6.5 PRC · Hunting · Factory load

6.5 PRC — Hornady 143 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter

Factory muzzle velocity 2960 fps · Bullet: Hornady 143 gr ELD-X (G1 0.623, G7 0.314, manufacturer-published) · Model used: G7 · Zero: 200 yd · Sight height 1.5 in · Standard atmosphere (59 °F, sea level). Predicted by the TruingLog solver — not measured from your rifle.

Range (yd)Velocity (fps)Energy (ft-lb)Path (in)Path (mil)Path (MOA)Wind 10 mph (in)TOF (s)
029602783−1.5——0.00.00
50288326410.50.280.960.10.051
100280825041.50.401.390.50.104
150273323721.30.240.831.10.158
20026592246-0.0-0.00-0.002.00.214
25025872125-2.5-0.28-0.973.10.271
30025152009-6.4-0.59-2.034.50.330
35024421894-11.6-0.92-3.166.30.390
40023701785-18.3-1.27-4.368.30.453
45023001680-26.5-1.63-5.6210.70.517
50022311580-36.3-2.02-6.9413.50.583
55021601482-47.9-2.42-8.3216.60.652
60020921390-61.4-2.84-9.7720.10.722
65020241301-76.9-3.28-11.2924.00.795
70019581218-94.4-3.75-12.8828.30.870
75018931138-114.3-4.23-14.5533.10.948
80018291062-136.5-4.74-16.3038.41.029
8501765990-161.4-5.28-18.1344.21.112
9001703921-189.1-5.84-20.0650.51.199
9501642856-219.7-6.42-22.0957.31.289
10001582795-253.6-7.04-24.2264.81.382

Path is height relative to your line of sight (negative = below). Wind column is a full-value 10 mph crosswind. Your muzzle velocity will differ from the factory figure — chronograph your rifle, then re-run the numbers in the trajectory calculator or true the card in the truing guide.

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Read this before you rely on any number here. Predictions use the standard G1/G7 drag models and the data you enter — they are estimates, not measurements, and they are never load advice. Confirm with live fire at distance. For anything you load yourself, work only from current published manuals (Hodgdon, Sierra, Hornady, Lyman), start low, and work up. TruingLog publishes no load recipes and suggests no charge weights.