Tula .223 Remington 55gr FMJ Steel Case Ammo Ballistics
Steel Case • FMJ
Tula .223 Remington 55gr FMJ Steel Case Ammo Ballistics
Steel Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 3241 fps, 55gr bullet and G1 BC 0.243, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .223 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.
.223 Remington 55gr with a 36-yard zero
Zeroed at 36 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 36 yards, peaks +1.5" at 121 yards, crosses back down at 201 yards, and is -7.2" at 300 and -22.1" 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 | 3,241 | 1,283 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.57 | -0.46 | 3,136 | 1,201 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.85 | +0.25 | 3,034 | 1,124 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.36 | +0.39 | 2,934 | 1,052 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.37 | +0.40 | 2,837 | 983 | 1.2 |
| 125 | +1.5" | +1.17 | +0.34 | 2,742 | 919 | 1.8 |
| 150 | +1.4" | +0.86 | +0.25 | 2,649 | 857 | 2.6 |
| 175 | +0.9" | +0.46 | +0.13 | 2,558 | 799 | 3.6 |
| 200 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,469 | 744 | 4.8 |
| 225 | -1.2" | -0.50 | -0.14 | 2,381 | 693 | 6.2 |
| 250 | -2.7" | -1.05 | -0.30 | 2,295 | 644 | 7.8 |
| 275 | -4.7" | -1.64 | -0.48 | 2,211 | 597 | 9.6 |
| 300 | -7.2" | -2.27 | -0.66 | 2,129 | 553 | 11.6 |
| 325 | -10.1" | -2.95 | -0.86 | 2,048 | 512 | 13.8 |
| 350 | -13.5" | -3.68 | -1.07 | 1,969 | 474 | 16.3 |
| 375 | -17.5" | -4.45 | -1.29 | 1,892 | 437 | 19.1 |
| 400 | -22.1" | -5.26 | -1.53 | 1,817 | 403 | 22.1 |
| 425 | -27.3" | -6.13 | -1.78 | 1,744 | 372 | 25.5 |
| 450 | -33.3" | -7.06 | -2.05 | 1,674 | 342 | 29.1 |
| 475 | -40.0" | -8.04 | -2.34 | 1,606 | 315 | 33.1 |
| 500 | -47.6" | -9.09 | -2.64 | 1,540 | 290 | 37.4 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,241 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.
.223 Remington 55gr with a 50-yard zero
Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 50 yards, peaks +0.5" at 101 yards, crosses back down at 150 yards, and is -9.9" at 300 and -25.7" 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 | 3,241 | 1,283 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 3,136 | 1,201 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 3,034 | 1,124 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.4" | +0.50 | +0.14 | 2,934 | 1,052 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +0.5" | +0.51 | +0.15 | 2,837 | 983 | 1.2 |
| 125 | +0.4" | +0.31 | +0.09 | 2,742 | 919 | 1.8 |
| 150 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,649 | 857 | 2.6 |
| 175 | -0.7" | -0.40 | -0.12 | 2,558 | 799 | 3.6 |
| 200 | -1.8" | -0.85 | -0.25 | 2,469 | 744 | 4.8 |
| 225 | -3.2" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 2,381 | 693 | 6.2 |
| 250 | -5.0" | -1.90 | -0.55 | 2,295 | 644 | 7.8 |
| 275 | -7.2" | -2.50 | -0.73 | 2,211 | 597 | 9.6 |
| 300 | -9.9" | -3.13 | -0.91 | 2,129 | 553 | 11.6 |
| 325 | -13.0" | -3.81 | -1.11 | 2,048 | 512 | 13.8 |
| 350 | -16.6" | -4.54 | -1.32 | 1,969 | 474 | 16.3 |
| 375 | -20.8" | -5.30 | -1.54 | 1,892 | 437 | 19.1 |
| 400 | -25.7" | -6.12 | -1.78 | 1,817 | 403 | 22.1 |
| 425 | -31.1" | -6.99 | -2.03 | 1,744 | 372 | 25.5 |
| 450 | -37.3" | -7.92 | -2.30 | 1,674 | 342 | 29.1 |
| 475 | -44.3" | -8.90 | -2.59 | 1,606 | 315 | 33.1 |
| 500 | -52.1" | -9.95 | -2.89 | 1,540 | 290 | 37.4 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,241 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.
