.500 NE · 570 gr · Dangerous Game Series · #8269. 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 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1,986 | 4,991 | 0.07 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1,857 | 4,365 | 0.15 |
| 150 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -2.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1,734 | 3,806 | 0.23 |
| 200 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -8.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 1,618 | 3,311 | 0.32 |
| 250 | 1.9 | 6.6 | -17.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 1,508 | 2,878 | 0.42 |
| 300 | 2.8 | 9.6 | -30.1 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 1,406 | 2,503 | 0.52 |
| 350 | 3.7 | 12.9 | -47.2 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 20.1 | 1,314 | 2,184 | 0.63 |
| 400 | 4.8 | 16.6 | -69.4 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 26.9 | 1,231 | 1,918 | 0.75 |
| 450 | 6.0 | 20.7 | -97.4 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 34.7 | 1,160 | 1,703 | 0.88 |
| 500 | 7.3 | 25.2 | -131.8 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 43.3 | 1,101 | 1,533 | 1.01 |
| 550 | 8.8 | 30.1 | -173.4 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 52.8 | 1,052 | 1,401 | 1.15 |
| 600 | 10.3 | 35.5 | -222.8 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 62.8 | 1,011 | 1,295 | 1.30 |
| 650 | 12.0 | 41.2 | -280.7 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 73.5 | 977 | 1,207 | 1.45 |
| 700 | 13.8 | 47.4 | -347.7 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 84.5 | 946 | 1,133 | 1.60 |
| 750 | 15.7 | 54.0 | -424.5 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 96.0 | 919 | 1,069 | 1.76 |
| 800 | 17.8 | 61.1 | -511.6 | 3.7 | 12.9 | 107.7 | 894 | 1,011 | 1.93 |
| 850 | 19.9 | 68.5 | -609.5 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 119.8 | 871 | 960 | 2.10 |
| 900 | 22.2 | 76.3 | -719.0 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 132.1 | 849 | 913 | 2.27 |
| 950 | 24.6 | 84.5 | -840.5 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 144.6 | 829 | 870 | 2.45 |
| 1000 | 27.1 | 93.1 | -974.8 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 157.3 | 810 | 830 | 2.64 |
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 .500 NE factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/500-nitro-express-3-570-gr-dgs · 24" test barrel per product page