.30-30 Winchester Drop Chart

The classic lever-gun woods round — blunt bullets that drop quickly, ideal inside 200 yards. The pointed FTX flex-tip reaches a bit farther.

Updated July 2026

Load

Barrel

Zero

Units

150 gr FN · 2,390 fps · G1 BC 0.218 · 24″ barrel · 100-yard zero · 2″ optic height · sea level.

Range	Drop (in)	Hold (MOA)	Hold (MIL)	Velocity
50 yd	−0.1	0.2	0.1	2,196 fps
100 yd	0	—	—	2,011 fps
150 yd	−2.1	1.3	0.4	1,836 fps
200 yd	−6.7	3.2	0.9	1,672 fps
250 yd	−14.5	5.5	1.6	1,521 fps
300 yd	−26.0	8.3	2.4	1,384 fps
350 yd	−42.1	11.5	3.3	1,264 fps
400 yd	−63.6	15.2	4.4	1,164 fps

Stays supersonic to roughly 400 yards — past that the bullet goes transonic and groups usually open up.

Estimate — confirm at the range. These figures are computed for the selected load, barrel, and zero at sea level — the barrel setting shifts muzzle velocity by a typical per-inch rate from published cut-down tests, so it’s an estimate too. Your real drop also depends on your exact ammo and lot, altitude, temperature, and conditions. Use this to get in the ballpark and to pick the right optic — then verify your actual holdovers on paper or steel before you trust them.

What this means for your optic

By the time you're holding several MOA or MIL of holdover, a plain dot stops being enough. That's where a reticle with marked holds (a BDC or MIL/MOA grid), an exposed turret you can dial, and a first-focal-plane scope earn their keep. Pick a rifle below to see the optics that fit it — and how they mount.

What this means for your optic

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