Caliber Ranking

The idea of this caliber or cartridge ranking is to illustrate how a specific caliber ranks amongst others in terms of its ballistic performance (E0 = bullet energy at muzzle). The figures shown are the average of over 3 Mio. loads in our database. Needless to say, the performance of a specific load (specific bullet, bullet weight, powder and powder weight) can deviate from the average.

.17 WSM	349
.17 Libra	615
.22 Hornet	652
.17 Hornet	660
.218 Bee	877 Joule
.17 Rem. Fireball	985 Joule
.30 Carbine	1089 Joule
.17 Rem.	1273 Joule
.222 Rem.	1477 Joule
.219 Zipper	1528 Joule
.300 AAC Blackout	1553 Joule
.223 Rem.	1554 Joule
5.6 x 70 R	1557 Joule
.204 Ruger	1565 Joule
.223 Rem. (5.56 x 45 NATO)	1649 Joule
.222 Rem. Mag.	1664 Joule
5.6 x 50 R Mag.	1666 Joule
6 x 70 R	1691 Joule
5.6 x 50 Mag.	1784 Joule
.224 Valkyrie	1813 Joule
6 x 52 R Bretschneider	1823 Joule
.24 Nosler	1882 Joule
6 mm ARC	1913 Joule
6 x 47 ATZL	1932 Joule
7 x 50 R	1946 Joule
7 x 44 Penna	1976 Joule
5 mm / 35 SMc	1976 Joule
7.62 x 39 (.308) Russ.	1986 Joule
.22 BR Rem.	1997 Joule
6.5 x 39	1999 Joule
6 x 50 R Scheiring	2000 Joule
6 x 52 R BB2	2014 Joule
.225 Win.	2071 Joule
.224 Weath. Mag.	2091 Joule
8 x 58 R	2110 Joule
.303 Savage	2184 Joule
6.5 Grendel	2207 Joule
.22-250 Rem.	2222 Joule
6.5 mm Lahoz	2234 Joule
8 x 57 R 360	2270 Joule
6.5 x 52 R K&S	2361 Joule
.220 Swift	2436 Joule
7 x 72 R	2464 Joule
6 x 47 SM	2482 Joule
7 mm B.R. Rem.	2503 Joule
5.6 x 57	2511 Joule
5.6 x 57 R	2511 Joule
.30 BR	2601 Joule
.22 Creedmoor	2655 Joule
.35 Rem.	2700 Joule
5.6 x 61 R SE v. Hofe	2725 Joule
.308 Marlin Express	2739 Joule
.223 WSSM	2770 Joule
.243 Win.	2798 Joule
.375 Win.	2800 Joule
6 mm Creedmoor	2816 Joule
.375 Fl N.E. 2 1/2	2821 Joule
6.5 x 47 Lapua	2854 Joule
6.5 x 57 R	2856 Joule
6 mm Rem.	2895 Joule
8 x 51 mm Mauser	2933 Joule
.30 Fl. N.E. Purdey	2951 Joule
.243 WSSM	2953 Joule
.260 Rem.	2977 Joule
5.6 x 61 SE v. Hofe	3011 Joule
7 mm Mag Fl. H.& H.	3061 Joule
7 x 57 R	3082 Joule
6.5 Creedmoor	3090 Joule
.25 WSSM	3102 Joule
.264 Leroy N.E.	3127 Joule
.45-70 Govt. CIP	3133 Joule
6.5 x 57	3152 Joule
.338 Marlin Express	3201 Joule
.33 Win.	3204 Joule
.240 Weath. Mag.	3233 Joule
.307 Win.	3255 Joule
7 x 57	3282 Joule
6.5 x 65 R	3286 Joule
.300 CR	3287 Joule
6 x 62 Freres	3299 Joule
8 x 57 IR	3299 Joule
6 x 62 R Freres	3307 Joule
.30 TC	3311 Joule
.255 GS	3342 Joule
9 x 57 Mauser	3350 Joule
.308 Win. (308 Winchester, 7.62 x 51)	3394 Joule
6.5 x 65	3476 Joule
8 x 57 IRS	3483 Joule
9.3 x 57	3486 Joule
.338 Federal	3487 Joule
8 x 60 R	3495 Joule
.25-06 Rem.	3501 Joule
8 x 60 RS	3508 Joule
6.5 x 64 Brenneke	3515 Joule
8 x 57 I	3558 Joule
7 x 65 R Brenneke	3570 Joule
6.5 mm Rem. Mag.	3586 Joule
7 mm Exp. Rem.	3623 Joule
