CARTRIDGE RANKINGS (107 Loads)
The following chart is intended to assist hunters comparing performance between cartridges.
| KINETIC ENERGY RANK | MOMENTUM RANK | TAYLOR KNOCK OUT RANK | ||||||||
| CARTRIDGE | Bullet Weight, Grains | Rank For Kinetic Energy | CARTRIDGE | Bullet Weight, Grains | Rank For Momentum | CARTRIDGE | Bullet Weight, Grains | Rank For TKO | ||
| 257 Roberts | 120 | 107 | 257 Roberts | 100 | 107 | 257 Roberts | 100 | 107 | ||
| 257 Roberts | 100 | 106 | 257 Roberts | 120 | 106 | 257 Roberts | 120 | 106 | ||
| 6.5X55 Mauser | 140 | 105 | 25.06 Rem | 100 | 105 | 25.06 Rem | 100 | 105 | ||
| 7 X 57 | 140 | 104 | 260 Rem | 120 | 104 | 25.06 Rem | 120 | 104 | ||
| 260 Rem | 120 | 103 | 25.06 Rem | 120 | 103 | 260 Rem | 120 | 103 | ||
| 25.06 Rem | 120 | 102 | 7mm-08 | 120 | 102 | 257 Weath | 100 | 102 | ||
| 7 X 57 | 175 | 101 | 257 Weath | 100 | 101 | 6.5X55 Mauser | 140 | 101 | ||
| 25.06 Rem | 100 | 100 | 6.5X55 Mauser | 140 | 100 | 260 Rem | 140 | 100 | ||
| 260 Rem | 140 | 99 | 7 X 57 | 140 | 99 | 257 Weath | 120 | 99 | ||
| 7mm-08 | 120 | 98 | 260 Rem | 140 | 98 | 7mm-08 | 120 | 98 | ||
| 6.5X55 Mauser | 160 | 97 | 257 Weath | 120 | 97 | 7 X 57 | 140 | 97 | ||
| 7mm-08 | 140 | 96 | 270 Win | 130 | 96 | 6.5X55 Mauser | 160 | 96 | ||
| 264 Win Mag | 160 | 95 | 7mm-08 | 140 | 95 | 270 Win | 130 | 95 | ||
| 8X57 | 159 | 94 | 6.5X55 Mauser | 160 | 94 | 264 Win Mag | 140 | 94 | ||
| 308 Win | 150 | 93 | 308 Win | 150 | 93 | 7mm-08 | 140 | 93 | ||
| 270 Win | 130 | 92 | 264 Win Mag | 140 | 92 | 264 Win Mag | 160 | 92 | ||
| 270 Win | 150 | 91 | 270 WSM | 130 | 91 | 270 WSM | 130 | 91 | ||
| 308 Win | 180 | 90 | 7 X 57 | 175 | 90 | 270 Win | 150 | 90 | ||
| 8X57 | 196 | 89 | 280 Rem | 140 | 89 | 7 X 57 | 175 | 89 | ||
| 30.06 Sprfd | 150 | 88 | 270 Win | 150 | 88 | 280 Rem | 140 | 88 | ||
| 264 Win Mag | 140 | 87 | 264 Win Mag | 160 | 87 | 270 Weath | 130 | 87 | ||
| 30.06 Sprfd | 165 | 86 | 8X57 | 159 | 86 | 7mm RSAUM | 140 | 86 | ||
| 257 Weath | 100 | 85 | 30.06 Sprfd | 150 | 85 | 270 WSM | 150 | 85 | ||
| 280 Rem | 140 | 84 | 270 Weath | 130 | 84 | 308 Win | 150 | 84 | ||
| 257 Weath | 120 | 83 | 7mm RSAUM | 140 | 83 | 7mm WSM | 140 | 83 | ||
| 280 Rem | 165 | 82 | 30.06 Sprfd | 165 | 82 | 7 X 64 Bren | 160 | 82 | ||
| 30.06 Sprfd | 180 | 81 | 7mm WSM | 140 | 81 | 280 Rem | 165 | 81 | ||
| 7 X 64 Bren | 175 | 80 | 7 X 64 Bren | 160 | 80 | 7mm Rem Mag | 160 | 80 | ||
| 7 X 64 Bren | 160 | 79 | 280 Rem | 165 | 79 | 7mm RSAUM | 160 | 79 | ||
| 338-06 | 200 | 78 | 270 WSM | 150 | 78 | 270 Weath | 150 | 78 | ||
| 7mm Rem Mag | 160 | 77 | 308 Win | 180 | 77 | 30.06 Sprfd | 150 | 77 | ||
| 270 WSM | 130 | 76 | 7mm Rem Mag | 160 | 76 | 7mm WSM | 160 | 76 | ||