6.5 Creedmoor – 130 gr Berger OTM – Federal Gold Medal (GM65CRDBH130) – 200 Rounds

Precision rifle competitors who shoot past 800 yards need a bullet that holds its ballistic coefficient and a load that repeats shot after shot. This listing is Federal Premium Gold Medal 6.5 Creedmoor 130 grain Berger Hybrid open tip match ammo, MPN GM65CRDBH130, sold as a 200 round case.

Federal rates this load at 2,875 fps with 2,386 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The Berger Hybrid design blends a tangent and secant ogive, which makes it less sensitive to seating depth while keeping a high ballistic coefficient for wind resistance. Gold Medal ammunition is assembled with tight tolerances on case dimensions, powder charges, and match-grade primers to reduce velocity spread. This is a target load for PRS, F-Class, and long-range practice. Match bullets are not designed for hunting, so use a dedicated hunting bullet for game.

This ammunition fits rifles chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, such as the Ruger Precision Rifle, Bergara B-14 HMR, Tikka T3x TAC A1, Savage 110 Elite Precision, Remington 700 PCR, and AR-10 rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor. A common question is whether 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC share ammo. They do not. The PRC case is larger and the cartridges are not interchangeable. Another common question is what twist rate suits 130 grain bullets. Most 6.5 Creedmoor barrels use a 1:8 twist, which handles this bullet weight well.

Federal GM65CRDBH130 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA by Federal in Anoka, Minnesota. It uses reloadable brass cases with boxer primers and is non-corrosive. The case holds 10 boxes of 20 rounds, 200 rounds total. Buying a full case from one lot lets you build a dope card once and trust it for a whole match season, and the brass is excellent for reloaders. Many shooters record velocity over a chronograph with the first box and use that number in their ballistic solver for the rest of the case.