30 06 Ballistics

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30 06 ballistics. Trajectory and ballistics with its original 150 grain spire point bullet at 2 700 fps the springfield 30 06 was certified for an extreme reach of 4 75 miles an effective firing range of 1 000 yards. Current 30 06 factory ammunition varies in bullet weight from 7 1 to 14 3 grams 109 6 to 220 7 gr in solid bullets and as low as 3 6 grams 55 6 gr with the use of a sub caliber bullet in a sabot. Point blank range for a standing man sized target was 500 yards. You ll find 300 win mag ballistics 308 ballistics 30 06 ballistics 223 ballistics 243 ballistics 30 30 ballistics and much more.

For use in all rifles chamered in 45 70 govt. For an expanded version of this table showing more loads including british european wildcat obsolescent american and proprietary calibers see the expanded rifle trajectory table. A flip up rear leaf sight was graduated for ranges out to 2 850 yards. 0 0 indicates yardage at which firearm was sighted in.

The 30 06 remained the principle military cartridge of the us for 50 years after the change to the 30 ball 150 grain bullet all military 1903 springfield rifles were recalled the barrels cut back by one thread turn and were re chambered for the modified cartridge. Round type weight muzzle energy ft lb muzzle velocity ft sec. The following is a 1000 yard 30 06 ballistic charting of a remington 30 06 springfield 165 grain accutip boat tail with a bc ballistic coeficient of 447 that was created using our free online ballistic calculator and details the trajectory of the bullets flight from the millisecond it leaves the barrel until the time it reaches the 1 000 yd mark. Remington recommends our 405gr.

The trajectory advantage goes to 150 grain bullets in the contest between 150 and 180 grain bullets fired from the 30 06 sprg. The 30 06 is a rather old cartridge and has been in use since 1906 thus the name 06 when it replaced the 30 03 made in 1903 but just because it s old doesn t mean it needs to be replaced. Loads are available with reduced velocity and pressure as well as increased velocity and pressure for stronger firearms. Barrel length of the final rifle configuration was 24.

The highest velocity i ever attained from a 150 grain bullet from. Individual firearm may vary from test barrel results. The following data was taken from various sources including reloading manuals and the online ballistics calculator provided by biggameinfo. Test barrel length in inches.