Nosler Varmageddon .243 Winchester 55gr FB Tipped Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FB Tipped
Nosler Varmageddon .243 Winchester 55gr FB Tipped Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FB Tipped
Solved from this product's advertised 3800 fps, 55gr bullet and G1 BC 0.252, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .243 Winchester, or read Maximum Point Blank Range for the .243 Winchester.
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.
.243 Winchester 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 -7.2" at 300 and -18.0" 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 | 3,800 | 1,764 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.9" | -3.30 | -0.96 | 3,684 | 1,658 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.4" | -0.77 | -0.22 | 3,572 | 1,558 | 0.2 |
| 75 | -0.1" | -0.14 | -0.04 | 3,462 | 1,464 | 0.5 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,356 | 1,376 | 0.9 |
| 125 | -0.1" | -0.06 | -0.02 | 3,253 | 1,292 | 1.4 |
| 150 | -0.4" | -0.23 | -0.07 | 3,151 | 1,213 | 2.1 |
| 175 | -0.9" | -0.47 | -0.14 | 3,053 | 1,138 | 2.9 |
| 200 | -1.6" | -0.76 | -0.22 | 2,956 | 1,068 | 3.8 |
| 225 | -2.6" | -1.10 | -0.32 | 2,862 | 1,001 | 4.9 |
| 250 | -3.8" | -1.46 | -0.43 | 2,770 | 937 | 6.1 |
| 275 | -5.4" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 2,680 | 877 | 7.5 |
| 300 | -7.2" | -2.29 | -0.67 | 2,591 | 820 | 9.0 |
| 325 | -9.4" | -2.75 | -0.80 | 2,504 | 766 | 10.7 |
| 350 | -11.9" | -3.24 | -0.94 | 2,419 | 715 | 12.6 |
| 375 | -14.8" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 2,336 | 666 | 14.7 |
| 400 | -18.0" | -4.30 | -1.25 | 2,254 | 620 | 17.0 |
| 425 | -21.7" | -4.88 | -1.42 | 2,173 | 577 | 19.4 |
| 450 | -25.9" | -5.49 | -1.60 | 2,094 | 536 | 22.2 |
| 475 | -30.6" | -6.14 | -1.79 | 2,017 | 497 | 25.1 |
| 500 | -35.7" | -6.82 | -1.99 | 1,942 | 461 | 28.3 |
55gr G1 .252 at 3,800 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.
.243 Winchester 55gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 51 yards, peaks +0.9" at 128 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -4.8" at 300 and -14.8" 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 | 3,800 | 1,764 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.53 | -0.74 | 3,684 | 1,658 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,572 | 1,558 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +0.5" | +0.63 | +0.18 | 3,462 | 1,464 | 0.5 |
| 100 | +0.8" | +0.77 | +0.22 | 3,356 | 1,376 | 0.9 |
| 125 | +0.9" | +0.71 | +0.21 | 3,253 | 1,292 | 1.4 |
| 150 | +0.9" | +0.54 | +0.16 | 3,151 | 1,213 | 2.1 |
| 175 | +0.6" | +0.30 | +0.09 | 3,053 | 1,138 | 2.9 |
| 200 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,956 | 1,068 | 3.8 |
| 225 | -0.8" | -0.33 | -0.10 | 2,862 | 1,001 | 4.9 |
| 250 | -1.8" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 2,770 | 937 | 6.1 |
| 275 | -3.2" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 2,680 | 877 | 7.5 |
| 300 | -4.8" | -1.52 | -0.44 | 2,591 | 820 | 9.0 |
| 325 | -6.8" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 2,504 | 766 | 10.7 |
| 350 | -9.1" | -2.47 | -0.72 | 2,419 | 715 | 12.6 |
| 375 | -11.7" | -2.99 | -0.87 | 2,336 | 666 | 14.7 |
| 400 | -14.8" | -3.53 | -1.03 | 2,254 | 620 | 17.0 |
| 425 | -18.3" | -4.11 | -1.20 | 2,173 | 577 | 19.4 |
| 450 | -22.3" | -4.72 | -1.37 | 2,094 | 536 | 22.2 |
| 475 | -26.7" | -5.37 | -1.56 | 2,017 | 497 | 25.1 |
| 500 | -31.7" | -6.06 | -1.76 | 1,942 | 461 | 28.3 |
55gr G1 .252 at 3,800 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
Nosler Varmageddon 55-grain FB Tipped is a polymer-tipped .243 Winchester load made for varmints. The bullet has a flat base and a polymer tip, and at 55 grains it is the lightest the caliber is loaded with. It leaves the muzzle at 3,800 fps with 1,763 ft-lbs and a G1 BC of .252.
Zeroed at 200 yards, it drops 4.8 inches at 300 and 14.8 inches at 400. It kicks about 7 percent less than Black Hills Gold's 58-grain V-Max in the same rifle.
If you're cross-shopping, Black Hills Gold's 58-grain V-Max is the only other .243 load in this weight class, three grains heavier and 100 fps slower on much the same G1 BC, and it drops 15.8 inches at 400 from a 200-yard zero. Nothing else in the caliber starts as fast as this load.
- The least estimated recoil in the caliber
- Still moving at 2,254 fps at 400 yards
- Drops 1.0 inch less at 400 yards than Black Hills Gold's 58-grain V-Max from a 200-yard zero
- A lead core, so it is out where lead-free ammunition is required
- A flat-base varmint bullet, with nothing in it meant for game
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 gr | FB Tipped | 3800 fps | 1763 ft-lbs | 0.252 | N/A | |
| 58 gr | V-Max | 3700 fps | 1763 ft-lbs | 0.25 |
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