Winchester 5.56x45mm NATO 55gr FMJ Ammo - 1000 Round Box Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Winchester 5.56x45mm NATO 55gr FMJ Ammo - 1000 Round Box Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 3180 fps, 55gr bullet and G1 BC 0.246, 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 +1.5" at 118 yards, crosses back down at 195 yards, and is -7.8" at 300 and -23.4" 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 | 3,180 | 1,235 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.56 | -0.45 | 3,078 | 1,157 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.84 | +0.24 | 2,978 | 1,084 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.33 | +0.39 | 2,881 | 1,014 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.33 | +0.39 | 2,786 | 948 | 1.2 |
| 125 | +1.5" | +1.11 | +0.32 | 2,694 | 886 | 1.8 |
| 150 | +1.2" | +0.78 | +0.23 | 2,603 | 827 | 2.7 |
| 175 | +0.7" | +0.37 | +0.11 | 2,514 | 772 | 3.7 |
| 200 | -0.2" | -0.11 | -0.03 | 2,426 | 719 | 4.9 |
| 225 | -1.5" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 2,340 | 669 | 6.3 |
| 250 | -3.2" | -1.21 | -0.35 | 2,256 | 622 | 7.9 |
| 275 | -5.3" | -1.82 | -0.53 | 2,174 | 577 | 9.7 |
| 300 | -7.8" | -2.48 | -0.72 | 2,093 | 535 | 11.7 |
| 325 | -10.8" | -3.19 | -0.93 | 2,014 | 496 | 14.0 |
| 350 | -14.4" | -3.93 | -1.14 | 1,937 | 458 | 16.5 |
| 375 | -18.6" | -4.73 | -1.38 | 1,862 | 424 | 19.3 |
| 400 | -23.4" | -5.58 | -1.62 | 1,789 | 391 | 22.4 |
| 425 | -28.8" | -6.48 | -1.88 | 1,718 | 360 | 25.8 |
| 450 | -35.0" | -7.43 | -2.16 | 1,649 | 332 | 29.5 |
| 475 | -42.0" | -8.45 | -2.46 | 1,582 | 306 | 33.5 |
| 500 | -49.9" | -9.53 | -2.77 | 1,519 | 282 | 37.9 |
55gr G1 .246 at 3,180 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 +0.5" at 99 yards, crosses back down at 146 yards, and is -10.5" at 300 and -26.9" 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 | 3,180 | 1,235 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.40 | -0.70 | 3,078 | 1,157 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 2,978 | 1,084 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.4" | +0.49 | +0.14 | 2,881 | 1,014 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +0.5" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 2,786 | 948 | 1.2 |
| 125 | +0.4" | +0.27 | +0.08 | 2,694 | 886 | 1.8 |
| 150 | -0.1" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 2,603 | 827 | 2.7 |
| 175 | -0.9" | -0.48 | -0.14 | 2,514 | 772 | 3.7 |
| 200 | -2.0" | -0.95 | -0.28 | 2,426 | 719 | 4.9 |
| 225 | -3.5" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 2,340 | 669 | 6.3 |
| 250 | -5.4" | -2.05 | -0.60 | 2,256 | 622 | 7.9 |
| 275 | -7.7" | -2.67 | -0.78 | 2,174 | 577 | 9.7 |
| 300 | -10.5" | -3.33 | -0.97 | 2,093 | 535 | 11.7 |
| 325 | -13.7" | -4.03 | -1.17 | 2,014 | 496 | 14.0 |
| 350 | -17.5" | -4.78 | -1.39 | 1,937 | 458 | 16.5 |
| 375 | -21.9" | -5.58 | -1.62 | 1,862 | 424 | 19.3 |
| 400 | -26.9" | -6.42 | -1.87 | 1,789 | 391 | 22.4 |
| 425 | -32.6" | -7.32 | -2.13 | 1,718 | 360 | 25.8 |
| 450 | -39.0" | -8.28 | -2.41 | 1,649 | 332 | 29.5 |
| 475 | -46.3" | -9.30 | -2.70 | 1,583 | 306 | 33.5 |
| 500 | -54.3" | -10.38 | -3.02 | 1,519 | 282 | 37.9 |
