7 Backcountry Ballistics Data

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For those interested, I compiled data from one of the YouTube videos (link at bottom) where they shot all types of Federal ammo from both a 22-inch barreled Weatherby and a 16-inch barreled PROOF rifle. Let's keep the discussion away from "bash backcountry" and take the data for it is. If you spot any errors, please let me know and I will correct the dataset.

My wife and I have two 7 Backcountry rifles on order, which we should be receiving shortly after Thanksgiving. In turn, one of them is going to spend ~6 days in Prince William Sound, Alaska shortly afterwards on a Sitka Blacktail hunt.

The yellow line is from Hornady's website for a 24-inch barreled 300 Winchester Magnum firing 180 grain CX bullets with a G1 of .469 and muzzle velocity of 2960.
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Blue lines are 22-inch barrel and purple lines are 16-inch.

Source
youtube.com/watch?time_continue=766&v=7O_l5KZZ4JI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Frokslide.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjYzLDI4NjYzLDEzOTExNywyODY2Ng

Edit #1 - Added pictures for the charts, as copy & paste didn't get the Excel formatting right.
 
7 Backcountry | 22-Inch | 1757 Backcountry | 16-Inch | 175
Weatherby Mk VProof Research Tundra Ti
BrandFederalLineFusion TippedBrandFederalLineFusion Tipped
Grain175G10.575Diameter0.284Grain175G10.575Diameter0.284
RANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKORANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKO
0-1.5029803450210-1.502850315620
1001.50.528153078201001.70.62690281119
20002.1265627401920002.32535249618
300-6.34.82502243218300-75.22385221017
400-18.28.82353215217400-20.29.52241195116
500-36.514.42210189816500-40.415.42101171515
600-61.921.42072166715600-68.322.81966150214
700-9529.81938145914700-10531.91837131113
7 Backcountry | 22-Inch | 1687 Backcountry | 16-Inch | 168
Weatherby Mk VProof Research Tundra Ti
BrandFederalLineBarnes LRXBrandFederalLineBarnes LRX
Grain168G10.513Diameter0.284Grain168G10.513Diameter0.284
RANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKORANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKO
0-1.5030203402210-1.502890311520
1001.40.528342995191001.60.62709273718
20002.4265526291820002.52535239717
300-6.35.42483230017300-75.72368209116
400-18.39.92317200316400-20.310.72207181615
500-36.916.12159173815500-40.717.22052157114
600-62.723.92006150014600-6925.41903135113
700-9733.61859128913700-107.636.11762115812
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7 Backcountry | 22-Inch | 1557 Backcountry | 16-Inch | 155
Weatherby Mk VProof Research Tundra Ti
BrandFederalLineTerminal AscentBrandFederalLineTerminal Ascent
Grain155G10.586Diameter0.284Grain155G10.586Diameter0.284
RANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKORANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKO
0-1.5031453404200-1.503060322219
1001.20.529773049191001.30.42895288418
20001.92815272618200022736257617
300-5.64.42658243217300-64.62582229516
400-16.18.12507216416400-17.18.32434203815
500-32.112.92361191915500-34.213.52290180514
600-54.519.32220169714600-5820.12152159314
700-8427.12084149513700-89.128.12018140113
7 Backcountry | 22-Inch | 1707 Backcountry | 16-Inch | 170
Weatherby Mk VProof Research Tundra Ti
BrandFederalLineTerminal AscentBrandFederalLineTerminal Ascent
Grain170G10.646Diameter0.284Grain170G10.646Diameter0.284
RANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKORANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKO
0-1.5030153431210-1.502935325120
1001.40.428663101201001.50.52789293619
20001.92723279819200022648264718
300-6.14.32584252018300-6.44.42511238017
400-17.37.72449226317400-18.37.92378213516
500-34.312.32318202816500-36.512.92250191016
600-5818.32191181215600-61.519.12125170515
700-88.825.62068161514700-9426.62004151614
7 Backcountry | 22-Inch | 1957 Backcountry | 16-Inch | 195
Weatherby Mk VProof Research Tundra Ti
BrandFederalLineBerger Elite HunterBrandFederalLineBerger Elite Hunter
Grain195G10.755Diameter0.284Grain195G10.755Diameter0.284
RANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKORANGEDROPDRIFTVELOCITYENERGYTKO
0-1.5028403492220-1.502770332222
1001.60.527183197221001.70.52649303921
20001.8259829232120001.82532277620
300-6.742482266820300-7.142418253119
400-1972369243019400-20.27.32306230318
500-37.711.32259221018500-39.911.82198209217
600-63.216.82152200517600-66.817.42092189517
700-9623.32048181516700-101.724.21990171416

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For those interested, I compiled data from one of the YouTube videos (link at bottom) where they shot all types of Federal ammo from both a 22-inch barreled Weatherby and a 16-inch barreled PROOF rifle. Let's keep the discussion away from "bash backcountry" and take the data for it is. If you spot any errors, please let me know and I will correct the dataset.

The yellow line is from Hornady's website for a 24-inch barreled 300 Winchester Magnum firing 180 grain CX bullets with a G1 of .469 and muzzle velocity of 2960.
View attachment 972660

Source
youtube.com/watch?time_continue=766&v=7O_l5KZZ4JI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Frokslide.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjYzLDI4NjYzLDEzOTExNywyODY2Ng
Why the graph for yards vs energy when energy has nothing to do with killing.
 
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