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.30-06 Springfield · 180 gr · Harvest Collection · #32403. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 24″ barrel. Below: the drop chart, the wind, the energy, and how far it is an ethical hunting load — then shoot it.

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G1 BC: 0.545maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,760 fps24″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 3,044 ft·lb180 gr at 2,760 fps
Transonic: 1,000+ ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 2.9 mil1,562 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:10typical factory twist for the solve

Drop chart · 100 yd zero · 10 mph full-value wind

Range yd	Elev mil	Elev MOA	Drop in	Wind mil	Wind MOA	Wind in	Vel fps	Energy ft·lb	TOF s
50	0.2	0.6	-0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	2,675	2,859	0.06
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.5	2,592	2,684	0.11
150	0.2	0.6	-1.0	0.2	0.8	1.2	2,510	2,517	0.17
200	0.5	1.6	-3.4	0.3	1.1	2.3	2,429	2,358	0.23
250	0.8	2.8	-7.2	0.4	1.4	3.6	2,350	2,208	0.29
300	1.2	4.0	-12.7	0.5	1.7	5.3	2,273	2,064	0.36
350	1.6	5.4	-19.8	0.6	2.0	7.3	2,197	1,928	0.43
400	2.0	6.8	-28.7	0.7	2.3	9.7	2,122	1,800	0.50
450	2.4	8.4	-39.5	0.8	2.6	12.5	2,049	1,678	0.57
500	2.9	10.0	-52.4	0.9	3.0	15.7	1,977	1,562	0.64
550	3.4	11.7	-67.6	1.0	3.4	19.3	1,907	1,453	0.72
600	3.9	13.5	-85.1	1.1	3.7	23.4	1,839	1,351	0.80
650	4.5	15.5	-105.2	1.2	4.1	27.9	1,772	1,254	0.88
700	5.1	17.5	-128.1	1.3	4.5	33.0	1,707	1,164	0.97
750	5.7	19.6	-153.9	1.4	4.9	38.5	1,644	1,080	1.06
800	6.4	21.8	-183.0	1.5	5.3	44.6	1,582	1,001	1.15
850	7.0	24.2	-215.5	1.7	5.8	51.2	1,523	928	1.25
900	7.8	26.7	-251.8	1.8	6.2	58.4	1,467	860	1.35
950	8.5	29.4	-292.1	1.9	6.7	66.2	1,413	797	1.45
1000	9.4	32.2	-336.8	2.1	7.1	74.6	1,361	740	1.56

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 on the animal

Max ethical range, vitals shot

Coyote / varmint1,000 ydKeeps 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 1,000 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Pronghorn900 ydKeeps 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 900 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Whitetail deer800 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 800 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Mule deer800 ydKeeps 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity to 800 yd. Behind the shoulder only — not a bone-breaking bullet.

Wild hogWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Black bearWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

ElkWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

MooseWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

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.

Same cartridge

All .30-06 Springfield factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://barnesbullets.com/content/Barnes-Ballistics-Charts/CFR-Imperial.pdf · MV, BC and 24" test barrel from Barnes CFR ballistics chart PDF (BC column unlabeled; Barn