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M80A1 EPR

Drawing of the M80A1 EPR bullet
Cartridge
7.62x51mm NATO
Bullet weight
8.42 g
Reference velocity
910 m/s
Muzzle energy
3486 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
M80A1
Maker
Various
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2014
Military load
Yes
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
EPR
Cartridge
7.62x51mm NATO
Bullet diameter
7.82 mm
Bullet weight
8.42 g (129.9 gr)
Sectional density
0.196
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.4
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.205
Reference velocity
910 m/s (2986 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.17

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 m910 m/s

02505007501k548 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
3486 J
Effective range
548 m
Momentum
7.66 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
17.1
Hatcher relative stopping power
182
Energy density
7258.7 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 m910 m/s3486 J0 cm0 s2.65
50 m901 m/s3418 J1.5 cm0.055 s2.63
100 m892 m/s3349 J6 cm0.111 s2.60
200 m874 m/s3214 J24.7 cm0.224 s2.55
300 m855 m/s3080 J56.7 cm0.34 s2.49
400 m837 m/s2948 J102.9 cm0.458 s2.44
500 m818 m/s2818 J164.4 cm0.579 s2.39
600 m799 m/s2688 J242.2 cm0.703 s2.33
800 m760 m/s2431 J451.3 cm0.959 s2.22
1000 m719 m/s2176 J741.8 cm1.23 s2.10

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/m80a1' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'