Federal Power-Shok .450 Bushmaster 300gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • SP
Federal Power-Shok .450 Bushmaster 300gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • SP
Solved from this product's advertised 1900 fps, 300gr bullet and G1 BC 0.225, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .450 Bushmaster.
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 400 yards.
.450 Bushmaster 300gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 27 yards, peaks +0.8" at 64 yards, returns to zero at 100, and is -12.4" at 200 and -44.5" at 300 yards. It drops below the speed of sound at 307 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 | 1,900 | 2,405 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 1,818 | 2,203 | 0.2 |
| 50 | +0.7" | +1.33 | +0.39 | 1,740 | 2,017 | 0.7 |
| 75 | +0.8" | +0.95 | +0.28 | 1,664 | 1,845 | 1.5 |
| 100 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 1,591 | 1,686 | 2.7 |
| 125 | -1.6" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 1,521 | 1,541 | 4.2 |
| 150 | -4.1" | -2.62 | -0.76 | 1,453 | 1,408 | 6.1 |
| 175 | -7.7" | -4.19 | -1.22 | 1,390 | 1,287 | 8.5 |
| 200 | -12.4" | -5.91 | -1.72 | 1,330 | 1,178 | 11.3 |
| 225 | -18.3" | -7.76 | -2.26 | 1,274 | 1,082 | 14.5 |
| 250 | -25.6" | -9.76 | -2.84 | 1,223 | 996 | 18.1 |
| 275 | -34.3" | -11.89 | -3.46 | 1,177 | 922 | 22.1 |
| 300 | -44.5" | -14.17 | -4.12 | 1,135 | 859 | 26.6 |
| 325 | -56.5" | -16.59 | -4.83 | 1,099 * | 804 | 31.5 |
| 350 | -70.3" | -19.16 | -5.57 | 1,067 * | 758 | 36.8 |
| 375 | -85.9" | -21.88 | -6.36 | 1,038 * | 718 | 42.4 |
| 400 | -103.6" | -24.73 | -7.19 | 1,012 * | 683 | 48.3 |
300gr G1 .225 at 1,900 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 307 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.450 Bushmaster 300gr with a 150-yard zero
Zeroed at 150 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 17 yards, peaks +2.9" at 86 yards, returns to zero at 150, and is -6.9" at 200 and -36.3" at 300 yards. It drops below the speed of sound at 307 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 | 1,900 | 2,405 | 0.0 |
| 25 | +0.6" | +2.38 | +0.69 | 1,818 | 2,203 | 0.2 |
| 50 | +2.1" | +3.96 | +1.15 | 1,740 | 2,017 | 0.7 |
| 75 | +2.8" | +3.58 | +1.04 | 1,664 | 1,845 | 1.5 |
| 100 | +2.8" | +2.64 | +0.77 | 1,591 | 1,686 | 2.7 |
| 125 | +1.9" | +1.42 | +0.41 | 1,521 | 1,541 | 4.2 |
| 150 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,453 | 1,408 | 6.1 |
| 175 | -2.9" | -1.56 | -0.46 | 1,390 | 1,287 | 8.5 |
| 200 | -6.9" | -3.28 | -0.95 | 1,330 | 1,178 | 11.3 |
| 225 | -12.1" | -5.13 | -1.49 | 1,274 | 1,082 | 14.5 |
| 250 | -18.7" | -7.13 | -2.07 | 1,223 | 996 | 18.1 |
| 275 | -26.7" | -9.26 | -2.69 | 1,177 | 922 | 22.1 |
| 300 | -36.3" | -11.54 | -3.36 | 1,135 | 859 | 26.6 |
| 325 | -47.6" | -13.97 | -4.06 | 1,099 * | 804 | 31.5 |
| 350 | -60.6" | -16.54 | -4.81 | 1,067 * | 758 | 36.8 |
| 375 | -75.6" | -19.25 | -5.60 | 1,038 * | 718 | 42.4 |
| 400 | -92.6" | -22.10 | -6.43 | 1,012 * | 683 | 48.3 |
300gr G1 .225 at 1,900 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 307 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.450 Bushmaster 300gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 12 yards, peaks +6.3" at 111 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -25.9" at 300 yards. It drops below the speed of sound at 307 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 | 1,900 | 2,405 | 0.0 |
| 25 | +1.5" | +5.67 | +1.65 | 1,818 | 2,203 | 0.2 |
| 50 | +3.8" | +7.25 | +2.11 | 1,740 | 2,017 | 0.7 |
| 75 | +5.4" | +6.87 | +2.00 | 1,664 | 1,845 | 1.5 |
| 100 | +6.2" | +5.93 | +1.72 | 1,591 | 1,686 | 2.7 |
| 125 | +6.2" | +4.71 | +1.37 | 1,521 | 1,540 | 4.2 |
| 150 | +5.2" | +3.30 | +0.96 | 1,453 | 1,408 | 6.1 |
| 175 | +3.2" | +1.73 | +0.50 | 1,390 | 1,287 | 8.5 |
| 200 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 1,330 | 1,178 | 11.3 |
| 225 | -4.3" | -1.84 | -0.54 | 1,274 | 1,082 | 14.5 |
| 250 | -10.0" | -3.83 | -1.12 | 1,223 | 996 | 18.1 |
| 275 | -17.2" | -5.97 | -1.74 | 1,176 | 922 | 22.1 |
| 300 | -25.9" | -8.25 | -2.40 | 1,135 | 859 | 26.6 |
| 325 | -36.3" | -10.67 | -3.10 | 1,099 * | 804 | 31.5 |
| 350 | -48.6" | -13.24 | -3.85 | 1,066 * | 758 | 36.8 |
| 375 | -62.7" | -15.95 | -4.64 | 1,038 * | 718 | 42.4 |
| 400 | -78.8" | -18.81 | -5.47 | 1,012 * | 683 | 48.3 |
300gr G1 .225 at 1,900 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. * Below the speed of sound (1125 fps) from 307 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal Power-Shok 300-grain is a soft point .450 Bushmaster hunting load made for big game. The bullet is a lead core in a copper jacket with lead left exposed at the nose and no polymer tip. It leaves the muzzle at 1,900 fps with 2,405 ft-lbs and has a G1 BC of .225.
Zeroed at 150 yards, it drops 6.9 inches at 200 and 36.3 inches at 300 yards, arriving with 859 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil is the second heaviest in the caliber, just under HSM's Bear Load 300-grain.
If you're cross-shopping, HSM's Bear Load 300-grain is the other 300-grain load, 30 fps faster at the muzzle on a lower G1 BC of .199. Hornady's Custom 250-grain FTX starts 300 fps faster and, from a 150-yard zero, drops 27.4 inches at 300.
- Carries 1,178 ft-lbs at 200 yards
- A higher G1 BC than every other .450 Bushmaster load compared
- A 300-grain bullet, 50 grains heavier than the FTX and Extreme Point loads compared
- Exposed lead at the nose over a lead core, so it can't be used where lead-free ammunition is required. Barnes' VOR-TX 250-grain XFB is the copper load among those compared
- About 25 percent more estimated recoil than the FTX and Extreme Point loads compared
- About 9 inches more drop at 300 yards than Hornady's Custom 250-grain FTX, from a 150-yard zero
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