.470 NE · 500 gr · Safari Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid · #P470T2. 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| Range yd | Elev mil | Elev MOA | Drop in | Wind mil | Wind MOA | Wind in | Vel fps | Energy ft·lb | TOF s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2,008 | 4,475 | 0.07 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1,871 | 3,888 | 0.15 |
| 150 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -2.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1,741 | 3,366 | 0.23 |
| 200 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -8.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1,618 | 2,906 | 0.32 |
| 250 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -17.1 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 1,503 | 2,507 | 0.42 |
| 300 | 2.8 | 9.5 | -29.8 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 14.6 | 1,396 | 2,164 | 0.52 |
| 350 | 3.7 | 12.8 | -46.9 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 20.4 | 1,300 | 1,876 | 0.63 |
| 400 | 4.8 | 16.5 | -69.3 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 27.2 | 1,215 | 1,639 | 0.75 |
| 450 | 6.0 | 20.7 | -97.5 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 35.0 | 1,143 | 1,451 | 0.88 |
| 500 | 7.4 | 25.3 | -132.3 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 43.7 | 1,084 | 1,305 | 1.01 |
| 550 | 8.8 | 30.3 | -174.6 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 53.1 | 1,036 | 1,192 | 1.16 |
| 600 | 10.4 | 35.8 | -224.9 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 63.0 | 996 | 1,101 | 1.30 |
| 650 | 12.1 | 41.7 | -284.0 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 73.4 | 962 | 1,027 | 1.46 |
| 700 | 14.0 | 48.1 | -352.5 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 84.2 | 931 | 963 | 1.62 |
| 750 | 16.0 | 54.9 | -431.0 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 95.2 | 904 | 907 | 1.78 |
| 800 | 18.1 | 62.1 | -520.2 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 106.5 | 879 | 858 | 1.95 |
| 850 | 20.3 | 69.7 | -620.7 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 118.0 | 856 | 813 | 2.12 |
| 900 | 22.6 | 77.8 | -733.1 | 4.0 | 13.7 | 129.6 | 834 | 772 | 2.30 |
| 950 | 25.1 | 86.2 | -858.0 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 141.3 | 813 | 734 | 2.48 |
| 1000 | 27.7 | 95.1 | -996.1 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 153.1 | 794 | 700 | 2.67 |
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 .470 NE factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/safari-trophy-bonded-sledgehammer-solid/11-P470T2.html · 24" test barrel per Federal rifle FAQ (velocities from 24" barrel "in most cases"); not st