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Hornady A-MAX 750gr Match

Drawing of the Hornady A-MAX 750gr Match bullet
Cartridge
.50 BMG
Bullet weight
48.60 g
Reference velocity
858 m/s
Muzzle energy
17889 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
8270
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2006
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
A-MAX
Cartridge
.50 BMG
Bullet diameter
12.98 mm
Bullet weight
48.6 g (750.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.412
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
1.05
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.527
Reference velocity
858 m/s (2815 ft/s)
Reference barrel
914 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.11

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 914 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m858 m/s

0225450675900535 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
17889 J
Effective range
535 m
Momentum
41.70 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
154.1
Hatcher relative stopping power
2436
Energy density
13518.9 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 m858 m/s17889 J0 cm0 s2.50
50 m854 m/s17740 J1.7 cm0.058 s2.49
100 m851 m/s17591 J6.7 cm0.117 s2.48
200 m844 m/s17294 J27.1 cm0.235 s2.46
300 m836 m/s16999 J61.5 cm0.354 s2.44
400 m829 m/s16704 J110.3 cm0.474 s2.42
500 m822 m/s16411 J173.9 cm0.595 s2.40
600 m814 m/s16119 J252.6 cm0.718 s2.37
800 m800 m/s15537 J457.2 cm0.965 s2.33
1000 m785 m/s14958 J727.6 cm1.218 s2.29

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-amax-750' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'