.4	998	575	0.77
400	7.2	24.9	-104.4	4.1	14.2	59.4	943	513	0.92
450	9.2	31.7	-149.4	4.6	15.9	74.8	897	464	1.08
500	11.4	39.2	-205.2	5.1	17.5	91.4	857	424	1.25
550	13.8	47.4	-272.9	5.5	19.0	109.2	821	389	1.43
600	16.4	56.3	-353.5	5.9	20.4	128.2	788	358	1.62
650	19.2	65.8	-448.2	6.3	21.8	148.3	757	331	1.82
700	22.1	76.1	-558.1	6.7	23.1	169.6	728	306	2.02
750	25.3	87.1	-684.4	7.1	24.4	192.0	701	284	2.23
800	28.8	98.9	-828.5	7.5	25.7	215.7	675	263	2.45
850	32.4	111.4	-991.8	7.9	27.0	240.5	651	245	2.67
900	36.3	124.8	-1175.8	8.2	28.3	266.6	628	227	2.91
950	40.4	138.9	-1382.1	8.6	29.6	294.0	605	211	3.16
1000	44.8	154.0	-1612.5	9.0	30.8	322.7	584	197	3.41

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. 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://winchester.com/Products/Ammunition/Rifle/Power-Point · Winchester catalog marks some loads as 20"/16" barrel data; marker for this load not verif