.358 Win.	3628 Joule
8 x 56 R M 89 Port. Krop.	3638 Joule
.280 Rem.	3639 Joule
.35 Win.	3639 Joule
6.5 x 64 (Reb)	3668 Joule
.270 Win.	3674 Joule
.284 Win.	3699 Joule
7 x 64 Brenneke	3726 Joule
7.62 x 53 R Fin.	3733 Joule
8 x 57 IS	3774 Joule
6.5 x 68 R	3801 Joule
.318 Riml. N.E. Westl Rich.	3822 Joule
.348 Win.	3827 Joule
.400/350 Rigby N.E.	3868 Joule
.30-06 (30-06 Spring., 7,62 x 63)	3882 Joule
.30-06 R Stief	3916 Joule
.257 Weath. Mag.	3965 Joule
8 x 60	3965 Joule
.444 Marlin	3967 Joule
8 x 65 R	3973 Joule
8 x 60 S	3983 Joule
.264 Win. Mag.	4007 Joule
7 x 61 S&H (Super)	4030 Joule
8 x 64	4054 Joule
7 mm Rem. SA Ultra Mag	4065 Joule
8 x 65 RS	4072 Joule
8 x 64 S	4079 Joule
6.5 x 68	4123 Joule
7 x 75 R SE v. Hofe	4131 Joule
.30 R Blaser	4144 Joule
.30 Super Fl. H&H	4156 Joule
.450 Marlin	4186 Joule
.270 WSM	4200 Joule
7 mm Rem. Mag.	4260 Joule
7 mm Blaser Mag	4307 Joule
.338 RCM	4318 Joule
7 mm WSM	4322 Joule
.300 RCM	4341 Joule
8 x 75 RS	4354 Joule
.405 Win.	4359 Joule
.35 Whelen	4372 Joule
.300 Rem. SA Ultra Mag	4377 Joule
9.3 x 74 R	4434 Joule
10.3 x 60 R Swiss	4440 Joule
.350 Rem. Mag.	4548 Joule
8.5 x 55 Blaser	4581 Joule
.300 WSM (.300 Win. Short Magnum)	4616 Joule
9.3 x 62	4623 Joule
7 x 66 SE v. Hofe	4631 Joule
.300 H & H Mag.	4637 Joule
8 x 75 S	4689 Joule
.350 Mag. Rigby	4695 Joule
.308 Norma Mag.	4770 Joule
9.3 x 66 Sako (370 Sako Mag)	4797 Joule
7 mm STW	4812 Joule
.300 Win. Mag.	4812 Joule
8 x 68 S	4867 Joule
.300 Blaser Mag	4888 Joule
.375 Fl. Mag. N.E.	4904 Joule
7 mm Rem. Ultra Mag	5024 Joule
.369 N.E. Purdey	5062 Joule
.300 Lapua Mag.	5127 Joule
7.62 UKM	5137 Joule
8 x 57 PCC	5145 Joule
.300 Weath. Mag.	5153 Joule
.338 Blaser Mag	5164 Joule
7 mm KM Katzmaier 7mm-338 Lapua	5180 Joule
8.5 x 68 Fanzoj	5218 Joule
10.75 x 68	5220 Joule
9.3 RSM	5221 Joule
.300 Precision Rifle Cartridge	5343 Joule
9.3 x 64 Brenneke	5381 Joule
.358 Norma Mag.	5404 Joule
8 mm Rem. Mag.	5416 Joule
7.21 Firebird (Lazzeroni)	5437 Joule
.300 Norma Mag	5473 Joule
.300 Rem. Ultra Mag	5522 Joule
.340 Weath. Mag.	5560 Joule
.375 H.& H. Mag.	5611 Joule
.338 Lapua Mag.	5744 Joule
.375 Ruger	5759 Joule
.338 Rem. Ultra Mag	5855 Joule
8.5 mm Messner Magnum	5867 Joule
7.82 Warbird (Lazzeroni)	5950 Joule
.375 Weath. Mag.	6103 Joule
.375 Blaser Mag	6109 Joule
9.5 x 66 SE v. Hofe	6169 Joule
.416 Ruger	6271 Joule
.458 Win.Mag.	6337 Joule
.404 Riml.NE (Jeffery, 10.75x73)	6423 Joule
.416 Rem. Mag.	6455 Joule
.400 H.& H. Belt.Mag	6459 Joule
.416 Rigby	6499 Joule
.375 Rem. Ultra Mag	6538 Joule
.375 R Verney-Carron	6589 Joule
.470 N.E.	6892 Joule
.458 Lott	7093 Joule
.450 N.E. 3 1/4''	7145 Joule
.378 Weath. Mag.	7323 Joule
.416 Weath. Mag.	8151 Joule
.375 CheyTAC	8375 Joule
.460 Weath. Mag.	8845 Joule
.600 N.E.	10231 Joule