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.44 Magnum Drop Chart

Dirty Harry's cartridge — a hard hitter from a revolver, and a genuine 150-yard deer round from a lever-action carbine.

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Barrel
Zero
Units

240 gr XTP · 1,350 fps · G1 BC 0.205 · 7.5″ barrel · 100-yard zero · 2″ optic height · sea level.

RangeDrop (in)Hold (MOA)Hold (MIL)Velocity
25 yd+0.6——1,287 fps
50 yd+1.9——1,228 fps
75 yd+1.7——1,176 fps
100 yd0——1,131 fps
150 yd−8.75.51.61,056 fps
200 yd−25.112.03.5998 fps

Stays supersonic to roughly 100 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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