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.308 Winchester Ballistics Chart

Drop, wind drift, velocity and energy for the loads .308 Winchester actually shoots — solved by a real trajectory engine, not copied from a box.

Muzzle velocity
2700 fps
Bullet
168 gr, G7 0.223
Drop at 500 yd
59.5" (3.3 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-0.8250023320.12
200 yd-3.81.83 UP0.53 UP-3.2230819880.24
300 yd-14.24.51 UP1.31 UP-7.5212616860.38
400 yd-32.37.70 UP2.24 UP-13.8195214220.52
500 yd-59.511.36 UP3.30 UP-22.6178511890.68
600 yd-97.615.54 UP4.52 UP-34.016259860.86
700 yd-149.020.33 UP5.91 UP-48.614728081.05
800 yd-216.525.84 UP7.52 UP-66.913256551.27
900 yd-303.932.24 UP9.38 UP-89.411885261.51
1000 yd-416.039.73 UP11.56 UP-116.810754311.77

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 168 gr match .308 Winchester load (168 gr, 2700 fps) drops 14.2" at 300 yd, 59.5" at 500 yd and 416.0" at 1000 yd. Change the load or zero above to see your own numbers.

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.308 Winchester trajectory

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The .308 Winchester trajectory is the baseline most shooters learn on: honest to 800 yards, transonic shortly after. A 168 grain match load drops about five feet at 500 yards from a 100 yard zero.

The 175 grain loads hold supersonic meaningfully further than 168s and buck wind better — the small velocity loss is worth it beyond 600 yards.

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Frequently asked questions

With a 168 gr match load at 2700 fps and a 100 yard zero, a .308 Winchester drops about 59.5 inches at 500 yards (11.4 MOA / 3.3 MRAD), and about 14.2 inches at 300 yards. The full chart above covers every range and load.

A typical 168 gr match load leaves the muzzle at 2700 fps with 2720 ft-lbs of energy. At 500 yards it is still moving 1785 fps and carrying 1189 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 168 gr match load about -22.6 inches at 500 yards. Wind drift grows faster than drop with distance, which is why wind reading matters more than memorizing holdover.

This 168 gr match load stays supersonic to at least 700 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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