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Winchester USA Ready 140 gr Full Metal Jacket - Flat Nose

6.5 Creedmoor · 140 gr · USA Ready · #RED65140. 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

G1 BC: 0.391maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,700 fps24″ test barrel · ~18 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,266 ft·lb140 gr at 2,700 fps
Transonic: 750 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 3.5 mil857 ft·lb on arrival
Twist: 1:8typical factory twist for the solve

Drop chart · 100 yd zero · 10 mph full-value wind

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	-0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	2,583	2,073	0.06
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.8	2,469	1,894	0.12
150	0.2	0.8	-1.2	0.4	1.2	1.9	2,357	1,727	0.18
200	0.5	1.9	-3.9	0.5	1.7	3.5	2,249	1,572	0.24
250	0.9	3.2	-8.4	0.6	2.1	5.6	2,143	1,428	0.31
300	1.4	4.7	-14.7	0.8	2.6	8.3	2,040	1,294	0.38
350	1.8	6.3	-23.2	0.9	3.1	11.5	1,941	1,170	0.46
400	2.4	8.1	-33.9	1.1	3.7	15.4	1,844	1,057	0.54
450	2.9	10.0	-47.2	1.2	4.3	20.0	1,750	952	0.62
500	3.5	12.1	-63.4	1.4	4.8	25.4	1,661	857	0.71
550	4.2	14.4	-82.7	1.6	5.5	31.5	1,575	771	0.80
600	4.9	16.8	-105.5	1.8	6.1	38.4	1,493	693	0.90
650	5.7	19.4	-132.2	2.0	6.8	46.2	1,416	623	1.00
700	6.5	22.3	-163.3	2.2	7.5	54.8	1,344	561	1.11
750	7.4	25.4	-199.1	2.4	8.2	64.4	1,278	507	1.23
800	8.3	28.7	-240.3	2.6	8.9	74.9	1,218	461	1.35
850	9.4	32.3	-287.4	2.8	9.7	86.3	1,164	421	1.47
900	10.5	36.2	-340.9	3.0	10.5	98.5	1,118	388	1.60
950	11.7	40.3	-401.3	3.3	11.2	111.5	1,078	361	1.74
1000	13.0	44.8	-469.2	3.5	12.0	125.3	1,043	338	1.88

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 on the animal

Max ethical range, vitals shot

Coyote / varmintWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

PronghornWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Whitetail deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Mule deerWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Wild hogWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

Black bearWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

ElkWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

MooseWrong bulletTarget / varmint construction — not for this animal.

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.

Same cartridge

All 6.5 Creedmoor factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

Source: https://winchester.com/Products/Ammunition/Rifle/USA-Ready · 24" per brand-wide statement in Winchester 2026 catalog ("all other ballistic data generat