30-06 Ballistics 150 Grain – Complete Guide

Ask ten makers to load a 150 grain bullet in 30-06 Springfield and you get muzzle speeds anywhere from about 2,350 to 3,100 fps. This article lines up all 43 factory loads of that weight held in the stored data, covering 16 brands. The main table is reserved for the 34 loads with complete published downrange ballistics, one stat per cell. Nine further loads never publish a flight path, so they are gathered in a short muzzle figure listing after the table instead of padding the chart with empty cells.

All figures are the manufacturers’ own published numbers, reproduced as printed. Speeds are feet per second, energies are foot pounds, and trajectory values are inches relative to the line of sight. Because each brand zeroes its table at its own chosen range, the zero for every row is printed beside the load rather than assumed.

30-06 Ballistics 150 Grain Chart

BrandLoadProduct LineSKUBC (G1)Traj. Zero (yd)Velocity 0 yd (fps)Velocity 100 yd (fps)Velocity 200 yd (fps)Velocity 300 yd (fps)Velocity 400 yd (fps)Velocity 500 yd (fps)Energy 0 yd (ft-lb)Energy 100 yd (ft-lb)Energy 200 yd (ft-lb)Energy 300 yd (ft-lb)Energy 400 yd (ft-lb)Energy 500 yd (ft-lb)Trajectory 50 yd (in)Trajectory 100 yd (in)Trajectory 200 yd (in)Trajectory 300 yd (in)Trajectory 400 yd (in)Trajectory 500 yd (in)
Barnes150 gr TTSX BTVOR-TX215310.440200300027842579238221952015299825832216189116051353–1.50.0-6.7-19.6-39.7
Denel PMP150 gr SPPMP Rifle Ammunition (Sporting)––2002822255623042067––2653217617691424––0.81.90-8.5––
Federal150 gr Full Metal JacketAmerican EagleAE3006M1.4102002740252223142116192817512500211817831492123810210.920-8.6-24.7-50.5
Federal150 gr Full Metal Jacket Boat-TailAmerican EagleAE3006N.4082002910268324662260206418772820239720261701141911730.61.70-7.4-21.7-43.8
Federal150 gr Full Metal JacketAmerican EagleAE3006USA.4102002740252223142116192817512500211817831492123810210.920-8.6-24.7-50.5
Federal150 gr Fusion Soft PointFusionF3006FS1.4102002900267424592254205918742801238220141693141211690.71.70-7.5-21.8-44.1
Federal150 gr Jacketed Soft PointPower-Shok3006A.313200291026162340208118391619282022791823144211268730.71.80-8.2-24.4-51.3
Federal150 gr Copper HPPower-Shok Copper Rifle3006150LFA.27820029102580227319881725149128202217172113169917400.81.90-8.7-26.2-55.7
Fiocchi150 gr Copper HPBackwoods Hunter3006BHC.4002002950271624942282208118902898245720711735144311900.61.60-7.2-21.1-42.9
Fiocchi150 gr Pointed Soft PointField Dynamics Big Game3006BFOA.3802002910266624352216200818122820236819751635134310930.71.70-7.6-22.3-45.5
Fiocchi150 gr Full Metal Jacket Boat-TailRange Dynamics Rifle3006AFOA.3982003000276225372322211819242997254121431796149412330.51.50-6.9-20.4-41.4
Hornady150 gr InterLock SPAmerican Whitetail8108–20029102637238121391911170028202317188815231216963–1.80-7.9-23.5-48.6
Hornady150 gr SSTSuperformance81093–200308028482628241822182028315927012300194816391370–1.40-6.4-18.8-38.3
Norma150 gr Tipped Expanding BT-LFNorma Ecostrike201775720.3762002953270024612234––2904242820171662––0.51.60-7.3––
Norma150 gr Tipped Expanding BT-LFNorma Ecostrike Silencer Series201775520.3761912838259123582137––2682223618521521––0.61.6-0.4-8.7––
Norma150 gr FMJNorma Jaktmatch201765100.4231892772255923562162––2560218118491557––0.61.6-0.5-9––
Norma150 gr Tipped SPNorma Tipstrike201776820.3471962920264923932152––2840233719071542––0.61.6-0.2-8––
Norma150 gr SPNorma Whitetail201773920.2741882887254822341942––2776216216621256––0.61.6-0.6-9.8––
Nosler150 gr PartitionTrophy Grade60055–200300027552523230220931895299725272119176514591196–1.50-7-20.6-42.2
PPU150 gr SPStandard Rifle AmmunitionPP300610.3421002910263523852145––2820231318911533–––0-3.5-13.2––
PPU150 gr FMJStandard Rifle AmmunitionPP3006G0.4011002745252223112120––2500212117841488–––0-4.6-15.3––
Remington150 gr Pointed Soft Point Core LoktCore-Lokt27826.314200291026172341208318421622282022801826144611308760.71.80-8.2-24.3-51.2
Remington150 gr Copper HPCore-Lokt CopperR27853.27820029102580227319881725149128202217172113169917400.81.90-8.7-26.2-55.7
Remington150 gr Core-Lokt TippedCore-Lokt Tipped29027.4152002930270524922287209319082859243720671743145912120.61.60-7.2-21.2-42.8
Remington150 gr Copper TippedPremier CuTR22343.4402002930271825152321213719602859246021071795152012790.61.60-7.1-20.7-41.8
Remington150 gr Swift Scirocco BondedPremier Scirocco29318.4352002910269624932298211219342820242120691758148512460.61.60-7.2-21.1-42.6
Remington150 gr Full Metal JacketUMC Rifle23699.314200291026172341208318421622282022801826144611308760.71.80-8.2-24.3-51.2
Sellier & Bellot150 gr SPCERifle Ammunition SPCESB3006C0.29010029532630232820461784–29032304180413941060–-0.40.0-3.1-12.6-30.4–
Winchester150 gr Rapid Controlled Expansion Polymer TipBallistic SilvertipSBST30060.435200290026872483228921031926280124042054174514731236–1.70-7.3-21.2-43
Winchester150 gr Copper Extreme PointCopper ImpactX3006CLF0.387200292026802452223620311837283923922003166513731124–1.70-7.5-21.9-44.8
Winchester150 gr Extreme PointDeer Season XPX3006DS0.392200292026832458224420411849283923972012167713871138–1.70-7.4-21.8-44.5
Winchester150 gr Full Metal JacketM1 GarandWIN3006M20.420200274025272324213019461772250021271798151112611045–2.20-8.6-24.9-50.5
Winchester150 gr Bonded Rapid Expansion Protected Hollow PointPower Max BondedX30061BP0.32520029202636236821171882166428392313186814921179922–1.80-8-23.8-49.4
Winchester150 gr Power-PointPower-PointX300610.29420029202607231420411788155828392263178313871064808–1.80-8.3-25.1-52.8

