.308 Winchester · Hunting · Factory load

.308 Winchester — Hornady 178 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter

Factory muzzle velocity 2600 fps · Bullet: Hornady 178 gr ELD-X (G1 0.552, G7 0.278, manufacturer-published) · Model used: G7 · Zero: 200 yd · Sight height 1.5 in · Standard atmosphere (59 °F, sea level). Predicted by the TruingLog solver — not measured from your rifle.

Range (yd)Velocity (fps)Energy (ft-lb)Path (in)Path (mil)Path (MOA)Wind 10 mph (in)TOF (s)
026002673−1.5——0.00.00
50251925091.00.571.960.20.059
100243823502.20.602.080.70.119
150235921991.90.351.191.50.182
20022812056-0.0-0.00-0.002.70.246
25022041920-3.5-0.39-1.354.40.313
30021291791-8.9-0.82-2.826.40.383
35020551669-16.1-1.28-4.408.90.454
40019821553-25.4-1.77-6.0711.80.529
45019111444-36.9-2.28-7.8415.20.606
50018411340-50.8-2.82-9.7119.10.686
55017721242-67.3-3.40-11.6923.60.769
60017051149-86.5-4.01-13.7728.60.855
65016391061-108.8-4.65-15.9834.30.945
7001573978-134.2-5.33-18.3140.61.038
7501509900-163.2-6.04-20.7847.51.135
8001446827-196.0-6.81-23.3955.31.237
8501384758-232.9-7.61-26.1763.81.343
9001324693-274.4-8.47-29.1273.11.454
9501265633-320.9-9.38-32.2583.41.570
10001208577-372.8-10.35-35.6094.61.691

Path is height relative to your line of sight (negative = below). Wind column is a full-value 10 mph crosswind. Your muzzle velocity will differ from the factory figure — chronograph your rifle, then re-run the numbers in the trajectory calculator or true the card in the truing guide.

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Read this before you rely on any number here. Predictions use the standard G1/G7 drag models and the data you enter — they are estimates, not measurements, and they are never load advice. Confirm with live fire at distance. For anything you load yourself, work only from current published manuals (Hodgdon, Sierra, Hornady, Lyman), start low, and work up. TruingLog publishes no load recipes and suggests no charge weights.