bullet drop for dummies?

I read the tack at the top for windage, and it helped quite a bit. Is there something similar for calculating bullet drop and elevation correction?

This should get ya on the paper:

100- zero
200-1 1/2 min
300-3 3/4 min
350-4 min
400-5 1/2 min
450-7 1/2 min
500-9 1/4 min
550-11 1/2 min
600-12 3/4 min
700-17 3/4 min
800-23 min
900- no target
1000-35 1/2 min (34-36 depending on humidity)

It's a basic come-up card for my 24" 223 rifle.

mike

eta - there are several options for online "ballistic calculators" which one can find by using google and those key words - not to mention actual software one can buy

There are ballistic programs that are free to download also. One of the easier to use is called Ballistics Tables. Unfortunately, I don't have a link.

Here is a link to another program that I've used though it is not quite as easy to use:
Point Blank ballistics software

Do you have a basic comeup chart for a 308 22" barrel

This will do it....

www.hornady.com/ballistics/ballistics_calculator.php

sierra bullets website, my Lyman and Speer handload books list the ballistic coefficient

Originally Posted By 26120: Do you have a basic comeup chart for a 308 22" barrel

Need bullet, velocity, typical atmospheric conditions, height above bore to even take a guess.

I like the JBM trajectory calculator the best found here. Once you get all your variables entered you can get pretty accurate drop figures as well as figure drop in MIL, moa, or clicks (1/4, 1/8, etc). I use the JBM calc for my 300 Whisper and keep a cheat sheet taped to the stock.

Without getting into your specifics, a generic .308 shooting 168 gr at 2700 looks like this:

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