.500 NE · 570 gr · African PH (Woodleigh Soft Nose) · #20113012. 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 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2,041 | 5,273 | 0.07 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1,936 | 4,742 | 0.15 |
| 150 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1,834 | 4,256 | 0.23 |
| 200 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -7.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 1,736 | 3,813 | 0.31 |
| 250 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -15.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 1,642 | 3,410 | 0.40 |
| 300 | 2.5 | 8.5 | -26.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 1,552 | 3,048 | 0.49 |
| 350 | 3.3 | 11.3 | -41.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 14.6 | 1,467 | 2,724 | 0.59 |
| 400 | 4.2 | 14.4 | -60.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 19.6 | 1,388 | 2,436 | 0.70 |
| 450 | 5.2 | 17.7 | -83.5 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 25.3 | 1,314 | 2,185 | 0.81 |
| 500 | 6.2 | 21.4 | -111.9 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 31.7 | 1,247 | 1,968 | 0.93 |
| 550 | 7.4 | 25.3 | -145.9 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 39.0 | 1,187 | 1,784 | 1.05 |
| 600 | 8.6 | 29.6 | -186.0 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 46.9 | 1,135 | 1,630 | 1.18 |
| 650 | 10.0 | 34.2 | -232.8 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 55.5 | 1,090 | 1,504 | 1.31 |
| 700 | 11.4 | 39.2 | -287.0 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 64.5 | 1,052 | 1,400 | 1.45 |
| 750 | 12.9 | 44.4 | -349.1 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 74.1 | 1,019 | 1,314 | 1.60 |
| 800 | 14.6 | 50.1 | -419.5 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 84.0 | 990 | 1,240 | 1.75 |
| 850 | 16.3 | 56.0 | -498.8 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 94.2 | 964 | 1,176 | 1.90 |
| 900 | 18.1 | 62.3 | -587.4 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 104.7 | 941 | 1,120 | 2.06 |
| 950 | 20.1 | 69.0 | -685.9 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 115.4 | 919 | 1,069 | 2.22 |
| 1000 | 22.1 | 75.9 | -794.8 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 126.3 | 899 | 1,023 | 2.39 |
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.norma-ammunition.com/products/hunting/norma-african-ph/norma-woodleigh-soft-nose-500-nitro-express-3-570gr---20113012 · product page shows no barrel length; maker bullet description: SP-RN