PREMIUM BALLISTIC DATABASE — FULL ACCESS
Scientific Waterfowl Ballistics, Built Species by Species
The Premium Ballistic Database provides full access to species-specific ballistic modelling, combining pellet penetration, pattern density, and lethality probability under realistic hunting conditions.
Unlike generic ballistic calculators or marketing-driven charts, this database is built from the anatomy outward:
each species is analysed independently, with its own penetration thresholds, target surface, and ethical limits.
Premium access unlocks the complete data tables supporting the conclusions shown on free pages.
How to interpret these data
The ballistic tables provided in the Premium Database require a clear understanding of how penetration, hit probability, and limiting factors are defined.
What Premium Members Access (Data & Tools)
For every species, material, and load included in the database, members receive:
- Ethical range tables by pellet size and load
- Penetration at maximum ethical distance
- Expected hits per bird under full choke conditions
- Identified limiting factor (penetration vs pattern density)
- Ethical lethality framework (≈95%)
- Clear distinction between maximum possible and maximum ethical range
- All values expressed in U.S. units (yards, fps, oz)
This data allows hunters to evaluate real-world effectiveness, not theoretical energy alone.
Featured Premium Tool: Weather & Ethical Range
Weather is not a footnote — it can remove up to 10 yards of ethical range without changing your load. This premium page quantifies how temperature, pressure, and ammunition temperature affect maximum ethical distance across real U.S. hunting scenarios:
Temperature, Atmosphere & Ballistic Performance
Shot Materials Included
The database currently models the following non-toxic materials using a unified methodology:
- Steel — 7.8 g/cm³
- Bismuth — ≈ 9.5 g/cm³
- HEVI-Shot (tungsten–iron alloy) — ≈ 12 g/cm³
- Tungsten Super Shot (TSS 18) — 18.0 g/cm³
Each material is evaluated based on actual ballistic behaviour, not manufacturer claims.
Species Currently Available
Ducks
Geese
- Canada Goose — full ballistic dataset available
Additional species currently in development.
All species are analyzed using the same methodology, allowing direct comparison across materials.
Species Added Progressively
The Premium Database is expanded species by species, following real-world hunting relevance and ballistic significance.
Upcoming additions include:
- Canada Goose
- Green-winged Teal
- Snow Goose
- White-fronted Goose (Specklebelly)
- Wigeon
- Pintail
- Canvasback
New species are added using the same validated modelling framework, ensuring consistency across the database.
Why Species-Specific Modelling Matters
Waterfowl lethality is not defined by pellet energy alone.
Body mass, anatomy depth, feather density, and target surface vary significantly between species.
A load that is ethical on a mallard may be marginal or unethical on a goose — or excessive on a teal.
Premium access allows hunters to move beyond assumptions and evaluate what actually limits lethality for each species.
What Premium Is — and Is Not
Premium access provides:
- Data-driven decision support
- Transparent ballistic limits
- Ethical range definitions grounded in probability
Premium does not promise:
- extended-range guarantees,
- universal “best loads,”
- or justification for marginal shots.
The database is designed to inform disciplined shooting, not to enable long-range fantasy.
Membership
Premium Access — $59 / year
- Full access to all ballistic tables
- All current and future species included
- Continuous database expansion
- Cancel anytime
Premium membership directly supports the ongoing development of independent, scientific waterfowl ballistics.
Access the full ballistic tables by becoming a Premium member