6.5 PRC Drop Chart

The 6.5 Creedmoor's magnum big brother — more velocity, flatter, and harder-hitting at distance.

Updated July 2026

Load

Barrel

Zero

Units

143 gr ELD-X · 2,960 fps · G7 BC 0.314 · 24″ barrel · 100-yard zero · 2″ optic height · sea level.

Range	Drop (in)	Hold (MOA)	Hold (MIL)	Velocity
100 yd	0	—	—	2,808 fps
200 yd	−2.4	1.2	0.3	2,659 fps
300 yd	−9.7	3.1	0.9	2,515 fps
400 yd	−22.6	5.4	1.6	2,375 fps
500 yd	−41.6	7.9	2.3	2,240 fps
600 yd	−67.5	10.8	3.1	2,109 fps
700 yd	−101.3	13.8	4.0	1,983 fps
800 yd	−143.9	17.2	5.0	1,861 fps
900 yd	−196.6	20.9	6.1	1,743 fps
1000 yd	−260.7	24.9	7.2	1,628 fps
1100 yd	−338.0	29.4	8.5	1,516 fps
1200 yd	−430.5	34.3	10.0	1,408 fps

Stays supersonic to roughly 1400 yards — past that the bullet goes transonic and groups usually open up.

Estimate — confirm at the range. These figures are computed for the selected load, barrel, and zero at sea level — the barrel setting shifts muzzle velocity by a typical per-inch rate from published cut-down tests, so it’s an estimate too. Your real drop also depends on your exact ammo and lot, altitude, temperature, and conditions. Use this to get in the ballpark and to pick the right optic — then verify your actual holdovers on paper or steel before you trust them.

What this means for your optic

By the time you're holding several MOA or MIL of holdover, a plain dot stops being enough. That's where a reticle with marked holds (a BDC or MIL/MOA grid), an exposed turret you can dial, and a first-focal-plane scope earn their keep. Pick a rifle below to see the optics that fit it — and how they mount.

What this means for your optic

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