Winchester USA 55 gr Full Metal Jacket

5.56 NATO · 55 gr · USA · #Q3131. 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: 0.267maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 3,270 fpsbarrel not stated
Muzzle energy: 1,306 ft·lb55 gr at 3,270 fps
Transonic: 650 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 2.7 mil335 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	0.4	0.2	3,077	1,156	0.05
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.9	2,892	1,021	0.10
150	0.1	0.4	-0.6	0.4	1.4	2.2	2,715	900	0.15
200	0.3	1.1	-2.4	0.6	1.9	4.0	2,545	791	0.21
250	0.6	2.1	-5.5	0.7	2.5	6.5	2,381	692	0.27
300	0.9	3.2	-10.2	0.9	3.1	9.6	2,224	604	0.33
350	1.3	4.5	-16.6	1.1	3.7	13.5	2,072	524	0.40
400	1.7	6.0	-25.0	1.3	4.4	18.3	1,926	453	0.48
450	2.2	7.6	-35.8	1.5	5.1	23.9	1,787	390	0.56
500	2.7	9.4	-49.3	1.7	5.8	30.6	1,655	335	0.65
550	3.3	11.5	-66.0	1.9	6.7	38.4	1,532	287	0.74
600	4.0	13.8	-86.4	2.2	7.5	47.3	1,418	246	0.84
650	4.8	16.3	-111.2	2.5	8.5	57.5	1,315	211	0.95
700	5.6	19.2	-141.0	2.7	9.4	69.0	1,224	183	1.07
750	6.5	22.5	-176.5	3.0	10.4	81.8	1,148	161	1.20
800	7.6	26.1	-218.7	3.3	11.4	95.6	1,085	144	1.33
850	8.8	30.1	-268.2	3.6	12.4	110.5	1,035	131	1.47
900	10.1	34.6	-325.9	3.9	13.4	126.3	993	120	1.62
950	11.5	39.4	-392.4	4.2	14.3	142.8	958	112	1.78
1000	13.0	44.7	-468.3	4.4	15.3	159.9	926	105	1.94

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