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.300 Winchester Magnum Drop Chart

Long-range magnum power for big game and ELR — flat-shooting, with recoil to match.

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190 gr SMK · 2,900 fps · G7 BC 0.275 · 24″ barrel · 100-yard zero · 2″ optic height · sea level.

RangeDrop (in)Hold (MOA)Hold (MIL)Velocity
100 yd0——2,728 fps
200 yd−2.71.30.42,562 fps
300 yd−10.73.41.02,401 fps
400 yd−24.75.91.72,246 fps
500 yd−45.68.72.52,097 fps
600 yd−74.511.93.41,953 fps
700 yd−112.515.34.51,815 fps
800 yd−161.019.25.61,682 fps
900 yd−221.923.56.81,553 fps
1000 yd−297.328.48.31,428 fps
1100 yd−389.733.89.81,308 fps
1200 yd−502.540.011.61,195 fps

Stays supersonic to roughly 1200 yards — past that the bullet goes transonic and groups usually open up.

Estimate — confirm at the range. These figures are computed for the selected load, barrel, and zero at sea level — the barrel setting shifts muzzle velocity by a typical per-inch rate from published cut-down tests, so it’s an estimate too. Your real drop also depends on your exact ammo and lot, altitude, temperature, and conditions. Use this to get in the ballpark and to pick the right optic — then verify your actual holdovers on paper or steel before you trust them.

What this means for your optic

By the time you're holding several MOA or MIL of holdover, a plain dot stops being enough. That's where a reticle with marked holds (a BDC or MIL/MOA grid), an exposed turret you can dial, and a first-focal-plane scope earn their keep. Pick a rifle below to see the optics that fit it — and how they mount.

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