Federal Champion .22 Mag 40gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Federal Champion .22 Mag 40gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rimfire Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 1880 fps, 40gr bullet and G1 BC 0.111, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .22 Magnum.
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 4" vital zone, ±2" either side of the line of sight. Dashed line: where the bullet goes subsonic. 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 200 yards.
.22 Magnum 40gr with a 50-yard zero
Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 50 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -2.1" at 100 and -9.3" at 150 yards. It drops below the speed of sound at 149 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 | 1,880 | 314 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.43 | -0.42 | 1,718 | 262 | 0.4 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,569 | 219 | 1.4 |
| 75 | -0.5" | -0.65 | -0.19 | 1,432 | 182 | 3.2 |
| 100 | -2.1" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 1,309 | 152 | 5.8 |
| 125 | -4.9" | -3.75 | -1.09 | 1,204 | 129 | 9.3 |
| 150 | -9.3" | -5.89 | -1.71 | 1,119 * | 111 | 13.7 |
| 175 | -15.3" | -8.36 | -2.43 | 1,053 * | 99 | 18.9 |
| 200 | -23.4" | -11.14 | -3.24 | 1,001 * | 89 | 24.7 |
40gr G1 .111 at 1,880 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 149 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.22 Magnum 40gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 23 yards, peaks +1.2" at 63 yards, returns to zero at 100, and is -6.1" at 150 yards. It drops below the speed of sound at 149 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 | 1,880 | 314 | 0.0 |
| 25 | +0.2" | +0.57 | +0.17 | 1,718 | 262 | 0.4 |
| 50 | +1.1" | +2.00 | +0.58 | 1,569 | 219 | 1.4 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.35 | +0.39 | 1,432 | 182 | 3.2 |
| 100 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 1,309 | 152 | 5.8 |
| 125 | -2.3" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 1,204 | 129 | 9.3 |
| 150 | -6.1" | -3.89 | -1.13 | 1,119 * | 111 | 13.7 |
| 175 | -11.7" | -6.36 | -1.85 | 1,053 * | 99 | 18.9 |
| 200 | -19.2" | -9.14 | -2.66 | 1,001 * | 89 | 24.7 |
40gr G1 .111 at 1,880 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 149 yards; expect groups to open up past the transition. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Federal's Champion 40-grain is a full metal jacket .22 Magnum load Federal markets for target shooting. No lead shows at the tip of the Champion's bullet. It leaves the muzzle at 1,880 fps with 314 ft-lbs on a G1 BC of .111.
From a 50-yard zero it drops 2.1 inches at 100 yards and 9.3 inches at 150, the most of the ball loads compared. A 10 mph crosswind moves it 13.7 inches at 150 yards, about 2 inches more than CCI's Target & Plinking Maxi-Mag 40-grain TMJ.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester's Super-X .22 WMR 40-grain FMJ starts 30 fps faster and stays in front of it all the way to 150 yards. Fiocchi's Range Dynamics .22 WMR 40-grain FMJ starts at 1,910 fps and drops 8.1 inches at 150 yards from a 50-yard zero.
- Starts within 30 fps of every other 40-grain ball load compared
- 314 ft-lbs at the muzzle, within 10 of the fastest ball loads compared
- Lands within 0.3 inches of the other ball loads compared at 100 yards from a 50-yard zero
- The lowest G1 BC of the ball loads compared, so it is last of them at 100 yards
- A 10 mph crosswind moves it farther at 150 yards than any other ball load compared
All Federal Champion .22 Mag 40gr Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Rimfire Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $288.42 | $0.00 | $288.42 | $0.29 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $265.91 | $22.99 | $288.90 | $0.29 |
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $263.41 | $36.99 | $300.40 | $0.30 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $132.34 | $17.99 | $150.33 | $0.30 |
| Fast Ammo | 500 | $125.35 | $32.99 | $158.34 | $0.32 |
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