Hornady Frontier 55 gr FMJ

5.56 NATO · 55 gr · Frontier · #FR2005. 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: 0.243maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 3,240 fps20″ test barrel · ~25 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 1,282 ft·lb55 gr at 3,240 fps
Transonic: 600 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 3.0 mil280 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:7typical 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	0.8	-0.4	0.1	0.5	0.3	3,030	1,121	0.05
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.1	2,830	978	0.10
150	0.1	0.4	-0.7	0.5	1.6	2.5	2,638	850	0.15
200	0.4	1.2	-2.6	0.6	2.2	4.5	2,455	736	0.21
250	0.7	2.3	-5.9	0.8	2.8	7.4	2,279	634	0.28
300	1.0	3.5	-11.0	1.0	3.5	11.0	2,110	543	0.34
350	1.4	4.9	-18.0	1.2	4.2	15.5	1,948	463	0.42
400	1.9	6.5	-27.2	1.5	5.0	21.0	1,795	393	0.50
450	2.4	8.3	-39.2	1.7	5.9	27.7	1,650	332	0.59
500	3.0	10.4	-54.4	2.0	6.8	35.5	1,515	280	0.68
550	3.7	12.7	-73.4	2.3	7.8	44.7	1,392	237	0.78
600	4.5	15.4	-96.9	2.6	8.8	55.3	1,283	201	0.90
650	5.4	18.5	-125.6	2.9	9.9	67.3	1,189	173	1.02
700	6.4	21.9	-160.5	3.2	11.0	80.7	1,112	151	1.15
750	7.5	25.8	-202.5	3.5	12.1	95.3	1,052	135	1.29
800	8.8	30.1	-252.2	3.8	13.2	110.8	1,004	123	1.43
850	10.2	34.9	-310.6	4.2	14.3	127.3	963	113	1.59
900	11.7	40.2	-378.4	4.5	15.3	144.5	928	105	1.75
950	13.3	45.9	-456.3	4.8	16.3	162.5	897	98	1.91
1000	15.1	52.0	-545.0	5.0	17.3	181.1	869	92	2.08

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 / varmintWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

PronghornWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Whitetail deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Mule deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

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 5.56 NATO factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/5.56-nato-55-gr-fmj-(m193)-frontier-50bx · 20" test barrel per product page; Frontier: Hornady-loaded Lake City components