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Federal Gold Medal 300gr Sierra MatchKing

Drawing of the Federal Gold Medal 300gr Sierra MatchKing bullet
Cartridge
.338 Lapua Magnum
Bullet weight
19.40 g
Reference velocity
786 m/s
Muzzle energy
5993 J

Specification

The load, and the figures its drawing is made from

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IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.

Designation
GM338LM2
Maker
Federal Premium
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2010
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
BTHP
Cartridge
.338 Lapua Magnum
Bullet diameter
8.61 mm
Bullet weight
19.4 g (299.4 gr)
Sectional density
0.375
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.768
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.385
Reference velocity
786 m/s (2579 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.12

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 610 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m786 m/s

0200400600800485 m0501002003004005006008001000

At the muzzle

What leaves the barrel

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MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.

Muzzle energy
5993 J
Effective range
485 m
Momentum
15.25 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
37.4
Hatcher relative stopping power
359
Energy density
10292.5 J/cm²

Downrange

Point by point

The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.

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DistanceVelocityEnergyDropTime of flightMach
0 m786 m/s5993 J0 cm0 s2.29
50 m781 m/s5914 J2 cm0.064 s2.28
100 m776 m/s5835 J8 cm0.128 s2.26
200 m765 m/s5678 J32.6 cm0.258 s2.23
300 m754 m/s5521 J74.4 cm0.39 s2.20
400 m744 m/s5365 J134.2 cm0.523 s2.17
500 m733 m/s5209 J212.7 cm0.658 s2.14
600 m722 m/s5053 J310.8 cm0.796 s2.10
800 m699 m/s4741 J569.5 cm1.077 s2.04
1000 m676 m/s4429 J918.5 cm1.368 s1.97

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/federal-gmm-300-smk' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'