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Hornady ELD Match 140gr

Drawing of the Hornady ELD Match 140gr bullet
Cartridge
6.5 Creedmoor
Bullet weight
9.07 g
Reference velocity
826 m/s
Muzzle energy
3094 J

Specification

The load, and the figures its drawing is made from

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IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.

Designation
81500
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2015
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
ELD Match
Cartridge
6.5 Creedmoor
Bullet diameter
6.71 mm
Bullet weight
9.07 g (140.0 gr)
Sectional density
0.287
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.646
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.326
Reference velocity
826 m/s (2710 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.14

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 610 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m826 m/s

0225450675900507 m0501002003004005006008001000

At the muzzle

What leaves the barrel

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MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.

Muzzle energy
3094 J
Effective range
507 m
Momentum
7.49 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
14.3
Hatcher relative stopping power
113
Energy density
8723.9 J/cm²

Downrange

Point by point

The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.

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DistanceVelocityEnergyDropTime of flightMach
0 m826 m/s3094 J0 cm0 s2.41
50 m820 m/s3050 J1.8 cm0.061 s2.39
100 m814 m/s3006 J7.3 cm0.122 s2.37
200 m802 m/s2918 J29.6 cm0.246 s2.34
300 m790 m/s2831 J67.6 cm0.371 s2.30
400 m778 m/s2744 J122.1 cm0.499 s2.27
500 m765 m/s2657 J193.7 cm0.628 s2.23
600 m753 m/s2570 J283.5 cm0.76 s2.19
800 m727 m/s2398 J520.9 cm1.03 s2.12
1000 m701 m/s2226 J842.6 cm1.311 s2.04

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/hornady-eld-match-140' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'