55gr G1 .246 at 3,180 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 -12.0" at 300 and -29.0" 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 | 3,180 | 1,235 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -2.89 | -0.84 | 3,078 | 1,157 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.49 | -0.14 | 2,978 | 1,084 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,881 | 1,014 | 0.7 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,786 | 948 | 1.2 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 2,694 | 886 | 1.8 |
| 150 | -0.9" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 2,603 | 827 | 2.7 |
| 175 | -1.8" | -0.97 | -0.28 | 2,514 | 772 | 3.7 |
| 200 | -3.0" | -1.44 | -0.42 | 2,426 | 719 | 4.9 |
| 225 | -4.6" | -1.97 | -0.57 | 2,340 | 669 | 6.3 |
| 250 | -6.7" | -2.54 | -0.74 | 2,256 | 622 | 7.9 |
| 275 | -9.1" | -3.15 | -0.92 | 2,174 | 577 | 9.7 |
| 300 | -12.0" | -3.81 | -1.11 | 2,093 | 535 | 11.7 |
| 325 | -15.4" | -4.52 | -1.31 | 2,014 | 496 | 14.0 |
| 350 | -19.3" | -5.27 | -1.53 | 1,937 | 458 | 16.5 |
| 375 | -23.8" | -6.06 | -1.76 | 1,862 | 424 | 19.3 |
| 400 | -29.0" | -6.91 | -2.01 | 1,789 | 391 | 22.4 |
| 425 | -34.8" | -7.81 | -2.27 | 1,718 | 360 | 25.8 |
| 450 | -41.3" | -8.77 | -2.55 | 1,649 | 332 | 29.5 |
| 475 | -48.7" | -9.78 | -2.85 | 1,583 | 306 | 33.5 |
| 500 | -56.9" | -10.86 | -3.16 | 1,519 | 282 | 37.9 |
55gr G1 .246 at 3,180 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
Winchester's thousand-count 55-grain FMJ is a full metal jacket 5.56 NATO load made for recreational shooting. Inside is Winchester's plain 55-grain M193 full metal jacket, a closed-nose bullet with nothing in the tip. It leaves the muzzle at 3,180 fps with 1,235 ft-lbs and has a G1 BC of .246.
Zeroed at 36 yards, it drops 7.8 inches at 300. From a 50-yard zero it drops 10.5 inches at 300 and 26.9 inches at 400.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester's White Box 55-grain M193 is the same load under a different label, on the same G1 BC and the same 3,180 fps. ZSR's 55-grain M193 starts 60 fps faster at 3,240 fps, and GGG's 55-grain M193 quicker again at 3,330 fps.
- Still moving at 2,093 fps at 300 yards
- About 3 percent less recoil than Winchester's (Lake City) 55-grain M193 in the same rifle
- A plain lead-core full metal jacket, so it is not the green-tip ammunition some indoor ranges refuse
- Loaded to 5.56 NATO pressure, so it is not for a rifle chambered only for .223 Remington
- Winchester's (Lake City) 55-grain M193 starts 90 fps faster and drops 3.5 inches less at 400 yards from a 50-yard zero
- GGG's 55-grain M193 starts with 119 more ft-lbs at the muzzle
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3180 fps | 1235 ft-lbs | 0.246 |
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| 55 gr | FMJ | 3240 fps | 1282 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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| 55 gr | FMJ | 3330 fps | 1354 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A |
All Winchester 5.56x45mm NATO 55gr FMJ Ammo - 1000 Round Box Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $520.00 | $21.27 | $541.27 | $0.54 |
| Sentry Ammo | 3000 | $1,675.96 | $35.99 | $1,711.95 | $0.57 |
| Fast Ammo | 3000 | $1,641.99 | $69.99 | $1,711.98 | $0.57 |
| Sentry Ammo | 2000 | $1,144.37 | $35.99 | $1,180.36 | $0.59 |
| Fast Ammo | 2000 | $1,117.70 | $64.99 | $1,182.69 | $0.59 |
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