FED PWRSHK 3030WN 170GR SP RN 20/200

Description

Federal’s PowerShok line is built around a straightforward premise: deliver reliable terminal performance on deer-sized game without charging a premium for it. This 170-grain load is the cartridge that lever-action hunters have trusted for well over a century, and PowerShok keeps that tradition honest with a soft point bullet at a price that makes range practice before season financially reasonable.

The round-nose profile is not an accident. Lever-action magazines stack cartridges tip-to-primer, and a spitzer or polymer-tipped bullet poses a risk of primer ignition under recoil in that arrangement. The flat or rounded nose eliminates that concern entirely, making this load safe to run in tubular magazines without compromise. It is a design constraint the cartridge was built around from the beginning, and Federal honors it here.

The soft point construction drives the terminal performance equation. The exposed lead tip initiates expansion on contact, while the surrounding jacket controls how quickly that expansion unfolds and retains enough bullet weight to push through shoulder bone and reach the vitals. At the ranges where .30-30 Winchester is typically used — inside 200 yards in wooded or brushy terrain — the velocity is sufficient to produce consistent expansion without fragmenting the core. The 170-grain weight sits at the heavier end of what the cartridge commonly offers, which translates to a higher sectional density and slightly deeper penetration compared to the 150-grain option, making it a reasonable preference for larger-bodied whitetail or black bear where the shot angle may not be ideal.

Packaged 20 rounds to a box, this is standard-capacity sporting ammunition suited to hunters who want a proven, no-frills load for a classic North American deer rifle.