.450 Rigby · 500 gr · African PH Solids · #20111042. 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| Range yd | Elev mil | Elev MOA | Drop in | Wind mil | Wind MOA | Wind in | Vel fps | Energy ft·lb | TOF s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2,339 | 6,073 | 0.06 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2,184 | 5,294 | 0.13 |
| 150 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2,035 | 4,595 | 0.20 |
| 200 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -5.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1,892 | 3,972 | 0.28 |
| 250 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -11.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 1,755 | 3,420 | 0.36 |
| 300 | 1.9 | 6.6 | -20.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 13.9 | 1,626 | 2,936 | 0.45 |
| 350 | 2.6 | 9.1 | -33.3 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 19.5 | 1,506 | 2,517 | 0.54 |
| 400 | 3.4 | 11.8 | -49.5 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 26.4 | 1,395 | 2,160 | 0.65 |
| 450 | 4.3 | 14.9 | -70.1 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 34.5 | 1,295 | 1,862 | 0.76 |
| 500 | 5.3 | 18.3 | -96.0 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 43.9 | 1,208 | 1,620 | 0.88 |
| 550 | 6.5 | 22.2 | -127.8 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 54.4 | 1,135 | 1,429 | 1.01 |
| 600 | 7.7 | 26.5 | -166.4 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 66.1 | 1,075 | 1,283 | 1.14 |
| 650 | 9.1 | 31.2 | -212.5 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 78.7 | 1,027 | 1,170 | 1.29 |
| 700 | 10.6 | 36.4 | -266.8 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 92.1 | 987 | 1,081 | 1.43 |
| 750 | 12.2 | 42.0 | -330.1 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 106.2 | 952 | 1,007 | 1.59 |
| 800 | 14.0 | 48.1 | -402.9 | 4.2 | 14.4 | 121.0 | 922 | 943 | 1.75 |
| 850 | 15.9 | 54.6 | -486.0 | 4.5 | 15.3 | 136.3 | 894 | 888 | 1.92 |
| 900 | 17.9 | 61.5 | -580.0 | 4.7 | 16.1 | 152.1 | 869 | 838 | 2.09 |
| 950 | 20.0 | 68.9 | -685.6 | 4.9 | 16.9 | 168.5 | 845 | 793 | 2.26 |
| 1000 | 22.3 | 76.7 | -803.3 | 5.1 | 17.7 | 185.3 | 823 | 753 | 2.44 |
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 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.
All .450 Rigby factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.norma-ammunition.com/products/hunting/norma-african-ph-solids/norma-solid-450-rigby-rimless-500gr---20111042 · product page shows no barrel length; maker bullet description: Solid