How much does a 30 06 bullet drop at 400 yards?

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Range (**yards**) **Drop** (inches) Velocity   300 -13.3837 2218   350 -20.8209 2128   **400** -30.1783 2041   450 -41.6244 1955

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At those speeds, and with both bullets sighted in 2-inches high at 100 yards, the difference in drop between 150- and 180-grain bullets is 2.82 inches at 300 yards, 5.73 inches at 400 yards and 9.69 inches way out at 500 yards.

Beside above, how much does a 30 06 drop at 100 yards? With the . 30–06 150-grain, that will put it about 3 inches high at 100 yards. At 100 yards you can sight in from zero to 3 inches high.

Furthermore, how far will a 30.06 bullet drop?

With its original 150-grain spire point bullet at 2,700 fps, the Springfield . 30/06 was certified for an extreme reach of 4.75 miles, an effective firing range of 1,000 yards.

What are the ballistics of a 30 06?

The . 30-03 case was modified to have a slightly shorter neck to fire a spitzer flat-based 150-grain (9.7 g) bullet that had a ballistic coefficient (G1 BC) of approximately 0.405, a muzzle velocity of 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s), and a muzzle energy of 2,429 ft⋅lbf (3,293 J).