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.22 Magnum Trajectory Calculator

See how .22 Magnum stacks up in our full caliber comparison chart — energy, drop and recoil for every rifle caliber side by side.

The .22 Magnum brings a significant step up in performance over standard rimfire options. These default settings show a 39-grain bullet with a .116 ballistic coefficient moving at 2,200 fps. When zeroed at 100 yards, this setup delivers the kind of accuracy and terminal performance that has made the .22 Magnum popular for everything from small game hunting to varmint control.

While these baseline numbers reflect typical performance, individual rifles and ammunition combinations can vary. Our calculator allows you to account for all the variables that matter in the field. Whether you're dealing with crosswinds that can affect these lighter bullets, compensating for shooting angles, or adjusting for atmospheric conditions, you can input your specific parameters to get precise trajectory data.

The trajectory chart and table below break down this round's performance in 10-yard increments out to 200 yards, giving you a detailed look at bullet drop and energy retention. Want to see how your particular load performs? Just click the Modify Calculation button and input your specific data. From wind speed to shooting angle, you can customize every variable to match your exact shooting scenario.

.22 Magnum Trajectory Chart

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.22 Magnum Ballistics Data

Range (yd) Elevation (in) Elevation (MOA) Elevation (MIL) Windage (in) Windage (MOA) Windage (MIL) Time (s) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lbs)
0 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2200.0 419.24
10 -0.92 8.69 2.527 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.014 2129.85 392.93
20 -0.44 2.07 0.601 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.029 2062.12 368.34
30 -0.03 0.09 0.027 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.043 1995.65 344.98
40 0.29 -0.69 -0.201 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.059 1930.5 322.82
50 0.52 -0.98 -0.286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.075 1866.71 301.84
60 0.64 -1.02 -0.297 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.091 1804.33 282.0
70 0.66 -0.9 -0.263 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.108 1743.46 263.3
80 0.57 -0.68 -0.197 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.125 1684.18 245.7
90 0.35 -0.37 -0.109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.143 1626.62 229.19
100 0.0 -0.0 -0.001 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.162 1570.76 213.72
110 -0.49 0.42 0.122 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.182 1516.69 199.26
120 -1.13 0.89 0.26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.202 1464.49 185.78
130 -1.93 1.41 0.411 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.223 1414.29 173.26
140 -2.9 1.98 0.576 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.244 1366.28 161.7
150 -4.07 2.59 0.752 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.267 1320.62 151.07
160 -5.43 3.24 0.941 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.29 1277.51 141.37
170 -7.0 3.93 1.143 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.314 1237.14 132.57
180 -8.8 4.67 1.358 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.338 1199.62 124.65
190 -10.85 5.45 1.585 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.364 1165.08 117.58
200 -13.14 6.27 1.825 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.39 1133.59 111.31

Take this table to the range

The .22 Magnum reference load above as a wallet-size DOPE card: the same zero, standard conditions, holds in MOA, a 10 mph wind column, and a blank column to write in what the rifle actually does.

Download it as it is, or customize the size (turret cap, armband, index card), the columns, the wind speeds and units.

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Available .22 Magnum Ammunition Ballistics

Product Velocity (fps) BC 50yd Drop 100yd Drop 150yd Drop 200yd Drop
Armscor .22 WMR 40gr Jacketed Hollow Point Ammo Ballistics 1875 0.1 0.0" -2.3" -10.0" -25.3"
CCI .22 WMR 30gr Varmint Tipped Pour Pack Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.116 0.0" -1.0" -5.6" -15.2"
CCI Gamepoint .22 WMR 40gr Jacketed Soft Point (JSP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1875 0.133 0.0" -1.9" -8.3" -20.8"
CCI Maxi-Mag TNT .22 Mag 30gr JHP Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.088 0.0" -1.3" -7.1" -19.6"
CCI Pour Pack .22 WMR 40gr Maxi Mag Hollow Point (HP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1875 0.114 0.0" -2.1" -9.1" -23.0"
CCI Target & Plinking Maxi-Mag .22 Mag 40gr TMJ Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1875 0.127 0.0" -1.9" -8.5" -21.4"
CCI Varmint .22 Mag 30gr Varmint Tipped Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.116 0.0" -1.0" -5.6" -15.2"
CCI Varmint .22 Mag 30gr V-Max Polymer Tip Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.116 0.0" -1.0" -5.6" -15.2"
CCI Varmint Maxi-Mag .22 Mag 40gr JHP Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1875 0.114 0.0" -2.1" -9.1" -23.0"
CCI Varmint TNT Green .22 Mag 30gr HP Lead-Free Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2050 0.09 0.0" -1.8" -8.6" -22.7"
Federal Champion .22 Mag 40gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1880 0.111 0.0" -2.1" -9.3" -23.3"
Federal V-Shok .22 Mag 30gr Speer TNT Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.09 0.0" -1.3" -7.0" -19.2"
Fiocchi Defense Dynamics .22 WMR 40gr Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.114 0.0" -1.9" -8.7" -22.1"
Fiocchi Field Dynamics .22 WMR 40gr Jacketed Soft Point (JSP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.126 0.0" -1.8" -8.1" -20.6"
Fiocchi Range Dynamics .22 WMR 40gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.126 0.0" -1.8" -8.1" -20.6"
Hornady Critical Defense .22 WMR 45gr FTX Ammo Ballistics 1000 0.11 0.0" -8.8" -29.4" -63.4"
Hornady Varmint Express .22 WMR 30gr V-MAX Ammo Ballistics 2200 0.095 0.0" -1.2" -6.6" -18.2"
Remington Magnum .22 Win Mag 40gr Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.117 0.0" -1.9" -8.6" -21.7"
Remington Premier Magnum .22 WMR 40gr Pointed Soft Point (PSP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.113 0.0" -1.9" -8.8" -22.2"
Winchester Dynapoint .22 Mag 45gr CPHP Ammo Ballistics 1550 0.125 0.0" -3.5" -13.7" -32.1"
Winchester Super-X .22 Mag 40gr Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.113 0.0" -1.9" -8.8" -22.2"
Winchester Super-X .22 WMR 40gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 1910 0.113 0.0" -1.9" -8.8" -22.2"
Winchester Varmint HV .22 Mag 30gr V-Max Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2250 0.097 0.0" -1.1" -6.1" -16.8"
Winchester Varmint LF .22 Mag 25gr Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics 2100 0.081 0.0" -1.8" -8.8" -23.7"

