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Hornady American Gunner 125gr HP Match

Drawing of the Hornady American Gunner 125gr HP Match bullet
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet weight
8.10 g
Reference velocity
663 m/s
Muzzle energy
1780 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
American Gunner
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2012
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
HP Match
Cartridge
.300 AAC Blackout
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
8.1 g (125.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.188
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.355
Reference velocity
663 m/s (2175 ft/s)
Reference barrel
406 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.19

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 406 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m663 m/s

0175350525700367 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
1780 J
Effective range
367 m
Momentum
5.37 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
11.7
Hatcher relative stopping power
84
Energy density
3903.8 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 m663 m/s1780 J0 cm0 s1.93
50 m640 m/s1660 J2.9 cm0.077 s1.87
100 m618 m/s1545 J12 cm0.156 s1.80
200 m572 m/s1327 J51.6 cm0.324 s1.67
300 m527 m/s1127 J125.7 cm0.506 s1.54
400 m483 m/s943 J243.4 cm0.704 s1.41
500 m438 m/s775 J416.9 cm0.922 s1.28
600 m392 m/s622 J663.7 cm1.163 s1.14
800 m310 m/s389 J1487.8 cm1.742 s0.90
1000 m269 m/s293 J2915 cm2.438 s0.78

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/hornady-125-hp' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'