Federal American Eagle .22-250 Remington 50gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Federal American Eagle .22-250 Remington 50gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • JHP
Solved from this product's advertised 3850 fps, 50gr bullet and G1 BC 0.204, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .22-250 Remington.
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 8" vital zone, ±4" 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 500 yards.
.22-250 Remington 50gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 100 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -7.9" at 300 and -20.2" at 400 yards.
| 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 | 3,850 | 1,646 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.9" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 3,705 | 1,525 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.4" | -0.77 | -0.23 | 3,566 | 1,412 | 0.3 |
| 75 | -0.1" | -0.14 | -0.04 | 3,432 | 1,308 | 0.6 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,302 | 1,211 | 1.1 |
| 125 | -0.1" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 3,176 | 1,120 | 1.8 |
| 150 | -0.4" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 3,054 | 1,036 | 2.6 |
| 175 | -0.9" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 2,935 | 957 | 3.6 |
| 200 | -1.7" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 2,820 | 883 | 4.7 |
| 225 | -2.8" | -1.18 | -0.34 | 2,707 | 814 | 6.1 |
| 250 | -4.2" | -1.58 | -0.46 | 2,597 | 749 | 7.6 |
| 275 | -5.8" | -2.02 | -0.59 | 2,490 | 689 | 9.4 |
| 300 | -7.9" | -2.50 | -0.73 | 2,385 | 632 | 11.4 |
| 325 | -10.3" | -3.02 | -0.88 | 2,283 | 579 | 13.6 |
| 350 | -13.1" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 2,183 | 529 | 16.1 |
| 375 | -16.4" | -4.17 | -1.21 | 2,086 | 483 | 18.9 |
| 400 | -20.2" | -4.82 | -1.40 | 1,991 | 440 | 21.9 |
| 425 | -24.5" | -5.51 | -1.60 | 1,899 | 401 | 25.3 |
| 450 | -29.5" | -6.25 | -1.82 | 1,810 | 364 | 29.0 |
| 475 | -35.1" | -7.05 | -2.05 | 1,724 | 330 | 33.0 |
| 500 | -41.4" | -7.90 | -2.30 | 1,641 | 299 | 37.4 |
50gr G1 .204 at 3,850 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.22-250 Remington 50gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 49 yards, peaks +1.0" at 127 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -5.3" at 300 and -16.7" at 400 yards.
| 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 | 3,850 | 1,646 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.49 | -0.72 | 3,705 | 1,525 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | +0.05 | +0.01 | 3,566 | 1,412 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.5" | +0.68 | +0.20 | 3,432 | 1,308 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +0.9" | +0.82 | +0.24 | 3,302 | 1,211 | 1.1 |
| 125 | +1.0" | +0.75 | +0.22 | 3,176 | 1,120 | 1.8 |
| 150 | +0.9" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 3,054 | 1,036 | 2.6 |
| 175 | +0.6" | +0.31 | +0.09 | 2,935 | 957 | 3.6 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,820 | 883 | 4.7 |
| 225 | -0.9" | -0.36 | -0.11 | 2,707 | 814 | 6.1 |
| 250 | -2.0" | -0.76 | -0.22 | 2,597 | 749 | 7.6 |
| 275 | -3.5" | -1.20 | -0.35 | 2,490 | 689 | 9.4 |
| 300 | -5.3" | -1.68 | -0.49 | 2,385 | 632 | 11.4 |
| 325 | -7.5" | -2.20 | -0.64 | 2,283 | 579 | 13.6 |
| 350 | -10.1" | -2.75 | -0.80 | 2,183 | 529 | 16.1 |
| 375 | -13.2" | -3.35 | -0.98 | 2,086 | 483 | 18.9 |
| 400 | -16.7" | -4.00 | -1.16 | 1,991 | 440 | 21.9 |
| 425 | -20.9" | -4.69 | -1.36 | 1,899 | 401 | 25.3 |
| 450 | -25.6" | -5.43 | -1.58 | 1,810 | 364 | 29.0 |
| 475 | -31.0" | -6.22 | -1.81 | 1,724 | 330 | 33.0 |
| 500 | -37.1" | -7.08 | -2.06 | 1,641 | 299 | 37.4 |
50gr G1 .204 at 3,850 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal American Eagle 50-grain JHP is a jacketed hollow point .22-250 Remington load made for varmint shooting. There is no polymer in the nose, only a lead-core hollow point on a flat base. It leaves the muzzle at 3,850 fps with 1,645 ft-lbs and a G1 BC of .204.
From a 200-yard zero it drops 5.3 inches at 300 and 16.7 inches at 400. A 100-yard zero puts it 20.2 inches low at 400.
If you're cross-shopping, Remington's UMC 50-grain JHP is the other plain hollow point at this weight, 30 fps slower at the muzzle on a G1 BC of .192. Hornady's Superformance Varmint 50-grain V-Max starts 150 fps faster on a G1 BC of .242, and from a 200-yard zero it drops 13.5 inches at 400.
- A higher G1 BC than Remington's UMC 50-grain JHP, .204 against .192
- Still moving at 1,991 fps at 400 yards
- The most muzzle energy of the 50-grain hollow points compared
- Drops 3.2 inches more at 400 yards than Hornady's Superformance Varmint 50-grain V-Max from a 200-yard zero
- A plain hollow point with no polymer tip, where three of the five loads compared have one
- A lead-core bullet, so it can't be used where lead-free ammunition is required. Barnes' VOR-TX TSX is the copper load at this weight
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 gr | JHP | 3850 fps | 1645 ft-lbs | 0.204 |
$1.90
50 Rounds
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| 50 gr | AccuTip-V | 3800 fps | 1600 ft-lbs | 0.242 | N/A | |
| 50 gr | JHP | 3820 fps | 1620 ft-lbs | 0.192 |
$1.97
40 Rounds
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| 50 gr | V-Max | 4000 fps | 1776 ft-lbs | 0.242 |
$1.44
500 Rounds
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| 45 gr | JHP | 4000 fps | 1598 ft-lbs | 0.173 |
$1.97
40 Rounds
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| 55 gr | Polymer Tip | 3700 fps | 1672 ft-lbs | 0.246 | N/A |
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