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Best .30-30 Win loads for mule deer

30 of 34 .30-30 Win factory loads carry 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity for mule deer; the best reach 300 yd (Hornady LEVERevolution 160 gr FTX). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.

Load	gr	Max ethical yd	MV fps	500 yd ft·lb	Shoulder shot
Hornady LEVERevolution 160 gr FTX	160	300	2,400	616	behind the shoulder only
Hornady LEVERevolution 140 gr MonoFlex	140	250	2,526	524	yes
Federal 150 gr Fusion	150	200	2,390	443	yes
Federal 150 gr HammerDown Bonded SP	150	200	2,390	443	behind the shoulder only
Federal Federal x Henry Cattleman 150 gr HammerDown Bonded SP	150	200	2,390	443	behind the shoulder only
Federal 170 gr Fusion	170	200	2,200	517	yes
Hornady LEVERevolution 140 gr MonoFlex	140	200	2,465	497	yes
Remington Core-Lokt Tipped Lever Gun 150 gr	150	200	2,390	452	behind the shoulder only
Browning 150 gr Max Point Polymer Tip	150	150	2,390	345	behind the shoulder only
Browning Silver Series 170 gr Plated Soft Point	170	150	2,200	385	behind the shoulder only
Federal 150 gr Power-Shok JSP	150	150	2,390	351	behind the shoulder only
Federal 150 gr Trophy Copper	150	150	2,300	341	yes
Federal 170 gr Power-Shok JSP	170	150	2,200	416	behind the shoulder only
Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr RN InterLock	150	150	2,390	299	behind the shoulder only
Norma 150 gr Whitetail SP	150	150	2,362	344	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Expansion Tip 150 gr E-Tip	150	150	2,250	528	yes
Remington 150 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point	150	150	2,390	310	behind the shoulder only
Remington 170 gr Core-Lokt Hollow Point	170	150	2,200	404	behind the shoulder only
Remington 170 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point	170	150	2,200	404	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 150 gr Ballistic Silvertip	150	150	2,390	375	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 150 gr Power-Point	150	150	2,390	351	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Deer Season XP 150 gr Extreme Point	150	150	2,390	345	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Super-X 150 gr Hollow Point	150	150	2,390	351	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 170 gr Power-Point	170	150	2,200	385	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Power-Point 250th Anniversary Edition 170 gr	170	150	2,200	385	behind the shoulder only
Barnes Pioneer 150 gr TSX FN	150	100	2,335	289	yes
Barnes VOR-TX 150 gr TSX FN	150	100	2,335	289	yes
Federal 170 gr Nosler Partition	170	100	2,200	416	yes
Federal 150 gr Barnes TSX	150	50	2,220	276	yes
Remington Managed Recoil 125 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point	125	50	2,175	259	behind the shoulder only
Federal Federal Subsonic 170 gr Fusion	170	not enough	1,000	228	yes
Federal Federal Subsonic 170 gr Target Soft Point	170	not enough	1,000	214	behind the shoulder only
Barnes Pioneer 190 gr JHP FN	190	wrong bullet	2,040	434	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Subsonic 175 gr Sub-X	175	wrong bullet	1,050	227	behind the shoulder only

Deer-class rules of thumb; a slightly bigger animal than a whitetail. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd. Floor used: 1,000 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: chuckhawks.com, www.petersenshunting.com.

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