I don't have a chart handy and you keep them in your head.
1.5 miles and 146 feet of drop? I was thinking more like 40ft.
Of course the first time I shot a .50BMG my goal was to hit the Earth inside of the range's borders. I didn't want to kill somebody two towns over!!
Ballistics for Hornady .510 dia. (50 cal) 750 gr. A-Max at 2800 Feet per Second
At an Elevation Angle of: 0 degrees. Sight Height 1.5 inches Sight zero 500 metres.
Range (metres) |
Velocity (Ft/Sec)
|
Energy (Ft/Lbs)
|
Momentum (Lp-Sec)
|
Drop (inches) |
Bullet Path (inches)
|
Wind Drift (inches)
|
Time of Flight (Seconds)
|
0
|
2800.0
|
13,054.0
|
9.32
|
0.0
|
-1.5
|
0
|
0.000000000
|
250
|
2564.6
|
10,951.1
|
8.54
|
-17.57
|
19.06
|
0
|
0.306105049
|
500
|
2340.9
|
9,124.5
|
7.80
|
-74.76
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.640873963
|
750
|
2128.6
|
7,543.9
|
7.09
|
-179.52
|
-66.63
|
0
|
1.008348187
|
1000
|
1927.6
|
6,186.8
|
6.42
|
-341.84
|
-190.82
|
0
|
1.413359571
|
1250
|
1739.2
|
5,036.2
|
5.79
|
-574.37
|
-385.22
|
0
|
1.861528594
|
1500
|
1565.2
|
4,079.3
|
5.21
|
-893.20
|
-665.91
|
0
|
2.359082422
|