Six representative loads from the table are plotted above, each across its full published range: Barnes TTSX, Hornady SST, Nosler Partition, Norma Tipped SP, Remington Core-Lokt and Winchester Power-Point. Most lines end at 500 yards, the Norma line at 300, and the Nosler line continues to 800.

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The Muzzle Figure Listing

The nine loads below are sold with headline numbers only. Eight print a muzzle velocity and a muzzle energy and stop there. Two of them actually publish a little more without ever giving a trajectory: the Norma FMJ carries velocity and energy all the way to 600 yards, and the Aguila soft point adds figures at 100 yards.

BrandLoadSKUMuzzle Velocity (fps)Muzzle Energy (ft-lb)
Aguila150 gr Soft Point8108AG29002801
Black Hills150 gr Hornady CX–29002801
Buffalo Bore150 gr SPTZ40A/2031003200
Doubletap150 gr Lead Free SC-THP01396448761930753149
HSM150 gr Full Metal Jacket-Boat TailHSM-30-06-2-N29002802
HSM150 gr Spitzer Boat Tail GameKingHSM-30-06-39-N29002802
HSM150 gr Triple-Shock X BoattailHSM-30-06-32LF-N30013000
HSM150 gr Low RecoilHSM-30-06-42-N23481837
Norma150 gr FMJ2017761026902411

Reading a Row From Left to Right

Start with the identity columns: maker, bullet, product line and SKU, followed by the G1 ballistic coefficient when one is published and the zero behind the trajectory block. After that come six velocity columns and six energy columns running from the muzzle to 500 yards, then the path of the bullet at 50 through 500 yards. Where a brand closes its table early, the row ends in hyphens; the Norma, Denel PMP and PPU entries, for example, publish nothing past 300 yards.

The Speed Ladder

Inside the main table the Hornady SST (81093) stands on the top rung at 3,080 fps, and it holds that position at 500 yards too, arriving at 2,028 fps. The bottom rung at the muzzle belongs to the Federal American Eagle FMJ training load (AE3006M1) at 2,740 fps. By 500 yards the charted speeds span 1,491 to 2,028 fps, with the Federal Copper HP holding the low end.

