Below are some ballistic charts for comparison use for our AR-15 uppers.

223 Winchester Short Magnum Ballistics

55grain ballistic tip Ballistic coefficient = 0.276

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	3850	1810	-	-
50	-	-	-0.4	-
100	3438	1444	0.0	0.7
150	-	-	-0.3	0.8
200	3064	1147	-1.5	0.0
250	-	--	-3.5	-1.7
300	2721	904	-6.6	-4.4
400	2402	704	-	-13.6
500	2105

64grain PSP Ballistic coefficient = 0.233

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	3600	1841	-	-
50	-	-	-0.4	-
100	3144	1404	0.0	1
150	-	-	-0.5	1
200	2732	1061	-2	0.0
250	-	--	-4.7	-2.2
300	2356	789	-8.8	-5.7
400	2011	574	-	-17.7
500	1698	410	-	-38.5

243 Winchester Short Magnum Ballistics

95grain ballistic tip Ballistic coefficient = 0.400

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	3250	2258	-	-
50	-	-	-0.3	-
100	3000	1898	0.0	1.2
150	-	-	-0.7	1.1
200	2763	1610	-2.4	0.0
250	-	--	-5.2	-2.3
300	2538	1359	-9.3	-5.7
400	2325	1140	-	-16.9
500	2121	949	-	-34.5

100grain PSP Ballistic coefficient = 0.356

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	3110	2147	-	-
50	-	-	-0.3	-
100	2838	1789	0.0	1.4
150	-	-	-0.8	1.3
200	2583	1481	-2.8	0.0
250	-	--	-6.1	-2.6
300	2341	1217	-10.9	-6.6
400	2112	991	-	-19.7
500	1897	799	-	-40.5

25 Winchester Short Magnum Ballistics

85grain ballistic tip Ballistic coefficient =0.333

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	3470	2273	-	-
50	-	-	-0.4	-
100	3156	1880	0	1
150	-	-	-0.5	1
200	2863	1548	-2	0
250	-	--	-4.5	-2
300	2589	1266	-8.2	-5.2
400	2331	1026	-	-15.7
500	2088	823	-	-32.5

 

120grain PSP Ballistic coefficient =0.344

Distance (yds)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft.lbs.)	Short Trajectory (in.)	Long Trajectory (in.)
Muzzle	2990	2383	-	-
50	-	-	0.1	-
100	2717	1967	0.6	1.6
150	-	-	0	1.5
200	2459	1612	-1.9	0
250	-	--	-5.3	-2.9
300	2216	1309	-10.3	-7.4
400	1987	1053	-	-21.8
500	1773	838	-	-45.1

Warning: These ballistics shown here are with maximum safe loads according to SAAMI recognized standards. At no time does Accuracy Systems, Inc. recommend exceeding these set standards for the Winchester® super short magnum or Leviathan short magnum reloading data!

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