6.5 Creedmoor · 140 gr · American Gunner · #81482. 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 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2,611 | 2,119 | 0.06 |
| 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2,533 | 1,994 | 0.11 |
| 150 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2,456 | 1,876 | 0.18 |
| 200 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -3.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2,381 | 1,762 | 0.24 |
| 250 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -7.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2,307 | 1,655 | 0.30 |
| 300 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -13.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 2,235 | 1,552 | 0.37 |
| 350 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -20.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 2,164 | 1,455 | 0.44 |
| 400 | 2.1 | 7.2 | -30.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 2,093 | 1,362 | 0.51 |
| 450 | 2.6 | 8.8 | -41.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 2,025 | 1,274 | 0.58 |
| 500 | 3.0 | 10.5 | -54.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 15.4 | 1,957 | 1,191 | 0.65 |
| 550 | 3.6 | 12.2 | -70.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 1,891 | 1,112 | 0.73 |
| 600 | 4.1 | 14.1 | -88.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 1,827 | 1,037 | 0.81 |
| 650 | 4.7 | 16.1 | -109.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 27.4 | 1,764 | 967 | 0.90 |
| 700 | 5.3 | 18.1 | -132.7 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 32.3 | 1,703 | 901 | 0.98 |
| 750 | 5.9 | 20.3 | -159.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 37.7 | 1,643 | 839 | 1.07 |
| 800 | 6.6 | 22.6 | -188.9 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 43.7 | 1,585 | 781 | 1.17 |
| 850 | 7.3 | 25.0 | -222.1 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 50.1 | 1,529 | 727 | 1.26 |
| 900 | 8.0 | 27.5 | -259.0 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 57.1 | 1,475 | 676 | 1.36 |
| 950 | 8.8 | 30.1 | -299.9 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 64.7 | 1,424 | 630 | 1.47 |
| 1000 | 9.6 | 33.0 | -345.1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 72.8 | 1,374 | 587 | 1.57 |
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.hornady.com/ammunition/rifle/6.5-creedmoor-140-gr-bthp-american-gunner · 24" test barrel per product page