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Energy Near and Far

Muzzle energy in the main table peaks with the same Hornady SST at 3,159 ft-lb, and no other charted load keeps as much at 500 yards, where it still carries 1,370 ft-lb. The softest long range figure in the table is the Federal Copper HP (3006150LFA) at 740 ft-lb at 500 yards. Hunting loads in this weight generally open around 2,700 to 3,200 ft-lb at the muzzle on the makers’ figures.

Drop Figures and Zero Ranges

Read every trajectory row against its own zero. The bulk of the table uses the 200 yard zero the makers favour, PPU and Sellier and Bellot work from 100 yards, and the Norma rows follow that company’s most recommended distance, 188 to 196 yards from load to load. The shallowest arc in the table is the Hornady SST again: 6.4 inches low at 300 yards and 38.3 inches low at 500. The PPU FMJ shows the largest 300 yard drop at 15.3 inches on its shorter zero.

Hunting Bullets and Practice Bullets

The 150 grain class splits neatly by purpose. Deer hunters get the soft points and tipped bullets that fill most of the table, from the Remington Core-Lokt and Winchester Power-Point to the Federal Fusion and the Hornady SST and InterLock. Practice and military style shooting is covered by full metal jacket entries from Federal, Remington, PPU and Norma. Lead free shooters are served by the Barnes TTSX, two copper hollow point loads and Remington’s copper pair.

What the BC and Barrel Figures Show

A printed G1 coefficient tops out at 0.440 in the main table, on the Remington Copper Tipped load (R22343), although the single highest value in the whole set, 0.465, belongs to the HSM Low Recoil load in the listing. Some makers print nothing: the Hornady chart has no BC column, and neither the Denel PMP nor the Nosler row carries one here. Test barrel lengths are just as patchy, named for only 11 of the 43 loads and mostly 24 inches, which is why the table carries no barrel column.

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What Sits Outside the Main Chart

Five hundred yards is the natural edge of the main table, matching the endpoint of 25 of its 34 loads. One load reaches further on paper: Nosler publishes its Partition figures to 800 yards, recording 1,387 fps, 640 ft-lb and a drop of 174.6 inches at that range, outside the columns used here. Sellier and Bellot stops at 400 yards. The listing under the table also holds the set’s biggest headline numbers, the Buffalo Bore load at 3,100 fps and 3,200 ft-lb, figures its maker publishes at the muzzle only.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many factory 150 grain 30-06 loads exist in this data?

There are 43, spread across 16 manufacturers. The main table shows the 34 that come with full downrange ballistics, and the remaining nine appear in the muzzle figure listing.

Which 150 grain 30-06 load is fastest?

Counting every load, the Buffalo Bore SPTZ is fastest at 3,100 fps, but that figure is muzzle only. The fastest fully charted load is the Hornady SST at 3,080 fps.

Which load hits hardest at the muzzle?

The Buffalo Bore SPTZ posts 3,200 ft-lb at the muzzle, the highest figure in the set. In the main table the Hornady SST leads with 3,159 ft-lb.

What do these loads still carry at 500 yards?

Among the 25 loads charted that far, 500 yard velocity runs from 1,491 fps to 2,028 fps and energy from 740 to 1,370 ft-lb. The Hornady SST holds the top of both ranges and the Federal Copper HP the bottom.

How much drop should I expect at 300 yards?

On the zeros printed in each row, 300 yard drop ranges from 6.4 inches for the Hornady SST to 15.3 inches for the PPU FMJ. The zero matters: the PPU figure is shot on a 100 yard zero, the Hornady on a 200 yard zero.

What zero ranges do the makers use in these tables?

A 200 yard zero is the most common. PPU and Sellier and Bellot publish on a 100 yard zero, while Norma uses its most recommended distance, which lands between 188 and 196 yards for these loads.

What is the highest ballistic coefficient in the set?

The HSM Low Recoil load in the listing prints 0.465, the highest G1 figure here. Within the main table the Remington Copper Tipped load leads at 0.440, and a few makers, Hornady included, publish no coefficient at all.

Why is there a separate listing under the main table?

Those nine loads come without any published trajectory, and most give muzzle numbers only. They are listed with exactly what their makers publish so the main chart stays free of mostly blank rows.

Is 150 grain a sensible choice for deer in a 30-06?

Yes, it is the traditional light deer loading for the cartridge, and the table reflects that: most entries are hunting bullets, soft points and polymer tips starting near 2,900 fps. The lighter bullet also shoots flatter than the heavier weights, which is its main appeal.

Are the velocities all measured from the same barrel?

They are not, and in most cases the maker never says. A test barrel is named for just 11 of the 43 loads, usually 24 inches, with exceptions such as one 20 inch Norma load and the 23.5 inch Sellier and Bellot barrel.

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