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Bullet Weight (grains) Commercial[1] Hodgdon[2] Speer[3] Hornady[4] Nosler[5] Barnes[6]
110 N/A 3505 3356 3500 N/A 3471
125/130 3140 3334 3129 3200 3258 3278
150 2900 3068 2847 3000 3000 3031
165 2800 2938 2803 2900 3002 2980
180 2700 2798 2756 2800 2782 2799
200 N/A 2579 2554 N/A 2688 2680
220 2400 2476 N/A 2500 2602 2415

Typical muzzle velocities available in commercial 30-06 loads along with maximum 30-06 muzzle velocities reported by several reloading manuals for common bullet weights. Hodgdon, Nosler, and Barnes report velocities for 24" barrels. Hornady and Speer report velocoties for 22" barrels. The data are all for barrels with a twist rate of 1 turn in 10” which is needed to stabilize the heaviest bullets. The higher muzzle velocities reported by Nosler for 165 grain and heavier bullets use loads employing a slow-burning, double-base powder (Alliant Reloder 22).

  1. ^ http://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx accessed 15 May 2010
  2. ^ Hodgdon Powder Company, Cartridge Load Recipe Report, 3/27/2010, data.hodgdon.com
  3. ^ Speer Reloading Manual Number 12, 1994, Blount, Inc., Lewiston, ID. pp. 286-294.
  4. ^ Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading, Fourth Edition, 1991, Hornady Manufacturing Company, Grand Island, NE. pp. 343-350.
  5. ^ Nosler Reloading Guide Number Four, 1996, Nosler, Inc., Bend OR. pp. 322-329.
  6. ^ Barnes Reloading Manual Number 2-Rifle Data, 1997, Barnes Bullets, Inc., American Fork, UT. pp. 381-386.