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Sierra .30-06 Springfield GameChanger 165gr Tipped GameKing Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Tipped GameKing
Sierra .30-06 Springfield GameChanger 165gr Tipped GameKing Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Tipped GameKing
Solved from this product's advertised 2800 fps, 165gr bullet and G1 BC 0.530, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .30-06 Springfield, or read .30-06 Springfield: 100-Yard vs 200-Yard Zero.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 8" vital zone, ±4" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 500 yards.
.30-06 Springfield 165gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 100 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -12.8" at 300 and -28.6" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,800 | 2,873 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.58 | -0.75 | 2,756 | 2,784 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.29 | -0.09 | 2,713 | 2,698 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +0.1" | +0.10 | +0.03 | 2,671 | 2,614 | 0.4 |
| 100 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,628 | 2,532 | 0.6 |
| 125 | -0.4" | -0.29 | -0.08 | 2,587 | 2,452 | 1.0 |
| 150 | -1.1" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 2,545 | 2,374 | 1.4 |
| 175 | -2.1" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 2,504 | 2,298 | 1.9 |
| 200 | -3.5" | -1.69 | -0.49 | 2,463 | 2,224 | 2.5 |
| 225 | -5.3" | -2.24 | -0.65 | 2,423 | 2,151 | 3.2 |
| 250 | -7.4" | -2.83 | -0.82 | 2,383 | 2,081 | 4.0 |
| 275 | -9.9" | -3.44 | -1.00 | 2,343 | 2,012 | 4.9 |
| 300 | -12.8" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 2,304 | 1,946 | 5.8 |
| 325 | -16.1" | -4.73 | -1.38 | 2,265 | 1,881 | 6.9 |
| 350 | -19.9" | -5.41 | -1.57 | 2,227 | 1,817 | 8.1 |
| 375 | -24.0" | -6.11 | -1.78 | 2,189 | 1,755 | 9.3 |
| 400 | -28.6" | -6.84 | -1.99 | 2,151 | 1,695 | 10.7 |
| 425 | -33.7" | -7.58 | -2.20 | 2,113 | 1,637 | 12.2 |
| 450 | -39.3" | -8.34 | -2.43 | 2,076 | 1,580 | 13.8 |
| 475 | -45.4" | -9.12 | -2.65 | 2,040 | 1,525 | 15.5 |
| 500 | -52.0" | -9.93 | -2.89 | 2,003 | 1,471 | 17.3 |
165gr G1 .530 at 2,800 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.30-06 Springfield 165gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 31 yards, peaks +1.9" at 117 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -7.5" at 300 and -21.6" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,800 | 2,873 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.89 | -0.26 | 2,756 | 2,784 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.7" | +1.40 | +0.41 | 2,713 | 2,698 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +1.4" | +1.79 | +0.52 | 2,671 | 2,614 | 0.4 |
| 100 | +1.8" | +1.70 | +0.49 | 2,628 | 2,532 | 0.6 |
| 125 | +1.8" | +1.40 | +0.41 | 2,587 | 2,452 | 1.0 |
| 150 | +1.6" | +1.00 | +0.29 | 2,545 | 2,374 | 1.4 |
| 175 | +1.0" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 2,504 | 2,298 | 1.9 |
| 200 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,463 | 2,224 | 2.5 |
| 225 | -1.3" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 2,423 | 2,151 | 3.2 |
| 250 | -3.0" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 2,383 | 2,081 | 4.0 |
| 275 | -5.0" | -1.75 | -0.51 | 2,343 | 2,012 | 4.9 |
| 300 | -7.5" | -2.38 | -0.69 | 2,304 | 1,946 | 5.8 |
| 325 | -10.4" | -3.04 | -0.88 | 2,265 | 1,881 | 6.9 |
| 350 | -13.7" | -3.72 | -1.08 | 2,227 | 1,817 | 8.1 |
| 375 | -17.4" | -4.42 | -1.29 | 2,189 | 1,755 | 9.3 |
| 400 | -21.6" | -5.14 | -1.50 | 2,151 | 1,695 | 10.7 |
| 425 | -26.2" | -5.89 | -1.71 | 2,113 | 1,637 | 12.2 |
| 450 | -31.3" | -6.65 | -1.93 | 2,076 | 1,580 | 13.8 |
| 475 | -37.0" | -7.43 | -2.16 | 2,040 | 1,525 | 15.5 |
| 500 | -43.1" | -8.24 | -2.40 | 2,003 | 1,471 | 17.3 |
165gr G1 .530 at 2,800 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Sierra GameChanger 165-grain Tipped GameKing is a polymer-tipped .30-06 Springfield hunting load made for big game. The Tipped GameKing is a polymer-tipped hunting bullet with a boat tail. It leaves the muzzle at 2,800 fps with 2,871 ft-lbs and has a G1 BC of .530.
Zeroed at 200 yards, it drops 21.6 inches at 400 yards, arriving with 1,695 ft-lbs. From a 100-yard zero the drop at 400 is 28.6 inches.
If you're cross-shopping, HSM's Tipping Point 165-grain Sierra GameChanger loads the same bullet 70 fps faster and drops 20.4 inches at 400 yards from a 200-yard zero. Federal's 165-grain Swift Scirocco II matches this load on speed and energy with a bonded bullet on a G1 BC of .450 and off that zero it drops 22.7 inches at 400.
- The highest G1 BC of the 165-grain loads compared, shared with HSM's Tipping Point 165-grain Sierra GameChanger and Sig Sauer's 165-grain Elite Hunter Tipped
- Carries 1,946 ft-lbs at 300 yards
- Less estimated recoil than HSM's Tipping Point 165-grain Sierra GameChanger, Fiocchi's Hyperformance 165-grain Swift Scirocco II and Sig Sauer's 165-grain Elite Hunter Tipped
- 150 fps and 317 ft-lbs behind Sig Sauer's 165-grain Elite Hunter Tipped at the muzzle, on the same G1 BC
- A lead core, so it is out where lead-free ammunition is required. Sellier & Bellot's eXergy 165-grain is the solid copper load at this weight
- The slowest start of the three 165-grain loads compared that carry a G1 BC of .530
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 gr | Tipped GameKing | 2800 fps | 2871 ft-lbs | 0.53 |
$2.22
200 Rounds
|
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| 165 gr | Scirocco II | 2800 fps | 2872 ft-lbs | 0.45 |
$3.22
20 Rounds
|
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| 165 gr | Elite Hunter Tipped | 2950 fps | 3188 ft-lbs | 0.53 |
$1.77
200 Rounds
|
|
| 165 gr | Tipped GameKing | 2870 fps | 3018 ft-lbs | 0.53 |
$1.63
200 Rounds
|
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| 165 gr | TXRG | 2785 fps | 2842 ft-lbs | 0.398 | N/A | |
| 165 gr | Scirocco II | 2875 fps | 3028 ft-lbs | 0.47 |
$2.00
100 Rounds
|
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| 165 gr | SST | 2749 fps | 2768 ft-lbs | 0.447 |
$1.47
200 Rounds
|
All Sierra .30-06 Springfield GameChanger 165gr Tipped GameKing Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Ammo | 200 | $430.71 | $13.99 | $444.70 | $2.22 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 200 | $460.28 | $0.00 | $460.28 | $2.30 |
| Fast Ammo | 200 | $424.46 | $39.99 | $464.45 | $2.32 |
| Sentry Ammo | 100 | $223.62 | $12.99 | $236.61 | $2.37 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 100 | $237.15 | $10.99 | $248.14 | $2.48 |
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