Hi guys. A friend gave me a bunch of ammo a while back (had to get rid of it for legal reasons -- domestic troubles if ya know what I mean). Some are reloads, much is new. One box looks "new" (though very old). It is a green and yellow Remington box and is labeled something like 150 grain, bronze-tipped .30-06. What's the deal with these? What are bronze-tipped rounds best used for? I like the looks, just curious as to what they are designed for.

That's kinda the predacessor to the Nosler Balistic Tip.    Before polymer tips became the next trend for boosting a bullet's aerodynamic properties, they used bronze, aluminum, and copper.

OLD OLD Winchester "Silver tips" used a shiny/silvery material like Aluminum for their protective tips.


Anyhow, the bullet tip will upset the jacket/core upon impact and the bullet will generally act like other lead tipped spire points or expanding ammo.   It's just that the pointy tip of the insert helps boost aerodynamic properties a bit so that it's closer to a match hollow point but doesn't have the limited expansion properties.


It's still possible to get the Remington 150grn bronze tips as reloading components I'm pretty sure, I think Midway stocks some of them.   Not sure if they are still a Remington factory offering in loaded ammo though.

[url]http://www.remington.com/ammo/centerfire/remcfammo.htm[/url]

EXPRESS® BRONZE POINT™ TIPPED BULLET
A superb choice for long-range medium game. The high ballistic coefficient of the bronze insert produces a flat trajectory and maintains high velocity and energy at extreme ranges. Yet on impact, the tip is driven backward to create rapid expansion that is controlled to optimum limits by the pre-grooved jacket, even on thin-skinned game. The tip also protects the bullet nose from being deformed by recoil while in the magazine.

[url]http://www.remington.com/ammo/ballistics/centerfire/comp_ballistics_results.asp[/url]

Caliber Comparison


30-06 Springfield    
30-06 Springfield    
Index No. Cartridge Type Wt. (grs) Bullet Style Primer No. Ballistic Coefficient
R30063 Remington Express 150 Bronze Point™ 9 1/2 0.365
R30066 Remington Express 180 Bronze Point™ 9 1/2 0.412

VELOCITY (ft/sec)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
Remington Express 150 BP 2910 2656 2416 2189 1974 1773
Remington Express 180 BP 2700 2485 2280 2084 1899 1725

ENERGY (ft-lbs)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
Remington Express 150 BP 2820 2349 1944 1596 1298 1047
Remington Express 180 BP 2913 2468 2077 1736 1441 1189

SHORT-RANGE¹ TRAJECTORY*
Cartridge Type Bullet 50 100 150 200 250 300
Remington Express 150 BP 0.2 0.7 zero -2 -5.6 -10.8
Remington Express 180 BP 0 zero -1.3 -4.2 -8.7 -15

LONG-RANGE² TRAJECTORY*
Cartridge Type Bullet 100 150 200 250 300 400 500
Remington Express 150 BP 1.7 1.5 zero -3 -7.7 -22.7 -46.6
Remington Express 180 BP 2.1 1.8 zero -3.5 -8.8 -25.5 -52

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Note:  These ballistics reflected a test barrel length of 24" except those for 30 Carbine and 44 Remington Magnum which are 20" barrels.
 Specifications are nominal. Ballistics figures established in test barrels. Individual rifles may vary from test barrel results.
 “zero” indicates yardage at which rifle was sighted in.
* Inches above or below line of sight. Hold low for positive numbers, high for negative numbers.
1 Bullet does not rise more than 1" above line of sight from muzzle to sighting-in range.
2 Bullet does not rise more than 3" above line of sight from muzzle to sighting-in range.
† 280 Remington and 7mm Express Remington are interchangeable.
‡ 6mm Remington and 244 Remington are interchangeable.

Thanks guys! I appreciate the info. Will save the box for the event that I need some decent medium-size big game ammo.