.28 Nosler · 150 gr · Expansion Tip · #40039. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 26″ barrel. Below: the drop chart, the wind, the energy, and how far it is an ethical hunting load — then shoot it.
Shoot this load through the glass →Hunt with it| Range yd | Elev mil | Elev MOA | Drop in | Wind mil | Wind MOA | Wind in | Vel fps | Energy ft·lb | TOF s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3,146 | 3,296 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3,044 | 3,086 | 0.10 |
| 150 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2,945 | 2,888 | 0.15 |
| 200 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -2.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2,848 | 2,701 | 0.20 |
| 250 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -4.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2,753 | 2,524 | 0.25 |
| 300 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -8.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 2,660 | 2,357 | 0.31 |
| 350 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -13.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 2,570 | 2,199 | 0.36 |
| 400 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -19.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 2,480 | 2,049 | 0.42 |
| 450 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -27.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 2,393 | 1,907 | 0.48 |
| 500 | 2.0 | 6.9 | -36.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 13.9 | 2,308 | 1,773 | 0.55 |
| 550 | 2.4 | 8.2 | -47.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 17.1 | 2,224 | 1,647 | 0.61 |
| 600 | 2.8 | 9.5 | -59.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 20.7 | 2,142 | 1,527 | 0.68 |
| 650 | 3.2 | 10.9 | -74.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 24.7 | 2,061 | 1,415 | 0.75 |
| 700 | 3.6 | 12.3 | -90.5 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 29.2 | 1,982 | 1,309 | 0.83 |
| 750 | 4.0 | 13.9 | -109.2 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 34.1 | 1,906 | 1,209 | 0.91 |
| 800 | 4.5 | 15.6 | -130.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 39.6 | 1,831 | 1,116 | 0.99 |
| 850 | 5.0 | 17.3 | -154.0 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 45.5 | 1,758 | 1,029 | 1.07 |
| 900 | 5.6 | 19.2 | -180.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 52.0 | 1,687 | 948 | 1.16 |
| 950 | 6.1 | 21.1 | -210.1 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 59.0 | 1,619 | 873 | 1.25 |
| 1000 | 6.8 | 23.2 | -243.0 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 66.7 | 1,553 | 803 | 1.34 |
Orange rows are transonic (Mach 1.2–1.0), red subsonic. Elevation is the come-up; wind is the bullet's drift for 10 mph at 90°, so halve it for 5 mph and for a 30° wind. The app builds this for your barrel length, your altitude and today's weather, and lets you true the MV against what you actually hit.
Energy floors: Coyote 250 · Pronghorn 800 · Whitetail 1,000 · Mule 1,000 · Wild 1,000 · Black 1,200 · Elk 1,500 · Moose 1,500 ft·lb (see the sources on each animal in the app). Expansion floor from the bullet family's published minimum impact velocity. A bone-breaking shoulder shot wants a bonded, partition or monolithic bullet regardless of energy.
All .28 Nosler factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.nosler.com/28-nosler-150gr-expansion-tip-ammunition.html · BC from Nosler component-bullet listing: https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-l