Zeroing the .22 Magnum

Every table in this section uses the same reference load as the calculator above, 39gr G1 .116 at 2,200 fps, with a 1.5" sight height over the bore, at standard conditions (59°F, sea level, no wind for drop; 10 mph crosswind for drift). Rimfire velocities are low, so the zero you pick changes the drop at 100 yards more than any bullet choice does. Change the bullet, velocity or sight height in the calculator above to solve your own load.

.22 Magnum zero comparison

.22 Magnum 39gr reference load zero comparison at 1.5" sight height over bore
50-yd zero 100-yd zero
Near zero 50 yd 31 yd
Far zero 65 yd 100 yd
Max ordinate +0.0" +0.7"
Max ordinate distance 57 yd 67 yd
Hold-dead-on window (4" vital zone, ±2") 0–115 yd 0–130 yd
Sight in at 50 yd 0.0" (0.0 MOA) +0.5" (+1.0 MOA)
Drop at 100 yd -1.0" 0.0"
Drop at 150 yd -5.6" -4.1"
Energy at 100 yd 214 ft-lb 214 ft-lb
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How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 4" vital zone, ±2" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 200 yards.

Key terms

Near zero
Where the bullet first climbs up through the line of sight. It starts below the sight, because the sight sits above the barrel.
Far zero
Where it falls back down through the line of sight. A "200-yard zero" is the far zero; the near zero comes with it.
Max ordinate
The highest the bullet gets above the line of sight, between the two crossings. This is what makes a zero shoot high in the middle.
Point blank range (MPBR)
The zero that keeps the whole arc inside a vital zone for the longest distance, so you can aim at the centre and hold dead-on.

.22 Magnum with a 50-Yard Zero

Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, the 39gr load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 50 yards, peaks +0.0" at 57 yards, crosses back down at 65 yards, and is -1.0" at 100 and -5.6" at 150 yards.

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.22 Magnum 39gr reference load, 50-yard zero, 1.5" sight height over bore
Range (yd) Drop (in) Drop (MOA) Drop (MIL) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lb) Wind drift, 10 mph (in)
0 -1.5" 0.00 0.00 2,200 419 0.0
25 -0.5" -1.83 -0.53 2,029 357 0.3
50 0.0" 0.00 0.00 1,867 302 1.1
75 -0.2" -0.18 -0.05 1,714 254 2.5
100 -1.0" -0.98 -0.29 1,571 214 4.5
125 -2.8" -2.14 -0.62 1,439 179 7.3
150 -5.6" -3.57 -1.04 1,321 151 10.9
175 -9.7" -5.28 -1.54 1,218 129 15.3
200 -15.2" -7.26 -2.11 1,134 111 20.6

39gr G1 .116 at 2,200 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight.

.22 Magnum with a 100-Yard Zero

Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, the 39gr load first crosses the line of sight at 31 yards, peaks +0.7" at 67 yards, returns to zero at 100, and is 0.0" at 100 and -4.1" at 150 yards.

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.22 Magnum 39gr reference load, 100-yard zero, 1.5" sight height over bore
Range (yd) Drop (in) Drop (MOA) Drop (MIL) Velocity (fps) Energy (ft-lb) Wind drift, 10 mph (in)
0 -1.5" 0.00 0.00 2,200 419 0.0
25 -0.2" -0.84 -0.25 2,029 357 0.3
50 +0.5" +0.98 +0.29 1,867 302 1.1
75 +0.6" +0.80 +0.23 1,714 254 2.5
100 0.0" 0.00 0.00 1,571 214 4.5
125 -1.5" -1.15 -0.33 1,439 179 7.3
150 -4.1" -2.59 -0.75 1,321 151 10.9
175 -7.9" -4.29 -1.25 1,218 129 15.3
200 -13.1" -6.27 -1.82 1,134 111 20.6

39gr G1 .116 at 2,200 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight.

Maximum Point Blank Range for the .22 Magnum

Maximum point blank range (MPBR) is the zero that keeps the bullet inside a vital zone, never more than half its height above or below the line of sight (an 8" zone is ±4"), for as far as possible. Zero at the distance in the table and you can hold dead-on from the muzzle to the far edge of the window.

.22 Magnum maximum point blank range by vital zone size
Vital zone Zero at Hold dead-on from To (MPBR) Max ordinate Near / far zero CSV
4" (coyote, varmint, paper) 135 yd 0 yd 155 yd +2.0" at 82 yd 22 / 135 yd Download

MPBR assumes a centred hold, a level shot and no wind; it is a ceiling, not a licence to skip ranging. The far edge of the window is where the bullet has already fallen half the vital zone.

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