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7mm Remington Magnum Ballistics Chart

Drop, wind drift, velocity and energy for the loads 7mm Remington Magnum actually shoots — solved by a real trajectory engine, not copied from a box.

Muzzle velocity
2850 fps
Bullet
162 gr, G7 0.315
Drop at 500 yd
46.5" (2.6 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-0.5270326300.11
200 yd-3.01.44 UP0.42 UP-2.0256123600.22
300 yd-11.33.60 UP1.05 UP-4.7242321120.34
400 yd-25.66.10 UP1.78 UP-8.6228918840.47
500 yd-46.58.87 UP2.58 UP-13.8215916770.60
600 yd-74.811.91 UP3.46 UP-20.5203414890.75
700 yd-111.615.22 UP4.43 UP-28.8191313170.90
800 yd-157.818.84 UP5.48 UP-38.7179511601.06
900 yd-214.922.80 UP6.63 UP-50.6168110171.23
1000 yd-284.327.15 UP7.90 UP-64.615708871.42

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 162 gr ELD-X 7mm Remington Magnum load (162 gr, 2850 fps) drops 11.3" at 300 yd, 46.5" at 500 yd and 284.3" at 1000 yd. Change the load or zero above to see your own numbers.

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7mm Remington Magnum trajectory

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The 7mm Remington Magnum pairs magnum velocity with high-BC 7mm bullets, producing one of the flattest hunting trajectories on this site out to 600 yards.

The 162 grain loads are the modern pick: nearly the drop curve of the 140s with far better retained energy and wind performance at distance.

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Frequently asked questions

With a 162 gr ELD-X load at 2850 fps and a 100 yard zero, a 7mm Remington Magnum drops about 46.5 inches at 500 yards (8.9 MOA / 2.6 MRAD), and about 11.3 inches at 300 yards. The full chart above covers every range and load.

A typical 162 gr ELD-X load leaves the muzzle at 2850 fps with 2923 ft-lbs of energy. At 500 yards it is still moving 2159 fps and carrying 1677 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 162 gr ELD-X load about -13.8 inches at 500 yards. Wind drift grows faster than drop with distance, which is why wind reading matters more than memorizing holdover.

This 162 gr ELD-X load stays supersonic to at least 1000 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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