.223 Remington 55gr 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 -11.5" at 300 and -27.8" 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 | 3,241 | 1,283 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -2.94 | -0.85 | 3,136 | 1,201 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.52 | -0.15 | 3,034 | 1,124 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | -0.02 | 0.00 | 2,934 | 1,052 | 0.7 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,837 | 983 | 1.2 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.20 | -0.06 | 2,742 | 919 | 1.8 |
| 150 | -0.8" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 2,649 | 857 | 2.6 |
| 175 | -1.7" | -0.91 | -0.26 | 2,558 | 799 | 3.6 |
| 200 | -2.9" | -1.36 | -0.40 | 2,469 | 744 | 4.8 |
| 225 | -4.4" | -1.87 | -0.54 | 2,381 | 693 | 6.2 |
| 250 | -6.3" | -2.42 | -0.70 | 2,295 | 644 | 7.8 |
| 275 | -8.7" | -3.01 | -0.88 | 2,211 | 597 | 9.6 |
| 300 | -11.5" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 2,129 | 553 | 11.6 |
| 325 | -14.7" | -4.32 | -1.26 | 2,048 | 512 | 13.8 |
| 350 | -18.5" | -5.05 | -1.47 | 1,969 | 474 | 16.3 |
| 375 | -22.9" | -5.82 | -1.69 | 1,892 | 437 | 19.1 |
| 400 | -27.8" | -6.64 | -1.93 | 1,817 | 403 | 22.1 |
| 425 | -33.4" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 1,744 | 372 | 25.5 |
| 450 | -39.7" | -8.43 | -2.45 | 1,674 | 342 | 29.1 |
| 475 | -46.8" | -9.41 | -2.74 | 1,606 | 315 | 33.1 |
| 500 | -54.8" | -10.46 | -3.04 | 1,540 | 290 | 37.4 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,241 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
Tula 55-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket .223 Remington load made for range shooting. A plain lead core sits inside a copper jacket, with nothing else to it. It leaves the muzzle at 3,241 fps with 1,283 ft-lbs.
Its estimated recoil is level with Wolf WPA 55-grain FMJ and Remington's UMC 55-grain in the same rifle, while Hornady's Black 62-grain FMJ carries seven more grains and kicks hardest of the loads compared.
If you're cross-shopping, Wolf WPA 55-grain FMJ is the other steel-case load, within 1 fps at the muzzle. PMC Bronze 55-grain full metal jacket is the brass-case equivalent, 41 fps slower at 3,200 fps.
- Within 7 fps and 6 ft-lbs of STV Technology's Scorpio 55-grain FMJ at the muzzle
- The same muzzle figures as Wolf WPA 55-grain FMJ, the other steel-case load compared
- Starts 141 fps faster than Hornady's Black 62-grain FMJ
- A steel case, so it can't be reloaded, and some ranges do not allow steel-case ammunition
- A full metal jacket, so it is a practice load. Hornady's Varmint Express 55-grain V-Max is the varmint bullet at this weight
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3241 fps | 1283 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 62 gr | FMJ | 3100 fps | 1323 ft-lbs | 0.274 |
$0.82
200 Rounds
|
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| 55 gr | FMJ | 3248 fps | 1289 ft-lbs | 0.272 |
$0.43
1000 Rounds
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| 55 gr | FMJ | 3241 fps | 1283 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3240 fps | 1282 ft-lbs | 0.202 |
$0.96
50 Rounds
|
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| 55 gr | FMJBT | 3200 fps | 1250 ft-lbs | 0.243 |
$0.45
1000 Rounds
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