Is there a bullet drop at 300-500 yards with a .223 round?

Question

If so is it a significant drop? I believe there will be.

Answer 1

We need to know what kind of rifle /barrel length / grain of the round and optic and what range your zero your rifle all of make a big impact on your results.



for example on M16 at 500 yards will be 17.0 cm but with m4 would be 24.0 cm with 62 grain but as long you know to use your irons or optics you will be on target

Answer 2

223 Drop At 300 Yards

Answer 3

There's a "bullet drop" at any range with any round.

At 300-500 Yd.s it's ALWAYS significant

For a .223. it's about 32" between 300 - 500Yd.s

Answer 4

The iron sights on my .223 are zeroed at 25m & 300m i.e., approx 328 yds, so the POI would be a little bit higher than the POA at 300 yards.



I just got a scope for this rifle and I'm going to zero that at 100 yards, because it's most convenient for the range.



I think it depends on how you zero your gun. But, the short answer is, all bullets fly a curve and eventually drop.

Answer 5

ALL bullets drop as soon as they leave the muzzle. They travel in an arc hitting point of aim at the zeroed distance, the ndrop lower than point of aim from there on. Look up ballistic tables and see how much.

Answer 6

a good example is as follows , drop a bullet at the same time you shoot the rifle,both will hit the ground at the samre time,, there are a rise and a fall in the ballistic curve of any bullet ok there are many factors involved wght of projectile twist rate of gun etc ,,,anser is yes a few inches at 300 and down hill from there,,,,

Answer 7

depending on who manufactured the ammo the drop at 300 yards can range from 5 to almost nine inches click the link to see for yourself

Answer 8

You're missing part of the equation there eddie. If you have the bore PERFECTLY horizontal, that works. Just shooting the rifle obviously doesn't, elevate the bore 45% and see how the math works out :)

Answer 9

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Answer 10

ya man there will definitely be bullet drop at those ranges

Answer 11

Yes. Bullets begin dropping as soon as they leave the muzzle.

Answer 12

500 yds, 62 grain fmj, 47 inches...



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