Best .28 Nosler loads for pronghorn 12 of 15 .28 Nosler factory loads carry 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity for pronghorn; the best reach 1,000 yd (Federal 155 gr Terminal Ascent). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Federal 155 gr Terminal Ascent 155 1,000 3,200 2,005 yes Hornady Precision Hunter 162 gr ELD-X 162 1,000 3,175 2,130 yes Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range 175 gr AccuBond Long Range 175 1,000 3,125 2,252 yes Browning BXS Copper Expansion 139 gr BXS Tipped Solid Copper 139 950 3,350 1,728 yes Browning 140 gr Max Point Polymer Tip 140 950 3,315 1,695 behind the shoulder only Winchester Copper Impact 150 gr Copper Extreme Point 150 950 3,250 1,719 yes Nosler Trophy Grade 160 gr AccuBond 160 900 3,300 2,048 yes Browning Silver Series 175 gr Plated Soft Point 175 850 3,100 1,633 behind the shoulder only Nosler Expansion Tip 150 gr E-Tip 150 800 3,250 1,773 yes Nosler 160 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting 160 800 3,200 1,912 behind the shoulder only Barnes VOR-TX 162 gr TSX BT 162 750 3,150 1,751 yes Nosler Trophy Grade 160 gr Partition 160 750 3,250 1,825 yes Browning Long Range Pro 160 gr Sierra Tipped MatchKing 160 wrong bullet 3,200 2,067 behind the shoulder only Nosler Match Grade 168 gr Custom Competition 168 wrong bullet 3,075 1,807 behind the shoulder only Nosler Match Grade 185 gr RDF 185 wrong bullet 2,950 2,162 behind the shoulder only
Chuck Hawks: ~800 ft·lb at impact with a .24″+ bullet of SD ≥ .215. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd (rifle). Floor used: 800 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: www.chuckhawks.com , cpw.state.co.us .
All .28 Nosler loads
Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.