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.270 Winchester Ballistics Chart

Drop, wind drift, velocity and energy for the loads .270 Winchester actually shoots — solved by a real trajectory engine, not copied from a box.

Muzzle velocity
3060 fps
Bullet
130 gr, G1 0.436
Drop at 500 yd
44.2" (2.5 MRAD)
Ballistics chart: drop, wind drift, velocity and energy by range (100 yard zero)
RangeDrop (in)MOAMRADWind 10 mph (in)Velocity (fps)Energy (ft-lb)TOF (s)
100 yd0.00.00 UP0.00 UP-0.7283923270.10
200 yd-2.61.23 UP0.36 UP-2.7262919950.21
300 yd-10.23.24 UP0.94 UP-6.4242817030.33
400 yd-23.75.66 UP1.65 UP-11.8223714450.46
500 yd-44.28.44 UP2.45 UP-19.2205412190.60
600 yd-72.911.61 UP3.38 UP-28.8188110210.75
700 yd-111.515.21 UP4.43 UP-40.917178510.92
800 yd-161.919.33 UP5.62 UP-55.915657071.10
900 yd-226.624.04 UP6.99 UP-74.014265871.30
1000 yd-308.429.45 UP8.57 UP-95.513024901.52

Solved at standard sea-level atmosphere (59°F, 29.92 inHg) with a 100 yard zero, 1.75" sight height and a 10 mph full-value crosswind. Drop is relative to your zero.

Quick answer

With a 100 yd zero, a 130 gr hunting .270 Winchester load (130 gr, 3060 fps) drops 10.2" at 300 yd, 44.2" at 500 yd and 308.4" at 1000 yd. Change the load or zero above to see your own numbers.

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.270 Winchester trajectory

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The .270 Winchester earned its flat-shooting reputation honestly: a 130 grain bullet at 3,060 fps needs less holdover inside 400 yards than nearly any classic hunting cartridge.

With a 200 yard zero the .270 stays within three inches of point of aim to roughly 260 yards, which is why so many hunters never dial at all.

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Frequently asked questions

With a 130 gr hunting load at 3060 fps and a 100 yard zero, a .270 Winchester drops about 44.2 inches at 500 yards (8.4 MOA / 2.5 MRAD), and about 10.2 inches at 300 yards. The full chart above covers every range and load.

A typical 130 gr hunting load leaves the muzzle at 3060 fps with 2704 ft-lbs of energy. At 500 yards it is still moving 2054 fps and carrying 1219 ft-lbs. These figures are solved from the load data, not copied from a box chart.

A steady 10 mph full-value crosswind pushes the 130 gr hunting load about -19.2 inches at 500 yards. Wind drift grows faster than drop with distance, which is why wind reading matters more than memorizing holdover.

This 130 gr hunting load stays supersonic to at least 900 yards under standard conditions. Accuracy degrades through the transonic band (roughly 1,340 fps), so treat that as the practical ceiling for predictable precision. Terminal effectiveness on game depends on the energy column above — most hunters watch for 1,000 ft-lbs on deer-class animals.

Your barrel length, actual muzzle velocity, and the day’s density altitude all shift the solution. These tables use standard sea-level atmosphere and published velocities. Chronograph your load, solve for your real conditions, and true the result against actual impacts — the Atlas Ballistics app does all three.

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