The Norma EVOSTRIKE .30-06 Springfield 139gr ammunition is a lead-free hunting cartridge engineered for rapid energy transfer and reliable straight-line penetration. Loaded with a 139-grain (9.0 g) dual-core tin alloy bullet featuring a polymer tip and boat-tail base, this cartridge achieves a muzzle velocity of 910 m/s (2,986 fps) and delivers 3,726 J (2,751 ft-lbs) of muzzle energy from a standard 610 mm test barrel. Upon impact, the pre-fragmented front tin core expands and fragments quickly to create an immediate shock effect, while the solid rear tin core punches through tissue and bone to produce an exit wound.

Key Features

• Dual-Core Tin Construction: Combines a radially perforated, fragmenting front core for violent expansion with a solid rear core for deep tissue penetration.
• Lead-Free Design: Utilises non-toxic tin alloy cores to comply with non-toxic hunting regulations and minimise meat contamination.
• Aerodynamic Profile: Features a polymer tip and boat-tail base with a 0.318 G1 ballistic coefficient to maintain velocity and a flat trajectory downrange.
• High-Velocity Performance: Produces 910 m/s muzzle velocity and retains 631 m/s and 1,792 J of energy at 300 m, with a most recommended distance (MRD) zero of 179 m.
• Quality Reloadable Brass: Loaded into premium Norma brass cases supplied in 20-round boxes.

Technical Specifications

• Calibre: .30-06 Springfield
• Bullet Weight: 139 grains (9.0 grams)
• Bullet Type: Lead-Free Tipped Fragmenting Boat-Tail (EVOSTRIKE)
• Ballistic Coefficient: 0.318 (G1)
• Muzzle Velocity ($V_0$): 910 m/s (2,986 fps)
• Muzzle Energy ($E_0$): 3,726 J (2,751 ft-lbs)
• Velocity at 100 m / 200 m / 300 m: 810 m/s / 718 m/s / 631 m/s
• Energy at 100 m / 200 m / 300 m: 2,952 J / 2,320 J / 1,792 J
• Most Recommended Distance (MRD): 179 m
• Package Quantity: 20 rounds per box

Who is the Norma EVOSTRIKE .30-06 Springfield 139gr for?

• Medium game hunters — requires the violent terminal expansion of a 139 grains dual-core projectile backed by 3,726 J of muzzle energy to cleanly take fallow deer, chital, red deer, and wild pigs.
• Hunters operating in lead-free restricted hunting zones — relies on a 100% non-toxic dual-tin core lead-free centerfire rifle cartridge with a 0.318 G1 ballistic coefficient that delivers 910 m/s muzzle velocity without using traditional lead components.

Less suitable for: Large, heavy-boned game such as moose, large eland, or heavy bovine-sized game; hunters targeting game above this threshold require bonded lead-core bullets or deep-penetrating monolithic copper expanding cartridges designed for maximum weight retention.