American Sniper 7.62x51mm NATO 149gr M80 Ball FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
American Sniper 7.62x51mm NATO 149gr M80 Ball FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 2800 fps, 149gr bullet and G1 BC 0.393, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .308/7.62x51mm, or read .308 Winchester: 100-Yard vs 200-Yard Zero.
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.
.308/7.62x51mm 149gr 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 and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -13.9" at 300 and -31.6" 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 | 2,800 | 2,595 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.56 | -0.74 | 2,741 | 2,486 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.1" | -0.28 | -0.08 | 2,683 | 2,383 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +0.1" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 2,626 | 2,283 | 0.5 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,570 | 2,186 | 0.9 |
| 125 | -0.4" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 2,514 | 2,092 | 1.3 |
| 150 | -1.2" | -0.75 | -0.22 | 2,460 | 2,002 | 1.9 |
| 175 | -2.3" | -1.25 | -0.36 | 2,405 | 1,915 | 2.6 |
| 200 | -3.8" | -1.81 | -0.53 | 2,352 | 1,830 | 3.5 |
| 225 | -5.7" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 2,299 | 1,749 | 4.5 |
| 250 | -8.0" | -3.04 | -0.89 | 2,246 | 1,670 | 5.5 |
| 275 | -10.7" | -3.71 | -1.08 | 2,195 | 1,594 | 6.8 |
| 300 | -13.9" | -4.42 | -1.28 | 2,144 | 1,521 | 8.1 |
| 325 | -17.5" | -5.15 | -1.50 | 2,094 | 1,450 | 9.7 |
| 350 | -21.7" | -5.91 | -1.72 | 2,044 | 1,383 | 11.3 |
| 375 | -26.3" | -6.71 | -1.95 | 1,995 | 1,317 | 13.2 |
| 400 | -31.6" | -7.53 | -2.19 | 1,947 | 1,254 | 15.1 |
| 425 | -37.3" | -8.39 | -2.44 | 1,899 | 1,194 | 17.3 |
| 450 | -43.7" | -9.28 | -2.70 | 1,853 | 1,136 | 19.6 |
| 475 | -50.8" | -10.20 | -2.97 | 1,807 | 1,080 | 22.1 |
| 500 | -58.4" | -11.16 | -3.25 | 1,762 | 1,027 | 24.8 |
149gr G1 .393 at 2,800 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.
.308/7.62x51mm 149gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 30 yards, peaks +2.0" at 117 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -8.2" at 300 and -24.0" 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 | 2,800 | 2,595 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.75 | -0.22 | 2,741 | 2,486 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.8" | +1.53 | +0.45 | 2,683 | 2,383 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +1.5" | +1.91 | +0.56 | 2,626 | 2,283 | 0.5 |
| 100 | +1.9" | +1.80 | +0.52 | 2,570 | 2,186 | 0.9 |
| 125 | +2.0" | +1.49 | +0.43 | 2,514 | 2,092 | 1.3 |
| 150 | +1.7" | +1.06 | +0.31 | 2,459 | 2,002 | 1.9 |
| 175 | +1.0" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 2,405 | 1,914 | 2.6 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,352 | 1,830 | 3.5 |
| 225 | -1.4" | -0.60 | -0.17 | 2,299 | 1,749 | 4.5 |
| 250 | -3.2" | -1.24 | -0.36 | 2,246 | 1,670 | 5.5 |
| 275 | -5.5" | -1.91 | -0.55 | 2,195 | 1,594 | 6.8 |
| 300 | -8.2" | -2.61 | -0.76 | 2,144 | 1,521 | 8.1 |
| 325 | -11.4" | -3.34 | -0.97 | 2,094 | 1,450 | 9.7 |
| 350 | -15.1" | -4.10 | -1.19 | 2,044 | 1,383 | 11.3 |
| 375 | -19.3" | -4.90 | -1.43 | 1,995 | 1,317 | 13.2 |
| 400 | -24.0" | -5.72 | -1.67 | 1,947 | 1,254 | 15.1 |
| 425 | -29.3" | -6.58 | -1.91 | 1,899 | 1,194 | 17.3 |
| 450 | -35.2" | -7.47 | -2.17 | 1,853 | 1,136 | 19.6 |
| 475 | -41.8" | -8.39 | -2.44 | 1,807 | 1,080 | 22.1 |
| 500 | -49.0" | -9.35 | -2.72 | 1,762 | 1,027 | 24.8 |
149gr G1 .393 at 2,800 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
American Sniper's 149-grain M80 Ball is a full metal jacket 7.62x51mm NATO load listed as range ammunition. The jacket is closed over the nose in the M80 pattern, with no boat tail. It leaves the muzzle at 2,800 fps with 2,611 ft-lbs.
Estimated recoil sits within a hair of Winchester's 149-grain M80 load in the same rifle, and above both 147-grain ball loads compared. A closed nose keeps the load to paper and steel.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester's 149-grain M80 load is 10 fps slower at the muzzle with 36 ft-lbs less energy. PMC's X-TAC 147-grain FMJBT matches this one at 2,800 fps on a boat-tail bullet two grains lighter, and Magtech's First Defense Tactical 147-grain is the slowest of the four at 2,729 fps.
- The fastest of the 149-grain ball loads compared at the muzzle
- The same 2,611 ft-lbs at the muzzle as PMC's X-TAC 147-grain FMJBT, on a heavier bullet
- About 2 percent less estimated recoil than Hornady's American Whitetail 150-grain InterLock
- A plain closed jacket with no boat tail, where PMC's X-TAC 147-grain FMJBT is boat-tailed
- A closed jacket, with Hornady's American Whitetail 150-grain InterLock the hunting bullet at a similar weight
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