6.5 Creedmoor · 140 gr · Gold Medal CenterStrike · #GM65CRDOTM1. Maker-published figures, velocity measured in a 24″ barrel. Below: the drop chart, the wind, the energy, and how far it is an ethical hunting load — then shoot it.
Shoot this load through the glass →Hunt with it| Range yd | Elev mil | Elev MOA | Drop in | Wind mil | Wind MOA | Wind in | Vel fps | Energy ft·lb | TOF s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2,592 | 2,088 | 0.06 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2,511 | 1,959 | 0.12 |
| 150 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2,431 | 1,836 | 0.18 |
| 200 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -3.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2,352 | 1,719 | 0.24 |
| 250 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -7.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2,275 | 1,609 | 0.30 |
| 300 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -13.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 2,199 | 1,503 | 0.37 |
| 350 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -21.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 2,125 | 1,403 | 0.44 |
| 400 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -31.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 2,052 | 1,309 | 0.51 |
| 450 | 2.6 | 9.0 | -42.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 1,981 | 1,219 | 0.59 |
| 500 | 3.1 | 10.8 | -56.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 16.6 | 1,911 | 1,135 | 0.66 |
| 550 | 3.7 | 12.6 | -72.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 20.4 | 1,843 | 1,055 | 0.74 |
| 600 | 4.2 | 14.6 | -91.5 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 24.7 | 1,776 | 980 | 0.83 |
| 650 | 4.8 | 16.6 | -113.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 29.5 | 1,711 | 910 | 0.91 |
| 700 | 5.5 | 18.8 | -137.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 34.9 | 1,648 | 844 | 1.00 |
| 750 | 6.1 | 21.0 | -165.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 40.7 | 1,587 | 783 | 1.09 |
| 800 | 6.8 | 23.4 | -196.4 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 47.1 | 1,528 | 726 | 1.19 |
| 850 | 7.6 | 26.0 | -231.3 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 54.1 | 1,472 | 673 | 1.29 |
| 900 | 8.3 | 28.7 | -270.2 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 61.8 | 1,418 | 625 | 1.40 |
| 950 | 9.2 | 31.5 | -313.4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 70.0 | 1,366 | 580 | 1.50 |
| 1000 | 10.0 | 34.5 | -361.3 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 78.8 | 1,317 | 539 | 1.61 |
Orange rows are transonic (Mach 1.2–1.0), red subsonic. Elevation is the come-up; wind is the bullet's drift for 10 mph at 90°, so halve it for 5 mph and for a 30° wind. The app builds this for your barrel length, your altitude and today's weather, and lets you true the MV against what you actually hit.
Energy floors: Coyote 250 · Pronghorn 800 · Whitetail 1,000 · Mule 1,000 · Wild 1,000 · Black 1,200 · Elk 1,500 · Moose 1,500 ft·lb (see the sources on each animal in the app). Expansion floor from the bullet family's published minimum impact velocity. A bone-breaking shoulder shot wants a bonded, partition or monolithic bullet regardless of energy.
All 6.5 Creedmoor factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk
Source: https://www.federalpremium.com/rifle/gold-medal/gold-medal-centerstrike/11-GM65CRDOTM1.html · 24" test barrel per Federal rifle FAQ (velocities from 24" barrel "in most cases"); not st