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Federal Premium .224 Valkyrie 60gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Ballistic Tip
Federal Premium .224 Valkyrie 60gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Ballistic Tip
Solved from this product's advertised 3300 fps, 60gr bullet and G1 BC 0.270, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .224 Valkyrie.
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.
.224 Valkyrie 60gr 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 -10.4" at 300 and -24.9" 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 | 3,300 | 1,451 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -3.00 | -0.87 | 3,204 | 1,368 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.57 | -0.17 | 3,111 | 1,289 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 3,019 | 1,215 | 0.6 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,930 | 1,144 | 1.0 |
| 125 | -0.2" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 2,843 | 1,077 | 1.6 |
| 150 | -0.7" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 2,757 | 1,013 | 2.3 |
| 175 | -1.5" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 2,673 | 952 | 3.2 |
| 200 | -2.6" | -1.23 | -0.36 | 2,590 | 894 | 4.2 |
| 225 | -4.0" | -1.69 | -0.49 | 2,509 | 839 | 5.4 |
| 250 | -5.7" | -2.19 | -0.64 | 2,429 | 787 | 6.7 |
| 275 | -7.9" | -2.73 | -0.79 | 2,351 | 737 | 8.2 |
| 300 | -10.4" | -3.30 | -0.96 | 2,274 | 689 | 9.9 |
| 325 | -13.3" | -3.91 | -1.14 | 2,199 | 644 | 11.9 |
| 350 | -16.7" | -4.55 | -1.32 | 2,125 | 602 | 14.0 |
| 375 | -20.5" | -5.23 | -1.52 | 2,052 | 561 | 16.3 |
| 400 | -24.9" | -5.95 | -1.73 | 1,981 | 523 | 18.8 |
| 425 | -29.9" | -6.71 | -1.95 | 1,912 | 487 | 21.6 |
| 450 | -35.4" | -7.51 | -2.18 | 1,844 | 453 | 24.6 |
| 475 | -41.6" | -8.35 | -2.43 | 1,777 | 421 | 27.9 |
| 500 | -48.4" | -9.24 | -2.69 | 1,713 | 391 | 31.5 |
60gr G1 .270 at 3,300 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.
.224 Valkyrie 60gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 39 yards, peaks +1.4" at 122 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -6.5" at 300 and -19.8" 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 | 3,300 | 1,451 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.5" | -1.77 | -0.51 | 3,204 | 1,368 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.66 | +0.19 | 3,111 | 1,289 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.9" | +1.19 | +0.35 | 3,019 | 1,215 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +1.3" | +1.23 | +0.36 | 2,930 | 1,144 | 1.0 |
| 125 | +1.4" | +1.06 | +0.31 | 2,843 | 1,077 | 1.6 |
| 150 | +1.2" | +0.77 | +0.23 | 2,757 | 1,013 | 2.3 |
| 175 | +0.8" | +0.42 | +0.12 | 2,673 | 952 | 3.2 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,590 | 894 | 4.2 |
| 225 | -1.1" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 2,509 | 839 | 5.4 |
| 250 | -2.5" | -0.96 | -0.28 | 2,429 | 787 | 6.7 |
| 275 | -4.3" | -1.50 | -0.44 | 2,351 | 737 | 8.2 |
| 300 | -6.5" | -2.07 | -0.60 | 2,274 | 689 | 9.9 |
| 325 | -9.1" | -2.68 | -0.78 | 2,199 | 644 | 11.9 |
| 350 | -12.2" | -3.32 | -0.97 | 2,125 | 602 | 14.0 |
| 375 | -15.7" | -4.00 | -1.16 | 2,052 | 561 | 16.3 |
| 400 | -19.8" | -4.72 | -1.37 | 1,981 | 523 | 18.8 |
| 425 | -24.4" | -5.48 | -1.59 | 1,912 | 487 | 21.6 |
| 450 | -29.6" | -6.28 | -1.83 | 1,844 | 453 | 24.6 |
| 475 | -35.4" | -7.12 | -2.07 | 1,777 | 421 | 27.9 |
| 500 | -42.0" | -8.01 | -2.33 | 1,713 | 391 | 31.5 |
60gr G1 .270 at 3,300 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 Premium 60-grain Nosler Ballistic Tip is a polymer-tipped .224 Valkyrie load built on Nosler's Ballistic Tip bullet. At 60 grains it is the lightest bullet the caliber is loaded with, and no game class comes with it. It leaves the muzzle at 3,300 fps with 1,451 ft-lbs and a G1 BC of .270.
Zeroed at 200 yards, it drops 6.5 inches at 300 and 19.8 inches at 400 with 523 ft-lbs left. From a 100-yard zero it drops 24.9 inches at 400.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady's Varmint Express 60-grain V-Max matches it on bullet weight, muzzle speed and recoil, and carries a G1 BC of .265. Barnes' VOR-TX 77-grain LRX is the copper hunting bullet in the caliber, 400 fps slower at the muzzle.
- Nothing in the caliber kicks less, which makes a long string from a bipod easier
- Nothing in the caliber starts faster, and it comes from the lightest bullet the caliber is loaded with
- A polymer-tipped Nosler bullet, where the caliber's other 60-grain load uses Hornady's V-Max
- A lead core, so it is out where lead-free ammunition is required
- The least energy at 400 yards of the caliber's hunting loads
All Federal Premium .224 Valkyrie 60gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Ammo Prices
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