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Winchester USA 140 gr Full Metal Jacket

6.5x55 Swedish · 140 gr · USA · #USA6555. 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: 0.513maker G1
Muzzle velocity: 2,550 fps24″ test barrel · ~22 fps per inch
Muzzle energy: 2,021 ft·lb140 gr at 2,550 fps
Transonic: 850 ydMach 1.2 — where the solver stops being sure
500 yd: 3.6 mil955 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	0.4	-0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	2,463	1,885	0.06
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.7	2,377	1,756	0.12
150	0.3	0.9	-1.4	0.3	1.0	1.5	2,293	1,634	0.19
200	0.6	2.1	-4.4	0.4	1.3	2.8	2,211	1,519	0.25
250	1.0	3.5	-9.1	0.5	1.7	4.5	2,130	1,410	0.32
300	1.5	5.0	-15.9	0.6	2.1	6.6	2,051	1,307	0.39
350	2.0	6.7	-24.6	0.7	2.5	9.1	1,974	1,211	0.47
400	2.5	8.5	-35.6	0.8	2.9	12.1	1,898	1,120	0.55
450	3.0	10.4	-49.0	1.0	3.3	15.6	1,825	1,035	0.63
500	3.6	12.4	-65.1	1.1	3.8	19.7	1,753	955	0.71
550	4.2	14.6	-83.9	1.2	4.2	24.3	1,684	881	0.80
600	4.9	16.8	-105.8	1.4	4.7	29.5	1,616	812	0.89
650	5.6	19.3	-131.1	1.5	5.2	35.2	1,552	748	0.98
700	6.3	21.8	-159.9	1.7	5.7	41.6	1,489	689	1.08
750	7.1	24.5	-192.7	1.8	6.2	48.7	1,430	635	1.18
800	8.0	27.4	-229.8	2.0	6.7	56.4	1,373	586	1.29
850	8.9	30.5	-271.4	2.1	7.3	64.8	1,320	542	1.40
900	9.8	33.7	-318.0	2.3	7.8	73.9	1,270	502	1.52
950	10.8	37.2	-370.1	2.4	8.4	83.7	1,224	466	1.64
1000	11.9	40.9	-427.9	2.6	9.0	94.1	1,182	434	1.76

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 6.5x55 Swedish factory loads · best for coyote · best for whitetail · best for wild · best for elk

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