GGG 5.56x45mm NATO 55gr M193 FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
GGG 5.56x45mm NATO 55gr M193 FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 3330 fps, 55gr bullet and G1 BC 0.243, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 5.56x45mm NATO, or read Maximum Point Blank Range for 5.56 on an AR-15.
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.
5.56x45mm NATO 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 +1.7" at 127 yards, crosses back down at 211 yards, and is -6.1" at 300 and -19.9" 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 | 3,330 | 1,355 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.57 | -0.46 | 3,223 | 1,269 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.5" | +0.87 | +0.25 | 3,119 | 1,188 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.40 | +0.41 | 3,017 | 1,112 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +1.5" | +1.44 | +0.42 | 2,918 | 1,040 | 1.1 |
| 125 | +1.7" | +1.27 | +0.37 | 2,821 | 972 | 1.8 |
| 150 | +1.5" | +0.98 | +0.28 | 2,726 | 908 | 2.6 |
| 175 | +1.1" | +0.61 | +0.18 | 2,634 | 847 | 3.5 |
| 200 | +0.4" | +0.19 | +0.06 | 2,543 | 790 | 4.7 |
| 225 | -0.7" | -0.28 | -0.08 | 2,454 | 736 | 6.0 |
| 250 | -2.1" | -0.80 | -0.23 | 2,367 | 684 | 7.5 |
| 275 | -3.9" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 2,281 | 636 | 9.2 |
| 300 | -6.1" | -1.95 | -0.57 | 2,197 | 590 | 11.1 |
| 325 | -8.8" | -2.59 | -0.75 | 2,115 | 546 | 13.3 |
| 350 | -12.0" | -3.27 | -0.95 | 2,035 | 506 | 15.7 |
| 375 | -15.7" | -3.99 | -1.16 | 1,956 | 467 | 18.4 |
| 400 | -19.9" | -4.75 | -1.38 | 1,879 | 431 | 21.3 |
| 425 | -24.8" | -5.57 | -1.62 | 1,805 | 398 | 24.5 |
| 450 | -30.3" | -6.44 | -1.87 | 1,732 | 367 | 28.0 |
| 475 | -36.6" | -7.36 | -2.14 | 1,662 | 338 | 31.8 |
| 500 | -43.7" | -8.33 | -2.42 | 1,595 | 311 | 36.0 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,330 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.
5.56x45mm NATO 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 +0.6" at 105 yards, crosses back down at 158 yards, and is -8.9" at 300 and -23.6" 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 | 3,330 | 1,355 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.44 | -0.71 | 3,223 | 1,269 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 3,119 | 1,188 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.4" | +0.53 | +0.15 | 3,017 | 1,112 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +0.6" | +0.56 | +0.16 | 2,918 | 1,040 | 1.1 |
| 125 | +0.5" | +0.39 | +0.11 | 2,821 | 972 | 1.8 |
| 150 | +0.2" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 2,726 | 908 | 2.6 |
| 175 | -0.5" | -0.26 | -0.08 | 2,634 | 847 | 3.5 |
| 200 | -1.4" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 2,543 | 790 | 4.7 |
| 225 | -2.7" | -1.15 | -0.34 | 2,454 | 736 | 6.0 |
| 250 | -4.4" | -1.67 | -0.49 | 2,367 | 684 | 7.5 |
| 275 | -6.4" | -2.23 | -0.65 | 2,281 | 636 | 9.2 |
| 300 | -8.9" | -2.82 | -0.82 | 2,197 | 590 | 11.1 |
| 325 | -11.8" | -3.46 | -1.01 | 2,115 | 546 | 13.3 |
| 350 | -15.2" | -4.14 | -1.20 | 2,035 | 506 | 15.7 |
| 375 | -19.1" | -4.86 | -1.41 | 1,956 | 467 | 18.4 |
| 400 | -23.6" | -5.63 | -1.64 | 1,879 | 431 | 21.3 |
| 425 | -28.7" | -6.44 | -1.87 | 1,805 | 398 | 24.5 |
| 450 | -34.4" | -7.31 | -2.13 | 1,732 | 367 | 28.0 |
| 475 | -40.9" | -8.23 | -2.39 | 1,662 | 338 | 31.8 |
| 500 | -48.2" | -9.21 | -2.68 | 1,595 | 311 | 36.0 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,330 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.
5.56x45mm NATO 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 -10.6" at 300 and -25.9" 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 | 3,330 | 1,355 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -3.01 | -0.87 | 3,223 | 1,269 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.57 | -0.17 | 3,119 | 1,188 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 3,017 | 1,112 | 0.6 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,918 | 1,040 | 1.1 |
| 125 | -0.2" | -0.17 | -0.05 | 2,821 | 972 | 1.8 |
| 150 | -0.7" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 2,726 | 908 | 2.6 |
| 175 | -1.5" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 2,634 | 847 | 3.5 |
| 200 | -2.6" | -1.25 | -0.36 | 2,543 | 790 | 4.7 |
| 225 | -4.1" | -1.72 | -0.50 | 2,454 | 736 | 6.0 |
| 250 | -5.9" | -2.23 | -0.65 | 2,367 | 684 | 7.5 |
| 275 | -8.0" | -2.79 | -0.81 | 2,281 | 636 | 9.2 |
| 300 | -10.6" | -3.39 | -0.98 | 2,197 | 590 | 11.1 |
| 325 | -13.7" | -4.02 | -1.17 | 2,115 | 546 | 13.3 |
| 350 | -17.2" | -4.70 | -1.37 | 2,035 | 506 | 15.7 |
| 375 | -21.3" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 1,956 | 467 | 18.4 |
| 400 | -25.9" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 1,879 | 431 | 21.3 |
| 425 | -31.2" | -7.01 | -2.04 | 1,805 | 398 | 24.5 |
| 450 | -37.1" | -7.87 | -2.29 | 1,732 | 367 | 28.0 |
| 475 | -43.7" | -8.79 | -2.56 | 1,662 | 338 | 31.8 |
| 500 | -51.2" | -9.77 | -2.84 | 1,595 | 311 | 36.0 |
55gr G1 .243 at 3,330 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
GGG's 55-grain M193 is a full metal jacket 5.56 NATO range load. The bullet is a closed-nose full metal jacket with a flat base. At 3,330 fps it is the fastest load in the caliber, worth 1,354 ft-lbs at the muzzle.
It kicks harder than the other 55-grain loads in the caliber, though less than any 62-grain load. A closed jacket makes this a paper-and-steel load, and at the muzzle it sits 60 fps clear of the next-quickest 55-grain load in the caliber.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester's White Box 55-grain M193 is 150 fps slower at the muzzle and kicks about 5 percent less in the same rifle. ATS's 55-grain M193 is slower again at 3,150 fps on the same flat-base bullet.
- The most muzzle energy of any 55-grain 5.56 load
- 144 more ft-lbs at the muzzle than ATS's 55-grain M193
- A plain lead-core full metal jacket, so it is not the green-tip ammunition some indoor ranges and steel-target bays refuse
- Loaded to 5.56 NATO pressure, so it is not for a rifle chambered only for .223 Remington
- ATS's 55-grain M193 kicks about 6 percent less in the same rifle
- A closed jacket, with nothing in it made to open up on game
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3330 fps | 1354 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3150 fps | 1210 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3270 fps | 1306 ft-lbs | 0.267 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3180 fps | 1235 ft-lbs | 0.246 |
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