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6.5 Creedmoor Ballistics Chart

Drop, wind drift, velocity and energy for the loads 6.5 Creedmoor actually shoots — solved by a real trajectory engine, not copied from a box.

Muzzle velocity
2710 fps
Bullet
140 gr, G7 0.315
Drop at 500 yd
52.5" (2.9 MRAD)
Ballistics chart: drop, wind drift, velocity and energy by range (100 yard zero)
RangeDrop (in)MOAMRADWind 10 mph (in)Velocity (fps)Energy (ft-lb)TOF (s)
100 yd0.00.00 UP0.00 UP-0.5256720490.11
200 yd-3.51.69 UP0.49 UP-2.2242918340.23
300 yd-13.04.12 UP1.20 UP-5.1229416370.36
400 yd-29.06.92 UP2.01 UP-9.3216514570.50
500 yd-52.510.02 UP2.91 UP-14.9203912930.64
600 yd-84.313.41 UP3.90 UP-22.2191811440.79
700 yd-125.617.13 UP4.98 UP-31.1180110080.95
800 yd-177.621.20 UP6.17 UP-41.916868841.12
900 yd-241.925.66 UP7.47 UP-54.815757721.31
1000 yd-320.230.58 UP8.89 UP-70.114676691.51

Solved at standard sea-level atmosphere (59°F, 29.92 inHg) with a 100 yard zero, 1.75" sight height and a 10 mph full-value crosswind. Drop is relative to your zero.

Quick answer

With a 100 yd zero, a 140 gr ELD Match 6.5 Creedmoor load (140 gr, 2710 fps) drops 13.0" at 300 yd, 52.5" at 500 yd and 320.2" at 1000 yd. Change the load or zero above to see your own numbers.

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6.5 Creedmoor trajectory

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The 6.5 Creedmoor pushes long, high-BC bullets at moderate velocity, which is why its trajectory holds up so well past 600 yards. A 140 grain match load stays supersonic beyond 1,200 yards from most rifles.

The chart below is solved for standard sea-level atmosphere. Hot days and high elevation flatten it noticeably — run your real conditions in the calculator before trusting holds past 600.

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Frequently asked questions

With a 140 gr ELD Match load at 2710 fps and a 100 yard zero, a 6.5 Creedmoor drops about 52.5 inches at 500 yards (10.0 MOA / 2.9 MRAD), and about 13.0 inches at 300 yards. The full chart above covers every range and load.

A typical 140 gr ELD Match load leaves the muzzle at 2710 fps with 2284 ft-lbs of energy. At 500 yards it is still moving 2039 fps and carrying 1293 ft-lbs. These figures are solved from the load data, not copied from a box chart.

A steady 10 mph full-value crosswind pushes the 140 gr ELD Match load about -14.9 inches at 500 yards. Wind drift grows faster than drop with distance, which is why wind reading matters more than memorizing holdover.

This 140 gr ELD Match load stays supersonic to at least 1000 yards under standard conditions. Accuracy degrades through the transonic band (roughly 1,340 fps), so treat that as the practical ceiling for predictable precision. Terminal effectiveness on game depends on the energy column above — most hunters watch for 1,000 ft-lbs on deer-class animals.

Your barrel length, actual muzzle velocity, and the day’s density altitude all shift the solution. These tables use standard sea-level atmosphere and published velocities. Chronograph your load, solve for your real conditions, and true the result against actual impacts — the Atlas Ballistics app does all three.

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