Nosler Ballistic Tip .30-30 Winchester 150 Grain Round Nose Polymer Tip Ammunition (MPN: 40065)
Product Description
Lever-action rifle hunters operating classic .30-30 Winchester carbines often face a difficult trade-off with traditional soft point ammunition. Conventional cup-and-core bullets can suffer from jacket-core separation or erratic expansion at variable distances, leading to shallow penetration or delayed energy transfer on medium game. Pointed spitzer bullets historically posed severe safety hazards when loaded tip-to-primer into tubular magazines under recoil. Nosler resolves these operational and ballistic challenges with their Ballistic Tip .30-30 Winchester 150-grain Round Nose load, providing safe tubular magazine stacking, rapid polymer-initiated expansion, and deep weight-retaining penetration.
Engineered and manufactured in Bend, Oregon, this premium centerfire cartridge centers around Nosler's specialized 150-grain Ballistic Tip Round Nose (BTRN) projectile. Designed specifically for tubular magazine firearms, the bullet features a rounded green polymer tip that cushions contact against primers inline, eliminating the risk of recoil-induced magazine tube detonation. Upon impact, the resilient polymer tip acts as a wedge, driving deep into the lead core to initiate immediate, violent expansion. The bullet construction features a heavy jacket base and a solid lead-alloy core, maintaining structural integrity to ensure deep penetration through tough hide and heavy shoulder bone on game.
In heavy timber and across open brush lines, this 150-grain load delivers exceptional accuracy, flat trajectories, and devastating terminal performance. Leaving the muzzle at a uniform velocity of 2,250 FPS with 1,686 ft-lbs of kinetic energy, it provides flat-shooting performance tuned specifically to standard lever-action barrel dynamics. Premium Nosler brass casings, clean-burning propellants, and ultra-responsive Boxer primers ensure smooth mechanical feeding through side-loading gates and clean cycling across Marlin, Winchester, and Henry lever rifles. Packaged in a 20-round retail box, Nosler Ballistic Tip .30-30 Win stands out as an elite choice for whitetail deer, feral hog, and black bear hunting.
*Armorer Bench Notes & Technical Maintenance Guidance: Centerfire rifle ammunition procurement regulations strictly apply. All purchasers must be 21 years of age or older and assume full legal responsibility for adhering to local, state, and federal laws. Due to commercial carrier transit restrictions, ammunition cannot be delivered to Alaska, Hawaii, or US territories. Deliveries destined for California and New York must ship directly to an authorized FFL dealer or registered ammunition vendor. Residents of Illinois must supply a valid FOID card alongside a matching state ID prior to order processing, and localized regional bans prohibit delivery to specific jurisdictions inside Illinois (including Chicago), Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. Armorer Tip: The 150-grain round-nose polymer tip profile is specifically engineered to be 100% safe inside lever-action tubular magazines. The green polymer tip prevents tip deformation inside the magazine while ensuring rapid hydraulic expansion on target.
Key Features
- **Tubular Magazine Safe Profile:** Rounded polymer tip enables safe inline stacking in lever-action tubular magazines without danger of recoil detonation.
- **Polymer-Initiated Expansion:** Color-coded green polymer tip wedges into the lead core on impact to force immediate, uniform mushrooming.
- **Heavy Jacket Base & Solid Lead Core:** Tapered copper jacket retains structural mass to drive deep through heavy tissue and shoulder bone.
- **Nosler Premium Virgin Brass:** Encased in top-tier Boxer-primed reloadable brass cases for flawless side-gate feeding and smooth lever cycling.
- **Balanced 150-Grain Payload:** Delivers high muzzle velocity, flat trajectories, and manageable shoulder recoil for quick follow-up shots.
Product Specifications
- **Brand:** Nosler
- **Product Line:** Ballistic Tip Ammunition
- **Caliber:** .30-30 Winchester (.30-30 Win)
- **Bullet Weight:** 150 Grain
- **Bullet Type:** Round Nose Ballistic Tip (Green Polymer Tip)
- **Muzzle Velocity:** 2,250 FPS
- **Muzzle Energy:** 1,686 ft-lbs
- **Casing Material:** Virgin Brass
- **Primer Type:** Large Rifle, Boxer (Reloadable, Non-Corrosive)
- **MPN:** 40065
- **UPC:** 054041400657
- **Box Quantity:** 20 Rounds (10 Boxes per Master Case)
